Time passed slowly. It might have been an hour, or it might have been a day. Then the Shura Sword burst with golden-red light that illuminated the entire palace!
The dazzling light was too much for even the vast palace to contain. It streamed through the walls and spilled into the Spirit Particle Space!
Outside the palace, Kayle watched the light and murmured, "That light must be coming from the Shura Sword. It looks like Master succeeded!"
She was right. Ren had succeeded!
The newly forged Shura Sword had already evolved from an Asauchi into a Zanpakuto! It had happened at an astonishing, almost absurd speed. Ordinary Death Gods took years to evolve their Asauchi into Zanpakuto. Some even spent more than a decade!
Ren had needed only a few hours. If those Death Gods found out, they would hardly believe it!
In truth, Ren had continuously infused the Shura Sword with his Spiritual Pressure and soul while forging it. The forging itself had also been its evolution!
Once the sword was forged, only the final step remained. As Ren poured in his Spiritual Pressure, the Shura Sword completed that step!
"Bzz... bzz..."
A sword's cry rang out, and golden-red light shot skyward!
The light flashed, enveloping the entire palace!
Unable to contain it, the palace let the light pass through its walls and spread across the entire Spirit Particle Space. Some rays even burst beyond it!
Kayle looked toward the palace, but all she could make out was a golden-red sun. "Is that Master?"
Ren had been swallowed by the golden-red radiance, making him look like a blazing sun. But he sensed none of it. His consciousness had entered a strange space!
Red, gold, black... a riot of colors formed a sacred space filled with lavish buildings, streets, and