699: Shadow Strike

Soon.

They arrived at the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters.

"You're here!"

Giyu Tomioka leaned against the gate, his eyes calmly looking at Su Chen.

Su Chen nodded silently at him.

"Let's go."

Giyu Tomioka started walking inside. He wasn't the only one there; all the other Hashira were present. As for why they were all there...

The reason was simple.

The Master had said that a new Hashira would likely be born soon, so they all wanted to see what this soon-to-be Hashira was really like.

Sanemi Shinazugawa, with scars across his face, looked toward Su Chen: "This is him? He doesn't look like much; he's full of openings."

The Love Hashira's face flushed with infatuation: "He's so handsome!"

The Stone Hashira: "Namu Amida Butsu."

Su Chen just turned his head to glance at Sanemi. He didn't respond, but that calm, dismissive look made Sanemi quite angry.

"Damn it, you dare ignore me!"

With that, he stepped forward, intending to give this newcomer, Su Chen, a small lesson.

"Clang!"

Suddenly.

Sanemi's pupils constricted slightly. He quickly drew his sword to parry, only to find that Su Chen had somehow appeared in front of him, his blade slashing straight down toward Sanemi.

Their blades collided, producing a crisp, clear sound.

Su Chen didn't stop. His figure was like a ghost, moving at extreme speed.

"Shadow Breathing, Fourth Form: Shadow Raid."

Su Chen's figure appeared behind Sanemi at some point. A terrifying killing intent instantly enveloped Sanemi, and the oppressive feeling of death swept over him. He felt cold all over, the threat of death shrouding his entire body.

I'm going to die, I'm going to die!

Sanemi's eyes were filled with shock and fear. He truly hadn't expected Su Chen's speed to reach such a level; even he found it difficult to keep up.

"My apologies!"

"Mr. Chen Tian, Sanemi has a fiery personality. I ask for your forgiveness."

A gentle voice rang out from inside the house. Kagaya Ubuyashiki stepped out. His palms were sweaty, and his eyes were full of concern.

In the end.

Su Chen's blade stopped at Sanemi's neck. Cold sweat poured down Sanemi's forehead. He didn't dare move a muscle, consumed by immense fear.

Around them, the expressions of the other Hashira also changed drastically.

They were all well aware of the Wind Hashira's strength; he was definitely at the top among the Hashira. Yet, he had been defeated in a single breath. If the Master hadn't spoken, and if this had been a real battle, the Wind Hashira would likely be dead.

What terrifying strength!!

Every Hashira looked at Su Chen with eyes full of disbelief.

Giyu Tomioka was the most shocked. How long had it been since he first met Su Chen? Yet Su Chen had already grown to such a terrifying level.

And...

What breathing style was that just now?

"Shadow Breathing?"

They heard what Su Chen shouted, but why had they never heard of this breathing style?

Like a phantom.

It's too eerie!

Su Chen sheathed his sword and smilingly patted Sanemi on the shoulder: "Just a joke."

Sanemi swallowed hard. After what had just happened, he didn't dare provoke Su Chen anymore and became completely docile.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked at Su Chen and breathed a small sigh of relief: "I'm sorry for the trouble."

"It's fine."

Su Chen waved his hand: "I know the Wind Hashira is straightforward."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki nodded with a smile. The other Hashira finally snapped out of it and quickly knelt on one knee toward him.

"Greetings, Master!"

However, among these people, Su Chen did not kneel. Sanemi looked at Su Chen with displeasure, but in the end, he didn't say anything.

Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked at Su Chen with curiosity: "I am very curious why you possess such terrifying power, and the Breathing Style you use—I seem to have never heard of it."

Normally, probing into someone's secrets would cause resentment, but when asked by Kagaya Ubuyashiki, Su Chen felt no resistance at all.

"As for my power, perhaps it's innate."

"As for this breathing, it's a style I created myself called Shadow Breathing. Besides that, I've also created another style called Five Elements Breathing, which is even more powerful."

Five Elements Breathing?

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's eyes were full of doubt.

Su Chen explained kindly: "The principle of Five Elements Breathing is simple. It involves cultivating five breathing styles—Wind, Thunder, Stone, Flame, and Water—simultaneously, and then combining them according to the laws of the Five Elements..."

What!

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's pupils constricted slightly, his face filled with shock as he looked at Su Chen in disbelief.

Such a breathing style exists in this world?

Cultivating two breathing styles simultaneously was possible, but using two at the same time was impossible because it would cause incompatibility and ultimately damage the body.

Yet he could actually fuse five breathing styles together.

Could this... be the Demon Slayer sent by heaven specifically to kill Muzan?

Not just Kagaya Ubuyashiki, but everyone else's expressions changed drastically as well, looking at Su Chen as if he were a monster.

Isn't this a bit too ridiculous?

Kagaya Ubuyashiki looked at Su Chen again, his eyes solemn: "Mr. Chen Tian, I wonder if you could demonstrate this so-called Five Elements Breathing."

Su Chen nodded: "Of course."

He went to a corner of the courtyard and raised his sword. The five types of energy immediately began to gather. His clothes fluttered without any wind, and his entire being exuded a soul-shaking, terrifying power.

"Five Elements Breathing, Second Form: Heaven's Tilt!"

Su Chen swung forward violently. The five powers intertwined and crashed down. Within thirty-four meters in front of him, the ground seemed to be struck by some terrifying force; the earth instantly sank, and a hideous crack appeared.

This!!

Everyone's eyes widened, their faces showing expressions of terror.

Such terrifying power.

Su Chen sheathed his sword and said nonchalantly, "It's something like that."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki suppressed the wild joy and excitement in his heart. He took two steps forward, took a deep breath, and said to the back:

"Bring out the sword."

A young girl with purple eyes walked out holding a sword in both hands, eventually stopping in front of Su Chen.

"This sword is forged from the finest steel in the world. It should reach its maximum value in your hands."

Su Chen took the sword and drew it.

Everyone immediately looked at the sword. The color of the blade changes according to the user, and they were all curious about what color Su Chen's blade would be.

Soon.

The sword in Su Chen's hand began to change. Seven colors quickly climbed up the blade. While others' blades had fixed colors, Su Chen's blade was like a gradient, slowly flowing and changing—at times red, at times black, at times blue...