Bleach: From Rugum to Thousand-Year Captain

Chojiro Suzuki's expression turned grave. "To remain unfazed in the face of a Captain-level Shinigami's Bankai, the only one capable of confronting him is a Captain-level Bankai Shinigami!"

"That's right! Of course I am a Shinigami capable of Bankai, but I don't need to risk my life to deal with you. You lowly commoner shouldn't even dream of standing shoulder to shoulder with me!"

"A lowly commoner? You're a nobleman!"

Knowing he had revealed too much, the Grim Reaper pulled a white canvas from his chest.

The canvas looked like a mourning flag stuck on a dead person's grave, which was incredibly eerie, and the person was chanting silently at the same time.

"The Five Directions and Ten Gods? Cries of lamentation? Grief and sighs at the divine paintings? Heart clenched, soul nearly broken? The Five Directions offer sacrifices to the divine might; the divine divination unfolds? Six garments form an array!!!"

The divine banner, without any wind, transformed into a five-pointed star array under the incantation of the Grim Reaper, enveloping Chojiro and his Bankai, the Yellow Emperor's Spirit Prison.

Chojiro immediately felt as if his Bankai was being covered by something, making it incredibly slow and uncomfortable to mobilize his spiritual power. The energy consumption caused by releasing spiritual pressure and maintaining Bankai was increasing dramatically.

"What...what is this?!"

"Haha, you felt it now, didn't you? The power of this divine artifact!"

"You are... from the Shihōin family?"

"Think what you want!"

Chojiro knew he couldn't wait any longer; if he waited a few more minutes, his spiritual pressure would be depleted and he would no longer be able to maintain his Bankai.

He tore open the light prison bars in front of him with Yan Lingwan, transforming into a bolt of lightning that pierced towards the Grim Reaper.

The attack was incredibly fast and powerful, swiftly piercing through the Grim Reaper's body like lightning. However, the Grim Reaper was completely unharmed, a result that Chojiro Suzaku found utterly unacceptable.

"Unspell the Six Robes; Seal!"

"This sealing spell was originally intended for Yamamoto Shigekuni, but I didn't expect him to be able to remain calm and not come to save his disciple. What a pity!"

"So... your real target is Lord Yuan Liuzhai! You!"

Chojiro Suzume's spiritual pressure was severely depleted, and he completely lost the minimum spiritual pressure required for Bankai, which directly caused him to deactivate Bankai.

The Grim Reaper nodded; "You actually managed to hold out for 30 seconds against this divine weapon. I must commend your perseverance. But unfortunately, even if you persisted for ten thousand years, it would be in vain. You'd still be a lamb to the slaughter. Remember my name, I am Kashima Kokiyo, the Grim Reaper who will kill you. Don't forget it when you go to hell!"

Just then, a figure stood above the two of them.

Kashima Kōsei frowned; "Who is it? Yamamoto?"

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Chapter 65: The Support Team Won't Support the Battle! (Two Chapters Combined) (Please Recommend and Add to Favorites)

The newcomer was dressed in a Shinigami uniform and a Captain's Haori, with the number '3' clearly engraved on the back of the Captain's Haori.

Beneath his slicked-back hair were glasses, and he stared intently at Kashima Kiyoshi with a serious and dignified expression—Third Division Captain Ikuhara Kinroku reporting for duty!

"When, when did it appear?"

"Oh...you mean me? As the captain of the support squad of the 3rd Division of the Gotei 13, I am naturally there to appear whenever my comrades need support. I am Izumi Kinroku, and I am your target!"

Kashima Kiyoshi sneered, "What? Another piece of trash from Rukongai. Don't think you're so cool just because you're wearing a captain's haori. You're going to become a prisoner just like him!"

Chojiro Suzaku loudly warned Kinro Iwahara, "Captain Iwahara, the enemy has a weapon that can absorb spiritual pressure and is a captain-level Shinigami capable of Bankai. Please be extra careful!!!"

"Oh, it's Chojiro Suzume, Captain-Commander Yamamoto's henchman. I didn't expect him to be able to use Bankai. The younger generation is truly surpassing the older! But you must have misunderstood something. I'm not here to save you!"

Yan Yuanjinle's cold words made Quebu Changjiro's eyes widen in surprise, and he realized that the other party had never said he wanted to save him.

Moreover, the captains of the Gotei 13 were not easy to get along with, and they should have known long ago that they shouldn't have expected any rescue.

Kashima Kyokiyo: "Oh ho? Did they have a falling out? It seems that the Gotei 13 is a team of thugs that can't be relied on. Yamamoto Shigekuni and a bunch of useless subordinates sound like a good match."

Yan Yuanjin drew his Zanpakuto, Jingyu, but did not immediately unleash it. Instead, he stood with the sword hanging down, observing Kashima Jingqing's every move.

"Aren't you going to attack? If you're not going to attack, then what's the point of you fighting? If this counts as fighting!"

"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Aren't you just trying to lure me closer to you? Your kind of technique definitely consumes spiritual pressure. Even if you drain that tender kid inside dry and kill him, it has nothing to do with me. I just happened to pass by and discovered the powerful spiritual pressure here, and I just happened to fight you and kill you. It's that simple."

Upon seeing this, Kashima Kyokiyo raised his palms towards the direction of Ienhara Kinroku and began to chant a rebuke.

"Ninth Binding Technique; Strike!"

"Binding Spell Number Thirty; Three Flashes from the Mouth!"

Kashima Junsei chanted a double incantation, the lower-ranking Kido directed at Ien Yuan Jinle. Ien Yuan Jinle raised his Zanpakuto, Jingyu, gathered spiritual pressure, turned sideways, and instantly shattered the two Binding Paths.

"As expected of a noble. Only noble Shinigami systematically learn Kido. After searching for so long in Rukongai, I've finally caught a noble. If I kill you first, my fellow captains will surely be very envious of me."

"You damned bastard!!!"

Kashima Kōkyō was directly enraged by Ien Yuanjinle's words and unleashed his ultimate move.

"Hado #78; Slay the Flower Wheel!"

A powerful energy slashed towards Yan Yuanjinle's body, but Yan Yuanjinle remained completely calm.

“Every time I see a noble Grim Reaper using Kido, I want to laugh, because you’re using it on the wrong person.”

"Spit it out! Be quiet!"

Yan Yuan Jinle immediately released his Zanpakuto, Shizuka, and used Shizuka's ability. Instantly, Yan Yuan Jinle, Quebu Chojiro, and Kashima Junsei all felt a ringing pain in their ears.

It wasn't that my ears were being attacked, but rather that the surroundings were completely silent.

At the same time, Kashima Kiyoshi's 78th Hadō began to fluctuate, and finally dissipated into the most basic spiritual particles before it came into contact with Iwahara Kinraku's body.

Nani? ? ?

Kashima Kōsei was extremely distressed at being unable to speak. He felt like cursing a thousand times over because his method of suppressing the enemy's strength through verbal attacks during battle had been forbidden.

Yan Yuanjinle was able to interpret the other person's emotions from their constantly opening and closing mouth.

"How delightful! Too much noise is just annoying. All I need to do now is swing my sword, right, Jingyu!"

Yan Yuanjin raised his Zanpakuto and stabbed it towards Kashima Junkei.

Kashima Kyokiyo never expected that the other party would dare to approach him, even though the enemy's Zanpakuto prevented him from speaking.

It's enough that I can't chant incantations because I've lost my speech, but the power of the artifact remains unaffected.

Kashima Kiyoshi brandished his divine weapon, and the Six Robes Formation directly enveloped Yan Yuan Jinle's body. Feeling the faint, unfamiliar spiritual pressure surrounding him, Yan Yuan Jinle nodded.

With this level of spiritual pressure absorption speed, as long as one can control the spiritual pressure control, one can still maintain combat.

Yan Yuanjinle charged directly at Kashima Junkei. Seeing this, Kashima Junkei had no choice but to draw his Zanpakuto, Tetsuji. Tetsuji collided with Shizuka, producing silent sparks.

Suddenly, Yan Yuanjinle and Kashima Jingqing sensed several spiritual pressures approaching them, and both of them looked displeased.

"Do you need help...?"

Three figures appeared and stood in the sky. They were Shihouin Senhi, the captain of the second division who had received orders from Captain-Commander Yamamoto, and Nobuaki, the captain of the seventh division who had sensed the captain-level spiritual pressure in the nearby 40th ward.

Tengetsu Sussai, having previously traveled with Sussou Chojiro, cured Ukitake Jushiro and allowed him to recuperate in the Fourth Division, with the garrison troops keeping an eye on him, then headed in the direction of Sussou Chojiro.

He arrived at the battlefield early, but instead of helping Chojiro Suzaku, he searched for Shunsui Kyoraku.

Following the traces of Kyoraku's spiritual pressure, Tengetsu Sussai also couldn't find anyone nearby, so perhaps the person was hiding next to that Shinigami.

As expected, Kyoraku Shunsui was hidden in the jungle at the edge of the battlefield by that Grim Reaper. He was not seriously injured but fell into a coma. It seemed that he had been hit by a ghostly technique similar to Shirabukuro's and was as good as dead.

If that's the case, then it seems that Kyoraku's spiritual pressure traces were indeed intentionally left behind by the other party.

After placing Kyoraku Shunsui somewhere, Tengetsu Susui, Shihouin Senhi, and Shishino Taketsuna looked at each other, speechless due to the power of the silence, which was quite hilarious.

Tengetsu Susuzai gave Susuzuke Chojiro, who was bound on the ground, a wink. Susuzuke Chojiro was relieved to see that Kyoraku Shunsui was unharmed.

Kashima Kōsei looked displeased upon seeing two more captain-level Grim Reapers arrive to provide support.

It wasn't because the enemy's reinforcements were too fast or too numerous, putting them at a disadvantage, but rather because they still hadn't seen Yamamoto Shigekuni.

Since that's the case, let's deal with a few of the scum first.

Six robes forming an array? A white connection? Is it the pleasure of hell and death? A place of bondage? Is it freedom and ease? A sky overturned? No one returns? The place where everything ends? Beginning and end; the ring of the end!

Kashima Kiyoshi chanted silently and formed a hand seal, without directly uttering the incantation, which greatly reduced the power of the Six Robes Formation.

Because in Soul Society, the power of a name is especially important; without a name, there is no power, and the same applies to Kido.

However, if Yamamoto Shigekuni weren't here, dealing with a few captain-level Shinigami would be a piece of cake.

Immediately, both Tengetsu Sukusai, Shihōin Sennichi and Shishinobu felt their spiritual pressure draining away. They frowned and tightly bound themselves, condensing their spiritual pressure to retain it as much as possible and slow down the absorption.

Meanwhile, in the center of the battlefield, Yan Yuan Jinle kept swinging his Zanpakuto, Jingyu, at Kashima Jingqing. However, Kashima Jingqing's slashing skills were also quite impressive, and it would not be easy to defeat him with just slashing attacks.

Shihouin Senhi used Shunpo to get between the two and kicked Kashima Junkiyo, but the kick was easily blocked by Kashima's arm.

Shihōin Sennhōji frowned slightly. This attack had completely failed.

He gestured to Yan Yuanjinle, who understood and nodded, lifting the silence. Everyone returned to normal.

With the Spirit Particle Tracking Device at his disposal, Tengetsu Quezai vaguely discerned the Spirit Particle trajectory of the Six Robes Formation and addressed the captains.

"Captains, that person's technique can absorb our spiritual pressure and use it for their own purposes. It seems that Chojiro has already been almost completely drained. If we fight with all our might, it will only widen the gap between us and the enemy. Based on the spiritual particle trajectory I've observed so far, this is what the three captains think?"

"Oh? Vice Captain Amatsuki has such a good eye. Captain Kirinji really has a good adjutant."

Shihōin Sennichi was still joking around, while Ienhara Kinraku remained serious.

"We already know the power of the artifact he possesses."

“Chōjirō Sugata is a Captain-level Shinigami who can use Bankai. He has already been absorbed by the other party, and the other party is also a Captain-level Shinigami who can use Bankai. Don’t be careless!” Yan Yuanjin said solemnly.

"Chōjirō, huh? Even that little tagalong of Yamamoto on the ground has learned Bankai. He's made remarkable progress. But he still lacks experience and fell into the enemy's trap."

At this moment, the surrounding area was filled with the Second Division's Onmitsukido, all dressed in full-body tight suits. Seeing this, Shihouin Sennatsu waved his hand and dismissed the Onmitsukido.

It's ridiculous to be making trouble with covert maneuvers now; isn't that just handing the enemy free food?

The 7th Division Captain, Takeshi, was covered in fur, with a long beard and a fleece-lined shihaka outfit that made him look very rugged.

"How boring. This kind of battle is a real downer. Don't tell me we're going up there one by one to die. And the idea of ​​three captains and a vice-captain fighting against a captain-level Grim Reaper is just tarnishing our reputation."

"Haha, Captain, how good is the reputation of our Gotei 13? Doesn't everyone say we're a group of killers, a bunch of assassins?" Amatsuki Quesai complained.

"Assassins? That's a fitting description... Hey kid over there, you heard that too. We're a bunch of assassins. Killing our targets is all that matters. So you don't need to take that kid on the ground hostage. Have you thought about how you want to die?"

Kashima Kokiyo was finally able to speak, her breath fragrant; otherwise, the pent-up frustration in her heart was unbearable.

Shihouin Senji stared at Kashima Kiyoshi for a long time before remembering something and asking, "You wouldn't happen to be a member of the Kashima family, and possess a sacred artifact from the Kashima Shrine, would you?"

"How...how did you know? In that case, we can't let you live!"