Chapter 499: The Zanpakutō of the Ghostly King

Hongjiang's first Zanpakutō was Tsukigan Reikiri. When he got his second Zanpakutō, Kakuki, he was able to use Tsukigan Reikiri Shikai.

At that time, he had not yet begun to explore the deeper meaning behind the Kidō. He thought that studying Kidō day after day and striving for perfection in the control of spiritual power was the condition for the Shikai of Tsukigan Reikiri.

There was no way. The most essential source of Tsukigan Reikiri's ability was to project all the Kidō in his body onto the blade through the Zanpakutō.

How to explain this? On the one hand, the spiritual pressure formed the continuous dissipation of the moon blade. Since Kidō is ultimately a kind of control of spiritual power, that is to say, once Tsukigan Reikiri is released, Hongjiang can only use the Zanpakutō to release the Kidō he has already learned.

Ichigo once learned Kidō at the Shiba family. It was taught by Ganju and he taught Ganju. Imagine a black dot and then throw your whole body into it. This is Kidō.

Therefore, the use of Kidō is actually inseparable from your consciousness, attention, and spirit.

Thanks to his unique talent, Hong Jiang performed far better than others in the Kidō. When he used the Kidō or mobilized his spiritual power, it was as if there was a blank sheet of paper in his mind, and his consciousness was a paintbrush. Whether it was dots or lines on the blank paper, it all depended on his mind.

But this became different after releasing the Moon Scythe Reikiri. Hong Jiang still remembered the first time he released his Zanpakutō. At that time, he could release all the Kidō below number 90 without chanting. But even so, it took about ten minutes for the Moon Scythe Reikiri to consume all the spiritual pressure in his body.

In the use of Kidō, he even reluctantly used Kidō below number 30.

Because, from the moment he released his Zanpakutō, strictly speaking, his spiritual power no longer belonged to him, but was no different from the naturally generated spiritual power in the Soul Society, the real world, and even the Hueco Mundo, as long as there was spiritual power.

At that time, Hong Jiang didn't think much about it. He just thought that this was related to his control over his ghost way. The Moon Scythe Reikiri might be a Zanpakutō that could interfere with natural spiritual power. The reason why he used it so hard was that he hadn't practiced it yet.

Later, as his practice continued to improve, it seemed that the deeper his research on the ghost way was, the more delicate his control of spiritual pressure was, and the more handy the Moon Scythe Reikiri was to use.

What really gave him a new understanding was that he met Roca in the first period of Hueco Mundo and personally experienced the ability to directly affect or even control people's consciousness. He also began to realize the true face of his "troublesome" Zanpakutō.

If the blade of the Moon Scythe Reikiri is the moon that reflects the ghost way in his body, then its handle is actually an instrument that amplifies spirit and consciousness, allowing him to control these spiritual powers that do not belong to him or anyone else, and let them draw on the blank paper in his consciousness again according to his wishes, forming various ghost ways.

This also explains why the deeper he studied the Kidō, the more delicate his spiritual power control, the more handy he was in using the Tsukukama Reikiri Zanpakutō.

Because this precisely represents that his consciousness and spirit are stronger. Indeed, the Kidō is ultimately the use of spiritual pressure, but above this, consciousness and spirit are the existence that dominates everything!

But even at this stage, he needs time to switch between cutting off the enemy's Kidō and releasing the Kidō. As for whether it can be done at the same time, it can only be said that there must be a switch between the two.

When he released the Kidō, his consciousness and spirit had already interfered too much with the spiritual pressure that no longer belonged to him, so that it more or less carried personal traces.

Of course, when Hongjiang released the Kidō, the blade was strictly speaking only in the preparation stage for the release of the Kidō, so he was able to release the Kidō in the enemy's body.

Aizen's perception in this regard is also wrong. Hongjiang did not mobilize his inner spiritual pressure to release the ghost way, but released the ghost way with the spiritual pressure that his body would not resist, so it would not cause resistance from his inner spiritual pressure at the beginning, and when he noticed it, the spiritual pressure in his body had already begun to resist the sudden appearance of the "uninvited guests".

Hongjiang told the story of Tsukigane Reikiri very frankly, pouring out all the research and efforts in these years, even if this person is Aizen, it seems that his inner desire to confide has been endured to the limit.

However, it is precisely because this person is Aizen that it is more understandable, right?

The same young genius, the same powerful Zanpakutō, when he designed to make almost everyone in the Soul Society fall into complete hypnosis, from a certain perspective, he was also working hard like Hongjiang.

Therefore, he arrogantly told Unohana about the ability of Kyoka Suigetsu. There is confidence in not being afraid of being targeted, but there is also the meaning of needing a listener, knowing how many years he has hidden himself for all this disgustingly.

"So, Mr. Aizen, the strongest Zanpakutō of the Kidō-type has another meaning besides the literal meaning." Hongjiang looked at the Moon Scythe Reikiri in his hand, and there seemed to be a stream of light flashing in his eyes, "Only those who have reached the pinnacle of Kidō are worthy of owning a Zanpakutō."

"It is the Zanpakutō of the King of Kidō!"

Aizen rarely refuted, "King of Kidō? I admit that in terms of Kidō, you have reached the limit that a god of death can reach. The King of Kidō is worthy of you."

"But the closer you get to this limit, the more you should understand that this damn limit should not exist for us."

"Every step you take forward is more difficult and more glorious than before, but the results are minimal. This pain that most people cannot understand is more understandable to you and me, right?"

Hong Jiang smiled and shook his head: "King of the Ghost Path? Although I also want to have this title, But I know that I still have a long way to go. I haven't reached the so-called limit yet."

"Really?"

"Captain Aizen really cares too much about the so-called limit. The further I go, the more I feel the vastness of the ghost path. Of course, if you use the two paths of breaking and binding in the Soul Society, then I have indeed reached the end."

Hongjiang raised the Zanpakutō in his hand and carried it on his shoulder: "But I know that I am still far away from the so-called end. I may not even see what the end looks like."

"Captain Aizen doesn't believe it? Then I'll tell you another secret."

Hongjiang sighed and said helplessly: "I spent more than two hundred years, but I still couldn't make the Moon Scythe Reikiri Bankai. You heard it right. The only thing I can do with this sword is the Shikai."

"It seems to remind me all the time that you still have a long way to go on the road of the ghost path, kid!" Hongjiang smiled bitterly: "At least, my current achievements cannot convince it of this Zanpakutō of the King of the Ghost Path!"