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Upon seeing this person, Shinobu's pupils constricted, and her body trembled uncontrollably.

This is not fear, but extreme anger.

Chapter 79 Upper Moon Two: Doma

Moonlight streamed down upon him, outlining his tall, well-proportioned figure and long, platinum-blonde hair, exuding an unnatural...beauty.

He looked as if he were sculpted from ice and snow, his skin so white it was almost bloodless, and his lips always curled into a cold, hypocritical smile.

This is the leader of the Eternal Paradise Cult, Upper Moon Two – Doma.

Doma wore a finely crafted black cloak over a scarlet top.

He casually fanned himself with a golden iron fan and spoke nonchalantly, "Oh dear, I didn't expect so many visitors so late..."

Eyes like those inlaid with seven-colored glass beads swept over the scene, and the woman asked, "...Do you have any pain you want to tell me?"

"Who are you?" Asuka gripped the tamamo tightly, using her spiritual pressure to assess the opponent's strength.

Tsk... its demonic aura is even stronger than Upper Moon Three... how many people has it eaten...?

Upon hearing Asuka's words, Douma covered his mouth in surprise and waved his hands repeatedly, "Sorry, sorry! Didn't you introduce yourself?"

"Nice to meet you. I am Douma, the leader of the Eternal Paradise Cult. What a beautiful evening..."

"Help me!!"

As Douma was leisurely enjoying the moonlight, a girl covered in blood rushed out from behind the slightly ajar sliding door: "These people are insane! They're lying! They..."

Before he finished speaking, Douma casually waved his golden fan.

Whoosh—!

The girl's head fell to the ground so quickly that her brother couldn't rescue her in time.

"Oh, I'm talking to a customer right now. Could you please wait a moment if you're looking for some kind of relief?"

Although his words carried a hint of dissatisfaction, Asuka could sense that the guy felt nothing at all.

From the moment they arrived at the courtyard and saw the doma.

He was neither angry nor afraid, nor was he as happy or carefree as he portrayed himself.

The other person showed absolutely no emotional reaction, like a dead person.

"I'm so sorry, Master!!" The monks inside the house rushed out in a panic, bowing fearfully as they dragged the girl's remains into the hall.

"Ah, that's fine, thank you for your hard work." Douma smiled at the monks, showing no sign of anger. "Once I'm done here, I'll help her attain rebirth in the Pure Land."

Yes! May you have many blessings!

Monk Xingping was not at all surprised by the bloody and horrific behavior of the monk, and respectfully closed the sliding door of the main hall.

It's understandable, really, for these children born into the faith who grew up listening to the cult leader's teachings—

Immortal and eternally filled with patience and love, helping those who cannot go on with their lives to escape suffering and be reborn in paradise...

Isn't Lord Doma a 'god of the mortal world'?

"Stop joking..." Shinobu Kocho's emotions were clearly off, and she spoke in a cold voice, "This person is still calling for help... is clearly so scared..."

"Yes, that's why I said I helped her~ After all, everyone is afraid of death, but now the child is neither in pain nor sad~"

“It is the leader’s duty to accept the believers’ troubles and guide them to a higher level.”

"I'll devour her properly, so we can coexist forever!"

Doma's sweet, honey-like voice, uttering nonsensical ramblings, made Asuka feel nauseous.

Clang—!

Shinobu Kocho had already drawn her Nichirin Blade, twirling it a few times in her hand before pointing the tip at Doma:

"That's utter nonsense...it makes me want to vomit..."

"Huh? It's our first meeting, yet you're being so rude..." Douma feigned sudden realization and chuckled, "Have you been having some troubles lately? Why don't you tell me about it?"

A chilling, bone-chilling killing intent, almost freezing the air, suddenly erupted!

"Endure!" Asuka instinctively shouted, trying to remind her to remain calm in the face of the enemy.

But it was too late.

Shinobu Kocho's emotions were out of control, and her figure was so fast that only a pale purple afterimage remained in the eyes of Asuka and Giyu Tomioka!

The slender Nichirin Blade transformed into a cunning and ruthless purple streak, hurtling towards Doma's head with a piercing whistling sound!

Pfft—!

Even Douma himself didn't expect that this little female swordsman would be so fast. In just an instant, she suddenly thrust in front of him and pierced his eye with a single slash!

"Wow! What a powerful thrust! You guys are Pillars, right?" Blood spurted from Douma's seven-colored eyes, a genuine surprise flashing across them, as if he hadn't expected the other party to be so direct.

"It's a pity, though. You can't kill me with a thrust... You really have to cut off the neck to kill a demon."

As an Upper Moon demon, he naturally wouldn't be defeated so easily.

With a whoosh, the golden iron fan unfolded, seemingly casually drawing a perfect arc in front of him.

"Blood Demon Technique: Lotus Leaf Ice!"

Countless ice crystal lotuses, formed from his blood and with incredibly sharp edges, instantly bloomed on the fan! They spun and shot out!

These ice lotuses were not simply physical attacks; they emitted a bone-chilling cold while simultaneously creating a vast expanse of ice fog, freezing everything in their path into a low-temperature zone, greatly slowing down Shinobu Kocho's speed.

"It's so cold... I feel like my breath is freezing..."

"Wind Breathing - Fourth Form: Rise into the Sandstorm!"

Just as the ice fog was about to dissipate, a bird suddenly shot out and blocked their path!

Ding ding ding ding——!

The raccoon emitted arcs of icy blue and emerald green light, unleashing a towering storm that shattered all the ice lotuses and dispersed the icy mist.

"Be careful! Don't inhale this icy fog, it's poisonous!" Asuka still remembered the monk's pained expression.

If a Pillar-level swordsman cannot use breathing techniques to fight smoothly, then he is no different from an ordinary ronin samurai, and the sword in his hand poses no threat whatsoever.

"Wow, you're that black-haired swordsman! Let's go, we can go and ask that lord for credit!"

Doma happily waved his fan and looked at Shinobu Kocho: "But you're such an impatient girl. What happened? Did you have a fight with your lover?"

"...This is truly disgusting! Don't you remember this haori?"

Although Shinobu Kocho had just escaped death, the flames of anger within her still prevented her from calmly facing the demon before her.

She tore at the butterfly-patterned feathers on her body and roared, "You're the evil spirit who killed my sister!"

From the moment Asuka saw Doma, she sensed that Shinobu Kocho was acting strangely, and when Doma began to attack with his twin fans, she was certain.

In that dream, Shinobu's older sister said that the one who killed her was a demon with two fans in hand and blood on its head.

This is the guy... Asuka gripped the hilt of the tamagoyaki knife tightly.

"Huh?" Doma looked closely at Shinobu Kocho's appearance, then at the butterfly hair ornament on her head, and suddenly realized, "Ah—! I remember now, she's the girl who uses Flower Breathing!"

"Oh, it's a real shame that we couldn't eat her because the sun was about to rise..."

"I've heard other ghosts mention her. She's a Pillar, right? What was her name again... Kanae?"

"shut up--!!!"

Shinobu's eyes were practically spitting fire, her purple pupils bloodshot with rage and pain.

"You are not allowed to... utter my sister's name with that filthy mouth!!"

puff--!!

Just as Shinobu Kocho roared, Doma suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood and knelt down on the ground in a sorry state.

Asuka remembered Shinobu Kocho's fighting style.

poison.

Chapter 80 The Blood Demon Art That Is Difficult to Deal With

"Now! Tomioka!"

Taking advantage of your weakness to finish you off, Asuka wasn't going to be so kind as to wait for Doma to realize what had happened.

"Breath of Arashi - First Form: Sky Rift!"

"Water Breathing - Eighth Form - Taki Teapot!"

The two sprang into action instantly, their Nichirin Blades slicing through the air with a whooshing sound. A fierce gale, carrying surging waves, delivered a fatal blow to Doma, who was kneeling on the ground!

"Pfft... That's powerful... even more potent than the poison I used on Rui-kun's family..."

Despite coughing up large mouthfuls of blood, Doma still managed to glance at Shinobu Kocho with his bloodshot eyes and grotesque veins: "But I'm sorry... it seems I've neutralized the toxins..."

Just before the blade touched his skin, Douma swiftly retreated, dodging the attack, and at the same time, he swung his golden fans wildly!

"Vampire Art·Frozen Cloud!"

call--!

A thick cloud of icy mist instantly erupted, completely obscuring the attack trajectories of Asuka and Giyu Tomioka.

The mist contained the blood of Douma, and every tiny ice crystal was brimming with powerful demonic energy.

If the two do not retreat, they will inhale the ice fog into their lungs through breathing techniques. Even if they do not die immediately, it will put a huge burden on their bodies and completely render them unable to fight!

Faced with this ghostly fog that resembled a ferocious living creature, Asuka dared not take any risks. She and Yoshiyuki Tomioka retreated simultaneously, waving their swords to disperse the fog.

"What a troublesome enemy," Asuka thought from the bottom of her heart.

If the opponent were a life-or-death struggle like Akatsuki, he wouldn't be so troubled. But instead, Akatsuki keeps using these wide-ranging, underhanded tricks to keep him restrained.

Should I try taking a deep breath and killing him as quickly as possible without breathing...?

No, if it fails, I'll still fall for his tricks when I try to change tactics.

He stroked the stolen blade and asked in his heart, "Can you hold on for me? A little pain is nothing, as long as the healing is faster than I fall."

There was no response from the thief, so he could only continue to look for an opportunity to strike.

Having distanced himself from Asuka and the others, Doma slowly stood up, the purplish-black marks on his face from the poison visibly fading away.

The seven-colored, glassy eyes swept over the two frustrated individuals, finally settling on the woman with the butterfly hair ornament:

"Taking poison is really interesting, I feel like I'm getting addicted~ Why don't you try a different kind of poison? Maybe it will work."

Shinobu Kocho sheathed her Nichirin Blade, subtly turning it to replenish the poison in the syringe at the tip: "Is that so? I'll grant your wish. After all, I anticipated that Upper Moons wouldn't be so easily poisoned."

"Shinobu, don't let him provoke you." Seeing that Shinobu was about to lose her temper again, Asuka stepped in front of her.

"Oh dear, have you been found out?" Tong Mo put the golden fans together and gently tapped his palm.

He looked at Asuka's stance as she stood in front of Shinobu Kocho, his smile growing even brighter: "You must be the outcast that lord has been watching. I heard your sword can eat demons? How terrifying! I don't want to be eaten by you..."

With a light flick of his fan, two crystal-clear, pure ice sculptures of beautiful women materialized before him:

"Blood Demon Art: The Frosty White Princess... Oh, you can call her Snow Woman if you want, since that's what the locals call her~"

Just as Doma was about to launch his next attack, Asuka nodded to Giyu Tomioka beside her and quickly said, "Mr. Tomioka and I will lead the attack, while Shinobu will provide support when the opportunity arises. Remember, never engage in a direct confrontation with the enemy!"

"Although he looks like he's about to die, his opponent is an Upper Moon demon, so his strength won't be weak. Your sword can't withstand it."

"Hey, hey, can you keep your voice down when you're talking badly about others?" Douma laughed as he pointed at the snow woman made of ice, who then unleashed a fierce frost storm in the direction of Asuka and the others!

These two ice and snow puppets can continuously create freezing fog in his place, allowing him to deal with these swordsmen with greater ease.

"Hold your breath!" Asuka shouted, and the three of them instantly scattered.

"Haha, that's the kind of momentum I want! Blood Demon Art: Lotus Blossom!"

Several enormous vines made of sharp ice crystals and covered with barbs burst forth from his outstretched fan!

With the combination of Ice Lotus and Frost Mist, Douma's offensive instantly covered the entire battlefield!

The difficulty of the battle exceeded expectations.

Asuka continuously used the wide-range slashing technique of Wind Breathing to shatter the ice lotuses for her two teammates and disperse the surrounding ice mist, allowing them to get close to Doma.

"Flowing Dance!"

Giyu Tomioka's Nichirin Blade slashed out streaks of azure blue, sliding close to the gap Asuka had created.