Demon Slayer: I am a Demon.

In her mind, she couldn't help but think of Su Mu's worries before they came, that he thought his trip was too dangerous. Koko Kanae also knew that there were risks involved, but she always felt that it was within her control.

Clearly, Su Mu's concerns were accurate.

That's correct.

Even if she had to do it all over again, she would still make the same choice.

Doma stopped, holding his iron fan. His rainbow-colored eyes looked at Kanae Kocho. At this moment, perhaps due to excessive blood loss, the girl's fair and delicate face had become extremely pale. Her right hand hung down slightly, twisted in an irregular state, clearly broken.

Her team uniform, including her haori, was soaked in blood, and even now, the girl's body was trembling slightly.

The situation is extremely dire.

But the girl persisted.

Kanae knew that if she continued fighting, she would die. She could choose to escape, to escape into the sunlight, but that would not be in line with her original intention of infiltrating the area.

Her goal was not only to infiltrate the Upper Rank Demon's side, but more importantly, to entangle him and buy time for her teammates to arrive.

"That's about it, it's time to end this."

Doma held his iron fan, speaking softly with a gentle smile on his face, just as he always did when facing believers yearning for salvation.

Kanae Butterfly didn't speak, but silently clenched her fist, her breathing becoming increasingly rapid at this moment.

However, just as it was about to end completely, Doma unconsciously raised his head and looked outside.

"What are you doing? Why are you arresting me?"

"Why are you arresting us...?"

Suddenly, a commotion arose from outside, filled with the voices of believers filled with shock and anger.

It seems that a large number of people have flocked to the Eternal Bliss Cult, and that there are government officials involved, with their followers appearing to be being arrested.

Although I didn't go outside, I felt that the entire Eternal Bliss Sect was in chaos.

Several believers even barged in, staring blankly at the chaotic scene inside the palace, clearly not understanding what had happened.

After a while, the believers realized what was happening and informed the others of the situation outside.

Doma also found it hard to understand. The Eternal Paradise Cult had existed for so many years and had never encountered such a situation before. However, after a little thought, he figured it was probably related to the Demon Slayer Corps.

However, the Demon Slayer Corps has always acted independently in its demon-hunting activities, rarely cooperating with the authorities.

I'm not quite used to it yet.

"boom……"

A sudden explosion rang out, and the entire ground seemed to shake.

"Boom, boom..."

Explosions rang out one after another, deafening and like death knells.

Most of the buildings in the Eternal Bliss Sect have interconnected passageways, which are almost all pitch black, enough for ghosts to escape through.

But at this moment, these passages were blown open, and the long-awaited sunlight shone in, completely cutting off the ghost's escape route.

At this moment, Doma realized that this was probably a premeditated action against him.

Sure enough, not long after the explosion, a series of footsteps could be heard outside the palace.

Doma held an iron fan, squinted his colorful eyes, and stared at the direction of the tightly closed door.

"boom……"

Another explosion rang out, but this time it wasn't the sound of explosives detonating. Instead, a meteor hammer smashed into the palace gate, smashing the thick door open.

Amidst the dust and mist, several people emerged.

The leader was Su Mu, who arrived almost at the first moment of dawn after Tanjiro had been searching for him.

Behind Su Mu were the 'Stone Pillar' Gyomei Himejima, the 'Wind Pillar' Sanemi Shinazugawa, and the 'Flame Pillar' Kyojuro Rengoku.

Upon entering the palace and encountering the Upper Moon demon Doma, Sanemi Shinazugawa almost excitedly launched an attack.

Gyomei Himejima, followed closely by Kyojuro Rengoku.

Doma had no choice but to hastily engage in battle. Although he faced the combined attack of three 'Pillars' alone, he managed to hold his own and rarely fell into a disadvantageous position.

In fact, if Gyomei Himejima, the 'Stone Pillar,' hadn't possessed strength far exceeding that of ordinary 'Pillars,' Doma might have had a slight advantage.

Su Mu quickly found Kocho Kanae, who had suffered serious injuries, and stopped her from continuing to participate in the siege despite her injuries.

"With my involvement, we should be more confident."

Kanae Kocho, enduring the pain, spoke softly.

"unnecessary."

Su Mu picked up the bandage and bandaged the wounds on Butterfly Kanae's body.

"Well……"

The pain from touching the wound caused Kanae Kocho to involuntarily let out a muffled groan, but she immediately gritted her teeth and endured it.

The eyes beneath the long eyelashes remained constantly focused on the battle situation not far away.

As expected of the strongest 'Pillar', with Himejima Gyomei as the main attacker, even Doma had to dodge in a sorry state, in addition to the combined attack of Rengoku Kyojuro and Shinazugawa Sanemi.

Soon, Doma began to fall into a disadvantageous position.

There's no need for a direct confrontation.

Su Mu, supporting the injured Kanae Butterfly, spoke up at this moment: "Senior Himejima, break open the building and let him bask in the sunlight."

"it is good."

In the midst of the battle, Ximingyu Xingming chanted a Buddhist prayer, then leaped into the air, his meteor hammer slamming into the roof of the palace.

"boom……"

A sturdy roof that might require explosives to breach was smashed apart by a meteor hammer.

As the roof broke open, the long-awaited sunlight streamed down.

Chapter 262 Devouring Doma

The roof broke open, and the long-awaited sunlight streamed down, bathing everyone in its rays.

For humans, basking in the sunlight is a common occurrence, but for ghosts, it is something they can never hope for.

Even the progenitor of demons, Muzan Kibutsuji, could not bask in the sunlight, and neither could Doma, the Upper Moon Two.

Almost the instant the sunlight streamed through the broken roof, Doma scurried away as if avoiding a snake or scorpion to places in the palace where the sunlight couldn't reach.

"Whoosh!"

Almost as if he had broken the iron fan, Doma fled into the distance.

Almost all the buildings in the Eternal Bliss Cult are connected by passageways. Here, the roof was broken, and sunlight streamed in. Douma then thought of escaping to another place.

They fled to places where the sun did not shine.

However, they had only fled a short distance when they suddenly stopped.

Surrounded by darkness, with the destroyed passage in the distance and sunlight flooding every corner ahead, it was impossible to go any further.

Only then did Douma realize the reason for the violent explosion he had just heard.

Clearly, the previous explosion had already cut off all the passages, and now all the passages are bathed in sunlight.

"Da da da……"

Footsteps came from behind. Doma turned around and saw that Gyomei Himejima, Kyojuro Rengoku, Sanemi Shinazugawa, and the others had arrived.

At that moment, Doma's heart sank to the bottom.

In fact, even when surrounded by the Pillars, Doma did not feel that he had no chance of winning. As Upper Moon Two, he was different from the other demons.

Or perhaps he could also break through the 'limit' of demons, just like Muzan.

What is the 'limit' of a demon?

Ordinary demons will dissipate and die when beheaded by a Nichirin Blade, but breaking through the 'limit' of a demon can make up for this deficiency, so even if the head is cut off by a Nichirin Blade, the demon will not die.

A demon that can survive being cut in half by a Nichirin Blade is almost without any flaws. Combined with the characteristics of a demon, it may not be without a chance even when surrounded by a group of 'Pillars'.

"Break down the wall and let the sunlight in."

A calm voice came from behind Himejima Gyoumei and the others, accompanied by the figure of Su Mu helping Kocho Kanae walk over.

"Namo Amitabha Buddha".

With his hands clasped together, Beiming Yuxingming swung his meteor hammer without hesitation and smashed it against the roof.

As someone who has honed his physical body to near its limits, Himejima Gyomei possesses astonishing strength. Combined with his 'breathing technique' and his unique Nichirin Blade, this makes Himejima Gyomei's meteor hammer extremely powerful.

"Boom..."

The hard wall broke open, and sunlight streamed in through the gap.

Douma's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly fled to other dark places.

But as walls were smashed one by one, the dark places to hide became fewer and fewer.

When the last dark spot was illuminated by sunlight, Doma was also forced to bask in the sunlight.

Neither Muzan Kibutsuji, the progenitor of demons, nor Doma, the Upper Moon Two of the Twelve Demon Moons, could overcome the limitations of sunlight.

As the sunlight fell upon him, Doma's body began to dissipate.

Any ghost exposed to sunlight will suffer unbearable pain; no ghost is an exception.

But facing his impending death and the pain emanating from his body, Doma seemed oblivious, maintaining a gentle smile throughout.

I simply silently watch life slip away.

Just as when he was still human, Douma could not understand human emotions, never experienced any emotional fluctuations, and could not feel joy, anger, sorrow or happiness at all.

From beginning to end, Doma's heart was empty.

Even when bathed in sunlight, even when enduring unbearable pain, even when facing death, Douma still felt little.

Watching Doma gradually disappear in the sunlight, Gyomei Himejima and the others had rather complicated feelings. This was probably the easiest Twelve Demon Moon they had ever killed.