Chapter 170

Lin Yu's expression changed, and for a moment, he couldn't quite grasp the chat group's intention.

If it really was because it didn't find a group member that met the requirements, then what was the point of it making such a trip?

Lin Yu had black lines on his head, thought for a moment, and decided to catch up first.

But catching up is one thing; he certainly wouldn't give up on this world that had already been discovered.

Without hesitation, Lin Yu immediately turned his head, looked at the family of three who were about to step into hell, and said:

"You three, yes, I'm talking about you, wait a moment!"

"..."

A voice originating from the soul level came, making all three of them startle, and they couldn't help but turn their heads, looking at Lin Yu with confusion.

"He can see us?"

Rui's mother shrank her neck, hiding behind her husband and son in shock and fear.

The father comforted his wife, then stood in front of Rui, looked at Lin Yu, and said in a deep voice: "We have already intended to go to hell to atone for our sins, there is no need for your excellency to kill us all, right?"

"Who wants to kill you all?"

Lin Yu replied irritably, then looked at Rui and said: "When I killed you just now, I took your demon blood essence and integrated it into this Nichirin Sword."

"According to my design, the person holding this sword can use your abilities through the blood..."

Rui said in a deep voice: "So what?"

Lin Yu said bluntly: "After all, this is your Blood Demon Art, it is indeed a bit difficult for humans to control, so I want you to sign a contract with this Nichirin Sword; when necessary, you can return from hell to assist Tanjiro in fighting the enemy."

... Why did you suddenly bring me up?

Tanjiro was startled upon hearing this, looked at Lin Yu blankly, and said: "Mr. Sword, who are you talking to?"

"The soul of that evil demon."

Lin Yu said casually, continued to stare at Rui, and said: "There shouldn't be anything to hesitate about, right? Muzan harmed you so miserably, don't you want to deal with him?"

"Besides, hell is not a good place; isn't it a good thing to have a chance to leave temporarily?"

The parents' eyes lit up, and they couldn't help but look at their son.

Rui hesitated for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said: "Okay, I agree!"

A smile appeared on Lin Yu's face; he immediately joined his fingers like a sword, carved seven runes on the blade, and then, in the name of the Nichirin Sword, signed a contract similar to the God-Inviting Art with Rui's soul.

After doing this, he waved his hand and sent the three of them into hell.

Tanjiro and Inosuke looked at him blankly, completely unable to figure out what he was doing.

After a little thought, Tanjiro prepared to ask.

But before he could speak, Lin Yu interrupted him: "No time to explain, I am leaving here immediately, and before that, I will leave all my power in the sword."

"Don't you want to save your sister? Then listen to me, take this Nichirin Sword."

"When you use this sword to kill Muzan in the future, I will appear again and turn Nezuko back into a human..."

As he spoke, he held the Nichirin Sword, and his whole body erupted with incandescent Qi light.

A terrifying amount of Qi poured out from his palm continuously, pouring into the blade engraved with seven runes.

In just a few seconds, the seven runes glowed with silver light, dyeing the originally black blade a brilliant silver-white.

This silver light was so dazzling that Tanjiro had to close his eyes.

When the light gradually dissipated, he finally opened his eyes and looked at the black-haired youth lying on the ground in front of him in astonishment.

"Mr. Sword?"

"Mr. Sword?!"

Tanjiro hurriedly squatted down, shaking the youth in front of him.

But unfortunately, Lin Yu had already left at this time, leaving only a reinforced corpse on the spot.

Just at this moment, the Demon Slayer Corps reinforcements led by the Water Hashira and Insect Hashira arrived late, looking at the giant crater with a diameter of over a hundred meters in front, they couldn't help but show shock.

"What on earth happened here?"

Giyu Tomioka, the Water Hashira, came to Tanjiro's side, looking at the terrifying scene in front with furrowed brows.

Tanjiro raised his head to look at him, hesitated for a moment, and still told everything that happened here.

"... That's how it is."

Tanjiro stood up, looked at the youth who had lost his breath, and sighed: "It seems that Mr. Sword should have left already, but I don't know where he went; I haven't even had time to thank him!"

Speaking of this, he paused, looked at the Demon Slayer Corps members behind him, and said nervously: "Wait, where is Zenitsu?"

"He was poisoned and is already on his way back."

Giyu Tomioka replied casually, then turned his gaze, stared at the silver Nichirin Sword on the ground, and said in a deep voice: "So, all of this was done by this sword?"

"That's right."

Tanjiro nodded repeatedly.

Giyu Tomioka frowned and said: "There is such a thing?"

He pondered for a moment, squatted down, and reached for the hilt cautiously.

The moment he grasped the hilt, silver light suddenly erupted, as if thousands of sharp silver needles had pierced into his palm.

Giyu Tomioka frowned, released his right hand instantly, and looked at the eye-shaped pattern on the hilt with suspicion.

He raised his hand and found that his palm was bright red; although there was no wound, there was an intense stinging pain that ordinary people could hardly bear.

"... What is going on?"

The beautiful Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho, stood beside him, looking at his palm with slightly furrowed brows.

Giyu Tomioka pondered for a moment and said softly: "This Nichirin Sword is very resistant to me; if I'm not mistaken, only Tanjiro should be able to pick it up."

So mysterious?

Shinobu Kocho was a bit surprised and couldn't help but squat down, extending her finger cautiously.

"Ouch!"

An intense stinging pain came, Shinobu Kocho hurriedly withdrew her finger and said in surprise: "It really is!"

After speaking, she turned to look at Tanjiro and said with interest: "You try?"

"..."

Tanjiro stepped forward hesitantly, extended his hand cautiously, and picked up this silver Nichirin Sword.

In an instant, brilliant silver light erupted from the blade.

But unlike the Water Hashira and Insect Hashira, this time, the silver light did not sting his palm; instead, it sent streams of warmth, continuously nourishing and strengthening Tanjiro's body.

At the same time, messages were transmitted into his mind, telling him the abilities of this sword.

Tanjiro stood blankly on the spot, digesting the information that had suddenly appeared in his mind.

Giyu Tomioka saw his appearance and thought something had happened, so he decisively drew his sword, trying to knock the Nichirin Sword down.

The result was obvious; the silver light erupting from the sword blocked Giyu Tomioka's attack, making it impossible for him to touch Tanjiro at all.

After repeated attempts without success, Giyu Tomioka could only choose to give up and waited with some concern.

Not long after, Tanjiro finally digested all the information, and a hint of indescribable joy appeared on his young face.

Among the many pieces of information obtained, the one at the very top was the ability to absorb demon blood essence to obtain Blood Demon Arts.

However, not just any demon could catch this sword's eye; at the very least, it had to be at the level of the Twelve Kizuki to be accepted by it.

If one felt that the Blood Demon Art was too difficult to use, one could also sign a contract with a demon to summon souls from hell to assist in battle.

Besides this, this silver Nichirin Sword also had many other powerful functions such as strengthening the body, golden light protection, invoking Heavenly Thunder, absorbing fire, and opening spiritual vision.

But these functions were not all unlocked, but gradually unlocked according to Tanjiro's physical strength.

When the day of full unlocking comes in the future, he will receive all the inheritance Lin Yu left in the sword.

By then, let alone one Muzan, even if he split into ten, he would only be slaughtered by him!

Thinking of this, Tanjiro couldn't help but show gratitude and said sincerely: "Thank you, Mr. Sword!"

"..."

Everyone looked at each other upon hearing his words.

"What on earth is going on?"

"Nothing, Mr. Sword is teaching me how to use this sword!"

Tanjiro responded with a smile, and at the same time waved the long sword, extending a golden long whip from the blade, and lashed it toward the ground.

"Snap!"

With just one lash, the golden long whip shattered the edge of the crystallized crater wall, leaving a trace seven or eight meters long.

Giyu Tomioka's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but say: "How was this done?"

Tanjiro shook his head and said honestly: "I don't know either, I just thought about this ability in my heart, and it was naturally used."

It really is a divine artifact!

Everyone looked at each other and expressed amazement one after another.

Only the Insect Hashira, Shinobu Kocho, had no reaction, because at this moment, she was squatting beside the strong corpse, her onion-white fingers gently stroking the corpse's skin, her beautiful eyes filled with brilliance.

Finally, she couldn't help but turn her head and ask Tanjiro:

"Is this the human that Mr. Sword possessed just now?"

Tanjiro was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Yes."

Shinobu Kocho stood up and scanned everyone with bright eyes.

"Does anyone recognize him?"

"..."

Giyu Tomioka frowned and said: "What do you want to do?!"

"Of course, it's to study this corpse!"

Shinobu Kocho turned to the side, revealing the corpse, and said with bright eyes: "Do you know what this is?"

"This is a human body more powerful than an evil demon, no, more powerful than the Twelve Kizuki!"

Giyu Tomioka's pupils shrank: "A human body?"

"That's right!" Shinobu Kocho said with bright eyes, "Do you know what this means?"

"It means that as long as we find the corresponding method, humans can also become this powerful!"

Giyu Tomioka frowned and said: "We have already found it."

Shinobu Kocho shook her head and said: "No, Breathing Techniques are only powerful in terms of technique; in terms of the body, it can only stimulate our potential and let us hone our bodies more reasonably."

"But this kind of honing will eventually have an upper limit, even for a Hashira with extraordinary talent, it just means a higher upper limit!"

As she spoke, she looked at the powerful corpse and said with a slightly excited tone: "He is different, his strength is particularly pure, it is a strength that can surpass evil demons purely by relying on the body!"

"This is definitely a path completely different from Breathing Techniques, and even more perfect!"

Hearing her words, everyone looked at each other and had to admit that what she said was indeed reasonable.

It's just a pity that her expectations at this moment are destined to fall through.

Because this world has extremely severe post-natal Qi, and it is not suitable for the path of Qi cultivation.

Just because Lin Yu could do it doesn't mean they could do it too.

If it weren't for this, Lin Yu would definitely have destroyed this body before leaving.

After all, this world is in the early 20th century, and apart from some characters who are good people by setting, Lin Yu has no good feelings for the entire island nation.

He left this Nichirin Sword just to enhance the protagonist's strength, so as to avoid the protagonist dying suddenly, which would lead to him being unable to locate this world.

As for whether Tanjiro would become too strong because of this, there is no need to worry.

Lin Yu could bestow power, and naturally, he could take it back. If Tanjiro and the Demon Slayer Corps honestly hunted evil demons, that would be fine, but if they wanted to intervene in the upcoming war, then they would have to ask if this sword agreed!

(End of chapter)