Infinite: Start as a ghost

Jiang Jiu remained silent; his blood purity had completely stopped increasing after it reached 20%.

After absorbing 55 ghosts, he reached his peak. He then killed another 40 or 50 ghosts without any purification.

Moreover, he also lost the instinctive urge to suck the blood of those ghosts.

All of this proves that the low-level ghosts have completely lost their effect on his purification.

"It seems that low-level demons can only take me this far. They're all a bunch of trash without any blood demon magic. Humph."

Jiang Jiu angrily retorted, furious at his lack of ambition, but he completely forgot that he himself was also a low-level ghost without any blood demon magic.

He thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, since we can't increase the purity any further, let's change our goal and focus on fighting."

"I need to improve my combat skills."

The other ghosts were no longer a concern; he had only one target: the Hand Ghost.

This is the strongest demon besides him.

I used to be too afraid to mess with him and could only avoid him, but now I can give it a try.

I believe that even if we are truly outmatched, we can escape with ease.

At his current speed, even a ghost with ten hands couldn't catch him.

During his search, he saw two ghosts fighting. After thinking for a moment, he rushed over and punched each of them.

Enraged, the ghost immediately turned its attention to Jiang Jiu.

Jiang Jiu smiled without saying a word, and did not attack, letting the two of them attack.

He dodged each attack, carefully observing the attack patterns of the two ghosts.

After a long time, he lost interest, so he smashed the heads of the two ghosts, didn't drink their blood, and calmly left.

Chapter 4 The Final Selection

Just as he was thinking this, he saw a figure.

"The Demon Slayer Corps?" Jiang Jiu exclaimed in surprise, "It's time for the selections already?"

His 70-point dynamic vision allowed him to spot Demon Slayer Corps members from a great distance without them noticing.

As Jiang Jiu followed behind the Demon Slayer Corps member, she pondered what to do.

"Should we interfere with the plot?" He pondered carefully, analyzing the pros and cons.

"No rush, let's see which year's participants are being selected."

"I haven't been able to find the Hand Demon for the past few months. Could it have been killed by Tanjiro?"

The reason he stayed here for so long was to get along well with Tanjiro.

It wasn't that he wanted to fawn over the protagonist, but rather that he wanted to follow Tanjiro to find the whereabouts of the demon doctor Tamayo.

She might be able to help Jiang overcome her fear of sunlight.

With that thought in mind, he rushed forward and stood in front of the Demon Slayer Corps member.

Good heavens, this guy is actually the strongest extra in Demon Slayer, Murata.

"Ah, help! A demon is eating people!" Murata immediately shouted.

"Shut up, I'm not interested in you," Jiang Jiu said through gritted teeth.

This statement is false; he currently has a strong urge to devour the other person, but overall, it aligns with his previous assessment.

This impulse is about the same as the urge to have ghost blood, and it can be forcibly suppressed.

"What does my face look like now?" Jiang Jiu asked.

"Huh?" Murata finally calmed down and looked at him: "You're not a ghost?"

"But I didn't see you before the selection."

It looks exactly like a human face?

Jiang Jiu was immediately relieved. It seemed he didn't need to worry about being killed for no reason; most people would just treat him as... a human being.

"I am a ghost..."

As soon as he said it, Murata turned and ran.

"Holy crap!" Jiang Jiu exclaimed, speechless. "You're being way too decisive, aren't you?"

With a wry smile, she rushed forward and grabbed him by the back of his collar: "Don't rush, I'm not here to eat you."

Now Murata couldn't run away even if he wanted to: "Waaah, don't eat me, Mr. Oni, my flesh smells terrible!"

"Damn it, can't you understand human language? I won't eat you, and I won't hurt you," Jiang Jiu said helplessly.

"Really?"

Why would I lie to you? What good would it do me?

“That’s true.” Murata felt relieved, but then immediately became alert again: “No, you’re a demon, there’s definitely something fishy going on.”

"Kill me, I will not submit to you."

Jiang Jiuqi's eyelids twitched with anger, and she really had the urge to kill him on the spot.

"I'm asking you, who are the people in your graduating class?"

Murata refused to comply: "Give up, I will not answer any of your questions."

"How is Makomo?"

"Oh ho, you even know the strongest disciple of the former Water Pillar?" Murata immediately launched into a long explanation when the two of them were mentioned.

"Since you know she participated in this year's selection, why don't you surrender now and let go of your Grandpa Murata?"

Jiang Jiu was so angry she laughed. How could Murata be so stubborn? He was much more stubborn than in the original work.

Fortunately, he got what he wanted from them, so there was no need to keep him around any longer.

Don't misunderstand, Jiang Jiu wanted to let him go, not kill him.

Such a funny character would be great to keep as a source of joy, and he couldn't bear to let him die like that.

After thinking it over, he decided not to let go: "You'll stay with me for the next seven days, and I'll keep you safe."

"Really?" Murata asked, half-believing. "You're not planning to use me as a hostage to threaten them, are you?"

Jiang Jiu laughed and said, "Anyway, you're in my hands now, you can't leave even if you want to. Think what you want, hahaha."

"Water Breathing - First Form - Water Surface Slash".

No sooner had he finished speaking than an attack came from behind Jiang Jiu.

"Hmm?" Jiang Jiu frowned slightly, grabbed Murata and jumped up into the tree.

Looking back, he saw that the person who came was Tomioka Yoshiyuki.

At this time, Giyuu was not strong and his personality was not calm. He had not taken Murata's presence into account in his previous attacks.

"Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong with you, young man? Attacking me is one thing, but are you planning to kill your own people too?"

It was only then that Yoshiyuki Tomioka discovered Murata's presence.

"Let him go right now, come at me if you have a problem."

"Let him go?" Jiang Jiu laughed. "With your strength so weak, it would be dangerous for him to follow you."

"What? You dare say I'm weak?" Tomioka Giyuu said angrily.

"Not weak at all? You couldn't even sneak up on me. What stage of your Water Breathing technique are you at?"

Giyu Tomioka was taken aback: "How do you know about Water Breathing? Are you human or a demon?"

Jiang Jiu cursed inwardly, "Damn it, this guy is such a blockhead. No wonder he always does things that are easy to misunderstand, which makes the other pillars dislike him."

"The key thing is that this guy doesn't even realize he's being disliked."

Jiang Jiu said with a headache, "Didn't you just shout out the name of the move?"

Murata yelled, "Are you Giyu Tomioka? Help me! Please save me!"

Jiang Jiu coldly stared at Murata and threw him off the tree.

He said to Yoshiyuki Tomioka, "Come on, I've already put him down. Don't make excuses if you lose."

Chapter 5 The Hand Ghost Appears

Giyu Tomioka held the knife in both hands and took a deep breath.

Then his eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he roared loudly: "Water Breathing, Third Form, Flowing Dance!"

To be honest, this attack was extremely flashy and profound for Jiang Jiu.

However, when the difference in physical fitness is too great, it cannot be compensated for by technique alone.

To Jiang Jiu, Tomioka Giyu's attacks were far too slow. Considering Jiang Jiu's current overall abilities, he was no less capable than those demons who knew blood demon arts.

The only one stronger than him now would have to be at least a former member of the Twelve Demon Moons.

"This move is good, but you're too slow, it's a pity."

If one's dynamic vision is insufficient, one would probably only see his afterimages, but unfortunately, he was facing Jiang Jiu.

As the slash came, Jiang Jiu moved to the side and easily dodged the attack.

Then, with a casual grab, Tomioka Giyu's sword was easily caught by Jiang Jiu.

"What?" He was immediately shocked.

Jiang Jiu kicked him hard, slamming him into the stomach.

"Pfft..." Giyu Tomioka spat out a mouthful of blood and was kicked away.

"Water Breathing o Fourth Form o Striking Tide".

A series of attacks continued to rain down on Jiang Jiu.

"Oh ho, you're losing in speed, so you're resorting to numbers?" Jiang Jiu chuckled.