A Dimensional Journey Begins with the Dragon Clan

Chapter 396 389. Growth
"Yes."

Xuan Hao nodded slightly.

Since he had already disguised himself as Lin Taki Zuo Jinci, he had to disguise himself thoroughly.

Letting these two people come not only to teach Tanjiro, but he will also learn the technique of "breathing water" from the side, so that he can appear in the sight of the ghost later as Rin Taki Sakonji.

Now Xuan Hao has returned to his prime, and the cracks on his body have already been repaired, and there will be no bloody smell coming out of him. As long as he is not injured and bleeding, with this identity to cover up, unless Guiwu Tsuji Wuyou personally visits him Otherwise it is impossible to be recognized.

"You should know the purpose of my disguise as Lin Taki. When you teach Tanjiro, I will also observe it from the sidelines. I will trouble you."

"Mr. is serious, don't bother. Leave it to us."

Sato and Mako looked at each other and probably understood what the man meant.

Teacher Lin Long had told them before sending them here that this man was the key to the Ghost Killing Team's victory over Wu Mi, and they had no doubts about what the teacher said.

Eliminating Wumi is the wish of every member of the Demon Slayer Team. If they can eliminate Wumi Tsuji, they are willing to accept any task, let alone a simple task such as teaching breathing techniques.

······
the next day.

Tanjiro woke up again from his coma.

"This is Sato and Mako, your senior brother and senior sister."

Xuan Hao introduced to Tanjiro, "One year, I will give you one year to learn 'Water Breathing', and then defeat them. Then you can go to the final selection."

"Ugh?"

Hit... beat?Tanjiro had tears in his eyes, but the hellish training seemed to have finally come to an end.

But after hearing what the teacher said, he became restless again.

About the "breathing method", the teacher explained to him when he was teaching him about the ghost killing team and ghosts. In fact, he has always wanted to learn, but the teacher has always refused to teach him.

And now... I can finally learn the breathing method!
Tanjiro was extremely excited, because he knew that the breathing method can greatly improve his strength. He has been working hard for so long, but there is still a huge gap between him and the teacher. It must be because of the lack of "breathing method" Bar?

But defeating senior brothers and sisters?

Tanjiro doubted whether he could do it. After all, he was a senior brother and sister, so he must be very strong. It seemed impossible for him to learn the breathing method and surpass them within a year.

"So the teacher has such high expectations of me?"

Tanjiro was a little moved.

Although he has been tortured during the year of learning from his teacher, he knows that it is for his own good. Only in this way can he become stronger and better protect Nezuko.

Although it is very painful, these pains are for him not to regret in the future. Only with enough power can he protect his most cherished things.

"Okay, you can train with the two of them, and I'll go and see how your sister is doing."

As Xuan Hao said, he turned his head and greeted Satu and Zhen Kuo, "I'll leave this kid to you two, train him well for me."

"is teacher."

Saito and Mako set their sights on Tanjirou.

They seem to have heard something interesting just now...

To learn breathing method within a year and defeat them?

Although the man in front of him is a person whom Mr. Lin Taki respects very much, but they somewhat make them feel uncomfortable.

So they are ready to temper and temper this lovely little brother.

"Forehead……"

For some reason, Tanjiro felt a chill down his spine.

He carefully looked at the two senior brothers and sisters in front of him.

This brother is as mysterious as the teacher, with a scarred fox mask on his face, he can't see his face clearly.

And the senior sister at the side... looked petite and cute. Although the fox mask was still adorning her head, she didn't use the mask to cover her beautiful face.But Tanjiro always felt that this senior sister should look younger than himself.

Saito and Mako glanced at Tanjiro and headed towards the mountain, and Tanjiro followed quickly after seeing this.

The speed of these two people was very fast and they were extremely flexible. Tanjiro almost failed to catch up with these two people while running on the ground with his physical fitness far beyond ordinary people at the moment.

Because they don't just run, they master flexible steps and skills combined with breathing techniques, and when they move, they use the elasticity of the branches to jump back and forth in the woods.

Tanjiro, who knows nothing, can only run around on the ground.

"This kid..."

Sabito, who was moving fast, looked back to observe Tanjirou's situation from time to time.

He had a bad opinion of Tanjiro's situation.

Slow and weak layman?No, although the boy's movements looked clumsy, he was not weak at all.

How fast did he and Mako move?Even Yoshiyuki Tomioka who is now the 'Water Pillar' may not be able to win against the two of them.

Although they didn't run with all their strength,...the boy was able to barely catch up with his brute force.

"It is said that this boy was just an ordinary person a year ago. What kind of method is used to train an ordinary boy who can't even breathe to this level..."

Sato suddenly understood why Mr. Lin Taki respected that gentleman so much.

"All right."

After reaching the top of the mountain, Sabito stopped in his tracks.

He turned around and waited for the panting Tanjiro to come to him, then slowly pulled out the saber he was carrying from his waist.

"Wooden knife?"

Tanjiro quickly calmed down his breathing, and looked at the boy in front of him in surprise, who should not be much older than him.

"Draw your knife."

Saito pointed at Tanjiro with the wooden knife in his hand and reminded lightly.

"But...the one in your hand is a wooden sword, I am a real guy who has opened a blade!" Tanjiro held the scabbard at his waist with some hesitation.

"What's so strange about this, I think you didn't feel any pressure when you were fighting with an unarmed teacher?" Saito said with a hint of displeasure, as if he had been underestimated.

"but……"

Tanjiro still hesitates, because this is not a concept at all. After all, after a year of getting along with him, he knows very well that his teacher is a monster. Even if he has a knife in his hand, it is impossible to hurt the teacher, and the senior in front of him...

Tanjiro felt that this senior brother looked about the same age as himself, no matter how strong he was, he couldn't be a monster like a teacher, so what should he do if he hurts his senior brother?

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha……"

Sato suddenly laughed, "Boy, you are not worried about hurting me, are you? Thank you for your concern! But your worry is unnecessary. If I guessed correctly, Teacher 'Lin Taki' just Having exercised your body didn't teach you any skills, did it?"

"Uh... yes." Tanjiro replied honestly.

"So... why do you think you can hurt me?"

Sabito leaned down slightly, and made an attacking posture, "Don't worry, let the horse come here boldly!"

call--

The swinging wooden knife made a whistling sound, and arrived in front of Tanjirou in an instant.

"!?"

The sudden attack made Tanjiro lose his footing, but he still subconsciously raised the scabbard to block, but was still knocked back a few steps by the huge impact.

"..."

Sabito silently looked at Tanjiro who was repulsed by him.

The hand that retracted the wooden knife trembled slightly behind him.

Such a quick reaction, such a strong force...

He was a little surprised at the perverted physical fitness of this seemingly clueless young man in front of him.

Although he didn't use all his strength for the knife just now, it was definitely not something ordinary people could dodge. Originally, he wanted to knock this kid unconscious with a sap to get off his horse, but this kid blocked his attack just relying on instinct. Not even on the ground.

Or... why don't you give this kid a wooden knife instead?
"I understand!"

Tanjiro's expression turned serious.

He has already clearly understood that the senior brother in front of him is stronger than himself, and not only a little bit stronger, so he has nothing to worry about.

'Clang——'

The iron knife was unsheathed.

"Ah ah ah ah ah--"

"I see……"

Sato finally understood why that gentleman was so relieved to hand over this kid to them for training.

Attacking without any rules, it looks silly...

This kid doesn't seem to have astonishing talent as he imagined. After all, he has been fighting against a strong man for such a long time. Even if the other party didn't teach him anything but just exercised his body, anyone who is smart should learn something, right?

But this kid is completely passively accepting the exercise. Although he works hard, it doesn't work at all!

"Hey... boy."

The voice under Satu's mask became a little indifferent.

"Snapped--"

He flicked his sword lightly and flicked Tanjiro's wildly flailing blade away.

"I heard from Teacher Linlong that you became stronger to protect your sister?"

"Yeah." Tanjirou was taken aback.

"Snapped--"

"puff--"

The wooden knife hit Tanjiro's abdomen heavily, causing him to step back a few steps and fall to the ground, clutching his stomach in pain.

"Sluggish, weak, and attacking indiscriminately, is this your consciousness?"

Saito walked up to Tanjirou with the wooden sword in his hand and looked down at him.

"You have been training with the teacher for so long, have you only developed a strong body?"

"Forehead……"

Tanjiro froze.

He seemed to realize the mistakes he made, and he seemed to have been passively beaten this year, never thinking about what to learn from the teacher...

Perhaps it was because that kind of training was too inhuman, and the pain made him forget the unnecessary thinking, but this was not a reason, it only proved that his awareness was not enough.

The teacher is very strong, as strong as a monster. After training with such a person for a year, this year I actually... didn't learn anything?Tanjiro suddenly regretted, "Don't just ask others, use your own brain to think." This sentence seems to have reminded me from the beginning, why am I so dull?

"What are you still doing on the ground?"

Saito pointed at Tanjiro who was still sitting on the ground with a wooden knife and shouted angrily.

"Stand up! You have to know what kind of battlefield you will step into next! Ghosts won't let you stay on the ground for so long! Or... do you want to give up?"

"How can you give up?"

Tanjiro gritted his teeth and stood up.

He even survived such hellish training, how could he give up so easily.

There is nothing to be afraid of anymore, whether it is pain or death, it is no longer a fear for him at this moment.

"I want to become stronger and protect my sister."

Tanjiro raised the blade in his hand towards Sabito in front of him, "Please, brother! Help me train!"

"Very good! Hahahahahaha."

Sabito looked at the boy whose eyes became firmer and laughed.

He also raised the wooden knife in his hand.

The next moment, a few afterimages hit Tanjiro's body.

"Then let me see your current strength first!"

Tanjiro was slapped with slashes one after another, but Tanjiro didn't fall down again because of these slashes.

Sabito's slash was so fast that he couldn't react at all, but at this moment Tanjirou finally understood what the hellish training had brought him.

Strong physique and extraordinary conditioned reflexes when dealing with crises.

Although every knife hit him, but before each knife hit, he subconsciously wanted to dodge, just because his speed was too slow to keep up with Satu's swift slash.

Sabito, who is constantly attacking, seems to have noticed this too.

This boy is constantly growing under his slashing, no, it should be said that he is adapting.Every time Tanjiro tried to avoid it, he was getting closer and closer to success.

What a pervert... The wooden knife in Satu's hand sped up.

"boom--"

A muffled sound hit the back of Tanjiro's head, and Tanjiro lost consciousness instantly and fell to the ground.

"call--"

Satoshi breathed a sigh of relief.

"Will it be too hard to start..."

"What's wrong?" Makoto on the side looked suspiciously at Saitu who suddenly knocked Tanjiro to the ground.

She was a little puzzled, how could she continue training after being knocked out?

"That gentleman isn't joking with us." Satoshi took off the mask on his face, showing a wry smile, "Maybe this boy can really defeat us within a year."

He was a little anxious just now, that's why he couldn't control the strength and knocked Tanjiro unconscious. If he continued to hit, maybe Tanjiro would soon be able to adapt to his attack rhythm and even start to fight back.

Of course, Sato is confident that if the knife he holds in his hand is a real one, this boy won't be able to survive a single blow.But the problem is that this young man hasn't even learned the breathing method yet!

Sato can almost imagine that Tanjiro will definitely become one of the best swordsmen in the Demon Killing Team in the future, because Tanjiro's starting point is already much higher than ordinary swordsmen. According to his current strength, as long as he is given one Rilun Knife should pass the 'final selection' without any pressure at all.

But the goal set by that gentleman for Tanjiro is to defeat them before he can participate in the 'final selection'.

"Do you still remember what Mr. Lin Taki said before we came here?" Sato asked Mako.

"Hmm..." Manko squatted in front of the fallen Tanjiro with a smile, stretched out his hand and poked Tanjiro's face, "Our wish may come true soon."

A smile appeared on Sabito's face unconsciously.

The two sat down quietly, guarding the sleeping Tanjiro and waiting for him to wake up.

······
Time passed day by day.

Saito guides Tanjiro's training on the mountain every day, and the two have never left the top of the mountain since they went up the mountain.

The food was brought by Xuanhao who went up the mountain to check from time to time, or Zhenmo went down the mountain to replenish.

Tanjiro spent days and nights earnestly learning the breathing method and sword skills of "breathing water" from Sabito.

The basis of the breathing method is to master the 'full concentration breathing', that is, to speed up the blood circulation in the body and the beating speed of the heart, which will make the user's body temperature rise rapidly, thus making human beings as powerful as ghosts.

Only after he fully mastered the correct way of breathing did he realize how meaningful the "devil training" his teacher had given him was.

The stronger the physical fitness, the higher the upper limit, and the longer the breathing method can be maintained.

But now that he has physical fitness as a foundation, he can learn the breathing method many times faster than ordinary people, and just learning it is enough to exert most of his strength. As long as he gets used to it a little, he may be able to master it soon. The advanced "Complete Concentration·Changzhong" of "Comprehensive Breathing".

A year goes by quickly.

And Tanjiro himself didn't know that at this moment, he had already unknowingly gained strength close to the 'pillar' level.

Early one morning.

Tanjiro, who was ready, challenged Saito again.

This time Sabito finally pulled out the real sword.

Tanjiro knows that the task given to him by the teacher is to defeat Saitu and Mako, but in fact the only target he wants to defeat is Saitu.

A confrontation between a human and a human is different from a fight with a ghost.

If both sides have mastered the same skills, then the essence of this duel is a contest of pure strength.After he mastered 'Water Breathing', the petite Mamo no longer had the strength to confront him head-on.

As far as the conclusion is concerned, Tanjiro's tempered body between life and death is more than strength, and the victory is already doomed.

The reason why he lost a year ago was because he didn't know how to breathe or swordsmanship.

But now, even in the face of Satu, although his sword skills are still inferior, his strength is enough to make up for the gap and overturn the victory or defeat.

"Chong-"

Two somewhat mutilated iron knives were unsheathed at the same time.

Tanjiro and Sabito stood facing each other, waiting for the moment, like a duel between samurai.

The whole forest was silent.

Sabito looked helplessly at Tanjiro in front of him, he knew that he was about to lose face.

Zhenmo, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, also had a helpless smile on his face.

After a while.

Sato sighed, and slightly exerted force on the hands holding the knife, that's all, shame on you!
He saw with his own eyes the young man in front of him grow from nothing to what he is now, and to be honest, he felt a little relieved.

The stalemate was broken in an instant, a gust of wind roared through the mountains, and the next moment there was the sound of swords clashing.

Recommended monthly ticket

(End of this chapter)