DDDS: Chapter 243

Tanjiro was surprised to see Giyu Tomioka use Form Eleven.

He'd assumed that only someone exceptionally gifted like Ryuji could create techniques beyond Form Ten. He hadn't expected Giyu to have developed his own Form Eleven.

However, sensing the difference in their auras, Tanjiro realized their Form Eleven techniques were likely entirely different.

He wouldn't dare speculate which was superior.

"Form Eleven? Makes no difference! My Engraved Thread Rotation will still cut you to pieces!" Lower Rank Five sneered.

As the blood-red disc of silk threads approached Giyu, the threads inexplicably snapped and dissipated in mid-air.

Giyu remained motionless, the threads disintegrating as they neared him.

"A self-created domain technique?" Ryuji had already leaped into a tree above Giyu. Sensing the rhythm of Giyu's breathing, Ryuji quickly understood the mechanics of Giyu's Form Eleven.

Ryuji recognized that Giyu's Form Eleven, Stillness, was purely defensive, lacking any offensive capability. It shared a similarity with his own Form Twelve, Dark Blade Slaughter, both creating a protective field around the user.

However, Dark Blade Slaughter relied primarily on sword energy, while Stillness relied entirely on the water momentum generated by breathing.

Furthermore, Dark Blade Slaughter was instantaneous, its protective sword energy lasting only about three seconds.

Stillness, on the other hand, was sustainable. As long as the attack continued, Giyu could maintain it, provided the opponent couldn't break through the protective field and inflict real damage.

Due to their differing focuses, the techniques manifested differently. To the naked eye, Giyu appeared unprotected, yet an invisible barrier shielded him.

Ryuji, using spiritual perception, detected a dense layer of water momentum forming the protective barrier around Giyu.

"What?! What's happening? He didn't do anything, yet the threads near him are breaking?! These are my strongest threads!" Lower Rank Five was astonished that his attack was completely neutralized.

"This is ridiculous!" Lower Rank Five, enraged, prepared to unleash Engraved Thread Rotation again, refusing to believe the same thing would happen twice.

But Giyu moved, stepping towards Lower Rank Five.

At that moment, Ryuji leaped down from the tree, intercepting Giyu.

"Hold on! Killing it quickly would be too easy," Ryuji said without looking back.

Seeing Ryuji, clad in a blue, water-patterned robe, Giyu paused, momentarily reminded of his master, Sakonji Urokodaki.

Lower Rank Five, seeing yet another opponent appear, was filled with even greater fury.

Because Ryuji had blocked Giyu, Lower Rank Five's Engraved Thread Rotation was already reforming.

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