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Chapter 971 Clash of Behemoths
"Alright, Lord Beerus, it's not too late to start now. We still have plenty of time."

Weiss said with a smile, as if he were soothing a cat with its fur standing on end.

The reason he was so disrespectful to Beerus today was to spur Beerus on.

After all, as the guardians of the God of Destruction, the angels' evaluation of the God of Destruction would be affected by whether the God of Destruction performed well or poorly in the universe. He didn't want to be labeled as incompetent by the High Priest.

It's also his fault for being too indulgent towards Beerus, which is why Beerus often sleeps for tens of thousands of years at a time.

If you had a more diligent and responsible God of Destruction, like Sidra from Universe 9, he would be quite serious about his work and would even try to guide planets that were supposed to be destroyed back onto the right track. He would only destroy them if all else failed.

With such a God of Destruction around, it's no wonder that cosmic civilizations develop more easily and rapidly. Beerus sleeps all day, essentially occupying a position without doing any work. It would be a miracle if Universe 7 could develop well.

If we were to pinpoint the most significant action Beerus took in the last few hundred million years that contributed to the advancement of civilization, it would be the destruction of the dinosaurs on Earth, which led to biological evolution and ultimately the birth of humankind, resulting in the Earth's current civilization.

After Beerus and Whis explained the duties of the God of Destruction to Lu Li, Lu Li also understood Frieza's role. In any case, he had already warned Frieza to restrain the Legion's bad behavior. Frieza's personality could not be corrected, but as the overlord of the universe, he was also a ruthless and powerful figure, and he certainly wouldn't act recklessly in the short term.

"Actually, I originally thought you would kill Frieza, because he is no longer useful to me, and he only bullies weak planets. Without strong competitors in the universe, it is also not conducive to the development of civilization."

Beerus said, "But since you've let him go, let him live for now. Let's get down to business."

Lu Li thought to himself that Beerus was indeed a capricious god. Frieza was certainly useful, but the main reason Beerus wanted to eliminate Frieza was probably because Frieza hadn't done his "real business" properly.

Beerus hates people who are two-faced, especially those who make promises and then cheat on him. Vegeta's father got himself killed because of this.

"Are they going to start teaching me Ultra Instinct? I've almost mastered power control."

Lu Li perked up.

However, Beerus shook his head. "Ultra Instinct is not something that can be learned in a short time, and that's Whis's job. I just suddenly remembered that as a candidate for God of Destruction, you don't yet know how to use Destruction Energy."

"Destructive energy?"

Lu Li remembered that in the original work, the official candidates for God of Destruction could use destructive energy like the God of Destruction. In Lu Li's understanding, it was a powerful law of destruction, but he didn't know how this energy was obtained.

"Yes, I think it shouldn't be difficult for you."

Beerus said, glancing at Whis, "As the God of Destruction, I have indeed been a little less proactive in my work, but I believe the new generation of Gods of Destruction will do a better job."

Seeing this, Weiss smiled and nodded, "Mr. Lu, I think you will become a very dedicated God of Destruction."

Hearing what the two said, Lu Li couldn't help but complain inwardly. He was an explorer, and if Beerus thought he could just sleep all the time after he took over, he was being too naive, because he would definitely have to leave in the end.

How can one learn to destroy energy?

Lu Li asked for guidance without changing his expression.

“Normally, once your position as a candidate for God of Destruction is officially confirmed, you can obtain divine power and thus shed your mortal status. God of Destruction energy can also be obtained through that method.”

Whis explained, "But it's not time for a meeting yet, and many Gods of Destruction in history obtained their ultimate power through training, which has become an unspoken rule. So Lord Beerus probably hopes that you can master the power of the God of Destruction yourself."

Lu Li was not disappointed upon hearing this. He did not want power to be easily granted by others. The life of a god was almost immortal in this world, which was tempting, but Lu Li felt that he could obtain an even longer life by relying on his own power.

Because he often relies on the Demon Prisoner to absorb the essence of life to prepare for his lifespan, and he also uses the Martial Arts Furnace to deduce martial arts and consume his lifespan, he has an understanding of lifespan that is beyond ordinary people.

Lu Li believed that lifespan came from a kind of vital substance in the body. As long as there was enough of that substance, a person could live a long life. If he could produce this substance that could make people live forever, he could live forever.

"Please teach me, Lord Beerus."

Lu Li said respectfully that he would treat anyone who wanted to teach him their abilities with the respect due to a half-teacher.

Beerus nodded in satisfaction. "Weiss, talking about it is too slow. I'll demonstrate it to him in person."

Upon hearing this, Weiss nodded, tapped his scepter, and a peculiar force field appeared.

Under Whis's protection, Beerus can fight Lu Li to his heart's content without worrying about destroying the universe.

Seeing this, Lu Li smiled and put the Demon Prisoner at his waist into his storage space. He then assumed a fist fighting stance. "I've been looking forward to fighting Lord Beerus again for a long time."

"Lu Li, I'm going to be serious this time. It's best not to end it too quickly."

As Beerus spoke, he took a step forward, and a deep purple destructive energy appeared around him. The energy was so powerful that it distorted the void that Whis had reinforced, making it look like flames swaying on Beerus's body, with faint deep purple mist spreading out in the shape of light spots at the edges.

In this state, Beerus's power as a god of destruction was manifested, his imposing aura causing Lu Li to feel his muscles begin to tense.

Beerus, a god of destruction who has lived for countless years, has certainly not spent his entire life sleeping. He possesses extremely rich combat experience and impeccable fighting skills.

Even if they were of the same attribute, Lu Li couldn't say for sure that he could completely defeat Beerus, let alone the fact that Beerus's attributes were clearly superior to his at this moment.

Lu Li lowered his body, and his aura began to become violent. He did not have the ability to activate the Mask of Evil, because Beerus's charm attribute could also be suppressed to a very low level after entering this God of Destruction state, which was not very effective.

Besides, he was just learning and sparring; there was no need for him to use such suppressive abilities to play mind games with Beerus. What he wanted was Beerus in perfect condition so that he could learn skills and abilities from him.

So he directly activated the Kaioken, starting it within the Origin Seed and multiplying it to 10 times. In an instant, his power attribute increased by nearly 5 points.

Seeing Lu Li's power suddenly increase, Beerus seemed a little surprised, but a smile immediately appeared on his face.

Immediately afterwards, Beerus made the first move, which was unusual, and Lu Li also threw a punch in response.

When Beerus and Lu Li's fists clashed, unlike their initial exchange which produced a powerful shockwave, only small, gaseous rings of energy emanated from the center of their attack, demonstrating Lu Li's considerable progress in his training. Although the exchange didn't seem particularly forceful, each strike channeled pure power into the other's body, and in the blink of an eye, they had already exchanged countless blows.

"Watch closely, Lu Li!"

During one of their clashes, Beerus gathered God of Destruction energy at his fingertips and shot it toward Lu Li.

Faced with this extremely concentrated energy of the God of Destruction, Lu Li also felt an immense crisis. He fully activated his martial arts spirit, enveloping his fists and responding to the destructive energy wave emitted by Beerus.

boom--

Amidst the roar, Lu Li experienced the thrill of hitting the waves for the first time, but it wasn't enjoyable at all.

Beerus's destructive energy ball is not as slow as it appears in the anime, and although it looks small, it is impossible to dodge. It is locked under Beerus's control, and you can only use force to meet it head-on.

As Lu Li began to resist this energy, the small destructive energy ball suddenly unleashed tremendous power, and its volume began to expand, quickly becoming dozens of times larger than Lu Li.

From the moment Lu Li caught Beerus's Destruction Energy Ball, he knew that Beerus's claim that he wasn't serious last time wasn't just an excuse to save face; he genuinely wasn't serious!

At this moment, the destructive energy continued to press down on Lu Li, causing the soul intent in Lu Li's fists to be worn away by the destructive energy. It can be seen that the destructive energy is indeed a power born from a higher law.

If Lu Li's soul intent hadn't improved significantly, and if it weren't for the added bonus from the new outfit, his arms would probably be torn and bleeding by now.

Even so, Lu Li's legs plowed long furrows in the ground as he continued to retreat, unable to withstand the pressure of the Wrecking Ball.

This is both numerical suppression and the power of higher laws; the destructive energy is constantly breaking down his soul intent, as well as his body and soul.

Weiss watched this scene quietly from the side, with no intention of intervening, because he felt that Lu Li's potential had not yet been fully realized, and he believed that Beerus was also aware of the situation.

Lu Li let out a battle roar, and at the same time his muscles bulged even more, unleashing the Kaioken at fifteen times the power. The immense force brought fatal pressure to his body, causing his skin to tear and his capillaries to bleed.

But at this moment he also gained even greater power. At the same time, the gourmet demon behind him roared, and dark matter wrapped around his arms, forming a unique armor that allowed Lu Li to resist the impact of the destructive energy ball.

Lu Li began to draw strange arcs with both hands, without intending to use causal soul intent to reverse or disrupt the ball's trajectory. He intended to overcome the problem before him with pure martial arts skills and brute force.

At this moment, Beerus was still in the position of pointing with one hand, which was actually putting pressure on the Wrecking Ball from behind and putting pressure on Lu Li. It was a kind of alternative ball counter.

In an instant, Lu Li felt even stronger pressure, almost being enveloped by the destructive energy ball, but he was still struggling to resist, while at the same time comprehending the essence of destructive energy in the extremely close combat.

In the next instant, Lu Li activated the primordial chaos active skill, his blood energy surged, his body became like a dragon, and he actually pushed away the destructive energy ball with both palms, and moved forward in the opposite direction as if he were pushing aside a great sun.

Beerus's eyes showed a hint of surprise. He hadn't expected that Lu Li could not only hold on under these circumstances, but also push back.

He didn't add any more power, just watched as Lu Li pushed the destructive energy ball forward, and as the gourmet demon behind him roared, the dark matter and the destructive energy ball intertwined.

Immediately afterwards, Lu Li roared and exerted force with both arms, actually shattering the destructive energy ball.

"Hey, Weiss, did you see that?"

Beerus looked at Lu Li with a solemn expression and said to Weiss.

Weiss nodded, a slight change in his eyes. "It seems we underestimated that black energy. It appears to be a terrifying power, perhaps even divine might..."

He didn't continue, because that was theoretically impossible.

Beerus looked at Lu Li with great interest. "Lu Li, you really are an interesting guy. Try again."

As he spoke, Beerus conjured another ball of destructive energy at his fingertips. He wanted Lu Li to be repeatedly ravaged by destructive energy so that he could experience the true meaning of this power.

This time, Lu Li stood still, not intending to catch the wave with his hands again. Instead, he lowered his body, pulled his hands back, and held them together in a circle. Highly concentrated soul energy began to condense in his hands.

"Oh? He's going to use qigong? It seems he's learned quite a bit during his time on Earth."

Weiss noticed Lu Li's actions and immediately realized Lu Li's intentions.

Qigong is a common advanced attack method in the universe. It achieves devastating damage by highly compressing and then releasing energy.

Although the principles of ki are very simple, even the destructive energy spheres released by Beerus are contained within these basic principles. Moreover, if used properly, ki can usually be used as a finishing move.

Yes, Lu Li was using the Kamehameha he learned from Sun Wukong. However, because he was not a complete user of the ki system but an explorer, he had re-deduced and modified this ability using the Martial Arts Furnace, turning it into an ability suitable for him to activate with the Martial Arts Bible.

At this moment, Lu Li poured a large amount of his own attribute soul source into his hands, and a white and blue light sphere quickly took shape.

At this moment, Lu Li was already in a demonic state, surrounded by black matter, looking like an alternative god of destruction. He tried to infuse the dark matter energy into the Kamehameha, which was a sudden idea of ​​his.

Just as he was making this attempt, an unexpected change occurred.

As the white sphere of light took shape, a black dot appeared in its center. As Lu Li continued to compress and infuse it, the black dot expanded, making the sphere of light black on the inside and white on the outside.

At the same time, an extremely terrifying energy erupted from it, an energy that even Beerus had to take notice of.

As Lu Li unleashed the Black and White Kamehameha towards Beerus, Beerus also fired the Destruction Energy Ball from his hand.

Seeing that the two sides' energy blasts were about to collide, Weiss's expression changed slightly.

(End of this chapter)