Flames soared into the sky, and the smoke was broken through in an instant.
"What!?"
Seeing the voice that suddenly rushed in front of her, Fallen Girl fell into a brief daze.
She couldn't tell whether it was the burning flame or the spilled blood that lingered on the boy's body.
Not everyone gets a chance to start over.
Tanjiro considers himself lucky.
He met an incredible person like his teacher.
But those who were killed never had a chance to come back again.
They obviously did nothing wrong, they didn't even know what happened, and they were killed for no reason.
The reason is just because there are these evil ghosts without conscience in this world who will take people's lives unreasonably and they think it is natural and right without any regret.
At this moment, Tanjiro finally had an unprecedented awareness. He understood that these evil spirits must not be allowed to do whatever they want in this world.
I will never let anyone down again.
It doesn't matter if you are not the chosen one, because the so-called enlightenment is to open up a natural path in the dark and boundless wilderness even if there is no road ahead.
Breath of the Sun·Nine Forms·Glory Grace!
The moment Fallen Princess hesitated, Tanjiro had already leaped into the sky above her.
The night sky in her sight seemed to be on fire.
Flames as hot as the sun fell with the light of the sword.
"ah!"
Screams came.
The belt used by Fallen Princess to block was cut off in an instant. Originally, the injury was not enough to cause her to scream in such embarrassment, but the burning sensation at the wound made fear appear in her eyes.
"You can't regenerate immediately, why is that?"
She couldn't understand it at all, so she could only follow her instinct and retreat, trying to distance herself.
But……
"Whoosh——"
Tanjiro's red eyes were less than a punch away from her, and there was anger in his eyes that seemed to be able to burn people.
"I won't let you go."
"hateful!"
Facing such a fierce look, Feng Ji felt guilty for some reason. She wanted to distance herself again, but she was surprised to find that Tanjiro was faster than ever before.
"Didn't this damn human being use all his strength just now?"
The only answer she received was a fatal slash.
"puff--"
The severed arm was spinning in the night sky, and the fear in Fallen Girl's eyes could no longer be concealed.
The arm used to block the slash was cut off instantly, and even if she made her body as flexible as a belt, she could not stop the fiery slash.
And what makes her most desperate is that the injured area hurts as if it were burned by the sun and cannot be recovered in a short time.
"The life that has passed away is destined to never come back."
A questioning voice echoed in Fallen Girl's ears.
Seeing the young man in front of her holding the Nichirin Sword tightly and approaching step by step, she seemed to have forgotten to escape out of fear.
"puff--"
The sword's light flashed again, and Fallen Girl found in despair that her legs had also been cut off.
And the young man in front of him was clearly still some distance away from himself.
"Living people cannot be reborn like ghosts. Can you understand this feeling?"
Faced with such a question, Duo Ji almost wanted to nod subconsciously, but she always felt that something was wrong.
"I...I'm a ghost! Why are you afraid of a human being?"
No one answered her questions, only angry questions that struck her soul.
The figure of the young man in his sight became a little blurry, and he could only see the dark red and blood-stained markings, the printed earrings and the angry eyes.
"Why plunder?"
"Why trample?"
"Where is the happiness?"
"Where's the fun?"
"What do you think... of life!?"
The night was still extremely dark, and the weak moonlight could not illuminate the young man's angry face.
Fallen Princess looked at the shadow standing in front of her with dull eyes, her memory seemed to be confused.
Afterimages overlapped in front of my eyes, and fear spread in my heart.
I always feel like I have heard these words somewhere...Who is it? I can't remember...
Fear made her retreat subconsciously, and she didn't understand where this sudden sense of oppression came from.
"Why don't you know?"
"Why did you forget?"
Finally, Fallen Princess remembered it.
She had not heard the same question anywhere, nor did she have the memory that frightened her.
This fear was not her own, but came from the fear carved into her cells by that adult.
"Weren't you once a human? Haven't you ever struggled in pain and shed tears?"
Tanjiro stopped and raised the Nichirin sword in his hand.
The tip of the knife was only a swing away from Fallen Princess's head.
"boom--"
Fallen Princess punched through the roof beneath her feet, covering up her fear with anger.
"It's so noisy! Who cares about those things from the past?"
As if to comfort herself, she put all the memories in her mind behind her.
"I am a ghost now, no matter how much you talk about it, it has nothing to do with me!"
"Ghosts don't age, get sick, or die. The most important thing is... I am strong! This is the way the world is. The law of the jungle is the law of the world!"
It seemed that she had finally overcome the fear that originated from the depths of her blood. Fallen Princess recovered from her injuries, stood up again, and looked at the young man in front of her without any fear.
"powerful?"
Faced with Feng Ji's unrepentant speech, Tanjiro remained expressionless.
"Since you think this is the rule, then I will use this rule to punish you."
The Sun Blade drew an arc and slashed towards Fallen Princess's neck.
"snort!"
Fallen Princess snorted coldly.
Looking at the young man so close in front of him, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"Stupid human being, who taught you to fight ghosts and attack from such a close distance?"
Vampire Art·Eight-Level Belt Slash.
The eight belts were intertwined and woven into a web, which instantly enveloped Tanjiro.
At such a close distance, there is no way to avoid it.
It seems that this is a lose-lose situation, even if Tanjiro can cut off the neck of Feng Ji, he will be cut into pieces by the belt.
But surprisingly, neither of them seemed to have the slightest fear in their eyes.
"Ah."
There was even a cold smile on the corner of Fallen Princess's mouth.
She was mocking the stupid humans in front of her.
The swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps are so stupid, just like the Hashira she once met. If they can't beat him, forget it. It's obvious that he can't recover from his injuries, but it's ridiculous that he wants to 'die together' with her.
"So what if you cut off my neck?"
Fallen Ji was filled with disdain.
Because she won't die if her neck is cut off, but the human in front of her will definitely die if she is hit by her attack.
You must know that it is not just the stupid human in front of you who hides his strength, she can also!
At this moment, she has fused all the separated belts, and her strength is completely different from before. With this blow, she is confident that she can cut this boy into pieces together with the Nichirin Sword.
"it's over."
"It's time to end..."
Tanjiro responded expressionlessly, and began to swing the Nichirin sword in his hand.
Breath of the Sun·Six Patterns·Dragon of Sun Halo·Head Dance.
The flames began to burn, and the sword light meandered in the night sky, flying like a dancing fire dragon.
The Fallen Princess was originally confident, but when the belt that used the vampire technique touched the burning fire dragon, she was stunned.
The belt with the Vampire Technique attached was very powerful, and it was easy to cut off the Nichirin Blade. However, what made her despair was that her belt had no feeling of collision with the blade.
Like a moth to a flame, it melts the moment it gets close to the flame.
The breath of the sun is the breath of origin, the strongest breathing method, and the breathing method that best restrains ghosts.
It can be said that it was born specifically to kill ghosts.
Of course, Fallen Princess would not know how terrifying this kind of breathing method is, because this kind of breathing method has not appeared completely like this again for hundreds of years.
Tanjiro's strength was already similar to hers, and with the addition of Sun Breath, there was no reason to lose.
"hateful!"
Fallen Princess finally understood why the adult named this boy to be eliminated.
Too dangerous.
"Go to hell!"
Finally, she started to work hard.
There is no other way but to fight hard.
If she can't block the blow, her neck will be cut off.
The number and speed of belts increased dramatically in an instant.
"Thirteen Articles..."
Tanjiro silently counted the total number of belts.
Although the speed and quantity increased, he was able to clearly see the movements of the ghost in front of him with all his strength.
Ever since Xuan Hao helped him complete the Breath of the Sun, this was the first time he used it to its extreme.
"Sure enough, I failed to use it completely before."
Tanjiro suddenly realized that his frail father Kamado Tanjuro might be the real 'genius'.
Although his body is so weak, he is able to completely dance the "God of Fire Kagura" back and forth from night to dawn, as if he is tireless. He must have fully understood the correct breathing method.
Without anyone's guidance, I learned the correct breathing method from "Kagura Dance".
"I don't have that kind of talent, but..."
The Breath of the Sun·The Dance of Reincarnation.
Suddenly, time seemed to slow down.
Tanjiro's movements became extremely slow, as if he was dancing.
Type one, type two... all the way to type twelve.
His movements were smooth and flowing, without any pause.
This is the thirteenth form of Breath of the Sun, which is a complete set of sword skills that can be danced in a complete cycle.
He is not as talented as the successors of previous generations, so he can only practice repeatedly. Every movement has been tempered thousands of times, and he has already reached the state of perfection.
‘Perfect’ here means there is no error at all, and there will be no mistakes according to the established trajectory.
At this moment, Tanjiro is still unable to truly integrate the 'breath of the sun' like his father or other inheritors of the breath of the sun, and reach a state where it is as tireless as the body's natural reaction.
But it was enough to deal with the fallen princess in front of me.
He has a strong body that can support the exertion of breathing techniques, and there is no reason to lose even if he tries hard.
The sharp belt is like a dance decoration, and the dancing figure moves between the belts unimpeded.
"!?"
When the Fallen Princess reacted, her belt had turned into ribbons flying in the sky.
"Cut it off? So fast..."
You can't stop it, you can't hide from it.
The blazing wind howled by.
Tanjiro's figure instantly stopped not far behind Fallen Princess.
"Al?"
Fallen Princess wanted to turn her head in confusion, but when she turned her head, her vision began to skew.
The neck has been cut off and the neck begins to fall.
She hurriedly caught the head that fell from her neck. It seemed that because of the sudden loss of her head, her body lost balance and fell to the ground with a thump.
If it were not the head held in the hand, the funny movements would be like an ordinary little girl falling down while playing with a ball, which would even make people feel a little cute.
But no one here thinks she is cute.
Tanjiro turned around and still looked at the fallen girl whose neck had been severed without letting down his guard.
Just as he expected...the body did not begin to dissipate!
The same is true for the Shangxian San that I met before. Are all the Shangxian ghosts guys who have overcome the weakness of their necks?
"..."
Silence, the atmosphere fell into a brief silence.
Then, like an afterthought, Fallen Princess finally came to her senses.
"Neck...neck...my neck? You, you, you, you actually dare to cut my neck!?"
"No matter what, you can't run away!"
Ignoring Fallen Princess's anger, Tanjiro raised the Nichirin Sword again, preparing to fight.
In my heart, I was thinking that I was in some trouble, and I couldn't help but frown slightly.
If a creature like a ghost really doesn't have a weakness like its neck, then it's useless even if it's cut into pieces. This battle can only become a war of attrition, like last time, until dawn.
Fortunately, many of them came this time, and they were no longer as helpless as last time. Everyone was strong enough to fight against this ghost alone, and even a wheel battle could be dragged out until dawn.
"Come on..." Tanjiro said.
"************"
"?"
Tanjiro looked confused at this.
He was ready, and he didn't see Fallen Girl making any intention to get up, but she still kept chattering.
Is this ghost planning to give up?
"Okay, you did a good job."
Suddenly, Xuanhao appeared next to Tanjiro and patted his shoulder gently.
"Forehead……"
Tanjiro was stunned for a moment, and then quickly realized that of course he knew that the teacher had arrived here just now.
He probably didn't take action because he wanted him to make up for his previous mistakes.
But now is not the time to think about that!
"Teacher! What should we do now? How can we kill a ghost that won't die even if we cut its neck like this?"
"..."
Xuan Hao shook his head helplessly.
He seems to have no other good solution now. After all, he can't blow this ghost to ashes with one punch, otherwise it will be exposed.
Do you want to mince it into fine pieces? Wouldn’t it be too cruel...
"Ale? Am I late?"
Before Xuanhao could answer the question, Yusui Tianyuan arrived in a hurry.
He looked at the funny scene in front of him with some confusion.
The ghost in front of me is pitifully weak and can only hold its head and complain constantly.