End of Chapter 81

The moment the wooden door opened, everyone became alert. Rengoku Shujuro, the Flame Pillar, looked around at the not-too-bad situation and turned to run deeper into the base.

"Yu Hai!"

With his left eye bound and his vision obstructed, Tenka Ukai did not immediately see Rengoku Shujuro.

He looked at the man standing before the wooden door, a dangerous, bloodthirsty aura emanating from him. The man glanced at them casually, his red, vertical pupils looking down at them condescendingly.

"They knew beforehand? Ubuyashiki's abilities are truly disgusting."

Muzan Kibutsuji glared angrily as he blocked the attack of Shujuro Rengoku. Flesh-colored whips sprouted from his arms as he swiftly launched his attack.

"Breath of Flame, Form Three, Flame of All Things".

Flames clung to the Nichirin Blade, slicing through the incoming flesh whip with Rengoku Shujurou's movements. Kibutsuji Muzan glared at the flames, veins bulging on his forehead.

"This heat is so awful."

Kibutsuji Muzan's right hand suddenly grew enormous, with bulging blue veins and disgusting piles of flesh forming a gigantic arm several meters long. It swept across, sending Rengoku Shujuro flying, and the flesh-colored spiked whip followed.

"Breathing of Thunder, First Form: Thunderclap Flash".

Tenfang Yuhai, accompanied by Minghuang, swiftly shattered the whip that was rushing towards Rengoku Shujuro.

"Breathing of Thunder, Form 5, Heat Realm Thunder".

With lightning speed, Tenka Ukai rushed to the sky above Muzan Kibutsuji without hesitation, wielding his Nichirin Blade in an attack.

"Pfft—".

The giant hand that Muzan Kibutsuji used to defend himself was sliced ​​into pieces by lightning and fell to the ground. Completely unconcerned, he casually thought, and his severed left arm rapidly regenerated.

"Snap—".

The whip lashed out, and Tianfang Yuhai, whose vision was obstructed, was sent flying. The immense force caused him to spit out several mouthfuls of blood.

Muzan Kibutsuji didn't want to waste time with them; he was searching for traces of the Blue Spider Lily and Koike Kazusa's words.

"Shadow Breathing - Second Form - Night Shadow Envelops".

A large shadow suddenly appeared, obscuring his senses and vision, plunging Muzan Kibutsuji into complete darkness.

Koike Kaede rushed over quickly following the shadow, and in his line of sight, Kibutsuji Muzan's movements became clearly visible.

"Shadow Breathing - Fifth Form - Wing Strike Shadow".

Koike Kaede pushed off with his right foot, abruptly breaking free from the shadows on the ground. Following the crimson moon, he swung his Nichirin Blade. With his movement, hundreds of feather-like black shadows rapidly pierced towards Kibutsuji Muzan.

"Get out of here."

Kibutsuji Muzan exuded a tyrannical aura, directly blasting away all attacks. His long black hair gradually turned white, and his eyes revealed rage.

His gaze immediately fell upon Xiao Chi, who was being protected several hundred meters away. He rushed over, his whip-like arms mercilessly striking away anything that stood in his way.

"Aaaaaah—"

As the man screamed in terror, Rengoku Shujuro rushed forward to block Kibutsuji Muzan, the bruises on his back and the bleeding wound on his head stinging him.

"Purgatory!"

Tenfang Yu Hai rushed forward, and with a flick of his wrist, his Nichirin Blade swiftly severed the flying whip.

Koike Kaede watched the three fight fiercely, struggling to keep his body upright. He had always been very sensitive, and this feeling of his internal organs shifting made him feel nauseous.

Koike Kaede sensed Muzan Kibutsuji's increasingly violent aura. Looking up, she saw nine blood-red whips extending from Muzan's back, resembling flowing blood vessels, and felt a pang of panic.

"Shadow Breathing - Seventh Form - Fleeting Shadow".

Koike Kaede rushed forward and directly knocked Rengoku Shujuro and Tenka Uekai apart. Several blood spikes suddenly pierced into his body, causing him to involuntarily vomit blood.

"Xiao Feng?!"

Koike looked at her nephew who had appeared in front of her in disbelief, but before she could say anything, Kibutsuji Muzan used his whip to throw her into the suddenly appearing wooden door.

He's in a real hurry. Kibutsuji Muzan just received a message from Iwakatsu: that monster is coming!

He frantically tried to escape, but the scorching blade sliced ​​through the wooden door, setting it ablaze. Muzan Kibutsuji froze, his body stiffening, and began to tremble uncontrollably.

Damn it, damn it, those useless bastards.

Muzan Kibutsuji never expected that even a tool demon couldn't delay Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

As expected, only Kokushibo is useful. Let's go back and kill them all.

Muzan Kibutsuji flung Koike Kaede aside, turned and fled at top speed. He needed to find an opportunity to enter the Infinity Castle.

Ji Guoyuan instinctively caught Xiao Chifeng, whose eyes were closed and whose wounds were bleeding profusely without any sign of stopping.

"Xiao Feng!"

Rengoku Shujuro and Tenkachi Umi rushed over in a panic, ignoring their own wounds. They looked at Koike Kaede, who was unconscious and trembling slightly.

"Yoriichi, go."

Rengoku Shujuro took Koike Kaede and nodded solemnly to Tsugikuni Yoriichi. He could feel the person in his hands growing colder and the sticky texture becoming more intense.

With a nod, Kokuyoshi chased after Muzan Kibutsuji like a beam of light, determined to catch him this time.

"brush--."

Upon hearing the sound, Muzan Kibutsuji's strong intuition made him bend down, and the blood whip on his back was mostly sliced ​​off by the blade.

Alarm bells were blaring in his head. He no longer cared about finding the Blue Spider Lily. Anyway, Xiaochi had already said she had caught it, so all he had to do was return to Infinite City.

Yoriichi Tsugikuni was incredibly fast, swiftly slaying the demons that kept charging at him. He frowned, realizing there was just too much interference around him.

Feeling the increasingly intense heat approaching, Muzan Kibutsuji unhesitatingly lashed out his whip, flinging away anything that could block his path.

Yoriichi Tsugikuni's clear vision allowed him to see everything. He dodged and weaved, his grip on the Nichirin Blade tightening.

"brush--."

Seeing an opportunity, Kokugen leaped forward, using the tree branch thrown by Muzan Kibutsuji as a springboard to charge at his opponent. His crimson blade emitted a faint glow under the reflection of the red moon.

As Yoriichi Tsugikuni moved, the sword, imbued with the aura of the sun, severed Muzan Kibutsuji's arm and the whips that flew around him.

The familiar burning sensation and the overwhelming panic caused Muzan Kibutsuji to lose his mind.

He doesn't want to die, he doesn't want to die, ahhhhhh!

Yoriichi Tsugikuni could see that Muzan Kibutsuji's body was trembling, and the terrifying aura made him take a few steps back.

He steadied himself, raised the crimson blade he was gripping tightly, and charged forward. He had to control himself; for his elder brother's sake, he had to weaken the opponent quickly in order to capture him.

"brush--."

Just as the sword fell, Yoriichi Tsugikuni saw the purple figure that shouldn't have appeared. His pupils contracted sharply, but it was too late to sheathe his sword.

"Bang—".

As the sword slashed down, two figures were sent flying by the shockwave. Muzan Kibutsuji, having recovered, did not hesitate any longer.

He summoned the wooden door, used the force to enter the Infinite City, and slammed the door shut. Tsugikuni Genichi only hesitated for a second before the door vanished like a phantom as he slashed at it again.

Rengoku Shujuro, who was chasing after them, saw this scene and his expression turned regretful.

Yoriichi Tsugikuni ignored him and rushed to Iwakatsu, squatting down to carefully pick him up. The sticky feeling on his hands kept stimulating him.