Hu Bai looked him up and down and said seriously, "You two each have your own strengths. If we're talking about looks, perhaps you're a tiny bit better looking, but my fiancée isn't bad either. You'll get to meet her later."
Besides, even though this is our first time meeting, I can tell that you're probably not the type of person who can tolerate two women serving one husband, are you?
And me, I definitely won't abandon Sister Xue. We've known each other since childhood."
Gu Yuena:
"Hmph, you're not that old now, are you?" Gu Yuena snorted, "And don't tell me you think I'd fall for you. That was just a joke I made earlier."
Hu Bai waved his hand, "That's for the best then. A competition is fine, but cross-dressing is out of the question. What if I really lose? Hahahaha—"
Gu Yuena was shocked, "Are you even a man? My cultivation is lower than yours; you're a Spirit Emperor and I'm a Spirit King. Do you still think you might lose to me?"
"You men are all pretty concerned about Face, aren't you?" Gu Yuena's Face was full of oddness.
In her two brief clashes with Hu Bai, she had been outmaneuvered.
Wanting Hu Bai to cross-dress? No.
Joking about becoming Hu Bai's girlfriend if she lost? Also no.
Hu Bai waved his hand, "Yes, I care about Face, but I don't overexert myself. My abilities tell me that if it's just a spirit power competition, I'll definitely win against you, but if it's an overall strength competition, I'll definitely lose, and lose very badly."
He considered himself quite strong, but if the person he was facing was Gu Yuena, there was no way he could win.
What if Gu Yuena secretly used her Divine Rank mental force? He wouldn't have any resistance at all.
Gu Yuena's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Hu Bai very warily, "What have you discovered?"
Hu Bai shook his head, "Everyone has their own secrets. As long as you don't harm the Spirit Empire, I naturally won't do anything to you. Besides, I really can't defeat you right now."
"I can sense that you don't have any ill intentions towards me, right?" Hu Bai chuckled.
Gu Yuena was expressionless, "I've heard recently that His Highness the Saint possesses a profound power of Luck. Today, I've witnessed it, and it truly surprises me."
"How about this, we'll have a simple competition, without using mental force. How does that sound? I really want to see your abilities."
Hu Bai nodded, "That's certainly no problem. Let's see if there's an open space nearby."
"There is, follow me." Gu Yuena then walked ahead.
The surrounding Spirit Masters didn't dare to get close. They felt that if Qian Renxue wasn't a factor, Gu Yuena and Hu Bai's appearances alone were a perfect match!
"What should I do? Gu Yuena and His Highness the Saint, when they're not smiling, are so beautiful and handsome. I'm starting to ship them, what should I do?"
"Yeah, yeah, I feel like if Her Highness the Holy Maiden doesn't come out of seclusion soon, His Highness the Saint might be snatched away, right?"
"What are you talking about! Didn't you hear His Highness the Saint just sternly reject Gu Yuena's request to be his girlfriend?"
"I don't think so. This is their first time meeting. Gu Yuena's wager was indeed too presumptuous, but you can't deny that His Highness the Saint was indeed stunned for a moment the first time he saw Gu Yuena, right?
He was definitely attracted by Goddess Gu Yuena! Ahhh, so exciting!"
"Are you the only ones shipping Gu Yuena and the Saint? Am I the only one concerned about whether His Highness the Saint can cross-dress? I really want to see His Highness the Saint cross-dress just once, that would definitely be beautiful!
Hugging him would definitely be soft and fragrant. Hehe, and if he used Spirit possession, those fox ears, I want to 'rua' them!"
The scene immediately became a bit chaotic, but they didn't dare to go watch the two's competition. Gu Yuena and Hu Bai had already signaled with their eyes: no entry beyond this point!
But thinking about it, it made sense. With no one around, perhaps they could truly display their full strength.
Although the overall strength of Spirit Hall's students has certainly seen a qualitative improvement compared to before, the number of Spirit Kings in the senior grades is still very small.
Most students' cultivation levels are at the Spirit Grandmaster, Spirit Elder, and Spirit Ancestor stages.
If they went to watch, what if they got injured?
They didn't know how strong Gu Yuena was, but they definitely knew how strong Hu Bai was!
He was simply not human!
An open space.
Gu Yuena and Hu Bai stood two meters apart.
Behind Gu Yuena, the figure of a Silver Dragon appeared, but her spirit rings rose from beneath her: purple, purple, purple, black, black.
"Gu Yuena, Spirit: Silver Dragon, Level 55 attack system Battle Spirit King!"
This Silver Dragon phantom was just something she conjured, as her Spirit was her true body. So, after Silver Dragon possession, there were no Beast Spirit characteristics on her body's surface.
Hu Bai smiled slightly, not pointing it out.
The Nine-tailed Sky Fox appeared behind him, with nine pure white tails emerging, and two fox ears on his head moving rhythmically, looking very cute.
Seven spirit rings appeared beneath him: red, red, white, gold, red, red, red!
"Hu Bai, Spirit: Nine-tailed Sky Fox, Level 73 all-rounder Battle Spirit Saint!"
Gu Yuena:???
"Weren't you a Spirit Emperor?" Gu Yuena said, "When did you Breakthrough to Spirit Saint? Are you messing with me? And your spirit ring configuration..."
With a two-stage difference, there was no way she could win without using mental force!
Hu Bai chuckled, "I never said I was a Spirit Emperor. You just made that assumption. The news of my promotion to Spirit Saint is known only to a select few, and perhaps to the Spirit Masters who fought with me in Tianshui City."
"If I wanted to mess with you, I would have continued the wager. For example, by betting that we wouldn't use mental force beyond the current stage, you would have agreed to my request, wouldn't you?"
Gu Yuena:
If Hu Bai had only been a Spirit Emperor, she might indeed have agreed.
After all, with her abilities, even if the opponent was a Spirit Emperor and she was a Spirit King, there was a very high chance she could win. This was all accumulated experience!
"As for my spirit ring configuration, I previously encountered a million-year-old silkworm baby in the Star Dou Great Forest. Its Origin of life could increase the age of my spirit rings."
This, to Gu Yuena, was actually no secret.
Gu Yuena knew through Bi Ji and the others that there was a Tianmeng Iceworm that was about to Breakthrough to a million years that they had captured and absorbed its life essence.
But after only a few years of absorption, it suddenly shed its skin like a cicada.
She didn't expect it to have sacrificed itself to Hu Bai!
What immense Luck that was!
However, she had only just learned that the Tianmeng Iceworm's Origin of life could be used to increase the age of spirit rings.
This might be good news for her. It meant that Hu Bai didn't actually need a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring that badly; he just needed to hunt a suitable one and then increase its age. That meant they could have a discussion in the future!