"The power of a Soul Reaper, a weapon condensed from the soul?"
Kisame Hoshigaki's expression shifted slightly, not expecting such a strange ability.
Such a thing had never been heard of in the Ninja World.
Fang Yi was slightly surprised.
When Kisame was transported to Hueco Mundo, he thought Kisame would acquire abilities and professions related to Hollows.
Constantly bearing the falsehood of betraying his comrades and escaping reality, it would be easy for him to fall into a Hollow in the Soul Reaper World.
But he didn't expect that what appeared before Kisame in the end was a rusty Asauchi.
The power of a Soul Reaper.
A substance completely different from the power of a Hollow. From the moment one takes control of a Zanpakuto, one must gradually communicate with one's own soul, explore the secrets deep within the soul, and know the soul's name.
For someone like Kisame, who lived in confusion and pain, the difficulty of aligning with the power of a Soul Reaper was immense.
"Forging a blade with one's soul, it couldn't be more suitable!"
Kisame fell silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled.
No wonder he was transported to this place for the trial; it was to meet this rusty, broken blade.
"Perhaps only by accompanying my soul will everyone feel at ease with a betrayer like me."
Kisame reached out and gripped the rusty blade, a surge of scorching energy rushing into his arm.
He had a feeling that if he couldn't control the power of a Soul Reaper, he would very likely die, a true death of the soul.
Even if he were revived by the Reincarnation Game, he would no longer have the right to converse with his own soul.
"Let me open my eyes wide and clearly see what the depths of my soul, a betrayer, truly look like?"
Kisame let out a low growl, like a shark baring its fangs.
He reversed his grip on the rusty blade and plunged it into his heart.
Fang Yi sensed the scene within the trial.
Recalling Kisame's experiences, after countless betrayals, he chose to wield his blade against his superior who gave him orders, a high-ranking Ninja in the Hidden Mist Village, the previous owner of the Samehada Greatsword.
At that time, he defiantly thought he was choosing to betray.
But in Fang Yi's eyes, it was actually Kisame's first time bravely resisting the fate that shackled him, performing cruel and illogical acts that seemed insane to others.
"Resisting fate, huh?"
Fang Yi glanced at Kisame, whose face was distorted by the erosion of the Soul Reaper's power.
One could only say that being a Ninja was truly a terrible profession.
The Ninja World was also quite pitiful. Originally, it was a very ordinary ancient world, but it was forcibly cultivated with Chakra fruit by aliens planting the Divine Tree.
Although the Sage of the Six Paths sealed Kaguya Otsutsuki, he passed down Chakra, invisibly elevating the world's power system, yet it did not experience the process of evolving from nothing.
As a result, the Ninja World was like a prematurely ripened, deformed product.
Backward systems and naive ideologies, yet possessing strength far beyond ordinary people.
It was like a group of childish children wielding hot weapons, shooting at each other, scrambling for the few resources in the most primitive and barbaric way.
To put it in some classic chuunibyou language:
It's this world that's wrong.
Inside the trial grounds,
Kisame's skin was steamed red, as if scalding water had been poured over him. Large beads of sweat continuously rolled down, and his body trembled incessantly.
This was pain originating from the soul.
In the original work, Ichigo Kurosaki was already a child of destiny, possessed Soul Reaper bloodline, and had Rukia willingly offer her Soul Reaper power for him to accept. Everything was very logical and smooth.
But Kisame was different; he had no bloodline or affinity. He could only rely on his own will to resist the Soul Reaper power's transformation of his soul.
Fortunately, he was in the trial grounds with the help of the Reincarnation Game.
Otherwise, an ordinary person's soul would be instantly shredded by this Soul Reaper power.
Thump.
Soul Damage Index has reached its maximum. Do you wish to spend 3000 reward points to repair it?
If he refused, he would be revived on the spot.
This rusty Asauchi, as a profession item, would also disappear, signaling a failed job change.
Although Fang Yi admired Kisame's courage, rules could not be broken. Helping players out of his own pocket was absolutely out of the question.
"Repair."
Kisame gritted his teeth, enduring the pain, not wanting his efforts to go to waste.
All his Ninja Arts had been handed over, and even his special physique and Water Release affinity had their inherent essence taken by the Game Store.
The next second,
A cool, moist sensation, like a mountain spring, flowed over his soul.
It converged with the soul-destroying Soul Reaper power, and the two energies interacted, tugging at Kisame's consciousness.
He struggled to keep his consciousness from blurring.
Until finally,
A portion of his soul, transformed by the Soul Reaper power, began to overflow and cover his body, turning into a silky black Soul Reaper uniform.
A brand new Asauchi hung at his waist, softly humming.
The pain gradually receded.
Kisame Hoshigaki collapsed to the ground, gasping for breath.
"Is this my soul blade?"
Kisame Hoshigaki looked at the Soul Reaper uniform that had appeared on him and gripped the brand new Asauchi. He could feel a faint soul fluctuation emanating from the blade.
It was extremely familiar and intimate.
It was even stronger than the tacit understanding between him and Samehada. No, this blade was already a part of him; it could no longer be described as mere tacit understanding.
Trial End
The trial grounds, like peeling wall paint, gradually faded and flaked away.
Kisame blinked, already back in reality. Beside him was Uchiha Itachi, still in his trial, and the Mysterious Merchant, who was smiling at him.
Fang Yi clapped his hands and smiled, "Congratulations! Although you're still an apprentice Soul Reaper who hasn't learned your Zanpakuto's true name, you're considered a rare advanced profession."
"How can I learn my Zanpakuto's true name?"
Kisame Hoshigaki pulled at the corners of his mouth, feeling a mix of impatience and anticipation.
He could constantly feel the soul fluctuations emanating from the blade, but no matter how much he racked his brain, he couldn't resonate with this fluctuation.
Fang Yi explained, "Once your game level reaches level fifteen, you can purchase a profession change scroll from the Store and participate in a trial related to Shikai. Then you'll be able to learn your Zanpakuto's true name."
Of course, if Kisame Hoshigaki was exceptionally talented, he could also rely on himself to release his Zanpakuto.
This possibility was slim.
After all, even among the genuine residents of the Soul Reaper World, there were many soul bodies who couldn't awaken their Zanpakuto or become Soul Reapers.
Don't let the later stages fool you, where Shikai is common and Bankai is everywhere.
But Soul Reapers with qualified spiritual pressure and spiritual power who could release their Zanpakuto were already considered quite talented existences, all top students at the Shin'ō Academy.
For an outsider like Kisame Hoshigaki, who became a Soul Reaper with the help of the Reincarnation Game,
Unless he was willing to buy a Soul Reaper bloodline, and then willing to spend money to increase his spiritual power and spiritual pressure, combined with various soul communication potions sold in the Store, constantly contacting and calling out to his Zanpakuto,
Only then would it be possible for him to achieve Shikai on his own.
While this method could, to some extent, bypass the Reincarnation Game's level requirements, the cost was extremely high.
Without hundreds of thousands of reward points, it was simply impossible.
Not many people in the Ninja World could produce that many reward points, let alone a mere desperado and rogue Ninja like Kisame Hoshigaki. He could only obediently level up, do quests, and hunt pollution sources.
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