A person in Japan, a sword that soars to immortality.

The fire dragon roared, and the blade flashed fiercely.

Taiyi transformed into a ball of flame and arrived in front of Daki with lightning speed.

"It can't be real." Faced with such an attack, Daki stood there dumbfounded, completely unable to muster any thought of resistance.

While Gyutaro was also shocked, his personal strength far surpassed that of Daki. At the crucial moment, he managed to flash in front of Daki, reach out his arm, and forcefully pull her behind him.

Swish!

A flash of red light, the three figures intersected, and then there were two thuds as something fell to the ground.

"It hurts so much! Waaah! It hurts so much! Please help me, brother!"

Because Gyutaro pulled Daki back at a crucial moment, both of them were injured, but not fatally.

He lost his forearm, while Daki lost almost half of her body.

"Humans, you deserve to die! I'm going to... Ouch!!! Get burned by the intense heat!"

Upon hearing his sister's heart-wrenching cries, Gyutaro's anger flared intensely.

But just as he was about to launch an attack, a deep, bone-chilling pain shot through the broken part of his elbow.

At the same time, he discovered that the cut surfaces where he and Daki were injured had turned charred black and were emitting wisps of smoke.

Seeing that Taiichi's blade was still covered in flames, Gyutaro's expression darkened, and he looked at his opponent with apprehension.

On the other hand, Taiichi was also having a hard time.

After obtaining the Breath of Flame, he immediately added points to his breathing technique.

With 20 general points added, the Yanglong's Roar Breathing Technique successfully progressed from intermediate to advanced level.

To make the breathing technique run more smoothly and to facilitate the mobilization of spiritual energy, he simply added the remaining nine points to his soul.

Even so, because he had just improved his breathing technique and used it immediately, his body was unable to withstand the powerful force, resulting in multiple muscle tears and organ damage.

"It seems that this kind of pre-battle improvement is not something that can be done for a long time. Besides, this method is not a long-term solution either, since there are many limitations on the scope and duration of the improvement."

Taiyi looked at the system and thought to himself.

[Sword Control System]

Name: Yamada Asaemon Taichi

Age: 20

【Lifespan: 53】

[Essence: 1.6 (90.6) (+)]

Qi and Blood: 2237.2 (+)

[God Soul: 0.3 (21.3) (+)]

[Breathing Techniques (+): Yin Tiger's Roar (Intermediate) (+), Yang Dragon's Chant (Advanced) (+)]

[Additional effects: Rapid recovery; Blazing inferno]

[Conversion Effect: Essence to Blood and Qi conversion is 20 times (5s); Spirit to Blood and Qi conversion is 20 times (5s)]

[Martial Arts: Yanglong Style (+)]

【Title: Nameless Ronin (When facing enemies, the only thing they'll notice about you is your good looks)】

[Common points: 0]

"The duration is only 5 seconds, but even so, it still cannot guarantee that I can defeat Gyutaro."

"Luckily, I had a backup plan."

Thinking of this, Taiichi immediately restored the data, and at the same time, the wounds on his body slowly healed under the dumbfounded gaze of Gyutaro.

My current combat strength is not much higher than that of Gyutaro, and I have not achieved a crushing victory.

Flame Pillar Matsujuro also lacked the strength to continue fighting, as he not only had multiple wounds on his body but was also poisoned by Gyutaro's weapon.

So... it's time to talk.

I may face a day when I must die, but certainly not today.

I really didn't expect it to end like this.

The initial plan was to go to Daki and try to appease the brother and sister through negotiations.

Unfortunately, Duoji's mouth was too foul, and if he didn't teach her a lesson, Taiyi's Dao heart would be hard to stabilize.

"More importantly, only when strength becomes equal can we have the leverage to negotiate." Taiyi's ears twitched, and after hearing footsteps coming from afar, he finally revealed a confident smile.

"Gyutaro, your mother died of syphilis, and you raised Daki by yourself. After stabbing a customer, she was set on fire and suffered severe burns, leaving her on the verge of death."

"When you were at your most desperate, you met Douma and were transformed into a demon."

Taiichi's words had barely left his lips when Gyutaro, who had just taken a step, froze in place.

"You, how do you know all this! What else do you know!"

Just now, he was wary, but now, Gyutaro was startled and felt an overwhelming fear rise in his heart.

This is the fear of facing the unknown while the other party is omniscient.

"I know even more, but there's no need to tell you. For example, my healing speed is faster than yours!"

Taichi took a step forward, while Gyutaro took a step back.

This is because, at this moment, Taiyi's wounds have mostly healed, but his broken elbow has not yet regenerated.

"My purpose today is not to fight you, but simply to follow orders from above to keep you in line."

Taiyi pretended to be serious and made up a story.

Tsk~!

Gyutaro curled his lip in disdain and grinned, saying, "Why should I listen to you? You think you're worthy? Go ahead and kill me now if you dare!"

After saying that, he was about to make another move, but Taiyi then raised his hand, made a shooting gesture, and stopped him in his tracks.

"A hot object can prevent you from regenerating. Can you hear the footsteps? That's a musket team of hundreds."

“If you feel that’s not enough, then you might as well take a look over there.” Then Taiichi pointed to the distance, in the direction of Edo Castle.

"Do you know where this is? This is Edo! The place where the Shogun resides!"

"If a hundred cannons aren't enough, then we'll have a thousand. If a thousand aren't enough, then we'll have big cannons!"

Sure enough, after Taiichi finished speaking, Gyutaro froze on the spot, and even started sweating.

There's hope! He really is afraid of hot objects.

Taiyi remained unmoved on the surface, but secretly he was delighted.

If combat power isn't enough for now, then intelligence will make up for it!

The reason he said all this was that he was betting that Taro, the geisha in Edo, must have been given some special instructions by Muzan, otherwise he couldn't have hidden himself for so long.

Of the three pieces of the Demon Slayer set, the Demon Slayer Mark and the Transparent World are rare items that are unlikely to appear in Edo, so only the last one remains—the Crimson Blade.

But Muzan definitely won't talk about the Crimson Blade; the most likely thing he'll say is about how high temperatures harm demons.

Taiichi speculated that it was probably that silly Doma who turned Gyutaro, who was in Edo, into a demon and then abandoned everything else.

However, after Muzan learned of this, in order not to expose the existence of the demon, when he came to Edo to hypnotize the shogunate's high-ranking officials, he also took the opportunity to find Gyutaro and Daki and told them to keep a low profile.

They were also told that hot objects can harm ghosts, such as human firearms, but not the Tikkurik.

The reason why ghosts are afraid of high-temperature objects is because Muzan's memories still retain the burning pain inflicted by Yoriichi Tsugikuni's crimson sword.

But the truth is, Muzan had no idea that the true form of the Crimson Blade, Nichirin Blade, was forged from Crimson Sand Iron and Crimson Ore, which contained the essence of the sun.

He was burned because Yoriichi Tsugikuni's solar power, also known as the power of Qian Yang, suppressed the unique Yin power of the demon.

"What do you mean? Are you still going to take action?"

Taiyi's lips curled up, and he said teasingly.

Gyutaro looked at Daki, who was lying on the ground curled up in pain, and noticed that the human footsteps were getting closer and closer. He felt extremely anxious.

After much deliberation, Gyutaro, suppressing his immense frustration, pursed his lips and finally gritted his teeth, saying:

"Human, you win!"