Brother, how come you're a witch?

In the great war between the gods and demons, many immortals perished.

In the final battle, the lives of the True Immortals were as worthless as grass, and only the Dao Ancestor could have a limited influence on the battle.

Su Yan had once caught a glimpse of Liu Baishuang from afar. The world-destroying demoness stepped on the mountain of immortal corpses, brandishing her long sword as she strode forward. One after another, the prodigies met her sword's edge and all of them died.

No matter how many enemies she killed, her eyes remained numb, filled with an unyielding loneliness.

Su Yan really wanted to go over and ask her what was wrong.

But that's unrealistic. Even if he risked his life, it would be difficult for him to reach the world-destroying demoness under such circumstances.

But the things he couldn't do back then have now been accomplished by a twist of fate, and he was indeed risking his life to ask them.

"Zzzzt—"

Long swords crossed.

The two touched and separated instantly, then simultaneously spun around and unleashed a sword strike.

They seemed to be each other's reflections in a mirror, their every move identical, like a tacit sword dance.

"You think I'll even teach you swordsmanship?"

"You teach me everything."

"Do you need to learn my swordsmanship?"

"I like."

Liu Baishuang pursed her lips, revealing a somewhat aggrieved smile, and slashed at Su Yan's sword again.

She knew everything about Su Yan. Their sword moves always canceled each other out, but that was fine.

She had no intention of harming Su Yan; she only hoped to delay the passage of this hour. She felt sorry for Su Yan's life, which was burning away, but she also knew his nature well and knew that this could not be stopped.

Therefore, she could only make each move just right, minimizing the strain on Su Yan as much as possible.

This was less of an attack and more of a confession, an answer to Su Yan's question.

Su Yan understood her sword.

The world-destroying demoness has almost taken over the entire cultivation world, but her world is actually very, very small.

Her master, Su Yan, and a few demons—these constituted her entire world.

But those few things that belonged only to her were taken away, so she angrily sought revenge, but after realizing that she could not get them back no matter what, she became numb.

Like a little girl throwing a tantrum.

"Zzzzt!"

Su Yan deflected the sword's edge and seemed to hear the girl's sobs.

He licked his lips and raised his longsword again:

"That's why I'm stopping you. You're all grown up, but your mind is still that of a little vixen."

"You can't do it."

Liu Baishuang shook her head:

"This time it's my turn to protect you. You can die for me, and I can do the same for you."

"How can that be the same?"

Su Yan laughed in exasperation.

Some people die with a death heavier than Mount Tai, while others die with a death lighter than a feather.

He was born out of the Great Universiade; his death is just like going home.

"It's the same."

Liu Baishuang stubbornly bit her lip, raised her sword, and refused to budge an inch.

"Ugh."

Su Yan sighed.

The great demoness was right about one thing: he indeed couldn't stop her on his own.

Her swordsmanship was terrifying. Su Yan's swordsmanship, which was theoretically enhanced by the system, should have been top-notch, but it was still subtly suppressed by her.

He could burn his life force to keep pace with him, but he couldn't defeat him unless... there was an external variable.

"Su Yan".

Ye Jingqiu's voice suddenly rang out from the listening device:

"Guide me, and I will be your sword."

The moment the sound rang out, a chilling sword light appeared.

A sword exuding an extremely murderous aura shot out from the distant forest. Ye Jingqiu, blindfolded and with her long hair flying, naturally followed the scent and chased after Su Yan.

"I am coming."

She sniffed lightly with her delicate nose and raised her sword.

"you......"

Su Yan was exasperated. Even at such close range, the little sword ancestor was still speaking through the listening device, and he immediately guessed what the girl had done:

"Didn't I tell you to leave?"

"But you need me." Ye Jingqiu lowered the tip of his sword slightly, his posture like a sharp sword about to be drawn from its sheath, awaiting its master's command.

"What sword would disobey its master?" Su Yan chuckled angrily.

"Sword Spirit".

Ye Jingqiu remained serious and expressionless:

"According to the authoritative journal *Taoist Philosophy and Nature*..."

"alright."

Su Yan sighed, raised his hand and patted Ye Jingqiu's head. This girl was stubborn and wouldn't listen to anything.

"You've reached the Core Formation stage. Well done."

Ye Jingqiu slightly raised his chin, remaining silent.

Both of them knew that now was not the time for words, and for Ye Jingqiu it was even more so; whatever lay ahead, he would only test it with his sword.

Liu Baishuang watched them quietly, her eyes lowered slightly:

"She's still so annoying."

Su Yan shook his head and took a step forward, sword in hand:

"Left, thrusting slash!"

Ye Jingqiu moved at the sound.

She followed Su Yan's instructions and unleashed a sword strike, then charged forward with the sword light. She didn't know who her opponent was or how strong he was, but she trusted Su Yan.

"snort."

Liu Baishuang gave a soft snort, seemingly finally getting serious, but still didn't change her moves.

It was still Professor Su Yan and her swordsmanship.

"Zzzzt!"

"Right diagonally downward, thrust, pull!"

"Thump!"

"Straight ahead, chop! Chop again!"

"boom!"

Su Yan used his sword to block Liu Baishuang, trying to restrain her as much as possible and create an opportunity for Ye Jingqiu to attack.

However, since Little Sword Ancestor couldn't see, he couldn't make any subtle movements. Every time he attacked, Liu Baishuang dodged his attacks and even countered.

"Tsk."

Su Yan's eyes darkened.

Ye Jingqiu, who has just entered the Core Formation Realm, is only nineteen years old and is not the future ancestor of swordsmanship. It would be too much of a stretch to ask her to deal with the world-destroying demoness.

He could sense that the Little Sword Ancestor was using all his strength to strike with each sword, and his spiritual energy was being consumed very quickly.

no......

The hope brought by this one variable was about to be extinguished in an instant.

Su Yan gritted his teeth and decided to take the gamble.

His life force burned fiercely, suddenly rising like a mountain flame, and began to ebb away twice as fast.

This state can only last for ten seconds.

"Ye Jingqiu, I still owe you a sword!"

Su Yan roared and ignited all his essence blood.

A pure white sword light shone on the sword, and as he shouted, he slashed out, like white ink splashing, clinging to Liu Baishuang's sword and body.

Ye Jingqiu's nose twitched; suddenly she could "see".

"one!"

Su Yan stepped forward, his hands holding the swords upwards, but Ye Jingqiu slipped under his armpits and thrust forward with a flick of his wrist.

"two!"

Liu Baishuang parried Su Yan with her sword, but was forced back by his suddenly surging aura, her eyes revealing heartache and sorrow.

"three!"

Ye Jingqiu's sword struck, but what gushed from the tip of the sword was not blood, but spiritual light.

"Four!"

Su Yan twisted his waist and forcefully turned the sword to a horizontal slash. Ye Jingqiu looked up and brushed past his sword, his wrist twisting and spinning.

"five!"

Liu Baishuang slashed Ye Jingqiu's arm, but Su Yan traded his injury for the injury.

"six!"

The swordplay grew faster and faster, and a certain tacit understanding seemed to develop between the two.

"seven!"

Ye Jingqiu inhaled the scent of Su Yan's body, the scent of his sword intent, and recalled the feel of his palm.

"eight!"

More and more spiritual light overflowed from the wounds on Liu Baishuang's body. She possessed sword skills that could surpass the system, but at this moment they were completely suppressed.

"Nine!"

Liu Baishuang's eyes softened.

"ten!"

"Sizzle—"

"Stop!"

Ye Jingqiu's sword pierced Liu Baishuang's side abdomen, pinning her down. Su Yan immediately called a halt and went to grab her shoulders, who were already exhausted.

"Cough, cough cough."

Liu Baishuang coughed a few times, but failed to cough up any blood.

She is a fragment of the original body's spirit, and has not possessed the body; at this moment, she is merely an aggregation of spiritual power and divine consciousness.

She raised her eyes, grasped Su Yan's arm with both hands, and said with some difficulty:

"Well done, good."

"Even if it's just defeating someone like this, I, and you..."

"Something to be proud of."

Su Yan silently watched her, yielding to her body's desire, and let her lie down in his arms:

"...You haven't changed your tactics at all."

"Yes, ah, you taught me everything, swordsmanship."

Liu Baishuang chuckled softly, pure white spiritual light flowing over her body:

"How was it? Did I learn it very well?"

"You didn't want to win?" Su Yan said in a deep voice.

"I'd like to, but not that much."

Liu Baishuang said softly:

"Actually, no matter what the outcome, this possible version of me will disappear, won't it? The future has changed, and I am just a fragment of a consciousness. Once I disappear, the version of myself that I represent will cease to exist forever."

Su Yan suddenly understood what it meant to say, "I can do the same thing for you."

He raised his hand and touched Liu Baishuang's head. The latter squinted her eyes slightly, as if she had repeated this action countless times.

"So, where did you hide the power that should have been yours?" Su Yan asked in a low voice.

"Ahem, are you still asking this at a time like this?"

Liu Baishuang coughed lightly twice more:

"I'm going to disappear."

"Um."

"I've caused you trouble again."

"Yes, there will probably be quite a few more in the future."

"ha."

Liu Baishuang grinned:

"Then can you still call me a good boy?"

"...Good girl." Su Yan stroked her.

"That's wonderful, I haven't heard that in so many years."

The spiritual light flowing from Liu Baishuang's wounds had dimmed. Her eyes trembled, and she raised them somewhat willfully:

"Can you kiss me?"

"...What?"

"Actually, I lied to you. The Su Yan I know has never had anything happen between us. He's too serious."

Liu Baishuang said:

Sometimes I wonder, is this the reason I ultimately failed to find happiness?

Su Yan's lips twitched slightly.

"However, after I come back this time, you will definitely change, right... I really envy that version of me."

A deep sense of desolation appeared in Liu Baishuang's eyes:

"So, can I be a little selfish just this once? Can I have your first kiss?"

Su Yan fell silent, looking down at the girl in his arms.

Liu Baishuang gently closed her eyes, a smile playing on her lips, as if she were waiting expectantly.

As the light faded, her body gradually became transparent.

Su Yan's chest heaved, and he closed his eyes, leaning down to kiss her.

He didn't know if he had touched the girl's lips. His body, constructed from spiritual power and divine consciousness, was not made of flesh and blood. He only felt a warm current gently flowing across his lips and cheeks.

When she opened her eyes again, her arms were empty.

......

"Hmm!"

Liu Baishuang's left hand bones were almost broken.

The bite of a Foundation Establishment Peak demon is no less powerful than the slash of a cultivator of the same level.

Inside the cramped cave, the twenty monsters that had once belonged to her attacked relentlessly in turn, and Liu Baishuang found it difficult to defend herself.

"If you are weak, you can't accomplish anything, not even I in the past."

The world-destroying demoness, seated cross-legged on a magic array deep within the cave, coldly chanted:

"Compared to the version of myself I remember at this time, you haven't improved at all, so the ending won't change. You can only avoid tragedy by accepting my plan."

"A megalomaniac!"

Liu Baishuang struggled and cursed amidst the siege of demons:

"You keep saying that time can be broken by a violent external force, so doesn't summoning the army of demons to the past count?"

"..." The world-destroying demoness remained silent.

"You're a complete lunatic, a gambler!"

Liu Baishuang repeatedly rebuked:

"I really don't know why my other self would help you? The world might be destroyed because of it."

"It's better to let the world be destroyed than to let it abandon us," the world-destroying witch whispered.

"......coward."

Liu Baishuang's eyes widened.

The world-destroying demoness remained expressionless, seemingly unmoved by the insults, but the demons surrounding Liu Baishuang suddenly launched an even more ferocious attack.

"Break her limbs."

"The world-destroying demoness said calmly."

"roar!"

All the monsters rushed forward at once, no longer attacking in shifts as before.

At this extremely critical moment, Liu Baishuang smiled.

"And you're an idiot!"

She suddenly took out several small bottles from her storage bag and smashed them hard on the ground.

A rich, warm fragrance immediately spread, and all the demons pounced on her, engulfing her in this fragrance.

Liu Baishuang had been waiting for this moment: to use the Suppressing Incense when all the demons had gathered together!

"Roar... Awoo?"

The black aura dissipated rapidly from the demons at a visible speed. The Suppressing Incense could not remove the pollution, but it could temporarily suppress it.

The monsters, or rather, the beasts, looked dazed, as if waking from a deep dream. Sensing the cold, dark aura in the cave, they instinctively fled towards the cave entrance.

"Heh, haha."

Liu Baishuang coughed up a mouthful of blood, patted her tattered fairy dress, and stood up, leaning on her sword:

Now, it's just you and me.

"...Something unexpected." The world-destroying demoness remained expressionless.

"snort."

Liu Baishuang gave a soft hum, gripped her sword with both hands, and suddenly charged forward:

"Stop the formation!"

Her sword flashed like a streak of light, swiftly slashing towards the world-destroying demoness who was manipulating the formation and unable to move.

But the latter still looked at her coldly, and just before her sword was about to strike, he gently raised his chin.

"Bang!"

Liu Baishuang's sword struck an invisible barrier, as if it were stuck in a rock, unable to advance an inch.

"Overestimating yourself. Even before you possessed a body through possession, as a mere fragment of a soul, you still possessed the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator."

The world-destroying demoness shook her head:

"Admittedly, almost all of my power is currently within the formation, but you... are far too weak."

She slightly raised her chin again, and a wisp of black energy transformed into a sharp cone, piercing Liu Baishuang's abdomen.

"Hmm!"

Liu Baishuang's spiritual energy surged throughout her body, forming a protective barrier in front of her abdomen. It was constantly being consumed and quickly replenished. In just a few breaths, her spiritual energy, which was at the half-step Core Formation stage, was completely exhausted.

"boom!"

Her body flew backward, crashing out of the cave and into the sheer cliff.

"Oh no!"

Liu Baishuang's heart tightened. Her spiritual power was exhausted, and she could not fly. Even if she fell to the bottom of the cliff, she would not die, but she would definitely not be able to fight again in a short period of time.

But besides her, who else could find this place and stop that guy?

Liu Baishuang reached out, trying to grab the protruding rock, but it was too far away.

Just when she was at her wit's end, the fall suddenly stopped, and she landed on something soft.

"Aww!"

A familiar roar of a beast came from beneath her.

Liu Baishuang's pupils trembled slightly, and she lowered her head in disbelief.

The monsters that had just fled hadn't gone far; they actually clung to the cliff face and caught Liu Baishuang steadily.

"This is......"

"Aww!"

Xiao Hei used its head to lift Liu Baishuang up, and its short tail and big teeth immediately followed, while one eye was held in place by its long, thin tail.

The monsters formed a sturdy sedan chair and carried Liu Baishuang up the cliff bit by bit.

A look of bewilderment crossed Liu Baishuang's eyes. She had never imagined that her subordinates would still help her after the pollution was suppressed. She had always thought that everyone had gathered around her because of the blood of the Heavenly Demon.

But think about it carefully...

She found Xiao Hei when it was on the verge of death.

People with short tails are ostracized and driven out of their groups because of their congenital defect.

With one eye missing, it struggled to hunt and was abandoned.

The molar was actually missing a row of teeth, and it wasn't until Liu Baishuang used cast iron to fill it in that it was able to chew food.

"So, it wasn't what I thought?"

Liu Baishuang blinked blankly.

She thought she was just randomly choosing monsters to corrupt, but unconsciously, she seemed to be influenced by Xu Qinglan.

"Master..."

Liu Baishuang bit her lip.

But even if everyone tries their best to send her to the cliff, what good will it do?

She was too weak; she couldn't even withstand a single move from her future self.

On this precipice, with no connection to the sky or the earth, who could possibly respond to her plea for help?

"no."

Liu Baishuang clenched her fingers tightly, causing the already damaged and chipped flying sword to tremble slightly.

"Then there isn't one."

She took several deep breaths, trying her best to steady her aching wrist.

The sword became steady, pointing straight up the cliff, but... the snow-white tassel was still trembling slightly.

It seemed as if a glimmer of light was drifting in from the distant dense forest.