The Warrior of Love

But despite this, her strength should never be underestimated!

In front of Muzan, these Lower Moons may appear extremely cowardly and useless, but in fact, these guys are the top among many evil demons, and are powerful enough to kill ordinary Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen in seconds.

In the original plot, the small BOSS encountered by the protagonist group in the early stage was the Lower Moon Five, which was one rank lower than Zero Yuzi, but it made the protagonist group desperate and almost wiped out.

Just like Reiyuko's confident thought: as long as they don't encounter the "Pillars", the Lower Moons can kill the swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps instantly!

Of course, if he encounters the Pillars... at least Ling Yuzi will never fight with the Pillars head-on, and always avoids those top combat forces.

As one of the Twelve Demon Moons, Ling Yuzi is quite powerful and cautious in his actions, so he has never been conquered and has lived peacefully to this day.

The ranking of the Twelve Demon Moons actually changes according to the improvement of their strength.

Although the strength of a demon theoretically depends on the amount of blood given by Muzan and the number of people it eats, there are indeed some gifted guys who can defy common sense and withstand blood beyond their limit, or master extremely powerful blood demon arts.

If one's strength cannot keep up, even if he was once one of the Twelve Demon Moons, he will be ruthlessly abandoned and eliminated from the Lower Moon.

In order to avoid being abandoned, ghosts whose talents are not top-notch need to eat a lot to improve their strength...but there is a limit to this.

Just like humans, ghosts cannot digest food if they are too full, and once they reach their own bottleneck, they cannot surpass it.

Ling Yuzi is in this state at the moment. Her strength and blood demon arts have been stagnant for a long time. In addition, a companion was kicked out of the Twelve Demon Moons not long ago, which further shook her heart.

This time, she left her "hunting ground" to look for the companion who withdrew from the Twelve Demon Moons. In fact, she wanted to exchange experiences - she wanted to know what kind of punishment she would receive after losing the qualification of the Twelve Demon Moons.

But she didn't expect that Xiang Kai, who was unwilling to remain silent and wanted to return to the Twelve Demon Moons, would be so lucky to find a "rare blood"!

The so-called rare blood is literally "human beings with extremely precious blood". Although it is unknown why, occasionally there will be humans who are particularly attractive to evil spirits. Their flesh and blood are irresistible to any evil spirit, and will also bring considerable benefits to the ghosts.

To put it in a more vivid way, it is the same thing as "Tang Monk's meat".

If he ate a human with rare blood, Xiang Kai might really be able to break through his own limits and return to the ranks of the Twelve Demon Moons!

However, the same is true for Ling Yuzi. Not to mention the stimulation of appetite, Ling Yuzi also needs rare blood to improve his strength to ensure that he is not abandoned.

share?

This is a joke to the two evil ghosts!

So, they naturally started fighting, but coincidentally, two more ghosts were attracted over, also coveting the rare-blooded human.

Although Ling Yuzi is much stronger than the other three ghosts, it is difficult to determine the winner between ghosts, because neither of them has the means to completely defeat the other. Often, one can only completely weaken the other and then leave him to bask in the sun...

In addition, Xiang Kai's blood demon art was really tricky, so Ling Yuzi was transferred to other rooms in the melee and has been looking for humans with rare blood.

However, before they found their target, they encountered a swordsman from the Demon Slayer Corps who came to visit the owner of the mansion...

Ling Yuzi's perception is very sharp. She noticed that Jiang Liu did not use the full concentration breathing method at the beginning, but activated it after entering the combat state. In other words, Jiang Liu did not know the technique of "full concentration breathing o normal".

In other words, this little kid definitely can't be a pillar!

"Suffer to death!"

There is nothing to be afraid of humans other than the Pillars!

"Qiang!"

Dazzling sparks flashed across the room, and a hint of surprise appeared on Ling Yuzi's face.

"Blocked?"

Ghosts do not need weapons. Their hard and sharp nails are more convenient than any swords. Combined with their speed, they are enough to penetrate metal and rock barriers. If Ling Yuzi is serious, he can even easily break the Nichirin sword of an ordinary swordsman.

However, at this moment her attack was blocked by Jiang Liu!

The Sun Blade with strange patterns on it was only two or three fingers wide, but it used its slender sword body to perfectly block the penetration of Ling Yuzi. The difficulty of this must be as difficult as passing a silk thread through the eye of a needle in the dark, right?

"It seems that he is quite capable."

Ling Yuzi narrowed his eyes, and his ten fingers protruded again, like flexible daggers, drawing countless phantoms that covered the river.

"After all, he's just a human being. Once his body is injured, his movements will slow down!"

Ding, ding, ding, ding——

The continuous sounds of collision merged into one. Jiang Liu focused his mind. In the dim environment, he did not rely on his eyesight and hearing, but used spiritual perception to capture the opponent's movements. The Sun Wheel Sword displayed a speed that was not inferior to the opponent's, but it gradually became difficult as time went by.

“It feels completely different!”

Jiang Liu clenched his teeth, the hot air swelled in his lungs, and he squeezed out powerful strength again and again to fight against the evil spirit.

"I'm being suppressed!"

Ever since he mastered the "loose and tight" force technique, based on his own physical fitness, he can burst out strength far beyond that of ordinary people. He is rarely suppressed in head-on confrontations, but today he encountered an enemy more ferocious than him.

The evil spirit, with such a petite figure, released an attack like a violent storm, swift and without any gaps, piercing and tearing the atmosphere again and again, making a sharp sound almost like tearing silk, ravaging Jiang Liu's eardrums.

If he continued like this, he would lose - Jiang Liu had already seen his future filled with holes.

In terms of endurance, no matter how hard he tries as a mortal, he cannot surpass the evil spirit, and the other party is also superior in speed and explosive power.

The battle was forced into such an embarrassing situation that even changing tactics became extremely difficult.

"call--"

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Liu concentrated his mind and suddenly changed his original sword path to forward defense, holding it upright above the midline of the body, which is also the most basic kendo posture.

At the moment when Ling Yuzi's sharp claws attacked, the man suddenly closed his eyes and completely gave up his vision. On the contrary, his mental power spread out like mercury, and any tiny change in the entire space was reflected in his mind.

At this moment, time seemed to be infinitely stretched.

Clang!

The blade deflected slightly, just barely managing to deflect the evil spirit's sharp claws.

The purple-black nails, as sharp as daggers, scraped across Jiang Liu's arm, cutting through his clothes and skin with ease. Jiang Liu only felt a numbness in the muscles of his upper arm but not much pain.

But it was at this moment that Jiang Liu closed the distance between him and the other party, took half a step forward, and entered within an arm's reach of Ling Yuzi, but she had not yet retracted her hands.

Got it——

"Do you think it will be so easy?" The evil ghost in the figure of a young girl suddenly spoke with a playful expression on his face.

puff!

The sudden pain interrupted Jiang Liu's attack. It was a pale bone spur that pierced through the girl's ribs and penetrated deeply into Jiang Liu's body.

Chapter 49: Hunger

"Tick, tick..."

Blood continued to drip onto the ground along the white bones, and the slight sound could be heard clearly in the silent room.

"Well!"

A bloody smell rose up from his throat, Jiang Liu groaned, and lowered his head with difficulty, just in time to see the narrow bone spur that pierced his left arm and penetrated deeply into his ribs.

It was more than two feet long and as sharp as a sword made by a famous craftsman. Even though Jiang Liu instinctively used his left arm to block it, he was still easily pierced through, along with his arm and body... Fortunately, it deflected a little and did not pierce his heart directly.

But even so, he felt as if a fireball was placed in his body. Every breath he took was fueling the fire, bringing unimaginable burning pain to his body.

Maybe his lungs were injured. The breathing method already put a huge strain on the lungs, and now it was like torture.

The bone spur pierced out from Ling Yuzi's body, launching a sudden attack at almost zero distance. Even Jiang Liu was unable to dodge it.

"go to hell!"

Ling Yuzi raised his arm again, and his purple-black nails cut through the air with a sharp sound and stabbed towards Jiang Liu's head. Given the sharpness of these nails, if they hit, they could penetrate his skull like tofu.

However, at this critical moment, Jiang Liu, whose lungs had been pierced and who should have been unable to resist like a lamb to be slaughtered, suddenly raised his foot and stepped on the girl's waist and kicked her hard!

Using this posture, even Jiang Liu could not cause any harm to the evil ghost, but there was a huge difference in size and weight between the two. The force of this kick actually created a gap between the two, and Ling Yuzi's claws missed before he could change his moves.

No matter if it was a second earlier or later, he would not be able to escape the evil ghost's determined attack, but Jiang Liu grasped the timing just right, as if the two of them had a tacit understanding and moved smoothly.

But it was this violent movement that caused the bone spur to be pulled out of Jiang Liu's body, and a large amount of blood mixed with inexplicable debris gushed out. Jiang Liu's face turned pale in an instant and then an abnormal blush appeared.

"Don't try to escape!"

The Twelve Demon Moons reacted so quickly that Jiang Liu's perfect response only surprised her for a moment. She quickly stepped forward and stretched out her other hand.

"puff--"

This time it was not a fingernail, but a piece of sharp white bone that shot out from the palm of the hand. In a trance, it was like a crossbow arrow, even giving people the illusion of breaking the sound barrier, and it blasted towards the river mercilessly.

No need to aim, it would be a miracle if you hit the target at this distance!

Jiang Liu, who was suspended in the air and had not yet landed, had no chance to dodge!

clang——bang!

In the darkness, a spark flew, and Jiang Liu's body slammed heavily against the wall. The wooden barrier was instantly shattered and collapsed onto the man.

"He's not dead yet!"

Ling Yuzi had a ferocious look on his face and without thinking he jumped up and rushed towards the pile of wooden boards.

She saw it clearly. In that split second, even though his body didn't have time to roll, Jiang Liu still swung the Sun Wheel Sword to block the bone arrow's path. That was where the brilliant sparks came from.

Although he failed to completely block the arrow, causing his body to be knocked flying, the direction of the bone arrow was slightly off, and it brushed past his ear, failing to cause any real damage.

Now that you have decided to show your true abilities, there is no reason to let this human go!

Before enjoying the rare blood, use it to whet your appetite!

boom!

The broken pieces of wood suddenly scattered, and a ray of cold light flashed from it, swift and powerful, even more powerful than the momentary lightning, but its target was Ling Yuzi's neck.

"cut!"

The girl didn't even dodge or evade - it was difficult for her to dodge the extremely fast sword-drawing technique. She just showed a sneer on the corner of her mouth and let the knife light fall on her neck.

Clang!

An extremely loud metallic sound echoed in the room, and Jiang Liu, who was holding the Sun Blade, showed a look of horror.

He should have hit the target, but it felt like he was chopping the hardest granite with a wooden sword!

"Is this the end?"

Ling Yuzi grinned, and his sharp teeth were extremely conspicuous.

"It seems you can't cut my neck."

Jiang Liu's face darkened. He took a closer look and found that dense scales had appeared on the girl's neck... or bone plates, which were tightly connected to each other, like ancient chain mail.

"My bones are harder than nails. You can't even cut my nails, so how can you cut my neck?"

Reiyuko is ranked among the fourth lower ranks. Her strength may not be the weakest among the lower ranks, but she is indeed the most timid. She doesn't even dare to confront the pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps head-on. She will consciously avoid swordsmen who can pose a threat to her and never let herself appear in the Demon Slayer Corps' field of vision.

And her blood vampire magic seems to be very consistent with her personality.

The effect is actually very simple: controlling the growth of bones.

Of course, every ghost can transform their body to some extent. It is not a special ability. She is just different.

The bones she created were not as strong as those of ordinary humans or ghosts, but were special entities comparable to metals and rocks, and their regeneration speed was also extraordinary.

Such hard bones, combined with the demon's own self-healing ability and the ability to control her body, give her extremely outstanding survivability even among the lower-rank demons.

In terms of lethality and versatility, her blood magic may not be outstanding, but she is better than any of her companions in self-protection.

Because she was timid, she didn't have much experience fighting against the Pillars, but she was sure that swordsmen below the Pillars would not be able to cut her neck even if she didn't make any defense!

"Hehe, I won this battle."

Ling Yuzi looked at Jiang Liu, whose body was bleeding profusely, and his smile became more and more proud.

"Humans are different from ghosts. This level of injury is enough to kill him. If he is not given time to be treated, he will bleed to death in the battle.

Yeah, this human looks pretty strong too. Although the swordsman's meat is very tough, it's still good enough to fill my stomach. After I deal with him, I'll go find that thin-blooded one. I hope he hasn't been taken by the other guys yet."

He slowly retracted the protruding bone spur into his body, stroked it lightly with his fingertips, and put it between his lips to taste it carefully. Ling Yuzi's action was unintentional, but as soon as the tip of his tongue touched it, his originally calm and complacent expression suddenly changed, and his bloodshot eyes widened to the extreme.

"What, what is this... Ugh! Impossible! Even if it's rare blood, but - Ugh!"

Flame! It's flame!

An extremely hot and sweet flame!

Ling Yuzi felt as if all the blood in her body was burning. A most primitive impulse hit her reason like a wave, violently and irresistibly pushing her into the deep sea.

With a moan, the evil girl's legs went weak and she almost lost her balance. Two blushes appeared on her cheeks, but they were not very obvious because of her skin color.

She recovered quickly, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Jiang Liu was completely different.