In Genshin Impact, I'm really not Muzan.

While pondering what to do next, Suzumiya Yui walked aimlessly forward.

Suddenly, the rain stopped.

In other places, this would be perfectly normal, but this is Bayun Island. Because the protective barrier has been destroyed, there are constant gales and torrential rains.

If the protective barrier hadn't been repaired, the rain here would definitely never have stopped.

Suddenly looking up, Ryou Miyako realized that she had walked onto a flat area with several bare trees around her, the kind that didn't have a single leaf on their branches.

In addition, many tattered flags and weapons were planted all around, as if a very fierce battle had taken place.

Moreover, when Suzumiya Yu entered this place, many floating blue flames suddenly appeared all around, like some bound and wronged souls.

It's so clear now, but as soon as you move a little further away, these blue flames disappear immediately. It's really amazing.

"Wait, this place looks familiar."

Liang Gongyou frowned slightly. For some reason, he felt that he had seen this place somewhere before.

Compared to other parts of Ba Yun Island, the atmosphere here is much more oppressive. Because there is no sound of rain, it is extremely quiet, and a thin layer of fog obscures the view, making the visibility very low.

Just then, the sound of machinery seemed to come from the mist in front of Suzumiya Yui, as if something like a ruin guardian was being activated.

Chapter Sixty-Six: The Puppet Sword Demon, Water and Flame Breathing

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

"Spell activation!"

The most terrifying enemies are the unknown ones, and Yuu Suzumiya knew this well. So he immediately activated his Destruction-Slaying Needle, and he would sense any attack that approached or came at the first moment.

With heavy steps, Suzumiya Yuu slowly moved forward, placing her hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist.

Suddenly, a sword aura of ice element tore through the mist and struck, moving so fast that it was impossible to see with the naked eye.

Liang Gongyou reacted quickly, but even so, he still had one of his arms severed by the sword wave.

The severed arm quickly regenerated, but Yui Ryou's face was filled with shock.

Why? Luo Zhen didn't sense the attack of the sword wave at all; otherwise, he wouldn't have been hit.

At the same time, the sound of something moving came from the other side of the fog. When Ryou saw the other person's face clearly, she couldn't help but be stunned.

It was a mechanical creation the size of two adult men, shaped like a samurai from Inazuma, with two huge, pieced-together demon masks on its back.

It held a katana that matched its size, with traces of lingering ice element still remaining on the blade.

Puppet Sword Demon.

That was a boss that appeared in the game, a self-disciplined humanoid mechanical swordsman, whose creator is unknown.

It is said that when the Demon Puppet Sword Demon was being prototyped, it integrated the memories of the first patriarch of a swordsmanship school famous for its secret sword, "Tengu Shou". However, it later went out of control for unknown reasons and was eventually abandoned.

The Puppet Sword Demon first appeared on the Golden Apple Islands. It seems that it was taken there from Inazuma by someone, but its specific purpose is unknown, and Suzumiya Yuu never looked into it.

The second appearance was in Inazuma, after all, it was a product of Inazuma, and there was more than one. However, the vast majority of the Magic Puppet Sword Demons were modified and made based on the prototype.

Nowadays, Inazuma, the Puppet Sword Demon, has almost disappeared, and there are very few records about it, so over time, it has naturally been forgotten by people.

But Suzumiya Yuuka will always remember it, after all, breaking through the Rock King's shield with a single skill combo is no joke.

"Perfect, I'll use you to test my new breathing technique."

Suzumiya Yu held the weapons in his hands. Not long ago, he spent two thousand points to exchange for [Water Breathing] and [Flame Breathing] in the system shop.

The five basic breathing techniques each cost 1,000 points, while the derivative breathing techniques cost 800 points each.

The price of the initial breath, the Sun Breath, is 5,000 points, while the price of the Moon Breath, which is directly derived from the Sun Breath, is 3,000 points.

Since he couldn't upgrade the combat system level for the time being, Suzumiya Yu exchanged for some moves. Although they couldn't increase his strength, they could catch his opponents off guard.

Yui Suzumiya is very skilled at using Thunder Breathing, one of the five basic breathing techniques. Now that she has Water Breathing and Flame Breathing, she can probably unleash many unexpected combination techniques.

He didn't know if the Demon Puppet Sword Demon was related to the Thin Edge Full Light Heavenly Eye, but using it to test the power of the new breathing technique seemed like a very good choice.

While he was pondering, the Puppet Sword Demon had already charged towards him with his sword drawn.

Wind and ice elements surged into his weapon simultaneously, and the Puppet Sword Demon unleashed a swift and merciless slash.

"Breath of Flame, Second Form: Rising Flames!"

Gripping her weapon tightly, an intense flame appeared on the blade's surface. At the same time, Suzumiya Yu swung her sword upwards, colliding with the Demon Puppet Sword Demon's katana.

The next second, three different colored energy waves burst forth in the air. The wind element spread the ice element, but it did not trigger an elemental reaction with the flames.

"Water Breathing - Form Three: Flowing Dance!"

Before the Puppet Sword Demon could make its next move, Suzumiya Yui launched an attack instantly.

His body moved at a speed like flowing water, slashing out with several blades as he moved. Because his movements were so fast, only his afterimages remained in his wake.

The flowing sword energy slashed at the demonic sword demon again and again, and even though its skin was made of metal, some damage still appeared.

In Demon Slayer, forcibly switching breathing techniques will result in a backlash, so swordsmen generally only learn one breathing technique.

Of course, it's possible that a swordsman can only learn one breathing technique, but the protagonist Tanjiro is an exception, so he can use both Water Breathing and Sun Breathing at the same time.

This kind of backlash also exists in this world; Suzumiya Yui just experienced it.

The pain in her lungs was so intense that it felt like they were about to burst. For an ordinary person, such pain would be unbearable, but Liang Gongyou was different.

He is a ghost, and he tempers his body almost every day, so he is numb to pain. Moreover, even if his lungs were to rupture, he could recover in an instant.

Therefore, this backlash has no impact on him; he just needs to get used to it.

His body was attacked multiple times, but because the Puppet Sword Demon was a mechanical creation, he did not show any signs of pain.

The compass cannot sense its attack for the same reason; mechanical creations have no emotions, so they do not show any killing intent, making them a perfect counter to the compass.

At that moment, the two demon masks floating behind the Puppet Sword Demon suddenly hurtled toward Suzumiya Yu at an extremely fast speed.

Suzumiya Yuu, unhurriedly, gripped the hilt of her sword and unleashed her next sword technique.

"Water Breathing - Seventh Form - Shizuku Ripple Strike!"

He swung forward with a thrust, and as the sword made contact with the two demon masks, ripples appeared around it, just like ripples spreading on the surface of water.

The two powerful energies collided, and the force of the impact sent Suzumiya Yuu flying, but she landed steadily, creating a relatively safe distance between herself and the Puppet Sword Demon.

The two sides remained locked in a standoff for a few seconds.

Suddenly, the Puppet Sword Demon's body flashed backward a distance, leaving an elemental afterimage in its place.

The main body and the afterimage simultaneously reached for the hilt of the sword at their waist, and then, in less than three breaths, unleashed a full ten elemental sword energies, each powerful enough to cleave a boulder.

On the other side, Suzumiya Yu did not sit idly by and wait for the sword energy to cleave her body.

"Full concentration."

Ripples appeared around her body, but Suzumiya Yu remained motionless, not even raising her weapon.

"Water Breathing - Eleventh Form - Nagi!"

The next second, the churning water suddenly calmed down, and the scene became as still as a mirror.

She entered a strange state, and the sword energy disappeared mysteriously after entering the attack range of Suzumiya Yu's blade, as if it had been neutralized by some inexplicable force.

Chapter Sixty-Seven: Famous Sword - Thin Edge Full of Light Heavenly Eye

The Eleventh Form of Water Breathing is a technique created by Giyu Tomioka, the Water Pillar. Its effect is similar to the Destruction Killer's Compass, but there are still some differences.

The compass's effect is to sense hostile attacks in the surrounding environment and then force the body to react.

However, the Eleventh Form of Water Breathing is different. Once activated, it puts the user into a state of tranquil stillness, and simultaneously nullifies any attacks that enter the attack range of the user's blade.

Of course, not all attacks can be nullified. If the difference in strength between the attacker and the opponent is too great, the effect of this move will be greatly reduced, or it may even have no effect at all.

The Puppet Sword Demon is indeed not weak, but it is far inferior to Yui Suzumiya.

If it weren't for Suzumiya Yuu wanting to test the power of her new breathing technique, it would probably be a pile of scrap metal by now.

Now that the power of the new breathing technique has been tested, Suzumiya Yu is quite satisfied. In that case, this battle can be over.

He assumed a sword-drawing stance and unleashed his attack before the Puppet Sword Demon could launch its next attack.

"Thunder Breathing - Seventh Form: Fire Thunder God!"

Transforming into a bolt of lightning, she shot out and in the next second, Suzumiya Yu appeared directly behind the Puppet Sword Demon.

The golden thunder dragon roared in the air. Before that, Suzumiya Yu had already pierced the body of the Puppet Sword Demon with her weapon. If the opponent was mechanical, it would probably stop working very soon.

Indeed, after being attacked in this way, the Demon Puppet Sword Demon's body began to jam, and it was unable to lift its arm that was gripping the katana.

After struggling for about two minutes, the Demon Puppet Sword Demon knelt down, and the two demon masks on its back fell to the ground as if it had lost its source of power.

Suzumiya Yuu turned around and looked at the now broken and battered Puppet Sword Demon. She had to admit that the Puppet Sword Demon was really strong. Even an ordinary God's Eye holder like Kujo Sara might not be able to defeat it.

After all, the Puppet Sword Demon can also use elemental power, and even two types.

If such mechanical creations could be mass-produced, they could probably flatten the entire Inazuma region, if General Raiden doesn't intervene.

However, the technology for creating the Demon Puppet Sword Demon seems to have been lost, and Suzumiya Yu has no intention of creating a mechanical army.

He turned to leave, but suddenly heard the sound of gears sliding.

Could it be that the Puppet Sword Demon can move again?

He turned around in surprise, only to find that the Puppet Sword Demon showed no signs of reviving; instead, its head had been severed.

"what happened?"

Suzumiya Yu felt a sense of confusion. Although she did have a habit of beheading, she had just cut off the body, so why did its head fall off?

At that moment, Suzumiya Yu noticed that after the Demon Puppet Sword Demon's head fell to the ground, a hilt of a katana had appeared in its place.

This quickly caught his attention.

Because the hilt of that knife is very similar to the thin-edged, fully-glossy Tenmoku knife in Iwazo Kōzō's hand.

Could it be... that is the true thin-rimmed, fully illuminated Heavenly Eye?

Thinking of this, Ryou Miyabi felt a surge of excitement. He never expected that he would actually find it by sheer chance.

He stepped forward and pulled the katana from the demonic sword demon's body. Both the scabbard and the blade were exactly the same as the high-quality replica of the Thin Edge Full Radiance Tenmoku.