Blue Spider Lily in My Hand

As everyone knows, Pathstriders in the Star Rail Universe primarily rely on enlightenment to enhance their power.

One moment of enlightenment can cause anything to ascend directly to the level of a Stellar God.

If a Destiny already has a Stellar God, perhaps it could also become a Throne-level entity, or even higher, like a Messenger.

However, Dan Lei has doubts about the so-called Throne-level, as the game's lore mentioned too little in his previous life.

Of course, the "level" here generally refers to the unit call volume of the Power of the Path, not combat power.

After all, Aha once created a Messenger whose combat power was inferior to that of an ordinary Pathstrider. Moreover, the number of universes on the Imaginary Number Tree is countless, and considering the countless parallel worlds on a single branch, anything bizarre is normal.

However, for 99.9999% of Pathstriders, simply sitting there and contemplating alone yields nothing.

According to research on the Luofu, Pathstriders' correct cultivation method, besides enlightenment, is to practice their Destiny.

Of course, depending on the specific situation, the improvement each person gains from practicing their Destiny cannot be generalized.

But the Xianzhou has been constantly fighting against the abominations of Abundance. Therefore, based on vast amounts of data, killing abominations of Abundance and continuously practicing the Path of the Hunt can improve one's understanding of the Path of the Hunt.

According to the Xianzhou people's philosophy, only by personally wielding weapons in battle can humans fight their own battles.

The Xianzhou people must prove to those inhuman abominations with their own flesh and blood, their own skills, that they will surely defeat them, rather than letting automatons act on their behalf.

This directly led to the Xianzhou, as a top-tier interstellar civilization, equipping everyone with high-tech swords, spears, sabers, and halberds for personal use. Even for ranged combat, they preferred Talismans, bows, or flying swords.

At the same time, all Xianzhou people enjoy practicing martial arts. Although this doesn't enhance the Power of the Path, it ensures a more efficient use of the Power of the Path and strengthens their combat capabilities, allowing them to kill enemies more effectively.

Furthermore, the extent to which the path of martial arts can improve a Pathstrider is evident in Jingliu's case.

From the gossip Dan Lei gathered from Hanya and Xueyi, when Jingliu became the Sword Master of the Luofu, her Power of the Path of the Hunt was not the strongest among the participants in the Martial Arts Ceremony, yet she won with overwhelming dominance.

Yes, here Dan Lei heard something different from the game: Jingliu was a Pathstrider of the Path of the Hunt until at least before she became a wanted criminal.

Therefore, when Dan Lei came to the world of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, he thought of practicing swordsmanship, and Kojiro Sasaki even became his sparring partner.

You might ask why he didn't learn swordsmanship on the Luofu, where it should be stronger.

To that, Dan Lei can only tell you that on the Luofu, to learn martial arts, or any technique for that matter, you need to join a faction or have it passed down in your family. Otherwise, you can only learn very common things.

Dan Lei's original faction was the Alchemy Commission, but since the head of his lineage in the commission had left, Dan Lei became unaffiliated.

After that, Dan Lei's highest position on the Luofu was a demon guard in the Ten Lords' Commission, and he was in charge of logistics, making his role more akin to an outsourced employee. The close-combat techniques of the Ten Lords' Commission were not accessible to him; he was only taught some basic self-defense techniques.

On the Luofu, the simplest way to learn true martial arts is to join the Cloud Knights, after which the entire set of Cloud Knight martial arts will be open to you.

However, joining the Cloud Knights is not easy, and leaving is even harder. Plus, there's not much free time. In any case, Dan Lei didn't want to join.

Similarly, Dan Lei's persistence in cultivating Magic, which is inferior to the Power of the Path in all aspects, is for the same reason. In the Star Rail Universe, having an extra means increases combat power by one point; it's that simple. Anyway, the Power of the Path and Magic don't conflict.

Dan Lei doesn't know if the theory that practicing Destiny on the Luofu can improve one's strength is correct, but Herta once said:

"The Path of the Walker is to tread the well-trodden paths of those who came before, striving to approach the Stellar Gods! Practice your Destiny according to your own nature."

Anyway, almost all Pathstriders are practicing their Destinies, so practicing Destiny must be the way to cultivate.

This was also why Dan Zhu chased after him when he refused to treat and save people back then.

In the eyes of others, Dan Lei's actions were essentially cutting himself off from his future path on the Destiny of Abundance. Unless Dan Lei wanted to take another path on the Destiny of Abundance and become an abomination.

Therefore, now that there is Gyutaro of the Abundance Destiny, in Dan Lei's eyes, he is the best target for his first practice of the Path of the Hunt.

Thus, Dan Lei directly shouted:

"That demon that came out of Daki is mine. Daki, you guys handle yourselves."

Then, Dan Lei spoke to Kojiro Sasaki via telepathy:

"Sasaki, the situation has changed. You'll need to hide your strength for a while longer. You can't be revealed before we fight Kibutsuji Muzan."

Kojiro Sasaki had no objections to Dan Lei's orders, as Dan Lei was his Master.

However, Gyutaro, who had just fallen to the ground, saw that Dan Lei's strength was also at the Pillar level. With three Pillars sent at once, he suddenly didn't feel like fighting.

So, Gyutaro said to Daki:

"Daki, you run first. I'll hold them off here."

Daki knew that as long as she didn't die, her brother wouldn't die, so she directly smashed through the wall and ran into the street. Then, she summoned all her clones back to herself and turned to flee outside.

Seeing Daki trying to escape, Dan Lei didn't stop her. Instead, he said to Shinobu Kocho and Giyu Tomioka, who were about to chase after her:

"Shinobu, Giyu, if that female demon really breaks through the encirclement and escapes, just shout loudly, 'The Blue Spider Lily is in my hands.'"

Shinobu Kocho and Giyu Tomioka didn't know what the Blue Spider Lily was, but out of trust in Dan Lei, they nodded and immediately gave chase.

Gyutaro, who had just said he would hold off everyone for his sister, didn't move at all. His eyes were fixed on Dan Lei, and he asked word by word with emphasis:

"You just mentioned the Blue Spider Lily, didn't you? You said the Blue Spider Lily is in your hands, didn't you!"

Seeing Gyutaro ask this, Dan Lei knew he had successfully drawn all the hatred. He then raised his sword and chuckled:

"Guess."

After saying that, Dan Lei charged forward, activated Stone Breathing, and infused it with fire element. His blade gained a lava enchantment. He then switched to the Power of the Path of the Hunt, raised his sword with both hands, and slashed down.

Gyutaro knew Dan Lei's strength was immense, so he didn't meet the attack head-on. Instead, he used his right hand, a kama named [Blood Scythe], to attempt to retreat and deflect the force, while his left [Blood Scythe] kama flung out a blood-thin blade to attack Dan Lei.

This was Gyutaro's Blood Demon Art. He could slash out blood blades imbued with potent poison and alter their flight paths according to his will.

However, Dan Lei was well aware of the demon's characteristics, and he had underestimated the Power of the Path of the Hunt.

The Abundance energy covering the demon's scythe was instantly shattered by the impact of Dan Lei's Power of the Path of the Hunt. Subsequently, all the force had to be borne by the demon's right arm.

At this point, the demon's thought of unloading the force was wishful thinking. Its right arm was instantly dislocated, with bones exposed. If Dan Lei hadn't changed tactics and blocked the blood blade from its left hand with his greatsword, half its body would have been cleaved.

However, with the blessing of Abundance and being a demon, the demon's wrist injury healed instantly.

This clash happened in an instant, and both sides had the energy for the next wave of attacks.

Therefore, from a third-party perspective, Dan Lei and the demon clashed dozens of times in an instant, the Blood Scythe and the Nichirin Greatsword colliding, scattering hair and setting the entire Kyogoku House ablaze.

However, the demon's physical strength was far inferior to Dan Lei's. The continuous exchanges caused it to be constantly repelled, and its stance gradually became unstable.

A reader was right; the previous battles had only featured move names with few details, making them less immersive.

Therefore, I will reduce the number of move names and add more details in the future. As for the previous chapters, they will be gradually revised.

Jingliu's interaction voice lines mentioned that she had also been glimpsed. Considering she was likely speaking to the Stellaron Hunters, it's highly probable she was referring to receiving a glimpse of Destruction.

However, in context, it clearly refers to her voluntary choice to embrace Destruction after her defection, destroying Abundance and herself.