A massive, moon-white slash, like the tail of a comet, swept towards Muichiro Tokito.
The range of the slash was so vast that it encompassed an entire room of the mansion.
Boom—
The cloud-like crescent slash and the moon-white comet tail collided instantly, and the cloud-like mist was shattered in an instant, the comet tail expanding into countless tiny slashes.
Crack, crack, crack—
In that instant, this ancient mansion, three times larger than a basketball court, was blown apart. Beams, walls, and wooden floors were cut into fragments by countless tiny slashes.
Rip!
Tiny sword marks appeared on Muichiro Tokito's chest, and his haori was torn to shreds, but his body underneath was unharmed.
Just as the slash was about to hit, the temporary skill 'God's Evasion' appeared, allowing him to dodge attacks that could cause physical harm to the greatest extent.
Muichiro Tokito had already appeared in front of Kokushibo and swung his nichirin blade expressionlessly.
So strong! I'm really so strong now! No matter what kind of power I face, I can instantly manifest a skill that counters it.
The nichirin blade in his hand was breathing, and the strength of his body had reached an incredible level.
"Mist Breathing! Fourth Form: Flowing Slash!"
The nichirin blade cut straight towards Kokushibo's neck.
Kokushibo's six eyes widened this time.
He actually dodged my slash, honed over hundreds of years, without a scratch in an instant?
Kokushibo easily dodged Muichiro Tokito's attacking blow.
"I have to admit, your talent is the strongest I've seen in three hundred years, apart from that person."
"You can already threaten me. If I don't get serious, it would be disrespectful."
Kokushibo instantly unleashed the full aura of Upper Moon One, using his sword techniques, honed over hundreds of years, seriously for the first time.
"Moon Breathing! Piercing Slash: Looping Moon!"
Two massive, oval-shaped, jagged arc slashes were unleashed, as if to cut off Muichiro Tokito's retreat, continuously cutting the ground on both sides and closing in.
"Mist Breathing! Third Form: Scattering Mist Spray!" Muichiro Tokito seemed not to notice the attack that almost enveloped him, rushing straight towards Kokushibo and unleashing a high-speed rotating slash.
Kokushibo's slash was dodged by Muichiro Tokito with an unbelievably subtle angle and footwork.
"Dodged again? But the gap between you and me is too great. Even if your speed trains for another hundred years, it won't keep up." Kokushibo didn't know how many times he had been surprised in the last three hundred years.
As he spoke, he instantly dodged Muichiro Tokito's slash and came to his side, unleashing a blow.
"Moon Breathing! Second Form: Pearl Flower Moon Viewing!"
The scarlet long blade swung continuously, and several wide-ranging slashes cut towards Muichiro Tokito.
Facing such a powerful swordsman who could threaten him, even if it was his own descendant, Kokushibo would attack seriously, even if it meant killing him.
"Mist Breathing! Second Form: Eight-Layered Mist!" Muichiro Tokito also used a multi-slash sword form.
As Upper Moon One, Kokushibo far surpassed him in physique, speed, and strength at this moment.
If it were before, he wouldn't be so irrational as to directly meet such a potentially fatal attack.
But only when in danger can a skill appear that counters it.
Only five skills can appear at the same time, and three have already been used.
So the next two must be skills that can kill Upper Moon One.
"Foolish!" Kokushibo said, looking at Muichiro Tokito, who was directly taking his meticulously honed sword techniques, "Even if he is my descendant, with unparalleled talent for three hundred years, his understanding of combat is still too shallow."
Muichiro Tokito was expressionless. It was he who was shallow in his understanding of combat.
How could a mere demon understand the Blessing of God?
'Misfortune and Fortune Depend on Each Other' activated consecutively, and temporary skills appeared.
'Sealing Barrier' and 'Tracking Mirror Image'.
'Sealing Barrier' makes every attack of his carry a suppression of the enemy's abilities. When suppressed to a certain extent, it will directly seal the opponent's skills, magic, and actions.
'Tracking Mirror Image' allows him to mirror and copy all of his physical qualities, strength, speed, and reaction abilities in combat, forcing a fifty-fifty match.
Boom—
A powerful aura erupted from Muichiro Tokito, its oppressive force directly surpassing Kokushibo's.
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish—
Muichiro Tokito unleashed a thousand slashes in an instant. The nichirin blade in his hand had already swung out a curtain of light, breaking every slash that came at him one by one.
Slash met slash, and hazy clouds of mist along with countless tiny moon-white slashes fell in all directions.
Rumble!
Explosive sounds echoed through the ancient mansion. Several adjacent rooms and trees that hadn't been maintained for hundreds of years were cut open, destroyed, and shattered wooden pieces flew in all directions as if hit by missiles.
"What?" Kokushibo looked in shock at Muichiro Tokito, who had instantly erupted with an aura surpassing his own, his body stinging from the threat of a creature stronger than himself.
At this moment, in his 'Transparent World,' his descendant had instantly become stronger, his body seemingly honed over hundreds of years just like his own.
"Impossible! How is this possible! How can a weak human body instantly grow to its peak?"
If before he merely admired his descendant for becoming stronger than he was in his human days, now a furious emotion called 'jealousy' welled up in his heart.
The face of his most hated and envied younger brother from four hundred years ago instantly flashed in his mind.
Talent! This is talent! Unparalleled talent, talent born with him just like Yoriichi, bestowed by the heavens!
Dead memories and an irresistible sense of defeat washed over him.
"Yoriichi! You're clearly dead!"
Kokushibo looked at Muichiro Tokito, who was rushing towards him expressionlessly, surpassing him in aura, and Tsugikuni Yoriichi's face instantly overlapped with his.
So similar, both expressionless, treating everything with indifference, able to instantly develop countering sword techniques no matter what kind of enemy they faced.
Kokushibo's jealousy, which had been dormant for hundreds of years, completely erupted.
Yoriichi died, not killed by him, but of old age.
Even Yoriichi, who was nearing 80 and at the end of his life, when he met him, who had become Upper Moon One, still instantly killed him with one blow.
He cut off his neck in an instant, needing only one more swing to kill him.
But then he died of old age in that instant!
Even at the moment his body was at its most decrepit, he still couldn't compare to even one percent!
He envied his incomparably talented younger brother, wanting to surpass him from beginning to end, but no matter how hard he tried, the gap between him and Yoriichi remained like an insurmountable chasm.
Talent! Talent! Talent! Damn talent!
"Yoriichi! Die—" Kokushibo, losing his sanity, furiously attacked the 'Tsugikuni Yoriichi' who was now before his eyes.
"Moon Breathing! Fourteenth Form: Catastrophe - Tenman Crescent Moon!"
"Sixteenth Form: Moonbow - Half Moon!"
"Sixth Form: Perpetual Night, Solitary Moon - Incessant!"
"Third Form: Loathing Moon - Chains!"