NOVEL NEXT Chapter 62
Chapter Sixty-Two: Gathering at the Infinite Castle (Seeking Subscriptions)
“This is absolutely amazing, the demons of this world!”
Kurumi Tiske finally understood the time-reaping rules and immediately became excited.
What a demon, it’s practically an innate holy body of韭菜!
The more evil deeds they commit, the more time can be gained after devouring them.
“This is just an ordinary demon. If it were those Twelve Demon Moons or even Ghost Dance Tsujibuchi Mushan, how much time could they provide me?”
Kurumi Tiske was already impatient. If she hadn’t considered that Tanjiro still needed training, she would have rushed into Fujise Mountain right now to devour all the demons inside.
Demons eat people, but Kurumi Tiske herself is the natural enemy of ghosts!
After finishing with Kurumi Tiske’s affairs, Bai Luo returned to Fujise Mountain with two women. As soon as they arrived, the three saw Esdeath.
“You’re back?”
Kurumi Tiske remembered that Esdeath seemed to be battling with another race: “Is everything alright over there?”
“It’s already over.”
Esdeath flicked her ice-blue hair hanging in front of her, saying rather disdainfully: “What kind of prince from another race, utterly disappointing!”
“Isn’t it because Esdeath is too strong?”
Ace and Kurumi Tiske didn’t know how to comment.
No one forgot about the battle between Esdeath and Bai Luo.
Even though she lost, the snowstorm covering an entire country was unimaginable. How could such so-called races possibly defeat a monster like her?
“Let’s not talk about that anymore.”
Esdeath interrupted the praises from the two women and directly asked: “How are things going on the demon front?”
“I’ve already found the Infinite Castle.”
“Mushan and the Twelve Demon Moons are all there.”
Bai Luo said: “I plan to notify Tanjiro and prepare him.”
In the projection screen, Tanjiro slashed off the head of the hand-demon, which also indicated that there were no longer any demons in Fujise Mountain capable of matching him.
In fact, even the hand-demon from the original story who gave Tanjiro trouble has now become something he could easily deal with in one strike.
Bai Luo could see that.
After this practical combat experience, Tanjiro was only one step away from mastering the Breath Technique.
Inside the chat group:
Bai Luo: “Tanjiro, how do you feel?”
Tanjiro: “I’m ready.”
“Also…”
Tanjiro: “Thank you very much for what you did for Tzudoki, Brother Bai Luo.”
Tzudoki became the Crimson King under Bai Luo’s command, and Tanjiro had learned about this.
Tanjiro was happy for his sister.
Starting with seven-digit strength, she would eventually follow Bai Luo to explore a broader world.
In Tanjiro’s eyes, it was like his sister marrying a good man and having someone reliable to depend on.
“Tzudoki herself is very talented.”
Bai Luo: “If it weren’t for her talent, I wouldn’t have been able to bestow the Sacred Domain of the Crimson King upon anyone else.”
So this was a win-win situation.
“Next, I will integrate the entire Fujise Mountain into the Sacred Domain,” Bai Luo said, “and you’ll be responsible for explaining it to the survivors.”
“Alright!”
Tanjiro sheathed his sword and waited quietly for Bai Luo’s actions.
“Boom!!”
At the next moment, an invisible stance enveloped Fujise Mountain.
Everyone within this area, including demons, without exception, felt Bai Luo’s presence—the overwhelming divine authority impossible to resist!
Meanwhile, across Japan, flashes of silver-black light appeared one after another.
All the demons marked by Bai Luo disappeared instantly before they could react.
When they regained their senses, they found themselves in a bizarre space filled with countless floating houses, pitch black.
“Hmm!”
Nayuta, holding a lute in the Infinite Castle, veins bulging on her face.
“What place is this?”
“What exactly happened?”
“You… “
A large number of demons gathered, looking at each other, realizing that the others were also demons like themselves.
“Cough!”
Black blood flowed out from Nayuta’s massive single eye.
The sudden influx of so many people put immense pressure on Nayuta controlling the Infinite Castle.
How many demons were there in Japan?
Thousands? Or tens of thousands?
Misaka Mikoto only felt the crowd below densely packed.
At this moment, Bai Luo, Kurumi Tiske, Esdeath, and others were located in the highest house.
They looked down at the chaotic sea of demons below and soon directed their gaze towards the millennium-old ghost king, Ghost Dance Tsujibuchi Mushan, surrounded by the Twelve Demon Moons.
“They’ve come…”
Ghost Dance Tsujibuchi Mushan’s face turned extremely pale: “That guy has followed here!”
A bloodline similar to his own, yet purer, was right above his head.
There was no doubt that the person who forcibly teleported these demons into the Infinite Castle was the new ghost king surpassing himself!
“What is happening?”
Heikaku Kyoukaku, the leader of the Twelve Demon Moons, looked at the chaos in the Infinite Castle, where demons below were in disarray, while Ghost Dance Tsujibuchi Mushan nearby had lost his usual air of authority.
Only uneasiness over losing control and fear of impending death remained!
“……”
“So many demons, how could there be so many demons?”
“Wasn’t I undergoing an assessment in Fujise Mountain? Where am I?”
Not only the demons, but also members of the Demon Slayer Corps’ Pillars and those accompanying Tanjiro during the selection—Butterfly Hinako, Kyōgi Mushito, Aoi Zen’itsu, and Ibushi Giyu—were all teleported together by Bai Luo into the Infinite Castle.
Pillar of Sound, Uzui Ten’en; Pillar of Love, Kanruji Mitzuri; Pillar of Mist, Tokitou Muichiro; Pillar of Serpent, Ibuki Shibani; Pillar of Wind, Kyōgi Mushito; Pillar of Stone, Nemui Ishigami; Water Pillar Fujioka Giyuu, who joined midway; Pillar of Insect, Butterfly Shinobu; Pillar of Flame, Rengoku Kyoshirou.
The nine active Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps were placed in the same building by Bai Luo.
And together with them was the head of the Ikusu family, Ikusu Ikusa-Ya.
“Protect the Lord!”
Kyōgi Mushito immediately positioned himself in front of Ikusu Ikusa-Ya.
He was still fighting demons the previous moment, but suddenly, the surroundings changed.
By the time he realized it, he was already in this strange place, and the lord he swore allegiance to was right before him!
Without doubting the authenticity of the surrounding scene.
If it were false, then face the trap straightforwardly.
However, if the lord is real, then Kyōgi Mushito must ensure his safety, even at the cost of his own life, allowing no damage to the lord!
“Is this Blood Demon Art?”
Uzui Ten’en, Nemui Ishigami, and Rengoku Kyoshirou all drew their swords and stood in front of Ikusu Ikusa-Ya.
Everyone could feel the eeriness of this place.
It was akin to the illusionary space created by Blood Demon Art, and only by killing the demon using Blood Demon Art could one escape.
“Illusion?”
“No, it’s real!”
Ikusu Ikusa-Ya knelt on the ground, beside him was his wife Ikusu Ami, and their one son and four daughters.
“It’s the Lord!”
“This feeling cannot be wrong, it’s the true Lord!”
As soon as Ikusu Ikusa-Ya spoke, the soothing charisma that could comfort hearts was the best proof.
“Everyone need not worry.”
Suddenly, Ikusu Ikusa-Ya seemed to have seen something, and a smile appeared on his face.
“What did you see?”
Ikusu Ikusa-Ya possessed the special ability to see the future.
This power wasn’t predicting the future but rather a voice in the depths of his heart telling him how to proceed towards a better future.
“The sun!”
Ikusu Ikusa-Ya solemnly said: “A sun brighter and warmer than the one hanging above our heads!”