"Tsk!" Bai Ye clicked his tongue. "What a troublesome ability!"
Hyoukigawa suddenly became excited, looking at Bai Ye. "You think my Blood Demon Art is strong, don't you?"
Bai Ye glanced at Hyoukigawa. "It's just troublesome."
Hyoukigawa didn't seem to care what Bai Ye said, and continued to press. "How does it compare to Lower Rank Five?"
"It doesn't compare," Bai Ye said. "I'll cut you down anyway."
As Bai Ye spoke, the Nan Ming Li Huo Sword swept forward again.
Accompanied by the sound of the sword humming, the Nan Ming Li Huo Sword immediately transformed into a long rainbow, striking forward.
However, Hyoukigawa immediately began drumming on his body again, and the room began to spin, shifting positions. The rainbow formed by the Nan Ming Li Huo Sword landed in an empty space.
Hyoukigawa said, "Your attacks can't hit me."
"That's not necessarily true," Bai Ye smirked. "Just make the attack cover the entire room."
*Crack!*
As Bai Ye spoke, he raised his hand and snapped his fingers crisply.
In an instant, the streaking rainbow exploded.
*Flowing Light Through the Heavens* (The sword light exploded, transforming into one hundred and eight streams of brilliant light for attack.)
The exploding rainbow turned into countless streams of light, radiating outwards from where the rainbow had shattered.
No matter how Hyoukigawa spun the room, the spatial dimensions remained constant.
Therefore...
In that moment, the entire space was covered by the exploding streams of light.
This sudden attack seemed to leave Hyoukigawa helpless. He stared at the flying streams of light, dumbfounded.
Then...
*Puff, puff, puff...*
Several streams of light struck Hyoukigawa's body, piercing him repeatedly.
The immense force even sent Hyoukigawa flying backward, crashing heavily into the wall behind him.
Blood flowed out continuously.
However, for a demon, injuries of this extent were not a major problem.
To kill a demon, one either had to expose them to sunlight, sever their head, or dismember their body to the point where it could no longer regenerate or recover.
Therefore, although the bloody holes on Hyoukigawa were gruesome, they were not fatal.
However, the sudden blow left Hyoukigawa momentarily stunned, and then he became enraged.
"How could I be defeated by a human? Impossible, impossible..." Hyoukigawa roared. "Blood Demon Art, Speed Drumming!"
Hyoukigawa's hands moved at an unimaginable speed, becoming streaks of afterimages as he continuously beat the drums on his body.
*Dong, dong dong, dong, dong dong dong...*
The drumbeats were no longer singular, but formed a distinct rhythm.
In an instant, the house began to spin again, its positions shifting more rapidly than before.
As the house turned, the surrounding streams of light crisscrossed, blanketing the entire room in moments. Simultaneously...
Traces of claw strikes began to appear, and their power had clearly increased, changing from three to five.
At this moment, the house seemed on the verge of shattering.
Bai Ye teleported twice, retreating to a corner.
Bai Ye saw through Hyoukigawa's intention: to play a game of mutual destruction, where each would harm the other.
The scattered streams of light continuously struck Hyoukigawa's body, but as long as his head was not severed, he cared little for his injuries. After all, as long as he killed Bai Ye, the wounds would quickly heal.
However, the furious spinning of the house, combined with the sonic claw attacks, made Hyoukigawa's attacks unpredictable.
The claw marks appeared out of nowhere, making it impossible to determine the timing or pattern of the attacks.
In fact, it wasn't that Bai Ye couldn't determine them; Hyoukigawa himself couldn't.
Bai Ye narrowed his eyes. If that was the case...
Then he didn't need to determine them!
Killing Hyoukigawa would end everything!
"Five Spirit Curses!"
*Thunder Flash!*
Bai Ye took out ten talismans at once, spreading them in a fan shape. The talismans immediately ignited.
Then...
*Rumble, rumble, rumble...*
The sound of thunder echoed, and streaks of azure electricity appeared, piercing through the entire house and advancing forward.
The next moment, accompanied by the drumming, Hyoukigawa's claw strikes reappeared.
*Boom!* A bolt of electricity was shattered, exploding into countless arcs that scattered in all directions.
But it didn't matter. Bai Ye used ten talismans at once precisely to guard against this.
Although the Thunder Flash was an offensive spell, it was used at this moment to...
Provide cover for Bai Ye!
Bai Ye plunged himself into the thunder, moving forward with the lightning of the Thunder Flash.
*Rumble, rumble!*
The sound of lightning exploding echoed as the thunder surrounding Bai Ye was shattered one by one, turning into arcs that scattered.
This was the flaw in Hyoukigawa's dense attacks. While the trajectory of his claw strikes was indeed unpredictable,
However...
Hyoukigawa himself couldn't discern the trajectory, so he naturally couldn't accurately pierce through the thunder to attack Bai Ye!
Then...
Bai Ye leaped out, passing through the scattered electric arcs, and appeared before Hyoukigawa. He then grabbed Hyoukigawa's head.
*Bang!*
Bai Ye grabbed Hyoukigawa's head and forcefully pushed it downwards, slamming him onto the ground.
The drumming stopped at this moment. The constantly spinning room returned to normal, and the claw attacks ceased.
Hyoukigawa stared blankly at Bai Ye, his face filled with unwillingness.
"My Blood Demon Art..." Hyoukigawa murmured. "Is it really inferior to the Lower Ranks?"
"No, it's not inferior. For me!" Bai Ye said. "Both are too weak."
*Puff!*
The moment Bai Ye spoke, he reached upwards.
The surrounding streams of light condensed, reforming into the Nan Ming Li Huo Sword, which returned to Bai Ye's hand.
Then...
*Puff!*
Bai Ye raised his sword and brought it down, piercing Hyoukigawa's throat. He then sharply slid it to the side, severing Hyoukigawa's head.
Everything returned to peace.
Looking at the head rolling to the side, Bai Ye slowly stood up, then opened the door, which was covered in claw marks, preparing to leave. Just then, Bai Ye saw a figure sprinting towards the entrance.
Bai Ye couldn't help but smirk.
"No, no, it's not what you think," Karasumaru quickly waved his hands. "This is a misunderstanding. I didn't mean to trap you. Actually..."
Bai Ye didn't give Karasumaru a chance to explain. He slowly bent down, his hand gripping the hilt of the Nan Ming Li Huo Sword, and assumed a drawing stance.
"Thunder Breathing!"
Bai Ye took a deep breath, and then the sound of crackling arcs of electricity suddenly appeared around his body.
Orange-yellow currents instantly engulfed Bai Ye's entire body.
The next second...
"First Form: Thunderclap and Flash!"