The thrill of absolute power was indeed intoxicating.
But…
After the bald副队长 (deputy captain) climbed up from the ground, he was covered in wounds, with bright red blood flowing down. Yet, his expression…
“Why does he look a little excited?” Bai Ye shivered. “Is he some kind of pervert?”
As Bai Ye was thinking…
“Ah!”
The副队长 roared and charged towards Bai Ye again, raising his axe.
Those two axe blades were truly enormous, exuding a palpable sense of pressure. Even Bai Ye’s Fang Tian Hua Ji, which was two sizes larger than a regular halberd, looked like a toothpick in comparison.
Then…
*Clang!* Bai Ye brought his Fang Tian Hua Ji across horizontally, clashing head-on with the descending axe blade.
“Does size matter?” Bai Ye reached out and grabbed the副队长’s throat. “Looks impressive but is useless.”
With a flick of his arm, Bai Ye sent the副队长 flying again. He tumbled across the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.
Then…
A carp flip!
The副队长, with an excited look on his face, sprang up from the ground again.
Bai Ye was dumbfounded. This guy was a real pervert. Why did he get more energetic the more he was beaten?
Just then…
*Clang!*
The副队长 slammed the massive axe blade into the ground in front of him, and a golden dragon pattern appeared before Bai Ye.
“My 卍解 (Bankai) is called Dragon-Patterned Oni-Hime-Maru, do you know why?” the副队长 sneered. “Whether I’m cutting someone or being cut, Oni-Hime-Maru accumulates power, and the dragon pattern glows brighter. Only when the dragon pattern turns completely golden will Dragon-Patterned Oni-Hime-Maru reach its peak.”
“I see!” Bai Ye feigned understanding. “And then?”
The副队长’s eye twitched. He raised his axe blade. “So, become my vanquished soul!”
The副队长 leaped again, raising the massive axe blade and charging towards Bai Ye, then swinging it down.
*Boom, boom, boom!*
Before the axe blade even arrived, the fierce wind preceded it.
In an instant, with the swing, the ground around them exploded inch by inch, pulverized by the shockwaves of the attack.
Compared to before, the spiritual pressure emanating from the副队长 had become even 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 concentrated force instantly shattered, creating turbulence. The axe blade, upon impact with Bai Ye’s hand, suddenly cracked with a *snap*.
The副队长’s eyes widened. This was his full-power attack, and it still ended up like this?
“A monster?”
The副队长 muttered to himself.
At this moment, Seth shouted towards Bai Ye, “Marking complete.”
“Got it!” Bai Ye replied, then raised his Fang Tian Hua Ji and looked at the副队长 before him. “The game is over.”
*Puff!*
The Fang Tian Hua Ji slashed forward forcefully. After a streak of purplish-black light, a large gush of blood splattered from the副队长’s chest, instantly covering the ground.
The副队长’s body slowly slumped. He first knelt, then toppled over.
Bai Ye turned and walked away directly. Before leaving, he swung his halberd backward again!
As the halberd blade danced, a dark purplish halberd light shot out, shattering the ground continuously. The shinigami behind him were blocked once more.
“Go!”
Bai Ye caught up to Seth and headed towards the White Path Gate.
At a distance of about ten meters, Bai Ye took a deep breath and swung his Fang Tian Hua Ji downwards.
A crescent-shaped purplish-black halberd light appeared, flying forward and striking the White Path Gate with great force.
*Boom!*
The seemingly indestructible giant gate let out a deafening roar before shattering, collapsing, and falling down.
With a single strike!
“My mission is complete!”
Bai Ye and Seth leaped over the shattered White Path Gate. Seth’s face then broke into a joyous expression.
“It seems the mission requirement was to place the marker and successfully leave Seireitei,” Bai Ye said. “The rest is simple: leave here, shake off those shinigami. There’s no rush to claim the mission rewards; safety first.”
Seth nodded. “We can leave Rukongai first and return when things have calmed down.”
Bai Ye agreed. “That’s a viable option.”
But just then…
“No, you’re not going anywhere!”
A voice rang out, and immediately, Bai Ye felt an incredibly terrifying spiritual pressure. The surrounding temperature plummeted, carrying a hint of icy coldness.
*Crack, crack, crack…*
Frost began to appear on the ground and walls around them.
A misty, chilling white fog slowly emerged and swirled around Bai Ye and Seth.
Soon, within the white frost-fog, a figure slowly emerged.
Wearing a black shinigami uniform with a white kote, and with short white hair, he possessed a handsome, refined face. However, his height…
“A child?” Bai Ye scratched his head. “There are still children among the shinigami captains? Is it really okay to employ child labor like this?”
Veins immediately bulged on the forehead of the shinigami captain.
Child?
This was the title he hated the most!
The young captain drew his Zanpakuto, roaring, “Hyōrinmaru!”
As the young captain drew the Zanpakuto at his waist, the chilling sensation around them intensified. Frost even began to fall from the sky.
Bai Ye licked his lips. Although the opponent looked like a white-haired boy in his early teens.
But…
His shinigami attire was unmistakable, as was his terrifying spiritual pressure and immense pressure. He was undoubtedly captain-level.
“You go first!” Bai Ye planted his Fang Tian Hua Ji into the ground and said to Seth, “I’ll block the door and hold off this guy. Run as far as you can. I guarantee they won’t be able to pursue you right now. As for what happens afterward, I can’t control that. Okay?”
Seth nodded and patted Bai Ye’s arm. “Take care.”
Bai Ye grinned. “You too.”
The surrounding frost danced and intensified. Bai Ye gripped his Fang Tian Hua Ji again, and at that very moment…
*Bang!*
Seth pushed off with his legs, darting forward like a leopard.
The young shinigami glanced at Seth and forcefully swung his sword. “Guncho Tsurara!”
In the sky, the falling frost and snow began to condense, forming ice birds that swooped down towards Seth. The attack was sudden.
Clearly, the opponent had no intention of letting Seth leave so easily.
But…
…