Kokushibo turned slightly, evading the deadly combination with exquisitely precise footwork, and swung backhanded at the same time.
"Moon Breathing, Fifth Form: Moon-Sickle Vortex."
Rather than swinging his blade, he released a massive vortex of sword energy around his body, with countless Full Moon Blades slashing wildly within it.
Sanemi was forced to retreat to evade them.
Just then, a heavy rush of air rang out.
"Stone Breathing, First Form: Serpentinite Bipolar!"
Gyomei Himejima swung the chain in his hands.
The Meteor Hammer and broad axe hurtled toward Kokushibo one after the other with crushing destructive force.
The force was so immense that even the compressed air produced a sonic boom.
Kokushibo blocked the leading broad axe with his long sword.
The enormous impact instantly shattered the floor beneath his feet.
The Meteor Hammer swung around from the side, striking straight at his head.
Kokushibo swiftly ducked. The Meteor Hammer skimmed his scalp and smashed through several thick wooden pillars behind him.
"Excellent coordination," Kokushibo praised. "But still not enough."
The long sword in his hand began to change.
Its once-normal blade suddenly began to twist and extend.
Countless branching blades sprouted from it, making it grotesquely bizarre.
An intensely evil and terrifying aura erupted.
Kokushibo entered his second phase.
Moon Breathing revealed itself in its complete form.
"Moon Breathing, Seventh Form: Calamitous Mirror: Moon Reflected!"
He swung the mutated greatsword.
Five massive, devastating ground-rending slashes instantly spread outward, their range several times greater than before.
Each wave of sword energy carried countless tiny Full Moon Blades.
The entire battlefield collapsed beneath the terrifying sword energy.
"Damn it! The range is too wide!" Sanemi Shinazugawa cursed.
"Wind Breathing, Seventh Form: Gale Force: Tengu Wind!"
Sanemi swung his sword repeatedly in midair, creating tornado-like sword energy in an attempt to block