#40Chapter 40: Furious BattleAI Model: gemini-2.5-flash
The Ripple in Bai Cangshu's body began to surge, spreading out in circles from his palms, like Buddhist light.
The Hand Demon watched the human it had thrown over ten meters into the air suddenly emit circles of light. It instinctively narrowed its eyes; within that light was a power that made it fearful.
What is that? Is it a Breathing Style of the Demon Slayer Corps?
The next moment, its several massive arms rose into the air and suddenly grabbed towards the opponent. As long as it could get a hold, even the strongest human would be crushed into a puddle of blood.
Bai Cangshu felt the impact of the giant hand tearing through the air. His heart beat more intensely. Every cell in his body seemed to be breathing, and all his pores opened due to this stimulation. A large amount of "Qi" was being inhaled and exhaled as his body operated.
[Ripple Energy accumulation increased, your Energy attribute +1]
Bai Cangshu paid no attention to the system prompt. He simply unfurled his extremely twisted palm, unleashing a terrifying force that broke through its limits under the [Absolute Territory] state, erupting violently.
The Ripple driven by his palm instantly went wild, like a giant stone being thrown into a calm lake, generating a massive amount of Ripple instantly.
[Immortal Path · Rakshasa Palm]!
The Hand Demon's massive hands were like a wall. Several arms grabbed together, resembling several giant pythons competing for food, completely engulfing Bai Cangshu's figure.
The Hand Demon's heart settled slightly. This move, even those so-called Pillar-level Swordsmen couldn't withstand!
Boom!
Bai Cangshu struck the greenish-gray giant hand in front of him with a palm.
A terrifying and unparalleled force erupted instantly.
Poof!
Like a dry, stiff rag being instantly wrung out, the muscles of the greenish-gray hand began to twist in an instant.
A massive spiral pattern originated from the center of the palm and instantly extended downwards, twisting the ten-meter-long arm into a braid.
Even more terrifying was a Ripple with the exact same wavelength and nature as [Sunlight]. Along with this force, it instantly penetrated the twisted palm and spread outwards.
Splat!
As if a rotten winter melon had been smashed from the outside, the Hand Demon's pupils shrank. Its powerful giant hand shattered into thin air.
Not even flesh and blood scattered; it burst in the air like melted mud.
"Ah!"
The pain of being burned by the scorching sun, the Hand Demon had only experienced it once in its life. It was a pain it dared never touch again after experiencing it once, the searing agony of its soul reappearing at this moment.
As if in a spasm, all its arms instinctively curled up.
Amidst the wild flailing of its arms, they completely retracted around its body, wrapping itself into a meatball tens of meters across.
"So painful, this isn't a Nichirin Blade!"
The Hand Demon had been cut by more than one Nichirin Blade. It was certain that this power was not a Nichirin Blade at all. Furthermore... it only realized at this moment that this human was probably not from the Demon Slayer Corps at all; the opponent didn't even have a sword.
Since when could humans kill Ogres without relying on a Nichirin Blade?!
Bai Cangshu's mouth spread into a grin. At this moment, a faint aura emanated from his entire body, and Ripple flowed on his hands. Falling from over ten meters high, he completely negated the momentum of the fall using that terrifying Rakshasa Palm.
The sound of his landing was as light as a cat's paws.
The degree to which his muscles were bulging was far more pronounced than any time before. At this moment, his physique exceeded 1.9 meters. Tao Bai Bai's pink long robe was stretched taut by him. The stark contrast between his muscular physique and the pink clothing made the Hand Demon feel even more absurd.
"Hey, you guy, what is your origin? Could you be a new Lower Mooncreated by that Lord?!"
The Hand Demon chattered incessantly. When it was weak, it could only harbor hatred. In the final selection venue of Mount Fujikasane, it hunted and killed the youths wearing fox masks for revenge. It could only vent its unexpressed hatred by provoking fear in those youths through words.
Even now, with the venue on Mount Fujikasane destroyed and Ogres rampaging widely, it still retained this habit.
Bai Cangshu did not answer, merely making a clicking sound with his mouth and shaking his finger.
"Stop talking, Hand Demon, right now... I'm incredibly hyped."
Bai Cangshu exaggeratedly lifted his left leg high. Unlike Clown Ivins, who relied on agility to fight, Ivins tried to keep every move as concealed as possible, but Bai Cangshu was incredibly flamboyant.
Nothing else; he was far better at fighting than Ivins, and better at grasping the "momentum" in battle.
The highly lifted leg slammed down.
Bang!
The ground shook violently, then spiderweb-like cracks instantly appeared, and after a moment, the ground collapsed.
Bai Cangshu, meanwhile, transformed into a black shadow and shot out from the front.
That speed, that power, was completely unlike an ordinary human.
The Hand Demon chattered incessantly, wanting to disturb the opponent's mind. This was its usual strategy when it felt weaker than its opponent. It knew clearly that humans were ultimately just humans; no matter how strong, they had weaknesses, either physical strength or Mental strength. As long as it could find...
Boom!
A terrifying massive force erupted from in front of it. Amidst the trembling of the Hand Demon's pupils, it finally saw the figure, seemingly stretched by the air, punch it in front.
No fear, it had the defense of dozens of arms. This kind of attack simply couldn't...
"Ugh... Poof!"
A force with terrifying penetrative power violently pierced through several meters of greenish-gray flesh and blood, driving into the Hand Demon's body.
Its internal organs were instantly shattered, and it immediately spat blood from its mouth.
And that terrifying power which scorched the soul reappeared.
It watched the dozens of arms wrapped around its neck begin to melt and rot. The fear of facing death instantly struck.
"Ah!"
The Hand Demon roared in fear, almost cracking its voice.
But the momentum of those dozens of arms instantly rotating like a hurricane and lashing out in all directions was incredibly terrifying.
Bang bang bang!
The trees in the forest, whether small ones the thickness of a bowl or large ones that required one person to hug, were instantly shattered and sent flying by those greenish-gray arms.
The Hand Demon instantly became the center of a terrifying whirlwind.
The moment the greenish-gray giant hand struck, Bai Cangshu's eyes trembled. The reason he could perfectly capture others' movements and force, to the point where he could almost imitate the opponent's movements after seeing them just once, was not solely due to his nearly perfect muscle control.
It was even more because of his eyes.
Bai Cangshu's dynamic vision was extremely outstanding. He could even see the trajectory of a flying dragonfly's wing beats.
This moment was no exception. The action of the Hand Demon's massive arms spiraling outwards became incredibly obvious due to its enormous muscles.
Bai Cangshu noticed it immediately.
Then he lightly jumped up, his entire body's muscles becoming incredibly soft. He held his hands in front of him, and his entire core was completely tensed.
[Niko Style · Redirection Kata · Willow]!
At this moment, Bai Cangshu completely disregarded what would happen if he failed. Instead of choosing a safer way to dodge, he chose to meet the attack head-on with this move.
Buzz!
The massive force struck. Bai Cangshu's hands were firm, but his arms were incredibly soft. In an instant, the enormous force was redirected in front of him. Bai Cangshu seized the opportunity to roll, spinning twice in the air. Instead of being knocked away, he landed smoothly onto the giant arm that was lashing out like a whip.
"Ha, haha!"
Bai Cangshu suddenly burst into hearty laughter amidst the violent hurricane. His feet seemed rooted as he stood on the arm.
The next moment, he charged directly towards the Hand Demon along the arm, laughing wildly.