"Breath of Flame: Flame Tiger!"
"Hinokami Kagura: Dragon with a Solar Halo!"
The fire dragon and the blazing tiger clashed fiercely. This time, the flames did not explode but merged together, eventually dissipating like water and falling to the ground in all directions.
The ground beneath Chika and Kyojuro's feet was ridiculously hot. If someone had a raw egg, they might try using the ground as a frying pan to fry it, guaranteeing that the egg would sizzle as soon as it hit the ground.
The two, panting heavily on the battlefield in such high temperatures, were covered in sweat, especially Chika.
Her physique inherently requires her to exchange greater physical strength for superhuman physical attributes. The Fire God Kagura technique consumes even more physical strength than ordinary breathing techniques, and under such continuous collisions, she has reached her limit.
Of course, Kyojuro's condition wasn't very good either. Before, his hands were trembling, and now his whole body was aching from the shock.
Chinatsu's strength was immense, and it seemed to be constantly increasing. Every move he received from Chinatsu required him to use an abnormal level of power, constantly tensing and straining his muscles. It would be strange if his muscles didn't ache.
Neither of them knew exactly how many moves they had exchanged, because at that moment their sword strikes were so rapid that each strike could easily kill a high-ranking demon or even... a lower-ranking demon!
Kyojuro was breathing slightly heavily. After a few seconds of no further action from Chika, he finally noticed the "strange phenomenon" emanating from himself.
He looked down in the direction of the hand holding the Nichirin Blade and found that the Nichirin Blade, which had originally only had crimson stripes, was now completely engulfed in red.
Even though no sword technique was activated to generate flame ripples, Kyojuro could still feel the Nichirin Blade burning as he looked at it, and the aura that the Nichirin Blade itself feared was amplified several times over at this moment.
This is... the Crimson Blade!
Kyojuro activated his Crimson Blade, and Chika did the same. However, her Nichirin Blade wasn't completely covered in red; it still retained a portion of black, just like Yoriichi's Nichirin Blade.
Chika felt the aura emanating from the Nichirin Blade in her hand, a power that made even demons tremble, and a smile spread across her face.
The Crimson Blade, one of the three major cheat codes, is finally complete!
What is the biggest difference between ghosts and humans in battle?
Blood Demon Art?
No, demons have special abilities, and the swordsmanship of the Demon Slayer Corps can certainly be considered a special ability.
physical fitness?
No, that's not true. While demons certainly have powerful physical attributes, the Demon Slayer Corps, after using Total Concentration Breathing, has physical bodies that are not much inferior to demons.
The biggest difference between humans and ghosts is... rebirth!
If a person loses both arms, there is no way to reattach them in this day and age. Even if they were reattached, it would take time, and the reattached arms would no longer be able to engage in high-intensity combat.
But what about demons? Their arms get cut off, but with a snap, they grow back. In the original story, Upper Moon Three perfectly demonstrated the regenerative abilities of demons during his battle with Kyojuro.
Under the influence of this crimson blade, the demon's regeneration ability will no longer be a headache, and being struck by the crimson blade will be extremely painful.
After Chinatsu and Kyojuro "ceased hostilities," the Pillars who had come from the perimeter of the training ground noticed the change in the Nichirin Blades in their hands.
"How did Master Rengoku and Chika's swords become like this?!" Miri covered her cheeks with both hands and shouted in surprise.
The butterfly tilted its head in bewilderment.
Giyu Tomioka remained silent.
Obanai Iguro's eyes narrowed.
Beimingyu Xingming turned the prayer beads in his hand to himself.
Sanemi Shinazugawa strode forward and quickly walked to Kyojuro's side, looking down closely at and sensing the aura emanating from the Nichirin Blade in Kyojuro's hand.
"Purgatory, this matter needs to be reported to the lord immediately!" Shinazugawa Sanemi said earnestly.
“Yes, I can also sense it. The changes to this sword will have a huge impact on the future of our Demon Slayer Corps.” Kyojuro nodded in agreement with Sanemi’s request. He also believed that this matter needed to be reported to his superiors for discussion as soon as possible.
The surrounding pillars also tacitly agreed, while Chinatsu was still immersed in the joy of finally activating one of the three great cheat powers.
"Crimson Blade~ Crimson Blade~ I finally got it! Now I have a bit of an advantage when fighting Upper Moon Three. You think you can use your fists as a weapon? Come on, take this Crimson Blade attack..."
Chinatsu lowered her head, but a devilish smile appeared on her face. Everyone was quite confused by Chinatsu's expression. Tanjiro awkwardly told everyone not to mind, that his sister would show such a smile from time to time, and that it was normal.
Everyone was puzzled, thinking, "Are you sure this level of smile can really be called normal?"
Sanemi Shinazugawa turned to look at Chinatsu, who was still smiling with her head down. His lips twitched slightly, and then he shouted at her, "What are you standing there for? You have to come over here too!"
Chinatsu was brought back to reality from her joyful fantasy by Sanemi's shout.
Although she doesn't have a title now, she's practically the same as a Pillar. Besides, she was the one who activated the Crimson Blade during her fight with Kyojuro, so she should go there both morally and logically.
Chika took a deep breath and perked herself up. If she wasn't going, then she would be disrupting his plans.
His battle against Kyojuro at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters wasn't just about testing whether he could activate the Crimson Blade; he also wanted to spread the concept of the Crimson Blade within the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters so that all the Hashira could voluntarily activate it.
In the original work, all the Pillars first activated their Crimson Blades during life-or-death battles, and most of them were injured to varying degrees.
Imagine if all the Pillars had their Crimson Blades from the start, they could have caught the demon completely off guard. The demon would have thought that your Nichirin Blade wouldn't hurt it at all and would even have approached you. You could have simply used your grip strength to activate your Crimson Blades and slashed at the demon charging towards you.
The ghost is stunned; time your strike precisely when the ghost is stunned.
Chinatsu believed that by doing this, she could increase her win rate against any kind of demon to a certain extent. After all, the Crimson Blade not only countered the demon's regeneration, but also greatly increased its attack power. Moreover, when it struck a demon, it could make the demon's face twitch even though its sense of pain had been numbed.
A double blow, both physical and mental!
After exchanging pleasantries, Chika and the others quickly arrived outside the lord's residence and informed him about the Crimson Blade. The lord inside paused for a moment, then hurriedly invited everyone in and convened an impromptu meeting of the Pillars.
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