"There's nothing we can do!" Yoruichi Shihōin said with a headache; "Shadow, hurry up! It's going to be dark!"
"Yes, Lady Yoruichi!" Shadow nodded, as if it was indeed true! Thinking, Shadow looked at Byakuya Kuchiki and said, "Swing the knife, Byakuya!"
"Yes, Master!" Byakuya Kuchiki responded, took out Zanpakutō and swung the sword seriously. Every move was done with great care, but...
"That's enough!" Shadow suddenly said; "If you swing the knife like this, no matter how many times you swing it, the result will be the same!"
Byakuya Kuchiki was stunned, looked at the knife in his hand, and looked at Shadow doubtfully; "Master..."
"Really, I haven't realized it yet!" Shadow snorted coldly and pulled out Zanpakutō from behind his waist. With just a simple movement, there seemed to be endless pressure and momentum spreading towards Byakuya Kuchiki and its surroundings.
Brutal, bloodthirsty, murderous, everything related to death can be felt from it.
The ordinary Bleachs all fell to the ground in an instant, unable to move. The Seated Officers and Lieutenants were struggling to support their bodies. The weak ones only persisted for a while, just like the ordinary Bleachs. The strong ones were also shaky. Only the captains had solemn eyes and said nothing.
Byakuya Kuchiki, who was facing this pressure, was in a state of embarrassment at the moment, covered in cold sweat. Even the ground in front of his toes was wet with sweat, and his clothes clung to his body as he panted heavily.
Retracting his momentum, sheathing his sword, Shadow said, "This is what you have been lacking, Byakuya, and it is also the reason why your Swordsmanship cannot achieve great success!"
Byakuya Kuchiki heard this, calmed down his rapid breathing, and asked, "Master, what is that!"
"Blade Intent!" Shadow said in a deep voice; "Artistic Conception of Swordsmanship is Blade Intent!"
"Blade Intent!" Byakuya Kuchiki looked at Shadow in confusion.
"Swordsmanship, or Kendo, to put it bluntly, is just Zanjutsu. However, it is much more powerful than Zanjutsu. It will have great power in every move. Do you know what it is for!"
"Is it because of Blade Intent!" Byakuya Kuchiki asked hesitantly.
"Yes, it's Blade Intent!" Shadow nodded; "People have Artistic Conception, and similarly, knives also have Artistic Conception, but the so-called Artistic Conception does not refer to the power of Zanpakutō, but to Swordsmanship itself!"
"The sword, if there is no Blade Intent, it will always be just Zanjutsu. It cannot be called a technique or a Tao at all!" Shadow said in a deep voice; "And what you lack is this Blade Intent!"
"Then how can I own Blade Intent!" Byakuya Kuchiki asked.
"Then it depends on yourself!" Shadow replied; "The prerequisite for owning Blade Intent is State of Mind!"
"State of Mind!"
"Yeah!" Shadow nodded and said, "State of Mind, in other words, it means the true heart!"
"I remember what I told you once!" Shadow said lightly; "Believe in your heart and your sword. Only by doing this will you discover that your most powerful heart is yours, and the most terrifying thing is your sword!"
"..." Byakuya Kuchiki looked at Zanpakutō in his hand and was speechless for a long time.
"The most fundamental reason why Blade Intent is so rare is that no one can truly see their true heart!" Shadow continued; "Even if they can see it clearly, there will be no Resolve to understand Blade Intent!"
"Resolve!"
"Yes! Resolve!" Shadow said calmly; "Blade Intent is different for everyone, and it is precisely because everyone's Resolve is different!"
"So, Master, what is your Resolve!"
"Me!" Shadow lowered his lips and sneered, "What did you feel just now!"
"What I feel is... death, killing!"
"That's right!" Shadow nodded and paused before saying, "My Blade Intent is killing, and killing is my Resolve, my true intention!"
"Really!" Byakuya Kuchiki frowned slightly.
"I said, why do you still not understand?" Kenpachi Zaraki suddenly spoke up, with a hint of displeasure; "I also plan to wait for you to understand Blade Intent and have a good fight with me! Junior Brother Byakuya Kuchiki!"
"Kenpachi Zaraki, could it be that you have..." Byakuya Kuchiki said in disbelief.
"That's right, Kenpachi does have Blade Intent!" Shadow nodded, directly confirming what Byakuya Kuchiki was thinking; "To be more precise, just because he has always adhered to his heart, Blade Intent is not difficult for him at all, as I said! This is different from you!"
"His Blade Intent is..."
"Mine is fighting!" Kenpachi Zaraki shouted with a ferocious smile; "Fighting is my Resolve, Byakuya Kuchiki!"
I sighed lightly and looked up at the sky. Is it already dusk? Time flies so fast! I have to go back quickly. I have been out for a day. Lady Yoruichi should be hungry by now!
"Okay, Byakuya!" Shadow said; "You have to remember that with Resolve, you can see State of Mind clearly, and only by seeing your true heart clearly can you understand Blade Intent!"
"Blade Intent This kind of inexplicable thing, I can teach you the direction of understanding, but I can't tell you the way of understanding. In the final analysis, you still need to understand and master it yourself. If you hold it, it is yours. If you can't hold it, it doesn't belong to you!"
With that said, Shadow turned around and walked towards Yoruichi Shihōin without looking back. "Finally, I will give you a piece of advice, what is your true intention! What is your persistence! What is your obsession! Think about it clearly! Then, move forward indomitably!"
"My obsession, my persistence, my true heart..." Byakuya Kuchiki murmured, falling into deep thought.
Shadow, who was walking in front, paused for a moment, but did not look back. He sighed softly and walked forward again. Byakuya, think clearly! My disciple will always be the strongest!
"Lady Yoruichi!"
"Yeah!" Yoruichi Shihōin nodded, looked at Byakuya Kuchiki in deep thought, and chuckled; "Aren't you worried?"
"What's there to worry about!" Shadow shook his head and said; "If he has this talent, of course he will succeed, but if he doesn't, he will fail, that's all!"
"Don't make it so simple!" Yoruichi Shihōin said directly.
"It's not me, it's just..." Seeing Yoruichi Shihōin's increasingly unhappy expression, Shadow immediately shut up; "Yes, Lady Yoruichi!"
"Tch!" curled his lips, Yoruichi Shihōin waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it, even if everything is fine, let's go back!"
"Yes, Lady Yoruichi!"
Just as I walked to the door of Fourth Division, I heard Reiatsu from Byakuya Kuchiki, and there was also a hint of a different feeling in that Reiatsu. Yes, Byakuya Kuchiki finally understood his own Artistic Conception.
Shadow raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "You are really doing a good job! Byakuya, you are truly worthy of being my disciple."