boyutpedia Chapter 134 Man and Sword United
Chapter 134 Man and Sword United
Chapter 134 Man and Blade as One
Under Shiba Tsukiyuu's gaze, Yamamoto said in a deep voice, "The duty of the Gotei 13 is to protect the Soul Society. You are no longer worthy to be the captain of the Gotei 13!"
Upon hearing this, Shiba Tsukito sighed, "It's a pity. I thought that as the head of the Gotei 13, you would understand me."
As he spoke, he reached out and drew his Zanpakuto.
"Let's do it!"
Although he didn't know what he was going to do, Yamamoto couldn't let him continue since he was still absorbing the spiritual power of the alien Hollows in the four limbs.
Since we've already decided to capture him, it's best to defeat him before he finishes setting up his trap!
boom!
With a loud shout from Yamamoto, the other captains who were already prepared also drew their Zanpakuto at the same time!
However, the captains were not all gathered, because Yoriichi Tsugikuni and Retsu Unohana were not present.
Although they are the captains of the Gotei 13, they often go out to find people, so it's normal that they're not in the Seireitei right now.
However, even without these two, dealing with Shiba Tsukihime and these four Hollows would be more than enough.
However, Shiba Tsukito's next move surprised them greatly!
If Shiba Tsukito had Hollowfied and devoured these four Hollows, they wouldn't be too surprised.
Shiba Tsukito was originally just an ordinary captain, not considered strong among the thirteen captains of the Gotei 13. Even if he strengthened himself in this way, he could not possibly reach the level of Captain-Commander Yamamoto.
But after Shiba Tsukito drew his Zanpakuto, he actually—
He actually swallowed the knife!
He raised his Zanpakuto, then pointed the tip downwards and stabbed it directly into his mouth, as if he were performing sword swallowing for everyone!
"you----!"
Upon seeing this scene, everyone understood immediately: Shiba Tsukiji was not merely attempting to become intangible; he was clearly about to use a forbidden ritual to achieve oneness between man and sword!
The Soul Society has a long history, and throughout that long time, countless people have been researching the unity of man and sword.
And they did indeed come up with some methods.
But now there is no method that can be passed down, can be popularized as an orthodox method of cultivation, and there is not even a method that people can use normally!
Because the burden on the soul is too great when the man and the sword are combined, even the maximum strength of a normal soul cannot contain that power!
Rashly performing a fusion ritual of man and sword as one may indeed grant immense power in a short period, but it would be tantamount to pushing oneself into an abyss of self-destruction!
If it were just an ordinary member who didn't understand, that would be one thing, but Shiba Tsukito is the captain, and the head of the Shiba family, one of the five great noble families. There's no way he wouldn't understand!
But he still did it!
This means either he was prepared to die, or it means—
He has already figured out how to overcome the side effects of man and knife becoming one!
In that instant, an immense power erupted from his body!
If the spiritual pressure released by Shiba Tsukito before was just a fleeting burst of light that wasn't particularly dazzling, then the spiritual pressure released by Shiba Tsukito now has transformed into a tangible and terrifying storm!
boom!
Like a tornado, the spiritual pressure expanded in a tangible way in everyone's eyes, and then concentrated around Shiba Tsukiyuu's body due to the powerful converging force. This behavior of expanding and contracting at the same time produced a light curtain of strange colors!
It's so powerful that you can tell just how terrifying this force is at a glance!
In the distance, Aizen, who had already left that area, watched as Shiba Tsukito swallowed his Zanpakuto into his body, a strange light emanating from his eyes.
Aizen already knew what Shiba Tsukiharu was doing, which is why he lured Yamamoto away at this time, just as Shiba Tsukiharu was performing the ritual.
Even Aizen had to admire Shiba Tsukiharu's approach.
Shiba Tsukito further developed and integrated the two major research areas of the Shiba family.
Based on the Shiba family's research on Hollows, he conducted Hollowfication experiments on Shinigami, even reaching a level comparable to that of Hollow White, whom he originally created!
They transformed the souls of Shinigami into Hollows, and then, by utilizing the Shiba clan's understanding of the Spirit Lord, used Hollows to simulate the Spirit Lord's nature.
Each part of the Soul King represents a symbol, and in addition to the limbs, Shiba Tsukiyuu also simulated the Soul King's heart.
And that heart belonged to none other than his own!
Because the Soul King's heart represents miracles, using miracles as the main theme is beneficial for Shiba Tsukiyuu to complete his plan.
After partially transforming himself into a Hollow, he used the Hollow's ability to devour to fuse the four Hollows representing his limbs together, thereby enhancing his power and obtaining the symbol representing the Soul King.
In this way, the research on "the Shiba family's 'the void also has a heart' and "to support the three realms in place of the Spirit King" has basically achieved some success.
But that's not enough. Even if you combine all of these, at most you can only bring Shiba Tsukito to the limit of a Shinigami.
To truly qualify as a replacement for the Spirit King, one needs to further break through the limits of their soul and make their soul strength far exceed those limits.
So he thought of becoming one with the sword!
If one were to attempt to unite the body and sword in a simple act, the soul would collapse due to insufficient strength.
However, Shiba Tsukito transformed himself into a hybrid being, half-hollow and half-mask, or rather, half-mask and half-broken-face creature, through Hollowfication!
By utilizing the Hollow's "Resurrection" property, he can return his Zanpakuto to his soul, thus reducing the pain and torment by at least half when he achieves oneness with his sword!
The remaining half is related to a plague that broke out in the present world.
Thirteen years ago, a plague of "painlessness" broke out in the world, and those infected did not feel any pain before they died!
The plague came suddenly, affected a large area, and even attracted the attention of the Gotei 13.
But in the end, nothing was found, and the Gotei 13 determined it to be a naturally occurring plague.
However, when Aizen was investigating, he did not only focus on the lives of those souls who had developed the painlessness disorder, but also observed where these people went after arriving in the Soul Society.
Unsurprisingly, all of these souls disappeared within the past thirteen years!
That's right, it was Shiba Tsukito who did it!
He transferred the characteristics of the souls of those who were painless into himself, so that even if the souls exceeded their limits and he was in excruciating pain after becoming one with the sword, he would not feel it!
In this way, he can successfully achieve oneness with the sword!
Having already reached the pinnacle of Shinigami power, and having achieved perfect harmony between man and sword, Shiba Tsukihime unleashed tremendous power at this moment!
Even Aizen couldn't help but marvel at this guy, recognizing him as a genius, a genius no less than himself, no less than Urahara Kisuke.