People in Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began with Demon Slayer

The Half-Headed Dog's diverse attack methods make it impossible for anyone to defend against them.

Sanemi Shinazugawa, who was already seriously injured, would have had his hands, which were holding the sword, severed by Hantengu if it weren't for the support of Giyu Tomioka and Obanai Iguro.

The rhythmic attack pattern of the Half-Heaven Dog allowed Yu Tianyuan, who was proficient in music, to find an opening.

By analyzing the rhythm of Hantengu's attack movements, Yu Tianyuan converted them into musical notes, gradually discovering Hantengu's attack habits and blind spots.

"The score is complete! Let's take the victory!"

Overjoyed, Yu Tianyuan gripped his twin swords and charged towards Bantiangou.

"One, three, seven, five, for, towel!"

Yu Tianyuan kept dodging and parrying the attacks of the Half-Heaven Dog.

"I've seen through it all! Your filthy songs!"

Yu Tianyuan, relying on rhythm and cadence, successfully closed in on Bantiangou.

However, just when everyone thought Yu Tianyuan had succeeded, a pipa melody suddenly rang out.

The rhythm that Yu Tianyuan had found and the completed score came to an abrupt end.

With the speed boost granted by Nakime, Hantengu slashed at Ultengen with even faster movements than before.

Unable to dodge in time, Yu Tianyuan's left hand was severed.

"Tianyuan!"

Everyone's eyes widened in shock, never expecting that after Doma and the other two demons revealed their new forms, they would be so dominant in battle.

With Doma's ranged attacks, Hantengu's close-range assaults, and Nakime's support, the strength displayed by these three demons far surpassed that of all the previous Twelve Demon Moons.

In just one round, Shinazugawa Sanemi and Ulten Gen were seriously injured.

Of all the people, only Kokushibo Tsugikuni, who had unlocked the Transparent World, could see through Hantengu's speed boost after Nakime's enhancement.

"To keep up with their pace, the only way is to activate the Mark and enter the Transparent World! It was recorded in Yoriichi's notes that 'whoever has a Mark will cause those around them to also have a Mark, as if by resonance,' and it was because of Yoriichi that I activated my Mark."

In other words, Tanjiro and I have already awakened our Demon Slayer Marks, so you should also be able to resonate and successfully awaken yours!

Tsugikuni Iwakatsu's words made them thoughtful. They had already done some research on the Marked Swordsmen, the Transparent World, and the Crimson Blade, but apart from the Crimson Blade, they had no clue whatsoever.

However, now, thanks to Ji Guoyansheng's guidance, he had an inspiration, and his body temperature began to rise gradually.

Katsumi Tsugikuni sensed that the Pillars were activating their Marks, so he called out, "Osamu, Gyutaro, Koyuki, Koume, you guys cooperate with me. Right now, only I can keep up with their pace. We need to create an opportunity for them before they activate their Marks!"

"Breath of the Moon? Form of Sixteen? Moonbow? Lone Moon!"

Kokugane Katsu wielded his Nichirin Blade, unleashing several massive blades of wind that rained down from the sky, striking Doma, Hantengu, and Nakime.

Nakime played the biwa, teleporting herself, Doma, and Hantengu to the rear, successfully avoiding Kokushibo's attack.

Tongmo made a hand seal, and countless ice lotus flowers appeared in the air. The pure white ice lotus flowers gradually turned blood red, and then exploded violently like small bombs.

"Blood Demon Art? A clumsy, leaping spectacle!"

Gyutaro surrounded everyone with blood-red slashes, using them to withstand the explosion from the ice lotus.

"Plain Flow Technique? Destruction Kill? Annihilation Style!"

Osamu charged towards the airborne tengu and unleashed a devastating punch.

With his four arms crossed over his chest, Hantengu easily blocked Osamu's fist.

With its remaining eight arms, the half-demon swung its weapon at Zhi.

"Blood Demon Art? Eightfold Slash!"

Xiaomei released eight sharp ribbons from her body, blocking the trajectory of Hantengu's attack on Zhi, and slashed at Hantengu at the same time.

However, Xiaomei's strength was the weakest here, and the ribbon was easily cut by Hantengu.

However, Osamu took this opportunity to escape the attack range of Hantengu.

Following Kuniwa Katsu, Osamu, Gyutaro, Koume, and Koyuki, they chose to exchange injuries for injuries, creating an opportunity for the Pillars to unlock their markings.

Hard work pays off. Thanks to the efforts of Jikuni Iwakatsu and others, Himejima Gyomei lived up to expectations and was the first to activate his Mark and enter the Transparent World.

Chapter 139 Slaying the Half-Heavenly Dog

Himejima Gyomei is already 27 years old. According to the conditions for opening the Transparent World, he should die the moment he opens it.

Because apart from Yoriichi, no other swordsman with the Marked Swordsmanship has ever lived past the age of 25.

This greatly shocked Kokushibo, because among those who could activate their markings here, Kokushibo had the least faith in Himejima Gyomei.

The markings on Himejima Gyomei's arms are gray-black rock-like patterns.

Having reached the highest realm of the Transparent World, even though Himejima Gyomei is blind, he can still use this skill to directly display the battle scene in his mind.

With the first successful encounter, it seemed to trigger a chain reaction.

Sanemi Shinazugawa, Muichiro Tokito, Obanai Iguro, and many others have all gradually awakened their own unique markings.

In order to create an opportunity for the Pillars to activate their Marks, Kokushibo barely managed to withstand the combined attack of Doma, Hantengu, and Nakime with his formidable strength and the Transparent World.

However, Osamu, Gyutaro, Koyuki, and Koume were already seriously injured, and their recovery speed could not keep up with the speed of their injuries.

The pillars that have awakened their markings and reached the Transparent World will see the bodies of creatures appear almost transparent.

"We can win!"

Everyone was in high spirits and full of confidence. The Clear World not only gave them excellent dynamic vision, but also significantly improved their speed of movement, and enhanced their ability to predict and evade attacks.

"Breath of Rock? First Form? Serpentine Rock? Bipolar!"

At the same time, Beimingyu Xingming quickly threw his meteor hammer and broad axe, launching a pincer attack on Hantengu who was not far away.

Thinking that the Pillars were not as strong as him, Hantengu was careless and used his four arms to block Himejima Gyomei's meteor hammer and broad axe, but was hit by the huge impact and was forced to take several steps back.

"Wind Breathing? Seventh Form? Gale? Tengu Wind!"

Sanemi Shinazugawa unleashed multiple tornado-shaped spiral wind blades to encircle and annihilate Hantengu.

The extremely fast spiraling wind blades instantly surrounded the Half-Heaven Dog.

Seeing that the spiraling wind blades were about to annihilate Hantengu, Nakime quickly plucked the strings of her biwa, granting Hantengu an extreme speed boost.

With the boost of speed, Hantengu barely managed to escape from the gaps in the spiraling wind blades, but its six arms, along with half of its body, were still caught in the spiraling wind blades.

Hantengu hid beside Doma, relying on his self-healing ability to recover from his injuries.

"Serpent's Breath? Second Form? Narrow-Headed Venomous Fangs!"

Obanai Iguro, like a venomous snake, fixed her eyes on the heavily injured Hantengu, instantly circled behind him, and attacked the back of his neck with her sword.

With a hand gesture, a giant icy hand grasped Hantengu, protecting it in its palm.

Obanai Iguro's attack struck the ice hand, and with the support of the Transparent World and the Crimson Blade, the ice hand was shattered, but there was no remaining strength to strike Hantengu's neck.

Doma once again created several sharp ice pillars and pierced towards Obanai Iguro, whose sneak attack had failed.

"Love Breathing? Third Form? Love Cat Shigure!"

With perfect teamwork with Obanai Iguro, Mitsuri Kanroji swung her blade with a leaping motion resembling a cat, cleaving through all the ice pillars created by Doma and rescuing Obanai Iguro from the demon's attack range.

The Pillars' activation of the Transparent World and the relentless attacks of the Crimson Blade overwhelmed Doma, Hantengu, and Nakime.

"Blood Demon Art? Frozen Clouds!"

In an attempt to disrupt the Pillars' rhythm, Doma controlled the Buddha phantom behind him, unleashing a large amount of cloud-like ice crystals in an effort to force the Pillars back.

Muichiro Tokito and Iwakatsu Tsugikuni simultaneously used the Moon Breathing technique in sword form.

"Breath of the Moon? Fourteenth Form? Calamity? Full Moon!"

Countless enormous crescent-shaped blades of wind, accompanied by countless giant full moon blades, scattered all the ice crystals released by Doma.

The instant the icy clouds dissipated, Giyu Tomioka activated the sword form of his breathing technique.

"The breath of water? The form of gathering? The ever-flowing cycle!"

Giyu Tomioka spun and tumbled like a dragon, unleashing a barrage of slashes, but his target was Nakime standing nearby.

With Nakime present, Doma and Hantengu were able to barely keep up with the pace of the people who had opened the Transparent World. In order to protect Nakime, Doma turned around and helped Nakime defend against Giyu Tomioka's attack.

Seeing Doma attack him, Giyu Tomioka shouted, "Tanjiro! Zenitsu! Inosuke! Go!"

Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke, who had been waiting for their chance, suddenly rushed out from a hidden corner, their target being Hantengu, who was recovering from his injuries.

Attracted by Giyu Tomioka, Hantengu lost Doma's protection.

"Beast Breathing? Fang of Nine? Stretching? Winding and Splitting!"

"Thunder Breathing? First Form? Thunderclap Flash? Divine Speed!"

Inosuke rushed to a short distance from Hantengu, dislocated his joints to extend the attack range, and then unleashed a slash.

Before Hantengu could react, Inosuke ambushed him, and his six newly grown arms were severed once again.

Just as Hantengu was about to use his remaining six arms to attack Inosuke, Zenitsu's attack followed immediately.

A flash of lightning streaked across the sky, and Zenitsu instantly severed the six arms that Hantengu had just stretched out.

"Hinokami Kagura: Radiant Grace!"

Tanjiro leaped into the air and descended from the sky, his sword wreathed in flames as hot as the sun, unleashing a downward spiral slash at Hantengu.

Tanjiro's Nichirin Blade slashed Hantengu's neck, while Zenitsu and Inosuke also seized the opportunity, gripping their Nichirin Blades and slashing Hantengu's neck as well.

However, the tengu's neck was extremely hard, and the four Nichirin Blades were stuck in its bones, unable to advance any further.

Seeing that Hantengu was facing a death threat, Doma and Nakime worked together to defeat Giyu Tomioka and charged towards Tanjiro and his companions.

"The Breath of Insects? The Dance of Centipedes? The Belly of Centipedes!"

Shinobu Kocho used her powerful, ground-shaking stomps to meander in all directions, disrupting Doma and Nakime's movements.

"Breath of Flowers? Final Form: Crimson Eyes of the Other Shore!"

Kanae Kocho increased her dynamic vision to the limit by applying pressure to her eyeballs, making Nakime and Doma's speed incredibly slow. She then cooperated with Shinobu Kocho to block Doma and Nakime's movements.

The other pillars also cooperated to block Doma and Nakime, creating an opportunity for Tanjiro and his companions to cut off Hantengu's head.

As Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke roared, the markings on Tanjiro's forehead and Inosuke's chest began to expand, while markings also appeared on Zenitsu's legs. At that moment, Zenitsu also entered the Transparent World.