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

After the God Lord blasted Kibuy Muzan away, he used his Word of Power again to hang sharp earth spikes above everyone's heads.

After doing all this, the god looked at Yosuke and said, "I have shown my sincerity. If you choose to break your promise, I will stab them in the head with earth spikes the moment you approach me."

I am unable to kill simply because I am bound by the power of the rules. But if I insist on killing, the power of the rules will not be able to stop me. It will only cause me to suffer a backlash and be weakened for a period of time.

And you don't need to worry that I will break my promise. You and I both possess the power of rules within us. My promise to you is the embodiment of those rules. Even if the power of rules within me is complete, I cannot break my promise to you.

"Now it's time to show your sincerity, Yosuke Ubuyashiki!"

The sky was already slightly brighter, and the sun was about to rise. Yosuke looked at everyone, a smile on his lips, and instructed them:

“After everything is over, Osamu, Koyuki, Gyutaro, and Koume, you can open a dojo together and carry on the Suryu techniques you have inherited.”

"Kanae, Shinobu, you can open a clinic and continue to save lives."

"Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Inosuke, you and Nezuko must continue to maintain your friendship and support each other. Tanjiro, I can see that Kanao also likes you, so you must do your best to make her happy."

"And to everyone in the Demon Slayer Corps, the era of demons is over. I believe you will all find your own happiness, and I will always wish you well."

"A thousand years have passed, and I'm exhausted. I'm just looking forward to a good rest..."

Yosuke's words were tantamount to his last words, and everyone present roared and shouted to stop him.

"Well then... goodbye..."

Chapter 145 The New Era

Kibuyaku Muzan was pinned to the spot by the God Lord and unable to move.

Yosuke used the Kusanagi Sword as a spear and shot it at Kibu Muzan.

"Blood Breathing? Fifth Form? Blood Flash!"

Before the Kusanagi Sword could strike Muzan, Yosuke reached the tip of the sword first.

The Kusanagi sword pierced through the bodies of Yosuke and Muzan.

Yosuke held onto Muzan tightly, preventing him from breaking free.

Kibuy Muzan struggled incessantly, trying to escape by splitting himself, but the flames of Sun Breathing on Yosuke's body constantly suppressed him.

Meanwhile, the God Lord observed coldly from the side. Even though the Ama no Kusanagi Sword had pierced through the bodies of Kibu Muzan and Yosuke, it still hadn't broken the gravity bindings on everyone. He was on guard against any small moves by Yosuke, in case something unexpected happened.

Enraged, Kibuyaku Muzan roared, "Let me go! You bastard!"

"Let go? We've been intertwined since the moment we were born, so how can we let go, my brother..."

Feeling the flames relentlessly burning his body, Kibu Muzan was filled with immense rage: "Why, why do you keep hindering me?"

Yosuke murmured, "Because I want to break free of my shackles and gain freedom."

In order to save his life, Kibuy Muzan hurriedly offered a deal: "If I die, I will have nothing left. I can join forces with you to kill that God Lord. Then I promise you that I will never kill another human. From now on, I will live and die with humans!"

"Do you think I would believe that? Kibu Muzan, you are far too greedy. Even if you choose to stop now, one day your desires will take over you again. Don't worry, I will be with you. You will not be alone."

Yang Jie looked at the crowd suppressed by the God Lord. Their faces were covered with tears, and their expressions were full of resentment and reluctance.

Yosuke wore a warm smile and said gently, "Don't be sad for me. I will become a free wind, blowing freely over every corner of the earth. When the breeze caresses your face, it means I have come to visit you."

As he gazed at the sunlight that was about to bathe the earth in the sky, a hint of regret involuntarily appeared in Yosuke's eyes.

"Could you let me feel the warmth of the sun in my final moments...?"

As if the sun had heard Yosuke's call, sunlight shone on Yosuke's body.

Under the sunlight, Kibuyaku Muzan and Yosuke's skin sizzled and began to fester rapidly.

Yosuke, however, didn't care and was actually enjoying it.

"Thank you, that's so heartwarming..."

Kibuy Muzan was terrified: "Get out of here! Get out of here!"

"Kibu Muzan, our era passed a thousand years ago. We are the remnants of the old era. It's time to let go and allow future generations to usher in a new era."

Facing imminent death, Kibuy Muzan ceased his struggle and instead laughed loudly, "Hahaha..."

Kibuy's laughter was tinged with loneliness, but it lacked any fear of impending death.

"My efforts over a thousand years have all vanished in a single day. To this day, everything I have strongly desired has been fulfilled and put into practice."

However... what an individual can do is always limited. We must admit that what you often say, 'human will is eternal,' means that all living things die, but only will is eternal and indestructible.

Indeed, I don't remember any of the people I killed; the demise of the physical body is the end.

However, will... will be inherited, never extinguished, and even I could be defeated by it; I have witnessed this fact firsthand... and now I tremble with emotion.

Yosuke could sense that Kibuy Muzan's thoughts at this moment were indeed as he had said.

Looking at the crowd around him, calling out Yosuke's name with heartbreaking cries, Kibuy Muzan felt very lonely.

"But... I regret it now. I realized this too late. If I had been able to cultivate a successor who could inherit my will, things might be very different now."

I'm so jealous of you, Yosuke Ubuyashiki. Even though you've perished now, your will is immortal, eternal. You are now truly immortal...

“Aren’t your subordinates your successors? But you’ve never truly acknowledged them; you’ve only used them as tools to achieve your goals.”

Kibuy Muzan recalled the familiar faces of the Twelve Demon Moons and revealed a bitter smile: "So it was I who pushed them away from me time and time again. Heh... how ironic."

Under the sun's rays, the bodies of Kibuyaku Muzan and Yosuke gradually turned to ashes.

At this moment, there was no anger or hatred in Kibuyaki Muzan's eyes, only a calm sense of relief: "Ubuyashiki Yosuke, this time, I have lost completely. You have won..."

Yosuke smiled and said, "Is that so... You finally won. My promise has finally been fulfilled... Don't worry, even in death, you will not be alone."

"Hmph, a thousand years have passed, and even in death you still cling to me. Aren't you annoyed? Fine, with you by my side, I'm not lonely. I'll be going now."

Kibuy Muzan opened his arms as if relieved, letting the sunlight shine on his body, and turned into ashes completely.

Yosuke's body also turned to ashes, and he collapsed helplessly to the ground.

Seeing that the matter was about to be settled, the deity released the gravity that was suppressing everyone.

The Butterfly Sisters immediately rushed to Yosuke's side and carefully helped him up from the ground.

Osamu, Gyutaro, Koyuki, and Koume used a huge wooden board to shield Yosuke from the sun.

"Master, no, you won't die... There's still a way, there must be a way!"

Kanae took out a human-transforming drug and injected it into Yosuke's body. Once Yosuke became human, sunlight would no longer be able to harm him.

However, it takes time for the human transformation drug to take effect, and for Yang Jie, who is the Demon King, to have the drug take effect, the conditions are even more stringent.

"Why won't you stop? Stop it! Stop it right now!"

Kanae and Shinobu continued to inject various drugs into Yosuke's body, but they could not stop the process of Yosuke turning into ashes.

Osamu, Gyutaro, Koyuki, and Koume are all deeply grieved.

Yosuke could barely feel any of his senses anymore, but he forced a smile: "Don't cry, you should be happy for me, shouldn't you? It's so wonderful to have met you all..."

With his last bit of strength, Yosuke raised his arm, trying to wipe away the tears of the Butterfly Sisters.

But when he raised it halfway, his arm had already turned to ashes.

It was a sunny day with bright sunshine, but suddenly it started to rain.

Rain dripped incessantly onto everyone's faces, but it could not conceal their sorrow.

In his final moments, Yosuke uttered his last words of advice.

"Live a good and happy life..."

Yang Jie was completely reduced to ashes and disappeared into the sky.

Chapter 146 Fusion Failure

Everyone stared blankly, unable to believe the result.

Despite having worked tirelessly and risked his life to get to where he is now, he was caught off guard by Kibuyaku Muzan and the God of War, who used this opportunity to blackmail Yosuke, leading to Yosuke's death.

Everyone present had received some form of help from Yosuke, and his passing was a great loss to them.

Everyone gripped their blades tightly, staring hatefully at the god in mid-air. If it weren't for him, the battle wouldn't have ended this way.

The shrine priest remained unfazed by the hatred directed at him and said indifferently, "This was Yosuke Ubuyashiki's own choice. He used his life to save yours. You should cherish it, instead of letting anger cloud your judgment and giving up the life you've barely managed to cling to."

Suddenly, at the spot where Yosuke died, a cluster of seven-colored light, vaguely resembling a human figure, appeared out of thin air.

The usually composed God Lord could no longer contain his elation: "Finally, the incomplete power of the rules has appeared! I never expected that your soul, Yosuke Ubuyashiki, would actually merge with the power of the rules. Well then, I'm sorry, you no longer have the right to reincarnate. I'll accept your soul and the power of the rules!"

The deity couldn't wait to teleport in front of Yosuke's soul, spread his arms, and emanated the same seven-colored light from his body, connecting with Yosuke's soul in a beam of light.

Yosuke's soul was drawn uncontrollably into the body of God, as if attracted by a magnet.

"The moment of transcendence is coming, and I will take control of the destiny of this world! I will be the god of this world!"

Just as Yosuke's soul was about to be absorbed by the God, it seemed as if it was being pulled back by something.

"What's going on?!" The God Lord couldn't understand why the absorption suddenly stopped. Logically, the two primordial forces should attract each other and merge smoothly.

The God looked behind Yang Jie's soul and saw countless points of light appear around it, transforming into human figures. Each of these figures held onto Yang Jie's soul, preventing it from being successfully absorbed by the God.

During the fusion process, the God could not use his abilities and could only use his own strength to pull Yosuke's soul into his body in a tug-of-war.

"Ants trying to shake a tree? You think you can stop me?!"

With a burst of power, the deity forcefully pulled Yang Jie's soul closer, and it continued to move closer to the deity.

It is simply unrealistic to try to stop the God with the power of the soul alone.

Tanjiro saw his family members among them, and Tanjuro, in his spirit form, reached out his hand to him: "Tanjiro, it's not over yet, there's still time to turn things around! Don't abandon your benefactor!"

The others also saw their deceased loved ones and reached out to them.

Everyone present held the hands of their loved ones, and felt the burning desire to save Yosuke.

The patriarch's forehead veins bulged: "Why are you guys so obsessed with a deceased person?!"

Everyone said firmly, "Because we will not abandon any of our comrades!"

"Utterly boring ties! You ant-like mortals, don't even think about stopping me! Once I've transcended and become a god, I will definitely kill you all right here!"

Ignoring the god's mockery, everyone focused on pulling Yosuke's soul outward.