Duke woke up in the student dormitory and had no intention of continuing to sleep. He put on his clothes and planned to go to Rukongai to hone his swordsmanship.
"Are you going out?" Shooter Tetsuzaemon, who shared the same dormitory with him, sat up and yawned.
Shota Tetsuzaemon, the future captain of Soul Society's 7th Division, is still just a rookie. He is generous and straightforward, speaks his mind, and acts vigorously. He is a man who dares to take responsibility. He entered the Maou Spiritual Academy in the same year as Duke, and because they were roommates, Duke and him soon became close friends. Duke only watched half of Bleach, so he didn't know what Shota would achieve in the future, but he knew that Shota had a vice-captain's mother who looked like the wife of a yakuza. Shota's personality was largely influenced by his mother. He seems rude and vicious, but after getting to know him, he was found to be a thoughtful and reliable guy.
"Sorry to wake you up, shooting range." Duke apologized and tightened his clothes. He couldn't wait to go out and try out the swordsmanship that combined the swordsmanship of many swordsmen.
"It's only five o'clock now. It's too early even for training. Give me two more hours and I'll sleep with you."
"It's not exercise. I have to go to Rukongai. I have something important to do." Duke looked out the window. The night had not yet faded, but he couldn't wait any longer.
"Rukounda..." Shooting Range knew that Duke had lived in Rukounda before he entered school, and it was an area with poor security. He even picked up his Zanpakutō there. Hearing that his friend was going there to do something, he wanted to stop him but didn't know how to start, and was speechless for a moment.
Shunpo is a technique of moving the body quickly and instantly, moving to the opponent's side or further away at a speed that the opponent cannot see. Whether it is used in conjunction with tactics to deliver a fatal blow, or to quickly withdraw from the battle when one's side is at a disadvantage, it is very practical. It is an advanced footwork that countless Shinigami have summed up after thousands of years of experience. When it comes to Shunpo, the Second Division of the Gotei 13 is the worst. They are responsible for executions, assassinations, and secret infiltration investigations. The only assessment for joining the team is Shunpo. Especially the captains of the Second Division of all generations, generally serve as the commander-in-chief of secret mobility. They are quick to act, skilled in assassination, and are the most skilled in Shunpo among all Shinigami. Their fighting style is alternative. They do not need to release their Zanpakutō. When they encounter an enemy, they are often killed instantly.
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In Soul Society, souls with high spiritual power have only two paths to choose from: either they keep fighting for food and water until one day they starve to death or are killed by others, or they pass through the four gates into the Soul Society and become a god of death in the Gotei 13.
Both of them were born into famous noble families in Soul Society, and were born with superhuman spiritual power. In other words, they were geniuses, but that was not the reason for their strength. After experiencing many worlds, Duke knew that genius was something that required both talent and hard work.
After leaving the gate of the Seireitei, Duke randomly picked a direction and rushed towards the outermost part of Rukongai. Rukongai spreads outward from the center of Soul Society, which is the Seireitei, and is divided into four directions: east, south, west, and north. Each direction has 80 numbered areas, totaling 320 areas. Because of the deterrence of the Seireitei, the smaller the number, the safer and richer the area. The first district of the four directions has ideal public security and living environment, and abundant food. However, the 80th district is barren and famine is everywhere. It can be called hell. The souls decide who gets the right to survive, that is, food and water, through stealing, looting, and killing. By analogy, as the area code increases, the public security and living conditions of each district will decline and become worse.
"With the addition of four new people at a time, the spiritual pressure is now so strong that I can't believe it. What's even more commendable is that all four of them are experts in using swords." After replenishing his physical strength, Duke began to run wildly again, occasionally using instant steps to train his speed.
"A week... not sure yet, what are you going to do?" Shooting Range was now completely sober. A week was enough to reach those unsafe areas of Rukongai, where there were many dangers. Even the members of the 13th Team rarely went there unless required by the mission, because they could not guarantee that they would not lose their lives.
In addition, there are other masters of shunpo. For example, in the original work, the aloof sister-con, the super noble Byakuya Kuchiki, his shunpo is the fastest shunpo, Yoruichi, and his shunpo skills are superb. And such a good skill was actually developed by Yoruichi when he was a child playing hide-and-seek with her. In this regard, Duke admired Byakuya Kuchiki's talent on the one hand, and was surprised by Yoruichi's terrifying shunpo strength on the other.
"I only brought three days' worth of dry food. After three days, I will have to find my own source of food." Duke Xiaoxiaomi took a sip of the water in the canteen, put away the dry food, and immediately left to continue on his way. He had already noticed a few sneaky figures with bad intentions approaching slowly. It was obvious that they were all after food and water. But because of the Zanpakutō on Duke's waist, he didn't dare to rush and rob. The area he was in now was still relatively safe. When he arrived at the last dozen areas, I'm afraid the souls would not be so hesitant. By then, Duke would not even have the chance to sleep peacefully.
Slashing, punching, walking, ghost, kendo, white fighting, instant step, ghost way, these are the four skills of the god of death that have never changed. With the help of the cheat code, Duke has mastered two of them, kendo and white fighting, plus the already excellent ghost way, the only thing left of the four skills is instant step.
For this kind of soul, even if they take in spirit particles from the atmosphere, it is still not enough to survive, and they will become too hungry to sustain their physical strength, and in more serious cases, they will even die. Because many souls without spiritual power do not feel hungry, most areas of Rukongai are seriously lacking in food and water, which are necessities for souls with high spiritual power to survive. In order to survive, these souls must fight for food and water. Some areas even use water as currency, which is linked to the survival of everyone.
"The sword is calling me, I have to go." Duke gave a reason that Shooting Ranger could not persuade. Zanpakuto and the God of Death were born and died together, and they are life-threatening objects that cannot be abandoned. No matter how dangerous it is, the God of Death will not and cannot retreat when it comes to Zanpakuto.
"Just being cool!"
"Instant Step is a very practical life-saving skill. It is especially important for a Grim Reaper like me who is proficient in swordsmanship. There is no martial arts in the world that is unbreakable except speed. This is not just talk. Anyway, I have enough spiritual power to squander. Next, I will switch to Instant Step to hurry on my way..." Duke concentrated his spiritual power under his feet and instantly appeared ten meters away. His figure swayed and his feet were a little unstable.
Duke rode non-stop in the moonlight, and only stopped to rest when the sky was about to brighten. No one knew how big Rukongai was. Compared with it, the central Seireitei was just a drop in the ocean, so it would not be easy to cross 80 areas in a short time. Hungry, he found a quiet corner, took out the dry food and water in the package, and chewed slowly.
"It's obviously a soul, but it gets hungry, needs to eat, drink water, and go to the toilet... The body structure is no different from that of a living person, and the internal organs and blood vessels are the same as those of a living person. You can clearly feel your heart beating, and even your blood is bright red and hot... Can this be called a soul?" Duke was very puzzled by this absurd world that could not be explained by any discipline. Although it is a soul after death, it is not much different from living in the world. It's like living again in a different place. The only difference is that souls only need to absorb the spirit particles in the atmosphere to survive, but there are exceptions, that is, souls with higher spiritual power, they must rely on food and water to maintain their lives...
"Don't worry, a month is enough." Duke opened the door, turned around and looked at the sunglasses on the shooting ranger's face, and was speechless: "It's not even dawn yet, why are you wearing sunglasses?"
"With the four new arrivals, plus the original five Dukes, the number of people in the time-travel team has reached 9, and the number will double soon. At this rate, it won't be long before the time-travel team can be renamed the time-travel army. The addition of just 9 people has increased my spiritual pressure to this extent. You can imagine that when the day comes that the army is formed, my spiritual pressure..." Duke gave a five-star rating to the ability of the golden finger. After last night, in addition to his spiritual pressure, his physical fitness and combat experience have been invisibly improved.
"When seeing off a good friend, you have to be solemn. Sunglasses are not just a tool to block the sun. You will understand their true purpose when you mature. This is a man's romance!" Upon hearing this, Shooting Range said mysteriously.
"Please ask for a week's leave for me. If I don't come back after a week, please ask for another leave for me. Sorry for bothering you, shooting range." Duke picked up his Zanpakutō. It had been almost ten years since he picked up this shallow sword. He had put countless efforts into it but he still couldn't hear the name of the sword. But tonight was different. He had a premonition that the Zanpakutō was calling him, and he couldn't wait to see its real name.
When Duke first came to the world of death, he lived in the East 62nd District far away from the Soul Society, where souls gathered together to form families and existed in the form of villages. Poverty, hunger, lack of food and water, Duke resolutely left there after learning that he was in the Soul Society. While wandering towards the center, he fought for survival and entered the Soul Society with a little luck. With his strong spiritual power, he became a student of the Shinō Academy of Spiritual Arts.
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Talent is given, but greatness is earned! Thinking of this, Duke had no reason to slack off and worked hard to practice Shunpo. Kuchiki Byakuya had good talent, was willing to work hard, and had Shungami Yoruichi's personal guidance, so it was inevitable that he would become strong. He didn't have these conditions, so he could only work harder than the other party.
Duke kept using flash steps to hurry along the way without saying a word. He disappeared and reappeared again and again. The pauses became shorter and shorter, the distances he moved became longer and longer, and his flash steps became more and more skillful and smooth. When his spiritual power was more than half consumed, he would stop to recover, and then continue on his way after recovering.
Hard work can make up for one's shortcomings, and perseverance is the key to success. It doesn't matter if you don't have a good teacher. Duke firmly believes that God favors those who work hard.
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