Forging the Strongest Demon Blade from Demon Slayer

Seeing this, Lin Fan began to think as well. Its appearance was clearly that of a bat, so based on what it had said, its ability was probably ultrasonic in nature.

With that thought, he immediately warned Tanjiro.

"Find something to block in front of you. It can weaken the resonance."

"Okay, I understand."

Hearing that, Tanjiro quickly hid behind a tree.

Sure enough, the discomfort immediately lessened.

The Bat Demon also lost sight of him and could only flap its wings as it moved forward.

But in the next instant.

Tanjiro seized the opportunity and suddenly leaped out from one side of the tree. Kicking off with both feet, he gripped his blade in one hand and charged forward.

"Water Breathing—Third Form—Flowing Dance!" His body shot forward like a stream of water, smooth and fluid as drifting clouds.

The Bat Demon in the air immediately tried to dodge.

But at that distance, it was ultimately a step too slow. Its right bat wing was severed at the base, and its body plummeted uncontrollably to the ground.

"Damn it... I can't regenerate this wound..."

Tanjiro raised his blade and stepped forward, ready to finish it off.

But the Bat Demon opened its mouth and unleashed another sonic attack. Meanwhile, the other demons had already returned, surrounding Tanjiro in a tight encirclement.

Through his senses, Lin Fan had more or less determined these guys' strength.

The three strongest among them were roughly on par with the female demon from last night. They had probably mastered Blood Demon Arts.

Below the Twelve Kizuki, they should all have been considered part of the top tier.

To sum it up, they had some strength, but not much.

As for the remaining demons, they were complete weaklings who had not even mastered Blood Demon Arts. They had only come here to make up the numbers.

Other than that, they were useless.

If he had to sum it up, there was no real problem.

He did not even need to activate demonization.

Real or Fake Unconsciousness

Muzan was watching this battle as well.

Judging by Tanjiro's strength yesterday, he would undoubtedly die if he faced these demons!

But if Tanjiro killed all these demons, it would mean he had been hiding his strength. All Muzan needed to do was estimate his approximate level.

Then it could summon the Upper Ranks and kill him in one strike!

But if Tanjiro was too strong for it to test his limits, then it could only hide in the Infinity Castle for another hundred years...

After all, its lifespan was nearly limitless. There was no need to take risks.

Meanwhile.

Tanjiro quickly swept his gaze across the demons present.

The demons were also observing Tanjiro. The one that had lost half a bat wing even warned the others, "Be careful. Wounds inflicted by its blade can't regenerate!"

"Then we just need to keep our distance."

The female demon furthest from Tanjiro covered her mouth and laughed. From her loose sleeves, she drew several short blades and held them in her hands.

However, the tall, thin demon had an extremely ugly expression, as though it had eaten shit.

It stood silently to one side.

Tanjiro noticed this as well, but he had no time to think about it.

The female demon attacked first, throwing several short blades from her hands. They flew straight toward him through the air.

They did not seem to have any special effect.

Yet Tanjiro did not raise his sword to block them. Instead, he pushed off the ground and swiftly dodged.

His battle with the female demon that manipulated blood last time had made him much more cautious. Attacks that looked harmless like this.

Were often the deadliest!

And sure enough, the short blades suddenly changed direction in midair, trailing behind Tanjiro as if someone were controlling them.

Was this the female demon's Blood Demon Art?

Tanjiro glanced back, then flashed forward several times and arrived before the nearest demon.

That demon raised its claws to counterattack.

Unfortunately, Tanjiro severed its neck with a single slash. He then turned to face the incoming short blades and calmly swung his sword.

The moment Ashura Maru's blade collided with the short blades, it sliced through them as smoothly as a knife through tofu, snapping them apart.

After several consecutive slashes, not a single short blade was spared.

Tanjiro spun around and charged toward the next demon with his sword in hand.

The female demon's expression stiffened at the sight.

"How is that possible... What kind of blade is that? How could my short blades be cut apart so easily? And why can't I control that sword?"

Its mind was a tangled mess, filled with questions.

Its Blood Demon Art controlled iron. Even if Nichirin Blades could interfere with its Blood Demon Art, it should still have been able to influence them slightly.

But it truly could not interfere with Ashura Maru in Tanjiro's hand at all, greatly reducing the effectiveness of its Blood Demon Art.

Just then.

Tanjiro instantly killed two more demons in succession. At this point, only three demons remained alive.

But all three of them wore extremely complicated expressions.

The Bat Demon had suffered severe injuries after one of its wings was severed, while the female demon's Blood Demon Art could not control Ashura Maru.

Only the tall, thin demon had yet to reveal its ability.

Facing the remaining three demons.

Tanjiro focused completely and rushed at the badly injured Bat Demon with his sword in one hand.

Damn it, he's coming for me!

The Bat Demon had no time to think. It immediately opened its bloody maw and activated its Blood Demon Art, sending invisible sound waves spreading outward.

They enveloped Tanjiro, hindering his movements.

Seeing this, the female demon immediately controlled the broken blades on the ground while throwing out several more short blades, attacking from both front and back.

They flew toward Tanjiro at the same time.

The two joined forces.

Tanjiro's expression remained unchanged. Facing the short blades coming from the front, he calmly swung his sword and cut them down. The shattered blades from behind followed close after.

But Tanjiro easily dealt with all of them.

Watching this scene, Lin Fan felt it was a bit of a shame.

The female demon's Blood Demon Art was probably iron manipulation. If it continued developing that ability, it would be anything but easy to deal with.

At the simplest level, merely controlling the iron atoms in a human body's blood would be enough to kill. There were many other ways it could be developed as well.

The only thing limiting it was the limitations of this era.

With that thought, Lin Fan merely sighed and continued watching the show.

However.

The Bat Demon and the female demon were holding their own against Tanjiro together, while the tall, thin demon had been standing there watching the entire time.

Something was clearly wrong.

Lin Fan immediately extended his senses, making sure he would notice the first sign of anything unusual.

At the same time.

Elsewhere, Zenitsu, who had fainted from fright, suddenly sprang to his feet. His eyes remained tightly shut, but his body had already taken on the stance for drawing his blade.

The three demons opposite him were somewhat confused. One male demon that had just taken a few steps forward turned around and asked.

"Big brother, was this guy really unconscious just now, or was he faking it?"

The demon called big brother raised a hand and snapped irritably, "You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask? Kill him!"

As soon as he spoke.

Zenitsu gritted his teeth, yet a large amount of mist still escaped from him, producing a strange sound.

Hearing it, the lead demon asked in confusion.

"What kind of weird sound is that? Did this kid fart because he got scared?"

The demon in front actually turned around and replied, "I dunno, big brother. Let me smell it first..."

While they were talking.

Zenitsu still held the hilt of his blade, his body leaning forward in a charging stance. "Thunder Breathing—First Form—Thunderclap and Flash: Sixfold!"

The moment he spoke.

His figure suddenly became a bolt of lightning. Amid a piercing rush of air, Zenitsu had already appeared behind the three demons.

Heathed his blade.

The three demons did not even have time to react.

Their necks had already been severed, their heads flying away in an instant.

After doing all that, Zenitsu staggered and fell straight to the ground, then immediately woke up.

"What happened?"

He stood up in confusion and turned around, only to see the three demon corpses behind him. His expression immediately collapsed from fright.

"Huh? What happened? What just happened? Why did these three demons suddenly die?"

But amid his panic, he also saw Inosuke fighting demons not far away. Only the demon with a bull-like muscular build remained alive over there.

The two sides clashed repeatedly.

That demon raised both arms, blocking the blades as it mocked him.

"You'll never break through my defense. Just give up resisting and let me eat you. I still need to kill that guy, and you're getting in my way..."

"Ah?! Then you can die out here too and become a stepping stone for me!

My Beast Breathing..."

Inosuke crossed his two blades at his sides, gathered strength, and charged forward violently. He truly looked like a wild boar rampaging straight ahead!

You Think You Can Beat Me?

"You think you can beat me?! I could beat you with one hand!"

The demon actually withdrew one arm, clenched the other into a fist, and hurled it straight at Inosuke before him.

Inosuke neither dodged nor retreated. He held both blades across his body and exerted all his strength as well.

Fist and blade collided.

Sparks flew, but they only remained locked for a moment before the blades broke through the fist and slashed straight across, cutting open the demon's arm.

Using the last of his strength, Inosuke slashed upward diagonally and cut off its head.

"H-How is that possible?!"

No matter what, the demon had never expected this outcome before its death.

"Ha ha ha ha..."