Dane should be glad he didn't give in to Superwoman's seduction and do anything with her on the spot, because Diana and Zatanna had been watching him through a magic crystal ball.
Zatanna gestured to Diana: "See? I told you!"
Diana could only nod, admitting that Zatanna was right, but she frowned, a little puzzled: "This woman is this World's Lois Lane?"
Although there were significant differences in their temperament and physique, Diana still recognized her at a glance. After all, they had discussed the issue of doppelgangers not long ago.
Diana was just a little surprised. Parallel Worlds were indeed amazing; who would have thought that a female reporter could transform into a super warrior.
"I feel she's somewhat hostile," Diana observed, noticing the subtle battle intent on Superwoman's face.
Zatanna chuckled from the side: "Diana, you forgot, she's also an Amazon. How do you Amazons decide ownership when you encounter something you both like?"
During this time, Zatanna had not only been a healer and physician here but also studied the local culture, so she had some understanding of the Amazons' fierce customs.
In many cultural customs, two Amazons were not so different.
For example, before the Amazons withdrew from the Human world, when they needed to replenish their population, they would snatch men they fancied from neighboring countries or tribes.
If two or more female warriors in the tribe simultaneously fancied the same man, they would decide the victor through a duel, and the winner would take the man.
Although with the fading of the Golden Age, the Amazons had not practiced this custom for a long time, it was possible that this tradition would be seen again today.
"Hmph, the daughters of Paradise Island never fear a challenge!"
Diana snorted, picked up her weapon, and walked out.
Zatanna secretly showed an expression of anticipation behind her, then quickly grabbed the crystal ball and walked out.
But the first person Superwoman saw was not Diana, but Hippolyta.
"Lois, it's you. Why are you back?" Hippolyta looked at Dane beside Superwoman and suddenly understood. "You lost to him too?"
Superwoman scoffed: "I'm not like you. At least I can exchange a few blows with him. You'd probably be pounded into meat paste the moment you made a move."
Unlike Diana, Superwoman and Hippolyta's meeting was full of tension.
Originally, there was a rivalry for the throne between the two of them. According to their agreement, she was supposed to return this time for a duel for the throne to determine the final victor.
But this time, the situation was special. Superwoman had not returned of her own will, and Hippolyta did not possess absolute royal power at this time; she still had a divine authority pressing down on her.
Therefore, the two of them merely exchanged verbal jabs at this moment, with no intention of fighting.
However, this "harmonious" state was broken as soon as Diana entered.
Seeing Diana fully armed, Superwoman instantly understood Dane's meaning.
She turned to look at Dane: "You're right, she really is different from the other Amazons I've seen. She's very strong!"
Superwoman didn't know where this Amazon came from, nor did she want to ask why she had never seen her before.
She walked directly in front of Diana and extended her hand like a human from the Surface World.
"Hello, my name is Lois, and they call me Superwoman!"
Diana looked at the hand offered to her and understood its meaning, so she also extended her hand.
"Diana, Wonder Woman."
Their hands clasped tightly, and with an instant surge of strength, the air in their palms was squeezed out, expanding outwards like a small storm, emitting a 'bang'!
These two women, meeting for the first time, began their contest of strength right from the start.
Superwoman was a descendant of a true god; her divine power, aside from lacking faith and divine authority, was almost on par with that of a true god.
Diana, on the other hand, was a demigod, but her divine father was Zeus, an older deity than Ares.
Furthermore, Zeus, the King of Gods, was most famous for the great deeds of his demigod descendants; stories of Zeus's demigod sons accounted for almost half of the entire epic of mythical heroes.
Diana also had a similar heroic destiny, not to mention that she had even slain Ares, God of War, who was Superwoman's father.
Therefore, although she was a demigod, her strength was almost equal to Superwoman's.
Superwoman pushed harder, cold sweat almost trickling down her forehead. She hadn't expected this woman to possess such immense power; it wasn't far off from Hercules!
Diana also adjusted her stance appropriately. She squatted slightly, her back foot stomping the ground, directly shattering the palace floor tiles, and cracks spread between their feet.
Hippolyta's eyes twitched. The floor tiles here had lasted for thousands of years, and today they were destroyed by a mere handshake.
Indeed, gods and their descendants were all people not to be trifled with.
At this moment, Dane's palm covered their clasped hands, and although he didn't exert force, it still made them both rein in their strength.
"That's enough. If you keep fighting, this place will be trampled down."
Only then did the two look around, the dense spiderweb cracks almost reaching the walls.
Superwoman admired the other's strength: "Your power is very strong!"
Diana, not to be outdone, said: "You're not bad either."
But Superwoman's tone shifted, and she added: "However, I don't know if you just have a lot of strength, or if you have stronger abilities?"
Faced with Superwoman's provocation, Diana wouldn't back down. She retorted: "If you want to challenge me, you can say so directly, and I will accept."
Superwoman looked at Diana's shield and godfire sword, her eyes glinting, and deliberately said: "I will fight you bare-handed; you can bring whatever you want."
But in reality, she had already seen that the round shield and sword on Diana were not ordinary items. If the other party truly used these things, she would have a very hard time.
Although Superwoman had a lasso similar to Diana's, she didn't have a godfire sword, nor a divine shield, nor was she clad in divine gear like Diana.
Because she was inherently of true divine blood, her own abilities were enough to defeat most people and creatures in the World.
Besides, given the mischief her father had caused, could she really expect Hephaestus to forge her some good equipment?
But Diana was different; she was a demigod. For the first few hundred years of her life, she wasn't much stronger than other Amazons; at most, her skills were more refined.
Her divine power truly began to be activated and grow after she acquired divine artifacts.
With the help of divine artifacts, Diana was able to gradually develop the divine power hidden in her bloodline, eventually reaching her current level, comparable to the gods.
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