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"My god… Rin san… he actually sent that Upper Rank flying with nothing but physical strength?!" Zenitsu rubbed his eyes, his jaw nearly dropping to the ground.
"What an incredible punch! That definitely isn't something an ordinary Breathing Style can achieve!" Kyojuro Rengoku was equally stunned.
In the distance, amid the swirling dust..
"Cough, cough… Hahaha!"
Akaza flipped back onto his feet. The dented sternum in his chest twisted grotesquely, then fully regenerated in less than two seconds.
Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, he stared at Rin. There was no hint of fear in his eyes—only a growing frenzy.
"Magnificent! Such a powerful body, such flawless dodging techniques! You are undoubtedly the strongest human I've encountered in a hundred years!"
Akaza roared wildly, his legs suddenly exploding with power.
"Come! Draw your sword! Let me see your true strength!"
"Destructive Death: Air Type!!"
Akaza leapt into the air and unleashed dozens of punches toward Rin in rapid succession.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Dozens of compressed shockwaves—visible in the air like artillery shells—blasted toward Rin from every direction.
Facing the overwhelming long-range barrage, Rin let out a bored sigh.
"I sparred with you a little using taijutsu, and you actually started thinking you're impressive? These limp amateur punches are ten thousand miles behind a certain bushy-browed guy in a green jumpsuit I know."
As he spoke, Rin slowly raised his right hand.
Zzzzt—!
Violent blue lightning instantly gathered in his palm, forming a blinding mass of crackling thunder.
Facing the dozens of whistling air cannons, Rin didn't even bother to dodge. He simply swung his hand toward them.
Lightning Release: Chidori Current!
Rumble—!!!
Blinding lightning surged outward like a bursting flood.
The compressed air cannons—powerful enough to flatten a train—were instantly torn apart the moment they touched the overwhelming Lightning Release chakra of the Chidori Current.
Not only that, the raging lightning net continued forward without losing momentum, spreading like an inescapable web that trapped Akaza in midair.
"AAAAAH—!!!"
With a shrill scream, Akaza's skin charred black under the intense heat of the lightning. His muscles convulsed uncontrollably as he crashed to the ground like a piece of burnt charcoal.
"Your regeneration ability is indeed somewhat interesting."
Rin stepped forward, walking up to the smoking Akaza and looking down at him.
"However, let's end this child's play."
Akaza struggled to push himself up. The charred skin on his body rapidly peeled away under his powerful regeneration, fresh flesh growing beneath it.
He glared at Rin. For the first time, a clear hint of anger appeared in his once-proud golden eyes.
This man… had fought the entire time using only one hand. He hadn't even drawn the sword at his waist.
"Don't look down on me!!!"
Feeling his martial pride thoroughly insulted, Akaza let out a hysterical roar.
He forced all the blood in his body to its boiling limit, and the snowflake pattern beneath his feet expanded to its maximum size.
"Technique Development: Destructive Death — Annihilation!!!"
This was Akaza's strongest single-target killing technique.
All of his power and fighting spirit converged perfectly into his right fist at that moment.
With a terrifying sonic boom, Akaza's figure vanished from where he stood. The air itself compressed into a visible white shockwave under the force of that punch.
He intended to crush this arrogant man into pulp with a single blow.
"Watch out!!!" Tanjiro and Kyojuro Rengoku shouted anxiously from afar.
However, in the face of Akaza's ultimate strike.. Rin's expression didn't change in the slightest.
Within those eerie crimson eyes, the three tomoe suddenly linked together.
Hum—!
A dark crimson pattern resembling a hexagram formed instantly within Rin's pupils.
Mangekyō Sharingan.
"Since you're so confident in your fists…"
Rin watched coldly as Akaza rushed to within less than half a meter of him.
"Then I'll use absolute power to crush your ridiculous pride."
Boom!!!
A surge of tangible purple chakra erupted violently from Rin's body without restraint.
Cold, violent, and filled with destructive power, it was an energy no one in this world could possibly comprehend.
Under the stunned gazes of Tanjiro, Kyojuro Rengoku, and even the charging Akaza, The purple chakra condensed and materialized around Rin.
Massive skeletal ribs formed out of thin air, wrapping around him protectively.
Susanoo (Skeletal Form).
"What is that thing?!"
Akaza's pupils shrank to pinpoints, but the punch he had already thrown with all his strength could no longer be withdrawn.
"Break for me—AAAAAH!!!"
Akaza roared madly as his right fist, carrying overwhelming destructive force, slammed into the thick purple skeletal ribs.
Clang—!!!
A deafening metallic impact rang across the night.
A terrifying shockwave erupted from the collision point, instantly blasting away a thick layer of soil within a radius of dozens of meters.
However....
As the dust rapidly cleared, a horrifying scene emerged.
The massive purple skeletal ribs didn't even have a single crack after taking Akaza's strongest strike head-on.
K… crack…
At the same time, the crisp sound of bones shattering echoed through the silent wasteland.
It came from Akaza's arm.
Under the terrifying recoil, his proud right arm began to shatter from the fist upward. Bone fragments burst through the skin as blood sprayed everywhere, the entire arm collapsing completely.
"Im… impossible…"
Akaza stared blankly at his ruined right arm, then looked at Rin, who stood within the purple ribs without even a wrinkle on his clothes.
His martial arts.
His ultimate technique.
His pride and strength.
Before the defense of that purple skeleton, it all seemed utterly laughable.
"Is that all the strength you have?"
From within Susanoo's protection, Rin looked down at Akaza below him.
The purple chakra surrounding Rin suddenly surged violently.
Outside the skeletal ribs, a massive arm formed from condensed purple chakra materialized in an instant.
"You're done hitting... Now it's my turn."
Rin casually raised his right hand and brought it down.
Boom!
The enormous purple skeletal hand descended from above with a terrifying rush of wind and slammed straight into Akaza.
Bang!!!
The ground shook violently.
A massive crater formed instantly at the point of impact.
"Pwah—!"
Pinned firmly at the bottom of the crater beneath the heavy purple skeletal hand, Akaza let out a miserable cry.
Nearly seventy to eighty percent of his bones shattered under that single strike. His internal organs were crushed into pulp as blood mixed with fragments of flesh and organs sprayed from his mouth.
No matter how powerful his vaunted regeneration was, under this terrifying, absolute pressure, Akaza could barely move a single finger.
Pride? Dignity?
Before the overwhelming power of Susanoo, Akaza's mental defenses were utterly crushed in that moment.
[Ding! Detected that the host has violently crushed the martial pride of Upper Rank Three 'Akaza' with absolute dominance!]
[The original tragedy of the Flame Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, dying from fatal injuries has been forcibly changed!]
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining a generous reward of dimension points: 6,000!]
The pleasant system notification sounded in Rin's mind.
Rin dismissed the purple skeleton surrounding him.
He stepped to the edge of the crater and looked down at the Upper Rank demon who had completely lost his will to fight. A cold smile curved on his lips.
"So… do you still want to turn me into a demon?"
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