Godslayer: Aizen Template, I will stand in the heavens!

Zhao Kongcheng used the rain to sense his direction and, relying on his combat instincts, swung his straight sword at Ghost Face King!

clang!

As the straight blade clashed with the sharp claws, Zhao Kongcheng felt a tingling sensation in his arm, as if he had struck a weight.

Ghost King's attack was blocked, but he launched another. Zhao Kongcheng parried left and right with his straight sword, but after a few moves, Ghost King overcame his skill with brute force and struck him hard in the chest. With his monstrous strength, Ghost King sent Zhao Kongcheng flying high into the air, crashing into the barrier of the [No-Rule Void] with a "bang"!

This time, Zhao Kongcheng did not stand up, but simply sat on the ground.

"Cough cough cough..."

That last blow broke two of Zhao Kongcheng's ribs, with the bones even piercing his lungs. Zhao Kongcheng, who coughed up a mouthful of blood, seemed to feel much better and said to the Ghost-Faced King who was constantly approaching him, "I'm not bragging, but if I had the Forbidden Ruins, you would have died eight hundred times over!"

"Zhao Kongcheng! Zhao Kongcheng! -- Zhao Kongcheng!!!"

Zhao Kongcheng was taken aback. He realized that the voice sounded familiar, like... Lin Qiye's voice!

Li Lian got up from the ground at some point, gripping his Zanpakuto tightly. He followed the sound to Zhao Kongcheng's side, keeping a watchful eye on the approaching Oni-Masked King while listening to the conversation between Old Zhao and Lin Qiye.

"Lin Qiye, why the hell aren't you eating dinner? What the hell are you doing out here so late! Get the hell out of here!!!"

"Li Lian, you brat, you'd risk your life for a bowl of fried rice? You're a lunatic!" Zhao Kongcheng said fiercely to Li Lian, "I'm not dead yet! Who told you to stand in front of me! Get behind me!"

"Old Zhao, there's a barrier behind you, I can't get through..."

"You brat, are you still arguing at a time like this?!"

"Zhao Kongcheng, let me in. I'm very capable of fighting now."

Standing outside the barrier, Lin Qiye grew increasingly agitated. He had overheard Li Lian and Zhao Kongcheng's conversation. It seemed Li Lian was about to lose his life inside, and Zhao Kongcheng was even going to die before Li Lian?!

Zhao Kongcheng coughed twice more and said to the outside of the barrier, "You can fight, you can fight. What are you doing showing off here, a complete newbie in the Zhan Realm who knows nothing?! Aren't you afraid of dying now?"

Li Lian felt like he'd been shot while lying down. "Old Zhao, you're really good at making veiled accusations now. I'll settle the score with you properly once I get you to Soul Society!"

Don't think that only you, Lao Zhao, are petty!

In today's battle, I dealt damage, applied debuffs, and held aggro. Now I'll finish off the enemy, enjoy the experience all to myself, and steadily level up to level 5!

I'll steal your monster in a minute, then take off and I'll arrange a luxurious basement for you right here in Soul Society!

"Get home and eat right now! I'm telling you this: with me, Zhao Kongcheng, here, this thing inside won't hurt a single hair on your head!"

"You want to be an unsung hero? I won't allow it! Open this thing right now!"

The Ghost King crawled slowly toward the two of them, its enormous body exerting a terrifying pressure. Its body was covered in numerous large and small knife wounds that were still bleeding, making it look like a ferocious beast that had crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. However, its broken nose and front teeth gave its pale ghostly face a touch of comicality, making the atmosphere even more eerie.

Its scarlet tongue kept licking the saliva dripping from the corner of its mouth. It couldn't wait to devour its two prey. Its wounded body tormented it with hunger all the time, and the desire to eat was gradually eroding its reason.

Seeing Li Lian, who still stood firmly in front of him with a knife, Zhao Kongcheng tremblingly reached into his pocket and took out his emblem.

In a daze, Zhao Kongcheng seemed to see his mother who opposed his joining the army, himself when he first joined the Night's Watch, his days and nights as a Night's Watchman, and his wife and children back home...

"Hitachi's master, I've seen it all over the place!"

Zhao Kongcheng gently touched the words written on the back of the emblem with his fingers and said to himself, "I may not be able to stand in front of ten thousand people, but I must stand in front of you two brats."

Li Lian didn't turn around when he heard this; he just stared silently at the Ghost-Faced King.

Zhao Kongcheng looked at the emblem in his hand and pressed the switch on the inside of the emblem without hesitation. With a snap, a thin silver needle sprang out.

Zhao Kongcheng gripped the emblem and stared at the approaching Ghost-Faced King, his body trembling uncontrollably. However, he still struggled to his feet, a smile appearing on his lips.

"Hahahaha! Li Lian, do you know... how long I've waited for this day?!"

The Ghost God Guide is a drug that can unleash all of a person's potential in a short period of time. Most importantly, it can enable those who do not possess forbidden realms to obtain them.

Having been a night watchman for so long, Old Zhao has watched others use the Forbidden Ruins every time he goes on a mission. It would be a lie to say he's not envious.

So Zhao Kongcheng laughed heartily when he learned the effect of the Ghost God's Guidance!

He had always longed for that extraordinary power, even if he could only possess it for a short time!

The day he had been waiting for has finally arrived!

He took a deep breath and inserted the thin silver needle into his palm!

"Damn, it seems like it went in too deep, it hurts a bit..."

The moment the silver needle pierced his palm, Zhao Kongcheng felt the intense pain in his chest recede like a receding tide, and even when he took deep breaths, he could not feel the injury to his lungs.

An unprecedented sense of power filled his entire body; the sound of his heart beating was like thunder in his ears; and the feeling of blood flowing through his veins was like a dam bursting!

A mysterious and dangerous force field emanated from Zhao Kongcheng! That was Zhao Kongcheng's domain!

I had never felt such power before!

Zhao Kongcheng's eyes shone like the North Star, his back gradually straightened, and his hand gripping the knife became stronger and stronger!

Zhao Kongcheng reached out and pulled Li Lian, who was blocking his way, behind him, and said:

"Now, I'll show you, newbie, what a Night's Watchman is all about!"

The Ghost-Faced King, who had been cautiously approaching the two, noticed Zhao Kongcheng's unusual behavior, but it didn't understand why the food it had just been able to manipulate so easily had suddenly become so dangerous.

The hunger had completely driven it mad. The Ghost King still gripped the ground with its front paws, preparing to use the same trick to launch another surprise attack!

But Zhao Kongcheng was faster!

The pale blue blade traced an invisible path through the rain, and a black crescent moon, four or five meters high, emerged from the edge.

In an instant, the black crescent moon crossed the distance between Zhao Kongcheng and Ghost Face King, moving so fast that Ghost Face King had no time to dodge!

A mutilated, grotesque arm was tossed high into the air, and the Ghost-Faced King's screams echoed through the sky!

The rain poured down, and the red and black cloak looked as if it had been soaked in blood. Zhao Kongcheng stood in the rain, laughing loudly.

"Hahahaha, it's actually Sequence 083 [Eliminating Life and Flashing Moon]! I knew it! I, Zhao Kongcheng... am a damn genius too!"

Li Lian saw the black crescent moon fly away and heard Zhao Kongcheng's laughter, and couldn't help but think to himself:

"You, Zhao Kongcheng, are indeed born to be the Grim Reaper!"

"You just wait! Once I reach level 5, I'll send you to Soul Society!"

"I'll definitely get you a Zanpakuto!"