"The keys to awakening the Demon Slayer Mark are body temperature and heartbeat. When your bodies and wills surpass their limits, you can gain this power," Sasuke's voice rang out across the silent training ground. "And this power can 'resonate.'"
His gaze swept over the other panting Hashira.
"The first person to awaken it is like a beacon being lit. Now, let's see which of you can pick up that signal."
Giyu Tomioka's breakthrough gave everyone a shot in the arm.
"I see! I see!" Kyojuro Rengoku laughed heartily, the flames in his eyes burning even brighter. "In other words, we just need to push our passion and spirit to their utmost limits!"
"Hmph, so we just have to put our lives on the line? Who can't do that?!" Sanemi Shinazugawa wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, his face twisted fiercely.
In the extreme training that followed, miracles began to unfold.
During repeated exchanges of offense and defense with Sasuke that pushed him to his limits, the Mist Hashira, Muichiro Tokito, who had been trying to recall his past with intense concentration, developed patterns like clouds and mist across his forehead and cheeks.
To protect the Serpent Hashira, who was receiving Sasuke's "special attention," the Love Hashira, Mitsuri Kanroji, unleashed strength beyond anything she had shown before, and heart-shaped marks appeared on her neck.
Then came Sanemi Shinazugawa, Gyomei Himejima... Under this resonance and intense pressure, the Hashira awakened their marks one after another.
Interesting. It's like setting up a Wi-Fi hotspot and watching them connect one by one. Though it comes at the cost of burning through their lives, this will undoubtedly be their strongest trump card in the final battle.
Sasuke looked at the monsters before him, their auras surging, and nodded in satisfaction.
Their