Shimizu discovered that the high temperature generated when using Breath of Separation was enough to offset some of the ice crystals, and the effect would be even better if he incorporated Lightning Release chakra to enhance its power.
However, Doma's Blood Demon Art had too wide a range and created too many ice crystals. Even Shimizu would still inhale a small amount of ice crystals.
But it didn't have a big impact. He only needed to use the Minor Disturbance Extraction Technique to get rid of these ice crystals before they could affect his body, and there wouldn't be any problems.
Carefully calculating, his abilities were actually quite restraining against Doma.
Currently, he probably hadn't used his full strength yet. At least, he hadn't used his strongest move, the Lotus Bodhisattva.
That was almost a teenage version of Susanoo.
But for Shimizu, this was just right.
Upper Rank Three was too weak and couldn't give him enough pressure to open the Transparent World, but Doma was just right.
Shimizu's figure flickered like lightning, and in coordination with Yoriichi Type One, he put great pressure on Doma.
Once the score was opened, Doma's every movement was reflected in Shimizu's heart like a clear mirror, allowing him to accurately capture every flaw Doma revealed.
"Oh, you're getting more and more powerful, is it an ability similar to Akaza-senpai's ability to sense fighting spirit? But unfortunately, Akaza-senpai can't beat me even with such an ability!"
Doma said with a grin, waving his fan again.
"Blood Demon Art · Crystal Children of God!"
Several small ice figures that looked exactly like Doma appeared, using their abilities together to besiege Shimizu and Yoriichi Type One.
"Blood Demon Art · Freezing White Princess!"
Ice lotuses in the shape of young girls emerged, blowing out endless cold air, almost freezing everything around them.
Shimizu didn't dare to use the breathing technique anymore, manipulating Yoriichi Type One to hold his sword in front of him and quickly retreat.
With this kind of all-round, no-dead-angle, large-scale attack, even if he could capture it with the score, he wouldn't be able to find an opportunity.
Fortunately, the Nichirin Sword in Yoriichi Type One's hand was now glowing red due to the high temperature caused by the electric current, turning into a Crimson Red Blade. At this time, he used the Tenth Form of Sun Breathing, Shining Divine Light, forming a vortex slash that bloomed like sunlight in front of him.
The high temperature of the Crimson Red Blade, combined with Sun Breathing, maximized the activation of the solar energy in the Nichirin Sword, producing a scorching aura like a blazing sun, causing the cold wave in front of Shimizu to disappear.
It's just that the temperature on the sword also gradually decreased due to heat transfer, retreating from the state of the Crimson Red Blade.
The Crimson Red Blade achieved with the help of external objects and the Crimson Red Blade after the true power has reached its limit have the same damage to demons, but if it is the latter, as long as the grip is strong enough, a single swing of the sword can turn the Nichirin Sword into a Crimson Red Blade, and it won't be so easy to have its temperature reduced by the cold air.
"Breath of Separation · Second Form · Flowing Dance of Separation."
Shimizu seized the opportunity and burst out with all his strength, stabbing with his sword towards Doma's head.
"Clang~!"
The golden iron fan collided with the Nichirin Sword, and a layer of frost spread out from the iron fan, permeating towards Shimizu's Nichirin Sword.
At this time, the several ice-person Doma also waved their ice fans, creating vines towards Shimizu, and those ice lotus snow princesses spat out cold air again.
This time, the Nichirin Sword in Yoriichi Type One's hand was no longer a Crimson Red Blade.
"Clang clang clang", the sound of swords and knives breaking ice crystals sounded.
Suppressed by Doma, Shimizu was not worried but happy.
At least, relying on the score, he didn't have to worry about not being able to protect himself.
If he wanted to run, Doma couldn't kill him. At most, he would activate the internal mechanism of Yoriichi Type One, at the cost of losing flexibility and some combat power, rigidly using Sun Breathing to temporarily hold Doma back.
What surprised Shimizu was that the pressure Doma brought him was indeed sufficient.
The realm above the score seemed to be faintly beckoning to Shimizu.
But in the next moment, that pressure suddenly decreased a lot.
"Insect Breathing · Bee Sting Dance · True Flutter!"
"Love Breathing · Second Form · Agonizing Love!"
Two agile figures quickly broke in from the edge of the battlefield, aiming straight for Doma's head.
It was Shinobu Kocho and Mitsuri Kanroji.
"Ah! Two beautiful ladies, I've been waiting for you!"
Seeing the arrival of the two girls, Doma showed a seemingly sunny smile and reached out to create countless ice pillars to shoot out.
"Shimizu-senpai! We're here to help you!"
Mitsuri Kanroji waved her Nichirin Sword, splitting the ice pillars shooting towards her, and said to Shimizu.
Even though she joined the Demon Slayer Corps several months earlier than Shimizu, and became a Pillar at the same time, she still called Shimizu "senpai" out of habit.
Shinobu Kocho relied on her extremely fast speed to avoid Doma's attacks, looking at the latter with hateful eyes.
Her sister, the former Flower Pillar Kanae Kocho, died at the hands of Doma.
Her lungs were almost completely frozen. If the sun hadn't just risen at the time, and Kanae Kocho had happened to have her last breath left, she wouldn't have even had the chance to see her sister's last face.
It was also from Kanae's mouth that she learned about the enemy's various characteristics as Upper Rank Two, and she knew that the demon in front of her was her enemy.
"Oh, that's a fast speed, faster than all the Pillars I've seen before."
Doma couldn't help but admire.
Shimizu frowned.
Why did these two come to make trouble?
"Shinobu, Mitsuri, you go to the village first to protect the swordsmiths, there is still an Upper Rank demon there."
Shimizu held his sword in front of him and said to the two.
"Shimizu, you and Mitsuri go first, leave this to me, and give it to me after you solve the matter in the village."
Shinobu fluttered her petite body to avoid the attack, answering.
She wanted to take revenge, but she also knew that the enemy was strong.
In her opinion, the only way to take revenge was to enter the game herself, let Doma devour her, and also devour the wisteria poison that she had been injecting into her body for a long time, weakening Doma, and finally let Shimizu and Mitsuri, who had solved the other enemy, come over to finish things off and kill Doma!
She also believed that as companions, the other two Pillars would never watch her go to her death, so she could only send them away first.
