Both start in hell: but their talents are multiplied a hundredfold.

Tokyo.

On the devastated battlefield where the Demon King Muzan was killed.

This world is facing a turning point in its destiny.

Shen Jue stood atop the vast sky, beneath which lay the shattered earth, and swordsmen with purple eyes and skin.

A gentle breeze, carrying the chill of the night, swirled with a sudden drizzle, soaking Shen Jue's Ghost Slayer Corps uniform.

But Shen Jue remained motionless, like a white steel statue that had stood for millions of years.

Shen Jue's gaze pierced through the layers of night, looking down at the steel behemoth called "Tokyo".

In the distance, neon lights cast shattered reflections in the sewage, and factory chimneys stood tall, spewing black smoke day and night like tombstones for the city.

"I was born in Chunnuan Orphanage." Shen Jue's voice was deep and resonant, torn apart by the wind high in the sky, yet clearly reaching everyone's ears.

"People say it's a paradise and safe haven for orphans."

"But all I smelled was the stench of rust and corpses."

The swordsmen present listened intently, a sense of unease quietly spreading among them.

Memories, like cold snakes, instantly coiled around Shen Jue's heart.

Shen Jue felt as if she had returned to that orphanage where the air was filled with a stench and an atmosphere of despair.

Shen Jue recalled the happy smiles on the faces of the twin sisters who called him "Brother Shen Jue" when they secretly hid the snacks left for them by the guests and brought them to Shen Jue.

Winter at the Chunnuan Orphanage was exceptionally long. The boys, who were classified as the lowest class, would often be brutally beaten by the obese manager on the cold cement floor for fighting over half a piece of black bread covered in green mold.

Shen Jue had seen too many boys who died from severe injuries after being beaten, and whose lives were then secretly taken away.

The boys' once bright eyes will slowly turn into lifeless ashes.

As one of the most high-end goods, Shen Jue was waiting to be sold for a good price.

The director of the Spring Warmth Orphanage always wore a black robe symbolizing holiness, waved a cold silver cross in his hand, and recited scriptures to bless sinners.

But when the orphanage director looked at Shen Jue, it was as if he were sizing up livestock waiting to be sold.

"Shen Jue, your fate is different from those lowly people. You have a handsome appearance, and you can enjoy a different life in the future, instead of disappearing into the Tokyo night like a lump of mud."

Shen Jue fled with his younger siblings who were willing to follow him.

He encountered a demon, entered a white space, fought back against the demon, and joined the Demon Slayer Corps.

This later story only occupies a very small part of Shen Jue's life in Demon Slayer.

Shen Jue could no longer hear the voice of the director of the Spring Warmth Orphanage.

Shen Jue had already personally killed everyone connected to the Chunnuan Orphanage.

The children rescued by Shen Jue were safely fostered by him in the knife-making village.

Rock Pillar·Beiling Island Xingming, his eyes were dry, and he kept muttering "Amitabha" in a low voice.

"The order of this world is a pyramid built on top of corpses."

Shen Jue raised his hand, and a domineering aura of pitch black suddenly surged forth!

"The Demon King Muzan is dead! The demons of the old era will also be sent to hell with Muzan's death!"

"The cannibal in the night is dead."

"But the hypocritical cannibals who sit high above are still alive."

"I will cleanse this world! I will establish a new order!"

"I will never let this tragedy happen to any other child!"

The jet-black Armament Haki burst forth with a black flash!

Like lightning dancing wildly in the heavens! It pierced the souls of all the swordsmen!

Beneath Shen Jue's feet, Tokyo seemed to groan in despair.

Gas lamps lit up one by one on the street, plunging the once magnificent banquet halls of the powerful and wealthy into darkness.

"I don't want to destroy the world," Shen Jue whispered to everyone, her eyes reflecting the lights and shadows of Tokyo.

"Cleansing is to welcome new life."

Shen Jue is determined to build a new era from the ruins of this cannibalistic world.

There, no orphans will face despair, and no more overwhelming darkness and evil will prevail.

The swordsmen present were so shocked by Shen Jue standing in the sky that they were unable to recover for a long time.

Flame Pillar Kyojuro Rengoku was the first to shout, "Mr. Shen Jue!"

"You can seek the help of merchants and Chinese to establish new orphanages all over the world, which will be entirely under your supervision."

Why go to such extremes?!

"I will not feign compliance with those people; I will establish a new nation," Shen Jue said coldly, standing high in the sky.

"A new nation that exists nominally as a country, but in reality as a violent organization centered around swordsmen."

"The Land of Swordsmen"

Shen Jue's words were like a bombshell dropped among the swordsmen, igniting an unprecedented fervor in their eyes.

"With the nation of swordsmen, we will control all the countries in this world, and then gradually cleanse and transform this world to achieve the ideal nation that the philosopher-kings of the past failed to establish."

"This is my plan."

Flame Pillar Kyojuro Rengoku was speechless for a moment. With Shen Jue's current strength, he could indeed achieve his wish.

"I invite you," Shen Jue said slowly, "my friends, to join my ranks."

"Fight for a better, ideal new world."

"Or leave here."

"But please don't stop me. My domineering nature will not show the slightest mercy."

"This is insane," said Yoshiyuki Tomioka, his eyes filled with bewilderment. "This is a case of the dragon slayer becoming the dragon himself."

"Mr. Shen Jue has just killed the Demon King Muzan, and he already plans to rule the entire world?"

"This is an impossible dream that even the thousand-year-old evil demon Muzan, the Demon King, has never attempted to achieve."

Many swordsmen hesitated, unsure of what to do.

However, Kagaya Ubuyashiki and Gyomei Himejima, the pillar of the stone pillar, did not hesitate at all and walked towards Shen Jue's body.

"I am willing to join Lord Shen Jue's ranks," Kagaya Ubuyashiki and Gyomei Himejima, the Stone Pillar, said in unison.

Shocked and numb, the many swordsmen found it difficult to accept the rapid shift in allegiance of their former lord and strongest pillar.

Shinobu Kocho, the Insect Pillar, remained indifferent. She already knew Shen Jue's thoughts, and Shinobu, who was always somewhat cunning and sharp-tongued, didn't care at all what impact Shen Jue's actions would have on the world.

Tanjiro Kamado stood there dumbfounded. He looked at Inosuke Hashibira, who had taken off his mask, and seeing Inosuke's eager look, he quickly reached out to stop him.

With Inosuke tilting his head in confusion, Tanjiro Kamado took a deep breath and, under immense pressure, called out loudly, "Shen Jue-sensei!"

"Please stop!"

"Your actions will inflict indelible pain on the world!"

"Too many people will die in your actions!"

"The war that breaks out will tear countless families apart, leaving countless wives and children devastated!"

Tanjiro Kamado's words brought a sense of clarity to many of the fanatical Demon Slayer Corps members.

They looked at each other, then at Ubuyashiki Kagaya and Iwahachi Himejima Gyomei, who had come to stand beneath Shen Jue.

"This is a necessary sacrifice," Shen Jue said firmly from high in the sky, "if it weren't for me."

"This world will also be engulfed in war!"

"What we need to do is create a new world from the worst and even worse world!"

"Besides," Shen Jue said with a smile, "I already have a plan."

"The Super Swordsman Serum can do more than just strengthen the body."