Sanemi Shinazugawa grinned at one of his magic abilities. The Stone Pillar was still the strongest, but he had no magic, while I did.
Lord Xia Wei had explained so much that he could more or less understand his own skill information.
Ignoring all the basic abilities that were zero, he had a full four skills. Whether it was the Flame Pillar, the Stone Pillar, or the Insect Pillar, they only had three skills.
[Skills]:
'Frenzied Combat Body'
• Permanently increases "Strength," "Agility," and "Dexterity" when taking damage in combat.
• The maximum increase in base attributes when the skill is active is no more than 20 points.
• The maximum permanent increase in base attributes reaches the body's tolerance limit.
'Rare Blood'
• Causes intoxication in some non-human intelligent creatures.
• Effect increases with magic power.
'Combat Instinct'
• High Domain increases attack power and reaction ability in combat.
• Temporarily gains the development ability "Flash Slash" in combat.
• When unconscious in combat, the body enters a "Combat Persistence" state.
'Swordsmanship Master'
• Mid Domain increases burst power when holding a sword.
• High Domain increases speed when using swordsmanship.
[Magic]:
'Surging Remnant Wind'
• Berserker Magic
• Wild winds entwine the caster, greatly increasing attack power and speed, and continuously causing destruction to the surroundings.
• Judgment gradually declines with the surge of fighting spirit.
Incantation: Tear! Tear! Tear everything seen to shreds!
...
Next, Xia Wei meticulously explained the unclear points to the eight new Family, especially regarding the "development abilities."
Because the Hashira had undergone so many battles and killings while learning the Breathing Technique, they already possessed the potential for these "development abilities." The skills merely materialized these "development abilities."
He quickly finished explaining their confusions.
Xia Wei gently clapped his hands: "Alright, my lovely and brave Family, with your current power, purging the demons from this world is effortless."
"You must be eager to unleash this newfound power upon the demons right now, aren't you?"
Sanemi Shinazugawa slapped his chest, making a 'thump' sound: "Yes, Lord Xia Wei, the sooner the demons are eradicated, the fewer people will be killed by them. If I knew Kibutsuji Muzan's location—"
"I would cut off his head right now."
Kyojuro Rengoku continued: "However, for a thousand years, there has been no news of Kibutsuji Muzan appearing."
"Even the Upper Moons have been missing for a long time."
Uzui Tengen sighed: "Even with the Demon Slayer Corps' intelligence, finding the hiding places of the Lower Moons was already a full effort."
"After all, for hundreds of years, not even a Hashira who encountered an Upper Moon returned alive, let alone intelligence personnel." At this point, Uzui Tengen's fists clenched audibly, and his eyes sharpened.
"However, now that we have all been reborn, let alone the Upper Moons, we can take down all the demons plus Kibutsuji Muzan together."
Muichiro Tokito looked at Xia Wei, bowed slightly, and respectfully said: "Lord Xia Wei, can you tell us the locations of the Upper Moons and Kibutsuji Muzan?"
Xia Wei chuckled: "I was going to tell you anyway."
When he asked that question, the other Hashira had already guessed he was about to tell them Kibutsuji Muzan's location; only this innocent child, Muichiro, hadn't thought of it.
After all, this child was only 14 years old in actual age and couldn't think like the other Hashira.
Uh... she was an exception too. Xia Wei glanced at Mitsuri Kanroji, whose cheeks were flushed, eyes unfocused, and consciousness seemingly adrift somewhere, with faint little hearts still appearing above her head.
It was easy to guess it was because she had been granted a Blessing and, upon becoming a Family, automatically adopted the role of a 'Miko'.
Xia Wei found it somewhat amusing; this child was truly adorable.
Under the gaze of everyone except Mitsuri Kanroji, Xia Wei directly transmitted the locations of the six Upper Moons and Kibutsuji Muzan into their minds through his spiritual power.
"Your current power already surpasses the Upper Moons. Each of you can take on one of the six demons, and three of you can go to subjugate Kibutsuji Muzan."
"Under the guidance of fate, all the demons can be purged within a day or two."
"Once Kibutsuji Muzan is killed, all the demons he created will disappear."
"Yes, Lord Xia Wei!" they shouted in unison with fanaticism.
"Then, Lord Xia Wei, we will depart first. We will strive to eradicate all demons before dawn tomorrow," Sanemi Shinazugawa respectfully said.
Xia Wei smiled: "Then go home early."
"Yes!" they shouted loudly, moved. Having become Lord Xia Wei's Dependents, where Lord Xia Wei was, that was their home.
After all, they were Lord Xia Wei's priests, miko, and future subordinate gods.
After bowing respectfully once more, they left the temple one by one.
Why one by one? This was because they still had personal questions they wanted to ask.
"Giyu, Sabito's soul is still in Mount Sagiri, guarding the children who are learning the Breathing Technique from your master. You must have a lot you want to say to him."
"After slaying Kibutsuji Muzan, go back and see him. Once there are no more demons in the world, Sabito will be reincarnated."
"Thank you very much, Lord Xia Wei!" Giyu Tomioka was so moved he wanted to cry.
"But, be prepared for him to scold you until you cry," Xia Wei said with a slight curve to his lips.
"Scold me until I cry?"
Giyu Tomioka left the temple in a daze, unable to understand why Sabito would scold him until he cried. Was he some crybaby?
"Kyojuro, I know what you want to say. Your mother knows you will be safe and sound in the future and wishes to reincarnate. Go see her one last time, and also take this for your father at the end."
A pearl appeared in Xia Wei's hand. This was a treasure pearl he had conjured that allowed one to see souls and record a short image, disappearing after one use.
Kyojuro Rengoku took the pearl with both hands, his expression somewhat sad: "Mother is going to reincarnate?" But he quickly regained his cheerful demeanor.
"Yes! Birth, old age, sickness, and death are the natural order. Mother would not want me to be sad about this."
"Your mother is in front of the Torii Gate. Go."
Kyojuro Rengoku said nothing, only bowed deeply to him.
Then, Muichiro Tokito wanted to ask about his older brother, Yuichiro Tokito, but Yuichiro Tokito had already reincarnated. Sanemi Shinazugawa wanted to ask if his mother's soul was still in the world, but his mother had also reincarnated.
Finally, Xia Wei looked at Shinobu Kocho, who was the last one remaining.
"Shinobu, are you asking where Kanae's soul is?"
Shinobu Kocho blinked her purple eyes and shook her head: "No, that's not the question, Lord Xia Wei." She suddenly became a little shy.
"What I wanted to ask was... when Lord Xia Wei bestowed Blessing upon everyone, it seemed that no one else had it on their back like me..."
Xia Wei's gentle smile froze slightly, but quickly returned to normal.