69novels Chapter 446: Pillar Meeting 1
Chapter 446: Pillar Meeting 1
There are currently twelve pillars in the Demon Slayer Corps.
They are the Rock Pillar, Sound Pillar, Water Pillar, Flame Pillar, Wind Pillar, Four Seasons Pillar, Rain Pillar, Strength Pillar and Phantom Pillar.
The five basic breathing techniques allow people to become pillars at any time.
The other columns appear to be relatively few.
Now there are twelve pillars, which is more than the ones in the anime, and they may be even stronger in strength.
"Makijuro, I heard that you were defeated by a monster. If the monster hadn't shown mercy, you might have died. Are the monsters in Kyoto really that strong?"
As soon as Makijuro came over, someone asked a question.
The person asking the question was a man, the pillar of strength among the twelve pillars, a sturdy man who was nearly two meters tall.
His strength ranks among the top five among the pillars.
The other person's name is Busujima Hisato. Unlike most members of the Demon Slayer Corps, he has no hatred towards demons. He was born into a kendo school and has his own kendo gym.
Joining the Demon Slayer Corps is just to become stronger and be able to kill better.
I asked this question not to mock Rengoku Makijuro, but because I am really curious.
After all, Rengoku Makijuro is the strongest among the Pillars. If even he is defeated, then the others will be no match for him.
"The monsters in Kyoto are indeed very strong, and the one who took action was not the leader of the Kyoto monsters." Rengoku Makijuro knelt down, saluted his lord first, and then answered the question of the pillar.
There is no need to avoid it or make excuses for yourself. If you lose, you lose.
The monsters under Nekomata, or rather, the monsters under Lucci, are completely different from the monsters created by Muzan at the beginning.
Although he still hasn't gotten rid of the sun's influence, his strength and vampire magic are extremely outstanding.
Especially for the latter, the blood demon art of a demon may only have one derivative with many variations, but the monsters under the cat and the monsters under the cat are not the same, there are many kinds.
Of course, it is generally referred to as "witchcraft".
At the same time, this is also one of Lucci's research directions. Different blood vampire arts will be derived according to different personal characteristics.
This thing cannot be cultivated. The cultivation here means that you cannot cultivate blood demon arts just because you want to. It is different from the development of mental ability.
It's like some kind of talent, when you awaken a superpower, it's whatever that superpower is, and at most you can cultivate other diverse abilities.
The "monsters" in Kyoto are influenced by forces from another world, especially animals whose certain characteristics are more obvious than those of humans, such as birds being able to fly.
For bird-type monsters, the most common blood magic is to transform wings into weapons to attack, while more powerful monsters can master various elemental attacks.
Part of it is the influence of genes from another world.
However, the monster that fought Rengoku Makijuro was a very special monster among the Kyoto monsters.
Nowadays, most monsters are transformed from animals.
The monster that fought against Rengoku Makijuro was called "Snow Woman", which is also a very well-known monster among Japanese monsters.
Because this monster is not a pure ghost transformed from an animal.
This is also a "monster" that Lucci created with the help of Nekomata after a long period of experimentation.
The base is the soul of a woman who died in the snow, and then there is the special "snow", combined with the power of the other world and the power of demon blood to create the monster.
The soul exists in this world, so the soul can be used.
Secretly, Lucci asked Nekomata to collect a lot of books and knowledge about Onmyoji.
Some things do exist, but there are too few people with such qualifications, so latecomers simply cannot learn them.
It's like Yoriichi Tsugumi's Sun Breathing Technique.
The most famous of Onmyoji's methods is the Shikigami, but before that, there were very few such "monsters" in Japan.
So how do Shikigami come from? They come from various souls.
Lu Qi mainly collected information about Abe Haruaki, a well-known Onmyoji in Japan who even had a certain reputation in the world.
It can be seen that this person and Yoriichi Tsugakuni are special existences, and there are actually examples similar to Muzan.
At least according to some information collected by Nekomata, there were indeed "ghosts" causing chaos in the past. The ghosts here are real ghosts, not "vampires" like Muzan.
It’s just that he doesn’t have the ability to create demons like Muzan.
This world is not short of mysteries, but it is difficult to form a real scale. And compared with the mysteries of humans, aliens are better at "immortality".
Rengoku Makijuro told about his battle.
And it is emphasized that we should be careful of monsters like the Snow Woman.
The core of the Demon Slayer Corps is the breathing method. Only by practicing the breathing method can one become more powerful.
For a monster like the Snow Girl that uses ice and snow, her breathing method is too restrained.
It will affect their breathing.
In the original plot, the most difficult one among the Upper Ranks is actually Douma, who uses ice-based blood demon magic and is also a wizard-type demon.
If it weren't for "gluttony", the outcome of the final battle would be completely different.
Of course, the deaths of the first three Upper Moons were a bit subtle.
"My fire breathing method can better raise body temperature, so the impact will be smaller, but even so, I was still greatly affected. If there is such a blood ghost technique among ghosts, it will be quite troublesome."
Rengoku Makijuro was mentioned specifically.
A gentle voice also sounded: "We have already taken note of this ability, and are already manufacturing special masks that can prevent this kind of thing."
Ubuyashiki Yowen spoke.
This is also a reminder for Lu Qi.
The Demon Slayer Corps in the plot is a rather loose organization, and it is an organization that has been developing for hundreds of years.
One is that there are too few ways to kill ghosts. At least weak ghosts can't be killed only by beheading and sunburn.
Typical examples include the wisteria flower poison and Shinobu Kocho's methods. If they can be popularized, not to mention killing demons, as long as they can weaken them, it will be equivalent to improving the combat effectiveness of the Demon Slayer Corps and also increase their survival rate.
What Ubuyashiki Yowen said here was that the Demon Slayer Corps now has an additional event record.
It mainly records encounters with various types of ghosts and their blood ghost arts.
Although blood vampire magic varies from person to person, there are always similar abilities. At least there are three spatial abilities in the anime, but each has a different strength.
If you have a psychological prediction in advance about possible vampire magic, you will be much better off in battle.
There will also be targeted measures, such as this mask.
The ice and snow of the Snow Girl affects your breathing, so you need to prepare a way to maintain your breathing.
The second one is the selection of Teng Xishan.
The selection of Fujikiyama has not been a part of the Demon Slayer Corps since its establishment.
In the past, there were many different types of selections for the Demon Slayer Corps, until the last hundred years, when a special location like Fujikiyama was created for selection exams.
This is also the most un-Demon Slayer Corps-like aspect of the anime, an exam where you risk your life, but there is no examiner.
The seeds with potential will be destroyed.
Typical Xuantu and those reserve members who died at the hands of the hand ghost.
There was Giyu Tomioka, and if Santo hadn't saved him, he would have died in this exam.
It can be said that at that point in the original plot, the Demon Slayer Corps could actually have been stronger, but more potential players died in this exam.
The lord who clearly cared so much about the members of the Demon Slayer Corps, did not even consider the most basic exams.
Now, there are examiners in Teng Xishan's examination. Their main responsibility is to look after the candidates and rescue them when they are in danger. Of course, the candidates will lose their qualification to take the exam at this time.
Just have to wait until the next exam.
Everyone has only three chances to take the exam. If you fail all three times, if you still want to join the Demon Slayer Corps, you can only go into logistics.
Why three times?
Because when you really encounter danger, even if you know in advance that someone will save you, you will still feel fear. For example, in a sport like bungee jumping, you will still be afraid.
But if you do it too many times and get used to it, that's not good, and it completely becomes desensitization training.
And failing three times only proves that you don't have outstanding talent, and it will be very dangerous when facing ghosts.
The improved exam is much more humane.
After asking about the masks, we quickly got to the point.
"The source of the information this time comes from the monsters in Kyoto." Ubuyashiki Yowen stated the source of the information.
Urokodaki Sakonji and Kuwashima Jigoro both frowned.
As the two oldest pillars in the Demon Slayer Corps, they are also very distrustful of monsters.
If the source of the information comes from a monster, they have to consider the authenticity of the source of the information, and even consider whether the information is a trap.
"We have already investigated, and the source of the information is true, but we cannot fully confirm whether it is from the Lower Moon Continent."
Lower Moon Six is the weakest among the Twelve Kizuki. Through his strength, we can get a glimpse of the strength of the other Twelve Kizuki, even Muzan Kibutsuji.
Ubuyashiki Yowen explained the situation.
The target is in a mountain village which is not small in size and is also the only way to connect the region.
With the development in modern times, it has been developing towards a town, and can even be called a town today.
The Twelve Kizuki are different from other demons and are relatively difficult to find. Previous examples are all in the Demon Slayer Corps. The Twelve Kizuki are either hiding in the deep mountains and forests, or in human society.
The impact caused by the former will create some strange legends, which are actually easier to find.
The latter is very troublesome, after all, it is not equipped with modern surveillance systems. Even with modern surveillance systems, there are still many missing people every year.
Especially now.
Ghosts hiding in human society are much more cunning. They will eat people in secret and try not to give people the chance to discover them.
But the situation has improved recently, as ghosts and monsters have appeared among humans on a large scale.
We also know that there are ghosts hidden among humans. Anyone with a little bit of common sense will become suspicious if they find someone who often does not appear in the sun.
What's more, the authorities have also disseminated relevant information and organized personnel to conduct inspections in major cities.
When we were investigating it at the beginning, it really caused quite a stir because there were quite a few ghosts hidden in it.
"According to the intelligence sources of Kyoto monsters, the Twelve Demons in this mountain village also have their own subordinates, and they may have monsters with the ability to control space."
According to the information obtained from some ghosts and monsters, monsters and ghosts with spatial abilities are very popular in their group.
If you want to form a large force, then this ability is necessary.
"From this point of view, the monsters in Kyoto must have had contact with the Lower Moon Continent." The speaker was Phantom Pillar, a masked boy.
The sudden appearance of monsters, coupled with Muzan's release, and the monsters created by Nekomata, will cause disharmony among ghosts and monsters, and lead to internal strife.
In this situation, both parties are laissez-faire.
Even among the Twelve Demon Moons, there are some conflicts and frictions. Of course, unless it is a battle for blood exchange and promotion, these conflicts and frictions will not be one-on-one.
The Twelve Demon Moons and some powerful monsters now have their own territories.
It’s just like Kyoto absolutely does not allow the Twelve Demon Months to appear.
"According to the intelligence we have gathered, there have indeed been some disappearances in that mountain village, but they were mainly caused by some traveling merchants passing by." Because it is located at the junction of two places, there are always various outsiders.
These outsiders will also drive the development of the mountain villages.
"Judging from the number of missing people, the number of ghosts here should be estimated." Chunzhu is a woman in her twenties.
This person also joined the Demon Slayer Corps through other channels and is also an official staff member.
The impact caused by the gathering of ghosts can be estimated.
If the number is too large, the impact will definitely be greater, after all, more food will be needed.
Based on the number of deaths and missing persons in an area, we can make a judgment on the number of ghosts in the area.
Of course it is not completely accurate, some ghosts are tolerable, some have different tastes, and some are delicious, these are all differentiating factors.
By judging the number of ghosts, you can estimate the possibility of encountering them during an action.
"Is the cooperation with monsters because we can collect more information?" Yu Zhu suddenly asked.
In the past, when the Twelve Kizuki were encountered, it was basically the members of the Demon Slayer Corps who encountered the Twelve Kizuki, and then died, and the crows brought the news back.
Then send a column to wipe out the enemy.
Typical examples include the Spider Mountain, or the ghosts encountered by the pillars. In this case, it is completely a competition of strength between the two sides.
Some arrangements in the plot can be regarded as "letting go". The Twelve Demon Moons were killed as a gift of experience, or were executed by Muzan.
A typical flower street, with one pillar and three small ones, is a bit imprudent and uncautious.
The Demon Slayer Corps and the demons are different. Even if the former are injured, they are a loss, while the demons will recover quickly as long as they are not dead. Therefore, their strength is not equal.
In the final battle, if the Sound Pillar could participate, the situation would change.