Fantasy Library.

Chapter 193 The King of Zanpakuto

When the faint voice echoed in his ears, Aize saw a scene just like when he obtained Ryujin Jakka and Hyorinmaru in the Fantasy Library.

He seemed to have entered another world and appeared on a vast land.

The earth is not desolate, but full of vitality. There are forests, oceans, continuous mountains, grasslands and rivers. Except for the lack of cities and people, it is almost the same as reality.

But in this world, swords are everywhere.

The mountains were filled with swords, the forests were filled with swords, and even the bottoms of the oceans and rivers were filled with all kinds of swords.

Here, swords are life, swords are the inhabitants of this world, and all swords are like separate individuals, exuding a strong sense of presence.

If someone else accidentally walked in here, they would definitely feel out of place and feel like an alien in this world.

But Aize is different. He just feels that this place is very friendly and it feels quite natural for him to stay here.

The authority in his body was heating up, making him feel as if he had met countless ministers and subordinates.

Unfortunately, the king here is not him, but the being born from his soul.

Aize strolled in this world, as if he could travel a thousand miles in one step, and quickly left all the scenery behind.

Soon, Aize arrived at the top of a towering mountain.

This is the largest mountain in the world.

The top of this mountain is the highest place in the world.

Aize took almost one step and reached the top of the mountain.

Then he saw a tall altar.

The altar is very simple and exudes an ancient atmosphere.

The altar looks like both a palace and a throne.

And above the throne of this palace, a knife was quietly floating.

The moment he saw the knife, Aize understood.

“It is the king of this world.”

“It is the most noble and powerful being here.”

"It...is my Zanpakutō."

This is the world inside the Zanpakutō, one’s own inner world.

The sword that appeared before him was the soul of his own Zanpakutō, its physical form.

The soul of a Zanpakuto is not a sword. Some are in human form, some are in animal form, and so on.

But his Zanpakutō, even when it is a sword spirit, will still be just a sword and will not have any other form.

Because this is the form that best represents it, its symbol, and its essence.

Just like Ryujin Jakka is the strongest and oldest Zanpakuto of the fire type, when Aze first saw it he only saw a sky full of flames. Hyourinmaru is the strongest Zanpakuto of the ice type, when Aze saw it he saw a dragon made entirely of ice and snow.

His own Zanpakutō is the king of all Zanpakutō.

So, it will only be a knife and must be a knife.

"Call..."

From the knife, a noble will like that of a king was transmitted, making the originally vague sound become exceptionally clear.

"You are qualified to know my name, and only you are qualified to know it."

This is the recognition of the king by the king.

"my name is……"

Aize heard the name very clearly and grasped all of it in an instant.

"Om..."

Gold-stamped lines appeared all over his body, making the whole world appear with gold-stamped lines.

Forests, oceans, land, mountains, grasslands, rivers... everything is filled with golden lines.

There was no need for Aize to use his authority to recognize the master. The authority in his body and the sword spirit of the Zanpakuto born from his soul naturally resonated, and it automatically completed the recognition of the master at the moment of birth, making it become one with Aize.

"------"

Aize only felt that the world in front of him suddenly moved away from him, and his figure rose into the sky, flying higher and higher.

Finally, Aize left this world and returned to the classroom of Class 1, Grade 1 of the Maou Spiritual Academy.

At this time, all the students were still immersed in the difficult reality of Shikai and Bankai, and they were all silent.

Aize looked around and found that no one noticed the changes on his side.

There was clearly golden spiritual pressure appearing on the sword in his hand, but no one could feel it.

Because they were too weak, their spiritual pressure and ability to control it were too low, which resulted in their inability to perceive the spiritual pressure and they were unable to detect the spiritual pressure appearing on the Aize Sword at all.

Even the instructor on the podium didn't seem to notice anything. "That's not bad..."

Aize felt relieved and turned to look at the Zanpakutō in his hand.

It can already be called a Zanpakutō, and is no longer just a nameless shallow strike.

Although Aize has not called its name yet, its appearance has changed a little and it is no longer the appearance of a normal samurai sword.

Its blade became very straight, and the tip of the blade was not curved but slanted. The blade was very thin, and it flashed with a cold arc of light, and it looked very sharp at first glance.

Its sword guard is also different from other Zanpakuto. It is not spread out in parallel, but vertically, forming an overall "U" shape. The blade extends directly from the top of the "U", giving people a feeling of being one whole.

As for the handle, it is also not cylindrical like other Zanpakuto, but is an angular strip. The whole body is silver-white with gold edges, giving people a noble feeling.

Although this change cannot be said to be earth-shaking, it is definitely not small. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Aize's sword is no longer a nameless shallow sword, but a Zanpakutō that has been liberated and has its own shape and size.

As a result, the scabbard that holds the Zanpakutō has also undergone some changes. Its size now fits Aize's Zanpakutō perfectly, and its appearance has also changed to a silver-white style with gold edges. It cannot be said to be dazzling, but it is at least eye-catching.

"…Once someone sees this, it will be hard to hide it, right?"

Aize felt somewhat helpless.

Fortunately, no one has noticed the changes on Aize's side yet, and Aize didn't want to cause trouble, so he put away the knife.

Of course, he did not take it back directly into his body like he did with other special weapons.

The instructor just said that during the intern period, all the Asauchi are only loaned out to students. Only those who successfully graduate and join the Gotei 13 can be officially granted and become the owner of this sword.

If you fail to graduate successfully or fail to join the Gotei 13, this sword will be taken back.

In this situation, if Aize retracts his Zanpakutō into his body, the instructor who discovers that the sword is missing will definitely hold him accountable.

Even if Aize had a reason to make an excuse, he couldn't do it without his Zanpakutō.

After all, the instructor has specifically reminded everyone that from this moment on, it is best for everyone to keep their swords with them at all times, eat and sleep with their Zanpakutō, and stay with them all the time, so that they can better synchronize with Asauchi.

Therefore, Aize thought about it and decided not to take back his Zanpakuto, but just hung it around his waist.

"Let's just be discovered. It's not a big deal to be able to release the first release anyway."

My spiritual power is at the captain level, so it's impossible that I can't even do the initial release, right?
Although he was able to perform the Shikai of his Zanpakutō on the first day after obtaining Asauchi, which was a bit exaggerated in the Maou Spiritual Academy where no one in the six grades could perform the Shikai, he had already broken the thousand-year record since the school was founded, so breaking another Shikai record didn't seem like a big deal.

As for the swastika...

This cannot be exposed casually.

He touched the hilt of the Zanpakutō at his waist, feeling the powerful force contained in it that could be released at any time. Aize, who had already recognized the master and fully mastered this power, couldn't help but mutter.

"He was able to perform Bankai on the first day he got Asauchi. If this were to be exposed, he would definitely be caught and dissected, right?"

Looking at the classmates around him who were still fiddling with their own shallow attacks and vowing to master the Shikai, Aize felt the sense of incompatibility that he didn't feel in his inner world, but instead felt it here.

No one knew that among a group of first-year students who couldn't even complete Shikai, there was a person who could perform Bankai.

Aize smiled and hid his Zanpakutō in the shadows, keeping his achievements and fame to himself.

At this time, the instructor spoke again.

"Now that you have obtained your Zanpakutō, even if it is only a shallow strike, you can still perform the duties of a Shinigami."

"In that case, next, you should start learning soul burial."

"Do you know what soul burial is?"

The instructor's words once again attracted the students' attention.

"I know!" Hinamori Momo stretched out her hand and took the initiative to answer: "Soul Burial is a ceremony to send the souls of people who died in the real world to the Soul Society!"

"That's right." The instructor nodded and said, "The state of a human being who dies in this world and just turns into a soul is called whole."

"It's harmless. It just loses its body. The rest is no different from a normal human being."

“But if they don’t go through the Soul Burial of the God of Death and come to Soul Society, they will continue to wander in the human world.”

"There are only two possible outcomes for this. One is to become a void, and the other is to be eaten by a void."

The so-called virtual actually refers to evil spirits.

If the soul of a person who died in the real world does not come to Soul Society for a long time and keeps wandering in the real world, then after a period of time, the desires in their hearts will corrode their spirit bodies and turn them into monsters, which are called Hollows.

Hollows go around devouring the souls of other people still alive, especially those they loved while alive.

Some of them have completely lost their minds, while others have not lost their sanity completely, but they will still devour the souls of others and are harmful.

The duties of the God of Death, besides burying the souls of the dead and sending them to Soul Society, also include killing and purifying Hollows.

And no matter which of these two is achieved, a Zanpakutō is required.

Therefore, after obtaining the Zanpakutō, those present are already qualified to study soul burial and even the purification of hollow courses.

"Be prepared, classes will be scheduled soon."

The class ended with this sentence as a proverb.

(End of this chapter)