By this point in the battle, the gap in strength between the two had become crystal clear.
To break through Wind Sickle's Blood Demon Art, Sanemi Shinazugawa had expended a tremendous amount of stamina. It had not been an ordinary Ninth Form, but the Ninth Form unleashed at full power.
Wind Sickle, on the other hand, had not been affected in the slightest by having his Blood Demon Art broken. He could unleash that level of Blood Demon Art as many times as he wished.
Sanemi Shinazugawa lowered his head helplessly. It was not that he had lost his fighting spirit; reality was simply too cruel. Faced with the powerful Wind Sickle, even he, one of the Demon Slayer Corps' leading figures, was no match for him.
"Thank you, Mr. Feng Lian. You've helped me see myself clearly. I still have a long way to go..." Sanemi Shinazugawa sheathed his Sunwheel Blade. There was no need to continue fighting now.
Seeing Sanemi Shinazugawa's slight dejection, Kanae Kocho was about to step forward to comfort him when Gyomei Himejima stopped her.
"Kanae, trust in a man's inner strength. There's no need to worry about Sanemi Shinazugawa!"
"Mr. Gyomei..." Kanae Kocho stared blankly at Gyomei Himejima, then let out a soft sigh and abandoned the thought of comforting Sanemi Shinazugawa.
"Then I shall be the second to step forward. I, too, wish to experience Mr. Feng Lian's strength!" Gyomei Himejima said steadily as he walked step by step into the trial grounds.
Although the Pillars had never formally competed against one another, they all agreed that the strongest among them was undoubtedly Gyomei Himejima.
Gyomei Himejima's initiative in stepping forward naturally drew everyone's attention. This included Rota, who was also greatly looking forward to seeing what Gyomei Himejima could do.
After Demon