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Chapter 149 [Ghost Slayer] and [Ghost Control and Evil Spirits]

As soon as Ji Guoyuan heard Fang Yi's words, he stopped demonstrating his sword skills that had reached the pinnacle.

This swordsman from four hundred years ago seemed to know Fang Yi's "learning" progress in this brief moment.

He changed his usual face which was as calm as a pool of stagnant water, and no longer spoke sad words, but showed admiration that even the ancestors of the Kamado family beside him could notice.

"It's just as I thought before. Even I am just a small ripple that occasionally appears in this long river of history."

"Someone far more talented than me will eventually appear. My sword skills have been honed through countless trials and tribulations, but if what you say is true, it is only a sword skill from four hundred years ago."

“Things may regress or stagnate for a period of time, but when you look at the entire timeline, they will always move forward.”

"You are the one who has this talent."

Fang Yi shook his head and told the truth while checking the [Demon Slayer] traits and [Breath of the Sun] on the panel.

"Unfortunately, Mr. Tsugukuni Yoshiichi, in the past four hundred years, no one has been able to create a sword technique on the same level as [Breath of the Sun]."

"I simply learned the sword techniques of a few swordsmen, applied them to other situations, and stood on the shoulders of giants to see into the distance."

"There hasn't been another person like you who has created a breathing method from scratch."

Thinking back to the demons he had killed, the faces of the Demon Slayer Corps that were vivid in his memory, or the names of those who had died without him ever meeting them.

Fang Yi looked at the knife in his hand and explained to Jiguo Yuanyi that four hundred years later, evil spirits still existed in the world.

"Muzan Kibutsuji survived and annihilated all those who recorded the Breathing of the Sun."

"More and more powerful demons have been created. The swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps have not been able to kill these powerful demons for hundreds of years."

"But even in a world line without [Stripes] to amplify physique, without [Transparent World] to enhance perception, and without [Red Blade]."

"People still rely on their fragile flesh and blood to fight against the evil spirits, looking for a way to kill Muzan Kibutsuji."

Listening to the stories of people four hundred years later and the still-surviving and evildoing Muzan Kibutsuji, Tsugumi Kuniyoshi was stunned for a long while and fell silent.

He looked at the knife in his hand, then at the clouds in the sky, and uttered something with some melancholy.

"Those who have exhausted their paths will all arrive at the same destination."

"I used to think that people with the same talent would reach the same heights and see the world in the same way."

"It seems that I am indeed a little arrogant as you said."

"My innate abilities may be something that others may never reach in their lifetime. Everyone sees the world differently."

Looking at Tsugikoku Yoshiichi who seemed a little melancholy and thoughtful, Fang Yi said seriously.

"Those who have exhausted their paths all arrive at the same destination, that's what I understand."

“Everyone is born different. We may have different origins, cognitions, and physiques, but we can all share the same pursuits.”

"For example, regarding the matter of killing Muzan Kibutsuji, you four hundred years ago had a different 'path' than you do now, but we had the same goal."

Fang Yi pointed to the road under his feet and said.

"Mr. Tsugikoku Yoshiichi, the breathing method you created is a path. You have opened up a path for others to follow in the footsteps of sword techniques such as [Water Breathing]."

"All I am doing now is following the path of your [Breath of the Sun], towards my goal of killing Muzan Kibutsuji."

“The sun may set, but the brilliance that belongs to it in people’s memories will never fade away.”

Fang Yi made a moon gesture and pointed to the sky and said.

"The moon will rise, reflecting the sun's light. Even on a moonless night, people can hold up torches and illuminate the darkness themselves."

"Because they have seen the sun, and you have paved the way for them."

"People who follow your path see the world differently, but their goal of killing Muzan Kibutsuji is the same."

"This is the meaning of being a pioneer, and in my eyes, this is the legacy that Mr. Yunyi has left for future generations."

Fang Yi clenched the knife in his hand and said the last words to Ji Guoyuan.

"This is my [Breath of the Sun], Mr. Yoriichi, please take a good look at it."

"In this final period of time, I hope that Mr. Yunyi can give me a strict judgment and precise guidance on my sword."

"In a few days, I will use my [Breath of the Sun] to fulfill my promise to become the [Demon Slayer]."

Tsugikoku Yoshiichi also drew his sword, sweeping away his previous melancholy, and smiled warmly and brightly, like the gentle sun in the sky.

"You have drawn your sword. It would be extremely rude of me not to respond with your sword."

"During this final period of time, let me witness the sword skills that people from four hundred years from now will develop."

"tell me your name."

The knife swung by Fang Yi collided with the Sun Wheel Sword in Ji Guoyuan's hand, making a crisp metal collision sound.

His name also reached the ears of Yoriichi Tsugikuni.

"Fang Yi, a ghost slayer."
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A few minutes later, in Fang Yi's room in the Demon Slayer Corps' temporary base.

After sending away Tanjiro Kamado, who was almost losing the ability to think, and watching the real sword duel between Fang Yi and Tsugikuni Yoriichi, and looking at Fang Yi speechless.

Looking at the [Breathing of the Sun·Strengthened] and the changed [Demon Slayer] traits on the panel, Fang Yi was filled with an unprecedented sense of security.

Just like a car owner on the highway, stuck in traffic due to bad weather, looking at the dwindling battery and starting to worry, opening his phone and constantly searching for the next charging area. And next to a gasoline car owner who just filled up the tank, ready to go, with a slight smile on his face.

He was basically sure of victory in this mission. A skill that he had obtained and strengthened in advance, and a trait that he had not expected, further enhanced his fighting power against Muzan Kibutsuji, and also brought him unexpected gains.

The trait of [Demon Slayer] was further strengthened after the battle with Yoriichi Tsugumi, and now it has become a trait with many effects, even more outrageous than some talents.
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【Ghost Slayer】(temporary)

Special Effect 1: Greatly increases the skill power of [Breath of the Sun], moderately enhances the effect of [Red Blade], and increases the damage to evil creatures.

Trait Effect 2: Slightly improves one's own perception ability, and there is a chance to gain perception skills during combat.

Trait Effect 3: For some evil undead creatures, attacks will continuously weaken their undeadness until they lose this trait.

Trait Effect 4: If the person with this trait survives the battle, the combat effectiveness of other team members will be improved.

Hint 1: It is said that people with this trait will become demons that are not afraid of sunlight after using the blood of Muzan Kibutsuji.

Hint 2: Kill Muzan Kibutsuji to keep it. [Comment: A demon slayer born to meet the needs of the times, the one who ended the long-standing conflict between demons and humans]
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The phrase "ghost slayer" that I casually said when I first entered the market has now become a powerful and very targeted characteristic.

It's almost as if 'You must kill Muzan Kibutsuji' was written right on the screen.

All four effects of the trait are aimed at Muzan Kibutsuji. It seems that this trait was created specifically to kill him.

The power of [Breath of the Sun] is enhanced by stacking [Red Blade], and then adding the killing power of evil creatures. Combined with Fang Yi's own [Five Emperors' Coins buff], it can also stack [Ten Strokes Spell] to break weaknesses such as these.

Fang Yi finally had the feeling of delivering that fatal [Black Flash] attack as before.

It seems that these amplifications are all calculated independently rather than added together. It is not certain that Muzan Kibutsuji will be able to block this attack of mine.

Fang Yi speculated that if Yoriichi Tsugakuni was transformed into a reincarnation, there might be several such lines on the opponent's panel. The characteristics of Special Attack Warrior Muzan Kibutsuji should also be possessed by the fully evolved Tanjiro Kamado in the original work.

The emergence of this trait further verified my previous speculation about traits and talents when I used talents to plan my own development.

In this mission, he killed so many upper-rank demons and turned the situation around. At the same time, he restored the long-lost [Breathing of the Sun], cultivated two "pillars", and strengthened many teammates. It is possible for him to obtain related traits.

In fact, when the person with this unidentified trait survives, the combat effectiveness of teammates is enhanced, which is quite realistic.

Now, whenever Fang Yi appears on the battlefield, this temporary leader, the swordsman who has killed several upper-rank demons, is a banner that inspires the morale of the Demon Slayer Corps.

It’s a bit like when two armies were fighting in ancient times and the flag was raised in the center of the army.

Suppressing the opponent's immortality is more like the embodiment of several poisons that he has obtained specifically for Muzan Kibutsuji.

There is a chance to gain perception skills, which is more like describing one's ability to [take the initiative against the enemy].

The enhanced version of [Red Blade] created by myself using the positive energy attached by [Reversal Spell·Strengthening] is exactly what is described in the first item of the characteristic effect.

This trait is more like a summary and generalization of Fang Yi's experiences in this mission world. It's a bit like some of the Type-Moon Heroic Spirit's Noble Phantasms, which are abstractions or manifestations of the legends surrounding that character.

Turning his eyes away from this trait panel, Fang Yi's thoughts became more complicated.

"This information about traits isn't mentioned in the guide. Is it because most reincarnations can't meet the trait requirements?"

"Or is there some factor behind the emergence of this trait that I'm not aware of yet?"

With doubts, Fang Yi was about to check the effect of [Breath of the Sun·Strengthening], but he saw a prompt on the system panel that he had not noticed.

The tip is, [Due to unknown factors, the remaining life expectancy is reduced by 30 years]

Fang Yi subconsciously touched the [Five Emperors' Coins] on his waist and felt that the copper coins were getting slightly hot. He looked at the two effects of this relic in detail, but still could not connect it with the strange dream before.

The current [Five Emperors' Coins] have no other functions.

"It's a pity that in this dream, Mr. Tsugakugo Yuichi said he couldn't teach me [Transparent World], and he didn't know how to activate [Stripes] either."

"I only acquired the skill [Breath of the Sun]."

Driving the greedy thoughts out of his mind, Fang Yi began to count the harvest.

I haven't seen his [Sun Breathing: Strengthening] yet and the rewards for completing the [Turning a Demon into a Human] mission by turning Nezuko Kamado into a human early.

Fang Yi checked his personal space and casually placed the book that Rengoku Makijuro had lent him before, which described the deeds of Yoriichi Tsugakuni, the user of [Breathing of the Sun], on the table.

"It looks like this book is no longer useful. Let Chijuro take it back later."

A gust of wind blew in, making the windows crackle. Fang Yi, who opened the book and continued to check the panel, did not see the following line of words written on one page of the book.

"The swordsman named Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who became somewhat depressed after leaving the Demon Slayer Corps, had a dream one day."

"After waking up from the dream, he was no longer depressed, but seemed to have found the motivation to live."

"According to 'Zhu', who was familiar with him, he dreamed of a person four hundred years from now."

"And that man promised to kill Muzan Kibutsuji."
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At the same time, in Infinite City.

Looking at the embarrassed Upper Moon Kokushibo and the somewhat impatient Muzan Kibutsuji, Liao Lin had a blank expression and a solemn face, but he was already very happy in his heart.

He had been through several mission worlds and had gained some understanding of the evil human boss characters at the end of the level. He had gradually mastered the techniques to increase the friendliness of the evil leader characters.

These characters may be cold-hearted or loyal, but they all inevitably share one common trait - comparison.

Before becoming a reincarnator, the happiness that Liao Lin knew and longed for was to live like a normal person and escape the situation of being treated like a dog, because this was exactly what he lacked.

【I have what others don’t, and this is happiness. 】

The sense of accomplishment and happiness in people's cognition is obtained through comparison.

The same goes for evaluating people's abilities. When you can do things that others cannot do and complete tasks better than others, you will be evaluated as capable and talented.

Therefore, rather than playing in the justice camp with no bonus, Liao Lin prefers to give full play to his talent of [Favored by the Evil] and hang out in the opposition camp with more "trash".

As long as he does better than those useless subordinates, he can gain the recognition of these villain bosses and gain profits.

The leaders of this type of villains, especially Muzan Kibutsuji, the future leader in Liao Lin's eyes, will involuntarily compare the abilities of their subordinates.

When a subordinate who is always successful in his work appears with other useless subordinates, the other party's favorability towards him will continue to increase without him saying a word.

And these upper ranks play the role of such useless snacks.

Liao Lin knew that although this mission seemed to have no prototype, he could guess from his second brother's verified trait [extraordinary talent] that it was a traditional kingly script of killing evil spirits.

So these Twelve Demon Moons may look very arrogant, but they will basically be killed one by one by the Demon Slayer Corps of the righteous side.

He only needs to make a slight move, kill some of the "pillars" and make fewer mistakes to gain the favor of Muzan Kibutsuji.

After Kokushibo went to the Demon Slayer Corps base that he had 'accidentally' revealed last night, he came back with injuries all over his body after being bombed, and on the other hand, he had killed two more 'pillars'.

Muzan Kibutsuji's friendliness towards him had reached [83/100], a level that allowed him to use Gu worms to control him. At the same time, the space also indicated that he had acquired the trait [Ghost Control and Charm Control].

Looking at the several powerful added traits, Liao Lin felt deeply moved.

“I’ve worked hard for a long time and finally got to this point.”

"I've gone through many missions and experienced life and death."

"Finally, I've escaped the training sequence represented by the numbers starting with b and entered a training sequence with a higher inclination."

　It lays the groundwork for a possible volume.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)