
Each guard wears a black hakama with a purple sash tied around their waist and a black mask with four light-colored lines tracing over their heads, and their hair is tied into a long spike at the back of their head before being left to hang free about halfway through the length. There exist a group of elite guards known as "Divine Soldiers" (神兵, Shinpei Viz " Holy Soldiers") which are led by Senjumaru Shutara, who refers to them as the "Blade of the Soul King" (霊王の刃, Reiō no Yaiba). Should these barriers be forced open via clothing constructed from an Ōken, they cannot be closed off for 1 hour and 40 minutes due to the sheer defensive power of the clothing. The Soul King Palace is further protected by 72 barriers between it and the Seireitei. However, if emergencies occur in succession, they remain in place around Seireitei indefinitely until things are returned to normal. The sekkiseki walls that surround Seireitei are ordinarily intended to protect the Soul King Palace, instead meant only to fall down to Seireitei in times of emergency. Floating above are five discs with numerous buildings on each, while suspended higher still is a large cylindrical structure that has a conical top and bottom.

From this, a large stairway leads upwards to a wide and flat expanse, with both areas at the base and top of these stairs being lined by rows of huge, circular pillars. The lowest level is comprised from many buildings of the same style to that of Seireitei. The Soul King Palace consists of several layers, with one layer suspended above the other.
