Sorry, old friend...
Teiichi muttered something to himself.
He then slowly lowered his right hand, his gaze shifting once more towards Kokushibo's figure.
"That's enough..."
"That's enough...?"
Kokushibo spoke slowly, seemingly unable to understand the meaning behind Teiichi's words.
Are you... provoking me... trying to make me angry?
Teiichi slowly shook his head and said indifferently.
"No, I just really feel that way..."
Having survived a brush with death, Teiichi now feels that his current state is very strange.
On one hand, I felt I had achieved an unprecedented level of control over my body, and could manipulate it at will.
On one hand, I felt somewhat detached from the world; even though I was controlling my own body, it felt as if there was a membrane separating us.
Gently raise your right hand, feeling the gentle breeze surrounding it.
Is it because of this...?
Without delving further, Teiichi lowered her eyes slightly.
He felt every muscle in his body, exhausted from the recent battle, and the broken blade in his hand.
In his mind, the fierce battle just now replayed rapidly like a revolving lantern, every strike and every block as clear as yesterday.
If it was just at that level...
Even with his current injured and exhausted body and broken blade...
There shouldn't be any problem in holding them off.
As for whether or not he can be killed...
He raised his gaze and fixed it on Kokushibo.
Give it a try...
Seeing the Demon Slayer in front of him looking serious, Kokushibo realized that the Demon Slayer in front of him seemed to genuinely think that way.
But that's precisely why he finds it somewhat difficult to understand.
Perhaps it's just a matter of gaining Transparent World?
Does the Transparent World really boost combat power that much?
Kokushibo asked, "Just with... that broken blade?"
Teiichi glanced down at the broken blade in his hand again and replied firmly.
"Just based on... this broken blade!"
Four pairs of eyes stared at each other in the air, as if the air itself had frozen.
A heavy aura emanated from Kokushibo, mixed with an uncontrollable rage.
Teiichi could understand Kokushibo's anger.
After all, there's an ancient saying about weapons: the longer the weapon, the stronger it is.
In direct combat, as long as you can control your weapon...
Therefore, given equal strength, the person wielding a long weapon is stronger.
Of course, weapons of different sizes have different advantages and disadvantages.
Long weapons, such as spears.
While powerful in direct combat, it is difficult to carry and conceal.
It's hard to imagine someone carrying a long spear to assassinate another person, isn't it?
As two people in this world who have also cultivated their swordsmanship to an extremely high level, they are naturally even more aware of the differences between them.
Short weapons are already at a disadvantage against long weapons, let alone when you switch from a familiar longsword to this broken blade that can't even be considered a short sword.
Without further communication, Kokushibo also lost interest in exchanging words with the Demon Slayer in front of him.
" Moon Breathing!"
" Eighth Form: Moon-Dragon Ringtail!"
Kokushibo's foot slammed into the ground like a heavy hammer.
At that moment, the earth seemed unable to withstand this power originating from the depths of his soul, trembling slightly, and visible ripples spread outwards from his feet.
Immediately, it transformed into a deep and swift black lightning bolt, instantly traversing the distance of space and appearing directly in front of Teiichi, leaving only afterimages in the air.
As Kokushibo moved, a dark red moon blade slashed through the void, like a crescent moon or a dragon's tail, carrying destructive power as it hurtled towards Teiichi.
However, Teiichi remained unusually calm in the face of this attack that could make even ghosts and gods tremble.
He stood there, his eyes shining with a light that Transparent World.
The strikes that normally required concentration to keep up with became much slower at this moment.
It doesn't really count as slow motion.
but.
They really don't pose much of a threat to me anymore...
There was no direct confrontation.
The body, still bearing the marks of intense battle, was visibly fatigued and aching.
The pain is bearable.
But exhaustion cannot be compensated for by reaching a state of Transparent World.
It needs some rest to allow this body to unleash its full potential.
With this thought in mind, Teiichi quickly got to work.
Lean back until your body is almost parallel to the ground.
The Kyokokukamusari swept across, its blade swiftly arriving before Teiichi, parallel to Teiichi.
Teiichi's gaze was involuntarily drawn to the eyes of the Kyokokukamusari.
In stark contrast to Kokushibo's pupils, Kokushibo's pupils have red sclera and golden irises.
The pupils of the Kyokokukamusari have golden sclera and red irises.
As their pupils met, the slash swept past swiftly.
The next moment, Teiichi controlled his waist and quickly lifted his body up, his gaze refocusing on Kokushibo.
With the blessing of the Transparent World, every subtle movement of Kokushibo became exceptionally clear.
The next attack is...
A horizontal slash?
With Teiichi light step, he moved backward, easily dodging the moon blade that followed.
Two precise dodges in quick succession caused Kokushibo's pupils to contract involuntarily.
Originally, it could only dodge ranged attacks, but now...
He can even dodge close-range slashes...?
Kokushibo tightened his grip on the alien blade in his hands and followed closely behind.
The dark red blade light followed closely, relentlessly pursuing Teiichi's figure.
But unlike before...
This time.
The clanging of metal against metal ceased.
some.
It was only the sound of the blade swiftly cutting through the air, and the dark red moon blade flashing alone in the forest.
Along with the sound of wind being cut, there was also the sound of trees collapsing as they were severed by the moon blade.
The enormous, alien blade swung faster and faster in Kokushibo's hands... faster and faster...
Until... a certain moment
Have you rested enough...?
Sensing his own state, Teiichi murmured something to himself.
He then quickly took two steps to the left, moving his body to the left as well.
The next instant.
The enormous alien blade was rapidly falling from above towards the spot where Teiichi had originally been.
Teiichi's pupils shifted slightly as he carefully watched the blade slowly descending beside him.
The next moment.
The broken blade in his hand suddenly rose...
Strike!
Clang!
The broken blade struck the blade of the Kyokokukamusari, producing a crisp metallic clang.
The alien blade, struck by the broken blade, inevitably deviated from its straight trajectory, veering unnaturally to the right.
This also caused Kokushibo's massive body to sway slightly, losing its original balance.
After striking the target, the broken blade bounced high into the air due to the reaction force.
Then, without stopping.
The target was aimed directly at Kokushibo's neck.