Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

Chapter 185 The Evolution of Life, The Explosion Between Life and Death

In Li Lei's residence, inside a completely enclosed room, a wisteria-covered ancient tree, its entire body pierced with dozens of Nichirin Blades, quietly bloomed with blood-red flowers. The blossoms densely covered the treetops, shimmering with a faint light.

The interplay of light and shadow creates a breathtakingly beautiful effect, as if a chemical reaction has occurred.

Li Lei stood before the massive tree trunk, reaching out to stroke the rough bark, feeling the fruits of his labor—the tree made of flesh and blood—and the results of his experiments over the years, using the Sun Wheel Knife to overcome the sunlight.

"Not bad, there's been a change. It seems we're on the right track."

Upon receiving information about the physical changes transmitted by the flesh-and-blood wisteria tree, Li Lei revealed a satisfied smile.

Add to that the changes in his body resulting from the various basic breathing techniques he collected and learned from the Demon Slayer Corps, and it's unknown what kind of chemical reaction will occur when the two meet.

A sudden inspiration struck Li Lei, and he immediately got up and put the idea into action.

As soon as Li Lei thought about it, the wisteria tree trunk made of flesh and blood in front of him immediately opened up a large hole big enough for him to enter.

Li Lei excitedly walked straight into it. The hole in the tree trunk closed, and in an instant, Li Lei's flesh and blood merged with the wisteria flower and the tree, becoming one with it.

In the instant of fusion, Li Lei felt the sublimation of his soul, the evolution of his body, and his strength underwent a completely new change, entering a higher level.

Just then, Li Lei suddenly felt the changes stop, as if some inexplicable and powerful force was preventing his life essence from becoming stronger.

What happened? Why did evolution suddenly stop? I was clearly still evolving.

The sudden turn of events darkened Li Lei's expression; something in this world was preventing him from becoming stronger.

If I'm not mistaken, it should be the "god" from Demon Slayer.

With the opportunity to become stronger right in front of him, how could Li Lei, who was being blocked, give up? He began to use all his strength to break through the barrier in front of him.

"Get out of my way!"

Li Lei let out a low roar, unleashing tremendous power as he struggled with all his might to break free from the invisible shackles binding him.

With a "crack," the shackles that had suddenly appeared on his body, preventing him from becoming stronger, began to show cracks.

"it works!"

Feeling the barrier loosen, Li Lei felt a surge of joy and began to struggle even more vigorously. As Li Lei exerted all his strength in his struggle, more and more cracks appeared in the barrier.

Just as success was within reach and Li Lei was overjoyed, the barrier instantly restored itself and became even thicker.

This unexpected turn of events rendered all of Li Lei's efforts futile. Feeling the even thicker barrier and shackles binding him than before, Li Lei's anger surged from within.

"Whether you are a god or the will of the world, whatever you are, you can't stop me."

Li Lei spoke in a low voice, his heart filled with anger.

Li Lei knew long ago that a powerful "god" existed in this world. The unexpected birth of the Demon King Muzan caused the emergence of "demons," creatures that defied common sense.

This being sent down Yoriichi, a being with maxed-out talent, to destroy Muzan. However, the power it unleashed seemed to have a great deal of negligence; Muzan roamed the world for hundreds of years before Yoriichi was born. Moreover, Yoriichi, whom it sent down, did not successfully destroy Muzan.

What happened next was interesting. In the hundreds of years that followed, no one in Demon Slayer, who was considered a god, sent down even one in ten people with the talent and destiny to destroy Muzan.

This shows that it is very difficult for the "gods" in Demon Slayer to exert their power on the world.

That's why Li Lei dared to say such a thing. For some reason, a "god" couldn't take direct action. You can imagine how ridiculous that is, or that he simply couldn't do it.

"Blood Demon Art - Flesh and Blood Clone".

Unwilling to stop evolving, Li Lei used a move he had come up with on a whim.

Li Lei began to split off five identical clones from his original body.

He instructed them to sit around him, centering on his main body. Then, Li Lei focused his attention on six things at once, controlling his clones to fully activate different breathing techniques. Soon, the breathing techniques of each clone—wind, water, thunder, fire, and rock—entered a state of complete concentration.

Meanwhile, Li Lei, the main body, fully activated the Moon Breathing Technique, achieving a state of complete concentration and constant balance.

At this moment, Li Lei's mental energy was being consumed at an extremely rapid rate, but this was not enough. Li Lei immediately began to act, carrying out the final step of his plan to break through the barrier.

As if receiving some kind of command, the clones around Li Lei's body stood up while maintaining their concentrated breathing techniques, and instantly merged into Li Lei's body in a superimposed manner.

In an instant, Li Lei accomplished a feat unprecedented and unparalleled, a situation that was simply impossible.

There are six breathing techniques existing simultaneously within a person's (or a ghost's) body.

But the cost of doing so was enormous. The collision and backlash of the six breathing techniques caused Li Lei to feel as if every cell in his body was screaming. The excruciating pain was like an atomic bomb exploding inside him. As a ghost with powerful vitality, he had never been so close to death.

At the same time, the benefits were enormous. An unimaginable power surged within him, easily piercing through the barrier that the "gods" were using to prevent his evolution.

"Master Dao, I've succeeded!"

With a loud bang coming from within his body, Li Lei, who had broken through the "divine" seal, began to rapidly evolve in his life essence.

The backlash from the six breathing techniques was immediately eliminated, and the body recovered instantly.

From this moment on, Li Lei's life essence is basically the same as Muzan's, and even stronger in some aspects.

Surviving decapitation is no longer Muzan's exclusive ability. Li Lei could clearly sense that even the Nichirin Blade containing the sun could not kill him.

His only threat now is the sun.

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