Following that, Doma looked up at Tomioka Giyu, a faint smile playing on his lips.
"How dangerous, and how annoying. Isn't it about time you died?"
"Then, let them keep you company for a while~"
"Blood Demon Art: Crystalline Princess!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Doma opened his fan, flipping it six times in quick succession, and six miniature ice puppets, identical to him, landed on the ground.
Then, they all charged at Tomioka Giyu!
Seeing this, Tomioka Giyu couldn't help but swallow, thinking to himself, "Oh no, Doma is getting serious!"
There was no time to think, because the attacks of the Mini Domas were already upon him.
Tomioka Giyu retreated while instructing, "Kanae, you must hold on a little longer, absolutely, absolutely do not die!!"
"Mr. Tomioka!!"
Kochou Kanae anxiously looked at Tomioka Giyu, who was buried under ice pillars and ice mist.
Unfortunately, before she could go check on him, Doma, with a smile on his face, blocked her way.
"Don't worry about him. How about we quickly become one?"
As he spoke, Doma's fan swung directly at the back of Kochou Kanae's neck.
Fortunately, Kochou Kanae reacted in time, quickly ducking to avoid the blow, and at the same time, swept her nichirin blade horizontally, striking Doma's abdomen!
However, this minor injury was negligible for Doma.
"Blood Demon Art: Scattered Lotuses!"
Facing this Move, Kochou Kanae could only retreat quickly. She knew very well that she was no match for Doma, so maintaining distance was the best option.
On the other side, Tomioka Giyu dared not stop for even a second.
Although he immediately used the Eleventh Form to block the attacks of the six Mini Domas,
the subsequent Blood Demon Arts that came one after another forced him to use Flowing Shadow Splash to dodge the barrage of Moves.
While dodging, Tomioka Giyu constantly looked for opportunities to slay the Mini Domas, but reality was cruel.
The six Mini Domas were simply too formidable; let alone slaying them, even dodging them was starting to exhaust Tomioka Giyu.
"So strong! And this shouldn't even be Doma's full power, tsk!"
Finally, the inevitable happened.
Facing the relentless onslaught, Tomioka Giyu paused for less than two seconds before one of the Mini Domas sent him flying several meters away!
The commotion immediately attracted Doma and Kochou Kanae.
"Mr. Tomioka!!" Kochou Kanae's pupils trembled violently, and she made to rush over.
Alas, Doma would not grant her wish, and with a flicker, he blocked her path.
"Oh dear Oh dear Don't run away!"
"It's no use if you go. He's about to die, and so are you~"
"Well~ but don't worry, I will save you, and let you live forever with me!"
At the same time, Tomioka Giyu staggered to his feet, sighing inwardly, "A few ribs are broken, but thankfully, no internal organs were injured."
"Sigh, I can't hold back anymore. I originally wanted to wait for Sanemi, but if I don't use it now, I'll never get another chance!"
Thinking this, Tomioka Giyu continuously adjusted his breathing, and layers of waves slowly surged around him.
"Raise my power to the Peak, abandon all defense, for this one strike!"
In an instant, the calm sea became increasingly turbulent, accompanied by rumbling sounds, as if a tsunami was brewing.
"Water Breathing Style, Twelfth Form: Stilling Waves!!"
Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom ——————
Immediately, dozens of huge water pillars surged from around Tomioka Giyu.
In the next moment, the six Mini Domas, despite unleashing their Blood Demon Art, were all shattered!
This was not the end; Tomioka Giyu leaped fiercely into the air, stepping on one of the water pillars, and with a dozen more water pillars, collectively attacked Doma's main body.
Below, Kochou Kanae seized the moment Doma was stunned and quickly retreated a few meters away.
The power of Tomioka Giyu's Move was visibly immense, and she did not want to be caught in the crossfire.
At this moment, Doma's smile had vanished. He stared at the giant water pillars in the air and said faintly, "You seem to be getting a bit presumptuous."
"Blood Demon Art: Wintry Icicle – Lotus Bodhisattva!"
The immensely tall ice Bodhisattva clasped its hands together, and a dozen ice lotus flowers sprouted from its back, evenly distributed top and bottom.
Doma stood on one of these ice lotus flowers, calmly watching Tomioka Giyu charging towards him.
When Tomioka Giyu entered a certain range, the ice Bodhisattva extended both palms and exhaled ice mist.
In an instant, all Tomioka Giyu could see was the ice mist and the ice Bodhisattva's large hands.
Seeing that he had forced Doma to use this Move, Tomioka Giyu decisively released the water pillars in mid-air.
He wasn't foolish; how could he possibly go head-to-head with a full-powered Lotus Bodhisattva?
The next second after landing steadily, Tomioka Giyu only heard a deafening roar.
The ice Bodhisattva's palms were directly pulverized, and its body was pierced with three large holes, but the water pillars were also gone.
At this moment, Tomioka Giyu knelt on the ground, leaning on his nichirin blade, breathing heavily.
This was his first time using the complete Twelfth Form; before, it had only been experiments.
What he hadn't expected was that this Move consumed far more stamina than he had imagined.
His wrists could no longer grip tightly, his lungs burned, and each breath began to become erratic.
Kochou Kanae quickly came to Tomioka Giyu's side, looking at him worriedly and asking, "Are you alright, Mr. Tomioka?"
Tomioka Giyu straightened up and sighed softly, "Sorry, I miscalculated. This is my first time using this Move, and I didn't expect the side effects to be so great."
Kochou Kanae shook her head vigorously, "No! I'm the one who should apologize. I haven't been able to help at all, I'm sorry…"
Before Tomioka Giyu could reply, Kochou Kanae walked in front of him, saying firmly,
"Mr. Tomioka, please leave here quickly! That demon is clearly more interested in me."
"I'll hold him off, and then you go find the other Hashira. That guy isn't someone the two of us can handle."
Tomioka Giyu, of course, would not choose to leave. He took a step forward, standing shoulder to shoulder with Kochou Kanae.
"Why do you always think about dying? Don't worry, I already informed Sanemi when I came."
"He should be arriving soon. For now, the two of us will try to drag this out as long as possible. If it's really impossible, then we'll just have to run."
"Remember, staying alive is more important than anything!"
With that, Tomioka Giyu gave Kochou Kanae no chance to refuse, and charged fiercely towards the slowly approaching Doma.
"The best defense is offense. We absolutely cannot let Doma realize we are stalling for time."
"It's alright, as long as I use the correct breathing, no matter how tired I am, I can keep moving!"
"Water Breathing!"
The charging Tomioka Giyu accelerated again, and an azure Dragon of water surged from his nichirin blade.
"Tenth Form: Constant Flux!"
Doma unhurriedly waved his fan, smiling as he spoke,
"Blood Demon Art: Lotus Leaf Ice!"
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