The feeling of overwhelming power was indeed exhilarating.
But…
After the bald vice-captain got up from the ground, though he was covered in wounds and blood was flowing down his body, his expression…
“Why does he look a little excited?” Bai Ye shivered. “He’s not a pervert, is he?”
As Bai Ye was thinking…
“Ah!”
The vice-captain roared and charged at Bai Ye again, raising his axe.
The two axe blades were truly enormous, exuding a great sense of pressure. Even Bai Ye’s Fang Tian Hua Ji, which was two sizes larger than a normal halberd, looked like a toothpick compared to those axe blades.
Then…
With a *clang*, Bai Ye swung his Fang Tian Hua Ji horizontally, colliding with the falling axe blade.
“Is size all that matters?” Bai Ye reached out and grabbed the vice-captain’s throat. “Looks impressive, but it’s useless.”
With a powerful swing of his arm, Bai Ye sent the vice-captain flying again. His body tumbled across the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.
Then…
With a practiced flip!
The vice-captain, still looking excited, got back on his feet.
Bai Ye was speechless. This guy was truly a pervert. How could he become more energized the more he was beaten?
Just then…
*Clang!*
The vice-captain slammed the massive axe blade into the ground in front of him, and a golden dragon pattern appeared before Bai Ye.
“My Bankai is called Ryumon Kiko, do you know why?” the vice-captain grinned ferociously. “Whether I’m cutting someone or being cut, Kiko accumulates power, and the dragon pattern will become brighter and brighter until it turns completely gold. Only then will Ryumon Kiko reach its peak.”
“So that’s how it is!” Bai Ye put on an expression of sudden realization. “And then?”
The vice-captain’s eye twitched. He raised his axe blade and said, “Therefore, become the soul beneath my blade!”
The vice-captain leaped up again, raising the massive axe blade and charging at Bai Ye, then swinging it down towards him.
*Boom, boom, boom!*
Before the axe even reached him, the force of the wind preceded it.
In an instant, with the swing, the ground around them shattered inch by inch, pulverized by the shockwaves generated by the attack.
Compared to before, the spiritual pressure radiating from the vice-captain had indeed become more terrifying.
Then…
Bai Ye stood his ground and raised his left arm.
*Clang!*
The axe blade struck the back of Bai Ye’s hand. The condensed force instantly shattered, creating a turbulent flow. And the moment the axe blade collided with Bai Ye’s hand, it suddenly *cracked*, revealing a fissure.
The vice-captain’s eyes widened. This was his all-out attack, and yet it resulted in the same outcome?
“A monster?”
The vice-captain murmured to himself.
At this moment, Seth shouted towards Bai Ye, “The mark is complete.”
“Got it!” Bai Ye replied, then raised his Fang Tian Hua Ji and looked at the vice-captain in front of him. “The game is over.”
*Swoosh!*
The Fang Tian Hua Ji slashed forward with force. A dark purple glow streaked across, and a large amount of blood splattered from the vice-captain’s chest, quickly covering the ground.
The vice-captain’s body slowly slumped, first kneeling on the ground, then falling forward.
Bai Ye turned and walked away directly. Before leaving, he swung his halberd backward again!
As the halberd blade whirled, a black and purple戟光 (ji guang - halberd light) shot out. The ground continued to shatter, and the approaching Soul Reapers were once again blocked.
“Let’s go!”
Bai Ye caught up with Seth and headed in the direction of the Bai Dao Men.
About ten meters away, Bai Ye took a deep breath and swung his Fang Tian Hua Ji downwards.
A crescent-shaped dark purple戟光 appeared and flew forward, striking the Bai Dao Men with immense force.
*Boom!*
The seemingly indestructible giant gate let out a deafening roar, then shattered, collapsed, and fell.
With a single strike!
“My mission is complete!”
Bai Ye and Seth leaped over the broken Bai Dao Men. Immediately, Seth’s face showed joy.
“It seems the mission condition was to place the mark and successfully leave Seireitei,” Bai Ye said. “The rest is simple. Leave here, shake off those Soul Reapers. There’s no rush to claim the mission rewards; safety first.”
Seth nodded. “We can leave the Soul Society first and return when the heat dies down.”
Bai Ye nodded. “That’s one way to do it.”
But just then…
“No, you’re not going anywhere!”
A voice rang out, and immediately, Bai Ye felt an immensely terrifying spiritual pressure. The surrounding temperature suddenly dropped, exuding a chilling sensation.
*Crack, crack, crack…*
Frost began to appear slowly on the ground and walls around them.
A cold white mist gradually emerged, swirling around Bai Ye and Seth.
Soon, a figure slowly emerged from the white frost.
A black Soul Reaper uniform, a white haori, short white hair, and a remarkably handsome and delicate face. However, his height…
“A child?” Bai Ye scratched his head. “Are there child captains among the Soul Reapers? Is it really okay to hire child labor?”
The corners of the Soul Reaper captain’s forehead twitched.
Child?
That was the appellation he hated the most!
The young captain drew his Zanpakuto and roared, “Hyōrinmaru!”
As the young captain drew the Zanpakuto from his waist, the chilling sensation intensified, and frost even began to fall from the sky.
Bai Ye licked his lips. Although the opponent looked like a white-haired youth no older than his teens,
However…
His uniform was unmistakable, and the terrifying spiritual pressure and immense oppressive aura confirmed that he was indeed a captain-level being.
“You go first!” Bai Ye slammed his Fang Tian Hua Ji onto the ground and said to Seth, “I’ll block the door and hold this guy off. You run as far as you can. I guarantee they won’t be able to pursue you now, but after that, I can’t say. Alright?”
Seth nodded and patted Bai Ye’s arm. “Take care of yourself.”
Bai Ye grinned. “You too.”
The surrounding frost danced, growing more intense. Bai Ye gripped his Fang Tian Hua Ji again, and at that moment…
*Bang!*
Seth pushed off the ground with his legs, leaping forward like a cheetah.
The young Soul Reaper glanced at Seth and forcefully swung his sword. “Guncho Hyōketsu!”
In the sky, the falling frost and snow suddenly coalesced, forming ice birds that swooped down towards Seth, launching a sudden attack.
Clearly, the opponent had no intention of letting Seth leave so easily.
But…
…