Zongman: Capturing the goddess from Demon Slayer

Mitsuri felt deeply proud and excited upon hearing Lan Mingang's domineering statement.

"Brother Mingang is so amazing, he can defeat a Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps in just one second!"

Also a Pillar, Shinobu Kocho was very clear about the strength of the Wind Pillar.

He was quite a bit stronger than herself.

Although Lan Mingang had completely dominated her at the kendo hall and forcibly locked her down at the hot springs in Swordsmith Village, taking her first kiss against her will.

Shinobu Kocho still didn't quite believe that Lan Mingang could instantly kill Sanemi Shinazugawa.

After all, he was a Pillar.

"It shouldn't be possible, right..."

"At least it would take five seconds."

Sanemi Shinazugawa felt somewhat insulted by Lan Mingang's words.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki was also a little dazed, "Mr. Lan isn't being too confident, is he? One second? Do you think you're chopping vegetables? He's still a Pillar, he shouldn't be unable to withstand even one second."

"If he really can't withstand even one second, what's the point of the Demon Slayer Corps? We might as well disband."

Sanemi Shinazugawa stood up, placed his hand on the hilt of his Nichirin Blade at his waist, his eyes fierce, and grinned:

"Take out your weapon, lest people say I won unfairly!"

"I don't need it. You attack first, or else you won't have a chance to attack!"

"Good! You have guts!" An enraged Sanemi Shinazugawa directly drew his Nichirin Blade.

Wind Breathing · First Form · Dust Whirlwind · Slice!

Step!

Under the expectant gazes of everyone, Sanemi Shinazugawa took his first step.

Then, Lan Mingang's eyes sharpened like knives, and his gaze froze.

Sanemi Shinazugawa, without the slightest warning, didn't even take a second step before collapsing to the ground.

The Pillars present felt like a giant mountain was weighing on their backs.

A strange sense of fear arose in their hearts.

Their legs began to tremble involuntarily.

Under Lan Mingang's control, the Conqueror's Haki was mainly directed at Sanemi Shinazugawa, only causing him to faint and not inflicting too much damage.

At the same time, a little bit of Haki was released to kill the spirit of the other Pillars.

As the Haki dissipated, the Pillars felt relieved, drenched in sweat.

Kyojuro Rengoku sighed in his heart, "Brother Lan is still so awesome, and he has become even stronger."

Mitsuri looked surprised, "Brother Mingang is still so amazing."

Shinobu Kocho and Kagaya Ubuyashiki, who were not affected by the Conqueror's Haki, looked bewildered.

What happened?

Why did Sanemi Shinazugawa faint directly? And what's wrong with the other Pillars? Why do they look so tired?

What exactly happened? Why can't I feel anything!

Kagaya Ubuyashiki forced himself to remain calm and said:

"The battle is over, Mr. Lan wins!"

"Mr. Himejima, please carry Shinazugawa to the side and let him rest for a while."

"Yes, Master Ubuyashiki!"

Gyomei Himejima, the strongest of the Demon Slayer Corps and also the least affected, stepped forward and carried the unconscious Sanemi Shinazugawa to the corridor, carefully placing him down to let him rest.

This duel between Sanemi Shinazugawa and Lan Mingang made the Pillars truly understand the gap between themselves and Lan Mingang.

It was the distance between heaven and earth.

The other party didn't even need to attack, and they would be directly defeated.

There was no way to fight. Such a strong person should be treated as an honored guest!

Looking at the unconscious Sanemi Shinazugawa, Kagaya Ubuyashiki asked in order not to affect the start of the Pillar Meeting:

"Mr. Lan, I wonder when Shinazugawa will wake up?"

"About five minutes..."

Lan Mingang didn't strike hard. After Sanemi Shinazugawa had been unconscious for four minutes, he touched his head, got up in confusion, and muttered to himself:

"Hiss~"

"What happened? Why did I faint?"

"Where is this?"

When Sanemi Shinazugawa saw Kagaya Ubuyashiki sitting not far from him, he instantly remembered what had happened.

He fought against Lan Mingang, drew his sword, took a step forward, and then...

Then it seemed like there was no then.

It seemed that he had directly fainted at that time.

Damn it! Was he really instantly killed?

"Shinazugawa, now that you're awake, return to the ranks."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's voice sounded, and Sanemi Shinazugawa realized that it was time for the Pillar Meeting.

Sanemi Shinazugawa quickly got up, knelt on one knee, and said:

"Yes! Master Ubuyashiki!"

After speaking, Sanemi Shinazugawa directly jumped off the corridor and stood back in the ranks.

"Now that everyone is here, it's time to start the semi-annual Pillar Meeting!"

"Pillars, please follow me inside!"

Supported by his two white-haired daughters, Kagaya Ubuyashiki got up and walked towards the room.

The Pillars, Lan Mingang, and Mitsuri followed closely behind.

After everyone had entered the room, Kagaya Ubuyashiki's two daughters closed the door again.

Sunlight shone into the room through the wooden door with paper glued to it, giving a glimmer of light to the dark room.

To make the room brighter, Nichika and Kanao lit the two lanterns in the room.

The light was limited, and a folding screen divided the wide room into two parts.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki sat in front of the folding screen, with his two daughters beside him. Five meters in front of the two daughters were two lanterns, used for lighting.

Lan Mingang and the Demon Slayer Corps Pillars sat on the floor three meters away from Kagaya Ubuyashiki, facing Kagaya Ubuyashiki.

Attending such a formal meeting for the first time, Mitsuri was inevitably a little nervous and kept trembling.

Seeing this, Lan Mingang leaned towards Mitsuri, gently patted her butt, and whispered:

"Don't be nervous, they won't ask for your opinion anyway, just treat it as listening to a story!"

"Ah? Is that so..." Mitsuri said softly.

Seeing that the Pillar Meeting was about to begin, Lan Mingang and Mitsuri were still muttering back and forth. Shinobu Kocho looked at Lan Mingang and Mitsuri and made a shushing gesture.

Lan Mingang imitated Shinobu Kocho's appearance, looked at Mitsuri, and also made a shushing gesture.

Mitsuri wanted to laugh, but eventually held it back.

She wasn't so nervous anymore.

"Alright, the Pillar Meeting begins now!"

"First, let Kyojuro, who recently became the Flame Pillar, report on the recent situation in the imperial capital!"

Kyojuro Rengoku not only inherited the name of the Flame Pillar from his father, but also inherited his jurisdiction—Tokyo Imperial Capital!

Kyojuro Rengoku: "So and so, this and that, first it was like this, then it was like that, in short, there are not enough people and the situation is not optimistic."

"As for the whereabouts of Muzan Kibutsuji, we have not found him yet."

After listening, Kagaya Ubuyashiki nodded and looked at the next Pillar.

After all eight Pillars had spoken, the results were basically the same.

Small demons were endless, big demons could not be found, there was a serious shortage of manpower, and there was no information about Muzan Kibutsuji.

"Indeed, manpower is a problem."

"There is currently still one person missing from the Pillar-level combat power!"

"I wonder if any of you have anyone to recommend?"

There were only eight Pillars out of nine, and one was still missing, which made Kagaya Ubuyashiki very distressed.

The Pillars looked at each other and all shook their heads.

There were too few high-level combatants in the Demon Slayer Corps, and not many even knew the Breathing Technique.

Even fewer had mastered Total Concentration Breathing Constant, only a few Pillars present.

They really couldn't think of anyone who could become a Pillar.

The Flame Pillar Kyojuro Rengoku had one before, but Lan Mingang had abducted her with one look.

Now she wasn't even a demon slayer, let alone becoming a Pillar.

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