Demon Slayer: My breathing technique went awry after Nezuko pushed me down.

Upon closer examination, the ability to freely change the direction of the opponent's force and alter their attack trajectory represents a tremendous boost in battles where every second counts.

If used properly, this ability is enough to help him avoid the vast majority of damage.

nice one!

"Your Blood Demon Art is truly a wonderful thing!" Bai Chuanyu whispered excitedly, his footwork suddenly changing!

Light and elusive, like a fox spirit in the forest.

"Since a straight line is useless, let's try this trick!"

"Breath of Color - Second Form -"

This time, the pink figure no longer pursued top speed in a straight line, but instead took unpredictable steps.

Its trajectory was unpredictable, sometimes turning left, sometimes darting right, leaving behind a series of dazzling afterimages around the Arrow Demon!

"Wh...what!"

Arrow Demon was instantly dumbfounded, and his hands frantically moved left and right, but he couldn't keep up with the speed of Bai Chuanyu's flash.

"Too fast...too fast! No, it's too chaotic!"

Arrow Demon's forehead was covered in cold sweat. In order to capture Bai Chuanyu's figure, he opened not only the heterochromatic pupil in his palm, but also his eyes, which had been tightly closed.

But it still didn't work.

His "Red Arrow" needs to lock onto a target in order to be effective.

If you really can't lock onto it, at least you should predict the direction of the other party and generate an outward pulling force to protect yourself and prevent the other party from getting close.

He just used this move to repel Shirakawa Yu.

But now this guy's movements have completely changed!

It became completely unpredictable, and his eyes and reactions couldn't keep up at all!

"No! I can't keep up! I can't see the direction of his attack, I can't even predict it!"

Arrow Demon was horrified; fear was like ice water poured over his head.

He didn't understand, since the man clearly didn't have any talismans on his head.

He clearly couldn't see the Crimson Arrow at all.

How was he able to dodge it so precisely?

In fact...

Bai Chuanyu didn't completely dodge; he simply changed position immediately after encountering the Crimson Arrow.

Foxwalker's main selling point is its agility and speed.

In addition, given the difference in their individual abilities, the Arrow Ghost simply couldn't react in that instant of contact.

As the pink afterimage flashed past, it pierced through the repulsive arrows he had hastily laid out, like a ghost, and rapidly approached!

Who knows what's going on with this? This can't go on!

I'll die!!!

He closed his already useless normal eyes in terror, focusing all his attention on the pair of heterochromatic eyes in his palm.

With his palms facing outwards, he crossed his hands in front of his body.

Those yellow eyes, the core of the Blood Demon Art, with arrow-shaped pupils, suddenly shed blood tears and slammed shut.

"Get out of my way!!!"

With a sharp shout, countless red arrows shot out from the Arrow Demon's body, rushing in all directions.

Since we can't see the direction he came from!

Then push everything around you away!!!

"Buzz!"

With an invisible wave, the pebbles around the Arrow Demon, the grass on the ground, and even the surrounding air all turned into a powerful shockwave and were violently thrown back.

however!

The scene that was expected—a figure being bounced away from him—did not occur.

Instead, a soft murmur reached my ears.

"Breathe of Color, One Form, Heroine".

A massive pink blade of light silently appeared and then silently fell.

The source was none other than Shirakawa Yu, who, seeing the situation was not good, had already pushed Shirakawa Yu more than ten meters away.

He truly hadn't expected that this Arrow Demon, after receiving Muzan's enhancement, would be so much stronger than before.

Good heavens, they've turned a simple one-line control scheme into a Shinra Tensei (a popular Japanese military exercise).

it's fine.

He's not some stubborn fool.

If you can't get close enough, then use ranged attacks.

Abandoning intensity, the ten-meter-long blade of light condensed at the fastest speed, vanished in a flash, leaving only a sky full of dissipating pink air currents.

At the end of the blade's flash, Arrow Demon's arms were severed at the root!

"Aaaaaah—!!!"

A piercing scream, intense pain, and the terror of briefly losing his Blood Demon Arts caused Arrow Demon to stagger backward.

No! We can't win!

He felt that the other party was just playing with him.

Whether it was speed or strength... he had absolutely no chance to fight back!

Run! Get out of here!

He wanted to run away, but Shirakawa Yu didn't stop him.

But as the arrow-wielding ghost staggered to his feet, he glanced back in a fleeting, almost startled look...

But he witnessed a scene that froze his soul.

Under the moonlight, Shirakawa Yu had arrived at his severed arm at some point and stood there quietly.

With a deft thrust, a flick, and a sweep, the tip of the knife aimed at the severed arm below, which was gradually turning to ashes.

One of the heterochromatic eyes belonging to his palm was precisely flicked away by Bai Chuanyu.

It traced an arc and landed in Shirakawa Yu's already outstretched palm!

Then, under the utterly horrified gazes of everyone (ghosts) in the courtyard—

Bai Chuanyu slowly raised his hand, tilted his head back, grinned, and looked fervent.

Tanjiro: "Brother, what are you going to do—"

Tamayo: "Mr. Shiro, please don't—"

Arrow Demon: "Kid, are you crazy?!"

Amid their gasps, before the eyeballs could turn to ashes, Shirakawa Yu loosened his grip.

"Gudu."

His Adam's apple bobbed as he made a clear swallowing motion.

At this moment, time stood still.

Tanjiro's eyes instantly reddened, his mind going blank. "It's over... Senior brother has gone mad... Master, I'm so sorry, I didn't keep a close eye on Senior brother..."

Tamayo covered her mouth, her light purple eyes filled with disbelief.

Even Yushiro, supporting his hard-won half-grown body, stared wide-eyed with his mouth agape.

But the most shocking thing was Arrow Ghost himself.

He watched helplessly as the eye in his palm was swallowed whole, momentarily forgetting even the excruciating pain of his severed arm.

He instinctively looked at his rapidly regenerating arms—

New palms have grown out, with the same skin, nails, and lines...

However, the yellow arrow-shaped eyes that represented his power should have regenerated in his palm...

But only two tightly closed slits of flesh remained.

Where are the eyes?!

My eyes are so big!?

Seemingly realizing something, Arrow Demon quickly shifted his body, attempting to release Crimson Arrow again.

but......

His body was completely empty.

It...disappeared! ? ?

His Blood Demon Arts... his most prized ability... has vanished?!

A terrible thought flashed through my mind.

Arrow Demon raised its head in disbelief, pointed at Shirakawa Yu, and said in a trembling voice, "You...you swallowed mine—"

Before he could finish speaking, a "power" that he was extremely familiar with, yet which was no longer under his control, suddenly came from in front of him.

They roughly grabbed his body, lifted him up like a doll, and rushed towards Shirakawa Yu!

"Ugh!"

Arrow Demon screamed and flew involuntarily toward the demon.

When he was forced to stand close to Shirakawa Yu and meet his eyes, Arrow Oniya Haba's last shred of sanity... snapped.

Those black eyes, which were originally smiling, have now turned into an eerie golden yellow!

Even more terrifying was that at the golden center were a pair of orange arrow-shaped pupils!