Hansen glanced at the fiery helix rushing towards him, a barely perceptible chill flashing in his eyes.
Crack!
The raging flames instantly solidified into a crystal-clear ice sculpture in mid-air.
Then, it shattered with a roar, turning into a sky full of ice shards, completely freezing and disintegrating Kyojuro's sword strike!
"What?!" Kyojuro's smile froze for the first time.
Uzui Tengen hadn't even clearly seen what happened; he just felt a blur before his eyes, and the man's figure disappeared.
"Too slow."
A cold voice sounded in his ear.
Uzui Tengen's scalp tingled, and all the hairs on his body stood on end!
His proud speed and hearing were completely useless in front of the opponent!
He tried to turn around but found a hand already resting lightly on his shoulder.
Boom—!!!
An irresistible, immense force came from his shoulder, and Uzui Tengen was like a person struck by a meteor, his feet instantly creating spiderweb-like cracks in the ground.
He dropped to his knees with a "thud," his twin swords flying out of his hands and clattering to the ground.
The entire courtyard instantly fell silent.
All the Pillars' faces were filled with indescribable shock and horror.
One person, one move!
He had effortlessly defeated the Wind Pillar, known for his ferocity, the Flame Pillar, known for his passionate might, and the Sound Pillar, known for his flamboyant speed, all at once!
"Namu Amida Butsu..." Gyomei Himejima's tears flowed even more profusely; this time, his voice was filled with trembling, "God... This is a god descending..."
"Is this the level of the 'Pillars'? How disappointing." Hansen withdrew his hand, looking at the three people, some fallen, some frozen, some kneeling, and said indifferently.
Just as the atmosphere reached its freezing point, a gentle voice came from under the eaves.
"Welcome, esteemed guest from afar."
Everyone turned their heads to see Kagaya Ubuyashiki, the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, slowly walking out, supported by his two daughters.
His face was covered with purple scars extending to his eyes, and he was blind, but his voice had a peculiar power to calm people's hearts.
"Master!"
All the Pillars, including Sanemi Shinazugawa, who had just been defeated, immediately knelt on one knee and saluted respectfully.
Hansen observed the man.
His Eye of Oracle told him that this man's body had been riddled with a bloodline curse, and his life force was like a candle in the wind.
But his spirit, or rather, his will, was exceptionally strong and pure.
"You're their leader?" Hansen asked.
"Yes, I am Kagaya Ubuyashiki." Kagaya Ubuyashiki smiled slightly, as if he hadn't seen the previous conflict, "I have heard about you from the Kasugai Crow. Thank you for saving my team members."
His tone was not like someone addressing an unknown powerful individual who might pose a threat, but rather like someone entertaining an old friend he hadn't seen in a long time.
This demeanor made Hansen regard him highly.
"My name is Hansen, and my purpose here is very simple." Hansen got straight to the point, "Muzan Kibutsuji, I'm looking for him."
"He has something I need."
"In exchange, I can help you eliminate all the demons under his command, including himself."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire place was astonished.
With the overwhelming demonstration just now, this time, the Pillars' faces no longer showed doubt.
Eliminate all demons?
Including Muzan?
This man might actually be able to do it!
"Your Excellency... Is that true?" Shinobu Kocho, the Insect Pillar, who had been silent, couldn't help but ask, her face adorned with her signature smile, but her voice carried an uncontrollable tremor.
"I never joke." Hansen looked around at the kneeling Pillars, "The question is, can you provide any useful information? For example, where are those demons under him called 'Upper Ranks'?"
The Pillars exchanged glances.
The Upper Rank demons were mysterious in their whereabouts and immensely powerful.
For a hundred years, the Demon Slayer Corps had suffered countless sacrifices but had not been able to fundamentally harm them; they even knew very little about them.
This person, right from the start, wanted to challenge all the Upper Ranks?
"Your Excellency's strength, we are already convinced."
Shinobu Kocho took a deep breath, seemingly having made a decision: "However, the power of the Upper Rank demons far exceeds your imagination."
"They possess almost infinite regenerative abilities; unless their necks are cut off with specially made Nichirin Blades, or they are exposed to sunlight, they cannot be killed."
"Oh, really?" Hansen was noncommittal.
The so-called immortality was merely a lack of sufficient power.
In the face of absolute power, minor mechanisms were not worth mentioning at all.
"It seems you won't believe me just by words." Hansen spread his hands, "How about this, give me the location of an Upper Rank demon, any one will do."
"I'll go kill him, and then you'll know if I'm exaggerating."
If he really wanted to act, Hansen naturally wouldn't need the assistance of the Demon Slayer Corps.
However, since he was already here.
Using a slaughter to display his strength, awe these natives, and make them willingly serve as his intelligence tools—this was the script he had written for this journey.
As Hansen finished planning his second world journey, the courtyard fell silent once again.
Providing information on an Upper Rank was no small matter; a single mistake could lead to huge sacrifices.
Just then, Shinobu Kocho looked up and said with a smile, "Coincidentally, we recently tracked the whereabouts of Upper Rank Six."
"He is lurking in the Yoshiwara Entertainment District."
...Yoshiwara Entertainment District.
This was the most prosperous and most decadent sleepless city in the entire country.
During the day, the doors and windows here were tightly shut, a scene of deadly silence.
But when night fell, countless lanterns lit up, transforming it into a vortex of intertwined desires and money.
Uzui Tengen, the Sound Pillar, was leading his three ninja wives, who were already made up, preparing to execute his flamboyant infiltration plan.
Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke, on the other hand, had been given extremely exaggerated makeup by him, preparing to be sold into the shops of the entertainment district as undercover agents.
"Listen up, you three ugly freaks! You must flamboyantly find traces of the demon!"
Uzui Tengen stood with his hands on his hips, very satisfied with his disastrous makeup skills.
Zenitsu and Inosuke were fiercely resisting, while Tanjiro had a look of utter despair.
Just then, a leisurely voice came from behind them.
"I say, are you playing some childish game of make-believe?"
Everyone turned around to see Hansen, who had appeared there at some point, looking at them with a speechless expression.
"You! How are you here?!" Uzui Tengen was greatly startled.
He had clearly shaken this guy off and secretly snuck away to carry out the mission!
When did he catch up?
He hadn't noticed at all!
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