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Snowball in Chapter 77

When Tanjiro Kamado and his senior brother arrived at the "destined dojo," he almost vomited.

It's not his fault. Tanjiro has a very sensitive nose, and the stench of blood from the dojo where more than three hundred people died is self-evident.

Wearing a red and yellow striped haori, Tomioka Giyuu's face was solemn. He shielded his junior brother behind him, drew his Nichirin Blade, and slowly stepped forward.

This enormous underground dojo was designed by Nakime specifically for Akaza. He liked the decorations of the karate dojo, and the space had to be large enough for him to use his hands and feet freely.

Suddenly, a cold glint flashed in Giyu Tomioka's dull eyes, and his nostrils twitched slightly. He could smell it too. It wasn't the smell of blood, but the scent of an Upper Moon demon!

A pair of light blue martial arts pants fell from the sky, with Buddhist prayer beads clicking on their ankles!

"Beware!"

Giyu Tomioka pushed open the stove door and Tanjiro smoothly connected his Water Breathing: Waterwheel technique with his right hand.

His body spun in the air, and the powerful force generated by the spin successfully blocked Akaza's attack that came crashing down from the sky.

"Hinokami Kagura: Crimson Mirror of the Blazing Sun!!"

Seizing the opportunity, Tanjiro followed up with an attack, his blade emitting illusory red flames, and the breath he exhaled seemed to be fire!

"Oh?"

Akaza's eyes, which seemed to be covered with spiderwebs, showed surprise. He dodged Tanjiro's attack with a small side jump.

"Oops!"

When Tanjiro saw that his attack missed, he almost instantly turned around to strike again. He had fought Akaza before and knew how fast Akaza was!
He wasn't wrong; Akaza had indeed teleported behind him, his left hand almost touching Tanjiro's waist, while his right hand was poised to stroke his head.

Akaza's movements are very "gentle," but if Tanjiro were actually touched, he would be twisted into a pretzel!
"Kagura, the God of Fire, Sun-Phantom Rainbow!"

Tanjiro used his last bit of strength to change his stance and maneuver around, avoiding being caught by Akaza.

"Ah, very good."

When his first move failed, Akaza stopped and looked at Tanjiro with great interest: "Kyojuro Rengoku is right. You are not weak, Tanjiro. You are a child with potential."

Tanjiro Kamado completely ignored Akaza's praise. Demons have extremely twisted minds, and the only way for humans and demons to communicate is through swords.

Seeing that Tanjiro ignored him, Akaza didn't care. He looked at Giyu Tomioka, whose expression was solemn and whose breath was emitting thicker white vapor, and pointed at him with his finger:
"Your fighting spirit is very strong, you must be a Pillar, right?"

"Water Breathing - First Form: Water Surface Slash!"

The first form of Water Breathing is a powerful horizontal slash, the most basic move.

The water-surface slash will reveal some "weaknesses" to the enemy, but for Giyu Tomioka, his junior brother will help fill in these weaknesses.

Akaza smiled, sensing his opponent's soaring fighting spirit, and his own blood boiled.

Come and fight!
"Destruction Kill - Compass Needle!"

Akaza holds his hands upright in front of him, squats slightly into a horse stance to stabilize his center, and spreads out a compass like snowflakes under his feet.

This is Akaza's Blood Demon Art, centered around [Destruction Kill: Compass], extending from his hands, feet, and torso to create precise and incredibly powerful martial arts strikes! Of the previous three hundred players, probably two hundred died from Destruction Kill: Chaos Style... Akaza is a true monster, the king of this underground dojo!

In the blink of an eye, the red and yellow striped shirt had rushed to the front of Akaza, its horizontal, spraying slashes as calm as the surface of water.

A simple straight punch with his left hand shattered the Nichirin Blade's slash, while his right hand unleashed a rising dragon punch from below, aiming to strike Giyu Tomioka's jaw!
"Hinokami Kagura: Scorching Sun!!"

At the critical moment, Tanjiro launched a fierce attack from the side, severing Akaza's hands in the process and thwarting his attempt to defeat Giyu Tomioka in one blow.

However, any strike that doesn't cut off the neck is ineffective against the demon.

Arms with eerie blue stripes grew out in an instant, and with both fists striking the center of the two Nichirin Blades, they pushed Giyu Tomioka and Tanjiro far away.

With a simple push, Giyu Tomioka had to slide twenty meters to absorb the force, while Tanjiro, needless to say, crashed directly into a pillar, leaving a shallow dent.

"This is Upper Moon Three, the enemy that Kyojuro Rengoku faced back then..."

Giyu Tomioka stood up, leaning on his sword. His face appeared calm, but his heart was filled with turbulent emotions.

"You're very strong, almost on par with Kyojuro back then. However, you don't seem to have that fighting spirit... Let me think, it's probably the difference between wet fighting spirit and burnt fighting spirit!"

"..."

Giyu Tomioka didn't bother to reply to Akaza's comments. He didn't like talking, especially not to his enemies.

Suddenly, Giyu Tomioka's nostrils twitched again, and Tanjiro, who was coughing up blood from the corner of his mouth, looked around in a panic. He smelled many different scents!

"The three-headed demon is approaching... Zenitsu and Inosuke are here too!"

Tanjiro's expression first turned ugly, then calmed down slightly. They couldn't even handle Akaza, and now three demons were practically driving them to their doom!
However, his companions also arrived. Zenitsu's Thunder Breathing was very strong, and Inosuke was not bad either!
At the other end of the underground dojo, Zenitsu Agatsuma and Inosuke Hashibira looked at the three-headed demon in front of them, trembling slightly.

"I-Inosuke, you go first, I'll cover your retreat..."

Zenitsu Agatsuma's legs were trembling, as if he was terrified of Chen Lai and the other two.

However, Chen Lai knew that Zenitsu Agatsuma was a typical example of someone who was pretending to be weak while actually being strong. His current strength was almost comparable to that of the "Thunder Pillar," especially after he developed the "Thunder Breathing: Seventh Form: Fire and Thunder God," which made his strength approach that of the Upper Moon.

"Ms. Tamayo, didn't I tell you two?"

Chen Lai spoke first, seizing the initiative. He needed to quickly gain the trust of the two people in front of him before leading them to kill Akaza.

"Huh? What nonsense are you spouting, you quack with the pipa? Inosuke-sama is going to chop you all down right here!"

The boy wearing a boar mask had his upper chest bare, and his muscles twitched. White steam spewed from the nostrils of the boar mask. He was the user of Beast Breathing, Hashibira Inosuke.

Hearing him speak, Chen Lai's lips twitched twice. Inosuke was a brainless brute; talking to him was like talking to thin air. So he turned directly to Zenitsu Agatsuma.

“You are Zenitsu Agatsuma, right? We’ve already killed your senior brother Kaigaku… Zekkō, throw the Nichirin Blade at him!”

As he spoke, Zekkō threw a Nichirin Blade with black lightning patterns to Zenitsu. Zenitsu, who had been on guard, froze for a moment upon seeing the blade before regaining his composure.

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