However, now, every pillar in the Swordsmith Village has enemies to deal with.
"Oh my, you must be the Sun Breathing swordsman that Muzan Kibutsuji mentioned, the one who slew Akaza? What a handsome young man. Although he's not a woman, he's surprisingly appetizing."
Doma covered his mouth with a golden fan and smiled at Uchiha Meikyō in front of him.
He was quite certain that this guy was the Akaza, because he felt a strong sense of threat from the other man.
However, he was born without emotions, and all his actions were learned by imitating others over the past hundred years. He did not feel fear, but instead wanted to eat the person in front of him.
Because the person in front of me is so strong, if I can devour him, I will definitely become even stronger.
"The Upper Rank Two, Doma? You're welcome to give it a try."
Meikyō twirled his sword with one hand and challenged Doma.
He also wanted to try out the effects of the Mirror Body Flicker Technique he had just learned and the newly developed move, Sun Halo Dragon Dance.
He was worried that there probably weren't many demons strong enough to make him use those techniques, but now, Upper Rank Two, who is even stronger than Akaza, has delivered himself right to his doorstep.
"Then I thank you in advance for your hospitality."
Doma smiled and vigorously waved his golden fan in front of him.
"Blood Demon Art: Lotus Leaf Ice!"
Countless ice crystals diffused in the air, and the cold mist seemed to freeze everything, surging and rolling towards the bright Meikyō.
If you touch these ice crystals, not only will your body gradually freeze and slow down, but you will also inhale these ice crystals into your lungs while using Breathing Technique, causing your alveoli to freeze and die.
In other words, the stronger the Breathing Technique, the faster one dies.
"What a coincidence."
Meikyō also returned the gift by Hand Seals.
Fortunately, he can use Chakra to fight even without Breathing Technique, and his best fire-style Ninjutsu happens to be the counter to Doma's ice-style Blood Demon Art.
It can be said that he was the most suitable person to fight Doma.
Fire Style: Great Fire Annihilation!
Endless flames met the icy mist head-on.
"Huh? Can it use Blood Demon Art like a demon?"
Doma somewhat dumbfounded.
Moreover, the temperature of the flames seems ridiculously high.
However, since the other party can melt his ice, all he needs to do is create ice that is colder and less likely to melt.
"Blood Demon Art: Withered Garden Falling Snow!"
"Blood Demon Art: Scattered Lotus!"
Doma waved his two golden fans even more forcefully, and along with the chilling aura came countless tiny ice petals, each petal as sharp as a blade.
Is it still not working?
The temperature of the opponent's flames seemed to be higher than he had imagined!
"As expected of the Pillar who killed Akaza... It seems I can no longer hold onto the idea of leaving your whole corpse to enjoy you properly."
Doma's answer was Great Fireball enhanced by Meikyō's Wind Style technique.
Doma sighed and could only dodge, while waving his fan a few times.
"Blood Demon Art: Crystal Child!"
Four more ice figures, identical to him, appeared beside Doma. These ice figures could all use the same Blood Demon Art as him.
"Blood Demon Art: Cold Fierce White Princess!"
Like nesting dolls, the five Doma summoned two Yukihime each in unison, blowing out swathes of cold air from their mouths.
"The Upper Rank Two is indeed causing some trouble."
Meikyō suddenly realized a problem.
That is, although he could suppress Doma's Blood Demon Art with Fire Style, if he wanted to kill Doma, he had to rush to Doma's side and kill him with Nichirin Blade.
However, if that were the case, even if his Fire Style could completely suppress Doma's Blood Demon Art, he would inevitably inhale some ice crystals.
"However, it's not like there's no way out."
Meikyō suddenly remembered the Delicate Illness Extraction Technique that Tsunade used when she performed lung surgery on Uchiha Tatsu.
Using this method, even if you inhale ice crystals, you can quickly remove them without any impact!
Fortunately, he had already copied this move with his Sharingan, and he also mastered the specific steps and principles of this move in the scroll given to him by Tsunade. Meikyō was quite confident in using Isshiki B-rank Medical Ninjutsu.
"Then, let's eliminate all of Doma's clones to prevent the cold from spreading further!"
Within a few breaths, Meikyō had already devised the next move in his mind.
"Uchiha Style: Mirror Body Flicker Technique!"
In Setsuna, Meikyō's figure shifted, splitting into more than ten clones that rushed forward in unison!
"Uchiha Style: Sword Leap Flame!"
"Uchiha Style: Sun Halo Dance!"
"Fire Style: Great Fireball Style!"
"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
The Mirror Body Flicker Technique allows the Meikyō to launch attacks on Doma's Ice Man clones from multiple directions in a short period of time.
Furthermore, because of his Shadow Clone, he can launch two or even three attacks simultaneously!
Doma quickly discovered that the frequency of Meikyō's flames was comparable to the effect of him using Ice Man clones at the same time, and all the cold energy was suppressed to the greatest extent!
Now is the time!
With the Sharingan's powerful perception, Meikyō quickly found a good opportunity, swiftly switched places with a clone, and then rushed straight at Doma's main body!
"Uchiha Style: Sun Halo Dance!"
The surging flames suddenly condensed on Meikyō's Nichirin Blade, transforming it into Crimson Blade Nichirin Blade aimed straight for Doma's head!
After mastering the Sun Halo Dragon Dance, the original Sun Halo Dance has also absorbed some of the essence of Sun Breathing, resulting in certain changes compared to the original authentic Uchiha Style Swordsmanship.
Moreover, it's a positive change that's becoming even stronger!
Faced with the sudden thrust of the Meikyō, Doma only felt troubled.
His close-combat ability is actually quite good; even ordinary Pillars wouldn't be a match for him in close combat. However, when facing Uchiha Meikyō, Doma felt he wasn't confident he could keep his head.
In that case...
"Wow, that's really amazing. I haven't used that move in a long time."
Doma made a helpless expression, and the next moment, the earth trembled, and an enormous ice figure rose from the spot where he had been standing, resembling a bodhisattva with his hands clasped together.
Blood Demon Art: Rime — Water Lily Bodhisattva!
"That's... Doma's signature move, the Water Lily Bodhisattva? I remember the last time I saw it was during the Upper Rank Two's Blood Battle. Looks like I need to step up my game too."
As Gyokko gazed at the giant ice bodhisattva rising in the distance, it suddenly transformed into its final form.
He had reached a point where he had no choice but to fight desperately.