[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-this-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong-":3,"chapter-this-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--this-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--chapter-72":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","This Pillar in Demon Slayer Is Extremely Strong but Overly Cautious",{"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},2335998,4566,"Chapter 72: Tanjiro and Inosuke vs. The Spider Demon Father","this-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>Butterfly Sisters\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(I accidentally deleted this chapter yesterday, so I have to rewrite it...)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spider Demon Mother, seeing the swordsmen break free of her control, used her spider silk to manipulate a headless demon puppet to stop Tanjiro and Inosuke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Tanjiro and Inosuke worked together and destroyed the headless demon puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Inosuke surged forward and hurled Tanjiro into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In midair, Tanjiro spotted the Spider Demon Mother and immediately activated his sword technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water Breathing. First Form...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to die... my head’s going to be cut off! Think of something... think fast!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spider Demon Mother stared at Tanjiro hurtling toward her, her face filled with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But soon, that terror was replaced by another thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt that if she died, she would be freed—no longer forced to endure this fear!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if surrendering, she extended her arms, ready to welcome death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midair, Tanjiro smelled the fear and suffering radiating from the Spider Demon Mother—the very scent of her longing for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately twisted his blade, changing the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water Breathing. Fifth Form. Heavenly Drizzle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack descended from above, a flash of blade-light passing through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spider Demon Mother’s severed neck felt no pain—only the gentle patter of rain and the warm caress of sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifth Form is a merciful technique, used only when the opponent willingly offers their neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spider Demon Mother smiled sweetly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never imagined she could die so peacefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her head fell to the ground, and as she met Tanjiro’s gaze, she felt no hatred toward herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only tenderness. Only pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those eyes... as if they could see through everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It reminded her of when she was still human—someone had once looked at her with the same gentle gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl’s figure surfaced in her mind, but she could no longer recall who she was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as her head was about to vanish, she warned Tanjiro: “There are Twelve Kizuki here... be careful...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had she spoken than her tear-streaked head turned to ash, leaving only a white garment behind as proof she had once existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Twelve Kizuki!?” Tanjiro hadn’t expected Twelve Kizuki to exist in Mount Riluoxi!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered what Senjuro had said—researching a drug to restore demons to humans required the blood of Twelve Kizuki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood of Twelve Kizuki is nearly identical to that of Muzan Kibutsuji.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he’d heard Zero had already collected much blood—including Lower Moon and Upper Moon demons, and even Muzan’s—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>now that Twelve Kizuki were here, even if their rank was unknown,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he should do his part, see if he could collect more of their blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would accelerate Senjuro’s research!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had collected Kyogai’s blood at the Sound House, but Kyogai had already been stripped of his Twelve Kizuki status—he was merely a former Lower Moon Six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having clarified his next course of action, he prepared to rise and search for the Twelve Kizuki.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah! Right, Inosuke...” Tanjiro remembered Inosuke was still there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the battle with the headless puppet, Inosuke had been injured—he had to return quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He returned to Inosuke’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inosuke stood with his hands on his hips and shouted: “Did you take her down?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I did! Are you alright, Inosuke?” Tanjiro asked, concerned about Inosuke’s wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t fuss over me so much! I can do everything you can—and better!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inosuke slapped his chest, ignoring the blood oozing from his wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tanjiro pulled out a cloth, wrapping Inosuke’s wounds as he replied: “Alright, alright, don’t move—I’ll patch you up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop! I don’t need it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief tussle, the two continued forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inosuke felt an inexplicable warmth toward Tanjiro’s actions, yet also a strange irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving at the edge of a stream, Tanjiro asked: “Inosuke, during our fight earlier, did you hear thunder?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who knows!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I want to check the other side.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go wherever you want!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right, so you go down the mountain,” Tanjiro pointed to a path leading downhill: “This way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Why should I go down? Are you crazy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But your wounds are serious, Inosuke.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m not injured!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rustling...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they argued, a sound came from across the stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked closely—it was a female spider demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing them, the female spider demon immediately turned and fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inosuke, regardless of the danger ahead, charged after her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female spider demon, as Inosuke chased her, screamed: “Dad!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inosuke: “Who the hell is your dad!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive black figure descended from above, landing in the middle of the stream, blocking their path!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inosuke, having chased only a short distance, had no choice but to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the demon before them, a crushing pressure settled over both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a demon with a human body and a spider demon’s face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its build was massive, bare-chested, standing at least two meters tall!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the father the female spider demon had called out to—the Spider Demon Father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do not... approach... my family!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung a fist, shattering the stepping stones in the stream and sending up a spray of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the sudden assault of the Spider Demon Father, Tanjiro decided to strike first!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water Breathing. Second Form. Water Wheel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung his Nichirin Blade at the Spider Demon Father’s arm—but it only severed a third of the limb before stopping, unable to cut deeper!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, the Spider Demon Father swung his other arm toward Tanjiro’s body!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that critical moment, Inosuke slashed with both blades, saving Tanjiro’s life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! How the hell are his arms so hard!? I can’t cut through them!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWISH! SWISH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spider Demon Father whipped his arms, flinging both of them away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as Tanjiro landed, he charged forward!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His immense strength sent Tanjiro crashing back onto the shore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Try this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inosuke seized the moment the Spider Demon Father was unprepared and attacked from behind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Spider Demon Father merely swung his arm backward, sending Inosuke flying into the stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn! Just swinging his arm has this much power! Pure brute force won’t work!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spider Demon Father roared and charged after Inosuke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Inosuke abandoned offense and sprinted backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the shore, Tanjiro followed their movements, waiting for the right moment to strike a thick tree trunk with his technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water Breathing. Second Form. Modified. Horizontal Water Wheel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tree trunk split and fell directly onto the Spider Demon Father behind Inosuke, pinning him down, immobilizing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on? What happened?” Inosuke stared behind him, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Inosuke, are you alright!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inosuke looked at Tanjiro and saw him standing atop the broken stump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you do that? That’s impressive... damn it...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, Inosuke sensed a change in Tanjiro’s aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he was about to unleash a devastating technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“While the demon’s pinned, it looks like we can cut off his head!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Full concentration. Water Breathing…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swinging the Nichirin Blade, he charged toward the Spider Demon Father pinned beneath the tree trunk in the stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tenth Form: Life Flow!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the final and strongest technique of Water Breathing—the more rotations, the greater its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet at that moment, the Spider Demon Father unleashed unprecedented strength, lifting the tree trunk crushing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tanjiro had no time to react; his Nichirin Blade struck the tree trunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spider Demon Father gripped the trunk and swept it sideways, sending Tanjiro flying into the air toward another mountain peak!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kenshiro, danger!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn it! I, Izo! Don’t you die before I get back! That thing is one of the Twelve Kizuki! Don’t you dare die!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tanjiro’s voice echoed around him, tightening Izo’s heart like a fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud! Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spider Demon Father stomped heavily toward Izo, raised his arm, and attacked again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shit!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Zero advanced in a straight line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along the way, he rescued several injured swordsmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bandaged their wounds, secured them, and left them to the “Hidden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Izo, don’t you dare die…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The echoing sound in the mountains made Zero pause, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though indistinct, the voice felt familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That voice… Tanjiro? Judging by the direction, it must be over there…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, he gripped his Nichirin Scythe and sprinted toward the sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reached a dense forest and prepared to advance, he saw Izo, wearing a boar mask, battling a massive, pitch-black demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation was dire—Izo was covered in wounds, drenched in blood, with several fractures at his joints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even his two swords, already chipped, had snapped and were lodged in the Spider Demon Father’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the Spider Demon Father clamped his hand around Izo’s head, muscles tensing to crush it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pfft!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A streak of crimson light flashed—his arm was severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a roar of agony, he staggered back, blood gushing from the severed limb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wound burned as if scorched—unable to regenerate!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izo collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood trickled from the boar mask, dripping onto the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In those fleeting moments, he felt death approaching—and a woman’s figure surfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must live well, Izo!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who… was that person?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t understand why such an image appeared in his memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet from that woman, he felt sorrow, despair—and… kinship!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, kid, you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his name called, Izo looked up and saw a man with black-and-white wings behind him, long white hair flowing in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his left hand, he held a Nichirin Scythe, its blade glowing red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who… cough… is this guy? So strong… cough… why… do I feel such a dangerous aura from him…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izo’s body trembled instinctively—his lifelong survival reflex from living in the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can still move? Good. Leave the rest to me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaah!!” The Spider Demon Father roared and charged forward with his remaining arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero stood before Izo. As the demon’s attack descended, he spun his Nichirin Scythe in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish! Swish! Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, the Spider Demon Father was sliced into pieces, falling to the ground and slowly turning to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Incredible!!!” Izo cried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scrambled to his feet, staring at Zero. “Hey, black-and-white bird wings, I’m challenging you to a duel!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black-and-white bird wings!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does that even mean?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero was speechless. He turned and stared silently at Izo, who wore a dazed, fanboy-like expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting those crimson eyes, Izo felt as if he stood before a mountain of corpses and seas of blood—his trembling intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fighting back his terror, he shouted: “I-I… I’m gonna fight you! You… you defeated a Twelve Kizuki, so if I beat you… I’ll be… the strongest… the strongest!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Twelve Kizuki? What are you talking about? This thing’s weak—it’s not even a high-grade demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Zero found Izo’s trembling legs amusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid was oddly entertaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah?! I-I know he’s not a Twelve Kizuki! Kenshiro told me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero shook his head, uninterested, and turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Izo wouldn’t let him go—he had to defeat Zero to prove he was stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring his wounds, he trailed after him relentlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero grew impatient. He considered knocking Izo out and leaving him for the “Hidden” to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, he encountered Tomioka Giyu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Zero.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Igyu? Perfect. Take this wild boar.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomioka Giyu glanced at Izo. “Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zero walked on without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey! Bird wings, don’t run! Fight me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he’d taken three steps, his vision blurred—and his feet left the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomioka Giyu had produced a long rope in an instant and bound him, hanging him from a tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clapped his hands and walked away without a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-what just happened? Why am I tied up? This guy’s also so strong!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Tomioka Giyu’s retreating figure, he yelled: “Hey! Your haori split in two! Stop! Put me down!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone who can’t even tell his own injuries shouldn’t be fighting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah?! I can’t hear you! You speak too softly and walk too fast! I told you to stop and untie me! Hey!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Tomioka Giyu had already vanished in Zero’s direction—he couldn’t hear a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You stand right there! Hey! Hey!! Hey!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…………\u003C\u002Fp>",2000,"2026-06-20T21:22:22.338Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","b518f605ea8c5577dabad9fdea2b99b8a8241286c12a8f9705b3598088c56024","this-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--chapter-73","this-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--chapter-71",128,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthis-pillar-in-demon-slayer-is-extremely-strong--cover.jpg"]