Shared Heavens Begins with Douluo Continent

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling

The Nichirin Blade Dai Changsheng was currently using was merely the most ordinary standard-issue blade, weighing only a little over ten pounds.

For Dai Changsheng, whose arm strength exceeded a thousand pounds, an ordinary Nichirin Blade was far too light. He needed a Nichirin Blade weighing around three hundred pounds just to barely suit his use.

However, the materials used to forge Nichirin Blades were extremely precious. Unless Dai Changsheng demonstrated sufficient strength, Kagaya Ubuyashiki would certainly not agree to waste so many materials on forging one for him.

"Run! Run! That guy is coming..."

Under Dai Changsheng's carpet-bombing pursuit, the demons living on Mt. Fujikasane acted as though they had seen a demon themselves, fleeing frantically in every direction and wishing they had two more legs.

Thunder Breathing Form: Inadama!

Slash! Slash! Slash...

As five lightning-shaped blade flashes swept past, every demon fighting other examinees or being pursued by Dai Changsheng had its head severed.

"Um..."

Just as that nameless examinee was about to thank Dai Changsheng, he discovered that Dai Changsheng had already charged into the forest without even looking back. He could only say helplessly, "Thank you!"

After a day and night of relentless pursuit, the hundreds of demons living on Mt. Fujikasane were finally all slain by Dai Changsheng.

Because Dai Changsheng had killed every demon, this Final Selection ended early.

Amid the admiring gazes of Tanjiro and the others, Dai Changsheng followed Kiriya Ubuyashiki directly to headquarters to meet Kagaya Ubuyashiki.

Though the demons living on Mt. Fujikasane were weak, they were numerous and scattered in every direction when fleeing.

Even if a Pillar-class expert personally took action, it would be difficult to slaughter every demon in such a short period of time.

After all, Pillar-class experts were still human. They needed to eat and rest too. Being able to fight continuously for seven or eight hours was already impressive.

Only Dai Changsheng, whose recovery ability far surpassed that of ordinary people, could fight without stopping for twenty-four hours and chase those demons all over the mountain.

Led by Kiriya Ubuyashiki, Dai Changsheng soon met Kagaya Ubuyashiki, a man afflicted by serious illness.

It was said that because the Ubuyashiki family was blood-related to Muzan Kibutsuji, ever since Muzan became a demon a thousand years ago, the entire family had seemed to suffer from a curse. Every child they bore, especially males, was frail and sickly, dying young before long.

To prevent their bloodline from dying out, the Ubuyashiki family followed the head priest's advice and married women from priestly families generation after generation.

Although this method prolonged the lives of their descendants, no one had ever successfully lived past the age of thirty.

That was why the Ubuyashiki family had made eliminating Muzan Kibutsuji their mission for generations: to completely lift the curse in their bloodline.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki was already in his twenties. Affected by the curse, he not only struggled to walk, but the upper half of his face was severely disfigured, and he was blind in both eyes.

When Kiriya Ubuyashiki saw Kagaya Ubuyashiki, his eyes brightened slightly as he called out in a clear voice, "Father, I'm back."

"You've worked hard, Kiriya."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki first revealed a gentle smile and nodded toward Kiriya Ubuyashiki's voice. Then, in a magnetic voice, he asked, "The guest who returned with you must be Mr. Dai Changsheng, the one who ended the Final Selection ahead of schedule?"

"You are too courteous, Master. Just call me Changsheng."

To be honest, Dai Changsheng greatly admired Kagaya Ubuyashiki. Though he was so weak that even walking was difficult, his resolve was terrifyingly firm.

In the original story, to create an opportunity for Tamayo and the others to completely eliminate Muzan Kibutsuji, Kagaya Ubuyashiki did not hesitate to use himself, his wife, and his daughters as bait. He blew up his own headquarters along with them, leaving even Muzan Kibutsuji stunned senseless by the explosion.

Of course, when Kagaya Ubuyashiki devised this plan, he did not hide it from his wife and daughters. He only finalized this mutually destructive plan after gaining their consent.

"Then I'll call you Changsheng from now on."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki nodded agreeably, then asked directly, "Changsheng, with your current strength, you are already qualified to inherit the title of Sound Pillar. Are you willing to become the new Sound Pillar and make it your mission to eliminate the demons of this world?"

"Of course I am! I'll personally send Muzan Kibutsuji to the eighteenth level of hell!"

"Then..."

Sensing the barely concealed killing intent and hatred in Dai Changsheng's voice, Kagaya Ubuyashiki nodded slightly. "Welcome to the Demon Slayer Corps."

After Dai Changsheng became the Sound Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps, he took the opportunity to request that Kagaya Ubuyashiki have a custom Nichirin Blade forged for him.

When Kagaya Ubuyashiki learned that Dai Changsheng wanted a three-hundred-pound Nichirin Blade, he was somewhat surprised, but readily agreed.

The Nichirin Blades used by the other Pillar-class experts were also specially customized according to their respective fighting habits. Their weights simply were not so exaggerated.

To Kagaya Ubuyashiki, as long as it increased the chances of eliminating Muzan Kibutsuji, no amount of money was too much to spend.

Since forging a three-hundred-pound Nichirin Blade would take considerable time, Dai Changsheng temporarily stayed at Demon Slayer Corps headquarters. He also took the opportunity to seek Shinobu Kocho's guidance in poisoncraft and medicine.

At first, Shinobu Kocho did not think much of it. However, she soon discovered that Dai Changsheng possessed many unique insights into medicine and poisons, even giving her quite a few new inspirations.

After all, the medicine and poisoncraft Dai Changsheng had mastered were shared from Heaven Sword Changsheng and belonged entirely to the medical system of another world.

Thus, Shinobu Kocho and Dai Changsheng gradually became friends. Whenever they had time, the two researched new poisons that could target demons.

Douluo Continent

Heaven Dou City, commercial district.

"Lingling, which of these two dresses do you think looks better?"

Inside a luxuriously decorated designer clothing store, fourteen-year-old Dugu Yan held two dresses of different styles and asked Ye Lingling for her opinion.

Dugu Yan was Poison Douluo's only biological granddaughter. Her status within the Heaven Dou Empire was comparable to that of a royal princess.

Ye Lingling, meanwhile, was the inheritor of the Nine Heart Begonia. Although her grandfather was not a Title Douluo, he was a healing-type Soul Douluo even rarer than a Title Douluo.

As the saying went: medicine and poison were inseparable!

Ye Lingling's grandfather was a renowned medical expert in the Heaven Dou Empire and an old friend of Poison Douluo's. Thus, she and Dugu Yan, who was the same age, naturally became good friends.

"Mm..."

After staring at the two long dresses in Dugu Yan's hands for a while, Ye Lingling finally pointed at the green dress and said, "Yanzi, I think this dress suits you better."

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Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan could not help but smile. "Right? I also think this green dress suits me better."

"Big sister, it looks like you've been poisoned~"

A somewhat abrupt voice suddenly came from behind Dugu Yan, instantly freezing the smile on her face.

Dugu Yan subconsciously turned toward the voice and saw that the speaker wore a platinum-gold robe. He had dazzling short golden hair, delicate skin, and was a handsome youth half a head taller than she was.

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Dugu Yan's pretty face flushed slightly. Whether from anger or embarrassment, even she did not know. She could not help but snap, "Y-you... who are you calling big sister? Do I really look that old?"

Seeing that Dugu Yan was getting a little angry, Dai Changsheng shrugged innocently. "I don't think you could possibly be younger than me, right?"

"Who says so? I'm only fourteen this year!"

Dai Changsheng nodded slightly. "Then I was right! I'm only seven this year, so it's perfectly reasonable for me to call you big sister. I couldn't exactly call you auntie, could I?"

"S-seven?!"

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling's beautiful eyes widened abruptly, their faces filled with disbelief.

What kind of normal seven-year-old child was this tall?

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Dugu Yan instinctively shook her head, then grabbed Dai Changsheng's arm and began feeling around.

Because Dugu Yan had studied poison techniques under Poison Douluo, she had also learned the method of determining one's age by examining the bones.

"Y-you really are only seven?"

When Dugu Yan discovered that Dai Changsheng's bone age was indeed still under eight, she could not help revealing an expression as though she had seen something beyond belief.

The world truly was vast, and full of wonders!

"Sorry, I misunderstood you just now."

After learning that Dai Changsheng really was only seven, the little bit of anger in Dugu Yan's heart vanished. She had originally thought he was simply trying to find an excuse to strike up a conversation with her!

After all, Dugu Yan was not only a beautiful girl, but also Poison Douluo's only granddaughter. She had quite a few admirers.

"It's fine. I'm used to it anyway."

Dai Changsheng smiled and waved his hand. Then, changing the subject, he asked, "My name is Dai Changsheng. Big sister, what's your name?"

"My name is Dugu Yan. You can call me Sister Yanzi. This is my good friend, Ye Lingling. You can call her Sister Lingling."

Just as Dugu Yan was about to introduce Ye Lingling to Dai Changsheng, she noticed that Ye Lingling was staring intently at his face with an oddly strange look in her eyes.

Expectation filled Ye Lingling's face as her jade-like lips parted. "Y-you wouldn't happen to be Dai Changsheng, the one who created the White Tiger Saber Technique, would you?"

"Yep! You recognized me, hehe~"

Dai Changsheng smiled somewhat bashfully at her words.

After receiving confirmation, Ye Lingling's beautiful eyes immediately lit up. She hurriedly took out paper and a pen from her Storage Soul Tool and handed them to Dai Changsheng, her pretty face full of excitement. "Actually, I'm your fan. Could you please give me an autograph?"

"Of course!"

Dai Changsheng smiled and nodded. Taking the notebook Ye Lingling offered him, he left his signature on it with swift, flowing strokes.

"Thank you. I'll treasure this autograph for the rest of my life and keep it safe."

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Seeing Ye Lingling's excited appearance, several huge question marks seemed to pop up over Dugu Yan's head.

Was that really necessary? Was this still the Lingling she knew?

Ye Lingling was famously known as an ice-cold beauty at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. She had no fewer admirers than Dugu Yan, yet Dugu Yan had never seen her treat any of them so warmly.

In truth, Ye Lingling's excitement was understandable, because the White Tiger Saber Technique Dai Changsheng had publicly released had helped her tremendously.

Other auxiliary-type Soul Masters might have weak combat ability, but they still possessed some fighting power and were certainly much stronger than ordinary people.

Ye Lingling, however, was different. The martial soul she had awakened, the Nine Heart Begonia, was extremely special. No matter how many soul rings she absorbed, she could only possess a single soul skill: area-wide healing for everyone.

It was not until Dai Changsheng publicly released the White Tiger Saber Technique that Ye Lingling finally gained her first offensive soul skill.

Perhaps to Dugu Yan, the White Tiger Saber Technique was not some particularly powerful soul skill, but to Ye Lingling, it was no less valuable than a precious soul bone.

That was why Ye Lingling was so grateful to Dai Changsheng and had become one of his many young fangirls.

Dai Changsheng had not expected Ye Lingling to be his fan, but this was a good thing as well.

This way, his plan to use Dugu Yan to establish a connection with Poison Douluo would be even easier to carry out.

"By the way, Sister Yan, I wasn't joking with you just now. You really are poisoned."

After withdrawing his gaze from Ye Lingling, Dai Changsheng turned to Dugu Yan and said, "Your fingernails and eyes are turning bluish, while your hair and lips are turning purple. Those are obvious signs of poisoning."

"..."

Seeing the serious look on Dai Changsheng's face, Dugu Yan could not help revealing a helpless, bitter smile. "Actually, I know I'm poisoned too. But the reason I was poisoned is because my martial soul is rather special. Even my grandfather has no way to help me completely eliminate the toxins in my body."

"Sister Yan, can you tell me what your martial soul is? Aside from Self-Created Soul Skills, I've also done some research on martial souls. Maybe I can help you remove the toxins from your body!"

A trace of emotion flashed in Dugu Yan's eyes, but she shook her head. "It's useless. I appreciate your kindness, but my grandfather is the Poison Douluo, whose title is 'Poison'!"

Perhaps Dai Changsheng truly was a genius, but Dugu Yan did not believe his attainments in poison arts could surpass her grandfather's.

"So you're the Poison Douluo's granddaughter! Ah, that's right, I remember now. Elder Chrysanthemum Douluo once told me that Senior Poison Douluo's real name is Dugu Bo."

Dai Changsheng put on an expression of sudden realization. "Sister Yan, you said that the poison in your body was caused by your martial soul. Could it be that the martial soul you awakened is also the Jade Scale Serpent Emperor?"

"No!"

Dugu Yan shook her head. "My martial soul is only the Jade Scale Serpent. My grandfather's martial soul was able to evolve into the Jade Scale Serpent Emperor because he became a Title Douluo."

"The Jade Scale Serpent?"

Dai Changsheng stroked his chin and pondered for a moment. "According to the information I've studied, the Jade Scale Serpent is an extremely rare poison-attribute martial soul. It grants soul masters powerful poison abilities, but it also causes them to suffer backlash from its toxins.

"This kind of toxic backlash brought about by a martial soul is indeed troublesome, but it's not entirely without a solution."

"Changsheng, do you really have a way to completely cure Yan's toxic backlash?"

Before Dugu Yan could speak, Ye Lingling could not help asking first.