"He dodged it!" Kojuuro Rengoku was slightly stunned. While breathing a sigh of relief, he was also filled with confusion. "Mr. Doma... is not an ordinary person?"
But now was not the time to consider this. He charged at the Axe Demon like a raging fire, unleashing a flurry of fierce slashes. The two exchanged several blows, their blades and axe clashing at a speed invisible to the naked eye. In the end, it was the injured Kojuuro Rengoku who ran out of stamina and was sent flying by a heavy blow from the axe, crashing through a wooden wall.
"Oh my, you poor thing. Your wounds will get even worse now, won't they?" Doma said, covering the lower half of his face with his fan and frowning slightly.
Hearing his voice, the Axe Demon didn't pursue Kojuuro but instead leaped from the ground and swung its axe at Doma. Doma calmly waved his fans to block the powerful axe blow, feeling the heavy force transmitted through his hands, and showed a slightly surprised expression. "You're very strong," his tone was still soft and steady.
The Axe Demon lowered its stance, switched to a two-handed grip on the axe, and launched a continuous, fierce assault.
Clang, clang, clang—
The fans and axe clashed heavily, the dense sounds echoing under the night sky. When the two were very close, the Axe Demon's mouth suddenly opened, and a dark purple light flickered within. Swoosh—
Doma just casually tilted his head slightly. A purple light bullet grazed past his cheek and flew away, turning into a dim meteor. The round light bullet streaked across the sky, made a turn in the air, and continued to attack him. "Hmm?" Doma blocked the descending axe with one hand and raised the fan in his other to catch the purple light bullet.
With a bang, the light bullet exploded on the fan, leaving the golden surface pitted. Doma just shook his wrist, and the fan surface, carved with exquisite lotus and leaf patterns, was restored to its original state, becoming smooth and shiny again. "Huh? Is this your Blood Demon Art? It seems very weak."
Just then, the long-handled axe in the Axe Demon's hand was covered with a layer of fresh blood, and it swung at him with even greater speed, as if wrapped in a fierce wind. Doma swung his fans horizontally, and a circle of sharp ice crystals scattered from their edges, forcing the Axe Demon to leap back to avoid them. The extreme cold froze the blood on the axe blade into ice.
"So fast, so fast," Doma stood calmly on the roof, closing the fan in his hand and tapping his shoulder. At this point, he finally dropped his mimicry. A hat-like blood-red pattern appeared on his head, and numbers became visible in his rainbow eyes. "This speed and strength... it's already at the level of an Upper Moon," he tilted his head. "Have the Star Demons grown to this extent?"
"But it's strange. With such strength, why do you still only have three cross-stars?"
"Are the differences between you three-star demons that great? Or are you hiding something?" Doma opened his fan with a swish and placed it in front of his chest, gently fanning it.
The Axe Demon's expression was still empty and indifferent, just like the other mindless Star Demons. He swung the axe handle to break the ice frozen on it.
On the other side, Kojuuro Rengoku coughed as he climbed out of the ruins, propped himself up with his sword, and looked up at the battle on the eaves. "Is Mr. Doma that strong?" he showed a surprised expression, then nodded in admiration. "Mmm, truly amazing!" He had completely forgotten how Doma had been cowering behind him just a moment ago.
But when Doma scattered the ice crystals and no longer concealed his identity, Kojuuro Rengoku's eyes widened in astonishment. "Mr. Doma... is a demon?"
In his perception, the demonic aura that was revealed in that instant, and this oppressive feeling he had never felt before... Kojuuro Rengoku looked from afar at the elegant figure standing on the roof, and the characters "Upper Moon Two" that appeared in those rainbow pupils. He gripped the hilt of his sword tightly. "Upper Moon Two?"
Recalling the scenes of their time together, all the doubts were instantly answered. "But why did he help me? Why would he fight with a fellow demon?"
A scream interrupted Kojuuro Rengoku's thoughts. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw the recovered Mirror Demon chasing after the evacuating ordinary people. No longer lost in thought, Kojuuro, despite his severe injuries, raised his sword and stood in front of the Mirror Demon.
The battle on the roof also resumed. The blood flowing from the Axe Demon's hand turned the long-handled axe into a huge broadaxe, which it swung with great force. At the same time, green and tough vines appeared at Doma's feet, dancing like snakes and trying to bind him. "Eh? What exactly is your Blood Demon Art?" Doma dodged lightly, an innocent and curious smile on his face. "Your abilities all seem so random!"
He waved the fans in both hands, and countless ice petals converged into a brilliant and beautiful river, completely submerging the Axe Demon. "Blood Demon Art: Falling Lotus Flowers."
The Axe Demon swung the giant axe in its hand like a windmill, blocking most of the ice petals. But some still got through, and the razor-sharp petals left deep wounds on its body. Several sharp ice spears suddenly broke through the countless ice crystal petals and shot towards Doma.
"Eh?" Doma tilted his head in confusion. These ice spears... are so familiar. He waved his fan to shatter the sharp ice crystal spears, a look of realization on his face. "You're... Arashi Senzakigawa?" Doma said softly, pressing down the last ice spear with his fan. Although he used a question, his tone was very certain. "I never would have thought. The demon-eater boy who was so bent on hunting demons has now become a demon himself?"
"How tragic~" he said with a piteous expression.
The Axe Demon was unmoved. It raised its giant axe, about to launch another attack, but suddenly frowned and looked at its arm. The fine wounds cut by the ice petals were not healing quickly. The blood at the wounds was frozen into thick ice crystals, greatly slowing the demon's recovery speed.
Keenly observing the momentary frown, Doma suddenly closed his fan, an expression of surprise on his face. "No, you haven't lost your reason. You're completely different from the other Star Demons." Doma narrowed his eyes, and the ever-changing expressions on his face vanished in an instant. Combined with his emotionless rainbow eyes, it gave him an air of god-like sanctity and ruthlessness.
He looked faintly at the demon before him and said with certainty, "You are Seiran!"
The Axe Demon's movements paused. It finally stopped pretending to be mindless and gave Doma a deep look. "Oh my, in that case, I should contact Lord Muzan~" Doma raised his fan and tapped his temple, his rare serious expression instantly breaking.
"I'm leaving!" Just then, Seiran turned to look at the Mirror Demon, which was entangled with Kojuuro Rengoku. But the Mirror Demon showed no reaction, only roaring like a beast and swiping its claws at the fleeing people.
A vein popped on Seiran's forehead, and his body vanished in an instant. "Ah! He teleported away? He even left his comrade behind~" Doma gave a feigned embarrassed laugh and gave up the idea of contacting Lord Muzan, to avoid being scolded. "But, from the situation just now, it seems Seiran can't control those Star Demons very well."
"He can only gather the Star Demons to act to a certain extent, but he can't control their behavior? After all, they're like beasts."
"Mmm, this is very useful information!"
"And also, Seiran has the ability to acquire others' Blood Demon Arts, but it's an extremely weakened version. This should be his former ability as a demon-eater."
"Finally, Seiran has excellent mimicry abilities. He can disguise his appearance and aura very well, even fooling me..."
"Oh my, that makes him even harder to catch. Ahaha, Lord Muzan will surely be very angry, right?"
"Mmm—I'll share this information with everyone~" Doma placed a hand on his temple and, with a smile, transmitted the information he had obtained through the connection between demons.
"Flame Breathing, Third Form: Blazing Universe!" On the street, Kojuuro Rengoku swung his Nichirin Sword, which seemed to be burning with a scorching flame, and viciously cut off the Mirror Demon's head. Watching the Mirror Demon's body slowly turn to ash and disappear, his body suddenly lost its strength, and he fell to one knee.
"Oh my! Mr. Rengoku, are you alright?" Doma instantly showed a worried expression and leaped down from the roof lightly.
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