Chapter 137: Bullet Domain Upgraded! A Brand-New Domain Skill!
You could see the trajectory of every wooden dragon!
You could see every brick and tile of every house flying through the air!
You could see the dust gently drifting through the air!
You saw lightning tear across the night sky, flames illuminate the heavens, violent winds churn the dark clouds, and enormous waves reverberate through the night!
The world seemed to have come to a standstill.
Your field of vision expanded, becoming boundless, and an endless landscape lingered before your eyes.
Slowly, you reached a special realm!
The passage of time became increasingly sluggish!
You began to be bound by the vast river of time, but you soon broke free of its restraints and caught a glimpse of the tip of the supreme realm!
You had an epiphany.
You saw a transparent world!
Your consciousness awakened.
You layered the Transparent World over the Bullet Domain!
Your skill evolution was complete!
You awakened the Transparent World!
You developed your mind, put what you had learned into practice, unified knowledge and action, and began performing deductions within your mind!
Slowly and perfectly, you fused the Bullet Domain and the Transparent World.
Then, you suddenly realized—
Based on the Transparent World and the Bullet Domain, you had developed the Transparent World!
Your vision improved!
Your aura changed!
Your fighting spirit soared!
Your control over your body underwent a tremendous transformation!
You stared without blinking!
Through the countless wooden dragons, you saw the enemy hiding behind them!
You saw Zohakuten's hands rhythmically beating the drums.
But his movements were too slow.
You could follow them with ease!
You saw Zohakuten's mouth as he strategically gathered power, preparing for a single decisive strike.
But his intentions were far too naive to deceive you!
You saw the terror on Zohakuten's face.
His body was trembling as well!
His pressure was obvious.
You knew he was afraid!
Through his chest, you could see his heart.
You couldn't see any other emotion within him.
Only hatred—
And something strange...
Fear!
Now was the perfect moment to strike!
"Dragon Breath, Fifth Form—Ascending Wind and Clouds!"
Ren swung his Nichirin Sword, and mist surged violently.
When the wooden dragons collided, the rolling white mist began spreading rapidly, eventually enveloping the entire battlefield.
From Hantengu's perspective, a scorching, brilliant tongue of flame tore through the night sky and pierced the fog!
This slash severed the boy's perseverance.
This slash severed the girl's hope.
This slash severed seven days and seven nights of longing.
Now, it stretched for a thousand meters, converging into a single line that carried the faith of everyone at the Butterfly Mansion and burned with all its might!
He—
Ren—
was determined to reclaim this blood debt!
Zohakuten was afraid.
He was truly afraid.
Although Hantengu had divided his emotions into seven portions and placed them within different demons, at this moment, Zohakuten actually felt the emotions of the Cowardly Demon!
For the first time, he somewhat understood why Hantengu had always been so cowardly.
After all, something like this had never happened before!
Beneath the endless night, the distant figure of the young man resembled the Grim Reaper.
He ignited a bonfire that illuminated the night sky, wielded his scythe, and continuously shortened the distance between them as he moved through the air.
Fear.
Cowardice.
And even a trace of reluctance!
All kinds of emotions flooded Zohakuten's heart.
He hated it!
He hated himself for being so weak at this moment!
Zohakuten's voice was hoarse.
"I worked so hard just to reach Upper Rank Four! I worked so hard to obtain immortality! How can you destroy it?!"
Boom!
Bang-bang!
Bang-bang-bang!
Zohakuten beat his drums again.
Endless Blood Demon Art attacks surged toward Ren like a tidal wave.
He had gone mad.
Zohakuten had never desired to kill someone this badly.
But he didn't dare admit that he was actually afraid.
So he wanted to escape that fear by disguising it as hatred.
However, his movements eventually exposed their flaws.
He couldn't even touch Ren once.
Ren had completely seen through Zohakuten's movements.
With the Transparent World and Reversal State, Ren could even remember the sequence in which Hantengu's drums were struck.
He was even confident that if he were the one beating those drums, he might be able to play them better than Zohakuten...
The moment someone retreated from battle, they had already lost.
Ren was only a step away from cutting off his head!
Beneath the night sky, Ren suddenly raised his head.
His vision was crystal clear, and the surrounding scenery seemed to lose all its color in his eyes.
Suddenly, a void appeared before him.
Apart from a single white line, the entire world was gray.
Everything before the boy seemed to have been simplified into that single white line.
One end was connected to his Nichirin Sword.
The other end—
Was connected to Zohakuten's neck!
Whoosh—
Exhale—
"Total Concentration!"
[Dragon Breath, Sixth Form—Twisting Tongue of Flame!]
Clang!
The final ten meters were crossed in a single step.
The Nichirin Sword in Ren's hand first turned red.
Then it became scorching hot.
Suddenly—
Flames erupted from the blade!
The boy was brimming with energy.
The boy was unstoppable.
At some point, the Mark on his neck had spread to his cheek and chest, vivid and lifelike like the scythe of the Grim Reaper!
As the tip of the blade drew closer and closer, Zohakuten could even feel the heat escaping from between the boy's lips and teeth.
A burning blade.
A crimson-red blade?
What terrifying power was this?
A trace of bewilderment flashed through Zohakuten's eyes.
Deep within his cells, something seemed to be resisting and trembling, as though it was terrified of these flames!
A thought suddenly appeared in Zohakuten's mind.
"Is this... Lord Muzan's memory?"
But Zohakuten had no time to think about it.
The tip of the blade had already pierced his neck.
It was not a cold chill.
It was burning conviction.
The strike directly shattered Zohakuten's dream of becoming an Upper Rank powerhouse!
Zohakuten's head rolled onto the ground, his eyes filled with confusion.
Judging from the expression on his face, he hadn't even reacted yet!
And when Zohakuten blankly raised his head to look at Ren—
He discovered that the boy had already sheathed his Nichirin Sword.
He simply stood there quietly, gazing up at the night sky, seemingly savoring the exhilaration of the moment...
Zohakuten: "Arrogant!"
Ren made no attempt to defend himself or interfere.
He simply allowed Zohakuten to reconnect his head.
And after reconnecting his head, Zohakuten did not attack Ren again.
Because Ren had defeated Zohakuten while fully conscious...
In the collision of their auras, Ren had already won!
What happened afterward was nothing more than Zohakuten's defeat and Hantengu's escape.
A faint glow gradually appeared on the horizon.
Neither of them realized that dawn was almost upon them.
Ren's heart finally settled.
As long as the sun remained below the horizon, the final Upper Rank powerhouse would not emerge.
However, Ren still had one thing left to accomplish.
"Looks like I don't have much time left."
"For the time I have remaining, I'll have some fun with you, Hantengu."
"I hope you won't disappoint me."
Ren closed his eyes and murmured,
"Let's begin."
Reversal State activated!