After thinking for a moment, Xia Feng suddenly realized—
Wasn't that exactly what Kokushibo said to him earlier?
Could it be that this kind of line was standard dialogue for Upper Rank demons?
He couldn't help but chuckle.
Jokes aside, Gyokko's transformation was indeed a very powerful ability.
Just his physical strength alone would make most Demon Slayer swordsmen cry in despair.
Not to mention his ultimate weapon—
The God's Hand.
After transforming, Gyokko's hands possessed an extremely terrifying ability.
Anything they touched would be turned into seafood.
He could basically be called the leader of the seafood faction.
Seeing Xia Feng deep in thought, Gyokko laughed loudly.
"Well?"
"Have you witnessed my art?"
Xia Feng made a pained expression.
"Well… about art…"
"Technically everyone has their own standards."
"Randomly judging someone else's art is usually pretty rude."
"But yours is just so ugly that it's impossible not to comment!"
Veins bulged on Gyokko's forehead.
"Ugly?!"
"Are your eyes just for breathing?!"
"This is a perfect body, the ultimate fusion of strength and beauty!"
He flexed one of his arms, showing off his muscles.
"Do you see these muscles? These lines?!"
While speaking, he kept staring at Xia Feng, trying to see if he could shake his confidence.
But Xia Feng only shook his head.
"Your muscles only have appearance."
"They lack the support of a soul."
"True muscles must be supported by the power of philosophy!"
"Muscles without philosophy are like instant noodles without seasoning packets."
"Completely useless!"
Xia Feng spoke with absolute certainty.
Gyokko stared blankly.
Philosophy?
Why did muscles need philosophy?
He suddenly felt irritated.
As a self-proclaimed artist, the thing he hated most was people denying his art.
Xia Feng definitely had to die!
Without hesitation, Gyokko charged forward!
His massive claws opened wide, covering Xia Feng!
Xia Feng stood still.
Just as the claws were about to grab his head—
He suddenly dashed forward.
His body seemed to turn intangible, passing straight through Gyokko's claws!
Gyokko froze for a moment.
Then he remembered the ability that Kokushibo had mentioned in his shared intelligence.
Even knowing it beforehand, seeing it in person was still shocking!
Using his intangible form, Xia Feng passed through the claws.
His blade flashed with blue light, slashing directly toward Gyokko's neck.
Flower Breathing – Sixth Form: Whirling Peach!
"USELESS!!! I ALREADY TOLD YOU!!!"
Gyokko roared.
His body instantly turned into a beam of light and disappeared into a jar!
Xia Feng stopped his strike and landed on the ground.
Meanwhile, Gyokko emerged from another jar nearby.
He grinned widely.
"See?"
"With this ability, I can escape countless times!"
"Even if you finally find an opportunity to attack me, it's meaningless!"
"But your stamina is limited!"
"When you run out of strength, you'll die!"
As he spoke, he slapped a nearby tree with his claw.
The tree instantly transformed into a giant muscular goldfish that began walking toward Xia Feng.
At the same time, the jars on both sides released more poison needle goldfish.
Xia Feng looked around.
The goldfish puppets he destroyed earlier were already increasing again.
Clearly, Gyokko had hidden a large number of these puppets across the mountain.
The longer the battle dragged on, the more puppets Xia Feng would have to face.
Not far away, Tanjiro wanted to rush over to help.
But suddenly—
A voice sounded behind him.
"Red hair… and those Hanafuda earrings."
"You must be the swordsman that that lord wants eliminated."
Tanjiro's pupils shrank.
He hadn't sensed anyone approaching!
Even if he was distracted, that still meant the newcomer was very strong.
He gripped his Nichirin blade with both hands.
Standing before him was a young boy.
The boy had white hair and pale skin, looking similar to the spider demons they encountered earlier.
"Who are you?"
Tanjiro asked cautiously.
The boy sneered.
He brushed aside his hair, revealing the eye hidden beneath.
Inside it were the characters:
Lower Rank Five
Tanjiro's heart tightened instantly.
Another Twelve Kizuki!
Sensing the situation on Tanjiro's side, Xia Feng rubbed his chin.
Lower Rank Five…
The spider demon Rui had indeed appeared.
He looked toward Tanjiro from afar.
"Tanjiro."
"Use that move."
"You can win."
Xia Feng said with a smile.
Hearing his voice, Tanjiro froze for a moment—
Then nodded firmly.
The trembling in his hands disappeared.
The fear in his heart vanished.
He raised his Nichirin blade and rushed straight toward Rui!
Rui narrowed his eyes.
A mere ordinary swordsman daring to attack him directly?
"Then be cut to pieces!"
His hands moved.
A massive web of threads formed, slicing toward Tanjiro!
Without hesitation, Tanjiro used Striking Tide, shattering the threads!
Rui was slightly stunned.
This red-haired boy…
Actually cut through his threads?
Normally, a swordsman of this level wouldn't even be able to cut them.
Their blade would snap instead!
Annoyed, Rui began weaving even sharper threads.
Meanwhile, Tanjiro was slowly changing his breathing.
Just as Xia Feng taught him—
He began converting Water Breathing into the Dance of the Fire God!
Watching Tanjiro's progress, Xia Feng nodded with satisfaction.
Then he turned to Nezuko with a smile.
"Nezuko."
"Go cheer for your brother."
"You don't need to worry about me."
Nezuko made a soft sound and nodded.
Seeing Xia Feng chatting calmly while fighting, Gyokko's face became darker and darker.
"Xia Feng!"
"Your opponent is here!"
he roared.
Xia Feng turned back and looked at him.
A faint smile appeared on his face.
"Oh… you."
"If you had used all these tricks from the beginning…"
"I might have actually been a little troubled."
"But unfortunately…"
"When you ran earlier, I already saw through all your little tricks."
He slowly raised his blade.
"The next strike…"
"…will kill you."
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