Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

As for Yu Zi, there's not much to say. Adhering to the basic principle of striking while the iron is hot, Yu Zi's offensive became increasingly fierce.

However, Kokushibo had fought against Ikuko before, and he knew Ikuko's ruthless nature when she gained the upper hand.

If you fight Yuko, her advantage is that she can really ride right up to you and beat you up.

If you back down now, she'll just chase you down and beat you up.

In the past, when we were human, we might not have been able to keep up with the demands of our physical energy.

But now that she's in a demon's body, even Ikuko can sustain this level of energy expenditure for a long time.

Despite the blade breaking, Kokushibo forced Ikuko back with a single strike.

The blade of the Void Crying God broke, but Kokushibo raised his hand and broke it in half again at the point where the Crimson Blade had been severed, restoring it to its original state in the blink of an eye.

Taking advantage of the fact that Yuko had been forced back and had not yet been able to regroup, he took the lead in completing his stance.

With broad, sweeping arms, he swung the blade down.

As the vast moonlight poured down, a slash that sent chills down Yuko's spine shot into the sky.

"Breathing of the Moon - Eighth Form - Moon Dragon Tail!"

A massive purple crescent moon, interspersed with countless tiny crescents, suddenly slashed out, its magnificent aura pressing down like a mountain.

This is how Kokushibo dealt with the situation.

One force can bring down ten.

This kind of wide-range attack is no longer something you can simply avoid.

Under attacks of this scale, having nowhere to retreat is the norm.

In an instant, Yuko was ready to counterattack, stepping forward with the blade held upright beside her face, a faint white-purple aura emanating from her mouth.

"Snow Breathing - Pick-up Form - Shining Moon Beneath the Snow..."

Kaguya's form is the one that Ikuko modified after seeing the eighth form of Moon Breathing.

It's about learning from others, not plagiarism.

However, she did not have the same robust physique as Kokushibo; the twenty-centimeter-long horn did not allow her to grow to the same height as Kokushibo.

Therefore, Kaguya's attack range is not as good as that of Moon Dragon's Tail.

The snow-white millstone took shape, like a jade plate, and moved towards the tail of the Moon Dragon Wheel.

Will it win?

Can't win.

The jade disc collided with the tail of the moon dragon wheel, and was shattered after a brief moment of contact.

Fortunately, Yuko never thought that she could neutralize this exaggerated attack in one move.

His twisted body turned around again, using the momentum from the twist to unleash a second strike.

"...Second Company!"

The second jade disc flew out and, after a brief stalemate with the Moon Dragon's tail, finally managed to wear it down.

If Kaguya uses the power of Blood Demon Art, her form can reach a level comparable to Moon Dragon's Tail.

However, the use of Blood Demon Art would overshadow the effects of the Crimson Blade. Her blood was too cold, which was the opposite extreme of the Crimson Blade, causing the solar energy of the Nichirin Blade to be unable to be activated.

This is equivalent to trading attack range for true damage, which is somewhat counterproductive.

Kokushibo didn't stand around waiting for Yuuko to break through his sword techniques one move at a time. While Yuuko was resisting the Moon Dragon Tail, he swung his sword at the ground again.

Influenced by the small branches on the blade, several giant shockwaves shot out, cutting vertically across the ground. Around these giant shockwaves, smaller, arc-shaped shockwaves accompanied them, filling the gaps between them.

This is a seamless, fan-shaped suppressive slash.

This happens to be the type that Yuko has seen before, and one of only two types she has ever seen before, the type following the Moon Breathing technique.

This exaggerated slash left Yuko powerless.

If it were a human body, she would be starting to panic now.

Facing the massive shockwave traveling along the ground, Yuko leaped into the air with the force of her legs.

"Breathing of the Moon - Ninth Form - Descending Moon - Connected Faces!"

Kokushibo raised his hand and swung his sword towards the sky, unleashing countless intersecting crescent-shaped slashes that almost sealed off the space around Yuuko.

Yuko flipped in mid-air and landed back in the encirclement of the giant shockwave.

She stepped forward and passed through the gaps that were covered with arcing slashes.

Tiny slashes struck her body, leaving deep, bone-piercing sword wounds, while powerful sword energy scraped and left countless bloody streaks.

The demon's body naturally repairs itself; wounds of this severity usually heal on their own within a breath after they appear.

With her body fully transformed into a demon, Yuuko's physical recovery speed also increased significantly.

Of course, the consequence of doing this is that physical exertion is also increasing.

If it were a pure physical contest, she would definitely lose in the end.

But dawn would break in two hours, and her body wasn't so weak that she couldn't last two hours.

Seeing this, Kokushibo's fighting spirit also surged.

This kind of fighting style, which completely disregards the body, is truly the fighting style that demons should have.

The crimson blade and this fighting style have already demonstrated Yuko's attitude.

Therefore, if he continues to look down on people, it would be disrespectful to Yuko.

Defeat Yuko and then take her back.

Yuko weaved through the giant shockwave, but Kokushibo gave her no chance to breathe, raising his hand and slashing down with his sword.

"Breath of the Moon - Sixteen Forms - Moonbow - Lone Moon!"

Huge crescent-shaped slashes descended from the sky, like giant spiders trampling down, accompanied by countless tiny crescents.

The dense barrage of slashes almost completely surrounded Yuko.

Yuko is already feeling the pressure.

That's too broad a scope!

What kind of designs are these?!

The overwhelming slashes, like a shrinking spider web, left the prey with nowhere to escape.

Kokushibo's slashes are accompanied by tiny crescent-shaped slashes, which already limit the enemy's survival space to the greatest extent.

There was absolutely no way to avoid such a slashing attack.

Yuko could only adjust her body to meet this onslaught.

Even if someone survived such a strike, they would be severely injured, but Yuko was different.

She is a ghost.

As Yuko adjusted her body angle, the sword energy emanating from the blade gave her considerable space to survive, leaving only countless tiny scratches on the small crescent moon.

Boom boom boom! ! ! ! !

Countless crescent moons fell, and a deafening roar, like a barrage of cannonballs, erupted, raising a cloud of dust.

Kokushibo stared sharply into the smoke and dust.

Bear!

A flash of red light appeared from the dust and smoke, then grew brighter and brighter.

"Snow Breathing - Eleventh Form - Red Furnace Snow!"

Yuko's scarred figure appeared in Kokushibo's eyes.

Connecting the dots into a line, the extremely fast red dot swept towards Kokushibo.

Faced with this sword form combined with the Breath of the Sun, and the crimson blaze, Kokushibo chose to temporarily avoid its sharp edge.

But Yuko was very fast; the minor scratches on her face hadn't even been fully healed before she had a moment to breathe.

The difference in strength between the two was not significant; even with Kokushibo's focused concentration, he only managed to avoid a fatal blow.

The blade pierced his right chest, the scorching hot blade searing his flesh, and intense pain instantly surged throughout his body.

This is... what it feels like to be struck by a crimson blade.