Lena

As the voice fell silent, a hulking monster appeared before Ziye. Its muscles bulged, veins stood out, and it looked utterly ferocious.

Beside it stood a graceful woman. She shifted her elegant figure and withdrew the blade from the wall, then said, "Little guy, show me your pass!"

"A pass? What's that?"

Ziye couldn't help but pause, puzzled.

"You don't have a pass, yet you dare trespass in the Demon Realm? Prepare to die!"

With that, the monster flew into a rage. Its massive body shuddered, and it thrust the huge spear in its hand toward Ziye.

Ziye remained unfazed. He simply raised both hands and caught the weapon. Then he twisted it with all his might. The monster's expression changed instantly, and it hurriedly let go.

"That kid's strong! He actually took Gola's weapon!"

The graceful woman covered her lips in disbelief.

Ziye frowned and dropped the enormous spear to the ground. Gola instantly flew into a rage, clenched his fist, and swung it viciously at Ziye.

Bang!

Ziye met him head-on. Their fists collided with a series of explosive cracks, and Gola was sent staggering back several steps.

"You brat! I'll kill you!"

"Stop!"

Gola was just about to attack when the woman beside him stopped him. She smiled politely at Ziye and said coolly,

"Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Lena, and this is Gola, the strongest man in the Demon Realm."

"Little brother, you're clearly very strong—stronger than Gola, even. You must be someone of renown."

"What brings you to the Demon Realm?"

Ziye stopped moving and looked at Lena. A hint of surprise showed in his eyes. The woman before him wasn't exactly stunning, but she had the most graceful, alluring figure he had ever seen!

"Ahem..."

Ziye cleared his throat, embarrassed, then slowly looked away. The flush faded from his face, and he returned to his usual calm. "I came here for a simple reason. I want to challenge the strongest person in the Demon Realm!"

"Challenge the strongest person in the Demon Realm?"

Lena was taken aback. Beside her, Gola burst out laughing, his eyes full of scorn.

"What are you laughing at?"

Ziye frowned, puzzled.

"Kid, do you have any idea how powerful Lord Asura of the Demon Realm is? A greenhorn like you couldn't even withstand one of his attacks!" Gola said mockingly, his face full of disdain.

"That's none of your business! Just take me to him!" Ziye replied calmly.

"If you want to see Lord Asura, you'll have to get past me first!"

Gola sneered, drew the huge blade at his side, and attacked Ziye again.

"Do you really think I'm a pushover?"

Ziye spoke coldly, then blurred into a shadow and dodged Gola's lethal strike. He leaped into the air and punched Gola in the face.

Boom!

Under the force of the blow, Gola couldn't fight back at all. His body flew away like a cannonball, then crashed heavily to the ground.

"This... How is this possible? He knocked Gola down with one punch?" Lena covered her mouth, stunned.

"What, are you going to fight me too? I don't like hitting women," Ziye said coldly, turning to face Lena.

"Hehe, little brother, you've got the wrong idea! Since you're here to find Asura, I'll take you to him," Lena said with a light laugh, covering her mouth.

"Then lead the way!"

Ziye replied coldly.

Lena nodded, then went over to Gola and helped him up. "Gola, stay here and keep watch. I'll take this young man to see Lord Asura."

"Lena, are you crazy? Do you want to get yourself killed?" Gola asked, bewildered.

"Do you really think the two of us could stop him? Don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"

"Come with me, little brother!"

With that, Lena turned and headed into the tunnel. Ziye stepped over Gola and hurried after her.

As they walked through the eerie, terrifying tunnel, Ziye's surroundings grew darker and darker. Horrifying cries and the stench of blood drifted through the air from time to time. An ordinary person would have been scared out of their mind by the sight. No wonder Korin had said the Demon Realm was hell!

"Little brother, stay close! The roads in the Demon Realm are complicated, and it's much darker here than in your world. You don't want to get lost!"

Lena's voice suddenly sounded beside him. Ziye's gaze drifted to her graceful figure again. After lingering there for a few moments, he suddenly asked, "Miss Lena, you don't seem to like this Asura you mentioned."

"Little brother, I'm helping you by showing you the way. Don't get me in trouble!" Lena suddenly stopped and turned to face Ziye.

"And you've been sneaking glances at me several times on the way here. You think I didn't notice? Women in the Demon Realm are different from women in your world. Most of us are more open-minded. If you want to look, you can do so without holding back!"

As she spoke, she moved closer and whispered in his ear,

"To be honest, I dress like this for men to look at. If you really can defeat Lord Asura and become the new ruler of the Demon Realm, you can look at me all you want!"

"Ahem..."

At her words, Ziye's face flushed. He cleared his throat, embarrassed, and hurriedly said, "I don't want to be the ruler of the Demon Realm. Just lead the way."

Lena chuckled and said no more. She turned and quickened her pace toward the heart of the Demon Realm, and Ziye had no choice but to keep up.

After walking for about ten minutes, Lena suddenly stopped. She turned to Ziye and said, "Lord Asura's palace is just ahead. Some time ago, he found a human woman somewhere and insisted on marrying her."

"By the way, quite a few of the monsters in the palace are stronger than Gola. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been stuck guarding the gate. Be careful once you go inside. They won't be as easygoing as I am!"

Ziye smiled and nodded, then said,

"Thanks for the trouble!"

"Don't worry, I'm not as weak as you think!"