"Alas… the world is not black and white, but chaotic. For the world, its continuation is the only will."
Xia Wei withdrew his divine sense that had been cast towards the 'Land of Reincarnation', sighing with emotion.
Only after reaching a position that transcended humanity and understanding the world did he begin to feel like a god regarding humanity and the world.
Humanity's good and evil, love and hate, are not important to the world; in fact, it pays no attention to them at all.
The world only cares about its own existence and development.
Existence refers to the world's growth, constantly advancing towards a world of greater quality.
Development refers to the growth of civilization; the more prosperous a civilization, the healthier it is for the world.
Matter represents the world's body, while civilization represents its spirit and soul.
The appearance of Kibutsuji Muzan was like cancer cells appearing within the world's body, with demons continuously devouring normal cells as cancer cells.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi, who appeared four hundred years ago, was like a white blood cell sent out by the world to kill the cancer cells.
The cells that were devoured were good before being consumed, but after being devoured, the world marked them as needing to be purged.
For humans, this cold operating law of the world is truly too cruel.
Even he, who had become a god, felt it was incredibly cold.
That is why the appearance of gods is necessary to guide civilization towards health, and to preside over good and evil, love and hate for humanity.
"Clap, clap!"
Xia Wei clapped his hands, and the threads of fate began to be disturbed.
…
Tokyo area.
"I've searched for so long, and haven't even seen a single demon. Where exactly has Kibutsuji Muzan hidden himself?" Sanemi Shinazugawa moved quickly through a dark alley.
Since arriving in the Tokyo area, he had separated from the Stone Pillar and the Serpent Pillar, specifically searching for dark, sparsely populated corners.
But so far, he hadn't seen a single shadow of a demon.
"Have the Stone Pillar and the Serpent Pillar found anything yet?"
Clang, clang!
The sound of a biwa string rang in his ears, his feet instantly felt empty, and a suction force pulled at him.
"Ah?" Sanemi Shinazugawa's eyes instantly became bloodshot. He looked down at his feet, his expression changing drastically, but the next moment, he was ecstatic.
"Finally found it!"
At this moment, wooden doors of a pleasure house also appeared under the feet of the Stone Pillar and the Serpent Pillar, sucking them in.
"Is this the guidance of fate?" The Stone Pillar entered. Although he couldn't see, his other five senses allowed him to perceive everything in the environment even more clearly than with his eyes.
"Fate has already arranged everything."
"Next is to completely end a thousand years of sin, Muzan!"
Clatter, clatter…
The Stone Pillar held a meteor hammer in one hand and an axe in the other, the chains connecting the meteor hammer and axe clattering.
"Hmph!" He quickly lowered his body, like a heavy stone falling straight down towards the bottom of the Infinity Castle.
If fate dictated that Kibutsuji Muzan would be slain tonight, then his direct descent now would surely lead him to Kibutsuji Muzan's hiding place.
"It's finally begun!" Iguro Obanai looked at the Stone Pillar falling in the distance, without any hesitation, and instantly drew his nichirin blade.
He didn't choose to directly search for Kibutsuji Muzan's location like everyone else, but instead moved swiftly to grab the edge of a pleasure house and stop.
"Everyone has already arrived! Then I must hurry and slay the demon who created the Infinity Castle."
"Otherwise, with the constantly shifting space, even if everyone's strength is far greater than before, they will be spun around in circles!"
Slaying the demon who created the Infinity Castle was his mission!
This mission was part of the Blessing bestowed upon him by Lord Xia Wei.
'Self-Suffering'
·Increases one's growth rate and growth limit.
·The effect gradually increases with the degree of self-loathing.
·When the obsession with self-loathing disappears, the skill sublimes.
'Viper's Immortality'
·Gains the development ability "Pursuit".
·When severely wounded, High Domain enhances basic abilities.
·When near death, temporarily gains the high-level development ability "Last Radiance".
'Swordsmanship Master'
·When holding a sword, Mid Domain increases burst power.
·When using Swordsmanship, High Domain increases speed.
'Heterochromatic Eyes'
·Gains dynamic capture vision.
·Gains spatial obstacle observation.
Iguro Obanai's heterochromatic eyes began to emit a faint, ethereal glow.
At this moment, this incredibly vast labyrinth became orderly.
He instantly found the pattern of the Infinity Castle's spatial shifts; even the changes in up, down, left, and right could not escape his notice by a single iota.
His gaze pierced through the overlapping pleasure houses, and finally, a bright, tiny humanoid shadow appeared in his eyes.
"Found it!"
Iguro Obanai utilized his Breathing Technique to the extreme, his figure moving like a viper through the constantly shifting and moving pleasure houses.
My skill grants me the development ability "Pursuit"; as long as I see a target, it can be marked, allowing for various enhancements when hunting the same prey.
Clang, clang, clang, clang—
The sound of the biwa strings continuously rang out.
But at this moment, Kibutsuji Muzan's face changed drastically in terror, as memories of Upper Moons dying continuously transmitted to him.
Almost two Upper Moons died simultaneously within less than a minute.
Among them, Upper Moon Five Gyokko was actually killed within the Infinity Castle! When Nakime summoned him, a Demon Slayer Pillar was also brought in!
Moreover, the Demon Slayer Pillar who killed Gyokko instantly killed him with just one strike!
And Upper Moon Three Akaza! He was also instantly killed almost in a flash!
Large beads of cold sweat continuously poured from Kibutsuji Muzan's forehead, dripping onto the wooden floor beneath his feet with a pattering sound.
The wooden floor made a tapping sound.
There was no need to guess anymore.
Those Demon Slayers had already obtained power that allowed them to surpass the Upper Moons, and even each of them could rival Tsugikuni Yoriichi!
The thought that all Demon Slayer Corps Pillars would henceforth be swordsmen like Tsugikuni Yoriichi, coupled with the fact that such swordsmen had already been let into the Infinity Castle, fueled Kibutsuji Muzan's fear into endless rage.
"Nakime! What are you doing! Why did you let the Pillars in?!"
Nakime, hearing Kibutsuji Muzan's voice, was also incredibly flustered.
"I apologize, Lord Kibutsuji Muzan, I don't know how it happened, those Demon Slayers entered the Infinity Castle through the entrance. I will immediately teleport them away."
Clang, clang!
Just as Nakime was activating her Blood Demon Art, the biwa strings in her hand inexplicably snapped with a harsh cracking sound.
The Blood Demon Art also vibrated and shook due to the sudden change, and some pleasure houses directly crashed into each other.
Rumble, rumble—
Kibutsuji Muzan's face was extremely grim; he had never imagined that Nakime could be so useless.
But before he could erupt in anger, several figures had already appeared around him.
They were eight running figures, who were somewhat disoriented by the sudden change in scenery.
But Kibutsuji Muzan's eyes were bloodshot with rage.
"Kibutsuji Muzan!"
"It's Kibutsuji Muzan!"
The suddenly appearing figures were precisely the eight Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps who had been teleported there.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
The vibrating sound of eight blades cutting through the air rang out. The nine Pillars, now all present, simultaneously used their Breathing Technique and launched an attack with extremely cunning coordination.
"Mist Breathing! First Form!"
"Insect Breathing! Dance of the Butterfly!"
"Sound Breathing! Third Form!"
Kibutsuji Muzan watched with bloodshot eyes as the eight Demon Slayers surrounded him from all directions, attacking him with absolutely no blind spots.
His body, mind, and every aspect were stinging.
The shadow of death instantly descended, and countless 'Death' characters enveloped him.
He completely failed to understand why this situation had suddenly come about!