Vine attacks the mountain.
A mountain that is not very high in altitude.
The only special feature is that from the foothills to the mountainside, you can see wisteria flowers everywhere.
Dense wisteria flowers hang down like a purple curtain.
Besides sunlight, wisteria flowers are the most annoying thing to ghosts.
According to the characteristics of wisteria flowers that ghosts are afraid of, the butterfly ninjas in the Demon Slayer Squad extract toxins from wisteria flowers. Once these toxins are injected into the ghost's body, they will destroy their body structure to the greatest extent, and kill the ghost from another angle. .
Therefore, Butterfly Ninja is obviously very weak in physical and wrist strength, and does not have enough strength to cut off the heads of demons. However, with her superb poison-making ability, she becomes the only one in the Demon Slayer Team who cannot directly kill evil demons, but can take on the responsibility of killing demons. The 'insect pillar' of great responsibility.
In the original plot, the butterfly ninja has been very sad after Kanae was killed.
In the final battle, she was severely injured by Tong Mo from Shang Xian II, and suffered multiple serious injuries all over her body, and was later absorbed by Tong Mo.
But before the decisive battle, she was already prepared to die with Tong Mo.
She knew that she was no match for Tong Mo with her own strength, so she ingested 700 times the lethal amount of vine toxin in her body in advance.
After Tong Mo absorbed her into her body, the wisteria flower toxin began to take effect in her body.
In the end, Tōmo's body dissolved and collapsed due to fujika toxin, and he was killed by the stepsons of the Butterfly Ninja, Kurika Rakukana and 'Pig Hashira' Kubihira Inosuke, who arrived later.
It has to be said that Butterfly Ninja is a genius when it comes to medical treatment and poison making.
Only she can extract toxins from wisteria flowers to deal with ghosts, because the process is too cumbersome.
During this period, after Nobuhiko's hard work, Butterfly Ninja also taught Nobuhiko how to make poison.
It's not that she's unwilling, but she thinks that Nobuhiko's talent for swordsmanship is extremely strong, and making poison is extremely difficult, so Nobuhiko shouldn't be distracted from learning how to make poison.
However, after seeing Nobuhiko's abnormal learning progress, Butterfly was speechless.
...
There is a platform paved with stones halfway up the mountain, and two thick red pillars stand at regular intervals.
All the swordsmen who participated in the trial were here. Nobuhiko looked at them, and there were 32 of them in total.
Most of these swordsmen stay alone, standing or sitting, and everyone's expression is very serious.
Only a few people looked determined and seemed to be very confident in their own strength.
The most eye-catching one is a girl about ten years old. She has short dark green hair and wears a kimono with a blue background and a water wave pattern, with cloud patterns printed on it.
She is the youngest swordsman among everyone present and the only female swordsman.
The other swordsmen all looked to be at least fourteen or fifteen years old.
It is Nobuhiko's sister, Masaki.
"Brother!" Masaki kept looking around. When he saw Nobuhiko, he waved vigorously, rushed to Nobuhiko's side and hugged him.
"Masana, why did you come to participate in the trial?!" Nobuhiko looked at Masa with surprise.
They would write letters every once in a while, but they never heard that Zhen Shi would also come to participate in the trial.
"I heard the news that my brother was going to participate in the trial, so I begged Mr. Lintaki to allow me to participate in the trial. I'm sorry, brother, I shouldn't have made my own decisions." Maoshan explained in a low voice.
"So you have completely mastered the water breathing method?"
Now that Masaki has arrived, Nobuhiko naturally cannot let her go back, and he will not blame her. After all, she can come here with the consent of Rinataki Sakonji.
"Yes, brother! I have mastered all the water breathing techniques, otherwise Mr. Lintaki would not allow me to go down the mountain."
Seeing that Nobuhiko wasn't angry, Masaki became happy.
Although she wanted to see her brother, she also didn't want to be a burden to him, so she practiced extremely hard and soon mastered the water breathing method completely.
Even Mr. Lintaki praised her as a genius, very similar to a child he once taught named Qiu Tu.
Nobuhiko looked at the happy face of Maoshan and knew that she was not happy to fully learn the sword skills, but just really wanted to help him.
Holding Maoshan's wrist and feeling the much stronger chakra in her body, Nobuhiko's heart moved.
'Sure enough, her physique is suitable for the water breathing method, and it also feeds chakra back, making the chakra a lot stronger. It seems that chakra can indeed be promoted within the Demon Slayer Corps...'
The conversation between the brother and sister also attracted everyone's attention.
However, some people were very surprised by Zhen Sheng's words, while others were extremely disdainful.
At only ten years old, how could he possibly master all the five basic breathing techniques, including the water breathing technique?
Her brother, on the other hand, wore two swords on his waist and looked very difficult to mess with. His whole person exuded the aura of a strong man.
A few swordsmen who were descendants of a family of ghost hunters came to Nobuhiko, greeted him warmly, and asked about his origins.
Nobuhiko naturally greeted this with a smile.
Except for the ghost hunter families who live at the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Corps, these ghost hunter families scattered across the country are the most dangerous.
Because they may be attacked by a large number of evil spirits at any time.
But it is precisely because of this that they know the importance of unity.
Nobuhiko respects these people.
As for some of the swordsmen present, they were descendants of samurai. Due to the implementation of the sword ban, the status of samurai dropped sharply.
The Demon Slayer Corps is a civilian armed organization that is not recognized by the government, but it is approved by the government for ghost hunting. Therefore, even if the Saber is caught, he will be let go through various connections.
Some swordsmen didn't even know what ghosts were. They just wanted to restore the glory of the samurai, so they joined the ghost killing team.
Originally, it was impossible for such a person to be absorbed by the Demon Slayer Corps, but with the sharp increase in the number of demons, the death rate of the Demon Slayer Corps members has increased. Therefore, in recent years, the Demon Slayer Corps has begun to expand its scale, and those who are willing to join , anyone can join as long as they pass the trial.
Of course, the only result of failing to pass the trial is death.
While Nobuhiko and others were talking, the sky had completely darkened.
At this time, a beautiful woman wearing a purple kimono walked up holding a lantern. She had rare long white hair. She was Uyashiki Amane, the wife of Uyashiki Yōya, the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps.
Ubuyashiki Yoshiya is basically housebound due to physical disabilities, but he knows the names and biographies of each member by heart.
Every time there is a trial, he will have his family come to preside over it so that he can remember all the swordsmen who passed the trial and those who failed.
"Thank you for coming to participate in the final selection of the Demon Slayer Corps tonight. I am Ubuyashiki Amane who is in charge of this trial. I will explain the rules of the trial to you.
The Wisteria Mountain is covered with wisteria flowers that ghosts hate, but from the mountainside upwards, starting from the road behind me, there will be no more wisteria flowers behind me.
There are ghosts captured by the swordsmen inside, and they will appear at night.
If you survive more than seven days inside, you will be deemed to have passed the trial.
The trial starts now.
I wish you all good luck in martial arts. "
After Ubuyashiki Amane finished speaking, he stepped aside and made way for the way up the mountain.
Some swordsmen who couldn't wait for a long time passed directly by her and rushed up the mountain.
Nobuhiko nodded to Masaki.
Walking steadily towards the mountain.
Masaki followed closely behind, but after entering the dense forest, he walked in the opposite direction to Nobuhiko.
Nobuhiko didn't say anything when he saw this.
In theory, it is possible to form a team in the trial.
Because the ultimate goal of the Demon Slayer Corps is to increase the number of members, not to let the swordsmen die.
Otherwise, Masaki's senior brother Yoshiyuki Tomioka wouldn't have won the test and passed the test successfully after fainting at the beginning of the test.
"Come on." Looking at Maji's quickly leaving, Nobuhiko's eyes showed a trace of relief. Maji's strength has improved rapidly, far beyond his imagination.
As chakra grows, Nobuhiko's perception becomes stronger and stronger.
He could sense the nearby ghosts returning to action as night fell.
But they are not very strong. Most of the ghosts here have only eaten a few people and are not very strong.
Of course, not being strong is relative. An ordinary ghost can easily deal with two or three adults.
The strength of ghosts that have eaten people will increase dramatically, and their strength and speed will be significantly improved.
As the number of cannibals increases, the ghost's strength will increase exponentially.
The gloomy forest was dark and gloomy, like a devouring beast with its big mouth open, waiting for its prey to come.
"ah!"
Nobuhiko had only walked a few dozen meters in the forest when he heard a shrill scream coming from not far away.
He held the blade of the Nichirin Sword and quickly ran towards the place where the screams came from.
I saw the young man who rushed into the forest for the first time just now, covering his arm and screaming in pain.
"My hand! My hand! Ah~"
His right hand holding the knife was severed from his forearm, and his whole body was rolling on the ground in pain.
Opposite him, an evil ghost with sharp claws was gnawing on his forearm with a look of enjoyment.
"One more, I can finally have a full meal today!" The clawed demon swallowed the swordsman's forearm whole, and looked at Nobuhiko walking from the forest, with excitement on his face.
"Huh? Your taste, you are so thin..." The clawed devil sniffed his nose and suddenly showed a shocked expression, and saliva flowed from the corner of his mouth like a waterfall.
But before he finished speaking, in the blink of an eye, he felt a golden sword light appear in front of his eyes.
The next second, he saw his junior.
"Ah? My body... I was killed?!" After the head rolled to the ground, the clawed devil had not yet reacted.
Looking at the rapidly disintegrating body, he showed an expression of unwillingness and anger, but soon his head began to dissipate, his mouth had disappeared, and he could not make a sound at all.
Within a few breaths, the clawed demon's body completely dissipated.
The young man with a broken arm was also shocked after being rescued. Although he was sweating profusely in pain, he had stopped calling.
Nobuhiko looked at the place where the evil ghost disappeared, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
But looking at the boy who was twitching in pain due to excessive blood loss, he squatted down and put his hand on top of the other person's broken arm.
A little bit of Yang Eun Chakra appeared in Nobuhiko's palm.
Under the influence of medical ninjutsu, Nobuhiko simply stopped the bleeding for the other party, then tore open the other party's shirt and bandaged his wound.
After doing all this, Nobuhiko stood up and said: "Go back the same way from here. There are no ghosts on the road. Get out quickly."
"Many...thank you!" The young man stood up staggeringly. His mood was very complicated after surviving a desperate situation.
Because he was attacked by evil spirits just now while trying to save others, but the swordsman who was rescued just gave up on him and ran away.
I thought I was dead, but I didn't expect to be rescued suddenly.
Nobuhiko nodded slightly.
After the young man walked a few steps, he found Nobuhiko standing not far away looking at him. His eyes could not help but heat up, and his heart that had just been abandoned suddenly became full again.
He couldn't help but use his last strength and shouted loudly: "Please...please tell me your name!"
"My name is Nobuhiko, let's go!" Seeing the other party looking at him blankly, Nobuhiko waved his hand.
He stood there, mainly by the way, because he found that after killing the evil ghost just now, his potential points actually increased!
When Nobuhiko originally projected, all 20,748 potential points were used up.
And in previous projections, potential points would not increase naturally, even in dreams.
[Potential Points: 2]
"I didn't expect that killing ghosts could actually increase potential points..."
Seeing the potential points increased by 2 points on the attribute panel, Nobuhiko felt happy.
2 points may seem like a small amount, but he only killed ordinary ghosts and was weak.
If you kill some powerful ghosts, you might be able to increase it even more.
There are many ghosts on Tengxi Mountain, so we can experiment right away.
And Nobuhiko quickly thought of what happened before.
He thought of Xia Xian who was killed before, as well as the two-headed ghost and the sword ghost.
All three ghosts were consumed by him for a long time, but the last blow was delivered by Kanae, so there was no increase in potential points at that time.
"So, I have to take the final blow in order to increase the potential points."
Thinking of this, Nobuhiko made a decision.
There are at least dozens of man-eating ghosts in this mountain.
In this trial, there were not many powerful swordsmen, but there were a few.
After gaining chakra, Masaki's talent became stronger.
Now it seems that he has to step up his action, otherwise the ghost will be killed by others, and he will lose a lot of potential points.
...
In the next two days, the swordsmen who participated in the trial finally saw the ghost's strength.
This is the first time for many people to fight ghosts.
In the past, I only heard about the power of ghosts, but after learning the breathing method and gaining a huge physical bonus, many people lost their respect for ghosts, and ended up being injured by ghosts accidentally.
At this time, a swordsman wearing a white kimono and holding a red nichirin sword will appear. Like a divine weapon descending from the sky, he will kill the ghosts they cannot deal with with one sword, and then leave quickly.
It was Nobuhiko at this time, and his perception had indeed increased. However, although the altitude of Fujisei Mountain was not high, it covered a large area. It would be difficult for him to find all the ghosts with his perception alone.
Once someone is injured, the smell of blood can guide Nobuhiko forward.
In these days, he saved more than twenty people, and only one person died, but that was Nobuhiko's intention.
The other party was injured and was being chased by a ghost. Nobuhiko went to save him, but the other party lured the ghost to him and ran away.
Nobuhiko lured the ghost back again, but the ghost yelled at him.
So Nobuhiko waited for the ghost to kill the swordsman, and then killed the ghost.
Of course, what he cares about is not the extra potential point gained after the ghost becomes stronger.
He saves people out of love, but doesn't save them out of duty.
It is understandable to be afraid of death, but if such a person passes the trial, there is no guarantee that he will not betray his teammates in the future.
Since you have come to participate in the trial, you must be prepared to pay the price.
...
Finally, as dawn approached on the fourth day, Nobuhiko killed all the nearby ghosts.
Not even a ghost of the swordsmen around him could be seen.
Nobuhiko also met Masaki in his final exploration.
What Zhenshi faced was a huge ghost that was as big as a mountain of flesh. This ghost was wrapped in countless hands, especially around the top of the head and neck. It was airtightly surrounded by several big hands, with only a pair of scarlet eyes exposed.
This is the hand ghost who ate the real wild rice in the original work. He is also the most powerful ghost in the entire Fujirai Mountain. He swallowed dozens of swordsmen and lived from the Edo period to the Taisho period.
The ghosts caught in Fujisui Mountain are all weak ghosts who have only eaten two or three people. The purpose of the ghost killing team is to let the swordsmen practice their courage and face the ghosts intuitively. Even if they don't kill a ghost, they can still If you pass it, you will pass the test.
A swordsman who has mastered breathing techniques and sword skills can basically kill a ghost alone as long as he responds calmly.
It's just that the hand ghost is too steady and usually hides. It doesn't rush forward when it smells people's breath like other ghosts.
With trial after trial, he continued to devour swordsmen, and his strength has far exceeded the level of the Gui-level swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps.
boom!
The arms on the hand ghost suddenly swelled and slapped towards Zhen Shi's body.
Zhen Yan stepped lightly, stepped back, and jumped into the air.
The hand ghost's huge arm missed in one blow, leaving a huge hole in the ground.
【Breath of Water·Two Type Waterwheel】
Masaki held the Nichirin Sword tightly in the air, and with a somersault, he sent out a circular slash.
Poof!
All four huge arms that attacked her were severed.
The hand ghost whose arm was cut off did not cry out in pain like the other ghosts, but looked at the fallen Mahon with excitement. To be more precise, he looked at the fox mask worn diagonally on his head.
"Here we go again! It's that guy's disciple again!"
"How do you know Mr. Lintaki?" Masaki kept moving and attacking the hand ghost, but he still asked subconsciously.
"Because it was Lintaki who caught me! His disciples all wear masks with this kind of carving technique. I have eaten 12 of them. If you include you, it will be 13. Hehehehe..." Hand The arms around the ghost's neck were all covering his mouth, showing a playful gesture.
Seeing the expression of sadness and anger on Zhenlong's face, Tegui secretly laughed in his heart, and then said with a smile: "I like to tear off their hands and feet before eating them. It was Zhenlong who killed them. I will tell you later. Chew you up slowly, hey hey hey!"
"Ah!" Zhenji let out an angry roar, kicked the ground with his feet, and rushed towards the hand ghost.
Nobuhiko frowned slightly as he watched the battle from the top of the tree.
Zhenshen's current strength should be able to defeat the hand ghost, but after being angered by the hand ghost, his aura was obviously a little disordered, and he gave up his advantage and fought head-on with the hand ghost.
But it’s understandable, after all, respected teachers are like relatives, and brothers and sisters are also relatives. It’s not normal to not be angry after being tortured and killed by ghosts like this.
[Breath of Water·Six Types of Twisting Vortex]
Majiu jumped up in the air and looked at the huge arms coming from all directions. Her body suddenly rotated, and the Nichirin sword in her hand also rotated rapidly. The powerful whirlpool water blade surrounded her body, shattering the hand ghost's arms. And he attacked the hand ghost's neck.
However, when the hand ghost looked at the rapidly approaching Maoshan, there was a hint of joking expression in his eyes.
The previous disciple of Lintaki also used this move to cut his neck, but he broke the knife.
As long as he pays the price of a few arms, he can catch Zhenya at the moment when she loses her strength.
Poof!
Everything seemed to be going according to the hand ghost's script.
The sword skills of Zhen Xiang shattered all the arms around him, and only two arms were left around his neck. At this time, the remaining power of Zhen Xiang's sword skills had dissipated.
The hand ghost stretched out its remaining arms and grabbed Ma Shi's hands and feet, preparing to tear off her limbs.
At this moment, Zhen Shi's eyes changed.
The Nichirin Sword in her hand suddenly sheathed, and she changed her moves at the same time. A faint white smoke spurted out from the tip of her nose, and a burst of thunder sounded from her chest.
[Breath of Thunder·Two Types of Rice Soul]
Zhenshan suddenly changed his breathing method, and along with the thunderous slash, five claw-shaped arcs shattered the last two arms of Hand Ghost, and caused his body to be temporarily paralyzed.
Bada.
Shinobu landed steadily from the air, and the Nichirin Sword was sheathed again.
[Breath of Thunder·One type of thunderbolt flash]
A golden sword light flashed.
laugh!
The head of the hand ghost fell with the sound of breaking through the sky.
thump!
As Tegui's huge body fell, Ma Shi saw the figure behind Tegui.
"Brother!" Masaki rushed forward, hugged Nobuhiko tightly, and cried bitterly.
The sadness that I had just suppressed was now completely uncontrollable.
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