Chapter 83 Final Selection

Chapter 83 Final Selection

Chapter 83 Final Selection

Under the morning glow, Lu Li sat cross-legged under a peach tree. With every breath, a white dragon-like gas gushed out.

"You've made rapid progress. It turns out that your efforts over the years have not been in vain."

Ci Wulang came down the hillside and was very pleased to see Lu Li's condition.

"It's all teachers who teach well."

Lu Li opened his eyes and said modestly.

This was already his second morning in the Demon Slayer world. Although breathing techniques were mysterious, they were not difficult to learn in Lu Li's opinion.

He thought that if this kind of thing had to be classified, it belonged to the internal energy he had once imagined. He had an excellent talent in this area, so he got started in a few hours and learned the Thunder Breathing Method One to Six taught by Jigoro in one day.

"Although you have gained enlightenment, you still cannot slack off in your practice. You must practice Thunder Breathing Forms 1 to 6 regularly and strive to achieve full concentration as soon as possible."

Ci Wulang taught, to be honest, Lu Li learned all the Thunder Breathing sword techniques in one day yesterday, which still gave him a great shock.

But besides being shocked, he was more delighted. He felt that his years of cultivation and patience had not been wasted. The seed of Lu Li had finally sprouted, and he would grow into a towering tree at a speed that no one could have imagined.

The stronger Lu Li is, the more people he can protect, and the better he can protect himself.

"Grandpa - I really can't do it, let my senior brother go and do the selection..."

Zenitsu stood behind Jigoro like a mangy dog. He seemed to want to escape, but was tied up by Jigoro with a rope.

"Zenitsu, believe in yourself, you can do it."

Jigoro felt a headache when he heard Zenitsu's voice, and he didn't know how to build confidence for this child. He was a little shaken in the past few days, thinking that although Zenitsu had passed the Thunder Breathing training, his personality might really put his life in danger if he participated in the selection.

But now he is not worried about these things. After all, his eldest disciple Lu Li, who has already learned the breathing of thunder, will also participate in this selection. In his opinion, the ghosts in the selection venue should not pose any threat to Lu Li, and Lu Li will also take care of his junior brother.

"But I only know one type..."

Shan Yi wanted to throw a tantrum, but was interrupted by Lu Li's words.

"Zenitsu, just follow me, I will make you understand how powerful you are."

Lu Li's voice was steady, which made Shanyi feel inexplicably relieved and he swallowed the words he had prepared.

Looking at the expectant eyes of his senior brothers and grandfather, he felt that if he continued to cheat, he would be letting them down, so he made up his mind to take part in this selection.

But he had also made up his mind that he must follow Senior Brother Lu closely when the time comes. After all, Senior Brother Lu is very strong. He should be stronger than Senior Brother Xiong Yue now, right?
"Well, I'll be relieved if you two brothers can take care of each other. After you pass the selection, remember to write me a letter."

Jigoro saw that Zenitsu stopped humming and smiled, then took two packages from his back, "This is for you, Ali, it contains your favorite fried rice cakes, I just made it this morning."

He handed another package to Zenitsu, "Zenitsu, this is your package. There are two sets of clothes in it. You are always careless. Don't cause trouble for your senior brother after you go down the mountain."

Lu Li took the package, opened it and took a look. There was also a change of clothes in it, neatly folded, and fried rice cakes wrapped in clean oil paper, which were quite filling. For a moment, he felt warm in his heart. His favorite food was not fried rice cakes, but he did like to eat this kind of snack that was sprinkled with salt and was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

And he knew that even though Jigoro was the former pillar, his life was not rich. In the era of widespread poverty in Neon, glutinous rice was also very expensive. They usually did not eat foods like rice cakes and glutinous rice.

"Ah Li, even though you are born with supernatural powers, you still have to be careful after becoming a member of the Demon Slayer Corps..."

Ci Wulang thought about it, but couldn't seem to think of any more words. He just leaned on his crutches and stretched out his hand as if he wanted to pat Lu Li's shoulder.

Lu Li looked at the short old man with a broken leg and lowered his body. Only then did Ci Wulang pat his shoulder. He sighed, "Time flies so fast. I can't even reach you... Take care of yourself."

"Teacher, please rest assured."

Lu Li replied, and as the sun rose, it was time for him and Zenitsu to set off.

Fujixi Mountain is not very far from Taoshan, but it is still a day's journey away. They must hurry, otherwise they will easily miss the start of the selection.

Before leaving, Zenitsu put away his usual sloppy look, knelt on the ground sincerely and kowtowed to Jigoro. He truly felt that his grandfather treated him well, and after passing this selection, he might not be able to come back to see his grandfather for a long time.

And for some reason, he always had a bad feeling, as if this trip down the mountain would be his final farewell to his grandfather.

The short Jigoro stood under the peach tree, the wind blowing across his old face. He looked at the backs of Lu Li and Zenitsu going down the mountain, "As for me, I don't ask you to change this era, I just want to be alive."

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After Lu Li and Shan Yi climbed up the stairs, they couldn't help but admire the beautiful scenery before them.

On the hillside, wisteria flowers cascade down like waterfalls, with clusters of inflorescences swaying gently in the breeze, exuding a delicate fragrance. The petals are a light purple, as if they were solidified from the softest clouds in the sky, making people intoxicated.

Occasionally, petals fall from the branches. They dance in the air like purple butterflies, and finally fall quietly on the green grass, adding a bit of quiet beauty to this sea of ​​flowers.

On the day of the final selection, he and Zenitsu arrived at Fujishiko Mountain on time. Some minor incidents occurred during the period, such as they were attacked by a demon when they camped in an abandoned wooden house in the wild last night.

What’s interesting is that after the ghost sneaked into the wooden house and found Zenitsu sleeping inside, he turned around and ran away.

But Lu Li did not let the ghost go. He leaped up silently and beheaded it with a single blow under the cover of night.

His original intention was to test whether his magic prison had any effect on ghosts, but he found that it was not only effective, but the effect could be described as astonishing.

Logically speaking, his Demon Prisoner was not the Sun Blade, so it seemed that it could not deliver a fatal blow to ghosts. However, he discovered through actual testing that ghosts beheaded by the Demon Prisoner could not survive at all.

He speculated that it was because the Prisoner was a Zanpakutō itself, and its attacks naturally had the characteristics of severing souls, rather than purely physical damage, so like the Nichirin Sword, it could cause effective damage to demons, and was even stronger.

After all, the principle of the Nichirin Sword to destroy demons is the power of the sun, and the Zanpakutō directly acts on the soul. However, Lu Li is not sure whether this decapitation effect is effective against the Upper Ranks or even Muzan Kibutsuji.

With the intention of testing, Lu Li did not use his full strength, that is, he did not use the Thunder Breathing Technique. Unfortunately, the ghost was too useless and died instantly. Therefore, he currently does not know whether the moves enhanced by the Thunder Breathing Technique can cause more obvious and effective damage to the ghost.

(End of this chapter)