Infinite: Start as a ghost

I don't know when it started, but the temperature in the valley stopped decreasing, and the ice stopped freezing.

"The first breath, the first form, fire..."

Jiang Jiu roared suddenly, his body temperature soared, and his sword strike caused countless wisps of mist to form in the surrounding space.

Chapter 138 Slaying

The mist enveloped all four figures, making it impossible for anyone to see anyone else's shadow clearly.

"Huh?" Grass Crown was slightly taken aback. "What happened?"

As the fog appeared, the surrounding temperature rose suddenly.

Through the mist, the Grass Crown and the Broken Face sisters gradually saw a blurry figure approaching them.

"What did you do? What's with this fog around us?" Grass Crown asked gloomily.

"Why ask such a naive question?" Jiang Jiu said, "Ice liquefies when it meets fire, and water vaporizes when it meets high temperatures. Isn't that common sense?"

"Hmph, nonsense." Cao Guan snorted coldly, but what he really meant was why Jiang Jiu could emit high temperatures.

He understood that Jiang Jiu was teasing him while pretending not to know, so he stopped talking and launched his attack directly.

With a flick of the blade, even more concentrated spiritual ice pillars shot towards Jiang Jiu.

Although they were ice pillars, they moved very fast, which showed that he was becoming more and more accustomed to the power of the Royal Seal.

"The first breath, the first form, fire..."

This time, Jiang Jiu did not avoid it, but chose to confront Cao Guan head-on.

After mastering the new breathing technique, he not only needs to familiarize himself with it through combat, but also needs to use it to gain an advantage.

Currently, the situation is in a state of equilibrium, and the temperature around the four people is around ten degrees Celsius.

The previous vaporization was caused by a sudden surge in temperature on Jiang Jiu's body, but it has now stabilized and there has been no recurrence of vaporization.

Jiang Jiu could no longer vaporize the surrounding environment, and the grass crown's ability could no longer lower the temperature further.

The ice around the valley is still slowly spreading inward, but at an incredibly slow pace.

The second step has also been resolved.

Therefore, what follows is a battle of spiritual pressure between the two sides.

Jiang Jiu's spiritual pressure is naturally incomparable to that of the King's Seal, but the power of the King's Seal also has its limitations.

Resurrection and control of space both require the support of a massive amount of spiritual energy.

So what he needs to do now is keep killing the three of them.

With the ice array broken, the Arrancar sisters are no longer a threat.

With his original Shikai already possessing captain-level strength, his Bankai made killing Arrancars effortless.

Kusaka possesses only strong spiritual pressure; while his combat ability isn't bad, it's not particularly strong either.

For hundreds of years, he had been fighting against the void, and he successfully launched a surprise attack on Kyoraku Shunsui once, causing him to misjudge his own strength.

He believed that he had few rivals now.

He even planned to defeat Aizen after subduing Toshiro, become the next king of Hueco Mundo, and then use Hueco Mundo's power to take revenge on Soul Society.

But now he can't even protect his two men, which infuriates him.

Jiang Jiu used only one move from beginning to end, because only this move could keep the temperature around him. However, his skillful swordsmanship allowed him to display the same move in countless variations.

"The first breath, the first form, fire..."

Using the same trick again, this time Jiang Jiu finally found an opportunity to split the grass crown in two.

In an instant, the grass canopy returned to its original state.

During the time he recovered, the Arrancar sisters were cut in half again.

"What..." Cao Guan wanted to say something, but his mind was a bit confused.

If he resurrects the Arrancar sisters, he will definitely be cut in half again, but if he doesn't resurrect them, he will never have the chance to resurrect them again, and he won't be able to hold on for long.

At that time, the situation will definitely fall back into the same state as before.

However, while he might have his thoughts, Jiang Jiu wouldn't give him that much time.

Moreover, this attack was extremely fire-based, and his body began to melt after being slashed.

Reviving in this state will definitely require more spiritual energy.

Jiang Jiu doesn't need to consider this aspect. His spiritual pressure brings him power in all aspects, and the heat generated by the breathing technique itself consumes his physical energy.

Before he could figure out the situation, Jiang Jiu struck again with his knife.

"Can……"

"The first breath, the first form, fire..."

After more than ten attempts, Cao Guan finally found a chance to break free.

This time, when Jiang Jiu's knife was halfway through its strike, Cao Guan's body suddenly disappeared and then reappeared at the edge of Jiaogu Valley.

He finally remembered that he could teleport.

Jiang Jiu's eyelids twitched slightly, and then she immediately chased after Cao Guan.

After his Bankai, Jiang Jiu's speed increased dramatically, and he reappeared in front of Cao Guan in an instant.

Kusaka was shocked. He had intended to use this opportunity to revive the Arrancar sisters, but he didn't expect that he wouldn't even have this much time.

So he escaped again.

Jiang Jiu wouldn't let this opening slip by, not giving him time to revive the Yin-Yang Sisters, and kept chasing and attacking him.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Jiu felt that his spiritual power was almost exhausted.

However, he also began to learn about the habits of the grass crown.

"Shh..."

Jiang Jiu finally managed to strike his head once again.

The dead grass crown has lost its ability to move and can only revive in the same spot.

Jiang Jiu continued to hack him to death, one slash at a time, striking again as soon as he revived.

This time he learned his lesson and aimed for the neck every time he slashed, giving the boy no time to move.

All in all, he didn't know he had killed Kusaka hundreds of times.

Finally, when the last time his neck was severed, all the surrounding ice disappeared.

Grass Crown's head never recovered.

Chapter 139 Ichinose Swastika

Kusaka died, killed by his Zanpakuto.

Immediately after Cao Guan left, Jiang Jiu deactivated his Bankai.

His spiritual power was almost depleted, and he could barely maintain Bankai, so there was no need to maintain this state.

Before long, the grass crown's body began to dissipate.

First, the "Ice Dragon's" body completely melted into water, revealing its true form with a grass crown.

Then, Kusaka's body began to gradually dissipate, leaving only a Zanpakuto.

After the grass canopy dissipated, a yellow light suddenly appeared above him.

The royal seal has reappeared.

Jiang Jiu took the royal seal directly into his hand, picked up the Zanpakuto of the grass crown, and then looked in the opposite direction with an evil smile.

That was the direction where Toshiro had fainted.

He walked step by step toward Toshiro, his smile growing increasingly exaggerated.

After arriving at his side, Jiang Jiu shook his head: "What a pity, the captain of the 10th Division, one of the geniuses among the many Shinigami, died at my hands just like that."

After saying this, he directly chopped off his head, specifically using the Kasaka Hyōrinmaru sword.

"Ding... First kill of Captain God, reward: True Spirit"

"True Spirit: Can spend 10 skill points to fuse two Blood Demon Arts."

"Ding... 10 skill points awarded."

Upon hearing the system reward, Jiang Jiu confirmed his earlier thought: "As expected, killing a captain-level enemy will yield a reward."

"Otherwise, with so many Shinigami in Soul Society, I could get a reward for killing just one of them. The system wouldn't be so generous."

"Is there a reward for killing all the captain-level enemies?"

He smiled and shook his head, dismissing the idea; he couldn't possibly do that.

The Soul Society is the entity that maintains stability in the three realms. He wouldn't do this unless he's out of his mind, regardless of whether he has the ability or not.

The reason for killing Toshiro was that it was necessary.

Because he wants to obtain Hyōrinmaru, and if Tōshirō doesn't die, he can't control Hyōrinmaru; there's no way around it.

Kill the two, obtain two Hyōrinmaru swords and the King's Seal, as well as a talent and 10 skill points.

To be honest, despite the fruitful results, Jiang Jiu still felt it wasn't worth it.

Killing a ghost only gives you 10 skill points, but killing the God Captain only gives you 10 skill points. That's a bit stingy.

After dealing with these people, Jiang Jiu didn't rush to leave, in fact, he couldn't leave anyway.

Although he has mastered the power of death to a certain extent, that is only in combat and he cannot create spatial rifts on his own.

The only way to leave Jiaogu is through the power of the King's Seal, and now is the time to master that power.

Controlling the royal seal is not actually that difficult. Cao Guan was able to use it very effectively as soon as he got it, so it certainly won't be a problem for Jiang Jiu either.

After a day, Jiang Jiu successfully gained control of Wang Yin.