"Oh my, oh my, little friend, we meet again! Hehehe!"
Upon meeting once more, Doma brandished his two iron fans, a gentle and kind smile hanging on his face as he lightly greeted Ren.
But in stark contrast to the smile on his face was the biting, grim murderous intent permeating from his body! Clearly, that sunny smile was nothing more than a hypocritical mask.
Ren withdrew his gaze from Doma and turned it toward Kokushibo instead.
Although Doma had become stronger than before, he was still no match for him. Among everyone present, only Kokushibo had the potential to wound him. After evolving from a Demon into a Berserk Demon, Kokushibo's power had grown significantly, and his entire body radiated an intense pressure that struck terror into the heart.
"Kokushibo, Doma, Hantengu... it seems you have all grown stronger," Ren said indifferently, raising his Nichirin Greatsword and pointing the tip directly at Kokushibo.
"Mm-hmm, exactly, exactly!"
Doma nodded slightly. "We have you to thank for that, don't we? If not for your blood, we wouldn't have been able to become this powerful."
"This time, I will definitely claim your head!" Kokushibo suddenly took over the conversation, his voice low, heavy, and cold. "You disgusting chosen children of heaven... I will wipe you out completely!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kokushibo drew the blade Kyokuseibo from his waist.
After evolving into a Berserk Demon, Kokushibo had used his own flesh and blood to re-forge his weapon, making the current Kyokuseibo even sharper. Furthermore, the purple eyeballs on the blade had become increasingly eerie. Just looking at the long sword caused a terrifying sense of pressure to wash over the body!
"You only obtained a tiny bit of my blood; stop acting so arrogant. Since you've come, I'll settle things with you here once and for all to avoid any future trouble!"
Clang!
Suddenly, Ren transformed into an afterimage, swinging his sword straight at Kokushibo. The blade flashed with cold light under the moon, and a sharp sword qi instantly locked onto Kokushibo.
In a mere instant, the Nichirin Greatsword was about to slash Kokushibo's throat. However, Kokushibo's speed was not slow either!
"I believe I've said this... what I hate most is the arrogant attitude of you 'chosen ones.' Don't be too conceited, young man!"
While speaking, Kokushibo reached out with a large hand, grabbed Hantengu beside him, and thrust him in front of himself as a shield.
At that moment, Ren's blade arrived, and the sharp edge easily severed Hantengu's head.
"Ah! So scary! So scary!"
"Lord Kokushibo actually used me as a shield, how heartbreaking... Boohoo..."
Hantengu's head wailed loudly, but the severed head then transformed into four clones: Sekido, Karaku, Aizetsu, and Urogi. After evolving into Berserk Demons, the strength of these clones had also received a massive boost.
"Hmph, if a young person isn't arrogant, are they even young?"
Ignoring Hantengu's wailing, Ren immediately retreated. He didn't yet know what new abilities these clones possessed.
"Hmph! Well said! Then today, you shall pay the price for your arrogance!"
The speaker was Sekido. After becoming a Berserk Demon, his heart was eternally filled with rage and irritation. He raised the golden shakujo in his hand and slammed it heavily against the ground.
[BLOOD DEMON ART: RAGING THUNDER]
Rumble!
In an instant, thunder roared. Countless threads of lightning erupted from the golden shakujo, surging toward Ren like a flood of ferocious beasts. Under the bombardment of the rolling thunder, the ground beneath their feet turned pitch black, and the surrounding temperature plummeted upward.
"Compared to before, the power of this fellow's lightning has increased a lot. It can even char stone!"
Ren frowned but did not retreat. Instead, he leaped forward; a distance of a hundred meters was like a mere step to him.
"Instant Thunder Flash!"
Relying on the extreme speed granted by his Lightning Combat Technique, he was now like a bolt of black lightning tearing through the night sky, slashing straight at Sekido.
"I have to deal with this troublesome guy first. Lightning Combat Technique: Thunder God Slaying Slash!"
Swish!
Ren swung his sword with force. This strike was both fast and ruthless, like lightning falling from the heavens. Its speed was unimaginable.
"Wha—"
Before Sekido could finish his sentence, Ren's Nichirin Greatsword severed his neck with the force of a hot knife through butter. Sekido only saw the world spin before his head rolled uncontrollably to the side.
"How is this possible? Sekido's strength is greater than before, yet he was still killed in a single strike?"
Seeing Sekido beheaded, Karaku's eyes widened, his heart filled with a mix of emotions.
"Heh, what makes you think that during this time, you were the only ones getting stronger?" Ren smiled slightly, his Nichirin Greatsword slashing out horizontally. Beneath the blade's path were Aizetsu, Karaku, and Urogi!
"Wind Combat Technique: Crimson Blade · Fire Dance Whirlwind!"
"After being struck by a Crimson Blade, I'd like to see if you can still regenerate!"
The sharp blade cut through the air, whistling toward Urogi's throat with lightning speed. Urogi wanted to flap his wings to dodge the strike, but the moment the thought occurred, the Nichirin Greatsword was already bearing down on him. It seemed as though his head would be severed in the next heartbeat.
Clang!
Suddenly, the crisp sound of colliding cold steel rang out. The expected decapitation did not occur. Urogi hurriedly looked over to see an eerie, dark-purple blade held across his throat, stubbornly blocking Ren's Nichirin Greatsword.
The one wielding the sword was Kokushibo.
After becoming a Berserk Demon, his strength was also far greater than before, allowing him to easily block Ren's heavy sword strike.
And this was only the beginning. After blocking Ren's attack, Kokushibo swung his sword again. Familiar crescent moon slashes shot through the air, closing in on Ren in a dense formation.
"Moon Breathing, Second Form: Pearl Flower Moongazing!"
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
A vast number of crescent moon slashes tore through the air, turning into a fierce and overbearing gale that swept toward Ren!
It wasn't just that his strength had become greater; after becoming a Berserk Demon, Kokushibo could unleash even more crescent slashes in a short period. The sharp strikes were unstoppable, capable of shredding everything in the world into powder.
"These troublesome slashes again, and there are more of them, even denser!"
Seeing the fierce storm of slashes approaching, Ren immediately retreated while swinging his sword to parry the incoming crescent moons.
"Wind Combat Technique: Whirlwind Dance!"
He unleashed a horizontal sweep with his greatsword, blocking and annihilating most of the incoming crescent slashes. But at the same time, even more slashes flew toward him. Ren had no choice but to exert his full strength in defense, fending off every strike that came his way.
[HOST DETECTED DEFENDING AGAINST ENEMY ATTACKS, STRENGTH +2, CONSTITUTION +2]
[HOST DETECTED DEFENDING AGAINST ENEMY ATTACKS, STRENGTH +2, SPEED +2]
[DETECTED...]
System notifications rang out continuously in his mind, and Ren's strength and speed were steadily rising. However, the number of incoming slashes was simply too high; continuing like this was not a permanent solution.
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