Handsome and brave, Lu Bu always directed his life towards acquiring skill and fame. Lu Bu’s story started rather humbly though. His family was not wealthy, and they were dependent on a powerful and tyrannical lord. Therefore, he grew up resentful of authority and defiant. It was his tremendous battle skills and sharp intelligence that eventually separated him from his peers though, and he quickly ascended the military ranks. At the legendary duel of the “Three Sworn Brothers” (Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei), he single-handedly challenged the three famous generals at once, and from then on, was known as the Unchallengeable Warlord, Lu Bu.

“Among men, Lu Bu; among steeds, Chi Tu (Red Hare).” The word, which is alluded to, but not said in that famous phrase is “greatest.” He is the greatest among men and his horse, Red Hare, is so among the steeds. His halberd is also known to have ended as many lives as a plague. However, Lu Bu is notorious for his temper. He is also thought of as self-centered, and often acts recklessly – lacking any sense of moral judgement. He betrays his lords freely, earning himself the shameful epithet, “the one who serves three families.”

After Lu Bu died, he was sent to Hell to be tortured for his sins. At first, the judges remembered him as a master of war and that many evil deeds were often done as a last resort. Therefore, he was placed on the eighth layer of Hell. He didn’t want to admit defeat, so he killed the jailer and created chaos there. In the end, the ruler of Hell invited the sage, Monkey King, to subdue him – which he did. To punish Lu Bu, the Judges of Underworld caused him to suffer the torture of eighteenth layer of Hell. Here, there was no hope for escape or rebellion. A voice came from a distance though, “Lu Bu, are you willing to serve me? The war is here!” Lu Bu sneered.