"Does the shortcut you mentioned have any side effects?" Yamabuki asked cautiously.
"No. There are only benefits and no harm to you." The Soul King said calmly, "You see there is a box next to me, right? Open the box; the answer you seek is inside the box."
Yamabuki saw a small box next to Soul King, which was not locked. After opening it gently, he found a piece of beating meat inside.
"What the hell is this?" Yamabuki asked with a confused look on his face.
"My flesh." The Soul King said, "As long as you absorb my flesh, your reiatsu will be greatly improved in a short period of time, and there will be no side effects. This is also the only way for you to survive the future war."
Yamabuki looked at the Soul King with a puzzled look on his face. "Let me devour your flesh?"
Holy shit. Is this guy tempting him to start cannibalism?
The Soul King is the strongest person in the world, and even if you get just a few fragments of his body, you can become a strong person.
For example, the miserable Fullbringers in the past had fragments of the Soul King in their souls, so they were able to awaken as a Fullbringer. However, when the Fullbringers were still fetuses, they would be attacked by Hollows, and when they grew up, they would be hunted down by the shinigami. They were quite miserable.
There is no doubt that if he absorbs this large piece of meat in front of him, his reiatsu will definitely get a qualitative leap, but... is it really flawless?
The Soul King knew that Yamabuki would be confused and said gently, "I won't force you, I will give you the right to choose. Of course, if you don't absorb this piece of meat, the future battle..."
Yamabuki was very conflicted. There is no free lunch in the world, and there must be something fishy about this.
"Can you tell me how long it will take for the war to start?" Yamabuki asked. It would be great if he could get some information in advance so that he could prepare better.
"Half a year. After half a year, the war will begin," said the Soul King.
"Is there really no other way except to absorb this piece of meat?" Yamabuki confirmed again. The Soul King did not speak, so Yamabuki thought that the other party agreed.
If he wants to fight with Yhwach, he must at least reach the level of Yamamoto's Bankai. With his current strength, he can barely fight against Captain-General's Shikai, but facing the Bankai: Zanka no Tachi, he is still like a child with a toothpick trying to hurt an adult. The gap is way too big.
He didn't think he could reach that level in half a year.
The world is a beautiful place. I have so many friends around me. Unohana even lives with me. Maybe I can go even further in the future. I also have a scheming loli to entertain me. Although I don't get paid, my life is already very good. I really don't want to die.
Yamabuki took a deep breath, grasped the piece of meat, and used the power of the Quincy to absorb spirit particles to devour the piece of meat completely.
The next second, powerful reiatsu burst out from his body, and this piece of flesh turned into pure Soul King power and merged into his soul.
However, his body was not assimilated by the power of the Soul King but was quickly absorbing this power and converting it into his own reiatsu.
His reiatsu base is increasing rapidly. If he could only fight the captain-general in Shikai after activating the holy body state before, now he can fight the captain-general in Shikai with the power of shinigami alone.
Is this the power of the Soul King? This is just a small piece of meat. A thousand years later, Yhwach swallowed the entire Soul King. How much of an improvement did that guy get?
"It turns out that he has the same physique as me." The Soul King said calmly. He originally wanted to use his Soul King power to reshape the boy's body, but he didn't expect that the boy would actually devour his power.
Converting the Soul King's power into his own reiatsu is better, as it saves him a lot of effort.
Yamabuki could feel that his reiatsu had undergone a drastic change. If he could open his holy body in this state, he wondered if he could compete with the captain-general in the Bankai state.
"By the way, young man, just now you asked me if there was any other way besides absorbing my flesh. Before I could even say anything, you absorbed my flesh. My answer is, Yes!"
"Poof!" Yamabuki spat out a mouthful of blood as he was almost angered to death. You damn bastard. Is it too late for me to spit it out now?
"If you can learn Bankai in half a year, you might be able to survive Yhwach's hands." The Soul King said slowly.
"You tricked me! Do you believe that I will not chop you down with one knife right now? No matter how strong your defense is, it will be vulnerable in front of me!" Yamabuki said angrily.
"Of course I believe it, and I'd like you to kill me with one blow. I've lived in this position for too long, working day and night for a million years. Try it, right? I'll be very happy if you can kill me, but this world will collapse without a wedge. By the way, didn't you just swallow a piece of my meat? You are suitable for this position. It just so happens that there are Ichibe and Nimaiya outside the door. I wonder if you can beat them both now." The Soul King said slowly. Yamabuki even saw a small smirk on the bastard's frozen face.
Yamabuki's face turned green. It turned out that this bastard's ultimate goal was to retire and then pull himself in to take his place.
Looking at Yamabuki gritting his teeth, Soul King was extremely proud. He hadn't been so happy in a million years.
"Hmph, I won't bother with you." Yamabuki snorted coldly and put the knife back into the sheath. I, Yamabuki, will never be turned into a human stick!
"Okay, you can leave any time now. I will fall asleep again soon, and I don't know when I will wake up next time." The Soul King closed his eyes.
"Wait a minute, I have one last question. When can I get my salary?" Yamabuki asked seriously.
The Soul King, who was just about to go to sleep paused and decided to help Yamabuki this time since he had already cheated the poor fellow once. He used his Almighty to peer into the future and see when Yamabuki could get his salary.
Suddenly, the Soul King's expression changed: "My Almighty seems to have failed! I can't even see the distant future!"
"..." Yamabuki opened his mouth wide. Fuck, no way!
"Okay, I won't say any more. I'm going to sleep." This time, the Soul King really fell into a deep sleep. It might take hundreds or even thousands of years for him to wake up next time.
"Hey, don't go to sleep yet! What do you mean by your Almighty failed? Did you really not see it, or will I not get paid for the next million years?" Yamabuki screamed in despair. Why is this happening? I work hard every day (referring to slacking off from time to time), so why can't I get paid? This is unreasonable!
"Wake up? Wake up? Look at it again for me. Did you see it wrong?" Yamabuki banged on the amber cocoon of the Soul King with his hand.
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