At that moment, countless details of the battlefield began surfacing in Su Chen's mind.
As she thought, she took another step back.
"Hah!"
Immediately afterward, thunder boomed in front of Su Chen!
The boy's figure flickered slightly, easily dodging once again.
At the same time, his eyes quickly surveyed the surroundings.
Just as he had expected, all four demons-Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Pleasure-had gathered around him.
To make merging easier, they did not dare put too much distance between themselves.
But what puzzled Su Chen was this.
Why was the final Upper Rank alone nowhere to be seen?
[Reversion State activated!] [You begin reverting...]
"So that's how it is," Su Chen murmured cryptically. "He's not here..."
Su Chen had initially held out some hope, but now that was gone.
At first, he had worried that protecting Hinatsuru and the other two would distract him, but now it seemed he had simply been worrying too much.
With the Sound Hashira's arrival, the pressure on Su Chen had lessened considerably.
And through the Reversion State just now, Su Chen had learned even more.
By keeping track of the battlefield details and drawing on his earlier conversation with Daki, Su Chen discovered that the last powerful Upper Rank was not currently at Kyogoku House.
Moreover, the demon seemed utterly confident, believing Hantengu and Daki alone were enough to handle him.
Su Chen smiled faintly.
Since they were putting on such airs, Su Chen decided he would stop holding back too.
"Hantengu, we never settled things last time. This time, I'll take your life."
A gleam flashed in Su Chen's eyes.
A moment later, a cloud-shaped Dragon Demon Slayer Mark spread from his neck.
For some reason, Sekido's heart sank at the sight.
A hair-raising sensation swept through his entire body!
He