From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 502: Why can’t the God of Death use the Eight Gates?
The second squad's headquarters is located in the castle within the castle, the Shifengyuan family in the aristocratic district.

This place includes the headquarters and training base of the Secret Mobile Force, and its area is the largest in the entire Gotei 13. The Shihouin family actually has the largest mansion among the nobles.

The Kuchiki family and the Tenseiin family are both a sprawling complex of buildings, which is understandable since they are great nobles.

And the Shifengyuan family is actually a city!

Most of the small and medium-sized nobles like the Bee family who depend on the Shihouin family for survival live in this city, which shows the power of the Shihouin family.

At this moment, in the fighting arena of the second squad's barracks, two figures were crossing each other's paths.

One of them was burning with blazing green flames that seemed like they would never go out, while the other was as fast as lightning, extremely swift, leaving a rustling sound wherever it passed.

The two figures who are fighting each other are undoubtedly Nami and Yoruichi Shihouin.

It's said that the two of them get along very well. Shihouin Yoruichi is the first friend Nami made after coming to Soul Society.

Nami has a carefree and open personality, and Shihouin Yoruichi is also a casual person. When they met for the first time at Bane's place, they felt that each other was more pleasing to the eye.

After communicating with each other, they found out that one of them was called "little thief cat" by everyone, and the other liked to turn into a black cat. Both of them were loyal cat lovers, so they got along even better.

After getting to know each other, they discovered that their fighting styles and other aspects were more in sync with each other.

From then on, Nami was often taken to Shifengin's house by Shifengin Yoruichi to play, and the two of them would fight and exchange skills here from time to time, which benefited both of them.

With a dull bang, Qing Yan, who was flying in the air, was hit hard by the swift black shadow, and then fell from the sky and smashed into the training ground. The hard ground and rocks shattered, leaving a spider-web-like crack.

Then Ye Yi fell to the ground and flicked her ponytail, without any panic on her face.

At the beginning, when the two were fighting, Yoruichi Shihouin took into consideration Nami's weaker strength and showed mercy. But after fighting a few times and confirming again and again that the opponent was really a little bit immortal, Yoruichi Shihouin immediately let go, no longer worried, and had nothing to feel guilty about, so she just beat her and was done with it.

"Are you okay, Nami?" Ye Yi said with a smile as he looked at Nami who was stuck in the ground.

No one answered, but after waiting for a few seconds, a pair of slender, white, and very beautiful hands, with wisps of green flames, stretched out from the edge of the pit, grabbed the ground, and pulled herself up.

It was Nami for sure. She was wearing a well-fitting Shinigami costume, which was a gift from Shutra Senjumaru to her before. Around her waist hung a short sword, also called a wakizashi. This sword was given to her by Sister Hua, and was used to "awaken and forge" her Zanpakutō.

Of course, compared to Zanpakutō, Nami prefers Baida, which is why she and Yoruichi were able to become friends so quickly.

"It's okay. It's just a fatal injury." Nami stood up and waved her hand.

However, she was also very annoyed when she saw Yoruichi's arrogant look, and she muttered, "Damn it, I just came to Soul Society and met Shihouin Yoruichi by chance. He is as strong as a monster. Can't I defeat him even if I try my best?"

"Hey, hey, I can hear it. Who would chirp at someone else in front of them, and so loudly? Besides, compared to the one in your family, I'm not a monster," Ye Yi said with a smile when he heard it.

Nami said curiously, "At least you are the best in the Soul Society in terms of flash speed, right? Everyone calls you Shunshin Yoruichi. Even Bane praises your speed of flash speed."

"You believe what he says?" When Yoruichi heard this topic, his expression was very complicated and he said, "It's true that I am the best in Soul Society. In this Soul Society, I am the fastest. The captain and that guy Bane can't catch up with me. That's why everyone calls me 'Shunshin Yoruichi'. But the captain is fine, he really can't catch up with me, but guess why in Soul Society, Bane can't catch up with me?"

"Why?" Nami obviously didn't quite understand the situation and tilted her head in confusion.

Ye Yi sighed lightly and looked in the direction of the 9th Division in the distance. Although her view was blocked by the towering city walls, she seemed to see Bane leisurely drinking tea under an ordinary apple tree.

"Because he cannot exert his full strength in Soul Society, otherwise his spiritual pressure would explode and directly shock most of the ordinary souls in Soul Society to death." Yoruichi retracted his gaze and smacked his lips.

Before Nami could comment on this topic, Yoruichi seemed to no longer want to talk about it and changed the subject: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Why are we discussing that guy? Come on, recall what I did just now, okay? If you have any doubts or questions, I'll answer them for you."

"Just now." Nami's thoughts were immediately diverted and she began to ask for advice.

Obviously, she and Yoruichi were sparring and communicating here in order to improve each other's fighting skills.

At the same time, they both have a bigger vision, which is to learn from each other's essence!
Nami possesses the Eight Gates Ninjutsu, while Yoruichi has mastered the Shunshin Technique. Both are essential skills in physical combat, and each one is extremely powerful.

But what's a little embarrassing is that Nami's Eight Gates Ninjutsu was originally designed to work on the physical body, but in her spiritual state, this technique is now in a half-dead state. Otherwise, she would be able to compete with Yoruichi to some extent, and would not be beaten every time.

When she first came to Soul Society, Nami thought that her Eight Gates was useless and she could only use it again after returning to the real world and transforming into a new body.

She was depressed for a long time because her best skill was the Eight Gates Ninjutsu. Only with this skill could she keep up with the first echelon. Otherwise, her hard power would be very weak. Fortunately, Soul Society was full of talents. Sister Hua, as a master of Huidao and swordsmanship, gave her some help in developing her thinking.

That is the original Eight Gates Ninjutsu, which is to force open the limiter in the body, that is, the 'Eight Gates', to live towards death, to burst out the potential power of the body, to force out all the strength, and after the fight either seriously injured or dead, it is a forbidden technique, and only someone like Nami who has the talent of the 'Phoenix' can use the Eight Gates Ninjutsu as a normal method.

The power sequence of the devil fruit is indeed very high. Both Bane and Orochimaru have proved that even if they are converted into soul bodies, their abilities can still be used smoothly without hindrance.

This is also the reason why Yoruichi did not show mercy to Nami. She could really beat her as much as she wanted because she was indeed impossible to kill her.

Nami's Phoenix Fruit power still allows her to "not care about life and death and fight against anyone who refuses to obey" in Soul Society.

Taking this characteristic into consideration, after carefully studying the essence of the Eight Gates Technique, Sister Hua advised Nami not to explode the Eight Gates anymore, because the Eight Gates have no meaning for the God of Death. Even if you explode the Eight Gates in your spirit body, it cannot increase your spiritual pressure.

According to Sister Hua, you should just use this idea to explode the Lingshu in your body!
There are two vital points in the body of the God of Death, one is the Lock Knot and the other is the Soul Sleep. These two are related to the God of Death's "life and property". Once these two vital points are broken, although he will not die, he will lose his spiritual power and become an ordinary soul in Rukongai. Theoretically speaking, he can no longer be a God of Death.

In addition to the Lock Knot and Soul Sleep, the Grim Reaper also has a number of 'Spiritual Hubs' used to regulate its own spiritual pressure. If this is severely damaged, although it will not mean that all spiritual power is lost, it will definitely affect its own strength.

For example, the first captain of the Third Division that Bane had ever met, Norabei, is now a cultural teacher at the Maou Spiritual Academy. When he fought against the Immortal King, several of his spiritual hubs were broken, causing his spiritual pressure to drop sharply and he could no longer use his Bankai.

In short, Lingshu has similar properties to the Eight Gates. If it explodes actively, it can instantly increase its own spiritual pressure, but after it ends, it will gradually lose its spiritual pressure and eventually lose its power like Norabei.

As for Nami, she doesn't need to worry about these things. Not to mention Lingshu, even if she exploded the Lock Knot and Poshui together, there would be no problem at all. With a flash of the Phoenix's ability, she can recover as before.

Therefore, at this stage, Nami's fights with Yoruichi are actually the application of the 'New Eight Gates of Ninjutsu' in which she unleashes her own Lingshu during the battle.

At the same time, I am also learning the technique of instant coaxing.

This is Nami absorbing nutrients from Yoruichi.

And of course, Yoruichi is also absorbing nutrients from Nami, and the two of them are promoting each other.

At the beginning, Yoruichi also wanted to learn the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu so as to unleash the Spiritual Core in her body, but unfortunately, she did not have Nami's immortality. It was obviously impossible for her to learn the Eight Gates of Ninjutsu and unleash the Spiritual Core, unless she joined the Zero Squad and got a 'pseudo-immortality' buff.

But although Lingshu's explosive technique is impossible, the Yin seal is possible!
Nowadays, Nami and Yoruichi are trying to make some ghost improvement on the Yin Seal, turning it into another powerful new ghost technique!
Yin Seal is a very powerful technique that seals the excess chakra accumulated in the body and then releases it all when needed.

Like chakra, the spiritual pressure of the god of death is also generated continuously. With every heartbeat, spiritual pressure is accumulated. Therefore, the god of death is constantly emitting spiritual pressure outside the body.

This is also the reason why Ban could not release all of his spiritual pressure in the Soul Society, and even had to find a way to continuously seal his enhanced spiritual pressure in his Zanpakutō and hang it in the Pure Land as the moon.

Because this process of constantly releasing spiritual pressure is not subject to one's own will. It is a physiological reaction like breathing. If you don't release it, you will suffocate yourself to death!

In the original story, Urahara Kisuke wanted to kill Aizen in this way!

If Bane were to release his spiritual pressure normally in his prime, he would crush the weaker soul to death.

The Shinigami's haki also has the function of sorting out spiritual pressure, making the spiritual pressure that the Shinigami naturally expel less violent and appear to be subtle and silent.

In fact, Yoruichi's Shunhong has some ideas about sealing spiritual pressure. Her Shunhong is to release her spiritual pressure sealed by the Kidō in an instant, so as to be compatible with the Kidō, greatly improving her spiritual pressure and physical fitness, and even mixing in the power of the Kidō!

Now, the appearance of the Yin Seal has given Ye Yi more ideas in this regard.

She was planning to use the step-by-step approach of 'Yin Seal - Instantaneous Boom - Eight Gates Ninjutsu' to try and develop stronger skills.

Use the Yin seal as a 'pseudo-spiritual pivot', and finally use the 'pseudo-spiritual pivot' to perform the Eight Gates of Dunjia!
Of course, this idea has not yet been truly implemented, and it is extremely dangerous to attempt it at all. If you are not careful, you will kill yourself.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Yoruichi to perform on the field herself. She can only learn from the complete, mature, and perfect ones. And this process will be gradually realized by Nami, the phoenix!

Because she is not afraid of hard work, she can eliminate all the wrong choices through hundreds and thousands of attempts, leaving only the truly correct route. Then Ye Yi can just follow this route and be done with it.

This is a tacit transaction between the two people, mutual support and common progress!
After discussing today's topic and having a sumptuous lunch at Shifengyuan's house at noon, Nami declined Yoruichi's invitation to continue in the afternoon.

"I have already made an appointment with Senjumaru. I will go to her place in the afternoon to be a model and discuss some design matters with her. By the way, haven't I told you yet? I want to be a fashion designer in Soul Society in the future~" Nami showed a bright smile and said to Shihouin Yoruichi.

(End of this chapter)