Infinite: Start as a ghost

Linlong used a sword technique, spinning his body, not to attack, but to use the spin to dodge Jiang Jiu's attack again.

Jiang Jiu's eyes lit up, and she was filled with admiration.

He truly lives up to his reputation as a Pillar-level figure; the same sword technique, used differently, yields different results.

"Impressive, but it's not over yet, take this!" With that, he charged forward again.

In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged more than a dozen blows.

"Water Breathing, Fourth Form, Tide Striker..."

The multiple attacks were overwhelming, and what was terrifying was that although his move was clearly a repeated strike, the speed of each strike far exceeded that of Giyu Tomioka's Seventh Form.

However, head-on confrontation is the fighting style that Jiang Jiu fears the least, and he couldn't be happier to do so.

The advantage of a ghost lies in head-on confrontation; otherwise, what use would it have for an indestructible body?

Urokodaki uses techniques, but Jiang Jiu doesn't know any techniques; he only has his fists.

The fists and moves collided without any fancy moves, causing a huge tremor in the surrounding area.

Their figures intersected, passing right through each other.

Linlong was unharmed, while Jiang Jiu's fist bled; the outcome was decided.

"As expected of Giyu's master, he's really amazing."

Jiang Jiu was unaware of this, and Linlong was even more shocked.

The previous battles showed that Jiang Jiu didn't know any combat techniques or Blood Demon Arts.

He managed to fight him to this extent solely based on his terrifying fighting instincts!

Urokodaki had already used all his strength. If Jiang Jiu's punches were even slightly more powerful, he would no longer be able to guarantee that he could win without injury.

"Mr. Oni, you flatter me. You are very strong too. I have a full understanding of your strength." Urokodaki also flattered each other.

“Then… what’s next…” Jiang Jiu’s eyes were burning.

"Don't worry, I'll start teaching you now," Urokodaki said with a smile.

Tanjiro's eyes were clear: "Mr. Oni is indeed much stronger than me. My master had to use all his strength to barely defeat him."

Nezuko: "Hmm? Hmm... Hmm!!"

After one night of instruction, Jiang Jiu fully understood the principles of water breathing.

The next issue is practice.

"This is my sword. I'll give it to you from now on. When the time comes, I'll have a swordsmith forge a new one for you, and then you can return it to me."

"Thank you..."

"Let Tanjiro practice your sword techniques with you starting tomorrow night; he's also lacking in training."

"no problem……"

It was late at night, and Urokodaki took Tanjiro to bed. Jiang Jiu was studying swordsmanship alone, while Nezuko watched him curiously from the side.

"Ding... Host has been detected to possess active skills. Would you like to allocate skill points?"

"Oh right, after spending a few years on Tengxi Mountain, I completely forgot about skill points," Jiang Jiu patted his head and laughed.

"Agreed with the allocation."

Jiang Jiu opened the skill interface, and what he saw there surprised him.

Because the skills are labeled like this on the interface.

[Active Skill: Water Breathing+]

Water Breathing is considered a single skill, not broken down into 10 moves!

"Add 1 point..."

"Skill points successfully allocated; Water Breathing has advanced from low to intermediate level."

"Add 1 point..."

"Skill points successfully allocated; Water Breathing has advanced from Intermediate to Advanced."

"Add one more point..."

"Skill points successfully allocated; Water Breathing has advanced from Advanced to Perfect."

"Ding... Congratulations, host, on completing one active skill. Would you like to spend 1 skill point to unlock the mark?"

"Ding... Congratulations, host, on completing one active skill. Would you like to spend 1 skill point to unlock the Transparent World?"

"Holy crap."

Even though he had been transformed into a ghost, this unexpected windfall still excited him so much that he almost jumped for joy.

"Open, open, open the world of patterns and transparency to me."

"Ding... The mark has been successfully activated."

"Ding... Transparent World successfully activated."

"Ding... Marks detected. Would you like to spend 1 skill point to hide the marks?"

"agree."

"Ding... Skill points deducted successfully, markings have been hidden."

"Hahaha, hahaha." Jiang Jiu laughed wildly, "Hahaha."

"Such a good thing, hahaha."

"Now, my strength is completely at the Upper Moon level, and at least in the top three of the Upper Moons."

The world of clarity is another level that can only be reached when swordsmanship has reached its peak.

Marks and blemishes represent the level at which the body breaks through its limits.

Now that he has unlocked both of these levels of breakthrough to the level of ordinary people, his strength has more than doubled.

Especially the opening of the markings.

Skin markings are a way of stimulating potential by consuming vitality, which can significantly shorten a person's lifespan.

Apart from Yoriichi Tsugikuni, none of the people who activated the mark were over 25 years old.

But he's a ghost, so why would he need to worry about things like his life force running out?

As long as you don't get exposed to sunlight, don't get your head chopped off by a Nichirin Blade, and aren't killed by Muzan Kibutsuji's cursed binding technique, there's no need to worry about running out of life force.

Chapter 17 Defeating Urokodaki

"Water Breathing - First Form - Water Surface Slash"

"Water Breathing Form II Waterwheel..."

"Water Breathing, Form Three, Flowing Dance..."

"Water Breathing, Fourth Form, Tide Striker..."

"Water Breathing, Form Five, Heavenly Compassionate Rain..."

"Water Breathing, Sixth Form, Twisting Whirlpool..."

"Water Breathing, Seventh Form, Shizuku Ripple Strike..."

"Water Breathing, Eighth Form, Water-Water Teapot..."

"Water Breathing, Form Nine, Water Flow and Spray..."

"Water Breathing, Form Ten, Life Flowing..."

From the first form to the tenth form, Jiang Jiu repeatedly unleashed his slashes.

"Is there no Eleventh Form?" he murmured. "That's right, that move isn't part of the orthodox Water Breathing series, but rather something Giyu Tomioka created himself."

Once he had fully mastered the Water Breathing technique, he stopped practicing, as there was no point in continuing.

Then I went back inside and meditated quietly.

Nezuko followed him into the house, but she was restless, running and jumping around, playing by herself.

The next morning, Urokodaki and Tanjiro woke up one after the other.

"Good morning, Mr. Oni, how is your training going? How are you feeling?" Urokodaki asked.

Jiang Jiu said, "Mr. Linlong, I understand."

"What have you realized?" Urokodaki asked curiously.

Jiang Jiu laughed and said, "I have completely mastered the breathing technique of water and have reached its peak. I can't improve any further."

Tanjiro exclaimed in surprise, "Really?"

Linlong immediately denied it, saying, "What a joke, how could it be so easy to reach the ultimate level? I wouldn't even dare to say that I've reached the ultimate level."

Jiang Jiu said, "In that case, we can have another match tonight."

Before Linlong could speak, Jiang Jiu continued, "Sir, could you make me a set of clothes that are made just for me?"

"It's really uncomfortable that I can only move around at night."

Urokodaki agreed readily this time, and even taught him the Water Breathing technique. Making a set of clothes wouldn't be a problem for him either.

"Tanjiro, you should be more skilled at this, so I'll leave this to you."

Tanjiro readily agreed.

Jiang Jiu added, "Also, make me another wig."

Tanjiro gave a thumbs up: "No problem..."

Time flew by, and night fell again.

Linlong and Jiang Jiu faced off, both brandishing their swords.

"It's starting, I'm going in!" Urokodaki shouted, "Water Breathing, Fourth Form, Tide Slam..."

This is the move that Urokodaki used to defeat Kang Kyu last time. Using it this time, it has the potential to end the match in one fell swoop.