The Warrior of Love

In his current form, the portal is no longer the only escape route. The vents, wall cracks, and floors can all become ways to survive. It is absolutely beyond human power to stop him in this state.

Haha!

Swords and the like are just toys. This body that can change freely and be reborn with just the slightest residue is invincible!

But at the moment he began to split apart—

"See through the world and see and hear three thousand things!"

In an instant, invisible waves swept across every part of Wuzan's flesh and blood, like a pond under a summer rainstorm. Countless ripples were clearly visible, reflected in Jiang Liu's mind.

One thousand two hundred and eleven pieces.

The fluctuations of thoughts at the speed of flowing light allowed Jiang Liu to capture everything in an instant, and the Immortal Slash in his hand also changed its original trajectory.

Above the pitch-black blade, a weak red lotus fire rose up. It had no actual heat or shape, like a mirage, but it existed clearly and swayed in the field of vision.

It is not any form of energy, neither magic nor domineering power, but a concept after being materialized - "karma"!

Resentment, hatred, sorrow and joy, curse, jealousy, pain... the residue of human emotions, when tainted by cause and effect, becomes "karma".

No one can escape or be free from evil. The more resentment a person carries, the heavier his sins will be.

But Jiang Liu can cut off this "karma"!

Honglian's black sword drew a brilliant yet cold trajectory. The tangled flames seemed to have intelligence. It stretched out its fangs of judgment and enveloped all the flesh and blood. In an instant, time and space seemed to stand still.

Zheng——

In a flash, time and space began to flow again, and the pieces of flesh and blood fell to the ground one after another, as if they were infected by black and white, losing their previous vitality.

——【Cut off past karma a++】!

It has no effect on ordinary people, but it is an unavoidable killer for specific targets!

This skill, which was derived from "Demon Slayer", was destined to put an end to the great evil in this world.

Chapter 204: Muzan's Sun Bath

He found a broom and a trash can, and very carefully collected the motionless pieces of flesh and blood on the ground from every corner, bit by bit, and gathered them together to form a small hill.

One thousand two hundred and eleven pieces, no more, no less.

Despite his current appearance, Muzan is still "alive" and his flesh and blood still have vitality. If given enough time, perhaps a new Muzan can grow out of them like an earthworm.

This kind of vitality, which was more like obsession than vigor, amazed Jiang Liu.

However, they no longer had a chance. After their "karma" was cut off by the Undying Slash, the flesh and blood lost most of their activity. Generally speaking, Muzan could control the flesh and blood at will. In a blink of an eye, he could restore these hundreds of pieces of flesh into human form, or rebuild himself with a certain piece as the core.

Every piece of flesh and blood is like his clone and contains his consciousness.

But now the pieces of flesh were like half-dead leeches, with only instinctive reactions such as twitching and squirming left.

Restore the status quo?

Perhaps, but that would require thousands of years to accumulate, and before paying for their sins, they would just be a pile of "zombies".

Although I still want to pull Muzan out and have a good "heart-to-heart talk" with him, but with this state, it is hard to say where Muzan's consciousness exists... Is it in a piece of meat? Or is there a small part in each piece of meat?

After thinking for a while, Jiang Liu shook his head and gave up exploring this issue. He found a sack containing medicinal herbs, poured out the contents, and transferred Wuzan's flesh and blood into the sack bit by bit.

Just like a farmer who had just walked out of the fields, Jiang Liu walked out carrying a sack on his back.

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"Mr. Jiang Liu?" Tanjiro, who was bandaging his companion's wound, looked very surprised when he saw Jiang Liu walking in.

"You came back so soon, did you forget to bring anything?"

Even though Jiang Liu had already made a trip to "pack up and bring back" Muzan, only a few hours had passed since he killed the Upper Rank.

This period of time was just enough for the Demon Slayer Corps' support troops to come and clean up the mess, and bring Tanjiro and others who were frequent visitors to the hospital back to the Butterfly House. Jiang Liu happened to see this scene when he came back.

Although he and his companions were exhausted and were unable to act with Jiang Liu, Tanjiro vaguely knew that Jiang Liu's purpose was to find Muzan, so he was very worried about him in his heart.

It had only been a few hours since Jiang Liu turned back. The young man naturally didn't think that he had already finished his work. He just thought that Jiang Liu had forgotten something and came back to get it.

"Hmm? Jiang Liujun, what are you carrying?"

Tanjiro straightened his nose, and a familiar smell rushed into his nasal cavity, making the dark red-haired boy instinctively alert and his expression became extremely serious.

"This smell... is a ghost, and it's that guy... Muzan Kibutsuji's smell!"

"No misery?"

Inosuke, who was tied up like a mummy, looked around hurriedly after hearing this.

"Where is there no misery? Where is there?"

"Huh? No way, we just finished fighting, are we going to fight again? Spare me some time!"

Agatsuma Zenitsu was wailing as always.

Only Nezuko remained basically calm - it might be because she was wearing a gag and couldn't speak, but she also stared blankly at Jiang Liu, or strictly speaking, at the sack on his back.

"Your nose is still so sensitive. I really envy you."

Jiang Liu put the sack down as he spoke, opened the pocket and revealed the contents.

Pieces of meat... finger-sized pieces of meat, densely packed in the sack. Although they could not move, their muscles were contracting instinctively as if they were breathing.

It's a really horrifying sight!

Inosuke was fine, but everyone including Tanjiro turned pale when they saw this scene, and Zenitsu even rolled his eyes and almost fainted.

"Hey, hey, hey! What the hell is this?!"

Zenitsu hid firmly behind Tanjiro, and poked his head out to look at Jiang Liu with fear.

"Jiang, Jiang Liujun, I never realized before... that you have such a curious hobby?"

Jiang Liu was speechless for a while and was too lazy to explain to him.

Tanjiro suppressed the disgust in his heart, stared blankly at the scene in the sack, and suddenly spoke in a trembling voice.

"There's no mistaking it, this smell is indeed there...but why?"

The boy looked at Jiang Liu with a mixture of excitement and confusion: "How did you do it?"

Jiang Liu smiled and said, "I will explain the specific process to you later. In short, Muzan is already here... Everything is about to end. The only problem is how to deal with this guy.

It doesn't matter if I kill him, but I think there are many people who are more qualified than me to execute Muzan."

"How... to deal with it?"

Tanjiro looked at the sack of meat and felt his scalp tighten for a moment, not knowing what to do.

"It's already in this state, what else can we do?"

——Tanjiro is too naive. If he were the protagonist of the next door Chainsaw Man, Muzan’s meat would probably be made into shredded pork with green peppers.

But Tanjiro suddenly thought of something: "Oh, Miss Tamayo has been researching ways to turn demons back into humans, and Nezuko's body hasn't recovered yet... I wonder if these pieces of meat can help Miss Tamayo."

Jiang Liu nodded. He had more confidence in Tamayo than Tanjiro because he knew very well that Tamayo would indeed make the "antidote". In the original work, Tamayo at most took some blood of the Twelve Kizuki for research, but even so, she successfully developed the antidote. Now with the inactivated flesh of Muzan, the research would of course be smoother.

"As for the rest..."

Tanjiro rarely showed a gloomy expression.

"It's better to wipe it out completely - it's daytime now."

Except for a few pieces of meat that were saved as research materials and given to Tamayo, most of "Muzan" was taken outside by Tanjiro, spread out under the scorching sun, and turned into ashes in the smoke facing the scorching sunlight...

"it's over?"

Staring blankly at the smoke rising in the sunlight, Zenitsu Agatsuma turned to look at Tanjiro.

"Is this the end? It feels... a little unreal."

After knowing that there is a big boss named Muzan among the evil spirits, Zenitsu has always believed that he must go through an arduous battle and sacrifice many lives to defeat him. He even feels uneasy because he is afraid of this possible battle.

As a result, today Jiang Liu came over with an ordinary sack on his back, just like an old vegetable seller. In it, Muzan had already been cut into pieces, packed, and arranged...

"Yeah, it's over."

Tanjiro showed a relieved expression on his face, turned around and bowed deeply to Jiang Liu.

"Thank you, Yuanshan Jiangliu-kun! I will never forget this kindness in my life!"

Chapter 205: Beacon

Just as Ubuyashiki and Eryu had expected, after Muzan was defeated, the evil spirits under his control were basically destroyed by the backlash of their mental imprints, and there have been no rumors of evil spirits attacking humans since then.

However, the group of "ghosts" has not completely disappeared. At least there are still three ghosts, Tamayo, Yushiro, and Nezuko, in the world.

Because they were originally demons that had escaped from Muzan's control, they were naturally not implicated.

After obtaining the "remains" of Muzan, Tamayo spent some time to create an antidote that could turn demons back into humans, and then she scattered Muzan's last ashes without hesitation...

At this point, the story line of "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba" has almost come to an end, and the Demon Slayer Corps is about to face disbandment.

The swordsmen will continue to wait for a while. If they still cannot get any news about the appearance of evil spirits, and after confirming that all the evil spirits have disappeared, they will put down their swords and start a new life.

Zenitsu is probably the happiest one regarding this development, after all, he doesn't have to risk his life fighting evil spirits anymore.

But he soon discovered that he didn't seem to have any other strengths besides the "skill" of killing ghosts, so he fell into a dilemma...

Inosuke said it didn't matter. He was the type who wouldn't starve to death even if thrown into the deep mountains and forests, and could survive anywhere.

As for Tanjiro and Nezuko, their choice is simple: return to their hometown.

Shinobu Kocho will probably open a hospital with her apprentices, Tamayo will continue to take Yushiro to treat patients everywhere, and the various pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps also have their own ideas.

The swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps can stay or leave as they please if they want to return to normal life. Even if they have nowhere to go for a while, they can stay in the Ubuyashiki clan's property.

In short, with the financial resources of the Ubuyashiki family, they are fully capable of ensuring the "dismissal and resettlement" of the Demon Slayer Corps, and there will not be the situation where unscrupulous companies use people and then throw them away like rags.

In fact, even the swordsmen who wanted to return to their hometowns received generous gifts before leaving.

In the words of the "Lord", if it were not for the mutual support with the Demon Slayer Corps, the Ubuyashiki clan would not have been able to survive until now. Now that Muzan is dead and the evil demons have been driven out, it is time for them to repay these swordsmen.

They would take care of the disabled, provide jobs to those who had nowhere to go, and those who didn't want to give up their swords could become teachers in the dojo. If they wanted to go home, they would give them a large sum of money for the trip, and they would raise the orphans left behind...

It not only shows the astonishing financial strength, but also reflects the humanity of the Ubuyashiki family... and their excitement.

Yes, the curse that has plagued the family for thousands of years has finally been expelled. From now on, I can experience birth, aging, sickness and death like normal people. Of course I am excited!

Money? What is that? I don't care!

As for Jiang Liu, who defeated Muzan and freed their clan from the curse, they were almost worshipping him as a god...

It was probably Jiang Liu's own fault that he was not self-aware enough. After he showed his true nature to the "lord" that day, the other party probably thought he was the reincarnation of a god.

However, as a hero who once killed Yaqi and Baigui, Jiang Liu is indeed worthy of this title.

After being hosted by the Ubuyashiki clan for a while, although Jiang Liu enjoyed good food and drink every day, he gradually felt that something was not right: he was treated too much with too much respect.

Although he himself did not make any requests, the Ubuyashiki clan were very imaginative and basically found ways to obtain all the luxuries they could think of and presented them to Jiang Liu.

From the residence to the incense in the incense burner, everything was meticulously thought out, without any omissions, and even the maids were all young and beautiful...

Jiang Liu thought that such a life would dampen his ambition (of course it was also because Feng's gaze was too piercing), so he took the initiative to say goodbye, and left secretly, for fear that they would cause a life-and-death drama.

He Feng went back to her hometown, which was the small Buddhist temple. The Ubuyashiki clan should have known this place, but perhaps they understood Jiang Liu's meaning and did not chase after him relentlessly.

Two months later, Jiang Liu visited the pillars of the "former" Demon Slayer Corps one by one to ask them about their respective schools' breathing techniques and swordsmanship.

Considering his current level, these sword techniques are actually relatively "low-level". Those pillars who know a little about his strength are also very surprised. They can't understand why Jiang Liu has to learn other styles from scratch when he is already so powerful.

In fact, these different styles of swordsmanship are not that cheap.

Ever since the original breathing method was created by Yoshiichi Tsukuni, many schools have been passed down from generation to generation. Countless predecessors have devoted their entire lives to it, and only then have each branch been developed to a mature stage.

From the perspective of "skills", these sword techniques are not backward, but are limited by the world view and breathing methods (or physical fitness), so they cannot destroy the world like in other high-energy worlds.

Even for Jiang Liu now, learning these sword techniques may not completely transform him, but it can help him learn by analogy.

After two months of humbly asking for advice, although his hard power did not improve, Jiang Liu felt that his foundation was gradually becoming more solid.

Finally, he went to visit Tanjiro and Nezuko. The red-haired boy received him happily and demonstrated the Fire God Kagura without reservation, which really opened Jiang Liu's eyes.

Well, it is indeed an eye-opener, because the Fire God Kagura is not just a simple swordplay. Strictly speaking, it is a combination of the sword that kills evil spirits and the Kagura dance that prays to the gods. Even if you don't look at its actual combat effect, the dance moves themselves are very ornamental and artistic.

After staying with the brother and sister for a while, Jiang Liu said goodbye and officially ended his practice journey and returned to Feng's Buddhist temple.