Anime/Manga: Bankai Starting with Demon Slayer

"You vile ant, how dare you bring another rat to witness my predicament?! Do you think these mere scrap iron chains can forever lock away my glory?!"

"Quiet down, we have guests," Asuka said calmly.

Boom!

An invisible force crashed down, and the proud body was as if struck by a massive boulder, pressed against the ground filled with ashes with a thud, unable to move even a finger.

"You bastard!!!"

The man gritted his teeth, blood trickling down his chin, yet he could only let out a low growl of resentment under this absolute power.

Rokudo Mukuro watched this scene from the side, and the shock in his heart was simply indescribable.

He could clearly sense the blond man's overwhelming killing intent, and also feel the terrifying energy contained within his body...

Without a doubt, if the other party escapes, he will ravage the entire world!

However, this supreme expert, who exuded the aura of a king, had no chance to resist even slightly in front of Asuka.

It's like a stray dog ​​being scolded by its owner, pinned to the ground.

"This is what hell truly looks like."

Asuka pointed to the world around her, then to Gilgamesh roaring on the ground: "Let me introduce myself—I am Asuka, the King of Hell."

"Now, go to your God."

Chapter 847 Igniting the Flames of Hell

No matter how proud Rokudo Mukuro's temperament was.

No matter how much he despised worldly rules and the power of the mafia world.

When he truly faced this power that pointed directly to the very essence of his soul, he had only one answer in his heart.

Do not look directly at it, do not resist, do not desecrate it.

Compared to the authority displayed by the bird, his power was nothing more than a child's toy made of clay.

"...It seems I have overstepped my bounds."

Inside the hellish interior, Rokudo Mukuro wisely lowered his head toward Asuka, sincerely submitting, "It was truly my foolishness to have the honor of meeting the king of hell without realizing it."

"If you wish to take my soul, I will have no complaints... But before that, if you find this rough and unfamiliar thing interesting, I am willing to offer you all my knowledge."

Why didn't you do this earlier...?

With a flick of its wrist, the bird instantly dragged the cursing Gilgamesh back to the abyss of hell, while Gilgamesh himself slowly floated down.

“Tell me how you did it.” Asuka pointed to his eyes: “In your battle, I saw materialized hellish aura.”

Rokudo Mukuro maintained his humble demeanor and earnestly replied, "My power comes from the remnants of my past life in this eye. Although I call it the Six Paths of Reincarnation, it is actually just a powerful projection of spiritual energy."

He reached out and gently touched the air, and a bewitching lotus flower bloomed at his fingertips: "In this world, the boundary between spirit and matter is not absolutely insurmountable."

"The core principle of the illusion techniques I have mastered is 'deception'."

"First, deceive your own brain, allowing your mental energy to reach a state between reality and fantasy. Then, inject this mental wave into the real world to deceive the enemy's senses, and even the physical laws of the world itself."

“Take the Hell Path as an example.” Rokudo Mukuro continued, “I didn’t actually open the gates to Hell. Instead, I used the painful memories of Hell in this eye to construct an absolutely realistic field of despair.”

“Those who fall into this trap will be hypnotized by me, believing that they are being burned by fire...and their bodies will truly show a state of destruction based on the feedback from their minds.”

"This is the essence of 'illusion exists, reality exists... reality is born from illusion, and illusion is hidden in reality'."

As the bird listened, it also thought.

Although Rokudo Mukuro's explanation was somewhat abstract, the ideas he provided did indeed give Asuka a sense of sudden enlightenment.

The power he currently uses is essentially a crude combination of pure spiritual power and life energy. Although it is still some distance from the mist-attribute death flame that Verdi mentioned, it is already very close in principle.

If Rokudo Mukuro uses an eye that records memories of his past life to deceive the world through strong mental suggestion, thereby achieving his goal of interfering with reality.

So what about yourself?

He has genuinely fused with the power of the King of Hell within his body; he doesn't need to deceive anyone, as he already wields the brush to reshape reality.

As Rokudo Mukuro continued to demonstrate and explain, Asuka gained a deeper understanding of this spiritual power and figured out how it manifested.

The world is extremely sensitive to feedback on awareness and will.

The purer one's spiritual power and the more steadfast one's will, the more one can transform ethereal energy into a tangible entity that can interfere with reality.

"I understand."

Having received these answers, Asuka interrupted Rokudo Mukuro's demonstration: "I admire your attitude. Among the troublemakers I've encountered, you're one of the more sensible ones."

"...It is my honor to be able to help you." Rokudo Mukuro felt grateful.

Then, with a thought, the bird caused the entire mental space to shatter like a broken mirror, producing a crisp cracking sound.

Consciousness quickly detached itself, leaving behind that void of the spiritual realm.

Asuka opened her eyes in the infirmary and looked at Chrome, who had returned to her girl form and was slumped on the ground, looking somewhat tired.

It seems that his behavior of having Rokudo Mukuro constantly demonstrate his power to him has placed a great burden on this girl.

"The Flame of Death is not the flame of the dead, but a life force that bursts forth from the extreme, born from the brink of death, compressing life force and spiritual energy to their absolute limit..."

Asuka recalled the principles Reborn had explained to her, looking at her palm: "Resilience..."

He once wielded his sword for revenge, faced powerful enemies to survive, and fought in the abyss of hell and on the battlefields of countless worlds.

He was never lacking in awareness.

"My power comes from battle and the abyss, but I will never succumb to it..."

Asuka slightly clenched her five fingers, sensing the dormant hellish power deep within her heart: "Even if it is hell, my hell exists for protection..."

"Let's get this going!"

Boom!

With a muffled boom, a strange flame burst forth from the bird's forehead and palm at the same time!

This is neither the clear, vast sky flame of the Vongola, nor the various types of elemental flames.

It presents the ultimate black and pure white, two completely opposite colors intertwining and swirling in the flames, yet blending together perfectly.

The black flame core was so deep it could devour light, radiating oppression and deathly stillness... while the outer white flames were warm and pure, carrying a sense of holiness and vitality.

This is Asuka's Flame - Hellfire.

Flames themselves have no temperature and will not ignite surrounding objects.

However, the energy density it contains causes visible ripples to spread throughout the surrounding space.

The moment the Hellfire ignited, the black and white pacifier that Asuka had been hanging around her neck also reacted strongly.

The surface of the pacifier burst forth with a dazzling light, resonating with the black and white flames on the bird's body.

The spiritual power, which had been stagnant due to the conflict of world rules and the suppression of the Rainbow Children's curse, cracked open at this moment.

The dried-up spiritual energy quickly revived under the cleansing of the black and white flames, and a vast and pure spiritual power once again surged and flowed through the body.

That sense of fulfillment, of being in control of everything, returned to Asuka's body.

Asuka felt the endless flow of power within his body, and sensed that the black and white pacifier had become a bridge connecting his original spiritual power with the rules of this world.

"Looks like Reborn wasn't lying to me after all." Asuka breathed a sigh of relief.

Igniting one's own death flame is indeed the right way to break the curse and fully adapt to this world.

After confirming that her condition was stable, Asuka walked towards the weak and exhausted Chrome.

He stretched out his little hand and gently hovered it above Chrome's flat stomach.

With a thought, he carefully separated a portion of the burning hellfire and gathered it in his palm.

"I borrowed your brains to figure out the rules just now, so as a thank you, consider this payment for your tuition."

Om-! !

The flames of hell, like ripples on water, merged into Chrome's body.

A miracle happened.

The power of humanity within the Hellfire quickly dispersed, transforming into a ball of golden-orange light that rapidly repaired her missing body.

Illusions are replaced by reality.

Damaged blood vessels reconnect, and missing stomach, intestines, and other internal organs are reshaped under the light, ultimately becoming real flesh and blood.

Chrome's furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and his previously weak breathing became steady and long.

She felt that long-lost warmth within her, brimming with vitality.

That's not Mukuro's illusion organ... it's a real human organ pulse!

In just a few minutes, the fatal wounds left in Chrome's body by the car accident were completely healed by the power of the Human Path.

Her physical condition not only returned to a healthy level, but under the influence of this hellish power, she became even more resilient than ordinary people.

Chapter 848 The Ring of Infinity

After doing all this, Asuka moved her hand slightly upwards and stopped at Chrome's tightly closed right eye.

He knew that it was empty inside, and that special eyeball would only be revealed when Rokudo Mukuro possessed the girl's body.

So Asuka plans to reconstruct a healthy eye for her, so that she can completely get rid of the shadow of her disability and become a normal, healthy girl.

Just as Asuka was about to take the final step, Chrome's little hand suddenly grabbed his wrist.

"Please...please wait a moment..." Chrome said softly, her voice trembling slightly with timidity, as she gently pulled Asuka along.

Asuka followed Chrome's hand and saw a sense of unease and anxiety in her eyes.

“You should have already felt it; your internal organs have been completely rebuilt, and you no longer need illusions to sustain your life.” Asuka looked at her curiously: “You’re just one step away from being completely back to normal. Is there anything you’re worried about?”

Chrome understood Asuka's words.

She knew that the man before her, who had just forced even Lord Mukuro to bow down in the spiritual world, possessed unimaginable power.

As long as you accept this kindness, you can see the world with a pair of complete eyes, just like a normal girl.

But Chrome shook her head firmly: "Thank you so much for your kindness, thank you so much for saving me..."

She stood up and bowed solemnly to the bird, speaking with a mixture of gratitude and pleading: "I know this is ungrateful, but regarding this eye... I beg you, please don't heal it..."

Asuka raised an eyebrow, seemingly somewhat surprised by the answer.

He withdrew the flame from his hand and waited quietly for her to continue.

Chrome lowered his eyes, gently stroking his right eye: "When I was abandoned by my parents, forgotten by the world, and even when I myself had given up on living..."

"It was Lord Mukuro who appeared in my world... He not only saved me, but also gave me a reason to live..."

Her purple left eye gleamed with a pious light. "My missing right eye is the deepest bond between me and Lord Mukuro... If my body becomes completely healthy, if I no longer need his illusions, I'm afraid..."

“I’m afraid the connection between me and Mukuro will break... I’m afraid he’ll never be able to see the outside world through this eye again, and I’m even more afraid... that I will lose him because of it.”

At this point, Chrome's voice trembled with emotion, "So... I'm so sorry, Lord King of Hell... please... please don't..."

The bird understood.

For this young girl, her blindness was not a hardship, but a bridge for her to lean on the person in her heart.

If I were to insist on helping her heal this deficiency, it would be like breaking up a loving couple.

"Alright, alright, I understand, don't be so nervous." Asuka sighed helplessly, "Since this is your understanding, then I won't cause any more trouble."

"Remember to eat properly from now on, you're too thin."

"Thank you... thank you!!"

Asuka waved her hand, indicating that she didn't need to worry about it.

He stepped back from the hospital bed, his gaze inadvertently sweeping over Chrome's right hand, staring at it for several seconds.

The mist ring rested quietly on her slender finger, its purplish-black surface shimmering with a soft glow.

"My lord... what's wrong?" Chrome followed his gaze and looked down at his Mist Ring: "Is there... a problem with this?"

Asuka looked away: "It's nothing, you should get some rest."

He strode out of the infirmary and walked down the corridor to the lounge that Verdi had arranged for him, a thought swirling in his mind.

Although he has now regained some of his power, the lifting of the curse is just around the corner...