Chapter 67 Kagutsuchi Shikai
In an instant, the sky turned red.
Along with it came a rolling heat wave. Even though they were in the ice, the people standing on the ground could still feel the terrible heat.
"Mr. Cong Yun, what is that...?"
"Ah." The tall man looked up at the night sky, now a sea of fire. "That's the Grim Reaper. Humph, I really underestimated that kid." He swung his weapon, splitting the attacking monster apart. "We can't fall behind. Let's keep fighting."
At the same time, at Araoenji Temple and Benten Izakaya, another wonderful scene was presented.
Ice covered the entire area, freezing all attacking monsters.
“Hmm…!”
"Benten, are you okay?!"
The blonde beauty covered the wound on her waist and angrily spat out a mouthful of blood: "I can't die."
It's no wonder that he is in a bad mood now. After all, just now, as one of the four giants, he was attacked by the witch who was protecting him and was stabbed.
"Is love the only thing on these women's minds?!"
"Oh, that's a harsh comment." A silver-haired, squinty-eyed man sat in the ruins. His right sleeve was bare, showing no signs of injury from the harsh battlefield. "But not all girls are like that, are they?"
Zhiwan Anwu looked at the two people in front of him. Even though the current situation was still dangerous, his desire to complain was still burning. "Master is the one. Are you really okay?"
After all, the person who was punched in the abdomen by the blonde beauty in black kimono who came to help was his master!
Moreover, listening to the conversation, it seemed that these two people had a deep connection, and the other party was very imposing, which made him and Jiu Jing stunned on the spot.
"It's okay, it's okay. Don't look at her like that. She actually showed some mercy. I thought that punch was going to go straight to my face."
Benten glared at the man and said, "It's just a relationship dispute. You look like a heartless person."
“Ahahahaha.”
Well, all in all, Master shouldn't have anything important to do right now. And I kind of feel like he's actually a little happy after getting punched.
"Huh? Are you guys done fighting here?"
As he was speaking, Konnosuke, who had transformed into an adult man, came over with Princess Kirara in his arms.
The battle just now was too chaotic. If the fox demon hadn't reacted quickly, Yunmu, as a human, would probably have been crushed under the rubble.
"Don't get too far away from me. The temperature here is very low now. As a human, you can't bear it."
"Tsk, in your eyes, is Yunmu the only human here?"
Facing Benten's sarcastic remarks, the fox demon blinked innocently: "Isn't it? By the way, the person sitting next to you, if I'm not mistaken, should also be a god of death. Right, Shiman?"
The boy didn't say anything, but the silence of him and the other party was tantamount to tacitly agreeing with each other's statements.
"By the way, why is it suddenly so cold here?"
Mica, the only lady at the scene, who was wearing a suspender, didn't care about the turbulent undercurrent in the field, but hugged her chest and began to shiver.
"Are these also, the abilities of monsters?"
Even with Konnosuke, a fire-type monster, by her side, she was still so cold that her teeth were chattering.
"No, as far as I know, Cong Yun is not powerful enough to control the weather. After all, he doesn't have wings--" As she said that, the blonde beauty suddenly raised her head and looked at the sky.
The originally dark sky was suddenly illuminated by a red light, like a blazing flame.
Not long after, everyone felt that the temperature around them began to warm up, and even the miasma seemed to have subsided.
"Hey, what's going on?!"
"Is this... Kagutsuchi?"
The young man heard the movement beside him and looked at the silver-haired man who stood up: "Master?"
He saw the smile on the other person's face disappear for a moment, and then he raised his mouth slightly as if nothing had happened: "The battle will be over soon."
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Everything in front of me turned red.
The boy's golden hair shone with orange-red light under the reflection of the flames, just like the sun hanging in the sunset, which was actually quite beautiful.
“Master Jixiang——!!”
"Everyone, get out of here! Get out of here!"
Oh, and I still have to fight him.
Thinking of this, I swung the red blade and rushed towards the winged boy in front of me.
His speed slowed down and he could hear the wind whistling in his ears, but the fire burned even more vigorously as it was entangled with them.
The sword wind hit Jixiang, and his arm was cut off easily like a mushroom, but no blood splattered.
"whispering sound!"
The boy seemed to realize something and flapped his wings to try to escape from me.
But that's impossible.
The Kagutsuchi vibrated and I stared at his flying figure.
It was a small golden crow with three legs.
So cute.
Let's cut off the wings first so he can't fly.
"Master Jixiang, run away! Uwaa ...
As the knife cut off one of his wings, other black crows rushed up and yelled at him to run away.
I waved my hand gently, and the flames engulfed them all, leaving not even the noisy cries of crows.
"Don't come over here! This is an order!!"
As Jixiang said this, his men quickly and efficiently cut open the place where they had been chopped open again.
This time, the wound healed quickly, and the discarded limb suddenly burst into flames in mid-air.
"H-What's going on...?" His face was pale, and his red wings were growing rapidly, then being eroded again by the invisible flames. "Hongming obviously has no sense of pain, why is it still hurting?" Jixiang looked at me and said, "What did you do?"
Me? I didn't do anything?
Just, simply chopped it down.
A Hollow appeared over at Araoenji Temple, I have to rush over there.
"We have to solve it quickly."
Hearing what I said, Jixiang's expression suddenly became panicked, but then he clenched his teeth, and a strong airflow and spiritual power burst out from his body.
The wind screamed in my ears, and I stretched out my hand, instantly releasing the scorching spiritual pressure along with the kidō—
There was a loud bang, and cracks appeared on the barrier formed by the broken air between him and me.
As expected, if I give up chanting, will the power of the ghost way still decrease?
"I can't... huh... I can't let you... hinder big brother's plan...!"
The flames burned the soul and blood, making the little crow look extremely painful.
"Why do you have the mark of the magatama?"
What is that?
With that question in mind, Kagutsuchi pierced the boy's slender body. Flames instantly enveloped him, and I heard the golden crow let out a shrill cry.
“Ah ...
He fell from the sky to the ground like a burning meteor.
How pitiful! Why does he keep struggling even though he is in so much pain?
I gently landed in front of the little crow burned by the flames, but suddenly Mr. Congyun's voice rang out from the side: "Please wait a moment."
I subconsciously glanced at the seemingly unapproachable police officer. Huh? So Mr. Cong Yun is actually a giant silver wolf? Why didn't I see that before?
Just as I was stunned, the cold air spread up layer by layer, and the spiritual power belonging to Mr. Cong Yun slowly enveloped the burning auspiciousness.
"I said I hope to keep Jixiang alive. So please be merciful."
"Even if he really wants to die?"
The silver wolf narrowed his eyes and lowered his head gently: "...even if he really wants to die."
Well, since it’s the police officer’s request, forget it.
I have to rush back to Araoenji and destroy those Hollows.
"See you later, Mr. Wolf."
After saying that, I returned to the air again and ran towards Mr. Benten's izakaya.
The closer I got, the more I felt a chilling spiritual pressure. Like the ocean, or like dark clouds gathering in the sky, blocking out the sunlight, it pressed down overwhelmingly, yet gently enveloped me.
The hazy feeling became lighter and the temperature around me gradually dropped.
Is this Hyorinmaru's Bankai? So impressive.
I heard Xu's roar from afar. I didn't stop, but held the knife tightly in my hand and continued to rush forward.
In a trance, I felt as if I had become one with the flames.
The red spiritual pressure continued to spread and spread. I saw the hollow rushing towards me, and then was continuously swallowed by the red flames, but there was no fluctuation in my heart at all.
Huh? What was I supposed to do?
"flame."
Someone's voice sounded in my ears, and then the blade in my hand came into contact with something hard and cold.
As the sound of metal clashing rang out and the flames dissipated, I saw a young man with silver hair and blue eyes standing in front of me.
He had sharp eyebrows and sharp eyes, with clean, sharp features. His pupils were a beautiful deep green, and even under the illumination of the flames, they still shone with a cold luster, like the finest jade. His silver-white hair also looked very nice to the touch. Come to think of it, I once touched it, and he scolded me for it.
"Flame, what are you doing?"
"Ah, I, I sense a Hollow here, so..." I stammered, carefully checking Toushirou's expression. "I'll come back after I defeat the enemy."
He frowned at me, and suddenly his expression changed: "Be careful!"
The next second, I felt a tightness around my waist, and I was carried away from where I was. At the same time, a flash of light exploded in the air.
"Hmph, long time no see, Death."
"Finally, is it finally here?"
What appeared before us was a bizarre, two-headed Hollow. Its upper body was humanoid, while its lower half resembled the tentacles of a giant octopus. Its left hand had transformed into a tentacle with sharp teeth that continuously spewed venom.
Frankly speaking, this design was so shocking that it made my dizzy head feel like it was hit hard by a hammer, and I immediately became much more sober.
"Aronillo Eluruyeli?!"
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Author's Note: So, if Homura uses her Shikai, the opponent has little chance of winning. Jixiang feels pain even though he has no sense of pain because his soul is being burned by Kagutsuchi's fire, and he's a Zone00 user, which means he's even more vulnerable to purifying flames.
In addition, the "magatama" he mentioned refers to the "Yasakani no Magatama", which is a sacred artifact like the Eight-foot Mirror and the Kusanagi Sword. What it actually refers to here is the fact that Homura herself is a fragment of God.
I wonder if you noticed while watching her, but when her Zanpakutō Shikai (Shikai) is in effect, her consciousness and emotions become incredibly weak. This is because she's unleashed her power, and her existence begins to tilt towards that of a god. Whether it's seeing through the monsters' true nature or feeling Jichijo's pain, it's all because of this. Later, she even begins to forget her past as a human and a Shinigami. Of course, she returns to normal after meeting Haku (laughs).
Aaroniero's image is taken from the mobile game Brave Souls, a new one designed by 98 (very disappointing, if you're interested, you can search Bilibili for it). The original setting was the Hogyoku Ten Espada, but I used it here anyway since he's stronger, after all. Forgive me for the inaccurate description.
Finally, Ichimaru Gin gets punched in the stomach by Rangiku, so at the beginning of this chapter, he's sitting there half-dead, hahahahahahahaha! As for Rangiku, she's currently maintaining a barrier around him and driving away the lower-level Hollows.
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