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Chapter 22: Born, It's a Soul blade
Chapter 22: Born, It's a Soul blade
Black sword energy surged towards Fire Shadow Luk, but he remained calm, extending his fist. Invisible pressure gathered around his fist, intertwined with golden light.
Boom!
His fist shattered the sword energy, and the remaining momentum continued to surge towards Pirate Luk.
For a moment, Pirate Luk was taken aback by this unexpected response. Indeed, as a swordsman, he was still somewhat unqualified. He then discarded the unaccomplished Falcon, and swung his own fist.
Body vs. Body.
Buzz!
A thunderous explosion erupted between the two fists.
Miraculously, the items that materialized were judged as extensions of the soul, and would share energy upon contact. However, energy such as qi, chakra, and spiritual pressure wouldn't trigger the sharing mechanism upon physical contact.
"Didn't I tell you, discarding the sword and embracing the body is the right path?" Fire Shadow Luk chuckled.
"Huh, using fists is much cooler than being a swordsmen," Pirate Luk raised his massive fist, "give up the resistance, Luks are one body, and we share the same fortune and hardships."
"I refuse."
The two fists began to clash like a storm, powerful and relentless. Golden light continuously dispersed but instantly restored, launching fierce attacks that left no time for the eyes to rest.
But the opponent wasn't just one. Shinigami Luk silently appeared behind Fire Shadow Luk.
Lord of the Living! Masks of flesh and blood, myriad forms, flapping wings, and crowns bearing human names! Heat and chaos, surging southward, stepping forward!
The incantation of the Ghost Path Thirty-Three, Crimson Fire Falls!
The incantation didn't come from Fire Shadow Luk but from Shinigami Luk, who silently chanted without making a sound, which didn't affect the release of the Ghost Path.
The essence of incantation is to spend more time and exert finer control over the spiritual pressure, accompanied by the incantation that can activate the spiritual pressure, even without making a sound, which doesn't affect the release.
This is different from the Dragon Clan's Word Spirits, which require resonance with dragon text and elemental components in the air to produce better effects. Besides directly commanding the four elemental kings and the two emperors above them, lower dragon clans and half-breeds would have stronger Word Spirits when incanted.
Crimson red firelight engulfed Fire Shadow Luk, but the next second, he appeared in the flames, but it was just a wooden head.
Substitute technique!_
"When did you learn that?" Shinigami Luk was a bit surprised.
"Today, because we share, you don't know," Fire Shadow Luk explained calmly.
With the increasing number of people, Luk's talent improved. Fire Shadow Luk recently visited the Death Forest, pretending to pass by the Shinobi Academy students casually.
His current talent wasn't as refined as Uchiha Itachi, who could see the flow of chakra without familiarizing with the technique, learning the Great Fireball Technique, but the basic Body Substitution Technique was still easily copied.
"Huh, in the Land of Fire, we have you, Luk, don't think 1v2 is something to fear!" Fire Shadow Luk laughed proudly, showing composure.
Just as the three were confronting each other, a hand from the shadows silently grabbed the focused Fire Shadow Luk.
The next second, the contact of the two bodies triggered the sharing, causing intense pain to surge Fire Shadow Luk, who yelp in agony.
"Aaah!"
He was initially lying on the ground, ignored by everyone, and Dragon Clan Luk muttered softly.
"It's not 1v2, it's 1v3, you also have to watch your step, you know?"
This quickly restored his composure, Dragon Clan Luk felt a dark satisfaction.
A figure appeared in the mysterious space, and Strange Luk stretched lazily, casually greeting: "Oh, everyone's here today, you are..."
His words trailed off as he saw the scars on four faces, slowly stopping. Seeing the other Luks with fierce expressions, Strange Luk patted his head, showing a look of sudden realization.
"What's up, I just remembered the gas at home, I'll go first, take care, everyone."
"Stay!" x4
Now it's 1v4 time!
...
Five bruised and swollen Luks sat together.
"This is your attitude, when you need help, you'll have the same problem," Strange Luk rubbed his face, feeling complicated, not expecting the other Luks to be so dogged.
"Alright, alright, sharing is just the sensation of pain, not actual injury. If it's not comfortable, I'll learn the Return Path and treat it, no problem."
Shinigami Luk waved his hand dismissively, indicating that it was no big deal.
"Speaking of which, Shinigami can heal spirit bodies, right? Have you ever tried to heal physical bodies?" Hokage Luk asked.
"Shinigami can eat, sleep, and even... you know, in their spirit bodies. It's hard to say if they're really proper spirits," Shinigami Luk shrugged. "Aside from having a body in the real world, they're pretty much like living people. You guys can experiment yourselves."
"I'll give it a try. Stranger Luk, I'll leave the One Piece storyline to you. Try to catch up on some anime when you have free time. It might not be useful, but it's better to be prepared," Pirate Luk explained the situation, then stood up to leave.
"Wait a moment," Shinigami Luk called out, his expression strange. "After you shared that state of listening to the breath of all things and your connection with your sword, I can faintly sense my Zanpakuto."
"Ooh, ooh, ooh."
The other Leks became excited. A Zanpakuto was a crucial milestone for increasing their strength, and it sounded quite intriguing.
Pirate Luk, who was on the verge of becoming a master swordsman, asked curiously, "What does it feel like?"
"Hard to describe. It hasn't fully awakened yet, but I can feel a presence in my mind. It's very close and gentle, almost like a child of my own. I can sense its soul's vibrations," Shinigami Luk closed his eyes to feel it and then answered.
"Isn't a Zanpakuto supposed to be a part of you? Why does Shinigami Luk's description sound like he's pregnant?"
"What, did Pirate Luk get Shinigami Luk pregnant?"
"What, do they have a child together?"
"Incredible, have the Leks' tastes spread to doing this to themselves?"
"But you can't do that to Shinigami Luk; he's still a kid!"
"Ha, is there such a thing as a forty-year-old kid?"
Shinigami Luk's forehead throbbed with anger, and he wished he could cut them down right now. As if in response to his impulse, a voice, both unfamiliar and familiar, echoed in his mind.
"Are you calling me?"
Normally, the communication between a Zanpakuto and its owner was one-on-one, but due to the mysterious properties of this space, it had become a public channel. All the Leks heard it.
"Oh, such a tender voice, almost like a child. Is this what it means for the sword to follow the owner?"
"Such a tender voice, can't tell if it's a boy or a girl. Did Shinigami Luk have a boy or a girl?"
"Why emphasize Shinigami Luk? This should be our common child. Sob, sob, I never thought my first child would be a sword."
The conversation had taken a strange turn, and the Leks looked at Shinigami Luk's flat abdomen with loving gazes.
But Shinigami Luk didn't react. His eyes were covered in deep black, and his consciousness was transported to the deepest part of his mind. In the haze, he saw a small figure standing high above the sky.
The figure, though young and not fully grown, carried a proud and regal air. It stood in an endless void, at the very top, like a noble emperor overlooking everything.
Shinigami Luk's gaze pierced through the void and met the eyes of the figure. He saw a handsome and delicate boy dressed in deep black, with cold and fierce eyes.
Their eyes met, and the negative emotions in the boy's eyes crumbled. He extended his hand to Luk, and in the next moment, Luk appeared in the boy's highest realm.
"I feel your anger. Call out my name, and I will cut down anyone in your path!"
The boy's voice echoed in his mind, and then he embraced Shinigami Luk, his body merging into a white light and fusing with him.
"Death is merely the beginning of life, and nothingness is the end of all things."
"Call out my name."
"Perish, Ruin!"
As Shinigami Luk shouted the name, a Zanpakuto as thin as a cicada's wing appeared in his hand. The blade was pale white, emitting a faint mist.
Despite its beauty, all the Leks felt a deadly threat in that moment. They simultaneously understood the initial characteristic of this sword.
Destruction, indiscriminate destruction of everything it touched, leading everything to the end of nothingness.
Shinigami Luk caressed the blade of Ruin, and as the owner, he was the only one immune to its effects. A moment later, a wicked smile spread across his face, and a clear, youthful voice laughed maniacally.
"Hehehe, from today, I am the leader of the Leks. Who agrees? Who opposes?"
(End of Chapter)
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