Kurozawa's eyes narrowed sharply as the Fighting Spirit of a true Upper Moon appeared.
He didn't make any sudden moves. Instead, he gently lowered his head, concealing his vigilant and excited gaze. The suppression of the Fighting Spirit around him intensified slightly. From the outside, he looked like a somewhat well-built ordinary person, posing no threat.
The owner of the Fighting Spirit, Gyutaro, didn't appear immediately. Instead, he moved around on the lower floors, like a venomous snake slithering in the shadows, flicking its tongue, and staring fixedly at Kanae from the darkness.
At this moment, Kanae hadn't noticed. She was focused on her battle with Daki. The slashes from her Nichirin Blade became more and more fierce. Daki was already struggling to withstand Kanae's offensive. Injuries were appearing on her body every moment. If it weren't for her strength being second only to an Upper Moon, she would already be in pieces.
Kurozawa didn't speak a warning, but leaned against the wall, almost holding his breath.
Gyutaro was very patient. Even though Daki was in great danger, he was still lurking in the shadows, waiting for his opportunity, searching for the most suitable moment, like an experienced hunter waiting for his prey to reveal a weakness.
And Daki also sensed the arrival of her brother, Gyutaro. While her heart settled considerably, she began to lure Kanae into a reckless, all-out attack without regard for defense.
She stopped her wailing, her emotions changing as quickly as flipping through a book, which was astonishing. This time, when Kanae's Nichirin Blade slashed towards her, Daki didn't quickly dodge. Instead, she stumbled as if something was wrong with her body, leaving her neck wide open.
As expected, Kanae's eyes lit up, and a powerful breathing sound echoed in the space.
Flower Breathing, Sixth Form: Whirling Peach! The Nichirin Blade, drawn back with all her might, slashed out abruptly. The full-bodied slash went from back to front, crossing Daki's arms in a flash, and slicing straight into her neck.
"It's over! Be free!" A delicate shout rang out from Kanae's mouth.
Crack! Daki's body stiffened. Flesh was torn open, and her spine snapped.
The Nichirin Blade in Kanae's hand, stained with blood, appeared from one side of Daki's body to the other.
Immediately after, an extremely thin blood thread emerged from Daki's neck. Her beautiful head could no longer remain on her neck and tilted downwards, but before it hit the ground, Daki suddenly revealed a sinister smile.
"Gyutaro!"
But just as the first word left Daki's mouth, a piercing whistling sound came from under Kanae's feet. Something unknown had anticipated Kanae's movement and was coming with a strong gust of wind.
Kanae's heart leaped, and her brain raced. She instantly understood that she had fallen for a trap, but Daki was willing to use her life to deceive her. Even if Kanae knew, she wouldn't easily give up this opportunity.
Kurozawa, who also hadn't expected Daki to put Kanae in danger in this way, knew that he needed to act. However, if he did, his disguise up until now would lose its meaning.
But just then, the Fighting Spirit around Kanae suddenly surged against the wind, increasing significantly in an instant.
Looking at her eyes, they were firm and full of confidence. She wasn't panicked by the sudden ambush. At the same time, Fighting Spirit doesn't lie. Kanae's Fighting Spirit was already much stronger than the attacker's. Kurozawa relaxed and continued to lie low.
Meanwhile, in the center of the battlefield, a scarlet, sharp object pierced through the floor, cutting upwards towards Kanae. Judging from the nature of this attack, at this distance and with the speed Kanae had shown before, she would be powerless to avoid it.
But the stream of air swirling before Kanae's mouth and nose suddenly all flowed into her body. Veins bulged on her skin, not ruining her beauty, but adding a strange kind of aesthetic. At the same time, the haori around Kanae moved without wind, and a powerful aura erupted, causing the surrounding air to seem to still for a moment.
In an instant, countless bloodshot lines appeared in Kanae's eyes. The bloodshot lines spread outwards from around her pupils, staining her eyes with a layer of blood red in less than a second.
Flower Breathing Secret Technique, Final Form: Equinoctial Vermilion Eye! As the pair of blood-red eyes appeared, everything in Kanae's field of vision simultaneously slowed down, moving slowly as if in slow motion. If there were grey numbers on Kanae, one would see her physical attribute values constantly climbing.
A swordsman who has mastered the final secret technique of a Breathing Technique, this was Kanae's true strength. She was one of the top elite Pillars, which is why she could overwhelm Daki, who claimed to have killed seven Pillars.
And Daki's brother, the true Upper Moon, would likely not be Kanae's opponent in a head-on fight.
The Flower Breathing Secret Technique, Equinoctial Vermilion Eye, is quite special. It's not a high-power Sword Form, but a difficult burst technique similar to the Demon Slayer Mark. It provides a greater temporary boost to physical abilities than the Demon Slayer Mark, since the Demon Slayer Mark provides permanent attribute enhancement.
At the same time, the Equinoctial Vermilion Eye can push the user's dynamic vision to its limit. In their eyes, everything around them will slow down by several times, allowing them to easily capture the enemy's movements.
Kanae looked down at the ground and saw the half-exposed scarlet, sharp object, which was likely a blood sickle.
After her dynamic vision was boosted to the limit of her physique, Kanae simply aimed at the scarlet blood sickle and slashed down with her Nichirin Blade, anticipating the attack and intercepting the sudden strike.
The blade of the Nichirin Blade collided with the tip of the sharp blood sickle, producing a crisp sound like a needle against a wheat awn.
The attacking blood sickle didn't seem to be a physical entity, but rather a Blood Demon Art. After being intercepted by Kanae's direct slash, it suddenly disintegrated on its own, turning into dozens of blood-colored flying blades that enveloped the area around Kanae.
Because the opponent was, after all, launching a surprise attack, and the attack distance was already very close, Kanae didn't want to be easily injured. She could only choose to temporarily evade, so she tapped her toes, using the force of the rebound to leap into the air.
Bang! The wooden floor exploded, and a hunched, thin figure burst out from the flying sawdust. He held a sickle-shaped weapon in each hand and chased after Kanae.
"The one who hurt my sister is unforgivable!"
"Even if you're a Pillar, I will slice you into a thousand pieces!"
With a flick of his hand, countless small blood sickles seemed to condense from blood, shooting out from between his fingers. At the same time, his two sickles, one left and one right, attacked Kanae without mercy.
Kanae's dynamic vision captured the attack trajectories. Her Nichirin Blade blurred as she blocked the dense Blood Demon Art attacks one by one. As long as she blocked this wave of attacks and found her footing, she would retaliate with a fierce counterattack.
"I've been waiting for you." Kurozawa's eyes lit up, and the Demon Slayer Mark on his face seemed to be slightly twisting.
Thump! Kurozawa, who had been staying out of the fight, moved. His Demon Slayer Mark was released, his heart rate accelerated, his muscles tensed, and his Total Concentration Breathing was instantly activated. The floor beneath his feet directly collapsed into a large hole from his powerful leg strength, and Kurozawa's figure stirred up a gust of wind, disappearing from his original spot like a black lightning bolt.
Just then, Gyutaro, who was focused on attacking Kanae, suddenly felt a tightness in his heart.
Gyutaro was able to become an Upper Moon not really because of his Blood Demon Art, but because of his extremely excellent senses. Although he was inferior to other Upper Moons in other aspects, his five senses were slightly stronger than theirs.
The moment Kurozawa moved, he could no longer fully suppress his Fighting Spirit, and the surging power in his body was still detected by Gyutaro.
In a trance, it was as if a volcano had erupted nearby with a roar, and hot magma shot into the sky, casting a shadow over Gyutaro.
Sensing that something was wrong, Gyutaro's head twisted back sharply.
Kurozawa's face, with its sinister smile, was already close by, almost enough to make one's heart and lungs stop.
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