"Of course!"
Hibiki suddenly became enraged, turning his face and roaring at Kasa-maru.
At that instant, the drums on Hibiki's body resounded, and the wind around them surged, blowing Kasa-maru away.
Hibiki roared, "I will definitely make the Demon King recognize me again, I can do it, blood, I just need more blood!"
Kasa-maru crashed against the wall, smacked his lips, and wisely chose not to speak.
Kasa-maru wanted to say that even if there was a Demon King on the world battlefield, it might not be the Demon King of their own world!
And...
This was the world battlefield!
There were plenty of ways to grow stronger here, no need to be fixated on drinking blood.
His current identity was that of a chosen one, not just a demon. If so, why still use demonic methods to become stronger?
But Kasa-maru dared not speak.
Because Hibiki was more powerful than him.
Secondly, Hibiki only craved blood, while Kasa-maru wanted Demon Core shards. Thus, their cooperative relationship had always been pleasant. Hibiki defeated opponents, and Kasa-maru killed them.
Hibiki got blood, and Kasa-maru got Demon Core shards.
This was immensely beneficial for Kasa-maru. He just needed to lure people over and deliver the final blow. Moreover, Demon Core shards seemed far more valuable than so-called blood.
Kasa-maru did not want to offend Hibiki over trivial matters and lose this excellent opportunity to earn Demon Core shards.
"Alright, you will definitely return to the Twelve Demon Moons," Kasa-maru said with a fawning smile, then added, "Do you know about Lower Rank Five of the Twelve Demon Moons? That little brat named Rui, he's said to be very favored by the Demon King. He's the only Lower Rank demon who can share blood with others."
Hibiki's pupils instantly trembled, followed by an expression of fury.
Sharing blood with humans was a power granted by the Demon King to Upper Rank demons.
For a Lower Rank demon to possess such authority was a privilege!
Indeed, he was very favored!
But why could he, while Hibiki was cast out of the Twelve Demon Moons?
Why!
Hibiki became even more enraged.
Seeing this, Kasa-maru continued to fan the flames, "But that Lower Rank Five brat is dead. The guy I brought killed him. So, if you kill him..."
Hibiki interrupted, "I can prove that I'm stronger than the current Lower Rank Five, more deserving of the Demon King's favor, and worthy of the title of Twelve Demon Moons, right?"
Kasa-maru smiled, "Isn't that so?"
Hibiki took a deep breath, his gaze turning ferocious as he beat the drum on his waist, "I will reclaim my number!"
With that, Hibiki walked to the side, leaving the house.
...
Meanwhile...
Bai Ye was hanging upside down from the ceiling. More accurately, the floor had become the ceiling, and the ceiling had become the floor.
This room was incredibly strange!
Thinking to himself, Bai Ye leaped down from the ceiling and walked towards a reversed door on the side.
But as Bai Ye reached the door and was about to extend his hand, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
Bai Ye leaped backward immediately. At that very moment...
With a bang!
The door was blasted into pieces, shattering.
Hibiki walked in from outside the door and looked at Bai Ye, asking, "Did you kill Lower Rank Five?"
Bai Ye looked into Hibiki's eyes and couldn't help but say, "So there really was a former Lower Rank demon?"
Bai Ye had thought Kasa-maru had tricked him here to kill him, that the hidden mission and the former Lower Rank demon were all a fabrication.
Hibiki repeated, "Did you kill Lower Rank Five?"
Bai Ye smiled and said, "If you're referring to a little brat who plays with spider silk, then yes, I killed him!"
Hibiki's expression immediately lit up with excitement. He snarled at Bai Ye, "I will kill you and prove to the Demon King that I am worthy of my number!"
Dong!
As he spoke, Hibiki fiercely beat the drum on his chest.
The moment the drum sounded, Bai Ye felt something was amiss and quickly leaped to the side.
The next instant, three terrifying claw marks appeared out of nowhere on the wall behind Bai Ye, tearing it apart.
"An invisible attack?" Bai Ye frowned. "Or an attack utilizing sound?"
Bai Ye quickly glanced at the strangely laid out room, musing that it might even be an attack that ignored space.
"Forget it!" Bai Ye shook his head, raising his sword for a strike. "It's all the same anyway, just kill him."
Bai Ye raised his Nanming Lihuo Sword and slashed forward.
Weng!
The sword hummed, and then, a large bloom of radiance erupted from the Nanming Lihuo Sword, transforming into a long rainbow that slashed towards Hibiki.
Dong, dong!
Hibiki showed no intention of dodging, simply standing his ground and beating the drums on his shoulders.
The next instant, the room suddenly rotated.
As the room spun, the rainbow that had swept forward changed its trajectory, transforming from a horizontal slash to an upward sweep.
With a rumble, a hole was blasted through the roof. Seizing this opportunity, Hibiki instantly closed in on Bai Ye and swept a kick towards him.
Bai Ye quickly crossed his arms...
Bang!
Feeling the force, Bai Ye was kicked backward and then...
Dong, dong!
Hibiki beat the drums again, and the room spun rapidly.
Although Bai Ye was flying backward, he suddenly found himself moving forward. And Hibiki, who had been directly in front of Bai Ye, suddenly appeared above Bai Ye as the room rotated.
Hibiki clenched his fists, his face contorted with ferocity, and slammed them down towards Bai Ye's spine.
With a crash, Bai Ye plummeted downwards, smashing into the door below.
The door was instantly shattered, and Bai Ye was flung out of the room into the corridor outside.
The corridor was also bizarre. The wall was below, the floor was to the right, and the ceiling was to the left.
It looked like mere structural oddity and shouldn't have had much effect, but the visual impact was immense.
Although Bai Ye stood on the ground, he felt as if he were standing on a wall, even making him question if his body was horizontal or vertical.
The sensation was extremely disorienting.
The next instant...
The drums sounded again.
Bai Ye quickly leaped to the side.
Then, the ceiling directly in front of him was ripped to shreds, and three massive claw marks appeared where Bai Ye had been standing.
Bai Ye glanced at the claw marks, and then...
Teleportation!
Bai Ye suddenly appeared behind Hibiki, slashing his Nanming Lihuo Sword forward.
But...
The room rotated again. With Hibiki and Bai Ye as the dividing line, they were staggered one above the other, and thus, the Nanming Lihuo Sword slashed through empty air.
...