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

The soul light spots within Yang Jie's body continuously emerged from the void and entered the bodies of everyone else.

Everyone, like Yosuke, was engulfed in flames.

This flame is not only the flame of the Breath of the Sun, but also a symbol of courage!

Chapter 143 The Kusanagi Sword

At this moment, everyone has the ability to use the Sun Breathing technique. Although only Tanjiro, Kokushibo, and Yosuke can use the sword form of the Sun Breathing technique, everyone's sword form and abilities are enhanced by the flames of the Sun Breathing technique.

"Everyone! Let's attack together!"

At Yosuke's command, everyone began to attack the Yamata no Orochi.

One of the heads of the Yamata no Orochi lunged at the crowd on the ground, its gaping maw seemingly intent on devouring them all.

"Breath of Rock? Fifth Form? Kagami Kagami!"

After leaping into the air, Beiming Island forcefully swung his meteor hammer and broad axe at the snake's head.

The head of the Yamata no Orochi was hammered into the ground by Gyomei Himejima's attack, instantly creating a large crater.

"Sun Breathing? Land Form? Solar Halo Dragon? Head Dance!"

Yosuke and Kokushiro cooperated, using the sword form of Sun Breathing together to slash at the snake's head at high speed, like a fire dragon dancing.

However, the Yamata no Orochi's hard scales protected its head, and the powerful attack combined by Yosuke and Kokushibo did not cause any substantial damage to the Yamata no Orochi's head.

However, the flames of the Sun Breathing scorched the scales on the Yamata no Orochi's head until they were glowing red, and the intense heat caused the head to emit a mournful howl.

Seeing this, everyone used their strongest attacks to try to decapitate the snake's head, but the other snake heads of the Yamata no Orochi also began to move, launching a fierce attack on everyone.

One of the Yamata no Orochi's heads spat out a mouthful of thick purple venom towards the crowd.

"Water Breathing? Eleventh Form? M"

With the enhancement of the Breath of the Sun, Giyu Tomioka's special technique expanded to cover everyone's location, and M blocked all of Orochi's venom.

The oppressive feeling brought by the simultaneous attack of the eight heads of the Yamata no Orochi was too strong; the attacks of the group seemed to be polishing its scales.

Obanai Iguro, who was an expert on snakes, explained to everyone: "Some special snakes have a reverse scale on their bodies. Blood flows from the snake's main blood vessel and is distributed to various blood vessels through this scale. Therefore, the location of the reverse scale is its weak point!"

Using their ability to see through the world, the group continuously observed the body of the Yamata no Orochi.

Kugoro Iwakatsu was the first to discover the Yamata no Orochi's reverse scale: "Under the neck of each of the Yamata no Orochi's heads, there is a palm-sized, crescent-shaped white scale. The Yamata no Orochi's blood flows through that white scale, and it is undoubtedly its reverse scale!"

Yosuke looked closely and found white crescent-shaped scales on the snake head closest to him.

"Sun Breathing? Ninth Form? Radiant Grace!"

Yang Jie leaped into the air and then descended from the sky, diving straight at the reverse scale on the snake's neck, accurately and fiercely striking that scale.

As the reverse scales on the snake's neck shattered, the Yamata no Orochi let out a painful howl. Yosuke, holding a blood-red blade wreathed in flames as hot as the sun, swung it with all his might and successfully severed the snake's head.

Seeing that Yosuke had succeeded, everyone followed suit, each launching their most powerful sword attacks, aiming at the Yamata no Orochi's reverse scale.

However, the group was outmatched. Despite finding the Yamata no Orochi's weakness, they were unable to sever that critical mark.

Just then, because one of the snake heads' reverse scales was attacked by Renyuki's Ice Blood Demon Art and Rengoku Kyojuro's Flame Breathing, the alternating hot and cold caused the reverse scale to become fragile and was shattered by Osamu's punch.

The snake's head, now stripped of its scales, was completely beheaded by Gyutaro with a blood-stained scythe.

In a short period of time, the Yamata no Orochi lost two of its heads.

The enraged Yamata no Orochi roared to the sky and wildly swung its remaining heads at the crowd.

The relentless attacks failed to pinpoint Orochi's weakness, forcing everyone to temporarily retreat.

Even more alarming happened: the two severed heads of the Yamata no Orochi regrew back to life.

Yosuke used the Breath of the Sun to strike the Reverse Scale again, but the newly grown Reverse Scale was even stronger than before. Despite Yosuke's desperate swings, he was unable to destroy it.

Now, the entire body of Yamata no Orochi is like steel, completely without any flaws.

Yosuke, who was in mid-air, was blasted to the ground by the Yamata no Orochi's fan.

Kanae helped Yosuke up. Everyone looked serious, but Tengen looked somewhat excited.

"I saw!"

Everyone was puzzled by Yu Tianyuan's nonsensical words.

"What did you see?!"

“I see a scar on its tail! And I saw it through the Transparent World; there’s a hard object shaped like a sword inside its body. Do you know the legend of the Yamata no Orochi?”

The legend of Yamata no Orochi is known to almost everyone, even children.

Then Guo Yansheng guessed what Yu Tianyuan wanted to say: "You mean that legendary sword, the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi?"

Yu Tianyuan nodded and said, "Legend has it that when the Yamata no Orochi wreaked havoc on the human world, it was slain by Susanoo. A hard and sharp sword was found on its tail, and that sword is the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi."

The sword inside the tail of this eight-headed serpent is very likely the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi; even if it isn't, it's still a sharp blade capable of harming the eight-headed serpent!

In a very short time, everyone came up with a plan. The plan was very simple: the strongest of them, Yang Jie, would go and take the sword, while the others would feign an attack to cover Yang Jie's escape.

"Blood Demon Art? Eye Concealment!"

Yosuke concealed his body and began to move towards the tail of the Yamata no Orochi.

Meanwhile, the others launched a fierce and frenzied attack, giving the Yamata no Orochi no chance to catch its breath.

Yosuke arrived at the tail of the Yamata no Orochi and, just as Yu Tianyuan had said, there was a scar from a sharp blade, and the scar was not covered by any scales.

The moment Yosuke raised the blood-stained blade and plunged it into the scar, the Yamata no Orochi went berserk, writhing its body violently.

Yang Jie gripped the blood-stained blade tightly, determined not to be thrown off.

Gradually, Yosuke adapted to the rhythm of the Yamata no Orochi's writhing movements. He seized the opportunity to pull out the Blood Blade and inserted his hand into the wound, constantly feeling around.

Suddenly, Yosuke felt his palm being cut by a sharp weapon. If he exerted even a little force, his entire palm might be severed.

Yosuke followed the blade until he gripped the hilt, and pulled a straight sword from the wound on the tail of the Yamata no Orochi.

This sword is about two feet seven or eight inches long. The blade resembles the leaf of a calamus. The central part of the blade is thicker, and the handle is about eight inches thick. It has many uneven joints, like the spine of a fish, and is white from top to bottom.

Almost identical to the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi described in legendary documents, it can be confirmed that the sword in Yosuke's hand is indeed the legendary divine weapon, the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.

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Chapter 144 Last Words

The flames of Yosuke's Sun Breathing spread to the Ama-no-Murakumo sword, and its decaying surface once again emitted a white and red glow.

Holding the Kusanagi Sword, which exuded a sharp and cold aura, Yosuke felt a strange energy flowing back into his body from the sword. He felt that as long as he held the Kusanagi Sword, he could cut through anything.

"Sun Breathing? First Form? Waltz!"

Yosuke aimed at the tail of the Yamata no Orochi and used the Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi to unleash a flame-wrapped arc-shaped slash.

The Yamata no Orochi's scales, which were originally as hard as iron, were severed as easily as tofu by the Kusanagi Sword.

The Yamata no Orochi roared in agony, turning its body around so that its eight heads were aimed at Yosuke, and it lunged at him with its ferocious intent.

Holding the Kusanagi Sword, Yosuke was not afraid of the Yamata no Orochi at all. Its scales could no longer protect it. In Yosuke's eyes, the Yamata no Orochi was now just a larger moving target.

Yosuke flapped the blood wings on his back, constantly moving and weaving through the gaps in Orochi's attacks, continuously unleashing the sword forms of Sun Breathing. By using the twelve forms of Sun Breathing in turn, a cycle was formed, creating the thirteenth sword form of Sun Breathing.

In an instant, scales and flesh flew through the air as all eight heads of the Yamata no Orochi were severed.

The Kusanagi Sword seemed to be the natural enemy of the Yamata no Orochi. Damaged by the Kusanagi Sword, the Yamata no Orochi was unable to regenerate its organs. After being completely decapitated, the Yamata no Orochi collapsed to the ground, twitched for a moment, and then died completely.

Yosuke breathed a sigh of relief, never expecting that he would actually kill the legendary mythical creature.

Just as Yosuke was about to reunite with the others to continue their fight against Kibuyuzan and the God Lord, he discovered that Kibuyuzan and the God Lord had already taken control of everyone.

When Yosuke was fighting the Yamata no Orochi, the god saw that Yosuke had obtained the Ame-no-Murakumo sword and knew that the Yamata no Orochi could not hold off Yosuke for long.

Therefore, Kibuy Muzan made a suggestion: while Yosuke was fighting Yamata no Orochi and everyone's attention was on Yamata no Orochi, they should control the rest of the people and use them as leverage to blackmail Yosuke.

The God Lord agreed to Kibuyuzan's suggestion and used the power of words to suppress everyone with immense gravity. Kibuyuzan's whip was aimed at everyone's heads, and if Yosuke made any unusual movement, it would pierce through their heads.

Yosuke was filled with regret. He had been too focused on killing the Yamata no Orochi and had neglected the situation of the others.

Those who were controlled by Kibuyaku Muzan felt extremely guilty, realizing that they had become bargaining chips to blackmail Yosuke.

"Don't worry about us. As long as we can kill Kibu Muzan, we'll die a worthy death!"

"Humanity can no longer endure the ravages of evil spirits. Our sacrifice is meaningful in order to usher in a new era!"

...

Ignoring the threats from Muzan and Kami, the Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps ordered Yosuke to take action. Yosuke was now fully capable of killing Muzan and Kami.

"Lord Yosuke! Do it! Isn't this your long-cherished wish? Your wish is our wish too. As long as our wish can be fulfilled, we don't care what happens to us!"

"Master, meeting you and going through so much together is enough..."

The four members of the group, along with the Butterfly Sisters, also tried to persuade the hesitant Yosuke, hoping that he could let go of his feelings and kill the culprit.

Kibuy Muzan laughed cruelly and twistedly, "Now we're back to that scene from back then. You chose to kill over a hundred humans in order to kill me. So now, will you choose to abandon your comrades who fought alongside you in order to kill me?"

Yosuke bit his lip, torn between two options: on one side was his deeply affectionate companion, and on the other was his nemesis with whom he had been entangled for a thousand years.

Yosuke had already made his decision: "I've said it before, I'm a selfish person. The reason I could mercilessly slaughter those innocent humans back then wasn't just because of the responsibility I bore, but also because they were unrelated to me. So I could use the greater good as an excuse to comfort their souls with my death. But you... I can't do that..."

Ignoring everyone's advice, Yang Jie looked at the deity and asked, "Inside the black coffin, does your proposal still stand?"

Without hesitation, the deity replied, "Of course!"

"The conditions need to change!"

Suppressing his excitement, the deity said, "Tell me, as long as it's within my power, I'll grant your request!"

"I have only one request: let them live..."

After a moment of contemplation, the God Lord said, "I can promise you that as long as the power of the rules within me remains intact, fate will no longer be able to control me, and everyone here will be able to survive. However... as a price, you should know your fate."

Kibuy Muzan sensed something was wrong and immediately manipulated his whip to stab at everyone.

"Word of Power? Reject!" The God Lord used his power, and Kibuyaku Muzan's attack was deflected, his entire body being blasted away.

Kibuyaku Muzan's eyes widened in fury: "You betrayed me!"

"It's not a betrayal. We were just partners. I now have a better partner, so I'm sorry, you're out of the picture."