Demon Slayer: The Second God Who Walks the Earth

After calming herself down, Yu Hu calmed down a little.

"Since no one over there can appreciate my art, let's see what the artistic level of the people here is like. If they are still like those bedbugs over there, then these bedbugs with no artistic talent have no reason to survive."

"I'll turn them all into my materials, whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

After letting out a few strange laughs, the jade pot shrank back into its container.

At this point, it had forgotten the task Muzan had given it, but someone would soon help it remember it.

Chapter 88 Upper Moon Five Jade Pot

As night fell, Chiba Yang learned that the pots had been taken by others and began searching for them, just like the group of police officers.

However, he lacked talent in this area, and all he could think of was to ask around at other porcelain shops or places that sold teapots, but he ultimately came up empty-handed.

He also went to check on the progress of the police, and found it to be similar to his own.

In the last porcelain shop in town, Chiba Yo handed the painting to the shop owner.

"Do you sell this style of teapot here?"

The shop owner took the painting and looked at it, then looked up at Chiba Yang with a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Chiba Yang had seen this kind of look many times during his search, and they were all clearly questioning his aesthetic sense.

"Guest, we don't have this kind of teapot here, but we have quite a few that are more beautiful."

"Look, which of my teapots isn't prettier than the one in the painting? It would definitely look better in my home!"

The shop owner showed Chiba Yang some of the teapots in his shop and then spoke to him.

Chiba Yo sighed. He had searched every place he could think of, but still couldn't find even one teapot of this style.

The shop owner noticed Chiba Yang's behavior and immediately added, "Of course, if you want, I can order some of these teapots for you based on this painting."

"Thank you, but no need." Chiba Yang declined the shop owner's suggestion and walked out of the shop with the painting in his hand.

The trail to the evil spirit ended there, and Chiba Yo didn't know how to find it now.

While the porcelain shop owners were speaking, Chiba Yang also used his Transparent World to observe their physical signs and found that they did not show any signs of lying.

It seems I'll have to spend the rest of the night wandering around this town, keeping an eye on that demon's movements...

Chiba Yo came up with a solution that was hardly a solution at all.

Just when he was at his wit's end, a slightly overweight middle-aged man ran towards him, sweating profusely, and waved to him.

Chiba Yang recognized the man; he was also the owner of a porcelain shop. After leaving the police station, the first place he went was his porcelain shop. The shop owner also told him that they didn't have that kind of teapot, so he would call him Shop Owner Number One for now.

The shop owner, panting, ran up to Chiba Yang. He was carrying a cloth bag, the contents of which were unknown and looked quite heavy.

“Sir…I’ve got the teapot you were looking for…Didn’t you say you’d take them all if they were available? I’ve brought them all to you…”

The owner of the No. 1 shop was panting as he spoke to Chiba Yang. Although he was smiling, it looked worse than crying. His facial muscles seemed to be trembling for some reason, and his hands were shaking as well.

As he spoke, he opened the cloth bag in his hand, and a very strong fishy smell immediately burst out from it. If Chiba Yo hadn't had good self-control, he probably would have vomited on the spot.

Upon hearing the shop owner's words, Chiba Yang became excited again, and the previously broken clues were now being reconnected.

He forced himself to look at the bag, which was indeed full of pots that looked exactly like the ones in the painting. Combined with the fishy smell, Chiba Yo was now certain that these were the pots the man had mentioned earlier.

"Okay, I'll take them all. But are you sure you've brought all of these styles of teapots?"

Chiba Yang naturally noticed the suspicious look on the shop owner's face, as he hadn't seen this kind of teapot before.

"Of course..."

The shop owner's gaze was somewhat evasive.

Under Chiba Yo's gaze, his heartbeat, which had just calmed down slightly, started beating faster again.

He still has one of these teapots at home, but he can't say it out loud...

Chiba Yo already had some guesses in his mind, but he still calmly asked the shop owner, "Could you tell me where you got these teapots?"

"They were originally in my warehouse... but I have a bad memory and forgot about them. I found them today when I went to the warehouse to pick up the goods..."

The owner of No. 1 Store said this half-jokingly.

He did find these teapots when he went to the warehouse to pick up goods this evening, but they really appeared out of nowhere. He clearly remembered that these teapots were not there when he last came to the warehouse.

Moreover... there are other things in this pot.

"No... if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

The shop owner handed the cloth bag to Chiba Yang as if afraid he would change his mind, and then ran away without counting the money.

Chiba Yo watched his departing figure, then picked up his cloth bag and ran towards a forest he had previously discovered in the town.

Before long, Chiba Yo arrived at a dense forest where there were no signs of human activity.

Chiba Yang took all the pots out of the bag and found that there were five pots in total. The patterns on them were slightly different, but the shapes were all equally ugly.

In addition, Chiba Yo sensed the presence of a demon above.

I need to figure out what's going on with these teapots as soon as possible, and then go back to that shop owner's shop. He must be hiding something from me.

Thinking this, Chiba Yo examined the five pots more carefully.

Suddenly, a giant goldfish spewed out from each of the five pots.

As Chiba Yo was examining the pots, he reflexively drew his Nichirin Blade and swiftly sliced ​​through the bodies of the five giant goldfish, which then vanished like bubbles.

"Hehehe, I'm really lucky. I actually met the guy that the adult was talking about so quickly."

A sound that instinctively evoked disgust rang out from one of the pots, followed by a head emerging from the pot, and then a scaly body.

"Nice to meet you. Let me introduce myself. My name is Yu Hu." Yu Hu emerged halfway out of the pot and spoke to Qian Ye Yang.

It was in a very good mood. It had originally chosen a shop owner to sell its teapots, and then it learned from the shop owner that someone had been inquiring about the teapots it made.

So it felt it had found a kindred spirit who appreciated art, and immediately asked the shop owner to take the teapot it made to sell to the person it had mentioned.

Unexpectedly, this person was the very demon hunter that Muzan had previously ordered them to kill.

Upper Moon Five...

Chiba Yo recognized the creature from the eyes on its forehead and mouth. His first impression was that the creature was really ugly.

The ghosts he had seen before were also rather deformed, but most of them still had a human-like shape. However, the one in front of him looked rather free-form.

"Since you appreciate my art, I will show you one last, even more perfect creation before you die..."

"Sun Breathing, Type One: Crimson Glow".

With lightning speed, it rushed forward and instantly arrived in front of Yu Hu. Then, with a horizontal slash, a crimson arc of flames swept across Yu Hu's body.

Chapter 89 Slaying the Upper Moon

The jade pot's prized body was instantly severed without any resistance, with the upper half of its body separating from the pot below.

"what!!!"

With a scream, its upper body crashed to the ground, and a burning pain continued to assault it.

The jade pot immediately tried to regenerate, but found that it could not do so.

My perfect body... was easily cleaved in two by this guy...

Yu Hu had always been proud of its body, believing it to be the most perfect form in the world. Its body, refined for many years within the pot, was even harder than a diamond. However, the situation just now caused its confidence to vanish in an instant.

At this moment, fear arose in its heart, and all the joy and amusement it had felt upon meeting Chiba Yang vanished.

After making his move, Chiba Yang frowned. When he made the move, he saw Gyokuko trying to shrink back in the Transparent World, so he struck from a lower position.

On the one hand, he wanted to sever the connection between the jade pot and the other pot, and on the other hand, he also thought that when it retracted, he could just cut off its neck.

As a result, Chiba Yang overestimated the speed of the jade pot. Although it reacted in time, it was too slow to retract the pot, so Chiba Yang only managed to strike a spot slightly above its abdomen.

However, Chiba Yang didn't care. He twisted his body, adjusted his posture, and quickly slashed at Gyokuko's neck again.

"Blood Demon Art! Ten thousand..."

Seeing this, Yu Hu dared not be careless at all and immediately prepared to use the Blood Demon Technique to defend and retaliate.

However, before it could even take out its jar, the crimson Nichirin Blade had already slashed across its neck.

"...Sliding air and sticking fish!"

Only then did Gyokukuri shout out its move, but by then its head had already been severed by Chiba Yo.

Five more pots were taken out by the jade pot, and together with the original five pots, they released countless sharp-toothed sticky fish.

As an upper moon, it can still move for a short period of time even after being decapitated.

"You brat! You should die too!"

Ten thousand sharp-toothed sticky fish surged toward Chiba Yang. Yu Hu's body had begun to dissipate, but it still stared intently at Chiba Yang, hoping to see him die.

"Sun Breathing Five Type o Hellfire Mirror Wall".

Gazing at the endless sea of ​​fish rushing towards him, Chiba Yo slowly exhaled and gripped the Nichirin Blade in his hand.

The crimson blade roughly traced an oval shape in front of him, and blazing flames emanated from the blade, forming a mirror-like barrier of fire before him.

Tens of thousands of sharp-toothed sticky fish crashed onto the crimson mirror, then melted instantly, like snowflakes thrown into a furnace, without even making a sound.

Chiba Yo's self-taught sword techniques are mostly used for defense. The Fourth Form and the Fifth Form are both defensive moves. The Fourth Form can surround the body with flames to defend against attacks from all directions, while the Fifth Form can only defend against attacks from the direction in front of the body. However, the Fifth Form is much more effective than the Fourth Form.

The original Sun Breathing techniques learned from Tanjiro were mostly offensive moves; in fact, they were almost entirely offensive.

Chiba Yo's swordsmanship is now quite comprehensive. He uses the thirteen sword techniques for offense and the few techniques he has studied on his own for defense. In addition, he has also studied some ranged moves.

Ten thousand sharp-toothed sticky fish rushed towards the fiery barrier like moths to a flame, but not one of them could break through the defense.

"Damn it!!! Am I going to die here before I've even created a more perfect art? I could have gained Lord Muzan's approval just by killing you! You damned brat!"

(The Upper Moon can call out Muzan's name)

As death loomed, Yu Hu's fear transformed into rage, and she opened both mouths near her eyes, screaming loudly.

It never expected that it would be beheaded with two blows.

"They actually cut my beautiful body in two! It's unforgivable!!! It annoys me even more than those incorrigible parasites who can't appreciate art!"

The jade pot was still calling out; its body had already dissipated, and its shouting was now the only thing it could do.

Chiba Yang turned around and listened to what Gyokuko said. He felt that this guy not only had a deformed face, but his brain was also obviously deformed. Although he had two eyes like a normal person, his aesthetic sense was not as good as those people with eye problems.

At least they wouldn't consider that deformed pot a work of art, nor would they find its ugly, eye-searing form beautiful.

"Once you get to hell, you'd better find a doctor to treat your eyes and brain. You actually regarded such a strangely shaped pot as a work of art. Not only is it asymmetrical, but the size is also uneven. I've been looked at strangely by many people while trying to find out where you are."

"And your body is such an eyesore. Luckily you didn't expose your whole body, otherwise I might have to get my eyes treated when I get back." Chiba Yo said expressionlessly to Gyoku-ko's head.

His resentment this time was considerable, the biggest reason being the extremely cruel actions of this ghost.

On the other hand, while searching for clues about the jade pot, he was often stared at with strange looks because he was carrying a picture of the pot around asking people.

"you you you……"

Chiba Yang's words infuriated the Jade Pot to the extreme. Its most prized possession was utterly humiliated by Chiba Yang, but at this moment it did not know how to refute, after all, its proud body had been easily severed by the other party.

The jade pot's two mouths trembled slightly with anger, and the veins on its head bulged, as if its blood vessels were about to explode.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"

Unable to come up with a rebuttal, Yu Hu roared angrily, its mouth wide open, and then its head slowly dissipated.

Then the ten pots scattered on the ground also disappeared. They were all created by Yu Hu's Blood Demon Art. Since Yu Hu was dead, they naturally dissipated as well.

At the same time, all the pots of this shape disappeared from the warehouses of several porcelain shops in the town.

If it weren't for encountering Chiba Yang, relying on the interconnected nature of the space inside the pot, even if the pot couldn't win, it would have been able to escape easily and recover its strength by eating other humans.

However, it chose to directly confront Chiba Yo head-on.

Chiba Yo was originally worried that the shop owner might be in danger and planned to go to him as soon as he finished studying the pots, but now he doesn't need to.

Chiba Yoshitsu hoped that the other demons would come to him directly, just like Upper Moon Five, and ideally Muzan would come too, but that seemed unlikely.

So this is the power of the Upper Moon...?

After sheathing his Nichirin Blade, Chiba Yo didn't feel that this battle was any different from the previous ones.