Upon entering the warehouse, Ren immediately saw a giant sword standing in the corner, immovable as a mountain.
This giant sword was truly massive and long; the combined length of the blade and hilt was approximately 1.6 meters, standing a few centimeters taller than Kocho Shinobu.
As for its weight, according to Ren's observation, it had to be at least several hundred pounds.
"Miss Kanzaki, is this the sword you mentioned..."
"That's right! This is a Nichirin Sword forged many years ago by an old master from the Swordsmith Village in his spare time. According to that master, his childhood dream was to forge the largest katana in history."
"It looks like the master succeeded!" Ren marveled. There probably wasn't a second katana in the world taller than Kocho Shinobu.
"Yes! But because this sword is excessively heavy, no one has been able to use it normally, even long after the master passed away."
Kanzaki Aoi shook her head and continued, "Forget about using it normally; in fact, just lifting this sword has eliminated the vast majority of Demon Slayer Corps members. Over the years, only the Stone Hashira, Lord Himejima, has been able to lift it and swing it properly. Unfortunately, due to his eyesight, Lord Himejima is not suited to using this sword, so it was stored in the warehouse."
Speaking of this, Kanzaki Aoi suddenly looked at Ren, a playful smile appearing on her cheeks.
"Well, doesn't Mr. Ren feel that he is as strong as an ox? Would you like to challenge it?"
"Haha, I intend to!"
Saying this, Ren grasped the hilt, his arm suddenly exerting force. Under Kanzaki Aoi's shocked gaze, he easily lifted the heavy Nichirin Sword!
"How is that possible? You lifted it with one hand? Even Lord Himejima needs to use both hands to lift that sword! Is Mr. Ren's strength even greater than Lord Himejima's? But he doesn't look that much bigger than me?"
"Good sword!"
Ren swung it at the empty air, finding that the sword was surprisingly comfortable to handle!
The heavy sword weighed about four or five hundred pounds, yet its length was 1.6 meters. To wield a giant sword of this length, a swordsman's grip strength would need to be at least a thousand pounds; this was truly a feat of immense strength.
Ren's strength was the highest among his four basic attributes, reaching a full 215 points, which was more than twenty-one times that of an ordinary person.
According to his calculations, for every point his strength attribute increased, his single-handed grip strength increased by ten pounds.
Now that his strength attribute was at 215 points, this meant his single-handed grip strength exceeded two thousand pounds. In other words, he could easily lift objects weighing over a ton, so wielding this heavy sword was naturally not a problem.
He swung the long sword freely in the warehouse. The fierce wind howled, and under the agitation of the heavy Nichirin Sword, the air inside the warehouse formed a hurricane vortex that rushed straight toward the ceiling.
"Not bad. The master who forged this heavy sword must have been an outstanding swordsmith. Unlike ordinary Nichirin Swords, to increase the heavy sword's offensiveness, the master sharpened both edges, forming a double-edged sword."
"This way, although the heavy sword itself is incredibly heavy, the sword energy that bursts forth when swung quickly can slice through iron like mud!"
Thinking of this, a bold idea suddenly sprouted in Ren's mind, and he hurriedly asked, "Miss Kanzaki, is this heavy Nichirin Sword also forged from Scarlet Crimson Iron Sand and Scarlet Crimson Ore?"
"I'm not sure either, but since that old master came from the Swordsmith Village, presumably he used Scarlet Crimson Ore."
"I see, then I'm relieved."
Ren grinned, immediately held the sword with both hands, took a deep breath, tensed his muscles all over, and then suddenly exploded with power!
In an instant, a monstrous force was poured into the hilt of the heavy Nichirin Sword and conducted from the hilt to the entire body. Immediately following a resounding boom, a scorching fiery light instantly illuminated the entire warehouse.
"A crimson red blade... T-this, what is going on?"
Looking at the heavy Nichirin Sword in Ren's hands, which looked like it was burning with flames, Kanzaki Aoi couldn't help but widen her eyes.
"Did the heavy Nichirin Sword change color?"
Kanzaki Aoi was astonished. Nichirin Swords could change into different colors according to the Breathing Style used by the swordsman, among which the red Nichirin Sword was the most popular with swordsmiths.
After this thought popped up, she shook her head violently. 'No, that's not right. Although Nichirin Swords can change color, they only change color; it's impossible to cause such a huge commotion. This feeling is as if that heavy Nichirin Sword is being scorched by raging fire; the temperature of the entire warehouse has risen a lot.'
"It really works!"
Looking at the heavy sword that was red-hot like a soldering iron, Ren was overjoyed and exclaimed excitedly, "I knew it! This heavy sword made of Scarlet Crimson Ore can indeed activate the Bright Red Blade mode!"
The so-called Bright Red Blade was created by thoroughly triggering the solar energy contained within the Scarlet Crimson Iron Sand through immense grip strength or weapon collision, causing the Nichirin Sword to form a scorching red blade.
The reason swordsmiths were keen to see Nichirin Swords turn red was that they mistakenly thought a Bright Red Blade was simply a red-colored Nichirin Sword.
Once the Bright Red Blade was activated, it could deal double damage to evil demons because the solar energy within the blade could drastically reduce the regeneration speed of demons.
Even someone as strong as the Demon King, Muzan, would have his regeneration speed slowed significantly after being cut by a Bright Red Blade.
Now that he had the heavy Nichirin Sword and the Bright Red Blade, Ren could beat Muzan into the ground. Even if Muzan managed to escape back to the Infinity Castle, he would be in pieces.
'Hehe, with this heavy Nichirin Sword, passing the Final Selection in a month will be no problem.'
Thinking of this, Ren immediately looked at Kanzaki Aoi and asked with a smile, "Miss Kanzaki, can I borrow this heavy Nichirin Sword?"
"Of course, no problem!"
Kanzaki Aoi agreed with a smile. " seeing you use this sword so effortlessly, I believe the spirit of that old master in heaven would be very willing to give it to you."
"Then, to repay that old master for gifting me such a divine weapon, I shall send Muzan's dog head to him as a gift, shall I?"
Saying this, Ren casually slung the heavy Nichirin Sword onto his back and walked out of the warehouse, wanting to find a place to test the power of the sword and hone his combat skills.
He knew that his moves were wide and sweeping, creating a lot of noise, which could easily disturb others. Therefore, he didn't practice on the lawn of the Butterfly Mansion but went deep into the dense forest on the back mountain.
This place was rarely visited, and the surroundings were covered in snow and wrapped in silver; it was a good place to exercise his physique.
"Let's try my combat skill first."
Suddenly, Ren's gaze sharpened. His legs kicked out abruptly, bursting with ghost-like speed. He sprinted at full speed toward a five-meter-high boulder, then leaped up and swung the sword horizontally!
"Earth Combat Skill: Meteor!"
Ren swung the sword with force. The immense power caused him to directly activate the Bright Red Blade, and after violent friction with the air, the already scorching heavy sword became even hotter.
Now, this heavy Nichirin Sword truly descended from the sky like a scorching meteor.
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