The Heavens: One World, One Superpower

However, Kaigaku's five-hit combo severed a large number of Te-ki's hands.

The severed hand fell to the ground.

Fresh blood gushed out.

But soon.

The hand that the ghost had severed grew back.

Its arms seemed endless.

The regeneration speed is extremely fast.

Kaigaku used his old techniques, but hadn't even gotten within three meters of the Hand Demon.

They are now facing a large-scale attack from the Hand Demon.

Boom boom boom!

Numerous arms stretched out and slammed onto the ground.

The ground shook.

Kaigaku quickly dodged.

Using the energy of lightning, he moved at incredible speed.

After dodging more than a dozen arms, I suddenly felt that my body's energy could not be replenished.

A momentary pause.

But the Hand Ghost seized the opportunity.

He threw a punch.

Kaigaku used his Nichirin Blade to defend himself.

He was still smashed away.

I bumped into a big tree.

He coughed up a mouthful of blood.

The Hand Ghost laughed heartily.

"Let me tell you, you little brats who have just learned breathing techniques have no way of hurting me."

"On the contrary, it will become nourishment for my growth."

"Stop struggling, kid, just let me eat you."

"Perhaps it will reduce the pain."

Its arms can regenerate rapidly, and even if several are severed, they can be replaced instantly.

Kaigaku's injuries will only get worse.

With the balance of power shifting between the two, the outcome is already clear.

Kaigaku struggled to his feet.

The hand demon was about to attack.

Kaigaku, however, stretched out his palm to stop him.

He said, "We can cooperate."

The Hand Ghost asked in surprise, "Cooperation? What is there for a dying man like you to cooperate with?"

"If you don't kill me, I'll bring the other trial participants over for you to eat."

"Hahaha, that's hilarious. Why should I believe you? What if you run away?"

"I won't lie to you. This training ground is only so big. Where can I run off to? I can't get out in less than seven days. Otherwise, I'll be giving up my swordsmanship. I still want to become stronger and become a great hero that everyone admires. Don't worry, those people have nothing to do with me. You can eat them if you want."

The hand ghost's yellowish-brown eyes were darting around.

If what Kaigaku said is true.

Then it will be more than twenty late selectors.

This is comparable to its volume over several decades.

Their strength will definitely improve by leaps and bounds.

Perhaps this is how we can escape the cage of wisteria flowers.

From then on, birds could fly freely in the sky, and fish could leap freely in the sea.

It finally said, "Okay, I agree."

A smile appeared on Kaigaku's lips.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

As the saying goes, "Better to die a friend than a poor monk."

He understood this principle when he was nine years old.

Moreover, he once collaborated with an evil spirit.

Therefore, he saved his own life.

Now he's using the same trick again to save his own life.

He didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

Because in this world, whoever survives to the end wins.

History is written by the victors.

He said, "Come with me, I know where the selectors are. They've all hidden themselves."

"Haha, it has to be you. As expected, only humans truly understand humanity."

"Hmph, these cowards, trying to escape the demons' pursuit by hiding. That's cowardice; they don't deserve to join the Demon Slayer Corps at all. It's better if they die sooner rather than later, so they don't drag others down with them."

"Not bad, not bad, I like hearing that. I've seen many young swordsmen; the brave ones survive, while the cowardly ones die the fastest. I kind of miss Urokodaki Sakonji's disciples. Why aren't any of his disciples participating in the selection this time?"

"Yes, his name is Su Chen. What? Do you have a grudge against Urokodaki Sakonji?"

"He's the one who captured me and has imprisoned me for fifty years. I used to have a wonderful life, able to eat human flesh and blood outside. But now, it's all because of him."

"Logically speaking, a demon of your level shouldn't be staying here. You should have been killed by the Demon Slayer Corps long ago."

"Hahaha, this is what you don't know. Before I became a demon, I came from the Imperial Family. Although the Ubuyashiki family is powerful and influential, they dare not bully the Imperial Family. Back then, ordering Urokodaki Sakonji to capture me and imprison me in Mount Fuji was the limit of what the Ubuyashiki family could do. They assured the Imperial Family that they would never kill me on their own initiative, but would only let me live and die here, unless a young swordsman with the strength to kill me."

"So you're from royalty, no wonder."

"Hmph, if my form hadn't changed like this after becoming a ghost, I wouldn't have been discovered." The hand ghost seemed lonely, with no one to talk to, so it told its story in detail, "It seems that after royalty become ghosts, their forms become incredibly ugly, and their size grows from small to towering five or six meters tall. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been discovered and executed."

We learned this from the words of the Hand Demon.

It seems that the royal family was not the first to be transformed.

Moreover, after the transformation, the body shape is different from others, which may be due to a genetic problem.

After hearing this, Su Chen thought to himself, "So this is why the Hand Demon was left here. The Ubuyashiki family was under pressure from the Imperial Family. No wonder. It seems that the existence of demons is known to the upper echelons of society. Perhaps the establishment and continuation of the Demon Slayer Corps cannot be separated from the support of those upper-class forces."