Muzan was hit by Ye Chen's pink ball, leaving him rather confused.
Then Ye Chen stood straight up, bent slightly, and leaped from Little Star toward Muzan at incredible speed, raising his Xeno'jiiva Long Sword to slash at him.
Seeing Ye Chen move, Muzan hurried backward while lashing out with his whips to stop the attack.
But with the Xeno'jiiva Set, the Long Sword, and the Transparent World, Ye Chen's combat strength was on an entirely different level from before. With Little Star also fighting him head-on, Muzan simply couldn't handle everything at once.
Netherworld Breathing, First Form: Cherry Blossom Spirit Blade Slash!
Ye Chen dodged past his whips, and the Netherworld Fire wrapped around his blade struck Muzan hard.
"...Damn it!!" Caught between Ye Chen and Little Star, Muzan couldn't fight them off.
And Ye Chen's blue-white flames were still just as difficult to withstand. The moment they struck him, they drained the energy from his blood.
Although he still had a bottle of enhancement potion inside him to replenish his blood, this wasn't a question of endurance anymore. He simply couldn't beat them!
Damn it! Why did I, the mighty Demon King, keep getting beaten to a pulp?!
Seeing that escape wouldn't be easy, Muzan darted toward Kokushibo and Akaza, who were fighting the Demon Slayer Corps in the distance.
Naturally, Ye Chen and Little Star refused to fall behind and charged after him.
When Kokushibo and Akaza saw Muzan heading their way, they understood his intentions.
"I see. He intends to eliminate these weaker Hashira first..." Kokushibo instantly grasped what Muzan was thinking.
"Eliminate the weak first! Lord Muzan is right!!" Still struggling to hold his own against the Three Little Ones and the Water Hashira, Akaza gritted his teeth and spoke.
"You two! I order you