Demon Slayer: The Second God Who Walks the Earth

Tanjiro was startled upon hearing the voice.

"Quick...cough cough...run away!" Tanjiro shouted at the man with all his might, but it was too late.

Gyutaro turned and glanced at the man.

Upon seeing Gyutaro's face, the man sobered up considerably and trembled as he tried to turn and run away.

The next second, Gyutaro grabbed the man and returned to Tanjiro's side, covering the man's mouth with his left hand and holding the Blood Scythe in front of his neck with his right hand, and grinning as he looked at Tanjiro.

The man holding Gyutaro's hand was so frightened that tears welled up in his eyes. Because of the sickle held to his neck, he dared not struggle much.

"I remember that your purpose as demon hunters is to kill us and protect humanity, right?"

Gyutaro said mockingly to Tanjiro, the tip of his scythe close to the man's neck; just a little further and it would pierce his veins.

"But now that I want to kill him, what can you do about it? Huh?"

Gyutaro grinned and asked Tanjiro.

"stop!"

Seeing the scene before him, Tanjiro's eyes widened in fury. Driven by anger and the will to protect humanity, he stood up once more. The new wound on his forehead was connected to the previous one, forming a bizarre shape.

Seeing Tanjiro stand up again, Gyutaro became even more excited. He wanted to watch this person fall into despair again and again, to let him know that no matter how many times he stood up, it was useless, and reality would only hit him hard once more.

"Hahaha, not bad at all, you actually managed to stand up again with your perseverance. But..." Gyutaro laughed a few times as he looked at Tanjiro, then his laughter stopped abruptly, and his expression turned cold.

"The result is still the same!"

Gyutaro's expression turned ferocious as he raised the blood-stained scythe in his right hand high and plunged it towards the man's neck.

"Well!!!"

The man who was being held by Gyutaro tried desperately to break free, but to no avail.

At the same time, Tanjiro raised his broken sword and rushed towards Gyutaro, trying to save the man.

"Brother, be careful!"

On a distant rooftop, Daki also arrived and spoke up to remind Gyutaro.

Nezuko arrived unexpectedly, rushed in front of Gyutaro, and kicked him in the head.

Tanjiro arrived in front of Gyutaro at that moment, his broken sword blocking Gyutaro's scythe.

Nezuko's foot struck Gyutaro on the back of the head with a dull thud, but failed to shake him in the slightest.

Tanjiro struggled to fend off Gyutaro's descending, blood-stained scythe, while simultaneously saying to Nezuko, "Nezuko... save them first..."

After hearing Tanjiro's words, Nezuko stopped attacking Gyutaro and decided to pry open Gyutaro's left hand to rescue the human.

At this moment, Daki also rushed over and swung her belt, trying to help Gyutaro kill Nezuko.

Faced with the combined attack of Tanjiro and Nezuko, Gyutaro grinned and suddenly stopped pressing his right hand down on Tanjiro.

Tanjiro was confused when, in the next second, Gyutaro's left hand moved down and grabbed the man's neck.

The man only managed to utter one word before his neck was snapped by Gyutaro, and his head slumped limply down.

As the blood-red scythe slashed down, Nezuko stepped in front of Tanjiro, spreading her arms to protect him.

One of his arms was severed by the blood scythe, and blood splattered onto Tanjiro's face.

There was no time for sadness; Tanjiro, holding Nezuko, jumped away from Gyutaro.

"Hehehehe... See? You demon slayers can't do anything at all." Gyutaro threw down the corpse in his hand and said to Tanjiro with a strange laugh.

"And... this little girl isn't your sister, is she? If I'm not mistaken, she looks like a ghost, right?"

Gyutaro scratched his head and walked toward Tanjiro, guessing that Nezuko and Tanjiro were siblings because of their similar appearance and matching eye color.

"If that's the case, you're really not a good brother, not turning into a ghost along with your sister. How about this, I'll turn you into a ghost too, how about that?"

Chapter 99 Jealousy

"If you become a ghost, you won't have to be protected by your sister like a coward like you are now. You are so incompetent that it makes me want to vomit."

As Gyutaro spoke, he walked toward Tanjiro, the blood scythe in his hand gleaming with an eerie red light.

I'm sorry... Nezuko, I hurt you again...

Pressing Nezuko's severed arm against the wound, and seeing Nezuko sweating profusely from the pain, Tanjiro picked up his Nichirin Blade and shielded Nezuko behind him.

Then, trembling, he slowly stood up and replied to Gyutaro:

“I refuse, and I will definitely turn my sister back into a human.”

Despite his immense anger, he was now unusually calm, like a volcano buried deep in the sea.

Faced with the same predicament as Kyojuro, Tanjiro made the same choice as Kyojuro.

"Growing old and dying are both beautiful aspects of human beings, who are fragile creatures. It is precisely because we grow old and die that we are so lovely and noble."

The word "powerful" is not limited to describing the physical body.

No matter how many times you ask, my answer is always the same.

Tanjiro still remembers Kyojuro's response to Akaza when he stood in front of them.

Because nothing lasts forever, those fleeting moments of beauty are all the more touching.

"Stop playing around, brother! Kill them already! My separated belt detected a Pillar here. Let's take care of them quickly and then go find that Pillar," Daki, sitting on the roof, reminded Gyutaro.

Having received Tanjiro's reply, Gyutaro became somewhat annoyed and scratched his face.

"Then you shall die! Blood Demon Art: Flying Blood Scythe!"

Then it shouted at Tanjiro, and swung its blood scythe, sending out several razor-thin blood blades that flew towards Tanjiro.

Looking at the blood-stained blade hurtling towards him, Tanjiro felt a deep sense of powerlessness. He could barely hold his Nichirin Blade steady, and he felt that he would have a hard time dodging this attack.

The drawbacks of using Sun Breathing repeatedly had not yet subsided, and he was currently unable to use any breathing techniques, his strength almost completely exhausted.

But... we can't back down...

Tanjiro, who was acutely aware of his physical condition, did not choose to back down. He gripped his Nichirin Blade tightly, his eyes still resolute, ready to meet the next attack.

The first bloody blade struck, and Tanjiro barely managed to raise his broken Nichirin Blade to block it. However, the immense force carried by the bloody blade numbed his body, and the arm holding the Nichirin Blade shifted away from his body, making it impossible for him to block again.

However, at that moment, another bloody blade struck, its target Tanjiro's neck. He had no way to defend himself against the attack.

Arms...get moving!

Even at this final moment, Tanjiro did not give up and tried to raise his broken sword to block the bloody blade, but it was all in vain. His numb body did not obey his commands.

Just as the blood-stained blade was about to strike Tanjiro, a figure appeared in front of him, just like Kyojuro had been.

The blood-stained blade clashed with the massive twin swords, and Gyutaro's attacks were completely blocked by the figure before him.

"You siblings have managed to hold out until I showed up, so I admit you've done a fantastic job. Now, leave the rest to me."

Tengen spoke to Tanjiro, saying that he had rushed over after rescuing his three wives, while Zenitsu and Inosuke were still behind.

"Mr. Yu Zhuan..."

Seeing Tengen Uzui standing in front of him, Tanjiro, who was already exhausted, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had been very worried about what would happen to Nezuko and the humans here if he died, but Tengen's appearance put his mind at ease.

Moreover, he can now recover his strength and rejoin the battle.

"Brother, he's the pillar we found with the belt before!"

After seeing Tengen, Daki on the rooftop reminded Gyutaro.

Gyutaro looked at Tengen in front of him, his expression showing great displeasure.

"You're really something... You have a good-looking face, smooth and delicate skin, without a single wrinkle or scar... And you're quite muscular too, I can't gain weight no matter how much I eat..."

As he spoke, Gyutaro scratched his face.

"He's also very tall, probably more than six feet tall, right? He must be very popular with women..."

The more Gyutaro thought about it, the angrier he became, and he scratched his face raw.

"It's so enviable! It's infuriating! Can't you just hurry up and die already! And in the most painful way possible, of course!"

Skinning and tendon-removing, gutting and disemboweling, then ripping out the internal organs, and finally cutting them into a thousand pieces!

Gyutaro tilted his head and glared angrily at Tengen, his veins bulging all over his body.

"People like you deserve to die like this! Blood Demon Art: Flying Blood Scythe!"

As Gyutaro spoke, he swung his scythe, unleashing several thin, blood-red blades that slashed towards Uzui Tengen.

Seeing this, Tianyuan wielded his twin swords, striking some of the blood blades and changing their trajectory, before dodging all of them.

"You're absolutely right. I'm a million times more glamorous than you, you unpleasant fellow. I'm dashing, stylish, and extravagant. I even have three wives."

Tengen spoke to Gyutaro, his words utterly scathing.

Upon hearing Tengen's words, Gyutaro froze for a moment, as if he had lost his dream.

Then it went berserk, scratching its face violently and shouting incredulously, "What the hell?! You...you...you have three wives?! Ahhhhhh! I will never let you get away with this!"

More thin, blood-red blades flew towards Tianyuan, their sheer number making it difficult for him to defend against them.

Originally, Gyutaro intended to control the blood blade that had been thrown out earlier to turn back and continue attacking Tengen, but Tengen's words just now made him unable to calm down, and he directly used the Blood Demon Art again.

Gazing at the numerous blood-stained blades before him, Tianyuan gripped his twin swords tightly, the massive blades turning crimson under his immense force.

Then Tianyuan swung his twin swords and struck the Blood Blade, easily cleaving it apart from what was originally an unstoppable force.

The Crimson Blade... seems to be able to counter the Blood Demon Art of Oni?

Tengen felt great using the Crimson Blade for the first time when facing an Oni.

Previously, the demons he encountered could all be beheaded with a single strike, so he couldn't test the Crimson Blade's abilities at all. But this time, when he encountered an Upper Moon demon using the Crimson Blade, he immediately fell in love with this ability.

He was originally a Pillar with strong basic abilities, so he was even more adept at using the Crimson Blade.

"Not only that, my three wives are all beautiful and deeply in love with my glamorous self."

After severing all the blood blades, Tengen stopped and watched as Gyutaro continued to provoke it.

Chapter 100 Gathering

Tengen's words were devastating to Gyutaro's psyche; after hearing them, his body even began to tremble with jealousy.

"Go to hell!"

Gyutaro, breaking his guard, roared at Tengen and charged at him with his blood scythe, unleashing a barrage of slashes as he swung it. Numerous thin, blood-red blades hurtled toward Tengen, their killing intent palpable.

"Brother, let me help you!" Seeing this, Daki on the roof also swung her belt and slashed at Tengen.

However, its belt was intercepted halfway.

"Hahahaha! Charge forward! Charge forward! Inosuke-sama is here! Let me take care of all the demons in style!"

Inosuke jumped from the next street to the rooftop and shouted loudly. Easily influenced by his surroundings, he spoke with the same flamboyant tone as Tengen.

"Beast Breathing, Fifth Fang - Frenzied Tear!"

While still in mid-air, Inosuke swung his twin swords in all directions, the blue-gray blades slicing through numerous belts around him.

"Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap Flash!"

Another voice rang out, and Zenitsu, with two small buns on his head and blush on his cheeks, also rushed over and cut the remaining belt.

"Damn it! Two annoying guys!"

Daki cursed and angrily attacked Inosuke and Zenitsu.

Faced with the countless blood-red blades attacking him, Tengen maintained his crimson blade and cleaved them all in two.

"I'll tear your face to shreds and see if your wife still likes you! Hehehehe!"

At this moment, Gyutaro had reached Tengen and, with a strange smile, raised the blood scythe in his hand to chop at his face, intending to disfigure him.

Wow, that's fast... The Upper Moon's strength is truly extraordinary...

Tengen was somewhat shocked by Gyutaro's speed, but he did not panic and used his sword to press down Gyutaro's blood scythe.

One of the blood-red scythes was blocked, and Gyutaro immediately swung another blood-red scythe at Tengen's head, but it was also blocked by Tengen, who also had two knives.

The two seemed to be locked in a stalemate, but then Gyutaro grinned, blood seeping from his body...