Chapter 356: Head-on Confrontation, Arrancar Arrives
Chapter 356: Head-on Confrontation, Arrancar Arrives
"come yet."
The soul singer was in a good mood when he saw Lu Li rushing towards him.
On the surface, his offensive was slowed down by Kyoraku Shunsui and Unohana, but in fact he was just giving face to Kenpachi Zaraki.
Moreover, he didn't want to use too much force to scare Lu Li away. If he scared the other party, he would not be able to obtain the spirit seed.
Just like what Lu Li did the first time he was in the open, only by not showing his peak strength can he lure out the enemy in the dark.
Compared with the benefits of killing Kyoraku Shunsui and Unohana, the Soul Singer chose the spirit seed in Lu Li's body.
But now Lu Li has entered the battlefield and is charging towards him without any retreat. He feels it is time to end it.
As soon as he thought of this, he played the harp in his hand continuously, and a stronger spirit particle storm gathered around him, and the notes pressed towards Unohana and Captain Kyoraku.
Faced with the overwhelming attack of musical notes, Kyoraku Shunsui and Unohana retreated and came to Ukitake, wanting to use Pisces' ability to defend themselves.
However, the next moment, a huge dark red knife light flashed across, blocking the path of those notes.
The cross section left by the sword light exuded a dark purple spiritual pressure.
Amid the roar, the man in black clothes and the black sword slashed continuously, and the sharp spiritual pressure cut off the musical notes. The explosive wind dissipated backwards from both sides of his body, impacting Unohana and others.
The man stood above the sea of fire. In the Ghost Escape State, blood mist caused by the high temperature rose from his body, and there were some purple-black halos on the edge of the outer edge.
"You've become a lot stronger, Prisoner."
The soul singer smiled and turned his head to look at Adolf who was not far away. "Chief Miller, you will command the battle. I will take care of these Death Gods."
At this time, battles were still going on in various places in Soul Society, and Kenpachi Zaraki had finally wiped out the Quincy army and those explorers who dared to attack him.
He felt that the crisis in Soul Society had been eased a lot because of Lu Li's arrival, and his mood was a little complicated, but he knew that Lu Li and Aizen were obstacles to his destruction of Hueco Mundo.
Fortunately, it seems that he doesn't need to take action today. Since Lu Li dares to confront Cantot head-on, the only end that awaits Lu Li is death.
No one knows better than him how terrifying his partner is. If he hadn't been worried that Aizen's ability of Mirror Flowers and Water Moon would restrain him, he would have probably found an opportunity to kill Lu Li by force.
In a one-on-one fight, he would not be a match for the Soul Singer due to the restraint of their abilities.
This world is so interesting. Everyone's power is mutually reinforcing and counteracting. The Soul Singer is afraid of Aizen, but he is not afraid of Aizen's complete hypnosis.
He can fight against Aizen Sosuke, but he cannot deal with the endless music of the Soul Singer and the terrifying potential of the Soul Singer.
Kenpachi Zaraki hopes that Soul Society can be preserved relatively intact, and he also hopes to annihilate all Hollows and eliminate those opponents who may hinder him.
But he did not want the soul singer to achieve his goal so easily on this battlefield. After all, in his opinion, the soul singer's character could not be guaranteed.
Once he successfully circumvents Aizen's threat and kills Lu Li, he will most likely not fulfill his wish later on.
Therefore, Kenpachi Zaraki hopes to have a relatively stable trading environment and achieve a situation of "money on delivery".
"Aizen, what do you mean?"
Kenpachi Zaraki looked solemnly at the man in front of him who was wearing the uniform of a vice-captain and walking on the street full of corpses.
"Captain Zaraki, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand?"
Aizen smiled, "As the vice-captain of the 5th Division, I am in charge of battlefield support under the orders of Captain Hirako."
"I have already wiped out all the Quincy here. I don't need the support of the Fifth Division. You can go support other divisions."
Kenpachi Zaraki frowned, not knowing what the other party wanted to do. From the perspective of compatibility, shouldn't Aizen be dealing with the Soul Singer at this time? Why did he take the initiative to appear in front of him?
"As expected of you, you are the strongest captain of Zaraki. I really came here for nothing. In that case, I will go to other places to provide support first."
Aizen said with a smile, and then passed by Kenpachi Zaraki.
Kenpachi Zaraki subconsciously used a sideways flash step to create a certain distance between himself and Aizen.
Aizen paused for a moment before leaning slightly to adjust his glasses, "Captain Zaraki, why are you distancing yourself from me?"
Kenpachi Zaraki frowned. He couldn't figure out what Aizen meant. The other party was clearly still hiding his identity and didn't seem like he wanted to fight him in Soul Society. But what exactly was he trying to... test by doing this?
He was alert and used the power of Bankai to investigate with external spirit particles as his perception system, but found that Aizen did not use Kyoka Suigetsu on him.
Did he just come to say hello and pass by me?
While Kenpachi Zaraki was thinking, Aizen had already walked away, leaving him with a lingering strange feeling in his heart.
At this time, above the sky, Lu Li was in full swing, with a fat golden dragon sitting on his shoulder.
Through Fat Dragon's perception, Lu Li not only obtained the Soul Singer's current attributes, but also obtained some detailed skill descriptions.
In the reconnaissance interface, it was clearly shown that the Soul Singer's comprehensive attribute was 96 points at this time. However, in terms of attributes, it could not absolutely suppress Lu Li.
In fact, Lu Li also looked at Captain Unohana and Captain Kyoraku in combat. Captain Kyoraku had already released his Shikai, so his spiritual pressure was stronger. His comprehensive attribute was 97 points, even higher than the Soul Singer.
No wonder Captain Kyoraku was able to kill Stark in his initial release state. Although he had the help of other captains, to be honest, Lu Li felt that the others did not cause any damage or consumption to Stark at all. Overall, only Kyoraku was the output.
The man who can become the captain-general in the future is indeed not simple. Even if he is just in the initial stage, he is already very powerful. Now there are still two hundred years before the plot officially begins, but Lu Li feels that if Kyoraku Shunsui uses Bankai, he will be able to kill a fifth-level primary strongman.
As for Captain Unohana, she should have been stuck at her peak for a while. Now, without releasing her Zanpakuto, her comprehensive attribute is only 95 points.
No wonder in the original work, Sosuke had to find a way to keep Captain Unohana and Kenpachi Zaraki in Hueco Mundo before attacking the real world. These two people are both powerful fighters. Not to mention Zaraki's upper limit, Captain Unohana has no pressure to kill Vastrod alone.
And because Lu Li stepped into the battlefield where the strongest people gathered, he also brought his state to this level. Except that many eyes were staring at him and it was inconvenient for him to use the virtualization, he was already at the peak.
With a comprehensive attribute of 94 points and his combat skills, after two months, he finally narrowed the basic gap with the Soul Singer and could compete with him.
"Prisoner, I roughly know what you are thinking, but you are not the only one who will become stronger."
After letting Adolf leave, the soul singer spoke more recklessly, or perhaps he didn't need to worry about anything.
The only people who needed to look ahead and behind were Aizen, the prisoner, and Kenpachi Zaraki. When it came to the end, he didn't need to think about anything. It didn't affect him to expose the other party's tricks. "Mr. Lu, do you know him?"
Mao Zhihua came to Lu Li and asked curiously. She felt a little excited when she sensed the strong aura of Lu Li at a close distance. However, this was not the time to think about other things. There was an opponent in front of her who she could fight to her heart's content.
She had originally put away her sword for many years and never used it in a formal battle, but Captain Kyoraku had asked her for help before. Considering that the captain-general had been sealed, she knew it was not the time for her to hold back her strength, so she came to this battlefield and fought alongside Kyoraku.
"I met him once when I was wandering in Hueco Mundo. We have some personal grudges."
Lu Li explained casually that this was not something that was difficult to understand. After all, it was not impossible for the Quincy to annihilate the Hollows and reach the Hueco Mundo. He had been in exile for seventy years, which matched his age.
"Hey, hey, I can't hold you back any longer, Captain. Do you really want to continue talking?"
Not far away, Xueyu was sitting on the foam, holding her cheeks with her hands, looking like she was about to fall asleep from watching the show.
Although she said that the captain was about to escape, she, the primary target, did not seem to be nervous at all.
"Sorry, Prisoner, I won't give you a chance this time."
Upon hearing this, the Soul Singer knew that the crazy woman Xueyu was a variable, and with the captain's strength, she might really be about to come out, so he prepared to fight quickly and decisively.
The next moment, a spiritual tide arose between heaven and earth, and all the buildings inside the Soul Society and on Rukongai outside collapsed and turned into spirit particles, gathering towards the Soul Singer.
He held the harp in his left hand and plucked the notes forward with his right fingertips. The notes leaped in the air, but did not shoot towards Lu Li and the others. Instead, they were arranged in the air like a huge piece of music score.
"Music. Song of life."
Amid the whispers, the notes seemed to come alive, as if they were given life, transforming into note soldiers, rushing towards Lu Li and his companions.
"Mr. Lu, you are the one that Old Man Shan has been taking care of recently, right? Can you handle the side support?"
Kyoraku Shunsui said as the three of them stood back to back in a triangle formation, ready to face the Soul Singer's attack.
"What are you talking about, Captain Kyoraku..."
Lu Li said as he drew his sword, the Falling Star Blade slashed forward, cutting across the sky, and with a constant roar, it cut through the lines of musical note soldiers.
There was a faint transmission of a strange power on his blade. It was not spiritual pressure, nor was it domineering power. The invisible power penetrated the rows of notes and went straight to the face of the soul singer.
The force continued to move forward to the spirit particle barrier in front of the soul singer before dispersing, causing the soul singer's hat to fly up due to the airflow and blowing his hair backwards.
The soul singer's eyes were filled with emotion, and a smile appeared on his face unconsciously, "That's how it should be."
Immediately afterwards, more notes appeared. In addition to the note soldiers who would automatically search for enemies and attack, there were also a large number of ordinary notes bombarding in the direction of Seireitei.
Amid the roar, three figures, led by Lu Li, emerged from the smoke and dust.
Lu Li, who was in the lead, had dark red chains wrapped around his body, with his hair standing on end, like an evil spirit that had broken out of a prison in purgatory.
He crossed his arms, and then held the knife with both hands the moment he rushed out of the smoke and dust. As the blade turned, another slash came towards the soul singer's face.
Kyoraku Shunsui's figure disappeared under the cover of smoke and dust, and appeared on a large rock that Lu Li had previously broken into below the soul singer, "Shadow Ghost."
Unohana attacked from the flank, and her simple slash was filled with deadly killing intent.
For a moment, the soul singer seemed to be surrounded by three parties, with nowhere to hide.
But the smile on his face became even bigger, "The spirit returns. The tide returns."
The next moment, a powerful spirit particle shock wave spread outward with the soul singer as the center. This force far exceeded the power of the notes that had exploded before, and it instantly defeated the attack of Lu Li and the other two.
It was as if a nuclear bomb exploded in the sky above Seireitei, and a storm swept across the entire area, causing high-rise buildings in the distance of Seireitei to collapse in the shock wave.
Lu Li was also flung away by the attack, and most of his clothes were torn. He retreated several thousand meters before he could barely stand still. His skin was covered with scars and blood was constantly flowing.
Unohana and Kyoraku were not much better off. They were knocked far away by the impact and crashed into the ruins of Seireitei and Rukongai, and were silent for a while.
Those who were still fighting in the Soul Society, both the Shinigami and the Quincies, paused their battles because of the huge noise and looked towards the place where the explosion occurred.
Seeing the Soul Singer standing there, gathering endless spirit particles in his hands to replenish the frenzy that was set off, a scene that seemed like the end of the world, the morale of the Quincy army was high, while the Gotei soldiers had horror and despair in their eyes.
Now that the captain-general is trapped, even Kyōraku and Captain Unohana have been defeated. Is it true that their Soul Society will be destroyed by the Quincy today?
Just as the Soul Singer was unscrupulously using the power of the Fairy Seed combined with the ability of the Quincy to replenish his soul source, the direction of the soul particle tide was suddenly changed.
tear-
A strange tearing sound was heard above the Soul Society, and the sky seemed to be torn into a crack like a piece of cloth. Then the crack widened, like the gaping mouth of an abyss.
"Black cavity!?"
A Shinigami exclaimed, they could never have imagined that in such a chaotic situation, a black chamber would open right above the Soul Society.
The soul singer was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that Aizen's black cavity technique had been mastered to this level and could be opened accurately here.
After the black cavity was opened, five figures walked out of it one after another and stood in a row in the sky.
Even though the situation was critical and confusing, the explorers below couldn't help but complain in their hearts that these Hollows really knew how to pose, their positioning and movements were really particular!
Standing in the center is Stark, who has one hand in his pocket, slightly hunched over and looks lazy. To his right is Harribel, who has her arms folded across her chest, and Nero, who has an indifferent expression.
On the left is Xiao Wu with one hand in his pocket, and Sal Apollo with an uncomfortable smile on his face.
The five people, led by Stark, stood in a V-shape with a large arc. When they stood there, they burst out with powerful spiritual pressure almost at the same time.
At this moment, both ordinary Shinigami and Quincy were stunned by this powerful spiritual pressure.
"Could this be... the five Vastodes!?"
(End of this chapter)