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

Gyutaro transformed his own blood into a razor-like, poisoned blade and launched it at Hantengu.

Hantengu sneered, "Now that I have once again absorbed the blood of Lord Muzan, my strength is no longer comparable to what it used to be!"

The clone of the half-demon, Zangbotian, struck the taiko drum behind him.

"Blood Demon Art? Raging Waves!"

In an instant, Zang Botian roared out ultrasonic waves that could easily cause a human body to collapse. The impact of the sound waves knocked away both Zhi's missiles and Gyutaro's blood-stained blade.

Chapter 137 A New Posture

With the help of others, Tanjiro and his two companions successfully escaped the battlefield and embarked on a journey to find Nakime.

The strong scent of demons in the Infinity Castle, mixed with the smell of blood, prevented Tanjiro from accurately smelling Nakime's scent.

Thus, the task of finding Nakime fell to Zenitsu and Inosuke.

Tanjiro stayed by Zenitsu and Inosuke's side, keeping watch over their surroundings and creating a space where no one would disturb them.

Zenitsu calmed himself down, closed his eyes, and listened carefully to the sounds around him.

Inosuke also focused his attention, kneeling on one knee with his hands outstretched, "Beast Breathing, Seventh Form: Spatial Awareness!"

Zenitsu and Inosuke could sense even the slightest tremor in the air throughout the entire Infinity Castle.

Facing the combined attack of Kibuyaku Muzan and the God Lord, Yosuke managed to fight to a standstill thanks to his immortality and formidable strength.

With the combined efforts of the Demon Slayer Corps Pillars and Osamu, Doma and Hantengu completely overwhelmed them.

Nakime, who had been silent all along, finally made a move.

When Doma's Water Lily Bodhisattva was defeated by the combined efforts of Shinazugawa Sanemi and Iguro Obanai, Gyomei Himejima seized the opportunity to swing his meteor hammer from his chain at Doma.

As Nakime plucked the lute, the moment the lute's sound rang out, Doma's position instantly shifted, causing Himejima Gyomei's attack to miss.

Zenitsu and Inosuke opened their eyes simultaneously: "Found it!"

Tanjiro was overjoyed, not expecting to find Nakime's location so quickly. He whispered a reminder, "Great! Be careful and don't make any noise!"

Tanjiro and his two companions crept stealthily toward Nakime's location.

Upon arriving at the innermost room of the Infinity Castle, Tanjiro and his two companions huddled together, quietly devising a battle plan.

"When we go in, Zenitsu, who is the fastest, will launch the attack first. Mr. Tsugikuni said that Nakime controls the Infinity Castle with her biwa, so the target is Nakime's biwa. Inosuke and I will then provide support immediately!"

Zenitsu nodded, agreeing with Tanjiro's battle plan.

After considering Kokushiro's assessment of the Upper Moons before the battle, Tanjiro and his companions believed that although Nakime was an Upper Moon, her combat abilities were probably inferior even to those of a Lower Moon.

Zenitsu took a deep breath and immediately activated the sword form of his breathing technique outside the door.

"Breathing of Thunder? First Form: Lightning Flash? Divine Speed!"

Zenitsu used his fastest move, Flash, to smash open the wooden door and rush straight towards Nakime's location.

Although she couldn't see Zenitsu, Nakime clearly felt a strong gust of wind brush against her face, sending chills down her spine.

Nakime's eye clones were already aware that three people were missing from the crowd below and remained vigilant to prevent a sneak attack.

Nakime twitched her fingers slightly, wanting to pluck the strings of her biwa and change her position.

However, Zenitsu's speed clearly surpassed the speed at which Nakime's fingers moved. A flash of lightning appeared, and the biwa (a type of lute) that Nakime was holding shattered. Meanwhile, a Nichirin Blade pierced through her abdomen.

"Tanjiro! Inosuke!"

Tanjiro and Inosuke, understanding each other's intentions, attacked at the same time.

"Hinokami Kagura? Yang Hua Tu!"

Tanjiro held his Nichirin Blade horizontally and launched a thrust with rings of flame at Nakime, whose abdomen had been pierced, pinning her firmly to the ground.

"Beast's Breath? Land's Fang? Wild Thorn Bite!"

Inosuke used two serrated Nichirin Blades to clamp Nakime's neck, sawing at it repeatedly like a saw.

Seeing that half of Nakime's neck had been sawed into the Nichirin Blade by Inosuke's sword, the three of them were incredibly excited.

"Success!"

However, just before Inosuke could completely sever Nakime's neck, Nakime let out a sharp scream.

Tanjiro and the other two felt that their eardrums were ruptured, and blood was dripping from their ear canals.

Nakime's scream startled Doma and Hantengu, who were engaged in battle, as well as the others who were fighting hard.

Shinobu Kocho, believing Nakime had been successfully killed, exclaimed, "It seems Tanjiro and the others succeeded!"

Everyone was excited; without Nakime's interference, the battle would be much easier.

Doma covered his face with his fan and sneered, "Despite being on guard, Nakime still managed to be ambushed. She's really a piece of trash. But... Nakime isn't the weakling she used to be. After absorbing Muzan-sama's blood, the strength she's unleashed is quite astonishing, even to me."

As if confirming Doma's words, Tanjiro and the other two were thrown back by a powerful sonic repulsion.

Nakime's neck, which Inosuke nearly severed, was instantly restored, and the syllables that should have come from the biwa (a type of Chinese lute) instead came from Nakime's throat.

As Nakime uttered a syllable, the ceiling instantly collapsed, landing on Tanjiro and his two companions.

The talisman on Tanjiro's body fell off his forehead, revealing his hidden figure.

"Hinokami Kagura? Blazing Red Mirror!"

Tanjiro unleashed a series of sharp, symmetrical slashes, destroying the ceiling.

"Breathing of Thunder? First Form: Thunderclap Flash!"

"Beast Breathing? Eighth Form? Explosive Advance!"

Zenitsu and Inosuke worked together and charged towards Nakime.

However, before Zenitsu and Inosuke could get close to Nakime, Nakime uttered syllables again, and Zenitsu and Inosuke seemed to be bound by invisible shackles, suspended in mid-air.

Nakime opened her single eye, which gleamed with a chilling light, and a strong killing intent filled the entire room.

As Nakime uttered the syllable, two sharp wooden spikes detached from the wall and pierced towards Zenitsu and Inosuke's heads.

The sharp wooden spikes were about to hit Zenitsu and Inosuke, who were bound in mid-air and unable to move.

At the critical moment, Tanjiro, the only one who could move, immediately activated his breathing technique.

"Hinokami Kagura? Round Dance Flash!"

A flash of fire, and Tanjiro knocked Zenitsu and Inosuke away from mid-air.

However, it was still too late. Although they dodged the vital points, Tanjiro and Inosuke were hit in the shoulders, and Zenitsu was hit in the legs by wooden spikes, causing blood to flow freely.

Tanjiro and the other two were in great pain, so they pulled out the splinter and used breathing techniques to stop the bleeding.

Nakime's biwa was the medium that controlled the entire Infinite Castle. Now that the biwa has been destroyed, she can no longer control the entire Infinite Castle, so she chooses to join forces with Doma and Hantengu.

Nakime, Doma, and Hantengu, in order to complete Kibuy Muzan's mission, are now displaying their newfound powers, intending to kill everyone with overwhelming strength.

"Blood Demon Art? Dhritarashtra? Gandharva!"

Blood kept flowing from Nakime's single eye, and the blood gradually gathered into a blood-red biwa (a type of Chinese lute) that was covered by the eye.

"Blood Demon Art? Lotus Blossoms Through Eternity!"

A lotus seat resembling ice crystals appeared beneath Doma's feet. Doma sat cross-legged within it, his hands forming a hand seal. Behind him appeared a phantom image of a Buddha, appearing extremely holy.

"Blood Demon Art? Materialization? Brahma!"

Hantengu's clone, Zangpotian, and other emotional clones returned to Hantengu's body. Hantengu's form kept changing, eventually taking on a shape with six heads and twelve arms.

The aura emanating from Doma, Hantengu, and Nakime's new forms terrified everyone present.

Chapter 138 Unveiling the Marked and Transparent World

Sitting in the center of the ice lotus, Tongma pinched his thumb and middle finger together, while the rest of his fingers were naturally relaxed.

An invisible, gigantic ice hand, seemingly capable of blotting out the sky, appeared out of nowhere above everyone.

The Buddhist Gyomei Himejima was filled with grief and indignation when he saw that the image of the Buddha he worshipped was being used by Doma.

"Breath of Rock? Type of Chaos? Rhyolite? Swift Conquest!"

Sorrowful Island turned the chains, simultaneously spinning rapidly as he swung his broad axe and meteor hammer, aiming to strike the giant hand overhead.

"Ding!"

Himejima Gyomei's attack was like hitting incredibly hard steel; the enormous hand didn't even leave a mark.

The giant hand pressed down rapidly, and Jikuni Iwakatsu immediately activated his markings and entered the Transparent World.

With his clear vision, Ji Guoyansheng saw the only weak point in the giant hand: the base of the little finger.

"Breath of the Moon - Second Form - Pearl Moon Dance!"

Ji Guoyan Sheng took the initiative to leap into the air, aimed at the little finger of the giant hand, turned his body and swung out two blades of wind at the same time.

The base of the little finger of the giant ice palm was struck by Tsugikuni Iwakatsu's attack, and a tiny crack appeared instantly. The crack then expanded until it covered the entire palm.

Following Kuniyama's landing from the sky, Doma's icy hand shattered, turning into countless ice crystals that floated in the air.

However, before everyone could catch their breath, another unexpected event occurred.

The scattered ice crystals in the air quickly condensed into countless ice crystal blades, and Nakime played the blood-red biwa that was filled with eyes.

The ice crystal blades, which should have been falling freely, seemed to have gained their own consciousness and hurtled towards the group.

Due to the extreme speed, the group had no time to dodge and could only protect their vital points, constantly swinging their Nichirin Blades to cut down the ice crystal blades.

Apart from Chitoki, who can heal himself at high speed, and Kokushiro, everyone else suffered injuries of varying degrees.

In particular, Sanemi Shinazugawa suffered an extremely horrific wound on his neck, but fortunately, his carotid artery was not damaged, and he did not bleed heavily.

Sanemi Shinazugawa picked up a piece of wood that was still burning from Kyojuro Rengoku's attack and roughly stuck it to the wound, using the high temperature of the flames to char the skin and blood vessels in order to stop the bleeding.

But Bantiangou didn't give everyone a chance to catch their breath.

The six-headed, twelve-armed Hantengu looked clumsy, but it was surprisingly swift in action. In the blink of an eye, Hantengu had already appeared in the crowd.

The tengu's twelve arms each wielded a weapon of various shapes and made of blood, constantly weaving through the crowd.

It sometimes releases lightning, sometimes gales, sometimes sound waves, sometimes shockwaves, and sometimes generates wooden dragons.