The wind howled past his ears.

Duanmu Huai looked up and found himself surrounded by countless rooms. It seemed like an infinite space filled with various rooms and corridors, resembling a mysterious labyrinth.

"Boom!!"

Then, Duanmu Huai heavily crashed onto the floor of a room.

"This start is quite interesting, huh?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Duanmu Huai stood up and curiously surveyed his surroundings. Previously, he always traveled to other eras, but this time it felt like he had traversed into a different space... Is this also a trick of the Evil Spirits? Can they even manage such a thing?

"Whoosh!!"

Just as Duanmu Huai was curiously looking around, suddenly, the paper doors around him swung open, revealing dozens of twisted, bizarre-looking Evil Spirits!

Compared to the Evil Spirits Duanmu Huai dealt with before, these appeared even less human-like. When these snarling Evil Spirits saw Duanmu Huai standing there, they hesitated, seemingly not expecting such a strangely dressed figure there.

But for Duanmu Huai...

"Hiss... Hah..."

He stared at the army of Evil Spirits before him, gripping a shield tightly in his left hand and a sharp blade in his right, taking a deep breath. Although he was not wearing Power Armor but just a regular Steel Armor, facing so many Aliens here, he only had one task to accomplish.

"I must be steadfast, I must stand unshaken."

His voice slowly emerged from beneath the heavy helmet.

"Advance courageously, purify the unclean! Eradicate heretics, exterminate foreign enemies!"

"........."

Confronted with Duanmu Huai’s roar, the Evil Spirits glanced at each other, momentarily unsure whether to attack. However, for Duanmu Huai, it was meaningless.

He raised the crimson sharp blade in his hand, pointing at the Evil Spirits ahead.

"In the name of the Tribunal, eradicate all enemies of humanity! Kill!"

The next moment, Duanmu Huai, with sword in hand, became a whirlwind, charging straight into the army of Evil Spirits!

The Evil Spirits roared, blood splattering.

Duanmu Huai swung his sword, the crimson sword light instantly cutting the Evil Spirit before him in half. At the same time, he strode forward boldly. The Skeleton Shield in his left hand smashed precisely into the Evil Spirit beside him, crushing it against the wall like squashing a fly until it was turned into a pulp.

Just like that.

Keep moving forward, always forward. The blade in his hand fell, slicing through flesh, organs, bones, and souls. His feet trampled the twisted bodies, listening to the dying screams of the Evil Spirits, those cries filled with the Aliens’ reluctance and despair.

They feared, they raged, they despaired, they suffered, they wailed.

And for Duanmu Huai, it was the most melodious music!

"Aaaahhhhh!!"

The sword blade in his hand trembled. At this moment, it seemed to become part of Duanmu Huai, who could feel the tip of the blade piercing the soft flesh, slicing through warm, slippery organs, cutting open the ever-beating heart, breaking through the hard bones, and sensing the instant life faded away.

That feeling was akin to holding a fragile little life form, squeezing it into pulp alive, feeling the powerlessness of its struggle!

At this moment, he was the Shinigami who held life in his grasp! All lives would bow down, kneel, and perish before him!

What ecstasy! What joy! What exuberance!

"Scream again! Scream more melodiously! Aaaahhhh!!"

The Evil Spirits began to tremble.

They were Evil Spirits, man-eating Evil Spirits. They had enjoyed countless times the lamentation of humans as prey before death, toyed with humans countless times, experienced that joy and excitement of controlling someone’s life.

But now, all of that turned into a mere illusion.

The scorching, burning intent to kill, so hot it almost melted their marrow, transformed into a tangible storm; with each breath, it felt like they sucked magma into their body, as if every vein was aflame. Their brains began to boil, rendering normal thinking impossible. They originally craved to tear their prey to pieces, but now, there was only fear and despair left.

Alas, it was too late.

"Tatatatata...!"

Rapid footsteps echoed through the corridor, and Butterfly Kanaya with Butterfly Ren fluttered gracefully like two butterflies, dashing forward.

"Faster, Ren!"

"Yes, sister!"

Butterfly Kanaya gazed ahead with a calm expression, but her heart was not calm at all.

Just a while ago, their Lord used himself as bait to finally lure out the ultimate culprit. He even dealt a heavy blow to the opponent through self-detonation. However, just as everyone arrived to completely annihilate that detestable Demon, they were suddenly transported to this infinitely complex space that seems like a labyrinth.

Now, what they had to do was quickly find that hiding Demon and eliminate it!

"Sister!"

At that moment, Butterfly Ren’s expression suddenly changed.

"There’s a strong smell of blood up ahead!"

"I smell it too, be careful!"

Butterfly Kanaya placed her hand on the sword hilt, staring ahead, ready for action. The sisters exchanged a glance, and suddenly rushed out from the corridor’s corner—only to freeze in place.

Blood, blood everywhere.

The entire corridor was completely stained red with blood, and writhing demon corpses could be seen on the ground. Among these corpses, some turned to ashes while others slowly regenerated, stood a figure clad in strange armor. In its left hand, it held a shield almost as tall as itself, with a skeleton embedded in it, and in its right hand, it gripped a scarlet sword blade.

Is this a human? Or a demon?

The sisters instinctively drew their swords, staring at the figure before them. The latter seemed aware of their presence and turned its head toward them—as they were gazed upon by that helmet radiating a crimson glow, the sisters involuntarily held their breaths, feeling as if they’d stepped onto the edge of death itself!

Immediately after... the armor stabbed its sword into the ground and raised its hand.

"Yo, long time no see."

.........

Moments later, with the misunderstanding resolved, Duanmu Huai joined Butterfly Kanaya and her sister on their journey. From Kanaya, he finally learned of the current situation.

"So, what you’re saying is, this is the demons’ lair, and the one called Wu Can is the source of the demons. As long as Wu Can is eliminated, all demons will die?"

"That’s right."

Butterfly Kanaya nodded, while she curiously examined Duanmu Huai’s attire.

"Miss Duanmu, this armor you’re wearing is..."

"It’s the standard equipment of the Tribunal."

Duanmu Huai chuckled.

"Ah, it’s so much more comfortable wearing this. It’s more satisfying to kill. Those demons can’t die without their heads being chopped off, which is great. It allows me to fully enjoy the pleasure of torment... having an undying body is really convenient."

.........

Hearing Duanmu Huai’s cheerful voice, Butterfly Ren couldn’t help but shiver. She vividly remembered how twisted and agonized those demons appeared just now. To be honest, Butterfly Ren had never done such a thing before; for the warriors of the Demon Slayer Team, chopping off the head was the only means to kill a demon, so they had always aimed for that.

But the young woman before her was different; she didn’t care whether the demons lived or died. Instead, if they didn’t die, she would torment them even more. In the face of the girl’s overwhelming strength, the demons’ regeneration ability was no longer an advantage; it became a curse.

As they spoke, the three had reached the end of the corridor. Duanmu Huai kicked the door open, entering the room.

Inside was a pond, and on the bridge over the pond, several human corpses could be seen. At the same time, there was a man with his back to the trio, munching away at something.

"Hmm?"

At this moment, the man seemed to hear Duanmu Huai’s kicking door and turned around, grinning at the trio. His mouth was covered in blood, and he held an unfinished arm. In his wide-open eyes, the characters "Upper Moon Two" were clearly visible.

"Oh, someone’s here, and they’re girls. They look so young, so delicious..."

"Boom!"

But before the man could finish his words, Duanmu Huai suddenly leapt up without warning, transforming into a human cannonball charging toward the man!

"Hehehe..."

Facing the charging Duanmu Huai, the man revealed a cold smile, then extended his hand, grabbing a person from the pile of corpses. It was only at this moment that the Butterfly Sisters realized there was actually a living person among the corpses!

"Help, help me!!"

The woman grabbed by the man desperately reached out towards the trio, crying out for help. But in the next moment, Duanmu Huai’s sword blade was already thrust into her wide-open mouth, piercing through her head, directly stabbing toward the man behind her!

"Oh?"

Duanmu Huai’s action seemed to be beyond the man’s expectations. He paused for a moment, then released the woman, now a corpse. With a wave of his arms, two fans appeared out of thin air in his hands. He unfurled the fans and swung them forward!

"Whoosh—————!"

The bone-chilling air erupted instantly, and the sharp fans effortlessly sliced the woman’s corpse into pieces. The intersecting cold lights coalesced into a web that enveloped Duanmu Huai! At the same time, the cold air revolving around the man condensed into Ice Crystal Lotus, extending branches like tentacles toward Duanmu Huai!

Yet even in the face of this air that seemed to freeze everything, Duanmu Huai’s movements were relentless. The scarlet sword blade in his hand burst into a radiance akin to the sun, instantly slicing the icy blossoms in front of him into fragments.

However, the man’s attack did not cease. Like a ghost, he lightly floated backward, raising his fan for another swing. Then, from the pond, a giant ice sculpture resembling a Buddha statue burst forth! This icy Buddha raised its right hand, slamming it straight down toward Duanmu Huai!

"Heh heh..."

Seeing this scene, the man’s lips curled into a faint smile. But at that moment, his expression abruptly changed. To his left and right, two figures flew out like butterflies, their sharp blades slashing toward the man without hesitation!

The Butterfly Sisters took advantage of the commotion!