Giyuu Among the Hashira, Doma Among Demons

Meikyō, of course, would not let this opportunity pass by. He closed in and quickly changed his stance with his Nichirin Blade.

"Sun Breathing - Seventh Form - Sun Flower Strike!"

Akaza knew that Meikyō had seized the initiative, and if he retreated any further, he would be overwhelmed. So he decisively used his previously injured hand to block Meikyō's attack, while simultaneously executing a spinning side kick with his right foot, which was blocked by Meikyō's horizontal sword.

"Wow, that's amazing! Hey! Why don't you become a ghost too? That way I won't have to worry about killing you, and I can fight you Tenten!"

Akaza's eyes were full of excitement as he raised his right arm.

The forearm, which had been severed by Meikyō in just two short rounds, was now rapidly regenerating.

Without further ado, Meikyō raised his Nichirin Blade once more in response.

"Sun Breathing - Third Form - Scorching Sun Red Mirror!"

Akaza curled his lip, then gripped the tiger claw in his hand and stomped heavily on his foot, creating a twelve-pointed snowflake array.

"Spell Deployment - Destructive Death - Compass Needle!"

After getting into position, Akaza charged forward again and engaged in a fierce battle with Meikyō.

The Nichirin Blade, wreathed in flames, slashed diagonally toward Akaza's neck at a tricky angle. However, Akaza, as if he had foreseen this, easily dodged it and delivered a right side punch straight toward Meikyō.

The Sharingan in Meikyō's eyes spun rapidly, perfectly capturing all the information on the battlefield.

He lowered his head, turned to the side, and delivered a diagonal horizontal slash and sweep, aiming straight for Akaza once again.

"Sun Breathing - Ninth Form - Modified - Setting Sun Transformation!"

Akaza reacted quickly, stomping heavily on the ground and leaping into the air to avoid Meikyō's attack while creating distance. He then clenched his fists and launched a rapid series of punches into the void.

"Destructive Death - Void Style!"

Invisible air cannons were fired, shooting towards the Meikyō.

For swordsmen who generally lack offensive methods, this move is often very effective.

With a step, Meikyō relied on his Sharingan to keenly judge the landing point of the air cannon by Akaza's punching motion and dodged it. At the same time, he sheathed his sword and Hand Seals.

"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"

Two Flame Dragon flew out of Meikyō's mouth, intertwined with each other, and slammed menacingly towards Akaza.

"Hey! Are you kidding me?! How come humans can use Blood Demon Art now?!"

Akaza looked utterly horrified.

What surprised him even more was yet to come.

"Wait a minute! That guy's fighting spirit... how did it suddenly split into two!"

While Akaza dodged the attack of the Great Dragon Fire, Meikyō and the Shadow Clone a glance, casually tossed the Ninja Tool Pouch in his hand to him, and then drew his sword and charged forward again.

At the same time, the Shadow Clone also took out a shuriken wrapped with steel wire from the Ninja Tool Pouch.

"Uchiha Style: Controlled Shuriken!"

"Sun Breathing, Fifth Form: Fire Wheel!"

Pieces of charred remains, burned by the Fire Release Ninjutsu, fell off his body. Akaza then swung his hands repeatedly, sending the shuriken flying.

Although these shuriken were not made of Scarlet Crimson Ore, and even if they pierced him, they would not cause him any real harm, Akaza could sense it with his fighting spirit. He knew that if left unchecked, he would eventually be entangled in those wires and be caught off guard by Uchiha Meikyō.

Having neutralized the threat posed by the wire shuriken, Akaza will now face the swift and fierce slashes of Meikyō.

"Destructive Death - Annihilation Style!"

Akaza could only muster his strength and exchange a blow with Meikyō. Although he managed to deflect the attack, he was sent flying again.

"Fire Style: Phoenix Flower Crimson Claw!"

The Shadow Clone once again used Fire Style, spewing out clusters of flames resembling balsam flowers, which wrapped around the shuriken and attacked Akaza.

Akaza could only maximize his ability to sense fighting spirit, barely managing to dodge Meikyō's attacks.

In all his years as a demon, this was the first time he had ever been beaten so badly by a human!

He was completely outmatched and crushed by Meikyō!

If it weren't for his regeneration speed, which far surpasses that of other ghosts, he would have been decapitated long ago!

But Akaza was filled with excitement.

"That's right, that's exactly it, that's exactly it!"

Akaza, covered in blood, brandished his arm, which had just been severed and then regrown, and fought fiercely with Meikyō in a frenzied manner.

He felt unprecedented pressure!

A sense of life-or-death crisis unlike anything seen in centuries!

He could feel that the last bottleneck between himself and the "supreme realm" was gradually loosening!

"Destructive Death - Eight-Layered Demon Core!"

"Sun Breathing, Sixth Form, Burning Bones, Summer Sun!"

Akaza's right hand was severed for the third time.

At such close range, Meikyō would not let this opportunity slip by, and the stance of her blade changed.

"Sun Breathing - Third Form - Scorching Sun Red Mirror!"

The blade traced a perfect arc, like the blazing sun or a mirror shimmering with red light, before slashing horizontally into Akaza's neck.

"Bang!"

Akaza quickly changed his move, turning his other hand into a fist and slamming it into the blade. Before his head was completely severed, he temporarily altered the sword's trajectory, causing the Nichirin Blade to slash diagonally upwards, leaving Meikyō, who was holding the sword with both hands, wide open at that moment.

"Magic Demonic Illusion: Shackling Stakes Technique!"

A flash of crimson light appeared in the Sharingan, causing Akaza, who was about to seize the opportunity to Akaza Meikyō's heart, to pause in his actions.

However, Akaza quickly returned to normal under the turbulent consciousness of the Muzan's Cells within him, and Meikyō took advantage of this brief moment to change his attack and send Akaza flying once again.

"Truly... an amazing person!"

Akaza touched the blood on his neck and couldn't help but admire it.

However, he is different now than he was a moment ago!

He felt as if something had changed in the world, and everything around him had become transparent.

"Is this the highest realm I've been pursuing for hundreds of years?!"

Akaza exclaimed excitedly.

"Uchiha Meikyō, as the stepping stone for my ascent to the peak, I will always remember you! I suppose if I could devour a human as powerful as you, I could launch the Blood Battle, kill Doma, and become the new Upper Rank Two!"

There is a saying, "Giyu among the pillars, Doma among the demons."

If Tomioka Giyuu is unpopular among the Pillars due to his personality and is the least popular among them, then Doma, the Upper Rank Two, is even worse among the demons, truly hated by both humans and demons.

"How come everyone who fights me can unlock the Transparent World?"

Uchiha Meikyō was suddenly speechless.

Why is Rengoku Kyojuro like this, and you are too?

It will probably take more effort to kill Akaza now.

Even if Akaza opens the Transparent World, he is still confident that he can kill Akaza.

Because just now, he also opened up the Transparent World.