Anime/Manga: Bankai Starting with Demon Slayer

The relationship between a Zanpakuto and its user is one of mutual support and growth.

The peak of spiritual energy output is when the user and the Zanpakuto are truly in sync, with no inner hindrance.

Sensing the rather unremarkable strength of the opponent in front of her, Asuka lost all interest in probing him.

"...Barking!"

Sizzle—!

A streak of black light flashed past, and Lingyuzi felt much lighter.

In the blink of an eye, all the tough vines that had just been released were severed by the opponent's abnormally large Nichirin Blade!

Even Ling Yuzi's own thorn armor was easily shattered by the opponent! A huge laceration opened in his abdomen, and his internal organs were even falling out!

"what--!!"

Zero's agonizing scream, so intense it became distorted, echoed through the forest. The sense of power brought by his berserk state was instantly overwhelmed by the excruciating pain and immense sense of loss.

boom! !

She crashed heavily to the ground, her ghostly internal organs splattering everywhere in the forest, a truly tragic sight!

"It's the Pillar! We're doomed, it's the Pillar!"

Before she could even sit up and recover from the immense pain, her right arm felt cold again!

puff!

The thick, heavy hammer, formed from the twisted and fused tissues of vines and ghostly bodies, was hurled high into the air, spraying forth gushing purplish-black blood and broken vine fibers!

"It hurts! It hurts so much—!!"

She is a Lower Moon demon and hasn't been injured in decades!

The pain of losing an arm is excruciating, penetrating to the very marrow!

The severed arm tumbled through the air and crashed down, thick ghost blood still gushing out, staining the withered leaves and mud, emitting a filthy stench.

But if it's just an injury, Zero can still endure it.

However, the scene before him silenced Lingyuzi's agonizing scream, silencing him abruptly!

Asuka slowly stepped forward and plunged the serrated longsword directly into Lingyuzi's still twitching demon hand:

"The teacher said that even if a ghost's body is cut off, as long as its neck isn't severed, it can regenerate..."

Sizzle sizzle—!

A sound like a branding iron being pressed onto grease came from the air, and Lingyu felt as if his soul was being roasted by the sound!

No, it wasn't a hallucination! I was really being roasted!

For some reason, the severed arm in my right hand has not regrowed and is healing extremely slowly.

As soon as Asuka's long sword pierced the demon's hand, the thick demon arm began to wither and shrink at a speed visible to the naked eye! Even from this distance, Lingyu could feel the tearing pain emanating from the severed arm!

The bulging muscles collapsed, and the purplish-black blood, along with the immense ghostly power and life force contained within, was forcibly drawn away, like rivers flowing into the sea!

Thin yet distinct streams of grayish-black energy surged wildly into the serrated blade of the charcoal stalk.

In just two or three breaths, the severed arm completely lost all life and moisture, turning into a charred, dry, and rotten piece of wood that would turn to ashes at the slightest touch.

At the same time, a strange tingling and itching sensation came from the broken arm where the bird had been cut by the poisonous thorn.

Sizzle sizzle....

The stubborn poison spots on the edge of the wound were fading rapidly, and even the wound itself began to move! It was healing at a speed far beyond human limits, almost like a ghost!

Although slow, the flesh and blood were steadily moving towards healing!

"Ahhhhhh!!! You, are you a human or a ghost?!"

"Help! I'm so tired!! Help me!!"

Ling Yuzi clutched his bleeding, broken shoulder, staggering backward. All the ferocity and madness on his face were replaced by a look of horror as if he had seen his natural enemy.

"I'm your older sister!! Help! I'm so tired!!"

As if the heavens were mocking her cries for help, a rumble of thunder echoed across Spider Mountain, drowning out her plea.

In her extreme panic, she suddenly remembered a rumor that some kid had mentioned before, which she had dismissed as a pointless gossip:

Recently, a demon hunter has been eating demons! He can become stronger by eating demon bodies. He has a fierce appearance and a brutal fighting style, so it's best to stay away from him!

Eating ghosts? Don't be ridiculous, how could a human eat ghosts? Before today, Lingyuzi would never have believed it under any circumstances.

"Is it you?! You ghost hunter who eats ghosts! Did you come here specifically to devour the scraps?!"

"Eating ghosts?" Asuka frowned, not understanding what was wrong with the female ghost.

However, after looking at the plunder in his hand and his own somewhat abnormal recovery, he silently accepted the other party's statement.

It's a pretty useful power, and he doesn't resist it.

As he approached the remaining two pieces step by step, the other's will to resist was almost completely destroyed by fear.

She let out a shrill scream that was completely out of her mind.

His remaining left arm flailing wildly, the remaining vines whipping haphazardly at the birds, trying to block his view.

At the same time, he used all his strength to turn around and flee for his life into the depths of the dense forest!

His steps were unsteady, his body staggered, and his body was riddled with flaws!

None of them are decent.

The wind gathered at his feet, and the bird's figure disappeared on the spot.

The blade flashed.

laugh--!

The fleeing figure of the remaining person suddenly froze.

The look of fear on her face was forever frozen in time, and her gaze began to spin and turn uncontrollably.

The head hit the ground.

What was she thinking before she died? Did she regret becoming a ghost? What kind of stories did she experience to get to this point?

The bird didn't care; it didn't look at the corpse burned to ashes, but instead cast its gaze deeper into the mountainside.

There, an extremely powerful ghostly aura is erupting!

Chapter 38 Hinokami Kagura

Spider Mountain Midway

"While I don't think you'd be that stupid... judging from your behavior, do you really think you can just get close to me and cut off my neck?"

Lower Moon Five, Rui, almost playfully threw a punch, sending the crimson-haired boy flying several meters, coughing up mouthfuls of blood.

Even so, the boy still stood up resolutely, panting as he gripped his broken Nichirin Blade tightly, waiting for the right moment to strike.

Seeing his expression, Lei seemed to become interested and simply opened his arms:

"Sure, come on, give it a try?"

"what--!!!"

The boy swung his knife and slashed, but Guiyue dodged left and right like a cat playing with a mouse, punching the boy's face repeatedly, causing him to bleed in pain.

Using the momentum from being spun around, the boy spun around and slashed at Lei's neck!

Clang!

A crisp sound rang out, but the blade failed to make even the slightest cut!

"See? I told you so." Exhausted, his gaze turned fierce, and he kicked the boy away. "You're no match for me!"

“My body is tougher than the spider silk I control. A swordsman of your caliber can’t even cut my spider silk, yet you think you can cut my neck?”

Stop dreaming!

Seeing the boy being kicked away by Lei, crashing heavily and creating a cloud of dust, a girl hanging upside down in mid-air by several spider webs let out an unwilling roar. However, the roar was covered by the bamboo tube in her mouth, and only a low whimper could be heard.

"It's so noisy, give me some peace and quiet."

“Your brother is me now, stop calling me that!”

*Sizzle!*

Lei raised his pale arm and clenched it in the air towards the girl. At the same time, the spider silk exerted its force and directly embedded itself into the girl's body! It produced a series of sounds of flesh tearing, and blood splattered everywhere!

Under such excruciating pain, the girl let out a wail and fainted.

"Nie Douzi—!!!"

The boy's anger had reached its peak, and the veins on the back of his hands and forehead were about to burst from the shock of the scene!

But he still gripped his sleeve tightly, trying hard to suppress his uncontrollable anger.

"Calm down, Tanjiro! Don't let your emotions get the better of you!" he told himself.

"Concentrate...regulate your breathing..."

"We must end this battle with our last and strongest form!"

"Full concentration!!"

Tanjiro roared and shot forward! The scar on his forehead bulged even more fiercely as the veins on his forehead throbbed!

"Water Breathing - Pick-up Form..."

"What are you doing? Don't you understand? This is completely pointless. Just give up your sister!"

Tired and somewhat irritated, he casually tossed out a few tough spider silk threads, intending to simply eliminate the boy's existence.

But something unexpected happened.

The spider silk that had previously been able to easily cut through the Nichirin Blade was now completely severed by Tanjiro's changing breathing and the swirling of his sword!

This was no coincidence. As Tanjiro's spinning became faster and faster, Rui found that his spider silk was being shattered even more quickly!

"...the continuous flow of life!!!"

With Tanjiro's roar, waves surged on his blade, as if a water dragon had formed from the surging waves!

The water dragon roared, shattering mountains and splitting rocks.

The scales of victory seem to be tipping!

"Tch... You think this is my limit?"

Tired and impatient, he let crimson ghost blood seep from his hands, covering the spider silk completely!

"That's enough, goodbye—Blood Demon Art: Thread Lock!"

Om-! !

A scarlet spiderweb-like cage appeared in the air, rapidly compressing towards Tanjiro's body with a deadly pressure!

There's no way to avoid it!

Unstoppable!

The smell is completely different from the silk thread we just tasted!

Tanjiro was shocked and stared blankly ahead.

I'm going to die... I'm going to lose...

We absolutely couldn't lose...

In that instant, countless memories flooded Tanjiro's mind, helping him complete the final leg of his life's journey.

Until a man's voice rang out...

Tanjiro, you must pass down this earring and the Kagura dance to future generations!

We made a promise.

Exhausted, who had already decided to end the battle, suddenly sensed that the boy in the Blood Demon Art had a different aura.

Something happened, and in a mere fraction of a second, Tanjiro's gaze turned sharp, and his entire aura began to become dangerous.

hiss--!!!