Dimensional Invasion: I Can Fish for All Heavens

Chapter 442: "Rules" and "Concepts" are the Answer to the Version; the Third Person in Great Xia to Enter the "Fourth Order".

But I was just saying, "Aizen thinks you have the potential to kill him," so why do you suddenly recall these supposedly "interesting" past events at a time like this?

Is there any necessary connection between these two?
Looking at Gin Ichimaru's still smiling face, Shen Mo felt that his thoughts were completely on a different wavelength from his, and he couldn't understand the meaning behind his words at all.

However, he also knew that trying to get the teacher to answer questions he didn't want to give a clear answer to was almost futile.

So he wisely refrained from asking any further questions.

Today's sword training has ended. After bidding farewell to Gin Ichimaru, Shen Mo turned and left the training ground, heading straight to the meditation room.

He needs to seize the time to practice "sword Zen" and communicate more deeply with his Zanpakuto.

The so-called "sword Zen" is a training method in which Shinigami communicate with their Zanpakuto through meditation.

By placing the Zanpakuto on one's lap and sitting in meditation, one can enter a deep meditative state, immersing one's consciousness in one's own spiritual world, thereby engaging in face-to-face communication, dialogue, and even battle with the Zanpakuto's "spirit."

This is one of the ways to understand the essence of a Zanpakuto, know its true name, and ultimately obtain and control the power of "Bankai"; the relationship with a Zanpakuto directly determines the strength of a Shinigami.

The reason why Shen Mo has not yet been able to comprehend "Bankai" is not only because his total accumulated spiritual power is still insufficient, but more importantly, because he has not yet been able to truly gain "recognition" from "Hyourinmaru" in the spiritual world.

Zanpakuto, especially powerful ones like "Hyōrinmaru" that are known as the "strongest," are often arrogant and powerful.

Simply gaining its initial approval and being able to use the "initial solution" is far from enough.

To harness its true power, one must subdue it with absolute will and strength in that space of consciousness, proving that one is qualified to match "Bankai"!

Shen Mo's situation is somewhat special.

He had actually possessed "Hyōrinmaru" for quite some time, but in the early stages he did not systematically train the Shinigami power system. He only initially mastered "Shikai" and used it as a powerful weapon.

It wasn't until Gin Ichimaru descended into reality and began to guide him that he truly began to systematically cultivate the four fundamentals of "Slaying Fist and Walking Demon," becoming increasingly proficient in the control and application of spiritual power, and his overall strength steadily improved accordingly.

Now, although he has not yet mastered "Bankai", in terms of strength, with the power of Hyōrinmaru and his increasingly refined swordsmanship, his combat power has already reached the level of the fourth rank.

However, what prevents him from truly reaching the threshold of "Bankai" is that the total amount of spiritual power accumulated in his body has not yet reached the minimum standard required to support Bankai.

There is nothing we can do about this.

After all, there is a limit to the amount of spiritual energy that the body can absorb and transform each day. If this limit is exceeded, the meridians and the body will not be able to withstand it.

The air in the real world is not lacking in spiritual energy; in fact, its concentration is quite high. However, the size of his "container" temporarily limits its capacity.

The required spiritual energy accumulation from the third to the fourth tier is a qualitative leap, and it is really difficult to cross the gap in just a few months.

Not to mention him, Gu Che, Lu Jing, and Lin Ruoxi also failed to reach that level.

It should be noted that when the list of extraordinary individuals was updated before, they already possessed power comparable to that of the fourth rank, yet they have not yet broken through to the fourth rank.

The difference is evident.

To successfully achieve Bankai, one's spiritual power must reach at least the fourth rank, and it's best to solidify one's foundation on the path to the fourth rank for a period of time.

The only saving grace is that, after witnessing his hard work and growth during this period, "Hyōrinmaru" has developed a considerable degree of respect for him.

Hyōrinmaru was somewhat "unhappy" because his previous ranking on the "Superhuman Ranking" was below that of Gu Che, Lu Jing, and others.

So he was given an almost capricious condition: if he wanted to use Bankai, he had to be the first to break through to the fourth level of spiritual power before those others.

It felt that, as its owner, it should at least be worthy of the title "strongest of the ice and snow type" symbolized by "Hyōrinmaru" in terms of its training progress.

But can he be sure about something that involves other people's cultivation progress?
Shen Mo himself felt quite helpless.

He couldn't help but complain in his heart, "You know, 'Haku' in 'Bleach' also got his comeuppance quite a few times!"

While "Hyōrinmaru" does indeed bear the title of "the strongest ice-type Zanpakutō," and Shiro's talent and growth rate are truly those of a genius, there are still some beings who are overpowered and are no less than him, or even stronger.
Furthermore, in the later stages of the story, purely elemental Zanpakuto became noticeably less effective; those rule-based and concept-based overpowered Zanpakuto were the real "version's answer," okay?
What's more, this is the real world!

The “treasures of the heavens” all come from different dimensions and different worlds, and are products of different systems; “Hyōrinmaru” is only known as the “strongest ice and snow type” in the world of “Bleach”, but it is not the strongest Bankai in the world.

Are there not enough "ice-type" treasures or abilities that are of a higher level and more terrifying in power?
There may not be many now, but there will only be more in the future!

It seems a bit unreasonable to demand that he be the "strongest" in the "Bleach" world.
"Want to be the 'strongest'? Why don't you improve yourself first and evolve into something like 'Ultimate Hyōrinmaru' or 'True Hyōrinmaru'?" He complained to himself more than once, but he only dared to think these words in his mind.

no way.

If he were to actually say those words to "Hyourinmaru," it would only result in him getting beaten up even more badly in their sparring session in the consciousness space.

So what else can we do?

Shen Mo could only swallow all his complaints and resigned himself to continuing his arduous cultivation, trying to accelerate the accumulation of spiritual power as much as possible, while hoping that Gu Che and Lu Jing would not break through so quickly for the time being.

However, he felt that he was not far from reaching the fourth-tier spiritual power standard.

Perhaps it was the systematic training in the four basic techniques of "Slaying Fist and Walking Ghost" over the past few months that significantly improved his body's adaptability to and control over spiritual energy, as well as in other aspects. The upper limit of spiritual energy that he could absorb and transform each day was also steadily increasing.

He estimated that in a week at most, he would be able to steadily push his total spiritual power to the threshold of the fourth level.

Although it took several months, he felt it was all worthwhile to lay such a solid foundation.

Thinking this, Shen Mo couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, and his steps became lighter as he walked towards the quiet room.

However, at the corner of the corridor, he ran into the director of the Pengcheng Tian Shu Bureau.

At this moment, the director's expression was quite complicated. His brows were furrowed, not with anger, but more with a mixture of intense resentment and a bit of gritted teeth.

"Director?"

"What happened? You look pale."

Shen Mo paused, temporarily setting aside his original plan to cultivate in the quiet room, and asked with some concern.

The bureau chief took a deep breath, as if trying to suppress some kind of pent-up frustration, but to little avail. He said, quite annoyed, "..."

"It's nothing 'serious'."

"I just received the news; the Shanghai Tian Shu Bureau has made an official announcement."

"Lu Jing has officially broken through to the fourth rank."

"Now he is the third person in the Great Xia Dynasty to be officially recognized as a true fourth-tier ability user, following Ye Xuan and Elder Zhong."

There's really nothing "bad" about it; in fact, it could be considered a joyous occasion worth celebrating.

With the addition of another genuine fourth-tier expert, the Great Xia Dynasty's overall strength and foundation have been further enhanced.

Moreover, Lu Jing achieved his breakthrough to the fourth rank through his own cultivation, making him a true fourth-rank cultivator.

Although Shen Xuan was also assessed as a fourth-order by the Tian Shu Bureau, and could even be said to be the only "fourth-order" in the previous two lists of extraordinary individuals, others, even if their strength reached the fourth order, were counted as third-order due to the reason of "spiritual energy".

But that's mostly because Shen Xuan's talent is quite special. With regular training, it's difficult to reach the fourth rank, or even break through to the third rank. But once he transforms into Kamen Rider Steel, he can directly obtain a rank comparable to the fourth rank, or even be considered above the fourth rank. Therefore, he was exceptionally judged to be at the fourth rank.

What upset him was that the person who made the breakthrough was Lu Jing.

Of course, he had no problem with Lu Jing himself. On the contrary, seeing such a young genius emerge, as the director of the Tian Shu Bureau, although he was somewhat disappointed that Lu Jing was not from Pengcheng, he was still gratified and happy.

What really annoyed him was the face of that old man from the Shanghai Tian Shu Bureau!

That guy first made a high-profile announcement on the internal website and official platform that "Lu Jing has broken through to the fourth level," and then he called his cell phone!

The tone and wording, on the surface, were about "sharing joy" and "exchanging resources," but in reality, every word was brimming with smugness and boasting, like "Oh, sorry, we've gone ahead again" and "Go Shenzhen!"

Damn it! So what if you broke through to the fourth tier first? What's there to brag about!
In terms of actual combat ability, our Shen Mo is wielding the "Hyōrinmaru" Shikai. In a real fight, would he be weaker than your Lu Jing?
Do you even know how much power Shikai can increase, you old codger?!
Moreover, if you hadn't gotten incredibly lucky and somehow unearthed that "Azure Lotus Earth Core Flame" for Lu Jing to absorb, allowing him to temper his physique, undergo a transformation, and achieve an initial metamorphosis in his life level, even significantly increasing his efficiency in absorbing and converting spiritual energy, would he have been able to reach the threshold of the fourth rank so quickly?!

Damn it, the more I think about it, the angrier I get! That old guy's luck is just too good!
First, they recruited Shadow King, who had the "Earth Shadow Stone," from somewhere, and gave him a summoner of the Earth Tiger Armor for free; then Duanmu Yan directly descended upon their Magic City and obtained the "Thunder Yatalis Summoner" upon arriving in reality, landing at the sixth rank!

Lu Jing has now become the third ability user in the Great Xia Dynasty to break through to the fourth level.

He took care of all of these things!

(End of this chapter)