Demon Slayer: Can I add points to my Breathing Technique?

It's like a high wall.

But... this is the fighting principle of the "realistic" style.

Once the battle shifts from Real-type to Super-type, as long as the difference in strength is significant enough, the three of them can easily defeat the opponent, let alone wielding wooden swords.

Even a real Nichirin Blade would be no match for an opponent whose overall qualities far surpass theirs.

After half an hour.

Even the strongest, Dojima, could barely hold the wooden sword.

As for Shiko and Kojiro, they were lying on the ground in a disheveled state.

They were clearly unable to fight any longer.

Xue Zou Shizi, with a black eye socket, was staring silently at Xia Xi with a resentful look.

Xia Xi, the person involved, naturally had no idea.

Training doesn't discriminate between men and women.

Girl? Old woman?

We'll continue to fight without hesitation.

He looked at his panel and saw that the proficiency of skills such as [Guidance] and [Insight] had increased slightly.

In addition, proficiency in all five breathing techniques has improved.

Even the progress of Flame Breathing, which had not yet begun, improved slightly during the sparring session with Dojima.

If we exclude the few degenerate breathing techniques we've developed recently that are somewhat unsightly—the ones described as "acceptable," "average," or "degraded"—…

Xia Xi smiled with satisfaction.

This confirms the trio's perception of Xia Xi as a "devil mentor."

Turn off the panel.

Xia Xi said to Tangjima, "Since they can't move, let's practice alone from now on, Tangjima."

This experience pack provides a greater boost than the ones from Shizi and even Yiyong.

It can also help boost the progress of Yanhu.

We need to squeeze them out properly.

Dojima:……

Is it too late for me to lie down now?

Dojima wiped his sweat and looked at Xia Xi, who had taken the initiative to come forward.

In a daze, it felt like I had returned to my childhood and met my strictest father.

Chapter 63 The Training of Breathing Techniques

The sound of wooden swords slicing through the air rang out repeatedly, and the three men's attacks missed their mark by the slightest margin.

Compared to yesterday's breathtaking sparring, today's session was just ordinary guidance.

Or rather, it was a meticulous and insightful guidance.

It took them a while to adjust.

The body did not experience the pain I had imagined.

Of course, it's also possible that the "devilish mentor" treated the injuries of the three of them and applied ointment yesterday.

It's been almost two hours, and not a single person has fallen.

Today, Xia Xi has arranged for them to adjust their breathing techniques.

While fighting, they also tried to figure out where things felt off when they used breathing techniques.

At the moment when Dojima missed his attack and retreated to catch his breath.

Xia Xi stepped on the back of his foot, causing the swordsman to stumble.

"You're too hasty! Your breathing technique and the timing of your power burst are completely out of sync!"

"You're not practicing Jingting Boxing."

"If your breathing rhythm is out of sync with your sword moves, it will only diminish the power of your sword techniques."

"Slow down your breathing!"

When Kojiro finished using his move, Xia Xi struck his wrist with a palm, almost knocking the wooden sword away from him.

"It's a good habit to leave room for maneuver in your moves, but the prerequisite is to keep your breath steady."

Can't you hear the noise in your own breathing?

"The knife is neither crisp nor does it possess the fluidity that flowing water should have!"

"Inhale, and then exhale slowly, just like my water breathing."

"Hey, you idiot! Use your abdomen, use your abdomen to power yourself!"

When teaching Shizi, Xia Xi used her body to dodge each of her slashes with minimal movement.

"Persimmon, you've learned Water Breathing, not Fire or Lightning! Your intentions are too obvious!"

"You must learn to feel the 'momentum' of your breathing, and then follow it as you swing your sword!"

"It's about fluidity, not brute force!"

"Don't let your breath become like a blower, blowing all the air out with the movements; keep half of it in your chest!"

"You need to get the remaining air flowing."

Xia Xi's observations were very comprehensive.

Having touched upon the underlying mechanisms of the breathing technique, he possesses an understanding and knowledge of it far exceeding that of ordinary trainers.

Perhaps those who cultivate human breathing techniques have a more refined understanding of them.

It is also more standardized.

But it is precisely because of this "standard" that the vast majority of swordsmen are limited.

Because there is no standard answer for each person's mental, physical, and technical skills.

A thousand swordsmen should each have their own unique breathing rhythm.

In reality, however, most people only receive five answers.

And which of the five portions you get depends entirely on luck.

Whether it suits them or not, swordsmen can only follow the traditional path to becoming stronger that has been followed for thousands of years, based on the experience and knowledge of their trainers.

Even if that path isn't right for you.

Right now, Xia Xi is making subtle adjustments to their existing answers, taking into account their unique individual circumstances.

Even if it's not the perfect combination of "rabbit + tank".

But it must also surpass their past "standard" answers.

Xia Xi relied on her eyes to capture the uncoordinated "frames" in their movements.

He relied on his hearing to discern the disordered "rhythm" in their breathing.

Through body language and language, we continuously guide the "flow" and "logic" of their power.

Xia Xi would deliberately wait until the moment when Dojima's old strength had been exhausted and his new strength had not yet emerged.

Slow down the attack speed and frequency, and actively press forward and close in.

In the face of danger that Dojima could react to, his body instinctively tried to compress his breathing to accelerate the regeneration of strength.

Xia Xi would use a continuous stream of light and fast attacks to pressure Kojiro, leaving him no time to "think" about his next move and forcing him to rely on his extreme consistency to cope.

There should not be too much space between sword strikes.

Even breathing should not be hesitant.

Water is flowing and ever-renewing.

However, it is a single slash that follows the trajectory of the persimmon.

Xia Xi didn't force her to adapt to the flow of water.

After a brief period of consideration, a different plan was proposed.

She constantly sidestepped the sword's edge, occasionally using its force to gently push, subtly altering her breathing rhythm.

From a straight river channel that is as gentle as a stream.

It is evolving in a direction that is sharper and better at finding weaknesses.

Unbeknownst to them, a chilling coldness seeped into their breath, like a winter spring flowing silently.

All three swordsmen could vaguely sense their own breathing techniques.

Something seems to have changed.

Xia Xi was adjusting their breathing techniques to be their own, and at the same time, she was verifying her various conjectures about breathing techniques on them.

The more samples you have, the clearer the path ahead becomes.

And the next few days were mostly like that.

Sometimes, Xia Xi's training methods for the three of them were quite cruel.

Sometimes, when someone goes out on a mission, Xia Xi arranges sparring sessions for them.

Sometimes, it's simply Xia Xi practicing all by herself.

The effects of Xia Xi's coaching are beginning to be clearly reflected on the system panel.

In just over a week, all three of them saw their attributes jump by several points.

Among them, the energy level of the oath is approaching the seventy mark.

Xia Xi would also periodically pull up the data panels of the three people for comparison.