Starting in The Boys to Become the Ultimate Lifeform.

**Chapter 156: Muzan's Extreme Disappointment!**

As Xia Shang's voice fell.

His right arm rapidly twisted and deformed. Scarlet flesh and blood wriggled, and in an instant, it condensed into a ferocious-looking blade.

The tip of the blade pointed directly at the ground. Under the moonlight, the sharp blade's edge gave off a chilling coldness.

"Water Breathing: Diagonal Slash."

Xia Shang calmly raised his right arm. His breath, like steam, turned into two white dragons and spilled from the corners of his mouth. The next second, a sword qi slashed diagonally across the sky, Boom!! Carrying the sound of an approaching tsunami, it resounded throughout the entire night sky!

Mukago, hiding behind a stone pillar, unconsciously widened her eyes.

She actually saw an enormous water dragon, carrying vast waves, roaring out in an unstoppable posture!

"Does Water Breathing have this move?" Mukago's voice couldn't help but tremble.

Although she wasn't Xia Shang's target of attack, she still had the urge to turn around and flee for her life.

As a Lower Rank Four, she had also fought against Demon Slayer Corps members who mastered Water Breathing, but she had never heard of the move Water Breathing: Diagonal Slash. Compared to Xia Shang's Diagonal Slash, the complex moves they spoke of were simply pitifully weak; the strength they unleashed wasn't even one-tenth of this move.

Soon, her eyes widened again! Amidst the roar of the waves, the blood-colored disc was directly swallowed, along with everything around it, it was submerged. Just like a real tsunami, it ruthlessly destroyed everything in its path, including the dumbfounded Rokuro. He didn't even have time to use his second Blood Demon Art before being submerged by the tsunami.

As the aftermath of the tsunami receded further and further, every place touched by the waves suffered devastating blows.

"How is this possible..." Mukago said in shock.

As the sword qi completely disappeared, Xia Shang's right arm also returned to its original state.

"Impossible, it must be my hallucinations. Could it be that you pulled me into an illusion?" The only thing remaining on the ground was Rokuro's head. As for his body, it was nowhere to be seen. Even if he was one of the Twelve Kizuki, it would be impossible in such a short time to regenerate a complete torso.

Moreover, when his head was picked up by Xia Shang.

A thin blade tentacle suddenly drilled into the cross-section of the severed head, continuously destroying Rokuro's newly regenerated flesh and blood.

"This isn't hallucinations, my body... was sliced to pieces? Ahhh! Something is drilling into my brain!"

"So noisy!"

Xia Shang directly controlled the tentacle and crushed Rokuro's brain. Even so, Rokuro still didn't die; his consciousness merely fell into chaos.

Seeing Rokuro's miserable state, Mukago, the Lower Rank Four, was so scared she shrank her neck and followed closely behind Xia Shang.

"Do you know Mt. Sagiri?"

"I don't know."

Mukago was a homebody; she usually just stayed Home and didn't go out. Only when she received orders from Muzan, or when she went out with other Lower Ranks to slaughter the Demon Slayer Corps, or when she was hungry, would she actively go out.

Because going out was troublesome for her, to avoid being recognized by ordinary humans, she also needed to wrap a scarf around her head; otherwise, she couldn't cover the two small horns on top of her head.

"Let's go, I'll take you there."

Xia Shang picked up Mukago again and flew towards Mt. Sagiri.

"Are you really not a Demon? But you don't look like a human at all." In the air, Mukago looked at the extra arm behind Xia Shang, her eyes filled with curiosity.

"Do you want to be like him too?" Xia Shang turned his head and shook the head in his hand.

Mukago immediately closed her mouth and shook her head like a rattle-drum.

......

On the other side, after Nezuko fell asleep.

Sakonji Urokodaki took Tanjiro and set off on the mountain path towards the Mountain Top of Mt. Sagiri. Along the way, he also explained the origin of the Demon Slayer Corps, as well as the Demon Slayer Corps' missions and some information about Demons.

"Compared to Demons, humans are too fragile. After suffering severe injury, they cannot recover. But even if a Demon has their limbs cut off, they can still potentially recover..."

"Then is brother Xia Shang a Demon? I saw with my own eyes his wound self-healing in an instant." Tanjiro asked.

"I don't know. He is an unusual existence."

While they were talking, Xia Shang had already arrived above Mt. Sagiri, carrying Rokuro's head.

"So they're here." Xia Shang, whose eyesight was stronger than a falcon's, found Sakonji Urokodaki and Tanjiro through the gaps between the branches and leaves.

As he swooped down.

Sakonji Urokodaki in the forest suddenly looked forward with a solemn gaze and subconsciously shielded Tanjiro.

"Be careful, a powerful evil aura is heading towards us. The opponent might be a Lower Rank of the Twelve Kizuki."

Mt. Sagiri is the final selection ground for the Demon Slayer Corps. It has always been protected quite strictly, and almost no Demon knows about this place.

Bang! As the ground trembled, a figure slowly walked out from the dust.

"The head you wanted, I've brought it to you. You can check it. Besides that, there's also a small additional gift." Mukago seemed quite well-behaved. She lowered her head and shyly walked in front of the two from behind Xia Shang.

"Brother Xia Shang!" Tanjiro exclaimed in surprise.

At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief. What the... So the evil aura was Brother Xia Shang after all.

"This is the head of a Twelve Kizuki?" Sakonji Urokodaki lowered his head and looked at the head that rolled to his feet. He squatted in front of the head and carefully observed the head's eyes.

He saw that on the head's right eye, the character for Lower Two was engraved. Without a doubt, this was the Lower Rank Two of the Twelve Kizuki.

Sakonji Urokodaki was somewhat surprised by Xia Shang's efficiency.

This wasn't Lower Rank Six.

Nor was it Lower Rank Five. This was Lower Rank Two. Although the strength of the Lower Ranks isn't high, to find and kill one in such a short time, it's probably something few Hashira could accomplish.

Especially the first point. Generally speaking, the location of Demons is variable, and it usually requires gathering information from various places to find them.

"Not only that, you also brought a Lower Rank Four."

"If this old man isn't mistaken, the location of Lower Rank Two should have been provided to Xia Shang by you, right?"

Sakonji Urokodaki's eyes were sharp. Seeing the timid Mukago, he guessed the course of events at a glance.

However, he was still curious how Xia Shang found Lower Rank Four. Did he possess some special ability that could detect the location of Demons?

"Y-Yes..." Mukago was so nervous she could barely speak clearly.

"Give it a quick end. As for your letter, I'll mail it tomorrow."

"Okay."

Xia Shang took Mukago and walked down the mountain. Meanwhile, the head left at Sakonji Urokodaki's feet exploded with a bang, sending countless blood splatters flying in all directions, and under the faintly rising morning light, it turned into piles of ash.

The scene shifts to Muzan's side.

He was wearing a black suit, moving among the crowd at the dinner party.

His handsome face made him the focus of the dinner party. Several noble ladies in gorgeous dresses were looking at Muzan, covering their mouths and chatting with giggles.

Meanwhile, Muzan idly swirled the wine in his glass while using his plum-red eyes to search for tonight's prey.

Under the illumination of the lights, the wine in his hand reflected a captivating and enchanting deep red.

Suddenly, his pupils constricted like a poisonous snake.

A Lower Rank had died, and it was Rokuro, the Lower Rank Two.

"Useless. Wasting my blood again." Rokuro's death completely shattered Muzan's good mood. He coldly put down the wine glass in his hand. Then, amidst the screams of the crowd, he brought the dinner party to an end!

(End of Chapter)