After successfully bringing Kokushibo into his service, Nalan Sheng gave Nakime another order. "Nakime, summon Akaza here!"
Twang!
Nakime nodded slightly and plucked the biwa in her hands again.
Bang!
A Japanese-style wooden door appeared out of thin air, and Akaza, wearing a purplish-red cropped jacket with blue tattoo patterns covering his body, landed before Nalan Sheng and the others.
"Lord Muzan!"
After arriving in the Infinity Castle, Akaza ignored Nalan Sheng and the others and dropped to one knee before Muzan.
Because Kokushibo's strength far surpassed that of the other Upper Ranks, his relationship with Muzan was not simply that of superior and subordinate. They were more like partners.
Akaza, however, was truly Muzan's subordinate, so naturally, he dared not show Muzan the slightest disrespect.
Before Akaza could rise, Muzan suddenly pointed at Nalan Sheng with an expressionless face. "Akaza, from now on, he will be your new master."
"What? Lord Muzan, this..."
"Akaza, do you intend to defy my orders?"
Muzan gave a displeased snort, and an immense oppressive force immediately swept toward Akaza.
Spurt, spurt, spurt...
Akaza felt his body grow heavy. Then countless cracks appeared across his skin, and streams of blood sprayed out, instantly leaving him drenched in blood.
"I wouldn't dare!"
Sensing Muzan's undisguised killing intent, Akaza dared not say anything more. He hurriedly knelt on one knee before Nalan Sheng. "Greetings, my lord."
"Since you have acknowledged me as your master, allow me to give you a welcoming gift!"
With that, Nalan Sheng raised the Horse Talisman again and fired a beam of blue light at Akaza.
Enveloped in the blue glow, Akaza's tattoos rapidly faded, and his peach-pink hair turned black again. In the blink of an eye, he looked like an ordinary human.
Yet after becoming human again, Akaza showed no