Douluo Dalu: Lucky Star

"This?"

Gu Yue was a bit dazed. She was utterly shocked. Han Li's maneuver had already surpassed her understanding, even though it was just a small Blue Silver Grass.

"I told you, after reaching level 100, I had a minor upgrade. This is part of the authority of the Lord of a Plane. It's just a borrowed power. Like you, I still need to study and learn to truly master it."

Han Li didn't hide anything. After all, he still needed her insights into the laws for feedback later. Blindly showing off would be unwise.

Gu Yue hesitated several times, feeling that Han Li was a mystery. What kind of Plane Lord could be like him?

If it were possible, how could their strength be limited to a mere second-level god?

However, it was clear that Han Li didn't want to explain further. Since his enhancement greatly benefited her, she decided not to dwell on it. Instead, she focused entirely on comprehending the power of creation.

What she didn't notice, though, was that whenever she hit a bottleneck, a faint green hue and peculiar fluctuations would emerge from the depths of her soul. Moments later, she would suddenly understand and think, "Oh, so that's how it works," before continuing her comprehension smoothly. Han Li, who was also receiving the same insights, naturally noticed this. However, after subtly testing a few times and finding Gu Yue completely unaware, he let it go.

Forget it. This was probably part of her inherent legacy, albeit a hidden one. Anyway, he was already benefiting from her cheat-like abilities; there was no reason to be ungrateful. He even wished her progress could be faster. After all, in this area, his rule magnifier ability truly couldn't compare to hers. Even though he could personally experience the creation process each time, he still fell slightly short. In their soul-fused state, Gu Yue could simultaneously achieve a deeper comprehension.

What more could he ask for?

Just cling tightly to this smooth white leg and charge forward.

For the first time in a long while, Han Li found himself immersed in extended cultivation. During breaks, he used his spatial abilities to travel around, strengthen bonds, observe the others' progress in their divine trials, and assist them in overcoming obstacles quickly. Interestingly, the fastest progress wasn't made by Ye Lingling but by his teacher and Golden Crocodile Douluo. After formally entering their divine trials, many assessments turned out to be relatively easy for them. The fastest, Golden Crocodile Douluo, had already reached the seventh stage of the God of War trial, earning Han Li's admiration. What was originally an age disadvantage had now become a strength and experience advantage.

While their divine trial rewards were not as significant as those of the younger ones, they were still gratifying. As for Bibi Dong, she hadn't appeared for quite some time. With the continent in a peaceful state, she had delegated her duties to Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo and entered the Rakshasa Illusion Realm to undergo her trials.

Ma Hongjun was dead—a fact Han Li accidentally learned during a casual chat with Qian Renxue after returning to Heaven Dou City. He died from a mixed poison. It was said that one day, after indulging himself, he collapsed in the street shortly afterward. After consulting with the Plane's Will, Han Li learned the truth: after entering the finals, Tang San had secretly poisoned Ma Hongjun. Before the competition, Ma Hongjun had explicitly stated his intention to part ways once the tournament ended. After discovering this, Qian Renxue asked Dugu Bo to check on Oscar. As expected, he was also poisoned. However, unlike Ma Hongjun, his poison was milder and more concealed. It would only activate upon contact with certain specific plants and wouldn't affect him under normal circumstances. Dugu Bo, who had acquired all the knowledge of Tang Sect poisons from Han Li, easily identified and neutralized the poison. Learning about this from Oscar left Flender looking as though he had aged a decade.

Ignoring Salas's surveillance, he and Zhao Wuji left Heaven Dou City and returned to Suotuo City. They hid in the ruins of the former Shrek Academy, drowning their sorrows in alcohol as if all vitality had been drained from them. When Han Li later heard about this, he merely shook his head. This had nothing to do with him anymore and could be treated as nothing more than a joke.

Joking aside, he was quite busy now. In the restoration space, Han Li and Gu Yue emerged from their dual-cultivation state. While recovering their spiritual power, they chatted casually. Due to their cultivation, they ended up spending the most time together. Over time, the awkwardness they once felt dissipated. Watching Han Li toy with the Evil God Orb, Gu Yue felt a tinge of envy. His speed of comprehending laws far exceeded her expectations. In just over three months, he had mastered all three of her remaining laws. Except for the power of creation, where she still held a slight advantage, she was completely overshadowed in every other aspect. Even when their soul-fused state allowed them to synchronize their understanding of the laws, Han Li somehow advanced faster.

For instance, the evil power he was now leveraging through the Evil God Orb—he quickly surpassed her right after grasping the basics. Despite focusing most of her energy on the power of creation, she couldn't understand his rapid progress. For the laws he hadn't fully mastered, Han Li would share his insights with her and even let her confront the rules directly. However, he couldn't assist with engraving them, leaving her puzzled. Each time she asked, Han Li would just smile without directly answering, as if to say that this progress came from repeatedly leveraging the power of fate. Each time he used it, he'd need half a day to recover, and it wasn't just for the power of evil.

His ambitions were immense. Gu Yue's power of creation, its opposing power of destruction, the evil power unlocked with the Evil God Orb, its counterpart—the power of benevolence—and even the fused Deathgod Domain, which he secretly split off for cultivating the judgment and adjudication powers of the Asura God—all were within his plans.

The fundamental laws of the five great god-kings?

He didn't intend to miss a single one. If he succeeded in condensing rings of laws, he might truly be able to take on all five at once. With the assistance of the Plane's Will feeding him power and Gu Yue acting as a hidden accelerator, as long as he could fully master even one of these powers, Han Li's strength could double.

If it were two or more?

The possibilities would be immense. Even in the worst case, if he didn't meet his anticipated goal, just having a deeper understanding of these laws would better prepare him for future confrontations.

It was undeniable that his opponents wouldn't solely rely on their origin laws, but the origin law tied to their godhood would undoubtedly be their strongest. That's why Han Li abandoned the idea of focusing on simpler laws right from the start. Below the level of the God-Kings, those who could use plane authority posed little threat to him. Even without resorting to any special techniques, Han Li wouldn't be weaker than them. As for the God-Kings, as Gu Yue had mentioned, mastering more elemental laws wouldn't necessarily pose a threat to them.

So, since he was already taking a gamble, why not bet big?

Besides, there was a real possibility of success, wasn't there?

He didn't need to fully master all five supreme laws. To be precise, mastering just one would suffice for his purposes. His choice was the power of creation—a law that effectively encompassed two in one. And not just any two, but the two most crucial: creation and destruction.

Once these powers united, he could recreate the Divine Realm. Han Li had long known that a divine realm belonging to him already existed—it was Douluo Star. As long as he could master these two laws... when the time came to condense his godhood, he could achieve an unprecedented double leap in divinity. With fate as the foundation, ice and fire as supports, and the rest as fuel, he would ascend to the level of a God-King. Using Douluo Star as his base and combining the powers of creation and destruction, he would scale even higher. He would shatter the Divine Realm's barriers and achieve a complete reversal.

By then, even if he were the weakest Creator God, he would still be a Creator God, wouldn't he?

And that was only the worst-case scenario he envisioned.

Currently, he was still grinding away at the laws, and nothing was set in stone. Truthfully, Gu Yue was the most critical factor in this plan. This was a revelation given to him by the law of fate. If she succeeded, the soul-beast race would truly rise. If she failed, even if Han Li became a god, he would have to lie low temporarily and bide his time. It wasn't that Han Li had placed all his hopes on her. He was trying his best as well. But when it came to understanding the power of creation, he simply couldn't compete with her. Sure, he had cheats, but she had an inheritance behind her as well.

Han Li glanced at Gu Yue with a complicated expression.

What happened to the saying that even miracles couldn't defy destiny?

He was supposed to be destiny!

"What's wrong?"

Gu Yue gave him a puzzled look. If anything, she was the one envying him.

When would her comprehension speed of the other laws catch up to his?

"Nothing. Recover quickly. As soon as you're ready, we'll start the next round of cultivation."

Han Li could only push her harder. There was no time to waste.

How could she still have the leisure to look at him?

Get up and keep training!

"Oh."

Gu Yue nodded mechanically. This was already the second time today that Han Li had urged her. She was trying her best!

Were all human soul masters this relentless?

She wasn't very familiar with the gods of the Divine Realm, but if they were all like Han Li, then it was no wonder the soul beast gods had lost so decisively. She glanced enviously at Han Li, who was lost in thought while holding the Evil God Orb and then closed her eyes to speed up her recovery. Even someone with a fallback plan was working so hard.

What right did she have to slack off?

In the restorative space, a gentle breeze swept across the surface of the Lake of Life, creating small ripples. The two of them sat side by side, forming a picturesque scene. Yet within their mutual admiration, they were fiercely competing against each other in an endless cycle of self-improvement.

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Meanwhile, in Wuhun City's Pope Palace, Bibi Dong, who had just emerged from the Rakshasa Illusion Realm, reviewed the documents submitted by the two elders. After giving a brief instruction, she turned and left again. The whereabouts of the people in the Worship Hall remained a mystery, and she could only force herself to move even faster. This time, for the eighth trial, she was determined to succeed.