System Mall

Demon Slayer World.

The life-sized giant of red and silver dissolved into warm motes of light that filled the sky, and Lin Xiao returned to the appearance of a young man in ordinary casual clothes.

He walked over to Shinobu Kocho, who was still sitting dazedly in the snow, and waved a hand in front of her eyes.

"Hello, snap out of it. The demon has been completely laid to rest."

Only then did Shinobu Kocho seem to wake from a dream.

She raised her head and stared blankly at the young man before her, who clearly possessed godlike power yet spoke like a friendly older brother next door.

Suddenly, as if she had remembered something, her pupils contracted sharply, and her entire body began to tremble violently.

"Mr. Lin... Mr. Lin Xiao! If Muzan Kibutsuji dies, then every demon who received his blood will all, at the same time...!"

"Mm, they should all be turning to ash," Lin Xiao said with a calm nod. "Including Doma, the one who killed your sister."

At those words, Shinobu Kocho's tears instantly spilled from her eyes.

There was no need for sacrifice.

The bloody nightmare that had plagued the Ubuyashiki Family for a thousand years and claimed the lives of countless swordsmen had come to a complete end within the few casual steps of this young man.

Just then, a faint sound came from the ruined wooden house behind him.

The Kamado Household's eldest daughter, Nezuko Kamado, was standing by the door.

Behind her, her mother, Kie Kamado, gripped a woodcutting axe tightly in both hands, shielding several younger children in her arms.

Though this frail mother had gone deathly pale from fear and injury, she still stood like a lioness protecting her cubs, using her trembling body to block every danger.

"It's all right now. Everything's fine."

Lin Xiao went over and rubbed the head of the little boy named Rokuta Kamado, his tone as gentle as if he were chatting with a neighbor.

"When your brother Tanjiro Kamado comes back after selling charcoal and sees that all of you are safe and sound, he'll definitely be very happy."

Hearing Tanjiro Kamado's name and feeling the pain in her body vanish completely, Kie Kamado's taut nerves finally relaxed. With a clang, the axe fell to the ground.

"Th... thank you! Thank you for saving us!" The mother covered her mouth as tears streamed uncontrollably down her face.

[Ding! It has been detected that the group leader has slain the progenitor of all demons, Muzan Kibutsuji!]

[Ding! Due to Muzan's death, the Twelve Kizuki and all lower-ranking demons have been annihilated as well! Congratulations, you have received: 10,000 points!]

[Ding! Congratulations, you have received an additional reward: Special Skill—"Miracle Light" (can heal all non-lethal conceptual-level injuries and dispel negative statuses)!]

Listening to the series of explosive notifications in his mind, Lin Xiao raised an eyebrow.

Ten thousand points? And a skill?

This was an absolute killing.

[He Is Simply God]: "Sorry, I got a little loud just now."

[Ding, the system has calculated that this benefits the chat group.]

Lin Xiao looked around and saw that everyone had recovered, then he walked over to Shinobu Kocho.

"Then I'll be heading back first. If I stay any longer, your master and the other Hashira will probably line up to kowtow and thank me. I'm terrible at dealing with that kind of troublesome scene."

"But you saved all of us. You even saved this world... At least stay for a meal before you go." Shinobu Kocho hurriedly tried to persuade him to stay.

"The light merely drove away the darkness. The ones who truly saved this world were your own unyielding wills."

Lin Xiao gave a dashing wave of his hand.

"I'll take a rain check on that meal. I'll come back to eat it next time I get the chance."

"System, return."

Accompanied by a crimson pillar of light shooting into the sky, Lin Xiao's figure vanished from the summit of Mount Kumotori in an instant, leaving behind only a faint warmth in the air to prove that this "god" had once descended.

Shinobu Kocho stared blankly at the spot where Lin Ye had disappeared, then gave a deep, utterly reverent bow.

"Thank you... Mr. Lin Xiao."

The real world, a park on the outskirts of Chiba Prefecture.

Whoosh!

A flash of red light passed, and Lin Xiao reappeared beside his shabby camping tent.

The rising sun had just crossed the horizon, shining down upon him.

"Whew... Even though I put on a perfect show, I'm still starving."

Lin Xiao rubbed his stomach, plopped down onto the grass, and opened the Myriad Worlds Chat Group in his mind.

The moment he returned across worlds, the group had already exploded, because everyone had received a golden notification addressed to all members.

[Ding! The Myriad Worlds Chat Group has achieved its first "World-Level Fate Reversal"!]

[The System Mall function has officially opened!]

[Rule 1: Group members may upload items, cultivation techniques, and technology they possess to the mall. The system will assess their value and convert them into points. Ordinary items may only be exchanged once.]

[Rule 2: Group members may use points to purchase any listed product in the mall.]

[Rule 3: The group leader enjoys a 20% discount on all mall items. In addition, the group leader may collect a 5% transaction fee from every member transaction.]

[Dark Knight of Gotham]: "A cross-dimensional resource exchange platform... Has the group's true value only now fully revealed itself?"

[Snow Queen of the Service Club]: "In other words, as long as we have enough points, we can buy extraordinary powers from other worlds?"

[The Underdog Who Wants to Be Hokage]: "Seriously?! Does that mean I can buy ninjutsu that can be cast without hand seals?!"

[Ding! Group leader "He Is Simply God" has uploaded a special item: Gaia's Miracle Glimmer (consumable).]

[Product Description: Contains a trace of the earth's miraculous power. After use, it can instantly heal any non-lethal physical injury and dispel all toxins and negative statuses. It can even regenerate severed limbs and restore vitality.]

[Price: 2,000 points.]

Gotham City, the Batcave.

Bruce Wayne stared fixedly at the newly listed item in the mall, which emitted a faint red glow, and his breathing instantly grew heavy.

Instantly heal any injury! Regenerate severed limbs!

[Dark Knight of Gotham]: "Two thousand points... System, assess the value of all armor technology and weapon blueprints under Wayne Enterprises!"

[Ding! "Batsuit Schematics," "Batmobile Manufacturing Schematics," "Grapnel Gun Technology"... Total system-assessed value: 1,800 points.]

Bruce gritted his teeth. As expected, technology depreciated heavily across the myriad worlds.

[Dark Knight of Gotham]: "Add all of my combat arts, criminal psychology knowledge, and... fifty percent of Wayne Enterprises' wealth!"

[Ding! Combat arts and knowledge assessment complete. Wealth cannot circulate across worlds; assessment failed. Total exchangeable value: 4,200 points!]

Bruce chose to exchange them without hesitation.

The next second, several notifications popped up in rapid succession in the group.

[Ding! Group member "Dark Knight of Gotham" has uploaded Batman's Master-Level Combat Arts, priced at 300 points.]

[Ding! Group member "Dark Knight of Gotham" has uploaded Batsuit Manufacturing Schematics, priced at 200 points.]

[Ding...]

[Ding! Group member "Dark Knight of Gotham" has purchased: Gaia's Miracle Glimmer!]