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Chapter 672: The Unstoppable Night City and the Elusive Wumcan
Chapter 672: The Unstoppable Night City and the Elusive Wumcan
Upon activating the Vortex Pattern, one can significantly enhance their combat abilities, and a symbol of this activation appears as a distinctive pattern on the user's body, varying among the Pattern Swordsmen.
The patterns that appear on ordinary people are typically small, covering only half of one's face, but Night City's pattern is remarkably exaggerated in size.
Most patterns are simple geometric shapes, but Night City's design is intricate, depicting a figure holding a long sword in one hand and the Everafter Flower in the other, resembling a Ghast.
Not only is the pattern complex, but its size is also absurdly large. The black pattern resembles a tattoo, covering half of Night City's upper body and extending onto his face.
The pattern on Night City's face is that of the Everafter Flower.
But this isn't the end; the transformation of Night City's body hasn't stopped yet.
For an average person to activate the pattern, their body temperature needs to reach 39 degrees, and their heart rate must exceed 200 beats per minute.
However, Night City's current body temperature has soared beyond 43 degrees, and his heart rate has surpassed 300 beats per minute.
An ordinary person's body couldn't withstand such a burden, but Night City is no ordinary being; he is a Shinigami!
Even though he is no longer a spirit, his physical structure is far from that of a typical human.
The unleashed spirit energy, like a flood breaching a dam, surges forth before quickly receding at an astonishing speed.
However, this receding spirit energy doesn't return directly to Night City's body; instead, it begins to flow into the pattern on his skin.
The originally black pattern, infused with spirit energy, glows with a blue light, as if it had been charged.
This transformation makes Night City, who is shirtless due to the intensity of the battle, appear as if he's covered in glowing tattoos, exuding an overwhelming aura.
While the Vortex Pattern enhances combat abilities, its side effects are also significant.
According to records, the pattern consumes one's life force in advance, and those who activate it rarely live past the age of 25.
So far, only Keigen Enichi has lived beyond 25, and those who activate the pattern after this age will soon meet their end.
However, Night City's "pattern" is no ordinary one; it's more accurate to call it a "Spirit Mark."
Night City can sense that his "Spirit Mark" seems to consume a portion of his lifespan, but the amount is insignificant compared to the spirit energy it consumes as fuel.
In other words, this "Spirit Mark" is a way for Night City to exchange spirit energy for combat power.
The glowing "Spirit Mark" covering half of his body resembles a timer, and once the stored spirit energy is completely depleted, the mark will revert to its original black pattern.
At that moment, his power will be entirely exhausted, and he will enter a state of exhaustion.
Witnessing the dramatically transformed Night City, Gyutaro Kurumado, now a Jawsplitter Monster, is left dumbfounded.
He has seen the Vortex Pattern before, but he can confidently assert that it is not like Night City's.
Even the pattern of the former Keigen Enichi wasn't as unique as Night City's!
Ever since Night City activated his Spirit Mark, Gyutaro Kurumado has clearly felt that the danger emanating from Night City has intensified.
As the progenitor of demons, it's understandable for the villainous boss to undergo a transformation, but you're a human! How can a mere "vortex pattern" also have a transformation effect?
"Boom———"
With a single stomp, the ground beneath Night City crumbled like tofu, forming a large crater in an instant.
Countless man-eating demons, under Wuzan's control, attempted to form a wall to block Night City's path.
However, as a cold light flashed before them, these demons became like weeds, easily reaped by Night City's blade.
Witnessing the man-eating demons turn to ashes at Night City's feet, Tanjiro Kamado stared at his Sun Wheel Blade, feeling utterly defeated.
He now fully understood the vast difference in power between himself and Night City.
The man-eating demons he struggled to defeat with all his might were like insignificant minions to Night City, effortlessly dispatched.
Initially, Night City and Gyutaro Kurumado were separated by a hundred meters, but despite the many man-eating demons and whip tentacles obstructing his path, Night City closed the distance within a few breaths, reaching the demon before him.
As Gyutaro Kurumado appeared suddenly in front of him, a look of fear flashed across his eyes.
A crescent slash tore through the sky, not only piercing Gyutaro Kurumado's body but also slicing the building behind him in half!
A thin line appeared on Wuzan's body, and soon, the jawsplitter monster that Gyutaro Kurumado had transformed into was split into two from its gaping maw.
Unaware of Gyutaro Kurumado's abilities and traits, Night City merely reached out with one hand to grab the upper half of his body, while the lower half fell to the ground.
Even with his body bisected by the Sun Wheel Blade, the upper half of Gyutaro Kurumado, held by Night City, did not die. Instead, he stared at Night City's face, fear and joy mingling as he beheld the blue Everafter Flower on Night City's cheek.
Night City understood the fear in Gyutaro Kurumado's expression, but the source of his joy remained a mystery. Was the Demon King a masochist?
Night City had little interest in the Demon King's peculiar preferences; eliminating his opponent was the priority.
Holding Gyutaro Kurumado's head in one hand, Night City's hand began to emit intense heat, and he started chanting under his breath.
It was then that Gyutaro Kurumado realized why Night City possessed such incredible powers.
Not only was he a Demon Slayer Swordsman, but he was also a priest.
"I don't know why you didn't die when your head was crushed initially, but if I turn your body into ashes, even the Demon King should perish, right?
Oh sovereign, Carnal Mask, Ten Thousand Things, Feathered Assault, Crowned with Human Name! Azure Flame Barrier, Double Lotus, Distant Heavens Await the Abyss of Fire.
Breakthrough Technique - Seventy-Three: Double Lotus Azure Flame Plunge!"
Intense azure flames erupted from Night City's hand, their heat and range so immense that they formed a massive fire tongue in the air, engulfing an entire street below in a blue inferno.
(End of Chapter)
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