In another battlefield in the Infinity Castle, the battle of Akaza against the three pillars was much more intense.
"Destructive Death: Leg Type: Explosive Flurry!"
Akaza's kicking speed was astonishing, and every strike gave the illusion of seeing a flash of light.
Akaza was different from Doma, who was ranked above him. He was a fighting demon, and his fighting will and fighting literacy were far superior to the latter.
This was the source of his strength, and this strength was particularly solid. This could also be seen from his Blood Demon Art.
The stronger the person, the stronger the fighting spirit they possessed, and the more reaction his Blood Demon Art would have. In other words, he was the kind of warrior who became stronger when facing stronger opponents.
But this time, he really didn't get any advantage, because his opponents were also the most excellent swordsmen, and there were three of them.
"What gorgeous moves. But compared to gorgeous, I'm the strongest!"
Tengen Uzui didn't notice that Giyu Tomioka already had an expression that said, "What is this person talking about?" Kyojuro Rengoku, on the other hand, looked excited.
"It's great that you're so energetic. I've also been looking forward to fighting an Upper Rank for a long time!"
Unfortunately, Kyojuro Rengoku wasn't as fast as Tengen Uzui, who had already rushed up to meet Akaza's attack.
"Sound Breathing: Fourth Form: Constant Resounding Slashes!"
Tengen Uzui's Nichirin Blades also had a very special shape. They weren't normal katana, but two exaggeratedly shaped cleavers, with the hilts connected by a chain.
Tengen Uzui's way of using the swords was also very special, similar to the technique of using nunchaku, and his moves were quite flashy.
Most importantly, his swords had secret mechanisms inside, and could release explosions during battle.
So when he used his sword forms, it was truly amazing, with slashes and explosions mixed together, blocking all of Akaza's kicks.
And Akaza also saw the special striped patterns on Tengen Uzui's face.
He really didn't know what they were, but it made him think of the patterns on Upper Rank One's face.
Then Akaza became even more excited, because Upper Rank One had always been a target he wanted to challenge.
But as his attacks stopped, Kyojuro Rengoku and Giyu Tomioka rushed up from the left and right.
"Flame Breathing: Third Form: Blazing Universe!"
"Water Breathing: Fourth Form: Striking Tide!"
Flame and water ripple patterns also appeared on their faces, and flames and ukiyo-e water waves rolled towards Akaza.
The veins on Akaza's fists bulged, and he directly punched out.
Even though it was a collision between fists and blades, it made a sound like striking iron.
Even as an Upper Rank demon, Akaza's flesh wasn't strong enough to collide head-on with a pillar's blade.
Akaza was able to bounce back the slashes of the Flame and Water Pillars because of the powerful impact that his fists brought. But Akaza's two arms were also directly split open into four pieces.
Akaza had underestimated the power of the mark swordsmen after all. Before his arms could recover, Tengen Uzui seized the opportunity and attacked.
"Sound Breathing: First Form: Roar!"
The pupils of Akaza's eyes, which had words engraved on them, reflected the enlarged double blades. If it were an ordinary demon, they might not have been able to react and would have been beheaded directly.
But Akaza's Blood Demon Art, Destructive Kill: Compass Needle, was always in the activated state, and under the influence of the three's strong fighting spirit, the strength and sensitivity of his demon killing techniques had been raised to the limit.
"Destructive Kill: Leg Style: Crown Splitter!"
An explosion rang out, and both of them retreated.
The jewels decorating Tengen Uzui's head were broken in half and fell down, and a trace of blood also hung near his eyebrows.
Akaza's severed legs grew back, but his expression became even more uninhibited.
"Destructive Kill: Disorder!"
Akaza chose the most direct tactic, jumping high and smashing down with a punch from above.
The three had to scatter to avoid Akaza's heavy blow, and Akaza thus inserted himself among the three, his fist smashing into the ground.
A large number of cracks instantly appeared on the ground, and then the floor, broken into pieces, flipped up. The powerful impact directly pushed the three pillars away.
Even Akaza himself knew that he couldn't withstand the three of them joining forces.
Although his Blood Demon Art allowed him to have an extremely strong reaction to attacks, he had his limits. The three in the mark state had undoubtedly exceeded those limits.
So he had to create an opportunity to defeat them one by one. Thus, in the moment after the three separated, Akaza shattered the ground and rapidly approached Giyu Tomioka.
"Destructive Kill: Eight-Layered Demon Core!"
The trajectories of eight attacks appeared at the same time, winding and turning as they struck Giyu Tomioka at the same time.
There was no panic in Giyu Tomioka's seemingly dull eyes. He just steadied his feet and swung the blade in his hand.
"Water Breathing: Eleventh Form: Dead Calm!"
A surface of water spread out from under Giyu Tomioka's feet. The ripples on it swayed for a moment and then disappeared without a trace, and the surface of the water was as calm as a mirror.
But after Akaza's attack hit, all the chaotic attack traces disappeared, leaving only Akaza's own body.
Akaza only had time to cross his arms, blocking the blade that Giyu Tomioka had slashed over, and his entire body was sent flying.
Akaza licked the wound on his arm. Although he was injured, he didn't have any resentment, but instead said in an admiring tone, "I've also fought many swordsmen who use Water Breathing, but I've never seen that sword form before!"
That was of course because it was a sword form that Giyu Tomioka had created himself. Swordsmen of Water Breathing had to maintain a calm state of mind in order to exert their full strength.
And Giyu Tomioka did this exceptionally well, which led to the formation of this sword form that Drake also found particularly special.
It could almost be called a simple domain. In the area that his blade could reach, natural energy would be fully mobilized to erase all external attacks that entered this domain.
This was the pillar of this generation of the Demon Slayer Corps. Almost everyone had rare talent. It was as if they had gathered in the same era in order to end Muzan.
But no one explained this to Akaza. What kind of personality did Giyu Tomioka have? He rarely said more than two words to his companions, how could he pay attention to Akaza, an enemy?
Akaza wasn't annoyed, and said with a smile, "So you have a personality that doesn't like to talk! I really like talking to you strong people."
Tengen Uzui and Kyojuro Rengoku also surrounded him, but didn't attack.
Tengen Uzui put his sword on his shoulder and said, "Then you really haven't seen a truly powerful guy. That's a gorgeousness that far surpasses us!"
Giyu Tomioka and Kyojuro Rengoku both showed approving expressions. After all, they had seen that person move with ease in the face of the nine pillars' encirclement.
Akaza showed an interested expression and said, "There's such a guy! Then I must go see him afterwards!"
Kyojuro Rengoku said in his usual loud voice, "Sorry, you can't. We'll kill you here!"
Akaza laughed loudly and said, "Although you're strong, you can't win against me! As for why, it's because you're humans and I'm a demon.
I won't get tired and I won't get injured. This is the power that humans can't reach."
"You're wrong!" Kyojuro Rengoku said, "Humans are indeed fragile, but that's why we know where power should be used, so we can become stronger!"
Akaza was in a daze. In his blurry memories, it seemed that he had heard similar words before.
But then he saw something that surprised him.
His Blood Demon Art suddenly malfunctioned. If his eyes couldn't see, he would have thought that the three had disappeared.
"What is this...?"
Akaza showed a shocked expression. As long as it was life, even a newborn baby would have a weak fighting spirit.
There was only one possibility for this situation where the fighting spirit had completely disappeared. That was the legendary state of selflessness, which was also the supreme realm he had been pursuing.
Kyojuro Rengoku finally said, "This is also the reason why we've come this far!"
The veins on Akaza's forehead bulged, and the smile on his face became ferocious, "Then let me see the power of the supreme realm!"
Saying this, Akaza stepped forward and charged towards the three, and the three also responded by swinging their swords.
The sounds of explosions and collisions lasted for a long time, and finally calmed down.
Kyojuro Rengoku was holding the wound on his abdomen, one of Tengen Uzui's eyes was covered in blood, and Giyu Tomioka's sword was also broken.
But in the middle of the three, Akaza was kneeling, with only half of his torso and one leg remaining.
This time, Akaza didn't self-destruct, but instead fought tenaciously to the end. Even after his head was cut off, he frantically launched attacks. Even though all three had opened the Transparent World, they still won with great difficulty.
Upper Rank Three, the fighting demon Akaza. The three pillars wouldn't forget this opponent even after this.
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