“As expected, the st of wisteria fades beyond the mountaihis leaves the demons with a ce to survive in these parts.”

  Feng Yu walked deeper toward the mountainside.

  “With my current strength… the Hand Demon shouldn’t be much of a threat to me…”

  “Once I rack up enough Sword strikes, I’ll learn a martial art teique to improve my bat awareness…”

  He had been walking for quite a while, yet he hadn’t entered a single demon.

  “What’s going on? Not even a single demon has shown up so far. Am I ig enough, or has something ued happened?”

  “No matter… if you won’t e to me, I’ll just lure you over…”

  Saying that, he lightly sshed his own arm with his Sword, and the air was immediately filled with the metallig of blood.

  “This should do it. These demons have gone so long without tasting blood or flesh—my blood should be as irresistible to them as opium…”

  Since fusing with his ageless stitution, Feng Yu had noticed a signifit transformation in every cell and drop of blood in his body.

  He had even asked Sakonji Urokodaki whether he possessed rare blood, but Urokodaki had shaken his head, saying it was something else entirely.

  Sure enough, soon after Feng Yu made the cut, the area around him began to stir.

  It wasn’t just one demon—it was aire group.

  “Get lost! I saw him first…”“He’s mine!”“I’ll eat him!”“If I eat him, I’m sure I escape from here…”

  The pack of demons surrounded Feng Yu greedily, their urained malice fixed upon him. Some of them were even drooling.

  “Owo, three…”

  “Eleven in total so far? Not bad.”

  Feng Yu spoke without any traotion.

  “Haha, human, just obediently crawl into my stomach!”

  One of the demons lu Feng Yu as it spoke, but the others shouted in e.

  “Damn it! That’s my prey—get lost!”“You’re the one who should get lost—he’s mine!”

  Feng Yu watched as a few demons charged at him, while others were already tearing into one another in a frenzy.

  Drawing his Nichirin Sword, Feng Yu took a deep breath.

  “Total tration: Water Breathing, Third Form—Flowing Dance.”

  Feng Yu’s movements became fluid, like water weaving through the attag demons.

  “Demon sin +1. Sword strike t +50,000.”“Demon sin +1. Sword strike t +50,000.”“Demon sin +1. Sword strike t +50,000.”

  A series of system notifications echoed in his mind as the demons’ heads were sliced off before they even had a ce to react, turning to ash in an instant.

  “Not bad. I just earned 300,000 Sword strikes in one go. Now, all that’s left is…”

  Feng Yu’s gaze shifted toward the remaining demons, his eyes filled with a cold focus—he saw only more Sword strikes waiting to be earned.

  “Let’s finish this in one go.”

  “Total tration: Water Breathih Form—Waterfall Basin.”

  A surging wave of blue patterns emerged from the tip of his Sword, crashing toward the remaining demons.

  “Damn it! This human is to—let’s team up and take him down!”

  The demons roared and charged at Feng Yu together.

  But how could they possibly be a match for him? In the blink of an eye, every single one was reduced to ashes, adding another 250,000 Sword strikes to his total.

  With the previous 100,000 strikes he had accumuted, Feng Yu now had over 650,000 Sword strikes.

  “As I thought, hunting demons is the easiest way to earn Sword strikes…”

  “My martial arts and Sword teiques are already at their peak and ’t be improved further. However, my Water Breathing teique is only at the minor mastery level—it’ll likely take 1,000,000 Sword strikes to reach peak mastery.”

  Character: Feng Yu

  Sword Strikes: 650,000+Breathing Teique: Water Breathing (Minor Mastery)bat Skills: Sword Teique (Peak Mastery), Physical Enha (Peak Mastery)stitution: Ageless BodyPet: Xiao Bai (White Fox: Unawakened)Quest 1: Sy the Demon King Kibutsuji Muzan

  Description: The in of all evil in this world. End him to eradicate the source of this darkness.Reward: Sword Strikes +10,000,000, One World Travel Token, One Mystery Gift BoxStatus: InpleteQuest 2: Pass the Final Trial

  Description: The first step to being a Demon Syer. Prove your worth by passing the Final Trial.Reward: Unlock System Features, Sword Strikes +1,000,000, Beast Breathing TeiqueStatus: Inplete Quest: Sy Demons

  Description: As night falls, tless demons begin to hunt. As a human, your task is to hunt them all down.Reward: Unknowermined by pletion pertage; the higher the pertage, the better the reward)Status: Ongoing“The Hashira of the Demon Syer Corps likely surpass peak mastery in their breathing teiques, and their physical capabilities are far beyond mine…”

  “I’ll aim to push my Water Breathing to peak mastery after this trial—or, if I have enough Sword strikes, awaken my unique Light Breathing teique…”

  After ing the blood off his Sword, Feng Yu moved on to another area. Demoerritorial, and the ones in this area were likely the ones he had just defeated.

  He also wao find the Hand Demon quickly and finish the job.

  Three days passed, with Feng Yu using the same strategy of luring demons and then killing them. His Sword strike t had reached 1,250,000.

  Sure enough, when his total strikes reached 1,000,000, the option to upgrade his Water Breathing teique appeared.

  Feng Yu didn’t hesitate and immediately upgraded it.

  After the upgrade, Feng Yu’s uanding of Water Breathing deepened signifitly. His entire demeanor ged—his presence became restrained yet sharply honed.

  “Now I have 250,000 Sword strikes left. Aside from using them for lotteries, they’re of no other use unless I earn more…”

  He slowly shook off the demon blood from his Sword.

  “I wonder where that Hand Demon is hiding…”

  After a short rest to recover his strength, Feng Yu tinued deeper into the mountain.

  The further he went, the more remnants of trial partits he found—discarded clothes and Nichirin Swords left behind after they’d been devoured by demons.

  “You shouldn’t have ventured so far if you weren’t strong enough…”

  “Rest assured, I’ll avenge you.”

  Though Feng Yu felt a faint pang ret for their deaths, he khis also meant stronger demons—and the Hand Demon—were ahead.

  As expected, deeper into the forest, Feng Yu spotted someone desperately fleeing as though they were being chased by a nightmare.

  “Why is such a monster here?!”“Someone save me—please, anyone, save me!”“This is supposed to be a trial. Why is there such a terrifying monster?!”

  The fleeing person tripped ao the ground, his eyes wide with fear. His face turned deathly pale, a there, too exhausted to move.

  “I’m going to die… Just like the others… Killed by that monster…”

  Watg the person’s frantic state, Feng Yu couldn’t help but smile faintly.

  “Finally, I’ve found you…”

  “Hand Demon.”

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