The Vanishing Progress Bar (Part 2)

Not all light is effective against ghosts. Apart from sunlight, light emitted in various forms, such as Kakkō, lamplight, and electric light, has no effect on them.

Because what they fear is not light itself, but the special energy that comes from stars.

So when they first saw the four beams of light shining down, the four Upper Moon Demons, even though they felt they couldn't dodge them, didn't feel any danger.

After all, there is still an hour until sunrise, and as long as it is not the sun's rays, it is impossible for them to be harmed.

What they didn't know was that the four beams of light released by Hawking were light magic he used in combination with the energy of the Eternal Flame. In essence, they were sunlight, but not as intense as when the sun shines on the Earth's surface.

It's about the intensity of sunlight at the surface of the sun; being exposed to it is like being thrown directly into the sun.

What is the Eternal Flame? It is the source of power for the Fire Giants Surtur, created by fusing the energy of a thousand stars, which is equivalent to the power of a thousand suns.

Hawking absorbed the Eternal Flame, he could naturally also generate power with the same attributes as the Eternal Flame.

Therefore, by combining it with the release method of light magic, it is easy to release high-intensity sunlight.

If he wanted, he could even create a star, but Earth wouldn't be able to withstand that and would melt.

The result was obvious: less than two seconds after being enveloped by the four beams of light, the four Upper Moons turned into thin air and disappeared completely.

"Hiss!"

Seeing the four Upper Moon Demon instantly defeated by Hawking in such a manner, everyone's eyes widened in shock. Muzan Kibutsuji and, without a word, fled the scene at top speed.

While fleeing, he muttered in fear:

"How could there be such a person? How could someone release sunlight on their own? Why did this have to happen? Why did this have to happen just when I was about to fulfill my wish? Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

This time, the fear in his heart was even greater than when he faced Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

He knew that if his body were touched by any of the four beams of light, he would suffer the same fate as his subordinates, with no chance of being torn into pieces and escape.

"They just ran away like that?"

Seeing Muzan Kibutsuji escape so decisively, even the Sound Pillar couldn't help but find it hard to believe.

They've fought against Demon Slayer Corps Muzan Kibutsuji, the progenitor of demons, for so many years, yet they were terrified when facing Hawking.

"It used to be called the Transparent World"

At this moment, Hawking also finished reading Kokushibo's memories and realized that the Yoriichi Tsugikuni Tanjiro had just been in was something Tanjiro had already achieved, and he even gave it a name.

A ray of sunlight flashed in his hand, and Kokushibo entered the later stages of the Upper Moons' journey.

"In that case, there shouldn't be any major problems with Ultra Instinct."

Kokushibo has studied the state of the Transparent World for hundreds of years, and his understanding is far more complete than that of Tanjiro, who has just grasped it.

He obtained Kokushibo's memories, and with some time, he should be able to fully grasp them.

"Mr. Hawking. Muzan Kibutsuji has escaped."

Seeing Hawking kill Kokushibo, he came to his senses and the Sound Pillar Hashira cautiously reminded him.

Hawking smiled:

"He can't escape."

The entire planet was within his mental range. Unless Muzan Kibutsuji left the planet, Hawking could find Muzan Kibutsuji mental scan.

Moreover, he had previously left the Flying Muzan Kibutsuji Flying Thunder God Mark on Muzan Kibutsuji.

With a flash, he reappeared, this time holding another person— Muzan Kibutsuji.

"What!"

Muzan Kibutsuji also completely bewildered. He had already escaped to a great distance, so how could he have returned here?

"Black Blood Thorn!"

Although he didn't know why he had returned here and fallen into Hawking's hands, he decided to strike first and immediately used one of his strongest Blood Demon Art.

His blood transformed into thorns, piercing Hawking's body with unparalleled speed.

Unfortunately, Hawking merely glared at them, and all those blood-red thorns, which could easily pierce a topspin, were bounced back onto his body.

"Seal up!"

He reached out and patted Muzan Kibutsuji's head, and a dense array of magic seals immediately enveloped Muzan Kibutsuji from head to toe before disappearing into his body.

"What did you do to me?"

Muzan Kibutsuji's eyes were filled with terror.

Because he discovered that he could do nothing but speak, his body was immobile, and he couldn't even use Blood Demon Art, as if he had turned into a piece of wood.

"You can handle this yourselves. My time is up, I'm leaving now."

After sealing Muzan Kibutsuji, Hawking casually tossed him at the feet of the Sound Pillar, as if he were just throwing away a piece of trash.

Now that the goal has been achieved, there's no need to keep Muzan Kibutsuji around to train Tanjiro.

"Mr. Hawking."

Looking at the motionless Muzan Kibutsuji at his feet, the Sound Pillar was at a loss for words.

"By the way, Tanjiro, I've rescued your family."

Just as Hawking was about to end the Dream Walking, he suddenly remembered something, Teuchi the Ancestor Space, and released Tanjiro's Mother, younger brother and sister who had been resurrected earlier.

"Mother, Takeo, Delia, Shigeru, Rokkuta!"

Tanjiro and Nezuko couldn't believe their eyes; they saw their deceased relatives again.

After a tearful reunion, Tanjiro quickly expressed his gratitude:

"Mr. Hawking, thank you."

But then he was shocked to discover that Hawking had vanished into thin air.

Meanwhile, back in the Marvel World, Hawking resumed his peaceful life, except that he added a new training program in the Transparent World to his many training projects.

He didn't immediately go to the Dragon Ball World to learn Ultra Instinct the Angel, even after mastering the Transparent World.

He naturally needs to learn Ultra Instinct, but only after he can transform into Super Saiyan 4. Otherwise, if things don't go well, he needs to have enough ability to protect himself.

Time flies; Wanda has been pregnant for nine months, and will give birth in another month.

During this time, Hawking discovered something that was very important to him.

That is, the Justice Points progress bar on his panel disappeared!

What does this mean? It means that no matter how many good deeds he does in the future, he will not gain Justice Points, will not unlock new Protagonist Template, and will not see any new worlds.

Fortunately, the previous Protagonist Template can still be used as usual.

But this also made Hawking wary. Since the Justice Points progress bar could disappear, did that mean the panel would one day also disappear?

He may never be able to load those Protagonist Template again, and never be able to enter those worlds.

If that's the case, then he needs to speed things up.