Mo Li's words were calm and indifferent. Though they were clearly provocative, they sounded more like a tranquil question.
"...Of course not."
"My lord, I'm going to get serious!"
Only after hearing Mo Li's words did Testarossa come back to her senses. She took a breath, and her gaze grew several degrees sharper.
A powerful, bloodthirsty aura erupted from Testarossa's body.
Feeling the aura bursting forth from Testarossa, Mo Li nodded. His calm eyes also gained a hint of seriousness.
"Then let me see your limits."
"Testarossa."
The moment his words fell, Testarossa, standing opposite Mo Li, transformed into a white afterimage and vanished from where she stood. When she reappeared, she was already above Mo Li.
Looking at Testarossa, who was barely a meter away from him, a rare trace of surprise flickered through Mo Li's placid eyes.
Mo Li knew that Testarossa had concealed a great deal of her strength—perhaps even more than a great deal—but... her performance still exceeded his expectations somewhat.
Setting everything else aside, Testarossa's speed alone had already far surpassed that of Ultima and Carrera.
Mo Li had thought that Testarossa was merely a few levels stronger than Ultima and Carrera.
But clearly, that was not the case.
In a one-on-one fight, neither Ultima nor Carrera could possibly be Testarossa's match.
Though it was unbelievable, that was the truth.
But merely this was still far from enough!
Faced with Testarossa's surprise attack, Mo Li seemed to possess foresight as he swung Rock Spear toward an unknown direction in advance.
And the result did not disappoint. Rock Spear blocked Testarossa's ambush at precisely the right angle and in exactly the right place.
Seeing her attack blocked, there was not the slightest surprise in Testarossa's crimson eyes.
After all, this was the Emperor—her lord!
Naturally, he