"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Qianxue of the Kasumioji Family, with her long spear, continuously stabbed the scarlet meatball, creating several gruesome bloodied holes.
"Secret Art—Frost Dragon Seals the Heavens!"
Qianxue of the Kasumioji Family plunged her long spear into the ground. Instantly, an extreme chill spread across the ground, completely freezing the meatball, along with the humanoid upper body attached to it.
Just as Qianxue of the Kasumioji Family was about to deliver the final blow to end her 'mother's' life, three figures suddenly appeared in front of the shattered meatball.
A White-haired Old Man among them parried the spear strike with his blade, then backhanded the severely weakened Qianxue of the Kasumioji Family, sending her flying dozens of meters.
The newcomers were a White-haired Old Man, a middle-aged woman, and a Dwarf Man, but without exception, the Reiatsu emanating from all three of them was on par with Kensei Muguruma's. Clearly, these three were Squad Captain-level experts with Third Class Reiatsu.
Moreover, unlike the previous Baku Yau Group's Third Class Reiatsu, which was artificially boosted and incredibly unstable, theirs was solid and stable, clearly cultivated through conventional, arduous means.
The White-haired Old Man, leading the group, looked at the tottering Qianxue of the Kasumioji Family and sighed deeply:
"Alas, how did the Family Head come to this!"
Qianxue of the Kasumioji Family used her long spear as a crutch, struggling to stand. She looked at the three who had arrived and gave a bitter smile:
"Only three of you Five Elders came?"
Ito Makoto, standing nearby, was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that besides the Family Head, the Kasumioji Family actually had five other Elders who had reached Squad Captain level. If just one Kasumioji Family was like this, what about the Four Great Noble Families?
He just wondered where the core combatants of these Great Noble Families went when the Wandenreich invaded the Soul Society.
The White-haired Old Man glanced at Qianxue of the Kasumioji Family, who was barely breathing, and then at Ito Makoto, who was standing by, watching the commotion, and spoke calmly:
"The only way to quell the wrath of the Four Great Noble Families now is to eliminate this Shinigami and then hand you, the Family Head, over to Central 46 for trial!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the three of them jointly cast a peculiar Kido. Instantly, a purple barrier, similar to a Barrier of Souls, rose around the Forging Workshop. The barrier's appearance was remarkably similar to the one that had enveloped the hunting ground that day, only much thicker.
"Hahaha, eliminate me?"
Ito Makoto, who had been leisurely watching the show from the sidelines, burst out laughing.
Beside him, Qianxue of the Kasumioji Family, due to her severe injuries, could only kneel on the ground. Her Zanpakuto could no longer maintain its long spear form and had reverted to a dagger-shaped Asauchi.
"Makoto-kun, help me kill the enemy, I am willing to use my Rei..."
Qianxue of the Kasumioji Family turned her head and spoke with difficulty to Ito Makoto, but before she could finish, she collapsed.
"Sigh, even if you didn't say that, they wouldn't let you go! Why am I so unlucky? I don't go looking for trouble, but trouble always finds me! Speaking of which, why aren't Kuchiki Byakuya and Kyōraku Shunsui here yet!"
Ito Makoto looked up at the purple barrier covering the sky.
"But fortunately, you people of the Kasumioji Family love to dig your own graves!"
In an instant, Ito Makoto's Reiatsu erupted, three tenths of his true Reiatsu instantly pushing his Reiatsu to Second Class Reiatsu.
...
At the same time, within the Kasumioji Family's clan pavilion, a purple barrier also rose, trapping Kuchiki Byakuya, Kyōraku Shunsui, and Tokinada Tsunayashiro.
Outside the barrier, two figures, one plump and one short, stood in the north and south directions. Reiatsu of Squad Captain level also emanated from their bodies, clearly indicating they were the two remaining Elders of the Kasumioji Family.
"Please, gentlemen, calm yourselves. As long as you stay in this barrier for a while, my Kasumioji Family will give you an explanation for this matter!"
"Interesting, we're trapped!"
Tokinada Tsunayashiro, with his green hair, leaned against the railing of the corridor, a look of amusement on his face, as if he wished for chaos to reign.
"O, ruler! Mask of flesh, all creation, flapping wings, ye who bears the name of man! On the wall of blue flame, engrave a twin lotus, awaiting in the far heavens a great fiery abyss!"
"Hado #73—Sōren Sōkatsui!"
Kuchiki Byakuya unleashed a blue flame, like a soaring dragon, directly at the purple glowing barrier, but this immensely powerful Hado was absorbed into the barrier as if a mud ox had entered the sea. The barrier's glow even intensified by a few points.
"No need to try, Kuchiki Head. This is a reflection barrier; it can only be broken by killing the caster or from the outside. However, this barrier doesn't last long, less than an hour..."
Kyōraku Shunsui adjusted his hat, speaking with some helplessness.
"So, are we just going to wait here?"
Kuchiki Byakuya glanced at Kyōraku Shunsui and Tokinada Tsunayashiro, who was still looking amused.
"No need to worry, Kuchiki Head. From my observation, Vice-Captain Ito's strength should be no less than yours. I believe he can resolve the problem outside!"
Kyōraku Shunsui stretched, then looked down at the scattered corpses on the ground. He found a relatively clean spot and leisurely sat down.
...
In front of the Forging Workshop, inside the barrier.
Qianxue of the Kasumioji Family had already fainted, and Yekawa had borrowed three tenths of his true Reiatsu, using his Second Class Reiatsu to utterly crush the three Elders of the Kasumioji Family.
Ito Makoto flicked his Soumetsu, his expression indifferent.
"Is this all you've got?"
Clearly, with the boost of Second Class Reiatsu, of the four enemies, excluding the large meatball still frozen, the three Elders with Third Class Reiatsu were already overwhelmed by Ito Makoto's vibration ability alone.
All three of them coughed up blood from their mouths and noses, covered in wounds, and knelt on the ground. They couldn't understand how a Vice-Captain from a medical squad could be so powerful.
"Terrifying Reiatsu, superb Zanjutsu, and such a bizarre Zanpakuto ability. Perhaps only a very few of the active Squad Captains of the Gotei 13 possess your level of strength! It seems my Kasumioji Family has truly provoked a formidable enemy here."
"Our naive Family Head really knows how to find trouble!"
The White-haired Old Man wiped the blood from his mouth, forcibly suppressing the vibrating force wreaking havoc within his body. Then he turned his head to look at the meatball monster still roaring within its icy prison, gave a meaningful look to the middle-aged woman and Dwarf Man behind him, and then all three slowly stood up.
"Bankai—Chongshan Black Shield!"
"Bankai—Piercing Star Spear!"
"Bankai—Soft Cloud Rain!"
To Ito Makoto's surprise, all three of them simultaneously activated their Bankai.
He looked at the weapons in their hands, which had already transformed significantly, but the scarlet fleshy tendrils connected to the weapons were also very conspicuous. Ito Makoto was truly puzzled by this.
"Huh? Bakuyoto can also Bankai?"
Facing Ito Makoto's question, the White-haired Old Man simply suppressed the tremor in his heart and slowly spoke.
"It seems that you, sir, only have a partial understanding of my Kasumioji Family's Bakuyoto. This is the highest technology, combining Zanpakuto with Bakuyoto. It is the highest secret of my Kasumioji Family, the strongest weapon that surpasses a Zanpakuto!"
The White-haired Old Man's voice was like a steaming cauldron, and his tone was filled with pride.
"The strongest weapon that surpasses a Zanpakuto? Does Nimaiya Ōetsu know you're saying this?"
-------------------------------
I've already uploaded 40 chapters of this story on Patreon!
If you enjoy it, come check out the latest chapters in advance.
Here's the link:
[email protected]/DaoistRoeoNQ
Thank you so much for your support!!!
"And If you're enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!"