Yuta Okkotsu held his sword across his body, calmly facing an opponent who was clearly far away, yet always seemed within arm's reach.
The gap in strength between him and Kamo Xu... was like an impassable chasm.
Strength... speed... thought...
Even the vast reserves of cursed energy he took such pride in paled before Kamo Xu's, like the bright moon beside the blazing sun.
If the sun and moon shared the sky, the moon would surely lose its light...
How could [dazzling]... ever defeat [blinding]?
Yuta Okkotsu looked closely. His hand seemed to hold the hilt steady, but the blade held across his body... was trembling.
Looks like I'm not as calm as I seem...
His gaze shifted back, and he focused all his attention on Yang Xu once more.
From this moment on, he was going to start playing dirty!
Sensing his summons, Rika flipped back to Okkotsu's side. A shake of her body sent all the scorched, yellowed flesh covering her falling away.
The sharp claws on her fingertips pierced her chest, but no blood appeared. Instead, she pulled a mass of blackness open as though drawing aside a curtain.
Inside... lay a dazzling array of cursed tools.
Yang Xu watched the scene calmly, in no hurry.
He merely studied the array of cursed tools with interest... It seemed she served much the same function as Toji Fushiguro's Inventory Curse Worm.
But every cursed tool was ordinary. It seemed all these little toys had been stockpiled simply to withstand Yuta Okkotsu's immense cursed energy.
Seeing nothing worthwhile with any special abilities, Yang Xu could not help feeling a little disappointed.
He plunged the False Sun God Slayer into his heart. The sharp blade softened again, and once it had sunk completely into his heart, he extended his time