Every Zanpakuto had its own soul, thoughts, and personality, as well as a physical form it could manifest.
Ichigo Kurosaki had once used a Tenshintai to manifest Zangetsu's physical form and thereby achieve Bankai.
Under normal circumstances, a Shinigami had to use Tosen to enter the consciousness world where their Zanpakuto's true form resided, so they could communicate with it.
Even Captain-level Shinigami were no exception.
Of course, there was one exception: the Zanpakuto's true form could choose to communicate with its wielder.
What shocked Suzumushi's true form now was that Gilgamesh, who wasn't its wielder, had seen it without using Tosen.
In the consciousness world where Suzumushi's true form resided, it clearly saw a pair of wine-red eyes open in the sky, gazing down at it.
They were like the eyes of heaven itself. Suzumushi's true form felt an immense pressure, and even the illusion that it was being seen through.
But how was that possible?
Why could he see my true form?
Suzumushi's true form was utterly baffled.
Just then, Gilgamesh's voice sounded beside it. "Release Bankai."
His voice was young and calm, but to Suzumushi's true form, it carried an overbearing authority that brooked no refusal.
It instinctively wanted to obey, but forced itself to stop.
Suzumushi's true form had its own pride and principles. It would never allow anyone but Kaname Tosen to wield its power.
However, as if something had occurred to it, Suzumushi's true form looked over at Kaname Tosen, bound tightly by Enkidu and trapped in Avici Hell. Its gaze flickered with uncertainty.
A Zanpakuto's Shikai and Bankai both required its wielder's spiritual pressure to maintain.
But Suzumushi's Bankai was different. It drew on Kaname Tosen's spiritual pressure to create the spiritual-pressure barrier of Enma Korogi.
As long as Kaname Tosen didn't release