After all, the situation at that time was crowded, and the most troublesome thing for Xuan Hao was that he had to pull out the Nichirin Sword to kill the ghost, so if he took action directly, it would probably cause unnecessary commotion.
So he thought, 'Is there any way to kill ghosts without using the Nichirin Sword?' In fact, he had been thinking about this question for a long time, but he never got the answer.
It wasn't until he experienced the "Nightmare" dream in the second chapter before and helped Xiaomei send her and her brother, the prostitute Taro, into "reincarnation" that he suddenly realized that the "soul" seemed to be a very interesting thing? To put it simply
Killing the opponent may not require such brutal direct action, but the same goes for destroying the 'soul'.
So Xuanhao did just that.
He had experienced the world of the 'Dragon Clan' and had some understanding of areas such as the 'Nibelung'. Then he combined his mastery of soul power with his previous feelings when the knife accidentally entered the 'blank' space to try to create
came out of its own 'field'.
This is just a 'field' that is still in its infancy, and it doesn't even have a name, but it would be completely wrong to crush the soul of Hantengu.
Hantengu died like this in an "unexplained" way. Oniibutsuji Muzan's side must have gone crazy, right? After all, they sent three winding ghosts, but in the end they were all destroyed, and it can even be said that they failed to have the slightest effect.
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There is not much room left for Wuhan to choose at this moment. If he is not stupid, he should realize that the era is no longer the era where humans were slaughtered by ghosts hundreds of years ago. The world is constantly changing. The Demon Slayer Squad
It is also gradually developing and growing. If only one person is strong, he may be able to use accidents to cover up the past, but what about a group of people?
Nowadays, almost every 'Pillar' in the Demon Slayer Corps can threaten the Demon Swordsman. Although it is far from being able to threaten Mukai, with his IQ, he should not be able to feel the sense of crisis at all.
With a sufficient sense of crisis, Mukai will be forced to take action. If he is not willing to hide from the light of day for hundreds of years like before, then he should take action now. After all, although he does not know what is going on inside the Demon Slayer Corps
What changes have taken place, but now anyone with a discerning eye can probably see that if the Demon Slayer Corps is allowed to continue to grow and develop, there will be no room for ghosts to survive.
His own living space is getting smaller and smaller, which is probably the last thing Wuhan wants to see, who has been forced to live in the shadows.
Hundreds of years have passed, and he has finally integrated into human society. Although it is only at night, once he has experienced this feeling of 'freedom', who would be willing to lose it again?
"So, it's better to act than to have a heartbeat. Why don't you act quickly?"
Xuan Hao looked teasingly at the end of Flower Street, which was almost in ruins. There was a dark corner with no one there.
The fire has not yet been extinguished, and the raging fire has lit up almost half of the night sky. The light makes the night as dazzling as day, leaving not much darkness left.
For such a waste that has been hiding in the darkness for nearly a thousand years but has done nothing, Xuanhao actually disdains to care about it. However, his body is now approaching its limit. He can feel that he may stay in this world.
There is not much time left.
In order to remove the soul fragment from Nezuko as soon as possible, he must hurry up.
Everything is going as planned according to his plan. The pillars of the Demon Slayer Squad have fully grown up, and the three young boys have gradually become able to take charge of their own business. Except for Shangxian One and Muzan, almost all the demons have grown up.
It no longer poses a threat, plus the 'seeds' he planted on the ghost side.
"Wuxian, I have already thought of the ending for you, let's call it 'Battle Royale', right?"
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In the early morning, the moon hanging in the night sky gradually faded away.
A crow landed at the window of a medical clinic.
The room was brightly lit, and various books were placed in front of the desk. The books recorded many mysteries that no one had ever understood. On the other side of the experimental table were many test tubes filled with scarlet liquid.
The woman in kimono was frowning and studying seriously, but when the crow in front of the window touched the window sill, she suddenly stopped what she was doing.
"who?"
Zhu Shi looked at the crow standing in front of the window with vigilance.
Of course she knew that this was a raven belonging to the Demon Slayer Squad, but she was not sure who sent this raven at the moment.
After all, she has not been in contact with the Demon Slayer Corps for hundreds of years, and Tanjiro's cooperation with her was only carried out in secret. In order not to expose her location, Tanjiro would not contact her through the crow.
"Good evening, Miss Jushi."
Looking at the slightly nervous Zhu Shi in front of him, Yan Ya greeted him politely, "It's very dangerous to work with the windows open at night."
It stepped on the window edge with its feet and made a clicking sound. Although the window was open from the beginning, it did not break into the mansion without permission. Its mission here this time was to achieve cooperation with the woman in front of it, so
Naturally behave politely.
"But the moonlight tonight is really beautiful..."
The bird raised its head like a gentleman, pointed with its wings to the moon that was fading away in the sky, and sighed, "It will be dawn soon. Miss Zhushi, please remember to close the curtains."
"Who on earth sent you...?"
Zhu Shi frowned and looked at the gentleman-like crow in front of her. In fact, she had probably guessed who had found her.
There are very few crows in the Demon Slayer Corps who have received such rigorous training. The only one who has such a crow in the Demon Slayer Corps is the lord 'Ubuyashiki'.
Sure enough, Yao Ya quickly gave her the answer, "This is the first time we meet. I am the envoy of Ubuya Shiki Yaoya."
"I remember that I haven't contacted the Demon Slayer Squad for a long time. Why are you coming to see me this time?" Zhu Shi still did not let down his guard.
To be precise, if she hadn't sensed the aura of a human ghost hunter nearby, she would have escaped by now.
But now that this place has been discovered, we can't stay any longer after tonight.
Since the Demon Slayer Squad can find him, there is no guarantee that Wuhan can also find him.
"Miss Zhushi, please don't panic. It's still safe here for the time being. At least Wuhan won't have time to look for you."
I don't know if the crow could see into Tamayo's inner thoughts, or whether Ubuyashiki Yaoya had an unexpected arrangement. In short, it revealed Tamayo's inner thoughts with just one word.
"What...mean?" Zhu Shi's eyes showed a hint of surprise.
She didn't understand. What did it mean that Wu Kai had no time to look for her? Did Wu Kai encounter any trouble recently? That's great!
"As you can imagine now, Wu Ke is in a lot of trouble."
Yan Ya said in a cheerful tone, "Mr. Uyashiki asked me to send a message. The decisive battle is coming, and we may need your help..."
"Help...what do you want me to do? I'm not good at fighting."
Tamashi asked with some confusion. Her experiment was not over yet, and she didn't think she could be of any use on the battlefield. Moreover, the word "maybe" in Ubuyashiki's message made her very concerned.
"Please listen to what I have to say first," Yao Ya continued unhurriedly, "Actually, the person who is looking for you this time is not Uyashiki Yoshiya alone, but there is another person."
"who?"
"I think you may have heard of his name five hundred years ago," Yao Ya looked at the door behind Zhu Shi, "The guy over there is probably the ghost who received his favor, right?"
"!?"
Zhu Shi's eyes became even more surprised.
"Click——"
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the door was pushed open.
Yushiro, who was hiding behind the door, walked into the room expressionlessly and frowned at the crow on the window sill.
What he is best at is hiding his aura. After he sensed something coming, he quickly hid outside Miss Zhuyo's room to guard her. If the other party hadn't revealed any hostility, he would have rushed in long ago.
"I didn't expect a crow to find me?"
"Mr. Yushiro is joking, I'm just guessing." Di Ya greeted politely, "After all, Master Xuanhao has seen your ability before, and based on his description, I have a little understanding."
"Xuanhao..."
Hearing this name, Yushiro looked at Tamayo in surprise.
After receiving Tamuse's affirmative look, Yushirou slowly lowered his guard.
Although he has never met the owner of this name, he is very clear about the source of his power. If it were not for this power, he thinks it would be difficult for him to protect Miss Tamashi, so he still respects this person whom he has never met.
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It’s just... just now this crow said that person had seen me before? What does it seem like!?
Although he lowered his guard, the surprise in Yushiro's eyes was even worse.
The same is true for Zhu Shi.
"It turns out that the adult is still alive..."
She seemed to have finally let go of something that had been suppressed for a long time in her heart, "So, the trouble Wuxian encountered is..."
"Yes, everything is arranged by that adult." Di Ya answered affirmatively, "And the main purpose of my coming here is to let you follow me to the Demon Slayer Headquarters. You don't need to intervene in the battle, Demon Slayer
There is also someone in the team who is proficient in medicine, and she has a good relationship with Master Xuanhao. Master Xuanhao would like to ask you to cooperate with her to investigate the changes in Nezuko, and it is best to restore Nezuko to an adult.
kind."
"But... I am a ghost, and I am going to the Demon Slayer Headquarters..."
Zhu Shi was a little hesitant. Although she had cooperated with the Demon Slayer Squad before, she had never thought about going to the headquarters.
After all, that was the base camp of ghost hunters, and she was a ghost after all.
"Master Xuanhao said, you will believe him."
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Dawn is approaching and everything is still quiet.
The faint sunlight shines on the ground through the clouds, and the smell of sunlight permeates the air. The network woven by the stars gradually disappears, as if it is trying to cover up everything that happened at night.
Crows flew low in the sky, filling the entire mansion with a dense atmosphere.
The curtains that should have been opened during the day would never be opened again, and in the silent darkness, blood stained the entire mansion red.
"Tick-tock——"
The blood that had not yet dried up was still flowing. The originally happy family in the room was torn apart beyond recognition as if they had been attacked by a wild beast. No one in the entire mansion, including the servants, was spared, and bright red blood dripped on the ground.
The writing on the scattered book fragments was covered up, as if to cover up the brutality of last night.
In a dark corner where sunlight cannot shine through the curtains, a pair of plum-colored eyes exuded a gloomy aura. Wu Kuai stood quietly in the darkness, as if thinking about something.
He was really too angry. From the scene here, you can see how frustrated he was last night.
"waste."
After venting his anger, he could only utter these two words.
It's indeed rubbish.
Wu Kai is now very disappointed with his 'Twelve Ghost Moons'.
It’s okay that the ghost on the lower string is useless, but when did the ghost on the upper string become so useless?
It's just a 'pillar'. Wouldn't it be an existence that they could manipulate at will? In Wuhan's view, it is a matter of course that ghosts can defeat humans.
But now, even such a natural thing seems to have become a luxury!?
He sent out three winding ghosts this time, hoping to severely damage or even completely destroy the Demon Slayer Corps like he did five hundred years ago, but what was the result?
As a result, all these trashes were killed!
"A bunch of useless guys, do you really want me to do it myself?"
Wuhan's face was gloomy, and he didn't know who he was talking to.
"Then why did I give you blood?"
Except for him and the corpse, there was no one in the mansion. It was already daytime outside, and it was impossible for a ghost to appear here, but Wu Mei kept asking questions as if he had fallen into madness.
"Damn it! What on earth is going on!?"
He was almost going crazy.
A thousand years, a whole thousand years, whether it's looking for clues about the 'Blue Higanbana' or eradicating the Demon Slayer Squad, these two things don't seem to be very difficult, but these two easy things are enough.
It took him thousands of years!
It was as if the whole world was against him, his life had been ominous from the beginning, and the whole world was cursing him, leaving him to huddle in this endless darkness.
The sunshine and freedom were obviously only a window away from him, and he even felt that he could reach out and touch them.
But every time I reach out, all I get is a bone-eroding burn.
"Why? Why? Why!? Why exactly?"
Wuhan is puzzled, what exactly is the problem?
Unable to get an answer, he trembled as if he had fallen into madness, grabbing his face frantically, blood overflowing from his fingertips, and his face was hideous.
"well……"
With a gentle sigh, the whole space seemed to become quiet.
Wuxian stopped freaking out, and he returned to his usual indifferent appearance, but his plum-red eyes were filled with cruelty that he had never seen before.
"Humans, since you want to play, then I will play with you, right?"