I'm a magnetic field madman

Looking at the three strongest Upper Moon demons, who were full of fighting spirit and eager to try, Muzan felt both a little relieved and a strong headache.

What if the upper-winged moons are all shipped out again this time? What if they're all ruined?

Then Muzan would truly be as if all his limbs had been severed, leaving him to fight entirely on his own.

Despite having almost invincible confidence in himself, Muzan simply didn't want to fight, and he didn't want to take any risks!

"I can let you go this time, but this is the last time," Muzan said coldly.

"Zero, you and Enmu are in charge of controlling that train. Akaza, you'll work with Kokushibo. If things become unbearable, I'll allow you to retreat!"

"And what about me? What happened to me?" Douma asked curiously, pointing to the spot he knew.

"You... continue doing what you're supposed to do."

Muzan glanced at Doma with annoyance and said coldly...

“Gyutaro did one thing very well before he died: he got that White Boundless to confront the government. I hope that this situation can be maintained, or even improved.”

Muzan didn't want Doma involved. Firstly, after this incident, Doma's importance to him was even greater than Kokushibo's, and secondly, Muzan didn't trust him.

With a snap, Douma opened his ornate folding fan, covered his mouth, and chuckled softly…

"So you want me to continue framing him? But I don't think that's necessary."

As he spoke, Douma somehow pulled out a newspaper from somewhere, laid it flat, and began to read aloud...

"There is a roving violent murderer in the countryside. He acts cruelly and erratically, breaking into homes, killing, robbing, and committing arson. He has seriously endangered public order and social security. It is understood that the criminal is a Qing Dynasty citizen with white hair and heterochromatic eyes..."

The Emperor decreed that all citizens who encounter individuals meeting the criteria should immediately report them to the nearest public institution. He further stated that anyone who apprehends this criminal will be a national hero and rewarded with official rank, gold, and silver. — Imperial Decree, Meiji 41 (1892).

At this point, Douma put down his newspaper and said with a grin...

"According to my followers, our Emperor Meiji and Crown Prince Hirohito are very concerned about this Qing Dynasty criminal. It is said that they are willing to give a high-ranking official position to whoever catches him."

Although Doma's Eternal Paradise Cult was a small religion deliberately controlled to have no more than 250 people... because of its long history, many of its followers were high-ranking officials and nobles.

One of the main reasons Muzan was able to tolerate Doma was that he needed Doma's network of connections to serve him.

"National hatred? What a boring thing." Muzan frowned.

"But is that monster named Bai Wujie really a Qing Dynasty person?"

Muzan wasn't very familiar with that country because he was terrified of densely populated nations.

After all, if Japan, with its huge population density, can still create a Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who knows what might happen on the mainland.

However, it is said that the Qing Dynasty is now very weak and incompetent, and Muzan has actually considered preparing to "immigrate".

"Whether it's true or not is no longer important," Douma shrugged.

"Perhaps the Qing Dynasty will be finished just after this year. Some of my followers said that the war in that country is also coming to an end."

"Increase the rhetoric about this threat, kill a few more high-ranking government officials and frame him."

Muzan pondered for a moment, then said coldly…

Exploiting people's boredom with nationalistic sentiments to amplify the threat to Bai Wujie is a sure-fire way to make money...

Since he acts so recklessly, it would be best to use him to portray the Demon Slayer Corps as a dangerous organization in the eyes of the government!

Muzan had never used these underhanded tactics before out of caution or because they were unnecessary, but that doesn't mean he wouldn't use them!

"Okay, I'll go and give the order right away," Douma said with a smile.

"But is it really alright not to take me on this mission? I'm far superior to Lord Akaza, you know. If possible, I..."

Before Douma could finish speaking, he was already back at his cult's headquarters in the blink of an eye.

"Ugh, how indifferent."

Doma pouted, propped his head up with one hand, and muttered something with a bored expression...

"Well, I need to finish this mission quickly. Let me think, which master's wife is the most delicious..."

23. Current Limit

The rumbling steam train slowly made its way to the end of the railway track.

Bai Wujie sat in the first-class seat of this train, a private compartment converted from an entire carriage.

For a brand-new train that has just been built and is about to undergo trial operation, such a special class carriage is something that money can't buy; it requires a certain status to "reserve" the carriage.

But that's the status the Ubuyashiki family holds.

Although they are a family that has been secretly hunting demons for hundreds of years, the Ubuyashiki family is still an ancient family that has continued from the Heian period to the present day, and they still have some wealth and heritage.

Besides themselves, they also have some families, including the Fuji family, who know the inside story, as allies and supporters, making them quite powerful in Japan.

But that's all.

Since the Meiji Restoration forty-one years ago, Japan has undergone tremendous changes. The old power structure has collapsed, while the new power structure is still immature.

The Ubuyashiki family did not ride the wave of power during this period of change—in fact, they lost many allies because of their close ties with a certain police organization of the shogunate.

So even though they saw Bai Wujie wanted by the government, the Ubuyashiki family could only watch helplessly.

They had no power to interfere with the Metropolitan Police Department's choices, and what's more, the matter had been reported to the two emperors, leaving Ubuyashiki completely helpless.

But they couldn't just sit idly by and watch Bai Wujie, this unscrupulous madman, kill all the guys who tried to cause him trouble.

Because he would definitely do something outrageous, Kagaya Ubuyashiki mentioned to those families more than once in his letters that this man named Shiro Mukai was a person who had no regard for social order and no sense of hierarchy.

Or rather, in his eyes, there are only two distinctions: himself and everyone else.

Except for myself, all others can be killed!

Such a person is incredibly terrifying, even comparable to Muzan. But Kagaya Ubuyashiki needs to cooperate with him, or at least not turn against him.

So now, all he can do is try his best to keep Bai Wujie away from the outside world.

To ensure that no trouble would come his way, Kagaya Ubuyashiki even specially dispatched the Mist Hashira, Muichiro Tokito, to "look after" him.

The reason for not sending other pillars is that they each have their own matters to attend to...

Secondly, Muichiro's simple mind makes it unlikely that he would upset Bai Wujie.

In short, despite taking down three Upper Moon demons in one fell swoop, the Demon Slayer Corps still had to remain vigilant.

Inside the private room, Bai Wujie watched the arc of electricity leaping in his palm. The compressed lightning gathered in his hand into an incomparably dazzling ball of light, containing a terrifying power that had been gathered and suppressed within it!

After about several tens of seconds, Bai Wujie took a deep breath. The ball of light had expanded to the size of a baseball and looked as if it would explode at any moment under its dazzling light!

This is a manifestation of Bai Wujie constantly compressing his own power...

It continuously injects and compresses more than 890,000 volts of power, maintaining this relatively stable form without exploding.

If this energy were to explode and pour out here, it could easily turn an entire train into ashes.

What Bai Wujie did next was bold and crazy!

He gripped the white ball tightly, and the crackling arcs of electricity in his hand made a sound like the chirping of a thousand birds!

However, the leaping arc of electricity did not explode wantonly, but was merely confined to the left and right sides of the palm!

"call……"

After a long while, as Bai Wujie exhaled a puff of white smoke, he looked at his slightly charred palm and narrowed his eyes slightly...

He was just practicing his control over the complete realm.

In terms of strength, he doesn't need to specifically cultivate anything... because he only needs to circulate the Ultimate Boundless Qi Gong and breathing technique on his own... and his strength gradually recovers while bypassing the Heavenly Lock of this world.

Now, he has returned to approximately 890,000 volts.

If nothing unexpected happens, he will return to the level of 999,900 volts in no more than three to four days or even less, which means he is only one step away from completing the magnetic field rotation!

In reality, the electric current drives a white void whose voltage level has already exceeded the limit...

Even with the Heavenly Lock suppressing it, the power will return to around 50,000 horsepower at the moment of breaking through the magnetic field rotation.

But Bai Wujie had such a prediction: this seemingly short leap across domains would be an exceptionally difficult one!

Because fundamentally, electric current propulsion and magnetic field rotation can be considered two completely different systems of force.

Rotating in a weak magnetic field is essentially a force that leverages one of the four fundamental forces of the universe!

Even if the energy level driven by electric current is large, it is still essentially a "secondary" force.

Moreover, once the electric current exceeds 500,000 volts, it reverses the rotation of the magnetic field, and the incremental benefits of the stacking increase will only decrease.

More advanced magnetic field rotations even require the user to completely unify the four fundamental forces, but that is terrifyingly far beyond Bai Wujie's reach...

Leaving aside things that are so far in the future, for Bai Wujie right now, there is only one thing he lacks—

A thrilling and exhilarating battle to the death!

Bai Wujie was not lacking in combat experience, nor was he lacking in the extreme feeling of hovering between life and death.

He had experienced many of those things before he was "transmigrated" by the powerful being.

Therefore, theoretically, there is no such constraint on his advancement in the power of magnetic field rotation... Moreover, simply activating magnetic field rotation should not require any life-or-death struggle.

But this is not my own world after all.

Bai Wujie understood this clearly, because at this very moment, the faint, ethereal lock of the heavens was still restricting him...

He was forced to use breathing techniques to circulate his power at a relatively low flow rate, and was forced to slowly "recover" his abilities.

Bai Wujie didn't actually have much theoretical support, but he had this feeling. A final, deadly battle against someone or something would completely force out the power that the world had suppressed in him.

So who could that person be? Could it be Muzan Kibutsuji?

Bai Wujie was deep in thought. He didn't know the answer, but it didn't matter.

He always looked forward to the life-or-death struggle of a close call.

QQ QQ QQ...

A knock came from outside the carriage door. Bai Wujie narrowed his eyes slightly, a playful smile appearing on his face...

"Come in, you little rascal."

Tanjiro pushed open the door and walked in, but after closing it, he remained silent, looking at Bai Wujie as if he had some unspeakable secret...

"Speak your mind, don't act like you're holding in your poop!"

"Mr. Haku, what you did to me that day..." Tanjiro struggled to speak, organizing his thoughts...

“I’ve been having some strange feelings these past few days. My senses have become more acute. I can hear sounds that I normally can’t hear at all, and more importantly…”

"I seemed to sense some strange power."

He held out his palm, and tiny arcs of electricity flickered faintly in his palm. When Bai Wujie saw this, he laughed out loud...

"Ha! Kid, you really didn't disappoint me! You do have this talent, and what you possess now is the same power as me, which you can call electric current propulsion!"

"Powered by electricity..." Tanjiro looked at the lightning in his hand, his expression showing hesitation and struggle...

"What's with that look on your face? What are you hesitating for, you bitch! Go to hell, you stinking bastard, what are you regretting now?"

Bai Wujie looked at Tanjiro's hesitant expression and sneered...

"What are you agonizing over now, you bastard? You don't want this power? Then just say it, and I'll kill you."

"No, Mr. Haku, I didn't mean it..." Tanjiro, despite being subjected to a barrage of direct insults, wasn't angry. He simply scratched his head and sighed...

“Well, Mr. Bai, I’m just a little confused. If I really had your power, what should I do?”

Tanjiro Kamado was never an ambitious person. He had very low desires and could even be described as a very laid-back and easygoing person.

Lacking ambition and the will to accomplish great things, all he wanted in his life was to simply spend his days with his family in a small house on the mountain.

But this seemingly weak person was the first in the world to acquire the kind of power that requires ambition and desire to drive it.

No, that's not entirely accurate.

Although magnetic field experts, including Bai Wujie, are seen by ordinary people as crazy people with deep desires, in reality, the power of magnetic field rotation does not necessarily require desire to propel it.

A strong desire is not the fundamental requirement for the magnetic field to rotate and move forward... but merely a need of "human beings" who are the carriers of this force.

Bai Wujie knew this and even had some research on it. Even without extreme emotions, one could actually push their power to an extremely high level.

However, those who know how to "restrain themselves" are almost always no match for those who do not know how to "restrain themselves" and "act recklessly".

"Kid, do you expect me to be your life mentor? Are you out of your mind?"