From Demon Slayer: Thunder Swordsman

Since Ju insists on being stubborn, the old man doesn't mind exercising before breakfast!

"Okay, young man, since you said so, then I will practice with you!"

After saying that, without waiting for Tachibana to say anything, Kuwajima Jigoro drew out the Nichirin Sword in his hand and rushed towards Kujo Tachibana in the courtyard like lightning.

"Boy! Catch it!" After reminding Kujo Tachibana, Kuwajima Jigoro slashed at Tachibana's chest with a knife.

Looking at the oncoming attack, Kujo Tachibana did not dare to be careless, even though Kuwajima Jigoro had already broken one leg.

But as the inheritor of the Thunder Breathing Technique and the former Sound Pillar!

Jigoro Kuwashima's combat experience and swordsmanship skills should not be underestimated.

Moreover, over the past few decades, maintaining "full concentration and breathing - Changzhong" has brought terrifying improvements to one's physical fitness.

If it weren't for the broken leg and the natural aging of his body.

Ju didn't think he had a chance of winning.

The current Jigoro Kuwashima is not the Jigoro Kuwashima who was in the eight or nine years after the main storyline began...

If at this time you were reborn as a disciple of Jigoro Kuwashima, and surrendered because you were afraid of death in a battle with demons, and betrayed the Demon Slayer Corps, you would become an Upper Six.

Tachibana was sure that old man Jigoro Kuwashima would never commit seppuku first.

He will only chase you to the ends of the earth!

I will not commit suicide until I have scattered your ashes with my own hands.

Because he has the ability now.

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Speaking of this, we have to mention the practice stage of breathing method.

The breathing method was developed by Yuichiro Tsugumi, a general term for the technique that aims to give humans strength to fight against evil spirits.

The basic stage of the breathing method, after learning it, can increase physical strength in a short period of time, allowing ordinary people to gain the ability to kill demons.

Most of the Demon Slayer Corps swordsmen who have learned the breathing technique remain at this level.

Of course, this is only equivalent to "internal strength", while the swordsman's sword skills are equivalent to "external strength".

Generally speaking, once the Demon Slayer Corps swordsman has mastered the breathing method and added a few skilled sword skills, he can kill ordinary demons.

The second stage is to concentrate on breathing - always in the middle!

This state requires the swordsman to maintain the breathing method uninterruptedly 24 hours a day, even when sleeping.

After mastering it, when the body gradually adapts to this way of breathing, the swordsman's basic physical fitness will be greatly improved.

And afterwards, by maintaining the breathing method over the years, the swordsman's physical fitness can be continuously and slowly improved.

Mastering "Full Concentration Breathing - Changzhong" is the minimum requirement to approach the strength of the Pillars!

After mastering "Full Concentration Breathing - Constant Hit", add advanced sword skills that match the attributes of the breathing method.

At this time, the swordsman's strength is equivalent to that of a pillar, and he can kill the lower-rank demons and fight against the upper-rank four, five, and six.

Of course, there are many factors to consider when determining specific combat effectiveness, such as the swordsman's physical fitness, proficiency in swordsmanship, combat experience, etc.

This is just a rough division.

Chapter 9: Competition with the former leader of the Demon Slayer Corps

"Suck..." The speed bonus brought by Thunder Breathing should not be underestimated. Jiujo Tachibana took a long breath and practiced Water Breathing.

He swung his sword and held Kuwashima Jigoro's Nichirin sword in front of him.

"Clang..." The two knives collided, sparks flew everywhere!

Feeling Kujo Tachibana's breath, Kuwajima Jigoro's expression became a little strange, as if he wanted to say something.

But Ju's strength was not weak, so he couldn't be distracted by talking, for fear of losing the air in his lungs.

He grasped the hilt of the Nichirin Sword tightly with both hands and pressed hard towards Kujo Tachibana!

Feeling the impact of the long sword in his hand, Ju couldn't help but frown.

This old man is so bad, he uses force to oppress others!

Bullying my fourteen-year-old boy!

He couldn't bear it, unless he ignored the rib injury that had not yet healed and released all his muscles to resist the blow. But in the final analysis, this was just a sparring match.

Ju thought about it and decided not to stubbornly take the attack.

Only one foot is off the ground, giving up the center of gravity.

He let Jigoro Kuwajima knock him back a step.

As we all know, if you can't fly, try not to leave both legs off the ground at the same time during a fight.

Because when you are in the air, you cannot control your center of gravity.

For masters of the same level, this is an opportunity that can decide the outcome.

There are two reasons.

First, the force comes from the ground. How can the full force be unleashed without a fulcrum?

Second, because of the pull of the Earth's gravity, you will fall uncontrollably.

(Knock-up is also a control skill, solid as a rock... look at my flying pancake...)

At this moment, Ju was in this "knock-away" state, with his legs off the ground, but it was only because of Ju's advance preparation.

My right leg will hit the ground in about 0.3 seconds.

However, including the time it takes to regain the body's center of gravity, it is probably between 0.5 seconds and 0.7 seconds.

For ordinary people, this little gap in time would probably be too short for them to react.

However, Ju's opponent today is not an ordinary person!

For the former Sound Pillar Jigoro Kuwashima, the inheritor of the Thunder Breathing Technique who possesses extremely fast speed, will he miss this fleeting opportunity?

The thought flashed through his mind, and of course Jigoro Kuwashima would seize this opportunity!

The current situation that is favorable to him was designed by him.

But Jigoro Kuwashima's ultimate goal was just to make Tachibana understand that he should not act stubbornly when he is injured!

More importantly, if you don’t listen to his advice, you will suffer the consequences!

"Thunder Breathing Form 1: Thunderbolt Flash!" Jigoro Kuwashima recited the name of the move silently in his mind, stepping on a prosthetic limb, his whole body shining with lightning.

At a speed that was difficult for humans to react to, he rushed towards Kujo Tachibana, who was still in the flying state!

...

"What! How is that possible!"

Jigoro Kuwashima looked at the strange long sword in front of him with a face full of shock!

He discovered that Kujo Tachibana's knife could actually "control" himself!

The knife pointed to the left, so he rushed to the left!

Pointing to the right, he followed the knife to the right again!

Looking at Kujo Tachibana who had landed safely, Kuwajima Jigoro put away his Nichirin Sword and asked with a complicated expression, "How did you do it?"

Of course he knew that it wasn't Ju's knife that controlled him!

Instead, his movements were completely predicted by Kujo Tachibana in advance, so Tachibana could always point the knife in front of him in advance.

Even though he possessed Lei Hu's extreme speed, it was impossible for him to control it 100% at such a fast burst speed.

Not to mention that he is now missing a leg!

This is also one of the reasons why Ju believes he still has a chance of winning.

To put it simply, it’s like us modern people driving. You may be able to keep the direction steady at 120, 130, or 150 kilometers per hour on the highway, but what if you reach 200 or 300 kilometers per hour?

Your reaction and control abilities will gradually fail to keep up.

If Jigoro Kuwajima wants to avoid Tachibana's knife, he has only two ways.

First, your own speed is increasing, that’s fast!

It was so fast that Kujo Tachibana didn't even have time to make a move.

Second, grasp the current top speed and control the body perfectly.

If it goes to this extent, even Ju can't stop it.

Of course, if Jigoro Kuwajima didn't care and fought for his life, he would also be able to chop down Kujo Tachibana.

After all, his explosive speed and strength are much stronger than Tachibana's.

However, now the two of them are just exchanging ideas, there is no need to be so serious.

Kujo Tachibana sheathed his sword, and naturally placed his right hand on Kuwajima Jigoro's shoulder, smiling and saying:

"Old man, do you want to learn? I'll teach you. Let's talk while we walk."

The two of them could be said to have known each other through fighting. In addition, since Tachibana had the strength to kill the Lower Moon Two, Kuwajima Jigoro didn't say anything. He let Tachibana put his arm around his shoulders and walked towards the kitchen.

Seeing that Jigoro Kuwashima was clearly itching to do something but didn't ask the question out of consideration for his face, Tachibana smiled inwardly and took the initiative to explain.

"In fact, the reason why I can see through your actions is because..."

Finally, Kuwajima Jigoro couldn't hold back any longer, and looking at Tachibana who was still talking, he asked anxiously, "Why?"

"Because I saw it!" Jiujo Tachibana said seriously with a serious face.

Hearing Tachibana's answer, Kuwajima Jigoro was startled, then he came to his senses, and immediately blew his beard and glared, and said loudly:

"Are you kidding me?!"

"Don't be anxious, old man. Just listen to me and I will explain it to you slowly." Jiujo Ju hurriedly calmed down the grumpy old man.

Then he began to tell him the principles of the supreme realm, the transparent world, and how to open it.

As Tachibana began to talk, Kuwajima Jigoro's expression gradually changed from indignation and readiness to action, to curiosity, and then from curiosity to amazement!

Until it finally turned into confusion...

who I am? where am I? What am I doing?

Looking at Jigoro Kuwashima, who had a confused look on his face, completely unable to understand, and looked like a poor student, Kujo Tachibana could only smile bitterly.

It turns out that not everyone is Tanjiro. He only experienced a flashback once.

After recalling what his father Tanjuro had said about the method to open the transparent world, he briefly entered that realm.

Tachibana's original intention was good. After all, Jigoro Kuwajima is now missing a leg, and if he can comprehend the transparent world.

Not to mention surpassing his peak strength, at least the impact of the broken leg can be minimized!

(When the Sound Pillar Jigoro Kuwashima was at his peak, he was once rated as the strongest swordsman of the time!)

It’s a pity that Jigoro Kuwashima didn’t seem to gain much.

If the transparent world could be mastered so easily, it would not be regarded as the supreme realm!

It was not until Kujo Tachibana had eaten his eighth bowl of rice that Kuwajima Jigoro finally regained his consciousness!

"I remembered it!" said Jigoro Kuwashima excitedly.

"Hmm? I remembered something!" Ju was also very excited. He thought that Kuwajima Jigoro had made some important gains after his guidance!

"This state is called - the transparent world! My teacher once told me!" Kuwashima Jigoro said seriously.

"Well, what else?" Ju asked expectantly.

"It's gone!" Jigoro Kuwashima said as a matter of course.

Jiujo Tachibana: "..."

So after I've been talking for so long, you only remembered a name!

Jiujo Tachibana couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Seeing this, Kuwashima Jigoro just laughed, crossed his arms, and said proudly:

"Okay, okay, although I haven't learned what you taught me yet."