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Nango Hikojiro's words made Kurogane Ikki fall into a state of deep thought.

Yes, was the sword move I just performed really that exquisite?

No, that's not the case. The power I just used didn't even surpass the power I used when I used One-blade Rakshasa.

So, why?

Why did I win so easily just now?

"It's simple, because you are eager to win."

"You are eager to win, and you will control fate and lead it to victory. That's why your sword accidentally hit the only weak spot of Kurogane Ouma's magic power at that time."

"This is the power of the demon."

Nango Hikojiro said this with some pride, and then continued:

"The existence of the demon itself is like stardust, with an extremely strong gravitational force. This gravitational force can even forcibly pull cause and effect. In other words, you just pulled the cause and effect of victory and added it to the black iron horse."

Break free from fate and no longer be bound by cause and effect.

It can even actively pull cause and effect and open it up to the outside world in a way that manipulates cause and effect, giving it an overwhelming advantage over beings below the level of demons.

You can figure it out by just thinking about it.

How could an ordinary swordsman have the power to fight against cause and effect and fate?

Take Shionomiya Tianyin as an example. If it weren’t for Noel dealing with him, no one in the world except the demons could kill him.

"Speaking of which, controlling cause and effect is the power of the demons. Those swordsmen who have awakened the ability to interfere with fate are equivalent to mastering a part of the demons' power innately."

"In other words, the stronger the Fate Interference ability of the Bladebreaker is, the closer he is to the demon species."

"If they, the sword cutters, can truly break through to the level of demons, they will be much more terrifying than other demons."

The less magic power you have, the stronger the shackles of fate will be, and the more difficult it will be to break through.

The more magic power you have, the more you are favored by fate, and the easier it is to break through the shackles of fate.

"To be honest, I'm quite surprised that you were able to break free of those shackles."

"After all, in terms of difficulty, you should be the most difficult."

Speaking of this, Nango Hikojiro looked at Kurogane Ikki with a hint of sigh in his eyes.

F-level magic power, this magic power level is already the lowest in the world, which means that Kurogane Ikki's shackles are actually the most stringent.

"Demon, so powerful——"

Ikki Kurogane also sighed a little.

But what followed was excitement.

No matter how powerful the demons were, he was now one of the demons and was no longer a waste in the eyes of others.

"However, Senior, from what you said, it may be very difficult to break through the demon."

Maybe the mood is relaxed, relieved, or happy?

Ikki Kurogane didn't know what he was feeling right now, but his tone was more light-hearted than ever before.

"Of course, according to incomplete statistics, there are no more than fifty demons in the world."

Nango Hikojiro spat at Kurogane Ikki in annoyance.

"There are many prerequisites for breaking through to the level of a demon."

"First and foremost, you must hone your body to the limit, train yourself to the limit, and train yourself to the point where there is no more room for improvement."

"In this way, you can see the door to your destiny hidden deep within you."

"So this is ah!"

Kurogane Ikki sighed, and this time he understood completely.

Someone like him who is born with weak qualities and magic power can easily train himself to the limit and see the door of destiny.

But because his magic power is weak, the shackles of his fate will also be heavy.

But for someone like Haramura Makoto, whose magic power is so terrifying, it is difficult to train himself to the limit.

But at the same time, if Haramura Makoto had trained to his limit and saw the door, he could easily push it open.

"Fighting God Senior."

"From what you said, it seems that it is rare for a sword cutter like me with weak magic power to break through to the demon realm."

"It's more than just a few."

Nango Hikojiro even laughed out loud and waved his hands quickly.

"In the past, the swordsmen who could break through to the level of demons were at least B-level swordsmen. F-level swordsmen like you are unprecedented."

"And how many swordsmen like you, who have weak magic power, dare to fight against fate?"

"Even for a stronger swordsman, it would be difficult to make up one's mind in the face of such a situation."

Speaking of this, Nango Hikojiro was also a little sad.

For example, Shinguji Kurono was one person he felt very sorry for. Shinguji Kurono reached her limit even earlier than his disciple, Xijing Ningyin. However, she did not dare to open the door of fate because of her inner fear of breaking through the demon realm.

She was afraid that a future beyond fate would be imposed on her family.

"That's why demons are so rare."

"Generally speaking, many of these effects aren't even available to A-class knights, let alone demons who are several times rarer than A-class knights. Neon is already blessed with them. Now, with you, me, and Ningyin, we already have three demons."

"The remaining countries that have multiple demons are only a few large countries such as the Ancient Country and the Sister Country."

"Let me put it this way, you should be familiar with Shenlong Temple."

Kurogane Ikki's expression suddenly hardened and became extremely serious.

"Of course, the venue of the world-famous Doushen Cup is always crowded with masters and crouching tigers."

"You got your title of Fighting God from here."

Speaking of which, how strong is China’s God of War Cup? It’s so strong that even though it’s a global event, few foreigners have ever won the competition here.

Nango Hikojiro is one of these few people.

At that time, the fact that Nango Hikojiro was able to obtain this title made the whole of Japan excited, so much so that later many Japanese swordsmen traveled across the ocean to participate in the Fighting God Cup.

The results were all failures, and many swordsmen lost their lives in the Fighting God Cup.

However, it is also because of this that everyone knows how difficult it is for Nango Hikojiro to bring back the title of Fighting God.

"There are at least five demons in the Shenlong Temple."

Nango Hikojiro's words frightened Ikki Kurogane so much that he almost jumped out of the treatment cabin, but he felt relieved after thinking about it.

For example, Japan can give birth to three demons, so it is normal for that ancient country with such vast territory and abundant resources to give birth to more demons.

"The 'Four Immortals' of the Shenlong Temple must be demons, and above the Four Immortals there is a Great Elder."

That's why Nango Hikojiro said there would be at least five demons.

After all, Shenlong Temple is just one of the forces in that ancient country.

"Forget it, I've strayed off topic. I was originally trying to explain to you that the number of demons is very small."

"Then again, the existence of demons must never be known to the world."

Nango Hikojiro's words suddenly became more serious than ever before, and Kurogane Ikki had to straighten himself out.

"why?"

In response to Kurogane Ikki's question, Nango Hikojiro just glanced at Kurogane Ikki and said:

"Do you think the power of a demon is terrifying now that you have become one?"

Ikki Kurogane is not a stupid person. Sometimes he can understand what something means just by a little reminder like this.

"Each country will start experiments on demons, because the achievements of demons have nothing to do with the qualifications of the swordsmen."

This is a common problem among humans.

Especially like Neon's Yueying Mofang, if he knew about the existence of demons, he would start human experiments crazily and give birth to demons.

After all, one demon cannot be compared with even tens of thousands of swordsmen.

As long as he has enough demons, he can make Neon a completely independent country.

Other countries that are forced to join the world's three major powers will have the same idea.

There is no person in power who is not interested in the independence of his country.

The only ones who will suffer then will be the sword cutters.

So this is a secret that needs to be kept to oneself and cannot be known to outsiders.

"Of course, there is another reason besides this."

Nango Hikojiro spoke again.

"Once everyone in the world knows about the existence of demons, all the sword cutters will have an idea: 'Instead of working hard to train their own abilities, it would be better to find a way to become a demon and improve their strength faster.'"

No one will practice hard anymore, and everyone will pursue the realm of demons.

However, when the idea of ​​'pursuing the devil realm' came into being, the swordsman had already been unable to enter this realm in his lifetime.

"To enter the realm of the devil, one needs a pure will to fight against fate. There cannot be any impurities mixed in. Once one starts to deliberately pursue the realm of the devil, the will itself has changed its meaning."

Want to become a demon.

This idea was a mistake from the beginning.

"Oh, right, take Kaieda for example."

In order to make Kurogane Ikki understand, Nango Hikojiro even started using real-life examples.

"He is from the same generation as us, and had the same potential as me and Ryoma when he was young."

"But after Ryoma and I surpassed the demon realm and our strength increased greatly, Kaieda couldn't hold back and began to take the initiative to investigate the demon matter."

"When he found out, fate had completely imprisoned him."

"Unless the planet is destroyed, he will never be able to break through the demon in his lifetime."

How to say it, he was obviously a promising swordsman, but because of his impatience he ruined his future.

"It's really difficult. The requirements for becoming a demon are too harsh."

After listening to what Nango Hikojiro said, Ikki Kurogane felt more and more fortunate. It was really a combination of various coincidences that allowed him to become a demon.

If the same situation happened again, he couldn't guarantee that he would succeed.

"Senior, is there anything I can help you with?"

This senior had something to ask him, and he understood this from the moment he came in.

Because this senior no longer hid anything from him.

In response, Nango Hikojiro just grinned.

"Since you have seen it, I will just say it straight. Fight with that boy with all your strength."

"Your demon power can't affect that kid."

"When you fight that kid, you don't need to worry about the power of fate."

"..."

"Senior, how did you know I was going to withdraw from the competition?"

Ikki Kurogane was so shocked that he could hardly close his mouth.

Nango Hikojiro's words seemed to directly express what he was thinking.

Yes, he thought so.

After learning that he had become a demon, he manipulated the power of fate to defeat Kurogane Ryuma.

As long as he stepped onto the battlefield, he had no way to suppress his desire to win.

This is the same no matter who the person opposite him is.

However, if you use the power of fate to force the other party to lose, it would be too unfair to them.