Surpass Yourself from Demon Slayer

After the New Year, Ji Qingfeng and Shinobu Kocho didn't even have a honeymoon period. They hadn't even stayed in the Butterfly House for a few days before they set out to hunt ghosts again.

Half a year passed by inadvertently.

Because Ji Qingfeng often hunted ghosts in the past six months, his position was often exposed. The upper-rank ghosts ordered by Muzan Kibutsuji finally found him.

On a dark and windy night, halfway up a mountain, Ji Qingfeng had just dealt with a ghost that had recently appeared nearby, and looked up at the gloomy clouds in the sky.

Holding the Sun Blade tightly in his hand and constantly strengthening his grip, the black and red Sun Blade in Ji Qingfeng's hand gradually turned into a scarlet red.

"Come out!"

As Ji Qingfeng finished speaking, the sound of rustling footsteps sounded behind him.

Ji Qingfeng looked back and saw a figure walking down the hillside under the night sky.

It was a swordsman with a high black ponytail, three pairs of eyes on his face, and a sword on his waist.

There were deep red flame-like markings on his left forehead, right chin and neck.

In the middle pair of eyes on his face, it was written:

Upper Rank, One.

The ghost who came was one of the upper ranks, Kokushibo.

"I didn't expect you to find me!" As soon as Kokushibo appeared, Ji Qingfeng felt a huge momentum rushing towards him.

Should we say, he is worthy of being the most powerful demon under Muzan Kibutsuji?

Kokushibo, a child of a samurai family in the Warring States Period, was called Tsugekuni Iwakatsu in his human period. He is the twin brother of Tsugekuni Yoriichi, who created the Breathing of the Sun and almost killed Muzan Kibutsuji.

As the twin brother of the child of destiny, jealousy and pressure often tormented Tsugekuni Iwakatsu.

No matter how hard he tried, he was always no match for his younger brother in swordsmanship.

Even the markings that his younger brother was born with, he had to go through untold hardships to open, but after opening them, he He also learned that once the markings were activated, he would not live past the age of 25.

Facing Muzan's invitation, he finally joined Muzan.

He became the first upper rank under Muzan Kibutsuji, and also the strongest upper rank.

Unfortunately, even though he gave up his human identity and joined Muzan in order to become stronger, he was still no match for his younger brother, Yoriichi Tsugumi.

Even after sixty years as a demon, Yoriichi Tsugumi was already over eighty years old, but he was almost killed by his own brother. He was almost beheaded after just one encounter.

Driven by jealousy and anger, he cut Yoriichi Tsugumi, who was standing there with a sword and whose life was exhausted, in half.

"It really looks like that!"

"It's just that the pattern is different."

The look in Kokushibo's six eyes was complicated and difficult to understand.

"Come be a ghost!"

"You should know that a swordsman who has activated the markings will not live past the age of 25."

Kuroshibo stretched out his hand to Ji Qingfeng. When he saw Ji Qingfeng in the picture sent by Muzan, he had this idea, that is, he wanted to turn Ji Qingfeng into a demon like him.

He believed that Lord Muzan would not mind him turning this person who looked very similar to Yoriichi Tsugikoku into a demon.

Facing Kokushibo's invitation, Ji Qingfeng had no intention of paying attention to it.

Breathing of Thunder, One Form, Thunderbolt Flash.

A purple-black electric light flashed, and Ji Qingfeng, who was more than ten meters away, appeared in front of Kokushibo in an instant.

If it were an ordinary demon, his head would have fallen to the ground by now.

But this is Kokushibo, the demon with the markings who can see through the world.

Ji Qingfeng's attacks and movements were clearly seen in Kokushibo's eyes.

Breathing of the Moon, One Form, Dark Moon, Palace of the Night!

Different breathing, same sword-drawing and slashing.

Moon Breathing was a derivative breathing method created by Kokushibo when he was a human, after he found that he could not practice Sun Breathing after trying. Kokushibo, like Inadama Inotake who was killed by Ji Qingfeng before, is a ghost who can use breathing methods.

But the strength of these two ghosts is very different.

Many full-moon blades were left behind wherever Kokushibo slashed.

With a clang, Ji Qingfeng's Sun Wheel Sword and the sword made of Kokushibo's own flesh and blood collided with each other, making a harsh sound.

Ji Qingfeng's purple-black Sun Wheel Sword flashed with lightning of the same color. He had used up all his strength at this time, and his face flushed.

Kokushibo held the hilt full of eyes without any pressure, and with a little force, he vibrated Ji Qingfeng's Sun Wheel Sword.

‘Shit, I got hit by the sword.

Ji Qingfeng clearly felt the difference in strength. Before Kokushibo became a demon, he was already a very powerful swordsman who had mastered the patterns and the transparent world. After becoming a demon, he had practiced for more than 400 years. He was totally incomparable to a rookie like himself who had only practiced for a few years.

Although he had been using lightning to stimulate and activate cells, his physical strength was far behind Kokushibo.

Using lightning to stimulate and activate cells, the speed of improvement was very obvious only in the beginning of practice. Later on, the improvement of physical strength was completely a matter of time, no matter how strong the electric shock he used.

His body's resistance to lightning was already full.

‘I am totally no match for him, what should I do?

After a sword fight, Ji Qingfeng realized that he could not defeat Kokushibo. What he should consider now is not killing the demon, but escaping. He must not be caught.

If he is caught, he will most likely be forced to become a demon. At that time, he will most likely be controlled by Muzan. Although he cannot kill him, Muzan can still imprison him.

‘Wait until the sun rises and consumes it?’

‘Or use the sound-killing thunder? No, that won't work. This move is too fast and I can't change direction midway. If Kokushibo sees through my move and dodges before I can make a move, I'm done.’

"Do you feel the difference in strength? Come on, become a ghost. This way, you will have endless time to become stronger."

Kuroshibo once again invited Ji Qingfeng. He was very persistent in turning a human who looked very similar to Tsugikoku Yoriichi into a ghost.

"If I become a ghost, will I become as ugly as you?"

"That's too pitiful. I don't want to become a ghost."

"To be honest, I feel physically uncomfortable when I see you. You look a little too casual and a little too scary."

‘What the hell am I talking about? Why am I still stimulating it at this time? I can't control my mouth that wants to do something naughty sometimes. '

Ji Qingfeng's face was expressionless, he looked calm, but he was actually panicking inside. He actually said such words that he was rushing to die.

But it was really cool.

When Kokushibo heard Ji Qingfeng's harsh words, veins bulged on his forehead."In that case, I will cut off your hands and feet, and then turn you into a pitiful ghost like me." Ji Qingfeng was stunned when he heard this.

‘No, buddy, how much do you hate Tsugikoku Yoriichi? Even after scolding you like that, you still want to turn me into a ghost?