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They had clearly tried every possible way to avoid the Demon Slayer Corps.
Ugh, I don't want to die...
"...I...I don't want to die!"
Driven by fear, Lingyu shouted out her true feelings.
As if half of his potential had been unleashed, his hands and feet, which had been severed by Xia Yan, regenerated in an instant.
Because Xia Yan had ruined her kimono, a perfectly good kimono had been turned into a sleeveless jumpsuit, exposing her fair arms and legs to the air.
Coupled with Lingyu's youthful figure and innocent face, it adds a touch of charm and creates a cute contrast.
However, Lingyuzi didn't pay attention to any of this; her attention was more focused than ever before.
For the first time since becoming a demon, he unleashed his Blood Demon Art with all his might.
Blood Demon Art: Demon Sprout!
A huge flower bud, composed of countless hard, sharp-edged leaves, emerged from the ground, engulfing Xia Yan like a giant mouth.
This is the strongest move of the Blood Demon Art that Zero has mastered.
Zero's Blood Demon Arts are all related to plants.
She can manipulate vine-like plant roots and can materialize the nutrients within her body, condensing them into tuber-like seeds for direct attacks.
Or they can coalesce these tubers into a shield to block their way.
It can also manipulate extremely hard, exceptionally sharp-edged blades to launch cutting-type attacks.
It was precisely because of this Blood Demon Art that she was given the name Zero-Yuko.
As the strongest move in her Blood Demon Art, "Blood Demon Art: Demon Sprout" is a technique that throws out countless sharp leaves from a flower bud like flying knives to shred the enemy.
However, Ling Yuzi was very clear that her attack could not possibly harm Xia Yan.
Instead of doing something futile, it would be better to find a way to temporarily trap Xia Yan and create an opportunity for myself to escape!
Seeing that Xia Yan was swallowed up by the flower bud formed by the leaves, Ling Yuzi still had no intention of attacking. She did her best to strengthen the leaves and wrapped them even more tightly.
This formed a bud-shaped cage with a strength no less than that of steel.
Without the slightest hesitation, she turned around and prepared to run away.
Just as she turned around, she vaguely saw a bright glint of a blade.
The next second, Lingyu felt a warm and gentle breeze that she couldn't escape envelop her, leaving her frozen in place, unable to move.
The comfortable feeling made her feel as if she had returned to her mother's embrace, and she even developed a sense of attachment.
But before she could fully savor this warm and comfortable feeling, the accompanying cold pain and fear were equally unavoidable and unstoppable.
A smooth and even gap suddenly appeared on the flower bud constructed by "Blood Demon Art: Ghost Sprout".
Moments later, a strong wind suddenly arose.
The enormous flower bud split in two through the crack in the middle, fell to the ground, turned to ashes, and scattered in the wind.
Xia Yan's tall figure strolled leisurely through the ashes, heading towards the direction where Ling Yuzi was.
at the same time,
Four sprays of blood suddenly erupted from Ling Yuzi's body.
The newly grown limbs were severed at the root once again, turning into ashes that were swept away and scattered by the gale.
And she fell face down to the ground once again.
It was exactly the same pathetic posture he had taken after falling flat on his face!
Chapter 196 Small Love, No Great Love
"You must have heard it too, the clear murmur of the divine wind..."
Xia Yan slightly twirled his sword, flicking off the bloodstains, his tone tinged with a hint of mockery.
He walked up to Ling Yuzi, grabbed her head like a basketball, lifted her up, and made her look at him.
"Storm Breathing - Second Form - Dragon"
The Mumei Shinpu Ryu sword technique, learned from the world of Kyo, is characterized by its incredibly fast and fierce sword strikes, making it a supreme killing technique.
Therefore, it is also known as the Unknown God's Romantic Killing Sword.
After being modified by the breathing technique, although it cannot be said to have completely achieved the magical effect of the original world's immortal arts due to the different laws of the world, its power and form of expression are not too different.
Let your heart vanish like darkness, let your techniques be as clear as light, and let your body blend into nature like a shadow.
Listen to all the voices, and with the swift winds of God, cleave through everything in the world!
This "Dragon Strike" is one of the 12 signature sword techniques of the Mumei Shinpu-ryu school.
It is also the foundation of all other profound mysteries.
This move can only be truly unleashed when the mind, skill, and body are all honed to their absolute limits.
Those struck by this sword will feel as if they are enveloped by a warm divine wind at the moment of death, but what follows is cruel pain and fear that cannot be avoided or stopped.
puff--
The severed limbs regenerated at high speed once again.
It's still the sixth moon of the Lower Moon, and although it's ridiculously cowardly, its basic stats are still up to par.
At least in terms of regeneration speed, it is far superior to ordinary ghosts.
"...I...I don't want to die..."
After completing the regeneration of his limbs, Zero did not engage in any actions such as attacking or fleeing.
She just murmured softly, her voice hoarse, as if talking in her sleep.
At this moment, the white-haired little demon's eyes were already filled with tears.
Clearly, the last bit of courage that Xia Yan had managed to muster earlier had been completely exhausted by Xia Yan's two consecutive nonchalant attacks.
If her eyes previously showed obvious fear and timidity, they have now become empty and desperate, like those of a puppet.
"I hate it... I hate it! I don't want to! I don't want to die!!"
The chase, which lasted for more than three hours, had already pushed Ling Yuzi's fragile nerves to their limit.
Although Xia Yan was pursuing her with a playful attitude, in Ling Yuzi's eyes, he was no less than a terrifying man-eating monster, chasing after her with a gaping maw.
She was truly running with the mindset of doing everything she could to escape.
She was so terrified that her mind went blank, and she didn't even notice that it was getting light. If Xia Yan hadn't reminded her, she might have just run until dawn and been burned to death by the sun.
Despite two consecutive failures and giving it his all, he couldn't even stop Xia Yan for a second.
This completely snapped the last thread in her mind.
"Waaaaaah..."
"Why! I've tried so hard to hide, why are you still looking for me...?"
"No...I don't want to...This is awful! This is terrifying! I don't want to die, I don't want to die!!!"
This white-haired loli, who had at least dozens of names on her hands, was lifted up by Xia Yan by the head, and cried with her head in her hands.
She cried terribly, like a child who had been bullied terribly.
Xia Yan tilted his head.
"I don't recall saying I was going to kill you, did I?"
"Really!?"
The crying stopped suddenly.
Ling Yuzi looked at Xia Yan with teary eyes, her cute little face giving her a pitiful appearance.
After falling twice, his face was covered in mud and dust. After being washed away by tears, the ghost looked like a cat with a dirty face, which added to his comical appearance.
The fear and despair in their eyes vanished, replaced by the joy of escaping death.
Clearly, they had taken Xia Yan's words as their last lifeline.
If Xia Yan were to tell her at this moment that he was joking and still intended to kill her, this cute-looking ghost loli would probably have a mental breakdown on the spot.
However, this time, Xia Yan did not lie to Ling Yuzi.
After all, his initial purpose for this trip was to capture a Lower Moon demon to test the medicine.
As for whether the ghost is dead or alive after the results are obtained, that depends on its appearance and behavior.
Clearly, given its pleasing appearance, Zero-Spirit could survive if it cooperated with others.
As for the Demon Slayer Corps' duty and obligation to exterminate all demons...
He never took it to heart.
After all, he killed the ghosts not out of hatred or for any sense of justice, but simply for fun.
Perhaps those who had everything taken away by the demons became pillars.
The one who had everything taken away became the string.
However, Xia Yan's experiences from childhood to adulthood have left him with no good impressions of either humans or ghosts.
He exists as an independent individual, detached from worldly affairs.
Therefore, it is possible to view the relationship between the two groups dialectically from a purely third-party perspective.
To him, there was really no difference between ghosts and humans.
At most, the ghosts are stronger and more resilient, allowing him to have more fun, while most people are fragile and sensible, and will not easily offend him, so he takes pleasure in killing ghosts.
Xia Yan does not categorize himself into any particular group.
They also won't extend their affection for a particular individual to the corresponding group simply because they like that individual.
From the perspective and theory of a certain religion, he belongs to the type of person who only has small love but lacks great love.
Xia Yan only cares about a few individuals; he doesn't care at all about groups, countries, ethnicities, races, or societies.