"Even killing demons?"
Doma's eyes were fixed on Kurozawa's face, seeking his answer.
This possibility was high, and it also meant that the threat Kurozawa posed would become unprecedented.
Kurozawa's expression remained unchanged, noncommittal.
He didn't speak, but the answer was obvious.
Seeing this, Doma narrowed his eyes: "It seems that's the case."
"A terrifying ability, and a terrifying person."
"However, this puts my mind at ease."
Based on Doma's understanding of Hongyue, he felt that she shouldn't create an existence that posed such a great threat to him. Therefore, Kurozawa might be a unique existence who underwent some kind of anomaly, unrelated to her.
Since that was the case, Doma no longer had any reservations and could confidently kill Kurozawa.
Turning his head to look at Kanae, Doma smiled lightly: "I'm helping the Demon Slayer Corps get rid of this Swordsman. When you come out, you really must thank me properly."
Kanae remained motionless in the ice crystals. He didn't know what she was thinking as she looked at the blood-soaked Lotus Town, littered with corpses.
Doma shifted his gaze back to Kurozawa. He slightly closed his eyes, his frivolous and casual expression turning serious.
Blood Demon Art: Crystalline Puppets! Five Ice Puppets that looked exactly like Doma condensed in front of him.
Seeing this scene, Kurozawa's expression also became solemn and serious.
These Ice Puppets were clearly Doma's most core Blood Demon Art, possessing the same abilities as his main body. They were clones with strength comparable to his. Within the Fighting Spirit Domain, the Fighting Spirit fluctuations of the five Ice Puppets were exactly the same as Doma's main body, without any difference.
He had thought that Doma unleashing three Ice Puppets before was already his full power, but he didn't expect that was far from his limit.
Five Ice Puppets... were five berserk Blood Demon Art machines.
"Only by quickly closing in on his main body do I have a chance!" In a flash, Kurozawa made his decision.
*Bang!* Tipping his toe, the ice crystal-covered ground suddenly cracked. Kurozawa's figure, like a nimble hawk, swept across the ground and attacked Doma. The Pitch-Black Aura swirling around him incinerated all the ice crystals that tried to invade his body.
Across from him, Doma's face had turned much paler.
The Blood Demon Art he used today was also very taxing on him, but as an Upper Moon, Doma had deep reserves and could still withstand the power of such a Blood Demon Art.
Reaching out towards Kurozawa, Doma pointed from afar.
Blood Demon Art: Frigid White Princess! Endless cold and frost condensed, forming giant ice lotuses on either side of the Ice Puppets, like guardians. These two ice lotuses had a diameter of over three meters, and on them were the forms of beautiful maidens with only their upper bodies exposed.
Each Ice Puppet had two such maidens beside them, totaling over ten giant maiden ice lotuses that appeared in Kurozawa's field of vision.
"Whoosh..."
These maidens gently parted their ice-sculpted lips, their bright eyes blowing fragrant air in all directions.
That was ice crystals filling the space, coming from all directions.
Crack, crack, crack... These ice crystals were different from the previous ones. Wherever they passed, it seemed as though the sound of freezing could be heard in the air. No, the air was indeed frozen. In mid-air, intricate, gnarled, winding ice crystal vines and ice pillars appeared, seemingly transforming into a new type of Ice Crystal Domain, like an ice crystal forest. These ice vines were also covered in dense, canine-tooth-like sharp points, their tips glinting with a faint cold light.
"Is this... transforming the battle environment?" Within this Ice Crystal Domain created out of thin air, the Fighting Spirit fluctuations and activity level of Doma and the Ice Puppets suddenly increased by several points.
Kurozawa had a large amount of Potential Points backing him up, making him bold due to his skill. He charged directly into the Ice Crystal Domain, crashing through like a Tyrannosaurus Rex.
*Boom, boom, boom...* The ice crystals were incredibly hard, but they couldn't compare to Kurozawa's physique.
He raised a hand to cover his face, not stopping when encountering obstacles, directly crashing through them. Like a rolling boulder, he crushed a large number of ice crystal vines. The ice crystals that had been shattered into dust still tried to drill into Kurozawa's mouth and nose, but they were now blocked by the Pitch-Black Aura and could only return fruitlessly.
At the same time, the maiden ice lotuses shattered, surging into the ice crystal forest along with the frost they exhaled, turning into a vast expanse of freezing frost mist.
If an ordinary person entered here, they would likely be frozen to death in an instant, with no possibility of survival.
Even with Kurozawa's physique, he felt a bit cold at this time, and white breath formed with each exhale.
He looked up and saw that the five Ice Puppets moved simultaneously, approaching Kurozawa extremely quickly by sliding on the ice.
Before Kurozawa could figure out where these Ice Puppets got the courage to actively approach him, they simultaneously leaped high into the air and clasped their hands together.
Blood Demon Art: Ice Bodhisattva!
Five towering Ice Bodhisattvas appeared before Kurozawa. At close range, their size seemed to blot out the sky, creating immense pressure. Moreover, their originally benevolent faces had turned ferocious, like enraged Vajra.
Amidst the swirling, violent air currents, the Ice Bodhisattvas raised their giant fists towards Kurozawa.
A strong wind blew against his face, causing the Pitch-Black Aura protecting Kurozawa's body to waver slightly. His pupils suddenly contracted.
"Five... and their Fighting Spirit fluctuations are stronger than before!"
With just a simple assessment of their combat power, Kurozawa knew he couldn't defeat these five Ice Bodhisattvas and five Ice Puppets.
Not only were the Ice Bodhisattvas incredibly powerful, but the Ice Puppets standing on their shoulders weren't just for show. They were like Blood Demon Art machine guns, constantly firing dense ice weapons at Kurozawa. Even with Fighting Spirit perception, he couldn't dodge all of them because the attack density was simply too high.
On the other side, about five hundred meters away from Kurozawa, Doma stood on his humanoid ice sculpture, his body trembling slightly. For a moment, he seemed unsteady on his feet, and the color in his face had almost completely disappeared, a visible sense of weakness filling his body.
Looking at Kurozawa's solemn expression, Doma took several deep breaths before slowly saying, "These are my limits."
"If you can crush them, then I'll surrender!"
Even during his bloody battle with Upper Moon Three, the Fighting Demon Akaza, Doma hadn't used his full power.
Because Akaza, whose entire skill relied on Fighting Spirit perception, was completely countered by him. As long as he created a vast Ice Crystal Domain, anyone inside who moved would inhale ice crystal dust, severely damaging their insides.
But his most frequently used killing move had no effect on Kurozawa, who was protected by the Pitch-Black Aura surrounding him.
In that case, Doma could only use his full strength, abandoning his insidious and roundabout fighting style to face Kurozawa head-on and kill him outright. Kurozawa currently gave him a sense that he was not to be trifled with, but Doma knew that in a full-power battle, Kurozawa was definitely no match for him.
Crack. An ice fist even larger than Kurozawa himself came smashing down and was blocked by his crossed arms.
The immense power transmitted through his arms immediately sent Kurozawa's body flying backward. His legs dug deep into the ice crystal ground, dragging out a deep gash dozens of meters long before he finally stopped himself.
One Ice Bodhisattva's body paused slightly after throwing a punch, but there were four more rushing forward, vying with each other to attack Kurozawa. Their enormous size made it hard to breathe.
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