Muichiro and Tanjiro quickly arrived at the area where Gyokko was located. The aura of Gyokko, an Upper Rank demon, was so strong that even if Tanjiro pinched his nose, he could probably still smell Gyokko's aura through that tiny gap.
At this moment, a group of swordsmiths lay on the ground next to the jade pot, their life force barely present. If they were not treated quickly, they would definitely die.
"I wonder how things are going with Half-Dog~ He's probably thanking me, after all, if it weren't for me, he wouldn't have been able to come to such a fun amusement park~"
Yu Hu leisurely treated the forging village as an amusement park, and the villagers as toys in the amusement park.
He is the Upper Moon, and the villagers of the Sword Forging Village are only slightly stronger than ordinary people. In his eyes, they are almost no different from ordinary people, and he can kill a lot of them with a flick of his finger.
He glanced up at the night sky, thinking that there was still more than an hour until dawn. An hour was just right; too short a time wouldn't be enough to play with, and too long a time would make him get tired of this "toy."
"Hehehe, let me see which of you I'll play with next~" Yu Hu turned his gaze back to the villagers in front of him. The villagers' trembling appearance was a bonus to him as a toy.
Just as he was about to start playing, a wisp of ethereal cloud suddenly swirled around him.
"Breathing of the Mist - Fourth Form - Flowing Slash".
High-speed movement and unpredictability are the two main characteristics of the Breath of Mist, and at this moment, Muichiro demonstrated these two characteristics to the fullest. Just before Muichiro's blade was swung out from the clouds, Gyokko was unable to detect Muichiro's approach.
However, Yu Hu was already wound up, and at the last moment, Yu Hu reacted. The slash that was originally aimed at Yu Hu's head missed, leaving only a very slight scar on Yu Hu's body.
But this is the "Crimson Blade"!
Muichiro's Nichirin Blade was no longer mint green; he had been charging it up while traveling, and it took about ten seconds to successfully heat it up and activate the Crimson Blade.
Having dodged Muichiro's attack, Gyokuko's face twitched slightly. Although the wound was not deep, the burning sensation from the Crimson Blade lingered for a long time, and even showed signs of trying to spread within his body.
It hurts! It hurts so much!
What kind of sword is that?! When did the Demon Slayer Corps develop such a secret weapon?!
Gyokko stared at Muichiro with a ferocious expression, and just as he was about to attack Muichiro, Tanjiro appeared behind him.
"Hinokami Kagura: Phantom Sun Rainbow".
"Hinokami Kagura: Waltz!"
Tanjiro used "Phantom Rainbow" to approach Gyokko, who was focused on Muichiro, but this sudden attack, "Round Dance," startled Gyokko so much that she immediately ducked down, and Tanjiro's attack missed its mark.
Tanjiro: I failed!
Jade Pot: What the hell? Two old men?!
Gyokko rolled awkwardly on the ground, putting distance between himself and Tanjiro and Muichiro.
As a ghost, he was always the one plotting against others; this was the first time he'd been plotted against, and he almost got plotted against twice by two different people in such a short period of time!
"You must be [Pillars], right? I didn't expect that there would be two [Pillars] stationed in the Sword Forging Village, and I even ran into them. That Hantengu guy is really lucky."
Yu Hu gave a sinister smile. Although he was a little embarrassed to have almost been tricked twice, he remained calm.
Two mere pillars are nothing to fear!
"You Demon Slayer Corps are truly foolish. If you have the strength to protect yourselves, why can't you just stay out of the way and be grateful? Instead, you provoke us for the sake of these boring lives, only to die in such a pointless place. Humans, you never learn!" Gyokko chuckled mockingly at Muichiro and Tanjiro.
Tanjiro stared intently at Gyokko, while Muichiro seemed momentarily dazed.
A boring life... I feel like I've heard that phrase somewhere before.
I can't remember... I can't remember... Who was it...?
Muichiro shook his head vigorously to clear his mind. Now was not the time to dwell on that; the most urgent task was to kill the Upper Moon in front of him.
"Blood Demon Art: Octopus Pot Hell!"
A pot with octopus-shaped markings appeared in Yukko's hand. As the pot was pointed at Muichiro and Tanjiro, a giant octopus the size of a house spewed out of the pot and arrived in front of the two almost instantly.
"Hinokami Kagura: Scorching Sun!"
"The Breath of the Mist, Form Three, The Drifting Foam of the Mist".
Flames and ink mingled together, and the giant octopus was cut in half every time it came. If it were just Muichiro or Tanjiro alone facing this giant octopus, it would indeed be a bit difficult, but the strength of the two of them was far beyond that of one person.
Seeing his giant octopus being chopped into octopus tentacles, Yu Hu showed no surprise; instead, the cunning on his face deepened.
Suddenly, not far behind Tanjiro, a group of strangely shaped goldfish appeared.
"Blood Demon Art - Thousand Needles - Fish Killer".
These goldfish puffed out their mouths, and like machine guns, sharp needles carrying mental toxins shot out from their mouths.
Tanjiro immediately noticed, but his body reacted a beat too slowly. Just as he was about to take a portion of the needles head-on, Muichiro stepped in front of him.
"The Breath of the Mist, Form Three, The Drifting Foam of the Mist".
Muichiro's Nichirin Blade slashed rapidly in an arc, and the cloud-black sword energy, like a vortex, blocked all the sharp needles spat out by the goldfish.
Although Chinatsu did not expect the Pillars to activate their Marks, the Pillars did undergo a period of intensive training while learning how to activate their Crimson Blades.
Just like the training camp that took place before the battle in the Infinity Castle in the original work, after undergoing intensive training to unlock the Crimson Blade, the strength of the nine Pillars has been improved to a certain extent.
Ultimately, "spots" are a way of overdrawing one's life force and potential, prematurely improving physical fitness.
Just like what Akaza said, if given a few more years, both his physical abilities and swordsmanship would improve significantly.
Another example is Muichiro Tokito, who became a Pillar in just two months after picking up a sword. As the inheritor of the Tsugikuni bloodline, he is full of potential.
"Thank you, Tokito-kun!"
"………………"
Muichiro remained silent in response to Tanjiro's gratitude.
Actually, when he finished dealing with the giant octopus that rushed towards him, his first thought was to attack Gyokko. He even got into an attack stance. But when he saw Tanjiro in danger, his body reacted before his brain could even process it.
"It's about to start..."
"good!"
Muichiro and Tanjiro turned to face Gyokko together and rushed towards it...
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