Flying Slash!

Ripples of lightning surged across Kujo Tachibana's body, and in the blink of an eye, he vanished from his spot.

At that very moment, Kokushibo, who was watching the battle from the side, felt his pupils constrict sharply!

"This is?"

"Perfect control over one's own body!"

"To have grasped the Transparent World at such an age..."

A flash of malice flickered through Kokushibo's eyes.

"BOOM!!"

Akaza swung his fist at empty air, but the force of the blow struck the atmosphere like a solid object, erupting with a thunderous roar.

"Thunder Breathing: Fourth Form - Distant Thunder Modified!"

Blue and yellow currents of electricity flashed across Kujo Tachibana's Nichirin Sword.

Before Akaza could launch another attack, Kujo Tachibana, having retreated over ten meters away, drew his blade and swung it toward Akaza!

In an instant, bolts of electricity erupted from the Nichirin Sword, whistling as they surged toward Akaza at high speed.

Looking at the incoming lightning, the combat instincts ingrained deep within Akaza's body screamed at him!

He absolutely must not let his body come into contact with this electricity!

"Destructive Death: Air Type!"

Akaza opened his palms and then clenched them into fists!

He danced his fists, striking the air in front of him twice in a split second!

The air was instantly compressed to the extreme, and two fist-shaped shockwaves shot out like bullets toward the lightning unleashed by Kujo Tachibana!

"Bang..."

The lightning offered no resistance at all!

It was scattered directly by the shockwaves Akaza had punched out, and the remaining force of the strikes continued to surge toward Kujo Tachibana.

Seeing his control skill, Fourth Form: Distant Thunder Modified, interrupted by Akaza's shockwaves, Kujo Tachibana felt no disappointment.

Instead, he watched the incoming shockwaves with great interest.

He did not dodge.

Kujo Tachibana wanted to test the strength of this attack method.

Adjusting the angle of his strike, Tachibana held his Nichirin Sword horizontally to block, catching both shockwaves at a precise angle.

The two sides began to grapple!

To feel the true power of the shockwaves, Kujo Tachibana did not use any deflection techniques.

He simply braced himself against the two impacts, being pushed back several meters by their force.

His feet dragged across the ground, leaving two clearly visible furrows.

Looking at the marks his feet had carved into the earth, Kujo Tachibana couldn't help but marvel inwardly:

"This move is quite interesting..."

Using a special technique to gather and compress the air around the fist.

Then, unleashing that compressed air with a punch to create a long-range attack effect.

The power was not weak either, which meant the energy loss during transmission was minimal.

One had to admit, Akaza was truly a genius!

In contrast, the Demon Slayer Corps had to use Nichirin Swords to physically decapitate demons to kill them.

Therefore, the development of swordsmanship in this world often leaned toward close-quarters combat, facing demons in a simple, unadorned manner...

Meanwhile, the unrestrained demons had Blood Demon Arts that were far more flashy and elaborate!

However, the Blood Demon Arts of other demons were somewhat like innate talents, impossible to replicate.

But!

Akaza was different; this guy followed the path of physical technique, and his Blood Demon Art was, in part, pure martial arts!

It was just that Akaza's physical strength was so high, combined with his peerless martial prowess, that it appeared exceptionally overbearing.

Kujo Tachibana could learn these skills!

Though, for the time being, this was the only move of his that Kujo Tachibana had his eye on.

"Destructive Death: Air Type!"

Kujo Tachibana looked at Akaza with sparkling eyes and spoke quite directly:

"Please, give me a few more of those attacks!"

(Kujo Tachibana: Akaza, harder! Come and trample me...)

Akaza, feeling completely baffled, cast two strange looks at Kujo Tachibana.

Fortunately, our Lord Akaza was quite tolerant toward the strong and did not refuse Kujo Tachibana's request.

Destructive Death: Air Type!

Destructive Death: Air Type!

Destructive Death: Air Type!

Destructive Death: Air Type!

Destructive Death: Air Type!

Destructive Death: Air Type!

Kujo Tachibana closed his eyes, dodging the incoming fist imprints from Akaza while focusing all his attention on sensing the subtle changes within Akaza's body.

Especially in his fingers.

Akaza's handiwork was truly exquisite! (So cool.)

After the six-shot barrage, Akaza was starting to struggle.

Because of the continuous explosive stretching, most of the muscle fibers throughout his body were now torn.

If he were human, he would be a vegetable by now.

Moreover, due to certain special techniques, even Akaza's toughest parts—his fingers—were split with fine, dense wounds.

(Akaza's fingertips are black; in the anime, when he fought the Flame Hashira, he caught the blade with those black parts and essentially took no damage.)

Sensing the attacks had suddenly ceased, Kujo Tachibana opened his eyes with a hint of dissatisfaction and looked at Akaza with a gaze of disdain.

It was as if he were saying: Is that all you've got?

This highly insulting look!

Instantly, it made Akaza rise to the occasion once more, and his body's recovery speed accelerated significantly...

Destructive Death: Air Type!

Destructive Death: Air Type!

Destructive Death: Air Type!

"So that's how it is!"

After experiencing Akaza's handiwork over a dozen times, Kujo Tachibana finally grasped this special technique and the way force was exerted.

Looking at the exhausted-looking Akaza, Kujo Tachibana did not take advantage of the demon's state, but simply stood to the side, holding his Nichirin Sword quietly.

He began to ponder his new skill.

Flying Slash!

Watching the man and the demon stop fighting with such tacit understanding, Kokushibo could not help but turn dark in the face!

Blue veins began to bulge!

"What are you two doing!!"

"Get serious!!"

At this moment, Kokushibo could barely suppress his inner impulses.

He wanted to slaughter both of these idiots!

Whether Akaza sensed Kokushibo's mental state or not, he didn't wait for his muscles to fully heal before stomping his feet heavily on the ground and launching another strike toward Kujo Tachibana!

However, this time, Akaza did not use the Air Type...

Destructive Death: End Style: Chaotic Blue Silver Afterglow!

Well!

Akaza had unleashed his ultimate!

This style could be considered one of Akaza's innate abilities after becoming a demon, a skill naturally awakened upon his transformation.

After Akaza deployed his Compass Needle, he could fire hundreds of light bullets out of thin air, launching them in all directions from his center in an instant.

The speed was immense and the power devastating; in the manga, even Tomioka Giyu's Water Breathing: Eleventh Form: Dead Calm could not fully defend against it.

But it had been perfectly dodged by Tanjiro after he entered the Transparent World.

Therefore, this flashy move was even more useless against Kujo Tachibana...

Watching the overwhelming barrage of missiles before him, Kujo Tachibana began to maneuver and dodge the incoming attacks in advance.

Kujo Tachibana raised his Nichirin Sword, vibrating the blade in a small, precise arc!

The next second!

Kujo Tachibana swung his Nichirin Sword fiercely toward Akaza!

With a soft, metallic "shing..." sound!

A white, nearly translucent, crescent-shaped slash shot forth from Kujo Tachibana's Nichirin Sword!

In an instant, it crossed over ten meters, heading straight for Akaza's neck!

Akaza's eyes were filled with shock!

He knew exactly where this move came from.

However, Akaza had not expected this human to master the force-generating techniques and the accompanying special methods of Void Style in such a short time.

With the Flying Slash closing in, Akaza had no time to ponder; he clenched his fists and held them tightly in front of his neck to protect it!

"Sshhh..."

The Flying Slash flashed past.

Akaza's fists and head fell to the ground together!