Xia Feng suddenly felt uncomfortable.
Hadn't he specifically said he didn't want a crow?
So why was another crow coming to him again?
Jigoro Kuwajima chuckled.
"It seems the Master has assigned a crow to me."
Then he frowned.
"But something's not right… If that's the case, why is it standing on your shoulder? That doesn't make sense."
Xia Feng could only sigh helplessly.
Jigoro didn't understand either.
At that moment, the crow spoke.
"Caw! Kaigaku is currently in the eastern forest! Former Thunder Hashira Kuwajima Jigoro and Special Advisor Xia Feng are requested to proceed immediately!"
After delivering the message, the crow flew away.
Xia Feng finally let out a sigh of relief.
Jigoro's body trembled slightly.
One hand pressed against his wound, while the other slowly moved to the hilt of his Nichirin Blade.
Xia Feng knew that Jigoro's emotions must be complicated.
After all, Kaigaku had once been his disciple.
Yet now, he had to be the one to end him.
"Let's go," Xia Feng said calmly.
"Sooner or later, we have to face it."
He turned and headed east.
Jigoro followed behind.
In the eastern forest—
Kaigaku had just driven his blade through the neck of a Demon Slayer.
A smug smile spread across his face.
He could clearly feel how much stronger he had become after turning into a demon.
The improvement was enormous.
"Just as I thought… once you become a demon, all those bottlenecks disappear."
"I no longer have to worry about damaging my body."
"My power can grow endlessly."
He sheathed his Nichirin Blade and continued walking deeper into the forest.
But soon, he suddenly stopped and turned toward the entrance.
Two figures appeared before him.
His eyes widened.
His gaze first landed on Jigoro—
Then quickly turned arrogant and twisted.
"Oh? So it's my master."
"At your age, you're still running missions?"
Jigoro pursed his lips and silently drew his Nichirin Blade.
"I came to kill you, traitor."
Kaigaku burst into laughter.
"Master, you probably don't realize how much stronger I've become after turning into a demon."
"Right now, you're no match for me."
He was confident he could kill Jigoro.
With his immortal body, as long as Jigoro didn't cut his neck—
And since Kaigaku knew Thunder Breathing perfectly, the moment Jigoro began a technique he could predict it.
That was his advantage.
The only person he feared was the Demon Slayer mentioned by Kokushibo.
The sixteen-year-old boy who had already killed Upper Rank Five and Six.
Even Muzan feared him.
Especially since intelligence suggested Xia Feng possessed the ability to erase a demon's regeneration advantage.
Jigoro glanced back at Xia Feng.
"Mr. Xia Feng… when I fight Kaigaku, please do not intervene."
"No matter whether I live or die."
Xia Feng nodded.
Hearing this, Kaigaku's fear disappeared completely.
He laughed loudly.
"You probably don't know this yet…"
"But I'm now the new Upper Rank Six of the Twelve Kizuki!"
He suddenly attacked.
"Thunder Breathing—Fourth Form: Distant Thunder!"
Although they were still more than ten meters apart—
Kaigaku's strike arrived in the blink of an eye.
This technique could barely be considered a ranged attack, extending the reach of the blade far beyond normal distance.
Jigoro responded instantly.
His blade flashed like lightning and pierced straight through Kaigaku's chest.
Thunder Breathing—First Form: Thunderclap and Flash.
Kaigaku looked down at the hole in his chest.
Then he turned back toward Jigoro behind him.
That technique…
It was the one he had never been able to master.
And now that very move had pierced through his chest.
"Damn it!! Why couldn't I ever learn the most basic technique?!"
Kaigaku roared angrily.
But when he saw his wound rapidly regenerating, a grin returned to his face.
"But it doesn't matter anymore."
"Even if Thunderclap and Flash is impossible to block…"
"All I have to do is protect my neck."
He looked excited.
Then he pointed at Jigoro's arm.
"But what about you?"
"Look at your injuries."
"Your wounds can't heal quickly like mine."
"Even though you used Thunderclap and Flash to dodge earlier, you still couldn't avoid everything."
Jigoro glanced at the wound on his arm, where blood continued flowing.
Kaigaku slowly approached.
"The human body always has limits."
"Because of those limits, humans can never fully unleash the potential of Thunder Breathing."
"Even if your techniques are more refined than mine…"
"In a prolonged battle, I will win."
"Eventually, you'll die by my hands… my master."
He raised his blade and pointed it directly at Jigoro.
"Being killed by your own disciple should make you proud."
"After all, I've surpassed the master."
Kaigaku's blade flashed again.
"Thunder Breathing—Sixth Form: Rumble and Flash!"
Lightning-like slashes erupted around him, forming a storm of electric strikes.
In an instant, Jigoro was engulfed.
The ground split apart under the lightning attacks.
Blood sprayed through the flashes of electricity.
But at the same moment—
Jigoro used the same technique.
Thunder Breathing—Sixth Form: Rumble and Flash.
Their lightning slashes clashed.
Most canceled each other out.
But several still struck their bodies.
For Jigoro, those hits were deadly.
Kaigaku laughed excitedly.
"See that, old man?!"
"This is the limit humans can never surpass!"
"My wounds will heal instantly!"
"But yours will only keep increasing!"
"That's the talent only demons possess!!"
Clang!
The sound of clashing blades echoed.
A broken blade fell to the ground—
Landing right at Xia Feng's feet.
Jigoro stared at the shattered Nichirin Blade in his hand.
His body was covered in horrifying wounds.
Almost no part of him remained unharmed.
Kaigaku had suffered similar injuries—
But in the blink of an eye, all of them regenerated.
Kaigaku swung his blade toward Jigoro's neck.
Jigoro didn't even have the strength left to step back.
Clang!
Another Nichirin Blade blocked the attack.
Kaigaku sneered.
"I knew you would step in eventually."
Xia Feng merely shrugged.
"Actually… I just thought of a better idea."
"You're Jigoro's disciple. It's normal that he can't bring himself to kill you."
"But you don't share that kind of mercy."
He placed a hand on Jigoro's shoulder.
Instantly—
Jigoro's wounds began healing rapidly.
Kaigaku had already heard about Xia Feng's healing ability.
But seeing it with his own eyes was a completely different experience.
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