In Genshin Impact, I'm really not Muzan.

"Hmm... My purpose might surprise you when I tell you." Ryoumi Yui kept everyone in suspense, then pointed a finger at Kage.

"Then let's explain it in a simpler way, so I don't have to waste my breath. By the way, what's that saying again?"

"I challenge you to a duel before the Emperor."

Chapter 106 Yuzuriha Suzumiya VS. Thunder Movie

The rule of dueling before the emperor was personally established by the Kage himself. Regardless of status, the challenged party must accept the challenger's invitation to duel, otherwise it is considered a surrender.

It can be said that the duel before the emperor is the part of the battle that best embodies the spirit of the samurai. The winner will have a turning point, while the loser will face divine punishment.

But from ancient times to the present, no one has ever challenged the Kage who set the rules for duels before the Emperor. Suzumiya Yu is the first, so when she heard this, she appeared slightly surprised.

"What? You set these rules yourself, are you going to go back on your word? If you refuse my challenge, then you will automatically be considered a loser." Ryou Miyabi said. To be honest, he was extremely nervous, but he didn't show it because of the Transparent World.

From beginning to end, he was never absolutely certain that he could defeat the Shadow. If he were in mortal danger, he would have no choice but to use the protective charm of Narukami Shrine to summon Yae no Miko and then join forces with her.

However, that would render the duel in front of the emperor invalid, since ganging up on the few is an act that goes against the spirit of the samurai.

“Of course I will abide by the rules I set.” The surprise on Shadow’s face returned to its original calm. “I just admire your courage. Once a duel in front of the emperor takes effect, one of them will inevitably lose their life.”

"Are you trying to make me back down? Or are you afraid of being defeated and dying by me?" Ryoujiro Yuu taunted, not caring about the rules of a duel before the emperor.

If he is unable to defeat the Shadow, he will flee. Even if the Shadow personally pursues him within Inazuma's territory, he can choose to go to Liyue or Sumeru.

He had countless escape routes to choose from. As long as he could survive, he didn't care about any samurai spirit. He would stop at nothing to achieve his goal; that was his style of doing things.

“Your words are very rude, but it doesn’t matter. If you insist on challenging me to a duel in front of the emperor, then I will accept.”

The next second, Shadow's body transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot out, giving Ryouji Yui no time to prepare.

However, it doesn't matter. Ryoko Yuu won't be caught off guard by the opponent's sudden attack, after all, he was already prepared for the battle.

"Flame Breathing - First Form - Shiranui!"

Just as Shadow's attack was about to hit her, Yuu Suzumiya successfully dodged with a near-perfect turn, circling her body as she swung her weapon, which was burning with intense flames, at her opponent.

Shadow reacted quickly. When her attack missed, she immediately spun the blade of her naginata to block the opponent's attack while simultaneously releasing a surge of lightning element from her body.

All the lightning elements struck Suzumiya Yu's body, and because they were so concentrated, they were extremely corrosive.

Before long, Ryou's skin began to rot rapidly, a change that would shock even him.

"Flame Breathing - Third Form - All-Encompassing Flame!"

With both hands forcefully pushing away the shadow's weapon, Suzumiya Yu raised the katana high above her head, then spun the blade so that the edge was facing the ground, and slashed down from above.

The raging flames once again enveloped the blade. Knowing that he couldn't confront it head-on, Ying quickly retreated a considerable distance, thus dodging the attack.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Suzumiya Yu's skin began to peel off gradually, and she was no longer recognizable as a human.

It must be said that the lightning element of the Shadow is very troublesome. It can not only paralyze the body and slow down the movement of the limbs, but also corrode the skin and internal organs.

If it were an ordinary person, they would probably lose their fighting ability in no time, but Suzumiya Yu is different.

The bodies of demons can decompose all matter, even the wisteria flowers that can kill them.

So very quickly, Suzumiya Yuu completely decomposed the corrosive lightning elements on her body, and her shed skin was restored to its original state in an instant.

Kage knew that Suzumiya Yu's body possessed extremely strong regenerative abilities, so when she saw the scene before her, she didn't show much surprise, only some astonishment that such an extraordinary person existed in the world.

"An interesting ability, but I'm curious, is this healing ability limitless?" A thought popped into Shadow's mind. She was curious whether Suzumiya Yu's healing ability had any limitations, so she planned to keep his body regenerating.

If there were no limit to Suzumiya Yu's regeneration, then after defeating him, she would keep him in Isshin no Sou, as her training partner.

If he were to die one day because his body could not recover, it would be in accordance with the rule of a duel before the emperor, in which the loser would face divine punishment and die.

Ryou Suzumiya was unaware of her twisted ideas, because he had discovered something very surprising: the transformation his body had unintentionally undergone might be the key to his victory.

"Thunder Breathing - First Form: Thunderclap Flash!"

In the second round of combat, Ryou Miyako launched the first attack. Using Thunder Flash, he transformed into a golden lightning bolt and rushed in front of Kage. Just as he was about to swing his sword to attack, his opponent dodged the attack.

The essence of "Thunderbolt Flash" is instantaneous burst of speed. In other words, if his attack misses, he will be unable to make any other moves in a short time due to inertia.

This meant that he had no chance to dodge when facing Shadow's counterattack.

The sharp naginata imbued with lightning element severed Suzumiya Yu's body in half at the waist in an instant. However, unlike last time, this time, Suzumiya Yu's body regenerated in an instant.

At the same time, his body regenerated, and he gained the ability to fight back.

"Water Breathing - Seventh Form - Shizuku Ripple Thrust!"

Suzumiya Yu swung her blade forward, launching a swift thrust from the slant, catching Kage off guard. Although she managed to deflect the blade with her naginata, a shallow cut still appeared on her face.

After the attack succeeded, Suzumiya Yu quickly distanced herself from Kage. The previous round of attacks had been too exhausting, requiring her to use two different breathing techniques simultaneously and instantly regenerate her severed body.

Demons don't need to worry about expending physical strength, but their power is limited. Even the Demon King Muzan Kibutsuji, after fighting the Demon Slayer Corps all night, would be so exhausted that he couldn't even unleash his Blood Demon Art.

On the other side, Ying touched the blood seeping from her wound. She looked up in disbelief, hardly able to believe it was real.

Over the years, even during the chaotic Demon God Wars that were enough to destroy the world, few beings could harm her.

Since that catastrophe five hundred years ago, she has never been harmed by anyone, let alone by someone like Ryou Miyako, who isn't even a demon god.

Chapter 107 An Earth-Shattering Showdown

What surprised Kage even more was that Suzumiya Yu was clearly an ordinary person without even the Eye of God, yet his abilities were comparable to those of a demon god, and even surpassed most demon gods.

She had never underestimated him, but she never expected him to be injured so badly. Originally, she just wanted to experience a long-awaited battle, but now, Ying was going to get serious.

One after another, purple dots of light appeared behind them. Then, these dots connected together to form a halo of lightning element, and at the highest point of the halo was the Eye of Lightning Punishment.

The next second, Shadow instantly rushed in front of Suzumiya Yu, slashing upwards with the naginata in her hand.

With the compass and the blessing of the Transparent World, Suzumiya Yu's hands involuntarily raised the blades to block.

While blocking the shadow's attack, another lightning elemental technique appeared out of nowhere. Because she hadn't expected this move, Suzumiya Yu's left hand was severed.

However, his severed left hand was quickly restored, and he realized that this was Shadow using his elemental combat technique.

Shadow's Elemental Skill: Divine Transformation - Eye of Evil, unfolds a corner of the Pure Land of the Heart, dealing Electro DMG to surrounding enemies and granting herself the Eye of Evil, the Lightning Punishment.

However, since this is the Pure Land of One Heart, Shadow did not reveal a corner of the Pure Land of One Heart, but instead directly summoned the Thunderous Evil Radiance Eye.

Unlike the Thunderous Radiance Eye outside, which can tear through space to attack, here, the eye can launch coordinated attacks. Every time Shadow swings his sword, it will unleash an additional lightning element slash.

And that's how the scene just now happened. Suzumiya Yu should have expected it beforehand, but because he hadn't played Genshin Impact for a long time, he had completely forgotten about it for a moment.

"Water Breathing - Fourth Form: Strike Tide!"

Wielding her blade, she unleashed a series of slashes in a short period, each accompanied by a flurry of water. Yet, despite the perfect timing and flawless execution of her attacks, Suzumiya Yu's attacks were consistently neutralized by Kage.

However, this did give him time to create a safe distance between himself and the other party, but Ying would not give him this opportunity as she did last time.

While Suzumiya Yu was still putting distance between himself and the enemy, Ying instantly rushed in front of him. This fierce attack made the enemy's expression extremely solemn.

"Breath of Thunder, Second Form: Rice Spirit!"

Before the shadow's attack arrived, Suzumiya Yu quickly activated her breathing technique and unleashed five lightning-fast sword strikes forward at an extremely fast speed.

"Lightning? That type of attack is ineffective against me." As the Thunder Goddess among the Seven Rulers of the Mortal World, Shadow is immune to all lightning elemental attacks, so she chose to ignore the five sword energies unleashed by Ryou Miyako.

However, she soon realized that something seemed wrong. Although lightning elemental attacks were ineffective against her, her body's instincts were telling her to dodge.

Left with no other choice, she had to give up her excellent opportunity to attack and then dodged four of the sword energies by turning to the side. Because she dodged a little too late, the last sword energy grazed her arm as it flew past.

The clothes on her arms tore instantly, and not only that, Ying also felt a pain that made her whole body numb.

She looked at her hand in surprise and found that the spot where the sword energy had struck had been cut.

"How is this possible?!" This was Ying's first reaction. She never expected that she, who was immune to lightning elemental attacks, would be cut by Suzumiya Yu's sword energy.

That was clearly a lightning elemental attack; Shadow couldn't possibly be mistaken, which is why she seemed so surprised.

The reason for this is easy to understand. The worldviews of Demon Slayer and Genshin Impact are different. Therefore, the Shadow can be immune to lightning element attacks from the Genshin Impact worldview, but cannot be immune to lightning element attacks from the Demon Slayer worldview.

Moreover, most of the energy in Suzumiya Yu's attacks was in sword energy, with lightning element only serving as a supplementary attack.

Shadow's mistake gave Ryouji Suzumiya a great deal of breathing room. With his strength restored, his brain began to work rapidly. It was not hard to see from the previous exchange that Shadow had begun to take things seriously.

If things continue as they are, I am very likely to be overwhelmed by her high-frequency attacks. Ultimately, it's because her moves aren't powerful enough.

The power of Flame Breathing Ninth Form and Thunder Breathing Seventh Form is not bad, but the casting animation of these two moves is too long. By the time he finishes charging up, the Shadow has already chopped him to pieces.

That leaves only Destruction Kill, but Shadow has already seen Destruction Kill's two strongest moves, so using them on her again probably wouldn't be very effective.

In other words, the only option left is to use the Breath of the Sun, which is Suzumiya Yu's trump card against the Kage. Now it seems that the time has come when she has no choice but to use it.

After readjusting his breathing, Ryoujiro gripped the blade tightly and launched an attack while Kage was still surprised that he had been injured by lightning.

As he lunged forward, he took a deep breath, and the white breath he exhaled miraculously transformed into burning flames.

At the same time, Ying heard a painful noise in the air. Turning her head, she saw that it was actually Suzumiya Yu's breathing.

But this also brought her back to her senses from the shock, and she was ready to fight back against Suzumiya Yui who was attacking her.

"Breath of the Sun, First Form, Waltz!"

The blade in her hand began to burn fiercely, and the temperature of the entire Pure Land of One Heart even rose instantly as a result. After rushing to the Shadow, Ryougu slashed out with her sword, unleashing an arc-shaped slash wrapped in flames.

The blade struck the naginata heavily. At this moment, even Kage felt a pressure. Despite not doing anything, the power of Ryou's attack was stronger than all the previous attacks.

During the stalemate, Ying's legs even began to move backward, a sign that her opponent had gained the upper hand. What was even more unacceptable was that she was still unable to change the situation.

The two remained locked in a stalemate for a moment, and just as Suzumiya Yu was about to win this duel, Kage suddenly unleashed his power.

Gathering the lightning element within his body into the naginata in his hand, Kage let out a roar, and the powerful force sent Suzumiya Yu, who was locked in a stalemate with him, flying away.

The corrosive lightning element once again touched Ryou's skin, but this time, having adapted to it before, the lightning element was quickly broken down.

If there is a next time, the lightning element will be decomposed even faster, until it has no effect on him at all.

Chapter 108 The Chaotic Battle Situation

This is also what makes a demon's body so powerful—it can adapt to various forms of internal erosion. If it can resist them, it can develop resistance within its body. The more times it resists, the stronger the resistance becomes, and it's even possible that it will eventually become ineffective.

Now, for the first time, Suzumiya Yu has gained the upper hand in the battle. If he can continue on this momentum, he might be able to defeat the Kage directly.

So he launched another attack on the other side.

"Sun Breathing - Third Form - Crimson Sun Realm!"