At that moment, Obanai was still underage.
He had yet to reach his full height, and his build was hardly sturdy.
His body was still far from a swordsman's prime.
But even so.
Having joined the Demon Slayer Corps even earlier than Kyojuro and Sabito, he had endured plenty of trials.
Not to mention his frequent extra training with Xia Xi.
Obanai Iguro.
[Energy Level: 368 (Body: 110, Technique: 176, Mind: 82)]
He possessed genuine Hashira-level combat strength.
And with the activation of the [Earth War Mark].
Obanai's physique shot straight past 230, then combined with the Total Concentration of his Breathing Style...
The next instant.
The twisting slash of that bizarre longsword had already sliced into Gyutaro's wound.
His opponent's body was certainly tough.
But it was not impossible to cut through.
Especially now, facing Obanai's total energy level of over 700.
What physical advantage Gyutaro had as an Upper Rank was almost entirely gone.
Just as Obanai thought this strike would succeed.
He realized that the demon before him seemed utterly unconcerned about having his neck severed.
Clearly intending to trade wounds, he swung those two dangerous-looking blood scythes right in front of Obanai.
Hm?
Obanai abruptly halted his driving step.
Then he twisted his force, taking his entire body and the momentum of his already formed sword strike with him.
He forcibly slid past Gyutaro's side.
And those two seemingly short blood scythes of his opponent's.
Those two short blood scythes struck the empty ground just like that.
They stirred up a violent blast of air.
Gyutaro had clearly thrown caution to the wind as well.
He left his still-unhealed head and neck barely connected by strands of new flesh.
And simply swung up his blood scythes, hurling them at Obanai's head.
The moment the