DS Chapter 105: The Whereabouts of the Blue Spider Lily
Katsuragi Ren's gaze was like a torch, firmly locked onto the fleeing Kyogai.
He seemed to be calculating something under his breath.
A moment later—
"Beast Breathing, Final Form: Explosive Throwing Slash!"
From Gyokko's blind spot, Ren inhaled deeply. The veins on his arm bulged as he poured all his strength into throwing his Nichirin Sword!
A streak of cold light tore through the pitch-black night sky.
The eerie silence was shattered.
The Nichirin Sword shot forward like a speeding meteor!
Seeing this, Gyokko flew into a rage.
"You fool! How dare you look down on me like this?! Since that's how it is, then go die!"
He had never imagined that Ren would actually dare to throw his Nichirin Sword while facing his attacks.
If that was the case, then Ren might as well die!
"Total Concentration!"
Ren closed his eyes and took another deep breath.
He twisted his body into a strange posture while rapidly circulating the air he had inhaled. Under the enhancement of Hundredfold Refinement, vitality was rapidly injected into every muscle cell.
The next moment, the young man suddenly opened his eyes.
His limbs began moving rapidly.
At this moment, Ren's body was like a Nichirin Sword itself!
"Wind Breathing, Fifth Form: Black Wind Mountain Mist!"
A miniature tornado quickly formed around Ren.
His swordsmanship sent all of Gyokko's fish flying into the air.
Ren turned his head, his eyes fixed on the direction in which he had thrown his Nichirin Sword.
"Success!"
Ren's eyes lit up.
With a crisp sound, the Nichirin Sword pierced through the heart of the suddenly appearing Hantengu before viciously pinning the demon to the ground!
He was only one step away from severing its neck!
As long as Ren took a few more steps and cut through Hantengu's neck, the demon would die right here!
Ren moved.
He used the last trace of his strength to charge forward once more.
But at that moment—
A terrifying pressure suddenly appeared.
An indescribable aura surged from behind Ren.
The aura carried an overwhelming pressure. It was thick as water, almost as though it had become tangible, and it crashed toward him.
Hatred.
Distortion.
Power.
Ren instinctively dodged to the side.
The next instant, the place where he had been standing was violently smashed by an enormous force, like a giant hand wielding a leaf fan.
The tremendous impact brought with it a violent gust of wind, leaving behind a deep palm print in the ground.
Ren instinctively glanced back.
The newcomer was around 1.6 meters tall, with a youthful appearance and an expression that clearly said, I'm not happy.
He wore black-and-gold half-armor, with six drums strapped to his back.
Each drum bore the character "Hate."
Zohakuten!
How was this possible?
When had Zohakuten appeared?
Had Hantengu simply absorbed the heads of the other emotion demons?
Ren's mind raced.
But regardless of how it had happened, with Zohakuten's appearance, Ren's current physical condition meant that he could no longer fight him.
"Unpleasant."
"Extremely unpleasant!"
"Absolutely unbearable!"
"Why? Why do you keep bullying the weak?!"
Zohakuten bared his fangs and let out a shrill scream filled with overwhelming hatred.
Perhaps because he had only just fused together, his emotions were extremely unstable.
Four elemental energies—wind, light, lightning, and wood—flashed behind him, seemingly on the verge of losing control at any moment.
Boom!
Thump, thump, thump!
Four consecutive drumbeats sounded like the roar of demons from hell.
The earth trembled.
Giant dragon-headed trees tore themselves out of the ground. Each tree was filled with vitality, shaking its head as it followed behind Zohakuten.
A huge, unsolvable, despair-inducing problem!
Boom!
Thump, thump, thump!
"Blood Demon Art: Flooding Thrust!"
"Blood Demon Art: Thunderous Roar Kill!"
"Blood Demon Art: Infinite Karma Trees!"
"Blood Demon Art: Crushing Roar Wave!"
"Wind Breathing, First Form: Dust Whirlwind Cutter!"
Under the stimulation of life and death, dragon-scale patterns suddenly appeared along Ren's neck.
Ren used his newly awakened ability and found a way out of his predicament.
But at the same time, because he had used too much power, his brain instantly overloaded, forcibly ending his Bullet Domain state.
"Oh? Damn Demon Slayer, you still have enough strength to dodge?"
At this moment, Zohakuten's gaze had finally calmed.
After firing the four attacks, his emotions gradually stabilized.
What he hadn't expected was that the Demon Slayer before him should have already exhausted all his trump cards.
So why did he still look so calm?
Ren's clothes were tattered.
His injuries had not yet healed.
After such a long period of intense combat, he was already utterly exhausted.
He turned his head toward Kanao and noticed the cunning old man, Gyokko, secretly approaching her.
Ren's expression darkened.
He looked toward Zohakuten and said,
"Zohakuten, call that piss pot back."
Zohakuten ignored him.
"Muzan! I know you can see this!"
Ren's next words immediately stirred the cells of Muzan Kibutsuji within Zohakuten's body.
"I know where the Blue Spider Lily is."
"Call that bastard back! And I'll tell you!"
Thump, thump, thump!
Zohakuten's body involuntarily struck the drums on his back.
Then, several wooden dragons worked together to carry Gyokko back.
Gyokko bared his fangs and angrily shouted,
"Lord Hantengu! What are you doing?!"
"Not me."
Zohakuten lowered his voice.
He raised his hand, a trace of confusion appearing on his face.
"This is... Lord Muzan's order."
"What?!"
Before Gyokko could finish speaking, he suddenly felt a tremor inside his body.
The cells within both Upper Ranks began trembling.
It was as if Ren's words had stirred something deep within their cells!
This abnormal phenomenon fell into Zohakuten's eyes.
He narrowed his eyes and cautiously stared at Ren.
"How do you know where that Blue Spider Lily is?"
Ren wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and calmly replied,
"That's not something you need to know."
"All you need to know is that I know your boss needs it."
"And your mission this time has something to do with the Spider Lily too, doesn't it?"
Zohakuten and Gyokko fell silent at the same time.
Only now did they realize that the Demon Slayer before them was completely different from what they had imagined.
Whether it was his strength or his grasp of information, they simply couldn't see through him.
Zohakuten's body continued trembling.
The cells of Muzan Kibutsuji were still in a state of extreme agitation.
Whether Ren was telling the truth or not, they were sending the same message to Zohakuten—
Do not kill Katsuragi Ren!
Beside him, Gyokko narrowed his eyes.
"Interesting..."
This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
If he couldn't kill the human, then what would happen to his artwork?
Thinking of this, Gyokko instinctively shifted his gaze toward the Butterfly Mansion.
"You can't touch the Butterfly Mansion either."
Ren had seen through Gyokko's intentions and immediately stopped his little scheme.
"Otherwise, I won't tell you where the Spider Lily is."
"Hehehe~"
Gyokko revealed a meaningful smile.
"Then why should we believe you?"
"I've searched for hundreds of years and never found it."
"Yet you simply open your mouth and claim that you've found it."
"Do you really think we'll believe you?"
Zohakuten looked toward Ren.
He clearly had the same thought.
Ren simply sat down, a hint of mockery appearing on his face.
"Piss pot, just because you couldn't find it doesn't mean I can't."
"You've been stumbling around in the dark for hundreds of years and still found nothing."
"Have you never once wondered whether the Blue Spider Lily only blooms during the day?"