Facing such an onslaught, Kyougai was powerless to resist and had no time to beat the drums on his body. Just as the attack was about to annihilate him, a bundle of spider silk wrapped around his waist.
Then Rui, standing on the rooftop, exerted force with his arm and pulled hard. The badly defeated Kyougai was dragged away, narrowly escaping death.
"Thank you, Rui."
Kyougai gasped for air, his expression a terrified mess.
"If you have time, quickly recover your body. I don't have the ability to protect you from a Hashira's attack."
Rui coldly snorted, and the white spider silk wrapped around his five fingers shot toward Uzui Tengen.
"Blood Demon Art: Engraving Thread Wheel!"
The white spider silk formed a net and struck toward Uzui Tengen.
"Sound Breathing, Fourth Form: Constant Resounding!"
Uzui Tengen swung his Nichirin Blades with both arms, continuously triggering explosions in the Void Realm before him.
Rui's spider silk was blown to pieces, but just as he was about to activate "Blood Demon Art: Murderous Eye Cage" with the decorative threads wrapped around his hands—
A blaze of fire tore through the night sky, already sweeping toward his neck.
"Flame Breathing, First Form: Unknowing Fire!"
Rengoku Kyojuro's blade, wreathed in rolling flames, slashed toward Rui's neck.
"Blood Demon Art: Engraving Thread Wheel!"
Rui reacted instantly, weaving the spider silk in his hands into a giant spiral cocoon and launching it toward the attacking Flame Hashira.
As the blood vessels in Rui's eyes bulged, the originally white spider silk turned blood-red.
His advance blocked, Rengoku Kyojuro had no choice but to resolve the immediate threat first.
"Flame Breathing, Third Form: Blazing Universe!"
"Water Breathing, Third Form: Flowing Dance!"
Tomioka Giyu moved agilely through the air, water splashing around him. His speed left afterimages in his wake.
Just as Rui, caught off guard, thought he was about to be decapitated by Water Breathing, he suddenly saw a figure stepping upon the moon, wielding an abnormal demon blade and unleashing four moon-white blades that formed a square. Blood-red crescent blades clung to their surfaces as they rushed to his rescue.
At the same time, a faint yet majestic voice rang out.
"Moon Breathing, Eleventh Form: Palace Lock Moon – Slash!"
Seeing the ferocity of the attack, Giyu abandoned his attempt to kill Rui. He twisted his Nichirin Blade, raising ocean waves and forming a whirlpool to counter Ryuya's strike.
"Water Breathing, Sixth Form: Twisting Whirlpool!"
"Moon Breathing, Eighth Form: Moon-Dragon's Tail!"
As Ryuya swung his evolved demon blade and unleashed a giant purple crescent slash, he couldn't help but acknowledge Giyu's strength.
After activating his Demon Slayer Mark, Giyu's power had increased tremendously.
Previously, it would have been impossible for Giyu to parry Moon Breathing unleashed from an evolved demon blade.
But now, he could withstand it.
This was the Demon Slayer Mark—power borrowed from the heavens, gained at the cost of one's life force.
"Wind Breathing, Second Form: Claws – Pure Shave!"
Wind Hashira Shinazugawa Sanemi let out a low growl and swung his Nichirin Blade, releasing three green, claw-shaped wind blades that tore toward Ryuya.
Although the attack did not help Giyu block the incoming strike, it prevented Ryuya from chaining into another Moon Breathing technique.
As for the overwhelming Moon-Dragon's Tail, Tomioka Giyu had a counter.
"Water Breathing, Eleventh Form: Dead Calm!"
This was Giyu's self-created technique, designed to nullify incoming attacks.
Under Dead Calm, Giyu entered a state of absolute stillness, like a clear mirror reflecting calm water. When the crescent blade whistled past him, it shattered on its own without requiring a direct clash.
The moment the attack dissipated, Giyu surged forward with a water-formed blade, following closely behind Shinazugawa Sanemi.
"Water Breathing, Tenth Form: Constant Flux!"
"Sound Breathing, First Form: Roar!"
Uzui Tengen swung both Nichirin Blades, creating a sonic boom as he slashed toward Ryuya.
Facing the combined assault of three Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, Ryuya remained completely composed, his demon blade moving fluidly as he parried their attacks.
"Moon Breathing, Thirteenth Form: Blood Moon Thousandfold Break!"
Ryuya assumed an Iaijutsu stance and drew his blade in a horizontal slash. In an instant, moon-white and blood-red crescent blades roared from the sword, intertwining and stacking like a cascading waterfall, cutting across the battlefield.
Sonic booms, water blades, and wind claws tore into the crescent torrent. Though they ripped open a large gap, they still failed to break through completely.
"Moon Breathing, Seventh Form: Waning Moons Eclipsing!"
As Ryuya's blade swept across the ground, five crescent shockwaves erupted outward—
A broadaxe and meteor hammer suddenly tore through the air, smashing toward the back of his neck.
"Stone Breathing, First Form: Serpentine!"
"Stone Hashira?"
Ryuya's lips curled slightly.
Four Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps—and three of them had activated their Demon Slayer Marks?
Interesting. Very interesting.
"Moon Breathing, Fifth Form: Moon Spirit Calamity!"
Without moving from his position, Ryuya unleashed crimson crescent blades that formed a protective barrier, blocking Himejima Gyomei's attack.
Gyomei inhaled deeply and attacked again without hesitation, shouting at the same time.
"Everyone, attack at once! Do not give the Moon Demon, Upper Rank Four, time to breathe! Stone Breathing, Fifth Form: Arcs of Justice!"
Leaping into the air, his meteor hammer and broadaxe rotated in constant motion, building momentum and delivering increasingly powerful spinning strikes toward Ryuya.
"Wind Breathing, Seventh Form: Gale – Sudden Gusts!"
"Water Breathing, Eighth Form: Waterfall Basin!"
"Sound Breathing, Fifth Form: String Performance!"
The three Hashira immediately followed up.
Wind spheres danced through the air, a curtain of water crashed down from above, and explosive sound waves reverberated, seeking to disrupt Ryuya's concentration.
The combined might of four Hashira was indeed troublesome.
Moreover, three of them bore the Demon Slayer Mark.
Ryuya took a steady breath and continuously unleashed Moon Breathing techniques against the overwhelming assault.
"Moon Breathing, Ninth Form: Descending Moon – Linked Faces!"
"Moon Breathing, Fourteenth Form: Catastrophe – Tenman Crescent Moon!"
"Moon Breathing, Fifteenth Form: Piercing Moonlight – Back Moon!"
Dark purple crescent blades spread around Ryuya like an endless army, surging outward without pause.
Interwoven among them were the blood-red crescents of the Fifteenth Form, splitting and multiplying continuously.
These three techniques left no openings, sealing every possible escape route.
Such speed. Such overwhelming Sword Qi.
The pupils of the four Hashira contracted.
As they watched their own Breathing techniques gradually crumble beneath the relentless assault, they were forced to retreat while continuously activating defensive forms to ensure their survival.
"Stone Breathing, Third Form: Stone Skin!"
"Wind Breathing, Third Form: Clear Storm Wind Tree!"
"Water Breathing, Sixth Form: Twisting Whirlpool!"
"Sound Breathing, Fourth Form: Constant Resounding!"
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