Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 396 The Storm Is Brewing

boom! !

A priceless antique teacup was smashed to the ground, and tea mixed with broken porcelain shards splashed everywhere.

Deep within the Kasumi family home, in a secluded Japanese-style room enveloped by numerous protective barriers.

Yun Jingyao was like an angry, old lion, pacing back and forth restlessly.

"They're all a bunch of useless good-for-nothings!" His single eye bulged outwards with extreme anger, as if it might fall out of its socket at any moment.

The failure of his mission in the real world left him unable to calm down.

When Tsuna told him Ruri Chiyo's location, he wanted to go all out to win her over.

He even planned to lead the team himself, or at least send two trusted confidants equipped with high-level membrane blades, to ensure that nothing went wrong.

But they stopped them...

"To deal with a few stray dogs who have wandered the world, it would be too conspicuous for the entire Kasumi family to come out. Those guys in the Thirteenth Squad are not blind."

"Don't worry, my men will handle this as easily as crushing a few ants. We just need to wait for Ruri Chiyo's head to be delivered to our door."

boom! !

Another muffled thud followed, and Yun Jing angrily kicked the tea table to the ground: "Easy to resolve? A crushing defeat!!"

"That arrogant and conceited bastard Shida! If it weren't for the fact that he shares the same surname as Tsunayoshi, I would have killed him!"

Now look what happened; the assassination attempt failed, and we've alerted the enemy.

That little girl, Ruri Chiyo, didn't die, and she even revealed her trump card!

"Guards!" Yun Jing shouted sternly.

From the shadows, several masked assassins emerged like ghosts, kneeling on one knee.

"Immediately seal off all entrances and exits to the Kasumioji residence! Activate the highest level of defensive barriers!"

Yun Jing's eyes gleamed with unease: "That Spirit King's proxy will definitely not let this go. Be on your guard!"

However, the atmosphere was completely different from that of Yun Jingyaojue, who was furious and on high alert.

Far away in the inner ring of the Soul Society, inside the Tsunayo family's residence, there was a scene of tranquility and peace.

Tsunayoshi Tokina was sitting comfortably under the long corridor of the side hall, toying with a white jade wine cup in his hand.

He tilted his head slightly, looking at the evergreen cherry blossom tree in the courtyard, a smile of enigmatic meaning on his lips.

The fate of his subordinates in the present world, and Yun Jingyao's current outburst of rage, were nothing more than a boring drama to him.

He has obtained some of the information he wanted.

"Lord Shitan, the master of the family summons you." A servant knelt respectfully at the edge of the corridor and announced in a low voice.

A barely perceptible hint of mockery flickered in Shi Tan's eyes, but his face maintained a respectful and proper expression.

He put down his wine cup, straightened his magnificent haori embroidered with the crest of the Tsunayoshiro family, and slowly walked towards the deep main hall.

Inside the main hall, the light was dim, and the smoke from agarwood swirled in the air.

The head of the Tsuna family sat in the highest position behind layers of curtains, flanked by several gaunt-faced elders who held real power in the family.

"Shi Tan, you've arrived."

The patriarch's voice was old and dignified, carrying the arrogance unique to the Gangmi family.

Shi Tan bowed respectfully: "Yes, what are your orders, Master?"

"How is the project on the Tapir Blade progressing?" an elder asked impatiently. "Is it really possible to mass-produce something with enough combat power to rival the Gotei 13, as Yun Jingyao boasted?"

Shi Tan straightened up, maintaining a gentle smile on his face, and reported, "Reporting to the Patriarch and Elders."

"After this period of testing and data collection, the characteristics of the Tapir Blade have been basically understood."

"If used by an ordinary guard or a lower-ranking death god, the Membrane Blade can indeed forcibly raise the user's combat power to the level of a mid-to-high-ranking officer in a short period of time by absorbing the user's spiritual power."

At this point, Shi Tan paused: "But this is already the limit."

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"The essence of the Baku-yōdō is exploitation. Trying to fight against a Captain-level Shinigami who has mastered Bankai with such a crudely made toy is still an insurmountable gap."

"Compared to a real Zanpakuto, it's far inferior."

Upon hearing this, the head of the family behind the screen did not show any disappointment; instead, he nodded in satisfaction.

"That's enough."

The patriarch's voice echoed in the empty main hall: "We don't need any divine weapons that can overthrow the Spirit Court. We just need a tool that can disrupt the situation and weaken other forces."

"As long as these Tapir Blades can create enough chaos and allow us to gain more benefits, their value will be realized..."

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The elders nodded in agreement, and one of them spoke up: "Then, Patriarch, what should we do next?"

"The Tsunami family must not get involved in this matter," another elder added. "No matter how it ends, we must not be implicated."

The patriarch's gaze pierced through the curtain and landed on Shi Tan: "Shi Tan, as a member of the branch family, this matter will continue to be handled by you."

"Please give your instructions, Master."

"Go and contact those five impoverished noble scions we secretly recruited before," the patriarch said slowly. "They are all powerful swordsmen who have fallen out with the Thirteenth Division for various reasons. They are quite strong and harbor resentment towards the Seireitei."

"Give them the five newly developed, specially made tapir blades."

The patriarch sneered: "Send those five people to the Xia Dalu family, and have them act in the name of Yun Jing Yaojue..."

"Even if things don't go as planned in the end, the Gotei 13 will only trace it back to Kumoi and those few fallen nobles, and will have nothing to do with the Tsunayashiro family."

"Yes, Your Excellency is wise..."

Shitan kowtowed deeply, pressing his forehead against the cold tatami mat.

However, it happened in the shadows where no one could see it.

Shi Tan's eyes, which were always curved into crescent shapes, were now filled with a chillingly sinister look.

On the other side, at the Xia Dalu family's house.

As the unique spiritual light of the interdimensional gate flickered, the figures of Asuka and her group slowly appeared on the street.

This is a unique interdimensional portal used by Ruri Chiyo as the head of the family, which she can use without needing to report to the Spirit Court.

This is also why Yunjing couldn't accurately locate her.

Asuka walked at the front, sizing up the enormous castle tower in front of her.

It's too quiet.

The atmosphere at Xia Dalu's house was terribly gloomy today.

Thick, dark clouds had gathered in the sky, completely blocking out the sunlight.

The front gate, which should have been patrolled by servants and guards, was deserted, with only the rustling of leaves in the wind.

"Grandpa Yunjing..." Ruri Chiyo looked at the towering white walls of her house, her eyes filled with sorrow.

Although young Ruri Chiyo was still somewhat unable to accept the Ike family head's conspiracy, there was no time for her to slowly process it.

As the head of the Kasumi family, her spiritual energy fluctuations can directly shut down all weapon workshops within the castle tower.

As long as the possibility of continuing to manufacture the membrane-shaped blade is contained, everything is still under control.

"Your Highness, please be careful." Inuryu gripped his Zanpakuto tightly.

"That old thief Yun Jingyao will definitely not sit idly by and wait for his death. The Xia Dalu family is probably already a den of dragons and tigers."

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