Chapter 30: Unohana: Come, please me!
Chapter 30: Unohana: Come, please me!
The spacious and simple Japanese-style room, the two people sitting cross-legged on the tatami facing each other across the tea table, the scene of a tiger and a ghost fighting in the forest, and the rising tea mist, form a very quiet painting.
The will to fight, the intent to kill, the sparks created by the collision of swords, and the extreme scenes of frenzied fighting were all hidden in the thoughts of these two people.
If this was really an old silent film, the audience seemed to be able to foresee that blood would be seen in the next moment, but the dead silence like a deep pool was difficult to break.
In the end, the only things that broke the silence were the leaves drifting in the wind and falling into the water.
Just in time, the water boiled, steam surged, and a sharp whistle sounded from the spout of the kettle.
Then ripples began to form, and the extreme stillness turned into extreme movement in the ripples, and the whole picture was filled with sound.
The mist was cut open, and the faint tea fragrance was tainted with the taste of blood. The murderous intent and the fighting will collided, bringing out dazzling sparks.
Amid the clashing of metal and the sound of whistles, Lu Li and Unohana slid backwards, leaving long drag marks on the tatami.
Unohana glanced at Lu Li, then looked at the bloodless Zanpakuto in her hand, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
Her bare hands stroked across her chest, and her waterfall-like black hair spread out, but because most of it was in front, it gave people a strong sense of unnaturalness.
The setting sun shines through the paper window, soaking into the entire Japanese-style room, adding a reddish makeup to the woman's pale face.
Her hair was disheveled and she had a weird smile, her hair was blood red, like a demon from hell.
The man on the other side lay with his sword lying on his side, the tip of his knife lowered, his body tense like a tiger descending from a mountain.
"Captain Hikifune's new gadget is really good."
Unohana smiled and said, "Now I can put my hands free and conduct the final test on Mr. Lu."
Lu Li was highly focused, which was the result he and Aizen had speculated long ago. The final test was to challenge a captain under the same spiritual pressure state, but if the opponent was Unohana, the difficulty would be increased a lot.
For Lu Li, this was a nightmare within a nightmare and ecstasy within ecstasy.
The corners of his mouth opened involuntarily, revealing a mouthful of white teeth. "As long as I defeat Unohana-sensei, I can graduate, right?"
"Beat me?"
Unohana said this, holding her face with one hand to hide her slightly crazy expression, her voice trembling slightly, "Student Lu... why do you insist on graduating early?"
As if she was asking and answering herself, her voice came out from under her hands that covered her face, "I can't help but serve as your examiner... I can't help but...pick your fruit in advance."
As she spoke, she slowly lowered her hands from her face, revealing a face that was distorted with excitement. No one would have thought that the usually gentle and beautiful Unohana would have such a side.
She stared at Lu Li with her eyes and opened her arms, "Come, please me!"
The next moment, the wind blew Unohana's long hair backwards, blood rose from the gray-sakura-colored haori, and blood beads flashed across her excited eyes.
Lu Li passed by Unohana, and behind him was a series of footprints embedded in the tatami. He turned around slowly, his hair slightly messy due to the rush, and his eyes were filled with high fighting spirit.
"Teacher, I've been chopped by you so many times, are you satisfied with this one?"
Lu Li was somewhat surprised that he could injure Unohana, because he thought that even if the opponent's spiritual pressure was suppressed, her physical strength was still there. But now it seems that the spiritual pressure limiting device here is extraordinary. It actually turned Unohana into the sixteenth level of spiritual pressure, removing the protection of the high spiritual pressure on her body surface.
I'm afraid that Hikifune Kiryu's original intention in developing this thing was definitely not to let students of the Spiritual Arts Academy fight each other, but rather it was some kind of tactical device to trap and kill the enemy.
Unohana had her back to Lu Li, with a crazy smile on her originally gentle face. When she turned around, her bare hand brushed across his shoulder, and the wound healed instantly.
"That's what we have to do."
Unohana was in high spirits, and the pain she hadn't felt for a long time further aroused her ferocity.
At this moment, she had already forgotten what the captain had said. When two ferocious beasts met on a narrow road in the wilderness, it was impossible for either of them to escape unscathed.
When the murderous intent and fighting spirit of both sides reached their peak, they and the two figures in the room disappeared almost at the same time.
Ding--
Asauchi and Nishizuku collided with each other, emitting a blinding light in the dim room. With the help of that light, their eyes met, filled with murderous intent.
It was as if a storm was rising in the room, and in a flash, both sides had slashed at each other dozens of times.
The tatami sank and crumbled, revealing the pinewood floor underneath. Blood and scraps of clothing danced in the air.
After an attack, both sides retreated at the same time due to the force. After standing still, their figures solidified, and one could see Unohana's relatively complete haori, and Lu Li's tattered uniform.
Lu Li reached out and grabbed a corner of the Taoist robe, tore off the rags on his upper body and threw them on the ground, revealing his muscular upper body.
At this time, there were many small wounds on his upper body, which were not caused by direct blows, but by the invisible blade.
Unohana's slashing attack was extremely powerful. Even if her blade did not touch his flesh, the invisible sword energy was like an extension of the blade, shredding his clothes and cutting his skin.
"Oh? You have already practiced the Kaido to this extent?"
Unohana looked at the wounds on Lu Li's body that were gradually closing with some surprise. Lu Li did not use his hands to use the light of Huidao to heal them one by one. From the outside, the wounds that were healing did not have obvious Huidao light. Although Lu Li only had some superficial injuries, if he continued to lose blood, it would not be good for the battle, so he had to use Huidao to heal them a little.
"Unohana-sensei didn't tell me that I have to use my hands to practice Kaido, right? After understanding the principle, wouldn't it be more beneficial to fight by directly repairing the body?"
Lu Li explained that this was a new use of Hui Dao that he had researched after careful consideration.
The principle of Huidao is just to control the spirit particles to repair the body. The hands are used because they are the most commonly used and flexible parts of the human body, which can improve the precision of the control. But as long as the control force is sufficient and he can be distracted, he can directly control the 'silk thread' of the spirit particles to repair the wound.
Of course, this is just a new technique he has just figured out, and he is not yet proficient in it. Currently, it can only treat some superficial injuries. If it is a serious injury, he still needs to use his hands.
"Hahaha……"
Unohana laughed a beautiful and enchanting laugh, "Mr. Lu, you are truly a genius, but this level of Huidao cannot save you."
Lu Li remained silent. He knew that the Unohana in front of him was already very excited and would most likely not hold back during the assessment. If he was defeated, the Unohana in this state would definitely kill him.
He didn't know how to pass the test, but he must not lose. The consequence of failure would be death!
The breath of death was pressing down on him, and Lu Li couldn't stop trembling, but it was not because of fear, but because of excitement.
Even though Unohana's spiritual pressure was locked up, she was still the strongest opponent he had ever encountered in his life.
Unlike the captain-general teaching him, what was happening now was a real fight, the kind of battle he longed for.
The person standing in front of him at this moment was the opponent he had prayed to God for his entire life but had never been able to meet.
How could he not be excited?
Assessment? Task?
It has nothing to do with all that. All he wants now is to enjoy the fight.
boom--
The next moment, with Lu Li's movement, the tatami behind him was completely overturned, and he rushed forward at a very fast speed accompanied by a swift slash.
Faster, heavier, deadlier.
He slashed down from above, but Unohana's sword blocked the attack and moved to the side, deflecting Lu Li's sword.
Immediately afterwards, Unohana stepped forward, broke into Lu Li's inner circle, and slapped Lu Li's chest with one palm.
Just when she thought she was about to succeed, she saw a strange scene. Lu Li retracted one hand below his chest, and his other elbow fell heavily, actually clamping Unohana's wrist, preventing her from achieving her full effect.
Two hands!?
Unohana was surprised, then she glanced and saw the shallow strike falling on Lu Li's side.
He actually abandoned his sword at this time! ?
But she had to admit that Lu Li's judgment was correct, because once her palm hit him, it would severely damage Lu Li's heart, and then she would rush forward and strike him with a knife, and the battle would be over.
Lu Li retreated because of the momentum of Unohana's palm. While retreating, he slammed on the edge of the tatami. The tatami was lifted up and hit the handle of the Asada sword that was spinning in the air and falling. Then the direction of the Asada sword changed and it fell into his hand.
After this confrontation, Unohana did not pursue, but her eyes were shining, as if she had discovered some treasure.
She looked at the man who was attacking her again, and she felt a little dazed.
Ah, he is free.
This imaginative battle strategy is like a famous artist wielding his pen freely, but it is full of highlights.
boom--
After a counterattack, Unohana retreated lightly, while Lu Li hit the wall due to the reaction force.
Mao Zhihua looked at Lu Li as if she was admiring a piece of beautiful jade. She sighed and was excited, but also felt a little regretful. She felt sorry that such a delicious fruit would be eaten by her in advance.
Even the device developed by Hikifune Kiryu could not completely suppress her spiritual pressure. Lu Li's move just now would have instinctively broken her wrist, but because her original spiritual body density was extremely high, even if the surface was suppressed, the toughness of her bones and muscles would not disappear, so Lu Li's attack did not work.
This spiritual pressure limiting device can only allow Lu Li to cut through his skin at best, and it is difficult for him to penetrate deep into his muscles.
At this moment, her blood was boiling, and she was immersed in the pleasure of fighting. She could not turn back. Unless Lu Li could really defeat her in this battle, she would wake up.
But that was impossible, because she could see all of Lu Li's moves clearly, had more than a thousand years of fighting experience, and from the perspective of spiritual pressure, she was still slightly better than Lu Li at this time.
The device made by Hikifune Kiryu is not that sophisticated. In terms of classification, she is now only suppressed to the peak of the 16th level of spiritual power, while Lu Li's 16th level of spiritual power is only in the upper middle level.
She had almost every advantage in this fight, and it seemed that Lu Li had no chance of winning at all.
She looked at the young man who walked out of the depression in the wall, stared at his body covered with knife wounds, and lamented the seemingly inevitable ending.
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(End of this chapter)