Bloody Purgatory
The instant Mingzhou appeared, Kurozawa didn't hesitate for a second. He raised his hand and slashed horizontally, a straight beam of light flying from Mingzhou, then quickly sweeping through the air, cutting towards a certain direction.
Chiii chiii chiii... A series of sounds of human flesh and bone being sliced by the blade light came simultaneously.
In densely populated areas, Kurozawa didn't need to aim. He just slashed casually towards where there were crowds, and some cult members fell like harvested wheat.
Potential Points +7, Potential Points +9, Potential Points +6, Potential Points +10, Potential Points +8. In the gray panel, the Potential Points number changed more than ten times. Adding the Potential Points from the three people who died by Kurozawa's hand before, the total was close to 150 points.
150 points wasn't much for the current Kurozawa, because as his strength increased and his life level rose, everything he did required more Potential Points than before. Moreover, the Potential Points gained from killing ordinary people seemed to be decreasing.
Previously, an ordinary person's Potential Points were about ten on average, but now it seemed to be only about seven on average.
It made sense. The stronger Kurozawa became, the greater the difference between him and ordinary people. Their potential would only help Kurozawa less and less.
However, even if ordinary people could only provide one point of potential in the end, targeting ordinary people was still more efficient and faster than hunting Demons due to the population density and hunting difficulty.
These 150 Potential Points, while their future value was uncertain, could still improve Kurozawa's attributes a bit now.
Outside, Gyutaro had just landed and was adjusting his posture, ready to charge forward and fight Kurozawa to the death again. Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw a sharp slash fly out. Its target wasn't himself, but somewhere else, almost cutting the cult members to the east in half at the waist.
Immediately, Gyutaro looked astonished, for a moment even forgetting that Daki was still in danger.
"This person is indeed very problematic."
"Not only does he disregard ordinary humans, but now he's even actively killing them..."
"But why would he do this? Wasting power on ordinary people?"
Gyutaro's brain was working rapidly, trying to figure out why Kurozawa would do such a thing.
Suddenly, the smell of the wound on Kurozawa disappeared. He was surprised to sense that the injury he had just inflicted on Kurozawa seemed to have healed, and the blood poison attached to his bone sickles had also vanished simultaneously.
"How did he do that?"
"Right, Daki is still in his hands..."
Coming back to his senses, Gyutaro was anxious about Daki's safety. He swung his bone sickles, and streaks of bloody flying sickles flew towards the swirling smoke and dust, cutting through the air and making a piercing sound.
Because he was in combat, Kurozawa found it hard to suppress his surging Fighting Spirit fluctuations. Gyutaro's heightened senses began to work. He couldn't see Kurozawa, but he could determine his location through other senses. Attack after attack was aimed viciously at Kurozawa's vital points.
On the other side, Kurozawa touched his ribs. In a numb and comfortable sensation, the injury had completely disappeared.
He had used the Potential Points he had just acquired, exhausting them all. His base strength had increased slightly, and that injury had also healed as his physique changed.
Strength 12, Speed 11, Constitution 13, Intelligence 5. These were Kurozawa's attributes in his normal state. His consistent Breathing Technique training had allowed his physical attributes to increase even after awakening his Demon Slayer Mark.
When his Demon Slayer Mark was fully unleashed, all attributes except Intelligence would increase by three points, which was Kurozawa's complete form. The increase in Intelligence was weaker, only about one point, which would improve his logical thinking, etc.
Strength 15, Speed 14, Constitution 16, Intelligence 7.
Total Concentration Breathing short-term burst added another four points, and Higan Suzume Eye burst added another point.
Strength 20, Speed 19, Constitution 21, Intelligence 7.
With all buffs active and no restraints, Kurozawa's body was enduring the triple load of the complete Demon Slayer Mark, Total Concentration Breathing, and Higan Suzume Eye. His physique was twenty times that of an ordinary person, making him a bona fide mini-superman.
Of course, every second in this state would shorten his lifespan, which needed to be replenished with Potential Points; otherwise, he would still have a short life.
"As long as I have enough Potential Points, I can also achieve something similar to a Demon's infinite regeneration, and I'll only get stronger."
"Eternal Paradise Cult, did you think these cult members would interfere with me? No, they will only provide me with a steady stream of potential. This is my home ground!"
"Even if Hongyue were here! I could... make her pale in comparison!"
Holding Daki's head in one hand, Kurozawa smiled faintly, then held Mingzhou diagonally in the other, the tip touching the ground, and then fiercely slashed upwards!
Water Breathing, Eighth Form: Reverse Waterfall Jar! A pitch-black blade light like a pillar of water surged from the ground, like a waterfall flowing in reverse, sweeping away Gyutaro's attacks. This powerful Sword Form destroyed most of Gyutaro's attacks, while the remaining ones that flew into the dust were blocked by Kurozawa with Mingzhou.
Reverse Waterfall Jar swept away all the smoke and dust, and Kurozawa's figure was clearly revealed in everyone's sight.
His face was calm, and his clothes were covered in bloodstains – his own, the human cult members', and Daki's.
Kurozawa's clothes were of ordinary material and were torn and tattered from being hit by rubble, making him look disheveled. However, this didn't affect the almost tangible spirit and energy he projected. The body revealed beneath the tattered clothes was lean and tough as iron.
In Kurozawa's left hand was a skull wrapped in pitch-black flames. Flesh and skin constantly grew on it, but the next second it was burned to ashes by the flames. Regeneration and burning cycled back and forth.
In Kurozawa's right hand was the long and sharp Mingzhou, a weapon formed from the Power of Despair. Just looking at it, feeling it with one's gaze, caused a heartfelt fear. And on the surface of Mingzhou, there was a layer of pitch-black aura silently burning.
"Demon Blade."
As the dust cleared, Kurozawa appeared in this state, and Gyutaro couldn't help but whisper.
He had seen Upper Moon One's sword, which was a Demon Blade crafted from his own flesh and blood. It was incredibly sharp and could devour flesh, but in terms of malevolence, it was far inferior to the Mingzhou in Kurozawa's hand.
At the same time, Gyutaro felt Daki's presence; it was the skull being burned in Kurozawa's left hand.
Gyutaro was slightly startled at first, then his face changed drastically, and he trembled with rage: "Daki!"
"How dare you! Hurt my sister like this!"
Thinking of Daki, who treasured her beauty, being turned into this state, Gyutaro couldn't imagine how terrible his sister's state of mind must be.
Gyutaro and Daki were two in one, with a special connection. He sensed Daki's pain.
Daki was crying and wailing silently, even begging Gyutaro to break their connection so she could quickly be freed.
Sometimes, Daki's personality was malicious, but when she felt powerless, her mindset would turn into that of a little girl. She would cry from pain, and Gyutaro hated to see this the most.
Even as Upper Moons, whose rationality was indistinguishable from ordinary people, they still had the obsessions unique to Demons. And Gyutaro's obsession was his sister Daki. He had vowed to protect her from any harm when he was still human.
Now, seeing Daki like this, Gyutaro was severely stimulated, and he could barely maintain his human form. His face visibly twisted with madness.
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