[Lord Demon Slayer: Hiiragi of Kuhara]

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After the snow cleared, two figures stood on the training ground that had been cleared out.

They held knives in their hands, and they were all in position, ready to go.

Don't rush.

Saito said to himself in his heart.

He stared closely at Kuhara Hiiragi who was also standing with a knife in front of him, his nerves were tense, and the cold wind stung his eyes, but he didn't blink any more.

Obviously the senior brother in front of him is similar in size to him, and the difference in age is only one year, but the other party has stepped into a higher level of swordsmanship, just like now, obviously he is just standing normally, but let Xie The rabbit couldn't even find a flaw.

The current him can't beat him at all, and Xitu knows very well in his heart that if he rushes forward recklessly, he may not even be able to survive three moves.But as a man, no matter how strong the opponent is, he can't back down.

At this time, Jiuyuan Hiiragi was secretly amazed in his heart, he felt more and more that Satu was an extremely rare good seedling, not only had a very high talent in swords, but also had a rare calm mind at this age.

"Aren't you afraid to move?" He asked provocatively.

Sabito didn't answer, didn't move, just kept adjusting his breathing.

good.Kuhara Hiiragi recognized Sato in his heart, and he decided that he would never use martial arts other than swordsmanship for a while.

"Is it all right?" Giyuu, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, asked Makoto.

"No problem." Makoto's voice was very soft, but with a reassuring calmness, "A Hiiragi is very measured, you don't need to be afraid of him."

Yiyong nodded dubiously, although he felt that this senior brother talked less than Master Rinaki, and he really didn't seem like the type who would show mercy.

Then in the next second, Kuhara Hiiragi moved.

His steps were treacherous, and he didn't leave half a footprint on the soft ground after the snow. He appeared behind Satu in an instant, swung his knife down, and made a sharp sound of piercing the air.Satoshi had been prepared for a long time, and dodged sideways. At the same time, the tip of the knife turned sharply, and it collided with Jiuyuan Hiiragi's wooden knife. Several moves have been passed in the blink of an eye.

If this goes on, he will lose his strength first.Sato frowned slightly, so he saw the right opportunity, shifted his weight forward and slashed diagonally.

But Kuhara Hiiragi did not hide.

Sato suddenly thought something was wrong.Sure enough, Kuhara Hiiragi instantly turned the blade, pointed the back of the blade at Satu, and slammed his feet hard——

"Oh!"

Sabito was shocked by the blow and dropped the wooden knife.

Victory and defeat.

"Strength is not enough." Jiuyuan Hiiragi put the wooden knife back on the knife holder beside him, and pointed to Sato who was still a little dazed, "The last move is very good, but it is best to focus on the back foot, and the waist It can transmit more force to the arm, and it can be closed in time when being attacked like just now, so as not to be twisted."

Jiuyuan Hiiragi has always been stingy with words, and he is even a bit indifferent in the eyes of people who don't know him well, but in fact, in his previous life, when he was apprenticed to teachers in various sects, many juniors came to ask for advice on exercises, as long as they are not people with opposing positions , he will answer them one by one.

"Although I don't usually talk to them very much, Senior Taiwu is actually a good person." Those who have received his advice will say so in private.

He himself had no reaction to it.

Sabito thanked him, and picked up the knife he had just dropped on the ground, thoughtfully.

Kuhara Hiiragi didn't say much, he turned and left as if nothing had happened.Zhenmo noticed that his black hair had grown quite a bit, and it was tied high behind him into a ponytail with slightly curled ends, and it swayed slightly when he turned around.

"What the hell did he do just now..." Sato made two gestures with the intention of holding the knife, and in the next second he stiffly covered his hands and gasped.

"Are you okay?" Yi Yong ran over.

"It's okay! It's just a small injury."

"Ah, your wrists are swollen! You said you were fine!"

"It doesn't hurt."

"is it?"

"No, wait a minute...Yiyong, let go first..." Satu's face was wrinkled into a ball, but he insisted not to cry out in pain.

Zhenmo couldn't help laughing: "I'll go get the medical kit."

During this period of time, the number of rounds Sabito passed under Kuhara Hiiragi continued to increase.

Every time he recovers from his injuries, he has the attitude of becoming more and more courageous. It didn't take long for him to go to Jiuyuan Hiiragi to practice duel again, but naturally he got a few new injuries.

"Why do you still challenge him? Obviously, the master said that you don't have to work so hard." Yi Yong said while helping Satou to bandage the wound. He saw that his little friend was always injured these days, although it only hurt the flesh, yes Muscles and bones are harmless, and I feel a little distressed.

Sabito with a bandaged arm clenched his fist and answered, as a man, he cannot be afraid of a challenge.

"Go and fight with the senior brother too! Volunteer!"

Yi Yong shook his head, "You can convince me after you recover from your injury."

Change happens quickly.

Unlike Takinoshin who wins with strength and experience, Sarabbit's sword has become unconstrained after breaking away from its initial prototype, and it seems to be dancing in the air during the tossing and turning, bringing quickness, precision and ruthlessness to the extreme.Inadvertently, you can already see the gorgeous shadow in the future.

The two knives clashed quickly, drawing afterimages in the air and kicking up falling snow and dust.It was obviously just a wooden knife, but it made shocking sound of hitting.

Sabito grows at an astonishing rate after each battle.Soon, during a certain sparring session, Kuhara Hiiragi suddenly discovered that he had experienced the feeling of fighting for a long time.

Rather than just sparring and guidance.

interesting.he thinks.

Then he hit harder.

Until one day, at the end of the battle, Satu didn't let go of the sword, and just stood there panting for breath.

"Very good." Kuhara Hiiragi withdrew the knife from Satu's neck.

Then he seemed to have finally decided something, turned around and walked towards the wooden house.

That day, when Makoto returned to the wooden house to prepare dinner, he found that the atmosphere in the house was not right.Master Ryotaki and Kuhara sat face to face at the table, Kuhara Hiiragi seemed to be begging for something, keeping his head down.

Makoto's footsteps stopped, and she looked at Master Rinaki's masked face.

After a long while, Zuo Jin stood up for the first time.

"Bring the knife," he said with a sigh.

Makoto's heart started beating faster.

The day has finally come.

The last time Lintaki Zuo took the two of them all the way to the forest shrouded in mist on the mountain, there were two stones with a diameter of more than one meter quietly placed there, obviously they had been prepared for a long time.

"Split it, and I will let you participate in the final trial."

Makoto and Kuhara Hiiragi looked at each other and saw their determination without any surprise.Then they turned their heads to face their respective boulders, and raised their knives that turned coldly.

Makoto made the first move. She jumped onto the tree directly above the boulder in a few steps, and stood firmly on the slender branch.

"Water Breathing-Eight Type..."

The girl jumped forward, her figure was like flowing clouds and flowing water, and she could almost see the flowing waves following the knife.Immediately afterwards, a waterfall-like violent water flow fell from the sky. Although he was petite and had slender arms, he slashed down with an almost terrifying force.

"Taki pot!"

The mist dissipated, and there was no trace of the turbulent water spray, only a knife gleaming with cold light, a boulder cut in half, and a deep crack left on the ground by the force of the knife.

Until Mako put the knife into the sheath, Jiuyuan Hiiragi could almost feel the refreshing hazy moisture in the air that had not dissipated.

He didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

He remembered that he once asked Zhenmo how to use the breath of water well, Zhenmo's answer.

"When I hold the knife, I think of the mist in the morning on Mount Sawu, the clouds in the evening, and the stream that runs continuously in summer, and I can use it without knowing it."

This water-like girl grew up silently without compromising, and became strong and restrained without knowing it. Her understanding of the breath of water is probably deeper than anyone other than Master Rinaki.

I can't admit defeat either.Thinking of this, Kuhara Hiiragi just felt someone pat him on the shoulder as soon as he got into his stance.

It's Master Lintaki.

"You can't breathe water." Rinaki said next time.

Kuhara Hiiragi's hands froze, and Makoto beside him also froze.

"But master," Makoto was puzzled, and asked Kuhara Hiiragi who was not good at words, "Why? Didn't Ahiira also learn the breath of water?"

"Think about what your own strength is." He said to Kuhara Hiiragi, "If you continue to breathe water, you will only have this level in your life."

After finishing speaking, Rinaki Zuo turned around for the first time and left with his hands behind his back.

Makoto glanced at Kuhara Hiiragi worriedly.

Kuhara Hiiragi said, "Don't worry."

The girl was silent for a while, nodded to him, and left.

Kuhara Hiiragi held the knife and faced the boulder. From day to night, snow fell all over his body.

Then at dawn the next day, a revelation finally arose.

When Lin Taki and Mako arrived, they saw him raise the knife and take a deep breath. His posture was very similar to that of Breath of Water, but there were still some differences.

He moved half a step back with one foot, and turned the knife behind his back with both hands. At that moment, countless plants and flowers seemed to spring up around the long knife to support the knife.

Kuhara Hiiragi thinks of the miscellaneous banyan trees in Fuzhou, the blooming flowers in Luoyang, and the buds and new branches growing in spring on Sawu Mountain.

Like those kids, like everyone in the world.

Survive.

It may be painful, it may be fragile, but in any case, you must not forget your mission as a human being.

Like a sprout that lifts up a stubborn rock!

Raise the breath, luck, and then at the moment when the energy is integrated and rises to the extreme, the knife is slashed down vertically.

——But when the tip of the knife landed on the boulder, it was like a light tap.

Silently.

"The breath of wood - the shape of the three - on the vegetation and rocks."

Breath of wood?Zhenmo glanced at Master Rinaki suspiciously, but found a smile oozing from the corner of his mouth.

"He understands." The master said flatly.

Facing the seemingly intact boulder, Kuhara Hiiragi stood on the spot and sheathed his sword, as if he had done nothing.

failed?The moment he had this idea——

"Crack...!"

I saw a few cracks suddenly extending from the stone and spreading, as if something was about to burst out of the shell.A few seconds later, it finally disintegrated silently, leaving only fragments of rubble scattered all over the ground.

Kuhara Hiiragi was speechless for a long time.He heard his heart pounding, and when he realized what had happened, he even had the urge to cry.

it worked...

This is not the martial arts of his predecessors that he inherited from Fu Yu's sword hilt, nor is it a move he learned from any sect.

It is completely and completely his own power.

A big hand rested on his head, generous and warm, just like that day a few years ago.

"You all did a great job."

There was a bit of relief and pride in Rinaki Zuo's tone recently.

"This year's trial, you two will participate together."

The author has something to say:

If Hiiragi didn't become Zhuzhu, it must be because Muzhu didn't sound good. (cross out)

The nature of water is good and soft, nourishing all things - so the breath of wood I set up privately comes from the breath of water just like the breath of flowers, snakes and insects.

(I hope I didn't collide with other wives. If I did, it was purely fate)

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