"Blood Demon Art, Flying Blood Sickle!"
"Blood Demon Art, Eight-Layered Belt Slash!"
Gyutaro and Daki, seeing Li Xing's intention to escape, both unleashed their Blood Demon Arts to intercept him, hoping to slay him in the process.
"Damn it, this is unfair! Is this a righteous three-on-one?" Li Xing retreated as he fought, enduring the pain from Doma's mist-like ice crystals.
"Snow Breathing, Final Form, Absolute Zero, Ten Thousand Miles Frozen."
The blood scythes and silk belts around them were frozen by the moisture in the air, but it had little effect on Doma's Blood Demon Art.
Doma, noticing Li Xing's possession of multiple breathing styles, became immensely interested. While he wouldn't eat Li Xing, studying him was a pleasure.
"Young man, you have so many breathing styles. What others do you have? Show me quickly," Doma said with a delighted smile.
Li Xing, of course, had no intention of indulging Doma. Using more breathing techniques would truly damage his lungs. He was only using them to block attacks out of necessity.
"Stupid crow! Are you just going to stand there and watch? Go get reinforcements!" Li Xing shouted at the Kasugai Crow.
This crow was too irresponsible, just watching from afar. If it had returned to the Demon Slayer Corps earlier to find help, Li Xing wouldn't be on the defensive.
Upon hearing Li Xing's words, the Kasugai Crow immediately flew away. Now Li Xing could fight with all his might. It wasn't easy to survive and live in the Butterfly Mansion.
"What's wrong, what's wrong? Little brother, you can't hold on anymore? Are you going to call for other Pillars to help you?" Doma asked, fanning himself with a smile as he watched the departing crow.
"Yes, I've had enough of your disgusting face!" Li Xing then assumed a stance, his legs bent in a horse-riding posture, waiting for Doma's Blood Demon Art to strike.
"Destructive Death, Compass Needle!"
"Destructive Death, Chaos!"
Li Xing moved towards Doma with incredible speed. Even if his attacks were interrupted by Doma's Blood Demon Art, the residual force would still inflict damage.
Doma sensed something was off as soon as Li Xing assumed that stance. He hadn't expected him to use Akaza's Blood Demon Art.
"What is this now? Little brother, you're becoming more and more interesting."
Li Xing smiled faintly, "There's still much you haven't seen!"
"Blood Demon Art, Crystal Child!" Li Xing created multiple small ice figures identical to himself, each capable of using Blood Demon Art.
This technique was Doma's Blood Demon Art. Due to his dislike for Doma, Li Xing wasn't proficient with it; he only used it to annoy Doma.
At this moment, Doma's face finally showed surprise, losing its usual sickening smile. "Little brother, how do you know my Blood Demon Art? What's going on?"
Li Xing, unlike the fools in anime, had no intention of revealing his skills or weaknesses to the enemy. His mind raced, searching for a unique Blood Demon Art to suppress Doma.
"No matter, let's try it!"
"Blood Demon Art, Zero!" This was a Blood Demon Art used by Daki the Great Mountain Oni. After using it, Doma's face displayed a look of pure bliss, as if a dozen masseuses were attending to him.
"Little brother, what is this technique? It feels so good!"
Li Xing knew this pathetic technique wouldn't work; it was a useless Blood Demon Art.
Gyutaro and Daki had now merged, with Daki clinging to Gyutaro's back, watching Li Xing to prevent his escape.
"It's alright, sister. As long as we are together, we are the strongest! Let's go with Master Doma," Gyutaro said, drawing his two blood scythes, itching for a fight.
"Blood Demon Art, Mist Bloom, Lotus Guanyin!" Doma gave Li Xing his utmost respect, launching into a large-scale attack. A colossal ice figure appeared, shaped like a praying Bodhisattva, simultaneously emitting a cloud of mist-like ice crystals and unleashing several hand slashes.
"What the hell, wasn't Doma an actor? Why is he using his ultimate move already?" Li Xing exclaimed, leaping backward in a hurry.
However, Gyutaro and Daki were still there.
"Blood Demon Art, Flying Blood Sickle!"
"Blood Demon Art, Hundred-Layered Belt Slash!"
In an instant, Li Xing was surrounded by blood blades and over a hundred silk belts.
"Xing, dawn is approaching. Doma probably knows this and wants to defeat you quickly. He might have accepted a mission from Muzan," Li Yun reminded Li Xing in his mind.
With no time to heed Li Yun, the Blood Demon Arts engulfed Li Xing from all sides. Escape was impossible; he could only fight head-on.
"Li Yun, I'm going to use the Heavenly Dao. If I pass out, remember to save my life. The so-called power of heaven and earth will be unleashed in full force tonight."
With that, Li Xing drew his Star Cloud, assuming an Iai stance.
"Sun Breathing, First Form, Clear Blue Sky."
"Sun Breathing, Second Form, Upper Dive."
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"Sun Breathing, Twelfth Form, Scorching Crimson Sky!"
Li Xing rapidly employed all twelve forms of Sun Breathing, creating a cycle.
"Sun Breathing, Thirteenth Form!"
As Li Xing's final strike fell, Doma's Lotus Guanyin, Gyutaro's blood scythes, and Daki's silk belts all turned to ash.
Li Xing had reached the pinnacle this time, his Star Cloud moving so fast that even the air seemed to ignite.
"Impossible!" x3
The three Upper Moons cried out in disbelief. Gyutaro and Daki never expected Li Xing to possess such a move, while Doma had simply been too arrogant and underestimated him.
Boom!
A violent explosion occurred in the air above the Rashomon Riverbank. Doma and the Gyutaro siblings were blown back thousands of meters by the intense shockwave, their bodies covered in countless burn marks from the Sun Breathing. Even for Upper Moons, their regenerative abilities were greatly diminished.
The moment the explosion occurred, Li Xing felt a wave of dizziness. Using this Heavenly Dao power felt as if all his blood energy had been drained. Fortunately, Li Xing's willpower was strong enough to keep him conscious.
Suddenly, Li Xing's surroundings became transparent, and his excess senses shut down. Li Xing instantly understood; this was the Transparent World, the supreme realm Akaza had always sought to achieve.
Immediately, Li Xing looked towards Doma, who was thousands of meters away, and charged at him with his sword drawn.
Doma, terrified by the previous attack, feared Li Xing would unleash it again and quickly fled with Gyutaro and Daki.
"Master Muzan!" they silently invoked, and the three Upper Moons vanished instantly. Li Xing let out a sigh of relief. He had only meant to startle Doma; Li Xing was utterly drained of strength, his spiritual energy depleted. He closed his eyes, longing for sleep.
Back in the Infinity Castle, Doma landed disgracefully before Muzan, the lingering aura of Sun Breathing on him. Muzan recoiled in fright, stepping back a hundred meters – a lifetime of trauma.
"Doma, you are Upper Moon Two, yet you are so incompetent! If you hadn't been so arrogant from the start and stopped toying with your enemy, you wouldn't be in this state!"
Muzan was furious. The Lower Moons were useless enough, but none of the Upper Moons were any good either; they were all a pack of fools.
The subsequent punishments the three Upper Moons received for their injuries at Li Xing's hands remain unknown.