Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

"Tired? How do you feel? My blood is in great shape, isn't it?"

Muzan asked with a smile.

Li Lei raised his right hand, clenching his fist so tightly it made a cracking sound. Instantly, the veins on his arm bulged, as if "blood dragons were swimming" within them.

"Yes, Lord Muzan, your blood is wonderful, so perfect, it's like nectar flowing through my body."

Li Lei replied with a broad smile.

Seeing Li Lei's joy at receiving his blood, Muzan's mood immediately improved. Li Lei's reply was somewhat strange, but Muzan didn't dwell on it.

“You’re tired. Come on, I’ll take you to see the Upper Moon Six here. Let it test your strength.”

Having not seen Li Lei fight for a long time, Muzan suddenly wanted to see how strong Li Lei was. After all, sensing power wasn't intuitive enough, and Muzan was very curious about how strong Li Lei was now.

"Thank you, Lord Muzan. I had the same idea."

Just as Muzan was about to take Li Lei to find Upper Moon Six, an unexpected incident occurred.

"Haha, look what I found! A sickly-looking person with a child. You're dressed well, you must be rich."

A masked robber wielding a samurai sword saw two elderly, weak, sick, or disabled people, each occupying the same spot. He was immediately seized by a wicked thought, wanting to enrich his leisure time and line his pockets.

A pale-faced, weak-looking young man, and a child less than 1.5 meters tall—hmm! The advantage is mine. After finishing this deal, I can relax for a while longer.

"Damn, where did this suicidal ghost come from? In such a hurry to be reincarnated?"

Li Lei was stunned, his mouth agape in astonishment. In this bustling red-light district, someone was actually robbing people late at night. And to make matters worse, his luck was just too damn bad—he'd managed to rob Muzan.

"You, yes, you, the sickly guy. Hand over the money now, or you'll regret it."

"See the knife in my hand? If you don't hand over the money, I'll make him dance all over you."

"Did you hear me, you sick bastard?"

"That's what the robber said arrogantly."

Brother, you've taken the wrong path—no, you've hit a dead end. Good luck, you're a master at stepping on landmines.

Li Lei could already imagine the miserable state of the robbers in front of him; they would definitely die a horrible death.

"What did you say? Do I look weak?!"

Muzan asked in an icy tone.

The robbers looked at the angry Muzan with disdain.

"With arms and legs as thin as yours, I could manage on my own—"

Before the robber could finish speaking, Muzan instantly unleashed his power. A black shadow flashed by, and before Li Lei could even see what kind of attack it was, the robber opposite him had already been cut in two at the waist.

"Ouch—!" Before he could react, the robber collapsed to the ground. A sharp pain shot through his waist, and just as he was about to cry out, Muzan's left hand covered his mouth.

“Shh——

Don't talk, just listen to me. Do I look weak? Do I look pale? Do I look like I'm about to die?

No, no, no!

I am a being beyond humanity, a life form nearing perfect evolution. With just the slightest force I apply to you, your fragile body will crumble into a pile of rotten flesh, like this.”

At this point, Muzan ignored the robber's pleading eyes and slowly crushed his head.

"Humans are such fragile creatures."

Muzan sighed.

"Lord Muzan, this is what he'll do."

Li Lei pointed to the corpse in front of him and said.

"Don't worry about it, the ghost will handle it. Come on, tired, I'll take you to see Upper Moon Six."

Not long after Muzan took Li Lei away, the sound of a pipa came from the dark alley, and the corpse disappeared instantly, as if no one had ever died there.

……

In a beautifully decorated house, Muzan and Li Lei stood looking at Upper Moon Six, Daki, kneeling before them.

"Daki, it's been so long, you seem to have gotten stronger."

Muzan spoke to Daki in a calm tone.

"Yes, my lord. Daki has been following your orders, working hard to eat people and become stronger, without ever stopping for a moment."

"Yes, Daki, you did a great job."