Kagaya could not see, but the sounds of swords clashing in the courtyard made him understand the situation. He was burning with anxiety, wanting to stop the conflict between Lexon and the Hashira.
"Yes, Master." Although Gyomei Himejima was confused in his heart, he still responded to Kagaya's words.
He quickly pulled out his "Nichirin Sword" from within his clothes.
Although it was called a "Nichirin Sword," it was not actually a sword, but a broadaxe and a spiked flail connected by a long chain.
The purity of the "Scarlet Crimson Iron Sand" ore used to forge this weapon was extremely high, and it was as heavy as a boulder. Only Gyomei Himejima, with his immense strength, could wield such a "Nichirin Sword."
Gyomei Himejima's expression became extremely solemn. The circulation of his Stone Breathing technique made his breaths long and heavy. The ferocious blue veins on his thick arms bulged, and immense power dragged the heavy long chain, bringing the spiked flail smashing down into the gap between Lexon and Rengoku's group.
"Bang!!!"
In an instant, the flail, imbued with powerful force, slammed violently onto the courtyard ground like a falling meteor, creating a deafening roar.
The pebbles on the courtyard ground were crushed to dust and quickly scattered by the resulting gust of wind.
The heavy flail sank into the large pit it had created.
The courtyard ground, which was already riddled with damage, became even more battered.
"Stop!!!"
Following the sound of the flail smashing into the ground was Gyomei Himejima's voice, which he bellowed from his diaphragm like a great bell.
The sound waves from his voice spread out in ripples, deeply penetrating into everyone's hearts.
Tengen Uzui, Kyojuro Rengoku, Giyu Tomioka, and Mitsuri Kanroji all halted their steps.
They looked at Himejima with confusion, while remaining on guard.
Gyomei Himejima moved his large body aside, revealing Kagaya's somewhat unwell face.
"Master!"
Tengen Uzui and the others called out with concern.
Kagaya waved his hand, indicating that he was alright. Then, he turned his head slightly towards Lexon's direction, who had his gaze on him, and said, "Do not conflict with Lexon. He is a member of the Demon Slayer Corps."
"They are too impatient," at this moment, the empty voice sounded leisurely.
Lexon walked over slowly.
The two sinister eyes on his neck that had been staring at Sanemi and Obanai gradually closed, neither opening again nor wandering under the flesh of his neck like the other eyes. It seemed they had reached their usage limit and needed some time before they could be used again.
And Sanemi and Obanai also gradually regained their mobility.
Although their faces were full of shock and uncertainty, they also stopped their attacks.
When the eyes on Lexon's neck had frozen them just now, Lexon had not taken the opportunity to attack them, and now he had even voluntarily released his control. So they vaguely sensed that Lexon had no ill intent.
But even so, they still gripped their Nichirin Swords tightly, remaining vigilant.
Watching this bizarre figure slowly approach the Master, Gyomei couldn't help but instinctively raise his long chain, making a rattling sound.
"Himejima, it's alright," Kagaya said to Gyomei with a smile.
Lexon knew he had triggered the other's stress response, so he didn't get any closer.
"Your current transformation seems a little different from before," Shinobu suddenly said.
'What does she mean? Shinobu knows Lexon is a demon?'
The various Hashira turned to look at Shinobu.
'No wonder Shinobu didn't attack just now. Is she hiding something?'
Lexon stood on the crater-filled ground. The dark pupils in which a faint ghostly fire burned sized up his current appearance, and then he said, "It is a bit different. It's probably because my strength has increased."
In fact, it wasn't just his appearance; even the demonization power he possessed had undergone a different kind of change.
The demonization skill Lexon had signed in for before could not be used in the sunlight. Like Muzan, he needed to obtain the Blue Spider Lily to eliminate this drawback. But as his strength increased, with the use of demonization and the stacking of similar abilities obtained from signing in on demons, the description of demonization had already changed to "can be used for a short time in the sunlight."
This was one of the reasons why Lexon dared to openly turn into a demon in broad daylight for everyone to see.
Aside from this, another change was that his current demonization, compared to before, finally had something akin to a self-contained Blood Demon Art. The sinister eyes on his neck that could freeze Sanemi and Obanai were an example of this.
Lexon's empty voice was like a chilling wind that pierced the soul, making one feel uncomfortable.
Coupled with the ominous aura that Lexon was constantly emitting at this moment, the combined impact had already caused several Kakushi members to faint.
Shinobu Kocho frowned. "Hurry up and change back to human. It's honestly quite disgusting."
"That won't do. Doesn't he want to prove something?" Lexon shook his head, his gaze shifting to Sanemi. "He got scared just now and closed his wound, so he can't prove that 'there are demons that don't eat people'."
A twitch went through Sanemi's face. 'It'd be strange not to be scared. A person suddenly turns into a demon emitting a terrifying aura, and inside the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters no less. Who knows what you're planning to do?'
"How about you cut yourself again?" Lexon asked.
Sanemi was silent. He once again raised his Nichirin Sword and slashed his arm, then flicked the blood-covered tip towards Lexon.
Normally, whether it was a strong demon or a weak one, they would have a certain instinctual reaction upon seeing blood.
Their eyes would light up, their expressions would become ferocious, and saliva craving to devour flesh and blood would continuously flow from their mouths.
This was the case for normal human blood, let alone the rarest of rare blood types, which could make a demon drunk and stimulate their instinctual reactions to the maximum.
But Lexon's reaction completely subverted the Hashira's impression of demons.
He actually dodged the blood Sanemi flicked over with a look of disgust, and even curled his lip, saying to Sanemi, "Could you not do something so impolite? It'll get my clothes dirty."
'How could this be?'
Sanemi was a little surprised. The aura emanating from the other was undoubtedly that of a demon, and an incredibly dense one at that. But why didn't he have even the most basic craving reaction?
"You?!"
"Are you that surprised? That a demon doesn't eat people," Lexon said calmly.
The tone of his words seemed to be mocking the other for being inexperienced.
Whether it was Gyomei Himejima, Tengen Uzui, or the others, they were all somewhat silent. It was indeed the first time they had seen a non-man-eating demon.
Even Giyu Tomioka, who had seen the human-like Nezuko, was a bit stunned at this moment. When Nezuko saw human blood and flesh, she would at least drool with desire. It was one thing for Lexon not to crave it, but why did he look so disgusted?
"By the way, why isn't he afraid of the sun..." Obanai felt the warmth of the sun on his own body and said to his colleagues, puzzled.
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