"Oh dear, this Old Man is getting angry; you've demolished my house! You're not leaving this time without paying for the damages."
The Old Man tightly squeezed the walking stick in his hand; the outer wood shattered, revealing the blade inside.
It was a purple Zanpakutō still in its sheath.
Yamabuki looked at the Old Man with a solemn expression; he had drawn his sword, meaning he was finally getting serious.
The Old Man slowly drew his sword and spoke the release command: "Corrode flesh and bone, open your eyes, Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent."
The hilt of the Old Man's Zanpakutō transformed into a snake's tail, coiling around his arm, while the blade became a pure black poisonous snake with crimson eyes, and its fangs and mouth were as black as ink.
"A biological Zanpakutō?" Yamabuki wasn't at all curious about biological Zanpakutō; Unohana's sword could even turn into a giant manta ray!
Moreover, this sword was completely different from Zabimaru; Zabimaru's blade could only extend and retract, while this sword had completely transformed into a living creature, staring at Yamabuki with its crimson eyes while constantly flicking its tongue.
"Once bitten by the Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent, no matter how strong you are, your internal organs will be dissolved by the venom, leading to an extremely painful death, young man, repent for your sins!" The Old Man flicked his hand, and the Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent's body shot out at an incredibly fast speed; the poisonous snake, which originally looked no more than two meters long, instantly grew to twenty meters, biting towards Yamabuki's arm, and its attack speed was incredibly fast, far exceeding a normal person swinging a sword.
Yamabuki's pupils instantly constricted, and he backhanded a slash at the snake's head, but to his surprise, his sword produced sparks when it struck the snake's head.
The Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent twisted its body, coiling around the blade, and bit down towards his wrist.
Yamabuki was not very good at dealing with these slippery things; it wasn't fear, but mainly disgust.
Seeing this, he even wanted to throw his sword away!
But then he remembered that Sword Spirit's attitude towards him had been poor these past few days, and if he threw her away during battle, she would definitely scold him upon his return.
With no other choice, he could only fill his left hand with spiritual pressure and reach out to grab the snake's head, but unexpectedly, the Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent's body seemed to extend infinitely; as soon as Yamabuki's hand touched the snake's neck, the Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent's body suddenly stretched out and bit Yamabuki's wrist with a backhand strike.
Yamabuki felt a piercing pain in his wrist, and the Old Man chuckled, saying, "Young man, if you give in now, this Old Man will let bygones be bygones and can give you the antidote, otherwise you'll just be poisoned to death..."
Before the Old Man could finish speaking, Yamabuki abruptly pulled his sword back and severed his own left arm with a single slash.
The Old Man was stunned on the spot; this kid was ruthless!
The severed left arm fell to the ground and was instantly dyed black by the venom; then, both skin and bone were corroded into a pool of pus by the venom. Seeing the potent venom carried by the Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent, Yamabuki felt a chill down his spine; if it had bitten his neck, the consequences would have been unimaginable!
However, due to his ultra-fast regeneration, his self-severed arm regrew in just a few seconds; after all, this wasn't the first time.
This scared the Old Man badly; what kind of monster was this?
A severed arm could recover so quickly?
"You seem more interesting than that little girl. I've decided, I'm going to keep you and make you my test subject." The Old Man flicked his hand, and the Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent darted over like a black lightning bolt. This time, Yamabuki didn't dare to clash head-on again. He moved up and down with Shunpo, constantly dodging the Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent's attacks, but the Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent's length seemed infinite, its body constantly stretching and at an extremely fast speed. As Yamabuki continuously dodged, the Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent was like an endlessly stretching ribbon, and before long, it used its body to form a cage, encasing Yamabuki within it.
"This is what I've been waiting for!" Yamabuki raised Silver Radiance Angel: "Space Removal!"
In the blink of an eye, all objects within tens of meters vanished, and the Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent's body was completely destroyed by the spatial turbulence.
Now that even your Zanpakuto is gone, what are you going to show off with?
A cold smile appeared on Yamabuki's face.
But the next second, the severed body of the Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent rapidly regenerated, transforming back into a black poisonous snake, launching a sneak attack at an even faster speed.
Damn it! This thing is endless!
"Spatial Sphere!"
Yamabuki created a spatial sphere with a diameter of ten centimeters, intending to use it to block the Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent's mouth.
Indeed, the Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent foolishly bit into the spatial sphere. The spatial sphere was set to be indestructible, no matter what the opponent did, it wouldn't break. Although it could only last for three seconds, it should be enough to deal with this Old Man.
"Cero!"
Silver light erupted from Yamabuki's fingertips.
Instantly, the entire valley was enveloped in silver light.
Although the Old Man dodged the Cero attack, his expression grew increasingly surprised. A Shinigami, possessing Hollow abilities? Was it that absurd?
He was becoming more and more interested in this young man!
However...
"Sneak attacks are wrong! To use the same trick against me, aren't you looking down on this Old Man too much?" The Old Man suddenly turned around and punched behind him!
He clashed directly with Yamabuki's punch.
Although Yamabuki had the upper hand in terms of absolute strength, his sneak attack failed, and he couldn't injure the Old Man. The Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent returned to assist with lightning speed. To avoid being bitten by the Demon Eye Poisonous Serpent, Yamabuki could only widen the distance again.
This was the first time he had encountered such a troublesome Zanpakutō!
"The younger generation pushes the older generation forward. It seems that after so many years out of the world, the outside world has undergone tremendous changes. Even a child like you can withstand so many moves from me. I'm old, I'm old, I'm useless!" The Old Man sighed and shook his head.
He grabbed his outer garment and tore it off.
Previously, seeing him walk unsteadily, Yamabuki expected to see a bony figure, but he never thought that beneath the clothes would be an extremely robust physique, like a stripped-down Master Roshi.
It seemed this Old Man wasn't a good person in his youth either!
"By the way, Old Man, we've been fighting for so long, and I still don't know your name. Could you tell me your name?" Yamabuki asked.
"Saizō Sakahone. Young man, remember my name."
Yamabuki's eyelids twitched uncontrollably.
If I remember correctly, the name Saizō Sakahone should be... Gotei 13, the first Captain of the Thirteenth Division.
And he remembered that Captain indeed looked like an Old Man.
But he had no time for surprise, because he heard the Old Man utter two words in a low voice: "Bankai!"
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