Reincarnation as Lower Rank Five in Demon Slayer

Chapter 136 The White Demon Transformation

Faced with Li Lei's verbal threat, Xiao Wu looked disdainful. He wasn't afraid of such a small threat at all.

Looking at the unperturbed little crow that had raised its head, Li Lei stroked the black feathers and asked with a smile:

"Little Crow, what do you say if I turn you into a female crow?"

Xiao Wu: "..."

"Master, I think you're right, time really flies, it's all over in the blink of an eye. But my loyalty to you will never change!"

"If anyone dares to contradict you, I, Xiao Wu, will be the first to object and will make them know how serious the consequences are for questioning their master."

Faced with Li Lei's threat of changing his gender, Xiao Wu decisively chose to follow his heart and agree with Li Lei's statement that he would not change no matter who came to him.

His master's words were the only truth he recognized, the direction he always followed. No one else could change them, without exception.

"Very good, Xiao Wu. I can feel your sincerity. Keep it up!"

Li Lei smiled and expressed his optimism for Xiao Wu, telling him to keep up the good work and to tell him more honest things, which he appreciated.

Looking at its master, Li Lei, Xiao Wu felt its moral compass shatter into pieces, and in a way that was irreparable.

Feeling he'd had enough fun, Li Lei picked up Xiao Wu and headed to his residence. He didn't know how long the modifications to Xiao Wu would take. To avoid any accidents, Li Lei decided to proceed with the modifications inside the house.

In the open space of Li Lei's room, Xiao Wu stood straight, waiting for its master to make a move.

Seeing that Xiao Wu was ready, Li Lei took out a piece of parasitic flesh the size of a thumb and made Xiao Wu eat it, and immediately began to transform Xiao Wu into a ghost.

This time, Li Lei, who transformed into a demon, did not use Muzan's blood. Instead, he planned to use his own flesh and blood, along with parasitic blood demon techniques, to modify Li Lei.

As the parasitic flesh and blood dispersed under Li Lei's control, transforming into countless individual cells that spread throughout Xiao Wu's body, Xiao Wu's demonization officially began.

The parasitic cells that had spread throughout Xiao Wu's body began to assimilate the surrounding normal cells. As the demonization progressed, Xiao Wu's appearance began to change; its feathers turned white, and its body grew larger and larger.

It quickly grew to three meters tall. Looking at the large, white crow before him, Li Lei hesitated. Was this still considered a crow?

Albino crows, they should still be considered crows... right?

This was the first time Li Lei had encountered Xiao Wu's condition. Lacking much experience with ghost transformation, he couldn't understand Xiao Wu's albino transformation. He wondered if it was an isolated case or if all the ghosts he created were like this.

"Master, did it work? Have I become a ghost?" Xiao Wu asked Li Lei.

"Um... Little Wu, do you think my white hair looks good on me?"

Instead of answering Xiao Wu's question directly, Li Lei asked about his white hair.

"Master, your white hair is very beautiful, as lovely as snow."

Although he didn't know why his master suddenly asked the question, the clever boy knew how to answer it.

"So you think my hair is so good, Xiao Wu! You have such good taste!" She smiled and praised Xiao Wu, subtly informing her of the result of her transformation into a demon.

"Don't worry, Xiao Wu, your transformation into a demon is very successful. Not only that, you have also gained my strengths."

"Guess what?"

Advantages? Upon hearing its owner mention its advantages, Little Crow pondered for a moment, its brain cells working at lightning speed, and finally arrived at an answer.

"Master, you mean silk...!"

"That's right, Little Wu, you've got my hair color and skin."

Just as Xiao Wu was about to express his thoughts, Li Lei interrupted him and gave his answer first.

"Huh?" |???|

Xiao Wu was startled upon hearing Li Lei's words.

Wait—hair color and skin color, does that refer to him? Xiao Wu's brain suddenly went blank; he didn't quite understand what Li Lei meant.

"Are you happy, Little Crow? You are now the only white crow in the world, and the kind that lives forever," Li Lei continued.

After confirming the answer with Li Lei again, Xiao Wu turned to look at its feathers, which had turned white, in disbelief.

"I...I...I...I'm not clean anymore, I'm no longer a crow."

Overwhelmed with grief, Xiao Wu felt his life as a crow was utterly bleak. Not only had his race changed into a demon, but even his appearance had changed.

He still manages to mingle among the crows like this, so much so that the newcomers no longer listen to him, yet he still manages to accomplish his great undertaking. He still sits on the throne of the Crow King.

He hasn't even unified the island nation's crows yet! It's truly as if the former king's unification hadn't even begun, yet things changed halfway through, and my throne is doomed.

"Don't be sad. I'll just dye it black for you, so you'll look like you used to," Li Lei comforted Xiao Wu.

"Is this really possible?"

"Fine—if that won't work, Master, my dyeing skills are the best in the world. I guarantee you'll be just as black as before."

boom--

Suddenly the door opened, and Xiao Hei, now the size of a normal person, poked his head into the room to see what had happened.

"Master, what's wrong with Xiao Wu? I heard him saying something about something impure... outside the door."

Little Black's eyes widened as he stared at the little black bird with its white feathers, his words of surprise stuck in his throat.

Xiao Hei's intrusion brought a moment of silence to the scene.

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"Hahahaha—Little Wu, you've become so white now! It's just a ghost transformation, why has your color changed?" Little Black couldn't help but laugh loudly.

Faced with Xiao Hei's mockery, Xiao Wu was speechless, angrily glaring at Xiao Hei without even glancing at him. Why did this special situation occur when he became a ghost, while Xiao Hei was fine? They were both becoming ghosts, so why was there such a big difference? It was so unfair.

Inside the wooden house, Li Lei looked at the two different colored creatures, Xiao Wu and Xiao Hei. One was a ghost created from his own parasitic flesh, and the other was a ghost created from the blood of the Demon King Muzan.

The Blood Demon Art awakened by the little crow, who transformed himself into a demon from his own flesh and blood, is the Feather Bomb, which shoots out exploding feathers to bombard the opponent from the sky.

The Blood Demon Art awakened by Kuro, who was transformed into a demon using Muzan's blood, is the ability to change size at will, allowing him to alter his own size.

Although the two became demons in different ways, they both awakened their own Blood Demon Arts. However, Ulquiorra was a demon created by him in a special way and had little to do with Muzan.

However, because his flesh and blood were used to turn Xiao Wu into a ghost, Xiao Wu's whole body turned white, which should be Xiao Wu's unique mark.

Looking at Xiao Hei, who was laughing and mocking Xiao Wu for turning white, Li Lei fell into deep thought.

Could he now use the method of transforming Kuro into a demon to take back control of Kuro, who is already a demon, from Muzan and make Kuro completely his own demon?

With this new idea in mind, Li Lei was excited and immediately wanted to start the experiment. If he succeeded, wouldn't that mean he could forcibly strip Muzan of his control over the demons?

Li Lei's burning gaze was fixed on the little black dog in front of him, his eyes filled with the desire to begin the experiment.

Xiao Hei, who was laughing at Xiao Wu for turning all its feathers white, suddenly felt a chill down its spine and had a premonition that something bad was about to happen.

He was all too familiar with this feeling; it was his master's "friendly" gaze. Every time he felt that gaze, nothing good ever happened.

"Master...Master, please don't look at me like that, I'm scared."

Xiao Hei quickly retreated to the wooden corner, shrinking his body as he stared at Li Lei, his heart pounding.

"Don't be afraid, Little Black. I'll be very friendly from now on," Li Lei said to Little Black with a smile and a kind expression.

You're kidding me. Your scary gaze doesn't look friendly at all. I don't believe your nonsense.

Xiao Hei shook his head desperately, not believing a word of Li Lei's nonsense.

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