I, the Lord of the Fifth Throne, am the source of all things!

"I'm sorry... Lord Muzan..."

The pipa player, who had been bowing her head, raised it, but beneath her dark hair, her fair, oval face revealed only one large eye.

The other person was like a one-eyed ogre from a fantasy world; that eerie face instantly ruined the subtle beauty of her long, waist-length hair, making her look terrifying.

Facing those enormous eyes staring directly at him, Muzan, now completely full, tidied himself up and was thinking about that terrifying man.

Not knowing the other party's whereabouts makes it difficult for him to feel completely at ease, even within the Infinite City.

"Keep searching. We must find that guy's whereabouts. Get those bastards to keep an eye on him too."

Kibutsuji Muzan clenched his withered hand, then gave Nakime a command in a low voice.

He didn't think those henchmen could really monitor him, after all, when he was running away, that man seemed to have eyes that could see a thousand miles and was able to track him.

His true intention was to have those henchmen use their lives as a warning to remind himself.

This way, they could both know Duanmu Lian's whereabouts and give themselves a heads-up.

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Chapter Ten: New Group Members, Hellish Yuanhai, Bai Wunan

"Base deployment."

In a desolate, uninhabited forest, a colossal object, like a Transformer, transforms from a car into a massive base.

This is the base vehicle that Duanmu Lian placed in her spatial ring; it is also a mobile experimental base.

Duanmu Lian, along with Gyutaro, Daki, and the pieces of flesh stolen from Muzan, entered the experimental base.

The technological sophistication within the base is far ahead of what the Earth will ever see in the future.

Duan Mulian learned to use these high-tech devices only by relying on her past memories.

At that moment, as Lian entered the laboratory, a control screen appeared in front of him.

"Beep! Beep! Beep beep beep!"

Without him having to lift a finger, the instrument began to operate according to Duanmu Lian's wishes after capturing his brainwaves. Then, the two demons, Gyutaro and Daki, were sealed inside two cultivation tanks that transformed from illusion to reality.

Subsequently, countless nanoparticles surged into the culture tank, enveloping the two ghosts' flesh and beginning to help them recover.

"These creatures, which are like vampires and cannot be seen in the light, are very valuable. Their vitality, self-healing ability, and superpowers called Blood Demon Arts all originate from human-made drugs."

A phantom book floated beside Duanmu Lian, and on its pages, a projection of Dalian was looking up and down at the two evil spirits in the cultivation tank.

"Huh? How did you know, Darian?"

Duanmu Lian, who was sealing away Muzan Kibutsuji's flesh and blood, asked without turning her head.

"Just observe four-dimensional space, or observe the timeline; the past history is recorded like a book."

Dalian casually explained why she knew all sorts of things about ghosts.

Just look at the past and observe higher-dimensional space directly.

This behavior is similar to someone reading a comic book who, if they want to review a previous story, simply turns a page.

And that's what Dalian did too.

After all, she is not the Black Princess who can only be protected in the original work. Her husband is a demon god, and she is definitely not just a pretty face.

"That's amazing..."

Upon hearing Dalian's reply, Duanmu Lian, who was uploading data, couldn't help but sigh.

Having spent time with Darian, he knew very well that this woman was a virtuous wife, like a walking encyclopedia, knowing all sorts of things.

Whether it's the path of demons, martial arts, technology, or cultivation, as long as it involves knowledge, if Duanmu Lian dares to ask, Dalian is capable of answering.

"The drug that can turn a person into a ghost is quite valuable. Knowing the prescription can bring you sustainable benefits."

"It's like having another bloodline to choose from. As for that so-called blue spider lily, ha... isn't it just a red spider lily? Why make it sound so fancy?"

"Lian sounds bored and irritable."

"Have we been discovered? After all, this operation gave me a heads-up. When I was cultivating in the inner space, I always had a sense of awareness. Everything I could think of and everything I could do, the 'us' of the past had done."

When Dalian noticed her distress, Duanmu Lian revealed her recent feelings.

He has reincarnated countless times, which means that Duanmu Lian spends 99% of her time doing the same things she has done countless times before.

Aside from spending time with Dalian, all my free time—cultivation, meals, research, and study—felt stale and familiar.

Although he could endure it, coming to Demon Slayer this time was a way for him to get some fresh air.

"In that case, let's invite new members through a chat group. That should alleviate the problem."

The illusory book projecting Dalian's image flew to Duanmu Lian's head and nuzzled him, as if Dalian herself were patting his head. The girl's voice, like that of a loving mother, spoke to him:

"However, don't bother those people in the group. They probably can't chat with ordinary people either. Remember to create a second group to invite them."

Maintaining a positive attitude is also very important; Dalian was also thinking of Duanmu Lian's best interests.

Whether the randomly invited people are useful or not, they all allow Duanmu Lian to experience a 'different' feeling that is different from the sense of familiarity.

"New group member, huh... Heh, I remember there were more than just that many people in the original chat group. All of them are gone now."

Upon hearing Dalian's suggestion, Duanmu Lian couldn't help but think of the chat group, and a somewhat complicated expression appeared on her face.

Aside from the strong members in the chat group, the other members have changed batch after batch.

After I became wealthy and had no shortage of energy, I naturally invited many group members.

The interactions with them involved friendship, calculation, and exchanges of benefits.

However, they all died in the end.

They either died unexpectedly or died of old age.

Of these, the latter accounts for the vast majority.

He, Duanmu Lian, will die, and some members of the group will naturally die as well. Not many beings are immortal or eternal.

Among all the Duanmu Lians, the majority prefer to work alone.

After all, he was already self-sufficient, and the help he received from others was far less than the help he could provide for himself.

"Come on, let me see if any interesting newcomers will appear."

Duanmu Lian manipulated the chat group, creating a second group that wouldn't disturb Rufus and the others, and randomly invited two people to join.

The chat group started operating the moment it was confirmed.

"Start searching for group members."

"Searching for group members..."

After waiting for a minute, the randomly invited group members began to join the group.

[Hellfire Yuanhai has accepted the invitation and joined the high-level combatant chat group!]

[The Wind Clan warrior has accepted the invitation and joined the high-level combatant chat group!]

Upon seeing the two new group members, Duanmu Lian, who was conducting experiments on ghost blood, glanced at them and was immediately stunned.

Then, a cryptic smile appeared on his face, and his eyes held a look of 'winning the lottery'.

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Another dimension, Earth, Seoksan Forest, South Korea.

"Damn you! You dog, you never listen to us. How can you ever amount to anything? Are you a piece of trash?!"

"I really don't know why the general had us teach you, you useless piece of crap!"

A young man with a bare, muscular upper body, pointed ears like those of an elf, and military badges and a jade Buddha around his neck was diligently practicing his skills against a boulder.

But hearing the insults from two tall, thin, bald men and a short, fat, bald man on the mountain peak not far behind him, he lost his temper and caused his arm, which was pounding the boulder, to make a crisp cracking sound.

Although he didn't flinch from the pain, he had to stop practicing.

In response, the two bald men on the mountain behind them shouted even louder!

"Damn it! Why did you stop again?! Keep practicing!! You useless piece of trash, if the General were cultivating, he would have reached the legendary realm long ago!!!"

"Hell, you're utterly useless!!!"

"If you can't learn it, you might as well go commit suicide to save us from wasting your time!!!"

Faced with the insults from the two bald men, the young man known as Hell lowered his head, closed his eyes, and held his injured arm, enduring their abuse.

However, the first to lose patience were the two bald men with sun and moon marks on their foreheads.

They left cursing and swearing, having given up on teaching this useless thing called Hell, and went off to practice their skills together.

"Brother, am I really that useless?"

In the quiet of his hellish state, he couldn't help but doubt himself. Recalling his deceased elder brother, he couldn't help but feel a pain that only death could stop.

Feeling the power propelled by electric current within his body, and thinking of his powerful and invincible older brother, known as the God of War, Hell couldn't help but wonder why he was the one who survived.

He's so useless, so cowardly. If it were his elder brother Yuan Zhan who had survived, Hell would believe what the Sun and Moon said: his elder brother would definitely have reached the legendary realm.

The youth was called Hell, and his real name was Yuan Hai.

In this world, human wisdom, technology, and ambition have reached a level that transcends the laws of nature.

A very small number of humans can develop superpowers.

But the most terrifying superpower is the power of magnetic fields, and the first person to possess and utilize this power was a soldier.

His name is Lan Daotianwu, and he is determined to use the power of magnetic fields to save the Earth from the destruction caused by humans.