Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

In a martial arts gym, a thin, dark-haired boy was practicing the most basic boxing techniques over and over again. The techniques didn't have any killing moves and weren't very useful in actual combat, but they could strengthen the body and improve self-control.

The person practicing this set of boxing techniques is none other than Li Lei. Li Lei has been disguised as an ordinary person at this martial arts gym for a month now. The reason he is practicing here is because of something that happened a few months ago.

Li Lei, who was summoned by Muzan a few months ago, has been wandering around hunting demons in the months since he left the Infinite City of the Other Dimension.

During the hunt for demons, he unfortunately encountered two Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps.

Li Lei was speechless upon encountering the two Pillars. Weren't there always so few Pillars in the Demon Slayer Corps? So you're in pairs?! Hey!

In the end, Li Lei had no choice but to fight against the two Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps, and the outcome of the battle was self-evident.

Li Lei lost! He lost not because of strength, but because of his technique. In his battle with the two pillars, Li Lei discovered that although he was stronger and faster than them, he just couldn't hit them, while they were able to hit him from time to time despite being stronger than them.

If it weren't for my strong physical defense and fast speed, I would have been defeated by them. In the end, I was able to absorb the evil spirits with blood demon magic that I had captured over the past few months and become stronger.

He escaped by using a controlled blood demon technique—weight stacking—to accumulate his own weight onto the ground; otherwise, he might not have been able to escape.

After this incident, Li Lei decided to practice martial arts properly. Otherwise, if he encountered a situation where multiple pillars attacked him again, he might not be able to escape.

After that, Li Lei came to this martial arts school to learn basic fist techniques and basic swordsmanship. Although the fist techniques and swordsmanship he learned were very basic, they were comprehensive in terms of moves.

At that moment, the door to the martial arts hall opened and a middle-aged man walked in.

"You're tired. You come to the martial arts gym every night to practice boxing and swordsmanship, and you're always very serious. But why don't you learn more powerful boxing and swordsmanship techniques? Don't all young people like you really enjoy all kinds of powerful moves?"

Li Lei stopped practicing his fist techniques and picked up a wooden sword to practice the most basic slashing movements in swordsmanship.

"Master Yoshihara, both fist techniques and sword techniques were created by our predecessors, and they were created to deal with humans. They are fine against ordinary people, but they are not so useful when facing non-humans."

"Teacher Yoshihara, do you know that in this era there are non-human creatures? They are incredibly strong and live by devouring fresh flesh and blood, and human flesh and blood are especially delicious to them. Moreover, the more people they eat, the stronger they become."

At this point, Li Lei stopped practicing his swordplay and looked at Yoshihara Ichiro with red eyes.

"Does Professor Yoshihara know what this man-eating creature is called?"

When asked the question, Yoshihara Ichiro's breathing became rapid, his whole body began to stiffen uncontrollably, and cold sweat involuntarily poured out of his body, as if his body was constantly reminding him of this.

The seemingly weak, black-haired boy in front of him was terrifying; it was as if the boy could kill him effortlessly if he wanted to.

Faced with Li Lei's questions, Yoshihara Ichiro is now unable to even answer them.

"So these are the demons those self-proclaimed Demon Slayers were talking about! I never imagined they'd be this inhumanly powerful."

Just when Yoshihara Ichiro thought he was doomed.

Li Lei calmly pushed Yoshihara Ichiro aside with his hand. He walked towards the entrance of the martial arts hall, saying as he went.

"Those of you outside the martial arts school, you don't need to hide anymore, I've spotted you."

Outside the martial arts school, several members of the Demon Slayer Corps who were preparing to launch a sneak attack on Li Lei emerged from the shadows after hearing that they had been discovered.

Li Lei looked at the five Demon Slayer Corps members who emerged from the shadows. Apart from one woman, the rest were all men.

This is normal, though. For those who have to fight demons, men are stronger and have an advantage, so the majority of the Demon Slayer Corps' demon slayers are male.

And what about women? Because they are naturally weaker than men, they mostly play a supporting role in logistics.

The five demon hunters who emerged formed a semi-encirclement around Li Lei, their Nichirin Blades gripped tightly, ready to attack at any moment.

"I never expected you, you devil, to have been hiding in this martial arts gym for so long. If we hadn't become suspicious of you never showing up during the day, we wouldn't have discovered you were hiding here."

Li Lei smiled at the five demon hunters surrounding him: "You guys are really lucky! As a reward for finding me, I'll fight you without using Blood Demon Arts."

Upon hearing Li Lei's words, the five ghost hunters did not believe his nonsense and instead became even more cautious.

Seeing that the five people didn't believe him, Li Lei wasn't angry. Instead, he felt that this was the only way to survive in his future life as a ghost hunter.

Li Lei, holding a wooden sword, lowered his body and assumed an offensive stance, while the five people opposite him, seeing Li Lei about to launch an attack, immediately went to their defenses.

With a "bang"

Li Lei used his feet to push off the ground, and with his wooden sword in hand, he quickly attacked the five people.

Just as Li Lei's wooden sword was about to strike the figure in front, the figure immediately used his Nichirin Blade to defend, while his teammates on both sides instantly launched an attack on Li Lei.

Faced with the slashes coming from both sides, Li Lei changed his move in an instant just as the Nichirin Blade was about to strike the figure in front of him.

"Then—three loud bangs!"

Li Lei swiftly attacked the blades of the three Nichirin Blades that were slashing at him, causing them to deflect their attacks.

The last two figures who had reacted were about to attack Li Lei when they were instantly kicked away by Li Lei.

After kicking away two figures, Li Lei quickly attacked the remaining three.

The other three swordsmen, seeing Li Lei attacking them, immediately raised their Nichirin Blades to defend themselves.

"Bump, bump, bump"

Li Lei began to dominate the three Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen, and did so with great ease. The three swordsmen on the other side were overwhelmed and overwhelmed by Li Lei's rapid attacks.

The two teammates who had been kicked away by Li Lei saw their three teammates being beaten by Li Lei and immediately stepped forward to help, wielding their Nichirin Blades.

While Li Lei was suppressing three Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen, two swordsmen who had been kicked aside rushed into the battlefield between Li Lei and the three swordsmen.

Facing the two newcomers to the battlefield, Li Lei showed no nervousness whatsoever; on the contrary, he swung his wooden sword even faster.

The five Demon Slayer Corps members tried their best but couldn't hit Li Lei, and even breaking the wooden sword in his hand was difficult.

Slowly, after more than ten minutes of fighting between Li Lei and the five Demon Slayer Corps members, the situation finally took a turn for the better.

The reason was that Li Lei's wooden sword, which he used in the battle, finally broke after more than ten minutes of fighting, unable to withstand the strain.

Li Lei looked at the broken sword in his hand, now only half intact, and casually tossed it aside. He then smiled at the five people and said, "Very good! Now let's begin the second round."

Seeing that the wooden sword in Li Lei's hand broke, the five-man Demon Slayer Corps became even more cautious. After all, a demon without a weapon might have to resort to its most proficient Blood Demon Art.