Hyper-fusion, I have infinite forms

"It's embarrassing to talk about this." Gomonin Haruaki said frankly, "We in the Demon Slayer's Office were not strong enough, so the red demon escaped and attacked Miss Oboro's parents. Later, the news of your killing of the red demon was passed back to us. We also knew about the incident in which Mr. Yan later killed Ippon Taroko at Ogasayama in Totomi Province."

"Haha, you guys are well-informed. So let's talk about this demon extermination rally." Zhou Yan smiled and didn't delve into the other party's tracking behavior any further.

"Thank you, Mr. Yan, for your broad mind." Mimonin Haruaki nodded at him seriously, then raised his fingers and made a rare gesture. "What I am going to say next is confidential, so I need to use some tricks to ensure safety. Please forgive me, sir."

"Oh? All is up to you." Zhou Yan looked at him curiously, wanting to see his methods.

Gomonin Haruaki smiled slightly and uttered strange syllables. Then, with his gesture as the center, a spherical light curtain suddenly expanded outwards until it enveloped the three of them and then stopped.

"This is a small barrier that can prevent sound from spreading." Seeing Zhou Yan and Long looking around curiously, Yumenin Haruaki explained with a smile.

"Tsk, is this the legendary Yin-Yang technique?" Zhou Yan couldn't help but admire when he saw the other party nod, "It's such a convenient technique that makes people envious."

So he leaned forward with great interest and said, "Master Dormitory Master, do you think I can become your disciple and learn the Yin-Yang technique?"

"Master Yan, you are joking." Yumenyuan Qingming was surprised by Zhou Yan's outspoken words, and then said calmly: "Master Yan and Miss Long are swordsmen of Longliu, and they can kill all kinds of monsters and demons. How could they be interested in my little Yin-Yang magic?"

As he spoke, he squinted his eyes and smiled again: "What's more, I heard that the secret method of Longliu needs to be inseparable from the 'demon power', which is in natural conflict with the 'spiritual power' we practice. If we rashly practice Yin-Yang magic, I'm afraid it will have bad consequences."

Zhou Yan looked at the man in front of him who was smiling like a fox, and knowing that the other party was unwilling to teach him, he simply raised his hand to stop him from chattering.

"Okay, I understand. Please tell me about this demon extermination meeting."

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(End of this chapter)

Chapter 92 Demonic Repulsion Meeting in Front of the Emperor (th update completed!)

Even though he was interrupted by Zhou Yan, Gomonin Haruaki was not annoyed, but just responded to his words.

"Mr. Yan, do you know why there are so many ghosts in this world and why people are suffering?"

The other party did not directly talk about the situation of the rally, but instead brought up this topic, which made Zhou Yan's heart move.

"Oh?" He looked at Qingming calmly: "I don't understand this, I would like to hear more details."

Mimonin Haruaki looked at him deeply and said softly: "The prison gate is wide open, and the turbid air is in chaos, which leads to the proliferation of monsters and ghosts!"

Zhou Yan sat up straighter.

He thought of the hints and extra tasks he had received when he came to this world.

[The Five Turbidities descended upon the world, the gates of hell opened wide, demons and ghosts were rampant in Yuanlu Island, and the people were living in misery]

[Expel the "big ghost" and close the "prison door"]

Unexpectedly, the information given by the owner of the Demon-Slaying Lodge was exactly the same as the information given by the panel.

The information on the panel has never been wrong.

This means that the owner of this ghost-slaying hut is indeed quite capable.

Seeing Zhou Yan getting serious, Yumeng Qingming smiled and said, "The Demon Slayers have already found the location of this mysterious prison gate and are preparing to organize the real elite to attack it, close the prison gate, and restore order to Yuanlu Kingdom. Therefore, we have obtained the consent of the general to organize a demon extermination meeting in front of the emperor and select strong men."

"So that's how it is." Zhou Yan let out a long sigh.

It seems that all the task information given to him by the panel can be connected.

Although they seem to be three tasks, they can actually be considered as one large, related, comprehensive task.

"Then, where is the prison gate?" Zhou Yan asked directly.

"I can't tell you now." Gomonin Haruaki smiled, "At the gathering in five days, the talented people who are finally selected will know the location of the prison gate."

"Master, why did you call me over here?" Zhou Yan leaned back slightly, supporting himself on the ground with his hands, and deliberately made an unhappy look.

After getting off the boat, he directly equipped the Ghost King's Arm, allowing his left hand to return to normal, so now he can easily perform the above movements.

It surprised Long at the time.

However, after seeing how he killed Ibaraki Douji instantly with the Armor of the Locust, Oboro seemed to have accepted him as some kind of existence close to "God", so he was only surprised for a moment and then simply accepted everything.

As for the "10" points of durability consumption per second, it is not a problem at all for him whose life equipment has reached the fourth level.

The fourth-level life equipment increased the durability recovery effect of his path "Continuous" from "20" to "25", and the effect doubled in non-combat state, reaching "50" per second.

The consumption of the Ghost King's arm is just a drop in the bucket.

But now, Gomonin Haruaki on the opposite side looked at his left hand several times.

The dormitory master's eyes narrowed for a second, wondering in his heart whether there was a flaw in the intelligence system of his Demon-Slaying Dormitory that it could even misremember such obvious physical features as whether the hand was broken or not.

Yumenyuan Qingming put away his thoughts and smiled at Zhou Yan, who was bored, and said, "Please come here, Mr. Yan. In addition to informing you of the situation of the gathering, I have something else to ask of you."

"Go ahead and talk. It's time for me to leave after listening to you. You're so boring. You don't share secrets and you don't teach me Yin-Yang magic even when I want to learn it." Zhou Yan continued to act unhappy.

Qingming saw Zhou Yan's attitude and had no way to deal with him. He could only smile and say, "Mr. Yan, I came here specifically to plead for the deputy head of our Demon Slayer's Resident, Liu Shengzukato."

"Please?" Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment, "None of you have offended me, right?"

As soon as he said this, the image of a young man with a scar on his face and wearing a black haori flashed through his mind.

Could it be that guy?

Qingming on the other side smiled bitterly and said: "Maybe Mr. Yan has never met him, but as far as I know, the deputy dormitory owner Liu Shengzukato did cause you trouble, sir..."

He paused and looked at Zhou Yan: "Mr. Yan, what you encountered on Mount Xiaolishan was not just that one pedal bellows, right?"

It seems that Qingming really knows a lot.

"Hehehehe" Zhou Yan laughed strangely, "Why do you ask when you already know the answer?"

Qingming glanced at Oboro who was sitting obediently beside them and listening to the conversation. He looked at the katana with the handle and a section of the scabbard exposed behind her and said with a puzzled look: "I have some knowledge, Miss Oboro, may I ask if the sword on your back is the legendary Onikiri?"

When Long heard Qingming's words, he did not answer immediately, but looked at Zhou Yan.

It was not until Zhou Yan smiled and nodded at her that the girl respectfully replied to Qingming: "Master, that's right."

"As expected." Qingming sighed, "Since Onikiri is in your hands, it means that Ibaraki Douji..."

He observed Zhou Yan's expression and asked tentatively: "Were we repelled by you?"

In response to Qingming's probing tone, Zhou Yan calmly sat up straight and looked at him, opening his mouth to reveal his sharp white teeth and that wild smile.

Said: "Correct it."

"Yes, he was killed!"

Gomonin Haruaki's breathing became disordered.

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Five days later, the sun was shining.

Inner castle of Edo Castle.

Today, in the inner city where the general, who is not allowed to enter, lives, many special people whose clothing and appearance are very different from those of ordinary people have appeared one after another.

Led by the staff of the Demon-Slaying House, they gathered one after another in a huge venue surrounded by tents in the inner city.

A martial arts arena.

There were several chairs placed in the main seat of the venue, and a serious middle-aged man in a black robe and with his hair tied up was sitting on the chair in the middle.

It was none other than the current ruler of Genroku Province, the great shogun Tsunayoshi.

There was a seat on each side of him, and sitting on the right was Gomonin Haruaki, wearing a white robe and a black crown.

Sitting on the left is a tall swordsman wearing a conical hat, holding a katana at his waist, his entire body covered in a blue robe with not a trace of skin visible.

In addition to the official side, there is a row of chairs on each side of the martial arts field, and many of them are already occupied.

The other chairs were quickly filled as more people came in.

In the corner of the martial arts arena, on two chairs side by side, sat a tall and handsome man wearing an eye patch, and a girl who looked particularly petite and weak compared to the man, carrying a katana on her back.

The girl looked curiously at the strange people who kept entering the venue, wearing various costumes and holding different weapons. She couldn't help but turn her head to look at the man next to her and asked, "Master Yan, it turns out that in addition to the Demon Slayer, there are so many talented people in the world who can defeat demons and monsters. How amazing!"

Zhou Yan held his chin, tilted his eyes slightly, and said with a smile: "Long, you think others are amazing, but you don't know that we two are the most watched people in the whole venue."

"Ah? Really? I, I didn't notice it." After hearing what Zhou Yan said, Long hadn't noticed it at first. But when she looked up at the whole audience, she suddenly realized that everyone was indeed staring at her intentionally or unintentionally, either directly or covertly.

"Why is this happening?" The girl lowered her head shyly and asked curiously.

"It's all that damn Qingming's fault," Zhou Yan pointed speechlessly at the strip of cloth hanging from the umbrella above their heads. There was a huge word written in black ink on the white cloth.

Hazy flow.

"The Demon Slayers have made vertical banners for each participant's style like this." Zhou Yan complained unhappily, "I guess our Long Style is probably really a very well-known style in this circle, and it was probably the kind of hidden style that only made big news and didn't play with this circle before."

Long vaguely understood what Zhou Yan meant, and she tried to express her own speculation: "So, now that we are representing Long Liu, everyone is paying special attention to us, right?"

"That's right. And..." Zhou Yan took another look silently and felt a little toothache.

"The seniors before you, apart from slaying demons, probably did things that other schools hated."

"Ah?" The girl was surprised. "I don't know either."

Zhou Yan looked at the confused look and couldn't help but sigh: "More than 80% of these people seem to be very unhappy with us."

That's right, he has a strong spirit, and his ability to observe and guess other people's behavior and expressions is also very strong. He can clearly feel that almost all the school representatives in the audience look at him with eyes that reveal disgust or even hatred, either directly or covertly.

The reputation of this Longliu seems to be very problematic.

I don’t know what abominable things those Longliu swordsmen before Long did.

Would he go and pick up other people's schools of thought?

If this were really the case, the so-called demon extermination conference would probably not even start discussing the extermination of demons, but would first have to work together to exterminate him and Long.

Just when he was racking his brains over how to deal with the possible public outrage.

People from all schools took their seats, and then warriors went to close all the tents in the martial arts arena and no one was allowed in.

At this time, the head of the Demon Slayer Ryokan, Gomonin Haruaki, stood up, walked to the general and asked him for instructions for a while, and then slowly came to the front of the main seat.

He was seen standing tall, making a hand seal with his right hand and shaking it lightly.

Zhou Yan immediately felt that his body was surrounded by some kind of strange power. This was probably the "spiritual power" that Qingming had told him a few days ago, which was completely opposite to the "demonic power" controlled by Longliu.

Then, Qingming spoke loudly. His voice was not loud, but the resonance of the spiritual power made the words clearly reach the ears of everyone present.

"I am the head of the Demon Slayer Ryoku, Gomonin Haruaki. Under the instruction of General Tsunayoshi, I have specially invited all the talented people to participate in this demon extermination meeting. I have already mentioned the reason in the letter I sent to you all. Now I will formally say it again in front of everyone--"

"The purpose of this gathering is to inform you that the Demon Slayers have found the root cause of this chaotic world. We have gathered you all to discuss how to save the world."

"Secondly, we need to select five of the strongest people in the world to serve as the core commanders of this rescue operation. With the assistance of others, we will go deep into the target area, defeat the enemy, and save Yuanlu!"

"And the way to select the strongest one is to defend the ring!"

Gomonin Haruaki's clear voice spread throughout the venue.

When he said the word "defending the title", his eyes quietly swept over Zhou Yan and Long sitting in the corner, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

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Chapter 93 Yagyu, challenges Oboro Ryu!

"And the way to select the strongest one is to defend the ring!"

Mikadoin Haruaki calmly announced the method for deciding the strongest five. Then, he added with a smile, "In the following competition, everyone must stop at a certain point. Moreover, the final winner will have to face an even more terrifying existence. Therefore, this is not only an honor, but also a responsibility. Please consider it carefully."

He had just finished speaking when everyone present was still looking at each other in bewilderment.

The person in the main seat who had been silent coughed.

Suddenly, everyone looked at the solemn-looking general Tsunayoshi.

He raised his hand slightly, and Qingming, who was standing in front of him, immediately cast a spell, adding the effect of amplifying the sound to the general's mouth.

So, the general said calmly: "The five strongest men, regardless of whether the subsequent crusade is successful or not, will be rewarded with a thousand taels and given the title of 'The Strongest in the World'. Their schools or dojos can be opened in Edo Castle, and I will personally ask the Emperor to grant them the title of 'Imperial'."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the people who were originally sitting below became excited.

Zhou Yan sat in the corner, motioning Long to observe the expressions of these people, and said with a smile: "Long, you see, wealth, fame and gain are the driving force behind people's courage to fight for their lives. A good show is about to begin."