Kanae's words held no malice, but to Daki, they seemed incredibly insulting. Her face instantly turned ugly, visible anger filling her entire countenance.
Being at the very bottom of the Upper Moons, Daki's self-esteem in this regard was much stronger than the others. Kanae had hit a sore spot, as Daki herself knew she was clearly inferior compared to the other Upper Moons.
"When you become a part of my body, you won't think that anymore."
Daki's face was grim. Suddenly, a blood-red color spread across her body, staining her sashes in an instant.
All eight sashes twisted irregularly, covered in a blood-like crimson hue. Merely brushing against the ground or some furniture, everything was silently cut open, giving off an extremely sharp feeling.
Blood Demon Art: Eight-Layered Sash Slash!
The eight sashes simultaneously tore through the air, attacking various parts of Kanae's body. The momentum they carried was completely different from before. The piercing sound of something extremely sharp cutting through the air was enough to practically split eardrums.
Kurozawa could see the Fighting Spirit swirling around these eight sashes. At the same time, Daki's main body's Fighting Spirit weakened significantly. She had distributed a considerable portion of her power to the sashes. This seemed to be some kind of living-type clone Blood Demon Art.
Kanae faced Daki's explosive attack head-on, her steps steady, not retreating in the slightest.
She took a deep breath, and white airflow flowed into her lungs as if substantial, invigorating the various circulations within her body.
Flower Breathing: Fourth Form: Crimson Hanagoromo!
The airflow generated by the Breathing Technique seemed to form faint, fluttering petals around Kanae. Her self-developed Breathing Technique, derived from Water Breathing, had very distinct personal characteristics.
With a single slash, the petals condensed with the wind. After seemingly putting on an outer garment made of fresh flowers, Kanae's blade struck the hardened sashes, but couldn't cut them off instantly.
Unlike the beginning when she could tear them apart easily, Kanae needed several slashes using her Sword Form to break Daki's sash attacks.
However, for a Pillar whose mastery of Sword Forms had reached its peak, swinging the sword dozens or even hundreds of times per second was a necessary skill. Beneath the aesthetically pleasing flower garment was hidden terrifying lethality. If one slash wasn't enough, then she'd use two.
Crack crack crack... The already reinforced sash clones still couldn't gain an advantage against Kanae. They kept breaking and then extending again. Simultaneously, Daki's main body's Fighting Spirit grew weaker and weaker, while the sashes' hardness continued to increase, yet they could never cross the line.
The ground and walls had been affected by their attacks, covered in deep marks, but not even a corner of Kanae's clothes was damaged. She moved effortlessly within Daki's attacks, approaching Daki step by step.
On the other side, Daki frowned, realizing she was helpless against Kanae with her ranged attacks. Every one of Kanae's slashes was perfectly timed. At least, from Daki and Kurozawa's level, they couldn't see any openings.
"Your strength is definitely not that of an Upper Moon." After the intense exchange, Kanae's thoughts became clearer.
In Kanae's judgment, the intensity, speed, and destructiveness of Daki's attacks were too different from the level of an Upper Moon she had imagined, and also incompatible with the aura Daki carried.
Kanae's words made Daki's breathing hitch, and then veins bulged on her face.
Suddenly, the eight sashes returned, wrapping around Daki's limbs one by one, seemingly merging into her flesh and blood and disappearing. Her appearance changed again, her black hair turning silver inch by inch, and her golden eyes becoming much brighter.
Her main body's Fighting Spirit soared, and a sense of powerful strength emanated from her movements.
Across from her, Kanae's expression became a little more serious, but she still didn't feel any significant threat from Daki. At this moment, Daki's form didn't enhance her power; it was just a different manifestation of her strength. The previous sash attacks had a wider range but dispersed lethality. Now, it was all concentrated within her body, making it more condensed by comparison.
Daki stared at Kanae, gently turning her wrist. "I've killed seven Pillars. How could I not be able to deal with you?"
Daki knew she wasn't a true Upper Moon, but the Pillars who died at her hands weren't something she was boasting about; it was something that had actually happened. Compared to a normal Upper Moon, Daki was weaker, but the gap wasn't too large and could be completely compensated for.
At this moment, Daki borrowed her brother's power. This was his ability, rapidly amplifying Daki's five senses.
With her five senses amplified, everything around her began to appear traceable in Daki's eyes, and visible openings started to appear in Kanae's movements.
After a cold laugh, Daki's fingernails became sharp. Then, like a ghostly teleporter, she abruptly appeared in front of Kanae, aiming for Kanae's face and slashing down with her claws.
The sharp fingernails even left five white streaks in the air, making a piercing shriek. One could imagine the viciousness of Daki's attack.
Flower Breathing: Fifth Form: Peony of Futility! But almost the instant Daki appeared, a fierce slash simultaneously landed on Daki. Kanae's Nichirin Blade arrived later but reached first, directly splitting Daki's arm from the middle.
One could see Daki's forearm split down the middle, flesh and bones cut off, and then heal and regenerate at an extremely fast speed.
Kanae's eyes were bright and sharp. Taking a fierce deep breath, nine slashes seemed to appear at the same time, concentrated at one point, like the petals of a peony, giving it no time to regenerate, directly severing Daki's arm, and at the same time, slashing even more fiercely towards Daki's neck.
Daki's surging momentum paused, and she began to defend against Kanae's slashes, being suppressed by Kanae in frustration.
In reality, Daki's active approach was exactly what Kanae wanted. Just now, she was approaching Daki by cutting off the annoying sashes, and she didn't expect her to come right to her.
Daki was a little unconvinced and stubbornly fought hand-to-hand with Kanae at close range, but all she got were repeated injuries. Her powerful five senses could keep up with Kanae's Sword Form, but her speed was insufficient to fight back. In fact, if she hadn't had the enhanced perception from her brother, Daki would have already been beheaded by Kanae.
Approximately 14 points of speed, 12 points of strength. Kurozawa estimated Daki's physical level through her Fighting Spirit. It was a bit weaker than his physique when he unleashed his Demon Slayer Mark, and Daki was just the weakest Upper Moon.
This meant that Kurozawa's physique, which could crush the Lower Moons, would no longer have any advantage when facing the Upper Moons, and the Upper Moons also had immortal bodies and powerful Blood Demon Arts.
Need to quickly raise the Sword Form level with Potential Points. Seeing Kanae steadily suppress Daki with a physique much lower than hers, Kurozawa's desire for Sword Forms became more urgent.
He stood outside the battlefield, observing Kanae and Daki's fight. The situation was clear at this point. Although Daki's aura had strengthened somewhat, she was still no match for Kanae. Under Kanae's fierce Sword Forms, her head would undoubtedly be cut off within ten minutes.
To Kurozawa's surprise, Daki pursed her lips under Kanae's relentless pressure. After her arms were severed for the tenth time and her neck was cut halfway through by the Nichirin Blade before she barely escaped, her emotions instantly collapsed. She burst into tears, and amidst her wailing, she was vaguely calling out a name.
"Waaah... You... I... I'm going to kill you! I'll definitely, definitely kill you! Waaah... Gyutaro, where are you!"
The originally beautiful and fierce Daki collapsed into tears like a bullied little girl, causing Kanae to pause for a moment. She felt a little hesitant to strike, completely unexpected that she would have such a reaction.
And at the moment Daki's emotions collapsed and she cried, a Fighting Spirit similar to Daki's, no, a Fighting Spirit of the same origin, exactly the same as the Fighting Spirit on Daki, entered the Fighting Spirit domain that Kurozawa had quietly unleashed. Furthermore, this one was the source.
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