I, the Lord of the Fifth Throne, am the source of all things!

With his extraordinary senses, he even faintly smelled the masked stench of corpses and the stench of blood.

In response, he tried his best to put on the appearance of a nouveau riche with plenty of money on his cold face, and went to the smiling servant of the shop to ask him about interesting stories about women here.

After accepting Duanmu Lian's generous tip, the servant enthusiastically introduced the women here to the wealthy young man, especially the most popular woman, Fern Princess.

Upon hearing this name, Duanmu Lian, after sorting through her memories, finally understood what kind of world this was.

Demon Slayer... then it seems the things I need to collect are demon blood and breathing techniques.

With this in mind, Duanmu Lian spent a fortune and then had the madam personally attend to her customers.

The other person, reeking of rouge and powder, smiled warmly at Duanmu Lian:

"Oh dear, sir, please come this way..."

The madam was quite welcoming and fond of young masters like Duanmu Lian, who were never short of money.

Originally, if Duanmu Lian wanted to spend money to see Jue Ji, she would have to go through an auction to qualify.

However, the hostess, Warabihime, also preferred good-looking customers, and Duanmu Lian's beautiful and elegant androgynous appearance was very much to her liking.

Yes, literally, appetite.

After Duanmu Lian entered the special room, he met the stunningly beautiful courtesan, Fern Princess.

They looked at each other, and Lian remained unfazed as she endured the other's arrogant gaze and the way he eyed her like a meat-eating prey.

"It's quite beautiful..."

"So beautiful..."

After a moment of silence, Duanmu Lian and Jue Ji spoke at the same time, but with different words.

Princess Waragi commented on the food and the guests, saying they suited her taste and that the guests were quite good-looking.

As for Duanmu Lian, he wasn't praising her beauty, but rather the beauty of her immense vitality.

However, Princess Warabi thought the other person was referring to her beauty.

She felt this was perfectly reasonable, and it made her feel much better.

After all, she had grown accustomed to the adoring gazes of men, and to their praise and fascination with her beauty.

However, once she realized what was happening, Princess Fern discovered that Duanmu Lian's admiration was tinged with a passion that seemed to want to devour her, which... didn't seem to be lust.

"Beautiful lady, let's spend the night together!"

Yes, on his lab bench!

Duanmu Lian could no longer tolerate the unknown that the "ghost" creature brought him. He now wanted to fix the material in front of him on the experimental table and savor the process of solving the mystery!

Upon hearing Duanmu Lian's words, Jue Ji assumed that the other party was a lustful person.

But just as she was thinking this, a sharp clang of a knife rang out.

Then her vision suddenly blurred, and the ghost's perspective began to rotate.

Snap————

The head of the person who had been stunned fell to the ground, and then Duanmu Lian's feet appeared in front of her in the field of vision.

"Quickly, show me your self-healing ability, let me appreciate the beauty of the [demon's] power."

With one hand holding a dark-colored longsword, Duanmu Lian grabbed Jueji's hair with the other, lifted her head, and made Jueji look at him.

At this moment, Duanmu Lian's expression appeared extremely passionate and infatuated in Jue Ji's eyes. The way he looked at her head was like that of a merchant admiring a gemstone.

"You bastard—!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Upon realizing what was happening, Princess Warabi—no, it was Daki, the sixth Upper Moon of the Twelve Demon Moons—let out a sharp scream.

But before she could finish her angry rant, Duanmu Lian pierced her throat with his knife, leaving Duoji's head impaled on his blade like a punctured ball.

"Hmm, the cell activity is truly astonishing. What's the principle behind how sunlight can destroy a demon's body?"

Duanmu Lian looked at the pulsating flesh on the neck of the headless corpse of Duoji. His microscopic vision, which was even more extraordinary than that of an electron microscope, allowed him to see clearly the process of her self-healing.

To understand the strength of a demon's self-healing ability, Duanmu Lian took out a military grenade from the spatial ring given to her by Dalian and forcefully inserted it into the body of the demon through the neck of the demon.

call out---!

In response to Duanmu Lian's despicable actions, Duoji's headless corpse suddenly erupted, and ribbons, like cleavers, slashed wildly towards him with frenzied killing intent.

"How does this body move without the brain issuing commands?"

Muttering such a question, Duanmu Lian was faster than Duoji. After stuffing the grenade into the other's body, he kicked her hard with his big foot.

..............

As night falls, Yoshiwara's red-light district is brightly lit and decorated.

Under the lights, smiling people come and go, and the prostitutes on the street flatter every customer who spends money.

The entire flower street was immersed in this gentle and romantic atmosphere.

The next moment, a loud bang shattered the atmosphere, pulling the scene into the tense atmosphere of a battlefield.

"Bang—BOOM!!!!"

A headless corpse shot through the ceiling of the house like a cannonball, followed by a spherical object that flew out in mid-air as a grenade inside the headless corpse suddenly exploded.

The deafening, explosive buzzing sound jolted everyone immersed in the cherry blossom pink atmosphere.

*Smack*

After the explosion, people on the ground felt something fall on them.

That was blood, that was flesh, and those were torn limbs.

One of the women in a kimono was hit by Daki's blasted head, and before she could react, Daki had already opened her mouth and torn open her neck.

“Ah ...

When they saw a flying head bite off a woman's neck, everyone reacted and then burst into a terrifying scream.

Duanmu Lian stood on the rooftop, looking down at the chaotic scene in Yoshiwara's red-light district below.

He watched with calm and indifferent eyes as Daki ate and recovered. Her body, which had been blown apart from the inside out, had recovered in the next moment and came to Daki's side to take back her head.

For Ren, the "demons" of this world are important experimental subjects; the more powerful the demon, the better.

The most precious material among them is none other than the Demon King, Muzan Kibutsuji.

Besides the ghost's body, he was also interested in drugs that could turn people into ghosts.

After all, Muzan Kibutsuji was originally a human who turned into a demon after taking a doctor's medicine.

The doctor is dead, and the only one who knows about the drug is Muzan Kibutsuji.

"There's no need for the Demon Slayer Corps to make contact. All they have are breathing techniques and the Scarlet Gorilla Ore. As for Muzan Kibutsuji..."

Duanmu Lian's intention was not to kill Duoji, but to capture her for research.

At the same time, they can use the other party as a clue to find the demon king, Muzan Kibutsuji.

Thinking this, Duanmu Lian raised her hand and swung her black sword, Dark Moon.

However, the attack was not directed at Daki, but rather at her side.

"Clang clang clang clang!!!!"

Duanmu Lian's sword-wielding hand became a blur, and the blade light she unleashed shattered the incoming Blood Blade Wind one by one.

At the same time, it also parried the sneak attack from the ugly, withered demon wielding two scythes!

At that moment, the blade and the sickle collided, sparks flew, and the pungent smell of blood filled the air in front of Duanmu Lian.

Before him stood a hunched, hideous demon, locked in a stalemate with Duanmu Lian's long sword, its scythe in hand.

The true Upper Moon Sixth: Gyutaro!

There are two Upper Moon Six, the twin demons.

The male demon in front of Duanmu Lian usually hides inside her younger sister, Duoji.

Although Daki is Gyutaro's sister, her strength is vastly different from her brother's, making her essentially a burden.

At this moment, because of Duanmu Lian's extremely violent actions, Gyutaro also rushed out of Daki's body.

"How dare you hurt my sister? You lucky bastard, you've really gone too far."

Bare-chested, with short, black and green hair, and extremely thin with many black spots on his body, Gyuu Taro grinned as he stared at the beautiful Duanmu Lian before him.

Hmm? Duanmu Lian tilted her head slightly, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

Good fortune? Should we talk about him?

"You have such a beautiful face, with such well-proportioned features, you look as beautiful as a woman, and you're so handsome too... You must have been born into a very happy family and be liked by many girls, right? It's really annoying."

Hearing these sour, jealous words, Duanmu Lian's eyes revealed an expression that Gyutaro couldn't understand.

"I never thought someone like me would be envied. You don't like seeing others happy or better off than you, right?"

Duanmu Lian responded calmly and coldly.

Upon hearing this, Gyutaro paused for a moment, then a more twisted smile appeared on his face as he chuckled:

"Yeah, seeing people like you makes me furious. You're an eyesore and make me angry. I want to tear you to pieces!"

Violence, cruelty, ferocity, and the twisted and insane nature of his personality were all displayed before Duanmu Lian's eyes.

In terms of the past, both Duanmu Lian and the present-day Gyutaro are unfortunate people.

Taro Gyu, who has encountered misfortune, has a great fondness for destroying other people's happiness, as if he wants to repay the world for all the injustices and pain he has suffered.

Duanmu Lian, on the other hand, represents indifference.

He has no empathy for the happiness of others.

He has no sympathy for the suffering of others.

Everything is meaningless, therefore everything can die.

Therefore, in terms of the degree of personality danger, Duanmu Lian and Gyutaro are different extremes.