Fox Demon: Heaven rewards diligence; I will eventually achieve divine mastery of martial arts.

"Impossible! I've strengthened my neck countless times over the years. How could you possibly sever my neck?"

He released all the arms that were protecting his body, and the hands at the ends of these arms clenched into fists, which he then slammed towards Tanjiro Kamado.

Hand Demon was gambling that as long as Kamado Tanjiro's sword couldn't sever his head, he would be able to smash Kamado Tanjiro into mincemeat. In this way, he would not only survive but also achieve the feat of killing Urokodaki's fourteen disciples.

"die!"

He roared, but to Tanjiro Kamado, it sounded like a shrill scream.

If you look closely, you can see that although there is anger hidden in Tanjiro Kamado's eyes, there is also endless calmness in the deeper part.

Maintaining composure during battle is something Lin Yu has always taught Tanjiro Kamado.

Tanjiro Kamado, of course, would not let so-called anger cloud his judgment.

He looked at the demon's neck, so close to him, and the fist that was about to fall, but there was not a trace of panic in his eyes.

This was due not only to Lin Yu's teachings but also to his own self-confidence.

Because in his eyes, the Hand Ghost's speed was too slow.

In battle, being slow by even one step means being slow in everything.

Tanjiro Kamado is much faster than the Hand Demon.

So Tanjiro Kamado, without any hesitation, slashed out with his Nichirin Blade, which landed on the arm protecting the neck of his opponent.

Then, without any hindrance, it changed direction and slashed countless times in several directions.

After doing all this, Tanjiro Kamado calmly sheathed his sword and landed on the ground.

At that moment, it was as if time had stopped, and Tekiji's body also completely stopped moving.

Until a gust of wind blew by, countless lines of blood appeared on the already mutilated body of the hand demon. Blood gushed out, and the evil demon turned into countless pieces, falling to the ground.

A drop of blood also fell onto Tanjiro Kamado's face.

He looked down and saw the head of the Hand Demon rolled to his feet.

Disbelief still lingered in the eyes of the Hand Demon, which vanished completely as its head turned to ashes.

Tanjiro Kamado sheathed his sword.

He felt a pang of sadness; he could still see despair and a longing for life in the other person's eyes, and an overwhelming sense of pity rose within him.

He knew very well that these ghosts were once human, but they could never come back when they succumbed to their desires and ate people.

Therefore, their only fate is to be killed.

Pity wouldn't stop the slightest bit of murderous intent in his heart. (End of Chapter)

Chapter 259 The Trial Ends, Shocking Everyone

The result of this trial was extremely unexpected.

That is, the number of people who succeeded in this trial far exceeded that of the past.

Some people were even surprised that they didn't encounter any evil spirits inside.

From the initial trepidation on the first day, to the slight pressure on the second day, to the paranoia, and finally to the feeling of utter boredom.

Some people even wondered if the supposedly extremely dangerous trials were just rumors spread by the Demon Slayer Corps to deceive them. But then they thought, if that were true, why would so many people describe these things in such vivid detail?

Furthermore, since they have been promoted to members of the Demon Slayer Corps, they will have to fight demons sooner or later. The trial is meant to allow them to face demons for the first time, so there is no need to create such a thing.

Later, through chance encounters and the gradual spread of the news, these reserve members came to a surprising conclusion.

That is, on the first day, someone was frantically hunting ghosts.

It's very likely that the person killed all the ghosts.

This conclusion shocked countless people, since they hadn't encountered any ghosts from day one, meaning that person had cleared away all the ghosts from day one.

Some people couldn't believe it at first, but with confirmation from more people, the truth of the matter was revealed.

Some were shocked, some were unwilling to accept it, and some were relieved...

But regardless, what everyone was more curious about was who that person was.

However, many people did not see the person's appearance. More often than not, they saw a figure and a fox mask for exorcising evil spirits. Yes, it was a rather distinctive fox mask.

Only a limited number of people described it vividly, and also said that the person killed the ghosts with a single blow.

The news of this incident spread again, which naturally shocked people even more, prompting them to spontaneously search for the so-called being wearing the exorcising fox mask.

Unfortunately, they searched for a long time but couldn't find it, and could only wait anxiously.

Meanwhile, Tanjiro Kamado was engrossed in something else entirely.

After defeating all the demons, Lin Yu naturally passed on the new technique to Tanjiro Kamado.

This technique is precisely the one that teaches Tanjiro Kamado how to use emotional power.

Emotional power is different from internal power, but they can be integrated, making them a good power to cultivate together. In addition, Lin Yu had already planted the seed of emotional power deep in Kamado Tanjiro's soul, so Kamado Tanjiro's cultivation of emotional power is naturally twice as effective with half the effort.

However, Lin Yu also told Tanjiro Kamado that emotional power is ultimately only an auxiliary force, while internal energy is the fundamental force.

Tanjiro Kamado kept this in mind, but only after coming into contact with the power of emotion did he realize its immense strength.

The first function of emotional power is naturally to help Tanjiro Kamado cultivate his internal energy.

The second function is to incorporate internal energy to enhance the intensity of the attack.

The third function is to mimic mental power to a certain extent, in order to detect the surrounding situation.

This detection is countless times more detailed than the five senses. Even without turning around, Tanjiro Kamado can clearly detect the movement of a certain insect thirty inches underground, five meters behind him.

This entirely new world naturally filled Tanjiro Kamado with a sense of wonder and unfamiliarity.

These past few days, Tanjiro Kamado has been getting used to this completely new world.

He was standing there with his eyes closed when suddenly he raised his hand and drew his sword. A cold glint flashed, and everything returned to normal.

But if someone looks closely, they can see that a mosquito had a thin wing cut off in the air a meter away. The mosquito didn't even feel what happened; it just lost its balance and, after falling for a moment, started fluttering again.

Tanjiro Kamado opened his eyes, a look of surprise flashing in them. His biggest weakness before was his self-control, but now that he had the ability to sense emotions, his self-control was much stronger than before.

"Master, this emotional power is indeed powerful. With it, my strength will definitely rise to a higher level!"

"I am confident," Kamado Tanjiro said.

"Your emotional power is at a slightly higher energy level than your current internal energy, so it is naturally much stronger. However, as I said before, emotional power will affect your emotions to a certain extent. If you are not strong enough, you will be controlled by emotional power and become a slave to your emotions. Therefore, improving your internal energy is the most important thing."

Lin Yu reminded.

"I understand, Master. I will keep this in mind."

Tanjiro Kamado nodded solemnly. He knew the importance of this matter from the second reminder from Lin Yu.

"Alright, the trial is almost over now, let's get ready to leave."

Lin Yu said.

"Is it over yet?"

Tanjiro Kamado was stunned for a moment. He had been so engrossed in using his emotional power these past few days that he hadn't noticed the passage of time at all.

He calculated the time and realized that the trial was about to end, so he hurriedly headed out of Wisteria Mountain.

Soon, he saw the familiar blooming wisteria flowers. Walking along the wisteria-lined path, he noticed that many wisteria petals had been trampled on.

After walking for a short while, he indeed saw a large number of people.

Coincidentally, the first person they saw was the one they had saved from the Hand Ghost.

The man was stunned when he saw Tanjiro Kamado.

Tanjiro Kamado found it strange, thinking that even if the other party wasn't grateful for saving his life, this was still the behavior he expected.

Just then, the man suddenly let out a scream:

"It's him, it's him!"

The scream immediately drew everyone's attention.

A crowd gathered and came to stand in front of Kamado Tanjiro, looking at him with curiosity.

"Everyone, what's going on here?"

Tanjiro Kamado was unaccustomed to being stared at by so many people and felt a little embarrassed.

Everyone was speechless. It was clearly Tanjiro Kamado who did such a big thing, but he himself had no sense of responsibility at all. How could they not be speechless?

Just then, a deep voice rang out, accompanied by a cacophony of sounds:

"That's right, you bastard, you're the one who stole my prey!"

The crowd was forcibly separated, and Inosuke Hashibira, wearing a strange boar mask, stormed up to Tanjiro Kamado.

He was still resentful that his prey had been killed by Tanjiro Kamado, and he searched everywhere for demons but couldn't find a single one. In the end, he learned that all the demons had been dealt with by Tanjiro Kamado, who happened to be the same person who had stolen his prey.

His anger had naturally grown to an unprecedented level.

Upon noticing Tanjiro Kamado emerge, they naturally sought to settle scores with him.

"Ah, you are the one..."