Chapter 337

Snake Breathing · Third Form: Nest Constriction.

Love Breathing · Third Form: Love Cat Rain.

Flame Breathing · Third Form: Qi Flame Myriad Forms.

In an instant!

Sword qi surged, wind howled.

Luo En was surrounded from all sides by strikes of various Breathing Styles, with no escape.

Gotō, witnessing this, couldn't help but hold his breath.

He seriously doubted whether a human could survive such an attack.

And facing these strikes from all directions,

Luo En still drew but a single sword.

"One-Sword Style: Tornado."

Sword qi rose like a tornado around Luo En.

The strikes from all directions fell into the sword qi tornado and were instantly shredded to pieces.

One sword breaks ten thousand methods.

Before the five could even show shock, the sword qi tornado before them shifted from snow-white to crimson.

"Beware."

Accompanied by Luo En's calm voice.

The crimson tornado shattered abruptly!

Like shattered glass, countless fine shards of sword light bloomed before their eyes.

The five felt their hair stand on end, their hearts turning cold.

The next second.

Hundreds upon thousands of slender crimson strikes rained down upon them like a storm.

The five desperately wielded their sword techniques to block the attacks.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

For a time, the clashing of Nichirin blades and strikes echoed incessantly.

Far away, Gotō was utterly stunned; his mouth hung open, his jaw nearly hitting the ground.

Mr. Luo En is truly fighting seven Pillars alone and dominating them!

44, Results of Special Training

"Heh… heh… heh…"

The seven Pillars lay scattered on the ground, gasping for breath, drenched in sweat.

Yet only five minutes had passed since the clash began.

Standing at the center of the shattered ground, spotless, Luo En sheathed his blade.

"Continue tomorrow."

After uttering this, he vanished in a flash.

After his departure,

Gotō snapped out of his daze and rushed onto the field.

"My lords… are you all alright?"

No one responded.

Only the heavy breathing of the Pillars as they strained to activate their Breathing Styles could be heard.

Kanao, slumped against a tree, struggled to lift her head and smiled weakly at Gotō: "Could… could you get us something to eat and drink?"

Gotō froze for a moment, then understood.

"Yes… yes! I'll get it right away!"

After Gotō left,

"Are we really this weak?"

Uzui Tengen knelt on one knee, clutching his injured left arm.

Shinobu Kocho gripped his blade, sprawled in a large crater in a star-shaped fall, staring blankly at the sky: "I can't move even a single finger."

Rengoku Kyojuro, covered in cuts, leaned against a tree and barely managed to stand up, forcing a bright smile through his sweat: "Mr. Luo En is truly incredibly powerful…"

His blade had long been knocked away, now deeply embedded in the trunk of a distant tree.

"It's not that we're weak—it's that his sword art is too strong!"

Fuijibashi Jigoro, lying nearby, couldn't help blurting out: "Is that guy even human?!"

He couldn't imagine human sword art reaching such a level.

"Fuijibashi, you'd better not be disrespectful to Mr. Luo En—you haven't forgotten last time's lesson, have you?"

Kanao smiled gently.

Fuijibashi's face turned slightly pale.

"I haven't fought this hard in ages—it felt like a life-and-death battle against a demon…"

Iyengar Koyuki, having regained some strength, struggled to bend down and pick up his Nichirin blade: "Facing Mr. Luo En's sword, I felt I could grow stronger… don't you all feel it too?"

"Yes! Yes! I felt it too!"

Kanao widened her eyes, excitedly saying: "It's like my blood boiled, my body grew warm, and my blade felt hot too!"

"Now that you mention it…"

Uzui Tengen looked down at his blade, "I felt it too."

Rengoku Kyujuro, Shinobu Shime, and Tokitou Muichiro were all lost in thought.

…………

In the following days, all the Pillars and the five of Tanjiro underwent super-intense training under Luo En's guidance, with remarkable results.

On the third day after training, Rengoku Kyujuro and Shinobu Shime activated their Crimson Blades.

The fourth day.

Kanroji Mitsuri, Uzui Tengen, Tokitou Muichiro, and Ikemizu Kanao activated their Crimson Blades.

On this day, under the immense pressure brought by Luo En, Tokitou Muichiro, on the brink of life and death, recalled past events, completed his own technique as the Mist Pillar, and slashed out a sword technique he had created himself, greatly advancing his swordsmanship.

The fifth day.

On this day, Kanao Tsuyuri finally broke through that barrier, reaching the realm of Transparent World; at the same time, Rengoku Kyujuro completed his own sword technique and touched upon the highest realm of Transparent World and the Demon Mark.

On this day, Tanjiro finally fully mastered all twelve forms of the Flame God's Dance.

Zenitsu and Inosuke, among others, also made significant progress.

The sixth day.

The Sadness Pillar—Mitsuri Kanroji—and the Water Pillar—Fujibayashi Giyu—returned to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, bringing with them some news.

Demons had appeared across Nihon, seemingly in a coordinated hunt against the Demon Slayer Corps under the leadership of the Upper Moons.

On their way back to the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters, Fujibayashi Giyu and Mitsuri Kanroji encountered Upper Moon Five, Tamayo, and engaged him in battle.

The result was Fujibayashi Giyu sustaining minor injuries, while Tamayo suffered severe injuries and escaped.

Before the Ubuyashiki residence.

Ubuyashiki Kagaya summoned all the Pillars, and after listening to Fujibayashi Giyu and Mitsuri Kanroji's detailed account of the situation.

The Pillars' expressions grew slightly grim.

"Upper Moon Five… I didn't expect even Mr. Fujibayashi and Mr. Mitsuri failed to kill him. The Upper Moons are truly difficult to handle."

Kanao Tsuyuri frowned.

Tokitou Muichiro said without expression: "But now we have a rough idea of his ability. Next time we meet, it won't be so easy to fall for his tricks."

"The problem now is the demons' uprising—Upper Moon demons are leading the aberrant demons to hunt the Demon Slayer Corps. If this continues, our ordinary comrades won't be able to act at all."

Ikemizu Kanao said gravely.

"Perfect! This is also our chance to eliminate those Upper Moon demons and force Kagaya Ubuyashiki to show himself."

Shinobu Shime, his face scarred, slammed his fist into his palm, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins.

Rengoku Kyujuro looked at Ubuyashiki Kagaya and said in a loud voice: "My lord, what do you think we should do?"

All eyes turned to Ubuyashiki Kagaya, who had not spoken.

He lowered his head, closed his eyes, and remained silent and solemn.