Clang!
The heavy clang broke off abruptly, followed by a rapid-fire series of metallic chimes.
Tetsu no Sosuke's face was expressionless, his eyes blood-red, his blade flashing as fast as lightning.
Akaza's appearance had changed drastically too. He had awakened his own potential, transforming his hands and feet. Their clash had reached a fever pitch!
Chapter 377: Sunrise
Akaza now stood before Tetsu no Sosuke at least a foot taller than before.
Two sharp, slanting horns jutted from either side of his forehead.
A ring of bone spikes had grown from his shoulders, each one gleaming coldly.
More bone spikes protruded from the backs of his hands and his elbows, chilling to behold.
His knees and heels had sprouted spikes honed to a vicious point. They might not cut through metal, but they could split stone!
The patterns tattooed across his body had faded, leaving him an ashen gray-white.
Only two parts of his eyes remained unchanged. In pupils that had once been deathly pale, a spot of deep crimson now shone.
This transformation had come after Tetsu no Sosuke severed his head yet again.
Tetsu no Sosuke did not know whether every demon that survived decapitation could evolve afterward, but Akaza had clearly entered a third form.
Whether it was his last remained to be seen.
Tetsu no Sosuke's mind was perfectly clear. He was aware of every change in his body.
True Extreme Flow Intent gave him greater strength, terrifying speed, and dynamic vision beyond human limits.
And thanks to the Golden Ratio, using True Extreme Flow Intent placed almost no strain on his body. He could sustain it for a long time as though it were his normal state.
But nothing in this world came from nothing.
As alchemists said, there was always an equivalent exchange. In