"Is this the mountain before us...?"

  Feng Yu, holding the Xiao Bai, arrived at the foot of the mountain named "Mist Isnd Mountain."

  From the middle of the mountain down, the trees were dense, but as one asded, a thick smoke began to emanate.

  "It looks like this is an active volo..."

  Mist Isnd Mountain, located at the southern tip of Kyushu, Japan, is part of a volic cluster straddling the border of Kagoshima and Miyazaki prefectures.

  Above the halfoint, there were no trees—just barren nd—but below, the air was visibly thick with miasma.

  Ever since Feng Yu arrived at the base, he could feel a faint toxic gas in the air.

  To be cautious, Feng Yu decided to take an antidote pill, uaiher his body could resist the toxic miasma.

  "Little White, take this."

  Feng Yu offered the antidote pill to the Xiao Bai, but it turs head away, signaling that it didn't . Instead, it gestured that something unusual resent on this mountain.

  Feng Yu nodded in aowledgment. He could sehat there was something supernatural on this mountain, though he wasn't sure of its exaature or number...

  Seeing the fox's behavior, Feng Yu woke up the Xiao Hei, intending to give it the antidote as well.

  The Xiao Hei opes eyes and shook its head.

  "Master Feng Yu, I will not be going into the mountain. From here on, it's up to you..."

  After ing five Marrow-sing pills, the Xiao Hei had noticeably improved its speed behavior.

  Feng Yu didn’t expect much help from the two of them at this moment. He was simply ed for their safety.

  But sihe Xiao Hei refused to ehe mountain, it seemed that he would be going in with the Xiao Bai alone.

  Suddenly, a loud roar echoed from deep within the mountain.

  It sounded like a beast's growl, but also like the cry of a Demon...

  Feng Yu's eyes darkened, and he slowly drew his Nichirin Sword, preparing for battle.

  "Xiao Bai, go into the box..."

  Feng Yu and the Xiao Bai ventured into the mountain.

  Onside, Feng Yu immediately felt that the dense foliage blocked all light, and the air carried the smell of volic ash.

  This enviro was not only humid but also unbearably hot.

  After walking a short distance, sweat began to drip down Feng Yu's back. It was clear that few people had e to this mountaily—there were no paths, and Feng Yu had to use his Wind Swift teique to move swiftly.

  But in this dense forest, strange aangled vines made it difficult to maintain his speed.

  The entire forest gave off an oppressive feeling—dark, and seemingly endless. The slightest misstep would lead to being trapped by the vines, leaving one uo find their way back.

  Time passed, but Feng Yu did not enter any Demons.

  However, he felt that ever siering the forest, he was being watched, his every move under scrutiny.

  Feng Yu khis was one of his weaknesses: he cked the ability to sehe presence of others.

  Uanjiro, who had a sharp sense of smell, or Inosuke, who could feel the movement of beasts, Feng Yu’s senses were not as keen.

  "A ck of perception is a real headache..."

  Feng Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead, muttering.

  "Perhaps I could develop something like Inosuke's Beast Breathing teique to improve my perception..."

  The more Feng Yu thought about it, the more it seemed like a good idea.

  The only problem was that he had never witnessed Inosuke perform the Beast Breathing in person. He didn’t know where Inosuke was at this moment—he would have to wait for the reunion of Tanjiro and his panions.

  Just as Feng Yu was lost in thought about the future of his owhing teique, Xiao Bai suddenly let out a loud cry.

  Feng Yu immediately became alert.

  "Roar!"

  Xiao Bai leaped out of its box and began growling towards a specific dire.

  Following the fox's gaze, Feng Yu saw that the vines, which were previously still, were now writhing and moving on their own. They had pletely blocked off the path they came from.

  Feng Yu gripped his Nichirin Sword tightly.

  He cursed himself for being distracted in such a pce, his desire for improved sensory abilities growing stronger.

  The vines slithered toward Feng Yu, and just as they were about to strike, he swiftly cut them down.

  "Swish, swish!"

  Feng Yu easily severed the attag vines.

  However, as soon as the vines were cut, new ones rapidly grew back.

  Feng Yu furrowed his brow.

  The regeion of these vines was remarkable. This was clearly the blood demon art of the forest Demon.

  "Looks like you want to use these vio wear me out, huh..."

  "Unfortunately, you’ve uimated me..."

  Feng Yu’s face turned grim, and for the first time, he felt somewhat frustrated. He couldn’t locate the Demon behind the vines, and it felt as if he were being toyed with.

  This was intolerable!

  And the result of this frustration was that the Demon would soon pay.

  Looking at the vines encirg him from all dires, Feng Yu took a deep breath and gripped his Sword.

  "Total tration, Water Breathing, Sed Form: Water Wheel!"

  A massive blue water wheel formed around Feng Yu’s body, spinning through the air and severing any vines or trees it touched.

  "Boom!"

  "Boom!"

  The surrounding trees were felled with resounding crashes.

  However, new vines quickly emerged.

  But this allowed Feng Yu to carve out a sizable space for himself.

  "Ying!"

  Xiao Bai cried out again.

  "Xiao Bai, are you saying the Demon is in that dire?" Feng Yu asked.

  Xiao Bai hen leaped into the air. Feng Yu quickly followed, his Nichirin Sword opping as he sliced through the advang vines.

  Xiao Bai used its cws to clear a path ahead.

  The two worked in perfect syny.

  "Damn it, that fox actually spotted me!"

  Deep within the forest, a rge green demon growled, its face twisted in fury.

  The demon's hands a had transformed into vines, which burrowed into the ground, trolling the vio impede Feng Yu and the Xiao Bai's progress.

  Seeing that the two were ued by the vihe demon snarled, "You forced my hand. Once I catch you, I'll devour you both!"

  "Blood Demon Art: Soul Tree!"

  As the demon's words faded, Feng Yu stopped in his tracks, his eyes narrowing.

  Before him, the trees had suddenly transformed into humanoid tree-like creatures with glowing red eyes.

  "Roar!"

  "Roar!"

  The tree people let out loud roars and began to attack Feng Yu.

  Xiao Bai, now at its normal size, easily dodged the clumsy movements of the tree people.

  Feng Yu, oher hand, was hindered by the vines and trees surrounding him, making it difficult to avoid their attacks.

  Notig this, Feng Yu stopped dodging.

  "I was hoping to end this quickly with a sirike, but it looks like I'll o show some real strength now..."

  "Fine. No more pying around. These tree people are weak!"

  Feng Yu took a deep breath.

  "Total tration, Water Breathing, First Form: Water Surface Ssh!"

  Using the basi of Water Breathing, Feng Yu’s Sword swept through the tree people, cutting them into pieces wherever the tip of his Sword touched.

  "Damn it! How is this person s? Could he be one of the Hashira from the Demon Syer Corps...?"

  "Why is there a Hashira here...?"

  "Is he here to hunt down our master...?"

  The demon began to pani its moment of distra, the trol over the vines faltered.

  "Boom!"

  The dense forest was suddenly cut open, and Feng Yu cleared a path.

  And there, before him, stood the instigator.

  "It seems like it’s you..."

  Feng Yu pointed his Nichirin Sword at the forest demon, its green Sword still dripping with the blood of the tree people.

  Drops of blood fell to the ground.

  The forest demon’s eyes widened. It wao flee, but its hands a were still rooted in the ground by vines.

  "You... don't e any closer... If you kill me, my master will tear you apart!"

  The forest demon stared at Feng Yu, its forehead drenched in cold sweat, fear filling its heart.

  "Oh? Is there a stronger demon than you in this forest?"

  "Very well, then. You die."

  Feng Yu’s expression was as cold as his Sword.

  "Water Breathing, First Form: Water Surface Ssh!"

  The blue Sword fshed, and the forest demon’s head fell to the ground.

  Its disbelieving eyes stared at its own body as it crumbled into ashes.

  "I ’t believe... I ’t believe I was decapitated... I’m disappearing..."

  "Demon Syer... You will soon be killed by my master... I will wait for you in hell..."

  The forest demon disied into ash, vanishing into the air.

  "Heh. A stronger demon?"

  Feng Yu sheathed his Nichirin Sword, a smile spreading across his face, a smile remi of his earlier days when fag Tanjiro.

  "Looks like this mission might turn out to be a big win!"

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