After transmigrating into the body of the Jade Rat Spirit, I became Nezha's adopted sister.

On the cliff, Bai Yeying breathed a sigh of relief, but then felt a little bored. It turned out that the Great Sage had already made arrangements.

"You see?" Nezha glanced at her. "This is the journey to the West. He must experience the hardships himself; interference from others is not good. Unless..."

He paused. "The calamity itself went wrong, or something that shouldn't have been there interfered."

Bai Yeying nodded, seemingly understanding. The Heavenly Court's surveillance was more like an insurance policy, ensuring that this grand drama unfolded according to the established script and wasn't disrupted by unexpected factors.

Tang Sanzang below tidied his luggage and continued on his way, his figure gradually disappearing at the end of the winding mountain road.

Nezha stood up, stuffed the wine gourd back into its container, and put it back in his pocket.

"Let's go." He called out, and the phantom image of the Wind and Fire Wheels appeared beneath his feet, but he didn't take off immediately. Instead, he looked at Bai Yeying and said, "Your performance was passable. At least you didn't stupidly jump down."

Bai Yeying was stunned for a moment, then realized that he meant she had listened to him and hadn't rashly helped Tang Seng.

Please >_<¦¦¦ What does it matter to her whether Tang Sanzang lives or dies? At worst, she can just have Tang Sanzang reincarnate again! She's only thinking about Nezha and the Great Sage's mission.

She looked at Nezha, a smile spreading across her face: "Then I..."

"Don't be too happy yet," Nezha interrupted her, a smile playing on his lips. "Next, I'll take you somewhere. That's where you'll truly shine."

Bai Yeying's smile froze on her face: "Huh? Where...where are you going?"

Nezha did not answer, but wrapped her in his Hun Tian Ling and soared into the sky.

This time, he flew extremely fast, seemingly heading towards the depths of the mountains further west.

The wind whistled in my ears, and the mountains and forests below rushed past.

"Third Prince, where are we going?" she couldn't help but ask again.

Nezha looked down at her, his beautiful phoenix eyes reflecting the sunlight and her curious face.

You'll know when you get there.

He rarely kept everyone in suspense, but the corners of his mouth curved into a deeper smile: "A place that's perfect for you to stretch your muscles."

"Stretch your muscles?" Bai Yeying's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly had a bad feeling.

Are you suggesting we send her into a fight?

She secretly glanced up at the boy riding the Wind Fire Wheels ahead. The slight curve of Nezha's lips looked anything but benevolent.

"Third Prince," Bai Yeying swallowed, trying to salvage the situation, "I've actually been cultivating very diligently lately, and I listened to you and didn't move around just now, so I did alright, right? How about we stretch our muscles again next time..."

"Noisy."

Without turning his head, Nezha's Wind and Fire Wheels blazed brightly, and his speed suddenly increased.

Bai Yeying's remaining words were choked in her throat, leaving her feeling cold and choked up.

About half an hour later, the scenery below suddenly changed. It was no longer a continuous mountain forest, but a desolate valley.

The valley is filled with jagged rocks, barren of vegetation, and permeated with a fishy smell.

Nezha slowed down above the valley entrance and gently descended with Bai Yeying.

As her feet touched the dark brown ground, Bai Yeying instinctively shivered. The atmosphere here made her very uncomfortable; the demonic energy was mixed and chaotic, and there was also a violent undertone.

"Where am I?" She looked around, gripping the short gun at her waist warily. Perfect opportunity to test the weapon's power.

"Valley of Ten Thousand Demons"

Nezha spoke succinctly, crossed his arms, and surveyed the desolate valley before him. His beautiful phoenix eyes held no emotion, as if he were looking at an ordinary landscape.

"The Valley of Ten Thousand Demons?"

She had heard about this place from Huang Wu's gossipy mouth. It was a no-man's-land, a place where the strong preyed on the weak, a veritable battlefield of demons.

"Hmm." Nezha nodded, his gaze shifting to her, the slight smile returning to his lips. "Scared?"

"Who's afraid!" Bai Yeying immediately straightened her back upon hearing his words. "What are we doing here for no reason? Monitoring the westward journey doesn't require monitoring this far, does it?"

"Isn't this just finding you a suitable venue to perform?"

Bai Yeying: "................."

Sure enough! She knew it! This stretching wasn't going to end well!

"Do you see that stone tablet at the entrance of the valley?" Nezha raised his chin.

Bai Yeying looked in the direction he indicated, and sure enough, next to the pile of rocks at the entrance of the valley, there stood a crooked black stone tablet with three large characters engraved on it: Ten Thousand Demon Valley.

"Three miles inside the valley entrance, there is a demon-fighting arena."

He continued, "The rules there are simple: go in, win, or die."

The Demon Fighting Arena—just the name sounds bloody.

Nezha turned to face her, his usually arrogant phoenix eyes now looking at her clearly, without a hint of jest: "Your performance is to go in, stay for a full hour, and come out alive."

Bai Yeying thought for a moment. She couldn't rely on him to save her forever; she wanted to try and see if she could manage on her own: "Okay."

"Don't worry." He took something out of his pocket and gave it to her.

Bai Yeying caught it; what she held was a jade bead, with a faint crimson-gold radiance slowly flowing within it.

"This is the Blazing Sun Pearl, which can draw upon a wisp of true solar fire, making it effective against demons. It can be activated by injecting demonic power and lasts for about ten breaths. It can only be used once, for saving your life in a critical moment."

Bai Yeying gripped the jade bead tightly and nodded vigorously: "Yes! I understand."

Nezha stopped looking at her, turned around and walked to a higher rock at the mouth of the valley, sat down, bent one leg, and sat down in a relaxed posture, as if he really was just there to watch the show: "Go ahead, I'll watch."

Bai Yeying glanced at the red figure, gripped her short gun tightly, stuffed the Blazing Sun Pearl into her inner pocket, and then strode towards the stone tablet.

The moment you pass the stone tablet, it feels as if you've passed through an invisible barrier.

The atmosphere within the valley was even more turbid and violent, with various demonic, malevolent, and bloody energies mixed together, making one feel nauseous.

She concealed her aura, minimizing her presence, and crept along the shadow of the strange rock towards the direction of the demon-fighting arena that Nezha had mentioned.

The further they went, the clearer the sounds became. The stench of blood in the air also grew stronger.

The Demon Fighting Arena wasn't a proper venue; it was just a relatively open, rocky beach.

At this moment, two demons are fighting each other in the arena.

One was a lizard demon covered in bluish-gray scales, spewing poisonous mist from its mouth; the other was a mountain demon wielding a stone hammer.

Surrounding them, some standing and some crouching, were no fewer than twenty or thirty strangely shaped demons, each with fierce eyes, roaring excitedly to cheer on the fight in the arena, filling the air with primal savagery.

Bai Yeying quietly hid behind a rock, only revealing her eyes to observe.

The lizard demon moved nimbly, its poisonous mist cunning, while the mountain demon possessed great strength and composure, wielding its stone hammer with ferocious power. Both demons were clearly bloodthirsty, their bodies covered in wounds and dripping with blood.

In the end, the mandrill withstood the poisonous fog and smashed the lizard demon's head with a single blow. However, due to the severe poisoning, it staggered a few steps, collapsed to the ground, twitched a few times, and fell silent.

The onlookers erupted in excited howls, and several rushed forward impatiently to divide up the valuable parts of the two corpses, a scene that was both bloody and savage.

Bai Yeying felt uncomfortable watching this.

Soon, another battle began. This time, it was a wild boar demon with protruding tusks facing off against a mantis demon wielding twin swords. The wild boar demon was thick-skinned and charged recklessly, while the mantis demon relied on its superb swordsmanship and agile movements to maneuver around it.

Bai Yeying observed carefully. Although the mantis demon's swordsmanship was fierce, it seemed to be running out of steam, and its steps began to become unsteady.

The boar demon spotted an opening, growled, and charged forward, about to smash the mantis demon to pieces.

Just then, Bai Yeying darted out from behind the rocks like lightning! Instead of confronting the wild boar demon head-on, she channeled her demonic power into her short spear, causing a point of crimson-gold light to gleam at the tip, which she then thrust towards the wild boar demon's eyelids!

"Pfft!"

The short spear pierced flesh! The wild boar demon let out a horrifying scream, its charge abruptly halted, and it frantically shook its head, blood mixed with filth spurting from its eye sockets.