sjar Chapter 269: Why is it all hell?
Chapter 269: Why is it all hell?
"Ah, cut~"
Yu Zi sneezed again, touched the tip of her nose, and said awkwardly, "I think I understand what's going on."
"Hmm?" Shinobu Kocho cast a curious glance at him.
Yu Zi didn't dare admit that she had been playing a trick on someone, and stammered, "It's probably because someone is thinking of me."
Shinobu Kocho raised an eyebrow: "...Is that so?"
It doesn't feel like a good omen.
Yu Zi changed the subject and asked, "By the way, how much longer do we have to walk?"
Shinobu looked around and pondered for a moment: "It'll be less than ten minutes, we're almost there."
Although this place is deep in the mountains and forests, it is not far from the Demon Slayer Corps' base.
To avoid Muzan Kibutsuji's attacks, the Demon Slayer Corps was stationed deep in the mountains and forests.
Shinobu was naturally aware of the situation around the base. As a pharmacist, she often traveled to and from the mountains and occasionally found some rare medicinal herbs.
Perhaps because Yuuko mentioned it, Shinobu Kocho couldn't help but ask with concern, "Yuuko, are you feeling tired?"
Yuko smiled helplessly: "I always feel that Shinobu's understanding of demons seems to have some strange bias."
Ghosts are creatures that fear nothing except sunlight.
As long as there is enough raw food, even the greatest energy expenditure can be replenished, let alone walking this mountain path.
Shinobu Kocho was taken aback, her face visibly flushed, and she lowered her head and remained silent.
Yuko didn't notice her odd behavior. Thinking about where they were going later, she remarked, "Speaking of which, the Stone Pillar... that Mr. Himejima, isn't he over twenty-five years old?"
Butterfly straightened herself and nodded slightly: "Yes, Mr. Beiming Island should be twenty-seven years old this year."
"The limit for the mark is twenty-five years old, right? Apart from Yuuko's brother, none of the other swordsmen who awakened the mark have lived past twenty-five." When the topic of age came up, Shinobu Kocho immediately understood what Yuuko wanted to say.
Yuko lowered her eyelids slightly: "Yes, those who activate their markings are fighting at the cost of their own lives."
"Even if no further battles are fought, the depletion of life will not stop."
"Based on current examples, apart from Yoriichi, no one has actually lived past the age of twenty-five."
Ikuko doesn't often mention this to Shinobu Kocho, because Shinobu Kocho has also awakened her Demon Slayer Mark.
She is eighteen years old this year, and only seven years away from turning twenty-five.
If they can survive the final battle against Muzan Kibutsuji.
Yuko didn't regret it... no, perhaps she did.
She regretted that if she had known her feelings for Shinobu beforehand, she wouldn't have agreed to help her unlock her markings.
But this idea only flashed through my mind for a moment.
Whether it's her, Shinobu Kocho, or the rest of the Demon Slayer Corps, they all came together to kill Muzan Kibutsuji.
Even if Shinobu Kocho had known beforehand, she would still have chosen the same path.
Muzan Kibutsuji is very powerful; he is a true demon king.
In the thousands of years that have passed, only Yoriichi has been encountered as a person of extraordinary talent.
Since Yoriichi, there has been no swordsman who could fight Muzan Kibutsuji.
Even if it's her and Kokushibo, it won't work.
To kill Muzan, we must gather all the forces that can be gathered.
He died at the age of twenty-five, having exhausted his life force. If he had successfully killed Muzan, he could have left with a smile.
Shinobu Kocho asked, "So, Mr. Himejima can't activate his Demon Slayer Mark?"
Yuko shook her head: "No, even if you are over twenty-five years old, you can still activate your markings. However, once activated, they will fade away quickly, like a fleeting moment."
"The time may only be a few hours, and it's hard to survive until the next day."
Shinobu frowned, let out a long sigh, and said regretfully, "I see. If Mr. Himejima were to awaken his mark, it would surely be quite reassuring."
Hearing Shinobu's evaluation, Ikuko nodded in deep agreement.
Indeed, that body, forged through countless trials, was unmatched even by Yan Sheng during his human era.
She was certain that, given an equal three-piece set, even a human-era Iwakatsu would have his brain ruptured if he encountered Kyōmei Himejima.
While Iwakatsu may be superior in sword techniques, it is undeniable that Iwakatsu's talent in breathing techniques and sword techniques is truly remarkable. At least in Yuko's opinion, he is comparable to Sun Breathing and is a powerful breathing technique that can be called the starting breathing technique along with Sun Breathing.
But the rock pillar's physique is something that technique can hardly compensate for.
That sculpted physique is not only the result of hard work, but also the crystallization of talent.
It is an amazing physique that can be described as one that is rarely seen in hundreds of years.
Only Yoriichi can consistently outperform the Stone Pillar in this aspect.
“Don’t worry, judging from the Rock Pillar’s condition, there’s no need to activate the Mark beforehand.” Yuko shook her head. “If it were him, he could achieve a breakthrough during the battle.”
Himejima Gyomei lacks nothing except the opportunity to activate his mark. Even the Transparent World and Kagami Ikuko believe he has a good chance.
Especially the Crimson Blade; given the strength of that physical body, once the mark is awakened, activating the Crimson Blade should be much faster than in her previous demonized state.
Hearing Yuko's words of comfort, Butterfly chuckled and said, "If it were Mr. Himejima, it would indeed seem like that."
"Ah."
The two walked one after the other into the deep mountains.
As Shinobu Kocho had said, after walking for about ten minutes, the two arrived at Gyomei Himejima's dojo.
"Ahhhhhhhh!!!"
……
No, it's probably just another kind of hell.
Beneath a waterfall in front of a stream, a group of swordsmen were gritting their teeth as they endured the cascading water.
Yuko looked up at the waterfall that resembled a silver river falling from the heavens and was momentarily stunned.
I never imagined that such a method of cultivation actually existed.
She had actually thought about this training method before, and even tried it out, but she couldn't even last three minutes before being swept away and disappeared.
He drank a bellyful of river water.
It was Yoriichi who ran into the river and pulled her out. As expected, she caught a cold and had to stay in bed for several days.
It's useless.
This method has proven to be extremely exploitative.
Without a robust physique, one simply cannot withstand the scouring of the waterfall.
Although she has abs and is in good health, her physique simply can't support it.
Beneath the waterfall, there were two familiar faces.
Rengoku Kyojuro was talking to Tomioka Giyuu with an optimistic expression, but unfortunately he was wasting his breath.
Because Giyu Tomioka had a blank expression and slanted eyes, he didn't seem to care about him at all.
It has to be said that a strong physique makes a difference in endurance.
If it were the old Yuko, she would have already reached the downstream area by now.
On a large rock beside the waterfall, several team members lay on it, their faces beaming with happiness.
“So warm~”