Chapter 80 - 40: Rise in Divinity, A Strike Spanning a Hundred Miles! (Part 2)

Chapter 80: Chapter 40: Rise in Divinity, A Strike Spanning a Hundred Miles! (Part 2)

The four youths truly lived up to being the progenitors of the Shinigami noble families. Their progress was no less than Ade’s; in just a few short days, they could already participate in actual combat against the Void Beasts.

With the five of them cooperating, killing Void Beasts became even more effortless. Even the strongest Void Beasts couldn’t withstand their combined assault.

Tsunayashiro Kyōen progressed the fastest. Clad in his black Shihakushō, he wove through the powerful Void Beasts. With every strike of his Zanpakutō, he could precisely pierce their vital spots.

Shihōin Yoruha could condense a pale golden barrier to protect her comrades from lethal attacks.

When Kuchiki Kyō swung his Zanpakutō, it carried purifying Reishi that drifted down faintly like white snow—a breathtaking beauty concealing infinite killing intent!

Black flames ignited upon Shiba Enjō’s blade; every strike could thoroughly set the Void Beasts ablaze.

Their spiritual pressure—Reiatsu—grew stronger by the day. From their initial transparent phantom states, they gradually condensed into semi-solid forms.

Meanwhile, Alex’s Soul Strength was also skyrocketing madly, soon breaking through the one-million mark.

In his free time, Alex would also personally instruct them in the techniques of Hakuda (hand-to-hand combat) and Shunpo (Flash Step).

However, they had to figure out the techniques for using their Zanpakutō on their own.

All Saints were forbidden from using weapons. When the use of weapons was absolutely necessary, they first had to obtain the Goddess’s permission, and then the weapons would be distributed by the Libra Saint.

Furthermore, the Libra weapons were mostly blunt striking weapons like shields and tonfas. Something like a sword was destined to have no connection with Alex.

The four youths were having the time of their lives with their new abilities. They often competed in Shunpo mid-air, chasing each other as their figures constantly vanished and reappeared.

Watching them play around, Alex suddenly noticed Ade standing to the side. Although there was a smile on his face, a trace of imperceptible disappointment was hidden deep in his eyes.

Having only awakened the Quincy power, Ade seemed a bit out of place among his four friends.

Alex walked over to his side and said flatly, "Ade, do you also want to acquire the power of a Shinigami?"

"R-Really? I can, Teacher?" Ade was still just a boy, after all; the expression on his face instantly betrayed his true feelings.

"Of course you can." Alex raised an eyebrow. If the future Soul King couldn’t use the power of a Shinigami, then absolutely no one in this world could.

It was just that Ade’s situation was rather unique. He was a special entity chosen by the world’s consciousness and could not acquire the Shinigami power through the method of separating his soul from his body.

However, Ade’s situation was actually very similar to Alex’s own.

As a Gold Saint, Alex had long since trained his soul, consciousness, and physical body into a perfect, unified whole. Even Hades, the King of the Underworld, could not easily extract his soul from his body.

The problem Ade faced couldn’t stump Alex at all. A Cosmo at the peak of the Seventh Sense inherently possessed countless applications.

Alex slowly exhaled. "Watch closely. I will only demonstrate this once."

His voice was completely placid. He pulled his hands apart in thin air.

Ice-blue Reishi exploded in his palms, turning into countless tiny ice crystals. They subsequently condensed between his hands into a completely transparent longsword.

The blade was entirely transparent, as if carved from ice, gleaming with a spectral blue luster. Within the edge, countless Reishi flowed, making it look like a living Zanpakutō.

This ice Zanpakutō had no hilt; the blade was fused flawlessly with his palm, like an extension of ice crystals growing straight out of his flesh.

The method Alex used was inspired by Capricorn Shura’s Excalibur, thus not violating the Saints’ regulations.

"The so-called Zanpakutō is merely a medium to manifest Reishi. In truth, all forms of attack are nothing more than an extension of one’s own power!"

Alex raised his hand, the transparent blade dragging a shallow groove across the sand, ice fragments condensing into frost along its path.

"Drive your Reishi, imbue it with your spiritual desire to protect the world, and you will be able to unleash a Shikai that belongs solely to you."

Alex took a half-step forward. The transparent blade carved a graceful arc through the air.

There was no earth-shattering roar, only the crisp cracking sound of the air freezing over. Wherever the sword’s aura reached, the hundred miles of space before Ade instantly froze into a massive glacier. Overlapping icebergs jutted up abruptly, trapping a massive number of Void Beasts within.

The immortal bodies of these Void Beasts instantly disintegrated, turning into a sky full of Reishi.

This also proved that Alex’s strike was a direct attack on the soul!

Ade’s mouth hung wide open; he was speechless for a long time...

’When will I ever be able to reach Teacher’s level?’

Hearing the commotion, the newly minted Shinigamis all looked over.

Just like Ade, their pupils contracted to the size of pinpricks, leaving only one thought in their minds:

"S-So strong!"

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