Kokushibo!
Without a word, a fierce battle erupted in the next instant.
In the past, Tetsu no Sosuke had held no advantage whatsoever against Kokushibo. Now, however, he was far beyond what he had been back then.
Not only had his physical abilities and strength improved, but more importantly, he also had an ultimate technique like True Extreme Flow Intent at his disposal.
Yet after exchanging just two blows, he realized that although the Kokushibo before him was powerful, he was nowhere near as terrifying as he remembered.
"An illusion!"
Tetsu no Sosuke suddenly drew a deep breath, trying to break free of the illusion's spell.
But... it had no effect at all.
Kokushibo's blade flashed, and blood sprayed from Tetsu no Sosuke's shoulder.
They separated and landed. Tetsu no Sosuke glanced at the blood on his shoulder, while amusement appeared in all six of Kokushibo's eyes. "You're right. I am an illusion. But can you shatter this illusion?"
Yes!
Tetsu no Sosuke knew he could do it. Not only that, given the strength of the Kokushibo before him, even slaughtering him would not be particularly difficult.
The problem was that it would be meaningless.
It would accomplish nothing except draining his stamina.
That was infuriating!
He could now roughly guess what sort of state Giyu Tomioka was in. If he, too, was trapped in a world like this...
At that thought, he suddenly noticed the corpses on the ground.
"These bodies... some are Demon Hunters, some are members of the Hidden, and some are people close to the Water Pillar..."
Tetsu no Sosuke pressed his lips together slightly. "They died in this world, and their minds remained here as corpses. Then where are their bodies?"
"Or was this all a deception from the very beginning? Was it not just