Chapter 14: Ding Dong, Triggering the Master Recognition Feature

When Su Nian arrived at the cave, the first thing she noticed were the imprisoned goblins and demon wolves.

Combined with the information that the lowly horned demon was here, it was clear that these creatures had been imprisoned by the horned demon…

Hmph!

As expected of a demon, so lowly.

After she defeated that trash horned demon, she would first make it kneel and beg for mercy, then step on its head and lock it up next to the goblins and demon wolves.

Let the trash horned demon taste the bitterness of imprisonment.

That would be true revenge!

Su Nian double-checked the location of the red dot on the map, then locked onto a spot behind a large rock.

“Is it behind this rock?”

“I’ve got you now!”

The peerlessly beautiful girl raised her sword, pointing it into the void, a sight that starkly contrasted with the dilapidated cave imprisoning the demonic beasts.

On the other side.

Chu Tian, in his horned demon form, stepped out from behind the rock.

Given his now taller and larger appearance, it was impossible for the girl before him to recognize him as the foolish boy she had deceived in Flash Town.

“Huh? So this is what you look like,” Su Nian was slightly taken aback.

When she had encountered the horned demon before, she hadn’t paid much attention to its appearance.

But this time, the horned demon’s face looked almost human.

Its overall appearance… didn’t even resemble a horned demon anymore, but rather a demon-human hybrid, like those from the demon nation that controlled vast territories in the northern part of the Western Continent, led by the Demon King and long hostile to human kingdoms.

Hmph!

So it was a mutated horned demon.

She had always thought that even if she was a bit weak before, she couldn’t have lost to a trash demon like a horned demon.

“What… do you want with me?”

Demon Chu Tian knew that Su Nian had likely deceived him, and her current actions were clearly hostile.

But.

The time they had spent together and the affection he felt for her in his heart prevented him from immediately entering a combat stance.

Instead, he asked a foolish question.

“What do I want with you?”

“To kill you, of course!” Su Nian pointed her sword at the horned demon, assuming a battle-ready posture.

She hadn’t expected the horned demon to ask a question.

Although she had heard a horned demon speak before, those words were unforgettable.

“Choose: kneel and beg for mercy, or die?”—these were the words she would definitely return to him today.

At this moment.

Even though Demon Chu Tian knew the girl before him had deceived him, he still didn’t want to fight the most beautiful and gentle girl in his heart.

“I think… we don’t need to fight…”

Demon Chu Tian desperately wanted to explain and express that he wasn’t a demon, but his words were cut off mid-sentence.

In an instant.

The girl before him moved.

“Swish!”

The sword sliced through the air, emitting a sharp hum.

In a flash.

The girl, who had been several meters away, closed the distance like a raging storm.

Her sword struck out!

Although Demon Chu Tian had no intention of fighting, he wouldn’t just stand there and wait for death.

His combat instincts from these days allowed him to narrowly dodge the attack.

The icy blade grazed past his scalp.

Demon Chu Tian felt a flicker of anger in his heart.

In his horned demon form, his personality had changed, becoming more irritable, violent, and his combat methods more brutal.

Now.

Even though he was facing the person he liked in his heart.

She had deceived him, treating him like nothing more than an ATM…

And now.

She was even using the sword he had given her to kill him!

For a moment.

A flicker of battle intent flashed through Chu Tian’s heart.

Since the other party had struck first, he couldn’t be blamed.

They could have communicated first.

He could have explained that he wasn’t a demon and that there was no need for a fight.

But not only had they deceived him, they had also tried to kill him without hesitation.

What a wicked woman!

Since she refused the polite approach and didn’t cherish the chance to communicate calmly…

Then he would just have to knock her down first and then have a proper conversation!

In the next moment.

Chu Tian, the horned demon, also made his move.

His massive, armor-like hand reached out to grab the young girl before him.

However, Su Nian swiftly dodged the attack.

With the enhancement of her advanced agility.

Not only had her speed increased, but her reaction time had also improved significantly.

“Again!”

Su Nian shouted with determination.

Compared to her previous encounters with the horned demon, she was now much stronger.

In an instant.

“Clang! Clang!”

Su Nian’s long sword clashed with the demon’s claws several times.

Her enhanced speed and strength, combined with her advanced swordsmanship, gave her a slight edge over the horned demon.

Hmph!

It seemed that this horned demon had also grown stronger over the past few days.

But it didn’t matter.

Thanks to the damned system, she had exchanged 10,000 points of humiliation for solid combat prowess, making her fearless in the face of this demon.

“Aim for the head, then the legs, then the head again!”

“Ahaha, just kidding, I’m only going for your head!” Su Nian, now brimming with confidence, started trash-talking.

Surprisingly, it worked.

She pretended to aim for the legs but actually went for the head, and the demon fell for it.

Hahaha.

Although the horned demon had some strength, she had completely suppressed him.

More importantly, the terrain of the cave left the demon with no chance of escape.

She had completely blocked the only exit.

On the other side.

Chu Tian, who had been toyed with by Su Nian, was growing increasingly furious.

Was this woman really so skilled at deception?

Even in the midst of battle, she had to lie?

And…

Her strength was far beyond what he had imagined.

Not only was she not inferior to him in speed, but she also matched him in strength, which was supposed to be his forte.

What was evenmore terrifying was that her sword techniques were incredibly refined.

To make matters worse, he had personally handed over his weapon to Su Nian earlier.

Now, he was fighting bare-handed.

Damn it!

How could he possibly win?

As he pondered.

Chu Tian subtly positioned himself to block her line of sight and then coated his claws with a “Fatigue Potion” he had purchased from the system using his anger points.

It was thanks to this potion that he had been able to capture those goblins and demon wolves unharmed.

Now.

His only chance of victory was to scratch the girl’s skin and let the “Fatigue Potion” enter her bloodstream, allowing it to take effect and weaken her.

Meanwhile.

Su Nian took a step back and assumed a defensive stance.

Although she had been dominating the fight, she hadn’t dealt any critical damage to the demon.

She didn’t want to drag this out any longer.

It was time to end this battle.

You weakling horned demon… kneel before me!

At that moment.

Su Nian gathered her inner energy and channeled it into her sword.

In the next second.

The sword ignited, and a blazing, majestic long sword appeared in Su Nian’s hand.

“Hmph, it’s over!”

“B-rank martial skill… Blazing Sword Dance!”

With a furious cry from Su Nian, her entire body began to spin and dance, like a sprite dancing amidst flames.

The spiraling firelight, resembling a life-reaping inferno, surged rapidly toward the horned demon before her.

With no way to dodge.

The flaming longsword slashed directly onto the horned demon’s arm.

“Clang!”

Forced to face it head-on, Chu Tian braced himself to take the blow, expecting severe injuries.

But in the next moment, a system notification sounded.

“Ding dong, the [Acknowledgement] trait of the Malevolent Sword has been triggered. A renowned sword possesses a spirit and will not harm its master.”