Demon Slayer: Strength Gained with Every Swing of the Sword

The mountain night was still to the extreme, broken only by the continuous screams and pleas of Hua Zhi Zi.

At this moment, the little boy and his father, who had been bound inside the dilapidated temple, had already woken up after Hua Zhi Zi's Blood Demon Art had ended.

Both of them stared at each other, wide-eyed.

The boy's tears stained his already grimy face, but since his mouth was stuffed with something, he could only emit muffled "uh-uh-uh" sounds.

His father was in the same condition. His eyes were filled with confusion, and he had no idea what had just happened. But there, in front of him, was his child. The ropes binding him made it impossible for him to move, and he could only wriggle like a worm, inching closer to his son.

On the other side, Hua Zhi Zi was losing consciousness. Due to the immense loss of physical ability, her broken body had almost no self-healing capacity left.

"I... I... am I going to die...?"

Hua Zhi Zi's gaze gradually dulled. The three-colored flower on her forehead had withered, and her once brilliant blue eyes were now unfocused.

Feng Yu, seeing this, sheathed his Sword.

He crouched beside Hua Zhi Zi and carefully observed her state.

"I didn't expect you to last this long. I've lost count of how many times I've swung my Sword."

"But the regenerative abilities of a demon body are indeed limited. Those who claim infinite regeneration probably haven't the strength to repeatedly shred a demon..."

The ground was littered with Hua Zhi Zi's fragmented flesh and blood, creating a scene that resembled a battlefield. The air was thick with a nauseating stench.

"Do you know why I treated you like this?"

"Whether you chose to become a demon or were forced into it and lost your memory, the fact remains: we are on different sides. Besides, I happened to want to test something, so I'm sorry, Miss Demon. You've worked hard."

Feng Yu smiled.

"Now, my experiment has yielded results. The sun is almost up, and given your condition, you have no chance of surviving. Do you have anything to say? Or perhaps you could tell me where your kind is, and I'll send them to hell to keep you company."

Feng Yu's gentle tone and actions seemed far more terrifying to Hua Zhi Zi than any demon's curse.

"You... you... you're the true demon... you're the devil..."

Tears streamed down Hua Zhi Zi's face as she glared at Feng Yu with hatred, but soon, she fell silent.

"Looks like... it's really time for me to die..."

Just before death, memories of her time before becoming a demon suddenly flooded back.

Hua Zhi Zi's tears poured out uncontrollably, as she muttered, "Sorry... sorry, Shan Qi..."

"The flowers you gave me... they were so beautiful..."

"They smelled so nice..."

A streak of light appeared on the distant horizon. Then, Hua Zhi Zi's body began to turn to ashes.

"Zhi Zi, when you grow up, you must become my wife!"

"Alright, Shan Qi..."

"Zhi Zi, look, these flowers are so beautiful. You'll be the most beautiful girl wearing them on your head..."

The boy from Hua Zhi Zi's memory picked three flowers of different colors and placed them in her hair, and Hua Zhi Zi smiled with happiness.

Warm sunlight bathed the two of them, like a pair of divine lovers.

But that night, everything changed. Red, everywhere was red. Hua Zhi Zi saw the boy who once promised to marry her, now lifeless. She wanted to die and plunged a knife into her stomach, thinking that this would allow her to join her beloved boy in death.

In the final memory, Hua Zhi Zi opened her eyes again, her body filled with power. The boy she once loved had been swallowed by her. From that moment on, a demon flower demon was born into this world.

"So... it was me..."

"Shan Qi... did you come to take me...?"

"We can finally be together now..."

"Let's never be apart again..."

Hua Zhi Zi's body finally turned to ash in the sunlight.

"Ding, congratulations on obtaining 50,000 Sword Swings."

Hearing the system's notification, Feng Yu knew that Hua Zhi Zi, this demon, had been slain. He also noticed the faint smile Hua Zhi Zi had shown in her final moments and had an inkling of what had happened.

"It's just different sides of the same coin…"

With that, Feng Yu left the scene and returned to the dilapidated temple, untangling the ropes from the boy and his father.

The two of them immediately embraced each other.

"Father... you're finally... finally awake... woo woo woo."

"I'm sorry, child... you've been through so much..."

Feng Yu didn't interrupt their heartfelt reunion. After sending them on their way, he remained alone in the temple.

The ground was covered with clothes. One could only imagine how many people Hua Zhi Zi had devoured over the past half-month.

"Man makes his own fate... one who brings destruction upon themselves cannot escape it…"

Feng Yu muttered to himself.

Then, he set fire to the entire temple.

Thick black smoke rose into the sky, and Feng Yu's expression was unusually cold.

At this moment, Xiao Bai jumped out from behind a box. It seemed like it sensed the anger in Feng Yu's heart and licked his hand with its tongue.

"It's okay, Xiao Bai. I just didn't expect that someone, a human no less, could do something like this..." Feng Yu sighed, reaching out to pet Xiao Bai's soft fur, but then froze in surprise.

"Ding, new task released."

Task One: Master the Breath of Light and create three techniques.

Description: One must learn to grow. You've realized that the Water Breathing technique doesn't suit you, so go ahead and create a breathing style that belongs to you.

Rewards: 500,000 times Sword Swings, 1 refresh of the Legendary Item Shop, 1 new system feature.

Status: Unfinished

Task Two: Complete three Demon Slayer Corps missions.

Description: As someone who is now capable of acting independently, follow your heart and complete the Demon Slayer Corps tasks.

Rewards: 200,000 times Sword Swings, System Simulation Function, Grim Reaper's Mask.

Status: One-third completed

Simulation Function: Spend Sword Swings to simulate the next stage of maxed-out skills and breathing techniques.

Grim Reaper's Mask: Has an intimidating effect, can resist mental attacks, and can be fused with other masks to gain their attributes.

Feng Yu carefully examined the two tasks and a smile of delight spread across his face.

"The system's got my back! This really is a solution to my immediate problems. My breathing technique and martial arts have reached a plateau, and I can't see the next stage... This simulation function came just in time…"

"If my Sword Swings are sufficient, does that mean... the Breath of Water can reach an even higher level...?"

"Perhaps by then, I'll be strong enough to rival the Pillars..."

Feng Yu lifted Xiao Bai and squeezed it in his arms.

"Xiao Bai, you're really my lucky star!"

Xiao Bai, not understanding the situation, simply sensed Feng Yu's joy and chirped happily.

"Ying ying ying~"

"Hahaha!"

The duo, one person and one fox, laughed together in the mountains.

Meanwhile, elsewhere... someone was about to meet their misfortune…

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