Spiritual Power Self-Weight Armor could usually only be seen in its entirety when it was activated or deactivated.
Blue-green hexagonal plates densely covered Nara Dan's skin,
then suddenly expanded and blurred, disappearing from sight.
"This guy..."
Nnoitra wondered to himself,
"Is that a Soul Reaper's Zanpakutō Shikai or Bankai?"
"Boom!"
A massive surge of Spiritual Power rose up, sweeping away all the air around it,
and tangible Spiritual Pressure rippled around Nara Dan, making the space itself seem unstable.
Before Spiritual Power Self-Weight Armor was deactivated, Nara Dan had been only Vice-Captain-level,
but now, he was truly Captain-level.
In the Soul Reaper world, reaching Captain-level marked a transformation in strength.
Not only could one use Bankai, but one's Spiritual Pressure alone was tremendously powerful.
When a Captain-level figure died, they couldn't simply dissipate into Reishi as usual. A special ritual had to be held in Soul Society for them to return to Soul Society as Reishi after death.
"Crack, crack..."
Nara Dan rolled his neck, the gaps between his bones popping,
"How long has it been since I felt this light..."
Nnoitra was somewhat surprised. Why hadn't this guy's Zanpakutō changed? Only his Spiritual Pressure had changed.
As far as Nnoitra knew, Soul Reapers had an ability like Resurrección that transformed their Zanpakutō, making them more bizarre and powerful.
But unfortunately, Nara Dan wasn't a traditional Soul Reaper.
More accurately, Nara Dan was like a Swordsman wearing a Soul Reaper's skin. The only thing that supported his combat strength was the sword in his hand.
Nara Dan looked at Nnoitra, who was clearly on guard, and pointed the Dharma Blade at him.
With all his Spiritual Pressure unsealed, the Dharma Blade's power had naturally awakened as well. The Swordsmanship will he had nurtured for two whole years was now fully