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

"Plain Flow Technique? Destructive Kill? Footwork? Crown Cut!"

However, the illusionary clone also used the same technique as Tongji, and the two attacks collided, the immense force causing both to take two steps back.

Osamu's expression was extremely solemn. "Even their power is exactly the same as mine?"

Before Zhi could finish his analysis, his illusory clone charged at him once again.

While sensing the fighting spirit of the tsukumogami to prevent a sneak attack, Osamu also engaged in a fierce battle with the illusionary clones, resulting in a very close fight.

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Meanwhile, Gyutaro's opponent, Hantengu, has split into four emotion clones. Unlike Hantengu's original old man appearance, these four emotion clones are young boys, and each has two demon horns on its forehead.

The Angry Demon wears a kimono in the form of a Hantengu, has the character for "anger" carved on its tongue, and can unleash lightning with its staff.

The Demon of Joy is dressed as a naked upper-body wanderer, with the character "Joy" carved on his tongue, and can create a whirlwind with a fan.

The Ghost of Joy has wings on its back, a bird-like lower body, and bird claws on its arms. The character "喜" (joy) is carved on its tongue, and it can roar out extremely high-decibel destructive sound waves.

The Demon of Sorrow is dressed as a warrior, wielding a cross-patterned spear. The character "Sorrow" is carved on its tongue, and it can unleash several shockwaves to attack with the cross-patterned spear.

However, Hantengu's four emotional clones could not directly and effectively harm Gyutaro.

Gyutaro's injuries healed instantly. With his powerful self-healing ability, Gyutaro forcibly withstood the attacks of Hantengu's clone and charged directly at Hantengu's main body.

When Hantengu's 'Angry Demon' clones realized that their main body was in danger, they crushed the bodies of the three clones—the Joyful Demon, the Happy Demon, and the Sorrowful Demon—and absorbed them into his body.

Behind him are several thunder drums engraved with the character "hate," and he holds "S"-shaped drumsticks. He appears as a clone of a boy, a fusion of emotions from a Hantengu.

"Blood Demon Art? Lightning Slash!" The emotional aggregate clone struck one of the drums on its back, summoning a wooden dragon that unleashed a massive bolt of lightning from its mouth.

Lightning was incredibly fast; Gyutaro didn't have time to dodge, and it struck him directly.

Gyutaro, severely burned by the high temperature of the lightning, suffered extensive skin ulceration.

"Blood Demon Art? Thrust!"

The emotional aggregate clone struck one of the drums on its back again, summoning a wooden dragon that spewed out several giant shockwaves. The powerful destructive force instantly destroyed half of Gyutaro's body.

Losing his balance, Gyutaro collapsed to the ground. The emotional aggregate clone looked down at the fallen Gyutaro with disdain: "I am Zangbotian, and those who harm the original are all evil people!"

Gyutaro, who was lying on the ground with half of his body missing, quickly grew flesh and blood back to normal. In the blink of an eye, Gyutaro's body was restored to its original state.

Gyutaro got up from the ground, scratching his cheek in frustration as large chunks of the newly formed scab peeled off. "How did I suddenly become so amazing? If Mr. Hajime sees me looking like this, he'll definitely laugh at me. It's really bothering me. Well then, I guess I'll just have to be a little more serious..."

"Blood Demon Art? Blood Scythe Hell!"

A large number of blood scythes made of blood appeared around Gyutaro and Zōhaten, swirling around them irregularly.

Gyutaro controlled the constantly spinning Blood Scythe and slashed it towards Zōhakuten.

Zang Botian struck one of the drums on his back, shouting, "Blood Demon Art? Wooden Dragon Gale!"

A wooden dragon coiled around Zeng Botian, spewing strong winds from its mouth that scattered the blood scythes swirling around it.

However, after the strong wind from the wooden dragon of the Hungpo Heaven dispersed the blood scythe in the air, the blood scythe that had disappeared re-emerged in the air and continued to slash at the Hungpo Heaven.

In an instant, several deep wounds appeared on Zeng Potian's body, revealing the bone.

Seeing that the Blood Scythe in the air could not sever his body, Zang Botian decided to ignore the Blood Scythe and attack Gyutaro directly.

"Blood Demon Art? The Tree of Incessant Karma"

With both hands holding drumsticks, Zangbo Tian simultaneously struck the two taiko drums on his back, activating his Blood Demon Art. This summoned countless enormous wooden dragons that tumbled and rolled together, sweeping towards Gyutaro with a crushing force.

"Blood Demon Art? Blood Scythe Hell? Chaotic Blade Scythe Slash!"

Under the control of Gyutaro's Blood Demon Art, the Blood Scythe hovering in the air continuously slashed at the oncoming wooden dragon at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

The wooden dragon of the Hungry God was instantly destroyed by the relentless slashing of the Blood Scythe.

When Zang Botian tried to strike the drum on his back again to use the Blood Demon Technique, his outstretched hand froze in mid-air.

Before Zeng Botian's incredulous eyes, his body began to crack and gradually turned into ashes.

Gyutaro looked at the real Hantengu and mocked him while Hantengu looked terrified. "I forgot to remind you, my Blood Demon Art is highly poisonous. Although it can't kill demons, it can continuously damage cells and weaken their power. It seems your clone can't withstand my poison."

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Compared to the evenly matched battle between Osamu and Gyutaro, the battle between Koume and Koyuki was incredibly difficult.

The jade pot has completed its molting process, emerging from the pot to reveal its final form. It has webbed palms, a snake-like lower body, and is covered in scales harder than diamonds. Yet, its body is very soft, and anything touched by the jade pot's fist turns into a fish.

Faced with Yu Hu's attacks, Xiao Mei could only dodge constantly, using her Blood Demon Art to create silk clones to prevent Yu Hu from touching her body and turning her into a fish.

However, constantly dodging will eventually reveal a weakness. While Xiaomei was manipulating the silk to deal with Yuhu's octopus, she was caught off guard and touched by Yuhu's fist. Xiaomei's arm began to turn into a fish.

Xiaomei managed to cut off her arm, which was beginning to turn into a fish, in time to prevent it from spreading to her body.

Jade Pot's attacks continued relentlessly, and Xiaomei could only passively dodge them.

Because Koyuki's strength was insufficient to cure her, and because Gyutaro and Koume were strong, the Ice Blood Demon Art she used was countered by Doma, who also used the Ice Blood Demon Art.

Facing Doma's attacks, Mei gradually became overwhelmed, but fortunately, with the support of the Butterfly Sisters by her side, she was able to barely withstand Doma's attacks.

Chapter 47 Kibuyaku Muzan Reappears

The Upper Moon Five of the Twelve Demon Moons and Osamu and others are engaged in a fierce battle.

Osamu, relying on his own Su-ryu technique, Destruction Killing, and Compass Needle, fought to a standstill against the Tsukumogami and his own illusions.

Gyutaro and Hantengu, along with the "Hate Demon" created by Hantengu once again, whose tongue is engraved with the word "hate," once more clash.

Although Xiaomei couldn't damage Yuhu, she could hold it back, preventing it from supporting other battlefields.

With the combined efforts of the Koyuki and Butterfly sisters, they were able to barely hold off Doma.

For a time, neither side could gain the upper hand.

Upper Moon Six, Kendo, who had been watching the battle, finally made his move after seeing Hantengu's strongest emotional clone, Zōhaten, destroyed.

"Blood Demon Art? Mirror Reflection!"

A mirror suddenly appeared in front of Hantengu. The blood-stained blade that Gyutaro had fired at Hantengu's body was absorbed by the mirror and then reappeared, rushing towards Gyutaro.

Caught off guard, Gyutaro was struck by his own blood-stained blade, and his left arm was instantly severed.

Gyutaro looked at Mado with a gloomy expression: "It's very impolite to interrupt someone else's battle! Blood Demon Art? Flying Blood Scythe!"

Gyutaro swung his blood-stained scythe, the thin blade of blood shooting rapidly toward Kendo.

Despite facing Gyutaro's blood-stained blade, Mado remained in a dazed and bewildered state.

"Blood Demon Art, Mirror Concealment!"

A mirror appeared behind Jian Tong, concealing him. Gyutaro's blood-stained blade attack missed, striking the ground where Jian Tong had been standing, causing dust to rise.

Douma, who had been playing around while fighting the Koyuki and Butterfly sisters, saw Kendo finally make his move on the battlefield and muttered to himself, "Kendo has finally made his move? It seems the battle is already decided."

The butterfly sisters did not understand what Doma meant; he was only Upper Moon Six, and should not be a match for them.

Doma shook his fan and chuckled, "Since you're about to merge with me and head to the Elysium, I'll give you a little hint about Kendō's abilities. Kendō is only Upper Moon Six because it has no offensive capabilities, but it has its own unique Mirror Space. Any attack is ineffective against it, and no matter how powerful the attack is, it can be reflected back through the Mirror Space. Even I can't do anything to Kendō."

As if to confirm what Doma had said, the figure of the child suddenly appeared beside Osamu.

At this moment, Jisei used his ultimate technique, the Soryu Technique: Destruction Kill - Final Style: Azure Silver Chaotic Remnant Light, sending countless missiles flying towards the Tsukumogami and the illusionary clones.

However, two mirrors suddenly appeared in front of the tsukumogami and the illusionary clones. Osamu's missiles were absorbed by the mirrors and then returned to him.

Zhi was instantly struck by his own attack, and his body was riddled with holes.

The silk that Xiaomei was supposed to attack the jade pot was also absorbed by the suddenly appearing mirror.

Then a mirror appeared in front of Gyutaro, and Komei's silk ribbon shot straight out of the mirror and onto Gyutaro's body.

The sudden attack caught Gyutaro off guard, and his body was cleaved in two by the sharp silk, causing him to fall heavily to the ground.

The butterfly sisters watched in disbelief as the evenly matched battle was shattered in an instant.

However, just as Jian Tong re-entered his mirror space, the sound of a pipa rang out once more.

A wooden sliding door appeared out of thin air on the battlefield. The door was pulled open, and two figures walked out.

With six eyes on his face, red flame marks on his left forehead and right neck, and a sword with eyes covering its upper rank at his waist, Kokushibo appeared on the battlefield.

Beside Kokushibo was just an ordinary-looking little boy.

However, Kokushibo treated the little boy with great respect, standing behind him.

The little boy's identity is self-evident; he is none other than Kibuy Muzan.

Upon seeing Muzan, the Upper Moons who were engaged in battle all abandoned Osamu and the others, and respectfully knelt before the little boy.

Kokushibo looked at the Upper Moons kneeling on the ground and rebuked them with dissatisfaction: "It's almost dawn, why isn't the battle over yet?!"

Just as Yu Hu was about to explain, she was frightened by a look from Ki Muzan and pressed her head to the ground, not daring to make a sound.

With his scarlet eyes wide open, Muzan Kibutsuji spoke with an overwhelming sense of oppression: "Don't make excuses for your failures. I sent you here to fight, but you have failed to live up to my expectations. After hundreds of years, your strength has not improved at all. I can replace any of the Twelve Demon Moons at any time. At that point, you will be of no value to me. Do you understand?"

All the Upper Moon demons remained silent, daring not to disobey Muzan.

Kibuy Muzan glanced at Osamu and the others expressionlessly, and they instantly broke out in a cold sweat. Although Kibuy Muzan in front of them did not have any demonic aura, his mere presence was enough to send chills down their spines.

Kibuy Muzan didn't make any move. Instead, he looked up behind Osamu and the others and called out into the dark cherry blossom grove, "Ubuyashiki Yosuke, now that you're here, aren't you going to come out?"

As soon as Kibuy Muzan finished speaking, a figure descended from the sky and appeared in front of Osamu and the others.

Osamu, Gyutaro, Koyuki, and Koume exclaimed in surprise, "Yosuke-sama!"

"Master!" The Butterfly Sisters stared blankly at Yosuke's back, realizing that their master had always been by their side.

Yosuke did not respond to Osamu and the others, but instead mocked Kibuy Muzan, saying, "You are as shameless as ever, even towards your own subordinates, you are still cold-blooded and ruthless."

Kibuy Muzan sneered, "They are merely tools for me to realize my ideals. So, Ubuyashiki Yosuke, do you choose to fight me here?"

Yosuke sneered, "Start a war? You think you can face me with these ghosts you created? If you really want to fight me, call your real body over here instead of using a clone to make up the numbers."

"Heh, you've been found out. That's right, this body I'm in now is just a clone I created with my own flesh and blood. But Ubuyashiki Yosuke, you're really stubborn. Nearly a thousand years have passed, and you're still clinging to me." Kibu Muzan sneered.

"Kimu Muzan, I've always wanted to ask you, in the nearly one thousand years that have passed, what have you gained?"

Instead of directly answering Yosuke's question, Muzan Kibutsuji asked him, "And what about you? You've always acted like a savior, constantly opposing me. But you're actually more disgusting than me. What I pursue is immortality, to become the ultimate being in this world, and I'm working towards that. What about you? What are you pursuing? What have you gained in these thousand years?"

At that moment, a cherry blossom fell into Yosuke's palm. Yosuke gently smelled the cherry blossom, and as the wind blew by, the cherry blossom fell from his palm.

"I have no desire to pursue or acquire anything. As long as I remember the fragrance of these flowers, I will have lived up to the value of this time."