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"Goku, let's go. There will really be danger soon. I'll buy you some time, and you can escape with your teleportation ability."
Sanda took a deep breath and walked into the forest.
Although he sensed danger, he didn't give up.
His wife and daughter had both been devoured by demons, and besides slaying demons, he had no other pursuits in this life.
So, even if he died on the path of demon slaying, he would have no regrets.
However, young Goku was a promising talent and couldn't die like this on Mount Natagumo.
Fortunately, young Goku could teleport, so even if there was danger, he would most likely be able to escape.
"What… what's going on?"
The two walked along the forest path for twenty minutes when they suddenly heard sounds of fighting not far away.
When they went to investigate, they found a group of people engaged in fierce combat.
This scene, however, made Sanda's expression change drastically.
Because he recognized all the people fighting each other; they were all members of the Demon Slayer Corps.
"What are you doing? Stop it, all of you!"
Seeing a familiar squad member stabbed in the stomach by another member with a nichirin blade, Sanda rushed forward.
The squad member who had delivered the blow said, tears streaming down his face:
"My body is out of control. I'm sorry, Akita…"
They were all Demon Slayer Corps members who had rushed here after receiving a crow's message, meeting at the foot of the mountain before ascending together.
However, for some unknown reason, as soon as they reached the mountain, some members' bodies suddenly became uncontrollable and began attacking others.
Thus, the current melee ensued.
"Water Breathing, Third Form: Flowing Dance!"
Sanda took a deep breath, rapidly strengthening his body with Water Breathing, and surged like flowing Water into the midst of the fighting crowd.
He continuously swung his nichirin blade, temporarily separating the brawling individuals.
Water Breathing is the easiest breathing technique to master among all breathing techniques, and it is also the one chosen by most members of the Demon Slayer Corps.
He was no exception.
Although his talent in breathing techniques was extremely ordinary, and he had only learned this one of the ten forms of Water Breathing.
But after practicing for so many years, he still had some skill.
"Is this a breathing technique?"
Young Goku watched Sanda's strength and speed instantly increase significantly after using the special breathing method, and an interested expression appeared on his face.
On the way here, Sanda had explained the situation of the Demon Slayer Corps and also introduced breathing techniques in detail.
Breathing techniques are the most crucial factor allowing the Demon Slayer Corps to hunt demons.
The bodies of ordinary humans, even with a nichirin blade, simply cannot contend with demons.
Breathing techniques can greatly enhance cardiopulmonary function through special breathing skills.
This allows the blood to absorb a large amount of oxygen in a short time, instantly boosting physical abilities significantly.
As for the effect of the enhancement, it mainly depends on two aspects.
First, the inherent physical strength.
The stronger the physical body, the better the enhancing effect of the breathing technique.
For example, if a person's inherent physical strength is one, then after using a breathing technique, it might become three.
And if a person's inherent physical strength is ten, then after using a breathing technique, it might become thirty, or even exceed thirty.
Therefore, members of the Demon Slayer Corps place great importance on physical training.
Second is the mastery of the breathing technique.
The better the breathing technique is mastered, the better the enhancing effect will be.
For the same person with a physical strength of one, if their breathing technique is not well mastered, their strength might only double.
If their breathing technique is well mastered, then it might be able to increase by three times.
Sanda said that the true masters in the Demon Slayer Corps could maintain the state of a breathing technique twenty-four hours a day, even while sleeping.
They used the breathing technique as their everyday breathing.
"What exactly is wrong with all of you?"
Sanda, panting, quickly asked the temporarily separated fighters.
"Senior Sanda, we…"
A portion of the Demon Slayer Corps members quickly ran to Sanda's side, breathlessly explaining what had happened.
The remaining people, however, gathered together like puppets, many even closing their eyes and losing consciousness, yet their nichirin blades were all pointed at Sanda and the others.
"This is bad, it's a Blood Demon Art!"
Sanda was very experienced, and he immediately realized that there must be a powerful demon in this mountain.
This demon possessed a special Blood Demon Art that allowed it to control the earlier squad members like puppets.
However, he couldn't see through this Blood Demon Art and didn't know how to break it.
"Senior, they're coming again!"
At this moment, the controlled Demon Slayer Corps members once again swung their nichirin blades and charged at them.
"What do we do?"
Seeing this, Sanda's forehead instantly broke out in cold sweat.
He had used the breathing technique a bit too aggressively just now to separate everyone, and he hadn't recovered yet.
He needed a moment to recover before he could use his techniques again.
And the few teammates gathered beside him who weren't controlled by the Blood Demon Art were basically all injured, clearly making it difficult for them to display much strength.
If they were surrounded again, then the situation would become dangerous.
Crucially, he still hadn't discovered where the demon using the Blood Demon Art was.
If they couldn't deal with the main body, they might all become that demon's puppets soon.
"Water Breathing, Third Form: Flowing Dance."
Just then, a figure suddenly rushed into the crowd of puppet teammates, passing by each puppet teammate like flowing Water.
He then snatched the nichirin blades from the puppets and came to his side.
"Goku, how do you know a Water Breathing technique?"
Sanda looked at young Goku, who was holding a pile of nichirin blades, with an expression of disbelief.
He knew clearly that young Goku had never even heard of breathing techniques before meeting him.
Yet, he had just instantly used the Third Form of Water Breathing, which naturally surprised him greatly.
"I watched you use it once, then I tried it according to your breathing and movements, and it felt quite simple."
Young Goku threw the large bundle of nichirin blades he was carrying onto the ground.
He wasn't showing off; he genuinely found it simple.
Sanda's movements when using the technique just now seemed no different from slow motion to him.
He could very easily discern all the key movements and observe the breathing rhythm of the entire process.
And with his control over his body and his physical strength, imitating it put no pressure on him at all.
So, just by watching it once, he could use the Third Form of Water Breathing.
Of course, this did not mean he had mastered the entire Water Breathing technique, but only the breathing rhythm when attacking with the Third Form.
Even so, he was very happy.
Because when he breathed according to the rhythm of the Third Form just now, he indeed felt his body undergo a significant improvement during that process.
Moreover, as his physical body improved, the Ki within him also surged.
Therefore, he felt that coming to this World was the right choice.
Even if there were no formidable masters to spar with in this World, just learning breathing techniques could greatly enhance his own strength.
Compared to complex magic, he still felt that close-combat techniques like breathing techniques were more suitable for him and easier to learn.