Pressure Drives Motivation (First Update)

After Star-Lord and the others left, Hawking's life returned to normal.

Although he was at peace, he was also very happy. As Wanda's belly grew bigger Tenten, his heart gradually felt fulfilled.

So he actually enjoyed these peaceful days.

On this day, Hawking once again entered the world of Demon Slayer.

"Oh wow, as expected of the main character, there's been another new development."

Above Yoshiwara Red-Light District, Hawking sat on a cloud, quietly observing the battle below.

During this period, he occasionally came to the world of Demon Slayer, mainly to secretly observe how the various Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps used Breathing Technique, so as to better control the Breathing Technique and improve his control over his own body.

As for Tanjiro, the protagonist, he naturally kept an eye on things.

Previously, we were dealing with some not-so-powerful ghosts, so there wasn't much progress, but this time it's quite interesting.

Yoshiwara Red-Light District is the world's largest red-light district, filled with all sorts of sins and transactions. As long as you have money, you can enjoy services beyond your wildest imagination.

Therefore, countless wealthy and powerful people come here every day to spend lavishly, making it a city that never sleeps.

With so many people around and the place mainly operating at night, it's the perfect spot for ghosts to hide their identities and lurk.

In places like this, it's normal for one or two people to die every day; it won't even cause a ripple.

Some time ago, Sound Pillar Uzui Tengen, one of the Nine Pillars, sent his three wives to infiltrate the Yoshiwara Red-Light District, disguised as Courtesan, to investigate possible demons. Just when they were about to make progress, all three wives disappeared without a trace.

So he led Tanjiro, Nezuko, Zenitsu, and Inosuke to infiltrate and investigate once again.

It was eventually discovered that Yoshiwara Red-Light District was indeed hiding a demon, and a very powerful one at that: the most famous Courtesan Daki, who was also the Upper Moon Six.

Moreover, this demon is special because there is another demon inside her, her Older Brother Gyutaro, who is stronger than her. It takes cutting off both of their heads at the same time to kill them.

Thus, the two sides were engaged in a fierce battle.

In this battle, Tanjiro mastered the Mixed Breathing Technique, which combines the Breath of Fire and the Breath of Water, and awakened his Demon Slayer Mark.

"It turns out that by raising body temperature and then increasing heart rate, one can better control the body and unleash greater potential."

When Tanjiro activated his Demon Slayer Mark, Hawking immediately understood the underlying principle.

"That's a good idea."

Tanjiro's body temperature was 39 degrees Celsius and his heart rate exceeded 200 beats per minute. This level of temperature was naturally useless to Hawking, because his physical body was far superior to that of ordinary people.

However, he can raise his temperature, for example, by raising his body temperature to 100 million degrees and his heart rate to over 100 million beats per minute. As long as he can better control his body, he may be able to learn Ultra Instinct.

There is also the Mixed Breathing Technique. The two methods are too simple to combine. It can combine all the existing Breathing Technique together to develop the physical body to the greatest extent.

"You've reached your limit, haven't you? Just die obediently so you can suffer less."

Let me tell you, I ate seven of the pillars, and my Older Brother ate fifteen! Hahaha!

After a chaotic battle, Daki stood next to her Older Brother Gyutaro, covering her mouth and chuckling.

Although the two are Upper Moon Six and their raw strength is not as good as the top-ranked ones, they are actually more likely to win when fighting humans because it takes cutting off both of their heads at the same time to kill them.

Apart from Muzan Kibutsuji, the only way for a demon to kill another demon is to defeat it and leave it to die in the sun. Demons cannot kill each other, as they all have self-healing abilities.

Therefore, all things considered, the number of Pillars they killed would rank among the top, even among the Upper Moons.

Now, after the battle, as demons, their injuries have all healed, but apart from Nezuko, who is also a demon, everyone else on the other side is exhausted, and even the Sound Pillar has been poisoned.

"That's not necessarily true!"

Faced with the unharmed demon siblings, the Sound Pillar and Tanjiro did not show any despair. Instead, they each took out a green bean from their pockets and put it in their mouths.

Instantly, all their injuries were healed, and their physical functions returned to their peak condition.

"How is this possible? What did you eat?"

Seeing that the Sound Pillar Hashira and the others had fully recovered after each eating a bean, Daki and Gyutaro were also surprised.

They had never encountered this situation before, and when Muzan Kibutsuji came to issue this mission to lure the enemy last time, he did not tell them about this information.

"Superior!"

After recovering from eating the Senzu Bean, the Sound Pillar led Tanjiro and the others to charge forward again.

Since receiving a sack of Senzu Bean from Hawking, the kind-hearted Tanjiro has handed over all the Senzu Bean to headquarters.

Given the importance of Senzu Bean, headquarters did not distribute Senzu Bean directly to all Demon Slayer Corps members, but instead divided them into several parts.

The first part is for research, where professionals from the Demon Slayer Corps study the Senzu Bean in the hope of replicating a similar product to improve the survival rate of Demon Slayer Corps members.

The second portion was supplied to the strongest Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps and Tanjiro, who handed over the Senzu Bean. They could carry Senzu Bean on missions as a precaution. Zenitsu and Inosuke from Tanjiro's generosity.

The last part is for Demon Slayer Corps members who are seriously injured and cannot be saved by conventional means.

Since he hadn't encountered any Upper Moon demons before, he hadn't used Senzu Bean in front of any demons. Naturally, Muzan Kibutsuji was unaware of the existence of Senzu Bean and didn't inform Daki and Gyutaro about it.

"They've gained the upper hand."

Hawking watched the battle below and noticed that this time Daki and Gyutaro were completely at a disadvantage.

This is actually quite normal. The reason they fought like that at the beginning was mainly because they didn't understand the Blood Demon Art and characteristics of the Oni Brothers and Sisters. In addition, they had to save people, which led to them falling into a disadvantageous position and their condition getting worse and worse.

But now, they are all at their peak, and Tanjiro has made a significant breakthrough and has also figured out the information about the demon siblings, so the fight will naturally be different.

The Sound Pillar and Tanjiro Teuchi Gyutaro, while Nezuko, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and the Sound Pillar's three wives work together to deal with Daki. Both sides have gained the upper hand.

If this continues, it won't be long before they can simultaneously sever the heads of the demon siblings.

However, Hawking knew that it wouldn't be that easy.

He discovered that two more powerful ghosts were rushing towards him, one of whom had "Upper Moon Five" carved on his forehead and the other had "Shang Si" carved on his Upper Moon Four.

"That's good. Pressure is the driving force, which can unleash greater potential and help us learn new Moves."

Hawking stroked his chin, seemingly unconcerned about the matter.