Hidetoshi Tsuruno was stunned when he saw Natsuhiko successfully abandon the chant. He thought it was a coincidence, but then Natsuhiko's finger sent out another shockwave.
Although this shockwave only had a third of its power, he didn't use any chant.
What a genius.
Hidetoshi Tsuruno hurriedly walked to Natsuhiko's side and asked excitedly, "Natsuhiko, did you just abandon the chant?"
Natsuhiko was startled by Hidetoshi Tsuruno's sudden appearance. He nodded and said, "Yes, Sensei, what's wrong?"
Hidetoshi Tsuruno suppressed his excitement and asked, "Natsuhiko, how did you do it?"
"How did I do it?"
Natsuhiko recalled how he abandoned the chant.
He couldn't find a clue at first and didn't know how to abandon the chant, but then he thought of a problem. If he had to abandon the chant, then what was the use of the chant?
There were three uses of the chant. First, it was ritualistic. It used language to set up a ritual, used the ritual to form a primer, and used the primer to stimulate power.
Second, it was the rhythm of the chant. The chant wasn't just a simple recitation, but a rhythmic chanting.
Sound was produced by objects vibrating, and different rhythms meant different degrees of vibration, so rhythm was the use and amplification of energy.
Third, it was language that affected thought. There was a hypothesis in another space-time called Sapir Wulf's hypothesis. He believed that all high-level thoughts relied on language.
In turn, it affected how people perceived the world.
After figuring this out, Natsuhiko tried to simplify these three points in other ways.
First, it was ritualistic. The Dao Breaking and Dao Binding rituals couldn't be canceled. Only rituals could stimulate spiritual energy. Since rituals couldn't be canceled, could they be replaced?
And in the Dao Breaking and Dao Binding rituals, hand gestures were also extremely important. Hand gestures were also a type of ritual. Could he just use hand gestures to carry out the ritual and abandon the chant?
Second, it was the rhythm of the chant.
Rhythm could increase power, and losing the rhythm would decrease power. This wasn't important, so it could be directly eliminated. There was no need to simplify it.
The third point was thinking and perception.
This was a crucial point. There were alternatives to the first two points. Even if they weren't used, it would only weaken the power.
However, if his perception was not correct, then he would not be able to use the Dao Breaker. Therefore, Natsuhiko tried his best to recall the feeling generated by his thoughts when he was chanting. Then, he imitated it with force and gave the feeling to the state of Spiritual Particle Stimulation. He successfully used the Dao Breaker.
The power of the First Dash of Dao Breaker was reduced by two-thirds, but it still managed to avoid the chant.
However, Natsuhiko felt that if he could increase the number of hand gestures, rituals, and rhythm, would he be able to reach the point of increasing the power?
Could he use the ritual on other objects to increase the power of the ritual?
Several thoughts flashed through Natsuhiko's mind, but before he could think about it, Hidetoshi Tsuruno interrupted him.
Natsuhiko didn't have the intention to keep it to himself and explained his thought process. When he talked about the three effects of the chant, Hidetoshi Tsuruno couldn't help but nod once every time Natsuhiko mentioned a point.
When Natsuhiko explained his simplification process, Hidetoshi Tsuruno nodded in agreement, "Your thinking is correct. Most Shinigami achieve the ability to abandon the chant after thousands of training.
However, they actually abandon part of the ritual and rhythm. Through training, they remember the perception when the Dao Breaker and the Dao Binding are activated, and simulate the perception to achieve this. "
After getting Hidetoshi Tsuruno's approval, Natsuhiko proposed the two methods he had thought of: increasing the number of hand gestures and using objects.
Hidetoshi Tsuruno said, "There's no need to increase the number of hand gestures. Hand gestures represent a weaker sense of ritual, and more hand gestures also mean more time, so the loss outweighs the gain.
As for using objects to replace the ritual, that's a good idea. Not only that, but we can also use special materials to amplify the ability.
"If the ability can be amplified, then the increase in combat power will be greatly increased."
Hearing Hidetoshi Tsuruno's words, Natsuhiko couldn't help but comment.
Many Shinigami wouldn't use Ghost Road and Bakudo in battle, because the power of Ghost Road that can abandon the chant is too great, and the power of Ghost Road that can't be abandoned takes too long.
Just like when Renji Asanai first tried to enter Las Noches Palace, he used the Dao Breaker 31 Crimson Cannon that abandoned the chant to attack the walls of Las Noches Palace, but the result was only a small spark.
Therefore, the possibility of using Ghost Road in a fierce battle is too small, unless the combat power is overwhelming, just like how Aizen used the Unsung Black Coffin to instantly kill Zhi Cun. In fact, Aizen didn't need to chant to instantly kill Zhi Cun's summoned Kalasutra Wisdom King with one strike, and it was also one strike that killed Zhi Cun.
If the power of Ghost Road could really be restored with objects, then the Shinigami could train to remember the perception when using it, so that they could instantly cast Ghost Road without any reduction in power, then the effect would be enormous.
"Indeed."
Hidetoshi Tsuruno nodded in agreement.
Natsuhiko was excited and said, "Then let's research it as soon as possible, Sensei."
Hidetoshi Tsuruno shook his head and said, "There's no research value."
Natsuhiko was puzzled and asked, "Why?"
Hidetoshi Tsuruno looked at Natsuhiko and said, "The Ghost Road ritual is different. Using an object as a ritual to enhance the power can only enhance one Ghost Road, even if it's a Ghost Road with the same attributes, it can't be used. Unless it's a Dao Breaker like Dao Breaker 33 Blue Flame Pendant and Dao Breaker 73 Double Lotus Blue Flame Pendant, only one Ghost Road's power can be used."
Hearing this, Natsuhiko frowned, but then said, "Being able to instantly cast Ghost Road can also be of great help in battle."
Hidetoshi Tsuruno said with a smile, "But this kind of combat method has been created long ago, and it has even been developed more thoroughly, and it has become a unique combat method of a race, but reality has proven that no matter how many combat methods there are, they are not as useful as the Shinigami's Zanpakuto."
Natsuhiko had a guess, but he was still a little uncertain, so he asked, "What race is it?"
Hidetoshi Tsuruno said, "Quincy."
When Natsuhiko heard this, he thought of Quincy's combat method in the original work. Ignoring Quincy's Holy Words and Perfect Holy Body, he compared it with Ishida Yurong's combat method before he was bestowed with the Holy Words.
The basic combat method was to use a spiritual bow, using a cross necklace as a carrier to activate the spiritual bow and condense a long arrow with Reiki.
There were many kinds of spiritual bows, such as the Silver Ridge Arc Sparrow, the Shinigami's Short Spiritual Bow, and the Millennium Bloody War's Spiritual Bow.
At the same time, there were Spirit Dispersing Gloves to overdraft spiritual power, and Soul Cutting Objects to produce high-frequency vibration Reiki blades.
There were also Silver Tubes, Holy Weapon Silver Blood Clot Arrows, and so on.
They all used objects to carry spiritual power and turn them into Reiki weapons to attack the enemy.
Of course, this kind of Reiki weapon was very different from the object carrying Ghost Road mentioned by Natsuhiko. The latter's attributes were more mottled, but the former's combat method was more diverse.
In terms of combat power, Quincy's Reiki weapon was more useful.
But even so, Quincy in the Millennium Bloody War's Spiritual Bow gradually abandoned this method and used the power of the Holy Words and Perfect Holy Body to fight.
So thinking about it carefully, this combat method was not very valuable. The low-level and mid-level Ghost Road's instantaneous power was limited, and the high-level Ghost Road was extremely difficult to carry even if there was an object carrying it.
It was better to develop the Zanpakuto's ability. After all, the Zanpakuto was a weapon that the Shinigami had poured his soul into. It had the same ability as the Shinigami, so it was more powerful and more useful.
Natsuhiko understood this and was a little depressed. His first idea was shattered just like that.
But then Hidetoshi Tsuruno said, "It's very good that you can think so much. You have an extraordinary talent for Ghost Road. Let me ask you, are you willing to join the Ghost Road after graduation?"