"Become demons, Kyojuro, Lin Guang. Then you could spend a hundred or two hundred years training and grow even stronger!"
Kyojuro Rengoku remained unmoved by Akaza's invitation.
"Growing old and dying are also part of the beauty of humanity's brief lives. It is precisely because humans grow old and die that they are so endearing, so sacred. Strength isn't a word that describes only the body."
"The boy who left wasn't weak. I won't let you insult him. I'll say it again: our values are very different. Whatever the reason, I will never become a demon."
Lin Guang followed Kyojuro Rengoku's words. "Exactly. Besides, isn't reaching the highest realm within a human's brief lifetime exciting? With such a long life, you'd become lazy and stop striving to improve. That would be far too boring."
Hearing Lin Guang and Kyojuro Rengoku reject his words completely, the smile disappeared from Akaza's face, and his expression grew calm.
"Is that so..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Akaza cracked the ground beneath his feet with a stomp. He held his right hand open toward Lin Guang and Kyojuro Rengoku and kept his left fist at his waist.
"Technique deployment! Destructive Death! Compass Needle!"
A snowflake-shaped pattern spread beneath Akaza's feet. The pale blue technique markings covered a five-meter radius around him.
"If you won't become demons, I'll kill you!"
Lin Guang and Kyojuro Rengoku tightened their grips on their Nichirin Blades and watched Akaza's movements closely.
In an instant, Akaza closed the distance between them, charging straight at Lin Guang.
The moment Akaza moved, Lin Guang activated the Spirit Eye.
Akaza's movements slowed only slightly, but they were no longer impossible for Lin Guang to follow.
Dodging Akaza's punch, Lin Guang also moved a little farther from Kyojuro Rengoku, while Akaza swung a