Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters · Main Hall
"Lord Chen, how do you plan to eliminate Muzan?"
Zhong Chen, hearing the question, said with a relaxed expression, "Find him, then kill him directly. It's that simple!"
Upon hearing Zhong Chen's reply, everyone present stiffened. That simple?
That was Kibutsuji Muzan; the Demon Slayer Corps had searched for him for 500 years without success.
"Mr. Zhong Chen, you mentioned before that you could locate Muzan. Do you have some special method for this?"
Kagaya Ubuyashiki, sitting across from Zhong Chen, asked with a serious expression. He couldn't imagine what method Zhong Chen would use to find Kibutsuji Muzan.
Although Zhong Chen could suppress the entire Demon Slayer Corps with just his aura, powerful strength didn't necessarily mean he was good at finding people.
"Haha, Mr. Yaozai, you don't need to worry about that. I naturally have my own methods."
"Right now, all you need to do is gather all the Demon Slayer Corps members and prepare for a complete relocation!"
As for how to kill Muzan, Zhong Chen didn't really take it to heart.
After all, to him, Muzan was just a small fry. Relatively speaking, packing up the entire Demon Slayer Corps was the main focus.
"Since Mr. Zhong Chen has said so, I will not ask further. However, do you truly not need our help? Even if it's just to kill some ordinary demons, that would be good!"
"That's right, Lord Chen, please take us with you! Even if we can't kill Muzan, we can still help you deal with the Twelve Kizuki!"
Rengoku Kyoujurou requested respectfully.
Sitting next to Rengoku Kyoujurou was a beautiful young girl wearing a white haori, with curly pink hair and golden eyes.
At this moment, the girl was staring at Zhong Chen with shining eyes.
Looking at Zhong Chen's handsome face and the incredibly confident and sunny aura he exuded, she felt that the husband she was looking for might have been found.
"Yes, Lord Chen, please take us with you, I beg you!"
Hearing the girl's request, Zhong Chen looked towards the source of the sound. What caught his eye first wasn't the girl's beautiful face, but her captivating 'greatness'.
One shouldn't think Zhong Chen seemed overly eager; it was purely a man's instinct, after all, a hero's true colors.
[Is this Mitsuri Kanroji? This... so magnificent... By the way, at her age, isn't this figure a bit unfair?]
"Mitsuri! How can you speak to Lord Chen like that!"
"It's fine. Hmm... if you really want to go, then go! After all, you've been fighting demons for so many years, you truly deserve to see this through!"
Seeing so many people present wanting to go, Zhong Chen thought about it and agreed.
After all, it had been hundreds of years. Now that everything was finally coming to an end, they should indeed be there to witness it.
"Then, let's do this. Once all the Demon Slayer Corps members are gathered, we will depart to eliminate Kibutsuji Muzan!"
"Before that, I'll temporarily stay at the Butterfly Mansion. If you need to find me, just have Kanae notify me, alright Kanae?"
Hearing Zhong Chen's question, Kanae Kocho nodded slightly in response:
"I understand, Lord Chen, leave it to me!"
Zhong Chen nodded slightly to Kanae Kocho, then turned to look at Kagaya Ubuyashiki. Seeing his cursed body, like a flickering candle in the wind, he spoke:
"Mr. Yaozai, now that all issues have been settled, let's address your physical condition!"
"And while we're at it, let's also treat this fellow who is also blind. By the way, what's your name?"
Zhong Chen looked at Gyomei Himejima and asked.
He, of course, knew Gyomei Himejima's name, but they hadn't been introduced before, and calling him by name directly would be too strange.
"I am Gyomei Himejima, greetings, Lord Chen! Lord Chen, do you mean you can cure my eyes!"
Hearing that Zhong Chen intended to treat his eyes, Gyomei Himejima suppressed his excitement and asked.
"Yes, of course!"
Zhong Chen raised his right hand, palm upward, circulating the spiritual energy within his body.
A golden orb of light slowly appeared in his palm, expanding rapidly until it covered his entire hand.
Suddenly, the orb of light split into two, forming one large and one small. The larger orb flew towards Kagaya Ubuyashiki.
The smaller orb flew towards Gyomei Himejima, quickly merging into their respective bodies.
System: What, do you only have a right hand? Can't you lift your left hand?! (♦ฺ◣ω◢)♦ฺ!!!
"This is... my body!!!"
Feeling an unprecedented lightness in his body, Kagaya Ubuyashiki clenched his right hand into a fist.
Feeling the strength spread throughout his body, he gently pushed away his wife beside him and stood up directly.
"Master! You can stand on your own!!!"
"This is wonderful, Master is finally well!!!"
"This is truly magnificent, Lord Chen has really cured our Master!"
Seeing Kagaya Ubuyashiki stand up, everyone present couldn't help but cheer.
Heaven knows how much guilt and helplessness they felt watching their Master suffer daily from the curse.
Now, he was finally well. The miracle they had never even dared to dream of had finally happened.
"Haha, Lord Chen is truly a man of miracles. It's wonderful to have met you!"
Kanae Kocho, who had been silently watching Zhong Chen display his divine power, had an increasingly gentle look in her eyes.
For some reason, she felt her heart beating faster and faster. Unconsciously, it seemed only Zhong Chen remained in her vision.
"My eyes can actually see!"
Kagaya Ubuyashiki slowly opened his eyes. Feeling the dazzling sunlight, he instinctively raised a hand to shield his eyes.
After a while, once his eyes adjusted to the light, he saw the young man sitting directly in front of him.
The young man's appearance could be described as delicate, with short black hair and a sunny disposition that was hard to forget.
"So, this is what you look like, Mr. Zhong Chen! Just as I imagined, a sunny person! Thank you very much for curing me!"
"My eyes can also see! Lord Chen, thank you for curing my eyes! Truly, thank you very much!"
Looking at Kagaya Ubuyashiki bowing deeply to him, and Gyomei Himejima, who could now also see, prostrating himself and kowtowing in gratitude.
Zhong Chen waved his hand helplessly. These Japanese people really like to bow and prostrate themselves.
"Alright, for me, it was nothing more than a small effort. Mr. Yaozai, now that this matter is settled, I should return. Kanae, let's go back!"
Zhong Chen, standing up, called out to Kanae beside him. Kanae quickly stood up and walked to Zhong Chen's side, bowing slightly to Kagaya Ubuyashiki:
"Yes, then Master, I will take Lord Chen back first!"
Kagaya Ubuyashiki also nodded gently:
"Alright, Kanae, remember to entertain Mr. Zhong Chen well!"
"Well then, goodbye everyone!!!"
Zhong Chen waved goodbye to everyone present, then turned and left the hall with Kanae Kocho.
Watching Zhong Chen's retreating figure, the Hashira in the room couldn't help but bow their heads together and shout in unison:
"Farewell, Lord Chen!!! * 8"
Butterfly Mansion · Afternoon
Returning to the Butterfly Mansion, Zhong Chen hurried back to his room after lunch.
He looked at the elixir in his hand, put it directly into his mouth, then sat cross-legged to absorb its medicinal power.
The spiritual energy contained in the elixir instantly spread throughout his body. The Golden Core in his dantian, impacted by a large amount of spiritual energy, became increasingly fragile.
[Crack crack...]
As the cracks on the Golden Core grew, a loud 'boom' was heard. Good news from the delivery room, it's born!
Uh... the Golden Core was born... uh... no, that's not right... it was the shattering of the core to form an infant. A small figure, identical to Zhong Chen, was floating in his dantian, eyes closed and sitting cross-legged.
Zhong Chen did not stop cultivating; instead, he used the medicinal power to continue advancing his realm.
Nascent Soul Middle Stage... Nascent Soul Late Stage... Nascent Soul Peak
"Hoo..."
Zhong Chen exhaled a turbid breath, looked inward at his dantian at the Nascent Soul identical to himself, and felt a strength at least a thousand times greater than when he was in the Golden Core stage.
He now just wanted to shout: I don't eat beef!!!
[As expected of me, even my Nascent Soul is so handsome. By the way, I'm also a Nascent Soul Ancestor now. This time, when I go back, I won't be afraid of anyone. Open the system panel!]
Host
Zhong Chen
Gender: Male
Age: 23 years old
Realm: Nascent Soul Peak (Cultivation Realms: Qi Condensation - Foundation Establishment - Golden Core - Nascent Soul - Soul Transformation - Integration - Tribulation Transcending - Mahayana - Earth Immortal...)
Items: Dimensional Gate, leibi * 4, Whisper * 1
Overall Evaluation: In the myriad worlds, you are already a visible big shot, though you might still accidentally be stepped on! ┓(´-`)┏!
Zhong Chen felt that if he returned to Slime World now, he shouldn't be afraid of anyone. His current strength should no longer be weaker than Guy's, perhaps even stronger.
As for the myriad worlds... this is an anime style, where would there be immortal cultivation grandmasters? Stepped on by what? o(▼dish▼ﾒ;)o.
[Rimuru! This time when I go back, I'll give you a surprise, wahahahaha!]
Meanwhile, in Slime World
In the thatched hut at the center of Goblin Village, a Slime that had fallen into slumber due to depleted magicules suddenly shivered.
The Goblin girl guarding nearby was startled by this sight and quickly ran out, shouting loudly:
"Village Chief, something's wrong! Lord Rimuru is in trouble!!!"