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

The priest, whose neck was being choked, began to suffocate and managed to speak: "The boundary between humans and ghosts has not yet begun to blur. Now is not the time for the God to appear in the world."

Kibuy Muzan released the priest's neck, his icy demonic eyes widening as he asked in a chilling voice, "What exactly is the boundary between humans and demons?!"

After coughing a few times, the priest said, "Literally, if a person can be transformed into a ghost through your blood, then a ghost can also be transformed back into a person through special means."

Kibu Muzan simply couldn't believe it: "Ridiculous! How could a demon possibly turn into a human!"

The priest did not directly answer Kibuy Muzan's question, but instead asked, "Aren't there already signs?"

Kibuy Muzan frowned, thinking of Tsugikuni Kokushibo: "Could it be Kokushibo who broke free from my curse?! Impossible! He broke free from my curse perhaps because of the Breath of the Sun. In the past thousand years, there has never been an example of a demon turning into a human!"

"Originally, fate was on the side of humanity, but now it has completely deviated from its original course. Therefore, fate is on your side. When the time is ripe, the God will naturally come to you."

Feeling deceived, Kibuyaku Muzan violently grabbed the priest's neck again: "You're about to die, and you're still playing games!"

Facing impending death, the priest showed no fear: "We are not afraid of death. You should know that the Ubuyashiki family has the ability to foresee the future, but this ability is inherited from our priest family. If we didn't want you to find us, you would never have found us."

"How dare you speak so arrogantly! Look carefully where you are now. You are in my Infinite City, and there are the remains of your own kind next to you!"

Facing the pile of corpses of his kin, the priest calmly said, "The destruction of the priest clan is also part of our current fate. We were prepared for it long ago. Death is not the end for us."

Having said that, the priest took his own life, collapsing helplessly before Muzan Kibutsuji.

Muzan Kibutsuji's forehead veins bulged. No human had ever been able to end their own life without his consent, so he wanted to inject his blood into a priest to turn him into a demon.

Having become a priest of demons, Kibuyaku Muzan can use his cursed abilities to read the priests' memories.

However, when Kibuy Muzan injected his blood into the priest's body, an unbelievable scene unfolded.

The priest's blood was actually rejecting Muzan's blood, making it impossible to transform the priest into a demon.

This unusual situation both shocked and enraged Kibuy Muzan, who prided himself on being able to control life and death.

In a fit of rage, Kibuy Muzan devoured the priest's corpse completely, leaving not even a trace of bone.

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Inside the Butterfly Mansion, something surprising happened: everyone gathered around Nezuko and examined her closely.

Last night, Nezuko surprisingly removed the gag that was binding her mouth and called Tanjiro "brother".

Tanjiro stared at Nezuko in disbelief, then hugged her tightly, bursting into tears of joy.

Tanjiro led Nezuko to the Butterfly Sisters and Tamayo. After a careful examination, Nezuko's physical signs remained unchanged, but she had begun to regain her ability to speak, indicating that an unknown change was taking place within her body.

As a close companion, Inosuke was about to go up and greet Nezuko when Zenitsu kicked him away, saying, "This exciting moment must go first!"

An excited Zenitsu, sticking his butt out, approached Nezuko and said obsequiously, "Nezuko~ I'm your husband, Zenitsu Agatsuma. I proposed to you, and you said yes, remember?"

Nezuko was a little scared and clung tightly to Tanjiro's clothes.

"Zenitsu, stop it! When did Nezuko ever agree to that?" Tanjiro tried to pull Zenitsu away, but Zenitsu stuck to him like a leech.

Yosuke appeared behind Zenitsu with a gloomy expression, grabbed Zenitsu by the collar, and threw him away like trash.

Nezuko, with her short legs, hugged Yosuke and said haltingly, "Father......"

Yosuke was taken aback, and Tamayo explained, "Nezuko probably sees you as her father now. Although Nezuko is starting to regain her language ability, her self-awareness has not yet returned."

An indescribable emotion welled up in Yosuke's heart. He had once witnessed the birth of life, and even as an observer, Yosuke felt deeply moved by that feeling.

For a thousand years, Yosuke had longed to have his own offspring who could inherit his will, but unfortunately, various unforeseen events prevented him from focusing on that.

Nezuko's word "father" made Yosuke feel disoriented, as if he were personally experiencing that touching emotion.

Yosuke smiled and said softly, "Thank you... Nezuko."

Chapter 110 Overcoming the Sunlight: Tsugukuni Iwakatsu

Just when everyone thought Nezuko had simply regained her ability to speak, a strange phenomenon occurred.

Nezuko, who should have been nocturnal, actually came out of the shadows during the day, wanting to bask in the sunlight.

Fortunately, Tanjiro discovered it in time and stopped Nezuko.

But it seems that sunlight has a great attraction for Nezuko, and she will run to the sun whenever she has the chance.

This troubled Tanjiro greatly, so he could only tie Nezuko and himself together with a rope.

But this was only a drop in the bucket. Tanjiro couldn't watch over Nezuko all the time, so he went to Yosuke, hoping that Yosuke could give him some advice.

When Tanjiro found Yosuke, Yosuke was in the research lab.

Besides Yosuke, the research lab also contained the Butterfly Sisters, Tamayo, and Iwakatsu Tsugikuni, who was undergoing an examination.

Since Kokushibo and Yoriichi are brothers, sharing the same bloodline, Kokushibo's ability to use the Breath of the Sun may not be solely due to Yoriichi's soul.

After all, the concept of the soul is too ethereal and abstract. The Butterfly Sisters and Tamayo have never seen a soul, so they prefer to interpret the reason why Kokushibo is able to use the Breath of the Sun in a scientific way.

After a series of tests on Ji Guoyansheng's blood, the Butterfly Sisters and Zhu Shi reluctantly came to a conclusion that they found reasonably plausible.

That is the bloodline of the priest clan within Tsugikuni Iwakatsu, which temporarily suppressed his demonic nature and released him from the curse. The Moon Breathing is very close to the Sun Breathing, which is why Tsugikuni Iwakatsu is able to use the Sun Breathing.

However, this result did not satisfy the Butterfly Sisters and Tamayo. Just as they were about to conduct further testing, Tanjiro came knocking on their door.

“Mr. Yosuke, Nezuko used to stay in the wooden box during the day, but since she regained her ability to speak, she’s been wanting to go to sunny places lately,” Tanjiro said, looking troubled.

"Nezuko feels this way too?" Tsugikuni Iwakatsu asked in surprise.

Yosuke was a little confused: "What does it feel like?"

Ji Guoyan explained, "Ever since I broke free from the curse on my body, I have had an inexplicable craving for sunlight, and I always feel that sunbathing will not cause any harm."

Yosuke fell into deep thought: "For a demon, sunlight is its natural enemy, so how could it possibly crave it? Normally, animals would instinctively avoid and flee when faced with a natural enemy; that's a normal instinctive reaction."

Ji Guoyan agreed, "That's right. For us ghosts, instincts are especially sharp. Logically speaking, I shouldn't have any desire for sunlight. Moreover, once when I stretched out my hand to shine in the sun, my arm was instantly burned into cooked flesh."

Tamayo frowned and said, "An instinctive reaction is a subconscious action or reaction when you encounter danger. If you crave sunlight, it means that your instinctive reaction has either failed or that sunlight is no longer harmful to you."

Kokuichi said to Yosuke, "There's no point in guessing here, let's give it a try, Yosuke."

Yosuke understood what Tsugikuni Iwakatsu meant and immediately released his demon king aura.

After fully experiencing Yosuke's demon king aura, Kuniwa Katsumi said, "Alright."

Yosuke nodded and stopped releasing his demon king aura. Tsugikuni Iwakatsu explained, "My instincts didn't fail. Kibu Muzan and Yosuke's own demon king aura have a natural suppression effect on us created demons. Just now, my instincts drove me to flee immediately."

Kanae Kocho rested her chin on her hand, pondering as she murmured, "If the instinctive reaction hasn't failed, then why does she still crave sunlight?"

Shinobu Kocho also raised her own question: "If he is really not afraid of the sun, then why did Mr. Tsugikuni still get burned after being exposed to the sun?"

Everyone present fell into deep thought.

Ji Guoyan suggested, "If you can't figure it out, I'll try it out tomorrow."

"How can that be! Mr. Tsugikuni has already tried it, and the sunlight still burns his body, doesn't it?" Tanjiro tried his best to stop Tsugikuni Kouchi.

Kokushiro said gently, "It's alright. If I can overcome the sunlight, it means Nezuko can too. That's a good thing for Nezuko."

Kokushima's expression and words were filled with doting affection for Tanjiro and Nezuko.

Tanjiro was very conflicted, believing that it was because of him that Kokushibo made this choice.

Seeing Tanjiro's guilt, Kokushiro thoughtfully changed his words: "And I also want to try the feeling of standing in the sunlight, that exhilarating feeling that I have completely forgotten but yearn for endlessly."

Since Guo Yansheng had made up his mind, no one tried to dissuade him anymore, and they waited together for dawn.

As dawn broke and the sun had not yet fully risen, Tamayo suggested, "The sunlight is still relatively weak, so it will cause the least damage. Let's do the test now."

Ji Guoyan nodded, and under the worried gazes of everyone, he cautiously extended his arm.

Sunlight shone on Ji Guoyansheng's arm, causing it to sizzle, and the aroma of cooked meat filled the air.

When Yosuke saw that Tsugikuni Iwakatsu's entire arm was completely charred, he said, "Iwakatsu, that's enough."

Jiguo Yansheng did not pull his arm back, but continued to let it shine in the sun. Moreover, the sun had now fully risen, and its rays shone directly onto Jiguo Yansheng's arm.

Despite the pain, Ji Guo said, "No! This time I can clearly feel a wonderful change happening inside my body!"

After saying that, Jiguo Yansheng walked into the sunlight. Under the intense sunlight, Jiguo Yansheng's wails echoed throughout the Butterfly Mansion.

Everyone was startled by Kokushiro's actions and hurriedly tried to pull him back into the shadows, but Kokushiro stopped them.

"I can still hold on!"

Ji Guoyan Sheng suffered severe damage from being exposed to the sun all over his body; his skin was completely ulcerated.

Yosuke noticed that Kokushibo's body was showing signs of turning to ashes: "Kanae, Shinobu! Quickly pull Kokushibo back!"

However, just as Kanae and Shinobu were trying to pull Iwakatsu Tsugikuni back into the shadows, a miracle occurred.

After the signs of Ji Guoyansheng turning into ashes ceased, the burns on his body caused by the sun began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye, until he was fully recovered.

This phenomenon shows that Ji Guoyansheng has overcome the most fatal weakness of the demon: sunlight!

Ji Guoyan closed his eyes, basking in the warmth of the sun, his voice trembling slightly:

"After hundreds of years, I have finally felt the bright and warm sunshine again."

Chapter 111 Medicine

The fact that Kokushibo Tsugikuni was able to successfully overcome sunlight was unbelievable to everyone. What Muzan Kibutsuji had wanted for a thousand years, Kokushibo Tsugikuni obtained so easily.

The first to become an ultimate life form was unexpectedly a demon created by Muzan Kibutsuji. How ironic!

Having learned from the example of Kokushibo, Zenitsu eagerly said to Tanjiro, "Tanjiro, hurry up and let Nezuko sunbathe too! As long as Nezuko can overcome the sun, she can live like a normal person!"

Tanjiro was about to agree when he was stopped by Kokushibo.

"no!"

Tanjiro and Zenitsu looked at Kokushibo with confusion, not understanding why they wanted to stop Nezuko.

Kokushiro explained, "When I entered the sunlight just now, I almost turned to ashes and died, so unless you are absolutely certain that you can help Nezuko overcome the sunlight, don't take the risk."

Yang Jie echoed solemnly, "Yan Sheng is right. A miracle has already happened once. We can't expect a second one. What we need to do now is to make the chance of a miracle one hundred percent."

The Butterfly Sisters and Tamayo began to conduct a series of examinations on Tsugikuni Iwakatsu and discovered that the blood structure in his body had completely changed.

Originally, the blood of Kibu Muzan was particularly abundant in Tsugikuni Iwakatsu's body, almost seven-tenths of which belonged to Kibu Muzan.

At this time, having overcome the sunlight, the concentration of the Demon King's blood in his body has decreased significantly. Moreover, the blood characteristics of Muzan have completely disappeared, and it can be said that it has become a new kind of blood.

Moreover, Kokushiro no longer craves human flesh and blood. In other words, having overcome the sunlight, Kokushiro is no longer a demon, but a new species independent of both humans and demons.