Mountain top
The two powerful figures standing at the top of the ghost pyramid were thinking the same thing at this moment.
Who am I? Where am I? What just happened?
Isn't it two against one?
Don't we have the advantage?
How did I get countered with a combo in the blink of an eye, and almost get double-killed?
This script is wrong!
Akaza looked excited!
'Is this guy... a monster?'
Using two Breathing Style simultaneously? That's completely unscientific!
'But... so strong! Really so strong!'
My fighting spirit is about to explode with excitement!
Kokushibo's expression was solemn!
'... Yoriichi Tsugikuni?!'
'No, he is not Yoriichi.'
'But that chilling sense of oppression, that talent that manipulates Water Breathing and Moon Breathing with such mastery...'
Jealousy~
'After hundreds of years, this deep-seated jealousy has returned!'
'We must... we must eliminate him completely here!'
Standing opposite them Giyu Tomioka.
That perpetually expressionless face showed no emotion whatsoever.
But a fierce internal struggle was raging within him.
I'm so hungry...
I think I used too much force just now; my wrist is a little sore.
Why aren't those two guys moving? Are they taking a halftime break?
If you're going to fight, then fight! Why do you always try to communicate with your eyes in a way that's hard to understand?
I don't understand... I don't understand at all...
I really want to eat radish and salmon!
Just as Giyu Tomioka began to seriously consider,
"Ha ha ha ha!!"
Akaza suddenly burst into an even more manic laugh than before.
His wounds were forcibly healed under the impetus of his battle qi, and the aura he exuded was even more ferocious than before.
"That's fantastic! That's absolutely fantastic!"
Giyu -san!
I've remembered your name!
You are my destined rival!
Come on! Let's fight until dawn!
Before the words were finished,
His figure transformed into a streak of azure lightning once more.
This time, however, he did not choose to charge in a straight line. Instead, he used a strange, zigzag trajectory to move rapidly around Giyu, trying to find Nagi's weakness.
"Destructive Death - Disorder!"
Countless fists rained down on Giyu Yong from all directions, at different angles and speeds!
At the same time, Kokushibo also made a move.
He no longer held back his strength.
"Click... click..."
With a chilling cracking sound, Kokushibo's body underwent a second transformation!
Countless grotesque bone blades pierced wildly from his spine, arms, and shoulders, arming him into a true killing machine!
The demon blade in his hand extended into vein-like sharp edges, making it look even more eerie and terrifying!
Phase Two: Complete Liberation!
"Moon Breathing - Fourteenth Form: Catastrophe, Tenman Crescent Moon!"
The fully-formed Kokushibo has reached an inconceivable level of power!
With a single swing of his sword, countless tiny yet incredibly sharp crescent blades appeared, like a tornado sweeping everything away.
Descending from the sky, it intertwined with Akaza, forming a deadly net with no blind spots and no way to avoid it!
Faced with this situation that seemed beyond saving, Giyu Tomioka finally frowned slightly.
This is troublesome...
Nagi's defensive range is limited and she cannot withstand this kind of area-of-effect attack.
And, these two... seem genuinely angry.
"Water Breathing - Twelfth Form..."
Giyu Tomioka took a deep breath. Instead of defending, he chose to attack!
"--Lan!"
Giyu's figure spun rapidly in place!
The Nichirin Blade in his hand transformed into a deep blue tornado that connected heaven and earth!
This tornado is a perfect blend of the resilience of water and the domineering power of the moon.
It has no fixed form, yet it can engulf everything that comes near it, and then use the purest power of rotation and cutting to completely tear it apart and annihilate it!
"Boom--!"
A cyan fist wind, a purple moon blade, a blue tornado!
Three energies, each representing extreme destructive power, collided violently at the summit of Mount Sagiri!
The light that burst forth in that instant even outshone the moon in the sky!
The scene changes.
In another part of the forest in the Mount Sagiri.
A similarly intense chase, but with a completely different style, is unfolding.
"Huff... huff... you bastard! Stop right there!"
Panting heavily, Sabito strode after Yaoshi with his long legs, relentlessly chasing after him.
"Hehe, beautiful pink-haired lady, you have good stamina~"
The Yaoshi running ahead seemed completely at ease, even having the leisure to turn back and make a sarcastic remark.
His mutated body, with several octopus-like fleshy tentacles growing from his back, constantly lashed the ground, allowing him to move at high speed in a way that saved him energy.
"Don't run away! If you've got the guts, fight me fair and square!" Sabito's pretty face turned red with anger.
"Fight? Why fight?"
The Yaoshi asked, looking completely bewildered.
"We're all civilized people, can't we sit down and talk things over?"
"For example, we could talk about the latest Nobel Prize laureate in Medicine, or explore the molecular mechanisms of apoptosis... Don't worry, I'm very good at these."
"What the hell am I talking to you about?!"
Sabito went completely berserk. She suddenly accelerated, and the Nichirin Blade in her hand shimmered with intense water light!
"Water Breathing - Seventh Form - Drop Ripple Thrust, Curve!"
A sharp, concentrated thrust, like a drop of water, pierced his back at a tricky angle!
This is the most penetrating move in Water Breathing!
"Oh? That's interesting."
A hint of surprise flashed in the Yaoshi's eyes.
Instead of taking the blow head-on, he twisted his waist, and one of his tentacles lashed out like a whip against a nearby tree. Using the momentum, he shifted to the side, barely dodging the fatal attack.
"Sabito! Beware of its poison!"
Following behind, Kanae Kocho, enduring the excruciating pain in her leg, loudly reminded him.
Although she couldn't participate in direct combat, her observant eyes never left the Yaoshi's body.
She noticed that the tips of the Yaoshi's tentacles were shimmering with an ominous purple light.
Each time it hits the ground, it leaves a small patch of corroded skin!
"What a perceptive woman."
The Yaoshi glanced back at Kanae, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
He knew that this seriously injured woman was much more troublesome than that pink-haired girl who only knew how to charge and fight.
We must solve this auxiliary problem first!
Having made up his mind, the Yaoshi suddenly stopped, turned around to face the two pursuers, and gave them a kind smile.
"Two beautiful ladies, since you're so insistent, I'll keep you company for a while."
He spread his arms wide, like a conductor about to take the stage.
"Blood Demon Art: Virus Theater - Act One: Fatigue Mist!"
A large amount of pink mist, exuding a sweet and cloying fragrance, gushed from his mouth, instantly enveloping an area of several dozen meters in radius!
"Hold your breath!" Kanae shouted immediately.
But it was too late.
The Sabito, charging too fast, inhaled a large amount of poisonous mist.
She immediately felt a strong sense of fatigue and exhaustion wash over her, her muscles felt as heavy as lead, and even lifting the knife became difficult.
"Hateful..."
"Hehe, how does it feel?"
This is a neurotoxin I carefully formulated; it effectively reduces muscle activity, letting you experience the joy of lounging like Ge You.
The Yaoshi grinned maliciously, and his four tentacles shot out like arrows from a bow, simultaneously attacking the already sluggish Sabito from above, below, left, and right!
He wants to cripple this main damage dealer with a single move!
"Sabito!"
At this critical moment, Kanae behind him made an unexpected move.
She stepped forward, facing the deadly poisonous fog!
"Flower Breathing - Fifth Form - Peonies of Futility!"
Kanae's swordsmanship is not as sweeping and powerful as Sabito's, but rather as graceful and precise as a butterfly flitting among flowers.
She unleashed nine consecutive slashes in an instant.
The nine seemingly light slashes, however, were as if they had eyes, striking the weak points of the joints of the four attacking tentacles with unparalleled precision!
"Ding ding!"
A series of rapid collisions rang out!
The Yaoshi's seemingly inevitable attack was abruptly interrupted!
Although Kanae was also thrown back several steps by the enormous recoil, a trickle of blood escaped from the corner of her mouth.
But she succeeded in buying the Sabito a precious respite!
"Kanae! You!"
The Sabito was both startled and anxious.
"Don't speak!"
Kanae's voice carried a hint of decisiveness.
"His attack pattern is very simple! As long as you can see through the attack animation of his tentacles, you can predict it! Follow my commands!"
Damn it!
The Yaoshi's expression finally turned grim. He hadn't expected that this heavily injured woman would still possess such fighting power!
"Blood Demon Art: Virus Theater - Act Two: Muscle Stiffness Poison Needle!"
He was utterly enraged. All the tentacles on his back suddenly stood upright, their tips hardening instantly, and shot towards the two of them like a barrage of arrows!
"Three steps to the left front! Diagonal slash!" Kanae shouted.
Although Sabito was exhausted, she had an almost instinctive trust in Kanae, and without thinking, she swung her sword as instructed!
"Water Breathing - Fourth Form - Striking Tide!"
One is the main attacker, and the other is the support.
One force, one skill.
The waltz of the fox and the butterfly, in this forest shrouded in poisonous fog, plays a symphony of counterattack!
However, a demon's stamina is ultimately limitless.
In an attempt to protect Kanae, who was momentarily disoriented after inhaling toxic fumes, Sabito was caught off guard and couldn't dodge in time.
"Pfft!"
A tentacle shimmering with purple light lashed out and struck her hard on the back!
A piercing pain instantly spread throughout my body!
Sabito grunted and knelt on one knee, almost dropping his Nichirin Blade.
"Haha! It's over!!"
Seeing this golden opportunity, the Yaoshi grinned triumphantly.
All the tentacles, like giant pythons hunting their prey, lunged at the defenseless Sabito, devouring it relentlessly!