Testing Gu Yue: Hand-to-Hand Combat or Embarrassed Rage?

"By the way, why do all the gods in the Divine Realm abandon their physical bodies?"

Just then, Han Li looked at Gu Yue. He had been so busy with the matters concerning the laws that he had forgotten to ask her about it.

"Because it's simple."

Gu Yue gave an unexpected yet reasonable explanation.

"Aside from the Soul Beast Race and a specific few individuals, the human race's physical body is actually not strong. Even in the Divine Realm, it is not easy to improve; it requires a lot of time and has all sorts of problems."

"In addition, the top few God King do not actually have physical bodies; they are simply energy beings. Since they only have God Soul after becoming gods, they will not die, so some gods began to imitate them."

"By saving a step in the cultivation process, the improvement of strength is naturally much faster. The body formed by the condensation of divine power is also more convenient, so more gods began to do it. Later, it even became a common practice."

A rare mocking expression appeared on Gu Yue's face.

"But they forgot that the Dragon God is the most supreme deity. Even he hasn't abandoned his body, so how dare they?"

"Most fools are even smug about this, thinking they've found a shortcut to cultivation, completely unaware that most of them have already lost the possibility of making any further progress because of this. Although, they themselves are not qualified to see the end of the road."

Hey, that's quite aggressive.

Han Li glanced at Gu Yue. This was the first time he had sensed such emotions from her. It seemed that the improvement in strength was indeed conducive to the release of emotions.

"You don't need to worry at all. You're on the right path. The boost this Torso Bone will give you may have a real effect far beyond your imagination."

Gu Yue noticed his gaze, her expression softened somewhat, but she remained arrogant.

"Ah, yes, yes, yes."

Han Li didn't argue with her; he also felt that the Divine Realm's approach was correct.

He had worked so hard to build up his physical body; to ask him to give it up was a joke. His upbringing clearly taught him not to rely on just one thing, and he agreed with that.

Seemingly sensing the perfunctory and wicked humor in his response, Gu Yue narrowed her eyes and looked at him. "A practical test or just a simple test?"

Han Li met her gaze, but couldn't discern any emotion from it.

"Are your injuries no longer affecting your ability to fight?"

He still asked another question, not entirely convinced.

With the Plane Consciousness awakened, he was confident he could conceal the commotion to a certain extent, preventing the Divine Realm from observing Gu Yue's existence, but he was unsure of the extent of her recovery.

Moreover, unlike those gods who have just received divine inheritance but have not yet received sufficient baptism of Immortal Spiritual Energy to fully transform their divine power.

They are both in near-complete form. Although one is still recovering from serious injuries and the other has not yet condensed God Position, their combat power is real.

If they really go all out, the Douluo Continent is truly not resilient now, and the situation where "even the Great Dao is obliterated" is very likely to happen.

Who knows if this will provoke Gu Yue? The Dragon God has a precedent to follow. What if she also develops a split personality? Zhuo, the more Han Li thought about it, the more sense it made. Even if she had a split personality, she still had Na'er. It all matched up.

What he didn't notice was that Gu Yue, seeing his ever-changing expression, had already darkened her face.

She could clearly sense Han Li's barely concealed emotional fluctuations. Although she didn't know what he was thinking, it certainly wasn't a very polite thing for her.

"It's just a friendly spar. I'll control the intensity. You'll cover up the fluctuations of divine power."

Gu Yue, who originally only wanted to help him with the test, now really had the idea of giving him a good beating.

"Are we really going to fight? Or should we just do a simple test instead?"

Han Li, however, had second thoughts. He felt that he could complete the test himself. He thought that if he gritted his teeth, endured the pain, it would only be a moment, and there was no need to trouble her.

"As an ally, I need to ascertain the extent of your actual strength."

Gu Yue, however, persisted relentlessly, even resorting to extremely plausible excuses.

"Let's fight a physical battle. Going all out would attract too much attention; now's not the time. How about we work backwards from your physical strength to deduce the outcome?"

Han Li also realized that he had been getting a little carried away lately and had forgotten to hide his emotions.

Seeing that he couldn't escape it, he chose to compromise.

"That's fine, it'll avoid attracting unnecessary attention."

Gu Yue nodded coldly, thinking that Han Li was unable to completely conceal the sounds of their battle.

However, physical combat suited her just as well. Compared to a clash of laws, being able to personally beat him black and blue was more in line with her goal of inheriting the legacy of the Dragon God.

Although she did not inherit the Dragon God God's talent in physical strength, she is not someone anyone can easily rival. Even if she is not as Golden Dragon King in terms of physical strength, she is still absolutely one of the best in the world.

The pride inherited from her bloodline wouldn't allow her to bow her head, not even to Han Li.

As for Han Li's statement that the strength of her Godly Body is half a level higher than that of her divine power, she believed that the combat experience attached to her memories could make up for this difference. Besides, even if humans and dragons are at the same level, there is still a difference in physical strength. She is the Silver Dragon King.

"If you're sure, how about we expand the space here? I'll perform external amplification right here, how about that?"

Han Li's expression was a little strange. Was she really that brave?

Did she forget that their divine power levels were basically the same? Also, perhaps his description was a bit vague.

The "half-level" he mentioned isn't the half-level of Soul Master's cultivation level, but rather half-level within the realm of First Level God or Level Two God. His current Godly Body strength is advancing towards that of God King.

"Okay, no problem."

Seeing that Han Li agreed, Gu Yue did not hesitate. With a wave of her right hand, the space she had created began to expand and grow.

Since Gu Yue had already taken action, Han Li had nothing more to say. He cooperated with her to reinforce the Cultivation Space and further strengthen its concealment.

Tsk, you can tell she really wants to punch someone.

He learned his method of constructing space from Gu Yue. After fully mastering the Space Law, he also had the assistance of Plane Consciousness, so he completed it one step ahead of Gu Yue.

Gu Yue took a deep breath and quickened her pace. In some aspects, her opponent was indeed ahead of her, and she could also vaguely sense that Han Li was trying his best to suppress something.

Indeed, this was the case; Han Li deliberately avoided the suppression of Gu Yue by the Law Ring.

Otherwise, what about the space she created? Even if it is a space she created, if he uses the Space Law in front of her, he will still be taxed. This is the power of the Capital Law, it just depends on whether he wants to or not.

"Is it okay? Shall we begin?"

Seeing that there was enough space for the two of them to fight, Gu Yue stopped what she was doing and looked at Han Li.

"Of course, as you wish."

Han Li did not put away his Martial Soul, but instead transformed it into two swords and embedded them into the Divine Armor on his chest.

(Referencing the Flame Dragon Armor) Gu Yue frowned slightly, but remained silent.

In her eyes, Han Li's actions were somewhat disrespectful to her, but she would use her strength to make him draw his sword.

Han Li, on the other side, also frowned.

No, sis, it would be disrespectful not to just turn into a dragon. Well, there's nothing I can do but beat you until you reveal your true form.

He'd already fought Qian Renxue, so adding Gu Yue wouldn't make much difference.

Without any communication between them, a gust of wind blew through their hair, and their figures vanished from the spot.

At their center, their bodies reappeared, their right arms already colliding, and both were shimmering with silver light behind them.

Clearly, although it was supposed to be a close-quarters combat battle, at this level, the laws of nature were inevitably affected. The light and ripples behind the two were proof that they had used spatial power.

"Neither of you are allowed to use..." ×2 Two voices came out of their mouths at the same time, and then stopped abruptly after hearing what the other said.

If they used spatial power, it would become a tug-of-war, just a habitual opening move. After realizing this, the two of them started restricting each other's bans.

After several more rapid collisions, the two figures separated.

"Apart from spatial power, you can do whatever you want. After all, I was just testing it out."

Han Li looked at his armor, then at Gu Yue opposite him, and a smile appeared on his lips.

With just a few simple attacks, her body's reaction had already given Han Li the answer: Gu Yue in human form was not as strong as him in terms of physical strength, not to mention that he was currently wearing battle armor.

Since it was just a test, he abandoned his defense and forced Gu Yue to trade blows with him. Without the blessing of the laws, Gu Yue's attacks all hit the armor, and he also landed several heavy punches on his opponent.

Didn't you see that Gu Yue's body was still trembling slightly?

Hmm, I just don't know if it's from anger or pain.

Combat experience? It doesn't exist unless you're willing to give up attacking and get beaten for nothing, which is pretty shameless.

Then, Han Li saw Gu Yue raise her head and glance at him expressionlessly.

The next second, a dragon's roar rang out, and a huge dragon claw, carrying a fierce aura, slashed down at him.

Below the dragon's claw, a pale blue wind element ball was spinning at high speed.

Damn, so you can do Rasengan?

Also, wasn't it agreed that we'd test physical strength first, and then test resistance to laws? This female mad dragon is a bit unethical.

Despite thinking this, Han Li did not dodge. As his wings fluttered, pale blue wind elements enveloped him as well. He stomped his feet hard on the ground and crashed into the dragon's claw.

He hasn't fully mastered the Wind Law, but that doesn't prevent him from using them roughly, and that's precisely why he chooses not to dodge.

After all, his real purpose was to test.