Demon Slayer: The Second God Who Walks the Earth

Nezuko, Tanjiro's sister, became a demon. Even though she didn't eat people, most of the Pillars believed that Tanjiro should be executed along with her during her trial.

As a disciple trained by Kuwashima Jigoro, Kaigaku abandoned his identity as a demon slayer and became a demon himself, even harming countless people and turning into an Upper Moon Six. If this were to be exposed, Kuwashima Jigoro would almost certainly face death as punishment.

"Thank you, Yang..."

Zenitsu suddenly bowed to Chiba Yo and thanked him aloud.

Zenitsu understood why Chiba Yo had done this from his words. At this moment, he could only be thankful that it was Chiba Yo who discovered and killed Kaigaku, who had turned into a demon. He couldn't imagine what would have happened to his grandfather if this coincidence hadn't occurred.

“I think you’d better not tell Mr. Kuwashima about this.” Although Chiba Yo felt that Zenitsu probably wouldn’t do it, he still reminded him.

Zenitsu nodded upon hearing this.

"I understand. I'll tell Grandpa that Kaigaku left the Demon Slayer Corps and I don't know where he went. Although that will make Grandpa sad, it's better than telling him the truth..."

Zenitsu looked somewhat dejected. He felt sorry for Kuwajima Jigoro, whose disciple, whom he had carefully taught, would one day completely disregard his life and death, and even want to kill him.

Having lived in the Demon Slayer Corps for so long, Kaigaku couldn't possibly be unaware of what his trainer would suffer after becoming a demon, yet he still did it.

Hearing Zenitsu's answer, Chiba Yo felt somewhat gratified. Zenitsu's calmness made him realize that the other person had grown, even though the process had been somewhat painful for him.

"Yang, can you guide my cultivation these next two days?" Zenitsu suddenly asked Chiba Yang, his eyes full of determination.

Chiba Yo was somewhat surprised to hear Zenitsu's request. Zenitsu had suffered a lot when he had guided him in his training before, and Zenitsu was very resistant to it. However, now Zenitsu was taking the initiative to ask him to guide him in his training.

Chiba Yo understands Zenitsu's personality, so he can better understand the determination Zenitsu made in making this decision.

"Alright, I will do my best to guide you before the final battle begins. We can't let your hard-won determination go to waste."

Chiba Yo nodded in agreement.

"After what happened, Grandpa is the one who is suffering the most..."

We were chosen to inherit the Thunder Breathing technique because we couldn't learn it completely, but now Kaigaku has done something like this...

I can't run away anymore. Although I can't change what has already happened, I should at least try to make Grandpa feel some comfort..."

Zenitsu muttered to himself, feeling that the motivation he had lacked in the past was now being replenished.

That night, after handing over the large number of talismans made by Yushiro to Kagaya, Tamayo and Yushiro also embarked on their journey.

The blood extracted from the demon's body flew in one direction through the night sky. The two used Yushiro's talisman to become invisible and followed the blood...

Chapter 148 Invading the Infinite City

The night sky was filled with twinkling stars, and although it was late at night, everything was still clearly visible.

A gentle breeze blows, and the shadows of the trees sway.

A clump of blood passed through the woods, floated above a clearing, and then flew straight down and disappeared into the ground.

From an angle unseen by others, two figures followed the blood to this open space.

Tamayo and Yushiro exchanged a glance but remained silent. Yushiro then took out another talisman and placed it on his forehead. He then used Blood Demon Art to activate the talisman's shared vision effect.

Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters

As Chiba Yo sat on the steps gazing at the moon, the scene before him suddenly changed, and a vast, empty plain appeared before him.

Have you found it...?

Chiba Yang immediately realized what was happening, stood up, took out a small bottle from his pocket, and smeared the blood inside onto his body.

Meanwhile, at the Ubuyashiki mansion, Kagaya's vision also changed thanks to the talisman left by Yushiro.

"Let's begin...get ready..."

Kagaya spoke to Kiriya beside him. Kiriya also had a talisman on his forehead, but in addition to sharing vision, his talisman could also transmit sound.

Besides Kiriya, Amane and Kiriya's sisters are also here, ready to assist him in commanding.

After Tamayo and Yushiro set off, they waited like this every night until today when Yushiro shared his gaze with them, just as the swordsmen participating in the final battle did.

After hearing Kagaya's words, Kagaya nodded.

"Everyone, the final battle is about to begin! Prepare to teleport!"

Kiriya's voice was transmitted through talismans to the Pillars and other swordsmen participating in the final battle...

Nakime suddenly noticed a clump of blood entering the Infinity Castle.

Is this... vampire magic?

The current situation puzzled Nakime. Just as she was lost in thought, the blood splattered away and entered a room in the Infinite Castle.

While Muzan was reading medical books in the Infinite Castle, he discovered a wisp of blood flying into his room, and the blood's aura was clearly that of himself.

"Lord Muzan, it seems a demon has used Blood Demon Art on you. Should I teleport this thing out of the Infinity Castle?" Nakime asked, plucking her biwa to teleport herself to Muzan's side.

Muzan found the situation somewhat amusing.

Is it possible to track blood demon magic...?

"No need. Do you really think a demon can threaten me?" Muzan turned his head and glanced at Nakime.

"Yes." Nakime lowered her head and said nothing more.

In Muzan's view, any demon poses no threat to him. He can easily kill any demon, not because of their relative strength, but because of the bloodline suppression he possesses as the progenitor of demons.

However, it overlooked one point: ghosts that escape its control are not affected by this ability.

Over the centuries, only a handful of demons have escaped its control. To date, Muzan only knows of Tamayo. However, Tamayo's strength is not a threat to it at all. The only reason it wants to kill Tamayo is because she knows too much about it.

The blood floated in front of Muzan. Upon seeing this, Muzan gently touched the blood and absorbed it into his body. A slight numbing sensation then appeared.

After feeling the slight numbness, Muzan frowned, and in the next instant, the toxins in his blood were broken down by it.

She can use blood demon magic and also poison...

A name popped into Muzan's mind, but he quickly dismissed the idea, knowing that the other party's Blood Demon Art had nothing to do with it.

Who did this? Were they planning to kill me with this level of poison? That's utterly ridiculous.

Just as Muzan was pondering the other party's intentions, several Flesh Seeds suddenly appeared in the air around Muzan. Then, countless spikes were released from those Flesh Seeds, turning the entire room into a honeycomb. Muzan himself was also pierced by these spikes, and so was Nakime next to him.

It's Blood Demon Art again... but this level of Blood Demon Art can be absorbed quickly...

Seeing this, Muzan began to activate his body to absorb the spikes that had pierced his body.

It seems someone has come in...

When the blood appeared before his eyes, Muzan didn't realize this, thinking it was just a long-range Blood Demon Art. But when the Flesh Seeds appeared, he was certain that someone had infiltrated the Infinity Castle.

Did it utilize the ability to block vision?

Muzan thought to himself, and then planned to use Blood Demon Art to launch a wide-range attack to force the intruders out.

It guessed that the other party must have the ability to conceal their vision, otherwise Nakime's eyes left outside would not have been useless. Moreover, the other party had obviously already entered the Infinity Castle, but it still couldn't see them.

Just as Muzan was about to use his Blood Demon Art, he suddenly discovered that his Blood Demon Art seemed to be suppressed.

Was it poison just now?

However, the suppressive effect did not last long and was decomposed in an instant. Countless black blood thorns extended from its back, and the blood demon spikes that had pierced its body were almost completely absorbed by it.

Just then, a figure appeared in front of it, and a fist smashed into its abdomen, which was then absorbed into its body.

"Tamayo?!"

Looking at the figure before him, Muzan was somewhat surprised, but not too astonished.

It had just considered that this might have been Tamayo's doing, but because the Blood Demon Art didn't fit, it dismissed the idea.

However, after thinking about it again, it realized that it seemed that no one else besides Tamayo could do this.

Faced with the situation before him, Muzan was not panicked; he even felt that Tamayo was now committing suicide.

"I never expected that instead of me coming to find you, Tamayo. Did you find life too boring and come here to die?"

Upon discovering that the intruder was Tamayo, Muzan lowered his guard and mockingly addressed her.

Or rather, Muzan wouldn't be on guard unless he encountered Chiba Yo.

"Muzan, you just absorbed my left hand, right? Do you know what I'm holding in my left hand?"

That's a medicine that can turn ghosts back into humans! How about that? It's already taking effect, isn't it? It will turn you back into a human! It will steal your strength and lifespan!

In response to Muzan's mockery, Tamayo retorted.

After Muzan's blood reached its side, she and Yushiro activated the Blood Demon Art, which allows them to teleport to the location of their own blood, and entered the Infinity Castle.

She then unleashed another Thorn Blood Demon Art, which she extracted from the ordinary person who was attacked by Muzan in Asakusa.

Then, just as Muzan was about to unleash his Blood Demon Art, she appeared, both to protect Yushiro, who was still hiding there, and to deliver a larger dose of the drug into Muzan's body, thus lowering his guard.

The mass teleportation Blood Demon Art is now being prepared under the cover of Yushiro's Blood Demon Art...

Chapter 149 Anger

Why didn't they start the teleportation earlier?

On the other side, seeing that the battle between Tamayo and the others and Muzan had already begun, Chiba Yo felt very anxious, but there was nothing he could do about it, as the initiative for teleportation was in Tamayo's hands.

Because Chiba Yo's current perspective is provided by Yushiro, he can even feel Yushiro's body beginning to tremble.

The next instant, in Chiba Yang's vision, Muzan's hand grabbed Tamayo's head, and his thumb pierced directly into her right eye.

"I have to say, you're being way too clingy, Tamayo! And now you're turning around and resenting me?!"

Who killed your husband and son? Was it me?

No! It wasn't me, nor anyone else, but yourself! You ate them!!

Muzan grabbed Tamayo's head with one hand and said to her with a mocking expression.

The absorbed drugs couldn't be removed, but Muzan wasn't too concerned. He began to break down the drugs in his body, and he wasn't feeling too much discomfort yet.

Muzan's words caused Tamayo's pent-up resentment and anger to erupt completely at this moment. Her emotions had not surged like this since the night hundreds of years ago when Yoriichi almost killed Muzan.

Tears welled up instantly as the image of her husband and son's tragic deaths flashed through her mind once more. The murderer who killed them was herself, the one turned into a demon by Muzan.

"If I had known things would turn out this way, I wouldn't have agreed to become a ghost!! The reason I didn't want to die from this illness was so I could witness my child grow up!!"

The gentleness that she used to show to almost everyone has vanished; Tamayo's heart is now filled with resentment, and she roars at Muzan with all her might.

Hundreds of years ago, she was an ordinary person with a terminal illness. In order to see her child grow up, she did everything she could to find a cure, but in the end, she still could not change the outcome.

In this situation, Tamayo encountered Muzan and was tricked into becoming a demon. Subsequently, she lost her mind and, under the immense temptation of blood relatives to demons, ate her husband and son.

After regaining her senses, Tamayo almost went mad when she recalled what she had done. Regret constantly tormented her heart. However, driven by her demonic instincts, she still had to kill. At the same time, she was constantly searching for a way to escape Muzan's control and get rid of her demonic instincts. It wasn't until Muzan encountered Yoriichi that she was able to escape.

Muzan's sins go far beyond simply killing people; his deepest sin is turning humans into demons, causing them to devour their own relatives out of demonic instinct.

The final selection process involved people like the demon, Rui from Natagumoyama, and Tamayo, all of whom endured such suffering.

If one only regains consciousness once in the fleeting moments before death, the pain will only appear in the instant before death. But if one regains consciousness early and recalls one's past actions, the searing pain will accompany them day and night.

"But you ate a lot of people after that. Could it be that all of that was just my hallucination?"

But it seems to me you're enjoying your meal quite a bit."

Muzan pulled Tamayo's head in front of him and said to her mockingly.

"Yes, in my despair, I did kill many people! To atone for the sins I committed... I will flee here with you!!"

Tamayo shouted loudly at Muzan, her Blood Demon Art constantly activating and influencing Muzan and Nakime's perception.

Upon hearing Tamayo's words, Muzan laughed disdainfully.

"You dare to come to my headquarters alone, which deserves my praise. However, your brain doesn't seem to work very well, or perhaps you're just too arrogant."

You think you can take me down with you just by looking at these drugs? Don't be delusional. You're the only one who'll die here today.

And I will never die! I will be an eternal being!

Muzan smiled and said to Tamayo, then gradually tightened his grip on Tamayo's head.

The next moment, Tamayo's head was crushed by Muzan, and flesh and blood fell to the floor.

"A stupid madman."

The Thorn Blood Demon Art that had previously restricted Muzan's movements had been completely absorbed by it, and its movements were no longer restricted. A tentacle with a huge mouth grew out of its body, and the huge mouth on the tentacle completely swallowed Tamayo's body.

What puzzled Muzan was that Tamayo gave it a strange smile before she died. However, after completely devouring Tamayo, it stopped thinking about it and assumed that Tamayo had gone mad, since the fact that she came alone to seek revenge showed that she was not normal.