If either Muichiro or Tanjiro were chosen individually, they would indeed be no match for Gyokko without activating their Demon Slayer Marks. However, since there are two of them now, there is no possibility of Gyokko fighting alone.
"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! I was actually suppressed by just two pillars. What a disgrace, what a disgrace!"
With a ferocious expression, Gyokko fought and retreated. Although he was reluctant to admit it, Gyokko was indeed being suppressed by the combined forces of Muichiro and Tanjiro.
The two didn't coordinate very well, but it was precisely this lack of coordination that made it difficult for Yu Hu to predict their next move. Of course, the most important factor was the knife in their hands.
The red-bladed Nichirin Blade is different from the red blade of the Flame Breathing user. Being hit by this Nichirin Blade is extremely painful, and the goldfish, octopus, catfish and other creatures generated by his Blood Demon Art will be sliced into fish fillets by the two of them.
"Damn it, you two are too arrogant!!!"
With a loud shout from Yu Hu, his entire body shrank like a deflated balloon. Of course, this wasn't shrinkage, but rather a molting process.
Before this, the battles he fought against Muichiro and Tanjiro were only in his normal state as Gyokko; his true body was always hidden inside his pot.
His true appearance wasn't drastically different from his normal appearance; his hands had webbed feet like those of an aquatic creature, and his lower body had transformed into a long tail, like a water snake.
"Hehehe, are you happy? Are you pleased? This is my true form. In this state, the scales on my body are harder than diamonds. You are fortunate to be the third and fourth humans to see me in this form!"
Gyokko, relying on his flexible body, coiled around a thick tree and sneered. In contrast, Muichiro and Tanjiro on the ground were not intimidated by Gyokko's appearance at all. They just quietly watched Gyokko and listened to his boasting.
This caused the previously happy and excited jade pot to wilt instantly, as if it had been doused with a bucket of cold water.
"Say something, will you?!"
Wow, that's amazing.
Tanjiro gave a polite but indifferent reply, which only made Gyokko, who was already gritting her teeth, even more unable to hold back.
It's better not to give them face at all!
"Blood Demon Art: Array Kill Fish Scales!"
Gyokko suddenly leaped up from the tree where it had been coiled, and with astonishing and eerie speed, it repeatedly jumped around Muichiro and Tanjiro, confusing them while waiting for an opportunity to attack them.
Muichiro and Tanjiro were trapped in the middle, constantly changing the angle of their blades to defend against Gyokko's attacks.
The attack from Yu Hu was difficult for the two to defend against, but Yu Hu's mouth was also twitching as she launched such a swift attack.
As the saying goes, forces are reciprocal; the harder Yu Hu struck at the two of them, the greater the damage the crimson blade inflicted on him.
After a while, Muichiro and Tanjiro were mostly unharmed, but Gyokko's hands were covered in wounds.
"Chance."
Muichiro's eyes narrowed, and his figure suddenly disappeared beside Tanjiro as if ink had been wiped away.
He found an opportunity to attack and tried to seize it to launch an offensive.
On the one hand, it was difficult to find an opportunity to attack in the Jade Pot's "Slaughtering Fish Scales" formation; on the other hand, the temperature of the Crimson Blade in his hand was already showing a downward trend.
Muichiro's strength is among the lower tier of the Nine Pillars. Even after specialized grip strength training, compared to Gyomei Himejima, who is the strongest among the Nine Pillars, and Chinatsu, who has a superhuman physique, it takes him a relatively longer time to activate the Crimson Blade, and the duration is also shorter.
This battle with Yuhu must not drag on; it must be resolved quickly.
"Breath of Mist, Fifth Form: Mist..."
"Blood Demon Art - Blood Demon Art - Blood Prison Bowl!"
A sinister smile appeared on Gyokko's face. The opportunity that Muichiro thought he had was just something he had deliberately left to make Muichiro and Tanjiro reveal a weakness.
A wave pattern appeared in his hand, and with a loud "bang!!!", a large ball of seawater surged out and engulfed Muichiro's body, forming a water jug.
This seawater is not aggressive but extremely resilient. No matter whether it is attacked from the inside or the outside, ordinary attacks cannot break through it. It can not only restrict the enemy's position but also suffocate the enemy to death.
"I told you not to be so arrogant..."
"Hinokami Kagura: Crimson Mirror of the Blazing Sun!"
The newly formed kettle was shattered from the outside by Tanjiro before it could even last a second.
Although Tanjiro's overall strength is still somewhat inferior to that of the Pillars, he does use the "Hinokami Kagura," the Origin Breathing technique, whose power cannot be described as "ordinary."
"Tokito-kun! Trust me!!!"
With Tanjiro's shout, Muichiro's foot landed on the ground again, and his figure disappeared into the ethereal clouds.
"Breath of the Mist, Seventh Form, Oboro".
The ethereal clouds spread in all directions, engulfing the jade pot. The jade pot looked around in shock.
Muichiro...
Two Muichiro...
Three Muichiro...
Just as Gyokko was pondering what was going on, Tanjiro charged straight at him from the front.
"You actually rushed over like that? Just how much do you underestimate me?!" Gyokko tensed her claws and swiftly swung one at Tanjiro.
At that moment, the posture that Tanjiro was about to use "Hinokami Kagura: Round Dance" changed.
"Hinokami Kagura: Yanghua Tu!"
Tanjiro's Nichirin Blade plunged directly into Gyokko's palm, and after doing so, Tanjiro released the Nichirin Blade and took a large step back.
Yu Hu's hand trembled as she felt a sharp pain in her palm. She stared fiercely at Tanjiro, momentarily ignoring Muichiro, who was lurking in the clouds, waiting for an opportunity to strike.
In that brief instant, a Nichirin Blade, about to exit its Crimson Blade form and revealing a hint of mint green, appeared directly in front of Gyokko's neck.
Muichiro gripped the hilt of his sword with both hands and unleashed a crisp, powerful slash.
Whoosh!
The clouds and ink dispersed, and along with them, Yu Hu's head, which hadn't fully reacted yet, also vanished.
The jade pot's head swayed erratically in the air, its eyes trembling wildly.
what happened?
what happened!
what happened?!
Why is my vision upside down? My sense of body is gradually fading. What did that brat do to me? Never mind, I have to make a move and take down this weird brat quickly. I've actually been entangled by two mighty pillars for so long, it's so embarrassing!!!
Yu Hu was thinking this to himself until his head hit the ground with a "thud!" His face, which was still rolling around, made intimate contact with the mud, and beads of cold sweat dripped down Yu Hu's face.
"ha?"
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