Ten Thousand Demon Cave

Bang!

In the next second, Ziye's body moved like a phantom. Before his opponent could even react, he sent him flying with a single punch.

Immediately after, his figure flickered again, suddenly appearing behind King Asura, his hands coalescing into two gray vortices.

"Here's a little gift for you!"

Ziye sneered, then hurled the two one-meter-long tornado vortices directly into King Asura's back.

"Argh!"

In an instant, King Asura's agonizing screams erupted. The wailing, ghost-like sound completely stripped away the aura a Demon King should possess, and the mass of demons below began to show expressions of terror.

As the vortices dissipated, King Asura's pig-like shrieking came to an abrupt halt. His body was covered in bloody lacerations, and in some places, chunks of flesh had been carved clean away. King Asura's cold face twisted into a hideous grimace as he roared at Ziye, "Human, how do you know my ultimate technique—Vortex Air Blade?"

"Do you think I owe you an explanation?" Ziye said with disdain, then condensed golden energy at his fingertips and struck out with force, sending the energy surging forward.

Bang!

The next second, King Asura's chest was pierced through, pinning his body against the wall behind him, leaving a gaping, bloody hole in his torso.

"The Lord of the Demon Realm isn't so strong after all! How disappointing; I thought you'd be a formidable character," Ziye said, brushing his nose with a look of contempt.

"Brat, to push me to this point is truly impressive, but now, I am going to kill you!"

With that, King Asura's face turned incredibly savage. Blood began to seep from his pale skin until his entire body was stained crimson. Not only that, but his eyes, which had been as bright as a human's, turned blood-red in an instant, and a pair of black bull horns sprouted from his head. He looked completely different now, having fully devolved into a demon.

"In hundreds of years, you are the first to see me in this state. Today, I will let you witness the terror of the Hell Remnant."

After his harsh, grating roar faded, King Asura's body turned into a phantom and streaked toward Ziye. Caught off guard by the sudden attack, Ziye didn't even have time to react before he was sent flying, crashing heavily off the high platform.

Ziye gritted his teeth, enduring the searing pain as he stood up, his eyes locked onto King Asura. His face was etched with disbelief; the speed was so immense that he hadn't even been able to track it.

Refusing to accept defeat, Ziye clenched his fists, channeled every ounce of his strength, and smashed them toward King Asura.

Facing Ziye's full-force strike, King Asura remained cold and indifferent. With a look of contempt, he let out a soft snort and lazily raised his hand.

"Bang!"

As the violent collision echoed, Ziye felt a sharp ache in his wrists. He looked up to see that King Asura had blocked his attack with effortless ease.

In the next second, King Asura swung his arm, and Ziye was blasted away, slamming hard into the palace wall before collapsing onto the ground in a heap. Ziye gritted his teeth and tried to stand again, but the pain in his body made it nearly impossible to hold himself up. His swaying frame crashed to the floor, kicking up a cloud of dust!

"Long live King Asura!"

"King Asura is invincible!"

The quiet palace erupted into noise once more as all the demons cheered for King Asura's victory.

Lying on the ground, Ziye's expression shifted drastically as he felt a sense of crisis closing in. The next second, King Asura erupted like a volcano, leaping from the platform and slamming his knee hard into Ziye's chest.

Ziye let out a pained scream, feeling the bones in his chest shatter. His arms hung limp, unable to lift, and his consciousness began to fade into darkness.

"My King, this human no longer has a pulse."

Hearing his subordinate's report, King Asura sighed softly and reverted to his original form. He felt a surge in his throat and his body was exhausted to the point of collapse.

"Throw his corpse into the Ten Thousand Demon Cave. The gathering ends here; you are all dismissed!" King Asura turned his back, not even sparing Ziye a glance, and commanded the crowd of demons.

"And tell Lena and Gola to see me tomorrow!"

"Yes!"

Having witnessed King Asura's true power, none of the demons dared to defy his orders. They immediately retreated from the palace, taking the body of the fallen Ziye with them. In an instant, the once-bustling palace was left with only King Asura and the beautiful human woman.

"Pfft!"

The moment the last demon exited, King Asura spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed to the floor, his face turning deathly pale.

"Ah!"

Seeing this, the human woman couldn't help but scream.

"If you scream again, I'll kill you!"

King Asura growled viciously. The terrified girl immediately covered her mouth, staying where she was and sobbing softly.

Seeing this, King Asura ignored her. The most important thing now was to heal his wounds; after all, there were still many in this Demon Realm who did not submit to him.

King Asura looked at his body, which was nearly rotting away, and said weakly, "Damn it, the side effects of this transformation are far too great!"

"Stop crying and help me to the blood pool in my bedchamber!"

"Did you hear me? Or I'll eat you!"

Hearing King Asura's threat, the human woman stood up in terror and walked toward him.

Outside the palace.

Two hideous monsters were carrying Ziye's body, moving quickly toward the Ten Thousand Demon Cave.

"You two, stop right there!"

Suddenly, a cold, feminine voice rang out. The two demons paused and turned around abruptly.

"Lena? Why is it you? What do you think you're doing?" The two demons watched as Lena walked directly toward Ziye, and they couldn't help but issue a warning.

Lena ignored the two demons, her fingertips grazing Ziye's cheek before she frowned slightly and spoke to them with feigned courtesy: "You two, why not hand him over to me?"

"How could we..."

"Hey, hey..."

One of the demons was about to refuse when the other tugged at him, whispering into his ear: "He's just a corpse anyway, let her have him! Besides, I really don't want to go to that hellhole, the Ten Thousand Demon Cave!"

Upon hearing the words "Ten Thousand Demon Cave," the other demon's face changed instantly, and after a moment of hesitation, he nodded in agreement.

"Since that's the case, we'll leave him to you. But I'll warn you, this human brat angered King Asura!"

"The King ordered us to throw his corpse into the Ten Thousand Demon Cave; don't you dare defy his orders, or it'll make things very difficult for us!"