Douluo: Legend of the Dragon King - The Voice of the Purple Emperor

The lieutenant colonel's gaze was noticeably intense as he looked at her. "I don't believe he's that capable. To earn Yuxue's praise, what rank do you think he could reach? Private?"

Long Yuxue shook her head. "Private First Class."

"Impossible!" the lieutenant colonel exclaimed in surprise. "You should know how difficult it is for a new recruit to be promoted to private first class. We all know very well how difficult it is for a Blood God Legion member to advance in rank without merit!"

Long Yuxue didn't seem to want to pay attention to him and turned around to continue queuing.

The lieutenant colonel seemed used to her attitude. He turned to Gu You and asked, "Kid, Yu Xue said you could reach the rank of private first class?"

"I don't know either. His evaluation criteria are too complicated. I still don't know what the standard is for my overall performance." Gu You shook his head.

"I don't believe you. What are you best at?" the lieutenant colonel asked.

Jiang Qiyue watched Gu You with a curious expression from the side.

Gu You frowned slightly. Could it be that this person sees him as a rival in love?

From the way the lieutenant colonel looked at Long Yuxue, he could tell that she seemed to like the major. This was clearly an undeserved misfortune for him!

"Strength," Gu You said calmly. He didn't want to cause trouble, but that didn't mean he would tolerate everything. In the military, strength is what matters.

The lieutenant colonel laughed. "Strength? Fine! Let's have a contest. If you can last three seconds against me, I'll believe you can be promoted to private first class."

Gu You's face turned cold. "Whether you think I can be promoted or not seems to have nothing to do with me. Why should I compete with you?"

Jiang Qiyue's eyes widened, and Long Yuxue in front of her couldn't help but turn around as well.

As the saying goes, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. The new recruits felt much better about themselves after arriving here, but they basically all ended up in bad situations.

The lieutenant colonel wasn't angry; he simply looked at Gu You with interest and asked, "So, how do you think you can compete with me?"

Gu You suddenly smiled too, a very warm smile.

"Sir, I'm new here and haven't earned any military merits for food. How about we bet on a meal? If I win, you can let me eat my fill at any window here. Then you can pay."

The lieutenant colonel sized him up a few times. "Alright! It's settled then. If you lose, I won't make things difficult for you. You'll come work for me and do my laundry for a month. How about that?"

The request was indeed not unreasonable, and Gu You's dislike for the lieutenant colonel lessened somewhat; at least the man wasn't being excessive. However, was he really sure he knew what the lieutenant colonel was betting against him on?

A pang of pity involuntarily arose in Gu You's heart. "Then how do you think we should compete?"

"Simple, let's shake hands. Until one side concedes." As he spoke, the lieutenant colonel extended his large, fan-like hand.

Gu You looked at Jiang Qiyue and Long Yuxue and said, "Please be our witnesses, officers."

Jiang Qiyue sighed softly, "Little handsome guy, washing my brother's clothes for a month isn't such a bad thing. You can learn more about combat from him then."

Gu You laughed. "Sir, are you so sure I'll lose?"

Jiang Qiyue chuckled, "Looks like you're quite confident in yourself! How about I add another bet? If you win, I'll treat you to a meal; if you lose, you'll have to do my laundry for a month. Undergarments are excluded, though."

Upon hearing this, the soldiers who were already watching the commotion burst into laughter.

Gu You wasn't annoyed at all, and said with a smile, "Okay."

As he spoke, he also extended his hand to shake hands with the lieutenant colonel.

The lieutenant colonel raised an eyebrow slightly. "New recruit, remember my name. My name is Jiang Wuyue."

Gu You's lips twitched slightly as he thought to himself, "This family really knows how to make things easy when it comes to naming their children!"

The size difference between Jiang Wuyue's hand and Gu You's hand was quite obvious. Gu You even had a slight advantage in the length of his palm and fingers. Jiang Wuyue's palm was particularly wide and thick, looking like a bear's paw, which contrasted sharply with Gu You's long and fair palm.

The two hands quickly clasped together.

"Purely physical clashes, no soul power or martial soul allowed!" Jiang Qiyue said excitedly, jumping around.

Jiang Wuyue wore a malicious smile as he slightly tightened his grip. Unfortunately, he didn't see the flicker of pity in the eyes of Long Yuxue, who stood silently to the side.

To compete with a guy who could withstand Ba'an with sheer brute force, Jiang Wuyue truly deserves to be called a pig-brain.

Gu You also had a smile on his face, but his right hand naturally clasped Jiang Wuyue's.

"Huh?" A moment later, Jiang Wuyue's expression changed. He felt as if he was not holding a hand, but rather an extremely hard rare metal. No matter how much force he exerted, the other party's hand did not change at all, and the expression on their face remained the same.

This guy...

There's no fluctuation of soul power, so it's pure power. This pretty boy's power... could it be...?

The Blood God Legion warriors who had been making a fuss around them also realized something was wrong. Three seconds? Ten seconds had already passed. Jiang Wuyue had said before that if Gu You could last three seconds, he would win.

Among the officers below the rank of colonel in the Blood God Legion, Jiang Wuyue's strength was enough to rank among the top three. Yet, the recruit currently facing him head-on seemed completely unaffected. This meant that this recruit's strength was at least no less than Jiang Wuyue's.

"Sir, look, the time has already passed!" Gu You said with an innocent look.

Jiang Wuyue was unconvinced, and she exerted all her strength in her right hand, her expression becoming serious. With so many people watching, she really couldn't let go of her pride!

Gu You sighed softly. He had originally intended to give Jiang Wuyue a way out, but it seemed that this person was still very unwilling! His palm finally began to move, and his five fingers slowly tightened.

Jiang Wuyue felt as if an iron clamp had been placed on his palm, tightening relentlessly against his will. His strength was being devoured and consumed by the other's relentless force, like dry leaves being crushed. Intense pain began to emanate from his bones.

Jiang Wuyue's face began to turn pale, and she realized that the new recruit in front of her was indeed far stronger than herself.

Just then, his hand suddenly felt lighter, and Gu You's palm returned to its previous state. As the pressure dissipated, Jiang Wuyue also felt relieved and immediately understood what the other party meant. He wasn't really a pig brain.

Jiang Wuyue raised an eyebrow as she released her grip first. "Very good. It's good that it lasted this long in my hands. It's a promising talent."

"I'll tell the higher-ups, our close combat battalion wants you." (While...)

(End of this chapter)