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Chapter 54 What do you take life for?

Lei's eyes flickered, and then he realized with horror a fact—

"Body……"

Can't move?!

At the same time, Uchiha Hikari also delivered a "Shackle Technique" to his "father" with the spider-like face. The latter was forcibly immobilized in place while stepping and throwing punches, and even though he desperately bulged his muscles and tried to break free, he could only let out a helpless roar of rage.

then.

Uchiha Hikaru turned around and drew a second short sword from behind his back.

This time, the three tomoe in her eyes subtly shifted, and as her pupil power circulated, a dark red aura spread around her, forming the first form of Susanoo, enveloping her and the short sword. The sword, originally only a little over two feet long, seemed to have been stretched to nearly twice its original length, and its gleaming blade was faintly coated with a dark red layer.

Uchiha Hikaru lifted his foot and slowly moved forward, raising his dark red longsword little by little until it was level with his shoulder!

"What is that?!"

I opened my eyes wide, my mind racing with alarm bells!

At that moment, the binding force on his body seemed to vanish for a split second. Without time to think, he seized the opportunity and immediately activated his Blood Demon Art:

"Blood Demon Art: Engraved Line Prison!"

A dense array of steel wires, resembling a spiderweb, appeared in mid-air, blocking the path between the two.

Uchiha Hiroshi stomped his toes on the ground and began to accelerate.

As she passed through the Graved Line Prison, she didn't even pause for a moment. She directly used the Susanoo covering her body to tear through the "spider silk" barrier, and then unleashed a horizontal slash at Rui, who was dozens of meters away!

"One Hundred and Eight Slashes - Crimson Flame Slash!"

At this moment, the dark red longsword rubbed against the air, carrying crimson flames, and swept out a huge arc forward!

brush--!!

If someone were to look down from above at this moment, they would see a fiery semicircle, several meters long, spread out in front of Uchiha Hikaru!

The sword's edge has not yet arrived.

The sword energy had already spread out, even expanding to a radius of tens of meters around it!

Lei didn't even have time to finish his parry before he was sent flying high by the slash. His body was cut into several pieces in mid-air, each piece turning into a ball of fire and crashing into the woods behind him like a cannonball!

In the fleeting instant it sped away, Rui's dark golden pupils, etched with the character "下五" (lower five), widened as he stared intently at the still-burning greatsword in Uchiha Hikaru's hand, as if this scene had stirred up a distant memory:

"...A Crimson Blade?!"

"Um?"

Uchiha Hikaru raised an eyebrow.

Of course she knew what the Crimson Blade was—one of the three-piece set from the Demon Slayer world. It was said to be the external manifestation of a Nichirin Blade reaching a certain temperature, making the entire blade appear to be burning fiercely. Using such a Nichirin Blade to kill demons could, like "Sun Breathing," make wounds difficult to heal, as if they were being scorched by the sun.

On the body of Demon King Muzan, there is a scar left by Yoriichi Tsugikuni hundreds of years ago, and it continues to cause him harm to this day.

When he swung that sword just now, Uchiha Hikaru hadn't actually thought about it that way. But looking at it now...

The dark red blade, covered with a layer of bright red flames, does indeed resemble the Crimson Blade in appearance.

"Appearance..."

Uchiha Hikaru curled the corners of his mouth, and suddenly an interesting idea came to him.

……

Bang--!!

Exhausted, his body flew backwards for nearly a hundred meters.

After crashing through several large trees, it gradually came to a stop and crashed heavily to the ground.

Demons possess physical strength far exceeding that of ordinary humans, and this was especially true for him, the fifth lowest-ranking demon. Yet, even so, that horizontal slash just now tore him apart completely. It seemed that a hundred or two bones in his body were broken, and his flesh had become a mushy mess. His snow-white kimono was also stained with a glaring red.

Although the powerful regenerative abilities were rapidly repairing these injuries, Lei still felt confused and annoyed.

"What exactly is going on with that human?"

"Red eyes, the eerie ability to immobilize people, and a burning crimson blade..."

Is this a new method developed by the Demon Slayer Corps?

I can't understand it.

"Dad...where's Dad? Is he dead? Why hasn't he come to save me?! As expected...family members like this don't deserve to live! They should just die like those despicable humans!"

My thoughts were still in a state of confusion when I heard footsteps approaching.

He struggled to support himself and looked up toward the hillside.

then……

"?!"

The person who arrived was naturally Uchiha Hikaru.

But her appearance was different from before.

Bathed in moonlight, a red haori appeared on her body, and her once long, flowing black hair had turned crimson, fluttering gently in the evening breeze. A dark red pattern, as striking as a flame, also appeared on her smooth forehead.

"That is..."

"Stripes?!!"

Pupil-related earthquake.

Under his gaze, Uchiha Hikaru raised his short sword, crimson flames running along the blade, and the "Crimson Blade" reappeared!

"Hey... Lower Moon brat, you seem to really enjoy playing these pretend games?"

The cold voice slowly rose, like a sharp knife gently scraping against Lei's ear.

"Gathering a group of ghosts with no blood relation around you, pretending they are each other's relatives, manipulating them to indiscriminately slaughter humans who have wandered into the village, and enjoying the thrill of controlling life and death... Isn't that a lot of fun?"

Uchiha Hikaru remained expressionless and continued at a leisurely pace, "But I don't think that kind of thing is interesting or funny at all."

"You gave your life..."

"What did you take it for?!"

"!!!"

At that moment, even the ghost was terrified.

Memories etched deep within his DNA surged forth from the Muzan cells within his body, flooding his mind.

"These are Lord Muzan's memories..."

In a daze, an even taller male swordsman appeared in Lei's sight, speaking the same words in the same tone, the only difference being the pair of earrings painted with red suns.

"Lord Muzan is...in fear!?"

That's right.

At this moment, an emotion called fear surged from Muzan's cells within Rui's body, rapidly spreading to every limb and bone. Having spent decades on Spider Mountain and being one of the Twelve Demon Moons, this was the first time he experienced the trembling of his soul!

"No, this is impossible... I am one of the Twelve Demon Moons, how could I be frightened by a human..."

He struggled desperately to get up, but his body began to tremble uncontrollably, like an animal facing a predator! He couldn't even move a single finger!

opposite.

Uchiha Hikaru raised his short sword and took a deep breath: "Sun Breathing... Seventh Form: Yanghua Thrust!"

(End of this chapter)