Chapter 65 The Only Strike!
Tomioka Giyu was completely unable to withstand the power of Kokushibo's attack.
He was forcibly sent flying, then crashed heavily to the ground!
Blood flowed from Tomioka Giyu's mouth, but he had no time to recover, as Kokushibo's attack came again!
"Moon Breathing, Ninth Form: Falling Moon, Continuous Surface!"
Gazing at the sky full of moon blades, Tomioka Giyu knew that his last life-saving sword technique had to be used.
With overlapping afterimages, Tomioka Giyu completely ignored the moon blades falling from the sky and charged directly at Kokushibo!
Tomioka Giyu wanted to take a gamble, even if the probability was extremely low, but as long as he could cut off Kokushibo's head, there was a chance to make him disappear completely!
Looking in the mirror didn't work, so what if he added some 'mouth Dao'? He didn't believe he couldn't summon Yoriichi.
"Moon Breathing, Tenth Form: Piercing Face Slash, Leaf Gap Waning Moon!"
Tomioka Giyu still didn't dodge or evade. He understood that this Thirteenth Form would quickly be seen through by Transparent World.
Once he dodged, if Kokushibo seized the opportunity, it would be broken instantly, just like before.
Yet, even so, when Tomioka Giyu forcefully passed through those spinning, circular moon blades, he was still cut with more than a dozen wounds, bleeding profusely!
This was Kokushibo; the timing of his moves was perfect. Tomioka Giyu, who had no weaknesses to exploit, was forced into one by him.
But no matter what, Tomioka Giyu's goal was finally achieved!
He finally got close to Kokushibo!
However, all of this had been anticipated by Kokushibo. The moment Tomioka Giyu's Thirteenth Form ended,
Kokushibo's mutated blade was already close, only a few centimeters from Tomioka Giyu's neck!
At the critical moment, Tomioka Giyu tilted to one side.
Pfft—
A piercing pain came, and Tomioka Giyu immediately fell backward, rolling with the momentum, temporarily creating distance from Kokushibo.
Having stopped, Tomioka Giyu quickly used his clothing to tighten around his shoulder.
Yes, to prevent the blade from piercing his neck, Tomioka Giyu could only let it pierce his shoulder to save his life.
Tomioka Giyu stood up, his heart filled with desolation. All his small movements seemed ridiculous in front of Transparent World.
Tomioka Giyu gasped for air, recovering his stamina as much as possible, controlling the bleeding from each wound on his body.
Given his current injuries, if he didn't control the wounds,
Then he would bleed to death without Kokushibo even needing to act, especially the wound on his shoulder.
"Last chance, Tomioka Giyu."
"Become a demon and serve that person, or perish here!"
Tomioka Giyu gripped his nichirin blade tightly with one hand, forcing himself to calm down.
'It's fine, as long as I can hit him, there's a turning point!'
'I need to make him unable to tell where my slash will land! Find a way to confuse his Transparent World!'
Seeing Tomioka Giyu remain still for so long, Kokushibo thought he was going to agree.
The result was that Tomioka Giyu charged forward again!
"Water Breathing, Third Form: Flowing Dance!"
"Alas, stubborn!" Kokushibo sighed, swinging his nichirin blade without holding back.
Tomioka Giyu gritted his teeth, holding his nichirin blade vertically in front of him, and managed to block Kokushibo's strike with the softness of Water Breathing!
Tomioka Giyu dared not stalemate with Kokushibo, and his initial goal was to block the first strike.
He unexpectedly let go of his nichirin blade, allowing it to fall.
While lowering his center of gravity, Tomioka Giyu caught the falling nichirin blade and delivered an upward sweep without any pause!
Kokushibo, though surprised, showed no panic. He actively used his arm to block Tomioka Giyu's horizontal sweep.
At the same time, his other hand swung his nichirin blade!
Pfft—
As expected, the arm Kokushibo used to block Tomioka Giyu's blade was directly severed!
But Kokushibo seemed to have forgotten something: a long nichirin blade has its advantages and disadvantages.
The excessively long blade meant that at close range, he couldn't hit Tomioka Giyu immediately.
This gave Tomioka Giyu the opportunity to retract his nichirin blade and thrust again!
"Seventh Form: Drop Ripple Thrust!"
However, Tomioka Giyu's muscle changes were still detected by Kokushibo.
Bang—
The tip of the nichirin blade, which was about to stab Kokushibo's neck, was directly slammed down by the bottom of his nichirin blade's hilt.
"What?!" Tomioka Giyu's heart sank. He had intended to forcefully sever Kokushibo's neck at the cost of one of his own arms.
But he hadn't expected Kokushibo to still see through his intention and make an effective interception!
The next second, before he could even react,
Kokushibo delivered a whip kick, sending him flying!
Immediately after, Kokushibo, holding his nichirin blade with one hand, swung fiercely.
"Moon Breathing, Eighth Form: Moon Dragon Ringtail!"
Tomioka Giyu, in mid-air, tried to block with his nichirin blade.
But even a prepared strike might not be enough to block, let alone his hasty strike now.
Pfft—Bang—
Tomioka Giyu crashed heavily to the ground again, but this time it was much more severe than before.
From his collarbone down to his abdomen, a gruesome wound was gushing blood.
Kokushibo's strike had almost cleaved Tomioka Giyu's chest open.
If he hadn't activated his demon slayer mark, Tomioka Giyu would have been in two halves by now.
Tomioka Giyu covered his chest with one hand and leaned on his nichirin blade with the other, struggling to get up.
Kokushibo didn't continue his attack but slowly walked over, saying with regret in his tone,
"That nichirin blade truly saved your life. I had intended to cut both you and the nichirin blade."
"However, this time, there will be no accidents."
As he spoke, Kokushibo slowly raised his nichirin blade.
Hiss—Whoosh—
Suddenly, Kokushibo felt the surrounding pressure become heavy, and faint traces of water vapor appeared in the air, all drifting towards Tomioka Giyu.
Kokushibo stopped, looking at Tomioka Giyu. He couldn't help but freeze, and the nichirin blade he was about to swing slowly lowered.
Tomioka Giyu was seen gripping his nichirin blade with both hands, holding it to his side.
Despite his injuries being very severe, he smiled.
At the same time, more and more pale blue water vapor surged from all directions, specifically into the nichirin blade!
"I have never succeeded with this form."
"Because I know very well that it's absolutely impossible to use without activating the demon slayer mark, but today is the right time!"
"Kokushibo! This is my only trump card. If I can't successfully kill you, I'll die, right?"
As soon as his voice fell, within a hundred meters, gravity completely changed, and the terrifying suppressive force astonished even Kokushibo.
Although he was looking at Tomioka Giyu, his eyes showed the person he had strived his entire life to surpass.
The next instant, it was as if the surrounding hundred meters had plunged into the ocean!
A large amount of azure water surged towards Tomioka Giyu, directly forming a whirlpool around him.
"Water Breathing, Fourteenth Form!!!"
In an instant! All the water vapor disappeared, and Tomioka Giyu's entire nichirin blade displayed an extremely deep blue hue!
"Abyssal Sea: Heavy Nether!!!"