Chapter 64: Slaying the Upper Rank

【Talent Anchor Anomaly, re-anchoring complete】

【Anchoring...】

Bai Cangshu was completely lost in the moment, having discarded everything else; his face seemed elongated due to his extreme speed, and his thrusting right hand, amidst the surging Ripple, looked as if it had truly transformed into a great golden spear.

At this moment, Kokushibo understood exactly what his opponent had done.

This man had actually opened the 【Transparent World】 as well! Facing this destructive spear strike, Kokushibo knew that once Muzan died, all ghosts existing because of Muzan would perish; he could not evade.

His breathing changed, and 【Kokushibo's Sword】, the ghost blade that had fused with his body, instantly sprouted tangled, root-like blades.

The flame-like markings on Kokushibo's left face seemed to come alive; Kokushibo's demon crest was already in a permanent state, but at this moment, illuminated by blood and fire, it was even more distinct.

【Moon Breathing, Sixth Form: Perpetual Night, Lonely Moon - Incessant】

His right hand holding the sword seemed to vanish, instantly unleashing countless vertical slashes; the sword light tore through the air. This strike was not intended to kill anyone; on the contrary, it was to force Bai Cangshu to not dare to strike.

But at this moment, Bai Cangshu, his entire body radiating white steam, ignored everything and smashed the 【Immortal Way Great Demon Spear】 into the sword momentum with a boom.

Both were powerhouses who had opened the 【Transparent World】, so any feint was meaningless; both knew that the other's strike... was real and true! Kokushibo's pupils constricted. The next moment, he felt the air in the entire space being driven over in an instant, like a violent shockwave.

Boom! The sword momentum shattered, and several crescent-like sword lights instantly shot out in all directions.

The right hand radiating golden Ripple suddenly pierced through the sword momentum and slammed into 【Kokushibo's Sword】. This ghost blade did not even resist for a moment before instantly snapping due to the power of the sun.

At this moment, the shock in Kokushibo's heart had only just emerged before he was pierced through the body by the golden Great Demon Spear.

Pfft! At the same time, Bai Cangshu felt the bones and flesh of his right hand breaking inch by inch starting from his fingertips, and large swaths of flesh were even shaved off by the sword wind.

The excessive force also made his right hand unable to bear the cost of this spear strike.

Boom! Kokushibo was shattered in mid-air by the 【Immortal Way Great Demon Spear】, and along with him, Bai Cangshu's right arm was also shattered.

Fresh blood sprayed out, and Bai Cangshu's entire face was dyed red; it was impossible to tell if it was his own blood or Kokushibo's.

But he did not notice at all; his left hand simply formed a blade-like palm and slashed horizontally with violence.

The Ripple in his palm weakened rapidly because the blood vessels in his right hand had been destroyed.

If 【Ripple Qigong】 had to be said to have any major weaknesses, it would be that one must maintain breathing at all times, and massive blood loss would lead to the inability to use Ripple Qigong; these two points were the fatal flaws of 【Ripple Qigong】.

Therefore, that ninja who previously used smoke bombs containing irritating gas had actually hit the mark by accident, effectively hindering Bai Cangshu for a moment.

And Doma's Blood Demon Art would also cause restraint to Bai Cangshu.

However, Bai Cangshu had a completely different personality from Kibutsuji Muzan; he was a "madman" who was very willing to put himself on the gambling table.

He knew full well that Doma could restrain him, but he was confident that his own 【Ripple Qigong】 also possessed a lethal, strong restraint against Doma; he firmly believed that he could kill Doma instantly before Doma could restrict him.

The golden Ripple was like the ripples caused by a hand-blade cutting through the air. Doma, spinning in mid-air, only had time to reach out his hand; the giant 【Sleeping Lotus Bodhisattva】 had only just condensed a Buddha head when it was slashed through the torso by the hand-blade.

Bai Cangshu's left hand was also dripping with blood, but Doma's head was cut straight open.

Bai Cangshu's momentum did not cease, and he slashed toward Kibutsuji Muzan, who was still desperately trying to absorb Nakime into his own body.

Pfft! With the smoothness of a hot knife cutting through butter, the golden Ripple was the purest force of restraint against the flesh of man-eating ghosts. Kibutsuji Muzan watched as his defenses, which even ordinary Pillar-level swordsmen could not break, were sliced open by the other's palm.

His courage was completely lost. In this instant, he felt a fear even greater than when he encountered Tsugikuni Yoriichi hundreds of years ago.

Half of Kibutsuji Muzan's body, along with the partially absorbed Nakime, was sliced straight open.

Furthermore, whether intentional or not, the part absorbing Nakime was directly severed by Bai Cangshu, and Nakime instantly began to melt.

"Argh!"

Amidst Kibutsuji Muzan's painful wails, his body exploded in an instant.

Bang! Countless flesh and blood splashed in all directions. At this time, Kokushibo's shattered body slowly landed. Kokushibo's head still retained consciousness, and for the first time, he opened his mouth to roar, "Muzan, kill him!"

"His hands are already ruined, and that Breathing Style cannot be used either!"

"Kill him!"

The light in Kokushibo's three eyes was dimming; his life was uncontrollably heading toward its end. But until this moment, his instinct as a swordsman still made him use the 【Transparent World】 to see Bai Cangshu's condition.

The flesh of Muzan falling like a rain of blood was silent, without any response.

Bai Cangshu walked in front of Kokushibo's head, squatted down, and picked up Kokushibo's head.

"Kokushibo, it is a waste that you grew so many eyes, yet you still cannot see through the essence of Kibutsuji Muzan."

"Weak, cowardly, hypocritical, incompetent, shifting blame..."

"Such a Kibutsuji Muzan is merely Human Scum; how could it dare to fight me to the death? Heh..."

The light in Kokushibo's eyes gradually dimmed, and finally, with a self-deprecating smile, he died completely.

【You have killed Upper Rank One, Kokushibo, and obtained 1800 Dimension Points】

【Advanced Mission: Enemy Flesh and Blood, My Sustenance, progress updated. Detected Kokushibo's strength as: Rank-Upper. Do you wish to complete the mission with this?】

【You have killed Upper Rank Two, Doma, and obtained 1600 Dimension Points】

【Advanced Mission: Enemy Flesh and Blood, My Sustenance, progress updated. Detected Doma's strength as: Rank-Mid. Do you wish to complete the mission with this?】

"Yes"

Bai Cangshu stood up, and the scorching white steam only then began to dissipate. Footsteps sounded outside the house; Liu Qi ran over holding a sword, with the professor and Elizabeth following closely behind.

The three of them were shocked upon seeing Bai Cangshu's appearance.

At this moment, Bai Cangshu, amidst the white steam, was like an Asura demon.

His muscles were swollen, his height exceeded two meters, and his muscles were explosively prominent.

His hands were completely covered in blood, and there was almost no intact place on his body surface.

As 【Ripple Qigong】 failed due to excessive blood vessel rupture and lung damage from the Blood Demon Art, Bai Cangshu's injuries could no longer be contained.

But in such a state, Bai Cangshu, who should have given people a sense of misery, was holding the heads of this world's 【Upper Rank One, Kokushibo】 and 【Upper Rank Two, Doma】 in one hand, giving off a terrifying sense of intimidation.

This guy actually single-handedly challenged a group of Upper Ranks, including Kibutsuji Muzan, and ended up killing the two highest-ranking Upper Ranks?! For a moment, even Liu Qi looked away unnaturally, unable to meet Bai Cangshu's gaze.

Liu Qi always felt that the person before him at this moment might be even more dangerous than when he was in perfect condition.

That feeling of having the hair on his back stand up just by looking at the other person was something he had only experienced when he was young, lost in the deep mountains of the Northeast, and encountered a Siberian tiger.

It was a very horrifying sense of oppression, as if from the top and bottom of the food chain.

"Cough, where is Kibutsuji Muzan? Did he run away?"

"I will go find him!"

Liu Qi jumped down into the basement, searching for traces of Kibutsuji Muzan.

Elizabeth also shifted her gaze, jumped into the pit, and turned on her optical instrument to try and find Kibutsuji Muzan, but she only saw a pile of shredded meat on the ground.

Finally, beneath that pile of flesh and blood, a thin, long tunnel resembling a rat hole was discovered; it seemed that some extremely tiny thing had dug a hole and escaped.

(End of chapter)