It's a little far away, but it seems very close at the same time.
"Dingling--dinging--"
The rhythmic sound of the wind chimes seems to be awakening and calling me. It sounds very pleasant and pleasant.
In a daze, Li Ge followed the sound of wind chimes and slowly walked in one direction.
"here it is......?"
When Li Ge came back to his senses and finally woke up from his trance, he suddenly found that he had arrived in an extremely strange place.
"The top of the mountain?"
That's right, Li Ge came to the top of a mountain.
It is the top of a mountain that seems very high, very close to the sky, and is completely bathed in the sunlight, making the sun look very big.
"How did I get here?"
Li Ge frowned.
Aren’t you on the infinite train?
One second I was being cut by the conductor during the ticket inspection, and the next second I was in a place like this?
Could it be...
"Am I hypnotized? Is this a dream?"
Realizing this, Li Ge was a little shocked.
I have the highest level of "abnormal resistance" and am immune to mental interference, but I was actually hypnotized by the ghost on the Mugen Train?
Is this impossible?
However, the fact before him told Li Ge that whether he believed it or not, he had indeed entered a dream.
The evidence is that this place is obviously at the top of a high mountain, the wind is very strong, and the sunlight shining down is also very strong, but Li Ge can't feel the wind blowing over his body, let alone the temperature of the sun.
"interesting."
After confirming this, Li Ge murmured, and then suddenly stretched out his hand to strangle his own neck, preparing to break his neck.
This is the most effective way to escape from the dream of Mugen Train's ghost. Kill yourself in the dream so that you can wake up.
However, just when Li Ge was about to kill him, a deep voice suddenly came into his ears.
"The Breath of the Sun has a total of thirteen sword types."
When such a sudden sound came into his ears, Li Ge's action of breaking his neck stopped.
It was only then that Li Ge discovered that he was not the only one on the top of this high mountain.
A figure appeared here at some point, on the top of the mountain, with its back to Li Ge, exuding an incredible atmosphere.
The other person had black hair tied into a high ponytail with red edges. He was wearing a red haori and held a knife in his hand. He stood facing the sun in the sky, making the sun become
his background.
"jingle--"
The familiar sound of wind chimes rang again, but it came from the other party's ears.
On the other party's ears, he wore a pair of sunflower paper earrings.
Those earrings are exactly the same as the earrings Tanjiro wears on his ears.
"you......"
Li Ge stopped what he was doing and looked at the swordsman who appeared in front of him, standing facing the sun, and couldn't help but be stunned.
"breathe--"
The next second, the strange swordsman started breathing for no reason.
The swordsman, who had inhaled a large amount of oxygen from his mouth, maintained his back to Li Ge, and began to demonstrate a wonderful breathing technique in front of Li Ge.
That kind of breathing method is somewhat similar to the flame breathing of Purgatory Anjuro, but it is completely different.
Purgatory Anjuro's breathing was strong and powerful, and every time he exhaled, there would be a slight burning sensation, as if what he exhaled was not air, but flames.
The feeling of this strange swordsman's breath is very similar to that of Purgatory Anjuro's breath of fire. Both are powerful, and both bring a slight burning sensation like spitting out flames. However, compared to Infernal Anzu's breath,
Juro's Breath of Fire, this swordsman's breath not only carries flame-like heat and destructive power, but also a sense of endless life.
The incredible aura emanating from the swordsman who breathed in the direction of the sun became even stronger, as if he was no longer a human being but had transformed into an elf.
Then, the elven swordsman began to dance.
"The Breath of the Sun·The Shape of One·The Round Dance."
With a faint murmur, the swordsman released a slash forward.
It was an arc-shaped slash.
The slashing speed was very fast. At first glance, it looked like a fleeting ray of sunlight. The moment it passed through the air, it suddenly burst into flames.
The flames cut through the sky, eventually forming the trajectory of a sun disk, cutting through the void and the atmosphere.
"The Breath of the Sun·The Shape of Two·The Sky of Blue Luo."
The swordsman turned the blade in his hand, and connected it with the next blow in a very natural and smooth manner. He jumped up high, twisted his body, and slashed down from top to bottom with the flaming sword in his hand, creating another sun disk.
When it hit the ground, the flames turned into a flame wheel and spread out in all directions.
Wherever the flame wheel passed, everything was burned by the flames. Not only did there appear a blackened track, but also a shocking knife mark appeared, as if it could cut off the entire mountaintop, and the momentum was astonishing.
In this way, the swordsman danced frequently and showed off his sword skills.
"The red mirror of the scorching sun."
"The Magic Sun Rainbow."
"train."
"Bone-burning sun."
"Yang Hua Tu."
"Flywheel Sun Flame."
"The setting sun turns around."
"Brilliant grace."
"Halo Dragon·Head Dance."
"Fire dance."
One dance is a sword shape.
A slash is a sword skill.
The swordsman repeatedly practiced these twelve sword shapes, facing the sun and turning his back to Li Ge, wrapping his whole body in the flames, dancing gracefully like the spirit of fire.
No, that's not right.
Not the spirit of fire, but the spirit of the sun.
Li Ge had an illusion, as if the swordsman flew out of the morning sun he was facing. Even if the flames were rolling around him, the blade could cut away the atmosphere and the earth wherever it passed.
, cut off everything and burn everything, but the incredible thing is that it does not scare people at all, but instead gives people a wonderful sense of closeness and mystery close to nature, which is fascinating.
It is not a flame that destroys everything, but a flame that can drive away all evil.
It is not a high temperature that can only evaporate matter, but a sacred energy that can purify ghosts.
"breathe--"
The swordsman dancing with the billowing flames continued to perform sharp and powerful sword skills while breathing rhythmically. The breathing statement was not very obvious, but it echoed in Li Ge's ears clearly, allowing Li Ge to
Feel the mystery of breathing in the most direct way.
Seeing all this, feeling all this, without realizing it, Li Ge slowly lowered his hand that was squeezing his neck.
He was immersed in the swordsman's sword dance.
He was deeply attracted by the sword shapes practiced by the swordsmen, and could no longer look away, nor could he remember anything else.
Every slash and every sword shape wielded by the sun elf-like swordsman was deeply imprinted in his mind and deep in his heart, making him forget it even if he wanted to.
Don't fall off.
Gradually, Li Ge was even attracted by the wonderful breathing sound that kept echoing in his ears, and he unconsciously followed suit.
"breathe--"
Just like he imitated the breathing of Purgatory Anjurou on Mugen Train, Rigo imitated the breathing of Sun Swordsman.
Regardless of the frequency, the number of breaths, the amplitude, timing, amount, rhythm, etc. of breathing, Li Ge was inadvertently approaching the sun-like swordsman.
"Dong dong——"
The heart begins to beat faster.
The flow of blood also accelerated.
The lungs couldn't help expanding, allowing Li Ge to inhale more, bigger, and stronger oxygen.
Inhaling a large amount of oxygen at this level, if it were normal, Rige might have worried about whether he would be oxygen poisoned. Only at this time would he abandon all thoughts and concentrate on breathing with the Sun Swordsman.
And immersed in the opponent's sword dance, almost unable to extricate himself.
Li Ge didn't realize that as his breathing changed, the power emerging from his body became stronger and more violent.
That was a power that was incomparable to the power generated by Li Ge when he imitated Purgatory Anjuro's breath of fire.
A breathing style far more powerful than the Breath of Fire, far more powerful than the breathing techniques mastered by the pillar-level swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps currently in service, appeared right in front of Li Ge's eyes.
As if the swordsman of the sun intended to pass this breathing method on to Lige, he practiced and demonstrated it over and over again without stopping.
After practicing this hundreds of times, the opponent seemed to have endless energy. He was not tired at all. The hand holding the knife did not even shake, and his posture did not deviate from the beginning to the end.
There's just one problem.
"The Breath of the Sun has a total of thirteen sword types."
Every time during the drill, the other party would say this sentence mechanically.
However, from beginning to end, the opponent displayed only twelve sword shapes in front of Li Ge.
"Wall Dance", "Blue Sky", "Scorching Sun and Red Mirror", "Magic Sun Rainbow", "Train", "Bone-burning Sun", "Yang Hua Tu", "Flywheel Sun Flame", "Set Sun Turn"
", "Hui Hui Enguang", "Halo Dragon Head Dance, "Fire Dance"————
The swordsman has always displayed only these twelve sword shapes. After practicing hundreds of times, he has never reached the thirteenth sword shape.
But the other party repeated this sentence again and again, telling Li Ge that there were a total of thirteen sword shapes in this breathing method called "Breath of the Sun".
Why is this happening?
Perhaps, only Li Ge, who is familiar with the original work, will know why?
Just when Lige's breathing became completely consistent with that of the Sun Swordsman, and the opponent's sword shape was all engraved into his mind and deep into his heart, the man finally stopped.
"...I'll leave it to you."
In the end, what Li Ge heard was this vague murmur.
"jingle--"
The swordsman's earrings swayed again, and the sound of wind chimes sounded.
Li Ge only felt that the scene in front of him was fading, and his consciousness was gradually fading away, gradually disappearing in this world.