The second battlefield.
The situation inside was quite intense.
Blue light and red flames constantly intertwined, and with the final collision, the two separated and stood opposite each other.
Akaza wiped his wounds, which rapidly healed.
Kyojuro Rengoku stood with his sword, slowly exhaling, blood dripping from his face onto the ground.
"Kyojuro! Become a demon!"
"Break free from this weak body, and let's embark on a stronger martial arts path together! You shouldn't stop here!"
Akaza continuously tried to persuade him, but Kyojuro ignored him.
His breathing slowly calmed, his eyes were very serious, his entire fighting spirit erupted, his hands gripping the sword hilt, and his fighting spirit surged.
Akaza looked at Kyojuro, who was still able to fight.
"Kyojuro, you... you still need to become a demon!"
Kyojuro Rengoku ignored him and instead adopted a fighting stance, then seriously declared, "I am the Flame Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps! I will slay evil demons! I will fulfill my responsibility as a Hashira!"
"Flame Breathing, Esoteric Art!"
"What immense fighting spirit! Kyojuro, become a demon! Let us fight to our heart's content!"
Akaza looked at the flawless Kyojuro Rengoku in front of him and laughed loudly.
Kyojuro Rengoku ignored Akaza, dedicating his entire being to the task.
"Ninth Form: Rengoku!"
He then charged towards Akaza like a fire dragon.
Watching Kyojuro Rengoku charge, Akaza smiled happily, while also adopting a fighting stance.
"Destructive Kill: Annihilation Style!"
With that, Akaza also charged forward, and the two collided.
The enormous impact shattered the large room.
At this moment, Kagaya Ubuyashiki, watching the live broadcast, stood up.
"Master, Kyojuro, he..."
"It's fine, someone has gone."
Facing Kagaya Ubuyashiki's unspoken words, Ye Xiao waved his hand and said calmly.
After all, no one would die in this battle.
Jing Keai had already gone, as such a passionate young man shouldn't die like he did in the original story.
Smoke billowed on the battlefield.
Immediately after, Akaza's incredulous voice was heard.
"How is this possible!?"
As the smoke cleared, Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had activated King's blessing, grabbed Akaza's wrist, which had struck Kyojuro Rengoku's abdomen.
Ignoring Akaza.
She turned to look at the injured Kyojuro Rengoku beside her.
"Yo, hot-blooded owl boy, I'll take over the next fight!"
Saying that, her "Camel" ability activated.
Shizuka Hiratsuka's sudden kick caught Akaza off guard.
A sharp pain in his abdomen sent him flying backward.
Kyojuro Rengoku looked at Shizuka Hiratsuka with some surprise.
So... so strong.
"Get some good rest!"
Kyojuro Rengoku stared at Shizuka Hiratsuka for a moment, then nodded in agreement, walking to the side to control his breathing and alleviate his injuries.
So, now it was Shizuka Hiratsuka's turn.
Akaza steadied himself, his eyes filled with shock and excitement: "Interesting, a woman can actually reach this level!"
With that, he once again charged at Shizuka Hiratsuka like a ghost.
The phantom images of "Bull" and "Phoenix" entered her body, and the White Horse's sun flames attached to her fists.
Shizuka Hiratsuka instantly charged towards Akaza.
Bang!
Fists collided, both sides striking with afterimages.
But Akaza suffered from the information gap.
With the last punch, the two pulled apart.
"How is this possible!"
Akaza looked at his hands, which had not recovered, and was somewhat stunned.
He actually couldn't recover!
"What did you do!"
"Didn't do anything, it's just the power of the sun!"
Shizuka Hiratsuka calmly said, clenching her hands, then looked at Akaza and said, "Mr. Hakuji, I will send you to the Underworld! After all, someone is waiting for you there!"
"What Hakuji! I'm A..."
Suddenly, many memories seemed to appear in Akaza's mind, and he paused for a moment.
Then he looked at his hands.
"No! No! Am I Akaza? No, my name is Hakuji!"
Akaza pounded his head, forcing himself to remember.
Due to the suppression of the sun's flames and Muzan's entanglement in the illusion, Hakuji's lost memories slowly returned, and tears gradually flowed.
Hakuji seemed to see something, slowly reaching out his hand to the air.
"Koyuki... Koyuki?"
"Husband, it's time to go home, father and the others are waiting for you~"
"Yes... home, home."
While Shizuka Hiratsuka was utterly bewildered, Akaza gradually dissipated.
"No? I just started, and the opponent surrendered?"
With Akaza's death, other good news also came in.
"Hahaha! The 'Score' is complete!"
"Bastard! If it's complete, then attack together! Why are you laughing there!"
"Coming."
Tengen Uzui, holding his twin swords, charged towards Gyokko, who was fighting Sanemi Shinazugawa.
Gyokko looked at the charging Tengen Uzui and Sanemi Shinazugawa, sounding a bit flustered.
"Blood Demon Art: Ten Thousand Gliding Slime Fish!"
"One... Two... Three!"
Tengen Uzui shouted, unleashing flamboyant techniques as he charged at Gyokko. Facing Gyokko's Blood Demon Art, Tengen Uzui integrated it into his own musical rhythm!
Then, he stared at the Blood Demon Art and charged towards Gyokko.
Sanemi Shinazugawa also cut down all the piranhas in front of him.
"Upper Rank Four!? Die! Wind Breathing, Sixth Form: Black Wind Mountain Mist!"
"Your filthy score has been seen through by me, die!"
The two appeared before Gyokko, and then three swords simultaneously slashed at Gyokko's neck.
In an instant, decapitation.
Upper Rank Four is dead!
And on the Serpent Hashira and Water Hashira's side.
Obanai Iguro, with Daki's head hanging from his waist, and Giyu Tomioka together decapitated Gyutaro.
Upper Rank Five is offline.
Hantengu's battlefield.
"Mitsuri! Go twist that guy's head off!"
"O-okay!"
Lily Flower River Hua held back Zohakuten's wooden dragons, and Yotsuya Miko directly restrained Zohakuten, making him unable to move.
Mitsuri Kanroji charged towards the Cowardly Demon.
Seeing Mitsuri Kanroji charging at him, the Cowardly Demon quickly fled.
But it was still too late, and he was directly caught by Mitsuri Kanroji.
She tried to twist the guy's neck with force but it was useless, "So hard! Can't twist it off!"
As Mitsuri Kanroji exerted force, the White Horse's flames appeared on her hands.
"W-what is this!! The sun?"
"No! No! You're bullying the weak..."
Before he could finish, the Cowardly Demon was burned to ashes, and Zohakuten also slowly disappeared.
"Phew~ Finally done."
"Miko-chan~ Mitsuri-chan~ I'm so hungry."
Lily Flower River Hua rubbed her stomach, complaining that she was hungry.
On the Butterfly sisters' side.
Butterfly Kanae activated her red blade, and then, with Transparent World, she and Shinobu Kocho cut off Rui's head.
Rui seemed to remember something, then disappeared from the spot.
(Brothers, since the Demon Slayer plot doesn't have much to see, many people want to see the main plot, so it's hastily concluded. We'll return directly to the main storyline tomorrow, so please bear with this chapter.)