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Cao Yanbing was completely bewildered when he first arrived in this world.
What baffled him even more was that characters from the comics appeared, and one of them even summoned him into the comic world, and there wasn't just one comic world.
This can be considered a small mistake by Aizen.
That is, he overlooked the fact that the world of Zhenhun Street is not only situated in the "modern" era of later times.
That world also has all sorts of Japanese anime.
In the anime storyline, Cao Yanbing trains the female protagonist Xia Ling using methods from the anime, such as the Zoro training method with a knife in his mouth, the Dragon Ball training method with a turtle shell on his back, and the Naruto summoning training method with his fingers bitten.
Although the last one... is really worth complaining about, summoning a guardian spirit doesn't require bleeding at all.
When Xia Ling learned that these cultivation techniques came from a comic book, she was so angry that she almost quit.
Later, Cao Xuanliang said that even if it's a method of practicing comics, as long as you're willing to work hard, you can still achieve results. The most important thing is the power of the heart! On a row of comics on the bookshelf, there are corresponding ideas that the Cao brothers have recorded with their pens for reference.
It includes manga such as Shaman King, Fullmetal Alchemist, Yu Yu Hakusho, Dragon Ball, Naruto, and One Piece, but the first one from left to right is Bleach! In a sense, among these manga, Bleach is still the most valuable reference for Zhenhun Street! Both involve the system of the dead, and the energy used is "spiritual power."
It does not possess "spiritual power".
Humans are not qualified to freely enter the Soul Town Street, and they cannot see any spirits outside of it.
In terms of cultivation, compared to the Grim Reaper who does not have a clear hierarchy, the Spirit Master, although having eight levels and being able to improve spiritual power through training, is still a profession that heavily relies on talent. Those with high innate spiritual power can cultivate faster.
Most importantly, communicating with and summoning spirits still relies on the "power of the heart."
In these respects, aside from the difference between humans and spirits, the professions of spirit mediums and the Grim Reaper are remarkably similar.
There's one tricky part: unlike Shinigami, whose awakened Zanpakuto's strength depends on their mind, the power of a Spirit Guide depends on their bloodline.
If your ancestors weren't any great historical figures, then no matter how talented you are, it's useless. Even if you train hard to reach the Scorching Level, Cao Cao's strength is... well, if his guardian spirit is someone like Ximen Qing or Wu Dalang, he'll only be at the Level 1 at most.
Even if one can be considered to have reached a certain level, it's all thanks to the fact that the guardian spirit can grow stronger along with the person.
Therefore, the strength of a spirit host cannot be judged entirely according to the eight levels. Excluding the guardian spirit, Cao Yanbing's strength alone is not enough to qualify him for those levels.
Aizen can only determine Cao Yanbing's strength level based on Cao Yanbing's individual strength.
When Cao Yanbing first awakened, his spiritual power level was at least at the level of "Calling" or above, so anything below "Calling" is not very useful for reference.
They can roughly be classified as Level 1 for waiting for life and Black Rope, and Level 2 for gathering and shouting. After all, Lu Tianyou couldn't even beat Cao Xuanliang, who had grown stronger through unorthodox methods, without taking drugs. He was basically a weaker Soul Guardian. Even after becoming stronger, although he could defeat Cao Xuanliang and Yu Jin, he couldn't be considered overwhelmingly powerful.
Cao Yanbing, who wakes up shouting, is above the level of the "level" (a high-level skill), so Xu Chu could easily defeat Yan Qing with one hand.
For Cao Yanbing personally, shouting loudly is equivalent to a certain level.
He reached the scorching heat above the shouting area in one step, which should be related to the appearance of the second guardian spirit, Dian Wei.
However, even with the Xiahou brothers now, his strength level hasn't improved.
This probably has nothing to do with the number of guardian spirits.
The spiritual power he currently possesses is insufficient to fully support the long-term combat of the four guardian spirits, and his spiritual power level is not strong enough, which in turn makes the guardian spirits not strong enough either.
Therefore, for Cao Yanbing personally, the Great Scorching Heat is the opportunity to advance to + level, and as for level 1, it is probably the limit of his Spirit Master, the Infinite Realm! But, this is only the surface! Don't forget, the world of Soul Town has some special Guardian Spirits, which are Divine Martial Spirits! Even a world where ancient gods like Xing Tian can exist, the Infinite Realm may be the known limit of a Spirit Master, but it is definitely not the limit of the Soul Town world! This is very similar to Bleach. On the surface, level 1 is the peak of the limit, and you can't get stronger, but in reality, level 1 is far from the true upper limit.
After carefully considering his words, Aizen smiled and said, "You called out my name in shock the moment we met, so you obviously know me."
"As someone from another world, yet you know my name, your world must be quite special."
Instead of offering an explanation, Aizen chose to turn the tables! Choosing to offer an explanation put him at a disadvantage in the conversation from the outset. Even though his eloquence prevented him from being completely controlled, he couldn't gain the upper hand.
Upon hearing this, Cao Yanbing frowned slightly.
At this moment, Cao Yanbing suddenly remembered something: why could Aizen, a manga character, summon him? Moreover, he had always had a question in his mind: Aizen's current appearance and abilities were clearly those of Sting Eucliffe, the White Dragon Slayer from Fairy Tail, only his dragon form did not match the original work.
Even though it's a chaotic mix of worlds, this world is clearly out of place with the Fairy Tail world. Aizen, whose profession is still that of a Shinigami, doesn't seem to have the ability to summon! Despite his doubts, Cao Yanbing remained deadpan.
Six-eyed said, "Oh, there's a comic book in my world called 'Death,' and you're the villain in it."
""
Was it really that straightforward? However, Cao Yanbing, whose curiosity had been piqued, answered decisively, even offering an explanation about "comics."
He didn't seem to care, his gaze fixed intently on Aizen.
Are you also a time traveler?
I accidentally missed a day. The night before last, I was writing an old book and went out for barbecue halfway through. I thought my stomach was fine now, since I'd been abstaining from alcohol and spicy food for almost half a month. But after eating barbecue and drinking some iced beverages, I had stomach pains so bad that I had to lie in bed all day.
It seems that unless the author recovers completely and maintains a healthy diet for a month or two, eating and drinking will become a source of utter despair and devoid of enjoyment.
Yesterday I couldn't even sit on the bed to write, so I'll try to post at least six updates today to make up for yesterday's work.
Chapter 196 Cao Yanbing's Compromise 11/21
Faced with the other party's questioning, Aizen timely showed a surprised expression.
"Transmigrator? No, I am not like you. I was originally born into this world."
"No"
Cao Yanbing frowned, unable to fully trust the man before him.
Coming from a world with Japanese manga and novels, he encounters Aizen, who is completely different from the original manga and seems to have a cheat-like ability, making him suspect that the other party is a transmigrator with a cheat code.
Of course, assuming the other party wasn't a time traveler, Cao Yanbing couldn't trust this man named Aizen at all, since he knew very well how dangerous Aizen was from reading the manga.
Aizen was not at all surprised by Cao Yanbing's question.
From the moment he summoned the other person, he knew that this kid would definitely have this kind of doubt.
"So, given your current state and abilities..."
"Oh, I once summoned some people, one of whom, a dragon slayer mage named Sting Eucliff, refused to follow me and foolishly said he wanted to overthrow my conspiracy."
Although I'm very interested in magic, I'd give that one chance the most I can get to an oblivious idiot.
So he died, and I gained his power.”
Aizen spoke indifferently, as if recounting a trivial matter, yet his seemingly harmless words caused Cao Yanbing's brows to twitch wildly.
Cao Yanbing was arrogant enough, of course! But he knew even better that he was probably no match for Aizen.
Aizen's dragon form yesterday was enough to make him realize that he was no match for him, not to mention that Aizen also had the unknown D-release and the Hogyoku, which made him deeply wary.
Furthermore, Aizen's Dragon Slayer Magic was clearly stronger than Sting's, leading him to suspect that Aizen had used the Hogyoku to enhance this form. However, he was more inclined to believe it was something like a cheat system.
His deep suspicion that Aizen was a time traveler stemmed not only from his ability to summon and use Sting's powers, but more importantly from his assistance during the Eight-Nation Alliance's invasion of China in the early 20th century.
This is what made Cao Yanbing most suspicious.
Because the real Aizen had absolutely no connection to China.
Cao Yanbing also pointed out this question directly.
Aizen pondered this, then gave Cao Yanbing a slightly cold look, which made Cao Yanbing freeze for a moment, as if he were being stared at by death.
Fortunately, he was mentally strong and broke free in just a second, but even so, his back was soaked with sweat.
This Cao Yanbing comes from the anime, but his timeline is before the start of the main story. Even though he experienced a lot in his childhood, he is still much weaker than Aizen.
In that one glance, Cao Yanbing sensed an aura that wasn't derived from strength.
That was the result of accumulation, the pressure that came from years of hard work.
Aizen's voice turned colder, and he said calmly, "Some things are none of your business, but since you asked, I'll give you an answer."
I once came from the earth. I don't know if you've heard of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. After the Hogyoku was born, the memories of my past life were awakened.
This answer satisfies you.
"Um."
Cao Yanbing responded with a heavy heart, not really believing it.
Aizen knew very well that it was impossible to gain Cao's complete trust in his words.
As a descendant of Cao Cao, my suspicious nature is hereditary.
Therefore, he deliberately adopted this attitude.
His earlier imposing manner was all a prelude to his statement.
Moreover, the fact that his memory awakening was related to the Hogyoku wasn't a lie, and it's also true that he came from China in his previous life.
At least in this matter, he didn't lie a single time. In Aizen's view, the most skillful lie wasn't nine parts truth and one part falsehood, but rather all the truth, yet containing some seemingly insignificant misleading elements that could distort people's thinking.
The phrase "six realms of reincarnation"
That's the key.
He didn't need to deliberately mention the example of Murasaki Sajin... that would be too deliberate.
Since Cao Yanbing had seen Bleach and knew that this world was not simple, his statement would naturally lead the other party to misunderstand.
He completely trusted this person... The plot is huge; even Aizen himself didn't believe the other person was so easily fooled.
However, after this arrangement, even if the other party was a descendant of Cao Cao, they would be more or less convinced.
However, Cao Yanbing's doubts did not lessen much; he still had many questions in his mind.
For example, what exactly is Sting's Dragon Slayer Magic? Why was Aizen able to summon others? Who else did Aizen summon before? Was that the power of the Hogyoku? Most importantly, what should he do if he wants to go back?
Seeing Aizen's current attitude, Cao Yanbing wisely refrained from asking any further questions.
Compared to his return, other questions and doubts are not important.
The topic returned to this point, and Cao Yanbing asked in silence, "Then how am I supposed to get back?"
"There's nothing we can do for now."
"call"
Cao Yanbing clenched his fists, his voice low and menacing: "I don't have time to waste with you, and I don't want to be your subordinate."
As he spoke, Cao Yanbing became extremely alert.
He knew he was no match for Aizen, but having some understanding of Aizen's abilities, he didn't want to fall into his trap so easily. Who knew if the man in front of him would suddenly attack and kill him?
Aizen, who already knew Cao Yanbing wasn't so easy to talk to, smiled slightly and said meaningfully without getting angry, "Actually, compared to this, I think you should be more worried about your own lifespan right now."
"You're just a human, aren't you? I don't know the time ratio between other worlds and this world, but until I figure out how to send you back, can you, with your human lifespan, wait until that day?"
""
Cao Yanbing's body suddenly stiffened.
He suddenly realized that this era seemed to be the late Qing Dynasty of the 20th century.
By the time the Bleach storyline begins, it will be close to the 21st century, if not the 21st century. Nearly a hundred years will have passed, and he, the spirit host, will have become a pile of bones.
And all of this was in the hands of the man in front of them.
Looking towards Aizen, Cao Yanbing was at a loss for words.
"To be honest, you're a smart man, so I don't want to kill you."
After praising the other person, Aizen shook his head and said, "However, I have no reason to help you without a reason."
As for how to measure it, I think you can decide for yourself.
A flicker of struggle crossed Cao Yanbing's face, but he finally gritted his teeth and hoarsely said, "Damn it, what can you do?"
"Hogyoku".
Upon hearing this answer, Cao Yanbing's expression was both surprised and understanding.
For a moment, he felt a little melancholy.
When you're at someone else's mercy, you have to compromise on some things.
"Alright, you can let me do things for you until we find a way back, but I don't want to leave with you anytime soon."
"Very good, a wise decision."
I feel terrible. I started writing this chapter during the day and I started feeling unwell again. I can't stand sitting for long periods of time. It looks like I can only write three chapters today. I'll see about tomorrow.
Chapter 197 The Math Teacher Died Early 12/21
Aizen didn't interact much with Cao Yanbing; for the time being, he simply wanted Cao Yanbing to obediently do things for him.
As for someone like Cao Yanbing who could be completely won over with just one conversation, Aizen didn't even consider it.
Who does he think he is? If it weren't for the obvious difference between Aizen's current abilities and his state in the Bleach storyline, it wouldn't be surprising if Cao Yanbing dared to turn the tables on him.
Aizen didn't care what Cao Yanbing wanted to do in China for the time being, nor did he want to ask, since he didn't plan to go back immediately anyway.
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