When Kurozawa left the house with Kanae, he had already decided to first settle Kanae somewhere safe and then return alone to deal with Hyuga Wu. If Kanae were nearby, Kurozawa's attempt to harm Hyuga Wu would inevitably be stopped by her, which was why Kurozawa formulated this plan.
Kurozawa was very fast. His entire body transformed into a streak of black lightning in the mountains, moving towards Hyuga Wu's house like a flickering aurora. In less than ten minutes, he was back at the edge of the small village.
His Fighting Spirit domain expanded, covering the entire village, searching for Hyuga Wu's exact location.
As soon as Kurozawa slightly closed his eyes, a look of surprise appeared on his face. Within his Fighting Spirit domain, Hyuga Wu's trace was no longer present.
"He knew I'd come back to kill him and ran away?"
Perhaps as soon as I and Kanae left, Hyuga Wu immediately left this village where he was born and raised. Well, given his experiences, there really isn't anything here worth lingering for.
Kurozawa opened his eyes, his brows slowly furrowing.
He didn't leave immediately but cautiously walked into Hyuga Wu's house. Pushing open the door, he only saw the familiar layout; the person inside was gone.
In less than twenty minutes total, the place was the same, but the person was gone.
"That kid Hyuga Wu is really fast."
Connecting Hyuga Wu's situation to the many similarities he shared with the protagonist of the Demon Slayer world, Kurozawa felt a strange headache, as if he saw a formidable enemy rising.
"His Constitution is just that of an ordinary person; he shouldn't have gone far."
"I must find him tonight, no matter what, and eliminate this potential threat!"
In his dark, deep pupils, there was a cold, chilling killing intent. Kurozawa had previously investigated Hyuga Wu's Fighting Spirit, and its characteristics had been memorized. As long as he pursued using his Fighting Spirit perception, he would definitely catch up at his speed.
Closing his eyes tightly again, Kurozawa tilted his head back, spreading his arms.
In Kurozawa's vision, the colors of the entire world changed dramatically. The Fighting Spirit domain expanded silently and rapidly outwards. The closer to Kurozawa, the clearer his perception; the farther away, the blurrier it was.
But as long as he could perceive it, whether blurry or clear, it was enough.
"Found you!"
Kurozawa's eyelashes trembled, and he suddenly opened his eyes. To the southeast, he vaguely perceived Hyuga Wu's Fighting Spirit.
Total Concentration Breathing! Demon Slayer Mark Unleashed!
A powerful aura was released, and Kurozawa turned without hesitation.
*BANG!* The house door shattered, and a gust of wind rushed out. Kurozawa's figure vanished from the spot.
Meanwhile, in the dense forest about five kilometers away from Kurozawa, Hyuga Wu, who had been running rapidly, suddenly felt the hairs on his body stand on end. A terrifying feeling of being targeted by a beast rose in his heart.
He was startled and turned his head to look behind him.
In his naked eye, there were dark, silent ancient trees and rocks in the mountain forest. In his Fighting Spirit perception, Kurozawa's powerful Fighting Spirit was dazzling like a firefly in the dark night, rapidly approaching him.
The precise intuition of a Fighting Spirit master was simultaneously manifesting in Hyuga Wu.
"As expected, he still wants to kill me!"
Kurozawa's downward slashing gesture and the smile on his face appeared in Hyuga Wu's mind. He pursed his lips and immediately started running for his life further away.
Due to the significant speed difference, the distance between the two was rapidly closing.
As long as he could lock onto Hyuga Wu's location, Kurozawa could catch up to him within ten minutes and eliminate the future threat forever.
Behind him, as the distance closed, a look of confusion appeared on Kurozawa's face.
"What's going on? His Fighting Spirit has changed so much?"
"It's like condensed Fighting Spirit that only appears when one practices a Breathing Technique... how could it suddenly appear on him?"
"Did I chase the wrong person?"
In an instant, Kurozawa fell into self-doubt. However, his gaze quickly calmed down again. Without slowing down, he continued to close the distance between them by locking onto Hyuga Wu's location through his Fighting Spirit.
"No matter how it changes, the essence is still the same. I didn't mistake him."
"Such a strange change happened in a short time... I absolutely cannot let him go." The anomaly in Hyuga Wu's body intensified Kurozawa's killing intent.
Given the current situation, if no accident occurred, he was determined to take Hyuga Wu's life. The closer they got, the more accurate his Fighting Spirit perception became, and the firmer the scent lock was. It was impossible to lose track of him.
At the same time, the fleeing Hyuga Wu tried changing directions several times, but as soon as he turned, Kurozawa followed, obviously knowing his location.
"This is bad, he can lock onto my position..."
In just the time it took for a single breath, Hyuga Wu realized Kurozawa's ability: "The markings on my body are the same as his. The perception ability I currently possess appeared with the markings, so he most likely possesses the same ability, which is why he can lock onto my location from afar and chase me."
"If this continues, won't I be certain to die?"
Since he was locked onto by the opponent, there was no use in running any further. For a moment, a thought of despair arose in Hyuga Wu's heart, but after only a few seconds of dejection, his will became firm again.
Hatred is always the most powerful motivation in this world. Hyuga Wu continued to run while desperately thinking of a countermeasure.
"Only by breaking his sensory lock will I have a chance to escape!"
As soon as the idea struck him, Hyuga Wu began to explore the use of his own Fighting Spirit. He expanded his own Fighting Spirit domain. His vision was filled with Fighting Spirit of various colors. The Fighting Spirit of each thing was uniquely distinct, possessing a one-of-a-kind fluctuation.
"These fluctuations..." Hyuga Wu's eyes lit up. He felt he had grasped the key point.
Following Hyuga Wu's will, the fluctuations of his Fighting Spirit gradually slowed down, becoming stable.
And the more stable the Fighting Spirit fluctuations, the weaker the aura revealed to the outside world. Hyuga Wu simultaneously discovered the changes in himself. The entire process encountered no problems and went very smoothly.
"A sufficiently low fluctuation will definitely be able to evade his sensory lock!"
Hyuga Wu, just like Kurozawa back then, actively suppressed his own Fighting Spirit fluctuations. His already weak aura began to slowly fade.
Two kilometers away, Kurozawa's pupils contracted sharply.
"No way, Hyuga Wu's Fighting Spirit fluctuations are rapidly weakening. He's suppressing his own Fighting Spirit? How is he doing that?"
Realizing the seriousness of the situation, faint bloodshot lines began to appear in Kurozawa's eyes.
Using the still unrefined Higan Suzume Eye, his speed increased further.
As long as he could close the distance to within two kilometers before Hyuga Wu released his Fighting Spirit lock, Kurozawa could find him using his tracking methods.
However, just then, a Demon with a green face and fangs suddenly rushed out from a nearby shadow and pounced fiercely at Kurozawa.
Kurozawa furrowed his brow, punched its head, causing it to explode, and then continued to pursue Hyuga Wu.
At the same time, a massive boulder above and to the side loosened and rolled down, crushing towards Kurozawa.
Kurozawa's expression hardened. He continued his forward momentum and shattered it, but then, less than ten seconds later, he stepped forward and felt a light, unstable sensation instead of the solid ground.
Bang! Kurozawa stepped into empty space, and his entire body disappeared from the ground.
Coming back to his senses, Kurozawa looked around and found himself at the bottom of a circular pit nearly two and a half meters deep. At the same time, waves of pain came from his calf.
Looking down, he saw a rusty iron animal trap biting into his calf. The uneven, mottled iron teeth had broken through Kurozawa's skin and were firmly gnawing at his calf muscle.
Delayed by these consecutive incidents, Hyuga Wu's Fighting Spirit disappeared from Kurozawa's perception.
Inside the pit, Kurozawa's expression was gloomier than ever before.
Because of the precise intuition of his Fighting Spirit perception, combined with the strange events of the night, Kurozawa vaguely sensed that some inexplicable malice was targeting him. This malice had no discernible source; it seemed to be everywhere.
Moreover, this was absolutely not a hallucination.
"What is this... Is this world against me?"
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