[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group":3,"chapter-the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-chapter-169":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Dimensional Demon God's Chat Group",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2277736,4455,"Chapter 169: Not Fleeing, But Walking Toward Me","the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-chapter-169",169,"\u003Cp>A deafening roar erupted beside them; a terrifying qi blade dozens of meters long grazed past the two, crushing the Spider Father and Spider Sister like a dump truck, then continued plowing a long furrow into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wild winds howled, snapping trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust filled the air, crashing upon them with a rumbling roar, forcing Tanjiro and Inosuke into violent coughs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two hastily covered their mouths and noses with their sleeves, barely opening their eyes through the dust, gazing in dread at the devastated forest ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did… your sword do this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inosuke said, his heart pounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tanjiro snapped out of his daze and met Inosuke’s gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to speak, another thunderous boom came from deep within the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two exchanged glances; Inosuke whispered, “He didn’t kill all the demons in the mountain, did he?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tanjiro stared at the horrific scene before him and nodded. “It’s possible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inosuke whispered, “Then… should we still go find him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, Tanjiro had thought the mountain brimmed with danger; with three burdens in tow, survival was unlikely—staying near Lin Yu was safer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Lin Yu had slain every demon except Lei.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without Lin Yu beside them, they could still lead these three burdens out of Spider Mountain…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After brief thought, Tanjiro firmly said, “Follow him!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inosuke nodded, asked no questions, immediately picked up one person, turned his back to Tanjiro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tanjiro tied the second person onto his back, lifted the last one himself, and together they rushed toward the direction from which the qi blade had come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three demonic auras vanished entirely; Lin Yu lowered his altitude slightly, gazing down at the treetops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the branches, a white-robed boy stood on resilient spider silk, expressionless, meeting his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through his white bangs, Lin Yu clearly saw the two large characters “Xia Wu” carved into the boy’s left eye—Xia Chuan Wu, the Spider Demon “Lei” of the Twelve Kizuki!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh ho ho~ You didn’t turn and run—you walked toward me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu smiled warmly, his interest piqued. “I admire your courage. Knowing it means death, you still dare come before me…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Death?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy remained expressionless, offering no reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, his fingers at his side twitched—scarlet spider silk surged from all directions, binding the hovering Lin Yu into a crimson cocoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve already tried!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy gazed at the red cocoon, speaking calmly. “Your air current was powerful—but it has limits. It cannot cut through my blood silk—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Puch!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished, brilliant swordlight erupted from within the blood cocoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The steel-hard crimson silk shattered instantly, revealing the figure within—unharmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy’s pupils shrank; he leapt backward, creating ten meters of distance, staring at Lin Yu in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How is this possible?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s impossible about it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu raised his Nichirin Blade, gazing at its blade. “You thought that sword qi was my ultimate technique?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No—it was just a basic attack.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It killed demons only because I infused it with traces of sunlight. In essence, your subordinates were crushed by tons of sunlight…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can sunlight be measured in tons?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy’s eyelid twitched; his face darkened further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu brushed his fingers along the blade’s surface, causing it to glow with a soft qi light, then raised his head to gaze at the boy. “You dared attack me after merely sensing my sword qi? Kid, you’ve got guts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished speaking, an overwhelming sense of danger surged out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy’s pupils contracted sharply; he flicked his five fingers and roared, “Blood Demon Art: Carved Prison!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shhh—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, countless strands of crimson spider silk surged from all directions, wrapping around Lin Yu’s arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu’s body radiated golden light, forming an amber-like barrier that withstood the onslaught of crimson silk, his movements fluid as he raised his hand, pointing the Nichirin Blade toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard demons in this world fear only sunlight…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu held the Nichirin Blade high. “Let me ask you to verify something: Can demons in this world truly resist the heavenly thunder that subdues all evil?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom boom boom!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished speaking, the sky churned violently, clouds rolling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black curtain spread like a vortex, swallowing the last sliver of moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid thunderous roars, blue-white lightning surged within the clouds, like blue-white dragon serpents weaving through the vortex’s center, coalescing into a thunderstorm vortex over a hundred zhang in diameter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arcs of electricity leapt from Lin Yu’s Nichirin Blade, faintly linking to the branching lightning above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This spectacle resembled the legendary Thunder God descending, a celestial deity arriving—drawing the gaze of all in the mountains, who stared in stunned awe at the figure encircled by lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What is that?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water Pillar Mukurogami, arriving to rescue, stared at the sky and forced out these words, barely containing his shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Insect Pillar Kotohime and the other Demon Slayers were the same—faces filled with astonishment as they gazed upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boom!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, brilliant, blinding blue-white lightning crashed down, striking the terrified fleeing figure directly ahead of Lin Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fleeing boy screamed in agony; his demon body shattered inch by inch under the lightning’s assault, only to be constantly repaired by his immense regenerative ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cycle after cycle, the two forces clashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the lightning prevailed. Within seconds, his regeneration could not keep pace with the destruction—his flesh and blood disintegrated under blue-white arcs, vanishing utterly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t over. The furious lightning continued spreading, obliterating the forest within a hundred-meter radius, finally halting just before Tanjiro and Inosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two halted instantly, staring in shock at the blackened crater over a hundred meters wide ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the crater, trees, soil, and rock had all been shattered and melted, now fused to the walls as cooled crystalline deposits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the stormy, lightning-lit clouds, Lin Yu lowered his Nichirin Blade, gazing at the charred remains at the crater’s center. “Proof confirmed: Demons of Demon Slayer cannot withstand heavenly thunder…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, he glanced at Tanjiro and Inosuke at the edge of the crater, then descended before them, annoyed. \"Why haven't the two of you left yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why haven’t you two left yet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tanjiro and Inosuke exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The former chuckled awkwardly, speaking carefully. “Uh… my sword…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu’s lips twitched, about to reply—when suddenly his brow furrowed, as if sensing something, turning toward the crater’s center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the naked eye, the crater was empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Lin Yu’s vision, a translucent, frail figure now floated there—his gentle features unmistakably those of Lei in human form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or more precisely—Lei’s human soul!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet what Lin Yu saw wasn’t only that soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him, a door invisible to mortals had opened—behind it were two souls resembling him, and a sea of raging fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him, a door invisible to ordinary eyes had suddenly opened, revealing two souls with faces resembling his own, and a sea of raging fire beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu raised an eyebrow, gazing thoughtfully at the three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the world of Demon Slayer, such a Hell truly existed—those who committed evil in life were condemned to it, tormented by karmic flames after death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This scene directly tied to Lei’s backstory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a human, he was born frail, barely able to walk; Muzan, feigning sympathy, gave him his blood, turning him into a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, Lei gained a strong body—but began living by consuming humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His parents felt immense guilt, believing they couldn’t let their son continue harming innocents; resolved to descend into Hell together, they intended to kill their son first, then die to atone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei sensed their murderous intent, consumed by rage, convinced their bond was false, and slaughtered them in fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, he realized his mistake—but was ultimately deceived by Muzan, lost himself, and began capturing weak demons, playing a decades-long game of pretend to find “true bonds.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, struck down by heavenly thunder, stripped of his demon body, he regained his human reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at his parents, smiling and welcoming at Hell’s gate, Lei wept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought he’d never again be able to beg their forgiveness—yet their souls had lingered at Hell’s edge, ready to descend with him to atone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the family embrace at Hell’s threshold, Lin Yu sighed, moved by Muzan’s countless evils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Souls and Hell—Tanjiro and Inosuke, as ordinary mortals, could not see any of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only saw Lin Yu staring fixedly at the crater’s bottom, sighing, murmuring, as if he’d lost his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two exchanged glances; Tanjiro carefully chose his words. “Master Sword, I…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he finished, Lin Yu’s expression changed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And unlike before, this change was negative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, an indescribable pressure spread, making Tanjiro and Inosuke gasp for breath, their fear mounting as they stared at Lin Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Yu’s face darkened; his black eyes gazed upward, as if piercing the void to see beyond the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, he had just sensed the movement of that mysterious force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After circling the silver orb once, the mysterious force from the chat group suddenly reversed direction, flickered several times, and vanished into the dark, silent void…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After circling the silver orb, the mysterious force from the chat group suddenly reversed direction, flickered a few times, and vanished into the dark and lifeless void...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does this mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that there are no qualified members in this world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1558,"2026-06-20T00:29:28.871Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8d5918b723d2fa5c45b12e3bab27dd125c3d843cf1402b70c0cda769bb3b46d6","the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-chapter-170","the-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-chapter-168",206,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-dimensional-demon-god-s-chat-group-cover.jpg"]