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

Tanjiro Kamado had already gathered his strength to throw a punch, pouring all his inner power and emotional energy into his fist, which was even covered with a thin layer of light.

Kokushibo's six eyes were too busy to be surprised; over two hundred years of fighting had made drawing his sword an instinct.

Faced with Tanjiro Kamado's punch, Kokushibo drew his sword fiercely.

First Form: Dark Moon: Night Palace

This move was almost instinctively etched into Kokushibo's memory, and it carried unparalleled speed.

But before the cold glint of the blade could land on Tanjiro Kamado, his fist had already arrived.

The fist landed on Kokushibo's chest.

Kokushibo felt as if his chest had been struck by something indestructible. The terrifying force blew his chest open, exposing his internal organs.

At the same time, Kokushibo's six eyes suddenly widened, countless black threads appeared in his blood-red eyes, and then black blood burst out from all eleven orifices.

It could be said that Kokushibo exploded into a black, blood-red firework in the air at this moment.

Once Tanjiro Kamado threw a punch, he had no intention of stopping. His free right fist was also swung out fiercely, aimed directly at Kokushibo's head.

"To cut the weeds, you must pull them out by the roots," this was a principle Lin Yu taught him, especially now that Kokushibo possesses near-immortality.

puff!

Almost without pause, Tanjiro Kamado's left fist landed on Kokushibo's head, and a flower of blood flashed in the air once again.

After two laps, Kokushibo's head and the wound on his chest had merged together, and Kokushibo had become an existence that was almost only half a body.

Rengoku Kyojuro and Kocho stared wide-eyed at the scene before them, finding it hard to believe. After all, they had thought that Kamado Tanjiro was going to be cut in half by Kokushibo's sword, but they did not expect that Kamado Tanjiro would beat the opponent half to death with just two punches.

Although the Nichirin Blade wasn't used, once the demon's head was destroyed, it would definitely fall into a state of delirium.

In their minds, Kokushibo is now no different from a dead person.

However, Kyojuro Rengoku quickly noticed something was wrong, because in Tanjiro Kamado's blind spot, Kokushibo's right hand holding the sword was still moving!

Except for a brief pause when Tanjiro Kamado first broke through Kokushibo's chest, his arm never stopped moving.

The blade in his hand had already been turned around and was aimed at Kokushibo's heart.

"Tanjiro, be careful!"

Kyojuro Rengoku tried to warn him, but his voice couldn't keep up with Kokushibo's speed of response, especially since Tanjiro Kamado was only a few centimeters away from the tip of his sword.

Just as Rengoku Kyojuro opened his mouth, Kokushibo's eye-inlaid blade was already close to Kamado Tanjiro's back.

Anger and despair flashed in Rengoku Kyojuro's eyes. He never expected that Kokushibo could still swing his sword so quickly even with his head shattered.

One thing no one expected suddenly became the reason for Tanjiro Kamado's defeat.

But just when Rengoku Kyojuro thought the matter was settled, he failed to notice Kamado Tanjiro's right hand passing through Kokushibo's chest.

Tanjiro Kamado changed his fist into an elbow strike, unleashing tremendous power in just a few centimeters as it fell downwards, striking Kokushibo's already regenerating abdomen.

Before the blade tip, inlaid with a shocking eye, could even touch Tanjiro Kamado's back, Kokushibo's body was already slammed into the ground with a thud.

Tanjiro Kamado continued punching, intending to throw another punch, but at this moment Akaza, who had been pinned to the wall by Tanjiro Kamado earlier, had broken free from Tanjiro Kamado's Nichirin Blade and was rushing towards Tanjiro Kamado.

Seeing Kokushibobo, whom he had always believed to be at the pinnacle of martial arts, so easily defeated by Kamado Tanjiro, Akaza was shaken. However, years of fighting allowed him to suppress the shock and the fear that was slowly growing in his heart.

Destruction Kill - Demon Core Eightfold Core

Akaza's fighting spirit vibrated, and he immediately unleashed a powerful eight-hit combo.

The terrifying power of his fist created a powerful gust of wind that swirled around Tanjiro Kamado, seemingly about to grind him into dust.

For the first time, Tanjiro Kamado's movements paused, and after the pause ended, he quickly withdrew.

One must press on with one effort, for the second effort will be less vigorous, and the third effort will be exhausted.

The three powerful and swift punches had already consumed nearly half of Tanjiro Kamado's power.

If it were just a fight against Kokushibo, Tanjiro Kamado would not be afraid to use the exchange tactic, because he was confident that he could kill his opponent directly after the exchange.

Unfortunately, Akaza was also nearby. At this moment, facing two Upper Moon demons with excellent recovery speeds, trading injury for injury was naturally not a worthwhile trade.

Moreover, although he was confident in the previous battle, he could have been seriously injured if he had made a single mistake.

If he were dragged into a protracted battle by the two ghosts, he might risk death.

Although he knew Lin Yu was protecting him, he didn't want his momentary act of recklessness to cause Lin Yu's plan to fail.

Therefore, after considering all factors, Tanjiro Kamado ultimately chose to retreat.

Akaza, not caring about anything else, pulled Tanjiro Kamado out of the pit in the ground after forcing him back, and then fled into the gate as fast as he could.

The portal closed and disappeared the moment the two entered, as if it had never existed.

Tanjiro Kamado sighed slightly as he watched the two disappear, feeling a pang of regret.

However, at that very moment, Lin Yu's voice also appeared in Tanjiro Kamado's mind:

"No need to regret it. Even if you don't let these two go, I will make sure you find a chance to let Kokushibo go later."

Hearing this, Tanjiro Kamado couldn't help but ask with some curiosity:

"Master, why is that? Didn't you say it would be best to kill all the ghosts that came here?"

"I'm talking about existences other than Kokushibo."

Lin Yu was speechless. He realized that under his tutelage, Tanjiro Kamado was becoming increasingly bloodthirsty, and all he could hear was the word "kill."

"Why?"

Tanjiro Kamado was puzzled.

"Because although Kokushibo is not as strong as Muzan Kibutsuji, he also has the ability to survive even if his head is cut off by a Nichirin Blade. If Kokushibo also dies here, given Muzan Kibutsuji's cautious nature, he will definitely not appear again."

Lin Yu could see it clearly: although Muzan Kibutsuji was powerful, he was too cautious and valued his own life more than anyone else's.

If Tanjiro Kamado had killed Kokushibo and Akaza here, Muzan Kibutsuji might have been able to hide forever.

Kibutsuji Muzan isn't important, but it's a real shame that the extraterrestrial demon residing within him escaped.

"Alright, there's still one Upper Moon Four we haven't dealt with yet. Let's finish this quickly and collect their blood."

Lin Yu gave a word of advice.

The emotional power within Upper Moon Two Fifteen had been completely consumed by him. The sheer quantity of it made Lin Yu feel that the amount of emotional power within his own body was comparable to one-tenth of the amount of emotional power in his own body.

He is capable enough to break through the barriers of this world.

Once Muzan Kibutsuji dies, his mission in this world will be accomplished.

Tanjiro Kamado nodded. Before Kyojuro Rengoku and Shinobu Kocho could come to ask if Tanjiro was injured, they noticed that Tanjiro was rushing towards the location of Upper Moon Four, Hantengu.

Only one sentence was left:

"I'll collect the blood from Upper Moon One and Three, and then I'll deal with Upper Moon Four."

Rengoku Kyojuro and Kocho Shinobu exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with both helplessness and relief.

Because at least, the fact that Tanjiro Kamado was able to act in this way proves that he was absolutely not injured in the battle just now.

"Tanjiro is really strong. He was able to escape unscathed even when facing the combined attack of Upper Moon One and Upper Moon Three."

Rengoku Kyojuro sighed.

He had just fought Akaza for so long, and he already felt that he was starting to feel like he was about to be overwhelmed.

If it weren't for Shinobu Kocho and Tamayo coming to his aid, he probably would have been killed long ago.

"It was just too reckless."

Shinobu Kocho let out a breath and voiced her concerns.

Although Tanjiro Kamado won, it was still far too dangerous for him. (End of Chapter)

Chapter 280 Kokushibo's Proposal

Although the fight between Kamado Tanjiro and Akaza and Kokushibo lasted a long time, it only took a few minutes. In fact, while the Pillar-level swordsmen and Upper Moon Four were still locked in fierce combat, Kamado Tanjiro's battle had already ended.

So when Tanjiro Kamado arrived at the front lines, the scene was still chaotic for a time.

The image of the young monk Hantengu is displaying great power.

He flew through the air, his staff swaying, from which countless bolts of lightning shot out and struck the ground like thunderbolts. At the same time, his tongue, engraved with the character for "hate," extended out into the air, from which invisible sound waves shot out and spread in all directions.

The whole scene was like a rainstorm.

Meanwhile, the Pillar-level swordsmen moved swiftly across the ground using their agile movements.

Four Pillar-level swordsmen—Sanemi Shinazugawa, Gyomei Himejima, Muichiro Tokito, and Mitsuri Kanroji—stood at the front of the battlefield, jointly resisting the attack of Zōhakuten and remaining vigilant against his escape.

Meanwhile, Tengen Uzui, Obanai Iguro, and Giyu Tomioka were searching the ground for the true form of the Hantengu, the Fearful Demon.

The cowardly demon's figure was ultimately too small, and Hantengu had specifically chosen the wilderness, which had various cover, as the battlefield.

So the instant Uzui Tengen discovered it, the cowardly demon used the small terrain and its extremely fast speed to escape from Uzui Tengen.

Although Uzui Tengen hastily slashed the neck of the cowardly demon with his sword, he did not use much force, and the cowardly demon's neck was extremely hard, so he did not achieve anything.

However, there are now many Pillar-level swordsmen fighting against Hantengu. The three Pillar-level swordsmen in charge of the search dug up the surrounding land almost to the ground, and finally they found some clues.

"it's here."