Demon Slayer: The Second God Who Walks the Earth

Tamayo, who was watching from the side, was shocked. The sword technique in front of her was exactly the same as the one she had seen Yoriichi Tsugikuni use when he fought Muzan. In addition, Chiba Yo's appearance and the crimson sword in his hand made Chiba Yo completely overlap with the Yoriichi Tsugikuni in her memory at this moment.

Even someone as composed as her was wide-eyed and covered her mouth in disbelief at that moment.

After demonstrating the Hinokami Kagura, Chiba Yo felt somewhat dissatisfied, feeling that his sword technique speed was still a bit slow and he hadn't perfectly linked the twelve sword techniques together.

"How is it? Is my breathing technique the same as that of Senior Tsugikuni?" Chiba Yo walked up to Tamayo and asked her.

“If I didn’t know that human lifespan is limited, I would have thought you were Yoriichi Tsugikuni. No wonder Muzan split up and ran away as soon as he saw you. You two are just too similar.” Tamayo first expressed her shock, and then answered Chiba Yo: “Your breathing techniques and sword skills are exactly the same. Yoriichi Tsugikuni used this move to defeat Muzan instantly.”

It seems he has successfully passed on his breathing techniques and swordsmanship; that's truly fortunate.

Tamayo was right. Yoriichi's breathing techniques and sword skills were passed down through generations of the Kamado family in another form, but Chiba Yo's breathing techniques did not come from this lineage.

But that's not important, and Chiba Yo didn't correct Tamayo.

It seems that Tanjiro's Hinokami Kagura is a descendant of that senior, Tsugikuni...

Chiba Yo thought to himself.

"In that case, I will do everything in my power to help you eliminate Muzan."

Besides telling you about Muzan, I will try to develop a drug to stop Muzan from splitting apart as soon as possible, and I will also try to develop other drugs that can weaken Muzan.

At the same time, I will help you find Muzan's whereabouts. Knowing of your existence, Muzan will definitely not appear in front of you so easily again. If I find Muzan's location, I will try to inform you as soon as possible, hoping that you can come quickly and we can destroy Muzan together.

Tamayo looked at Chiba Yo and said solemnly.

Chiba Yo's demonstration just now completely convinced Tamayo that he had the strength to kill Muzan. Tamayo did not want to give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. She knew that it was almost impossible for her to eliminate Muzan on her own. Now, Chiba Yo's appearance gave her great hope.

"Lady Tamayo..." Yushiro wanted to dissuade her after hearing Tamayo's words, because he knew that searching for Muzan's whereabouts must be very dangerous. He didn't want Tamayo to take any risks. All he wanted was to stay by Tamayo's side.

However, he also understood that Tamayo's lifelong wish was to destroy Muzan, so he couldn't bring himself to say the words of dissuasion.

A sense of contradiction, confusion, and unease rose from the bottom of his heart. Yushiro deeply regretted going out with Tamayo tonight. If he had stayed at the mansion, this wouldn't have happened.

Well... I'll respect Lady Tamayo's wishes... Since I can't stop her, all I can do is stay by her side...

Looking at Tamayo beside him, Yushiro ultimately said nothing.

"Thank you for your trust. If I can find Muzan, I will do my best to eliminate him as quickly as possible, and I will also search for Muzan."

"I hope you take good care of yourself." Chiba Yo replied just as solemnly after hearing Tamayo's words.

He now completely regards Tamayo as a comrade of the Demon Slayer Corps.

"After hiding from it for so long, it's time to fight it. Just wait, Muzan, I will definitely destroy you! Even if it costs me my life!" Tamayo's expression, which was originally dignified and elegant, was somewhat ferocious at this moment.

Yushiro, standing to the side, listened to Tamayo's words with a heart full of unease and pain, his expression slightly dejected.

In the silent forest

Countless chunks of meat flew in from all directions, then gathered together and gradually revealed the shape of a young man.

The man's skin was as pale as paper, with plum-red vertical pupils. Beads of sweat clung to his face, and he looked terrified. A knife wound was visible on his back. He was none other than the fleeing Muzan Kibutsuji. The knife wound on his back was caused by Chiba Yo using his crimson sword.

Impossible! Impossible! Yoriichi Tsugikuni is dead. I've verified this myself. It can't be him!

But this scar...

Even though he was thousands of miles away from that street, Muzan still felt uneasy, thinking that Yoriichi Tsugikuni was dead and that the person just now could not have been Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

However, the scars on his back that couldn't heal immediately still terrified him.

He tried to mobilize his power to restore it, but the intense burning sensation reminded him of what happened that night.

It can't be regenerated! Just like the scar left from that time!

Extremely similar faces, identical abilities.

Knowing that Yoriichi was dead, Muzan was forced to connect Chiba Yo with Yoriichi, and at this point he was almost going mad.

It absolutely couldn't be him! There must be something different about them!

Unwilling to believe it, Muzan desperately wanted to find out the differences between Chiba Yo and Yoriichi Tsugikuni in order to gain some psychological comfort. Although they were enemies, Muzan remembered every detail of his encounters with the two of them with unparalleled clarity.

"That's right! The two of them have different marks! That guy isn't Yoriichi!" Muzan quickly found the difference between the two and muttered to himself in a neurotic way.

Thinking this through helped Muzan lessen his fear and calm his mind.

It's impossible for another monster like that to appear. As long as my Twelve Demon Moons kill him, it will be over!

Muzan's pupils trembled, and the beads of sweat on his face had not disappeared. Even though he believed that Chiba Yo was not Yoriichi Tsugikuni, he still found it difficult to completely eliminate the fear in his heart.

The next moment, Muzan sent a message to Nakime through his own blood, and then the Infinity Castle opened, allowing Muzan to enter.

"Summon Kokushibo! No! Summon all the Upper Moons!"

Chapter 52 Upper Moon Demon

Before long, the Upper Moon demons gradually arrived at the Infinity Castle.

The first to arrive was a six-eyed demon dressed as a samurai, with long black sideburns and a high ponytail. Red flame-shaped markings extended from his left forehead and right chin to his neck. He carried a samurai sword at his waist, and the two eyes in the middle were inscribed with "Upper Moon" and "One".

Upper Moon One, Kokushibo.

After arriving at the Infinity Castle first and sensing that Muzan had not yet arrived, Kokushibo did not make any move, but simply found a place to sit down quietly.

Immediately afterwards, an old man with a swollen forehead, horns on his head, and an ugly face arrived, along with an asymmetrical pot.

The fourth upper moon, Hantengu; the fifth upper moon, Gyokko.

Then came a man with white oak hair, rainbow-colored irises in his eyes, each eye bearing the characters "Shangxian" and "Ni," wearing a black cloak, and a spot on his head that looked like it had been splattered with blood, with black edges spreading outwards.

The second upper moon, Doma.

"Ah, Gyokko and Hantengu have arrived! It's been so long!"

Doma saw that Gyokko and Hantengu had arrived and waved to them with a smile.

"Hehe, Lord Doma..."

A demon, entirely white with yellow eyes, purple fins on its head, and a mouth where its eyes were, with its eyes on its forehead and mouth, emerged from the asymmetrical pot and bowed slightly to greet Doma.

"Master Tongmo..."

Half-Head Dog also shrank back and greeted Doma.

Then a voluptuous woman with patterns on her face, long black hair, and the characters "上弦" (Shangxian) and "陶" (Lu) carved on her eyes also arrived.

Upper Moon Riku, Daffy.

"Oh, Daki is here too! How have you been lately? Let me visit you sometime, I really like the pretty girls there!" Doma said to Daki with a smile.

I was thinking that I should go to the brothel district of Daki's place for a buffet sometime.

"Thank you for your concern, Lord Doma. You are welcome to come anytime. I will prepare the food for you," Daki replied to Doma with a smile.

Douma was a benefactor to her, so she respected him greatly.

"Thank you then!"

Upon hearing this, Doma smiled and said to Daki with a happy expression.

Then Doma looked around and, not seeing Kokushibo or Akaza, said with a worried expression:

"Huh? Lord Kokushibo and Lord Akaza haven't arrived yet? I'm not worried about Lord Kokushibo, but Lord Akaza has never eaten women, and his strength has increased so slowly. He became a Demon Rank before me, but his rank is lower than mine. Could it be that he couldn't defeat the Demon Slayer and was killed?"

That's really worrying.

Then it looked at Nakime.

"Hey, Biwa-neechan! Haven't Kokushibo and Akaza arrived yet?" Doma looked up and called out to Nakime, who was holding a biwa, with a smile.

"Lord Akaza will arrive a little later, while Lord Upper Moon One arrived first and has been here the whole time." Although she didn't want to talk to Doma, it was, after all, Upper Moon Two, so Nakime answered its question.

"I'm here……"

A deep, authoritative voice rang out, and Kokushibo rose and stepped out from behind the curtain.

"How terrifying, so terrifying! Lord Kokushibo's aura is still so frightening..."

Hantengu looked at the appearing Kokushibo and said repeatedly, hiding in a corner in fear.

"Lord Kokushibo, you seem to have gotten stronger again! I'm so happy for you!" Doma said to Kokushibo with a happy smile.

However, Kokushibo ignored its reply and addressed the other demons, saying, "Lord Muzan has arrived."

The sound of a biwa (a traditional Chinese stringed instrument) rang out, and Muzan appeared in front of Nakime. After eating some people during this time, it had covered up the wound that Chiba Yo had inflicted on it.

Upon seeing Muzan appear, several Upper Moons immediately knelt on the ground, with Hantengu even banging his head on the ground, not daring to lift it. Daki and Gyokko showed expressions of worship upon seeing Muzan.

“Except for Akaza-sama, who said he would be delayed for a while, all the other Upper Moons have arrived,” Nakime said to Muzan.

Muzan himself knew this, so it wasn't surprising.

"Stop everything you're doing and find this demon hunter and kill him!"

Muzan got straight to the point when he addressed the arriving Upper Moons, simultaneously transmitting the image of his encounter with Chiba Yo from his mind to the Upper Moons through his blood.

The same image appeared in the minds of all five Upper Moons in an instant.

A boy with red flame-like markings on his forehead and a high ponytail forced a smile, his right hand in front of his mouth as if he were saying something.

"Huh? This child seems quite kind, and his smile is so gentle. But since it's Lord Muzan's order, I have no choice but to kill him."

Unfortunately, he's not a girl, so I don't like to eat him.

"Speaking of which, why did Lord Muzan do that..." Doma said with a grin after receiving the image from Muzan.

However, before it could finish speaking, Muzan, in a fit of rage, ripped off its head.

"Doma, stop laughing in front of me. Shut your mouth and do the things I've assigned you. If I hear you utter another word, you can disappear!"

Veins bulged on Muzan's forehead, and his expression was extremely angry.

In the past, no matter how unreliable Doma was, Muzan never really disciplined him. He was quite lenient with him because Doma had great talent and strength and had killed many demon slayers.

But today, Muzan was already terrified and angry because of Chiba Yo's situation, and Douma was still like this, even trying to reopen his wounds, which made Muzan furious, and for a moment he even wanted to kill him.

Doma coughed up blood and answered Muzan.

This was the first time it had encountered Muzan treating it so violently. In the past, when it spoke like this, Muzan hadn't said much. This situation surprised it.

"Eeeeeee!"

The half-day dog ​​lying on the ground became even more frightened upon seeing this.

"I will definitely help you kill this guy! I'll even make his head into a pot and send it to you as a gift! So you can see his suffering all the time!"

Yu Hu hurriedly expressed his loyalty to Muzan, and said angrily.

Originally, Gyokuko thought this guy was Muzan's enemy, and that Muzan would want to see him suffer. However, it did not expect that this would only provoke Muzan.

Seeing that face all the time...

Thinking of this, Muzan's body began to tremble involuntarily, and his anger rose sharply. Then, several thorns sprouted from his back and were hurled at the jade pot, half of which was still hidden inside.

"Ahhhh!!!"

A scream echoed throughout the Infinite City as Yu Hu's body, along with its pot, was torn to pieces by Muzan's black blood thorns.

Chapter 53 Kokushibo & Yoriichi

Even after cutting the jade pot into pieces, Muzan was still not satisfied. He swung the Black Blood Thorn and finally cut it into countless fragments before stopping.

"I just told you not to talk back, are you deaf?!" Muzan roared furiously at the Upper Moons, his black blood thorns swaying behind him.

At this moment, none of the five Upper Moons dared to speak; they all lowered their heads in fear.

Even Kokushibo's body is trembling; Muzan is truly terrifying...

Hantengu noticed out of the corner of his eye that Kokushibo beside him was also trembling, and assumed that it was also afraid of the enraged Muzan.

However, this is not the real reason.

The face in its mind reminded it of someone it could never forget, even after hundreds of years. Although its memories as a human had become blurred or even completely disappeared, everything about that person was deeply imprinted in its mind and could never be forgotten.

Although Kokushibo immediately noticed the difference between this person and Yoriichi, this face still made him think of Yoriichi and recall the last time he met him on the night of the Crimson Moon.

The saying that a swordsman with the mark would not live past the age of twenty-five did not apply to him. As soon as Yoriichi, who was over eighty years old, took a stance, Kokushibo felt a great sense of pressure.

Kokushibo also assumed a fighting stance, ready to fight Yoriichi. However, the next moment, Yoriichi's sword had already slashed across his body. The power of this strike was no different from that of Yoriichi in his prime, showing no signs of diminishing due to old age. If a second strike were to come, he would undoubtedly perish here.

However, there was no second strike. After the first strike, Yoriichi was already standing there lifeless. After he swung that strike, his oil lamp burned out, and he died of old age.