Fierce Battle: Fire and Wind

The lonely moon hung high, its silvery light spilling onto the body of the Upper Moon Three, reflecting a deadly chill.

He walked slowly forward, and with each step he took, the bird felt the pressure on its body increase.

This guy is really strong!

"Very beautiful fighting spirit." The other party said with a smile, pointing to Asuka and Rengoku Kyojuro: "I recognized you two at a glance, you're Pillars, right?"

"Be careful, Asuka boy, we can't let our guard down against the Upper Moon demon moon."

Kyojuro Rengoku ignored Upper Moon Three's attempt to speak, standing shoulder to shoulder with Asuka, and drew his Nichirin Blade: "For hundreds of years, the Upper Moon demons have never changed. Each of them has the blood of many Pillar-level swordsmen on their hands, making them very difficult to deal with!"

"I know, I will do my best."

Om-! !

In front of Kyojuro Rengoku, Asuka tries to unleash her monstrous form.

To his surprise, the clown did not transform into the shape of the serrated greatsword. Instead, its divine radiance became more restrained, and its spiritual pressure became more solid, retaining the original form of the Sun Wheel Blade.

Apart from the constantly flowing red and black serrated patterns on the blade, which look like living things, it looks no different from an ordinary Nichirin sword.

Has the situation changed again?

He didn't delve into such trivial matters, but instead focused his attention on the upper crescent moon in front of him.

"Good knife, what's your name?"

Whoosh—!

The bird had no intention of exchanging a single word with the demon in front of it, and from such a great distance, it unleashed a powerful aerial slash!

The spiritual pressure slash, unleashed with the Breath of the Wind sword technique, roared towards Kizuki, its destructive force unstoppable!

Upper Moon Three's eyes narrowed slightly, and the corners of his mouth turned up in satisfaction, revealing sharp fangs.

He stomped his foot on the ground, unleashing his demonic power without reservation—

[Spell Deployment - Destruction Kill - Compass]

In an instant, a huge snowflake-shaped array appeared beneath his feet, exuding a dangerous and deadly aura.

This is his Blood Demon Art, his perception domain.

Within the range of the compass, he can sense all the flow of battle energy; the stronger the opponent, the faster the compass will react.

Then, he threw several punches with force, and the force of his punches even condensed into shockwaves, directly colliding with Asuka's spiritual pressure slash!

Sizzle—!

It's hard to imagine that the mere fighting spirit of two powerful individuals could produce such a terrifying friction sound in mid-air, like the clash of swords!

Sparks flew and the air distorted. Even Tanjiro and the others who were rescuing people in the distance noticed the situation and wanted to come and help.

"This is not your battle! Stand back!" Asuka shouted sternly, her face grim.

However, the force of his fist alone seemed insufficient to withstand the flying bird's spiritual pressure slash, which made Onizuki's eyes even more excited:

"Destruction Kill: Chaos Style!"

He took a step forward and threw out both fists at high speed, forming an impenetrable screen of fists in front of him!

Boom boom boom—!!

The fist and the slash collided, producing a violent roar, and the bird's probing attack was shattered by his fists!

As the smoke cleared, he flicked the blood off his hands, looked at the slowly healing wounds, and grinned maliciously:

"Young man, you're very strong. Do you want to become a ghost?"

The bird's eyes flickered slightly.

He had heard his teacher say that all the demons in the world were created by Muzan Kibutsuji, the ancestor of all demons, and that if he wanted, the demons under his command could also use their blood to create new demons.

Is this Ghost Month trying to recruit me to become a ghost?

"I am Akaza, Upper Moon Three. What's your name?"

Asuka remained silent, but Kyojuro Rengoku spoke up for him: "We are demon slayers. No matter the reason, we will never become demons!"

"Why?" Akaza, unfazed by the ruthlessness of Purgatory, patiently explained, "Being human has many inconveniences: we age, we get sick, we die. How can we ever reach the highest realm? But becoming a demon is different..."

"With eternal life, you can train for as long as you want, and one day you'll reach the pinnacle..."

"I say, let's become demons, you two, train together, and engage in eternal battle!"

Faced with such fallacies, Kyojuro Rengoku naturally wouldn't agree; he righteously raised his Nichirin Blade:

"We will grow old and die. Cherishing the present moment and feeling the passion of life is the beauty of this short human life."

"True strength is not just a word that describes physical strength; mental fortitude is even more important, and you don't understand that."

"I am the Flame Pillar, Kyojuro Rengoku! I will never become a demon!"

Akaza's expression darkened, his smile faded, and he clenched his fist again, adopting an offensive stance; the snowflake pattern bloomed once more.

"In that case, I have no choice but to kill you..."

"Destruction Kill: Chaos Style!"

With a furious roar, Akaza charged straight at the two of them!

"Shiranui!"

"Cut!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Asuka and Purgatory swung their swords and charged forward!

Faced with the two men's overwhelming aura, Akaza neither flinched nor dodged, but instead continued to laugh wildly as he strode forward:

"Great! Excellent! This is exactly the kind of battle I've been craving!"

Boom! Clang! Sizzle—!

Three terrifying forces collided violently!

Rengoku Kyojuro's Nichirin Blade unleashed golden-red flames, cleaving Akaza's arm in two. However, Akaza simply turned around and regenerated, continuing to unleash a barrage of punches to clash with Rengoku!

Although Asuka's sword didn't look particularly intimidating, Akaza didn't want to confront it head-on. Instead, he used a strategy of dodging and counterattacking, constantly striking Asuka's sword or the path of his next strike to disrupt his attacks.

Akaza could sense that Asuka's Nichirin Blade was a bit strange; even as an Upper Moon user, his recovery was somewhat slow after being cut.

Something's not right; it's best not to touch it rashly.

The three of them clashed, flames and hurricanes, ice and snow and fists merging into one, sending up a sky full of stone chips and dust, leaving Tanjiro and the others in the distance speechless.

This is the Pillar, this is the battle of the Upper Moons!

"Heavenly Blazing Flame!"

Seizing an opening, Rengoku Kyojuro immediately changed his move, unleashing a torrent of flames from below!

At the same time, although Asuka dodged the punch that grazed her cheek, her eye still burst open immediately, and blood blurred her vision!

Fortunately, he was able to sense Akaza's movements and also discovered Kyojuro's change of tactics.

With a swift movement, he thrust the weapon cunningly towards Akaza's vulnerable ribs!

However, Akaza, as an Upper Moon that has existed for hundreds of years, possesses combat instincts that are faster than one could imagine!

Almost instantly, he found the best solution. The fighting spirit on his fist was highly compressed, and a terrifying aura surged around him:

"Destructive Kill - Shattering Style - Myriad Leaf Flash Willow!!"

He slammed a powerful punch into the ground! The earth groaned in pain at his display of fighting spirit!

boom--!!

The ground shattered, and rocks flew everywhere!

A massive shockwave suddenly erupted, blasting away the two swordsmen who were trying to join forces to kill Akaza!

The bird and the inferno tumbled backward a few times before landing lightly on the ground, calming their somewhat disordered breathing.

"That was exhilarating!" Akaza laughed maniacally as he emerged from the shattered crater, his deep blue tattoos seeming to come alive, flowing and shimmering beneath his skin. "You should all become demons after all! As demons, you can fight like this forever!"

With that, he stomped his foot and vanished instantly!

"Destruction Kill - Air Style!"

The next second, he was already in mid-air, throwing punches wildly! Invisible shockwaves, like heavy cannons, blasted towards Asuka and Rengoku Kyojuro!

"Asuka boy! Attack together!" Rengoku Kyojuro roared, and Asuka immediately understood.

"Breath of Flames - Fourth Form: Blazing Flame Vortex!!"

Rengoku Kyojuro swung his sword, unleashing a large fan-shaped barrage of fiery sword energy, as if a raging sea of ​​fire had spontaneously combusted out of thin air!

This not only neutralized most of the impact of the punch, but also obscured part of Akaza's vision!

"Oh? Are we going to unleash a combo attack? Let me guess, where will it come from? From the left? From above?"

Akaza was not only unafraid, but even very excited and looking forward to how the two would fight.

Swish-!

The bird's figure appeared beside him like a ghost, just as he had expected.

However, what he did not expect was that the compass could not detect the bird's fighting spirit.

At this moment, Asuka had pushed her spiritual pressure perception to the limit, doing her best to capture every detail of Akaza's movements.

In his eyes, Akaza's movements began to slow down, and his exquisite boxing techniques began to show flaws.

Heh.....

He changed the rhythm of his breathing, and his lungs swelled with an unprecedented, pulsating rhythm—

"Storm Breathing - First Form: Sky Rift!!"

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The wind howled fiercely last night, and the cold pressed down on the heavy quilt as if it were covered with ice.

Today marks the solar term of Heavy Snow, and in the early morning, a light snow has condensed on the roof tiles.

Tao Zongyi

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