"Mr. Xia Feng?!"
Seeing Xia Feng collapse, Aoi Kanzaki cried out in shock.
Shinobu blinked.
The letter she had thrown just now looked flashy, but its speed and power weren't that high.
For an ordinary person it might be a lethal hidden weapon, but for Xia Feng it should've been impossible not to catch it.
Could it be that Xia Feng had some hidden injury from before and hadn't told her because he didn't want her to worry?
Thinking of this possibility, Shinobu panicked slightly and hurried over to him, reaching out to unfasten his clothes.
The next second, her expression froze.
Everyone nearby quickly leaned in to look.
Then they all froze as well.
As Shinobu opened his clothes, the letter she had thrown simply fell to the floor.
Xia Feng's chest had no wound at all.
There was only a faint white mark, proving that the attack hadn't been completely ineffective.
Shinobu's eyelid twitched.
That letter might not be able to split metal, but snapping a tree branch would've been easy!
Seeing his prank exposed, Xia Feng opened his eyes and grinned.
"So worried about me?"
Shinobu really wanted to roll her eyes, but that would damage her image too much.
She suspected Xia Feng's ridiculously high defense came from his thick skin spreading across his entire body.
She knocked on his chest.
"Always fooling around."
Clang!
That knock nearly brought tears to Shinobu's eyes!
She lowered her head and looked at her hand.
She had clearly knocked on Xia Feng's chest muscle—yet it felt like striking solid stone!
Shinobu stared at him, dumbfounded.
"Did you grow up eating rocks?"
She couldn't help wondering how Xia Feng had lived this long. Were his joints this hard too?
Guessing what she was thinking, Xia Feng laughed helplessly.
He had used Iron Body earlier and forgotten to turn it off…
He reached out, caught Shinobu's hand, and placed it against his chest.
"What kind of nonsense are you imagining? That was just a hard qigong technique. When I'm not using it, I'm perfectly normal."
Sure enough, Shinobu felt normal warmth and elasticity under her palm.
Xia Feng sat up and picked up the letter that had fallen.
As expected—it was from Kagaya Ubuyashiki.
After reading it, he frowned slightly.
The letter contained a warning.
Kagaya believed that demon activity had recently been far too quiet, likely indicating they were planning something major.
To prevent unexpected incidents, he suggested strengthening protection in important locations.
Places like the Butterfly Estate and the Swordsmith Village should increase their defenses.
As for Xia Feng—
His task was to guard Mount Fujikasane, the site of the Final Selection.
He lowered the letter.
"Kagaya wants me to go to Mount Fujikasane and protect the selection site."
Shinobu nodded in understanding.
"That makes sense. Demons could attack there as well."
"Besides, you were planning to act as an examiner anyway. This kills two birds with one stone."
Xia Feng nodded.
When he returned to his room to rest, he decided to use the Gold Card he had obtained from Giyu Tomioka.
[Drawing… Successful! Congratulations, you obtained the Gold Ability: Spider Sense!]
[Spider Sense: When danger appears nearby, your sixth sense will detect it in advance, allowing you to avoid harm.]
As the notification sounded, Xia Feng felt a strange energy merge with his body.
He grew excited.
Spider Sense…
If nothing unexpected happened, it should be the ability from Spider-Man!
In terms of versatility, this ability was incredibly useful.
In Avengers: Infinity War, when Peter Parker sat on the school bus and suddenly felt the hairs on his arm stand up, sensing the alien invasion—that was Spider Sense.
In battle, Spider Sense gave Spider-Man powerful predictive abilities.
Thinking about his current skill set, Xia Feng suddenly felt like laughing.
Healing magic, Shadow Stealth, Intangibility, Iron Body, Bullet Time…
And now Spider Sense.
He was practically the ultimate survival build.
Every single one of these abilities was perfect for staying alive.
But honestly—
Xia Feng liked it.
The more survivability skills he had, the greater the chance he'd live to the end.
After resting briefly at the Butterfly Estate, Xia Feng and Kanao set off for Mount Fujikasane.
Mount Fujikasane was the location of the Demon Slayer Corps' Final Selection.
Every new Demon Slayer began their journey here.
When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, Xia Feng saw many teenagers approaching from different directions.
Some wore clothing representing their breathing styles.
Others wore plain cloth outfits.
Some looked arrogant.
Others looked terrified.
But everyone had one thing in common—
Each carried a Nichirin Blade.
Since evening hadn't arrived yet, not many people had gathered. Many were still on their way.
Xia Feng slowly walked onto the stone-paved plaza.
All the participants who had already arrived were gathered there.
When they saw him, everyone showed surprised expressions.
On Xia Feng's back, the large "Destroy (滅)" character marked his identity.
A true member of the Demon Slayer Corps.
One swordsman exclaimed in surprise:
"His uniform is modified…"
"I heard only Hashira are allowed to modify their uniforms!"
Hearing that, everyone grew excited.
A Hashira had personally come to watch their trial!
What an incredible honor!
Just as Xia Feng arrived, two soft voices sounded.
"Lord Xia Feng, it is an honor to see you."
Xia Feng looked down.
A black-haired and a white-haired little bean-sized pair were standing there, looking up at him quietly.
He crouched down, smiling as he rubbed the white-haired child's head.
Although the girl's eyes looked a little unusual, it did nothing to stop Xia Feng's lolicon soul from burning.
The black-haired child tilted his head, seemingly confused why Xia Feng hadn't patted his head too.
Xia Feng looked at him gently.
"Although you're cute too, I'm sorry—I'm only interested in girls…"
"Mr. Xia Feng, please stop." Kanao said from beside him.
Xia Feng coughed awkwardly and stood up.
He looked around.
More and more people were arriving.
Just as he was about to start counting the participants, a voice suddenly rang out—
"Ahhh! It's Mr. Xia Feng!!"
Xia Feng turned toward the voice.
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