Wind VS Wind

Within the Demon Slayer Corps, it is strictly forbidden for members to attack each other without cause.

However, Asuka is not a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, and Sanemi Shinazugawa is not a Pillar who strictly adheres to this rule.

The force emanating from the scabbard was so strong that it almost caused the wooden sword in Asuka's hand to fly out!

He gritted his teeth, the veins on his arms bulging, and struggled with all his might against this inhuman force.

"Hiss..." A suppressed gasp came from Asuka's mouth and nose. He activated the Total Concentration Breathing technique that Arashizaki Tesshin had taught him, trying to use the physical enhancement brought by the breathing technique to suppress the white-haired man in front of him.

"Oh..."

Shinazugawa Sanemi chuckled and flicked his wrist casually.

hum-

A turquoise vortex suddenly passed through the scabbard!

Asuka felt a numbness in her arm and could barely hold onto the heavy wooden sword. She even lost her balance and stumbled to the ground.

Almost instantly, the end of Shinazugawa's scabbard slammed heavily towards his shoulder!

With a muffled thud, the bird was struck squarely by the other party, its body thrown over by the ruthless force and crashing heavily onto the cold, muddy ground.

Sanemi Shinazugawa strolled forward slowly, his tall figure blocking out the sunlight and casting a shadow that enveloped the birds.

"What's wrong? Is this the only kind of coward your training produces? If you'd encountered a ghost, you'd be dead already!"

Harsh words carry the cruelest truth: in a real sword duel, no one will wait for you to get into position; everything happens in the blink of an eye.

However, Asuka didn't lie quietly on the ground, waiting for Shinazugawa's wicked laughter to continue echoing.

In the instant he fell to the ground, he instinctively activated the Breath of Wind, wrapping the faint cyan-green vortex that had gathered around his wrist. Using the momentum of falling, he pushed himself up and actually rose up, heading straight for the Shinazugawa!

Boom! !

The bird crashed heavily into Shinazugawa's chin, knocking the Wind Pillar backward!

Without waiting for Shinazugawa's reaction, he quickly gripped the wooden sword and, using the momentum, slashed down fiercely at Shinazugawa's falling body!

"That kid..."

In the distance, under the shade of a tree, Arashizaki Tesshin watched this scene, and he was also somewhat shaken.

Enveloping oneself in the Breath of Wind, adding cutting damage to physical attacks, is a method only those who have mastered the Breath of Wind can access.

Arashizaki Tesshin wasn't hiding anything from Asuka; it's just that Asuka is still honing his Wind Breathing sword technique, and he hasn't yet taught him the concepts. He never expected...

Did he simply learn this method of use after witnessing Sanemi Shinazugawa attack him with a scabbard imbued with the Breath of the Wind technique during battle?

"You brat!" Shinazugawa Sanemi felt a sharp pain in his chin, but a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He didn't draw his sword; he simply met the attack with his fists and feet, which were imbued with the Breath of Wind!

boom! boom! boom!

Shinazugawa's body performed an exaggerated spin in the air, not only dodging Asuka's full-force downward slash, but also beginning to entangle with him!

The dull thuds of flesh colliding echoed in the arena. At first, Shinazugawa Sanemi had intended to hold back, only wanting to test Asuka's strength. But Asuka was like a desperate criminal in a street brawl, his every move ruthless and cunning, all aimed at Shinazugawa Sanemi's vital points in the chest and abdomen!

This forced Sanemi Shinazugawa to exert even greater effort, and the situation began to develop in a way that was unfavorable to Asuka.

Finally, under a tricky slash, Shinazugawa reluctantly swung his scabbard again, blocking Asuka's attack, the blade trembling.

"Hey! Kid! Are you serious?"

"....."

Seeing that Asuka didn't respond, Shinazugawa grew impatient and decided to end the farce.

Clang—!

In the blink of an eye, he drew his Nichirin Blade, which had green serrated blade patterns, and the four characters on the blade, "Demon Slayer," began to flash with an ominous light.

"Let me see what you've learned from that old man! Breathing of the Wind, First Form..."

"Oh no!" Arashizaki Tesshin exclaimed in alarm, his figure blurring as he tried to stop Shinazugawa from going berserk!

That kid! Still so reckless and hot-tempered! It's like two rotten tempers clashed together!

Asuka instantly sensed the change in the white-haired man's aura; clearly, he was preparing a terrifying attack!

The spiritual pressure emanating from his body began to tremble wildly, roaring at him to get away!

But for some reason, Asuka did something that surprised even Arashizaki Tesshin, who was rushing over.

He threw away the wooden sword in his hand and untied the cloth strip that had been tied to his chest. Just as Shinazugawa Sanemi's thrusting wind blades were gathering, he pulled out the long sword in mid-air with a clang!

"Adonal protrusion!"

A violent, gray-black vortex, accompanied by a tearing sound, exploded on the broken sword that the bird had swung!

Clang—!! Boom!!

The gray blade light and the blue wind pressure collided with a deafening roar!

The deafening clang of metal clashing was like a thunderclap from a clear sky! A violent gust of air instantly exploded outwards from the two of them!

Dust, grass clippings, and pebbles were violently swirled into the sky, forming a murky vortex several meters in diameter! This startled countless birds in the forest!

The ground shook violently, and cracks spread out like a spider web. Even the disciples on the front of Ye Mountain felt the commotion!

scoff!scoff!

The sturdy sleeve of Shinazugawa's uniform ripped open! Thin, long streaks of blood appeared on his bronze arm muscles!

The situation was similar for Asuka on the other side; the wind blades generated by their collision were raging wildly, constantly tearing at their clothes and skin! However, Asuka was in a more sorry state, with deeper and more numerous wounds on her body.

boom!!

With a loud cracking sound, the whirlwind generated by the clash of the two swords exploded completely!

Although Shinazugawa Sanemi staggered a few times, he was still able to stand still. Asuka, on the other hand, was in a terrible state. He was thrown backward as if he had been flung away and crashed heavily into a broad tree trunk, causing countless leaves to fall with a loud bang!

Although he had the upper hand over the kid, Shinazugawa Sanemi didn't feel happy at all.

He frowned slightly and looked down at the wounds on his body.

Putting aside the fact that he was injured by a kid who was still in training... at least the old man had good judgment and chose a decent successor....

But what happened to the wounds on his body...?

This wasn't just a simple cutting pain; it felt like a strange, burning pain, as if countless tiny teeth were constantly gnawing at and tearing at the wound...

Along with the burning pain, he felt as if the flow of blood was being blocked by some invisible force, as if it were being... sucked away?

He raised his arm and noticed that near his wound, there were indeed faint, almost invisible, grayish-black energy fluctuations, unlike the vortex of a breathing technique...

"What the hell is this thing?" Shinazugawa's voice deepened, the previous contempt and playfulness completely gone, and his expression became somewhat solemn.

"Blood Demon Art?"

Sanemi Shinazugawa didn't understand, but a bad feeling had already formed in his heart. So he gripped his Nichirin Blade tightly and walked towards Asuka with a puzzled look in his eyes.

However, at that moment, Arashizaki Tesshin had already leaped over his head and landed slowly in front of him.

"Have some restraint, Sanemi!"

"...Teacher Tie Xin, wishing you a good day."