Chapter 34: The Demon Mountain is the Gate

Within the vast blood-red palace.

Deep inside.

A blood-red shadow sat gracefully on a high throne. She had been sleeping alone, but was awakened by a telepathic signal. The Red Demon Queen slowly opened her eyes, revealing her eerie, blood-colored pupils.

"A human? How many years has it been...? Another human has come to the Demon Realm? Since that bastard Shula sealed the passage between the human and demon realms with the blood of a human he poured all his power into, no humans have come here since…"

She extended her tongue, blood-red in color, and licked the corner of her lips, showing a hint of amusement.

"Speaking of which… I did feel in my dreams that several of my children's auras inexplicably disappeared… Was it this human? It seems he's a rather strong human… Interesting, very interesting…"

"Come."

A servant quickly appeared, kneeling respectfully on the ground.

"What are your orders, Red Demon Queen?"

The Red Demon Queen stood, soaring toward the main palace doors.

"Stay here, keep watch."

The servant remained on the ground, still and silent.

"Yes, Red Demon Queen"

The Red Demon Queen flew out of the palace and quickly vanished into the red sky. After a while, the servant slowly rose, silently thinking to himself: "The Black Demon King proposed to the Red Demon Queen, and the Red Demon

Queen was very displeased..."

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The explosion subsided, and Taro lowered his hands, exhaling lightly.

He was secretly surprised. He hadn't expected the demons to resort to self-destruction so readily.

"The method to the human world is only known by the Red Demon Queen? Does this mean I have to meet this so-called Red Demon Queen?" Taro furrowed his brow. A being at the Demon King level—who knew what kind of danger that entailed? He naturally didn't want to confront such a powerful figure easily."

But right now, to leave this Demon Realm and return to the human world, it seemed inevitable that he would have to meet the Red Demon Queen.

After flying for a while, Taro suddenly halted in midair.

"Here it comes! Is that the Red Demon Queen?" He looked toward the blood-red horizon. Sure enough, a crimson figure appeared at the edge of the sky. But it quickly grew larger and closer—

Slap!

The Red Demon Queen's tall, enchanting figure was surrounded by a fiery blood-red aura. The air around her seemed to crackle with a burnt, sizzling sound, indicating how terrifyingly fast she was flying.

She hovered in front of Taro, her towering form casting a blood-red shadow over him. The Queen gazed down at Taro with her eerie blood-colored eyes, clearly intrigued, examining the human before her from top to bottom.

"The Red Demon Queen?"

Taro raised his head and asked coolly. Though he couldn't clearly see the figure's face, he could tell it was a female Demon. But that was irrelevant—such demonic creatures were no different from monsters in his eyes.

"You're the human?"

The Queen didn't answer him but instead asked the question herself. She was used to everyone answering her questions, but it was the first time she had encountered such an absurd situation where she was expected to answer someone else.

"I see that your power is quite weak. How did you manage to kill my subordinates?"

She floated around Taro, closely examining him. Taro remained suspended in the air, unmoving, his focus completely on theDemon behind him, not daring to relax for even a moment.

She suddenly let out a soft laugh. She casually raised her hand and aimed a slap at Taro's back!

Ninefold Muken!

Taro's hairs stood on end as he sensed a deadly threat from behind. Instantly, he activated his Muken to its full power, his mind syncing with every bit of inner energy within him, continuously breaking it down and catalyzing a massive explosion of power.

The Red Demon Queen's palm missed him by mere inches, but without any change in her expression, she continued her attack in the direction Taro had dodged.

Taro remained calm. He could tell that the Queen hadn't used her full strength and was merely testing him. However, even so, he had no choice but to unleash his Ninefold Muken with everything he had!

Bang! Veins bulged on Taro's arm as he blocked the Demon unavoidable punch.

The Red Demon Queen kicked him out!

Taro was sent flying backward by the force!

A crimson energy wave shot toward Taro!

Without turning his head, Taro suddenly swerved midair, changing his trajectory like a sharp turn on a line! The crimson energy wave missed its target!

Dozens of crimson energy waves followed, filling the air with attacks! Taro found it difficult to dodge them all, so he had no choice but to fully activate the Ninefold Muken desperately defending himself!

Bang! Bang! Bang! As the last of the crimson energy waves exploded, Taro was left gasping for breath, his body covered in injuries.

The Red Demon Queen raised an eyebrow, lowering the hand she had just used to attack. Her expression shifted between surprise and a sense of "as expected," and she smiled at Taro.

"It seems you're the type who only unleashes your full strength when actually in combat! But to think you managed to hide the fluctuations in your power from my perception, you are indeed a formidable human!"

Taro kept his distance as he sensed a large cluster of demonic auras rapidly approaching. He panted, staring at the blurred face of the Queen, and asked:

"What type I am doesn't matter. I'm just a human who accidentally fell into the Demon Realm. May I ask, Red Demon Queen, if you could tell me the way to the human world?"

"Oh? Didn't you come from the Demon Mountain?" She asked in surprise.

At that moment, a swarm of the Red Demon Queen's demonic subordinates descended, surrounding Taro from all sides in the air, trapping him without any way to escape.

Taro glanced emotionlessly at the strange-looking demon warriors surrounding him, waiting for the Queen's answer.

She chuckled.

"It seems the path you came by is no longer accessible, is it? How to reach the human world? Well, that's not hard to say. Over there, in the center of the Demon Realm, there's a Black Blood River. At the end of the river is Demon Mountain. The gate to the human world is located inside Demon Mountain." She gestured toward a distant direction.

"Where exactly in Demon Mountain is the gate?" Taro continued to ask.

"The whole Demon Mountain is the gate." the Red Demon Queen seemed to answer without hesitation.

"..." Taro fell silent.

"Are you wondering why I'm telling you this?" The Queen chuckled. "Well, it's not a big deal. I think you're quite decent, so I was thinking of taking you as my concubine. Do you think you'll be able to leave here today? Besides… in the Black Blood River and Demon Mountain area, there's another guy who's often around there!"

The Red Demon Queen extended her blood-red tongue and licked her lips, a mischievous glint in her eyes.

"He's different from me. He's always thinking about breaking through Shula Demon Mountain and attacking the human world!"

Taro closed his eyes and muttered softly.

"I see."

The Red Demon Queen observed him carefully and, sensing his continued wariness, asked curiously.

"Human, you don't seem too pleased? Oh, right, I forgot…" As she spoke, the scales-like texture on her face quickly faded away, revealing an unbelievably beautiful human-like face.

She ran her pink tongue around her lips and seductively said to Taro.

"How about this? Doesn't it compare well to the women of your human race?"

Taro kept his eyes closed and snorted coldly.

Not only could he barely make out her face, but the fact that she was a demon and not human made it impossible for her beauty to affect his mind. Even if she were the most beautiful creature in the world, it wouldn't change the fact that in this moment, if he had powers far surpassing the Red Demon Queen's, he would have slapped her dead without a second thought, rather than speaking with her.

The Queen's narrowed her eyes, her voice turning cold.

"Don't be ungrateful, human!" She motioned slightly, and all her subordinates surrounding Taro raised their hands, their energy waves lighting up like countless stars, all aimed at him.

Although Taro kept his eyes shut, he could clearly sense the countless energy waves converging around him, locking onto his position.

These energy waves might not have the power to harm him, but... in an instant, Taro realized the Red Demon Queen's plan. If he used his Muken to instantly escape the attack, she would easily counter and catch him with no effort at all!

"It's the first time using this in this world… there's no choice now… After decades of planning, it should work... Demon Mountain, the human world… whether it succeeds or fails, it all comes down to this moment..."

With this thought, Taro was submerged in a sea of explosions, the massive fiery blasts erupting with loud bangs from the center!

"Where is he?" The Red Demon Queen was surprised, not seeing Taro use his instant burst ability to evade the attack.

At that moment—

A colossal light red armored giant shot up from the sea of explosions, sending shockwaves through the air!