In Genshin Impact, I'm really not Muzan.

On the Qunyu Pavilion, Ningguang was gazing into the distance, towards the direction of Cuijue Slope.

Even though the Jade Pavilion was built in the sky, she could still sense the changes happening on the ground. Because of its high altitude, she could even see where the epicenter was coming from.

At Cuijue Slope, thick smoke billowed, obscuring the sky and the sun. Even from a great distance, Ningguang could see it clearly.

"Cuijue Slope... According to records, the Emperor seems to have used the Nine Pillars of Pacifying the World to seal away a deceased demon god's remnant there. Now that something has happened there, is the demon god's remnant about to be resurrected?"

Ningguang was well-versed in history, and even things that others didn't know, she knew, including the fact that a demon god's familiar was sealed away at Cuijue Slope.

"Another thing related to demons... Ever since the loss of the Emperor, crises that could destroy Liyue have come one after another. Could it be... that Liyue really needs the protection of a god?"

Ningguang murmured to herself, then glanced at the magnificent Jade Pavilion beneath her feet: "Old friend, what do you think I should do?"

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At Cuijue Slope, the ancient ruins built underground have collapsed, burying countless gold and silver treasures underground. Liang Gongyou and Xiao managed to escape in time. To prevent Xiao from escaping, Liang Gongyou knocked him unconscious with a single slash.

At the same time, he summoned Rosalin and the other two, instructing them to take Xiao to the base and guard him, and to prevent him from escaping under any circumstances.

As for Suzumiya Yu, she stayed behind alone to face the demon god's retinue that was about to break through the earth.

This commotion is much bigger than the one at Wuwang Slope. If he's not mistaken, Qixing and the Immortal will arrive soon, which is why he had Rosalin and the others take Xiao away. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The ground in front of him gradually sank into the earth, and Suzumiya Yu stood in the distance, watching this scene expressionlessly.

Then, a huge figure emerged from the depths of the earth. It was a green spider, so large that standing beneath it would give one the feeling of having the sky covered.

Green pus dripped continuously from the spider's mouth, looking utterly disgusting. Ryou Miyako stood quietly in place, waiting for it to completely emerge from the ground.

She slowly placed her hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist, and the next second, Suzumiya Yuu suddenly swung her sword.

"Breathing of the Moon - Eighth Form - Moon Dragon Tail!"

A massive horizontal sword aura flew out, striking the demon god's servant who had just seen the light of day again. As the strike hit, it was accompanied by countless crescent-shaped blades of energy that inflicted multiple instances of damage.

These crescent-shaped air blades may not be very powerful, but they are enough to cause great trouble, especially for large creatures.

With a single, decisive strike, the giant spider's skin was immediately cut open, and blood began to flow continuously from the wound. However, unlike humans, this spider's blood was green.

Ryou Suzumiya frowned slightly. He had used all his strength in that attack just now. Logically speaking, even a demon god shouldn't have suffered such a minor injury. Could it be that the strength of this demon god's familiar is even greater than that of some demon gods?

If that's the case, then Ryougu is quite looking forward to it. If he devours it, he'll definitely be able to get the final 20,000 points. In that case, he won't have to be so careful when he's in action in Liyue.

Having upgraded his combat system once again, he has no reason to fear the Seven Rulers of the Mortal World.

With this in mind, Ryou Miyako decided not to wait for the arrival of the Seven Stars and the Immortal.

"Breathing of the Moon - Fourteenth Form - Calamity - Full Moon!"

After concentrating her breathing, Suzumiya Yu swung her blade, unleashing countless enormous crescent-shaped gusts of wind at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, as if to flatten everything in sight.

These crescent-shaped blades are accompanied by countless smaller crescent-shaped air blades, a characteristic of Moon Breathing, and this is true for every sword shape.

The enormous crescent-shaped blade of wind was about to strike the spider, but at that moment, an astonishing scene unfolded.

The giant spider, which should have been slow-moving, leaped into the air with incredible speed and dodged the powerful attack that was enough to wipe out everything.

Having lost its target, the crescent-shaped blade of wind struck the distant mountain heavily, instantly reducing the entire mountain to ashes.

Such a powerful attack would make even a demon god tremble, yet it was dodged by this so-called demon god's familiar.

Having dodged Ryou's attack, the giant spider, now airborne, was not idle. It sensed no malice from Ryou, yet it could immediately recognize her as its enemy.

So its body gradually swelled up, and then it spat out ten globs of venom from its mouth.

With such a slow attack, Ryoumi easily dodged it, but he soon discovered that a few drops of the venom scattered on the ground actually bounced onto his body.

In an instant, the areas contaminated with the venom began to rot, at a rate far exceeding Suzumiya Yu's expectations.

Moreover, since this was the first time Liang Gongyou had come into contact with this venom, and she had no resistance to it, she couldn't even recover immediately and could only break it down with her cells.

However, this will be a very slow process, and it cannot be completed in the short term. So until then, he will have to face the giant spider in this state.

At this moment, Suzumiya Yui finally understood why this guy could give Morax such a headache.

He glanced at the ground that had come into contact with the venom. In an instant, the vegetation within a radius of dozens of meters withered and rotted. Such powerful corrosiveness would make even the Seven Rulers of the Mortal World feel uneasy.

This made Suzumiya Yuu start to wonder what kind of god this demon's familiar's master was, that it could make it willingly submit.

Logically speaking, beings of this level are extremely unruly and would be capable of devouring their masters at any time. Such examples did exist during the Demon God War, but they were not mentioned in the game.

"This is troublesome. If my whole body gets covered in that venom, I'm doomed," Suzumiya Yu muttered to herself with a grave expression.

If only a part of his body is corroded by the venom, he can use his properties to break it down and then develop some resistance.

However, if his entire body is corroded by this venom, then he's doomed, because he'll die instantly because it won't have time to break down.

Chapter 216 Continuous Sword Technique

That's right. Compared to pure sword attacks, corrosive attacks like venom pose a greater threat to Yui Suzumiya.

The demon's body is immune to all attacks. It would be more appropriate to add "physical" before "attack" because Demon Slayer is not a world with magic, so the fact that demons are afraid of magical attacks is not shown.

Saying she's afraid of magic isn't quite right, since ordinary elemental attacks can't harm Suzumiya Yu. The key is corrosiveness; Suzumiya Yu has to be careful of any attack that's corrosive.

Moreover, the venom of this giant spider in front of them is the most terrifying I've ever seen. Just a slight touch can completely corrode the surrounding ground. Even Inazuma's Lightning Calamity doesn't have such a powerful ability.

"If this continues, the Seven Stars and the immortals will be arriving soon." Ryoujiro frowned. The giant spider in front of him, although only a demon god's familiar, already possessed power surpassing that of an ordinary demon god.

No wonder it's still alive even though its master is dead. With such power, it's not an easy thing to kill it.

Knowing this, Morax suppressed it under the Nine Pillars of Peace and even placed a seal on it. Unexpectedly, the seal has now been broken, and this terrifying creature has once again seen the light of day.

"Breath of the Sun, Land Form, Scorching Sun Flame!"

The blade was swung forcefully at the air, and the next second, the spiraling flames rose up and blasted forward with destructive force, its target the giant spider in the sky.

Sensing the impending danger, the giant spider actually spat out a white spider silk from its rear end, and then, like Spider-Man, used the tension of the silk to move through the air, thus dodging Suzumiya Yu's attack.

"Tsk, how could I forget about the spider's other ability? But seriously, how does this guy, with such a huge size, manage to be so agile?"

Suzumiya Yu clicked her tongue. The giant spider might not be as strong as her, but its abilities were truly annoying. Her attacks couldn't hit it at all, and if she attacked it at close range, she might even be killed by its venom.

The scene suddenly became tense, with Suzumiya Yu and the giant spider facing each other, while at the same time, Nanahoshi and the Sage were rushing over.

Suzumiya Yu didn't want to delay any longer, so after a full concentration breath, he directly used the thirteenth sword form of Sun Breathing.

The figure lunged forward in an instant, and as it charged toward the giant spider, it unleashed a fiery slash with its blade.

"Type One: Waltz!"

The giant spider deftly dodged the unavoidable attack, but Suzumiya Yu's assault did not end.

The raised blade falls instantly, while the handle is rotated so that the blade faces upward, and then a powerful downward swing is performed.

The fiery slash came again. Because it did not expect Suzumiya Yu's attack to be so continuous, the giant spider did not dodge in time and was slashed with a wound.

"Second Form: Azure Heaven!"

The giant spider, under attack, did not immediately distance itself from Suzumiya Yu, because this was an excellent opportunity for it. If Suzumiya Yu were to spray venom at such close range, it would be difficult for him to dodge.

Not to be outdone, Suzumiya Yuu swung her blade twice with incredible speed the instant the opponent spat out the venom, cutting it in two instants without sustaining any harm herself.

"Type III: Blazing Red Realm!"

However, before Ryou could make a further move, the giant spider spat out another glob of venom from its mouth, so fast that it was impossible to avoid.

Because of the close proximity, Ryou's body was instantly enveloped in venom. His eyes widened, and his expression was somewhat incredulous. But the next second, his figure vanished from the spot.

"Fourth Form: Phantom Sun Rainbow!"

Upon seeing this, the giant spider was startled. It kept looking around, trying to find the vanished Suzumiya Yu.

The next second, Yuu Suzumiya appeared, standing behind the giant spider.

With her blade raised high, as countless poisonous spikes flew from her opponent's body to attack her, Ryoujiro did a backflip in the air, dodging all the poisonous spikes while unleashing a vertical, arc-shaped slash wreathed in flames.

"Type 5 Train!"

With a single slash, the giant spider's skin was cut open, and green blood gushed out. Because it took the hit head-on, it immediately let out a piercing scream.

But Ryou's attack did not end there. He once again unleashed a spiral slash like the one he had used at the beginning, and the powerful energy blasted the giant spider away.

"Land Form: Scorching Sun Flame!"

Miraculously stabilizing herself in mid-air, Suzumiya Yui leaped forward, raising her blade and pointing the tip forward.

The next second, intense flames swirled around the blade, unleashing a highly penetrating pillar of fire that pierced the giant spider, which was still flying through the air and had not yet regained its footing.

"Seventh Form - Yanghua Thrust!"

As the attack progressed, Suzumiya Yu's weapon had turned fiery red, evolving from an ordinary blade into the Crimson Blade. When such a weapon struck an enemy, it would cause them to feel a burning pain, as if they were being scorched by flames.

As his body landed on the ground, Ryoujiro gave the giant spider no chance to catch its breath. He lunged forward rapidly, simultaneously slashing at the blade, causing the tip of the blade to sway like a blazing sun, creating the illusion that the blade had shortened.

Therefore, visually speaking, even though the blade in Suzumiya Yu's hand had not yet touched the giant spider's body, a new wound had already appeared on its body.

"Type 8: Flying Wheel Blaze!"

After using eight sword techniques in a row, Suzumiya Yuu's lungs were completely empty. He couldn't help but take a deep breath, but this action gave the giant spider an opportunity to counterattack.

Breathing techniques cannot be used while breathing, and they also cannot be used if there is insufficient air in the lungs. Although Suzumiya Yu is a demon, her lungs are the same size as those of an ordinary human, so she must frequently take a breath during battle in order to use her sword techniques continuously.

Generally speaking, an opponent cannot seize such a subtle opportunity during a breathing period, but the giant spider is different; its reaction speed is simply too fast.

Just moments ago, Suzumiya Yu had beaten it so badly it couldn't even breathe, but now it had found a near-perfect opportunity to counterattack. Of all the enemies Suzumiya Yu had fought, only Kage could have seized such a weakness.

But now, this demon god's familiar has done it.

One of its legs, with its sharp claws extended, suddenly thrust forward, seemingly about to succeed, but at that moment, Suzumiya Yu's figure vanished from the spot once more.

Chapter 217 Goal Achieved

Saying he disappeared is not quite right, because Suzumiya Yuu appeared immediately; he simply flashed into the air in an instant to dodge the attack.

Even so, his methods greatly exceeded the expectations of this demon god's familiar. It began to doubt whether the other party was really just an ordinary human. He clearly did not have the aura of a god. Even a non-human being could not be so powerful, right?

What this demon's familiar might not know is that Suzumiya Yu is now almost the most perfect being. She doesn't need to rest or eat, and her severed body can regenerate immediately. This ability alone is enough to give the gods a headache.

Moreover, his strength is now almost on par with the Seven Rulers of the Mortal Realm.

With incredible speed, she dodged the giant spider's attack and instantly swung her sword, unleashing a horizontal slash while upside down, the blade wreathed in flames as hot as the sun.

"Type 9: The Setting Sun Turns Around!"