People in Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began with Demon Slayer

Shi Li roared in pain, Jin Gang was unconscious, and Jin Lianhua died.

The victory of Yosuke and his two companions was a foregone conclusion.

Upon witnessing this scene, the armies of Yueman and Shabadaba, who were engaged in battle, simultaneously ceased their fighting.

The three strongest ninjas under Sabadaba were taken care of so easily?

Chapter 260 The Rampaging Natural Energy

Shaba Daba was afraid. He had been able to keep up with Yueman's army because of the abilities of Shi Li and the other two. If Shi Li and the other two failed, it would mean that Shaba Daba had also failed.

Shabadaba mistook Yosuke and his two companions for Yueman's mercenary ninjas, and he did not believe that his army was a match for them, so he also considered retreating.

Jugo's condition is getting increasingly out of control, and Yosuke needs to address it immediately.

Yosuke placed his hand on Jugo's shoulder, and under the suppression of Yosuke's powerful aura, the out-of-control Jugo gradually calmed down.

Yosuke comforted him, "Jūgo, don't worry, you didn't kill anyone."

Jugo shook his head: "It's not that I'm unwilling to fight, but that I'm unwilling to kill people without knowing why, so I don't regret this battle."

Yosuke patted Jugo on the shoulder and then glanced at the surrounding troops.

When Yosuke's gaze swept over Sabadaba, Sabadaba's legs went weak, his face turned pale, and sweat covered his face.

"Don't...make a move. Whatever price Yueman offers, I'm willing to pay double...no! Triple!"

Completely bewildered, Yueman asked his trusted confidant, "When did I hire such a powerful ninja?"

Even Yueman's confidants looked bewildered: "Your Highness Yueman, are you sure you didn't hire them? Then why are they helping us deal with Shi Li and his group?"

Shaba had overheard the entire conversation between Tsukumichi and his confidant, and looked at Yosuke incredulously: "Since you are not ninjas hired by Tsukumichi, why are you helping them?"

"You should ask yourselves that question. We were just passing by. Yekura, Jugo, we're gone. It's all so inexplicable!"

Yosuke led Yekura and Jugo away into the distance.

Now Shi Li understood what had happened. It was all a misunderstanding. They were just passing by, but he had the bad luck to provoke them.

Already severely injured, Shi Li was overcome with anger and rage, vomiting a mouthful of blood and fainting from frustration.

Yueman and Shabadaba looked at each other, unsure of what to do.

A trusted aide of Yueman reminded her, "Your Highness Yueman, with Shi Li and the other two either dead or wounded, and with Shabadaba also here, our fighting strength is evenly matched, but their morale is clearly low. We can launch a general offensive here and defeat Shabadaba!"

Yueman's two small eyes widened: "That's right! Now's our chance!"

Yue Man raised his arms and shouted, "Now is the time for us to quell the rebellion! Attack! Attack! Let us reclaim our homeland!"

After Yosuke and his two companions left, the two armies clashed once again.

At this point, Yosuke and his two companions had already boarded a ship, left the Land of the Moon, and embarked on their journey once again.

The tentative next stop is Orochimaru's base on an island off the coast of the Land of Whirlpools.

However, before that, Yosuke needs to resolve Jugo's problem.

From Jugo's words, Yosuke learned that the energy Jugo's body absorbed was called natural energy. This energy exists in nature, but ordinary people cannot perceive it or absorb it.

Jugo has been losing control more and more lately, and the more people he meets, the more likely he is to lose control.

So Yosuke and Yokura brought Jugo to a deserted island.

Inside a cave, Yosuke asked, "Jugo, when you lost your mind, was it because there were too many people around that you started to lose control, or was it because your body absorbed too much natural energy that you started to lose control?"

After recalling the instances of losing control, Jugo replied, "It's a combination of both. When I see a lot of people, I get nervous and worried about losing control, and then my body involuntarily absorbs a lot of natural energy and then loses control. But normally, if too much natural energy accumulates in my body, I will still lose control."

"So what caused you to regain your senses?"

"Once the body's natural energy is depleted, one can gradually regain rationality."

"I see..."

Jugo's answer indicates that he did not have a split personality, but rather that the natural energy was too violent, causing him to lose consciousness.

However, Yosuke had never personally experienced this power, so he didn't have a good way to solve Jugo's problem.

Yosuke continued to ask, "Jugo, since you can't stop natural energy from entering your body, can you actively accelerate the absorption of natural energy?"

"Actively accelerating the absorption of natural energy is possible, but I would immediately lose consciousness and become out of control."

"It's alright, I just want to absorb the natural energy within you and experience it for myself."

Jugo asked with some concern, "Do we really have to do this?"

"Don't worry, I'm confident."

Yosuke has multiple brains, so even if the natural energy is violent, he doesn't have to worry about it getting out of control.

Yosuke instructed Yekura, "Yekura, I will be focused on sensing the natural energy and will not be able to keep an eye on Jugo. If Jugo loses control, you will be the one to stop him."

Ye Cang nodded in agreement, "Don't worry."

Yosuke has decided that Jugo will prepare to absorb natural energy on his own.

"I've started absorbing!"

Yosuke and Yekura nodded, already prepared.

Jugo began to absorb the natural energy that was free in nature, and soon, Jugo began to show signs of losing control.

Yosuke placed his hand on Jugo's head and began absorbing the natural energy within Jugo's body.

Having absorbed the natural energy, Yang Jie immediately felt an extremely violent aura sweep over his entire body, constantly assaulting his reason.

Yosuke attempted to tame this raging natural energy, but he clearly underestimated it; it was far more troublesome than he had imagined.

A voice now appeared in Yosuke's mind, a voice urging him to destroy everything.

Jugo is now completely out of control, but fortunately, Yoruichiro is keeping him in check.

However, Yosuke's condition seemed very strange.

Yosuke's demon king form appeared automatically, surrounded by blood that indiscriminately destroyed everything around him.

So the moment Jugo regained consciousness, in order to prevent him from being accidentally injured by Yosuke, Yosuke immediately took Jugo away from the cave.

At this moment, Yosuke is fighting against the violent natural energy. Originally, he had only absorbed a small portion of the natural energy from Jugo's body, but now Yosuke's body is automatically absorbing large amounts of the natural energy that is free in nature.

Even Yosuke's mind was filled with illusions of Kibu Muzan, which were constantly tempting him.

"No matter how you refute it, we are still brothers. You and I are the same kind. We are ghosts, the ultimate beings!"

"You consider yourself human, but you don't care about human lives. You only care about the people around you. How many humans have died at your hands?"

“You may seem selfless, but deep down you’re just as selfish as I am, so why should you let yourself be bound by these people?”

"What responsibility, what mission, these are all false. Only you yourself are real. Look into your own heart, Yosuke Ubuyashiki!"

"After killing them, you will have no weaknesses, and you will be the strongest being in this world!"

"Kill them all...kill them all..."

Chapter 261 Out of Control

Whispers of incitement and murder echoed continuously in Yosuke's ears.

Yosuke knew perfectly well that this was an illusion created by Kibuy Muzan, but he was still uncontrollably influenced by it.

It felt like there was a lump of anger inside me that I couldn't release.

In reality, Yosuke had unknowingly destroyed the entire cave, causing the mountain to shake violently and huge rocks to roll down from it.

"Is Lord Yosuke alright?" Jugo asked with great concern.

"Is everything alright?" Yekura also sensed something was wrong, but she couldn't get close enough to wake Yosuke up.

At this moment, countless drops of blood enveloped Yosuke, forming a sphere. Inside the sphere, Yosuke was still fighting in his mind against the illusion of Kibuy Muzan.

Yosuke kills Muzan Kibutsuji time and time again, but Muzan Kibutsuji is resurrected again and again, constantly bewitching Yosuke.

"You can't kill me, Yosuke Ubuyashiki. You and I are one. If you want to kill me, you'd have to kill yourself first. But can you do that?"

Yosuke, unusually furious, retorted, "Shut up! You're dead! Our fight ended a long time ago, I won!"

"Yes, you won that battle, but why are you still alive? We should both go to hell together!"

"As long as you live, I absolutely cannot die! I will climb out of hell step by step, grab you, and haunt you. You will never be able to get rid of me!"

"Ubuyashiki Yosuke, you've shown me just how important it is to inherit someone's will. I will gradually destroy the will within you and make you inherit the will of Kibu Muzan!"

As Yosuke's inner turmoil intensified, in reality, Yosuke, who was encased in a sphere of blood, emerged from the sphere like an oviparous animal hatching from its shell, and his demon king form underwent a tremendous change.

What were originally just blood wings made of blood have now grown a pair of bone wings from the spine, with blood forming the wing membrane on the bone wings.

Moreover, Yosuke has grown two demon horns on his forehead, two dark green lines resembling tear stains on his face, and dark purple eyeshadow on his eyelids and corners of his eyes.

At this moment, Yosuke looked extremely eerie, flapping his wings and flying into the air.

From below, Yekura called out anxiously to Yosuke in the air, "Yosuke, are you alright?"

Yosuke couldn't answer Yokura because Yosuke's physical body was not conscious at the moment; his consciousness was currently confronting Kibuy Muzan in his mind.

Yosuke knew very well that this Kibuy Muzan was an illusion, but even though he knew it was an illusion, Yosuke was completely helpless against it.

Kibuy Muzan relentlessly harasses Yosuke, constantly forcing him to relive those painful memories.

During this process, Yosuke's physical body also acts according to the changes in Yosuke's state of mind.

A tiny black sphere appeared between the two demon horns on Yosuke's forehead.

This black sphere is a product of the forced fusion of natural energy, chakra, and demonic power, with black lightning constantly flashing around it.

Yekura and Jugo felt an extremely powerful pressure that made it almost impossible for them to breathe.

The black sphere continuously absorbed the chakra and demonic power within Yosuke's body, as well as the free-floating natural energy in nature, gradually growing larger.

The creatures on the island were restless; all the birds flew away from the island, and the beasts also migrated in panic away from Yangjie.

Yekura and Jugo sensed the urgency of the situation and hurriedly boarded the ship. Yekura used the steam generated by the Scorching Release Fireball to create a recoil force, and they quickly moved away from the island.

Yosuke's main body let out a roar, launching the black sphere between his demon horns at high speed and colliding it with the ground of the island.

In an instant!