Chapter 112 Acquired markings? Even dogs don’t use that.

Chapter 112 Acquired markings? Even dogs don’t use that.

Chapter 112 Acquired markings? Even dogs don’t use that.
"Can we enter Infinite City on our own initiative?"

The Flame Pillar inquired, full of energy.

Lu Li shook his head. "Unless Muzan or the person who controls the city opens the door, we can't get in and it will be difficult to find it."

He knew that the Infinite Castle was created based on the castle tower in the Edo period. In the original work, the Snake Pillar and the Wind Pillar once encountered a large number of demons there and even saw the interior of the Infinite Castle at one point.

But the Infinite City can keep moving under the control of Naruto, and can open doors all over the country. The most common method for Muzan to summon the Twelve Demon Moons is for Naruto to open the door and bring them to the Infinite City.

After the meeting, once the small doors are opened, the Twelve Ghost Moons will return to where they were before. It's very magical.

Honestly speaking, in Lu Li's opinion, this kind of spatial ability is beyond the difficulty of this world, but the reality is that Muzan has such a convenient city, and they must find a way to crack it.

"In that case, we may be able to lure the snake out of its hole."

The Snake Pillar analyzed.

"Need bait?"

Shinobu Kocho thought, "Muzan should also want to kill the Hashira. If we are alone outside, will he open the gate of the Infinite Castle and release the demons to surround and kill us?"

The whereabouts of the pillars are mostly secretive, and only the high-level members of the Demon Slayer Corps know their movements. In addition, demons are restricted by sunlight and cannot collect intelligence during the day, so unless the pillars take the initiative to come to them, it is difficult for demons to specifically look for the pillars.

But if they take the initiative to reveal their identities and whereabouts, they will most likely attract the upper string.

"It's not that easy. Excuse me for being blunt. Except for Mr. Beimingyu, everyone else present is out now. If their whereabouts are exposed, they will be dead."

Lu Li said bluntly, "As for killing everyone present, the remaining top four can do it. Muzan doesn't even need the Infinite Castle."

He was not saying this casually. Even if one took into account the possibility that the Pillars would explode and develop markings during the battle, in a one-on-one fight, apart from the Rock Pillar, no one else could even beat the Upper Four.

What's more, there are now many more powerful explorers in Muzan's camp, and they will not let the top four act alone.

"You are too arrogant, aren't you!?"

The Wind Pillar, who was already dissatisfied with Lu Li's previous behavior, stood up with an angry look on his face, "You thought you were the only one who could kill the Upper Rank..."

He paused before he could even utter the word "ma".

Because accompanied by the sound of the violent wind, Lu Li's hand had been placed on the back of his neck in a knife-like gesture. Lu Li was standing behind him, and he didn't see how Lu Li ran over.

"If I wanted to kill you, you'd be dead."

Lu Li withdrew his hand and said calmly, "I grew up listening to the legends of the pillars, but in reality, most of you are too weak."

Feng Zhu came back to his senses at this moment. After only a brief "confrontation", his back was already soaked. Now when he looked at Lu Li again, there was a bit more awe in his eyes.

Originally, in terms of strength, he was not convinced by anyone except the Rock Pillar, but today he met a humanoid monster whose speed far exceeded that of him, the Wind Pillar.

"I believe everyone has understood that this is the fact."

Lu Li walked to the side and stood still. "I can easily kill everyone present except Mr. Beimingyu, but even for me, it is not so easy to kill the upper strings. Those ghosts one, two, three, and four will only be stronger than the two I killed before."

"Miraihuru, what exactly do you want to say? Is it just to show your strength and reflect our weakness?"

Snake Pillar's voice was low, but one could not tell whether he was happy or angry.

Under the gaze of many pillars, Lu Li nodded calmly, "That's it, this is the premise. Only when everyone understands this, can I continue."

Anyone would feel uncomfortable when being pointed at and called weak, but the pillars are not ordinary people. They have a good mentality and the strength is not what they care about most. They all have a heart to slay demons and save the world.

Therefore, they did not interrupt and waited for Lu Li to continue.

"The next thing I'm going to talk about is today's third topic, which is also the conclusion I reached after discussing with my lord."

Lu Li said, "In the next two months, all pillars will stop their ghost hunting operations and conduct concentrated special training."

He arrived at his lord's residence last night, had a long conversation with his lord, and explained the importance of Miss Tamayo.

As for the current situation, he easily explained it to the lord. The other party was a smart man. As long as the lord understood the power of the Upper Moon and the fact that Muzan had expanded his forces, the lord would be able to understand that the "offensive and defensive situations had changed."

The Pillars are no longer the ones hunting demons, but the ones being hunted by the Twelve Demon Moons.

When the other party has a strong intelligence system to support them, Zhu's random dispersal of actions is undoubtedly an act of "giving away".

Therefore, after some discussion, they decided that all the pillars except Lu Li and Rock Pillar should receive training.

Well, that's just a nice way of saying it. In fact, the main purpose is to protect them and prevent them from being hunted before the final battle.

Of course, it would be best if you could improve your strength during the training process, so that you will be more confident in the subsequent decisive battle.

As for external actions, they have not completely stopped. In addition to being responsible for sparring and teaching other pillars, Lu Li and the Rock Pillar will also go out to deal with more dangerous ghosts depending on the situation.

"Special training, it sounds really exciting!"

The Flame Pillar said with full energy, "It will definitely make us stronger, so we can protect more people in the future!"

Lu Li nodded, "The lord will arrange a hidden place for us to train. During this time, the Demon Slayer Corps will operate as usual, and the powerful demons will be handled by me and the Rock Pillar."

"It's business as usual? The other members of the Demon Slayer Corps won't be participating in the special training?"

The Snake Pillar spoke in confusion.

"Each pillar can select a few of his favorite subordinates or stepsons to participate in the training, and the others can go out on missions as usual. This kind of training is useless with too many people."

Lu Li said that in fact, in the original work, the Demon Slayer Corps also conducted training for all members before the final battle, but Lu Li felt that it was too extreme and meaningless.

Most of the members of the Demon Slayer Corps are just ordinary people without any talent. Even after receiving intensive elite training, their strength has not improved much. It would be better to let them go out and perform their tasks normally.

As for the danger, precisely because of their identity as ordinary team members, they are relatively safer. A few hundred people scattered across the country make them a small target, and the explorers will not deliberately hunt down these ordinary team members.

Ordinary team members can also kill weak ghosts outside and protect the people.

In this land, there are very few demons and Demon Slayers, so even though the Pillars are very powerful, most of the time the functions they perform are no different from those of an ordinary Demon Slayer. They all hear the news and rush to a place to kill demons.

It’s just that there are some demons that ordinary soldiers can’t beat, but the pillars can.

"I see. It's indeed a reasonable decision. But without us to carry out the mission, more people will surely be killed by the evil spirits. How pitiful." The Rock Pillar said with tears in his eyes, agreeing with the plan.

"Training is fine, but it still can't solve Muzan's problem. How are we going to enter the Infinite City?"

The Snake Pillar expressed his doubts.

"Use the bait you mentioned earlier."

Lu Li replied, "It just can't be a free bait. We need a more powerful bait, and it's better if it has the ability to counterattack. We can buy time and try to get all the pillars into the Infinite City."

"It sounds like we're not even qualified to be bait."

Feng Zhu said, his face full of unwillingness.

Lu Li nodded, "Considering mobility, I am the most suitable person to be the bait at the moment."

In fact, regarding the bait, he discussed with his lord and came up with two plans. The plan to use him as bait was not very reliable.

Because even if he was surrounded and attacked while he was out, Muzan might not open the Infinite City. Even if he did, given the characteristics of the Infinite City, Muzan might pull himself in in an instant. He would not be able to let the other pillars enter the Infinite City with him.

Therefore, the best bait must be even heavier, heavy enough to force Muzan to take action himself, which means that the lord is the bait.

Once Muzan himself is surrounded, he will be forced to open the door under pressure, and then everyone can go in and fight together.

Of course, because this plan would most likely result in the lord's death, most of the pillars would oppose it, so Lu Li did not say anything, and in his heart he did not quite agree with this plan.

He has already entered this world and is on the side of the Demon Slayer Corps. If he still has to use the lord as bait to win, that would be too foolish.

Therefore, Lu Li has his own understanding of the bait plan.

However, for now they can only make good internal arrangements within the Demon Slayer Corps and let the pillars start training peacefully.

Lu Li didn't expect the Pillars to provide him with much help in the final battle, but he didn't want to see these Pillars who had tragic life experiences and dedicated their entire lives to the cause of slaying demons die. They deserved a better ending.

After he rescued the Sound Pillar, he received another hidden mission.

[Hidden Mission: Perfect Ending]

Mission content: Try to keep the current nine pillars alive after killing Muzan Kibutsuji. The reward will be determined based on the number of pillars that survive.

Reward for 5 survivors: 3 free attributes

Reward for 6 survivors: 4 free attributes

Reward for 7 survivors: 5 free attributes

Reward for 8 survivors: 6 free attributes

All members survived the game and received 10 free attributes.

Failure penalty: None
The rewards for this task are very generous. If you can achieve a perfect ending, you can obtain 10 points of free attributes, which is equivalent to the reward attributes of a world comprehensive settlement.

Therefore, whether from a selfish perspective or from a mission perspective, Lu Li hopes that all nine pillars except himself survive.

"It's too dangerous to be the bait alone. I will accompany you when you go out."

Rock Pillar suggested that he agreed with Lu Li's mobility, but did not think that Lu Li alone could handle the situation of multiple Upper Moons attacking.

Moreover, he believed that if he was included in the bait, the target would be even bigger, and it was not certain that Muzan Kibutsuji would take action personally.

"I appreciate Mr. Beimingyu's kindness, but let's not talk about it for now. Let's talk about the special training first."

Lu Li smiled and said, "Since I would propose special training to the lord, I naturally have a reliable plan that can enhance everyone's strength."

After hearing Lu Li's words, the curiosity of the pillars present was aroused. Who doesn't want to become stronger? Especially at this critical moment when Muzan was discovered, every pillar wanted to kill Muzan.

As if sensing the eagerness of the many pillars, the lord spoke up at this time, "Mr. Lu, don't keep them in suspense. Show them."

Upon hearing this, Lu Li said no more. Under the surprised gazes of everyone, his aura soared and magic patterns appeared on his body.

"This is!?"

The Flame Pillar Rengoku Kyojuro exclaimed. His family had a long history of learning the Breathing Technique. At home, there were notes left by the first generation of swordsmen. The strange patterns on Lu Li's body reminded him of an ability mentioned in the book about the first generation of swordsmen. "Patterns!?"

The other pillars were attracted by the Flame Pillar's words and chewed on the word. It was obvious that most of them were hearing this word for the first time.

But no matter what abilities Lu Li displayed, they were all very interested, because all the pillars present felt that this was not a breathing method, but some other secret technique, which made his physical strength increase rapidly after using it!

If they could master this technique, and combine it with breathing techniques, their strength would increase exponentially!
"Because I was unable to master the breathing method for many years, I also thought of other ways to fight ghosts, so I developed this secret technique to maximize the potential of the human body."

Lu Li said, "After using this secret technique, the human body's strength, speed, dynamic vision, etc. will be greatly improved. It is called Ghost God. Are you interested in learning it?"

Stripes?

Even dogs won’t open that thing.

He wanted to teach the ghosts and gods to the Nine Pillars, which had far fewer side effects than the markings, and was a more controllable state that could be entered at any time. In addition, the improvement in strength was no less than that of the markings.

Simply put, the markings are a rough technique of overdrawing potential. For the pillars who activate it after birth, it is equivalent to using their potential in a very rough way, which will greatly shorten their lifespan. If a swordsman over 25 years old uses it, it will lead to direct death.

But it’s different for ghosts and gods. Although their power may increase depending on individual physique, their side effects are much smaller than those of stripes, and the bonus to nerve reflex speed is incomparable to that of stripes.

In general, ghosts and gods are equivalent to the feeling of stripes + transparent world, which can not only increase strength, but also enhance eyesight and analytical ability in battle.

As for whether you can learn Nine Pillars, the answer is yes.

Lu Li naturally had a deep understanding of the secret techniques that he had personally created. Although he couldn't say that his teaching ability was very good, he was able to explain the principles clearly. He had once taught Lei An the Armament Haki.

Compared to Armament Haki, Demons and Gods are easier to learn. There is no reason why the nine pillars, who are geniuses, cannot learn it. For a genius like Tokito Muichiro, who took only two months to go from holding a sword to becoming a pillar, learning Demons and Gods is too easy.

Lu Li is fully confident that he can give the Demon Slayer Corps a major upgrade in configuration within two months, and when they fight the final battle, their chances of winning will be greatly improved.

(End of this chapter)