Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 387 Bane: My spiritual pressure is too strong, what should I do!?

Bane's calm acceptance left Death momentarily speechless.

"Well, perhaps after a few hundred or a thousand years, or even longer, you will understand the pain in my heart," Death said softly after regaining his senses.

"I have no interest in hearing any nonsense about how many floors a bag of rice can be carried up," Bane interrupted Death's 'theory of suffering,' calling out, "What are you still sitting there for? Get up quickly, let me try out this spot to see if it's comfortable."

The Grim Reaper's狰狞 (zhengning, meaning ferocious or hideous) face momentarily lost its composure, but he quickly laughed again and said, "It's not bad to meet such an interesting little guy like you in the final moments."

As he said this, he slowly stood up from the throne and gestured for Bane to feel it.

Bane was really unceremonious. He stretched his body, walked forward casually, and without saying a word, plopped down on the throne.

He had expected some earth-shattering change, but after sensing it for three or five breaths, he looked up in confusion and said, "I don't feel anything?"

"I'm still here, of course you don't feel anything," Death said calmly.

Even though he was already tired of seeing this boundless desert, he still felt a strange sense of melancholy and reluctance before he was about to turn into sand.

"It is truly a sin that I, the Grim Reaper, have such an infinite longing for life," the Grim Reaper murmured softly, his voice filled with complex emotions.

Bane felt a strange philosophical quality to the statement, and looking at the Grim Reaper's back, he was at a loss for words.

Death did not seek any response from Bane. After a long while, he turned to Bane and said, "Bless you, my successor. May you soon find someone similar to us in your endless prison to take over this throne that will surely cause you endless pain."

"Thank you for your kind words." Bane didn't know how to respond to the blessing, and finally managed to utter this sentence.

Then, Death looked at Bane's now-full finger, smiled, and said, "As a parting gift, I'll give you all of my pure soul power. After all, you seem to like it quite a bit, don't you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Death raised his hand and gently placed it on Bane's shoulder.

At that moment, his soul seemed to connect with Bane's, and then an incredibly surging soul power, as vast and turbulent as the ocean, began to be rapidly poured into Bane's spirit body.

Visible to the naked eye, in just a few breaths, Bane's originally somewhat transparent spirit body became a substantial entity, with no trace of transparency left, as if his physical body was still there!

Despite the immense surge of power being poured into him, Bane felt no discomfort whatsoever. On the contrary, the abundance of that power made him feel extremely comfortable.

As this infusion continued, Death's body gradually became translucent and thinner.

Just like his appearance in the real world, it was at this moment that Bane realized that the Grim Reaper who appeared in the real world was merely a tiny manifestation of the power he possessed.

As the last trace of pure, flawless soul power was injected into Bane's body, the spirit of Death began to disintegrate beneath his feet, turning into grains of pure white sand that gradually merged into the boundless desert.

In these final moments, Death said nothing. He simply stared at Bane quietly, his eyes filled with a sense of relief. Even though he was about to lose consciousness and disappear forever, his gaze was full of anticipation.

And so, under Bane's silent gaze, Death vanished completely, merging into the endless sands of the Pure Land.

The moment the last grain of sand fell to the ground, the throne where Bane was located suddenly erupted with power, which seeped into Bane's spirit body.

At this moment, Bane felt himself ascending. He was still sitting on the throne, but his consciousness seemed to be rising higher and higher, flying towards the sky of the Pure Land. His vision became incredibly wide. After an unknown amount of time, he seemed to have reached the highest point of the Pure Land, from which he could look down on the entire Pure Land.

But at the end of the line of sight, there was still only an endless desert.

He only glanced at it, and the next instant, Bane's gaze darkened, and he returned to his throne.

It's different now. I can't quite describe the feeling. It's as if he has become one with the Pure Land, as if he has a world of his own.

With a gentle lift of his hand and a thought, the ruins of the surrounding palace instantly turned to sand, leaving not a trace of debris. Then, Marine Headquarters Marineford, the Fortress of Justice, rose up in front of Bane, looking magnificent but devoid of any life or realism.

Then, Bane opened his mouth and inhaled, and the fortress of justice in Marineford instantly collapsed, turning into a flowing river of sand that rushed into Bane's mouth and became the pure soul power within his body.

But compared to before, Bane no longer felt that exhilarating sense of improvement. Because of Death's gift, his soul was now exceptionally powerful, as if he had been cultivating in the Pure Land for a thousand years.

So the sense of fulfillment that used to bring him pleasure has not improved much now.

Feeling the surging, terrifying soul power within him, Bane clicked his tongue and said, "Death is indeed terrifying. This is the pure power he bestowed after stripping away his self-awareness and personal traits. I wonder how long he absorbed soul power in this Pure Land?"

Just as Bane was experiencing these things, he suddenly seemed to sense a change in the Pure Land.

It's like a rusty gear that's been worn out for a long time, with the rust spots starting to fall off and the rules that had stopped working long ago starting to come alive again.

At this moment, Bane seemed to see the boundary between life and death described by Death. Perhaps because of Death's strike of unknown duration, this boundary had become somewhat blurred. But now, with Bane taking over, this boundary, at the edge of the Pure Land that had been unknown for some time, gradually became clear again, separating it from the mortal world and forming a towering barrier.

"This feeling..." Bane murmured with slight surprise, "From now on, without my permission, the souls sleeping eternally in the Pure Land will no longer be able to be summoned and drawn into the mortal world at will, as before?"

Not only are these eternally sleeping souls unable to leave, but all the soul-related techniques outside would probably be rendered useless if he didn't approve of them.

Like Granny Chiyo's Reincarnation in Sunagakure, it involves using one's own life force to transform into a soul in exchange for the soul of the dead to return from the Pure Land, which is essentially an exchange of life.

Previously, the Grim Reaper of the Pure Land was asleep and had no time to deal with these matters, which is why this technique was able to be developed.

Now that Bane has brought the Pure Land back to life, the boundary between life and death has become clear. These ninjas can no longer make such an exchange unless Bane agrees, which means there is now an additional "middleman" or "manager".

All the related techniques such as Impure World Reincarnation, Reincarnation of the Living, and Corpse Demon Sealing Technique are now useless.

The Pure Land has been updated, you understand? The old methods are no longer applicable!

Not only that, Bane can now also sense the souls of the dead who are also sleeping eternally in that Pure Land. As soon as the thought arose, his vision seemed to traverse infinite distances, and he saw Hatake Sakumo sleeping at the edge of the Pure Land.

The campfire was still burning, but Kakashi had not yet arrived.

Without doing anything unnecessary, Bane quickly refocused his attention, sensed that there were no other unusual changes, and then prepared to try to return to the real world.

Although I didn't think there was anything wrong with it, this encounter with Death was still somewhat unexpected, such as this inexplicable throne and the sudden gift of Death's soul.

These changes caused Bane some concern.

"Open," Bane said, clapping his hands together in front of his chest and letting out a soft sigh.

Immediately, his soul began to transform into his physical body. Although his soul power had become many times greater than before, the transformation proceeded without incident, which relieved Bane slightly.

A moment later, he regained his physical form, instantly transforming from the dead into the living.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Immediately following was a feeling of rejection.

When it realized the target it was meant to reject, the Pure Land, which had just started operating smoothly again, was dumbfounded. For a moment, it seemed somewhat at a loss, and even the power that was rejecting Bane became hesitant.

It seemed as if he didn't know whether he should push Bane out.

After all, Bane is now the so-called "Grim Reaper," the god of the Pure Land, but he has become a living person, which is completely contrary to the underlying operating logic of the Pure Land.

Since Pure Land was unable to make a judgment immediately, the question was immediately "transmitted" to Bane, the Grim Reaper.

In an instant, Bane's own situation flashed through his mind, as if the Pure Land was asking him how to deal with this "abnormal situation." In other words, Bane was responsible for making the decision: whether or not to exclude himself from the Pure Land!

"Wow, the management loop is complete! I'm managing myself? That's so convenient! I have a strong sense of self-management." Bane laughed heartily, completely putting his worries aside.

Then, he reached out and drew a line in the air in front of him, and the boundary between life and death was gently pulled open. The rift between the Pure Land and the mortal world reappeared, and then Bane stretched it open enough to allow his body to walk out.

Without hesitation, Bane stepped out of the Pure Land, half of his body entering the mortal world.

You can even set the location yourself, and you'll appear directly in the cave of Ryuchi-dong.

Orochimaru was in Ryuchi Cave, and he was patrolling the cave every day to see when the Spirit Lord would return. Today was just a coincidence, so he saw Bane open the Pure Land and take a step out.

This greatly excited Orochimaru, who exclaimed, "It seems you've already gained something in the Pure Land, Spirit Lord?"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, an earthquake suddenly struck Ryuchi Cave. Large cracks appeared in the solid walls, and the rocky ground turned into dust on the spot. A surge of spiritual energy roared up and directly sent Orochimaru flying. He crashed heavily into the wall, spitting out blood, and countless bones in his body were broken.

Not only Ryuchi Cave, but the entire desolate mountain where Ryuchi Cave is located also trembled violently. Countless giant snakes emerged from their respective caves in a panic. Nami and the others were also at a loss as to what was happening, and they were all very surprised and confused.

"Damn, is this why the boundary between life and death cannot be crossed!?" Bane immediately realized what was happening and pulled his foot back from the present world.

At the very moment his half-body returned to the Pure Land, the previously turbulent and unstable world instantly calmed down.

Orochimaru slid down the wall, ignoring his severe injuries, and quickly looked at Bane through the crack, asking, "Spirit Lord, what's going on?"

He had initially intended to mention something about a gift from Death, but after a moment's thought, Bane said in a rather pretentious tone, "I stole all the soul power from Death, so even in my physical form, my soul power is still far too immense. If I were to step into the mortal realm, it would cause chaos in the balance of life and death, leading to the collapse of the mortal world."

No wonder the Grim Reaper summoned by the Reaper Death Seal Technique is a transparent void. It's not because the Grim Reaper is stingy with its power, but because it has more power that it cannot send to the mortal world!

What prevented Bane from leaving the Pure Land and returning to the mortal world was not some kind of rule, nor was it a matter of opening the boundary between life and death, but rather because he was too strong!

He could force his way into the mortal world, but his soul power would likely crush and destroy everything in his path. Even a ninja of Orochimaru's caliber would be blasted away by his surging soul power if he were to face him directly.

It's so realistic that it'll explode if you look at it again, and melt if you get any closer!

In an instant, Bane thought of the Seireitei. Those beings with powerful spiritual pressure in the Gotei 13 could not easily descend into the human world, otherwise it would cause the collapse of the human world. They had to use something like a Gikai or seal their spiritual pressure in order to enter the human world.

Now, Bane feels that this is exactly the situation he has encountered.

"Because the power is too strong, it is possible that simply stepping into the mortal world could cause such a disaster?" Orochimaru looked at Bane in surprise, his eyes filled with disbelief and a sense of utter terror.

At this moment, Orochimaru sensed that the Spirit Lord seemed to have stepped into the concept of 'god'!

(End of this chapter)