This is Ibaraki Kasen! She then used the small, electricity-generating creature on her shoulder to spread the current throughout her body's active cells, finally concentrating the electricity in her palm!

Bang--!!!!!!

Ibaraki Kasen slammed his palm into Yang Xiying's chest, causing a shockwave that spread outwards in a fan shape from Yang Xiying!

It extinguished the flames behind it, even causing the earth and rocks on the ground to be kicked up, making a deafening sound.

But Yang Xiying showed no signs of being harmed and stood motionless, which surprised Ibaraki Kasen.

But his years of combat experience also allowed him to continue his attack, his fists and palms raining down like a storm, directly hitting Yang Xiying's body from all over!

The ground behind Yang Xiying was ravaged by the constant gusts of wind from the punches, but Yang Xiying remained motionless.

"Ha—" Even when Ibaraki Kasen felt a bit tired and stopped, the other side continued to speak.

"If it's Master Hua Shan, I can still let you act cute a bit."

"Bastard—!!!" This was undoubtedly the biggest taunt to Ibaraki Kasen, and she threw another punch at Yang Xiying!

Bang--!!!!!!

But Yang Xiying remained unmoved, while Ibaraki Kasen even suffered a backlash, or rather, she had already suffered a backlash beforehand.

—Now, after a single burst of power, Ibaraki Kasen was sent flying!

"..." Ibaraki Kasen's arm bones were cracked, but this was an injury that could be quickly healed by a demon.

“You can’t even break through the Tai Chi stance, so you can’t make me feel afraid,” Yang Xiying calmly replied to the other side.

"Hey, you human are really arrogant."

The repeated mockery finally made Ibaraki Kasen's clone's consciousness unable to hold back any longer, and it began to take over the consciousness of Ibaraki Kasen's original body.

"Go back... to me! I'll deal with this guy—!" But Ibaraki Kasen's true form resisted the other party taking her body!

"So, Master Huashan, you never intended to scare me at all?" Yang Xiying asked at this moment.

"...!" Ibaraki Kasen looked astonished. At this moment, she really shouldn't have resisted the clone taking over control of her body.

But why...?

“Because you don’t want your arms to come out and harm people,” Yang Xiying said, as if she could see right through the other person’s thoughts.

"...!"

"So what's wrong with me planning to end my life with death?!" Ibaraki Kasen replied with a gloomy expression.

"I have taken too many lives! That is utterly unforgivable! I can only atone with my death!"

"...Gurgle!" Before she could finish speaking, Ibaraki Kasen's head started to throb with pain, and her face became contorted with rage.

“Hey, I’ve never heard of such a thing, buddy,” but this time the anger wasn’t directed at Yang Xiying.

Instead, it's another version of herself inside her body, because she wants to die. That's right, she is now Ibaraki Kasen, who escaped from the wooden box before!

"After all these years, have you learned to collude with outsiders to deceive yourself?" Ibaraki Kasen's face was gloomy.

"I won't tolerate betrayal. I'll deal with you after I kill that outsider...!" As soon as she finished speaking, Yang Xiying rushed in front of her.

"Don't interrupt when others are talking—!!!" Yang Xiying slapped Ibaraki Kasen in the chest!

——! ! !

Ibaraki Kasen felt an extremely terrifying force assaulting her entire body, the violent impact making her feel as if she were about to be thrown out!

She did fly away in the end, but Ibaraki Kasen's body remained in the same place; it was only Ibaraki Kasen's arm clone that flew away!

boom--! ! !

The clone flew away for quite some time before stopping. She struggled to get up and glared at Yang Xiying with resentment.

"You guy...!"

"..."

Yang Xiying swung her arms in a circular motion, then brought her hands together at her waist in a calyx shape before pushing them out!

"The dragon that soars too high will regret it—!!!"

Then, a surge of energy was released, transforming into a giant orange-red dragon that attacked Ibaraki Kasen's arm clone!

——! ! !

Before the opponent could react, the giant dragon swallowed Ibaraki Kasen's clone, completely annihilating it!

Ibaraki Hana slapped his arm, unable to rise again!

"...!" Ibaraki Kasen could only stare blankly at all of this. Had her arm, which was so difficult to seal, been destroyed by the other side just like that?

"Tsk, I've forgotten what I was going to say after all this," Yang Xiying said irritably, scratching her head and walking away into the distance.

"...Where are you going?" Ibaraki Kasen called out to Yang Xiying, who looked like she was about to leave.

“…Now that your severed arm has been destroyed, I should leave as well,” Yang Xiying stopped and turned around to reply.

“You haven’t even laid a hand on me yet,” Ibaraki Kasen replied directly, as the other party had only destroyed his arm.

“But you didn’t do anything wrong,” Yang Xiying replied directly, while Ibaraki Kasen responded angrily, “How could I not have done anything wrong?!”

"Do you really think that cutting off an arm is enough to atone for all the evil I've done in the past?!"

"The souls of those I killed are constantly calling me to go to hell to atone for their sins!"

"So, how many people did you kill?" Yang Xiying asked at this moment, her face calm, but radiating an invisible pressure.

“Two…more than twenty thousand,” Ibaraki Kasen responded to the other side, while Yang Xiying said something like that.

"That's all?"

"What do you mean 'only this much'...?!" Ibaraki Kasen responded subconsciously, but then felt the oppressive aura emanating from the other side.

This isn't something that comes from sheer strength; it's the murderous aura that comes from killing people, and from killing a great many people at that.

"How many people...did you kill?"

"It's probably around seventy or eighty thousand," Yang Xiying replied calmly, which shocked Ibaraki Kasen, who couldn't help but ask.

"What did you do...?"

"Master Huashan should know that I am going to venture into another world. In another world, one must be decisive in killing."

Yang Xiying spoke as if it were perfectly reasonable.

"This is no different from killing chickens, ducks, and cows, so killing more or less is the same, even if they are basically animals worse than pigs and dogs."

"—But the fact remains that I have taken lives."

“…!” Ibaraki Kasen remained silent.

"However, I will not seek death, not only because the universe would suffer if I died and other people would want me to live, but also because I simply want to live a good life in this world."

"These two points will always be my reasons for living, and Master Huashan, you should also have reasons for living."

“There are still people who want you to live,” Yang Xiying continued, while Ibaraki Kasen questioned, “So does that mean you can ignore your own sins?”

"Master Huashan, what is the difference between laying down the butcher's knife and instantly becoming a Buddha?"

PS: This is a two-in-one compilation of four thousand words.

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"..."

Yang Xiying's question silenced Ibaraki Kasen, who couldn't answer, but Yang Xiying still provided the answer.

"If you have committed a crime, then you should make amends for your mistakes. This does not necessarily mean that you should die to atone for your sins."

"Because if you're alive, you can always find a way to make amends. If you accidentally kill someone, you can resurrect them. If you can't resurrect them, you can reverse time."

“There will always be a way. I will never atone for killing someone with my own death, because I don’t think I did anything wrong, and I want to live.”

"Even if someone comes seeking revenge, whether it's assassination, poisoning, using strange poisons, or witchcraft, whatever the method, I will accept it all."

"..." Ibaraki Kasen was surprised to see Yang Xiying's firm and unwavering tone, but she could only remain silent for now.

"Master Huashan, as an immortal, you can remember everything from your birth to the present. Do you still remember why you killed people?"

"..."

"...At first, I was seeking revenge, but because I became a demon, the long-term struggle with humans began..."

Ibaraki Kasen eventually responded to the question posed by the other side. Initially, it was out of revenge, but later it became an almost instinctive fight against humans.

—Because they want to hurt themselves, to kill themselves.

“So from the moment you started fighting with humans, it already meant that you didn’t want to be killed and wanted to live,” Yang Xiying said.

"...I'm sorry, I'm not nearly as strong as you, Yang Xiying," Ibaraki Kasen finally said.

While there may be a legitimate reason for harming humans, the nature of such actions will change over time, as Yang Xiying has stated.

Regardless of the reasons, the taking of lives remains a fact, so the next step is to consider one's own thoughts.

But I can't be as resolute as Yang Xiying, and I even fantasize about trying to win her back.

"Then how about relying on someone who doesn't want you to die?" Yang Xiying said, which stunned Ibaraki Kasen.

"...The person who doesn't want me to die?"

“Since someone doesn’t want you to die, they will definitely help you take the blame,” Yang Xiying replied directly.

"...So this is what you think, Yang Xiying?"

“I did say before that I didn’t want my master Hua Shan, who had taken care of me, to die,” Yang Xiying responded before changing the subject.

"Moreover, when I enjoy your care as a sinner, it already means that I am already inextricably linked to sinners."

“Heh…hahahahaha,” Yang Xiying’s words made Ibaraki Kasen laugh out loud, his tone bitter and his eyes complicated.

"This is the first time I've met someone as strange as you. After knowing so much about me, you still go to such lengths to keep me alive."

"Just because I took care of you?" She didn't feel like she had done anything for him, only explained some knowledge to him.

—But the other side is learning so fast that I feel like I don't have much strength left.

"Actually—" "Never mind, whatever the reason, I'll go along with your idea."

Just as Yang Xiying was about to say something, Ibaraki Kasen interrupted her. She calmed herself down and then assumed a fighting stance.

"If you can defeat me, our battle isn't over yet. Defeating just another version of myself isn't enough."

"Should I activate the sparring feature?"

I was going to say that he was also giving Suika and Yukari a chance, but for now I'll just go along with what they're saying.

—It would be wonderful if a fight could solve everything.

“That place can indeed give us our all,” Ibaraki Kasen nodded, and Yang Xiying understood and immediately used the sparring function.

"Then...let's begin!"

The two walked in and their hands collided, entering a new dimensional space, but the environment was still similar to the dimensional space created by Yang Xiying.

—And Yang Xiying can also enjoy the effects of the venue she created!

"Human combat! Ready Go—!!!"

At the same time, a mysterious sound came from the sky, and both sides launched an attack after the sound was heard!

Ibaraki Kasen went all out! Yang Xiying did the same, this time initiating the attack!

With a palm strike, Ibaraki Kasen barely managed to block it. Having completely severed ties with evil energy, she still had to start training from scratch!

"drink--!"

Finally, Yang Xiying appeared like a ghost in front of Ibaraki Kasen, who had been stunned by Yang Xiying's continuous attacks, and carried her on her shoulder!

She then spun it and threw it high into the air. At that moment, Yang Xiying also leaped high into the air, catching Ibaraki Kasen headfirst.

It spun at high speed like a top and crashed into the ground hundreds of meters above the ground! It fell like a meteor!

Boom—!!!!!!!!!

The earth trembled, rocks and soil were thrown up, and spiderweb-like cracks spread for kilometers in an instant. A terrifying roar resounded in all directions!

Yang Xiying! WINNER—!!!

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