Chunks of twisted flesh attempted to recombine.
Then they broke apart again.
What tenacious vitality...
Unfortunately, it wasn't a good thing.
Tanjiro Kamado gazed at the pieces of meat struggling within the bubbles and sighed:
"**There's no need to struggle anymore.
My technique carries the power of the gods.
Even a demon like you cannot escape it.
I understand your desire to live...
But your survival would mean the deaths of countless others.
I'm sorry—
But I cannot allow you to continue existing!**"
The azure Nichirin Blade sliced into the water bubble effortlessly.
As the blade fell, countless sword auras were released—
forming thousands of tiny needles that continuously obliterated Muzan's flesh.
The divine technique carried the might of godhood—
as long as Tanjiro willed it, it could even erase Muzan's soul.
With such a sinful existence, he wouldn't even allow reincarnation.
After carefully inspecting the area to ensure no remnants remained,
Tanjiro smiled faintly.
"The ghost story... is over."
From today onward, he would work even harder as a Divine Envoy—
bringing happiness to more people.
Meanwhile, in the Realm of the Gods—
After returning home, Liu Che began organizing his rewards from this sacrificial offering.
At the moment, his divine realm was expanding.
This sacrifice had brought him a tremendous harvest:
10,000 units of Original Divine Power.
The reason the yield was so high
was due to the sheer number of new believers.
Sacrifices made through grand ceremonies were different from personal offerings—
even though the individual world's strength was low,
the mass of faith collected was enormous.
With this newfound divine power, Liu Che immediately thought about purchasing more resources.
After all, he was severely lacking in many areas.
He skillfully opened the store interface.
Because he had now officially left the "nursery" stage and become a True God,
the items available for purchase had vastly expanded.
After refreshing the list—
Rows of life planets appeared before him.
Liu Che couldn't help but gulp.
"They even sell divine stars now?!
But the price... is outrageous!"
A full 20 million units of Original Divine Power!
He clicked on one of them:
[Product Name]: Garuda Rashen
[Population]: —
[Strength]: High-Intelligence Planet
[Race]: Garuda Clan
[Evaluation]: "If you don't urgently need combat power, it is not recommended to buy.
Belief development on this planet is extremely slow."
Liu Che nodded thoughtfully:
"**As expected, the stronger the world,
the slower faith development becomes.
Even the store itself leaves a warning.
The teacher's teachings were right after all.**"
The stronger the native civilizations of a world,
the harder it was to earn their true worship.
While you could rule them by force,
faith generated by fear was meager.
Only genuine belief from the heart could yield abundant faith power.
For example—
the Demon Slayer world, despite being relatively weak,
was offering him the most faith power currently.
Because their world was in crisis, and Tanjiro's group carried strong destiny,
their wholehearted belief in the Eternal God had boosted Liu Che's share of world fate by over 50%.
If it were Chu Xuanfeng's Cemetery of the Saints,
that world would be completely different—
a vast and terrifying world filled with fairy kings and upper-dimensional beings.
Liu Che estimated:
Even gods at the "Noble God" level could naturally arise there.
Maybe even higher.
Suppressing those distracting thoughts, Liu Che turned back to choosing resources he truly needed.
He browsed cultivation items and materials.
Rows of items refreshed before him.
After careful consideration, Liu Che purchased medicinal herb seeds and rare ores.
His divine realm currently lacked a medicine field.
He didn't personally need it,
but it would be great for nurturing gifts to bestow upon believers—
and it was dirt cheap.
One-star magical herbs: 1 unit of divine power = 1 million seeds
Two-star magical herbs: 100 times more expensive, but still manageable
Three-star magical herbs: 10,000 units of divine power for 1 million seeds
Four-star magical herbs: Not for sale at all.
Liu Che curled his lips:
"**Hmph, later I'll just have Chu Xuanfeng gather medicinal herbs daily in his world.
Who cares about these expensive store prices?**"
Up to this point, he had reached an important conclusion:
While the divine store offered many options,
the true core of his strength came from the sacrifice system's multipliers.
That was his main source of divine power!
"**Still, for now...
Let's cultivate these magical herbs.
I can't just let the little goddesses idle around all day.
They need proper work!**"
Liu Che didn't want these talented women to be mere vases for decoration.
For example:
Butterfly Shinobu could be tasked with managing the medicinal gardens.
Boa Hancock could raise the newly hatched Purple Jade Python.
Shi Feixuan and Hancock (the two of them together) could assist in managing daily affairs for now.
He had grown too used to having their company—
it would feel lonely to sleep in an empty bed again.
The only issue that gave Liu Che a bit of a headache
was how to arrange roles for the four daughters of Kagaya Ubuyashiki.
What should he assign them?
Looking at the four obedient, clever little girls,
Liu Che finally decided:
"You'll take care of the cranes in the divine realm!"
After all, this was an Eastern-style divine system.
Without elegant cranes flying around, the atmosphere would feel incomplete.