"Bang!"
With Ito Makoto's White Lightning strike, the last Barrier Seal placed within the Spiritual Arts Academy was also destroyed by him.
Although he didn't want to get involved in the conflict between the Bount and Soul Society, he had been in the Spiritual Arts Academy for so long that he didn't want his workplace to have a few bombs buried in it.
Aizen Sōsuke had already left, heading to other parts of Seireitei to break the Barrier Seals. Although outwardly his emotions showed no fluctuations or changes, Ito Makoto keenly sensed a hint of displeasure deep within him.
Clearly, Aizen was very annoyed by the Bount's behavior of burying mines everywhere within Soul Society!
"Is he treating Soul Society as his private property, not allowing others to trample upon it?"
...
On a hill in the southwest corner of Seireitei, Kariya Jin was setting up a Barrier Seal when he suddenly sensed a powerful spiritual pressure approaching. Without hesitation, he directly summoned his doll, Mesa. His right arm instantly gained another object resembling a blower, and a hurricane sword instantly formed at its outlet.
"Whoosh!"
Kariya Jin raised his hand and swung his sword, directly unleashing a massive invisible wind blade in the direction of that powerful spiritual pressure.
"Wooo!"
As the strong wind howled, rocks shattered, raising a large cloud of smoke and dust, striking the rapidly approaching figure.
"Shoot him, Shinsō!"
In an instant, a blade shimmering with cold light, moving at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, pierced through the rolling dust and directly impaled Kariya Jin's chest!
"What…"
This blade was extremely fast. After piercing Kariya Jin, it quickly shortened and returned to its owner's hand. From Kariya Jin's perspective, he had been pierced by a streak of light.
"Whoosh!"
Ichimaru Gin arrived in front of Kariya Jin with Shunpo, his always-narrowed eyes suddenly wide open.
"A scar on your face, manipulating wind… it seems you are indeed the one who injured Rangiku!"
Ichimaru Gin's eyes were cold, and his indifferent tone was filled with a murderous intent.
"Are you a Captain?"
Kariya Jin looked at Ichimaru Gin with a wary expression. Ichimaru Gin's combat power displayed just now did not match the Captain combat intelligence he had obtained from Ichinose Maki. Ichinose Maki had told Kariya Jin the list and approximate abilities of all active Captains when he left Soul Society.
The white-haired man in front of him was not on the list, clearly a newly appointed Captain after Ichinose Maki's defection.
According to Ichinose Maki, his current combat power should be stronger than most Captains, but the white-haired man in front of him had wounded him in a single breath!
"Your Excellency, you are truly strong, but unfortunately, it's ineffective against me…"
Kariya Jin smiled slightly, and the surrounding reishi began to be absorbed into his body to repair his wounds.
Seeing this, Ichimaru Gin merely frowned slightly and remained silent, holding his sword and advancing to engage Kariya Jin in close-quarters combat.
After the two exchanged several blows, Ichimaru Gin directly pierced Kariya Jin's shoulder with a Shinsō strike. In contrast, Kariya Jin's wind blade failed to touch Ichimaru Gin's clothes.
"Your speed is actually faster than the wind, that truly surprises me!"
"In that case…"
The next moment, Kariya Jin's spiritual pressure erupted, and he unleashed a hurricane towards the sky. The next moment, he actually drew a wisp of lightning from the power of the storm.
"My ability is to manipulate all the wind in the world. I can use storms to generate static electricity…"
"Pfft!"
Just as Kariya Jin was blabbering, he was once again pierced by Ichimaru Gin's Shinsō.
"What a terrifying opponent!"
A look of astonishment flashed across Kariya Jin's face, then he raised his right hand. A layer of fierce flames, belonging to Soma Yoshino, once again entwined with the strong wind and lightning.
Flames and hurricanes intertwined, the wind fueling the fire and the fire empowering the wind. The two grew larger and larger, transforming into a gigantic wind-fire sword within a few breaths. Threads of golden lightning also coiled around the blade.
"Boom!"
The three attributes intertwined, causing every sword swing from Kariya Jin to contain immense power. The power of a single sword strike directly blasted a deep pit several hundred meters into the mountain!
"Mutō!"
As Ichimaru Gin's words fell, the Zanpakuto in his hand instantly transformed into a white rainbow, shattering Kariya Jin's sword-wielding right arm with incredible speed.
"Bang!"
As the severed arm fell, Kariya Jin's blood gushed out like a fountain. However, Ichimaru Gin had no intention of giving him any breathing room and pressed his advantage directly.
"Mutō Renjin!"
In an instant, Shinsō transformed into countless white rainbows, striking the direction of Kariya Jin like raindrops.
"Rumble!"
The entire hilltop was directly pulverized by Ichimaru Gin's Shinsō. In an instant, dust and rubble flew everywhere. Yet, Ichimaru Gin did not relax in the slightest; instead, he frowned slightly.
"As expected…"
The next moment, a figure rushed out of the dust—it was Kariya Jin. His right arm, which had been severed by Shinsō, had already grown back. His spiritual pressure surged, his upper body was bare, and his face was covered by a ghastly white, rugged mask.
"This is… Hollowfication? Besides Aizen, is there anyone else who has mastered the technique of Hollowfication?"
Ichimaru Gin looked at the Hollowfied Kariya Jin in front of him, a look of suspicion on his face.
"Whoosh!"
Kariya Jin, whose speed and strength had both surged after Hollowfication, instantly teleported above Ichimaru Gin and delivered an elbow strike from behind him.
"Wah!"
Ichimaru Gin, caught off guard, was struck and spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Hahaha, this power is truly amazing!"
Seeing Ichimaru Gin, who had been constantly suppressing him, finally injured by himself, Kariya Jin laughed maniacally.
"I've played enough, I'm tired of it. Let me let you taste the power of the Barrier Seal!"
As he spoke, a surge of lightning power shot out from his right hand, heading directly towards the foot of the mountain, where Kariya Jin had set up the nearest Barrier Seal.
"Getsuga Tensho!"
Just as this wisp of lightning was about to touch the Barrier Seal, a pale blue crescent moon appeared out of thin air and collided with the lightning.
The next moment, another figure wearing a Captain's haori joined the battle—it was Shiba Isshin.
"Burn, Engetsu!"
Without any unnecessary words, Shiba Isshin directly released his Zanpakuto. A flame several times more intense than the flames on Kariya Jin's blade condensed on the sword, carrying terrifying explosive power, and attacked Kariya Jin!
"Rumble!"
The terrifying slash, imbued with explosive flame power, directly knocked the Hollowfied Kariya Jin from the mountaintop into the mountain's interior. If not for the dual protection of reishi absorption and Hollowfication's regenerative abilities, Shiba Isshin's explosive flame-infused slash just now would have killed Kariya Jin beyond recovery!
"What kind of damn intelligence did Ichinose Maki, that fool, give me?! Why did he not mention these two incredibly powerful Captains at all?!"
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