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164. Chapter 164: He was clearly the creature infinitely close to perfection!

The Kasugai Crow 'Kaname' shook its head. "Kyojuro Rengoku is on his way. I need to know what exactly happened here?"

"To begin with..." Murata then recounted everything that had happened previously, without missing a single detail.

"Muzan actually appeared?! And was even hunted down by Edogawa Xia Shang?" 'Kaname' could hardly believe its ears. It slightly opened its beak, as if it could fit a whole cherry inside. "Did I hear that right? He actually dared to hunt down Muzan Kibutsuji?"

Seeing Murata nod with a serious expression, 'Kaname' realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Then I must quickly notify Kyojuro Rengoku to go and rescue him!"

There's no time to lose! 'Kaname' immediately rushed out the window, preparing to meet up with Kyojuro Rengoku.

...

At this moment, Muzan had been completely enraged by Xia Shang.

He crossed his arms and swiped, directly tearing the black suit on his upper body to shreds. As the pieces of clothing fluttered down, a perfectly built, muscular physique was fully exposed to the air.

"I will use your life to compensate for my flaws!" Muzan raised both arms, his mouth splitting open to his ears, just like Xia Shang.

"You want my life? Heh heh, you can come and try."

Xia Shang grinned sinisterly; that mouth full of dense fangs was even more shocking to behold!

He really wanted to see how a guy who couldn't even break his defense would take his life! "Arrogant fellow, I will make you pay the price." Muzan's gaze was incredibly cold. Following his voice, his right arm rapidly twisted and transformed. Bang! His right arm rapidly swelled, finally mutating into an eyeless giant python formed from blood clots. The giant python was wrapped in a thick bloody aura, opening its massive mouth as if wanting to swallow Xia Shang whole.

The giant python was extremely fast, reaching Xia Shang in the blink of an eye.

But Xia Shang's reaction speed was even faster. Before the giant python could swallow him, he swung his right hand, which had transformed into a blade, and fiercely plunged it into the giant python's head. With a tearing sound, the blade sliced open the giant python's flesh and blood, cutting it in half from head to tail.

Sharp sword energy burst forth from Xia Shang's hand.

Fortunately, Muzan dodged in time.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have just been his right arm that was severed, but also half of his body.

"You've truly angered me." Muzan gritted his teeth, bulging veins twisted like earthworms protruded from his neck. As his voice fell, the flesh and blood giant python that had been severed on the ground actually extended tiny fleshy tendrils and intertwined with each other, merging into one.

Boom!!

The giant python suddenly surged up. Caught off guard, it actually swallowed Xia Shang's left hand in one gulp. In an instant, the extremely corrosive blood inside the giant python gave Xia Shang a slight burning sensation. If it were an ordinary human or a demon, their entire arm would have probably been completely corroded long ago.

"Hmph!" Xia Shang snorted angrily. His left arm then erupted with countless bone spikes, instantly piercing the giant python's skin. Not only that, Xia Shang's left arm twisted and stretched out, bone spikes growing wildly like thorns, quickly bursting open the giant python constructed from flesh and blood.

The next second, a pair of pitch-black wings suddenly appeared before Muzan, their texture like rock, covered in scattered flesh and blood, with bone spikes serving as feathers. Whoosh! Xia Shang slowly furled his blazing wings, which were about three meters long.

As the surface of the wings gradually turned red, the surrounding temperature rose along with it.

"You like regeneration? Then I'll turn every single one of your cells into ash." The smile on Xia Shang's face grew wider, because he saw the prompt indicating successful analysis.

[Innate Ability: Five Brains, Seven Hearts]

[Analysis Condition: Destroy one heart and one brain]

[After fusion, the player's body structure will change. Without affecting the body's function, they can possess five brains and seven hearts. Five brains can greatly enhance the player's reaction speed, and even if one or several brains are destroyed, it will still not affect the player's actions and thinking.

And seven hearts will provide the player with more abundant stamina. At the same time, the player's explosive power will also be enhanced.]

Perfect! What a perfect ability! Xia Shang could hardly suppress the excitement in his heart. His eyes were filled with ecstasy. This innate ability was simply too helpful to him. Whether it was the five brains or the seven hearts, they held extraordinary significance for him. After having five brains, even if his head was cut off, he could still survive.

This meant he would no longer have a fatal flaw. Unless someone could destroy all five brains simultaneously, otherwise, it would be very difficult to kill him.

And the seven hearts were also significantly helpful to him. Xia Shang didn't even dare to imagine if all seven heart engines operated at their highest frequency together, whether his body could withstand such a fierce boost?

Most likely not, Xia Shang guessed inwardly.

Because with one heart engine, he could still barely withstand it. Two hearts should be his body's limit.

As for three hearts, he estimated he would explode and die.

To solve this problem, there was only one way: continuously strengthen his physique. Xia Shang guessed that with Homelander's physique, he should be able to handle three heart engines. As for more, Xia Shang estimated it would be quite risky.

At this moment, Muzan could feel the cells he had split off letting out painful wails.

Even if his cells regenerated quickly, it couldn't compare to the speed of being destroyed. The temperature of the opponent's wings even surpassed lava. Let alone a flesh and blood body, even steel couldn't withstand that kind of high temperature.

How is this possible? In this world, there actually exists a second way to kill me! Muzan was instantly stunned on the spot. The long-sealed fear in his heart was awakened once again. Only this time, the one who awakened it wasn't Yoriichi Tsugikuni, nor Sun Breathing, and certainly not the sun, but this "kindred" before him, who was approaching perfection! Why? Why would Xia Shang be more perfect than him? He was clearly the creature infinitely close to perfection!

Unfortunately, no one could explain Muzan's confusion.

Escape! Muzan was covered in cold sweat. His eyes were filled with fear and confusion. He saw countless tentacles with sharp spikes grow from his back, and sharp bone spikes grew at the end of each tentacle. He only had one thought now, and that was to stall! Stall until the Upper Ranks' reinforcements arrive. With them as cover, he could then escape.

Actually, Muzan had another method, the same as when he faced Yoriichi Tsugikuni back then: choosing to split himself apart, exploding his body into countless pieces. As long as one fragment survived, he could rely on his unparalleled recovery ability to resurrect again.

However, this was his ultimate trump card. Unless absolutely necessary, or pushed into a desperate situation, he would never use this move.

Because the aftereffects of this move were simply too great. Even if he could resurrect again, it would take a very long time, and he would be left with irreparable internal injuries within his body.

(End of Chapter)