Great Swordsman Ke Xue.

Chapter 555: New Ability, Zanpakutō
The corridor was empty, with dim yet bright lights. Occasionally, there were two corridor lights that had been in disrepair for a long time and had aging circuits. The lights flickered, accompanied by the cold night rain outside the window. This huge villa looked more like a huge haunted house.

Behind the brown lacquered wooden doors, it seemed as if something terrible would rush out at any time. If a timid girl, like He Ye, walked here, she would probably be so scared that her legs would tremble and she would need someone to support her to move.

Koji Shimizu's steps were steady and powerful, and the sound of his footsteps echoed in the corridor, breaking the silence and making the environment seem even more eerie.

Walking out of the lounge, Koji Shimizu chose a direction and walked all the way to a window. He looked quietly at the bottomless night outside. He had a hunch in his heart that he might not get any clues about Karasuma Renya here this time.

This is a pity, but he is also more curious about what the mysterious owner of the villa will do next. He can't possibly want these detectives to die here, right?

It is not impossible for someone who has a grudge against the detective to create a tragedy similar to the one that happened more than 40 years ago. Although it seems extreme, Shimizu Koji has seen more bizarre reasons and motives for murder.

With a slight movement of his mind, Shimizu Koji's soul power began to flow silently. A soul sword that was glowing with a faint blue light gradually condensed into shape and was tightly held in his hand.

"Speaking of which, it's time to give you a name. Let me think, Guanze Zhengzong? This name is quite meaningful, but it's a pity that you are not it."

Shimizu Koji looked at the soul sword in his hand. He was inspired and pondered for a while. Then he smiled and said, "Let's call it 'Real World'. It's a good name and very suitable."

The long sword condensed by soul power, a sword that can only be seen by beings straddling the worlds of life and death, is called the 'real world'. Shimizu Koji feels that his naming skills have made great progress.

However, before he could even take a moment to admire it, the soul sword that had just been given a name suddenly emitted a blue light that was ten times brighter than before.

And at this moment when the light flashed, the book of memories buried deep in Shimizu Koji's mind began to turn over after a long time.

However, due to the fact that he had lived for too short a time, Shimizu Koji only knew the word "Zanpakuto" and its origin.

The rest will be told to him by the 'real world', the Zanpakuto in his hand, which is condensed by his own soul power and given a real name.

Compared to the Sharingan, which he still doesn't know how to use and can only play a little role by relying on its powerful eye power, the ability of Zanpakuto can be said to make people feel relaxed and comfortable.

At one point, Shimizu Koji thought that the world he had experienced in the past and the memories and abilities he had briefly possessed had come to an end, but with the appearance of his Zanpakutō, he became vaguely excited again.

[Real World]: Life and death are all illusions, I am the world!
A dark blue long sword that exuded a chilling aura, along with a vast sword intent and numerous information flows, broke into Shimizu Koji's mind.

This Zanpakutō, which was born entirely by his will, seemed to have reached its end the moment it was born.

Shikai: Nothing is left uncut. The specific ability is that as long as he thinks that something exists, even if it is an illusory god, he can cut it off.

Bankai: Real world. The specific ability is to rely on the spiritual pressure of the Zanpakutō to open up a unique space of "real" existence, between the boundaries of life and death, ignoring all defenses and attacks.

After savoring and understanding these two abilities, Shimizu Koji gradually became silent. It was not because the ability of this sword was not strong enough. On the contrary, the ability brought by this Zanpakuto almost made him from a single soldier king to an invincible existence in a certain sense. The reason why he was silent was that he felt that he had lived in vain. If he had awakened such an ability earlier, if he could develop the ability of the Sharingan.
It seems that he doesn't need to do anything deliberately. He just needs to quietly enjoy this hard-earned peaceful daily life.

However, on second thought, if he had not been working hard to improve himself, he would not have been able to obtain these abilities. Thinking of this, Shimizu Koji's mood improved a lot.

“Real world.”

As Shimizu Koji spoke softly, a powerful spiritual pressure burst out from the Zanpakuto in his hand. In just a brief moment, Shimizu Koji only felt a slight flash in front of his eyes, and the world returned to normal.

But, is it really normal?
Koji Shimizu looked down at his body which was still the same as before, then he turned to look at the window beside him, and then he stretched out his hand.

Through the glass and wooden frame, it was as if he was passing through air. Koji Shimizu could see his hands clearly and move his fingers as if he were using his arms.

He withdrew his hand, and this time, he clenched the Zanpakutō in his hand tightly, and gently and effortlessly scratched a small mark on the window frame beside him.

It was still like it was moving in the water without any resistance, without any obstruction. However, when Shimizu Koji retracted his Zanpakutō, the originally complete window frame had an additional scratch mark of about three centimeters, which looked completely natural, as if it had always been like that.

Ignoring all defenses and attacks, is that how it is?
Koji Shimizu gradually began to understand something. That is to say, the space opened up by this so-called "real world" still exists in reality. It's just that in this state, no one can attack him, just like his body has become a soul. However, his slashes can actually hit the target, and 100% ignore the defense, as if he is directly slashing the opponent's soul.

Moreover, this opponent is completely defined by him, even if it is a dead object without a soul.

Koji Shimizu had no ability to retreat, so he began to wander around the villa without worrying about encountering any trouble. Originally, he had some concerns, worrying about encountering unspeakable or irresistible things, but now, his sword was really sharp.

However, after ten minutes, the state of the real world was automatically lifted. According to the feedback from the Zanpakuto, there was about an hour of cooling time.

This is not surprising, otherwise, with just this Zanpakutō, he could kill both mortals and gods. But even the strongest person in that world might not be able to do this. According to his fragmentary memories, the Zanpakutō in that world was created to kill beings similar to those after death. It can be wholesaled, and it is not a magical weapon that makes you invincible once you get one.

After walking around, when Xiaolan called him to go back to the restaurant for dinner, Koji Shimizu didn't find anything special.

Oh, no, there is, a very interesting and noteworthy discovery.

When Shimizu Koji was experimenting with the power of his Zanpakuto, he discovered that the window frame, which looked like old wood, actually shone with dazzling and tiny golden light after being cut.

This so-called Dusk Villa might be more appropriately called the Golden Villa.

(End of this chapter)