"You actually took care of Xiaji? You really have some skill, kid!"
Hearing that Xiaji was dead, Daki couldn't help but snort coldly. Among the Berserk Demons she had converted, Xiaji was the most outstanding one. She had even considered letting Xiaji become a Lower Moon of the Twelve Kizuki to serve Muzan.
"Forget it. Since she's dead, it just proves that girl was nothing special!"
At this, Daki's lips curled up into a cruel smile. She grinned hideously and said, "Next, I'll be the one to kill you and bring back your flesh. That way, Lord Muzan will surely hold me in even higher regard. I will definitely surpass that Biwa girl and become Lord Muzan's right-hand woman."
Gripping his Nichirin Heavy Sword, Ren questioned her in a low voice: "Just to get my flesh, you turned a girl as kind as Koinatsu into a Berserk Demon and sent her out to kill people?"
"Of course!" Daki admitted openly. "Your flesh is very important to Lord Muzan. Your blood allows us to continue evolving, even to the point of conquering the sun! As long as we get your flesh, we Berserk Demons can become the masters of this world! Hahaha..."
Ignoring Daki, Ren spoke to Uzui Tengen behind him. "Mr. Tengen, please take Miss Mitsuri and hide. Leave this one to me."
"I... I understand..." Uzui Tengen nodded slightly. He felt as though he had just heard something incredible—that Ren's blood could actually help Berserk Demons evolve and even overcome sunlight. This revelation made his brain momentarily stall, but he still reminded him, "Ren, be careful. This one is very powerful."
"It's fine. Just Upper Moon Six, a small fry," Ren said indifferently. Even Kokushibo was no match for him, let alone Daki. Even if Daki was a bit stronger than before, it was all the same.
This dismissive attitude undoubtedly enraged Daki. She immediately roared in a fit of rage, "What an arrogant brat! I'll make sure you pay for your conceit!"
[BLOOD DEMON ART: SIXTEEN-LAYERED OBI SLASH: STRANGULATION!]
Puff! Puff! Puff!
As she spoke, eight more sharp sashes grew from Daki's body. A total of sixteen sashes danced wildly in mid-air like spirit snakes before sweeping out, attacking Ren from all directions. The whistling blade-qi tore through the night sky like a flood of savage beasts.
Daki struck fast, but Ren was not slow either. Seeing the sixteen sashes surging toward him like an overwhelming tide, Ren's figure blurred. Instead of retreating, he charged straight into the swarm of sashes, swinging his sword directly at Daki's throat!
"You dare to charge forward?!" Daki was shocked, but she was immediately filled with joy. She quickly concentrated her power, and the sixteen sashes forcibly changed direction, slashing frantically at Ren to tear him into fragments!
"Since you're stupid enough to rush in, then be shredded by my sashes! It's a pity it'll be a bit troublesome to bring your flesh back since I won't be leaving your corpse intact!"
"You should worry about keeping your own corpse intact first!"
Ren's pace suddenly accelerated. He moved so fast he was nothing but an afterimage. The Nichirin Heavy Sword in his hand swept toward Daki's neck with the force of a gale.
"What? Such speed..."
[WATER COMBAT TECHNIQUE: WATER TORNADO!]
Slash!
Before she could finish her sentence, a flash of sword light streaked across. Daki's head was severed by Ren's single strike!
"No! My head!" Daki screamed as her head tumbled uncontrollably into the nearby sea of fire, scorched by the raging flames.
"Such a powerful foe, yet he killed her with one strike. Is this Ren guy some kind of monster?" To the side, Uzui Tengen couldn't help but chuckle dryly upon seeing the decapitated Daki. He thought to himself: 'Slaying Upper Moon Six with one blow... no wonder he could defeat three Upper Moons!'
"Ah! It's hot! It's so hot! It's burning me to death! Brother, come save me! Your sister is being burned to death by the fire! Waaaaah!"
"What? Even though her head is severed, she can still scream? And her body isn't turning to ash." Looking at Daki's corpse, Uzui Tengen's eyes widened in shock.
At that moment, a large lump suddenly bulged from the back of Daki's corpse, like a pregnant woman. Then, the flesh sac transformed into a gaunt figure—Daki's brother.
The true Upper Moon Six: Gyutaro.
"What a troublesome little sister. If your head is cut off, just put it back on. What a silly child," Gyutaro said in a raspy voice. However, upon seeing her brother, Daki's crying turned into a verbal lashing.
"You jerk! You're the idiot! If you had just come out sooner, wouldn't everything be fine?"
"You really are a silly child, but you're still my sister after all." Gyutaro took light steps, walking slowly toward his sister Daki to reattach her head.
"You want to revive your sister? Do you think I'll let you have your way?"
Ren moved with extreme speed. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of Gyutaro, swinging his sword at his neck.
Daki and Gyutaro were unique; as long as one of the siblings remained alive, the other could continuously be revived. Ren intended to behead Gyutaro now, as that was the only way to defeat them.
The sword-qi was like the wind. Seeing Ren charging with his heavy sword, Gyutaro's face remained remarkably calm.
"So you're the one bullying my sister? As her brother, I have to vent some frustration for her!"
[BLOOD DEMON ART: FLYING BLOOD SICKLES!]
Whoosh!
A shrill sound of breaking wind suddenly rang out. Gyutaro used his own blood to condense a sickle and fired it at Ren. The sickle was exceptionally sharp and carried a lethal poison; if hit, even Ren would be severely injured.
However, that wasn't going to happen because Ren wouldn't be hit by an attack that moved as slowly as a snail.
"Too slow!"
Ren instantly calculated the trajectory of the blood sickle and sliced it apart with one stroke. But then, the unexpected happened.
Bang!
After the blood sickle was cut, the severed pieces instantly restructured and transformed. They split into two blood sickles and shot toward Ren at an even greater speed.
"What? It can split?!"
Ren's expression changed instantly. At such close range, the two blood sickles tore through the air in a flash. It seemed as though they would pierce his eyes in the next second!
Seeing this, Ren performed a backbend, narrowly dodging the two sharp blood sickles in an extreme maneuver. Even so, a few strands of his hair were sliced off.
'Damn, that scared me. I didn't expect this crappy sickle could split. It looks like Gyutaro's abilities have strengthened significantly,' Ren thought with lingering fear. He then looked at Gyutaro and questioned: "Is this also an ability you gained after absorbing my blood?"
"Heh, I'm glad you know. [BLOOD DEMON ART: INFINITE BLOOD SICKLES!]"
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