"You are not wrong, and the only thing I am right about is this—I am the winner, I am the strong one, so my words are correct! And as long as I am the victor, you are just ignorant clowns!"

Bai Wujie's words and the values ​​he wanted to convey seemed like utter nonsense to any normal person, but as he said—

Even if the principles he expounds and the things he does are utter nonsense... as long as he is the winner, as long as he is the strong one, then everything he does is correct.

This is the truth of the world of Bai Wujie. No matter how great or enlightened you are, if you are defeated by others... then you will be abandoned by your people, and you will become a clown who can do nothing!

How can you explain complex principles to a wild beast? And an omnipotent wild beast is a god.

These pillars stood up stubbornly because they refused to submit... because the education and values ​​they received from childhood could not bear the truth that tore away all the masks of civilization!

But what were their true thoughts? They were suppressing their tears, enduring immense fear and submission, using their humanity to suppress their animalistic instincts!

To submit to the strong! This is the instinct of life. Humans, who consider themselves superior beings and primates, are nothing more than animals. They cannot change this instinct, no matter how they try to embellish it with ideology and righteousness.

Conversely, Bai Wujie disliked the weaklings' endless chatter about unity and bonds in front of him—he only knew one thing: anything without power is just empty talk.

But some people understood, while others gave in.

“You win, Mr. Shiro. You will get what you want,” Kagaya Ubuyashiki said softly.

The pillars turned their gaze to their lord, but should Kagaya Ubuyashiki's submission at this moment be despised?

Their subjects were defeated, and the ones who could easily crush them are right here. They are the ones who should feel ashamed.

Even someone like Renju, who isn't good at controlling her emotions, has already started to shed tears. These are tears of fear, and even more so, tears of humiliation!

"Then prepare a house big enough for me first, and I'll make a list of the things I want."

Having achieved the status and respect he deserved, Bai Wujie no longer bothered with the thoughts of these losers.

He reached out and pulled the black overcoat back onto his body, then turned and left.

"Kid, protect your sister. But I think if you can cooperate with a ghost, you should be able to cooperate with me too."

The sound from Bai Wujie reached Tanjiro's ears, who was staring in disbelief. He paused for a moment, then realized that only he could hear the voice.

My heart was pounding.

"Hey, Tanjiro, those Pillars... were they really defeated that badly?"

Inside the Butterfly Mansion, where Zenitsu was being treated, he lay immobile on a sickbed and asked Tanjiro, who was in the next bed, the same question again, seemingly out of sheer weariness.

Even though he had heard Tanjiro repeat it many times over the years, he still couldn't help but ask again.

For him, a child raised by a pillar since childhood, all of this was too unbelievable.

In Zenitsu's eyes, the Pillars are the strongest beings he has ever seen in the world, just like his grandfather.

But Tanjiro told him that the Pillars, who were just as powerful as his grandfather, had been so utterly defeated by a boy who was about the same age as them.

Even if everyone attacked together, they were easily defeated in a very short time.

Honestly, this kind of outrageous thing is really no different from a legend.

"Yes, Zenitsu, it's all true."

Tanjiro's eyes were vacant as he muttered...

His sister was taken away, or more accurately, taken to a villa deep in the mountains near the Butterfly Mansion.

And without a doubt, that villa was the place that the Ubuyashiki family had allocated to Shiro Mukai.

After that, the Ubuyashiki family fulfilled many of Shiro Mukai's requests...

They then sent Bai Wujie a great many top-of-the-line instruments and special minerals from Western countries.

Some of the conditions were so difficult that even money couldn't buy them, but Kagaya Ubuyashiki still gritted his teeth and agreed to them all.

These requirements, in turn, brought even greater rewards.

Bai Wujie revealed all of Upper Moon's identities to Ubuyashiki Kagaya in one go. After confirming them, the delighted head of the Ubuyashiki family did not choose to rashly rush forward to attack.

Because he also learned from Bai Wujie that while the Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps could handle Lu Siwu, the three-two-one was definitely not something they could deal with one-on-one.

Moreover, even those Upper Moons who lack combat strength mostly have their own territory and ways to escape.

Basically, those who can fight them are difficult for the Demon Slayer Corps to deal with, and those who can be defeated are very good at escaping.

As for Muzan Kibutsuji, the infamous Infinity Castle allowed the Demon King to maintain the upper hand most of the time.

Unless they offer Muzan an irresistible bait, he has unlimited time to stall them or even defeat them one by one.

Even if the Demon Slayer Corps obtained the information, they were unable to change their disadvantageous situation.

If you want to focus on dealing with one upper moon, you have to bear the predicament of being delayed by the other side, which would lead to more upper moons surrounding you.

Therefore, they had to deal with multiple Upper Moons simultaneously, making Muzan's situation unpredictable.

Therefore, the pillars that were dispatched at the same time had to be divided into their respective areas.

The Love Pillar, Serpent Pillar, Mist Pillar, and Water Pillar were dispatched to infiltrate the Sword Forging Village, ready to meet the attacks of Upper Four and Upper Five at any time.

Even though they had found out the whereabouts of Upper Moon Two of the Eternal Paradise Cult, Ubuyashiki strictly forbade Shinobu and the others from taking any action on their own.

The elusive Upper Moon One and Three are the biggest problem...

In contrast, Upper Moon Six, which also has a fixed territory, faces problems due to its surrounding environment.

Yoshiwara is not a good place for fighting. If they push Daki too hard, she might go on a killing spree and put the Demon Slayer Corps in a difficult situation.

Therefore, they had to use multi-threading to handle different winding processes separately.

But regardless, for Kagaya Ubuyashiki, the situation was a hundred times better than before. In their long struggle against the demons, they seemed to finally see the light at the end of the tunnel!

Of course, the thoughts of important figures are not so clear to demon slayers like the Pillars and Tanjiro, who are wielding swords.

What they perceive more deeply is the shame of defeat, the awe of the strong, and the "competitive spirit" that has been forcibly stimulated.

So, just like the unchanging formula of shonen manga, these people began their "special training" during this calm period of preparation.

"I'm going out for a bit. If Shinobu Kocho comes over, just tell her I'm going to see my sister."

Tanjiro let out a long sigh, threw off the covers, and jumped out of bed. Zenitsu watched Tanjiro leave uneasily, then turned to the boar-headed boy beside him and said…

"Hey, Inosuke, should we go with Tanjiro? Don't run away like that!"

16. Plant Ghost

The ghost is an interesting biological weapon.

Bai Wujie praised it in this way more than once.

He was quite familiar with things like biological weapons... Besides those with strong magnetic field abilities, there were many other dangers lurking on the earth...

The vast majority of these come from organisms mutated by magnetic field radiation and those out-of-control biological weapons.

For example, there were dinosaurs and ancient creatures that were mass-produced by a scientist from the Bai family who restored ancient DNA...

For example, there was the "Demon God," a magnetic bio-weapon created by the four emperors of the Plains Star during the era of the 132nd generation Sea Tiger Martial God, Bai Pili...

There is also the mechanical weapon "Yafei" created by the peerless sage Tianwang, who once forced his two ancestors, the first and second sons, into perilous situations.

Bai Wujie was never unfamiliar with bio-weapons... but most of the bio-weapons he knew were inseparable from the concept of magnetic field rotation.

After all, the technology and power of their world all originate from the rotation of magnetic fields. It's not that they are unwilling to break away from the system, but that they are simply unable to break away from the system.

Bai Wujie, on the other hand, has a particular interest in "strong" things in systems other than magnetic field rotation.

After all, it's something new, and it's only natural that "new" things get attention and are appreciated; humans are creatures that love novelty and dislike the old.

Although Bai Wujie considered these "ghosts" to be mostly "weak" things, they were actually quite interesting!

After conducting rudimentary experiments on samples like the remainder, Bai Wujie wanted to delve deeper into the study of this fascinating animal.

The Ubuyashiki family did their best to meet his needs, and a complete set of cutting-edge scientific research equipment from Britain and France, as well as some precious minerals that he specifically requested, were transported over.

Bai Wujie then began his research using these limited resources.

What materials should be used to upgrade these outdated research devices...

By using the force of an electric current, we can barely obtain materials that allow us to study our interests more deeply.

As for cultivation?

Ha, the purity is too low!

Only the weak need to be trained!

Bai Wujie is not a weakling. To be precise, although he currently only has a meager strength propelled by 790,000 volts of electricity, he doesn't need to train hard at all; his strength will automatically increase.

Because he was already that strong, he didn't need to work hard to start over.

After breaking the limitations of this world's heavenly lock using breathing techniques and the ultimate boundless qigong, he no longer needed to train.

This isn't called getting stronger; it's just gradually returning to his original strength.

With so much extra time, he naturally wanted to find something that interested him.

So naturally, his second interest was in doing research.

Because the feeling of unraveling the unknown is so exhilarating, purely joyful. Bai Wujie loved this feeling, so this muscle-bound guy who had just smashed a group of pillars immediately put on a white lab coat and began to immerse himself in research.

That's how strength and wisdom go hand in hand; there isn't a single truly foolish person among the most powerful.

With a large number of samples sent for research, Bai Wujie's understanding of ghosts has reached a new level.

Now, he can not only help these demons remove the base sequences left by Muzan Kibutsuji in their cells to break free from control... he can even extract substances to start making medicines to create new "demons".

In his theory, these demons, or rather their progenitor Muzan Kibutsuji, might be the product of some kind of biological experiment.

It's hard to imagine that such sophisticated biological weapons could have originated from such a backward era hundreds of years ago. Perhaps the wisdom of our ancestors is truly not to be underestimated.

"After absorbing nutrients from substances containing human DNA, the cells of the demon become the energy source for its own infinite division..."

At the same time, it replenished the chromosomes damaged by rapid cell division in its "kin," and provided the energy source for the supernatural power used to perform the so-called "blood demon magic."

Bai Wujie looked at the slightly golden blood in front of him and quickly wrote on the experimental record in his hand.

"But the interesting thing is that these nutrients extracted from substances containing human DNA sequences... are the root cause of the rapid destruction of these ghosts' entire body tissues after they come into contact with ultraviolet light!"

"It is these separated substances that, combined with Muzan Kibutsuji's cells, make them instantly deadly upon contact with the sun—or rather, Muzan Kibutsuji's cells are the source of the problem... and the nutrients they absorb are the catalyst that causes this problem."

"So what would a demon be like if it had never absorbed human DNA from its 'birth'... and only after expelling the cells within its body that contained Muzan Kibutsuji's base sequence?"

Bai Wujie put away his pen, picked up the vial of slightly golden blood, his eyes filled with pleasure and joy...

He had a ready-made, perfectly suited experimental subject right in front of him.

Nezuko Kamado, a little demon who was supposed to become a demon, but after becoming one, she retained some of her sanity and memories through willpower and chose to resist the influence of her instincts by "sleeping".

Living organisms need "sleep" to regulate their physical state, allowing the "organism" to enter a state of stagnation and rest, reducing energy consumption, and also "cleaning up waste".

Ghosts are no exception; their sleep is also a process of the body automatically adjusting its state. When the body stagnates, energy consumption is reduced, and the process of clearing away waste also takes place simultaneously.

This so-called "garbage" refers to cells containing the unique base sequence of Muzan Kibutsuji.

However, for the vast majority of ghosts, the more people they eat, the higher their dependence on these special cells becomes.

By reducing the number of people consumed, we can gradually break free from our dependence on these special cells, and even completely eliminate them.

Alternatively, a relatively stimulating method can be used to make these special cells recognize the body as "dead" in a short period of time and then decompose on their own.

The only problem here is that cannibalism isn't just because cannibals can only extract the nutrients they need from humans whose DNA is similar...

Furthermore, it is because they need to consume humans to replenish the DNA structure that is damaged and deformed during rapid cell division.

Nezuko Kamado is the perfect embodiment of the first case, having been in a deep sleep for a long time...

The cells within her, reminiscent of Muzan Kibutsuji, automatically adjusted her body to the posture of a child to reduce energy consumption...

During this process, the cells that combine with Nezuko Kamado's genes and continue to divide are gradually driving out Muzan Kibutsuji's cells... allowing Nezuko Kamado to complete the task of breaking free from Muzan's control while she is asleep.

Muzan Kibutsuji's cells, which were unable to obtain the nutrients required by the host body, were also forced to be "destroyed" because they were unable to divide.

What's even more interesting is that during her long period of light-deprived sleep, her cells, in order to prevent her body from starving to death due to extreme energy deficiency, were forced to begin directed evolution.

Her cells abandoned the highly efficient absorption conditions of materials containing human DNA, and the plastids instead used templates that were more similar to chloroplasts to obtain nutrients.

Yes, her cells actually completed the evolutionary process of chloroplast-like structures.

But this evolutionary process may very well have been the original template for the further evolution of biological weapons like "ghosts"...

This evolutionary process gradually gave her cells the property of not decomposing under ultraviolet light.

Moreover, she can even supply nutrients to her body's cells by absorbing some ultraviolet light sources.

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