Chapter 35: Chapter 35: New Breathing Method
The violent black lightning swept through Maple's body harmlessly. Only the three inconspicuous "brands of suffering" on the back of Maple's hand disappeared silently.
Obviously, although the usage of [abnormal damage] immunity from [brand of suffering] was suppressed, as long as it was properly used, it was undoubtedly still a trump card in Maple's hands.
"Physical eruption, spirit eruption, it seems that it is no longer just 'thunder.'"
Maple quietly felt the power brought by his breathing and the seeming echoes between the nichirin blade and himself, moving at a thought.
"Originally, a nichirin blade cannot change its attribute for the second time, but who asked you to be picked up by me?"
[Weapon of War] was activated for the first time, spiritual power slowly flowed into the nichirin blade, causing the color on the back of the blade to return to its original state and then changed again under the influence of Maple's breathing technique, becoming a pure bright silver color.
"Your name will be 'Soul Blade.'"
Maple chuckled lightly along with the joyful sound emitted by the nichirin blade, as though anticipating its master's first breathing technique.
"Slay the regretful soul, Soul Breath! 1st form! Dreaming of a golden millet!"
The blade flashed.
A bright silver flash instantly cut through the black lightning, growing larger in Kaigaku's sight.
[Strange]
This was what Kaigaku felt because this slash was rather slow. He just needed to turn sideways to evade the fatal attack.
However, every cell in Kaigaku's body was wailing, as if disaster was imminent.
"Damn, it was an illusion!"
Seeing the slow-moving slash, Kaigaku finally noticed something was wrong and cursed silently.
"Hiss!"
The next moment, as though replying to Kaigaku's judgment, the slow sword light seemed to have returned to its true speed, tearing the air apart in an instant as it released a terrifying roar in the forest.
"Quick! Quick! Quick! Raise your hand! Quickly raise your hand! It can be blocked, just a little bit more!"
Kaigaku's eyes were bloodshot as he tried his best to raise his blade and block the attack.
Too fast, it was really too fast. In Kaigaku's eyes, the speed of this slash had far exceeded the limit of "thunderclap and flash" and reached the unheard "inhuman realm."
Kaigaku's survival instinct allowed him to unleash all of his potential, and the blade in his hand seemed to be able to reach the slash coming towards his neck.
"I can do it! I can do it! A little bit more!"
Kaigaku roared excitedly in his heart.
But, would it really be as he wished?
"Pffttt…"
A demon head flew into the sky, with a puzzled look on its face…
Didn't he block the attack?
With the last of its strength, Kaigaku moved his eyesight towards his headless body and saw a strange scene.
Did he wave his blade too fast? Perfectly missing the true attack? How did he make such a low-level mistake?
"It seems fast and slow, not fast and not slow, as though 'dreaming of a golden millet,' wrapped in a trance, is difficult to differentiate what is right and what is false."
Maple put the "Soul Blade" back into the scabbard, as though seeing Kaigaku's last confusion, he explained silently in his heart and then turned his gaze towards the forest depths not far away and spoke softly.
"Who?"
"Ara, I have been discovered, you are truly strong."
A gentle voice came from the treetops, in a daze, Maple seemed to see a beautiful butterfly flying down from the sky. However, as Maple had yet to break away from his combat state, he subconsciously said.
"A giant moth?"
"…"
Silence, a long silence. At this moment, in the dead of the forest, Maple even felt a fleeting "murderous intention" from the petite figure.
"I'm sorry, I am not in the right state."
Maple touched his nose and spoke in a calm voice, as though what just happened was just a "little thing."
"My name is 'Feng,' one word, no surname, 16 years old. Who are you?"
"Mr. Feng? I am Shinobu, the current Insect Pillar of the Demon Slayer Corps. 'Nice' to meet you."
Shinobu introduced herself, the smile on her face still gentle as water, as if she did not care about Maple's gaffe just now.
Of course, if Shinobu could control herself better and not use her sharp eyes to continue staring at Maple, it would have been perfect.
Maple was a little worried; would this "black-bellied" young lady plan to drug him in the future?
"Demon Slayer Corps? Insect Pillar?"
Maple obviously recognized Shinobu's identity. After all, those pairs of purple eyes along with the elegant butterfly-patterned feathers really gave a deep impression.
However, this was his first encounter with this familiar stranger and obviously could not show his own abnormality.
"Are you specialized in 'handling' these creatures?"
Maple asked "thoughtfully" as he turned and glanced at the gradually dissipating corpse.
"'Handling' is it?"
A flash of light appeared in Shinobu's eyes, seemingly agreeing with this wording, and the last of the fierce aura on her body subsided completely.
"What Mr. Feng said is correct; we are an organization specialized in slaying demons. What Mr. Feng previously used is the breathing method and nichirin blade we passed down from generation to generation. They are specialized 'tools' for slaying demons."
Speaking of this, Shinobu's eyes shrank slightly. There was a little surprise in her gentle voice.
"But Mr. Feng is truly powerful; was that breathing method you created yourself? Even the nichirin blade has changed to a color I have never seen before."
"I called it 'Soul Breathing,' but it is still incomplete."
When Maple heard Shinobu's praise, he explained noncommittally and changed the topic.
"Senior Kocho, why are you looking for me?"
"Ara, actually Mr. Maple's performance during this period of time was too impressive, so I want to invite Mr. Maple to join the Demon Slayer Corps."
Shinobu blinked her eyes and showed a happy smile, her purple eyes flashing with anticipation.
"What do Mr. Feng think? To be honest, with just that move just now, Mr. Feng's strength is not weaker than a 'Pillar.'"
After meeting Shinobu's eyes for a moment, Maple was silent before he nodded and agreed to Shinobu's invitation.
"Alright."
"How wonderful!"
Hearing the answer that she was expecting, Shinobu clapped her hands in excitement, the corners of her eyes curved like crescent moons. The girl's gentle and pure smile seemed to make the moonlight dim for a moment.
"Then Mr. Feng will be my comrade from now on."
"Yes. I'll also be asking for senior Kocho's guidance from now on."
Maple looked at Shinobu and agreed with a smile. His temperament was calm and gentle. There were no
signs of him being a "killer" who had killed half a hundred demons.
"Mr. Kasugai crow, can you please deliver the situation here to Oyakata-sama? We might need to have a 'Pillar meeting' about Mr. Feng."
"Caw! Understood! Leave it to me! Caw!"
The black Kasugai crow fluttered its wings in the night sky, Shinobu also shifted her eyes towards Maple again.
"Ne.., Mr. Maple, please follow me. Also, I am only two years older than you, so just call me Kocho."
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