Veils of mist lay thick on every side.
A wind steeped in the breath of destruction blew straight into their faces.
Gu Su'an stood at the edge of the island, her long hair tossed by the gale as she stared intently beyond its shores.
—She couldn't see a thing.
Faintly, she felt her body beginning to erode, as if something were constantly draining her life force.
It was clear this place was no place for living beings to linger.
She knitted her brows and asked, "If I return to the past... will the version of me at that point in time be erased?"
Fei Ying waved a hand. "No. The Time Clan has profound space-time techniques that can merge you into one. You'll be the same you who existed back then."
Gu Su'an said, "In that case, please send me back. I'll help the other Gu Qingshan and fight alongside him."
Fei Ying looked at Gu Qingshan.
He nodded. "Call the Time Clan here. I'll form an alliance with them."
Beyond the island, a voice rang out:
"Fei Ying has already called for us."
The mist parted layer by layer, revealing a group of men and women clad in scaled armor.
The aura of time emanated from them, and countless afterimages swirled around them, as if time itself were their friend.
Gu Qingshan waved his hand.
An invisible barrier flickered before him, and a gate of light opened.
"Please, come in," Gu Qingshan said.
The Time Clan passed through the gate of light and landed on the island.
"The demons have occupied this stretch of the River of Time. They're advancing deep into Chaos."
As he spoke, the man at their head held out his hand.
Gu Qingshan shook it. "I'm Gu Qingshan, an enemy of the Demons of Evil