The cries echoed through the night sky as the black raven flapped its wings and flew away.
“A fateful encounter, I like this saying!” With hair the color of white oak, rainbow-colored eyes, and a head that looked as if it had been splattered with blood, he wore a carefree smile and had a calm and gentle voice.
If you ignored the words “Upper Moon” and “Second Moon” in his seven-colored eyes, and his blood-stained, snow-white demon fangs, you would definitely think he was a warm and reliable older brother.
However, all the characteristics indicate that this guy with a gentle and surprised smile is the Upper Moon Two of the Twelve Demon Moons!
“You came here because you received a tip that this place is haunted.” Douma pressed his gray fingers to his chest.
“I came because I heard that someone was using the name of the Eternal Paradise Faith to make money.
It really is a fateful encounter!” Douma blinked, his thick black eyebrows relaxed, his eyes drooped at the corners, while the corners of his mouth turned up, outlining a smile on his face, his white fangs gleaming coldly.
“I haven’t introduced myself yet.
Hello, beautiful ladies.
I’m Douma.
What are your names?” The clean, refreshing, and gentle voice made it impossible for anyone to believe that the owner of that voice was a monstrous demon who had devoured countless people.
“My name is Kanae Kocho!” Kanae Kocho’s voice is as gentle as moonlight.
Reverie had no intention of replying at all; she simply raised her little head and used her emerald-like eyes to examine the Upper Moon demon in front of her.
As everyone knows, the most troublesome thing about ghosts is not their bizarre and strange blood demon magic, but their terrifying self-healing ability.
Limb regeneration is a piece of cake for Muzan, the Demon King…
He freely split his body into 1800 pieces as if he were self-destructing.
As long as one fragment remains, it can use its unparalleled regenerative abilities to fully recover.
This is almost as powerful as Majins!
That’s outrageous!
Importantly, ordinary weapons are simply ineffective against demons.
Only direct sunlight and decapitation with a Nichirin sword made of special materials can truly kill them.
The materials for Nichirin Blades are crimson iron sand and crimson ore, which have the property of absorbing sunlight, so they are essentially all based on the same method: using sunlight.
So, can ultraviolet light work on ghosts?
While Reverie was sizing up Doma, Doma was also observing this ethereal and dreamlike girl.
“So beautiful!” Douma’s seven-colored eyes sparkled with admiration.
This was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen since he was born!
And, Reverie wasn’t wearing the Demon Slayer Corps uniform, but rather a deep, almost pitch-black blue skirt.
During the Taisho era, this style of dress did not exist in Japan.
Doma opened his golden folding fan to block the view in front of him.
Was this girl a Westerner?
Very good!
He had never eaten with a Westerner before!
I’ve heard that Westerners are superior to Japanese.
If I eat her, I’ll definitely gain more power!
Doma squinted and smiled, about to say something, when a pink flash of light from his sword burst forth in the air.
With a kind smile on her face, Kanae Kocho swung her Nichirin Blade at Doma’s neck.
Doma raised his lotus-patterned gold fan, and the blade and fan clashed, scattering sparks.
“What a beautiful sword light!” Douma gazed at the sword light that bloomed like a flower.
“Is this your special breathing technique?
It has some similarities to Water Breathing.
Does it have a name?” “Flower Breathing,” Kanae Kocho replied politely.
Sun Breathing is a product of Yoriichi’s transformation of his daily breathing techniques…
but others cannot withstand the power of the sun and are unable to learn Sun Breathing at all.
Left with no other choice, Yoriichi could only weaken the Sun Breathing technique according to the strengths of those learners, thus giving birth to the five basic breathing styles of Water, Lightning, Fire, Rock, and Wind.
Later members of the Demon Slayer Corps created a variety of derivative breathing techniques based on these five basic breathing methods.
Flower Breathing is a breathing technique created by Kanae Kocho based on Water Breathing.
It inherits the gentleness of water but lacks some of its agility.
However, it incorporates more refined techniques for applying force and more complex variations.
Each slash traces an elegant and graceful path, like flower petals, its sword energy both sharp and delicate, somewhat resembling the Sword Master in DNF (Dungeon Fighter Online), making it incredibly visually appealing.
Even Grandpa Tong would have to humbly learn from him!
As the petal-shaped blades clashed with the fan-shaped ice lotus, the smile on Douma’s face faded, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
Such power and speed!
The Twelve Demon Moons were created by Muzan Kibutsuji, the progenitor of demons, in order to create a powerful army of demons that could rival the Demon Slayer Corps and be under his control.
Divided into Upper Moon and Lower Moon, the Upper Moon demons are the strongest among the Twelve Demon Moons.
The Upper Moon demons have remained unchanged for nearly a hundred years, and Doma has killed more than one of the so-called Pillars.
Even those so-called pillars, one-on-one or even one-on-two, are no match for him.
The young girl in front of him, however, gave him a considerable sense of oppression.
When did the Demon Slayer Corps produce such a person?
The crimson blade danced, but Doma dodged it.
With a flick of her wrist, Kanae’s pink blade flashed, like layers of flowers rolling and surging toward Doma’s neck.
The golden folding fan blocked the blade, and in his other hand, the lotus-patterned golden fan unfolded and was fanned.
A chilling atmosphere filled the air, and ice lotuses bloomed out of thin air, growing wildly and surging towards the butterfly Kanae.
“Blood Demon Art: One Lotus Leaf Ice!” Kanae Kocho leaped backward, narrowly avoiding the sharp ice lotus.
However, the freezing aura emanating from the ice lotus had already wrapped around her arms, the biting cold seeming to penetrate into her bones, coating her arms with a layer of frost.
Kanae Kocho’s expression was somewhat serious.
Doma is one of the most difficult demons to deal with.
To be honest, if he doesn’t act recklessly, it would take all the Pillars working together to defeat him.
It wasn’t just pure strength, but Douma’s Blood Demon Art.
By turning his frozen blood into mist-like ice crystals and then spreading them out with a fan, human skin will freeze upon contact with the ice crystals.
If the ice crystals are inhaled into the lungs of an opponent, they can cause breathing difficulties, leading to alveolar necrosis.
The Demon Slayer Corps is a natural counter to the Demon Slayer Corps!
If he plays a little sneakily, creates more clones, and unleashes his ultimate move, he’s practically invincible under normal circumstances; a single breath, and their breathing technique is useless.
In terms of suppressing the Demon Slayer Corps alone, even the first one is probably no match!
As her long, jet-black hair flew wildly, her pink Nichirin Blade began to dance…
The crisscrossing, sharp blade light resembled the tender petals of a peony tightly pressed together.
“Flower Breathing Type Five: Fruitless Peony!” “Blood Demon Art: Withered Garden, Snowfall!” With a wave of his golden folding fan, Doma caused frost to swirl and fall like snowflakes, turning into solid ice to block Kanae’s attack.
“What a beautiful style!” Douma exclaimed, squinting his eyes.
“But…
it doesn’t suit you at all!” Kanae Kocho’s eyes remained calm as she continued her attack.
She knew that Doma was right.
Compared to other forms of breathing, water breathing is the gentlest and easiest to master.
Water is a gentler form of the sun, requiring the least amount of strength from the practitioner…
Over 90% of the female Demon Slayer Corps members learn Water Breathing.
Because Kanae Kocho’s power was insufficient, the direction of the Flower Breathing modification was to enhance the characteristics of Water Softness, and all types were created based on this.
Now, it combines the constitutions of Bai Qi, the Edel Reid Reverie, and especially Kiana’s Kaslana family.
Even with only about 20%, Kanae Kocho’s physical abilities are comparable to the Stone Pillar!
Using immense power that is not yet familiar to wield the gentle Flower Breathing style, it is impossible to demonstrate its original advantages.
Moreover, there are even more flaws than before.
The surge in physical strength was enough to compensate, but not enough to completely suppress Douma.
Just then, Reverie, as if by telepathy, noticed Kanae’s predicament and finally took action.
She wasn’t just watching a show all this time.
They can team up with the enhanced Kanae to fight the demon child without needing to form a contract.
Reverie was mainly afraid that the power she would unleash after forming a pact would frighten Muzan, and if that guy hid for another few hundred years, it would be troublesome!
Putting aside other villains, this scoundrel boss is really capable of doing something like this.
Therefore, it cannot display overwhelming power.
And coincidentally, Reverie also wanted to verify some things.
Therefore, during this period, Bai Qi, located in the Honkai world, prepared what Reverie needed.
The blue-haired girl had no warrior’s aura at all; she seemed more like a pampered young lady from a wealthy family, so Doma paid no attention to Reverie.
“Watch this, Flower Breathing, Eleventh Form, Ultraviolet!” Two special ultraviolet lamps appeared in Reverie’s palm through a mysterious space, with pale purple beams of light extending out and shining directly on Doma.
“What is this…?” The interest on his face was clearly visible; people of this era certainly didn’t recognize a handheld lamp.
However, that curious expression lasted only two seconds before horror flashed in Doma’s eyes.
“Sun!” In that instant, in a small Western-style house in a certain town, a handsome man with an unhealthy pale complexion suddenly opened his eyes, his scarlet vertical pupils contracting sharply for a moment.
How is that possible!
As the progenitor of demons, Muzan holds the lives of all demons in his hands.
Due to his cautious nature, he forbids any information about himself from being disseminated.
If any ghost dares to utter his name, it will perish due to the curse that causes its body to collapse.
It’s impossible for Muzan to keep an eye on all the demons at all times.
The mechanism he uses to do this is actually similar to keyword search.
All demons have Muzan’s blood in their bodies; the only difference is the amount.
Muzan imprints keywords into their DNA, and when a lower-ranking demon triggers the relevant information, it will immediately provide feedback to him.
The keywords Muzan set were certainly not just his name.
High emotional intelligence: Muzan is an extremely cautious demon.
Low emotional intelligence: This scumbag boss is really scared, a complete coward!
He set the sun, the breath of the sun, Yoriichi Tsugikuni, and other things that carry a special sense of fear as keywords.
Today, Muzan felt a rare trigger from a keyword on an Upper Moon demon, and he quickly checked on it, but almost wet himself in fright.
How could humans possibly hold the sun in their hands!
Reverie and Kanae Kocho carefully observed Doma being exposed to the ultraviolet light.
Would it work?
“No, that’s not right.
This isn’t the sun; it’s just something that looks good but isn’t real.” Doma’s expression vanished completely, and his brows furrowed slightly.
“It’s not entirely a pretentious technique; it contains a faint aura of the sun.” Doma could sense that his body and Blood Demon Art were being slightly suppressed, but to a negligible degree.
But the purple light was extremely repulsive to my body!
Although it is merely an empty shell, it can evoke a sense of instinctive fear in the body, as if facing the sun directly.
“Find out what that thing is, then kill them.” Muzan’s cold and fearful words echoed in Doma’s mind.
(com): Adam_Flores.