"A human as powerful as you would surely become a Pillar even if you joined the Demon Slayer Corps, right? By absorbing your powerful body, I will definitely become even stronger, stronger than those Pillars. Then, I will definitely become one of the Twelve Kizuki!"
The Mountain Demon excitedly let out a strange cry towards the Meikyō, but he became even more agitated and did not rush up immediately.
"Blood Demon Art?"
Through the Sharingan, even in a dimly lit cave, Meikyō can clearly see everything inside.
Dark red blood flowed from the Mountain Demon's body, quickly enveloping the countless skeletons on the ground and sweeping them onto the Mountain Demon 'Mountain Demon body, tightly adhering to its form, eventually forming a skeletal giant the size of a small mountain, with its head touching the cave ceiling and thick bone clamps.
"Be good and become a part of my body!"
At the top of the Bone Mountain Giant, the Mountain Demon excitedly manipulated its massive bone claws to grab at Meikyō.
"We've gathered most of the intelligence we needed."
Uchiha Meikyō Body Flicker Technique dodged the bone claw.
He now has a general understanding of the ninja's abilities and how effective they would be against these demons.
If I were given a Nichirin Blade, I should be able to decapitate the Mountain Demon and kill it within three moves.
With their own strength, they should be able to rank relatively high and be able to protect themselves.
"I wonder how much my strength will be improved by the Demon Slayer Corps' Breathing Technique used to fight demons."
Now that we've gathered enough intelligence, this ghost is no longer of any use to Meikyō.
The only slightly troublesome thing is that without Nichirin Blade, it's impossible to kill this demon quickly.
"Then let me see if the regenerative ability of a demon truly has no limits!"
Meikyō moved swiftly with her feet, creating distance between herself and the Mountain Demon, her hands Hand Seals as quickly as butterflies flitting among flowers.
"Fire Style: Great Dragon Fire Technique!"
Dragon-shaped flame roared out, blasting the Bone Mountain Giant apart and revealing the Mountain Demon, which had also been blasted into pieces.
The tremendous noise also caused the cave to collapse under its own weight, with countless boulders falling from the top.
Uchiha Meikyō, of course, would not choose to be buried alive with the Mountain Demon, but instead quickly fled the cave along the route he had come from.
Even though the cave is located near the mountain peak, if the cave collapses, it won't be the entire mountain that crushes you; at most, it will just be some boulders. But Meikyō doesn't need to waste his chakra and get himself covered in Chakra and looking disheveled.
"Cough, cough... You wretched bastard, I'll definitely kill you!"
A blood-stained claw emerged from the ground, propelling the Mountain Demon's body out from among the rubble, its face contorted in a ferocious roar at Meikyō.
"It really has a tenacious vitality."
Meikyō watched in amazement, and then decisively stepped forward and swung his sword.
"Uchiha Style: Swift Wind Blade!"
The sharp wind-attribute Chakra relentlessly slashed at the Mountain Demon's flesh. The berserk spirit tried to retaliate, but the Meikyō, with its Three-Tomoe Sharingan, could easily see through every attack.
You can also do some other things along the way.
Ten minutes later.
Uchiha Meikyō finally stopped what he was doing.
He had already slashed the Mountain Demon countless times, but even so, the Mountain Demon's body could still regenerate quickly.
However, Meikyō, who possesses the Sharingan, knows that the Mountain Demon's recovery speed is now slower than before.
"It seems that even demons don't have Infinity energy to restore their bodies. However, killing demons in this way would require a lot of time and effort, which normal humans simply cannot do. Using Nichirin Blade and sunlight would be more suitable."
Meikyō stroked his chin, looking at the Mountain Demon bound to the tree with special steel wire and commenting on it.
The Mountain Demon was constantly struggling, trying to break free from the steel wire's restraints.
However, these steel wires are all high-quality products from the Ninja Cat Clan, specially designed to bind and capture large summoned beasts. Even if the Mountain Demon's strength were twice as strong, it would not be able to break free in the slightest.
At this time, the sky was already turning a pale white, and the sun would soon rise.
"Hey, you must not have seen the sun in a long time since you became a ghost, right? You can only stay pitifully in a dark and smelly cave. It must be very uncomfortable! Look, as a kind person, I will let you feel the warmth of the sun one last time before you die! In return, how about you tell me where the nearest human settlement is? I haven't had breakfast after fighting with you for so long. I'm starving."
Uchiha Meikyō smiled and waved to the Mountain Demon tied to the tree.
"Damn brat, put me down right now and let me eat you! Hurry..."
The Mountain Demon struggled frantically in the tree, appearing much more agitated than before.
He had been slashed so many times by Uchiha Meikyō that he had spent a great deal of energy repairing his body and desperately wanted to replenish it, which made his mind increasingly violent.
"Tsk, there really is no way to communicate. Oh well, I'll just have to put in more effort."
Meikyō sighed helplessly, and finally used his Sharingan to cast Genjutsu to interrogate her.
Although the Mountain Demon's consciousness, due to the Muzan's Cells within it, greatly reduces the effectiveness of Genjutsu, it can only intensify the effect by casting Genjutsu a few more times.
Just as Meikyō received the information she wanted, the first rays of dawn shone through the trees.
Meikyō watched silently as the Mountain Demon cursed in fear, then begged for mercy, and finally turned to ashes in the sunlight.
Afterwards, he retracted the steel wire and followed the route he had just obtained through Genjutsu interrogation, heading towards the rising sun.
At the foot of the mountain, in the small town.
Low wooden houses dot the landscape, and pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages come and go on the streets. Farmers carry hoes, preparing to head to the fields outside the town to work.
This is a small town full of everyday life.
After working for most of the night, Meikyō finally found a settlement.
Having people means having access to more intelligence.
With intelligence, he might be able to obtain information about the Demon Slayer Corps and acquire Breathing Technique that could enhance his strength.
As an excellent ninja, Meikyō considered himself quite professional in intelligence gathering, not to mention that his squad already possessed extremely strong intelligence reconnaissance capabilities.
Although he didn't possess the secret techniques of Inuzuka Ryo or Aburame Nami, Meikyō learned many intelligence-gathering skills through observation and exposure.
But before that, he planned to fill his stomach first.
After asking around among the townspeople, Meikyō followed the alleyway to a stall that was said to have the best food in the whole town.
Before even ordering, Meikyō's gaze was drawn to a tall man with red and yellow hair in the corner.