Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Chapter 746 Muzan's Abilities

Kariya's red eyes swept over the crowd, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Were too many of our compatriots killed?

The deaths of Udagawa and the twins had already troubled him, and now Mahashi and Yuki had also been killed. Putting aside the somewhat unstable Mahashi and Udagawa, the deaths of the twins and Yuki alone had greatly reduced their strength.

Of the surviving Bounts, only Koga and Sawatari are probably capable enough to hold their own against captain-level Shinigami.

Well, it's just a brief encounter. Winning is absolutely impossible, at least in a place like this. We can only hope they can hold us off for a short time.

However, if it's just a Shikai, and only a Shikai at the vice-captain level, then it can gain the upper hand.

Yu Shi's strength is also considerable; his puppets are of the multiple type, and if used well, they might have unexpected effects.

However, their strength on paper is far inferior; the opponent's combat power, as demonstrated yesterday, was already quite impressive.

The substitute Shinigami who can use Hollows, a vice-captain Shinigami, and several other Devil Fruit users—if there were three or so more vice-captains, their chances of winning would be drastically reduced.

Even he himself couldn't guarantee that he could easily defeat that monster.

The only chance might lie in the limitation that captain-level Shinigami can only use one-fifth of their spiritual pressure in the human world, if this limitation exists.

To be honest, Kariya had no reason to refuse, even if they might lose to the Soul Society's reinforcements.

Because once you miss this opportunity, it won't be so easy to get another one.

"If we win, can you get that Quincy to help us enter Soul Society?" Kariya finally spoke up in a low voice. "But I already know that the Quincy should have lost his powers, right?"

"You'll probably use this excuse to deceive us in the end, won't you?"

"Deceive you?" Yu Zi scoffed. "Why would I need to deceive you?"

"To be honest, the reason I'm willing to give you this opportunity is entirely because I'm considering my own feelings."

"You may think I'm dissatisfied with some of the old-fashioned things in Seireitei, but you'd better not think I'm on your side."

"My aversion to the Seireitei is not as strong as you imagine."

At this moment, Ushiki opened his mouth, met Yuko's gaze, and said with a forced smile, "Lord Kariya, if we cannot obtain power from the living, with our current strength, we are definitely no match for the Soul Society."

"This woman might just be using someone else to do her dirty work."

Kariya's expression froze for a moment: "Using someone else to do the dirty work?"

Everyone turned to look at him with curiosity.

Even Yuko had the same expression, as if to say, "You tell me, I'm listening."

Ushiki is now somewhat regretful, because he feels that if he has hit Yuko's sore spot, then Kariya God probably won't be able to protect him either.

But now the die is cast and the arrow has to be released.

Ushiki forced a smile and said, "Wasn't she expelled from Soul Society? Maybe she just doesn't want to expose herself, so she's saying this on purpose."

"She knows perfectly well that with our current numbers and in this state, we are no match for death."

That's true, but you're really brave. Aren't you afraid that if you push her too far, you'll give one of us a good whack?

With that exaggerated mobility, they might just get wiped out right now.

For a moment, everyone's muscles under their clothes tensed up.

"Hehe..." Yu Zi laughed out loud.

Everyone's muscles tensed even more, as if they were about to become Brother Crow and have a thrilling table-flipping battle, only to be swiftly defeated by Yu Zi.

"Don't be nervous, I just suddenly feel like what you said makes some sense." Yu Zi's lips curled up slightly, her crimson eyes sweeping over everyone. "Indeed, you're just talking about the rules of the game, saying you're not allowed to hurt ordinary people."

"It has caused you some inconvenience."

Under the tense gazes of everyone, Yuko leisurely and slowly stood up, placed her hands on the table, and turned to Kariyagami to ask, "Do you have a cup?"

Kariya was taken aback for a moment, but still nodded to Ichinose Masaki and brought over a few wine glasses from the wine cabinet.

Seeing Yuuko picking up the wine glass and fiddling with it, Kariya frowned slightly. "What do you need the wine glass for?"

“I haven’t seen you consume souls, but I imagine it’s nothing more than replenishing your blood and spiritual energy from the body.” Yuko placed the wine glass she had been playing with on the table. “Am I right?”

Kariya paused for a moment, then said, "In a way..."

Actually, it does have an impact. For the Bount, the soul of a living person is perhaps much better than the soul of a dead person due to factors such as the characteristics of the soul.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have focused their attention on living people.

“Then, this should be enough.” Yu Zi slowly extended her right hand, the black nail on her left index finger slowly tracing across her right palm, a trickle of deep red blood dripping down her palm onto the cup below.

Just as the blood was about to fall into the cup, Yuko couldn't help but recall Muzan Kibutsuji.

That guy can control other people through blood; she should be able to do it too.

Previously, Yuko would only use her own blood to sense the approximate location of others and know that blood could be used to launch attacks within the other person's body. However, she had not yet conducted in-depth research on the ability to directly hear the other person's thoughts and obtain information from their vision, like Muzan Kibutsuji.

Using blood to listen to the other person's thoughts, even to control them...

The moment the blood fell, Yuko suddenly realized this.

Yuko had never used her own blood to do such a thing; otherwise, she could have influenced everyone without them even realizing it, just like Aizen.

Putting everything else aside, the old man Yamamoto already has his own blood in his body right now, unless he later performs a fire cleansing on his entire body.

And Kyoraku, Hana-nee, all have her blood in their bodies.

She could explode like a time bomb at any time if she wanted to.

But she didn't.

She wasn't Muzan after all, and besides, Hana and the others couldn't really be considered enemies.

A few memories flashed through Yuko's mind. Soon, the blood in the glass had been replenished to about a third. She withdrew her hand, which had stopped flowing, and pushed the glass to the middle.

Her gaze calmly swept over the crowd. "Give it a try?"

Everyone was completely bewildered: "Blood?"

Although they were called vampires at one time, they are not the vampires that ordinary people understand.

the most important is……

Ichinose Masaki murmured, "This should be a Gikai, right?"

Yuko smiled slightly: "Who told you this is a cyborg?"

Ichinose Masaki paused for a moment, then asked, "What else could this be but a Gikai?"

Although a Grim Reaper's body can achieve the same effect as bleeding, it is still a soul.

There has only ever been an example of a vessel transforming into a spirit when a creature from the mortal world goes to the Soul Society.

There is no soul that can transform the spiritual particles within the body into artifacts. Even Shinigami can only use artificial bodies to travel to the mortal world, and Hollows can only move around in the mortal world using their original bodies.

“It’s a real body.” Yu Zi didn’t intend to elaborate further, but simply raised her hand towards her wine glass to signal to everyone.

Before they knew what the blood actually was, no one dared to make any rash moves.

After a long while, Kariya, still the leader, silently reached out and picked up the wine cup with his slender fingers.

Regardless of the issue of courage, if the leader doesn't step in when something like this happens, he won't be able to hold onto his position for long.

Just as Kariya was about to bring the wine glass to her lips, Yuko suddenly said, "I should make one thing clear beforehand: this blood has a side effect."

Kariya's expression froze: "Side effects?"

“Yes, at least that’s how it is for you,” Yu Zi said calmly. “I can easily manipulate my blood, which means that once you ingest my blood, I can make it explode inside you at any time.”

Before Kariya could speak, Ichinose Masaki blurted out, "Are you kidding me!"

He turned to look at Kariya: "Mr. Kariya! That's enough! We don't need to take any risks."

Kariya ignored Ichinose Masaki, only giving Ikuko a deep look before decisively emptying the blood from his glass.

"..."

After swallowing the blood, Kariya stood silently in place.

Everyone stared intently at him, afraid of missing any changes.

After a while, Kariya raised his head.

"...Strawberry flavor?"

Yuko nodded silently: "Because the original rusty taste of blood is quite unpleasant to drink, and people have complained about it before, so I improved it."

Everyone:...

Just as everyone was speechless and about to lose their composure, Kariya's crimson pupils suddenly contracted, and he clutched his heart.

In an instant, a visible white shockwave exploded outwards from the center of Kariya God! His eyes instantly turned bloodshot and his body grew stronger at an astonishing speed.

After the battle with Ichigo last night, the somewhat dejected atmosphere intensified rapidly within a few breaths, as if a small storm had been created in the room.

"This power..." Koga's pupils dilated in shock as he looked at Ikuko in astonishment.

What a joke! This is only half a cup... less than half a cup of blood, and it can have this effect?

This has far surpassed the boost that comes from absorbing the souls of living people, hasn't it?

Regarding this, Sawatari, who had consumed a large number of living souls, resulting in his body aging prematurely, has something to say.

A pair of aged eyes stared intently at Yuko, concealing not only deep fear but also a hint of hungry desire.

If he could devour this woman, then he…

Of course, this is just thought.

At least that's the case for now.

The changes in Kariya God lasted for about half a minute before gradually subsiding.

His appearance hadn't changed much, but his inner strength had become much more formidable.

Kariya Kami clenched his fist, sensing the power. If it were last night, Kurosaki Ichigo would definitely not have been his match.

"The medicine seems to be working well."

Kariyagami suppressed his excitement and looked intently at Yuuko: "Hmm, an unbelievable improvement. You really are a Shinigami... no, are you really human?"

It was much stronger than he had expected, and its effect was no less than that of absorbing a large number of souls.

The reason he chose to take the medication despite Yuko's warning was because she could have chosen not to.

Whether it's seeking revenge on Soul Society or ultimately fulfilling the Bount's destiny, Kariya has no other choice.

Yuko followed the same method, sprinkling the same amount of blood into the remaining cups.

This amount of energy expenditure is not insignificant for Yu Zi; she'll probably need a good meal to recover.

This time, after witnessing the transformation of Kariyagami, almost no one hesitated anymore.

Sawatari was the first to eat the ginseng fruit like Pigsy from Journey to the West, swallowing the blood whole in one gulp, which made Yuko frown.

After waiting for about a minute, the three of them completed their evolution one after another.

no side effects.

This was Sawatari's immediate reaction.

But then, in the next second, his body underwent an unprecedented change. His aged, wrinkled skin became youthful, his originally short stature grew taller, and his white short hair sprouted new black hair.

He actually became younger.

Not only Sawatari, but everyone, including Kariyagami, stared in shock at Sawatari's transformation.

"Ah~"

Sawatari touched his cheeks with trembling hands, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He was already an old man before he began consuming the souls of the living and before he became a Bount; a Bount's appearance does not change with age.

How old you are before becoming a bavente is how you'll be set afterward, just like the twins Pan and Peng.

It's nothing more than consuming the souls of living people, making them appear older, but it's understandable for the sake of power, since they can't die no matter how old they get.

But this half-cup of blood allowed him to transcend the power of Bount and become younger. He couldn't even recognize himself as he did in his youth.

gods.

This is a power that only gods can possess.

The hunger deep in Sawatari's expression transformed into joy and madness.

What side effects? They are clearly just a small price to pay for obtaining divine power.

"Don't worry about it, it's just a small use of my ability." Yu Zi looked everyone over.

Hmm, compared to the previous power.

In this state, everyone's strength has increased significantly, and it's possible that several of the vice-captains would need to work together to defeat one of them.

That seems a bit excessive.

Ichinose Masaki could no longer understand Ikuko at all; it was completely beyond his comprehension.

What exactly is it that can instantly amplify the power of the Bounts?

Yuko interrupted the group who were secretly experiencing the power boost, saying, "Getting back to the point, if you win, I will tell you... no, I will help you bypass the Quincy and forcibly open a passage between the Soul Society and the Human World, ensuring that you can enter directly."

Kariya raised his head and said, "Our bodies cannot directly enter."

“Of course, there will also be a way to convert artifacts into spiritual particles.” Yu Zi nodded slightly and looked at everyone. “Moreover, I will not use blood to interfere with you.”