Chapter 76: Demon Slayer Concluded

Chu Yang looked around and discovered that most of the evil spirits wandering nearby lacked any semblance of reason; although their auras were powerful, they were extremely unstable.

It was clear that these were temporary products spawned by Muzan Kibutsuji at a great cost in order to deal with him.

But even as temporary products, judging solely by the intensity of their auras, the power of these evil spirits was already very close to Muzan Kibutsuji, enough to crush Doma and Akaza, whom Chu Yang had already fought.

As for who would be stronger or weaker in actual combat, that was another matter entirely.

"One, two, three, four." Chu Yang counted the number of evil spirits nonchalantly, his tone full of disdain, and sneered at Muzan Kibutsuji: "You spent so much blood just to create these few pieces of trash?"

Chu Yang's arrogance and ferocity made Muzan Kibutsuji recall that familiar sense of oppression time and time again.

It was as if Yoriichi Tsugikuni were standing before him, speaking in that same tone.

"I am no longer the Muzan Kibutsuji of several hundred years ago, and he is not Yoriichi Tsugikuni; I have no need to fear."

Muzan Kibutsuji clenched his fists tightly, veins bulging, his gaze growing increasingly cold; he would repay all the humiliation left behind by Yoriichi Tsugikuni centuries ago on Chu Yang today.

The four evil spirits wandering around Chu Yang sensed Muzan Kibutsuji's will, their faces becoming exceptionally ferocious; as they hissed at Chu Yang, saliva dripped from the corners of their mouths.

"It seems you really like brains dominated by wild instincts." Chu Yang mocked playfully: "Is this the evolution you advocate? I have to say, your taste is really..."

"Hmph!"

Before Chu Yang could finish speaking, Muzan Kibutsuji let out a cold snort, and then the four evil spirits attacked Chu Yang simultaneously.

Compared to any demon Chu Yang had seen before, these four temporary creations were even more deformed and ugly.

They had already lost their human forms, resembling more of a patchwork of animals.

Blood-red fur covered their entire bodies, their limbs were like those of apes, their heads like those of starving wolves, they had wings on their backs, and their spines extended continuously from their tailbones, looking just like tails covered in hooks.

The bizarre tails shot toward Chu Yang like venomous snakes.

Facing their encirclement, Chu Yang used Observation Haki to prepare in advance; he took the initiative to step back, first using his broad horse-chopping saber to block the attack from the monster behind, then fiercely slashed in a circle around him.

The horse-chopping saber, wrapped in flames, slashed precisely at every tail shooting toward him, severing the hooks on them in one stroke.

The flames were like maggots on rotting bones, burning all the way up along the wounds on the tails; the scorching flames left the monsters' flesh mangled, and they let out shrill roars.

The raging flames caused a flash of fear in Muzan Kibutsuji's eyes; he knew this was the power of Sun Breathing, which had once been the power he feared most.

However, what made him feel slightly at ease was that those monsters were not killed by Chu Yang's single strike, but slowly stood back up.

At this moment, Chu Yang also realized the characteristics of this group of monsters: they not only possessed top-tier strength and speed, but also possessed powerful regenerative abilities comparable to Muzan Kibutsuji.

Like Muzan Kibutsuji, they possessed multiple hearts and brains, only less refined.

"If the little toys you've created only have this much strength, it's truly disappointing." Chu Yang stuck his horse-chopping saber into the ground and grinned, "Friendly reminder, you don't have much time left."

Muzan Kibutsuji took a deep breath, his face gradually flushing—whether from anger or blood rushing to his head, he revealed a sickly smile, "Of course there is more than this. Enjoy what comes next; this is treatment that even Yoriichi Tsugikuni never received!"

The Infinity Castle began to shake violently, many sealed rooms opened, and a large number of monsters loomed in the darkness!

Muzan Kibutsuji spread his arms, laughing hysterically, "This is the blood I have accumulated for a thousand years; even if Yoriichi Tsugikuni were reborn, he would definitely die here today!"

As he spoke, Muzan Kibutsuji's body also began to change.

In the blink of an eye, scarlet fur covered his entire body, and ferocious thorn-whips protruded from his arms.

He transformed from a gentleman in a suit into a monster that drank blood and ate raw flesh.

"From this day forward, there will be no more Demon Slayer Corps in this world!"

Muzan Kibutsuji vented his emotions wantonly, rushing toward Chu Yang along with the countless monsters; the overwhelming black tide seemed as if it would drown the world.

The situation seemed to have been reversed, but Chu Yang still stood calmly in place, his hands crossed over the hilt of his horse-chopping saber.

"You don't actually think this is your home turf, do you?"

After Chu Yang said this, his subsequent actions left Muzan Kibutsuji completely bewildered; in the latter's eyes, Chu Yang's fingers were constantly making irregular movements.

It was neither a sword technique nor a new breathing style.

Even though they were meaningless movements, for some reason, Muzan Kibutsuji's heart suddenly began to feel panicked and uneasy.

The moment the black tide composed of monsters was about to touch Chu Yang.

The ground of the Infinity Castle suddenly cracked, and countless verdant trees rose from the ground, arching the monsters into the air.

In an instant, the eerie Infinity Castle turned into a lush, vibrant forest.

Thick vines and tree roots wound and coiled on the ground like giant pythons; any monster attempting to approach Chu Yang would be scooped up and then strangled one by one.

The entire forest was like a living thing, silently guarding Chu Yang.

Muzan Kibutsuji looked blankly at the earth-shattering changes before him, revealing deep suspicion.

Where did my Infinity Castle go? Am I dreaming? Warm blood flowed to his feet, and he suddenly woke up with a start.

Directly in front of him, piles of monster corpses had already accumulated.

Muzan Kibutsuji looked up at Chu Yang, and a question inevitably arose in his heart.

"Is he still human? Or rather, is he the true god?"

Outside the Infinity Castle, Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters.

The tranquility and peace of the past had been buried under a sea of fire; every part of this place was a battlefield, covered in blood and severed limbs.

Fortunately, without Muzan Kibutsuji participating in the battle, the Upper Moons, having lost Doma and Akaza, could not gain an advantage against the Hashira who had all awakened their marks.

Tengen Uzui, the second oldest among the Hashira, was responsible for battling the Upper Moon Six siblings, Gyutaro and Daki.

Before awakening the mark, Tengen Uzui had a really hard time against these two siblings—the original plot had already proven this—but after awakening the mark, it was a completely different situation.

In just one encounter, Daki was killed instantly by Tengen Uzui, unable to even fight back, and Gyutaro's appearance failed to defeat the significantly faster and stronger Tengen Uzui.

The two siblings working together could only barely hold their own before him.

In fact, if you really count it, Gyutaro was the true Upper Moon Six; Daki's strength was too watered down, making it easy for her to become the breakthrough point for Tengen Uzui to kill the siblings.

Upper Rank Five, Gyokko, was handled by Obanai Iguro and Mitsuri Kanroji; both sides were evenly matched. Although Mitsuri Kanroji was still young, her superhuman strength, under the blessing of the mark, had astonishing destructive power, and she instead became the main force in the battle.

Upper Rank Four, Hantengu, had his opponents as Sanemi Shinazugawa and Kanae Kocho.

For Kanae and Sanemi Shinazugawa, this was a quite tricky enemy; Hantengu's splitting ability made numerical advantages meaningless. As the number of clones increased, the two even fell into a disadvantage for a time, making them the only team on the battlefield showing weakness.

On the other side, as the strongest powerhouse second only to Muzan Kibutsuji, Upper Moon One, Kokushibo, was so powerful that the Demon Slayer Corps had to dispatch three Hashira to be his match.

Gyomei Himejima, Kyojuro Rengoku, and Giyu Tomioka joined forces to battle Kokushibo.

Under such circumstances, Kokushibo was still able to trade blows with these three, not falling into a disadvantage at all.

This left Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who was overseeing the rear, greatly shocked! He found it hard to imagine how this battle would have continued if the Demon Slayer Corps hadn't mastered the marks in advance.

Beside Kagaya Ubuyashiki were the former Water Hashira, Sakonji Urokodaki, and the former Thunder Hashira, Jigoro Kuwajima, protecting him, and behind them were Shinobu Kocho and Makomo, who were responsible for medical care.

They did not know that Nakime, Muzan Kibutsuji's maid who possessed space-type Blood Demon Art, originally had the mission to assassinate Kagaya Ubuyashiki.

But at this moment, a heaven-shaking upheaval occurred inside the Infinity Castle, and Nakime had to return to help Muzan Kibutsuji stabilize the space of the Infinity Castle.

In the current stalemated battlefield, if Nakime appeared and successfully assassinated Kagaya Ubuyashiki, it would undoubtedly be a devastating blow to the morale of the Demon Slayer Corps side.

Fortunately, such a thing did not happen.

Chu Yang had resolved another crisis for the Demon Slayer Corps in the dark.

It was just that from the overall perspective of the war, the Demon Slayer Corps was still the weaker side, because in addition to the Upper Moons, there were Lower Moons on the battlefield leading a large number of evil spirits to slaughter swordsmen with an absolute advantage.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki was anxious; before the war started, he was full of confidence, feeling that he would definitely win this war concerning the fate of humanity, but ever since Chu Yang disappeared silently, his confidence had been gradually collapsing.

Only then did he remember that the prerequisite for victory had actually been on Chu Yang alone from the very beginning, just like a certain scene he saw when foreseeing the future.

"You don't need to guard me here, hurry and go stop the Lower Rank Demons." Kagaya Ubuyashiki turned his head and said to Sakonji Urokodaki and Jigoro Kuwajima: "Only you can save those swordsmen now."

Sakonji Urokodaki hesitated: "If something happens to you..."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki shook his head: "Whether I live or die will not affect the overall situation at all. I should have let you participate in the battle from the beginning; it's not too late now, you can save quite a few people."

Sakonji Urokodaki and Jigoro Kuwajima were still hesitating; they knew that the Master said this deliberately to save those swordsmen.

"Do you really need me to commit suicide here before you are willing to act?" Kagaya Ubuyashiki was angry at his subordinates for the first time; he accidentally bit his lip while speaking, and blood flowed slowly from the corner of his mouth.

Seeing this, the two no longer hesitated and disappeared from Kagaya Ubuyashiki's side simultaneously, choosing to join the battlefield and join forces to fight against the six Lower Moons.

Only then was the critical situation alleviated.

"Master, don't worry, I am also a swordsman, I will definitely protect your safety!" Shinobu Kocho said firmly.

"Me too." Makomo's voice also followed.

"Thank you both." Kagaya Ubuyashiki smiled and nodded, then held his wife Amane's hand tightly.

The couple prayed silently with one heart, praying for a turning point to come sooner, so that those vibrant lives could survive a little longer.

Heaven seemed to have heard their prayers, and the entire Demon Slayer Corps camp suddenly began to tremble violently.

A tear appeared in the pitch-black night sky, and then more and more black holes appeared.

Many trees extended from the depths of the darkness, gushing outward continuously, as if trying to pry open the shackles of space.

Such a horrifying scene made both sides temporarily forget to fight.

Kokushibo saw the tip of the iceberg of the Infinity Castle from a spatial rift, and his whole body shook, saying in surprise: "What is Nakime doing? Why would she let the Infinity Castle descend here? Could it be... Muzan-sama has already won!"

Kokushibo's voice spread across the entire battlefield in an instant; after a moment of silence, cheers erupted across the battlefield like a mountain torrent or a tsunami.

Daki cheered and jumped for joy, not forgetting to mock Tengen Uzui, who had beaten them to a pulp: "What now, it seems you are going to lose. When Muzan-sama descends, everyone will die!"

Gyutaro licked the corner of his mouth, looking at Tengen Uzui with a sneer.

Tengen Uzui didn't say anything more, just calculating in his heart that no matter what the cost, he must kill these two siblings.

Gyokko hid in his sturdy pot, swaying, and mocked Obanai Iguro and Mitsuri Kanroji with almost the same words.

Hantengu did not mock Kanae and the others, but returned to his cowardly old man image, saying thankfully: "Fortunately Muzan-sama came, otherwise I might have really died here today."

He was the only demon among the Upper Moons who had the upper hand, yet he spoke in such a tone, making it feel even more ironic.

Kokushibo remained silent, the power radiating from his body suffocating.

Gyomei Himejima put his hands together, having already made up his mind to perish together with Kokushibo; as long as he could trade himself for this strongest Upper Moon, then others would naturally have more possibilities of winning when facing Muzan Kibutsuji.

Kyojuro Rengoku had the same intention.

On the side of the Demon Slayer Corps, everyone's face was deathly pale, and quite a few were in a daze, just a hair's breadth away from giving up the thought of staying alive.

The terrifying scene overhead had gradually calmed down, and the entire space began to stabilize.

Did they really lose? Kagaya Ubuyashiki stared fixedly at the rifts in the sky, his pupils bloodshot; the future he saw was not like this!

He didn't believe it, and neither did Kanae.

"He will never lose!"

Finally, those rifts disappeared completely, replaced by a large number of trees growing, which had unknowingly occupied more than half of the battlefield.

Among them, one of the largest trees, whose trunk might require dozens of people to embrace, had a figure becoming increasingly clear under the moonlight at the very top.

He was carrying something similar to a coffin on his shoulder while holding a human head.

The face of the head was occupied by a huge eyeball, and the eyes were full of fear.

Daki, who had just been triumphant, recognized the identity of that head, her face changed, and she screamed shrilly: "Nakime!"

"Oh, you recognize her? Then I'll give her to you!"

Immediately after, Nakime's head was thrown out.

Daki reached out to catch it subconsciously, but the head turned into ashes in mid-air.

Kokushibo looked up with an ugly expression, not seeing the familiar figure.

That was not Muzan Kibutsuji!

The battle inside the Infinity Castle was over.

Nakime was dead.

But the person who came out from inside was not Muzan Kibutsuji.

All the demons present knew what this meant: they had lost, completely lost; from now on, there might never be demons in the world again.

"Hahahaha!!!"

Kagaya Ubuyashiki slapped the railing he was leaning on hard, his laughter unrestrained as never before; listening carefully, one could even hear a hint of sobbing.

With this laugh, he vented all the resentment of the Demon Slayer Corps over the past thousand years.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's laughter spread across the battlefield, forming a sharp contrast with the arrogant laughter of the Upper Moons earlier.

"Don't laugh! Don't laugh! You damned human, lowly maggot!" Daki's emotions were completely out of control, and she kept spouting vicious curses; if she could, she wanted to tear this man's mouth apart right now.

But the next moment, Tengen Uzui's Nichirin sword drew a brilliant silver light in the dark night, precisely decapitating her, and Daki's cursing stopped abruptly.

Daki did not die, but she was so scared that she dared not speak.

Unless both siblings were decapitated at the same time, one of them would revive infinitely; if it weren't for this, Daki would have already died a hundred times under Tengen Uzui's Nichirin sword.

Following closely, the one whose emotions collapsed was the naturally cowardly Hantengu.

His Blood Demon Art was out of control and went completely berserk.

The four emotional clones merged directly, and the final combined form descended.

Zohakuten! The original Cowardice Demon was also changing, his body size increasing significantly, his expression changing from cowardly to exceptionally ferocious, his eyes scarlet, and the word "Hatred" faintly engraved on his tongue!

This was Hantengu's final emotional incarnation—the Hatred Demon, and also his final insurance.

Out of survival instinct, Hantengu unleashed his full power without reservation.

Sanemi Shinazugawa and Kanae, who were responsible for battling him, suddenly felt their pressure increase significantly.

Whether it was Zohakuten or the Hatred Demon, they could use the Blood Demon Arts of all the previous emotional clones; in other words, Sanemi Shinazugawa and Kanae were each fighting the previous four emotional clones simultaneously.

The two of them had to fight four against one.

Just when the situation was precarious, Gyomei Himejima, Kyojuro Rengoku, and Giyu Tomioka joined the battlefield simultaneously.

They no longer needed to face Kokushibo.

Because the person dealing with Kokushibo had returned.

And at this moment, Kokushibo's mind was not on these three.

Falling into extreme rage, Kokushibo's six eyes stared straight at the tree coffin Chu Yang was carrying on his shoulder.

He had a very strong premonition that Muzan Kibutsuji was inside.

Kokushibo felt that he hadn't lost yet.

As long as he defeated this man carrying the tree coffin and freed Muzan Kibutsuji, victory would still be theirs.

Therefore, Kokushibo rushed toward Chu Yang aggressively.

It wasn't that Chu Yang insisted on keeping Muzan Kibutsuji, but that he really had no way to kill this monster with five brains and seven hearts.

There was still a difference between the Muzan Kibutsuji of centuries ago and the current Muzan Kibutsuji; at the very least, its regenerative ability was already able to greatly resist the effects caused by Sun Breathing.

No matter how many times Chu Yang tried to kill it inside the Infinity Castle, its terrifying high-speed regeneration could always revive it at the last moment; this was also the reason why Muzan Kibutsuji had dragged Chu Yang for so long.

Chu Yang discovered that he seemed unable to deal with this guy.

To completely kill Muzan Kibutsuji, he had to wait until dawn and let the sunlight burn it to death.

To prevent Muzan Kibutsuji from repeating the same trick as centuries ago and escaping from under his nose, Chu Yang could only seal him up with the tree coffin.

The effect looked quite good.

Kokushibo moved swiftly along the tree trunk, heading all the way up, rushing straight toward Chu Yang.

This was a peculiar guy; even after becoming a demon, he still fought as a swordsman, and he was the only demon among the Twelve Kizuki who fought using a breathing style.

If Muzan Kibutsuji's heaven-defying recovery ability was not calculated, evaluating solely by lethality, Kokushibo was no weaker than Muzan Kibutsuji.

Kokushibo could also fight in the state of the mark.

Even for a Hashira, the outcome of meeting Kokushibo was not much different from meeting Muzan Kibutsuji.

But unfortunately, Kokushibo's opponent this time was Chu Yang; no matter how powerful his lethality was, it could not break through the Armament Haki on Chu Yang's body. The moment he rushed to the treetop of the giant tree, the form of the Nichirin sword in Kokushibo's hand, 【Hollow Cry Divine Departure】, changed.

The blade was like living flesh, constantly squirming, becoming more slender, and also deriving many sharp edges.

As a weapon made by Kokushibo himself using his own flesh and bones, the current 【Hollow Cry Divine Departure】 was its original appearance.

Gyomei Himejima and the others realized...

It turned out that Kokushibo still had strength in reserve when fighting the three of them.

Kokushibo, unleashing his full power, radiated a suffocating aura; even from a distance, it still made everyone present feel terrified.

Chu Yang stretched his muscles, a flash of pleasure in his eyes; compared to a shameless demon like Muzan Kibutsuji who healed infinitely, he still preferred fighting a berserker-type opponent like Kokushibo.

"Hoo~"

Chu Yang exhaled lightly, and the long breath instantly turned into golden flames, wrapping around Chu Yang's entire body in a moment, guarding him like a sun that had fallen into the human world.

Because the light on Chu Yang's body was too dazzling, many demons on the battlefield below thought it was dawn, so they fled in panic and were killed one by one by the Demon Slayer swordsmen led by Sakonji Urokodaki.

Even the Lower Moons suffered losses.

Facing such an enemy, Kokushibo not only did not retreat but instead launched an attack on Chu Yang even more resolutely.

The greatest regret of his life was living in the shadow of Yoriichi Tsugikuni for his entire life; even after becoming a demon and breaking the curse of the mark, in the end, he still lost to the elderly Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

Losing to an old man at the end of his rope, how ironic it was for him.

Kokushibo had let himself fall into this ugly appearance just to defeat Yoriichi Tsugikuni, but Yoriichi Tsugikuni passed away with the final victory, which also meant that Kokushibo would never be able to wash away this defeat in his life and truly surpass Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

Right now, Chu Yang, who also practiced Sun Breathing, was in front of Kokushibo; the dazzling light was so familiar. Killing him, for Kokushibo, was equivalent to defeating Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

At this moment, Kokushibo only had Chu Yang in his eyes, and even the tree coffin sealing Muzan Kibutsuji slowly disappeared in his eyes.

Time and space became slower and slower in Kokushibo's eyes; he saw that the horse-chopping saber in Chu Yang's hand was already wrapped in layers of flames, slashing toward his neck.

Kokushibo raised his sword to meet it, also aiming at Chu Yang's vitals.

The two swords did not collide, missing each other by a hair's breadth, and simultaneously slashed into the other's neck!

【Hollow Cry Divine Departure】 collided fiercely with Armament Haki; the flames on Chu Yang's body and the flesh on the sword entangled and bit each other, eventually the flesh disintegrated, and 【Hollow Cry Divine Departure】 was snapped.

At the same time... the horse-chopping saber severed Kokushibo's neck, and the head flew high into the air with a face full of astonishment.

Why couldn't 【Hollow Cry Divine Departure】 sever the opponent's neck? He was clearly just a human?

Kokushibo didn't understand.

If Doma and Akaza were still alive, they could probably tell him why.

Kokushibo felt that he had lost again.

Lost to Sun Breathing again! Lost to Yoriichi Tsugikuni again!

I have already paid such a heavy price!

Having been an ugly demon for hundreds of years, how could I still lose to that guy? If I could break through the limit, would I be able to defeat the enemy in front of me?

With questions, Kokushibo glanced at Chu Yang.

He stood in layers of flames, his power terrifying, like a god.

One more time, I still can't sever his neck...

Having received the answer, a bleak smile appeared on the corner of Kokushibo's mouth, and his consciousness gradually sank into darkness.

His body erupted with scorching flames, instantly burning him into ashes.

The moment Kokushibo died in battle...

The last shred of luck in the hearts of the remaining evil spirits was smashed to pieces.

The moment Chu Yang's gaze swept over them, it felt as if the scorching sun was burning their bodies.

The evil spirits were already routed and wanted to escape, but were trapped by the eerie forest and could not leave the battlefield.

The remaining Twelve Kizuki were killed one by one by the Hashira in extreme fear.

The war had settled.

A faint red light bloomed on the horizon, echoing the golden flames on Chu Yang's body.

It's dawn.

"Ahhhhh!!!"

"So painful, so painful!"

"Save me, I don't want to die yet."

"I was wrong, I was wrong!"

The wails of countless evil spirits echoed over the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, but no swordsman felt it was noisy; their eyes were filled with hot tears, silently mourning the fallen comrades and relatives.

Everything was over...

There would never be evil spirits in this world again.

Chu Yang carried the tree coffin to the open space in the center of the battlefield, and under everyone's gaze, put down the tree coffin and slowly opened it.

"Muzan, come out and sunbathe!"

As soon as the words fell, a black shadow rushed out of the tree coffin; the warm sunlight shone on the black shadow, and screams rang out, which sounded exceptionally pleasant.

The powerful regenerative ability made Muzan Kibutsuji not die as quickly from the sunlight as other demons, greatly extending the time it suffered torture.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki was helped by his wife to the vicinity, silently watching Muzan Kibutsuji being scorched by the scorching sun, and said softly: "Does it hurt? The pain you are suffering now is the pain that every generation of the Ubuyashiki clan has suffered."

"From birth, we have been cursed because of you, born with pain, and dying with pain."

"Besides the Ubuyashiki clan, there are many innocent people who died because of you; those who did not want to become demons but eventually became demons, how much pain did they suffer?"

"Feel the pain now, and don't forget it even after you go to hell."

Muzan Kibutsuji looked at Kagaya Ubuyashiki angrily.

Wrapped in flames all over his body, he rushed toward him.

All the Hashira stood in front of Kagaya Ubuyashiki, becoming an insurmountable chasm for Muzan Kibutsuji.

In the past, these people were all ants in his eyes; why should they block his path? "I am not reconciled!!! If I had found the Blue Spider Lily, you guys would have been killed by me long ago!!!"

Just at this moment, Chu Yang quietly walked to Muzan Kibutsuji's side, completely unafraid of the flames on his body, pressed one hand on his head, and whispered in his ear.

"Do you know why you can't find the Blue Spider Lily?"

"Because the Blue Spider Lily only blooms during the day, and demons can't see it, haha."

Muzan Kibutsuji's pupils shrank violently, monstrous anger spewing from his eyes, his fingers pointing tremblingly at Chu Yang, "You... you..."

In the end, he only left a resentful look, and then was swallowed by the raging fire, the ashes all over the ground drifting away with the wind.

The war between humans and demons that lasted for a thousand years ended; from the next day, the swordsmen were dismissed one after another by Kagaya Ubuyashiki.

Everyone received a very generous severance pay before leaving.

Enough to eat and dress well for a lifetime.

For the wealthy Ubuyashiki clan, this was nothing; if possible, Kagaya Ubuyashiki would rather all the swordsmen could live to this day to receive this severance pay.

Living the rest of their lives in peace was the hope of most swordsmen, including Kanae, who had always hoped that Shinobu Kocho would not become a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, but would live on as an ordinary girl.

Now, both sisters could live such a life, like ordinary girls, carefree, without worrying about whether they would die in some mission tomorrow.

To express his gratitude for Kanae's years of treating the wounded, Kagaya Ubuyashiki also gifted the Butterfly Mansion to them, so that the two sisters could continue to practice medicine.

Makomo had a long talk with her master Sakonji Urokodaki and decided to stay at the Butterfly Mansion and live with Kanae and the others.

Sakonji Urokodaki returned to the deep mountains to continue his seclusion, while Giyu Tomioka decided to stay by his master's side, but he would also come to the Butterfly Mansion to visit Makomo from time to time.

There seemed to be an inexplicable affection developing between the two.

Under the persuasion of Kagaya Ubuyashiki, Sanemi Shinazugawa finally let go of his knot, set off on the road home, intending to confess everything to his younger brother Genya, and after obtaining his brother's forgiveness, live together again.

He didn't know that his brother Genya had long known the truth, knowing that his siblings were killed by their mother who had already become a demon, while his older brother Sanemi had held their mother back until dawn, when she was burned to death by the sunlight.

After the two brothers cleared up their misunderstandings, they would support each other and walk on.

Gyomei Himejima returned to the temple to continue his practice, but what was different was that there were some children who had lost their relatives in the temple; with the help of Kagaya Ubuyashiki, this place had become an orphanage.

The noise of the children interrupted Gyomei Himejima's chanting from time to time, but he did not show any annoyance.

There were no more tears in his eyes, only a faint smile.

Kyojuro Rengoku returned home, and what greeted him was a father who was no longer decadent, and a younger brother who could put down his sword and live in peace.

"You've worked hard, Kyojuro." Shinjuro Rengoku gently stroked his son's hair; that head of fiery red long hair, similar to his own, made him feel incomparably proud.

Kyojuro Rengoku's eyes were already filled with tears.

On the night the war ended, Obanai Iguro confessed his feelings to Mitsuri Kanroji.

After a brief moment of astonishment, Mitsuri Kanroji accepted Obanai Iguro's feelings, and the two opened a ramen shop near the Butterfly Mansion; passing tourists or passersby seeking medical treatment would line up, and business was booming.

Kanae would also bring people from the Butterfly Mansion to support them.

Besides them, there were also people who were determined not to leave; Tengen Uzui did not want to return to the life of a ninja and continued to sponge off Kagaya Ubuyashiki with his three beautiful wives.

As for Chu Yang.

Before he could enjoy the life that followed, his consciousness arrived at the Soul Palace.

And this time, on the throne that had always been empty, there were two new figures at once.

"You just came not long ago, why are you in here again?"

"The frequency of entering the Soul Palace has been a bit high recently."

"I'd like to ask, which brother is causing trouble this time?"

Pirate Chu Yang, Naruto Chu Yang, and Magic Chu Yang appeared in the Soul Palace complaining; all three of them had their own things to be busy with, especially Magic Chu Yang, who had been soaking in the potion room doing research every day recently.

"I cleared the level!" Demon Slayer Chu Yang raised his hand and said proudly: "Just killed Muzan Kibutsuji, all main characters survived, how about that?"

"Not bad, congratulations, congratulations." Pirate Chu Yang said with a smile: "I didn't expect you, who entered the latest, to be the fastest among us to clear the level!"

Naruto Chu Yang smacked his lips and said sourly: "What clearing or not clearing, there are no mandatory tasks, no need to be so fast, isn't it good to take it slow?"

Demon Slayer Chu Yang grinned, "Hehe, I wanted to take it slow too, but the enemy didn't give me a chance."

Pirate Chu Yang said: "That's true, the combat power of the Demon Slayer world is indeed a bit lower than ours, it doesn't take much effort to kill Muzan Kibutsuji."

Naruto Chu Yang turned his head and found that Magic Chu Yang was talking to the two newcomers, so he asked curiously: "Which world are the newcomers from?"

Magic Chu Yang shook his head upon hearing this, "I don't know, it seems to be an ordinary world, there is nothing strange, after sharing memories, I can't see any clues."

Naruto Chu Yang widened his eyes, "How can it be an ordinary world, let me take a look!"

Pirate Chu Yang and Demon Slayer Chu Yang also heard their conversation.

They were also very curious, so they followed over.

After everyone shared their memories, they discovered that the two newcomers were both students studying in rural towns, and the world backgrounds were modern Japan and the United States, respectively.

Interestingly, both were about to enter new high schools.

"This is unscientific." Magic Chu Yang touched his chin and frowned, "Judging from past patterns, the probability of crossing into an ordinary world is very low, how can both be ordinary worlds?"

"Good guy, you're a magic user and you still want to talk about science?" Pirate Chu Yang couldn't help but complain: "Low probability doesn't mean the possibility is zero, right."

Japanese high school student Chu Yang said enviously: "I really envy that the worlds you go to are so exciting, the days I live now are basically the same as before I crossed over, I'm bored to death."

American high school student Chu Yang also sighed, "You don't know how bad the infrastructure in rural American towns is, the signal is terrible, every time it rains here, the TV and internet all go bust, in the days since I crossed over, it has rained almost every day, I haven't even watched TV properly."

Demon Slayer Chu Yang laughed: "If you don't even have TV to watch, then it's not much different from my era."

Magic Chu Yang realized: "No wonder there is no information in your memory, I remember the time on your side seems to be 2008, right?"

American high school student Chu Yang nodded.

Demon Slayer Chu Yang's eyes lit up, "Get a ticket, go home and watch the Olympics!"

This brain hole of his left everyone stunned for a moment.

Pirate Chu Yang couldn't help but complain: "It's just a parallel world with a modern background, where would there be any Olympics."

The others complained about Demon Slayer Chu Yang for a while before continuing to discuss the two high school student Chu Yangs.

They believed that it didn't matter whether it was an ordinary world or not; even if there were no special abilities to learn, the two high school student Chu Yangs could work with Magic Chu Yang to do logistics work, do some research, and share the pressure.

In short, everyone was very happy to have newcomers join; after all, everyone who came in was "themselves," and it was easy to unite.

It's just that Pirate Chu Yang and the others didn't know that when the two high school student Chu Yangs returned to their worlds, their lives suddenly underwent earth-shaking changes.

Japan, rural town.

The Chu Yang here lived on a small island; his relatives all died in a tsunami years ago, leaving him alone to study and live.

Because the school on the island had been short of students for years, it was decided to close it; Chu Yang's class became the last batch of students, and those who wanted to continue their studies had to go to outside cities to attend high school.

Quite a few people chose to drop out and inherit their family's fishing work; Chu Yang originally had such plans too.

But!

He was suddenly summoned to the Soul Palace and received this late-arriving cheat.

Upon returning, Chu Yang immediately decided to leave this small island; he didn't belong here.

Chu Yang sold the property left by his family and all valuables, preparing to go to a big city to attend school.

A week later, Chu Yang rented a house in an apartment near the school and began his brand-new high school career.

When entering the campus, Chu Yang glanced at the school monument next to the gate.

It read "Karakura First High School."

Chu Yang inexplicably felt that this name was very familiar, but he didn't think much about it and walked into the school gate with other students.

A moment later.

When his classmates were introducing themselves, Chu Yang suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Hello everyone, my name is Ichigo Kurosaki, please take care of me from now on."

The boy with orange spiky hair said this on the podium, his expression looking somewhat cold; this kind of person's personality was usually a bit aloof, but the possibility of being cold on the outside and warm on the inside could not be ruled out.

"Haha, that shouldn't be it, maybe it's just that the name and appearance are a bit similar." Chu Yang's mouth was dry; he had just accepted the setting that this world was an ordinary world and was prepared to take the college entrance exam step by step.

"Hello everyone, my name is Orihime Inoue..."

Alright!

His own high school life might not be as calm as expected...

United States.

Perhaps because the cheat had arrived, Chu Yang's luck also began to improve; the continuous overcast and rainy weather in the small town finally disappeared.

Looking at the clear blue sky, Chu Yang hummed a little tune happily and turned on the square-headed TV at home.

This was the second time he had watched TV since he crossed over.

Originally, he was thinking of finding some entertainment programs to watch, but Chu Yang flipped through several channels and they were all broadcasting emergency news.

"It's not like the president kicked the bucket, why are they in such a rush?" Chu Yang complained a few times and handed a glass of water to his mouth.

Just after taking a sip, the news anchor on the TV began to broadcast the news.

"According to confirmation from relevant military personnel, this morning, Stark Industries CEO Tony Stark was attacked by terrorists in Afghanistan and is currently missing..."

Pfft! The water in Chu Yang's mouth sprayed out completely.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 77 =====