Sesshomaru's hands were frozen solid, and bone-chilling cold surged into his body. Yet his expression remained unchanged. Demonic power burst forth from within him, and the ice on his hands began to crack...
"Eat this punch!"
At that moment, Yae Sakura suddenly threw a punch at Sesshomaru's face. Just as it was about to strike his cheek, a barrier suddenly appeared around him and blocked the blow.
"Tenseiga!"
With just one glance, Yae Sakura immediately recognized the origin of the barrier. It came from the Tenseiga on Sesshomaru's body. Though Tenseiga had little offensive power, it was an invaluable treasure in other respects.
Whenever its master faced mortal danger, it would automatically create a barrier for its wielder. Besides that, even someone who had died... as long as their soul remained, Tenseiga could grant them another life.
Protected by the barrier, Sesshomaru neither fled nor counterattacked. Instead, he swiftly grabbed So'unga's hilt, intending to pull it out.
However... just as Sesshomaru prepared to draw it, he discovered that he could not pull it out no matter what he did, even though it was only embedded in ordinary soil.
"It was you..."
After repeatedly failing to pull out So'unga, Sesshomaru's cold gaze turned toward Yae Sakura.
"That's right! I put a curse on So'unga. Without power that breaks through your limits, you can't force it out. If you want it, then come and fight me seriously for a few moves!"
Yae Sakura did not deny it, nor did she intend to draw the Spirit-Controlling Blade. Sesshomaru did not yet have his own sword, so using the Spirit-Controlling Blade against him would be too much!
"..."
Sesshomaru did not answer, but his body answered first. He raised his right hand, gathering and compressing immense demonic power in his palm until it formed