Chapter 66 I will never be manipulated by you!
The next second, Tomioka Giyu unleashed a horizontal slash!
In an instant, the pitch black world was illuminated, and a dazzling deep blue light blade, carrying an unstoppable Aura, shot straight towards Kokushibo!
Almost at the same time, Kokushibo also raised his mutated blade high.
As for why he didn't dodge, for some reason, he always felt as if he had been locked on. No matter how fast he was, escaping would only be futile.
"Moon Breathing, Fourteenth Form: Catastrophe, Heavenly Full Moon!"
In just a moment, countless gigantic circular moon blades formed a nearly seamless spiral space of slashes!
But then, something that surprised Kokushibo happened.
His gigantic circular moon blades couldn't block Tomioka Giyu's deep blue light blade at all!
Bang, bang, bang, bang—
Every gigantic moon blade that appeared in the trajectory of the deep blue light blade was, without exception, completely destroyed!
And the speed was so fast that in just a few blinks of an eye, it arrived before Kokushibo!
Kokushibo was just about to unleash a sword technique, but there was no time.
Bang—!!!!
The blue blade landed, emitting a huge roar. The exploding blue blade didn't disappear but formed a hemispherical sea sphere.
From the outside, it looked as if a catastrophic sea Dragon tornado was raging inside.
It calmed down after more than ten seconds, but the houses, ground, and trees within the sea hemisphere were all annihilated by this single strike.
It was as if it had truly experienced an unprecedented tsunami.
More accurately, they couldn't withstand the powerful water pressure.
In the distance, Tomioka Giyu could no longer hold on and knelt on the ground. Fortunately, he was propped up by his nichirin blade; otherwise, he would surely have collapsed.
The demon slayer mark on his face had disappeared, and his stamina had reached its limit.
Tomioka Giyu's eyes were fixed on Kokushibo's direction. He hoped that heaven would pity him just this once and let Kokushibo die like this.
"Did... did it succeed?"
But as the dust cleared, Tomioka Giyu's eyes immediately filled with unwillingness, and he struggled to get up.
However, the strength in his body was completely insufficient to allow him to stand.
"Damn it! Anyone, please, come and help me..."
Following Tomioka Giyu's gaze, Kokushibo was left with only his upper body, from which blades had sprouted.
Presumably, at the critical moment, he used this method to resist the erosion of the sea vortex.
Kokushibo's arms and lower body were completely crushed, a truly gruesome sight.
But for a demon, especially one as powerful as Kokushibo, it would only take a little more time to fully recover.
This was what worried Tomioka Giyu. He wanted to go and deliver a finishing blow, but the Fourteenth Form, the demon slayer mark, and the previous battles had completely drained his stamina.
Hiss—hoo—
Tomioka Giyu didn't give up, racing against time to recover his stamina. As long as he could make it before Kokushibo fully regenerated, it would be fine!
He still had a chance!
But in terms of recovery speed, how could a human compare to a demon, especially when the opponent was the pinnacle Kokushibo!
Just as Tomioka Giyu could barely move and struggled to stand, Kokushibo had already fully regenerated.
He was walking unhurriedly towards Tomioka Giyu.
At this moment, Kokushibo's Fading Cry, held in his hand, had withdrawn from its mutated state, and he had already sheathed his blade.
"The outcome is decided. It's over, Tomioka Giyu."
"If that last strike had been just a little more off-center, perhaps you really could have cut off my head."
Kokushibo's hand remained on the hilt of his blade, his tone revealing a hint of admiration.
"A swordsman of your caliber, I haven't encountered one in three hundred years."
"How about it? I'll give you one last chance. Become a demon."
Tomioka Giyu lowered his head, not looking at Kokushibo, his hand still propped on his nichirin blade.
He didn't know how much longer the other Pillars would take to arrive, nor did he know what he could do now.
Despair slowly engulfed him.
Yet, at this moment, Kochou Shinobu's image kept appearing in Tomioka Giyu's mind.
"Damn it! Water Breathing, Eighth Form: Waterfall Basin!"
Bang—
Dust flew. Tomioka Giyu's target for this slash was not Kokushibo, but the ground.
Using the cover of the dust, Tomioka Giyu desperately ran into the forest. He couldn't let anything happen to him, absolutely not!
As he moved through the forest, Tomioka Giyu felt excruciating pain all over his body, and his lungs felt like they were about to explode, but he absolutely couldn't stop.
He had promised Kochou Shinobu that he would be fine. He still owed Kochou Shinobu a meal; how could he die like this!
"Shinobu, I will definitely return. I won't be..."
Bang—
But how could Kokushibo let him escape? Even when Tomioka Giyu had just activated his demon slayer mark, he couldn't escape from Kokushibo's grasp.
Let alone now.
Tomioka Giyu felt a sharp pain in his back and fell directly to the ground.
Kokushibo placed one foot on the struggling Tomioka Giyu, slowly drawing his blade from its sheath.
"Just quietly disappear!"
But just as Kokushibo was about to end Tomioka Giyu's life with a single stroke, he suddenly froze.
Realizing this, Tomioka Giyu was helpless.
Because Kokushibo's foot was firmly planted on the area of his lungs, preventing him from using proper breathing techniques.
Soon, Kokushibo, as if responding to someone, nodded lightly and said,
"I understand!"
Immediately after, Kokushibo's hand released the hilt of his blade and he no longer suppressed Tomioka Giyu.
"You're lucky. That great one has taken an interest in you. It's an honor for you to serve him!"
Saying this, Kokushibo's hand reached towards Tomioka Giyu's head. Having received the command, he was to forcibly turn Tomioka Giyu into a demon. This was a command from Lord Muzan.
Tomioka Giyu's pupils trembled. Perhaps becoming a demon was acceptable; at least he would survive and gain eternal life.
He would surely find a way to break free from Kibutsuji Muzan's control.
If he could survive, Kochou Shinobu wouldn't be sad. If he could survive, he could fulfill his promise to Kochou Shinobu.
If he could survive... Tomioka Giyu gritted his teeth, and with strength from an unknown source, he fiercely slashed at Kokushibo.
Unfortunately, such an attack, in Kokushibo's eyes, was like a three-year-old child wielding a toy sword, trying to strike him.
After casually dodging Tomioka Giyu's slash, Kokushibo praised,
"Such tenacious will. After becoming a demon, I'm sure you..."
Pfft—
In just a few tenths of a second, Kokushibo froze, looking at Tomioka Giyu with some disbelief.
He saw that after Tomioka Giyu unleashed his slash, he neither fled nor continued to attack Kokushibo.
Instead, he used his nichirin blade to fiercely stab himself through the heart!
Life was draining away at a terrifying speed, but Tomioka Giyu still smiled and said to Kokushibo,
"No matter what, I will never become an evil demon!"
"Tell that guy Muzan that I will never be manipulated by him! And I will never become a burden to the Demon Slayer Corps!"
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