Tsukuyomi World
Under the blood moon, the unpleasant world created by powerful spiritual forces welcomed new guests.
The battle of three days reappeared like a reincarnation.
"Tsukuyomi!"
"Tsukuyomi!"
"Tsukuyomi!"
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"Tsukuyomi!"
Thirty consecutive days without sleep nearly broke one person and one Demon.
Akaza was the most tenacious opponent Shun had faced so far based on spiritual will, especially in martial arts.
Up to this point, this was the eleventh time.
Surprisingly, Akaza still maintained his techniques with great calmness.
Skilled in unarmed combat, he could sense his opponent's Fighting Spirit (Toki) during the fight, and through this perception, he could execute precise attacks and defenses.
Destructive Death: Compass Needle was still circulating, but this time he felt Shun's power had dropped to the level of a Tsuguko (Successor) of the Demon Slayer. It could be said that Shun was truly weak in terms of basic strength.
However, the weaker Shun became, the stronger the power of the sun in his body.
Like a sword forged repeatedly, he had shown his initial superiority.
"So that's it!"
Akaza had a clear understanding.
"You're using me as a sharpening stone to break through your swordsmanship!"
"Then do you know that right now, I only need one punch to kill you!"
"Heh... let's wait until you break into the Transparent World. We've been fighting for thirty days. Do you think you can still do it?"
After saying that, Shun drew his Nichirin Sword and swung it forward without hiding it!
"Sun Breathing Second Form: Clear Blue Sky!"
The sword light like the sun attacked with magnificent power.
"Destructive Death: Annihilation Type!"
Sensing the terrifying swordsmanship from his opponent, Akaza immediately attacked with all his strength.
A punch carrying a sonic boom collided with the sword infused with the power of the sun, and a terrifying sound of gold and iron echoed in the real world, but then, a hissing sound of burning pierced through Akaza's arm.
The burning sword instantly turned into streaks with the flow of Sun Breathing.
The bones of his knuckles, wrists, forearms... In the blink of an eye, Akaza's proud body, honed over thousands of years, was sliced like tissue paper.
His golden eyes solidified, and he immediately halted his steps as the Blood Demon Art exploded, his split body on the right side was thrown back like an explosion.
The first clash between the two sides ended with Akaza's defeat.
Akaza felt the crisis of life and death very clearly. He suddenly turned around and punched with the only side of his remaining body.
"Destructive Death: Leg Type: Crown Splitter!"
*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*
His body was pushed to the extreme, and his fist swung at the shadow, tearing through the air, causing explosions and bombings to occur simultaneously!
There was a sense of disgust at the corner of Shun's mouth, and his body pressed forward at high speed, sharply catching the trajectory of his opponent's punch.
"Is this all the martial arts you've honed over thousands of years?"
A collision occurred, and the blade wrapped in flames left bloodstains on Akaza's body, causing his body to be shot backward.
And Shun transformed into a light like the sun, following him like a shadow, always maintaining the same distance from him!
*SWOOSH* *SWOOSH* *SWOOSH*
Each slash was faster than the last, and each slash was harder than the one before!
In an instant, Shun used all twelve sword techniques of Sun Breathing, like a shining sun wheel piercing through the eternal night, crossing the world of the blood moon.
At that moment, time, space, everything fell silent.
Everything in the world almost turned to ash under the sun!
"Sun Breathing Thirteenth Form!"
"This time the Thirteenth Form is perfect. All the sword techniques of Sun Breathing truly belong to me from now on."
Shun looked at Akaza, who had risen, and asked:
"What about you? Haven't you made a breakthrough under such terrifying swordsmanship?"
Hearing Shun's question, Akaza closed his eyes and grinned with indescribable enthusiasm.
"I have also reached the highest realm: the Transparent World!"
The Transparent World is a realm, or state, that can only be seen after hard work, enduring pain, and making the mind transparent.
A person who enters this state can concentrate and shut down excessive senses, making their body appear transparent. They can see through the bodies of others, observing the flow of blood vessels in another's lungs, muscle contractions, and the activity levels of organs, etc., which can be used to predict and understand the opponent's actions, significantly enhancing their speed of action, predictive ability, and evasion of attacks.
In simple terms, it is the highest sublimation of the senses, the highest control, and the highest expansion.
A person who masters the Transparent World can not only hide their Fighting Spirit according to their own needs but also accelerate their perception, making the enemy's actions seem very slow, and the enemy's actions almost have no secrets in their eyes.
Akaza had trained hard for thousands of years, and finally, he entered this highest realm after experiencing the death of Shun's thirteenth sword technique.
His left hand was clenched at his waist, and his right hand was pushed forward with the palm open, taking a martial arts stance charging upward, staring at Shun with burning eyes:
"Takema Shun."
"You are indeed the strongest swordsman I have seen in three hundred years."
"I have a great suggestion; how about joining us and becoming a Demon...?"
"Humans! There is always a weakness! The human body is just a burden. Life, time, talent, everything is so limited and meaningless."
"Takema Shun, quickly tell me... you will become a Demon!"
This thirty-three-day battle made Akaza greatly admire and become obsessed with Shun.
"Listen to me, accept Muzan-sama's blood! As long as you become a Demon and have 300 years, 200 years... No, maybe as long as you have 100 more years, you can hone all your skills to the peak! At that time, when the time comes, your martial arts will surpass mine, and you will be stronger than all humans and Demons!"
"Come on, spend endless time honing your strongest martial arts skills like I did!"
"If a fool like you dares to claim yourself, Might Guy and Might Duy will cry to death." Shun coldly rejected the proposal.
"Today I will show you what human potential is!"
But in response, Shun threw away his Nichirin Sword and quietly shouted:
"Open the Eight Gates for me!"
The opening of two gates in succession created a momentum for Shun, who was at the Tsuguko level, completely overwhelming Akaza.
Shun clenched his fist and looked at Akaza.
"Guess which gate I opened that will kill you with one punch?"
One person and one Demon, the eyes of both sides collided silently, and a new chapter of the battle, unique to close combat martial arts, began!