Demon Slayer: Muzan, will you dance too?

"Is this what my self-created Dark Breathing is like?"

When fully focused on breathing, the sound is barely noticeable; however, a slight noise can be heard when the breathing rhythm is changed.

"The sword is swung silently, without the sound of it cutting through the air. Even under the sunlight, the trajectory of the wooden sword is sometimes difficult to see with the naked eye."

"I think I've figured out the boy's abilities. He has very special eyes, with vision far exceeding that of ordinary people, just like my special hearing."

Uzui Tengen made a mental assessment—his assessment wasn't actually that accurate. Kiyokawa Izumi's Fourth Form was indeed centered on vision, but the enhanced senses were also undeniable.

When information from the five senses converges, it's like a three-dimensional spatial model appearing in your mind.

It does not rely solely on vision.

Uzui Tengen, who has exceptional hearing, hates opponents like Kiyokawa Izumi the most.

This prevented him from relying on auditory dominance to control the overall situation.

"This is bad. The Serpent Pillar is being suppressed. Was the opening we saw just a trap after all?"

"They attacked later but arrived first, switching from defense to offense; we've completely fallen into his rhythm."

Obanai really should give Uzui Tengen a good talking-to for slacking off on the sidelines.

This guy wasn't completely inactive; he just spent more time observing. This meant that Obanai Iguro had to deal with Kiyokawa Izumi when she was at her full strength.

More and more cracks appeared on the striped haori, and the wooden sword in his hand was severely worn.

The powerful force unleashed caused him to be suppressed for a time.

It's a strange feeling, like prey caught in a spider web, struggling in vain.

With the support of the Fourth Form, unpredictable and tricky fighting techniques are severely countered by Kiyokawa Izumi.

Obanai alone is not enough to change the situation.

When the world is clearly visualized in your mind, most techniques are useless.

Only faster, more numerous, and more powerful attacks can be effective—for example, if he can unleash hundreds or thousands of strikes in a second, what use would it be even if Kiyokawa Izumi could clearly sense them?

Even without these qualities, if one can awaken a profound understanding, one can also suppress Kiyokawa Izumi in return.

The Serpent Pillar possesses the talent to unlock the Transparent Realm.

But he clearly can't do that now.

"Shouldn't you be targeting me instead?"

Uzui Tengen suddenly realized that suppressing Obanai was just a facade; the guy's real target had always been him.

Why is that?

Is it some kind of intuition?

His talent and intuition are truly monstrous; no wonder he was able to escape unscathed from the Upper Moons.

"Young man, your perception is indeed very accurate, but the score is already complete!"

The sound column, which had been paddling, suddenly sprang up, and with a sudden burst of force, the muscles in its arms bulged tightly, and the veins stood out menacingly.

As terrifying force was unleashed, the surrounding air seemed to be swept up in an instant.

It slashed to the side with unstoppable momentum.

He had already anticipated that Kiyokawa Izumi would launch a surprise attack from here.

that's the truth.

In a short burst of speed, Kiyokawa Izumi silently swung his wooden sword.

But this silent strike was blocked.

What terrifying and domineering power! No wonder he's ranked second in arm strength.

If Kiyokawa Izumi didn't absorb the force, the wooden sword in his hand would definitely break because it couldn't withstand the pressure.

He retreated repeatedly, leaving long trails on the ground.

There was no time for reflection; before he could even recover, a fierce and swift attack was already upon him.

"Is this the score? Converting the rhythm of battle into musical notes, there's definitely something to it."

Unfortunately, the pre-cast time is too long... If the Serpent Pillar hadn't shared the pressure with him, he might not have been able to successfully open the chart.

"With your five senses surpassing your hearing, do you really think you can defeat me based on sheet music? Isn't that a bit too presumptuous?"

Kiyokawa Izumi isn't entirely a skill-based swordsman, so memorizing his attack rhythm isn't that difficult.

And even if you write it down, what then?

Just as he thought, relying solely on the score would absolutely not be enough to defeat him.

That means they can only contend with it, not be completely suppressed like the Serpent Pillar.

Both sides were constantly anticipating each other's next move, resulting in a chaotic display of sword light and the incessant sound of clashing blades.

Uzui Tengen grew increasingly alarmed as the fight progressed. Even with the use of his chart, he was still unable to defeat the boy before him.

The wrong sounds kept coming, sometimes the sound of a sword being swung, sometimes nothing at all—what an amazing intuition, deliberately changing the existing rhythm of the battle, and even trying to make him misjudge with wrong sounds.

He has already surpassed him, his senior.

Kiyokawa Izumi, whose strength surpasses his own, is severely injured when facing Upper Moons—what kind of monsters are the Upper Moons?

It's normal for Uzui Tengen to have such thoughts.

Even with his use of the score, he could only barely contend with it and was unable to break the deadlock or change the situation.

With such impenetrable defense, it's hard to imagine that the user would be so badly injured when facing the upper arm.