The fight had been so exhilarating just now.
Xia Xi had almost forgotten that Kokushibo's panel still contained a skill called [Transformation].
His energy level had now shot straight past 1,400.
It looked like his total attributes had only increased by a trifling 250-odd points.
But with Moon Breathing bolstering him.
[Energy level: 2979...2537...3180...]
Although the numbers kept fluctuating with his breathing.
The highest peak had already broken past 3,000.
Not to mention that he also had the Transparent World, a separate multiplier that the numbers could not reflect.
And now.
Whether it was his appearance or the terrifying aura radiating around him.
Both were worlds apart from his earlier [Samurai] form.
This was his [Demon Samurai] form.
If Kokushibo had previously been a silent volcano.
Then now, that volcano had begun to erupt.
After dodging those first two, more powerful waves of sword aura.
Xia Xi took the opportunity to recover his breathing while teasing his opponent.
"Hey, number one, you look pretty good! Slim with your clothes on, muscular with them off..."
Meanwhile, Kokushibo stood bare-chested, exposing muscles as solid as refined iron beneath the moonlight.
He slowly raised the Demon Blade in his hand, which had already lengthened to nearly three meters.
[Hollow Cry of the Departed God]
Emptiness and weeping over a god's passing.
"Noisy..."
Almost simultaneously, [Mimicry: Transparent World], [Pre-Initiative], and even the system's [Attack Alert].
All sounded their highest-level alarms in Xia Xi's mind!
The Dawn Hashira pushed his Breathing Style to its limit once more.
[Dawn Breathing: Total Concentration!]
[Moon Breathing: Total Concentration]
[Ill-Fated Mirror: Moon Reflection]
The blade's light no longer traced an elegant arc.
Instead, five vicious slashes, like the claws of an ancient savage beast, erupted from the blade's tip and spread outward!
Those spinning stars and moons