In the dark night, the bright moonlight enveloped the mountain forest like a gaseous veil. Xander walked in the moonlight, making his way through the trees. After passing through the forest, he saw a small village. A few lanterns flickered along the narrow village path, as if lighting the way home for those returning late.
Xander engaged his telepathy and scanned the village but found no traces of demons. Leaving the small village, he reached a crossroads and pondered where the demons might be hiding as he looked at the two roads before him.
At that moment, a man approached from the opposite direction, carrying several rabbits on his back, seemingly just returning from a hunt. After passing by Xander, the man suddenly turned around and called out to him:
"Hey! If you're in a hurry, I wouldn't recommend taking that road. It's better to choose this one." The man pointed to the road behind him.
Hearing this, Xander pretended to be a traveler and asked:
"Why?"
The man replied:
"I don't know what's been happening on that road lately. Wild beasts always appear at night. Several people have died. If you still decide to go that way, be cautious."
After that, the hunter headed straight into the small village. Xander thanked the man from a distance and set off on the path where, according to the man, wild beasts appeared.
As he walked down the path, he suddenly sensed something approaching from behind:
"Come and see who's gotten lost out here!"
A sinister, disgusting, and coarse voice echoed from behind. In an instant, countless black threads surrounded Xander. Suddenly, the threads tightened as if trying to bind him.
Xander placed his hand on the Sword of the Solar Wheel. In a flash, the white blade shone with the cold light of the moon. All the black threads wrapped around Xander were cut.
From behind a tree, the remaining black threads slowly retreated, and a demon lay in wait. The demon jumped down with a thud, clutching its severed black hair, and glared maliciously at Xander.
Xander saw that the demon had long black hair reaching the ground and a horn on its forehead. However, it was a woman in form, although the voice was very coarse, creating a sense of discomfort.
"You dare cut my beautiful hair? I'll kill you!"
The demon spread her arms, and her black hair seemed to come alive, lunging at Xander.
"Razor!"
In an instant, Xander's figure vanished and reappeared right in front of the demon.
"Breath of Ice! Third Form!" Mad Blade of Ice!
The white blade flashed, severing all the hair and limbs of the demon as Xander executed his technique.
The demon screamed in pain, and soon lumps of flesh began to form on its limbs. Seeing the powerful Xander, the demon suddenly became frightened and started begging for mercy.
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I won't eat anyone anymore, please don't kill me!"
Xander sheathed the Sword of the Solar Wheel and smiled faintly. "If you do me a favor, I might consider it."
Saying this, Xander touched his finger to the demon's forehead.
"This is just a small experiment, don't worry."
After these words, Xander silently recited in his heart: Enlightenment Curse!
Xander's fingers glowed with a green light, and the demon immediately began to scream as its body started to tremble.
"Ugh!!!"
Soon the demon stopped screaming, and its hair and limbs regenerated.
At the same time, Muzan Kibutsuji, hiding somewhere in Neon, suddenly felt part of his blood come completely out of control.
"Another demon has escaped my control!? Tamayo! That little girl! This is already the third case!"
— What is going on?
The demon fell to the ground, breathing heavily. Gradually, its body began to change. The color of its black hair became even darker.
Xander frowned slightly, observing the changes in the demon.
— Tell me about Muzan Kibutsuji.
— Heh... heh... hahaha!
The demon laughed loudly, then slowly stood up, looking at Xander, veins standing out on its body.
— Although I don't know what you did, I feel Muzan Kibutsuji's gaze has vanished, and his blood has completely become my power!
— I will repay you properly and let you become nourishment for my strength!
The demon clasped its hands in front of its chest, and in an instant, countless strands of hair flew like steel needles and fine rain.
— Blood Demon Technique! Ten Thousand Hair Scrolls!
Seeing the demon's hair attack, Xander shifted the Sword of the Solar Wheel into a defensive position, and cold air exploded, freezing all the demon's hair attacks into icy crystals.
— Breath of Ice! Earth Form! Indestructible Ice Turtle Shield!
The moment the demon's attack met Xander's counter, it turned into icy crystals and shattered completely.
Seeing this scene, the demon could not contain its anger.
— What a joke! I am now even stronger than the Twelve Demon Moons, so how can I not kill an ordinary member of the Demon Slayer Corps like you!
— Blood Demon Technique! Blade of Hair!
The demon's hair fused together, forming dozens of sharp blades aimed at Xander.
— Breath of Ice! Earth Form! Indestructible Ice Serpent Blade!
In an instant, Xander's blade drew a strange arc and directly severed the demon's head.
Xander shook the blood off his blade, sheathed the Sword of the Solar Wheel, and said:
— Sorry, I killed one of the Twelve Demon Moons just two days ago.
The demon's head fell to the ground, unable to believe Xander's eyes.
— How is this possible…
Then the demon turned to ash and scattered into the air.
— Ding! The host has killed a supernatural demon, and a black iron chest x 1 has dropped.
Hearing that only one chest had dropped, Xander immediately felt disappointed.
— System, this demon should be just as strong as Zhushan and Yabaha, so why did only one chest drop?
— Ding! The demon's strength was increased due to the host's skill effect, so the chance of a chest dropping could not be increased.
After the system's explanation, Xander sighed.
— Oh, alright.
Xander picked up the chest and looked at the spot where the demon had turned to ash.
— The result of the experiment is very good. You mentioned the name Muzan Kibutsuji, but weren't killed by Muzan Kibutsuji's cells. So now I can mention Rosa.
Following this, Xander found a dilapidated hut on the mountain, and then his finger slipped from the spatial ring.
In front of Xander appeared a beautiful ice sculpture. Encased in the sculpture was Rosa, the spider mother whom Xander had subdued on Mount Spider Nada.
Xander reached out his hand and snapped his fingers, and cracks began to appear in the ice sculpture. Gradually, the cracks grew larger and larger.
Finally, with a crack!
The ice sculpture shattered into icy dust across the sky, and Rosa, the spider mother, appeared before Xander.
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