oh, that guy, yeah that guys an asshole, and with respawning cat ladies it's even harder. I've found that the jump attacks with unlabored flawlessness and lunar staff are your best bet against him.
him himself is no problem its the fire ninjas and Gala fiends you have to fight to get there that's so difficult. i used up every health item i had just getting there then i got cheap shoted by his pack of sliding fiends then thrown by a new move he apparently has. if it was just him i would have exited out of the game when i lost my rebirth and tried again.