Akaza's body moved again, his attacks as fierce as ever.
But against Lin Guang and the other two, who had not been badly injured, he was no longer as difficult to deal with as before.
"Water Breathing! Fourth Form! Striking Tide!"
Giyu Tomioka's slashes struck Akaza, but his wounds healed in moments.
"Hinokami Kagura! Glorious Radiance!"
Tanjiro descended from above, unleashing a spiraling downward slash at Akaza, his blade wreathed in flames as scorching as the sun.
To Giyu Tomioka's surprise, the wounds Tanjiro inflicted actually left Akaza temporarily unable to regenerate.
Just then, Lin Guang said, "Once a demon overcomes the weakness of its neck, only Sun Breathing and a Bright Red Nichirin Sword can hurt it."
With that, Lin Guang picked up Giyu Tomioka's Nichirin Blade and gripped it with tremendous force.
The blue Nichirin Blade turned crimson, little by little.
Then Lin Guang handed Giyu Tomioka's blade back to him and said, "You need enough grip strength to turn the blade crimson."
Giyu Tomioka took back his Nichirin Blade. Although he did not know why Lin Guang had used his blade for the demonstration, he knew this junior fellow disciple of his would never lie to him.
Leaving behind a single remark, Giyu Tomioka charged forward.
"I can do it too."
At those words, Lin Guang smiled faintly, his eyes quietly changing into the Three-Tomoe Sharingan.
The soul of a young girl watched sorrowfully as Akaza fought on and suffered wound after wound.
Finally, when Akaza's headless body was injured to the point that he dropped to one knee, the girl's soul could no longer hold back. She stepped forward and took his hand.
Seeing this, Lin Guang stopped Giyu Tomioka and Tanjiro, who were about to attack again.
"Enough. I think he no longer wants to