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Chapter 226 Conflict
Before Guan Yi could even put down his hand that was rubbing his stomach, Urahara Kisuke and Yoruichi appeared on either side of him like door gods.

Clearly, the appearance of Guan Yi was not unexpected by Kisuke Urahara. As the man who laid the fuel for this fire, Guan Yi would most likely appear and come to investigate the development of the situation, given that the Soul Society was launching an operation against the Wandenreich.

Kisuke Urahara even predicted in advance that if the Soul Society's actions against the Wandenreich were not going smoothly, Kaneki would most likely add fuel to the fire.

After all, if the Invisible Empire suffers only minor losses and is able to investigate, and discovers that Guan Yi was the one who reported them, Guan Yi will be in trouble.

He just hadn't expected Guan Yi's actions to be so simple, yet so astonishing.

What was that just now? It forcefully devoured a corner of the shadow space woven by the Quincy over thousands of years? Just as Guan Yi made the action of 'opening his mouth to suck,' he and Yoruichi had already arrived nearby, and in the middle of the process, a sharp buzzing that pierced his soul echoed deep within him!

Dangerous, extremely dangerous.

That move just now could devour not only annihilation power, but also spirits and even death itself. Guan Yi could probably devour it all!
"Guan Yisang, is this the power you gained after voluntarily transforming into a Void?"

Kisuke Urahara asked seriously, "Whether it's a Shinigami or a Hollow, there are no shortcuts to acquiring power. I don't know where you learned or created these abilities, but first you had Fullbring, then Shinigami power, Hollow power, and now you've come into contact with the power of annihilation..."

"If this continues, can you really maintain the 'balance' within your body?"

"I do have some indigestion."

Guan Yi said, "Shopkeeper and Sister Ye Yi, don't worry about me. I'm going to find a place to digest. Although Yhwach hasn't fully recovered his power yet, those Quincy Knights in special uniforms are not easy to deal with. Their abilities are all very special. You guys should go and help them."

As soon as he finished speaking, he skillfully opened a spatial passage around himself using the Eight Gates Transport Technique.

Just as he was about to step into the passage, Kisuke Urahara lowered his eyes, sighed, and Yoruichi's spiritual pressure surged instantly.

"Instant coax!"

Boom—

The intense spiritual pressure tore Yoruichi's clothes off her shoulders, and the ground beneath her feet shattered with a rumble. She appeared beside Kane in an instant!
She then grabbed Guan Yi's right arm with both hands, unleashing a tremendous force, and pinned Guan Yi down like a police officer arresting a criminal, preventing Guan Yi from crossing boundaries!
bang——

"Kan Yi, if we don't make some things clear, Kisuke and I can't let you go this time." Yoruichi pressed one knee down on Kan Yi, still smiling, and said, "We don't need to worry about the Quincy. With the information you provided, Soul Society has made full preparations."

Rumbling--

As if echoing Yoruichi's words, the instant her voice fell, towering flames suddenly descended from the core of the invisible empire.

The terrifying spiritual pressure of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society, directly suppressed the entire Soul Society, sweeping away the fear that the Shinigami had just felt due to the Six Thousand Immortal Thieves!

The spiritual pressure was so powerful that even Guan Yi, in his current state, would still feel a slight tremor in his heart.

As expected, I still have a long way to go to reach the top level of combat power, but...

He tilted his head slightly and looked at Yoruichi: "So Yoruichi and the manager are going to deal with me?"

"Ah, although I really didn't want it to come to this, you now feel no less threatening than Aizen!"

"That's giving me too much credit. I'm just a bunch of fancy tricks," Guan Yi replied.

As soon as he finished speaking, his spiritual pressure suddenly solidified. But instead of using the spiritual pressure to break free, he sank down with the immense force of Yoruichi's sudden roar, his body twisting to the side like a boneless, soft snake, slippery and elusive, avoiding Yoruichi's left hand that continued to lock his throat.

Yoruichi's pupils contracted slightly. Her instantaneous strike was powerful and fierce, and her grappling technique was honed through years of assassination. Ordinary Shinigami, even captain-level Shinigami, would find it difficult to resist once she gained the upper hand. However, at this moment, Guan Yi's movements were even more agile than hers!
Before Yoruichi could unleash her full power and change her move, Guan Yi suddenly exerted force with her left arm, which was being pressed down. Her palm pressed against Yoruichi's wrist, which was holding her right arm, and her fingertips precisely gripped the acupoints on Yoruichi's wrist. Using the force of Yoruichi's downward pressure, Guan Yi suddenly spun around.

boom--

The two's explosive spiritual pressures collided head-on for the first time, and Yoruichi was shocked to find that the spiritual pressure she unleashed in her Shunho state was actually weaker than that of her normal state.

Just over three months ago, Guan Yi's spiritual pressure was clearly not as strong as it was in her normal state!
And this kid has never shown off his close-quarters combat skills before!
Just how many more skills is he hiding?!

Bang bang bang— The two were locked in a fistfight, and Yoruichi's punches were all steadily blocked and received, while the fingers gripping her spiritual nodes never moved an inch.

Three seconds passed.

Ye Yi felt the soreness and numbness in his wrist intensify, and his spiritual energy flow became sluggish. In a brief moment of stiffness, he was grabbed by a steady force around his waist, and Guan Yi took the opportunity to throw him down, causing him to fall heavily onto the floor tiles.

Before she could use her Instant Step to escape, Guan Yi had already flipped over and pressed down on her side, pinning her knee with one leg, grabbing her wrist with his left hand and pressing it against her waist, while his right hand gently pressed on her shoulder and neck, precisely locking all her points of leverage, instantly trapping the head of the Shihōin family, Instant God Yoruichi, firmly on the ground!

After struggling twice without success, Yoruichi groaned in pain from her joints: "What you're using looks a lot like those martial arts techniques from the modern world. How can something like that, when used properly, have such an effect?"

"Nothing ordinary won't do; I'm a special case."

Even the Grim Reaper's spiritual structure cannot escape the pain of having its joints locked.

"You are indeed special." Yoruichi clicked her tongue and said, "Two years ago, you couldn't even dodge my cat claws. You haven't shown any skills like this in the past two years, otherwise I would have dragged you into a fight every day... Kisuke! Want to watch the show?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's really too rare to see the dignified Lord Shunshin Yoruichi being pinned down by someone using physical techniques. I was a little distracted for a moment."

Kisuke Urahara's tone was still irritating, but the blade he slashed out the next moment showed no mercy.

As soon as he finished speaking, his figure had already floated to the side of the two, and the Red Princess's blade slashed straight at Guan Yi's right hand that was holding Yoruichi's shoulder and neck!
Guan Yi was prepared. Instead of withdrawing his right hand that was locking Yoruichi, he used the ground as leverage, twisted his waist sharply, and slid Yoruichi's body half a foot to the side, barely avoiding Benihime's attack.

The blade struck the stone slab, sending up a string of tiny sparks. A thin crack appeared in the floor tile, showing that the force of this strike was extremely well hidden, and it was aimed at severing Guan Yi's arm directly!
Despite missing his first strike, Kisuke Urahara didn't stop moving. Benihime flicked her wrist, and the blade glowed with a fiery red light: "Benihime, Fire Dance."

Blazing flames erupted from the blade, transforming into a rain of fire that filled the sky. The spiritual pressure, carrying the flames, distorted the space around Guan Yi and Ye Zhou.

Yoruichi seized the opportunity to unleash the stagnant spiritual pressure within her body, causing a powerful surge of spiritual energy to erupt from her shoulders and neck. This caused Guan Yi's fingertips to go numb slightly, and the force of her restraint loosened for a moment. In that instant, Yoruichi's waist arched sharply, and her restrained knee suddenly exerted force, slamming her knee hard into Guan Yi's side.

As Guan Yi dodged, she twisted her wrist and forcefully broke free from between his fingers.

The two were so in sync that they were like one person. Just as Yoruichi broke free and used Shunpo to escape, Kisuke Urahara unleashed a roaring fire that descended and directly enveloped Kane!

“Guan Yisang, I really don’t want to fight you. At first, I did see you as a weapon to deal with Aizen, but after two years together, Yoruichi and I have come to see you as a friend.”

Kisuke Urahara stood side by side with Yoruichi, his tone unusually solemn: "But your methods of devouring Quincy spirits, your ability to freely switch between Shinigami and Hollow forms, and even the fighting techniques you used to trap Yoruichi just now... you should give us an explanation for these secrets."

Let's talk, shall we?

wow——

Flames swirled and drifted ahead, but Guan Yi extinguished them with a single wave of his arm using spiritual pressure, appearing unharmed before the two.

He's become quite empathetic.

In the last round, the way the Great King and Kisuke Urahara interacted with Yoruichi must have been similar, right?

"Manager, Yoruichi, there's an old Chinese saying, 'A gentleman judges by his actions, not his intentions.' Have I ever done anything detrimental to you? On the contrary, I exposed Aizen's conspiracy and the hidden secrets of the Wandenreich. Even though it caused a lot of chaos, it was much better than the original harm they caused."

After two years of getting along, I have repaid the gifts from the Ghost Path with my mechanical skills and the Triple Reversal of Life. Even the spirit particle nails used to capture the Invisible Empire just now bear the traces of my mechanical skills, right?

So… why should I explain? Why should I offer an explanation for your unease and suspicions? It doesn't make sense.”

Kisuke Urahara paused for a moment, then said, "Kan Yi-san's words make sense, but..."

"We two are not gentlemen." Yoruichi clenched her fist, instantly unleashing her spiritual pressure to its limit, which condensed into a tangible pale blue halo!
"I underestimated you a bit just now. Your fighting style is very interesting. Want to play with me some more?"

Guan Yi took a deep breath, assumed the starting stance of Xingyi, and said with a smile, "Alright, come on, it's good to help me do some post-meal exercise."

(End of this chapter)