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

The surviving Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen outside the Infinity Castle, and even the logistics unit 'Kakuna' who lacked combat capabilities, joined the team. Everyone was united in their efforts to save Yosuke.

One person's strength is insignificant, but now the strength of thousands of people is twisted into a rope, putting immense pressure on the God, and beads of sweat keep dripping from his forehead.

"Ah!..." Everyone roared and exerted their strength together.

Finally, with the help of everyone, Yosuke's soul slowly broke free from the God's domain.

The God Lord stared at this scene in disbelief: "How is this possible? You are just a group of humans, how could you possibly shake the fusion of the power of the rules?!"

"You always talk about fate and rules, regarding us humans as lowly as ants, but you've forgotten one thing..."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's voice came from near and then faded into the distance. Amane Ubuyashiki and Teruya Ubuyashiki supported him as they walked step by step from outside the battlefield.

"That means we humans are creatures capable of creating miracles, or rather, we humans ourselves are a miracle!"

Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked at the shrine, his eyes, though blind and lifeless, were so resolute.

"God, your ambition to become a god and transcend will never succeed. This world has no need for gods!"

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's appearance stirred everyone's emotions.

"In the past, it was always Mr. Yosuke who saved us. Now it's our turn to save Mr. Yosuke. Everyone, let's create a miracle once again!"

At Kagaya Ubuyashiki's command, everyone unleashed boundless power, continuously pulling Yosuke's soul away from the God's domain.

The god once mocked everyone as ants trying to shake a great tree, but now he is like a withered tree, facing thousands of ants, only to be gradually devoured.

Despite using all his power, the god could not bring back Yosuke's soul.

But a scene that terrified the God Lord appeared: as Yosuke's soul moved away, the power of the rules within his body was pulled and attracted into Yosuke's soul.

Feeling the power of the rules within his body constantly draining away, the God Lord clearly understood that the situation was hopeless. If he did not stop the fusion of his soul with Yang Jie's, then all the power of the rules within his body would flow into Yang Jie's soul.

At that time, the God will become an ordinary person without any power, which is tantamount to sentencing the God to death. Becoming a powerless human being is worse than death for the God.

The god who has lived for thousands of years is not an indecisive person. Even at this point, his mind remains clear, and he decides to make a decisive decision.

The deity used his palm as a knife to sever the pillar of light connecting Yang Jie's soul, forcibly terminating the fusion of the power of rules.

The side effects of forcibly severing the fusion were quite obvious; the God Lord's face turned pale, and he involuntarily spat out a mouthful of blood.

After wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, the God Lord used his last strength to open a rift in the void, coldly looking at the crowd below: "One day, I will return, and when I return, this world will be completely destroyed!"

After the God Lord entered the void rift, the void rift quickly closed, and he disappeared from the battlefield.

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Chapter 147 Pursuit

After the god departed, Yosuke's soul underwent a very strange change, and the seven-colored light became increasingly dazzling.

At the moment of his death, Yosuke's consciousness seemed to be exiled to a vast, dark ocean, drifting in a small boat amidst the raging waves.

No matter how much Yosuke called out, he received no response.

Suddenly, a huge wave crashed in, destroying Yosuke's small boat and sending it tumbling into the ocean.

Seawater filled Yosuke's mouth and nose, and his consciousness gradually blurred. A revolving lantern of Yosuke's memories echoed in his mind.

From the moment of birth, I was diagnosed with a terminal illness and could only painfully await the arrival of death.

Through a series of unforeseen events, he became an immortal ghost, believing he could enjoy life, but he was sorely mistaken.

Immortality is not a lucky thing, but a curse. Watching those around you die one after another, you go from initial grief to eventual numbness.

After becoming a demon, one's human emotions diminish, and one's ability to feel basic human emotions like joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness becomes weaker and weaker. Therefore, one can only disguise oneself, concealing one's fading emotions, so as not to appear as an outsider.

Many times, Yosuke asked himself why he was so persistent. The things that Muzan Kibutsuji did had nothing to do with him. He could have just pretended not to see them and lived the carefree life he wanted. Why did he have to bear that heavy shackle?

Yosuke couldn't do it because every time he wanted to back down, he felt guilty. It wasn't that Yosuke himself had any sins, but because of the bloodline between Kibuyaku Muzan and Yosuke, he couldn't stay out of it.

Every person is born with inherent responsibilities—responsibilities to their parents and responsibilities to their siblings.

The reason why Muzan Kibutsuji became cruel and ruthless is because he abandoned his responsibilities as a human being and became completely immersed in his own desires, unable to extricate himself.

What binds people is never emotion, but responsibility.

Humans can control their behavior, but they cannot restrain their emotions, because emotions are fickle.

This is also the biggest difference between humans and animals. Regardless of the quality of their feelings, because of the existence of responsibility, humans will not do anything out of line and will regulate their emotions to achieve a balance between responsibility and feelings.

Before their deaths, Yosuke's parents entrusted their responsibilities to him, and Yosuke chose to shoulder those responsibilities.

From this point on, Yosuke was bound by a heavy shackle, and his life was no longer what he had imagined.

Every day, he was either thinking about finding Muzan or on his way to find Muzan, which made him extremely tired.

Until she met Osamu, Gyutaro, Koyuki, and Koume.

Yosuke turned Osamu and Koyuki into demons. To be honest, Yosuke wasn't sure if his decision was right or wrong at the time.

Yosuke was afraid that, with the passage of time, the sincere and deep feelings between Osamu and Renyuki would dissipate, and they would become numb like himself.

Fortunately, Yosuke's decision was correct. Osamu and Koyuki's relationship remained as deep as ever, and Gyutaro and Koume joined their group thanks to Osamu's help.

Rather than saying that Yosuke saved them, it would be more accurate to say that they saved each other. They healed Yosuke's colorless and gloomy life, added a splash of color to Yosuke's life, and revived the emotions that Yosuke had almost forgotten.

His later encounters with Kanae Kocho and Shinobu Kocho further enriched Yosuke's life.

Humans are different from ghosts. Humans need to eat, drink, and sleep. Their injuries don't heal as quickly as ghosts', and they are very fragile.

Yosuke worries about whether they've eaten enough, whether they're injured, and whether they'll encounter any danger when they go on missions alone...

This feeling filled Yosuke's life, allowing him to rediscover the rich emotions he had as a human being.

Later, he fought against Kibuyaku Muzan until they perished together.

With his responsibility fulfilled and his shackles removed, Yosuke felt no joy, but rather a profound calm.

Yosuke was enjoying the peace and tranquility of the moment; he hadn't felt this peaceful in a long time.

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At this moment, Yosuke forgot that he was not a person of this world, and every little detail of his encounters with each person kept lingering in Yosuke's mind.

"I am so grateful to each and every one of you for accepting someone as flawed as me. Meeting you all has been such a blessing..."

Yosuke smiled, closed his eyes, and quietly awaited death.

"Mr. Yosuke! Wake up!"

"Lord Yosuke! Stop sleeping!"

"Master...please don't leave us..."

Suddenly, Yosuke heard a series of calls in his ears, and in the pitch-black seabed, a dazzling light suddenly appeared.

Suddenly, a hand appeared from the ball of light and grabbed Yosuke's hand as he continued to sink into the sea.

"Now is not the time for you to sleep. Your companions are calling for you, Yosuke!"

One hand, two hands, countless hands appeared within the ball of light, continuously pushing Yosuke's body up from the seabed.

Outside, Yosuke's soul also underwent drastic changes.

At everyone's call, Yosuke's soul, which was a blurry humanoid rainbow of light, gradually became clearer until his features became three-dimensional.

However, Yosuke's soul kept its eyes tightly closed, showing no sign of waking up.

Yosuke's consciousness entered a pure white space, where a person who looked exactly like Yosuke stood in front of him.

Yosuke asked uncertainly, "Are you the system?"

The person who looked like Yosuke nodded: "That's right, it's me, host. Before the God Lord escaped, I absorbed some of the power of rules within the God Lord, so I can meet you in this form. I hope the host won't mind."

Yang Jie was unaware of what was happening in the outside world and couldn't understand why his system had absorbed the power of the God's rules.

"Host, the situation is extremely urgent."

Yosuke asked, puzzled, "What's wrong? Isn't Kibu Muzan dead, and the God Lord has escaped? Why is the situation so urgent?"

"Because the God Lord wanted to absorb me, with everyone's help, I ended up absorbing some of the power of the rules within him. To prevent me from absorbing him completely, the God Lord forcibly cut off the absorption process, opened a void passage, and escaped to another world!"

"Are you suggesting that the situation is urgent because of the remaining power of rules within the divine body?"

The system nodded and explained, "That's right. The power of the rules between worlds is in conflict. A world can only have one power of rules. If two powers of rules appear at the same time, the only outcome is absorption or being absorbed. If the God Lord successfully absorbs the power of rules from another world, then our world will be destroyed."

The real problem now is that the remaining power of the God's rules concerns the rules of life. Now that he has escaped this world, it means that the rules of life in this world are missing, causing life to cease to die. If life cannot die, this world will lose its balance and will soon be destroyed.

"So you mean..." Yosuke guessed what the system was thinking.

"I request the host to pursue the God Lord! Bring the rules of life back to this world!"

Chapter 148 Resurrection

Faced with the system's request, Yosuke felt powerless: "But...I'm already dead, aren't I?"

“Host, you have me. Life in this world cannot die and souls cannot reincarnate. So as long as a body that matches your soul can be created, you can be resurrected. I can do that now.”

"In that case, let's begin!"

Yosuke agreed without hesitation, because he couldn't bear to leave this beautiful world.

Yosuke's unwavering decision deeply moved the system. The system had lost some of its coldness and mechanical nature and gained more warmth and humanity.

The system thanked Yosuke, saying, "Thank you so much for your trust all this time. There are some things, such as the system being the embodiment of the power of rules, that I haven't been able to explain clearly before. I'm really sorry."

"It's alright. You saved my life. In my mind, you are my companion, my family," Yosuke said, pulling the system into his arms.

The system also embraced Yosuke, its tone somewhat excited: "Yes! Host!"

Outside, Yosuke's soul began to undergo a dramatic transformation.

A flame appeared out of nowhere, continuously burning Yosuke's soul.

Gradually, the flames dissipated, and Yosuke's soul, forged into something almost tangible, emitted a crystal-clear, glassy light.

Countless particles of light appeared in the bright sunshine sky, continuously flowing into Yang Jie's crystal-clear soul.

As countless particles of light continuously flowed into Yang Jie's glassy soul, a skeleton was first formed within the soul, followed by blood vessels... organs... skin... hair.

In a short while, the body of the vision was reshaped.

Everyone present held hands, held their breath, and prayed continuously, waiting for a miracle to happen.