Shared Heavens from Douluo Continent

"You'd better have something important!"

Dai Changsheng, whom Shinobu Kocho had gently pushed away, shot Tengen Uzui an irritated glare.

To avoid being torn apart alive by Dai Changsheng, Tengen Uzui did not dare fool around any longer. He hurriedly put on a serious expression and said, "I found traces of an Upper Rank Demon and would like your help."

Among the Demon Slayer Corps' current ten Pillars, Dai Changsheng was the only one with a record of killing an Upper Rank Demon, which was why Tengen Uzui had come to him first.

"Tell me everything!"

After speaking, Dai Changsheng gave Shinobu Kocho a look telling her to stay calm.

Facing Dai Changsheng and the others' curious gazes, Tengen Uzui quickly gave them a rough account of the entire matter.

Tengen Uzui believed that Yoshiwara Red-Light District, known as both the "Flower Capital" and the "City That Never Sleeps," was an ideal place for demons to hide.

After all, Yoshiwara Red-Light District was packed with pleasure houses. They only opened at night, and countless guests came and went every day.

Even if a few out-of-town guests occasionally disappeared, it would be difficult for anyone else to notice.

Tengen Uzui had once disguised himself as a customer in an attempt to find the demon hiding there, but he had failed.

Therefore, Tengen Uzui had sent his three ninja wives deep into the district disguised as courtesans to gather information, instructing them to send him letters reporting their situation at regular intervals.

Not long ago, contact with all three wives had been cut off at the same time, giving Tengen Uzui a bad feeling.

His three wives were all trained ninjas. Though they were not particularly strong, their survival skills were exceptional.

Even if they encountered a Lower Rank Demon by accident, Tengen Uzui's three wives could barely put up a fight together.

Unless the demon hiding in Yoshiwara Red-Light District was an Upper Rank Demon, there was no way all three of Tengen Uzui's wives would have been wiped out.

"In that case, let's get going!"

Dai Changsheng had long known that the demon hiding in Yoshiwara Red-Light District was Upper Rank Six. He simply had not found the time to act yet.

Now that Tengen Uzui had come to him on his own initiative, there was naturally no reason to leave Upper Rank Six alive.

Seeing that Dai Changsheng and the others did not intend to bring her, Shinobu Kocho hurriedly grabbed his clothes and said in an unyielding tone, "I'm coming too!"

"Then come with us~"

Looking at Shinobu Kocho's stubborn little expression, Dai Changsheng shook his head helplessly and took her with him toward Yoshiwara Red-Light District.

Originally, Dai Changsheng had not planned to bring Shinobu Kocho to Yoshiwara Red-Light District, because he knew that Upper Rank Six was not the one who had killed Kanae Kocho. However, it was not easy for him to explain that too clearly to Shinobu Kocho.

Since Shinobu Kocho insisted on coming, he could only let her be disappointed once more.

Led by Tengen Uzui, Dai Changsheng and the others traveled for two days straight before finally reaching Yoshiwara Red-Light District.

Since they arrived at the district at the height of noon, they did not rush to search for the demon's trail. Instead, they first went to a Wisteria House in the city to rest.

The so-called Wisteria Houses had been established by people whom the Demon Slayer Corps had helped in the past. They marked their homes with special wisteria patterns and provided Demon Slayer Corps members with assistance free of charge. They served as rest stops for the Corps throughout the world.

As Nightfall slowly descended, Yoshiwara Red-Light District began to grow lively.

The pleasure houses that had kept their doors shut during the day began opening one after another, lighting lamps of every color and turning all of Yoshiwara Red-Light District into a brilliantly lit city that never slept.

"Young man over there, come in and have some fun~"

"Sir, right this way~"

"Big, big, big..."

Standing atop a tall building, Dai Changsheng looked down at the countless scenes of life below and could not help sighing. "It really is lively~"

Shinobu Kocho, whose heart was set on avenging her sister, had no mood to admire the prosperous and decadent spectacle below. With a grave expression, she asked, "Mr. Uzui, do you have any suspects?"

"According to the last information Hinatsuru and the others sent back, there are three places most likely to be hiding a demon: Tokoya House, Ogimoto House, and Kyogoku House."

Tengen Uzui spread out a map he had prepared in advance and pointed to the three buildings marked on it.

"Three targets, then? In that case, we'll split into three groups."

Dai Changsheng narrowed his sharp eyes and said with deliberate solemnity, "Tengen, you investigate Tokoya House. Shinobu, you go to Ogimoto House. I'll take Kyogoku House.

"Remember! Whoever finds the demon's trail, do not rush to fight it to the death. Focus on stalling it and try to make as much noise as possible.

"When the other two hear the sounds of battle, they must rush over immediately. We'll join forces and kill that Upper Rank Demon."

"Mm!"

Tengen Uzui and Shinobu Kocho nodded in unison.

Against Upper Rank Demons burdened with countless sins, Tengen Uzui and the others naturally would not bother talking about fairness. If they could gang up on one, there was no need to risk a one-on-one fight.

Daki

What Shinobu Kocho and the others did not know was that Dai Changsheng had long known Upper Rank Six was hiding in Kyogoku House. He had deliberately assigned the most dangerous place, Kyogoku House, to himself.

Meanwhile, Daki, who had infiltrated Kyogoku House as an oiran under the alias "Warabihime," was waiting for a Demon Slayer Corps Pillar to walk right into her hands.

The reason Tengen Uzui's three wives had gone missing was that Daki had discovered and imprisoned them.

Fortunately, Daki had not rushed to kill them. Instead, she planned to use them as bait to lure the Demon Slayer Corps Pillars into coming to their rescue.

Compared with ordinary humans who offered little nourishment, Daki preferred the nutrient-rich, firm flesh of Pillars.

Not long ago, Muzan Kibutsuji had summoned Daki and the others to Infinity Castle and told them that Akaza had been killed by the Demon Slayer Corps' Sound Pillar. However, Daki had not taken the matter seriously.

That was because Upper Rank Six was very unusual. They were an exceptionally rare pair of twin demons.

Daki and her older brother Gyutaro had been turned into demons at the same time, and they had fused into one body.

Normally, Gyutaro resided inside Daki's body, only separating from her when she was in danger.

To kill Daki or Gyutaro, their heads had to be cut off simultaneously with Nichirin Blades.

When a Demon Slayer Corps Pillar encountered Daki and Gyutaro alone, they often ended up becoming their food.

Since becoming demons, Gyutaro had devoured fifteen Pillar-level Demon Slayer Corps members, while Daki had devoured seven.

Therefore, Daki did not regard the Demon Slayer Corps Pillars as a threat at all. She only thought Akaza had been too careless and had been killed after being ambushed by the Sound Pillar.

Boom!!!

As Daki applied makeup in front of a mirror, her bedroom door suddenly exploded. A thunderous roar followed close behind.

"Pfft—"

Before Daki could react, a golden blade of light like lightning swept across her neck, and an eerie fountain of blood shot into the air.

"Huh?"

Only after Daki's head rolled onto the floor did she blink in bewilderment. Turning toward Dai Changsheng, who had suddenly broken into her bedroom and turned the room into a complete mess, she screamed furiously, "You shameless, despicable, ill-mannered bastard! You actually attacked me from behi—"

Bang!

Before Daki could finish, the utterly dishonorable Dai Changsheng raised his right leg and kicked her head like a soccer ball, sending it flying over a hundred meters away.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"

A barrage of piercing whistles suddenly came from behind Dai Changsheng. Dozens of flying blades condensed from blood sliced his body into dozens of pieces before continuing on to tear apart the wall ahead.

"An afterimage?"

Watching Dai Changsheng's body slowly fade away, Gyutaro, who had also been preparing to ambush him, narrowed his pupils slightly and shifted his gaze toward the corner of the bedroom.

Dai Changsheng, dressed in a black robe, stood there unharmed.

Seeing the ugly Gyutaro finally crawl out of Daki's body, Dai Changsheng deliberately put on a wary expression. "It seems you're the real Upper Rank Demon. I was wondering why that one was so weak."

"You must be the Sound Pillar who killed Akaza, right? Just as that lord said, you're a despicable coward who specializes in sneak attacks!"

Though Gyutaro was seeing Dai Changsheng for the first time, the absurdly huge Nichirin Blade in his hand allowed him to guess his identity immediately.

"Specializes in sneak attacks? You're wrong! I'm simply too fast—so fast that you can't react at all! Just like this..."

Boom!!!

As soon as Dai Changsheng finished speaking, he pushed off violently. His figure vanished from the spot in an instant, leaving behind only a crater covered in cracks.

So fast!

Gyutaro was startled. The two sickles in his hands flashed rapidly as he unleashed countless blood blades around himself, forming an impenetrable defensive shield.

Crack!

With the sound of metal snapping, both sickles in Gyutaro's hands broke apart at once. Immediately afterward, a massive golden blade wrapped in Nine Yang True Qi severed his head in a single stroke.

As Gyutaro's head flew into the air, his face remained filled with disbelief. Looking at Dai Changsheng's tall back, he could not help muttering, "Was Akaza defeated by this monster?"

"You little runt, put my head down right now, or my brother will definitely kill you!"

On the other side, Daki's head had been picked up by Shinobu Kocho. Still unaware that Gyutaro had also been beheaded by Dai Changsheng, she continued hurling insults with plenty of vigor.

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Called a little runt by Daki, Shinobu Kocho's lips twitched. She immediately took out some poison, preparing to poison the foul-mouthed demon into silence.

"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle..."

Before Shinobu Kocho could act, Daki's head began to slowly disintegrate.

"What's going on? Don't tell me my brother's head was cut off too? How could this happen? I don't want to die..."

Under Shinobu Kocho's somewhat stunned gaze, Daki screamed in unwillingness as she dissolved into the air.

Coming back to her senses, Shinobu Kocho did not bother with the vanished Daki. She rushed toward Kyogoku House as quickly as she could.

Not long after Shinobu Kocho arrived at Kyogoku House, Tengen Uzui also reached the battlefield.

After rejoining Shinobu Kocho and the others, Dai Changsheng gave the two of them a rough account of his battle with Upper Rank Six.

Though Dai Changsheng spoke lightly of it, Shinobu Kocho and Tengen Uzui were left deeply shaken.

Only a Pillar-level powerhouse like Dai Changsheng, blessed with immense strength and skilled in speed, could have severed Daki and Gyutaro's heads simultaneously in such a short span of time.

If it had been Shinobu Kocho or the others, facing Daki and Gyutaro alone would have meant certain death.

"Shinobu, I disappointed you again. This Upper Rank Six doesn't seem to be the one you're looking for either."

Shinobu Kocho froze for a moment, then smiled and shook her head. "It's all right. I believe that as long as you're here, we'll definitely find that demon and avenge my sister."

If Dai Changsheng's killing of Akaza last time still had some element of an ambush, then his solo execution of Upper Rank Six this time was an undeniable achievement.

There were only six Upper Rank Demons in total, and Dai Changsheng had already killed two of them. Shinobu Kocho had complete confidence in him.

The Sixth Dai Changsheng

Seeing that Dai Changsheng had already killed Upper Rank Six, Tengen Uzui hurriedly ordered the ninja mice he kept to search for his three wives.

Since Tengen Uzui's ninja mice had long memorized the scent of his three wives, they quickly found a hidden underground passage in Daki's bedroom.

Following the maze-like underground passages, Dai Changsheng and the others soon found Daki's underground pantry.

It was a huge underground cave. Human bones were scattered everywhere, and dozens of attractive young men and women were imprisoned inside. Tengen Uzui's three wives were among them.

After rescuing all the innocent people, Dai Changsheng and the others had no intention of staying in Yoshiwara Red-Light District any longer. They returned to Demon Slayer Corps headquarters overnight.

Several days later

Demon Slayer Corps Headquarters, Butterfly Mansion.

As Dai Changsheng was developing poison to counter demons in the drug research room as usual, the scenery around him suddenly began to warp, and he entered the Gray Mist Space once again.

"I knew there had to be a way out! I knew I wasn't destined to die! Hahaha..."

Before Dai Changsheng could look around, a burst of somewhat manic laughter reached his ears and drew his attention.

It came from a young man in his early twenties with short black hair and features that resembled Dai Changsheng's by eighty percent.

The newcomer looked extremely bedraggled. Not only was his face pale and somewhat malnourished, but a chunk of flesh and clothing was missing from his arm, as if something had bitten it off alive.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

Dai Changsheng and the others did not have time to say much. They pushed off at once, rushing in front of the newcomer as if using Teleportation, and placed their hands on him.

Soon, memories belonging to the newcomer surfaced in Dai Changsheng and the others' minds, allowing them to understand his origins.

It turned out that the newcomer had transmigrated into the world of "Resident Evil." He had only awakened the memories of his past life over a month ago, but by then the biohazard had already broken out, and he had become trapped in a prosperous yet dangerous city.