Fox Demon: God rewards hard work, I will eventually master martial arts and become a god

After a long time, the voice in Tanjiro Kamado's mind slowly stopped.

Tanjiro Kamado did not move, but stood there, recalling word by word what Lin Yu had just said.

After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes. The moment he opened his eyes, the samurai sword in his arms was already unsheathed and chopped directly at a big tree beside him.

Along with it, there was a gust of wind, blowing the grass beside the big tree.

Then there was no movement.

Only after Tanjiro Kamado retracted his samurai sword did the tree slowly fall down, and after a series of crackling sounds, it crashed to the ground.

Tanjiro Kamado let out a breath and frowned slightly.

Although this sword was much stronger than the one he had just used, it was still somewhat imperfect. For example, his internal force still dissipated at the moment of the strike.

It was obvious that he did not control the amount of internal force he input.

While he was thinking, the trees in the distance had completely collapsed, raising a huge cloud of dust on the ground.

When the dust dispersed a little, he suddenly found two figures standing in the dust.

Tanjiro Kamado's hand subconsciously fell on the hilt of the knife, but his keen senses told him that the other party had no hostility.

At the same time, the dust completely cleared away, and he realized that the two figures were a young girl and a young boy.

They wore strange-looking fox masks and stood quietly beside the fallen trees, looking at Tanjiro Kamado from afar.

Tanjiro Kamado was startled and quickly waved his hand and asked:

"Are you okay? Are you hurt? I didn't notice you were there just now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tanjiro Kamado noticed that the young man with flesh-colored medium-length hair had already moved. He drew out the samurai sword in his hand. Under the faint light, the blade appeared blue and half of the white handle was exposed.

After a few jumps, he had arrived in front of Tanjiro Kamado.

Tanjiro Kamado's eyes narrowed slightly, and the samurai sword in his hand was unsheathed again. A breeze blew in the air again, and the figure that was rushing forward suddenly froze.

The samurai sword in Tanjiro Kamado's hand was already in front of the fox-faced boy.

When the breeze just stopped, the fox mask split into two with a snap and fell to the ground. A few strands of loose hair slowly fell down, revealing a face with a scar extending from the corner of the mouth to the cheek.

Although he looks ferocious, his eyes are bright and gentle.

"My name is Xuantu, nice to meet you."

The boy spoke, and at the same time put down the samurai sword in his hand.

"You won. You are fully capable of taking the trial at Wisteria Mountain."

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Tanjiro Kamado was a little overwhelmed by the other party's strange behavior. If he had not sensed any hostility from the other party, the sword just now would not have been aimed at the other party's mask, but at the other party's neck.

At this time, another girl came over. She gently took off her mask, revealing a cute and delicate face:

"I'm sorry to bother you. My name is Shinkomo. We are both students of Mr. Urokodaki. I saw that you were also going to the trial, so I wanted to test your strength."

Such a cute girl.

Tanjiro Kamado stared at the other person's blue pupils and listened to the light words. His heart calmed down, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel a little curious:

"You are all students of Mr. Urokodaki as well? Why haven't I seen you before?"

"Although you have never seen us, we still care about you. We know that you have been practicing hard, so we don't want to disturb you."

Shinkomo explained, tugging at the corner of Santo's clothes.

There was a trace of unnaturalness on Xuantu's face, and then he said:

"You are the strongest person I have ever met, but seeing is not necessarily believing, so I took the initiative to test you, but it seems that I was overthinking it. I believe you will pass the selection."

Faced with the sudden praise, Kamado Tanjiro was flattered and waved his hand quickly:
"No, no, I'm still far from it. I was actually a little slow in that sword strike just now. I used a little more internal...strength, otherwise I wouldn't be able to cut your hair."

Originally thinking that Tanjiro Kamado was still being modest, the corner of Satsuki's mouth twitched. He felt that the other party seemed to be speaking very truthfully, and it was obvious that what he said about his own lack of strength was also true.

He couldn't help but be silent. If Tanjiro Kamado's strength was still far behind, then what was his own strength?

Thinking of this, Xuantu suddenly recalled a scene from long ago, and a trace of gloom flashed across his face.

But now that I think about it, it makes sense. If I were strong enough, what happened before would not have happened.

Tanjiro Kamado keenly sensed that something was wrong with the other party's emotions, and just when he felt that it was a bit strange, he heard Shinkomo say:

"Okay, now that your strength has been tested, we will leave. We will be waiting here for the good news that you have passed the trial."

Shinkomo took the upset Sento away, leaving Tanjiro Kamado confused.

Why wait? If these people are all students of Urokodaki Sakonji, shouldn't they participate together this time?

He watched the two people's backs disappear into the woods in the distance. Suddenly, his eyes froze and he suddenly realized why he felt so strange.

Because the moment the two people disappeared, he immediately lost all trace of them in his perception.

Recalling when the big tree fell just now, he didn't notice how the other party appeared.

This couldn't help but shock Tanjiro Kamado. After all, ever since he cultivated his internal strength, his five senses have been improved to a subtle level. At the same time, as his internal strength grows, his five senses are still improving.

But these improvements still failed to capture the trace of the two people just now. Could it be that the two people are even more powerful than themselves?

"Don't think too much, they are just two ghosts."

Lin Yu's faint voice rang out from the bottom of Tanjiro Kamado's heart.

"ghost?"

Tanjiro Kamado was shocked, but then he thought, even evil ghosts that eat people exist, so the existence of ghosts is not that strange.

And it seems that there is always a similar existence around him.

Tanjiro Kamado was thinking about these things secretly in his heart, but the next second he heard Lin Yu's unpleasant voice:

"What nonsense are you thinking? I am somewhat different from these ghosts. They only stay in the world because of some obsessions and do not want to reincarnate. They are truly lonely ghosts."

"Obsession? Why does such a thing exist?"

Tanjiro Kamado was shocked. Not being able to reincarnate was a big deal. "It all depends on Mr. Urokodaki Sakonji. They died in the trial and are eager to return to Urokodaki Sakonji. Although they have this obsession, they will not return here without the guidance of Urokodaki Sakonji's thoughts."

Lin Yu's words were vague. The human soul is a magical existence. It is so fragile, but under strong obsession, it can remain in the world.

Thinking of this, Lin Yu was thoughtful. Obsession is an emotion. If it is compared to emotional power, it may be able to explain the reason.

"Did they all die in the trial?"

Tanjiro Kamado felt lost, and he suddenly understood why the behavior of those two people before seemed so strange.

When he thought about the fact that the other party had clearly seen his strength with his own eyes and still wanted to verify it, he couldn't help but feel moved:
"Is there a very powerful evil spirit in the trial? Otherwise, why are they so obsessed with testing newcomers?"

"This is a very easy-to-guess logic, but haven't you been prepared for this? As a member of the Demon Slayer Corps, the most common thing you do every day is to fight with evil spirits. If you can't kill them, they will eat you."

Lin Yu said lightly.

Tanjiro Kamado was slightly startled and clenched his fists.

The master was right. He had already decided to sacrifice his life for this matter. If he retreated at this time because the enemy was too powerful, what would he be?
Besides, wasn't he training so hard just to fight against a powerful enemy? Why should he be afraid?

Even if you encounter an enemy stronger than yourself, you can only fight.

Tanjiro Kamado felt that he had one more reason to pass the trial.

A month later.

Tanjiro Kamado opened his eyes on time in the morning, folded the bedding on the ground, and opened the door.

Outside the door, Urokodaki Sakonji was already sitting solemnly beside the stove, and Nezuko appeared in Tanjiro Kamado's sight for the first time in a long time.

Nezuko fell into a drowsy state two years ago, and has been sleeping most of the time during these two years.

According to Urokodaki Sakonji's guess, Nezuko is most likely replenishing her energy by sleeping. After all, evil spirits feed on humans to increase their energy. Now that Nezuko does not eat, she naturally needs other ways to replenish her energy.

Nezuko was very happy to see Tanjiro Kamado. Her eyebrows couldn't help but raise and her eyes showed a little more smile.

"Nezuko! Good morning. I didn't expect to see you wake up today."

Tanjiro Kamado walked to Nezuko excitedly and touched her head with his hand.

During these two years, Nezuko woke up sometimes, but it was basically when he was out training.

Before he came back, Nezuko fell asleep again.

Unexpectedly, when I was about to leave today, Nezuko woke up.

"It seems that he knew that today was the day you were leaving for Wisteria Mountain, so he woke up early and waited for you."

Urokodaki Sakonji spoke, with the familiar Tengu mask on his face, making it impossible for Tanjiro Kamado to see his face clearly. However, through the smell, Tanjiro Kamado could feel that Urokodaki Sakonji was actually very happy.

"I have a feeling that the day when Nezuko will completely stabilize is not far away. I think when you come back from Wisteria Mountain, you may be able to see that Nezuko doesn't need to sleep all the time."

Urokodaki Sakonjimichi.

Hearing the other party's words, Tanjiro Kamado was stunned, but then he was overjoyed:
"Really? Nezuko! Incredible, incredible, you can actually do this. I believe that Nezuko you can definitely turn back into a human again."

He took Nezuko's hand and rocked it gently, feeling more joyful than ever before.

"Okay, let's talk about these things after you come back from the trial."

Urokodaki Sakonji, who was standing by, coughed lightly and brought up the main matter.

He slowly told Tanjiro Kamado the location of Wisteria Mountain, and reminded him that he must reach Wisteria Mountain within half a month, otherwise he would have to wait for a few more years if he missed the deadline.

Tanjiro Kamado nodded seriously.

At the same time, Urokodaki Sakonji also took out a familiar fox mask from behind him.

"Mr. Urokodaki, what is this?"

When Tanjiro Kamado saw it for a moment, he remembered the fox masks worn on the heads of Satoshi and Makomo. Although there were differences in details, he still recognized that it was made by the same person as the fox mask on the other's head.

"This is the evil-repelling fox mask I make for everyone who goes to the trial. It doesn't have any special effect, it's just for good luck."

Urokodaki Sakonji handed the fox mask to Tanjiro Kamado:

"Although I know you will definitely pass, you should still take it with you. Maybe it will bring you some good luck."

"Thank you, Mr. Urokodaki."

Tanjiro Kamado took it solemnly, but in his heart he thought of the time when he cut off the mask of Satsuki.

He was a little annoyed. The fox face should be very important to Xuantu. Maybe he would need to give the other party a fox mask later.

With this thought in mind, Tanjiro Kamado looked up at Urokodaki Sakonji. He was a little hesitant about whether he should tell Urokodaki Sakonji about Satsuma.

At this moment, Urokodaki Sakonji spoke:

"If you have anything to say, wait until you get back. You can go alone this time. I will take good care of Nezuko, so go with peace of mind."

Tanjiro Kamado was stunned for a moment and then burst out laughing.

Suddenly I felt a little stupid. If I wanted to tell Urokodaki Sakonji, they would have told him long ago. Why wait until now?

This matter can be left to Xuantu and the others. What he needs to do now is to reach Zither Mountain and complete the trial.

Tanjiro Kamado went out and embarked on his journey again.

However, unlike when he embarked on the journey two years ago, when he was full of confusion, he is now full of confidence.

Half a month later, Tanjiro Kamado successfully arrived at Wisteria Mountain.

Tanjiro Kamado, who was in a hurry, looked up at the hill in front of him, and a hint of shock flashed in his eyes.

He finally understood why this mountain was called Wisteria Mountain, because the whole mountain was covered with wisteria flowers. Tanjiro Kamado could already smell the fragrance of wisteria flowers from ten miles away.

The reason why so many wisteria flowers are planted is because the Demon Slayer Corps has established an area for ordinary evil spirits here.

Every year, the Demon Slayer Corps will release some captured evil spirits here and keep them in captivity so that the candidate members can fight and survive among them, thus testing whether they have the ability to kill evil spirits.

Wisteria flowers have a smell that evil spirits hate, and the wisteria flowers planted around Wisteria Mountain are enough to prevent the evil spirits inside from escaping. (End of this chapter)