His thoughts flashed by, and after perfectly defending against Daki's full-power attack, the waves around Tomioka Giyu were no longer calm.
They became even more turbulent than before, and their range expanded further!
At the same time, Tomioka Giyu gripped his nichirin blade with both hands, looked up towards Gyutaro, and shouted with some excitement,
"Hey! After thoroughly perfecting this Move, you're the first demon to see it, so feel honored!"
"Water Breathing Style, Twelfth Form: Stilling Waves!!"
In an instant, with Tomioka Giyu at the center, the waves around him erupted completely!
Several water pillars shot into the sky, then collectively slammed towards Gyutaro and Daki!
Daki stared at the water pillars in the air, utterly stunned, seemingly unable to accept that a human could unleash such a terrifying Move.
But Gyutaro, who was beside her, wouldn't stand idle. He spread his arms, stepped forward proactively, and cackled,
"Hahaha, not bad, you!"
"Remember, my name is Gyutaro. Die to the echo of that name!"
"Blood Demon Art: Rotating Circular Slashes, Splatter Sickle!!"
Along with Gyutaro's words, his arms violently unleashed a whirlwind of slashes.
The next moment, Gyutaro swung his arms, and the blood-colored whirlwind clashed head-on with the water pillars!
Bang — bang bang bang — — — —
The slashing whirlwind continuously destroyed the water pillars raining down from the sky, and similarly, the water pillars were slowly eroding the power of the slashing whirlwind.
In the end, Tomioka Giyu's Move was still superior!
With a "boom," the remaining water pillars crashed down, completely ruining the ground.
In the distance, Tomioka Giyu stood still, constantly adjusting his breathing. Although the Twelfth Form was perfected, the stamina consumption remained the same.
But Gyutaro wouldn't give Tomioka Giyu a chance to rest.
The smoke and dust suddenly dispersed, and belts and blood blades struck first, followed closely by Gyutaro, wielding his twin sickles!
"Hmph, he really doesn't give one a moment to breathe. Now I have to be completely serious; I absolutely cannot get injured!"
As he thought this, Tomioka Giyu took a deep breath, and his figure began to show overlapping illusions.
"Water Breathing Style, Thirteenth Form: Mirror Image * Kyouka Suigetsu!"
No sooner had he spoken than several belts and more than a dozen blood blades all arrived, and Gyutaro's flesh sickles also stabbed towards Tomioka Giyu's head.
Bang bang bang bang — — — — — —
The ground shattered. Without exception, all these attacks passed through Tomioka Giyu and slammed into the ground, including the flesh sickles' assault!
Every step Tomioka Giyu took at this moment, four or five overlapping shadows would follow one second behind his main body, also moving one step.
This Thirteenth Form, in essence, was very simple. It merely combined the Ninth Form and Eleventh Form, applying everything to himself.
"Hahaha, to be able to dodge such dense attacks, you're truly interesting!"
Before his words finished, Gyutaro gave Tomioka Giyu no chance to create distance, closing in and relentlessly swinging his twin sickles in a fierce assault.
But in response, Tomioka Giyu's expression remained unchanged.
No matter how fiercely Gyutaro attacked, he calmly avoided all the flesh sickles that came at him, and the pink belts that occasionally launched sneak attacks.
"Very good, brat! Let's see how much you can evade!"
Gyutaro suddenly unleashed his full power to get close to Tomioka Giyu, spreading his arms and stomping his right foot forward fiercely.
"Blood Demon Art: Leaping and Prancing!"
Originally a more defensive Move, Gyutaro directly used it as a means of strong offense, attempting to wound Tomioka Giyu.
At this moment, the siblings' tacit understanding was also fully displayed. Seeing Gyutaro's forced fierce attack, Daki immediately seized the opportunity to cooperate.
The sky full of belts did not attack Tomioka Giyu but continuously blocked his retreat, compressing his movable range.
Back in the center of the battle, Gyutaro's arm-swinging speed grew faster and faster; he was truly starting to get annoyed.
No matter what angle of attack he used, he couldn't injure Tomioka Giyu, not even make a small cut.
How could this leave Gyutaro calm? One must know that ever since he became a demon, he had never encountered such an enemy.
Tomioka Giyu, however, was not in a hurry at all, because this form could be maintained for a long time, enough for him to wear down Gyutaro and Daki.
But this Move also had a fatal weakness!
In fact, the Thirteenth Form was somewhat of a double-edged sword; once he initiated an attack, he would expose a flaw!
This was especially fatal when fighting enemies of the same level, or one level higher than him!
Because those guys would absolutely not miss that momentary opportunity.
The Gyutaro before him was no exception!
Tomioka Giyu believed that as long as he dared to attack proactively, Gyutaro would definitely notice the flaw.
Although he could also cut Gyutaro, trading blows was the most unwise choice, especially since that guy's sickles were also poisoned.
However, at this moment, Tomioka Giyu could clearly feel that Gyutaro's offensive was becoming more and more anxious.
Suddenly, Tomioka Giyu had a very interesting idea. While dodging the blood blades and sickles, he casually said,
"I've fought upper rank two before, and honestly, you're really weak. So, the so-called upper rank six, is this your level?"
Upon hearing this, the veins on Gyutaro's face clearly bulged, and the bloodshot in his eyes was almost crawling into his pupils.
"You little brat, I'm going to chop you into pieces alive!!"
In response, Tomioka Giyu merely dodged and showed a kind smile.
"Oh, and remember to tell your sister, I'm not some ugly guy. After all, I have seven wives~"
"Huh?!" Gyutaro's movements paused, and his brain short-circuited for a moment.
But he quickly recovered, followed by utter rage. He gnashed his teeth and roared,
"What are you talking about?! You little brat!!"
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Tomioka Giyu said no more, concentrating fully on dodging every one of Gyutaro's attacks.
Although he had angered him, Tomioka Giyu still dared not act rashly.
One must know that Gyutaro's keen perception was no joke.
Once Gyutaro noticed something amiss, his situation would truly become troublesome.
The Thirteenth Form was ultimately temporary. A few seconds before it disappeared, Tomioka Giyu clenched his hands with all his might, forcefully activating his Red Blade.
"Water Breathing, Tenth Form: Constant Flux!"
A Water Dragon surged from his nichirin blade, and at the same time, Tomioka Giyu, using the remaining power of the Thirteenth Form, suddenly burst forth!
He slashed towards Gyutaro with incredible speed!
But Gyutaro's keen senses were also no joke.
Just as Tomioka Giyu's nichirin blade was about to touch his neck, he managed to dodge it with a sudden backward movement.
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