Achieving the Strongest Demon Blade, Starting from Demon Slayer!

As the words fell, Tanjiro blocked that lethal drop of blood. The slight numbness in his hands was enough to prove just how terrifying that blood was.

He could not help but think to himself.

That was terrifying. If I hadn't been on guard just now, that drop of blood might have already killed me.

When facing a demon with no information whatsoever, Lin Fan knew his own limits.

The rest was up to you, Tanjiro!

Though he said that, Lin Fan still used his demon power to strengthen Tanjiro.

Meanwhile.

When the female demon saw that her sneak attack had missed, her expression immediately darkened.

Damn it, my sneak attack actually failed!

Cursing under her breath, she raised her left hand and tore a savage wound open across her right arm, then violently flung it forward.

"Blood Demon Art—Ruinous Blood Rain!"

All of that blood shot toward Tanjiro at incredible speed.

Faced with the dense rain of blood.

Tanjiro hurriedly dodged, wielding his sword in one hand to block the bloody rain. Even so.

Some of the blood still broke through his defenses.

It struck Tanjiro's body, punching one bloody hole after another into him.

Fortunately, although it was fast, the blood itself was not hard enough. Even when it hit him, it was not fatal—but the pain was very real.

Even Tanjiro sucked in a sharp breath from the pain.

Desperate Struggle

Seeing this, Lin Fan immediately released his demon power.

Healing Tanjiro's wounds.

As the demon power flowed into his body, the bloody holes in Tanjiro's body began healing at a visible rate. Feeling this.

While seriously facing his opponent, Tanjiro did not forget to thank him. "Thank you for healing my injuries, Ashura Maru!"

Lin Fan did not refute him and simply continued watching.

As for the female demon, seeing that Tanjiro had been hit by her Blood Demon Art, a sickly smile finally spread across her lips.

"It must hurt terribly to be struck by my blood. But that's all right. Soon, you won't feel pain anymore, since all your blood will have drained away!"

As she spoke, she swung her arm again, scattering a large amount of blood and activating her Blood Demon Art. The blood shot through the air toward Tanjiro like bullets.

Perhaps because he had suffered once already.

This time, Tanjiro immediately unleashed a sword technique without hesitation. "Water Breathing—Sixth Form—Whirlpool!"

Water burst from the blade, spinning around him and converging into a watery vortex that blocked all the incoming blood. As the water spun.

The blood completely lost what little power it had retained.

Tanjiro stopped moving, held his sword in one hand, and began moving swiftly.

The female demon's expression instantly froze at the sight.

Was this guy a monster?

He had been hit by my Blood Demon Art, his body was already riddled with bloody holes, yet he could still use such an outrageous technique so energetically, without any hindrance?!

So who was the demon here, him or me?

But with injuries like that, he probably would not be able to hold on much longer with his blood draining away so quickly.

With that thought, the female demon crossed her arms before her chest, clawed her hands, and dug her fingertips into her forearms before violently tearing outward.

Locking onto Tanjiro's figure, she unleashed a cross-shaped slash made of blood.

Tanjiro immediately dodged, narrowly brushing past the slash.

During that brief exchange, Tanjiro had already discovered certain patterns, such as the nature of the female demon's Blood Demon Art.

After the blood left her body, it could accelerate and strike once, but its direction was fixed and could not be changed. During that time, the blood was completely beyond her control.

Moreover, the amount of blood the female demon could fire was extremely limited. The closer he got, the denser the blood became, and the easier it was to dodge.

What he needed to do now was close the distance between them!

With that thought.

Tanjiro pushed off with his feet and charged straight ahead, sword in one hand.

Seeing this, the female demon frantically swung her arms to release blood while shouting angrily.

"Don't come any closer! Get away from me!"

But Tanjiro's gaze remained resolute. As he twisted and shifted through the air, several more bloody holes appeared on his body, only for Lin Fan to quickly heal them.

As the distance closed.

The blood could no longer spread out, and its attack range shrank.

Tanjiro found it easier and easier to dodge, while the female demon's expression gradually turned fearful as Tanjiro drew closer.

"Don't come any closer! I said don't come any closer!"

As she spoke.

She swung both arms separately, sending out two slashes of blood.

And Tanjiro had already reached her.

He leaped into the air and dodged one horizontal slash. In the instant he hung suspended in midair, the female demon used her Blood Demon Art again, launching the second slash vertically.

"Hehe, die!"

Unable to gain leverage in midair, there was no way to dodge this move in the female demon's eyes.

Yet Tanjiro, still in the air, gritted his teeth and suddenly twisted his body, brushing past the slash.

Holding his sword in one hand, he unleashed a sword technique.

"Water Breathing—Seventh Form—Drop Ripple Thrust!"

The hand gripping the sword gathered strength. There were no flashy movements.

Only a single thrust that pierced straight through the female demon's throat, as though the blade had entered water without causing a ripple or meeting any resistance.

Just as Tanjiro prepared to slash sideways and sever her head.

The female demon also exhausted all her strength to raise both hands, seemingly preparing to activate her Blood Demon Art once more.

At this point.

Tanjiro had no way to retreat. He poured all his strength into turning the blade sideways.

The female demon raised her arms. Though it was already too late for her to activate her Blood Demon Art again, she still had no intention of stopping.

As though she were making a desperate final struggle.

But Lin Fan sensed that something was off. The moment he saw the female demon's throat twitch.

He immediately warned him.

"Tanjiro, watch the blood in its neck!"

The moment his words fell.

The female demon suddenly sneered.

"Die, demon slayer!"

A huge mouthful of blood suddenly gathered in her mouth. She condensed it, activated her ability, and accelerated it directly out of her mouth.

At this distance, it was nearly impossible to dodge.

But fortunately, Lin Fan had warned him, and Tanjiro had already anticipated it. The instant the blood left her mouth, he immediately tilted his head.

The mass of blood grazed past his cheek.

At the same time, his blade severed the female demon's neck.

Her head flew into the air.

Tanjiro swung his sword in a semicircle while still airborne, then crashed heavily onto the ground.

The female demon's head landed on the ground, terror impossible to hide in her eyes. "How... how could this be... This is impossible..."

She wailed and screamed before death as both her body and head gradually turned to ash.

Then, a cat's meow suddenly sounded beside Tanjiro. Turning around, he saw that a calico cat had somehow appeared behind him.

It stared at Tanjiro with wide eyes. A talisman was stuck beneath its neck, and the pattern made it obvious at a glance that it was Yushiro's work.

Tanjiro crouched down and saw that the cat was carrying a small backpack on its back.

He reached inside and found a note and a folded knife. Opening the note.

It read.

From now on, this cat will deliver blood to me for you. As long as you unfold that knife and insert it into a demon's body, it can automatically absorb and store blood.

After collecting the blood, simply put it back into the backpack.

Seeing the writing.

Tanjiro unfolded the knife. It looked more like a test-tube blade. Looking at the bodies of the three demons nearby, only part of the female demon's body remained.

Without time to think further, he flung the blade into it.

The blade pierced her body, and blood rapidly flowed into the blade's test tube due to air pressure.

And just then.

Lin Fan bestowed another return.

Tanjiro once again felt a comprehensive improvement. Even the length of time he could maintain his Breathing Style was rapidly increasing.

This improvement could be said to far surpass any of the previous ones.

Lin Fan felt that this was only natural. After all, the female demon had truly been powerful and highly cunning, constantly plotting.

If he had not been there.

Tanjiro might really have died at that woman's hands. Even if he had won in the end, he would have been seriously injured.

Fortunately, he had ultimately won, and Tanjiro had once again received a boost in strength. If he encountered a female demon of this level again.

He would not have to fight so miserably as he had this time.

On the other hand.

Lin Fan thought this was just right. As long as the Twelve Kizuki did not show up.

He could kill every demon that came his way.

As long as he lay low, he would only grow stronger with every battle!

Then killing Muzan Kibutsuji would be easy.

Or rather, crippling Muzan Kibutsuji and locking him up, then slashing him a few times whenever he had nothing better to do to farm emotion points, did not sound bad either...

Muzan Kibutsuji Who Aided the Enemy

Perhaps it was a coincidence.

A system notification suddenly rang out in Lin Fan's mind.

[Ding! Detected that Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji has developed negative emotions. Reward: 1000 emotion points!]

Hearing the notification.

Lin Fan was a little surprised. Though he knew Muzan Kibutsuji would most likely be watching this battle, he had not expected even this would frighten Muzan Kibutsuji so badly.

Still, that was fine.

Muzan Kibutsuji was helping them from time to time. Those demons would probably never imagine that their Demon King was the number one demon aiding the enemy!