Fox Demon: Heaven rewards diligence; I will eventually achieve divine mastery of martial arts.

joy?

Why is there joy?

Akaza felt a moment of confusion, but his pupils contracted.

Could it be?

He turned around suddenly.

Then they saw that the Water Lily Bodhisattva, which had seemed to stand tall and upright just moments before, was now shattered layer by layer, its huge head broken into pieces, as if it had been directly severed.

On the shattered shoulder of the Water Lily Bodhisattva, the two are facing off.

It was Doma and Kamado Tanjiro.

With Akaza's sharp eyesight, he was naturally able to clearly see the expressions on the two people's faces.

At this moment, Doma's face was icy cold, while Tanjiro Kamado's face was completely calm.

Although their facial expressions looked similar, now that Doma's killing move had been countered, anyone could see that the other was in a more difficult situation.

While others might not have seen it so clearly, Kanao Tsuyuri, who was nearby, saw everything that had just happened very clearly.

What just happened was only a moment, and what Kamado Tanjiro did was very simple: he put down his Nichirin Blade and instead swung his fist.

An ordinary punch.

But even with such a punch, which was countless times smaller than the Water Lily Bodhisattva's fist, when it collided with the Water Lily Bodhisattva's drooping head, it easily shattered the Water Lily Bodhisattva's head.

Even the Water Lily Bodhisattva herself was knocked back several meters by this ordinary punch.

At that moment, Tanjiro Kamado leaped and landed on the shoulder of Shui Ren Bosatsu, confronting Doma.

Kanao Tsuyuri couldn't help but swallow hard. Even though she had already guessed that Tanjiro Kamado wouldn't lose, she hadn't expected it to end like this.

How exactly did Tanjiro Kamado train his fists?

She turned to look at the soup that filled the entire pot, wondering if this soup was actually the secret to Tanjiro Kamado's growing strength.

However, her pharmacological knowledge told her that if someone were to drink this stuff all at once, the likely result would be death from the complete rotting of their internal organs.

Therefore, she fell into deep thought about this issue.

At this moment, regardless of what Kanao Tsuyuri was thinking, Doma was surprised.

Even though he was indifferent, he was still surprised by Tanjiro Kamado's easy defeat of his fatal blow.

However, he felt more curiosity than surprise.

How could someone who is clearly human have cultivated themselves to this level?

Thinking of this, Doma couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement, and spoke to Tanjiro Kamado opposite him:

"Hey, young man, why don't you join us demons? It's such a waste for someone as strong as you to be human. Don't you want to see just how powerful you are as a demon?"

Tanjiro Kamado frowned slightly; he hadn't expected Doma to make such a suggestion under these circumstances.

As expected, Master was right. These Upper Moon demons have basically abandoned human emotions, driven only by their own selfish desires.

He drew his Nichirin Blade again and pointed it at the man's neck:

"Further words are useless; you will surely die today."

"Oh, what a pity."

Doma sighed, his face showing genuine regret.

After all, he wanted to see something so fun.

If such a being were to become a demon, would it be able to defeat Kokushibo?

Or perhaps even comparable to Muzan Kibutsuji?

Doma's thoughts wandered, and even thoughts of disrespecting Muzan Kibutsuji, which he would never have entertained before, began to surface in his mind.

However, after thinking about it for a while, he inexplicably felt that it was a bit of a brain teaser, so he simply stopped thinking about it and instead began to think about how to counter Tanjiro Kamado's moves.

But after thinking it over, he felt that he didn't seem to have a good way to deal with Tanjiro Kamado's attacks.

His speed and strength were unmatched, and even the chill generated by the Blood Demon Art had little effect on Tanjiro Kamado.

For a moment, he couldn't think of any way to deal with Tanjiro Kamado.

Or should we give up?

Hmm... No, it won't work. If I die like this, it seems pointless.

By the way, judging from Tanjiro Kamado's appearance just now, it seems that he hasn't used his full strength yet. Otherwise, I'd like to see what Tanjiro Kamado's strongest move is before I die.

Thinking of this, Douma suddenly came to his senses.

Doma had just thought a lot, but in fact, all those thoughts flowed smoothly through his mind.

He spoke slowly:

"Hehe, I have a request. If you're going to kill me, could you use your strongest attack? I'm just curious before I die..."

Doma smiled faintly, but before he could finish speaking, Tanjiro Kamado had already moved.

The distance of the Water Lily Bodhisattva, which is a full five meters wide, seemed meaningless to Tanjiro Kamado, who appeared in front of Doma in a mere flash.

Without the slightest hesitation, Tanjiro Kamado raised his sword and severed Doma's head in one fell swoop.

Doma stared blankly at Tanjiro Kamado, a look of astonishment on his face.

He never expected that Tanjiro Kamado wouldn't even let him finish his last words.

For some reason, a sense of regret arose in his heart.

A feeling of regret for making Tanjiro Kamado his enemy.

This regret spread through his heart, and he even had the feeling that he could continue to exist in the world.

He paused for a moment, but then thought about it and realized that even if he lived like this, it seemed he still couldn't defeat Tanjiro Kamado.

Since that's the case, I might as well die.

The thought flashed through Doma's mind, and instantly his head turned to ashes, and his body slowly weathered away.

Tanjiro Kamado looked at the other person, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.

Because just as he severed Doma's head, he noticed that Doma's head paused for a few seconds, seemingly not dissipating at all.

A similar situation occurred when Upper Moon Six was defeated last time, except that Daki and Gyutaro's battles lasted longer than Doma's.

Is this a characteristic unique to Upper Moon demons?

Before he could think too much, the lotus bodhisattva beneath his feet, whose body had been teetering on the edge of its body after the death of Doma, began to rapidly crumble after the force of his punch.

Tanjiro Kamado, of course, wouldn't forget that this Water Lily Bodhisattva was right next to the Butterfly House, where Kanao Tsuyuri was brewing medicine for him.

Without any hesitation, Tanjiro Kamado leaped into the air and landed in front of the Butterfly House. Facing the massive ice crystals that kept falling and collapsing everywhere, Tanjiro Kamado sheathed his Nichirin Blade and unleashed his fist techniques at full speed.

Instantly, one after another, the huge ice crystals were hit by Tanjiro Kamado's punches, and so many punches shattered the entire ice crystal into tiny ice fragments that posed no threat at all.

Behind him, the Butterfly House remained unharmed.

All that remained for Kanao was a silent shock.

…………

The death of Doma in Kamado Tanjiro's story also changed the entire situation once again.

Neither of the demons expected that Douma would die.

Even Akaza had to admit that although Doma was despicable, his strength was undeniable, and he was willing to do anything to win.

Akaza admitted that he couldn't do that, but how could someone like him die?

Moreover, he witnessed Doma's death without resistance.

As for Doma, the only Upper Moon Two who could render his opponent powerless in the past was Muzan Kibutsuji.

But now there's another one, Tanjiro Kamado?

Does this mean that Tanjiro Kamado's strength is already on par with Muzan Kibutsuji?

When Akaza realized that this thought had come to him, he was immediately stunned.

Because he had never thought that anything could compare to Muzan Kibutsuji, but now a human had actually reached that level?

This caused Akaza to feel a sense of fear.

He knew that if he continued to drag this out, Kamado Tanjiro would surely arrive and kill him. He had to escape as soon as possible!

Although he enjoys fighting strong opponents, fighting is not about dying. Although Kamado Tanjiro is currently fighting Doma, he must have expended a lot of energy. Akaza would at most think that he and Kamado Tanjiro have reached a draw.

With the other Pillar-level swordsmen in the Demon Slayer Corps also involved, he is bound to be defeated.

Defeat meant death was the only thing waiting for him.

Having made up his mind, he raised his fist.

Frenzied fighting spirit gathered between his fists.

Then it was compressed to a terrifying density, and Akaza immediately threw a punch at Shinobu Kocho and Kyojuro Rengoku in front of him.

"boom!"