"Is that all the strength you've got? You want to go back to the past? You want power? Then call my name...!!"
"Name? Name?" Chen Fan stared blankly at the hilt of the knife in his hand, repeating it repeatedly. Suddenly, a surge of information welled up within him, and Chen Fan couldn't help but call out the name.
"Tear through space, sever time, restore all things to their original state, dispel illusion! Awaken! True Self!"
"Hahaha...! That's right...! That's exactly it...! My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens!" The self in front of Chen Fan laughed arrogantly, then its body transformed into a ball of light that condensed in Chen Fan's hand, and a magnificent purple sword appeared;
Chen Fan raised his knife and slashed it towards the sky, tearing a black hole in the sky, splitting the sea in two, and the entire scene before him vanished.
The Soul Society trembled slightly after Chen Fan swung his sword, startling everyone. Even Aizen, who had been in complete control, frowned slightly, adjusted his glasses with his middle finger, and looked somewhat serious.
But the tremor quickly disappeared, and the blood-red clouds in the sky slowly dissipated, revealing a round moon. Moonlight shone on the earth, as if nothing had happened. Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering what was going on. But something must have happened, otherwise there would never have been such a change in the celestial phenomena.
Chen Fan had already woken up from his dream. Looking at the sword floating in front of him, he was extremely excited. He quickly reached out and grasped it. The sword's abilities were so familiar. Holding the hilt, the sword felt like a part of his own body. Chen Fan also had his own goal: to finally unravel the sword and completely merge it with himself. After that, the original LV5 should return. At that time, following the torrent of memories, he could open the portal of time and space and go back to the past.
Chapter Eight Celebrities
Chen Fan was unaware of the tremors in Soul Society caused by the formation of his Zanpakuto. Even when Kaien Shiba mentioned it the next day, Chen Fan didn't suspect it was related to him. Soul Society had faced countless crises; who knew what had gotten into them this time?
"Strange...! You look a little different today!" Kaien Shiba said. The two were sitting in the 13th Division's guild hall, which was located in the suburbs. Because Captain Jushiro Ukitake was often ill, a separate room had been set aside for him to recuperate in. It was a pavilion on the river called "Amaguri Hall." The 13th Division were sitting here. The riverbank was planted with bamboo, grass, and flowering trees, resembling a garden. The entrance was covered with bamboo curtains. Ukitake lived here year-round.
Chen Fan smiled and touched his face, saying, "Is it that obvious?"
"It's obvious! It's practically as if the words 'high' and 'happy' are written all over his face," said Kaien Shiba.
"Is it really that exaggerated?!"
"Even more outrageous than that...!"
"Hehe...! There is indeed something to be happy about, my Zanpakuto has finally taken shape!" Chen Fan said with a smile, believing that he should share his joy with his friends;
Upon hearing this, Kaien Shiba exclaimed with delight, "What? Really! Let me see...!" He was naturally happy for Chen Fan that his friend had successfully condensed his own Zanpakuto.
When Kaien Shiba took Chen Fan's knife, she couldn't hold on to it and it fell to the ground, but Chen Fan caught it.
"Ah... it's too heavy! How do you even swing such a heavy sword?!" Kaien Shiba exclaimed with an exaggerated expression.
"Heavy?" Chen Fan was slightly surprised. Heavy? Not heavy at all. "Forget it...! I won't look anymore! Anyway, all newly formed Zanpakuto are the same. By the way, a new team member is coming today -630-, do you want to come and take a look? I heard she's a beauty...!"
"Get lost! What beauty? I'm not falling for that. How could you even think of that when you introduced your sister to me years ago! I'll tell Miako!" Chen Fan laughed and cursed. Years ago, that bastard Kaien Shiba introduced his sister Kūkaku Shiba, to Chen Fan. At first, Chen Fan wasn't familiar with her, but then he remembered that she was the yakuza boss who helped Ichigo Kurosaki enter the Seireitei.
"There's no other way...! With her looks! I really can't imagine which man would take her in! Although her personality is bad, she has a pretty good figure...! You'll just have to make do and become my brother-in-law!" Kaien Shiba pleaded with Chen Fan.
"No, no...! My family already has enough...!" Chen Fan declined.
"That was in the past...! Now you're in Soul Society...!" Kaien Shiba said. Chen Fan had been mentioning that he had a wife, and judging from the occasional expressions on his Chen Fan, it was true. However, as a Shinigami, it was best to sever ties with the past; that was the right choice. The only way to cut ties with past feelings was to start a new one.
"Why are you still here? Aren't new team members coming?" Chen Fan interrupted Kaien Shiba.
Upon hearing Chen Fan's words, Kaien Shiba was taken aback, then scratched her head vigorously and jumped up and down, shouting, "Oh no! I completely forgot! I'm going over now, we'll continue talking about that topic when I get back, don't run away...!"
Chen Fan stuck his tongue out at Kaien Shiba. Only an idiot would wait here. Chen Fan had a three-day holiday today and planned to take a good look around Seireitei. He hadn't had a proper chance to explore it since he arrived. He usually went between the 13th Division's headquarters and the Shino Academy. After joining the 13th Division, he was always on missions. Now that the missions were over and his Zanpakuto had been formed, he could finally catch his breath and rest. Along the way, he encountered many Shinigami, who seemed to be on patrol. They all bowed and greeted Chen Fan. Chen Fan was slightly taken aback, but he returned the bow, as Shinigami also had this kind of etiquette when they met. However, he was still a little unaccustomed to it, perhaps because he had been on missions all the time and was very free in the previous world.
Chen Fan was unaware that not all Shinigami bowed to him upon meeting. His Daimyo was now quite well-known in the Seireitei. During the time he was away on a mission, the two big-mouthed guys, Sentaro Kotsubaki and Kiyone Kotetsu, along with the members of Chen Fan's Shinigami squad, frequently talked about Chen Fan's exploits.
It's impossible not to notice someone who can defeat the captain technically, especially an apprentice Shinigami who hasn't even condensed Zanpakuto. It's unbelievable no matter how you look at it. But it's different when the words come from Sentaro Kotsubaki and Kiyone Kotetsu. Both of them are Seat Officer of the 13th Division, and they have no reason to slander their captain.
Moreover, although these two people didn't rely on each other, they didn't lie, and Jushiro Ukitake didn't object. In this way, word spread from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, and eventually almost all the Shinigami knew about Chen, this somewhat special individual.