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

However, with the old forces exhausted and new forces yet to emerge, Yosuke was simply unable to stop Kibuy Muzan in time.

For the first time in his life, Yosuke felt so powerless and hated his own incompetence.

A familiar voice rang in Yosuke's ears.

The scene shifts, and Yosuke finds himself in a strange space where all his old acquaintances are gathered.

Yosuke's father, Ubuyashiki Takuto, asked with a serious expression, "Are you giving up, Yosuke?!"

Looking at these familiar faces, Yosuke, who had been strong for a thousand years, could no longer be strong, and tears involuntarily streamed down his cheeks.

"Father...everyone...I'm...at my wits' end..."

Seeing his child helplessly shedding tears, Ubuyashiki Takuto felt an immense pang of pain in his heart.

“My child, now is not the time to give up and be discouraged. Your companions are still waiting for you to save them.”

Yosuke's mother, Mikako Ubuyashiki, gently embraced Yosuke, her eyes filled with tenderness.

"I'm sorry, Yosuke. I feel so guilty for putting all the pressure on you. No matter what, your father and I will always love you deeply."

Mikako Ubuyashiki released Yosuke, and Kaori came to Yosuke's side, tenderly wiping away the tears on Yosuke's cheeks.

"Brother Yangjie, please don't give up hope no matter what. I will keep praying for you."

Yoriichi Tsugikuni placed his hand on Yosuke's shoulder: "Do you remember the battle we fought side by side? I've always regretted why I was so careless back then, why I failed to kill Muzan Kibutsuji. In the end, I realized that I had given up in my heart."

Yosuke, you still have a chance. Now is not the time to give up. Let us give you one last helping hand!

Behind Yosuke, countless figures appeared.

Naosai Ubuyashiki, the head of the Ubuyashiki family, with whom he once fought side by side, and the Pillars.

Not only that, but also a completely unfamiliar face, Yosuke, came to this place.

Tanjiro and Tanjiro's deceased family members, their senior brothers and sisters Sabito and Makomo, Inosuke's mother, the Demon Slayer Corps' demon slayers, and so on.

The small space was filled with the souls of those who had died because of demons, and they had all appeared to lend Yosuke a hand.

Each person began to burn with a blazing, warm flame.

"Go! Yosuke Ubuyashiki, we all believe in you. You can definitely break this chain of sin!"

Yosuke's eyes were no longer confused, and he stood up straight with determination.

On the battlefield, Yosuke was surrounded by countless points of light burning with flames, and each of them entered Yosuke's body.

Yosuke's body also burst into flames.

At this moment, the system, which had been silent for a long time, finally responded to Yosuke.

[The power of rules within the God Lord's body has been successfully analyzed; the abilities derived from this power of rules no longer affect the host.]

Bearing the expectations of everyone, Yosuke charged headlong toward Kibuy Muzan.

"Breath of the Sun? Seventh Form? Sunset Turn!"

Yosuke instantly flashed to Kibuyaku Muzan's side, and in an upside-down position, unleashed a horizontal slash wreathed in flames as intense as the sun.

At the critical moment, the whip that Kibu Muzan was about to stab at the group was completely cut off by Yosuke.

Yosuke stood in front of the crowd, holding his sword level until it reached Kibutsuji and the God Lord, and said resolutely, "This time, I will absolutely not give up!"

Looking at Yosuke in front of them, everyone's expressions were full of disbelief, because there were many familiar figures around Yosuke.

Tanjiro was able to see his family members who had been dead for a long time.

Inosuke finally met his mother, whom he had never met before.

Kanae and Shinobu met their parents.

Zhi met his master, and Lianxue met her father.

Giyu Tomioka met Sabito and Makomo.

Beimingyu Xingming met the children he had taken in years ago.

Muichiro Tokito met his older brother, Yuichiro Tokito.

Sanemi Shinazugawa met his mother and younger siblings.

Kokushima met Yoriichi Tsugikuni once again.

Everyone present saw the people they had longed for, and even though they were now in spirit form, they were still contributing their remaining energy.

The human will is inexhaustible.

Chapter 142 Yamata no Orochi

Upon seeing someone using the Breath of the Sun once again, and it was none other than his nemesis, Yosuke Ubuyashiki, Kibuy Muzan was filled with terror.

"How is this possible?! How can you also use the Breath of the Sun? And why aren't you afraid of the flames from the Breath of the Sun?!"

The last person to use Sun Breathing as a demon was Kokushibo, and his fate was tragic, as he was also burned by the flames that covered him while using Sun Breathing.

However, when Yosuke uses Sun Breathing now, he doesn't feel any burning sensation. Instead, he feels a warm and comfortable feeling in his body, and a continuous stream of power surges out from within him.

The God Lord saw through the deity's scheme and stared at Yang Jie with resentment: "So that's how it is. Because of the incomplete power of the rules, all the souls wandering in the mortal world have possessed you."

"Sun Breathing? Form of Five? Yang Hua Sudden!"

Without wasting words, Yosuke gripped the blades in his hands and launched a thrust at Muzan Kibutsuji in front of him.

"Words of power? Rejected!"

Kibuy Muzan immediately used his Word of Power to try and blast Yosuke away, but his Word of Power, which had always worked, failed.

Yosuke's blade pierced through Kibuy Muzan's shoulder and then flicked upwards, severing his entire right arm at the root.

Terrified, Kibuyaku Muzan hurriedly used a wide-area shockwave to send Yosuke flying.

The flames on the severed arm wound constantly stimulated Kibuy Muzan's nerves, causing his eyes to become bloodshot.

Kibu Y Muzan questioned the God Lord: "What happened? Why did your power fail?!"

The God Lord was extremely solemn at this moment: "My ability has not failed, but it has lost its effect on Ubuyashiki Yosuke. The power of the rules within him may now be even stronger than mine."

"Damn it! I don't want to die here!" Seeing Yosuke's current state, Kibuy Muzan had the idea of ​​backing down.

"Since it has no effect on Ubuyashiki Yosuke... Word of Power? Instant!"

Kibuy Muzan wanted to use teleportation to escape the battlefield.

"Blood Breathing? Fifth Form? Blood Flash!"

Yosuke teleported to the spot where Kibuyaku Muzan had disappeared and swung his sword.

The space shattered like glass, and the previously vanished Kibu Muzan fell back onto the battlefield from the shattered space.

Yosuke's actions greatly surprised the God Lord, indicating that the power of words that worked on him was also useless against Yosuke.

"Blood Demon Art? Blood Domain!"

As Yosuke used his Blood Demon Art, the entire Infinite Castle was enveloped in a blood domain.

Unlike the previous bloody and ominous Blood Domain, the current Blood Domain is more like a land of flames, burning with endless fire.

"Kimu Muzan, we are both very clear about our abilities. Don't try to escape the battlefield by splitting yourself. The moment your body fragments touch the flames, they will be burned to ashes!"

Feeling the scorching flames beneath his feet, Kibuy Muzan was truly terrified this time. He roared at the God beside him, "If I die, you won't get away with it! Your soul is still inside me!"

The god's face was gloomy. He never expected things to come to this point, and his ability to foresee the future was completely ineffective, because at this moment, Yosuke's future fate was completely unclear.

The deity stretched out his right hand and grasped at the void, and a folding fan appeared in his hand.

"I really didn't expect there to be so many variables this time. Ubuyashiki Yosuke, compared to my identity as a god, I have another identity that is even more widely known... the Great Onmyoji? Ashiya Dōman!"

Yosuke had heard of Ashiya Doman, who was said to be a Harima-style Onmyoji who roamed the common people during the Heian period. In some historical records, Ashiya Doman is often described as the only rival who could match Abe no Seimei.

According to legend, Ashiya Dōman was defeated by Abe no Seimei during a curse ritual and was subsequently exiled to Harima, where he disappeared without a trace.

However, Yosuke, who was born in the mid-Heian period, had only heard their stories in documents and had never actually met Abe no Seimei or Ashiya Dōman.

"Ashiya Dōman? That great Onmyōji from the Heian period who was on par with Abe no Seimei, the greatest Onmyōji of the imperial court? How is that possible? Isn't that just a legend?"

The deity sneered, "Legends? Ha, legends are stories that are passed down based on true events, but all the legends about me are true."

I once said that every era has a major event that corrects deviations from the course of fate, and Abe no Seimei was that variable, leading to the rise of Ashiya Dōman! Everyone thought I had lost that battle, but the real winner was me!

The deity unfolded his folding fan and waved it into the air, causing a talisman to fall from the sky.

"A thousand years have passed, and I have once again descended upon this world. My strongest shikigami, the embodiment of extreme evil! Yamata no Orochi!"

As the talisman burned away, a massive black void rift appeared out of thin air.

Within the rift, several pairs of chilling snake eyes appeared, and with a roar, the Yamata no Orochi, with eight snake heads, emerged from the void rift.

The enormous body of the Yamata no Orochi burst the entire Infinite Castle, while the God Lord and Muzan stood on the two snake heads in the middle of the Yamata no Orochi, looking down at Yosuke.

"Yamata no Orochi... How is this possible... Isn't this a creature from mythology?"

"Can we really beat this guy?"

"Is it about to end...?"

Faced with the tyrannical aura of the Yamata no Orochi, a deep despair filled the eyes of everyone present.

Even Ubuyashiki Kagaya, who was always calmly directing the Demon Slayer Corps members, felt a sense of powerlessness the moment he saw the Yamata no Orochi through the talisman.

"It's not over yet!" Yang Jie shouted at everyone. "Now is not the time to give up. Think about why we have persisted for the past thousand years!"

Yosuke glanced around at the crowd behind him and said, "We must carry out our will, and nothing can stop us!"

"Even if he's a god! We'll kill him to show him!"

With Yosuke's encouragement, everyone regained their morale.

"We are not afraid of gods! It's just a snake monster with a larger body! What is there to fear!"

"Yes! This time, we will not back down even a single step!"

"Everyone is pinning their hopes on us; we absolutely cannot lose!"

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The group stood firmly by Yosuke's side, their fear gone.