Perfecting the Immortal Demon Body didn't significantly improve his frontal combat strength.
In the current situation, Kurozawa finally made a decision and spent his Potential Points on the Water Breathing Sword Forms. Hyuga Wu's strength lay in his divine sword strikes; a casual slash was like Kurozawa's Secret Technique Sword Form, completely impossible to defend against.
Since the limit of the sword forms was so powerful, he wasn't afraid of wasting Potential Points on them.
However, due to the difference in Breathing Technique types, Kurozawa felt that even his maxed-out Water Breathing Sword Forms still couldn't reach Hyuga Wu's level.
Sun Breathing was the source of all Breathing Techniques and the strongest Breathing Technique. In essence, Water Breathing couldn't compare.
He had one thousand three hundred Potential Points remaining.
He needed over two thousand more Potential Points to get the perfect Immortal Demon Body.
Asakusa had a large population, and to be safe, they had gathered together as per Kurozawa's request. Obtaining potential wasn't difficult, it was even quite easy.
The only difficult part was how to prevent Hyuga Wu from discovering his purpose.
Although Hyuga Wu wasn't making a move now, Kurozawa was sure, even without using his Fighting Spirit, that most of the guy's attention was on him.
As soon as he moved, Hyuga Wu would explode into action simultaneously.
Therefore, he needed to temporarily trap him using the Infinity Castle.
The Infinity Castle was under Nakime's control; she could move its buildings as she pleased, which could buy a lot of time.
At this moment, Hongyue whispered, "Nakime is ready."
"However, this person uses Fighting Spirit, so opening the Infinity Castle might cause a slight ripple."
"We need the right timing."
In a flash, Kurozawa came up with a devious plan and gave Hongyue a smile.
"Don't worry."
On the other side, Hyuga Wu was completely indifferent to Kurozawa's words, remaining very calm.
This behavior made Kurozawa even more certain that Hyuga Wu was likely deeply influenced by the Divine Will and was no longer the same person.
Hyuga Wu looked around, his gaze falling on the swordsmen and Demons present.
His eyes scanned the faces of the swordsmen one by one, and he said indifferently, "Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen, who slay demons for the sake of slaying demons, disregarding human sentiment, should die."
The swordsmen's expressions changed drastically; they had all thought Hyuga Wu was on their side.
Looking at Kurozawa, Hyuga Wu said again, "Demons, who eat people and crave killing, chaotic and violent, should die."
The reason he said this was traceable. In the original timeline, although the Demon Slayer Corps achieved final victory, it was more like mutually assured destruction than victory, with few surviving.
As soon as Hyuga Wu finished speaking, Kurozawa closed his Transparent World and his entire body's Fighting Spirit erupted. His Fighting Spirit, after maxing out his sword forms, had also materialized, appearing as a rich, thick black tide that could be seen with the naked eye.
The deep Fighting Spirit surged and swelled, attracting attention like a bonfire in the dark night. At the same time, layers of Pitch-Black Aura suddenly ignited from Kurozawa's body with astonishing force.
Sensing such powerful Fighting Spirit, Hyuga Wu subconsciously looked over.
At the same time, a portal to the Infinity Castle suddenly opened wide, right beneath Hyuga Wu's feet.
Because his attention was drawn by Kurozawa, and Kurozawa's Fighting Spirit fluctuation was incredibly violent, masking the weak ripple caused by the Infinity Castle's expansion, Hyuga Wu was caught off guard for a moment and fell into the Infinity Castle.
"What's with the act?"
Kurozawa instantly retracted his aura and sneered.
No matter how powerful he was, he was still a young kid with not enough experience, and he still got tricked by him.
Kurozawa usually liked to face things head-on, but that was when he had an overwhelming advantage. Now that Hyuga Wu's exact strength was unclear, it wouldn't hurt to use some underhanded tricks.
The portal reopened, and Sanemi Shinazugawa, twisted like a pretzel, was thrown out, landing at Hongyue's feet.
Hongyue didn't hesitate. She reached out and pressed down. Under Sanemi Shinazugawa's gaze filled with hatred and anger, her fair and soft palm deformed and swelled, turning into a fleshy tentacle with a dark, deep maw at the tip.
Chichichichi... A series of chewing sounds echoed within the fleshy tentacle. One could see something foreign wriggling and struggling inside, before settling down after a few breaths.
At the same time, a crimson light burst forth from Hongyue's heavily injured demonic body.
Her Fighting Spirit fluctuation gradually boiled and climbed steadily.
After quickly recovering to her peak state, she paused briefly. Then, the accumulated and condensed Fighting Spirit, as if breaking through a valve, suddenly condensed inch by inch into substance, appearing like blood or crystal.
The Pillar-level Marechi Blood allowed Hongyue to advance further.
Not to mention immediately reaching the same realm as Hyuga Wu, at least she wouldn't be severely injured and collapse after taking one slash head-on.
Meanwhile, the other swordsmen and Demons in the Asakusa battle were already numb. This time, when they felt the imposing aura and tangible wind pressure assault them, they didn't show any shock or surprise.
In just a few minutes, they had consecutively witnessed three beings whose Fighting Spirit had materialized, with extremely fierce auras. It seemed they had already gotten used to it.
"The Infinity Castle is collapsing, Nakime can't hold on much longer."
Hongyue contacted Nakime and immediately sensed Nakime's situation.
It was very dangerous.
The moment he entered the Infinity Castle, Hyuga Wu knew he had been tricked. With his Fighting Spirit Domain fully open, he locked onto Nakime's location hidden within the layers of buildings in just one second. Then, pulling out streaming light afterimages, he sliced through the various buildings along the way and rushed towards Nakime.
The Infinity Castle was Nakime's home ground, but her location was locked. All her interception methods were instantly nullified by Hyuga Wu. She felt pressure as heavy as a mountain.
Although the Infinity Castle was named "infinity," it was actually a limited space. Given the difference in their speeds, the distance between her and Hyuga Wu was rapidly shortening, visibly shrinking.
"How long can you keep Hyuga Wu trapped?" Kurozawa's gaze swept over the swordsmen and the Demons one by one.
Whoever he looked at, whether human or Demon, felt a chill in their hearts and instinctively took a step back. This was because Kurozawa's eyes were filled with greed, like the most avaricious person appraising precious jewels.
"About ten minutes," Hongyue said after contacting Nakime.
Kurozawa nodded, his eyes narrowing slightly, filled with a predatory glint.
Let me hunt down those who have fallen into despair (red eyes)!
"That's enough."
Then, Kurozawa sternly ordered all the Demons present, "Cripple all the swordsmen, don't kill them! Leave the final blow for me!"
The Upper Moons were confused, but seeing Hongyue's cold and serious expression, none dared to question and instead erupted in a frenzy of killing.
Hongyue and Kurozawa didn't just stand by and watch; they actively joined the slaughter.
The stalemate that had briefly occurred due to Hyuga Wu's appearance instantly turned into a one-sided massacre again.
The only difference was that after Kurozawa gave his command, the Demons stopped delivering killing blows. Instead, they inflicted severe injuries that left the swordsmen unable to move before moving on to the next target.
A feeling of despair quickly spread among the swordsmen, though some still resisted stubbornly.
"Hongyue, let's kill the Stone Pillar first!"
The strongest combatant on the Demon Slayer Corps' side was the Stone Pillar, who was equivalent to one of the top three Upper Moons. He was the pillar and leader for everyone present; once the Stone Pillar died, the remaining swordsmen would immediately collapse.
Two streaks of light, one red and one black, traversed the battlefield one after the other, rushing towards the Stone Pillar's location simultaneously. With the Stone Pillar's strength, he would be as fragile as glass in their hands.
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