Demon Slayer: The Undead Swordsman of Thunder

Chapter 163

Sagiri Mountain.

The boulder stood still, the sound of swords and spears resounded through the mountains, Tanjiro still tried hard to cut the boulder, but only left traces.

"Why can't I split it!"

He shouted at the stone, his tone full of anger at his own incompetence.

Unlike the original plot, Tanjiro knew too many things in advance and had more people to guide him personally, so the burden on his shoulders was heavier.

"Ahhh!"

He looked solemn, holding the training knife tightly with both hands, and the veins on his arms bulged.

He chopped at the boulder, and the fighting spirit around him was looming.

However, at this critical moment, his breathing showed a subtle flaw.

Then, the originally steady and powerful breath began to become rapid and chaotic, and this disorder became more and more serious, so that before he really touched the boulder, his breathing had completely lost its rhythm and regularity.

The training knife hit the boulder. If it is not used correctly, the Nichirin Sword will easily break. With a crisp sound, the knife broke.

The front half of the blade flew along Tanjiro's cheek, only an inch away from scratching him.

At this moment, he was stunned. If this happened, how could he live up to the expectations of his master and senior brothers and sisters, and how could he live up to the praise of his elder brother Fuyuzhen.

Tanjiro seemed to be frozen at this moment. The whole person was like a stone sculpture, standing quietly in the same place, motionless.

After a while, half of the broken sword fell out of his hand, and he leaned against the boulder in a daze.

"Master, I'm sorry for your teaching!"

"Everyone, I can't meet your expectations. I'm too weak!"

Tanjiro confessed loudly, with a tone full of self-blame.

He clearly remembered that elder brother Shin said that killing Muzan would depend on his family's ancestral sword skills, but now he couldn't even meet the last condition for participating in the final selection, let alone kill Muzan.

Suddenly, a shadow was cast on the boulder, and Touma's concerned voice sounded,

"Tanjiro, what's wrong?"

Tanjiro hurriedly wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, forced a smile, looked up, and said, "I'm just a little tired, take a rest."

He was originally the eldest son of the Kamado family, and he used to shoulder the responsibility of supporting his family, so he learned to be patient and digest the depression in his heart alone early on.

Feiyuzhen shook his head, squinted his eyes, and said with a smile: "Tanjiro, you are not good at lying at all."

"It's not your fault that you can't cut the boulder. In fact, you are already very good."

He jumped down from the boulder and squatted in front of Tanjiro to comfort him.

"The hardness of this boulder is much stronger than that of the previous generations."

Hearing this, Tanjiro's eyes flashed with hope, but it was quickly extinguished. He knew that it was Brother Zhen who was coaxing him, but in fact he was too weak.

"Wait for me!"

Feiyuzhen patted Tanjiro's shoulder and turned away. After a while, he returned with an identical round stone.

The two boulders stood side by side. They looked the same from the outside, but in fact, their hardness was different.

He leaned against the boulder that had just been moved and said: "You can smell it. It's really different."

Tanjiro glanced at the two boulders doubtfully. There was indeed a difference. Brother Zhen did not lie to him.

Feiyujin sighed and said with some guilt: "Tanjiro, it's my fault, I was too impatient!"

"The Breathing of the Sun requires an extremely strong physique to perform. I discussed with Mr. Urokodaki to replace the boulder in order to make you stronger."

"I didn't expect to cause you trouble. Sorry!"

He bowed deeply. After all, he heard everything Tanjiro said just now.

As a person who knows the general direction of the plot, it is indeed a bit of a rush.

"Brother Zhen, don't be like this, it's not your fault!"

Hearing Feiyujin's explanation, Tanjiro's heart immediately brightened, and he realized the ulterior motives of the elders.

"I forgot to tell you, it's my fault. If I'm wrong, I have to apologize!"

"Then I forgive you, brother Zhen!"

Seeing that the other party was so serious, Tanjiro responded with a serious face.

Hearing this, Fei Yuzhen picked up the half-broken sword and handed it to Tanjiro, pointing to the boulder on the right and said, "Try it!"

Tanjiro frowned slightly, with a hint of hesitation and uneasiness in his eyes.

He stared at the broken sword quietly, as if this damaged weapon carried an endless weight.

Time passed by minute by minute, and the air around him seemed to solidify. Soon, his eyes became firm, and he slowly stretched out his right hand and tightly grasped the handle of the broken sword.

He took a few steps back, took a deep breath, and his breathing became normal again.Steady.

In an instant, a layer of azure Dou Qi quietly emerged. It was vague at first, but as time went by, it gradually became solid, like a bright sapphire emitting brilliance.

After more than a year of tempering, Dou Qi also became stable as Tanjiro's state of mind improved.

The people around him were too good. He listened to their stories and shouldered their expectations, so that he slowly forgot his talent.

Taking a step forward, he quickly approached the boulder and slashed it with a Water Breathing·One Type·Water Surface Slash.

When the broken knife flashed past, the boulder was split into two, and the cut was smooth. He did it.

"I... I finally cut the boulder, great!"

Tanjiro cheered loudly with excitement, but he soon calmed down and looked at the enhanced boulder that he had been unable to cut, and secretly made up his mind.

I must cut it!

"Yes, you have made great progress!"

"You are qualified to participate in the final selection." Feiyuzhen responded affirmatively.

"No!"

"I will cut it off!"

Tanjiro raised the half-broken sword and pointed at the boulder.

"Okay!"

Feiyuzhen walked over and patted Tanjiro on the shoulder, reminding him: "Next, you should also pay attention to the operation of your sense of smell, smell the weaknesses of things and use them."

He knew that Tanjiro's sense of smell could be trained to identify the "gap line" containing the smell of the opponent's weakness during battle.

It was just that he realized it later, and he was just reminding him.

"Tanjiro, keep up the good work!"

"You are very strong, come on!"

"I know, big brother Zhen!" Tanjiro spoke in a high tone, as if the small universe was burning.

In the woods not far away, Mr. Urokodaki nodded with satisfaction and murmured:

"It seems that I don't need to appear. With the personal guidance of the strongest generation of the Demon Slayer Corps, how could Tanjiro be weak!"

"The future of the new generation!"

As soon as the voice fell, Touma suddenly jumped out from the side, which scared Mr. Urokodaki.

"Makoto, can you not be so sudden in the future? It's scary!"

"Will you not watch for a while?"

"No, the knot in my heart has been resolved, just keep working hard!"