Infinite: Start as a ghost

"Your self-healing relies on manipulating spiritual particles."

"What will you do when I use stronger spiritual pressure to suppress the spiritual particles within you?"

"What will you do when I use stronger spiritual pressure to cut off your control over external spiritual pressure?"

"Do you think that no one in the world can control spiritual pressure as well as you?"

"Heh, how ridiculous."

"In terms of Fullbring alone, no one can surpass you."

“But I am not just a Fullbringer, I am also a Shinigami, a Hollow, and a Quincy.”

"In terms of methods, I have more and I am stronger than you."

"In terms of self-healing, I can do it without even manipulating spiritual particles, and it's more perfect and faster than yours."

"In terms of attack, I can easily kill you, but you can't even break through my defense."

"The difference between you and me is like that between a dragon and an ant."

"The only thing you're better at than me is your proficiency in the Demonic Path, nothing more."

"You can't even force me to draw my sword."

"This is the difference between you and me."

Aura covered her wound with her only remaining arm, unable to speak or utter a word.

Because these are all facts, and there is no denying them.

“So, you can die now,” Jiang Jiu laughed. “Sacrifice yourself for my wholeness.”

"My power of death and my power of Hollows have reached their peak, but my power of Fullbring is still lacking. You will become my nourishment."

As he spoke, he severed Aura's other arm to prevent her from resisting.

"Devouring God!"

Jiang Jiu roared and opened his mouth wide, and countless spiritual particles poured out from Aura's wound and into Jiang Jiu's mouth.

Soon after, Aura's body withered, but she still had a breath left and was not completely devoid of life.

However, she was completely unable to move and could only lie on the ground at his mercy.

"Oh, right, one last thing to tell you," Jiang Jiu said with a smile. "The reason I asked you to move the battlefield is because using the God Eater technique in Hueco Mundo would hurt the King of Hueco Mundo, which is his weakness, not because I was afraid of causing him trouble."

“If you survive, then I will allow you to tell your master everything you know today.”

"You are also allowed to ask me the answers you want to know."

"That is, you can survive."

"Hahaha."

Having said that, Jiang Jiu reached out and pulled, and a black cavity reappeared in the void, but this time, countless voids were lurking within it.

These are all ordinary voids; there is no great void among them.

"You... are you trying to humiliate me?" Aura said weakly.

Jiang Jiu looked at her coldly: "You can't even support your own race, and instead you side with your enemy. You only deserve this end."

Aura opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something.

Jiang Jiu immediately interrupted her: "You don't need to talk big to me."

"What about the future of mankind, what about the origin of heaven and earth, what about the great ideas that span generations?"

"That's all bullshit."

"It's just a self-righteous and extremely selfish idea."

"You can't even protect your own father or your own race, so you have no right to talk about any greater bullshit ideals."

There's an old saying in my hometown: "If you can't sweep your own house, how can you sweep the world?"

"In your final moments, repent."

With that, Jiang Jiu stepped into the dark cavity and disappeared from the valley.

Aura said nothing, only silently watching the void descend upon the sky.

When those illusions came before her, she finally managed to utter a few words.

"I'm sorry, Lord Toki, Aura can no longer serve you."

"Hikomi, my child, I am so sorry to have to live as your mother."

"You must carry on in place of your mother, live for Lord Shitan, or... die."

Chapter 267 Zaraki's Growth

"How is it?" Mole City Shuang also asked.

"What do you mean, 'how about'?" Jiang Jiu looked at him speechlessly. "Do you think there will be any unexpected events?"

"No, I'm just a little curious." Mochi Sou also smiled. "I'm quite curious about who this woman is. Her spiritual pressure seems to be no less than mine."

“In terms of spiritual pressure alone, you two are evenly matched,” Jiang Jiu said. “But in a real fight, you might not be her match. She’s the type that’s more effective against you.”

"Is that so?" Mochishiro Shuang was also somewhat unsure. There were people who could defeat him; every member of the Zero Division could potentially defeat him, and Yamamoto and Hyosube were even stronger than him, but it wasn't someone just anyone could beat him.

Jiang Jiu said that this unknown woman from who-knows-where could defeat him, how could he accept that?

The title "Kenpachi" itself carries a sense of pride and glory, and not just anyone can surpass it.

“Wait two more days, and the outcome of their match will be revealed. Let’s let Coral Island prepare in advance,” Jiang Jiu said. “Without her in charge, it’s too difficult for the two of us to judge the technique. She still has to be the head referee.”

Zhicheng Shuang nodded and went to the laboratory on Coral Island with Jiang Jiu.

"Hello, beautiful lady, how's it going?" Jiang Jiu said with a grin.

"No progress whatsoever." Coral Island rolled her eyes at him. "Researching a single point usually takes years or even decades, and it's only been a year. What progress do you expect me to make?"

"Really?" Jiang Jiu said playfully, "Thank you for your hard work, our beautiful housekeeper. Has Senjumaru come looking for you?"

"I came here once." Coral Island stopped what she was doing. "She wanted me to go back to Soul Society."

“Actually, you can go back,” Jiang Jiu said. “My initial goal was simply to have you help me research the secrets of my blood.”

"From then until now, there has been no animosity between us, the barriers have been eliminated, and a wonderful friendship has been established."

"So I don't care where you are."

“I know,” Coral Island said. “You lifted the restrictions on me a long time ago.”

"But if I research these things in Soul Society, they might discover some weaknesses and exploit them."

"Weakness?" Jiang Jiu laughed heartily.

"Believe me, although I don't understand the nature of blood, I do understand its function."

"Aside from granting shapeshifting abilities and extending lifespan, it's unlikely to have any other uses, let alone weaknesses."

"At most, we'll just give them the technology to enslave other living beings."

"weakness?"

"It doesn't exist at all."

When Jiang Jiu spoke of these things, his expression was one of absolute confidence.

"I hope what you're saying is true." Coral Island resumed its experiments.

"So, why don't you go to Soul Society?" Jiang Jiu asked.

"Sigh..." Coral Island sighed, "Here, I am not subject to anyone. As long as you don't stop me, I can do whatever I want."

"There are too many rules I need to follow in Soul Society."

"Intrigues, power struggles, and too many complex external factors can affect me."

"Apart from the equipment not meeting my needs, the other conditions are incomparable to those of Soul Society."

"The equipment can't meet your needs?" Jiang Jiu was taken aback: "Even the laboratories of Sheen and Szayelaporro can't meet your needs?"

Coral Island rolled its eyes at him again: "Doesn't that mean we have to wait until their match is over before we can use it?"

"Eh...you won't even let me in?"

"Nonsense." Coral Island said speechlessly, "You came to me just for this?"

Mochishiro Shuang finally got a chance to speak: "We would like to ask you to be the head referee."

Coral Island glanced at the two of them: "Alright, if there's nothing else, don't disturb my research anymore."

Two powerful figures were thus driven out of the temporary laboratory by a woman at the deputy captain level.

The two exchanged an awkward glance and then left one after the other.

With only a few days left, Jiang Jiu focused all her attention on Xiang Zhuan.

Nothing happened for the next few days.

Rukia's plan to help Ichigo Kurosaki regain his spiritual power is not something that can be done in a short time.

Jie Zhiqing, along with Chan Juan and Yan Mi, stayed in the Great Void Forest for a long time, and no one knew about their actions.

In the Great Forest, Kyrians are common, but Adjuchas are extremely rare.

Therefore, it will take them quite some time to accumulate practical experience with Juan Yanmi through Achookas.

Since Jie Zhiqing was also in the Great Void Forest, Gang Midai Shida didn't go to observe the condition of the spirit remains. He knew nothing about this, so it would have been useless for him to go.

Furthermore, he ordered Yugenora not to contact him proactively, so he is currently completely kept in the dark.

The Fullbringers focused all their energy on Isshin Kurosaki, while the experts in the human world ceased all operations due to Jiang Jiu's appearance.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi's infiltration and spirit modification are progressing smoothly, while Kisuke Urahara is still struggling to find the origin of the mysterious arrow.

If there are any changes, then Kenpachi Zaraki has changed the most.

“As expected, you are the true strongest Kenpachi,” Nimaiya Oetsu said.

"Tch, is that all?" Kenpachi Zaraki said unhappily, "I haven't had enough yet, I'm not satisfied at all."