At the Mount Sagiri,
The battlefield at this moment was an indescribably bizarre, and somewhat comical scene.
Akaza clutched his severed right arm, his whole body aching and his veins still burning.
Kokushibo even worse; the mighty Upper Rank One Moon One was Giyu into the ruins by Giyu.
Giyu Tomioka stood still, flicking the blood off his blade.
Looking at these two utterly helpless monsters, Lord Water Hashira's perpetually expressionless face remained completely blank.
But my mind has already started wildly imagining scenarios for myself.
"It's really useful."
Giyu silently gave Sanemi Shinazugawa a five-star rating in his heart.
"Although smearing one's own blood on a knife might seem a bit like street performer acrobatics, but..."
Giyu looked at Kokushibo, who couldn't even crawl.
"To make Upper Rank One writhe like a maggot on the ground, this bloodletting was a huge win."
However, Giyu knew very well that Upper Rank's recovery ability was at an abnormal level that defied scientific principles.
Although his blood is potent, it can only render them powerless for a few dozen seconds at most.
A few dozen seconds is enough for an ordinary person to yawn, but for Giyu, who is using the [Transparent World], it's enough to send them to meet the King of Hell.
Strike while the iron is hot and kill him!
Double standards in the Giyu mean giving the enemy no chance to breathe!
Without any hesitation, Giyu pushed Water Breathing & Moon Breathing to the absolute limit that his body could withstand.
The lungs emitted a roar like that of a giant whale in the deep sea, as massive amounts of oxygen were frantically squeezed into the muscle fibers.
"Water Breathing - Twelfth Form ~"
Giyu's figure blurred instantly, and he began to spin rapidly in place!
"--Storm!!"
Without any unnecessary words, a colossal tornado, a blend of azure and crimson, rising from the ground and connecting heaven and earth!!
The violent cutting force, with its overwhelming momentum, blasted towards the two Upper Rank lying in the ruins without reservation.
Akaza and Kokushibo had no time to mount any effective defense; they were even struggling to stand up straight.
"No--!"
In the eye of this meat grinder-like storm, the two Upper Rank bodies were like tattered clothes thrown into a washing machine.
"Sizzle--!"
Akaza and Kokushibo's indestructible bodies were directly cut in half by this violent tornado!
The mangled upper and lower body was violently cleaved away by the terrifying wind pressure.
"Phew~"
Giyu stopped and exhaled a puff of white mist.
With a flick of his wrist, he picked up his Nichirin Blade and prepared to walk over and perform a final physical ritual to send the two monsters, which had been cut in two, to their doom.
But just as Giyu took his first step!!
The [Transparent World] that had been running at full power in his mind suddenly rang out!!
The piercing alarm exploded directly at the nerve endings.
Giyu's movements froze instantly.
In another grove of trees on the Mount Sagiri Back Mountain.
The situation is absolutely terrible.
"Huff... huff..."
Sakonji Urokodaki gripped his Nichirin Blade with both hands, panting heavily.
And directly opposite him.
A monster with a whimsical appearance that completely challenges the limits of human aesthetics is poking most of its body out of a strangely shaped pot.
Upper Rank Five - Gyokko!!
This guy didn't even move his hands much; his misplaced mouth was emitting a mocking, punchable laugh.
"Ugh, what a disgusting sword-wielding pose."
Gyokko twisted her disgustingly short arms, her face full of contempt for humans.
"I thought my ex- Water Hashira could give me a little bit of artistic inspiration."
As a result, your swordsmanship is utterly devoid of any beauty!
Not only is he crude and rigid, but he's also like a country old man who only knows how to chop wood!
While spewing out a barrage of trash talk, Gyokko casually patted the spout of the pot.
"Pfft pfft--"
Dozens more grotesque fish-like monsters, covered in slimy substance and covered with countless disgusting tentacles and sharp teeth, spewed out of the pot.
As soon as these fish monsters landed, they pounced on Sakonji Urokodaki like mad dogs smelling fish, opening their blood-red mouths wide.
The most disgusting thing is that as they crawl, they spew out green venom.
"Water Breathing - Third Form - Flowing Dance!"
Sakonji Urokodaki gritted his teeth and transformed into flowing water, weaving through the swarm of fish monsters.
In a flash of light, seven or eight fish monsters were chopped into pieces.
But it's useless!!
These things are disgusting. Not only are there many of them, but they are also as resilient as cockroaches. Even if they are cut in half, they will still wriggle and spit out venom.
The difference in strength is just too great!!
Although Sakonji Urokodaki had extensive combat experience, the angle of each of his strikes was impeccable.
But he was getting on in years and had long passed the prime of his life as a swordsman.
This high-intensity, relentless battle caused his stamina to deplete rapidly.
"Tsk tsk tsk, too slow, too slow!!"
"Old bones, are your joints all rusted?"
Gyokko shook her head, feigning heartache.
"A piece like you, utterly worthless and a complete defect, isn't even worthy of being used as a decorative item for my teapots!!"
"However, grinding you into minced meat and feeding it to my little ones can be considered a form of waste utilization."
Urokodaki ignored the disgusting guy's taunts.
His hand holding the knife had begun to tremble, and his lungs were experiencing a tearing pain due to lack of oxygen.
He knew very well that he was most likely going to die here today.
But his mind drifted back to the children he had once taught...
"We absolutely cannot let these monsters go and disturb them!!"
Sakonji Urokodaki bit his tongue, using the excruciating pain to force himself to regain consciousness, and once again raised the already dulled Nichirin Blade.
Mountaintop ruins.
At this moment, Giyu Tomioka's heart was completely thrown into turmoil.
In his Transparent World, Master Urokodaki's life-giving aura was now completely surrounded by dense, filthy Demon Aura, its light dimmed to the extreme.
Giyu panicked completely.
For the first time, a strong sense of panic appeared on his face, which was usually impassive even in the face of imminent collapse.
The floodgates of memory were uncontrollably flung open at that moment.
The image of the older sister, Tsutako, lying in a pool of blood while protecting her.
That feeling of helplessness, like wanting to tear yourself to pieces.
How many people is God going to take away from him?!?!
He finally found Master Urokodaki, an old man who took him in and taught him like a father.
It was only with great difficulty that they finally found Sabito, someone they could entrust their back to.
It wasn't easy for Kanae to find like-minded friends.
If... if my master were killed today, less than half a hill away from me...
What's the point of being a so-called Water Hashira then?!?!
With all these so-called skills of mine, who can I possibly protect?!
Damn it!
Giyu gave up on finishing off the enemy.
Screw the Upper Rank!
Screw the total annihilation plan!
At this Giyu, only one thought remained in Yiyong's mind.
Help!!
Help!!
"Boom!"
The ground beneath Giyu's feet collapsed instantly, and he didn't even bother to adjust his Breathing Style.
He completely abandoned all defense, transforming into a raging, azure-blue torrent, and charged Sakonji Urokodaki.
Trees and rocks blurred into indistinct afterimages on either side of his vision.
"Wait for me! Master Urokodaki, you hold on!!"
Giyu gripped his Nichirin Blade tightly in his hand.
The wind whistled in his ears, like the howling of ghosts and wolves.
And that disgusting demonic aura representing the Gyokko was getting closer and closer to his master.