Facing Thousand Waves' sincere invitation, Little White felt embarrassed to refuse, and in fact, she truly did want to participate. After receiving Poseissi's silent approval, she took the initiative and walked over to the side of Dragon Lance Douluo.
At that moment, Dragon Lance Douluo noticed the little girl in the crowd who had been unassuming, raising her hand—it was Ju Zi from ten thousand years later.
Ju Zi said timidly, "Can I join the challenge on the fourth layer?"
Dragon Lance Douluo replied, "Of course, you can."
Ju Zi was afraid that if she didn't take the initiative to participate now, she wouldn't be able to beat the monsters later even if she wanted to join.
The team needed two more members, so Dragon Lance Douluo turned his gaze towards the Ice and Snow Emperors, only to find that neither of them planned to join at this time. The Little Snow Maiden wanted to go over, but the Snow Emperor pulled her back, revealing an unhappy expression on her face.
At this juncture, Thousand Waves spoke up, "Third Offeror, take your wife and go up."
At this time, Baibai was no longer frequently returning to the Sea of Spirit of the Third Offeror; she had been holding hands with the Third Offeror outside since the attack ended.
The Third Offeror hesitated, somewhat reluctant. He had thought they wouldn't go up until they reached the higher levels; this was only the fourth layer.
"Alright," he replied reluctantly.
The five-member team was now complete, and they walked into the Monster Brushing Tower, where they began to obtain props.
However, what surprised the five of them was that the props they received were almost identical—various types of swords.
Lin Yi, watching from outside, couldn't hide his astonishment.
Dragon Lance Douluo, looking at the gold-patterned longsword in his hand, couldn't help but say, "The prop isn't the sword; the prop is the Breathing Method. I remember this appearing in the rewards before."
The Third Offeror looked at him and asked, "What did you get?"
Dragon Lance Douluo replied, "Breath of Thunder."
This caused Thousand Waves, listening from the outside, to pause. He had also obtained the Breath of Thunder before, and he was quite curious about this plane. So, was he going to see the villainous monsters from this plane today?
The Third Offeror said, "I got the Breath of Sound."
Baibai spoke up, "Breath of Love."
Ju Zi, looking at the longsword in her hand which was much slimmer than the others', said, "Breath of Insects."
Little White declared, "Breath of Water."
The name indeed had a certain connection with her, and Little White was quite pleased.
However, they had yet to find out what the monsters on this layer were like.
The five of them climbed the stairs from the first floor all the way to the fourth and finally saw the monster on this layer.
It turned out to be a man who looked refined, and even somewhat handsome—his clothing and overall temperament made him appear exceedingly gentlemanly, not at all like a monster.
But the five of them knew that what they saw on the surface was definitely not that simple.
The next moment, the seemingly gentle man across from them immediately launched an attack, without even giving a self-introduction.
Indeed, it was Muzan Kibutsuji. Lin Yi, watching from the outside, thought that with these five props, they might not necessarily be able to defeat Muzan.
The Plane Level of the Demon Slayer World was equivalent to Level Two, directly one level ahead of Douluo.
Muzan's muscles suddenly bulged, tearing through his suit. Veins protruded on his forehead, his mouth baring fangs, and his arms elongated with rows of toothy maws and various terrifying thorns and spikes growing on them.
His arms whipped out like whips toward the group; the powerful force sent the five of them flying despite being on guard.
It was at this moment that they truly realized the Plane Level had likely begun to dominate due to its higher tier; after all, the attack seemed quite ordinary, but its power was disproportionately great.
"Breath of Thunder, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash!"
Dragon Lance Douluo began to draw his sword, his extremely fast speed coupled with the sharp blade allowed him to quickly sever the two fierce arms, but the severed limbs instantly regenerated without even a moment's delay.
He was quickly sent flying, with a bloody gash left on his body.
Dragon Lance Douluo shouted, "Be careful, this monster is different from the previous ones! Our soul skills likely won't work on it!"
The other four began to use their newly understood Breathing Methods, and at the same time, more tentacles extended from Muzan's back; all of them moved at extremely high speed and possessed destructive power.
"Breath of Love, Fifth Form: Love Pounce of the Catfoot!"
Baibai suddenly became extremely agile, moving at high speed, her ample chest trembling ceaselessly as she ran, with pink blade shadows flickering before her, severing the tentacles flying toward the Third Offeror.
As the Third Offeror immediately followed up with an attack, both Ju Zi and Little White sprang into action at this moment.
"Breath of Sound, Fifth Form: String Performance Echo!"
"Breath of Water, Fourth Form: Striking Tide!"
"Breath of Insects, Butterfly Dance, Teasing!"
As Little White ran, her longsword created vast plumes of blue and white water spray, moving rapidly. Muzan tried to attack and intercept but was blocked by the Third Offeror's Breath of Sound, Fifth Form, severing several tentacles.
Purple butterflies fluttered in the space; Ju Zi appeared amid the dancing butterflies, her blade tip piercing Muzan's chest, while Little White's Striking Tide successfully beheaded Muzan.
Just when the five thought they had victory within their grasp, all wounds on the opponent's body healed once again, almost instantaneously, even the severed neck reconnected with the head in the blink of an eye.
Little White: "We can't kill him at all!"
As they spoke, the five suffered another attack, various parts of their bodies penetrated by Muzan.
It was then that Ju Zi suddenly saw one of Muzan's tentacles emit white smoke as it was exposed to sunlight from outside the tower, and he quickly retracted it.
She quickly understood, they had found his weakness: "He's afraid of sunlight! Quick! Let's get him to the window!"
But Muzan heard their conclusion as well and launched an even more turbulent onslaught, like a tidal wave that not only prevented them from dragging him to the window, but also inflicted more severe wounds on them.
Baibai was severely injured and even ran out of strength, retreating back into the Sea of Spirit of the Third Offeror.
At this moment, the Third Offeror glanced at the wall behind Muzan and suddenly had an idea; he communicated with the remaining members through eye contact, and they quickly grasped his thoughts.
Thereupon, Dragon Lance Douluo used the Breath of Thunder to launch an all-out frontal attack to draw attention, while Little White and Ju Zi created diversions at the flanks, the Third Offeror with dual blades went straight in, aiming for Muzan's neck, but the target was not the neck itself.
Muzan thought he had foiled the Third Offeror's plan and dodged the flying dual blades, but they crashed into the wall behind him, letting glaring sunlight pour in instantaneously, eliciting a scream from him.
Dragon Lance Douluo, Little White, and Ju Zi, who were originally feigning their attacks, now became serious, intensifying their offensive to push back Muzan, who was attempting to escape, until he was completely burned by the sunlight into a puddle of blood.
ps. This monster is provided by the book friend Xin Bu Hui Shuo Huang.
The fifth floor monster recruitment spot.