Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

In the infinite city of another dimension, a door opened above a wooden platform, and Li Lei fell out of it.

With a thud, Li Lei landed flat on his back on the wooden platform, lying motionless like a salted fish.

Li Lei lay there, clearly displeased that he had been suddenly teleported by Nakime in a sneak attack.

From a distance, Nakime watched as Li Lei, who had been teleported into the Infinite City, lay motionless, veins bulging on his forehead.

Having no other option, Nakime had to use Blood Demon Art to teleport Li Lei back to safety after he collapsed.

With a snap, the sound of a piano rang out.

Li Lei, who had been lying flat on the wooden platform, disappeared again.

In an open space filled with red spider lilies within the infinite city of another dimension, stood a handsome young man. This man was none other than Muzan Kibutsuji, the progenitor of demons.

Looking at the blooming spider lilies, all of them red, Muzan Kibutsuji said in disappointment:

"The plan to cultivate the blue spider lily has failed again. Where exactly is the blue spider lily?!"

Just then, a figure lying flat appeared next to Muzan Kibutsuji. The newcomer was none other than Li Lei, who had been teleported there by Nakime.

After being teleported again, Li Lei, lying flat on the ground, raised his head and looked around. Upon seeing Muzan Kibutsuji, he instantly stood up and said to Muzan:

"Lord Muzan, it's been a long time! How have you been lately?"

In response to Li Lei's greeting, Muzan Kibutsuji turned around and looked at Li Lei gently, saying:

"Yes, I am tired. It's been a long time. But I'm doing very well now!"

"However—I didn't expect that when we met again, Lei had become so strong. I remember that a few months ago, Lei, you weren't this strong."

In response to Muzan Kibutsuji's unintentional question, Li Lei replied with a pleased expression:

"The reason why Rui was able to become so strong is entirely due to Lord Muzan's favor. If Lord Muzan hadn't turned the sickly Rui into a demon, Rui would have died in bed long ago."

"The reason I am who I am today is all because of my encounter with Lord Muzan. And I am so lucky to have met Lord Muzan!"

Hearing Li Lei's praise, Muzan Kibutsuji smiled. His bad mood, which had been caused by the failed attempt to cultivate the Blue Spider Lily, vanished instantly under Li Lei's compliments.

"Tired? What do you want from me? Tell me, and I'll do what you need."

"Kibutsuji Muzan said happily."

Looking at the delighted Muzan Kibutsuji, Li Lei slowly revealed the purpose of his trip.

"Lord Muzan, I want to become stronger. I want to launch a bloody battle against Lower Moon One."

Upon hearing this, Muzan Kibutsuji's expression changed, and he said in an icy voice:

"Tired! Lower Moon One is very strong now, you'd better think it over."

Faced with Muzan Kibutsuji's repeated questioning, Li Lei replied earnestly:

"Lord Muzan, I will win this battle of positional exchange."

Muzan Kibutsuji looked at Li Lei in front of him, reached out his right hand and grabbed his shoulder. His fingernail instantly pierced into Li Lei's shoulder, and the Demon King's blood flowed into Li Lei's body through the fingernail.

"Very good. Tired! I look forward to your performance! If you win, I will give you a lot more blood and the ability that only Upper Moon demons possess—the ability to turn people into demons."

With the infusion of Muzan's blood, Li Lei felt himself becoming stronger again.

"Lord Muzan, I will certainly not let you down."

Muzan withdrew his right hand, which had been injected with his blood, and looked at Li Lei, who was quickly adapting to his blood. He called out to Nakime in the distance:

"Narika, teleport Lower Moon One (1) Ubume over here for a positional bloodbath."

After hearing Muzan's order, Nakime began to use her space-type Blood Demon Art, and with a loud bang, it was heard.

In the red spider lily field where only Li Lei and Muzan were originally present, a female figure appeared. The newcomer was none other than Lower Moon One, Ubume.

The Ubume, who had been suddenly teleported there, looked up and saw Muzan and Li Lei.

The venerable one knelt directly before Muzan, and with a smile on his face, opened his mouth and said:

"Lord Muzan, what do you need me for?"

Li Lei, who was standing next to Muzan, turned to look at the newly appeared figure, the Lower Rank One of the Twelve Demon Moons, the strongest Lower Rank demon in the original Demon Slayer manga—Gu Huo Niao.

Looking at the Ubume before me, dressed in a purple kimono, with a kind smile on her face, speaking in a gentle tone, with long fangs, eyes as red as blood, and the words "Next One" carved on her left eye.

Li Lei unconsciously recalled the origins of the Guhuoniao.

Guhuoniao, whose human form was named Mi Rong, was a born psychologically twisted masochist and sadist who abused her own seriously ill daughter to death.

Later, he encountered Muzan and became a demon, who enjoys capturing and devouring people who have suffered abuse from their parents.

His Blood Demon Art involves creating various spatial illusions using incense, as well as a illusory flesh wall within his abdomen representing a different dimension. His physical skills are considerable, and his strength is close to that of an Upper Moon demon.

Muzan looked calmly at Lower Moon One (1) Ubume kneeling before him and said:

"Guhuoniao, Rui, the fifth of the Lower Moons, is launching a bloody battle against you."

"Get ready, you're ready to accept the challenge!"

"Yes, Lord Muzan."

The Guhuoniao replied with a smile.