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"You have a chance to turn the tables. If you don't lose your will to fight."
To be fair, Li Mo's hard power is not much stronger than Muzan Kibutsuji. It may be that the unknown existence of magic brought great fear to Muzan Kibutsuji, coupled with the panic of not being able to split and escape.
But it itself could not hear these words. Muzan Kibutsuji's body had been completely devoured by Li Mo, and the existence of the ancestor demon was used as nutrients by Li Mo just like all the evil in the world.
As for the disturbance from Muzan Kibutsuji's soul, Li Mo, who was proficient in the art of summoning spirits, chose to block it silently. In fact, he could still take out Muzan Kibutsuji's soul and torture it, but it was going to hell anyway.
--hell.
There is hell in this world, but there are no gods or Buddhas, not even monsters. Only the rules of life and death are still in operation, as if someone has woven a program that can run even if no one is used to it.
The world of Demon Slayer is very interesting.
"Ah, the third tail has grown."
When he felt an itch on his butt, Li Mo knew that his third tail was about to grow. Ghosts are very interesting individuals, both physiologically and mystically.
But... even if the man-eating ghost is worth studying, we can't let it survive.
"The skill that the third tail got is... self-healing?"
The devoured Muzan Kibutsuji can naturally gain some of its power. Just like the skills gained after devouring Avneger, but compared to the skills of the second tail, they are useless. The self-healing ability from Muzan Kibutsuji is indeed very strong...
Li Mo didn't carefully observe what this skill was. He looked at the ruins around him, which was the place after the battle with Muzan Kibutsuji. As his perception expanded, the whole city suddenly became extremely quiet.
The swordsmen were probably confused by the sudden end of the battle. Except for the pillars, ordinary swordsmen did not understand that the death of Muzan Kibutsuji would lead to the death of other demons.
"Ugh?"
"You said Kokushibo is still alive?"
However, when the crows fell and brought the news, Li Mo seemed a little surprised that the death of Muzan Kibutsuji did not take away all the ghosts.
——One of the Upper Moons, Kokushibo, is still alive.
It has escaped Muzan Kibutsuji's control? How is that possible... Wait, is it a matter of breaking through the boundaries?
Li Mo stood up and walked away from the war. He followed the crow to another battlefield. Kokushibo's strength was not weak. Unlike Douma who relied on blood demon arts, Kokushibo relied entirely on his own hard power.
Strong physique, honed breathing techniques, and refined swordsmanship.
To be honest, in Li Mo's eyes, Kokushibo is actually more difficult to defeat than Muzan Kibutsuji. The former is a swordsman who has experienced countless actual battles, while the latter uses his overwhelming strength to fight.
In other words, in the comics, the former has the potential to explode, but the latter does not.
When Li Mo arrived at the battlefield, he saw Kokushibo being besieged by a group of people. All the pillars survived and besieged the Upper Rank One Kokushibo. Facing so many spotted swordsmen, even a strong one like Kokushibo was at a disadvantage.
It seems that Kokushibo's defeat is not far away.
"In this case, there's no need for me to take action... Are everyone so powerful after activating their markings?" Li Mo said in a low voice.
Looking at other places, the hermits have already started to deal with the battlefield. But everyone has kept their distance from here, waiting for the end of the last battle.
Li Mo paused, then stood still and looked at the situation on the battlefield.
He did not join in this melee between the pillars. Although it was a good thing to grab the heads of people, considering that he would be criticized by Shinkomo and Kocho Kanae later, he chose to plunder the enemy.
It’s better to wait until there are casualties before taking forceful action.
He thought so.
Chapter 261 After the War
In fact, until now, there has been no chance for Li Mo to take action, the cooperation of the spotted swordsmen is perfect. Everyone is used to how to fight against an opponent with superior swordsmanship.
It’s all thanks to my training.
Li Mo recalled that when he first started training, he was able to handle them with ease, but things got more difficult later on. And then, the training just came to an end...
After Kokushibo disappeared like the other demons, the dark crows traveled throughout the city. The war in the Infinite City had ended.
The dark crows traveled back and forth through the city, delivering good news.
Yes, good news.
Tonight might be the best day since the birth of Muzan Kibutsuji in the Heian period.
"Lord Rizhu."
"Huh? Are you Goto? It's been a long time since we last met. I see you're still alive." Li Mo looked at the hidden member next to him. They often covered their facial features with masks, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed.
It is difficult to tell who it is.
"Yes, Lord Hiruzen. I am Goto, and I am lucky to be alive today. Um... I have a question for you, Lord. Is the battle over forever?"
Goto was a hermit that Li Mo had met before. He had met him more than once, so he had communicated with him quite often.
He was stunned, and could hear the uneasiness in the other party's tone. Was the long-cherished wish of the Demon Slayer Corps for thousands of years finally fulfilled?
"It's over forever."
Yes, it's over forever.
Li Mo promised it himself.
Muzan Kibutsuji died permanently. The next moment was the moment of victory. When the lord's order for the pillars to gather was brought by the crow, the current pillars left the battlefield, leaving only the jubilant Hidden Ones to deal with the aftermath.
"Brother!!!"
Li Mo's speed of action was not very fast. If possible, he could reach the master at a speed that others could not see. But, that was only if, he did not do that. As a result, Xuantu appeared beside Li Mo with an inexplicable tone.
A face full of resentment.
"What happened?" After a quick look at Xuantu, there were no major injuries on his body, which showed how comfortable he was in the previous battle.
——Although Hantengu and Gyokutsuchi have both moved up one rank, their strength should not have increased. These two are one level lower than Kokushibo and Douma.
Santo and Tomioka Giyu have such a high level of tacit understanding, it would be strange if they failed.
"Brother, do you know? I was about to catch up with Hantengou's true form. Then he suddenly died. What do you think should be done in this situation?"
"It looks like you went to a lot of places." Li Mo looked at the rabbit carefully. Previously, he mainly looked at the blood bar. At that time, the blood bar of the rabbit was almost full. Now...
He was in a mess. The haori was covered in dust. Thinking of Hantengu's true form as a little person, he was probably the size of Thumbelina. In short, he was very small.
Since it is small, it can get into many places. So the rabbit might have dug a dog hole or something...
"Brother, are you gloating over someone else's misfortune?"
"What? Is your senior brother that kind of person?"
"During the special training period, you attacked me the most times!"
"That's love, it's the teachings of elders to the younger generations, do you understand?" Li Mo would never admit that during the special training, when he was fighting with the pillars, he often used Xuantu as a breakthrough point because he felt that he was too aggressive.
"Tsk." Xuantu smacked his lips, obviously not taking Li Mo's words seriously. He turned around, slowed down his pace and went to find Zhengu.
I don't know what that guy said to Zhengu. Soon Zhengu and Kocho Kanae caught up with him. Li Mo even noticed that other people deliberately kept their distance and chose to stay away from this side.
What is this going to do?
Li Mo blinked, and soon Zhengumo and Kocho Kanae arrived.
Kocho Kanae said, "What a pity, Mo-chan. I was about to chop off Douma's neck. But he suddenly said 'Muzan-sama' and exploded and died."
"Kanae-san...don't talk like that, I'm scared?"
Doctors are kind-hearted, doctors are kind-hearted!
In Li Mo's memory, Kocho Kanae should be a person who sees ghosts as painful and sad. She tried her best to find a way to turn ghosts back into humans. But why would she regret not killing Douma now?
"Ah? Mo-chan's expression, is he questioning my determination to kill the evil spirit? That's too much." Butterfly Kanae puffed up her cheeks and said dissatisfiedly. She seemed to be angry that Li Mo didn't believe him.
Li Mo said, "No, I just want to know what Upper String Two did? ... And what's the situation with this name?"
"Well, I just think that Douma, the second Upper Rank, is not a human at all."
"?"
When I have a question mark, it is definitely not me who has a problem, but you who has a problem.
"Although Upper String Two is smiling all the time, I can't see any emotion in its eyes. It's more like an exquisite doll than a living creature."
Kanae Kocho has a very bad feeling about Douma. In her eyes, the world is colorful, and even ghosts have their own joys and sorrows. The only difference is the indifference in Douma's eyes, which proves that it is an emotionless being.
Li Mo roughly understood why they were not compatible. He turned his head and looked at Zhen Gu, "So what does Senior Sister want to talk to me about?"
"Don't always bully the rabbit."
"I know, I know." Li Mo had a perfunctory expression when he heard it.
"I understand, but I just won't change." Butterfly Kanae was dubbing for Li Mo.
This is undoubtedly Li Mo's own voice.
Makomo said, "Also, Kanae just lied. She didn't actually approach Douma. We were both just stalling for time."
There was no need to say how dangerous it was. If it weren't for the disaster-removing mask that Li Mo had prepared, the two of them might have already lost. Douma also discovered this problem later and turned his focus of attacking the mask.
Fortunately, a spirit appeared and brought a spare mask.
Li Mo nodded: "I know."
He had already arranged for his three shikigami to go out from the beginning, and one of them participated in the battle with Douma. The upper rank didn't know how to deal with the spirits of shikigami, and was delayed for a long time by the barrier set up by the three shikigami.
Butterfly Kanae: "Makomo-chan, that's too much."
"Oh. In fact, Junior Brother, you knew from the beginning that there must be a strange connection between you and the Shikigami."
"Who knows?"
Li Mo responded with a smile, and then ended the topic with the two of them.
Because we have arrived at where the lord is.
Chapter 262 Seniors
The casualty data of the Infinite City Battle has not been released yet. The logistical personnel are still on the battlefield to rescue the wounded. When collecting the bodies, they will not give a report immediately like in the game.
But whenever an accurate number is obtained, the first person to know it will definitely be the lord.
In this battle, the lord was in the middle of the coordination. For example, when Fushigawa Saneya and Uzui Tengen were killing the Upper Four, Tamaotsuchi, the route to Gyomei on Sadness Island was a little longer, and they helped the team members to rescue along the way.
In the early stage of the Battle of Beiming Island, Gyoumei fought against one of the top pillars, Kokushibo, alone, and was at a disadvantage throughout the whole battle. He was also the most seriously injured among all the pillars, and only had time to rest after the other pillars had resolved the battle.