Chapter 19: A chilling prophecy to ponder!
Chapter 19: A chilling prophecy to ponder!
"Miss Shinobu Kocho, you said that Rick is the Demon King of Destruction? What's going on?"
A bewildered Li Ke couldn't help but ask the question.
"Mr. Tokito, do you know Rick?"
Shinobu Kocho covered her mouth, feigning surprise, but her eyes held a hint of scrutiny and suspicion.
Upon seeing this, Li Ke immediately composed himself and then smiled:
"I wouldn't say I know him. I saw him before when I was killing demons in Tokyo."
That was a very unusual ghost; not only did it not eat people, but it was also killing evil spirits and helping humans.
After a pause, Li Ke, who was controlling Muichiro's body, continued to ask:
"Such a kind ghost who doesn't eat people."
How could it possibly be associated with such an ominous nickname as "World-Destroying Ghost King"? Can you explain what's going on?
When asked by Muichiro Tokito, Shinobu Kocho rested her hand on her chin and thought for a moment before replying:
"It's not really a secret, given Mr. Tokito's strength."
It will become a pillar of mist sooner or later, so telling you in advance is fine.
At this point, Shinobu's expression suddenly turned serious.
"Our Demon Slayer Corps' lord, Kagaya Ubuyashiki, possesses amazing prophetic abilities."
Several months ago, the lord had a prophetic dream.
The prophecy foretold that a figure would hover above Tokyo, staining the entire island nation red and causing countless people to slaughter each other on the crimson land!
Both Muichiro and Rike were shocked upon hearing this.
"How is this possible? This must just be a nightmare."
"How could anyone possibly do that? Even the Demon King Muzan couldn't do that."
As he spoke, Li Ke felt that this was simply too crazy; this scene did not appear in the original work.
Moreover, if he remembered correctly, Kagaya Ubuyashiki did not make such a prophetic dream in the original work.
How could Kagaya Ubuyashiki have such a prophetic dream now, and the scene of the prophetic dream is so grand and so astonishing?
Seeing the incredulous expression on Tokito Muichiro's face, Shinobu Kocho wasn't surprised and immediately explained:
"This is not just a nightmare, nor is it a joke."
You don't know the history of the Demon Slayer Corps, and you don't know how many times our Demon Slayer Corps has faced near extinction.
Among these reasons, the reason why our lineage has been able to continue unbroken for thousands of years and why we have not been completely wiped out by the Demon King Muzan is that...
The reason is that our lord's family, the Ubuyashiki clan, possesses a kind of precognitive ability similar to prophecy.
They can always foresee the impending deadly crisis before disaster strikes, and thus evacuate the elderly and children in advance.
Since then, although our Demon Slayer Corps headquarters has fallen several times over the past thousand years, each time the losses have been extremely heavy.
But we ultimately survived, successfully passing on our legacy for over a thousand years, and were not annihilated by the Demon King Muzan.
Upon hearing this, Li Ken could sense that Muichiro's resolve was beginning to waver, and he was starting to believe Shinobu Kocho's words.
After all, the Demon Slayer Corps has been passed down for over a thousand years and has survived numerous deadly crises. It's not impossible that the Ubuyashiki clan possesses prophetic abilities.
After all, with all sorts of bizarre blood demon arts existing, it's quite normal for an ancient family with a history of over a thousand years to possess amazing prophetic abilities.
Thinking of this, how could Muichiro's heart not be violently shaken, and he wondered if Li Ke really had created a world-ending crisis in the future?
"You were talking about precognitive abilities just now, but this time it's about prophetic dreams. That's probably not very accurate."
Moreover, that person might not be Li Ke; it could be Muzan.
After all, Li Ke is such a kind person, how could he possibly do something so crazy?
Li Ke is still struggling, unwilling to believe that he would do something so crazy in the future.
He admitted that he didn't have much affection for the islanders, especially for their soldiers and upper-class nobles.
If certain "war criminals" appeared in front of him, Li Ke would not hesitate to kill them.
But Li Ke's ruthlessness was only directed at those war criminals and the upper-class nobles who secretly manipulated everything.
This cold-bloodedness did not extend to the entire island nation or the entire Yamato people.
Therefore, he certainly won't create such a grand scene in the future, giving the island nation such a crazy "baptism".
In the future, at most he will become the shadow emperor of the island nation, secretly controlling its development strategy.
This will transform the island nation from "continental expansion" to "Southeast Asian expansion."
Ultimately, they went to places like Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and other regions to beat up the Western monsters, instead of following the original historical trajectory.
In this process, it is crucial to ensure that the "ocean expansion" faction gains the upper hand.
Li Ke will certainly not hesitate to eliminate those who support the "continental expansion" faction, and secretly influence the island nation's development strategy.
However, this level of cleansing is not enough to warrant a "great baptism" for the entire island nation and the entire Yamato people.
After all, many island nation citizens are innocent, and there is absolutely no need to take action against ordinary island nation citizens.
Thinking this through, Li Ke knew that the figure hovering above Tokyo was definitely not himself.
At least based on his moral values, he wouldn't do something so crazy.
But if that person isn't him, then who could it be?
Muzan?
Tsugikuni Yoriichi?
The first thing that came to Li Ke's mind were these two men who stood at the pinnacle of this world.
First, Yoriichi Tsugikuni should be ruled out, since he is on the side of justice, how could he possibly do such a thing?
It is indeed possible that Muzan would follow this path.
But given Muzan's despicable boss personality, he probably wouldn't do something so crazy.
Thinking about this, Li Ke began to get a headache, wondering who the guy who had put on such a grand show was.
As Li Ke began to delve deeper into recalling the various settings of the Demon Slayer world, he immediately felt a chill run down his spine.
First of all, this world has souls, and even the kindest souls in this world can possess a strong will.
That would allow them to forcibly remain in the human world and influence the consciousness of the living.
For example, Makomo and Sabito helped Tanjiro learn the Water Breathing Technique.
For example, in the battle against Lower Moon Five, Rui, Tanjiro's mother forcibly woke up Nezuko, urging her to go and save her brother.
Such kind souls, remaining in the human world, are only forced to go to heaven or hell when their obsession dissipates.
Conversely, the souls of wicked people have no choice but to be forcibly sent to hell.
This hidden setting reveals that the Demon Slayer world has souls, and that heaven and hell exist, as well as reincarnation.
If we think about it more deeply, do heaven and hell have masters?
Is the master of hell and heaven a god or someone else?
Although Muzan once said, "In the past thousand years, I have never seen the shadow of gods or Buddhas, nor have I ever suffered any so-called divine punishment."
But if heaven and hell both exist, do gods and Buddhas in this world really not exist?
Furthermore, there are many mysteries surrounding this world, such as the fact that it has been passed down for thousands of years.
Where did the priests, whose lineage may be even older than that of the cloth-wearing clan, come from, and what abilities do they possess?
Finally, since they are all human, why are there rare-blooded humans?
And why does eating humans with rare blood provide such great help to demons?
This Demon Slayer world seems quite simple, just a story of the Demon Slayer Corps fighting against demons.
However, if you delve deeper into its hidden worldview, it becomes truly terrifying!
"This world is becoming more and more interesting!"
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