Infinite: Start as a ghost

The Soul King Palace itself is attached to the Soul Society space, and the 72-layer protective shield can be controlled according to the Soul King's will, which is not difficult.

The real challenge begins from the third step.

Even so, Soul King only took three days to open the passage connecting to Hueco Mundo.

Jiang Jiu didn't rest during these three days either, repeatedly practicing the Quincy's footwork, the Flying Blade Kick.

With Jiang Jiu's talent, three days would be enough for him to accumulate a considerable level of proficiency.

"It seems that my cultivation will be much faster than I expected."

Observing how familiar he was with the situation, Jiang Jiu came to this conclusion.

At that moment, the Spirit King's voice came from afar: "The passage is complete, you should go now."

Having completed this monumental task, the Spirit King's voice showed no sign of fatigue.

Jiang Jiu didn't say much and went directly to Hueco Mundo through the passage.

He explained the situation in Soul Society to the people of Hueco Mundo, and then took several Zanpakuto with him.

"At this rate, the fusion of the Hogyoku, the development of skills, and the forging of the Zanpakuto can all be completed within two years."

"Don't worry about the Hogyoku; it will fuse on its own."

"I am also very familiar with the Flying Blade technique, so I can put it aside for now."

"I need time to familiarize myself with the method of forging swords. I'll start by practicing the art of forging swords."

Jiang Jiu's mind was perfectly clear: "Seclusion...begins."

Chapter 257 God-Slaying Blade

Six months have passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past six months, Jiang Jiu has only done one thing: forging knives.

The sword-forging method taught to him by the Spirit King was not complete; it required constant trial and error, adjustment, elimination, and correction.

After spending a full six months, Jiang Jiu was finally confident that he could forge the Zanpakuto he possessed.

It's a pity for Hueco Mundo. They could have used the sealing technique to screen subordinates, but because Jiang Jiu took the sword, they had to find other ways to recruit.

Koga Tsuyoshi was very unlucky; the selection process for his subordinates had turned into a competition to see if he could defeat Koga.

In the past six months, quite a few outstanding subordinates have indeed been selected.

Looking at the weapons in front of him, Jiang Jiu thought of what was happening in Hueco Mundo and couldn't help but laugh.

"I wonder how long Koga can hold on, hahaha."

"Alright, let's officially get started." The events in Hueco Mundo were his last moment of joy before he was fully prepared.

He suppressed his smile and selected his Zanpakuto from weakest to strongest.

"The first one was played by Chojiro of the Mahjong Club, Huang Huang Yan Ling Li Gong..."

"The second one is the Moyao Blade, which has all seven attributes changed to lightning."

"Let's forge these two into one first."

"The two-in-one was relatively simple, and it laid the foundation for my later three-in-one, allowing me to accumulate experience."

Your Highness, on the forging platform.

Jiang Jiu threw Huang Huangyan Lingli into the fire, and then without hesitation threw the Mo Yao Dao into it as well. The Mo Yao Dao's eyes immediately emitted a miserable howl.

Jiang Jiu turned a deaf ear and waited for the two knives to turn into molten iron.

Before long, the two knives had completely turned to water.

Jiang Jiu immediately seized the opportunity, used her spiritual power to stabilize the shape, took the knife out of the fire, and hammered it hard.

"No, the proportions are wrong, the blending isn't perfect."

He threw the knife back into the fire, and it turned back into water.

It is fished out again and again, thrown back in again and again, and forged again and again.

This process lasted for a full half month.

"Success! Finally, success!" Jiang Jiu laughed wildly. "A brand new Zanpakuto! Only now can it be worthy of being one of the strongest Logia-type Zanpakuto."

"I will name you Thor Electricity Yan Li Palace."

The first knife was successfully forged, but Jiang Jiu was in no hurry to forge a second one.

Instead, he sat cross-legged by the stove to calm himself down and carefully recalled all the details.

After sitting in meditation for a day, he opened his eyes.

He pulled out two knives and a doll.

"Kensei Rokusha's Zanpakuto, Iron Fist Cuts Through the Wind."

"The original Zanpakuto of the Espada, Dordone, is Storm Baron."

"The Wind Doll of the Arrow-Hunting God, Misa."

"You're the ones."

The difficulty of fusing two swords is incomparable to fusing three swords (let's also call the Wind Puppet a sword for now). The spiritual power of the three swords varies in strength, and adjusting the proportions is much more difficult than with the previous two swords.

The strongest is Yagarugami's Wind Puppet, followed by Kensei Muguruma's Iron Fist Breaking Wind, and finally Dordoni's Storm Baron.

To be honest, the combined spiritual pressure of these three swords is only barely comparable to the previous two swords. If it weren't for the quantity, Jiang Jiu would definitely choose these three swords first.

Fortunately, with previous experience, Jiang Jiu spent another half month combining the three knives into one.

"I will name this knife Baron Terror Hurricane Tyrant."

"Alright, next up is the third group, water-attribute Zanpakuto."

"Meditate for a day first."

With the second fusion forging, Jiang Jiu had accumulated enough experience.

A day passed, and Jiang Jiu repeated the same procedure.

Toshiro and Sojiro Kusakabe's Hyorinmaru.

Harribel's Queen Shark;

These three knives are simple in some ways, but difficult in others.

This fusion forging process took Jiang Jiu a full month and a half.

Halibel's spiritual pressure far surpasses that of the previous few by a great margin; the combined spiritual pressure of Toshiro and Kusakabe Soujiro is still less than that of her alone.

Furthermore, there is a difference in strength between Toshiro and Kusakabe Sojiro.

Kusakabe Sojiro couldn't even use Bankai when he attacked Soul Society; he could only use Shikai.

Because he forcibly used the power of the Royal Seal, he was able to use Bankai.

Because the power of the King's Seal was too great, and because he himself did not master Bankai, Bankai went berserk.

After his death, the royal seal was taken away by Jiang Jiu, and his spiritual pressure has returned to its original state.

Therefore, Toshiro's spiritual pressure is actually much stronger than Kusakabe Soujiro's.

However, since both are Hyōrinmaru, their Zanpakutō properties are very similar, making it difficult to distinguish between them during forging.

Adjusting the proportions is no longer a problem for Jiang Jiu; the problem lies in distinguishing between the two knives.

Therefore, although the forging technique was already quite advanced, it still took a month and a half to successfully forge the knife.

Luck also played a significant role.

"Finally, we succeeded." Jiang Jiu sighed, "This forging process was so grueling."

"I've named this new ice-water attribute Zanpakuto, Crimson Lotus Sea Emperor Dragon God..."

However, the next step is not the final step.

Jiang Jiu took out the royal seal and his own Zanpakuto.

"Who said only Zanpakuto can be forged?" He laughed heartily. "The immense spiritual pressure inside the Royal Seal is too much of a waste. Let me put it to good use."

Jiang Jiu raised his sword and shattered the royal seal. Before the spiritual energy could leak out, he threw the fragments of the royal seal and his own Zanpakuto into the furnace.

Having learned from previous combinations, although Wang Yin still didn't fit in, Jiang Jiu still forcibly integrated him into his Zanpakuto.

This time, time was limited, and it was successful in just a few days.

"Hahaha." Jiang Jiu laughed loudly: "Now, the royal seal truly belongs to me."

Next comes the real final step.

Jiang Jiu sat cross-legged on the ground again, and remained there for a full half month.

This time, he solemnly took out the knives one by one.

The characters representing the earth element are 已, 己, 巳, 己, and 巴.

The Fire-attribute King, the Radiant Destroyer.

The Crimson Lotus Sea Emperor Dragon God, representing the attributes of ice and water.

The terrifying hurricane tyrant baron, representing the wind element.

The Thunder God, representing the lightning attribute, is associated with the Yanli Palace.

Finally, there's his own Zanpakuto, Onishin no Ya.

He released the seals one by one, and the two Zanpakuto immediately became restless.

King Jinghuang and King Yijisiba roared in anger.

"Ghoul, although you are the progenitor of Hollows, now that you have been sealed into the form of Yotsugu, you are already a defeated general. There is no need for you to vent your resentment in front of me?"

"King Jinghuang Huiku, you were no match for me before I had even reached your full potential, and you were defeated by me. What right do you have to shout at me?"

"You will all become my strength, become a part of me, and fight for me."

With that, he threw all the Zanpakuto into the furnace and began forging them again.