Although she was a demigod, the strength she possessed today was excavated bit by bit by herself, which was somewhat different from Superwoman.
Now, her basic attributes weren't significantly different from Superwoman's; the competition was all about skill.
If Diana used divine artifacts to bully her during the duel, Superwoman would likely lose.
To prevent Diana from exploiting this, Superwoman deliberately provoked her with words, aiming to make her willingly give up her advantage, put down her equipment, and engage in a completely fair hand-to-hand combat with Superwoman.
How could Diana, who had lived for a thousand years, not see through this little scheme?
Superwoman probably learned this trick in the Syndicate, but she seemed to have been deceived by her own judgment. She seemed convinced that Diana was the kind of Amazon who pursued honor and would certainly fall for her open scheme.
Her plan was largely correct, but there was one mistake: would Diana, who knew the other's machinations, let her succeed so easily?
She had been with Dane for a long time and hadn't learned anything good.
So, Diana smiled and said to Superwoman: "Since you are so generous, then I won't be polite. I don't need any other weapons, just these two in my hands will do."
The divine shield and the godfire sword—these were the two weapons Diana spoke of, which she mentioned so casually as if they were just ordinary standard weapons.
Superwoman was instantly dumbfounded; this was not what she had imagined!
Zatanna, standing beside Dane, saw this scene and almost burst out laughing. She could only bury her face behind Dane, but seeing her twitching, it seemed she was having a hard time holding back her laughter.
Superwoman felt uncomfortable now. She had already boasted, and if she retracted her words now, she would lose her momentum, losing three points before even fighting.
Just as she was wondering how to respond, Diana said faintly: "Just joking with you. Since you chose to fight bare-handed, out of politeness, I should do the same."
With that, Diana loosened her grip, and both the round shield and the divine sword simultaneously fell to the ground, sticking into the Earth.
Only then did Superwoman realize she had been outmaneuvered; Diana was making a point.
If you dare to play mind games, don't blame the other party for doing the same.
This made Superwoman no longer dare to underestimate this "Wonder Woman."
Hippolyta could see that both of them were eager to fight, but she didn't know what to do, so she could only turn her gaze to Dane.
The problem Hippolyta could see, Dane naturally could too. Not only did he sense the tension between the two, but he also knew that Diana had been holding back for a long time and wanted a good fight.
At this moment, besides Superwoman, there really wasn't anyone on Devils Island who could fight. Dane didn't count, and Hephaestus wouldn't do either; despite his large size, he would surely be decapitated by Diana within ten rounds.
Understanding that Diana wasn't fighting out of jealousy but wanted to stretch her limbs, Dane naturally supported it, so he nodded to Hippolyta.
Upon receiving his response, Hippolyta immediately had people prepare the arena, but Superwoman waved her hand directly: "No need to prepare. It's not a performance; we'll just go directly!"
Diana shared the same opinion, and neither of them paid attention to Hippolyta's suggestion. They flew directly out of the main hall and headed towards the arena.
Hippolyta was angry, but she couldn't express it, so she could only sullenly suppress her frustration.
With these two women arriving, Hippolyta's authority as Queen was severely challenged. At this moment, she was sulking like a resentful little wife.
Dane just smiled at this: "Don't worry, as long as I'm here, you will always be the Queen of the Amazons."
Hippolyta was stunned by his words and suddenly felt relieved.
If she had the certification of a god, then her status would be legally unassailable.
But she immediately shook her head. This man was clearly a conqueror; she could verbally submit, but she absolutely could not let her heart submit.
Dane found the expressions on her face very interesting, but he couldn't stare for too long, otherwise, it would be easy to be misunderstood as having improper intentions towards his mother-in-law.
So he pulled Zatanna and flew in the direction of Superwoman and Diana.
At the arena, there was already damage, both large and small, due to years of combat wear, but it was still usable.
Moreover, for Superwoman and Diana, these stone structures were like tofu blocks, all disposable items anyway.
The two landed on the arena's Surface World, each making two foot-sized craters, then calmly pulling their feet out.
"You know, all this time, besides striving for the throne of the Amazons, I've been searching for a man suitable for me to bear the strongest offspring."
Diana raised an eyebrow and said, "Are you trying to say Dane is the man you've chosen?"
"So his name is Dane, that scoundrel, he even tricked me into thinking his name was Shazam."
As Superwoman spoke, she crouched slightly, assuming a combat stance.
"Strictly speaking, he didn't lie to you. Your name is Lois, but they also call you Superwoman, don't they?"
Superwoman suddenly realized, so "Shazam" was his title?
That scoundrel, to fob her off with a codename.
Superwoman smiled slightly. But it didn't matter, as long as she could get his person, Superwoman believed she would eventually get his heart; she believed in her charm.
No one in this World was more suitable for him than she was; she firmly believed this.
The next second, the two female War Gods simultaneously launched, throwing punches at each other.
Their speed was incredibly fast, so much so that the Impact of their colliding fists could be felt even outside the arena. They fought without holding back!
With a loud 'boom,' the two figures slammed into the left and right walls, almost breaking through them and flying out of the arena.
Superwoman rose from the rubble, embracing a massive rock chunk beside her. The stone was larger than her entire body, and she hurled it.
Diana showed no fear, directly smashing the stone with a punch, then continued her assault on Superwoman.
But at this moment, Superwoman, seizing the opportunity while Diana was still airborne, suddenly fired her heat vision. Diana reacted quickly, raising her hand, and her silver bracelets instantly absorbed the heat energy from the heat vision.
Although she had promised not to use the godfire sword and shield, she hadn't removed her other divine artifacts. While the silver bracelets weren't offensive divine artifacts, they were extremely practical.
Superwoman seemed to pause for a moment, not expecting Diana to easily block it, but then Diana punched her beautiful face.
With a 'thud,' Superwoman was sent flying. This time, she directly penetrated the arena wall, extending the battleground to the outside World.
Diana continued her pursuit, delivering a punch, but Superwoman anticipated her landing spot and rolled to dodge.
The punch exploded on the open ground. Amidst the swirling smoke, Superwoman's long legs suddenly appeared, clamping around Diana's neck. She twisted again, using her waist strength to throw Diana, returning the punch Diana had just landed.
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