Chapter 188 - Determined Future

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In a false infinite city.

Uh-huh!

"Pong! Pong!"

Dots of brilliant sparks bloomed where the bone whip and the blade collided.

Heavy power came from the blade.

Minami Yuebai's shoulders were sore, and his arms and palms had basically lost all feeling.

——Holding the handle of the knife with just perseverance.

"...Damn it, I'm already physically exhausted..." Shuiwu Yuebai struggled to resist Shang Quanna's two casual attacks. He placed the knife horizontally in front of him, panting heavily and looking forward.

After several hours of fighting, all the pillars were greatly exhausted.

Not to mention that Shuizhu's physical strength is inherently weak, and a large part of the sword shapes he uses rely on strength.

His eyes were fixed on Wuhan, whose aura was cold and frightening.

After a long battle, Bai now only felt that this ghost was in front of him.

——It’s really not miserable.

That sense of momentum made all the pillars tense up, not daring to relax at all.

In front of Shuiwu Yuebai.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

Flames wrapped around the blade, and Purgatory Jinshoulang stood in front of Shang Quannai. The knife in his hand quickly bounced against the exoskeleton on Shang Quannai's palm.

His eyes sparkled and he looked extremely excited.

--fighting!

when! The red flame blade rebounded and sparks flashed!

Wuhan, played by Shang Quannai, has an expressionless face, and occasionally shows some very disdainful and bored eyes.

Uh-huh!

A naginata struck from the side of his body, but Shang Quanna happened to take a step sideways, and the naginata struck nothing.

Looking along the naginata, it was the rock pillar.

Purgatory Jinjuro and Iwami Inji, one on the left and one on the right, faced Naosen Nai who had transformed into Mukai, and were fighting with him.

The two blows received by Suizuki Bai just now were just a few blows taken by Shang Quannai from the one-on-many battle to the remaining pillars.

Because Shang Quannai demanded authenticity in the battle, the blades in their hands also became frequently used bone knives.

It seemed to be Shang Quanna's blood ghost technique. During the battle, the pillars felt more and more like this infinite city was real.

The changes in gravity that occur as the strings pluck the tones are also perfectly reflected in Infinite City.

This gave the pillars a chance to adapt to the changing gravity in advance, and their familiarity with the map of Infinite City skyrocketed.

At this time.

"Shiro!" Kazama Chengya took a few steps back. He stood on the other side with the opposite gravity, raised his head and shouted to Shiro Minazuki:

"Look over there!"

Minazuki Shiro looked in response, and then followed Kazama Seiya's gaze to look at Zencun, my wife, on the ceiling.

My wife Shancun was maintaining her thunderous sword-like movements, already feeling like she was ready to go.

——Even though his calves were shaking uncontrollably from exhaustion.

Finally, the three people standing on the outside of the encirclement looked at each other and nodded.

Bala!

Minazuki Shiro tore off a piece of cloth from Haori, and then tied his hand and the handle of the knife tightly together with his mouth.

"Yeah!" He held the knife upright in front of him, his eyes becoming sharp again.

The three people's eyes were now focused on Shang Quan Nai, who was confronting Yan Zhu and Yan Zhu.

"Hiss—!" My wife Shancun, who was standing on the ceiling, took a deep breath, and a faint white mist overflowed from the corner of his mouth.

Crack! Snapped!

Dots of lightning arcs flashed between the scabbards.

He aimed at Shang Quannai from the ceiling.

[Thunder Breath·One Type]

Click!

The thumb pressed against the sword, and the lightning leaked out.

at the same time.

Shang Quannai below.

Snapped! !

He swung the bone whip behind him, increased the force, and pulled out the rock and flame pillars that were wrapped around him.

The two powerful pillars quickly stabilized their posture in the infinite city with unstable gravity, and were ready to accumulate strength and come back again.

For a while.

Shang Quannai looked around sideways.

The five pillars have locked themselves from the front, back, left, right and top of the head in five directions.

He squinted his eyes and thought about the approximate time in his mind.

The time outside now is about six o'clock in the evening.

Has it been...seven hours?

In these seven hours, the progress of the pillars... may be the greatest since the time when they mastered the breathing method.

During the battle, Shang Quannai would also emit some blood mist, allowing them to inhale it unconsciously to assist in forging their bodies.

The most important thing is that the pillars have become proficient in dealing with the infinite city that changes gravity at any time!

Although during the training process, I found several tone-deaf guys fishing in troubled waters.

After suppressing the strength to the point that the pillars could resist in a short time, he was also a little tired after such a long time.

spiritual.

Shang Quannai glanced at the exhausted spirits and bodies of the pillars, and relaxed his shoulders slightly.

next moment.

boom! !

Purgatory Jinjuro squatted slightly with his legs and moved his body forward.

A head of red flame hair fluttered slightly.

[Breath of Fire·One Type·Shiranui]!

Kick your feet hard!

Whoosh!

The dazzling firelight carried an astonishing high temperature, drawing a thin line compressed to the extreme in mid-air!

Run straight towards Shang Quannai!

【Breath of the Rock·Wu Zhi Shao·Wa Lun Xing Bu】

Enjima moved his feet, jumped up high, white light gathered on the blade, held the bone shaft of the naginata in his hand, and made a throwing motion!

[Breath of water·Jiu type·Water droplets]!

Minazuki Shiro flicked the blade in his hand, and flicked the braid in his hand as well.

A large wave of waves instantly appeared on the other side of Infinite City.

[Breath of Wind·Shape of Seven·Strong Wind·Tengu Wind]

Kazama Chengya's eyes were fixed on Shangquan Nai. He kicked his feet violently, and his whole body was wrapped with sharp wind blades, spinning, slashing and sprinting like a tornado!

at last.

"Huh..." On the roof, my wife Shancun's eyes were white with reflection. He opened his mouth and spit out a mouthful of high-temperature white mist.

[Thunderbolt flash]

【Super speed】!

boom--! !

The shining golden thunder suddenly appeared on the ceiling like it was going berserk!

The sharp thunder spear was wrapped in blue plasma and shot straight from the ceiling towards Shang Quannai!

Thunder entangled with flames, sharp wind blades wrapped around the advancing naginata, and overlapping waves surrounded everything.

Shang Quannai stood quietly and nodded with satisfaction.

Since this group of people saw Wuhan for the first time, they finally had a true "joint attack".

Moreover, Yuanyi's side seems to have made some progress.

This day's progress exceeded expectations.

At the moment when Shang Quanna maximized his reaction speed, even the advancing thunder and lightning wrapped around my wife Shancun overhead became very slow.

The time he spent thinking was only a moment.

next moment.

boom--! !

The five people's combined attacks instantly bombarded each other, and dazzling light burst out along with the collapse and roar of the building.

boom!

"Poof!" The figures of the pillars seemed to have been hit hard, flying straight in all directions like a kite with a broken string.

Smoke and dust were everywhere.

The false infinite city began to shake violently.

slowly.

The dust kicked up dispersed.

The appearance of Infinite City gradually disappeared.

The not-so-bright starry sky on the top of the mountain was revealed.

In Saagiri Mountain at night, the fog on the top of the mountain seems to have dispersed somewhat, and it is not as dense as in the morning or during the day.

Strike the center.

Where there was originally flat ground, a large dark pit now appeared.

Shang Quannai held several people's bone knives in one hand and a naginata in the other. He turned sideways and glanced at Inkstone, who was knocked away by him.

If he hadn't knocked these guys away just now, then these guys might have died directly in the aftermath of that move.

That rock pillar had just put all its weight on the naginata, trying to penetrate itself directly with the thrust of the throw.

Good idea, but a bit expensive.

Bang!

He put everyone's knives aside, then touched his face and changed his face back to his own.

Then, he waved his hands towards the pillars lying in various places:

"Today's training is over. Everyone's progress is very impressive, and the final trick is very remarkable."

"Go back and have a good rest tonight and continue tomorrow."

Shang Quannai's eyes swept across the dim night sky in front of him: "Tomorrow, I won't attack occasionally like today."

After saying that, Shang Quanna turned around and glanced at Jiguo Yansheng, who was lying on the ground and sleeping soundly. He walked slowly down the mountain.

behind him.

"Ho! Ho!"

The only one who had the ability to move, Jinjuro Purgatory, kicked his legs vigorously.

at last.

puff!

Successfully pulled his head out of the soil.

He shook his head and picked off the dirt on his face with his hands.

He raised his head and looked at the surrounding scene in a daze.

The top of the mountain, the night sky, and Infinite City are gone.

"...Is it over already?"

——I also want to ask about Takehara...

Purgatory Jinjuro shook his head. He stood up, looked around, and gasped for air.

Then he turned around, opened his mouth and shouted:

"Everyone…"

Suddenly, his vision went dark, his hands and feet felt cold, and then he fainted.

boom!

Lying down on the ground.

The originally bright and beautiful flame-colored Haori has become a little dirty.

Tap tap tap——

A group of hidden members quickly followed the mountain road and reached the top of the mountain from the other side.

"Over there! It's that hair color!"

"Lord Purgatory——!"

"Hey! Come here to help. There is also a Hashira-sama who has fallen into the soil here!" Jiichiro, who had been staying with Enichi, waved to the Yin team members. He pointed at my wife Shancun, who was half-buried in the ground. shouted.

"coming!"

…

On the mountainside.

In the shrine.

Shang Quannai came to the door of the side room.

This is where the shrine entertains guests.

Creak...

The door was slowly pushed open, revealing the straw mat in the room and some hand-drawn maps placed on the ground.

Information of all sizes has been marked on the map.

In the yellow light, Ubuyashiki Fuyo and Tatsuki sat opposite each other.

Kanroji Sakuracake sat boredly in the back of the room, holding paper in her hand and waving it around in boredom.

"Your Excellency Kamiizumi, how are you today?" Ubuyashiki Sukeyo looked at Shangquan Nai with a smile. He slowly put down the brush in his hand: "Everyone's performance is not bad."

"It's better than expected." Shang Quannai took off his footbags, walked into the room slowly, and closed the door to let in the cold wind.

Then he slowly sat down cross-legged.

Ubuyashiki Sukeyo looked as if this was indeed the case, nodded very calmly, and then pushed the map in front of Naosenna:

"Tonight, we plan to move the main combat forces of the step country family into Sagi Mountain, the main ones being Iwakatsu-dono's wife and children."

At this time, Chen Ji spoke in a calm tone:

"In addition, we have received some news from Edo Castle."

Her lavender pupils looked at Shang Quannai, and her white eyebrows were slightly compacted together:

"A large number of people are missing over there, and even several members of the Demon Slayer Corps stationed there have lost contact."

Shang Quannai nodded slightly after listening to Chen Ji's words:

"Wumei is still acting...so blatantly this time, he should be only one step away from death."

After hearing this, Ubuyashiki Sukeyo was silent for a while.

Shang Quanna once said before that the current location of Infinite City is in Kyoto.

In Uyashiki Sukeyo's speculation, the Kyoto six hundred years ago was Heian Kyo, which is now Edo Castle, so everything is connected.

Ubuyashiki Sukeyo thought to himself, he took away the map in front of him, raised his head and looked at Shangquan Nai:

"Your Excellency Shangquan, I still have one more piece of information that I need to provide to you."

He lowered his eyes slightly, and his purple-black eyes were faintly white:

"After much thought, I think it is necessary to tell you this news."

Shang Quannai leaned on the door panel next to him and nodded: "What?"

"Our family's ability to predict." Ubuyashiki Sukeyo spoke softly, but there was already a faint purple mark on his forehead:

"From ancient times to the present, Uyashiki has foreseen scenes that will happen accurately every time."

The yellow light was dancing on the side, and Kanroji Sakuracake, who was lying in the back of the room, became a little bit interested. She sat forward curiously.

"Therefore, several ancestors were curious about this and conducted several experiments."

"If you foresee a scene related to yourself, then try your best not to do the predicted things. Can you change the predicted future?"

Ubuyashiki Sukeyo's hand slowly placed on the low table on the straw mat, and the light illuminated his face:

"My ancestors tried it, but it failed in the end."

"Because the picture of foreknowledge is always one-sided, the more you want to avoid doing those things that you have foreknowledge of."

"On the contrary, it will be more likely to happen by some kind of chance."

"The picture in the foreknowledge is finally completed."

Having said this, Ubuyashiki Sukeyo raised his head and looked at Shangquan Nai seriously:

"Such experimental opportunities are rare, so only a few ancestors have ever experimented."

"We call this phenomenon 'future fixation.'"

After saying that, Ubuyashiki Sukeyo looked at Shangquan Nai with some worry, as if he was worried that Shang Quanna wouldn't understand.

Shang Quannai nodded slowly. As a modern-educated person, it was simple for him to understand these things.

Undecided in times of trouble.

Quantum mechanics.

--Schrodinger's cat.

Without observation, the future will be an uncertain chaotic state.

And the future that has been observed will not change no matter what, that's what it means.

"It means..." Shang Quannai extended the last part of his voice:

"No matter what we did or didn't do."

"What happened in Infinite City will happen."

"That's right." Ubuyashiki Sukeyo nodded.