Demon Slayer: The Second God Who Walks the Earth

Voices echoed in my mind, and images of my parents and younger siblings appeared in my mind as well.

Finally, Nezuko's human form reappeared, her smile unchanged. However, when she opened her eyes again, the Nezuko before her was still a demon.

I will turn Nezuko back into a human... Until then... I will persevere no matter what!

"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"

Tanjiro's fighting spirit was rekindled, and he mustered all his strength to resist the Blood Scythe.

For some reason, the blood scythe that pierced his forehead seemed to be slowed down for a moment, and it was because of this momentary delay that Tanjiro was spared from having his head blown off.

The blood scythe was blocked, but Tanjiro faced more danger than that. Four or five blood blades approached his body at the same time, about to cut him into pieces.

A towering flame erupted from Tanjiro's body, burning away the poison within and weakening the Blood Blade.

At the same time, Tanjiro, engulfed in flames, had a scar on his forehead that extended to his left eye, forming a flame-shaped mark.

Everything in sight seemed to slow down, and the body's strength was restored, even stronger than before.

Sun Breathing, Land Form: Scorching Sun!

Without time to ponder the cause, Tanjiro spun around and swung his broken sword. Amidst the flames of Nezuko's Blood Demon Art, the broken Nichirin Blade turned crimson, and the Blood Scythe and Blood Blade were either knocked away or cleaved apart by Tanjiro.

That brat actually deflected my attack!

Gyutaro, who was attacking Tengen, was shocked to see Tanjiro's condition out of the corner of his eye.

In contrast, Tianyuan felt much more at ease after seeing this situation.

However, the next moment, a large amount of blood suddenly gushed from Gyutaro's arms, which then wrapped around his arms to form a large area of ​​bloody blades.

Blood Demon Art: Round Slash Spin!

Tianyuan's attention immediately returned to this side, and he wielded his twin swords, creating an explosion in front of him.

The Breath of Sound, the Form of Resounding Slash, Cuts Through the Barrier!

"Mr. Uzui, get out of the way!"

Tanjiro saw the blood scythe he had knocked away heading towards Tengen's back under Gyutaro's control, but he was too far away to block it in time, so he could only warn him.

The fierce attack launched by Gyutaro in front of him made Tengen somewhat overlook the potential danger to his back. After hearing Tanjiro's warning, he immediately felt a chill down his spine.

He tried to dodge by turning to the side, but he was a little too late. The Blood Scythe spun and flew past, leaving a huge wound on his back and left chest.

Because of his resistance to poison, Tengen did not immediately leave the battle to find Nezuko to eliminate the poison. Instead, he rushed straight towards Gyutaro.

Just then, Hina Tsuru appeared on a rooftop by the street, holding a strange weapon covered in kunai.

The next moment, the kunai fired, shooting towards Gyutaro in a deluge.

Gyutaro noticed the Hina Tsuru's attack and felt somewhat puzzled, as he didn't think such a thing could hurt him.

Blocking with this stuff is too much trouble, and even if you get hit, it doesn't really matter...

No, these guys shouldn't be that stupid.

Blood Demon Art: Arrogant and domineering!

Gyutaro suddenly realized something and immediately used his Blood Demon Art to defend himself. However, because of his momentary hesitation, two or three kunai still hit him.

As the Blood Blade Shield dissipated, Gyutaro found that Tengen was already in front of him. The range of the kunai attack was too large and had also enveloped him. However, he did not dodge and now had some kunai stuck in his body.

"Sun Breathing Twelfth Form: Flame Dance!"

Tanjiro had caught up at some point, his crimson blade wreathed in flames. With one strike, he severed Gyutaro's left arm, and then with another, he slashed horizontally at its neck.

Gyutaro, who was planning to regenerate his arm immediately, discovered that his left arm could not regenerate and was also experiencing a burning pain.

With the addition of the cinnabar blade and the wisteria flower poison to the kunai, Gyutaro's left arm will not be able to regenerate for a short period of time.

"Blood Demon Art: Round Slash Spin!"

After realizing it could not regenerate, Gyutaro simply gave up on recovery. The blood from its wounds and the blood seeping from its body all turned into blood blades that wrapped around its upper body. Tanjiro's broken sword even sparked when it struck them.

"Sound Breathing II Form O Duet!"

Uzui Tengen held two swords. He smashed one of them in front of him onto the blood blade released by Gyutaro, making a loud noise. The blood blade was shattered. The other sword spun half a circle around Gyutaro's neck and then landed on the blood blade on the back of its neck.

The roar of the explosion rang out again, the two sounds coming one after the other, like a duet.

"Brother! Don't let this kind of person behead you!"

After noticing the situation on Gyutaro's side, Daki became anxious and hurriedly called out to them.

"Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap Flash!"

Chapter 103 Wind and Clouds

Taking advantage of Daki's distraction, Zenitsu leaped towards it, his leg veins bulging, and he transformed into a bolt of lightning, his Nichirin Blade landing on Daki's neck in an instant.

However, Daki reacted quickly, turning her neck into a belt to prevent it from being severed, while countless belts slashed towards Zenitsu.

"I will tear you to pieces first!" Daki roared angrily at Zenitsu.

"Beast Breathing, Fifth Fang - Frenzied Tear!"

At that moment, Inosuke appeared, rushed to Daki's belt, twisted his body and slashed in all directions, neutralizing all the belt attacks aimed at Zenitsu.

"Wen Yi! Ignore these belts, focus on cutting off the earthworm woman's neck!"

Inosuke spoke up loudly to remind Zenitsu.

On the other side, Gyutaro, who was being besieged by Tanjiro and Tengen, sensed the approach of death. The crimson blade was gradually cutting through the bloody blades around him and getting closer to his body.

Just then, the blood scythe in its severed hand flew up, and at the same time, it released the blood scythe in its other hand. Under its control, the two blood scythes spun and stabbed towards Tanjiro and Tengen in the back.

"Go to hell!"

Tanjiro noticed the situation and, sweat beading on his forehead, pondered how to handle it.

He was weak, and even with the Crimson Blade provided by Nezuko's Blood Demon Art, he could hardly cut through the blood blades surrounding Gyutaro. In the next instant, he made a choice and turned around to help Tengen defend against the two blood scythes.

Tanjiro knocked the two blood scythes away, but because of Tanjiro's departure, Gyutaro's pressure was reduced. He concentrated all the blood blades on the part of Tengen that he had struck, and one of the blood scythes flew back into his hand and slashed at Tengen's body.

Although he noticed Gyutaro's attack, Tengen did not defend or dodge, and still slashed at Gyutaro's neck.

The blood scythe slashed at Tianyuan's waist and continued to penetrate deeper. Blood was also flowing out of the wound on his chest, but Tianyuan did not stop. The blood blade was about to be cut open and would soon reach the demon's neck.

"Lord Tengen, if we can defeat the Upper Moon Demon alive, let's retire to the sidelines and live out the rest of our lives as ordinary people."

The lives taken while being a ninja cannot be brought back to life... I really need to find a way to end this properly, otherwise I'll have no face to live in the sunlight.

Even if some of us don't live to see that day, we shouldn't hold grudges.

Hinatsuru's words came to mind, and scenes from the past resurfaced. He was indeed tempted by the suggestion to live an ordinary life.

He channeled all his strength into his arms, and the veins on Tianyuan's arms clung to them like earthworms.

"Disappear in style!!!"

An eighth note quietly appeared on Tengen's left forehead. His power increased once again at this moment. The Blood Blade was completely severed, and both swords fell simultaneously on Gyutaro's neck.

How is this possible! His power has increased again!

Gyutaro was shocked, gripped by the fear of death.

By the way, as long as my sister isn't beheaded, we won't die!

Thinking of this, Gyutaro looked in the direction of Daki. Zenitsu was flying in mid-air with Daki at lightning speed. The belt that Daki's neck had turned into had been torn in part. But Zenitsu's speed had also decreased.

"Ugly monster! You can't hold on much longer, can you? I'm..."

"Lightning speed... double!"

Just as Daki was about to shout something, Zenitsu, whose speed had already begun to decrease, suddenly accelerated again, instantly severing Daki's neck.

At the same time, Tengen's twin swords grazed past, and Gyutaro's head flew off.

The two heads met in mid-air and then fell to the ground simultaneously.

After beheading Gyutaro, Tengen immediately pulled out the blood scythe from his waist despite the pain. Nezuko rushed over and used her Blood Demon Art to cleanse the poison from his body.

Then Tianyuan felt pain all over his body, especially his wounds, but he was relieved to have killed the evil spirit.

The blood-red scythe that attacked Tanjiro fell from the sky, and Tanjiro, who had been tense, relaxed and knelt down, breathing heavily.

After seeing the demon defeated, the young crane happily ran towards him.

However, Gyutaro's body, which was lying on the ground, suddenly began to move.

Yu Guang noticed this situation, and Tian Yuan thought of a possibility.

"Run away!!"

With all his might, he roared out this cry, and despite his injuries, Tengen lifted Tanjiro and Nezuko, who were nearby, and then grabbed Hinatsuru and fled into the distance.

The next moment, Gyutaro's fallen body suddenly exploded, and endless blood formed a blood blade that spread outwards in a sphere from the center. The ground was plowed up, and houses along the way were shredded to pieces. Dust and debris flew in the air, creating a scene resembling the end of the world...

Three days later (compared to the time in the entertainment district, it took longer than three days in Chiba Yo), at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters training grounds

After this period of instruction, Genya has learned the breathing technique taught by Chiba Yo. Previously, he couldn't learn the breathing technique mainly because of his physical condition. Now that he has a breathing technique that he can use with his physical condition, he learns it quite quickly.

However, he can only use this breathing technique to conceal his form now; he cannot create illusions like Chiba Yo.

Standing on the training ground, Genya took a deep breath, holding his Nichirin Blade. Then, he slashed forward with the blade, and a large amount of mist surged from the blade, completely enveloping his body. Compared to Chiba Yo's mist, his was much smaller, but it was enough to conceal his figure.

When he used the breathing technique for the first time, Genya was so excited that he trembled slightly.

After a while, the fog dissipated, and Xuanmi's figure reappeared.

"Congratulations, you've mastered this breathing technique. What you need to do next is long-term training and developing sword skills. You can also refer to the illusions I created using this breathing technique before. I've already explained the specific principles to you."

Chiba Yo walked up to Genya and congratulated him with a smile.

"Thank you, Yang. If it weren't for you, I might never have mastered the breathing technique in my entire life."

Genya sincerely thanked Chiba Yo.

"It's alright. As friends and companions, we should naturally help each other," Chiba Yang said, waving his hand.

“By the way, Yang, you should give this breathing technique a name, otherwise it sounds too strange to call it ‘this breathing technique’,” Genmi said to Chiba Yang.

Chiba Yo thought about it and agreed. After a moment of contemplation, he said to Genya, "How about we call it Cloud Breathing? This breathing technique looks quite like clouds when it's performed."

Xuanmi was somewhat surprised upon hearing this.

"I thought you would call it Breath of Mist."

"Calling it 'Breathing in the Mist' is indeed quite fitting, but I think 'clouds' and 'winds' are a better match."

Chiba Yo looked at Genya and smiled.

Upon hearing this, Genya realized that Sanemi was using the Breathing Technique of Wind, and wind and clouds are often used together, which perfectly represents the two brothers.

Thinking about this, Xuanmi liked this breathing technique even more.

Wind... Cloud... I will definitely be able to fight alongside my brother in the future and help him...

Chapter 104 Cooperation

"Quick! This child has been unconscious on the way here, and his physical condition is extremely poor!"

"This person's leg injury is very serious!"

"And Lord Uzui, his external injuries are also very serious!"

A commotion came from the direction of the Butterfly Mansion next door. Although the Butterfly Mansion often sent injured members over before, this was the first time Chiba Yo had seen such a large-scale commotion.

Uzui is injured?

Chiba Yo suddenly remembered that Tanjiro and the others had gone on a mission with Tengen.

"From now on, it's up to you to practice." Chiba Yo said this to Genya, then, still worried, ran towards the Butterfly Mansion. Tanjiro and the other two were not only his friends, but also his junior brothers.

"okay."

Genya also noticed the commotion at the Butterfly Mansion, but since he wasn't familiar with the other members of the Demon Slayer Corps, he didn't go over.

Upon arriving at the Butterfly Mansion, Chiba Yo saw a group of Hidden Members busy transporting the wounded. Tanjiro, Tengen, and Zenitsu were both lying on stretchers, with Tengen having a wound on his chest and a wound on his waist.

Three beautiful and well-proportioned women stood to one side, looking at Tianyuan with concern. One of them, a woman with long black hair and blue eyes, was crying sadly.

"Waaaaah, Lord Tengen! You absolutely mustn't die! Otherwise, Shiki will definitely bully me every day!"