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Chapter 160: Where Did Sakonji Urokodaki Find This Monster?

Boom!! The Nichirin Blade, wreathed in flames and waves, carried terrifying airflow, sweeping up roadside debris and weeds.

Until the blade completely disappeared from his line of sight.

Murata, dumbfounded, stared blankly at the boundless trench on the ground, instantly speechless with shock.

"Caw! Caw caw! Your strength, this master acknowledges it."

As Hutaro's words fell, a tremendous sound woke up Murata, who was still immersed in shock.

In an instant.

The long saber, leaving a trail of red and blue tail flames, instantly pierced through the moving ink-black Swamp.

The Swamp Demon hiding within the Swamp hadn't even reacted before the suddenly appearing long saber pierced through its neck.

"How... how is this possible?" The Swamp Demon's main body, its face ferocious, subconsciously reached out to touch its own neck. Suddenly, its perspective changed. It saw its own headless body, extending grayish-blue hands, as if fumbling for something where its neck should be.

What was it looking for? Was it looking for its head? Oh, I remember now, my head seems to have been cut off by a knife.

As the Swamp on the ground slowly dissipated, the headless Swamp Demon, under the moonlight, gradually turned into ash.

"I'm not reconciled! I clearly escaped... Why? Why could you find me!"

The Swamp Demon's only remaining ferocious head let out an unwilling roar. It used its blood-red eyes to stare fixedly at the two people and one demon walking towards it.

"Why so many questions? Caw, if you're going to die, hurry up and die!"

Hutaro, swooping down, kicked away the Swamp Demon's head with one claw.

This sent the Swamp Demon's head rolling in front of the unconscious girl nearby.

"Wuwu... Just thinking about never being able to eat such delicious flesh and blood again makes me so sad... so sad..." Tears welled up in the Swamp Demon's eyes. As it cried, it extended its scarlet tongue, covered in bulging veins, attempting to lick the face of the girl in front of it. Extremely foul-smelling liquid dripped from the corner of its mouth.

Sizzle! The weeds that were dripped on by the liquid instantly emitted a wisp of white smoke and then quickly withered and died.

"Hutaro, stop messing around."

Fortunately, Murata reacted in time, and with a kick in the air, he sent the Swamp Demon's head flying.

In mid-air, the Swamp Demon's eyes held intense unwillingness. Before it could fall, a gust of evening wind blew past, and it turned into a wisp of ash, dissipating in the wind.

However, just then, Mukago, standing beside Xia Shang, suddenly revealed a look of panic.

Muzan, Lord Muzan wants to see me?

"What are you afraid of?" At this moment, Xia Shang, who had already pushed his Fusion Progress to 99%, had reached the peak of his Perception Ability of his surroundings. Even the sound of Mukago's heart beating violently couldn't escape his notice.

"N-nothing." Mukago subconsciously lowered her head, avoiding Xia Shang's gaze.

It's over. If Lord Muzan finds out that I betrayed him, then I'm dead for sure. What should I do? What should I do? Just thinking that my life is about to end.

Mukago let out a "wah" sound and started crying.

"Lead the way, Asakusa, Tokyo."

Xia Shang pulled out the long saber stuck in the ground and re-sheathed it at his waist.

"Caw! Alright, Lord."

Hutaro immediately flapped his wings to lead the way for Xia Shang.

"I'll help you break free from Muzan's restraint, and you lead me to find Muzan. How about this deal?" Xia Shang said in a calm tone.

Mukago didn't dare to speak, because the curse inside her body would immediately erupt once it sensed that she leaked information about Muzan.

Looking at the crystal tears hanging on Mukago's face and her pitiful appearance.

"If you don't speak, I'll take it as you agreeing."

The next second, two arms shot out from his back, instantly grabbing Murata and Mukago beside him. Then, Xia Shang's figure disappeared from the spot.

With Xia Shang's current speed, he could cross the entire Japan within an hour (from south to north; east to west would be even faster). After all, traveling at several times the speed of sound is no joke – one times the speed of sound alone covers over a thousand kilometers in an hour.

What's more, Xia Shang's speed is far more than three times the speed of sound.

And this is still far from his limit.

Bang bang bang!! As time passed, the Heart Engine within Xia Shang's chest was activated to its Limit State, and the Demon Slayer Mark on his body also changed from blue to crimson red.

"You're flying too slow. From now on, you'll be responsible for showing me the direction."

An invisible tentacle shot out from Xia Shang's shoulder. The tentacle easily wrapped around the body of the Kasugai Crow, pulling it onto Xia Shang's shoulder.

"Caw! Turn left... go straight."

Seeing Xia Shang's speed getting faster and faster, Murata's face was deformed by the strong wind. "L-lord... could you... slow down?"

Murata shouted with all his might.

Seeing this, a layer of dark red membrane instantly enveloped Murata, Mukago, and Hutaro.

At this moment, sounds like porcelain cracking gradually emerged from the surface of Xia Shang's body. Crimson red, like magma, filled all the cracks. Without the blood-colored membrane protection, Murata would not only suffer splitting headaches from the resonance generated by Xia Shang's heart, but in serious cases, it could even cause his own heart to resonate.

Once Murata's heart was driven by Xia Shang's Heart Engine, he wouldn't be far from death. Leaving other things aside, the rapidly pumping blood alone would be enough to cause his blood vessels to burst.

In addition to the heart resonance, Xia Shang's body temperature at this moment had rapidly soared. With every breath, his temperature rose by several degrees. It's no exaggeration to say, Xia Shang could even cook an egg by hand. This was far higher than the 39-degree body temperature of a Hashira activating their Demon Slayer Mark, completely on a different level.

At this moment, it was no longer the wind passing by him, but the wind chasing after Xia Shang's figure.

"Such terrifying speed, and this kind of stamina is definitely not something an Ordinary Human can possess." Murata nervously swallowed. Now he truly couldn't discern whether Xia Shang was a Human or a Foul Demon, and surely even a Foul Demon couldn't possess such terrifying speed?

"Lord, there's a turbulent river ahead. Should we take a detour?"

To be honest, even a crow's eyesight couldn't keep up with Xia Shang's speed.

If Xia Shang didn't occasionally slow down, Hutaro simply couldn't determine where they were.

Hutaro's expression at this moment was extremely serious, diligently serving as a living map for Xia Shang. A closer look would reveal a hint of fear in Hutaro's eyes. Moreover, the fine feathers on its forehead were already wet with cold sweat.

"No need." Xia Shang said coldly.

He just flicked his hands, and two massive Psychic Waves pushed him to leap over the river from above.

Scared this master to death! Where did Sakonji Urokodaki find this monster? Not only was he ridiculously strong, but he also wasn't afraid of sunlight – simply a non-human existence. Hutaro raised his right wing, carefully wiping away the cold sweat on his forehead.

"Asakusa, Tokyo is just ahead. According to the government's rules, the Demon Slayer Corps needs to unequip the... at their waist."

Before Hutaro's words were finished, Xia Shang directly rushed in.

Pedestrians on both sides of the road could only see a faint red light brush past them. But when they focused their attention, trying to see what it was, Xia Shang's figure had already vanished from their line of sight without a trace.

After several breaths,

Xia Shang suddenly turned around, his legs erupted with terrifying strength, leaping into the Mansion nearby.

The Mansion looked ordinary, as if no one had lived there for a long time. However, the next second, the steam overflowing from Xia Shang's mouth turned into a gale. Centered around him, a surge of extremely high-temperature air surged outwards in all directions. Boom!! Its momentum was terrifying, as if it would destroy everything around it.

Suddenly, a gentle voice sounded.

"Yushiro, release the Blinding Art around us. Let them come in."

As several talismans with eye patterns fell, the surrounding environment drastically changed. From the originally overgrown Mansion, it turned into a clean and tidy courtyard. On both sides of the courtyard, various kinds of medicinal herbs were planted.

"Wow!" x3.

When Murata and the others were put down by Xia Shang, they all lowered their heads and started throwing up. Even Hutaro was the same.

Indeed, Xia Shang's appearance at the moment looked exactly like a high-ranking Foul Demon.

His body's surface was covered in cracks. These cracks were interspersed with ferocious, terrifying Demon Slayer Marks, emitting a crimson red light like magma. The two arms behind him had particularly prominent muscle lines, looking as if woven from steel cables, and seemed to contain unimaginable strength.

Whoosh! With every breath Xia Shang took, extremely high-temperature steam spread outwards.

Murata just accidentally touched it, and a blister appeared on the back of his hand at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"So hot!" Murata quickly avoided the incoming steam, while continuously blowing cool air onto the back of his hand.

"Are you a Demon?" Yushiro, standing in front of the Wooden Cabin door, frowned.

"But you don't have a demon's aura on you. How strange. However, there's no doubt, you are a dangerous person."

Judging from Yushiro's expression, he wasn't very welcoming of Xia Shang approaching Tamayo.

"Please let the guests come in."

"Come in." Hearing Lady Tamayo's instruction, Yushiro reluctantly pushed open the Wooden Cabin door behind him.

Whoosh... As Xia Shang expelled the air from his lungs, the temperature on the surface of his body also began to cool down rapidly.

Retracting the two arms from his back into his body.

He then lifted his leg and walked towards the Wooden Cabin door.

"Lower Rank Four!" Only then did Yushiro notice the kanji in Mukago's eyes.

"Don't be nervous, they have no hostility." Tamayo's gentle voice sounded again from inside the house.

"Xia Shang."

"Tamayo."

When Xia Shang stepped into the Wooden Cabin, he saw Tamayo kneeling on the tatami. She was wearing a dark purple kimono, her appearance gentle and beautiful.

"Please sit." Tamayo's eyes seemed to contain a light purple mist, appearing particularly mysterious.

"No need."

The furnishings inside the Room were very novel. On the surrounding counters, some medical equipment were placed, such as surgical knives, tweezers, and glass jars.

Xia Shang took one look and thought he had returned to modern times.

(End of Chapter)