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“...people other than that.” Yukino finished the sentence.

Zenitsu's expression froze instantly.

"Well then, that's settled. Everyone except Zenitsu can come here."

……

This training was actually mainly aimed at warriors below the Pillar level. The training process was actually very dangerous, but it was nothing to Yukino, who suffered every day.

Just imagine Yukino training all alone every day, in places no one knows, covered in blood. That scene is both heartbreaking and makes you want to watch it.

Pain is something that you can't really get used to just by enduring it for a long time. Every day's training is just as painful as the day before, and Yukino needs to be fully focused and endure it with the highest willpower.

Yes, because the intensity didn't decrease and her body didn't experience that adaptive numbness, Yukino-chan practiced until she cried every day.

As strength increases, the same training effect becomes insufficient, so the amount of training required needs to be increased.

For example, in the past, when running with weights, carrying one or two hundred kilograms on your back was already very tiring, but now it's two or three tons.

Such pressure naturally prevented her from running on muddy ground, otherwise her legs would sink in. So, whenever she needed to train, she would sneak off to rocky ground, have Rikka create weighted items, add steel inside, and carry them on her back for running and training despite her injuries.

So far, no one in the Demon Slayer world has discovered her practicing. But even if they did, it wouldn't lead to something like what happened to Izuku Midoriya, would it?

……

Training began shortly afterward.

The number of Demon Slayer Corps members appearing in front of them suddenly increased dramatically; it was as if everyone had gathered together.

In fact, Yukino only learned after asking that the Pillars and regular team members, who used to be very busy, had suddenly become very idle recently. This was mainly because all the demons that were usually active in various places had suddenly disappeared.

Without a doubt, this must be an action taken by Muzan to carry out some kind of plan.

Perhaps it was Nezuko, who had awakened to the power of sunlight, or perhaps it was the recently revealed spider lilies that made Muzan, who had been longing for them, gather all the demons without hesitation, preparing for a one-shot kill.

One can imagine the terrifying scene of all those ghosts gathered together.

Under normal circumstances, even an ordinary demon can cause terrible disasters to civilians. The next force that invades the Demon Slayer Corps will be unprecedented, and at the very least, Muzan himself will definitely make an appearance.

Because of this, perhaps before Muzan arrived, all the Pillars would stay in the Swordsmith Village, quietly waiting for the enemy to arrive.

However, the training prior to this was indeed hellish.

"Hurry up, aren't you hungry? Don't get down on the ground and lick the floor!"

The first training session was led by Yuan Zhuyu and Su Tianyuan. When he saw the team members, who were shirtless, drenched in sweat, and too exhausted to even crawl, he didn't hesitate and went up and hit them with the stick.

The attack was so ruthless that even Yukino, who was watching from a distance, felt her eyelids twitch.

"Isn't this kind of gameplay likely to result in someone's death?"

Perhaps it's because the team members are in good physical condition; even though they were covered in injuries, everyone still persevered.

The main purpose of Uzui Tengen's special training is to improve everyone's basic physical strength.

Because the training is conducted in sequence, meaning you can only proceed to the second stage after passing the first, Yukino, who is currently in the final stage, will have to wait a while longer.

Furthermore, the main reason she was placed last was because she was a new Pillar, not as familiar to the other Pillars of the Demon Slayer Corps as the previous ones, and therefore her status was relatively lower. Very few members would likely make it to the end after passing the earlier stages, meaning she would probably be quite idle throughout the process.

While most of the regular team members began training, Tanjiro approached Giyu Tomioka, hoping he could join in and help train everyone. Unfortunately, Giyu Tomioka had uncooperatively left the meeting earlier, showing no interest in participating in the training process.

Fortunately, Tanjiro inherited the protagonists' ability to talk his way out of anything, and after a conversation, the Water Pillar finally agreed to his request.

The second round of the competition was overseen by Muichiro Tokito, the third round by Mitsuri for flexibility training, and the fourth round by Obanai Iguro.

Of course, this fourth level is extremely difficult. The Serpent Pillar himself captured a large group of Demon Slayer Corps members, tied them up, and evenly arranged them in a small room as obstacles. He then required the members who made it to this level to dodge the obstacles while attacking the Serpent Pillar himself with all their might.

Although wooden swords were used, the obstacles were all living people, so during training, one could easily inadvertently attack a bound team member.

Of course, there's no need to worry too much about the bodies of the bound members, because it's difficult for a wooden sword to kill someone, and all the bound Demon Slayer Corps members had made some minor mistakes, so the process of being bound can be seen as punishment.

Anyway, Yukino couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when she passed through the territory of the snake's feet.

Is this really safe? Won't it damage vital areas like the eyes and ears?

Furthermore, the Serpent Pillar himself can retaliate, and from tricky angles, making this level far more difficult than imagined.

However, as long as you touch Obanai's clothes with your sword during the process, you will pass the level, so if you put in a little more effort, you can still enter the fifth level.

This stage is the most difficult and the most brutal.

Because standing here is the pillar of wind—Sanemi Shinazugawa.

Chapter 172 The Battle Between Shinazugawa and Yukino

Sanemi Shinazugawa's personality is so terrible that it's completely unacceptable. Regardless of whether he's righteous or not, Su Lin finds his act of taking out a weapon and stabbing Nezuko extremely annoying.

Fortunately, Nezuko had been given the suggestion to treat humans as family, and she was also kind-hearted, which is why she did not choose to attack him when faced with the temptation of food and the threat of weapons.

But if you think about it carefully, let alone a ghost, even a human would resist if treated like this, right?

If we follow the original story, Sanemi Shinazugawa's training methods would undoubtedly be extremely volatile.

The battle... was almost a fight to the death.

But now, because of Yukino's presence, who knows what changes might occur.

Since she still had many days to wait for the final hurdle, Su Lin spent most of his free time having Qiong Mei, her clone, observe from the vicinity.

The first stage seemed unremarkable, but five days later, at the training session with Kanroji Mitsuri, it suddenly became incredibly humiliating.

Wearing a bodysuit comparable to a bikini, they perform various gymnastic-like movements to improve their flexibility and dance to music.

All the team members who arrived blushed and couldn't lift their heads, especially when Qiong Mei leaned against the window with her chin on her hand, watching this scene. Many of the male members wished they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

The result was this scene: Tanjiro looked very interested, even somewhat happy.

The flexibility training that Mitsuri specifically conducted was not difficult for Tanjiro and the others who had already undergone rehabilitation exercises, but for some people who were not so talented and could not even bend their waists, it was truly hell.

Furthermore, Kanroji Temple specially prepared extra-easy training for Tanjiro, which can be considered as giving him special instruction.

"I get the feeling that you like Tanjiro too."

This guy is particularly attentive to Tanjiro, which makes Sora feel very puzzled.

"No way, I need a strong man, and you're the only one here who fits that description." Mitsuri once again revealed her infatuated expression.

"Emmm... If you say something like that to me, you'll definitely be misunderstood."

If the other party hadn't known everything, Qiong Mei would have even suspected that she had a problem with her sexual orientation.

……

Then came the horrific Snake Pillar training.

The room was packed with team members, so you had to walk carefully to avoid stepping on these poor people.

In such an environment, it would be an incredibly difficult task for Tanjiro to injure the Serpent Pillar with his weapon.

Of course, for the poor ones who were tied up, it was practically an execution ground.

“They are all guilty: guilty of being weak, guilty of being forgetful, guilty of being troublesome, guilty of making me unhappy.” The Serpent Pillar’s ​​expression was sinister as he faced Tanjiro’s question.

When Qiong Mei arrived at the scene, this sharp-tongued guy didn't want to say another word.

Perhaps to vent some kind of emotion, this guy could have avoided attacking the team members, but he would deliberately slap them every time he made a move, resulting in screams of pain and injuries on almost everyone.

"Isn't this too harsh?"

He leaned against the window, gazing at the sky inside the room, and muttered something to himself.

"Nothing special," the Serpent Pillar snorted.

“Of course it’s nothing special for you,” Tanjiro said speechlessly. “This is just too terrifying.”

You can imagine what it would feel like to be tied up inside; it would be like hell.

"How about I call Nightingale over once a day to treat everyone?" Qiong said with a smile.

"That's great." Tanjiro nodded quickly. "With such serious injuries, I was worried that his life might be in danger."

The Serpent Pillar nodded as well: "That's great."

"..."

So what does the Snake Pillar refer to?

Is he sure he can hurt the other team members even more ruthlessly?

The key point is that even though it hurts a lot, because they are bound and their mouths are gagged, no one can make a sound.

Amidst the groans and moans of the crowd, the training lasted for many days.

A true execution!

After finally managing to touch the Serpent Pillar with his sword and pass this hurdle, Tanjiro was met with a cold, threatening voice: "You scum, trash, don't get too close to Kanroji!"

As he said this, he glanced at Qiong.

It's a strong warning.

……

After the Serpent Pillar's story ends, the story continues until Tanjiro arrives at Sanemi Shinazugawa's territory.

Zenitsu was on the verge of collapse at this point.

Shinazugawa's training is very simple: it's all about fighting, non-stop fighting, until one side collapses.

Moreover, the intensity of the battle was so high it was almost fatal, making it impossible to be distracted even for a moment. Not to mention, this guy was deliberately targeting Tanjiro. Because he had always disapproved of Tanjiro and Nezuko, he was many times more ruthless in his attacks.

That was all there was to it. Su Lin had thought that Nightingale would occasionally step in to heal the injured in battle, but he never expected that Shinazugawa would attack him so relentlessly because of that.

In the end, Tanjiro was not only bruised and battered, but he almost died.

"That's going too far! If this keeps up, I'm going to have to go on stage."

During one of the matches, Qiong couldn't help but speak up.

"Come on, let's fight!" Shinazugawa glanced over coldly, looking ready to make a move.

The next second, Yukino ran over from next door, holding a weapon in her hand.

"Then I'll do it."

While her combat skills aren't as exaggerated as Kurome's, she shares most of Kurome's memories. Besides her fighting abilities, the sheer force of each swing—reaching several tons—would be terrifying to most people.

But the world of Demon Slayer is not something that can be achieved by strength alone.

Tanjiro's strength is not great, but when he was at his weakest, before he joined the Demon Slayer Corps, he once cut through a solid boulder several meters in diameter with a single sword strike.

Yukino could never break such a stone.

Forget about splitting it; it would be amazing if it could even leave a tiny mark on the surface.

"Logically speaking, Tanjiro shouldn't be too weak if he can do something like this. And even if someone who can pass the Demon Slayer Corps' test can't do this, their actual skill level shouldn't be too far off."

Yukino had to admit that this world was truly incredible.

The two stood facing each other; one was Shinazugawa, whose face was covered in scars, and the other was a girl in a black plaid skirt.

These two shouldn't be rivals, but Tanjiro had no choice but to step aside.

"It's supposed to be my training, but I'm so excited to see Yukino take action."

Despite his injuries, Tanjiro forced a smile that didn't quite look like a smile and intently watched the battle that was about to unfold.

Then... Yukino slowly raised her weapon, and her entire being underwent a dramatic transformation.

Primary intuition... activated!

Mashiro is online, her eyes constantly recording the scene before her.

Because of the unique nature of her brain, she can instantly capture the situation of the battle and analyze the situation of both sides, which can effectively help Yukino find the opponent's weaknesses.

Chapter 173 One-Sided Crushing

Sanemi raised the Nichirin Blade in his hand.

This guy probably has absolutely no concept of chivalry or tenderness, and he's much more annoying than Bakugo in every way.

Bakugo's rage is mainly directed at Midoriya. After experiencing the world of My Hero Academia, Yukino is almost certain that he would never actually do anything that could harm a person's life.

But Sanemi... to be honest, is very dangerous.

Of course, for Yukino, this danger was completely negligible.

She wanted to see what it would be like to fight with all her might.