You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

"you……"

"Surprised?"

The boy bent down, and the queen subconsciously gathered her remaining strength, condensing a thin layer of frost on her body to cover and seal off all her weaknesses.

Muda!

The emperor's majesty can break all taboos and seals!

"Um...slow down..."

"Oh, I think I forgot to mention that."

This body is a state of unity of spirit and flesh achieved through the sublimation of the Third Law, and magic power and physical strength can be converted at will.

Oh, you might not understand, let me put it another way—

In Esdeath's misty vision, the man seemed to reign supreme over everything, like a conqueror of the world.

But his next words plunged Esdeath into utter despair, leading to her humiliating surrender:

"My torture stamina is limitless!"

Chapter 164: The Saint King Iori with a Baby Face and a Huge...things

Sera and Akame discovered something strange:

Esdeath, who had originally made a bold statement about becoming queen, not only did not try to get close to Iori, but instead became much more distant, almost as if she was actively avoiding her. She even avoided entering the palace unless absolutely necessary.

One day, she volunteered to lead troops to suppress bandits, that is, to clear out those thieves who were entrenched in the high mountains and dense forests, some of whom were illegal armed groups supported by local powerful families.

Although this would affect social stability and the logistics industry, sending a few generals to subdue it would be enough. Making Esdeath personally lead the troops would be making a mountain out of a molehill, so others suspected that she was deliberately trying to leave the capital.

Why is this?

Sera and Akame were both puzzled, especially the Ice Queen, who had always been so imposing and arrogant. In the past few days, she had suddenly become well-behaved and even docile, as if she had just suffered a defeat...

Ordinary defeats would only boost her morale, right? That's how it was when she lost to Iori.

That's really puzzling!

In short, the queen slunk away to avoid someone, and stopped talking about becoming queen and dominating Iori. She spent her days sparring with him instead...

The remaining two inexplicably won.

No, can this really be considered a victory?

After Esdeath left, the atmosphere in the palace relaxed considerably. There was no conflict between Akame and Sera. The reason they were so tense before was simply because Esdeath, the "carnivorous" type, was too domineering, forcing them to find a way to deal with her.

Now that there is no longer any threat, they feel at ease and have become more Zen-like in all matters.

Sera was busy adjusting the connection array between the Greater Grail and the ley lines. Akame, apart from going home to be with Kurome, spent all her time with Najenda, seemingly worried that she would be ambushed. She basically became the one-eyed female general's bodyguard.

The chaotic scene that was so entertaining just a few days ago vanished in an instant, leaving Iori feeling quite dejected—especially now that she's already gotten used to it.

Indeed, choosing to wait until after becoming a flesh-based being before taking action was the right choice... The sensations of the physical body and the spirit body are truly different!

Esdeath showed no backbone on the battlefield between men and women, not at all like the fighting nation that becomes stronger with each setback. She made an excuse to leave after only two days... It's not that she lacked physical strength or resilience.

In fact, Esdeath has quite good stamina. Iori was just greedy and didn't intentionally hurt her, so she can basically recover after a good night's sleep.

The key problem is that she finds herself increasingly powerless against Iori... If this continues, she fears she will become hopelessly addicted, losing her will to fight in this "gentle embrace," and ultimately becoming a complete waste of her life!

Do you still remember what her original aspiration was?

Get stronger!

But when she actually became, or rather, experienced the life of a "queen" in advance, the Ice Queen was shocked to find that she simply didn't have the energy or time for training and cultivation...

The only improvements were in endurance and flexibility, but what does that amount to?

She wants to be a tiger or leopard, not a pet cat kept and pampered by people!

So she ran away, impatient (reluctant to leave).

Iori had no objection to this. Although it would be better for Esdeath to stay here, he wasn't a teddy bear. Esdeath had already taken the initiative to avoid him, and it would be too tasteless to forcefully pursue her.

Fortunately, besides love, there's also career!

After adjusting her mindset, Iori first reviewed the poses—no, CGs—that she had unlocked previously.

I watched a lot of CGs before and after sparring with Esdeath, but most of them were normal or bond-type. Moreover, Iori seemed to have bad luck, as he mainly gave attribute points, especially "stamina", "tenacity" and "accuracy".

Well, the first two are relatively common, but "accuracy" is rarely seen. This makes up for Iori's weakness... but something just doesn't feel right.

By the way, rewards are usually related to CG content. Stamina and resilience are understandable, but why add "accuracy"?

He only has two skills: one is "Pure Love in the Underworld: Black-haired Protagonist," which slightly increases his charm attribute, and the other is "The Pseudo-Shota with a Baby Face and Giant Dio," which can quickly restore energy (useless to Iori) and arouse the protective instincts of the opposite sex.

This name sounds absolutely outrageous!

Not wanting to think about it too much, Iori scratched his head and put the matter out of his mind:

No need! He never uses underhanded methods to win over beautiful girls; he relies entirely on his own abilities!

He then had Chelsea continue to be the emperor's shadow warrior, while he activated a cutscene and returned to Soul Society.

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"Hmm... this atmosphere rich in free spiritual particles... Hueco Mundo's environment is truly nourishing!"

Following the usual practice, Iori traveled back and forth between the Broken Boundary and the Other World, adjusting the flow of time back to normal, and only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.

Then he stepped out of the tent, stretched out a big yawn in front of the barren desert, closed his eyes, and began to carefully feel the changes in his body.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick-tock... Time passed slowly, and the boy slowly opened his eyes, a look of satisfaction flashing across his face.

As expected, the materialized body of the soul has extremely high compatibility, and the characteristics of the "art style value" energy conversion system also came into play. With just a slight conversion, the body made of magic power was transformed into a spirit body based on spirit particles.

He had originally considered that if the "spirit-body unity" life form was not accepted by Hueco Mundo or Soul Society, he could simply abandon his physical body and use a purely materialized magical body.

Fortunately, it's not that complicated. His body possesses both properties and can freely switch between the two, as long as the "soul" part is manifested outwardly.

hum!

Clenching her fist and exerting slight force, Iori felt the spiritual particles gathering around her and nodded slightly.

The ways in which spiritual pressure and magical energy "flow" are not exactly the same, but fortunately they are similar. As long as you try a few times and get the feel for it, the techniques from different systems can be used interchangeably!

Of course, it's also possible that the "art style value" is at play, rather than the laws of the two worlds being so similar.

Thinking about it carefully, Sera was able to use magic without any obstacles after arriving in "Akatsuki," and Type-Moon's magic system is actually a unique system... which may also be related to Iori.

"The only things that can travel together are things that belong to oneself"—this condition now seems very necessary. It may be that the bond at the soul level that gave Sera a sense of protection.

"Besides Sera, the person I have the deepest bond with right now is... Yuuki or Esdeath? No, maybe Akame too..."

Just as Iori was pondering this, a tall, sparsely stubble-covered young man emerged from the nearby tent. Upon seeing Iori, he smiled and waved in a friendly greeting.

"Yo, you're up early, Iori... Huh? Iori, what happened yesterday?"

Tenbei Shusuke looked at the boy with inexplicable surprise, scratching his messy hair in confusion.

"Ah, sorry, it might seem a bit strange to ask that... but you do look different from yesterday."

Yesterday?

Iori raised an eyebrow slightly:

Because he utilized the time flow of the broken boundary, he spent over a month in both Type-Moon and Akame ga Kill!, but in Hueco Mundo, it wasn't even enough time for a nap...

Hueco Mundo has no day-night cycle, and there is only a crescent moon that hangs high in the sky forever, but the Grim Reapers of the Expeditionary Force have their own set schedule, so according to that... it really was "yesterday".

What Tenbei didn't know was that the changes in Iori had happened just an hour or two earlier.

"I've changed?" Iori looked enlightened.

Indeed, setting aside physical characteristics such as height, hair, and appearance, Iori has broken through the 1500 mark in spiritual pressure from the vice-captain level, obtained a perpetual motion-like "Third Law" body, and successfully tempered his divine sword with the blood of Orochi...

For Amaga, Iori was still the neighbor she knew, but only Iori knew what she had been through.

"Changes? Oh...maybe. Yesterday, I was communicating with the Zanpakuto spirit using the method the captain gave me, and I was somewhat affected."

"Sword spirit?"

Upon hearing this, Tenbei immediately became eager, because he genuinely cared about Iori.

"So, have you fixed the flaws in the initial release?"

"The drawback of the initial release... permanent release, unable to revert to the form of Asauchi?" Iori could hardly remember how she had fooled others in the first place.

"It's settled now."

"Oh, your Zanpakuto can turn back into Asauchi now?"

"No, I mean I've mastered Bankai, so I don't need Shikai anymore."

Ameb: "…………………………Huh?"

Chapter 165: Aizen's Heirloom Water-Type Zanpakuto (4.5K)

hold head high!

hold head high!

hold head high!

Eight roaring water dragons, crackling with lightning, shot straight into the sky, their powerful impact shaking the atmosphere. Then they all changed direction and converged to fall towards a single point on the ground.

Rumble~~~!

The flowing water relentlessly washed over everything around it. This originally fragile thing now roared like a raging torrent. Each stream of water had a destructive power comparable to a high-level ghost path, and when it erupted, it could ravage everything!

boom……

After a period of rampage, the water flow gradually subsided. Not only was the surrounding terrain disrupted, but a small lake also appeared in the desolate desert of Hueco Mundo!

Tenbei Shusuke stood at a distance, murmuring as he watched this scene, and took a deep breath.

Actually, the amount of water wasn't that amazing, but the spiritual pressure condensed within it... even without experiencing it firsthand, one could imagine how powerful it was.

Just gazing at it from afar felt like my body was being paralyzed by the lightning leaping in the water...

"Is this the power of the Bankai of a water-type Zanpakuto? It's truly astonishing!"

He was initially skeptical about Iori learning Bankai. After all, Iori was still quite young and should have been studying hard at school by normal standards. It was absurd that he had learned Shikai and Bankai in one go after only half a year in Hueco Mundo.

Tenbei personally trusts Iori very much. If he were to choose someone to entrust his life to, he would say "Aizen Iori" without hesitation.

But no matter how much he thought highly of Iori, he couldn't believe such a thing...

But what he saw completely overturned his common sense, leaving him speechless!

The power of that move just now, and that exaggerated spiritual pressure—who would believe it wasn't Bankai!

Moreover, as is well known, Iori's "Shikai" ability is mediocre, similar to Amagai's [Raihou], both of which change Asauchi's appearance while also using the power of attributes (water and fire) to attack.

Amaga also witnessed Iori unleash a water-attribute dragon-shaped sword pressure...

Now, seeing this "Yamata no Flood" that devours heaven and earth, it is indeed a direct descendant, and there is nothing to doubt about it, except that its power has increased far too much!

Generally speaking, the difference between Shikai and Bankai is 5 to 10 times, but in Amagai Shusuke's perception, Iori's Bankai is probably more than 20 times stronger than Shikai!

"What's wrong? Why are you making that face?"

The boy dressed in a Shinigami uniform strolled over leisurely. Seeing Tenbei's incredulous expression, he joked, "Scared?"

"Ok!"

When Tenbei came to her senses, she nodded honestly.

"This power... no, I never even dared to imagine it. You actually mastered Bankai... How long has it been since you successfully summoned your name in Shikai?!"

Is it very short?

Even geniuses need a hundred years to master Bankai!

Tenbei's tone was extremely complicated: "In fact, most Shinigami never even come close to Bankai in their entire lives... Compared to that, you can't be called a genius, you're a complete monster!"

"That's making it sound so serious!"

Iori said casually, "There are many things in this world that are beyond our understanding. Don't speak too soon. Perhaps some people are born with Bankai-level spiritual pressure, or perhaps some people can reach Captain level without relying on Shikai or Bankai... Anything is possible, isn't it?"

Tianbei frowned: "I don't know what you're talking about, but among the people I know, your talent is undoubtedly the most amazing."