Infinity Castle
After just eliminating Kokushibo, Zhong Chen extended his divine sense to scan the entire Infinity Castle. After confirming that the Demon Slayer Corps members were not in danger, he no longer paid attention to them.
"Found him! So he was hiding here!"
Through his divine sense, Zhong Chen discovered Kibutsuji Muzan's hiding place. All the remaining Twelve Kizuki were also gathered around Muzan.
"It seems that my elimination of Kokushibo scared the scumbag boss!"
Indeed, Kibutsuji Muzan knew immediately after Zhong Chen killed Kokushibo. Terrified of death, he instantly ordered the Twelve Kizuki, who had been planning to eliminate the Demon Slayer Corps, to quickly return to his side.
"Lord Muzan, what exactly happened? Why have you recalled us? The Demon Slayer Corps has already broken in!"
The current Upper Rank Three, Hantengu, who had not yet been eliminated by Kamado Tanjirou, knelt on the ground and asked respectfully.
"Kokushibo is dead, and he was killed in one move!!!"
Kibutsuji Muzan's eyes were blood-red as he looked at the kneeling Twelve Kizuki members, his voice devoid of any emotion.
"What? He could kill Kokushibo in one move! Lord Muzan, is he from the Demon Slayer Corps?"
Upper Rank Six, Daki, asked in horror. Gyutaro, kneeling beside her, also had a face full of shock.
As Upper Rank demons, they clearly understood that even among the Upper Ranks, there was a vast difference in strength between them and Kokushibo.
Kokushibo could easily kill all the other demons of the Twelve Kizuki.
Kibutsuji Muzan's face had already turned extremely grim when he received the vision of Kokushibo's death. Now, looking at the kneeling Twelve Kizuki below, a hint of killing intent flashed in his eyes.
"Useless! Kokushibo is useless! You are all useless!!! What good are you if you can't even stop one person!!!"
Kibutsuji Muzan fully displayed his demeanor as a scumbag boss, always blaming his subordinates and never considering that he himself was just as useless.
Hearing Muzan's insults, they could only lower their heads tightly, not daring to utter a single word in rebuttal, fearing that the enraged Muzan would kill them directly.
"Oh my... Oh my... Calling your subordinates useless, then our great Lord Muzan must be very brave, huh!!!"
"Who's there!"
"Who is it, daring to mock Lord Muzan when he's enraged!"
"It's over, Lord Muzan is going to kill!"
At this moment, Kibutsuji Muzan was no longer in the mood to pay attention to the kneeling Twelve Kizuki.
His blood-red eyes stared intently at the young man standing opposite him. This was the young man who had killed Douma and Kokushibo.
"It's you!!! You've already killed Douma and Kokushibo, why don't you stop? Do you really think you can kill me?"
Kibutsuji Muzan, with an extremely grim expression, gritted his teeth and spoke to Zhong Chen.
"What? He killed Douma and Kokushibo!!!"
"This... He's here now, could it be that he intends to kill Lord Muzan!"
"How is that possible! Trying to kill Lord Muzan, isn't that just seeking death!"
The Twelve Kizuki looked at Zhong Chen's figure with inexplicable horror. They had never seen such a brave person.
Although Zhong Chen had killed Kokushibo and Douma, having been dominated by Muzan for countless years, they firmly believed in Muzan's power and never thought anyone could kill Kibutsuji Muzan.
This was also why they didn't know Tsugikuni Yoriichi; if they did... they might have been even more terrified.
"We'll know if I can kill you by trying!"
Zhong Chen no longer wasted words with Muzan. He directly channeled his spiritual energy into a golden chain and hurled it towards Kibutsuji Muzan.
Seeing the approaching golden chain, Muzan immediately grabbed the Lower Rank Three, Hantengu, in front of him, blocking the attack. The golden chain instantly bound Hantengu.
"Lord Muzan!! Save me!!"
Muzan ignored his pleas, turned and ran, ordering as he fled:
"You useless lot, stop him for me! If you can't stop him, you'll all die!!!"
Hearing the command, the demons had no choice but to stand up and block Zhong Chen. Unfortunately, before they could make any move, they heard a voice:
"Kneel!!! If you like kneeling, then stay kneeling. Who allowed you to stand up!"
Zhong Chen's aura erupted, as if the air itself was about to collapse. The demons who had just stood up immediately knelt back down under the terrifying pressure.
"This... I can't move my body!"
"How is this possible..."
"Such... such terrifying pressure..."
"So heavy..."
Zhong Chen controlled the golden chain to slowly tighten. Hantengu's face grew increasingly purple, his throat trying to say something but unable to produce a sound.
"Bang!"
Watching Hantengu being crushed by the chain, Kibutsuji Muzan felt an unprecedented fear in his heart. If he had been a step slower just now, wouldn't it have been him who was crushed?
"You found a scapegoat, huh! But it doesn't matter, let's see where you'll escape this time!"
Muzan, without thinking, wanted to self-destruct and escape. Unfortunately, under the scrutiny of Zhong Chen's divine sense, all his movements were perfectly clear to Zhong Chen.
Not binding Muzan earlier wasn't because he couldn't, but because he deliberately wanted to toy with him.
"What! How is this possible! When!"
Seeing the golden chain wrapped around him, Kibutsuji Muzan cried out in disbelief.
He had clearly seen the chain still far away from him just now, how did it instantly appear on his body?
"Nothing is impossible! Let me tell you something: if you're bad, practice more!"
Zhong Chen controlled the golden chain to pull Muzan in front of him and said mockingly.
"Alright, I've caught your boss, so you all can go to hell! Linglong, deal with them!"
Linglong, hearing her master's command, flew out of Zhong Chen's body and, under the terrified gazes of the demons, beheaded them one by one.
Thus, the Twelve Kizuki were completely annihilated, and with the death of Nakime, the Infinity Castle also shattered.
"This... we're out!"
"It must be Lord Zhong Chen who killed Muzan!"
As the Infinity Castle shattered, the Demon Slayer Corps members, back on the surface, looked at the bright full moon in the sky and understood that Zhong Chen must have done something.
"Whoosh!"
"Lord Zhong Chen!"
Zhong Chen, carrying Kibutsuji Muzan, instantly appeared before the Demon Slayer Corps members. Seeing Zhong Chen, everyone stepped forward and greeted him respectfully.
"Lord Zhong Chen, may I ask who this person is?"
Rengoku Kyoujurou, noticing that Zhong Chen was carrying someone, asked curiously.
"This, you guess!"
Looking at Zhong Chen, who had a slight smile on his face, Rengoku Kyoujurou suddenly had a bold idea:
"This... this... could this be... Kibutsuji Muzan!!!"
"Bingo! You got it right, but no prize!"
Zhong Chen affirmed Rengoku Kyoujurou's correct answer with a slightly playful tone.
"What, Muzan!!"
"Is it that Muzan?"
"This guy is Kibutsuji Muzan!!"
Hearing that the one bound by the golden chain was Kibutsuji Muzan, everyone could no longer suppress their anger and rushed forward.
"Muzan, die for me!!!"
"Give me back my mother's life!!"
"I want you dead!!"
Surrounded by the crowd, Kibutsuji Muzan could only painfully endure the nichirin blades constantly striking him and the fists continuously landing on his body.
Zhong Chen merely watched this scene quietly. Kibutsuji Muzan had committed countless evil deeds in his life, and this outcome was well-deserved.
As time passed, even with his regeneration ability released by Zhong Chen, Muzan was tormented to the brink of death.
Zhong Chen looked at Muzan in this state, then at the faintly whitening sky over the small mountain, and said to the Demon Slayer Corps members:
"Everyone! It's all over!!!"
As Zhong Chen's words fell, the sunlight finally shone upon the earth, and Kibutsuji Muzan painfully turned into ashes under the scorching sun.
"Oh oh oh!!!"
"It's finally over!!!"
"Mother, sister, I've finally avenged you! Sob sob sob..."
"Ah ah ah... Michiko! Your soul in heaven can finally rest in peace! Sob sob..."
Looking at the many Demon Slayer Corps members kneeling and weeping, Kanae Kocho, standing beside Zhong Chen, gently took his left hand, her beautiful eyes gazing affectionately at Zhong Chen's profile.
"Lord Chen, all of this is your achievement!!! Meeting you is my greatest fortune!!"
Saying this, she gently stood on her tiptoes and lightly kissed Zhong Chen's cheek.
Feeling Kanae Kocho's fragrant kiss, Zhong Chen immediately turned around, unhesitatingly pulled Kanae Kocho into his embrace, and leaned his head close to her ear, whispering:
"You made the first move, you know!!!"