Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Chapter 371 A Better Way to Break the Stalemate

"What are you surprised about?" Yuko broke free from the icy tentacles, ripping them off, and looked at Muzan with disdain. "I am a more perfect ultimate life form than you. Isn't that a given?"

The veins on Muzan's forehead were bulging, and it was unclear what had gotten into that bastard Kokushibo.

What is it about this kind of woman that's worth paying attention to?

Muzan felt like he was about to explode with anger... no, in fact, he was already furious.

Muzan stretched out his arm, full of ferocious teeth, toward Yuuko.

Yuko was well aware of her own shortcomings, and she also knew Muzan's strengths.

Fighting Muzan in such a confined space would be disadvantageous for her.

The Blood Demon Art suddenly erupted, and crimson frost instantly engulfed the inside of the tumor.

……

"Wow! What is that thing?" Kanroji Mitsuri arrived at the foot of the building and looked at the red crystal in mid-air in surprise.

Because of the changes that had occurred in the giant cocoon, the two quickened their pace and arrived here before Yushiro.

Obanai Iguro looked at Nakime sitting in the distance, and turned his head to talk to Mitsuri, but saw that her eyes were shining and a trickle of saliva was dripping from the corner of her mouth.

"It looks like a dumpling!"

Obanai Iguro: "..."

boom! ! !

Just as the two were in a daze, the bright, blood-red ball in the sky exploded and split open, and a piece of red crystal fell beside the Lüliang people.

The two looked down and saw that the blood-red crystal had shattered on the ground, revealing disgusting, frozen tentacle-like flesh inside.

It even wriggled twice, trying to break free from the ice block's hold.

Obanai Iguro glanced at Mitsuri Kanroji and noticed that she was swallowing hard, her face ashen.

Kanroji Mitsuri turned her head with a gloomy expression: "Mr. Iguro, I think I will never eat food with tentacles again."

Obanai Iguro: "..."

A gust of wind swept by, and the two turned around to see Yu Zi standing beside them, brushing off the ice crystals from her body with a look of disgust.

"Ah~ It's Yuko~" The gloom on Kanroji Mitsuri's face vanished in an instant, replaced by a happy smile.

Yuko smiled silently as she searched for Muzan's figure.

Yuko couldn't estimate Muzan's current condition, but judging from their brief contact, he had already broken down most of Tamayo's poison.

Yuko remembered that Tamayo had said that after the three toxins were broken down, the last toxin she left behind would be activated; it was a powerful toxin that destroyed cells.

If the effect is good, it can cause irreparable damage to Muzan's body.

I wonder if Muzan discovered and neutralized the toxin.

Yuko glanced around and spotted Muzan's figure next to Nakime.

“Iguro, Mitsuri, I’ll hold off Muzan for a bit. You two figure out how to subdue that Biwa-ki.” Yuuko stared at Muzan and said softly, “Remember not to kill her.”

"If she dies, we might not be able to get out of this Infinite City."

"Give it to Yushiro, he has a solution."

Yuko has already observed Yushiro's location through her own blood; he's very close by.

Obanai Iguro nodded seriously: "I understand."

“Oh! I’ll leave it to Mr. Iguro!” Kanroji Mitsuri said enthusiastically, her eyes shining as she looked at Obanai Iguro.

Obanai Iguro coughed twice and turned his face away somewhat embarrassedly.

Yu Zi's lips twitched. She wasn't here to watch you two show off your love.

Yuko muttered something to herself and strode toward Muzan.

"Surrender, Muzan." Yuko raised her Nichirin Blade and pointed it at Muzan. "The Upper Moon demons have all perished, and you will be no exception."

Muzan almost laughed in anger. Surrender? Would surrendering get him preferential treatment like fermented bean curd?

"Don't get too cocky. We've only dealt with a few useless people." Muzan said coldly. "We can have as many of those kinds of useless people as we want."

Muzan wasn't exaggerating; if he hadn't been unwilling to increase the number of his companions, the number of demons would definitely be much greater now.

While it requires a certain amount of talent to become an Upper Moon demon, as long as Muzan is willing to donate his cells, there will definitely be no shortage of Upper Moon demons.

Of course, the level of Kokushibo Doma cannot be achieved simply by having enough blood volume; that requires a lot of talent.

Should we ignore Kokushibo's talent just because of his efforts over the past few centuries?

He's just not as good as Yoriichi, that doesn't mean he's a waste.

Of all the people I've met, only Yoriichi and Gyomei Himejima, as fellow human beings, have been able to defeat Kokushibo.

In his human era, Iwakatsu's breathing techniques and sword techniques were unmatched by Himejima Gyomei, but similarly, Himejima Gyomei's physique, which hadn't been seen in hundreds of years, was also unparalleled.

As for Muichiro Tokito, who became a Pillar after only two months of wielding a sword, he might be more talented than Kokushibo, and might have a chance to defeat Kokushibo after he grows up, but Ikuko is not very clear about it.

“Useless…” Yuko murmured, “To regard subordinates who risk their lives for you as useless, I truly feel sorry for Iwakatsu.”

"Who?" Muzan frowned, as if he had heard the name before.

Ikuko: "..."

How tragic, elder brother.

He worked for his boss for hundreds of years, but the boss didn't even know his own name.

No wonder they can't compete with the company next door; the boss there is far superior.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki is a boss, but Muzan is a boss.

Can't compare, can't compare.

“Did you hear that? The pipa player over there.” Yuko ignored Muzan and glanced at Nakime sitting beside him. “Muzan has always only regarded you as tools that can be discarded at any time.”

"Think about it, after he overcomes the sun, will he really still keep you all?"

Muzan gritted his teeth and said viciously, "Sharp-tongued."

This woman really will stop at nothing.

He was completely baffled. Kokushibo was definitely out of his mind. What kind of brain could possibly harbor feelings for a woman like that?

What broke Muzan's resolve even more was that Nakime actually looked up at him, gazing at him with an ambiguous expression.

Muzan's face immediately turned dark.

Nakime seemed to realize the danger and lowered her head again.

Just as that woman said, once he overcame the sun, he wouldn't need these guys anymore.

But not yet.

To Muzan's surprise, the Demon Slayer Corps was well-prepared and managed to kill all the Upper Moons without even taking down a single Pillar.

Now, leaving him alone to face this group of humans is fine if it weren't for this woman; no matter how many humans there are, they're nothing in Muzan's eyes.

Compared to humans, the victory of demons is only natural.

But with this woman, things are different; her Blood Demon Technique has the power to restrict him.

We can't afford to lose Nakime right now.

The battlefield must be fixed in the Infinite City...

No, wait.

He actually had an even better way to break the deadlock.

Muzan suddenly looked at Nakime.