Kokushibo wanted to tear Chinatsu apart, and in fact he did. The crescent-shaped sword energy released by the sixteenth form of Tsukishū was like a meteor shower, and Chinatsu couldn't dodge it at all.
These crescent-shaped sword energies slashed at Qianxia, leaving deep wounds around her. Blood splattered from Qianxia's body as if it were free. If a modern blood collection organization saw this scene, they would definitely be ecstatic and shout that it was a waste.
With the end of the Sixteenth Form of Moon Breathing, Chinatsu had become a blood-soaked figure, covered in countless wounds, a sight that was gruesome even from afar.
"Ouch, that really hurts."
Chika exhaled, and although she said that, there was no sign of weakness in her voice, because she could hardly feel any pain.
Beneath her body, soaked in blood, the severe wounds were regenerating at a visible rate, and her body underwent the same changes as when she fought Akaza in the Mugen Train arc.
"Ghost transformation?"
Kokushibo witnessed this unbelievable scene firsthand, and no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't understand what kind of being Chika really was.
How did she know about a conversation that should only be known to her and Yoriichi?
Why does she know so much about the Breath of the Moon, a technique that even swordsmen of the same era in the Warring States period were unfamiliar with?
Why is she able to freely switch between human and demon states without being controlled by Muzan?
Even if the third point can be described as a "miracle," how do you explain the first and second points? Is she really the reincarnation of Yoriichi Tsugikuni? That's impossible, it's too absurd!
In just a few seconds, Chika went from being covered in blood to simply having tattered clothes. Chika exhaled a breath, while Hinokami Kagura continued to breathe.
Kokushibo is really strong; his offensive capabilities alone are unmatched by any other Upper Moon.
Without the physical enhancements from the markings, those slashes might have only left wounds or even severed her limbs.
If she weren't a demon with regenerative abilities, and were just an ordinary human, she would already be lying on the ground, unable to fight.
Although Moon Breathing is a breathing technique derived from Sun Breathing, Kokushibo honed Moon Breathing for over 400 years, creating sixteen or even more sword techniques, making its power undeniable.
The combination of the Sun and Moon Sword Techniques should have been the best way to kill Muzan, but unfortunately the moon was jealous of the sun's brilliance and forgot that it was also a unique existence.
When Yoriichi first encountered Muzan, Muzan was so frightened that he exploded into more than 1,800 pieces of flesh and fled. Despite Yoriichi's rapid attacks, more than 300 pieces still escaped, which allowed Muzan to barely survive and escape.
If Kokushige Tsugikuni had been by Yoriichi's side at that time, even if Muzan had split into many parts, he would not have been able to escape.
"It's really... so pathetic."
As Chika thought this, she couldn't help but utter these words. It was truly unintentional and not something Chika did on purpose. However, these unintentional words struck a chord with Kokushibo.
Under such emotional pressure, Kokushibo lowered his head and gritted his teeth, turning all his chaotic emotions into rage, just like when the elderly Yoriichi died of old age in front of Kokushibo, Kokushibo angrily cut Yoriichi's body in two.
In his rage, the shirt he was wearing suddenly shattered, and blades identical to the illusory crying god's sword in his hand began to grow from his skin.
It's just the blade, no hilt. If you have to say what the hilt is, then the hilt is Kokushibo himself, because these blades grew out of his body.
This bizarre body exudes a very straightforward and powerful aura; this is Kokushibo's third stage!
Sensing the arrival of Kokushibo's third phase, Chinatsu immediately became serious, because she knew that she was about to face an attack that was even more intense than the previous ones.
Can I dodge it?
Can I stop it?
Chika had these two questions in her mind, but she quickly answered them one by one.
No problem!
With each breath of Chinatsu, dazzling flames, as bright as the sun, rippled around her body, keeping the intense heat that transformed the Nichirin Blade into the Crimson Blade at its peak, never fading.
The markings have appeared.
The Crimson Blade has been drawn.
Transparency, though not yet open, has already entered a completely new realm no less than transparency, and the three-piece set can be said to be complete.
Through Chinatsu's long-term efforts, she has grown from someone who was beaten half to death by Muzan and could only sit in a wheelchair being pushed forward by Tanjiro to a swordsman who can fight against Upper Moon One, Kokushibo.
But this... is by no means the end.
Suddenly, Kokushibo moved!
"Breath of the Moon - Pick-up Form - Face-Piercing Slash - Moonlit Maiden!"
"Breath of the Moon - Fourteenth Form - Calamity - Full Moon!"
"Breathing of the Moon - Sixteenth Form - Moonbow - Crescent Moon!"
"………………"
Kokushibo brandished his Hollow Cry God and used the blades that grew from his body to unleash crescent-shaped sword energies in all directions as if they were free, showing no sign of stopping.
Kokushibo transformed into a crescent-shaped perpetual motion machine, while Chika's eyes narrowed and the crimson blade in her hand erupted in raging flames.
Since the other party has become a "perpetual motion machine," then she must also become a "perpetual motion machine."
The Breath of the Sun places an extremely heavy burden on the body. If one were to rely solely on physical training to increase their endurance, even someone like Gyomei Himejima, who had trained to the strongest physique in 300 years, would likely be unable to withstand the intense strain of the Breath of the Sun continuously for 24 hours.
However, there is a trick to sun breathing that can overcome the body's limits and form a stable cycle.
[Sun Breathing, Thirteenth Form]!
The first through twelfth forms are used in a continuous cycle of construction, repeatedly, ignoring the enemy's behavior and focusing entirely on oneself until the enemy is killed.
While Chika can't replicate Yoriichi's "Thirteenth Form" which can unleash a series of attacks in an instant, she says she can still do it by following the proper steps.
Waltz, Azure Sky, Blazing Red Mirror, Illusory Rainbow, Train, Fiery Bone Sunfire, Sunburst, Flying Wheel Sunfire, Turning Sunset, Radiant Grace, Dragon Halo, Flame Dance...
Chika focused all her attention on this cycle, defending against the crescent-shaped sword energy attacking from all directions while gradually approaching Kokushibo, who had transformed into a perpetual motion machine.
As she approached, crescent-shaped sword energies repeatedly slashed at her body, leaving bloody wounds, but Qianxia ignored them.
At this moment, her heart was completely at peace, with only one thought in mind: to get closer to the berserk Kokushibo.
Dawn is approaching...
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