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

Yosuke swung the blood-stained blade imbued with special power and slashed towards the God Lord.

The god's expression, however, was quite intriguing, showing surprise, fear, and a hint of joy.

"Word of Power? Guard!"

An energy shield appeared around the deity, attempting to block Yang Jie's slash.

This time, however, the energy shield only caused Yosuke's slash to pause slightly before shattering like glass.

Just as Yosuke's strike was about to hit the God Lord.

"Word of Power? Instant!"

The god vanished from his spot as if by teleportation, and his figure appeared next to Kibuyaku Muzan.

With the god's retreat, this was the perfect opportunity to rescue Inosuke. Yosuke swung his sword and struck Inosuke's energy shield, shattering it instantly.

Yosuke hoisted the frozen Inosuke onto his back, distancing himself from Kibuyaku Muzan and Shinju.

Yosuke placed his hand on Inosuke's body, and blood spread throughout Inosuke's entire body, then ignited in blood flames, thawing the frozen Inosuke.

Having regained consciousness, Inosuke shivered from the cold and stared blankly at Yosuke in front of him: "Where am I?"

However, Yosuke had no time to answer Inosuke's question, because Muzan's attack was already upon them.

Yosuke swung his sword and severed Kibu Y Muzan's whip. Taking advantage of the time when the system's special power was still active, he charged towards the God Lord again and launched a fierce attack.

Now, the God Lord and Kibutsugu are bound by life and death. Although the God Lord did not say whether Kibutsugu would be in danger if he died, even though Kibutsugu hates the God Lord, he dares not take the risk.

Kibuyaku Muzan actively released a wide-area shockwave, attempting to blast Yosuke away.

However, when Yosuke slashed forward, Kibu Y Muzan's wide-area shockwave seemed to be sliced ​​through.

Under the bombardment of the wide-area shockwave, the earth on both sides of Yosuke cracked, but Yosuke still charged forward toward the God Lord without hesitation.

Facing Yosuke's impending strike, the God Lord remained calm, inexplicably counting numbers under his breath.

"Three, two, one..."

When the count reaches zero, use the Word of Protection again.

At that very moment, Yosuke's power, which had been granted by the system, dissipated as time was up.

Without the special power of the system, the Blood Blade slashed at the God Lord's energy shield, and the attack was deflected.

Seeing this opportunity, Kibuyaku Muzan once again used the Wide-Area Shockwave, successfully blasting Yosuke away.

Faced with such a powerful battle scene, Inosuke was completely dumbfounded. He wanted to help Yosuke fight, but his body's instincts prevented him from making any move.

Yang Jie was also extremely shocked. The countdown from the God Lord was clearly the countdown to the power the system had given him.

Kibuyaku Muzan's lips curled into a cruel smile as the nine whips on his back attacked Yosuke, while the whips on his legs sped toward Inosuke.

Inosuke seemed frozen in place, unable to move, and could only watch helplessly as the whip was about to strike him. He closed his eyes in resentment, awaiting his death.

However, after a short while, death did not come. Instead, Inosuke felt warm liquid dripping onto his cheek.

Inosuke opened his eyes and saw that Yosuke was standing in front of him, and that the eight whips that Kibu Muzan had used to attack him were piercing through Yosuke's body. The gentle liquid on his cheek was Yosuke's blood.

Inosuke felt a sharp pain in his heart, and tears streamed uncontrollably down his face: "Yosuke-san... I've been a burden to you, you should give up on me..."

Yosuke severed all the whips that pierced his body and gently stroked Inosuke's hair: "In my eyes, your life is more important than anything else. Don't cry. As a man, tears are the most useless thing. Promise me one thing, Inosuke."

Inosuke wiped away his tears and said, feigning strength, "No matter what it is, I will do it!"

Yosuke pointed in the direction behind Inosuke and said, "Very good, Inosuke, keep running in this direction, no matter what happens, don't stop for a moment."

Chapter 129 Turning Point

"But..."

Inosuke racked his brains, trying to figure out how staying would help Yosuke, but no matter how he thought about it, he realized that staying would only be a burden to Yosuke.

"There's nothing to hesitate about, Inosuke. You said you could do anything, and you call yourself the King of the Mountains. As a king, you can't go back on your word. I'm very strong, so let's go. This is my advice as your elder!"

Yosuke summoned a demon crow and, through memory transfer, imprinted the abilities of Muzan and the God of War into the demon crow's mind.

Afterwards, Yosuke cast the Blood Demon Art "Eye Concealment" on Inosuke, concealing Inosuke's figure, and then grabbed Inosuke and threw him away.

Wiping away his tears, Inosuke followed Yosuke's advice and ran with all his might.

Guilt and resentment filled Inosuke with self-reproach: "Why am I so weak? What kind of mountain king am I? The enemy is right in front of me, yet I can only be a burden!"

Meanwhile, at the Ubuyashiki mansion, Yosuke was extremely wary of the mysterious God, unable to understand why the God could know the exact time of his disappearance when the system had granted him power.

Yang Jie asked gravely, "Do you know something?"

The god's voice trembled slightly with excitement as he said, "Before, I was just unsure, but now I am certain. There is a unique power within you, which explains why you survived as an infant and became a demon."

Yosuke remained silent. This might be the only opportunity to face the God so directly. Yosuke needed to seize the chance and, in his heart, once again allow the system to sacrifice its heart to obtain the power to break the spell.

"Blood Breathing? Fourth Form? Asura Blood Domain Heaven!"

A lifelike female colossus appeared behind Yosuke. Yosuke raised the blood-stained blade in his hand, and the female colossus also raised its blood-stained blade.

With the aid of special power, the female colossus swung her sword with incredible speed; in the blink of an eye, the blade was already in front of Kibuyaku Muzan and the God.

"Word of Power? Instant!"

The God Lord instantly teleported out of the attack range, dodging the attack of the Blood Giant Blade.

However, Muzan was not so lucky. His Word of Power was not as powerful as that of the God Lord. Even when he used the Word of Power "Instant", the location he teleported to was still within the attack range of the Blood Giant Blade.

Kibuy Muzan was instantly cleaved in two by the giant blade of blood.

However, the special power granted by the blessing was not able to suppress the regeneration of demons like the Breath of the Sun.

In an instant, Kibuy Muzan's body, which had been split in two, had completely healed.

Kibuy Muzan was extremely cautious at this moment, because Yosuke's attack, in terms of speed and power alone, had completely surpassed it.

"Kimu Muzan's power has a time limit. If he can hold out for even a minute, he will lose a heart. He can't maintain this power for long," the God Lord told Kimu Muzan about Yosuke's weakness.

Yosuke launched a series of attacks, but Kibuyaku Muzan and Shinjuku completely avoided a direct confrontation with Yosuke, choosing instead to constantly maneuver and attack from a distance.

A minute is fleeting.

When the time for the special power ended, Yosuke lost another heart. Originally, Yosuke had five brains and seven hearts, but now he only has five brains and five hearts left.

The situation reached a stalemate, and at that moment, the system's voice echoed in Yosuke's mind.

[Mission: Defying Fate! Rescue of Inosuke successful. Mission complete. Rewards are being generated in 60 seconds.]

Seeing that Yosuke's special power had disappeared, the God Lord and Kibuyaku Muzan were eyeing him menacingly, preparing to launch an attack.

Yosuke had no choice but to sacrifice another heart in exchange for gaining power.

Yosuke gambled everything on the unknown reward from the system.

"Breath of Blood? Blood Flame Claw Mark, Storm Flame Blood Blade, Asura Blood Domain Heaven!"

"Blood Demon Art? Shadow Wolf, Dark Entanglement, Blood Domain!"

Yosuke used his breathing technique, sword form, and Blood Demon Art in succession.

"Blood Breathing? Fifth Form? Blood Flash!"

This new sword form was something Yosuke suddenly realized while constantly practicing Blood Breathing, similar to Zenitsu's Thunderclap Flash.

However, unlike the Thunderclap Flash, which concentrates all its power into its feet to achieve ultimate speed.

Blood Flash is achieved by compressing one's own blood to reduce one's mass to its absolute limit, and then releasing the compressed blood in one go. The resulting inverse force grants unparalleled speed and endurance.

Yosuke appeared before the God in an instant, brandishing his sword.

The God Lord was clearly startled by Yosuke's sudden display of speed. In his haste, he didn't have time to use the Word of Power to escape, so he could only resort to the Word of Power to defend, hoping to block Yosuke's attack.

However, the strike imbued with special power was the nemesis of the power of words. The energy shield was easily shattered by Yosuke, and the blade left an extremely terrifying wound on the God Lord's body.

Strangely, the terrifying wound on the god's body did not bleed. Instead, a dazzling golden light emanated from the broken skin, which then healed automatically.

"I see... Your ability to foresee the future can only know about my previous abilities, but you cannot immediately foresee the abilities I create at this moment."

"And since you have no internal organs, you're definitely not human, but you're not a ghost either. Ghosts, although different species from humans, do have normal internal organs."

The shrine priest's expression was gloomy, and he did not answer Yang Jie, completely losing his previous composure.

Yosuke was also extremely surprised by the god's regeneration speed, which was similar to that of a demon.

Yang Jie asked the system, "System, was the damage I just inflicted on the God Lord null and void?"

[It is an effective host, but the effect is minimal. The God is the embodiment of fate, meaning that what the host just struck was fate itself, but the damage it could inflict was very small.]

Yosuke frowned deeply: "Then wouldn't it be impossible to kill him?"

God is also a form of life, and therefore inevitably has weaknesses.

Yosuke's special power disappeared again, and the special rewards for completing the mission system were also generated.

[Ding, item generated, quest reward item 'Black Coffin']

['Black Coffin', a one-time use item. When the host touches the target, it forms a dark coffin made of the power of rules, trapping the target inside.]

The appearance of the black coffin item delighted Yosuke. The system had generated this item to trap either Kibuyaku Muzan or the God Lord.

Kibuy Muzan is not an invincible opponent, but the God Lord is even more troublesome than Kibuy Muzan. That is, the main purpose of the black coffin is to trap the God Lord!

Chapter 130 The Black Coffin

Having the system-generated item 'Black Coffin' instantly reversed the previously unfavorable situation.

However, Yosuke's strength has been greatly weakened now that he has lost three hearts.

Touching the black coffin that activates the God's power seems simple, but it is extremely difficult. Leaving aside Muzan, the God's power can only be broken through by sacrificing one's heart.

[Host, you only have four hearts left. This is your only chance to gain special additional power from your hearts. If the ratio of your brain to your heart count exceeds 50%, your bodily functions will be completely paralyzed.]

"So, five brains and three hearts is my limit?... That's enough! Use the system!"

[Use successful. 60 seconds remaining. Please be mindful of the time limit.]

Seeing Yosuke's gaze, the God Lord felt a bad premonition: "Kibu Muzan, he's once again sacrificing his heart for power. You help me hold him off; it looks like he's going to use a backup plan!"

Kibutsu Muzan coldly snorted, "I am not your subordinate! Do not order me around!"