Gyutaro swung his large hand, sending two blood sickles spinning at high speeds. One following the other, they sliced through the air like boomerangs toward Ren!
"Trying to pincer me from both sides? It won't be that easy!"
Ren lunged forward with a stride, slashing his heavy Sun Wheel Blade at the sickle in front of him. Before his heavy blade, the blood sickle felt as flimsy as paper; with just a slight application of force, he could snap it.
And indeed, Ren severed the blood sickle before him with a single strike. However, just like before, the sickle split upon being cut, transforming into two blood sickles that shot out instantly.
Fortunately, he was prepared this time. He executed a backflip to retreat, dodging the incoming blood sickles. Now, three blood sickles circled him continuously, surrounding him before attacking from three different directions.
"Wind Combat Technique: Whirlwind Chaotic Dance!"
Ren swung his blade in a horizontal slash, severing all three sickles at once. Yet, the result was the same: the three sickles split again, becoming six blood sickles that continued their assault, forcing him to fight while retreating.
'I see. So this is what "Infinite Blood Sickles" means? I'm afraid these sickles will keep splitting indefinitely. This will never end unless I can completely evaporate them all at once...'
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Ren. He looked at his heavy Sun Wheel Blade, a plan forming in his mind.
With a slight exertion of power, the heavy Sun Wheel Blade instantly transformed into a crimson Red Blade. The red cloud Mark also manifested on his forehead. He unleashed his combat technique, slashing at the six blood sickles once more!
"Wind Combat Technique: Red Blade - Fiery Whirlwind!"
RUMBLE—
In an instant, a giant dragon roared and a heatwave howled. The moment the Red Blade collided with the blood sickles, searing high temperatures erupted, evaporating all six sickles in a heartbeat!
'It actually worked!'
Ren felt a surge of joy. Ultimately, these sickles were formed from Gyutaro's blood. This meant that as long as he could evaporate that blood, he could stop the sickles from splitting.
"You actually broke my Infinite Blood Sickles... you've got some skill!"
Gyutaro's raspy voice rang out again. Looking toward the sound, Ren saw that Gyutaro had already reattached his sister Daki's head. Furthermore, the bodies of the two siblings began to fuse.
Finally, Daki merged completely into Gyutaro's body, and sixteen of Daki's sashes erupted from Gyutaro's back!
"What? They merged?"
Ren cried out in surprise. Usually, there was nothing strange about the siblings merging, but in the past, it was always Gyutaro merging into Daki's body, and Daki was unable to use her brother's Blood Demon Art.
The current situation was entirely different.
Daki had merged into Gyutaro, and Gyutaro now possessed Daki's sashes. Although it was just Ren's guess, he feared that Gyutaro could now use Daki's Blood Demon Art as well.
Ren spoke in astonishment, "The power of the two siblings has completely fused together!"
"That's right! After merging, we have become even stronger. And for that, we have your blood to thank!"
Gyutaro let out a low laugh and exerted his hidden strength. The ends of the sixteen sashes on his back instantly transformed into sharp sickles. Counting the blood sickles in his hands, that made eighteen sickles in total.
If these sickles were to start splitting infinitely...
Ren didn't dare think further. It was obvious that the current Gyutaro was incredibly powerful.
"I can't give him the chance to strike!"
As he spoke, Ren rushed toward Gyutaro. With his intense movement, his heart rate spiked, his body temperature instantly rose above fifty degrees, and the red cloud Mark appeared on his face.
After activating the Mark, Ren's speed became as fast as lightning. In the blink of an eye, he flashed in front of Gyutaro and slashed at his throat.
"You're fast! But it's useless. Blood Demon Art: Rampant Arcs!"
Swish, swish, swish...
A series of air-breaking sounds erupted as Gyutaro swung out a massive volume of blood slashes. These blood-colored slashes formed a protective shield around him and expanded outward according to his will, attacking Ren.
At this moment, the area around Gyutaro was like a blood-colored meat grinder. Anyone who dared to enter would be instantly shredded into mincemeat!
"The attack range is huge!"
Ren's expression changed slightly. If these slashes were allowed to spread, nearly a third of the Yoshiwara District would be destroyed, causing massive casualties.
Fortunately, following the previous explosions, the nearby residents had already evacuated. Thus, Ren could fight at full power without any lingering worries.
"Since it's a wide-range attack, I'll break through at a single point! Water Combat Technique: Water Tornado!"
Ren twisted his body, and his invisible sword qi transformed into a deep-sea vortex, swallowing all the approaching blood slashes. Even though the number of slashes was staggering, they couldn't harm him in the slightest.
Seeing Ren block the blood slashes, Gyutaro remained composed. The corners of his mouth even curled up into a faint, imperceptible smile.
"Now's the chance! Blood Demon Art: Infinite Blood Sickles!"
Whoosh!
Before he finished speaking, two blood sickles left his hands, shooting straight toward Ren. Simultaneously, Gyutaro exerted his hidden power, and the dozen or so sickles on his back shot out as well, attacking Ren together.
In an instant, the blood sickles and sword qi collided violently in mid-air, producing a thunderous roar. Half of the Yoshiwara District was stained in a bloody hue, and even the heavens and earth seemed to tremble!
Ren's sword qi was like a rainbow, severing every incoming sickle. But this was exactly what Gyutaro wanted. The sickles were constantly torn apart and constantly split and regenerated. Soon, their numbers exceeded a hundred, becoming dense and overwhelming!
"Hahaha! Be torn to pieces within my Infinite Blood Sickles!"
Gyutaro laughed loudly. As he spoke, the blood sickles whistled down like a torrential rain, sweeping toward Ren!
However, Ren showed no sign of panic. Instead, he looked full of confidence.
"Do you really think a small trick like this will work on me? Water Combat Technique: Red Blade - Deep Sea Vortex!"
As he vigorously swung his blade to churn the air, the searing sword qi instantly transformed into a raging wave that expanded outward. It immediately overwhelmed the hundreds of blood sickles and evaporated them completely.
"What?"
Gyutaro's expression changed abruptly. He immediately tried to condense more blood sickles to continue the attack, but Ren didn't give him the chance. Ren leaped up, instantly crossing dozens of meters, and slashed his blade at Gyutaro's neck.
"Fire Combat Technique: Dragon Dance!"
The searing heavy blade sliced through the night sky, and a scorching heatwave suddenly engulfed Gyutaro's entire body.
Realizing this strike was dangerous, Gyutaro moved to swing his blood sickles in defense, but before he could act, Ren's blade had already severed his throat!
"What? How? I... I'm actually being decapitated!"
Watching his body move away from him, Gyutaro cried out in disbelief.
At the same time, his body began to slowly turn into ash, soon to vanish completely.
'The body is turning to ash? That makes sense. The two siblings have merged into one. Severing Gyutaro's head is equivalent to severing Daki's head!'
'Regardless, the fact that their bodies are disintegrating can't be faked!'
Thinking of this, Ren took out a syringe, walked toward Gyutaro's remains, and extracted his blood. He then handed it to Chachamaru, who appeared suddenly, to be delivered to Lady Tamayo.
Once Gyutaro's body had completely turned to ash, Ren breathed a sigh of relief. With the death of the Daki siblings, the Berserk Demons in the Yoshiwara District were finally dealt with...
Just as he was thinking this, a small eye suddenly bypassed the surrounding sea of fire and appeared not far behind him.
'Gyutaro is dead... Hmph, I knew Daki, that brainless woman, was more of a hindrance than a help.'
'But it doesn't matter. I never expected Daki to defeat Ren anyway.'
'You three, I'll leave Ren to you. Don't disappoint Lord Muzan!'
Ting—
Accompanied by the sound of a biwa, three spatial portals suddenly appeared in the sky. Three terrifying figures stepped out: Kokushibo, Doma, and Hantengu.
At this moment, with the exception of Nakime, the Upper Moon Berserk Demons had all assembled here!
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