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At the same time...

"The last surviving Lower Moon demon was called 'Enmu', wasn't it?"

"He actually came to 'Infinite Train'."

"According to the divination results given by Mona, Upper Moon Three 'Akasa' is not in this vicinity."

"The Butterfly Effect?"

"Perhaps... But speaking of which, the current 'timing' is also wrong; it's at least two months ahead of schedule."

……

The personnel responsible for dealing with 'Lower Moon One' are the 'Head Pillar, Sleeping Pillar, and Pig Pillar' trio led by [Thoma] and [Ayaka Kamisato].

Clearly, this is currently the most suitable allocation of combat power.

It's just a mere 'Nightmare'. Although its Blood Demon Art is extremely troublesome, it's an opponent that Tanjiro and the others can defeat at this stage.

Furthermore, not to mention that there's also the 32nd Genshin Impact clone that Ling Shu recently drew, [Thoma], and [Ayaka Kamisato], who was the first to arrive in the Demon Slayer world, there's just one question: whether Enmu can survive alone after Muzan's demise... is an unknown quantity.

In short, everyone, including the two groups of combatants mentioned above, was simply taking precautions.

Generally speaking...

Upper Moon One - Kokushibo, is being watched by Muichiro Tokito, Gyomei Himejima, Sanemi Shinazugawa, and Wendy.

Upper Moon Two - Doma, is being watched by Shinobu Kocho, Kanao Tsuyuri, and Xiao.

Upper Moon Three - Akaza, is being watched by Rengoku Kyojuro, Tomioka Giyu, and [Zhongli].

Upper Moon Four - Hantengu, is being watched by Mitsuri Kanroji, Obanai Iguro, and [Hoshino].

Upper Moon Five - Gyokko, is being watched by [Sora] alone.

Add to that the personnel in the Yoshiwara entertainment district, and the Raijin sisters who directly trapped Muzan Kibutsuji with Isshin no Jodo...

Tonight, Ling Shu, who only wanted to "quickly resolve the situation" and "eliminate future troubles," undoubtedly deployed a large number of people to the Demon Slayer world.

In fact, even Keqing and Fischl, among others, were scattered throughout the Far East to hunt down and kill the demons that Mona had located using her water magic and confirmed to possess strength close to that of a Lower Moon demon.

In short, it was under these major actions...

"Get everything settled here as soon as possible."

Ling Shu (his true form), from the ancient times more than three thousand years ago within the world of DanDan, relayed the order: "I have already said that we need to speed up the exploration of other worlds... More than three thousand years is not necessarily enough time to acquire enough power to fight against a super-powerful enemy that can even destroy the 'Heavenly Realm'."

"In short..."

Ling Shu had a clear goal: "For now, I'll strive to reach the 'single universe level' of combat power. Once I achieve this 'small goal,' I can slowly 'travel'."

Of course, in the near future...

"Once the demons in the Demon Slayer world are wiped out, it'll be time to give that disgusting war criminal from the future a proper 'greeting'."

The final chapter: a closed-loop time ending.

Although Ling Shu was used to making preparations in advance to be 'better safe than sorry,' as it turned out... many of the backup plans he had set up ultimately did not come in handy.

Muzan Kibutsuji was easily killed by Kage with a single slash inside the 'Isshin Jodo'.

Uh... you're saying only 'sunlight' and 'Nichirin Blade' can slay demons?

Excuse me……

The 'immortality' of evil spirits is actually manifested in their extraordinary ability to recover from injuries.

Furthermore, the stronger a demon's 'basic combat strength', the faster it recovers.

Among them, Muzan Kibutsuji, the 'Demon King', is the most powerful.

He could even blast himself into more than a thousand pieces of minced meat using a method similar to 'self-destruction,' and then regenerate as long as even one piece of minced meat was not chopped up.

But so what?

No matter how strong its recovery ability is, it is still ultimately within the category of a 'flesh and blood living being'.

In that case, all A-Ying needs to do is use the same strike from [Thunder General] that instantly killed that (unaware of his own limitations) Winter Kingdom envoy to completely vaporize Muzan Kibutsuji.

escape?

How did you escape from the 'Pure Land of One Heart' space?

Ling Shu had long known that this so-called 'Ghost King' was a coward who valued his life above all else and would cling to life no matter how ugly he acted. He had locked him in a dark room long ago.

After that, inside the 'Isshin no Pure Land', let alone escaping, Muzan Kibutsuji couldn't even remotely contact the outside world.

Naturally, it was impossible to command 'Nakome' to open the gates of the Infinite Castle.

Of course, even if Muzan Kibutsuji did manage to notify Nakime, the latter would still be unable to open the entrance to the Infinity Castle within Isshin no Jodo.

This is suppression at the level of power.

In short...

"knock off."

That night, almost at the very moment Muzan Kibutsuji died, all the demons who had undergone transformation by receiving his blood were reduced to dust within seconds.

For some reason, it gave me the feeling that dungeon monsters turned to ash after they died.

However, their individual bodies did not explode, but gradually dissolved until they vanished into nothingness.

Thus, the Demon Slayer Corps' millennia-long 'wish' was finally fulfilled.

And after that...

Having already eliminated the treacherous Kaigaku, the Demon Slayer Corps is now preparing to seize power within the Far East.

As mentioned before, after learning that the future ruler of the Far East was a "demon" in human skin who had turned the Showa era into the "era of nuclear summoning," the "pillar" level swordsmen had long been prepared to assist Ubuyashiki Kagaya in ascending to the throne.

But Ling Shu didn't intend to get involved in these matters any further.

At least, it won't be like when we were exterminating evil spirits, where we had to send so many primordial spirits to help.

Coincidentally, Ayaka planned to stay here for a while to 'sightsee,' and she would temporarily become an assistant to the Demon Slayer Corps, which could also be considered as leaving an informant here.

If necessary, we can just call up as many people as we did today.

That's how it is...

The skydiving-style crossing project centered around the "Traveler Twins" is still ongoing.

After leaving the Demon Slayer world, Sora and Luminous continued to take each of their Genshin Impact clones to different worlds for temporary stays, just as they had done before.

This continued for about a few months...

During this period, Ling Shu used the "five draws per day" privilege to acquire four Genshin Impact characters: [Yae no Kamiko], [Goro], [Chongyun], and [Kurumi].

After completing the final orbital adjustment, Qiqi also gained the ability of 'group resurrection' at full life.

Well... the last one I got, [Walnut], was directly put on track by Ling Shu precisely to complement Qi Qi's overpowered ability.

Because [Hu Tao] possesses the ability to 'see through souls' and 'enter the boundary between life and death'.

When combined with Qiqi's full-star effect, the versatility of 'group resurrection' can be expanded.

Fortunately, Ling Shu was lucky; when he was setting up the Guidance Hall Master, he directly drew a small guaranteed reward.

In summary, Ling Shu currently possesses a total of 36 Genshin Impact clones.

After these few months, they have all arrived at their respective worlds.

After delivering Kurumi to the station, Sora and Hikari set off for yet another new world.

******

More than three thousand years later...

The world of DanMachi, the 'official' timeline.

"I want to see how 'I' actually traveled through time back then."

In the far west of the continent, in front of the city gates of Orario.

A paper cutout (a small character) is stuck in a crevice in the rock, observing its surroundings.

Without a doubt, this is the 'eye position' remotely controlled by Ling Shu's main consciousness.

Today, more than three thousand years later, Ling Shu himself has long surpassed the concept of 'level of grace' and is even more powerful than the 'gods' in the current world.

This is no longer a matter of combat strength, but a difference in dimensional realm.

In fact, as early as the beginning of the 'parachute-style time travel plan', Ling Shu had already visited several high-martial arts worlds such as the Marvel Universe and the DC Universe.

Ultimately, thanks to his own 'original being' characteristics, he soon acquired 'single universe level' strength.

And after that...

First of all, Ling Shu, who has obtained 'single universe level' strength, no longer needs to obtain Genshin Impact clones through 'gacha pulls'.

At that moment, he gathered all the creature templates originating from the continent of Teyvat.

Furthermore, in a similar way of giving back, all the Genshin Impact characters also had the opportunity to 'surpass their limits'.

In other words, the level cap in Genshin Impact is no longer just Lv.90.

By now, even the various primordial god avatars have possessed strength at least at the 'single universe level'.

Ling Shu himself, Kong, Ying, and the Seven Rulers of the Mortal World will only become more powerful.

today……

"Whoosh~"

In order to preserve the closed loop of the 'official history' timeline, Ling Shu had already taken all his 'own people' away from the DanMachi world after completing the legend of 'Magic King Hero's Tale' more than three thousand years ago.

Even he himself is not currently there.

Only one 'Shiki no Sho' was left to observe the surrounding situation.

It was at this moment...

'Shiki-chan' saw a shooting star streak across the sky.

That's when he realized...