Though Kaigaku had been pierced by countless arrows at that moment.
His breathing and heartbeat remained well preserved.
The faint breath lingering beneath his nose was the best proof.
He was not dead yet.
"You're quite suited to becoming a demon. Your obsession with survival seems surprisingly strong."
Kokushibo stroked his chin and said flatly, "Hmm, is there also someone you want to surpass?"
Using the Transparent World, Kokushibo read Kaigaku's inner thoughts.
He saw into Kaigaku's heart.
A certain goal within it.
In that respect, he was rather like Kokushibo.
Kokushibo could not help thinking of his younger brother. He, too, had become a demon to surpass his younger brother.
"It seems you share my obsession."
Looking at the dying Kaigaku before him, Kokushibo could not help sighing.
He extended his hand and lightly cut his arm with his blade.
"Very well. I'll give you a chance to become a demon. The rest will depend on your fate."
Kokushibo dripped his blood onto Kaigaku's wounds.
Then he watched as the blood flowed through Kaigaku's wounds into his body.
Kaigaku's body immediately began to change.
His wounds began healing, the scabs formed from congealed blood began melting, and fresh flesh began growing over some of his injuries.
There were some side effects, however.
Kaigaku's eyes suddenly bulged, his eyeballs turned pitch-black, and even his reason was greatly diminished.
Usually, after a person became a demon, they could remember only their obsessions.
And Kaigaku currently had three obsessions.
The first was to surpass Zenitsu Agatsuma.
The second was to surpass Su Chen.
The third was to kill an Upper Rank to prove his strength!
So the instant Kaigaku regained the ability to move, he irrationally charged at Kokushibo with his blade!
"Hmm, not bad. Admirable courage. Even after becoming a demon,