A Dimensional Journey Begins with the Dragon Clan

Chapter 395

In the Buddhist hall, under the dim candlelight.

Beside several bloody corpses, squatting a hideous figure, he held the hand of one of them and put it near his mouth, the corner of his mouth still had blood and flesh that he hadn't had time to swallow.

"What are you doing?"

Hearing the sound of the door opening behind him, the ghost turned around suspiciously, "This is my territory!"

But when he turned his head and saw Tanjiro, the expression on his face gradually changed from doubt to puzzlement.

"Wait... are you human?"

He looked at Tanjiro suspiciously. Just now he clearly smelled a ghost, but turned his head and saw a human?
whatever!Delicious food delivered to your door, let’s kill it first!
His face suddenly became ferocious, and he rushed towards Tanjiro who was stupefied.

Tanjiro finally came back to his senses as he watched the evil spirits rushing towards him.

"This is... a ghost that eats people!"

Without hesitation, he took out the ax at his waist and slashed at the head of the pounced ghost.

"puff--"

Blood spattered from the ghost's neck, and the evil ghost avoided it in surprise.

This young man is obviously not a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Squad, but he can pull out an ax and chop him without hesitation?
"What's wrong with you~" He wiped the blood from his neck.

The wound healed so fast!Is this a ghost?Tanjiro was surprised to see that the wound on the demon's neck where the blood had been wiped off had healed.

Although he had heard the legend of the "man-eating ghost", Tanjiro had no idea what kind of existence a "ghost" was, and the mysterious man only told him not to let Nezuko be exposed to the sun.

Tanjiro held the ax in his hand and looked vigilantly at the ghost writhing its neck. Unexpectedly, cutting the ghost's neck with the ax did not cause effective damage. If it were an ordinary person, this should be considered a serious injury!
"It's just a broken axe, don't be too arrogant, human!"

Oni wiped the sticky blood on his neck, grinned and looked at Tanjiro in front of him.

Through the attack just now, he has fully understood the details of the human being in front of him.

It was just an ordinary human boy, and the ax in his hand was only made of ordinary metal, so it couldn't kill him at all.

Then there is nothing to be afraid of!

"Whoosh-"

Thinking of this, the ghost rushed towards Tanjirou again.

Tanjiro raised the ax in his hand to fight back, but the oni's sudden explosion was so fast that he couldn't react at all.

"boom--"

The evil spirit threw Tanjiro to the ground, and stretched out his hand to hold down his arm holding the axe.

"Isn't it right? Human!"

The ghost laughed and looked at the human being under him.

The power of human beings can't compete with him at all, and it's simply too easy to restrict the actions of this human being.

"You don't want to hit me with this broken ax again, go to hell, human!"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and grabbed Tanjiro's neck, as if he wanted to break Tanjiro's neck.

"Whoosh..."

The sound of rapid breathing came from Nezuko's small mouth holding the bamboo tube.

The smell of human flesh and blood caused her ghost body to have an instinctive hunger and thirst response, and the three corpses lying in the Buddhist hall deeply attracted her attention.

Her hands were tightly clutched to her thighs, as if she was struggling, and sweat was pouring out of her forehead.

"boom--"

Hearing the sound of fighting behind her, Nezuko suddenly seemed to react.

Resisting the bloodthirsty impulse, she turned her head and turned to look at her elder brother who was fighting ghosts.

"Protect brother..."

At this moment, Nezuko only had this one thought in her mind, and for some reason she suppressed the instinctive impulse of being a ghost.

"Damn..." Tanjiro struggled desperately as he fell to the ground.

His right hand holding the ax was restrained by the ghost, and the strength of his left hand alone could not resist the arm that the ghost was grabbing towards his neck.

The power gap between humans and ghosts was too great, and he realized his own weakness again, even if he tried his best, he couldn't shake the evil ghost in front of him.

Just when Tanjiro felt that he was about to despair, a whistling wind suddenly came.

"boom--"

He stared dumbfounded at the scene in front of him.

Nezuko, who was rushing from the side, raised his leg and kicked the ghost's head flying away.

The body of the ghost whose head had been kicked off became stagnant, and he finally broke free from the shackles.

"Nezuko..."

Tanjiro looked at his sister in surprise, Nezuko actually possessed such a powerful power...

Only at this moment did he deeply realize that his sister had really turned into a ghost.

He had clearly sworn to that man to protect his younger sister, and to find a way to turn her back into a human being...but now she was actually protected by Nezuko instead.

"I can't do this... I have to become stronger!"

While Tanjiro was in a daze, the body of the ghost whose head was kicked off moved, and it swung its sharp claws towards Tanjiro's head, and the sharp claws with fingertips could undoubtedly penetrate his head.

"Not dead yet?"

Tanjiro looked at the scene before him in surprise.

I didn't expect a creature like a ghost to be able to move without its head and body!

No...can't avoid it!

Although he tried his best to move his body to avoid the claw, he was still too slow.

"boom--"

Nezuko next to him raised his leg again, kicked the body and kicked it flying.

"!!"

So strong!One kick to the head, another kick to the body.

Tanjiro looked at Nezuko, who was expressionless like a god of war beside him, and was shocked.

"Damn it!"

The head of the ghost that was kicked and flew to the ground roared angrily at Nezuko, "Hey, hey! What do you mean? Why do you want to help humans as a ghost!? Let me tell you about the distribution of food after I kill him!"

However, Nezuko didn't answer his question, but let out a threatening moan from the bamboo tube tied in front of Tanjiro.

"you……"

Seeing that Nezuko, who is a ghost, actually protects humans, the veins on the ghost's head popped out, "What's going on? Why do you, a ghost, want to mix with humans?"

He can't understand Nezuko's actions at all. According to common sense, fighting between ghosts is meaningless. Even if they are fighting for food, they should kill humans first and then fight slowly. This is the first time he has met ghosts who can protect humans. , is simply ridiculous!
"It doesn't matter! Anyway, this kid can't run away, so I will teach you a lesson first!"

Accompanied by the roar of this head, the headless body that fell on the ground stood up strangely, and rushed towards Nezuko.

"!!"

Tanjiro looked at the scene in front of him in surprise.

What kind of creature is a ghost?Why can you still talk when your head is on the ground, and even split up! ?I should have asked that gentleman before I knew it!

"stop!"

Seeing the headless body rushing towards Nezuko, Tanjiro anxiously raised his ax with both hands and stepped forward to stop him, but just as he took a step forward, he smelled maliciousness coming from behind him.

Before he had time to think, he quickly turned around and swung the ax behind him.

"Crack-"

Sharp teeth bit the edge of the axe.

Tanjiro was surprised to see that two strong arms grew out of the head that had rolled to the ground.

The ghost's head moved behind him and attacked him by relying on these two arms. Not only that, the ghost's hair also seemed to be very strange. It actually wrapped itself around the ax he was holding in both hands, as if it wanted to Take the weapon from him!
"This is too abnormal. What kind of life can actually grow arms out of its head?"

Tanjiro gritted his teeth and resisted the rushing head vigorously. Nezuko behind him was being attacked by the ghost's body, and he was very angry now.

"It's just a head, can't I even deal with a head?"

Veins burst from Tanjiro's forehead, "Get out of here!"

Holding the ax in both hands and unable to move away, he could only clenched his teeth angrily, threw his head back, and then slammed a head hammer on the ghost's head.

"boom--"

There was a muffled crash.

The ghost was instantly stunned by Tanjirou's bump.

Even the body that was rushing towards Nezuko froze for a moment.

"This kid's head...is so hard!"

He was extremely puzzled in his heart, how could a mere human being have such a hard head, as a ghost, he was stunned, and his mind fell into a blank for a moment.

Most people would have a proper concussion under such an impact, but Tanjiro didn't seem to feel any discomfort from the impact just now, instead he became more and more courageous as he fought!
While the ghost was knocked unconscious, he picked up the ax and pushed the head towards the tree beside him.

"Crack-"

The sharp ax blade was firmly embedded in the tree trunk, nailing the ghost's head to the tree trunk.

"Nezuko!"

After doing all this, Tanjiro chased in the direction of Nezuko without looking back, and now he was only worried about what would happen to his sister.

"Damn human!"

The ghost who came back to his senses struggled desperately between the tree trunk and the handle of the axe.

His head was clamped to the tree trunk by the ax handle, and the hair that was originally wrapped around the ax handle to snatch the ax from this human hand now became something that restrained him, and he couldn't break free at all.

Tanjiro ran desperately in the direction where Nezuko was.

His worry is not superfluous, Nezuko is now at a disadvantage.

Although Nezuko became a ghost, she was originally just an ordinary girl with no combat experience, and she was different from other ghosts, she had never eaten people, she just became a ghost and was in a hungry state, and she would use her strength even if she had strength. not come out.

Seeing Nezuko who was forced to retreat step by step and fell to the ground, Tanjiro rushed over angrily, even though he no longer had a weapon in his hand, he still wanted to protect his sister.

Although Nezuko is a ghost, if there is no accident, the injury can be recovered, but as an older brother, how could he watch his sister being bullied?

"Bastard, stop me!"

Tanjiro desperately threw his headless body that was about to step on Nezuko, but the next moment he fell into panic.

He was in such a hurry that he didn't notice that there was a cliff ahead!

"what……"

Seeing that he was about to fall off the cliff with this headless body and be smashed to pieces, Tanjiro couldn't help but screamed out.

"Ugh-"

An anxious voice came from above.

Nezuko looked at her brother who was about to fall, and quickly reached out and grabbed Tanjiro's wrist.

"Snapped--"

"Ahhh!!"

The sound of something breaking soon came from the bottom of the cliff, and at the same time, the head nailed to the tree trunk in the woods behind also let out a shrill scream.

Tanjiro, who was hanging on the edge of the cliff, looked at the black shadow falling to the bottom of the cliff with blood and flesh, and felt a little scared.

Fortunately, Nezuko, who turned into a ghost, has enough strength to hold him, otherwise he would probably end up the same as this ghost when he fell.

Tanjiro, who returned to the cliff, took Nezuko back to the edge of the woods outside the Buddhist hall.

They found the ghost's head nailed to the tree trunk.

It seems that the ghost fell into a coma because of the severe injury to its body, but it still didn't die.

"Ghost... what kind of creature is it?"

Tanjiro cautiously pulled out the dagger on his body.

It doesn't matter if you don't die in a different place, but you can still feel the pain, and you just fell into a coma after falling down such a high cliff and falling to pieces!Anyway, he couldn't understand it at all.

Tanjiro approached with the knife trembling in his hands.

The smell of this ghost is not the same as that of the ghost left in his home. It seems that it is not the murderer of his relatives, but... this ghost can also eat people!

The few bloody corpses lying in the Buddhist hall at this moment cannot be fooled.

"Huh...huh..."

Tanjiro's breathing became a little short. He knew in his heart that if he didn't give this ghost a fatal blow, this ghost would definitely hurt many people. The knife's hand was still shaking.

"No...I have to be cruel...kill him!"

Tanjiro raised his hand to move the knife.

At this moment, a hoarse voice reached Tanjiro's ears.

"You can't kill ghosts with this ordinary knife."

Tanjiro turned around in surprise, and saw a face with a tengu mask on it.

This man in aqua blue feathered head wrapped in a hood and with a tengu mask on his face appeared abruptly behind him like a ghost.

The hoarse voice sounded like an old man, but for some reason he couldn't feel someone approaching behind him at all.

However, he didn't smell any malice from the old man, and what the old man said just now should be a reminder to him.

"Then... how can I give him a fatal blow?" Tanjiro asked the old man wearing a tengu mask cautiously.

"Don't just ask others, think for yourself..."

Wearing a mask, the old man didn't know what his expression was, but just stood there silently looking at Tanjiro in front of him.

"..."

Tanjiro was silent for a while, then withdrew the dagger in his hand.

Except for daggers and axes... then there are only rocks on the ground.

He couldn't think of any other weapon he could find, but lifted a rock the size of a skull from the ground.

But when he carried the rock up to the ghost, he hesitated again.

He had already seen the ghost's extremely powerful vitality, and he couldn't think of any other way to kill the ghost except smashing the ghost's head to pieces.

"But if this is the case... it will be very painful, right? Isn't there any way to kill him all at once?"

Looking at the hesitant Tanjiro, Xuan Hao's brows hidden under the face of Tengu slightly frowned.

This young man was too indecisive, even if the ghost he was facing wanted to take his life just now, he still seemed unable to be cruel enough to kill the ghost.

With such an awareness, there is no way to achieve the goal.

Just when Tanjiro was hesitating, a beam of light shone through the canopy of the tree, and it was already dawn.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!"

The scream startled Tanjiro, he stared blankly at the strangeness of the ghost in front of him.

Just being irradiated by the sun, the ghost's body struggled crazily as if it was being burned by a raging fire, and it turned into fly ash and dissipated into the sky and the earth in an instant.

"Is this what happens just by being exposed to the sun? No wonder Nezuko hates the sun so much"

Tanjiro reacted in shock and quickly turned around, "Nezuko!"

He looked around anxiously, and finally saw Nezuko shivering in the back basket in the shadow of the Buddhist hall.

After confirming that his younger sister was safe and sound, Tanjiro looked at the old man wearing a tengu mask just now.

He saw that the old man had already buried several travelers who had been killed in the open space beside the Buddhist hall. The figure of this old man standing in the sun made him feel very familiar for some reason.

Where did I see the same scene?
"excuse me, you are……"

Tanjiro stepped forward and asked with some hesitation. This old man obviously knew how to kill ghosts, and he might also be a member of the Demon Slayer Squad.Maybe he will know the latest news about the Lin Longzuo he was looking for.

"My name is Rin Taki Sakinji, you must have come to see me, right?" Xuan Hao slowly turned to face Tanjiro behind him.

"Ah! Yes! My name is Kamado Tanjiro, and my sister's name is Nezuko..."

Tanjiro introduced himself with some excitement.

He finally found someone who could help him become stronger. After the battle just now, he clearly understood his own weakness. The ghost's odds are zero.

"Tanjiro, is that..."

After hearing the boy's name, Xuan Hao asked in a deep voice, "When your sister eats people, what will you do?"

"Forehead……"

Hearing such a question, Tanjirou froze.

"Snapped--"

A loud slap hit Tanjiro's face.

"Too slow to answer."

There was a hint of anger in Xuan Hao's tone, "But it can be seen from just now that you are a very indecisive person. You didn't have the heart to kill that ghost until the sun rose."

"..."

Tanjiro looked at the old man in front of him silently, unable to find any words to refute.

"Do you know why you didn't give an answer immediately after my question? Because your awareness is far from enough. When your sister is eating people, you have only one choice, stop her! If you are determined to protect Little sister, such mental preparation is a must!"

Speaking of this, Xuan Hao sighed slightly, he found that he seemed to be excited, so he tried to slow down his tone, "You must not let this happen. Tanjiro, you must remember the oath you once made, you must not Turn your sister into a cannibal. See what I mean?"

"understand!"

Hearing the softened voice of the old man in front of him, Tanjirou's eyes gradually lit up, and the figure of the mysterious man he met before overlapped with the figure of the old man in front of him.

He finally realized what was going on.

These two people seem... to be the same person, but the smell on this man seems to have changed?wrong!It seems to be the smell of clothes.Tanjiro's nose twitched, and he smelled two different people from this man.

But...why is this man so oblique and unwilling to reveal his identity?
Tanjiro was a little puzzled, but he didn't ask further.

Because he could feel the kindness emanating from this man, no matter why the other party wanted to hide his identity, he was helping him!

The man asked him that kind of question just now because he made a serious mistake last night, he was too indecisive, and he didn't even have the determination to kill ghosts!

If this continues, it will be impossible to protect Nezuko.

He once vowed to protect Nezuko and prevent her from becoming a man-eating ghost, and he must find a way to help Nezuko turn back into a human being.

It's impossible if you don't have enough awareness!In order to prevent the worst from happening, he must make a corresponding awareness!
"Just understand, carry your sister on your back and follow me."

Xuan Hao turned around and walked towards the mountain peak shrouded in dense fog in the distance.

Tanjiro froze for a moment, quickly wrapped the pan with Nezuko in black cloth, and followed quickly.

"So fast!"

Panting heavily, Tanjiro reluctantly followed the man in front of him not far behind.

He was already running with all his strength, but he still couldn't get closer to the person in front of him, and this person clearly seemed to be walking ahead, his steps were so light that he couldn't even hear the sound of footsteps, but even so The speed is also much faster than him.

Who is this person?Tanjiro still had doubts in his heart.This person made him come here obliquely, without showing his true face from beginning to end.He was wondering if the name 'Rin Taki Zuo Kinji' was also a cover-up?
But these don't seem to matter, because this person is helping him and Nezuko, and this person is very strong!The most important thing is to be willing to teach him to become stronger!
"I must become stronger to protect Nezuko..." Tanjiro only had one thought in his mind at the moment.

His running pace was very bumpy, even though he tried his best to protect the back pan behind him, he could still feel the movement of Nezuko shaking in the back pan.

Because he is the oldest child in the family besides him, Nezuko has been very sensible since he was a child. He is reluctant to buy new ones even when he sews worn-out clothes, so he spends all the money he saves on food for his younger siblings.

There is no girl who doesn't like new clothes, Tanjiro knows that, he has wronged Nezuko too much.Because of his incompetence, he did not let his family members live a good life, but also made them suffer disasters.

Tanjiro regrets it until now.

If only he hadn't come down that night, if only he had been strong enough to protect his family by then.In that case, it wouldn't be what it is now, leaving only Nezuko, the only relative, and turning her into a ghost.

"I will definitely become stronger, my brother will definitely make you turn back into a human! Then I will make money to buy you a lot of beautiful clothes!"

Tanjiro gritted his teeth and ran with sweat profusely, chasing the back figure walking in front. For him now, this back view was like the hope to change his fate.

At the foot of the misty mountain.

Xuan Hao stopped in front of the wooden house where Lin Longzuo lived last time.

Hearing the panting sound of the figure hurriedly following behind him, he turned around and looked at the boy with some relief.

"Tired?"

"Hoo... Tired... Huh..."

Tanjirou answered reluctantly, panting heavily.

At this moment, Tanjiro only felt that his legs were weak, and his head became a little dizzy due to lack of oxygen.

This man is really walking too fast. He looks slow, but he has the speed of a normal person sprinting for [-] meters. In order not to lose track, he has to run with all his strength. Get down.

"Just be tired."

A slightly ruthless hoarse voice came from under the tengu mask, "But now is not the time for you to rest, keep following me."

"what?"

Tanjiro froze.

Hasn't this reached its destination?

He glanced at the dilapidated wooden house in front of him, the wooden house at the foot of Sagiri Mountain, that's right, it's here, where else should he go?

"If you want to become stronger, the first thing you have to do now is to go beyond your current limit."

Saying that, Xuan Hao walked towards the mountain without looking back.

"If you want to give up, you can stop and rest."

"Huh...huh..."

Tanjiro looked at the back of the man walking up the mountain and panted heavily.

He dragged his limp legs forward with all his might.

This man will not wait for him, Tanjiro knew very well in his heart, if he stopped to rest now, then there would be no second chance.

"Even if you are climbing, you have to follow up the mountain!"

This man is right, if he wants to become stronger and protect Nezuko, he must go beyond his current limit.Now he is too weak, and even has to rely on Nezuko for protection, how can this be possible?

Tanjiro was gasping for breath. The thin air made it difficult for him to breathe. Although he was not running now, but at the walking speed of ordinary people, he had no strength in the first place. It is very difficult to reach the top of the mountain in the thin Sagiri Mountains.

Xuan Hao knew this, so he walked very slowly, walking in front of Tanjiro like ordinary tourists climbing mountains.By the time the two reached the top of the mountain, the sun had already set.

"Okay, give me the backpack."

Xuan Hao stretched out his hand to gesture to Tanjirou.

"..."

Panting heavily, Tanjiro looked at the masked man in front of him with some hesitation, and finally obediently handed over the basket containing Nezuko to the man.

If this man wanted to kill Nezuko, he would have done it long ago, there is no need for him to bring Nezuko to Sagiri Mountain.

"very good."

Xuan Hao held the pannier in his hand, and gave Tanjiro a satisfied look.

The trust test is passed.

"Then I'm going down the mountain first, and then you have to try to return to the wooden house at the bottom of the mountain alone. If you are tired, you can choose to take a rest first, but I will only wait for you until dawn."

"what……"

Tanjiro opened his mouth to say something, but the man in front of him disappeared in an instant.

It was so fast, just like before at the door of his house, he couldn't see how the man left at all.

"Can I become so strong in the future?"

Tanjiro adjusted his breathing and observed the surrounding situation.

Sawu Mountain, just like the name, is full of thick fog all over the mountains and plains, and it is impossible to distinguish the direction. If it is an ordinary person here, it is easy to get lost.

But Tanjiro couldn't be bothered, his nose is very sensitive, as long as he follows the smell left when he came, he can go back.

After adjusting his breathing, Tanjiro was ready to leave now. Although the man said he could rest, he thought that if this was a test, it would not be so simple.

Sure enough, he had just walked a few steps when he felt something tripped under his feet, it was a hemp rope.

The dense fog made him unable to see the trap set under his feet. Fortunately, he walked very slowly and did not fall directly forward.

Tanjiro, who almost lost his balance and fell, just wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, when suddenly a stone flying from a distance hit him hard, making him lose his balance completely.

Immediately afterwards, like a chain reaction, the crypt, the mallet... a series of traps of all kinds crazily hit him.

······
Xuan Hao, who returned to the foot of the mountain, heard the screams coming from the mountain, and his heart didn't fluctuate.

Those traps on the mountain were set up by Lin Takizuo recently to train the new disciples. He checked beforehand that there were no fatal traps, at most serious injuries, so he didn't clear these traps.

If you can't even handle this, how can you protect Nezuko?
Gently covering the sleeping Nezuko with the quilt, Xuan Hao had a rare gentle smile on his face.

Nezuko is indeed somewhat different from other ghosts. He had noticed in the Buddhist hall that this girl seemed to have overcome her desire for flesh and blood. Those bloody corpses should be a fatal temptation for ghosts, but she Forcibly held back.

Now falling into a deep sleep seems to be using this method to replace eating people to restore physical strength or reduce physical exertion.

"Is it really Ghost Dance Tsuji Mumi?"

Soon the smile on Xuan Hao's face froze, because he saw the culprit who turned her into a ghost from Mi Douzi's memory, Wu Mi.

The despair of losing her family has been etched into Mi Douzi's memory.

This is a lovable girl, smart, sensible and brave, even when she faced Wu Mi at the end, she desperately wanted to protect her family, maybe it was her actions that aroused Wu Mi's interest Blood poured into her body.

"You did a good job... no misery."

Xuan Hao made another note of this coward in his heart.

This coward's behavior has caused a lot of obstacles for him to take out the soul fragments. If he wants to take out the soul fragments, he must let Nezuko feel the so-called "happiness". Apparently it has become 'unfortunate'.

What can be done to reverse this situation?Xuan Hao sighed slightly.

"Boom boom boom——"

There was a knock on the door.

Xuan Hao stopped to think and got up and opened the wooden door.

Tanjiro, who was covered with bruises, was lying on his stomach in front of the wooden house, breathing heavily.

After glancing at the boy who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, and then raising his head to glance at the distant sky that hadn't lit up yet, Xuan Hao nodded slowly.

"Passed, Kamado Tanjiro."

Finally hearing the approval of the man in front of him, Tanjiro seemed relieved, threw himself on the ground and fell into a coma.

"Ugh……"

Xuan Hao sighed and carried the boy who had fallen to the ground to the room. This is Mi Douzi's last relative, and perhaps the key to everything lies in this boy.

Therefore, he is ready to train this boy well.

When Tanjiro woke up, it was already noon the next day, he was awakened by hunger and a scent.

"Forehead……"

Tanjiro supported his still somewhat tired body to get up.

He was surprised to find that he didn't seem to feel any pain, and his bruised and bruised body had recovered completely at some point, and he didn't feel any discomfort except a little tired.

"Did that gentleman do something?"

Tanjiro looked around in confusion.

He carefully looked at the surrounding environment, and saw Nezuko sleeping beside him, and a figure cooking porridge on the bonfire outside the door not far away.

He was still wearing the sea-blue haori, the hood covered his entire head, and he still wore a tengu mask on his face.

"Cuckoo..."

"Wake up and come out to eat."

Xuan Hao outside the door noticed that Tanjirou woke up, turned his head and said.

"Uh...thank you sir."

Tanjiro touched his growling stomach in embarrassment, and came to Xuanhao to take the bowl.

"Eat slowly, or your stomach won't be able to bear it." Xuan Hao reminded the boy in front of him, "You have been sleeping for a day and a night."

"it is good……"

Tanjiro felt the warmth coming from the bowl, with a simple and honest smile on his face.

Looking at Tanjirou who was smirking, Xuanhao sighed slightly, "Don't be too happy, boy, it's time to officially start training after eating."

"Forehead……"

Tanjiro froze for a moment, he thought he could finally rest for a while, but he didn't expect that the nightmare would begin next.

In the following year, Tanjiro deeply felt what it means to practice to the death if you are not dead, no... no, it should be to practice to the death!
This man never seemed to consider that he would be trained to death.

Because this man's training for him is not prepared for human beings at all. It is more like torture in prisons, which is specially used to torture death row prisoners. In short, it is cruel.

This made Tanjiro feel that he was wandering between life and death every day. He had seen Naiheqiao several times, but the strange thing was that he just couldn't die.

This year he felt like he had been through one long nightmare.

At first, he even felt that this man really wanted to kill him.

Severed hands and feet were pierced... I experienced almost all kinds of pain, and I was always on the verge of dying after training every day, feeling like I was going to die.

But when he regained consciousness, he would miraculously find that his body was intact, and he had even begun to get used to this feeling.

"puff--"

Another mouthful of blood spurted out from Tanjirou's mouth.

Feeling the fist hitting his abdomen, Tanjiro began to doubt his life again.

How strong is your teacher?
After a year of hard work, he already felt that he had become much stronger, and the knife in his hand could even split a rock as high as a person on the top of the mountain.

But in front of this unarmed teacher, he is still vulnerable like a baby.

"Okay, let's go here today."

A calm voice sounded from under the tengu's mask.

"No... I can still..." Tanjiro wanted to struggle.

"no, you can not."

As if calculated, Tanjiro, who was hit by this punch, could not escape the fate of fainting no matter how hard he struggled.

He fell to the ground slowly, with multiple fractures on his body, his face was bruised and his face was swollen, and he became dying again.

"Whenever you exceed my expectations, you will be able to graduate." Xuan Hao muttered to himself, and squatted in front of the unconscious Tanjiro.

He stretched out his hand to lightly touch Tanjiro's bruised body. Almost the moment the two touched, the bruised body began to repair at a strange speed.

"The use of power is much more proficient than before."

Xuan Hao withdrew his hand, and couldn't help showing a smile on his face under the mask.

While training Tanjiro, he is also constantly honing his control over the power of the law. Now it is very easy to repair the injuries of ordinary people. As long as the structure is not very complicated, he can easily repair even broken hands and feet. connected together.

But it is still impossible for him to bring the dead back to life or create something out of nothing.

After all, he has only touched the surface of the power of the law now, and what he can do is to use this power to perform simple repairs, and 'repair' and 'creation' out of nothing are completely different concepts.

The more he wants to know more about this power, the more Xuan Hao feels out of reach.

Just when Xuan Hao was thinking, two figures, one big and one small, appeared behind him.

Both are wearing Ghost Slayer uniforms, with the iconic fox masks on their faces.

"You are here?"

Xuan Hao was not surprised, because he called these two people.

As for why they were called here, of course it was because he didn't know how to breathe water at all!

"grown ups."

Sato and Mako knelt on one knee and saluted Xuan Hao.

"Next, you should call me Teacher Linlong." Xuan Hao waved his hand to signal them to get up.

"Yes, Mr. Lin Taki."

Sato and Mako looked at each other without any resistance.

Because the real Lin Takizuo had told them everything recently, this time they came here just to help this 'Mingzhu' lord.

"...Mr. Lin Taki, is there anything you need to help us come here?" Sato asked with some doubts.

They had been watching from the dark when the man was practicing with the fallen boy just now, and the more they watched, the more frightened they became.

Because the boy who fell down was very strong, his strength had far exceeded the standard for being selected as a swordsman of the Demon Slayer Squad, but he was still as helpless as a baby in the hands of this man.

This man is very strong, and the boy this man taught is also very strong, Sato thinks that there should be no place where they can help...

"I want you to teach him how to breathe." Xuan Hao said, pointing to Tanjiro who fell on the ground.

"Breathing method..."

Sato was stunned, "Couldn't he know how to breathe?"

At this moment, his heart was even more shocked, because he never thought that the young man didn't use the breathing method when he was fighting just now. How can he exercise so that the young man can become so strong without using the breathing method?
"Yes, I didn't teach him how to breathe." Xuan Hao nodded.

"I see. You want this boy to learn 'Water Breathing', right?"

Satoshi realized that although this man had pretended to be Mr. Lin Taki, he probably couldn't breathe water, so he invited the two of them over.

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(End of this chapter)