A Dimensional Journey Begins with the Dragon Clan

Chapter 397

Although he had already prepared in his heart, Satu was still slightly startled when the real confrontation happened.

He knew how fast he was, and he also clearly saw how Tanjiro in front of him blocked his attack.

The sword in Tanjiro's hand arrives first!The speed brought by his extraordinary physical fitness gave Tanjiro an absolute advantage.

"Crack-"

Two crisp cracking sounds sounded at the same time.

The battered blades in Tanjirou's and Saitu's hands shattered the moment they touched.

"I lost."

It was Sabito who threw in the towel.

The battle between human beings can only go so far. The moment the sword touched, he felt as if he had bumped into a majestic and immovable mountain, and the power surged towards him like an overwhelming wave.

Although he didn't use his full strength, the result of a real fight is still unknown, but the current Tanjirou has already surpassed him in terms of strength and speed.

Next, what Tanjiro needs is to polish his sword skills and maintain breathing techniques all the time to hone himself. He is no longer qualified to continue teaching Tanjiro.

"So, I can go down the mountain?"

Tanjiro asked a little uncertainly after hearing Saito admit defeat.

"Yes, you have already learned breathing techniques and sword skills, and we have nothing left to guide you."

Sato packed up his things and motioned to Makoto who was beside him.

"As for the next arrangement, you can go down the mountain and ask the teacher yourself. We are the swordsmen of the Ghost Killing Squad. We have been delayed here for a year and we should return to our posts."

"Is that so?"

Tanjiro looked at the two who packed up their things and were about to leave with some emotion. He had been with Kaito and Mako for a year, and they took good care of him during this year.

"Thank you brothers and sisters for your teaching!"

Looking at the backs of the two who were heading down the mountain, Tanjiro bowed and thanked.

"Come on."

Sabito waved his hand.

On the side, Mako turned around and smiled at Tanjiro.

The figures of the two quickly disappeared into the thick fog among the mountains.

After seeing the two leave, Tanjiro was stopped by a figure that appeared suddenly just as he was about to go down the mountain.

"teacher!"

Tanjiro said excitedly to the figure that suddenly appeared, "I have completed the training task you entrusted to me!"

"Ok, I know."

Xuan Hao nodded slightly.

Almost every day he goes up to the mountain secretly to see, one is to learn this breathing method when Sato and Mako teach Tanjiro 'breathing of water', and the other is to observe Tanjiro's progress speed.

"not bad."

He tosses a Japanese sword to Tanjiro.

"But don't be too happy too early, you want to go down the mountain to participate in the 'final selection' and you haven't passed the last level."

Tanjiro, who caught the Japanese sword, was stunned. Didn't he say that it would be fine after finishing the training? Why is there still...

"Draw out your sword, let me see your growth this year. Don't hold back anything, swing your sword with the mentality of killing me, remember what I taught you, the key point of ghosts is here."

Xuan Hao tapped his neck with his fingers and gestured towards Tanjirou.

"Um...Understood!"

After a moment of hesitation, Tanjiro pulled out the Japanese sword in his hand with a firm gaze.

If someone asked him to cut his neck, he might hesitate, but... Teacher, he is a pervert!
Tanjirou looked at Xuanhao in front of him with a solemn expression. A year ago, he already felt that this man was so strong that he looked like a pervert, but today his feeling became even more profound.

Because Tanjirou knows that he has become stronger, and now he is countless times stronger than himself a year ago, but now when he faces this man again... he still can't see through it at all!
The man stood there without any movement, like an abyss that was unfathomable.

"Neck..."

Tanjiro held the Japanese sword tightly in his hand, and took a stance.

The key point of the ghost is the neck, and he has never tried to cut off anyone's neck.

It is not enough to learn breathing and sword skills optically, you have to experience actual combat, and now is the best opportunity.

Of course, Tanjiro doesn't think he can really beat his teacher, this is just a trial, what the teacher wants to see is his growth, growth beyond expectations.

He thought in his heart that even if it was just scratching the skin, it would be considered a success as long as he could hurt the teacher.After all, in the previous year, his knife had never touched the teacher's body...

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Tanjiro stared at the man in front of him with bated breath.

Soon one of his silk threads, visible only to himself, was connected from his knife to the other's neck.

This is the 'thread of weakness'.

His sense of smell is naturally different from that of ordinary people. This is a very special talent. After being honed, he has gradually figured out the smell of the 'thread of weakness'.

In the process of fighting with people, once he smells this scent, he can see the 'line'.

As long as the opponent reveals a flaw, the thread will be tightened in his field of vision, pulling the knife in his hand to that flaw as if it is attractive.

At this moment, the thread between Tanjirou's eyes and Xuanhao's neck was completely tense.

But Tanjiro still didn't take any action, because he clearly understood that this flaw was deliberately exposed by the teacher to him.

Being able to see the flaws and being able to cut through the flaws have always been two different things.

"What's wrong? Don't do it?"

Xuan Hao looked at Tanjirou who was still standing there without any action, with some doubts.

"Understood……"

Tanjiro's breathing rhythm suddenly changed, "Teacher, be careful!"

He himself doesn't know how strong he is now, because the competition with Satu is only a point, so he is a little curious now.

Maybe the battle with the teacher can let him figure out his true strength.

The breath of water, the shape of one, the water surface slash.

Tanjiro stepped forward, quickly slashed the knife in his hand horizontally, and the target was precisely locked on Xuanhao's neck.

His speed is extremely fast, even faster than when he confronted Sabito before, but he still didn't use his full strength.

The teacher said not to hold back, and he also knew that attacking without the determination to really kill the other party would not hurt the man in front of him.

But when I really started to do it, I still felt a little hesitation in my heart.

Because this person in front of him is his teacher after all!Really use all your strength, what should you do if something unexpected happens?
Seeing the blade approaching, Xuan Hao showed an imperceptible smile at the corner of his mouth hidden under the mask, and his training for this kid was not in vain.

It was the first time that Xuan Hao tried this cruel training method on others, because he felt that this young man was very similar to himself, so he might be able to survive.

The final result did not disappoint him.

With a strong body as the foundation, coupled with breathing techniques, Tanjiro's current strength has surpassed most swordsmen.

but……

Or is it a little too immature to dare to face him with spare energy?The smile under Xuan Hao's mask gradually disappeared, and he raised his left hand slightly.

He didn't raise his hand very fast, but in Tanjiro's eyes, the movement of this hand seemed to be teleporting, appearing abruptly on the path of the slash.

Tanjirou's eyes changed, the 'thread of opening' in his eyes was disturbed by this raised hand for an instant.

"clang--"

The blade trembled, and the crisp sound echoed in the forest.

Tanjiro felt that his hand holding the knife could not hold the handle of the knife.

Although he didn't know what happened at that moment just now, but through the vibration from the blade, he could probably guess that it was the teacher who flicked on his blade.

And the strength of this blow was just right, the fragile Sun Wheel Saber was not broken by the powerful force, but this force was smoothly transmitted to his palm.

Tanjiro took a few steps back to create a distance, gripping the handle of the knife with both hands, both of which were already numb from the shock.

"Unqualified."

Xuan Hao's faint voice was transmitted to Tanjirou's ears through the tengu mask.

"Do you know who the enemy you will face in the future? What you will face is not an ordinary ghost. The one who hurt your sister is the strongest ghost king in the world, Ghost Mai Tsuji."

"What?" Tanjiro was slightly startled.

This was the first time he had heard the teacher mention this matter, so that's why the teacher had such high demands on him?
"If you really only have the same level as before, it's not only because I don't feel relieved to entrust Nezuko to you for protection, but you also don't feel relieved, right?"

"I understand... Teacher, please give me another chance!"

Tanjiro's goal became firmer.

He clenched the blade in his hand again, this time he was ready to go all out!

The breath of water, the shape of ten, life and death.

With a flash, Tanjiro rushed to the nearby woods, zigzag between the trees, and interfered with Xuan Hao's sight by taking advantage of the terrain between the mountains and forests.

The dragon-like light of the knife meanders among the trees.

This sword technique is just like its name, "Life and Flow", the more times it is cut, the stronger the superimposed power will be.But the disadvantages are also obvious. In real battles, there won't be too many opportunities for him to stack his strength.

Although this was just a test, Xuanhao didn't give Tanjiro a chance to cheat.

If it doesn't simulate the effect of a real battle, then the test is meaningless. He controlled his strength and speed, and rushed in about a second after Tanjiro rushed into the woods.

"What you have to face is the ghost king."

Tanjiro, who was moving at a high speed, suddenly heard a voice coming from his ear, and his eyes were fixed.

"Ghosts can recover immediately even if they are injured. They are destined to be stronger than humans. The battle between humans and ghosts has never been fair. So do you understand what you are going to do?"

"understand!"

Tanjiro responded loudly.

"very good."

A vague figure appeared in front of Tanjirou, blocking his way.

Tanjiro raised his head and his gaze changed.

Seeing the figure that suddenly appeared, he gripped the knife harder.

Human beings are inherently weak in the face of ghosts, but human beings must defeat ghosts.

So he is very clear about what he has to do - defeat the strong with the weak!
Seeing Tanjirou's suddenly unblinking eyes and that focused expression, Xuanhao's movements froze a bit.

He noticed that Tanjiro seemed to be in a special state at this moment, because at this moment, only the blade and the target were reflected in the boy's eyes.

The erratic 'thread of weakness' lingers on the tip of Tanjiro's knife. At this moment, his attention is all focused on the target in front of him, and everything else seems to be downplayed.

Xuan Hao stretched out his hand to snatch the blade from Tanjirou's hand.

But just when his hand was about to touch Tanjiro, Tanjiro moved like a conditioned reflex.

Tanjirou's eyes were still focused on Toba and Xuanhao's neck, and he hardly thought about the rest, but his body did indeed move by itself.

Just when the oncoming hand was about to touch him.

The 'thread of weakness' is taut.

"It's now!"

The thin thread was pulling the blade, and Tanjiro's originally stiff movements became smooth in an instant, and his movements flowed naturally.

The sharp blade cut towards Xuan Hao's neck naturally, as if the knife should have landed there.

"?"

Seeing Tanjiro in front of him inexplicably avoiding his attack and then slashing towards his neck with a knife, Xuan Hao's eyes became a little surprised.

Although he is now suppressing his strength and testing Tanjiro, Tanjiro's performance at the moment is somewhat beyond his expectations.

This knife seemed to blend into nature, and he was in a trance for a moment. At that moment, he almost didn't feel the existence of Tanjirou, but Tanjirou was standing in front of him.

For some reason, Xuan Hao felt as if he saw a familiar figure in this knife.

Following the country's edge one.

He has only seen Ji Guoyuan in this world in such a state of being in harmony with nature - one person has achieved it.

It's a pity that Tanjirou's gaze quickly returned to normal, and the aura on his body appeared again, and it was like an illusion for a short moment.

Is it really an illusion?Xuan Hao raised his hand in doubt.

'Clang——'

The sound of metal contention sounded.

Tanjiro recovered from the state just now.

"Did you hit it?"

It was indeed hit, he just followed the guidance of the 'thread of weakness' and successfully cut the knife.

but……

What was cut was not the neck, but the raised finger of the man in front of him.

The sharp blade, he tried his best to slash, but was actually blocked by two fingers!
Tanjiro stared at the scene in front of him dumbfounded.

Teacher... what kind of monster is he?Tanjiro's heart is full of doubts. His nose can clearly distinguish between humans and ghosts. The teacher in front of him is obviously not a ghost, but can humans really do this?

"Ha ha."

Xuan Hao lightly flicked away the blade on his finger.

Looking at the marks left on the surface of his fingers, he nodded in satisfaction.

"This knife is okay."

"Just... okay?"

Tanjiro retracted the Hirinkō with some embarrassment.

He put the knife in front of him and carefully looked at the blade, as if he had some doubts about the authenticity of the knife.

"Okay, don't look at it."

Xuan Hao knocked Tanjiro on the head helplessly.

"The knife is real."

"Okay... it's amazing!"

Tanjiro who reacted suddenly opened his mouth wide and his eyes lit up.

"Teacher, how did you do it!?"

"Don't think about it, you can't do it."

Xuan Hao mercilessly poured a basin of cold water on Tanjiro.

"Ugh?"

Tanjiro's expression became a little disappointed.

"but……"

"!!"

Hearing the teacher's words, there seemed to be a turning point, Tanjiro became energetic again, raised his head and cast longing gazes at Xuanhao.

"Oh... this kid."

Xuan Hao felt a little helpless looking at Tanjirou's innocent appearance.

Even though he has been reborn, this is still just a teenager.

After two years, he has probably fully understood what kind of person Tanjirou is.

He has a simple and honest personality, even though he has experienced desperate situations, he is still kind and gentle, sometimes clumsy and stubborn.

Nezuko attaches great importance to her only family member.He also respects him as a teacher very much. This is a good boy who is pure and kind, but his fate is a bit rough.

Before he knew it, he almost regarded this child who had a similar fate as his younger brother.

Xuan Hao stretched out his hand to touch Tanjirou's head but hesitated for a while, and finally put his hand on Tanjirou's shoulder and patted, "Come with me."

"Okay... okay, teacher."

Tanjiro stared at the hesitant hand that finally landed on his shoulder for a moment, and after he realized it, he quickly followed.

Xuan Hao walked in front, and Tanjiro followed obediently, walking through the mountains and forests for a long distance, and when he finally walked out of the woods, the front suddenly became clear.

A rushing waterfall unfolded in front of the two of them.

"Teacher, what did you bring me here for?"

Tanjiro asked curiously.

"See clearly, I will only teach you once."

Xuanhao didn't answer Tanjiro's question, and after speaking, his figure disappeared in place.

Tanjiro stared blankly at the figure standing on the rock in the middle of the rushing stream.

He wondered what the teacher was trying to teach him standing there with his bare hands.

Because the teacher has not taught him anything other than exercising his body in the past two years, and he has never even seen the teacher holding a knife.

"Tanjiro."

Xuanhao called out Tanjirou's name, and slowly raised his hand and made a fist.

"exist!"

Tanjiro responded loudly when he was called.

Tanjiro watched the movement of the figure in the stream earnestly. For some reason, he always felt that what the teacher was going to teach him next was very important, and he had to engrave this scene deeply in his mind.

"For hundreds of years, the war between humans and ghosts has been cruel and unfair. It is very dangerous, but you have a reason why you cannot lose. You can't die no matter what. Even if the knife in your hand is broken, even if your hands and feet are broken, as long as you can move You just have to keep fighting."

"You have to know your situation, you can't die, because you still have a younger sister."

"...I understand, teacher."

Tanjiro looked at the figure gratefully, he finally understood what the devilish training was for.

In order for him to still be able to fight in the face of desperation.

"tread!"

In an instant, the boulder in the middle of the stream cracked under Xuan Hao's feet.

Tanjiro stared at the scene in front of him.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still, and the movement of this figure seemed to be very slow, each frame was deeply engraved in his mind.

It's just two simple actions, stepping and punching.

This is how the simplest action is also the most useful, the rushing waterfall was smashed to pieces in an instant.

It was like a curtain of rain falling from the sky, and the water splashed on Tanjirou.

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