Chapter 381: Unohana's Duel Invitation

Chapter 381: Unohana's Duel Invitation

Chapter 381: Unohana's Duel Invitation

Unohana's beautiful eyes were moved when she heard this, and the corners of her mouth curled up, "Really? It seems that Captain Lu is very confident now."

She placed her bare hand on the hilt of Roushizuku's sword, but her spiritual pressure was not noticeable.

In the previous battle when Seireitei was invaded, she was dragged into the battlefield by Kyoraku Shunsui. She took action again after many years, but ended up being restricted by the Quincy's Star Sign ability, which made her feel very frustrated.

After the war, she had been busy treating the wounded, and the accumulated emotions made her want to release them.

"Hey, that sounds interesting. How can I be absent from a battle?"

Kenpachi Zaraki spoke from the side, looking at Unohana with burning eyes. He had completely remembered that on that rainy night hundreds of years ago, when he was a teenager, he had fought against this god of death and had a very enjoyable battle.

Unfortunately, he never met a decent opponent again after that.

Only Lu Li, whom he met a few days ago, made him feel his blood boiling again and enjoy the joy of battle.

Unohana's eyes turned and glanced at Zaraki, "Zaraki Kenpachi, although I gave you the name Kenpachi, you are much weaker now than you were back then."

Perhaps because the attention is not on Kenpachi now, she speaks more bluntly, and also wants to stimulate Kenpachi Zaraki to return to his peak strength as soon as possible.

Logically speaking, as his spirit grows, Kenpachi Zaraki should be more powerful than when he was a child, but in reality his spiritual pressure is very unstable. Even if he is forced into a desperate situation in his current state, it is estimated that Kenpachi will not be able to unleash his ultimate power.

Judging from the situation, Unohana thinks that Kenpachi Zaraki should be trained under Lu Li for another hundred years. Only when his fighting skills are more mature and his strength is more fully recovered, will he be the opponent she wants to fight.

"I've become weaker? What are you talking about? I..."

Kenpachi was puzzled. He seemed to have no awareness of becoming weaker. He had been killing people indiscriminately in Rukongai all these years. Even if he restrained his strength, he could not enjoy the battle. How could this be considered as becoming weaker?

But before he could finish his words, he paused.

Because the cold blade was already against his throat, the knife was so fast that he had no time to react, it was light and swift, and it was retracted and released freely.

In the extremely fast slashing, it stopped at his throat in time. The curved blade of the Roushiku seemed to be able to cut his throat with just a light stroke.

A breeze then started to blow, and even the harsh sound of the knife cutting through the air could not be heard, which showed how superb the opponent's knife skills were.

Unohana's figure was right below Kenpachi Zaraki, and she slowly withdrew the Zhongrou Shizuku in her hand, "It seems that Captain Lu hasn't made you realize how weak you are now..."

Under Kenpachi's surprised gaze, Unohana sheathed the Nishizuku in her hand and looked at Lu Li again, "Is this the result of your sparring these days? It seems that you, the golden teacher of the Maou Spiritual Academy, are not worthy of your reputation."

"In terms of teaching level, I'm naturally not as good as Unohana-sensei. My methods may be a little too gentle."

Lu Li said with a smile and did not refute, because he was very busy these days, and when practicing with Kenpachi Zaraki, he just treated him as a living wooden stake. If he was too violent and injured the opponent, he would have to spend time to help him heal.

It's strange to say, he did put pressure on Kenpachi Zaraki at the beginning, but the opponent could only occasionally burst out some impressive power, which was far from enough to threaten Lu Li's full strength.

If Lu Li used his Bankai to increase the pressure to the maximum, he might be able to bring out Kenpachi Zaraki's potential, but the problem is that Zaraki is a slow warmer.

Unohana-sensei was able to use her healing abilities to kill and save at the same time, but with one strike of his Bankai's Demon-Imprisoning Sword, Zaraki might have died instantly, and there would have been no time for him to awaken.

"It seems that Student Lu is quite dissatisfied with my teaching methods back then..."

Unohana smiled and said, "I wonder how much you have grown in the past seventy years?"

"I really want to communicate with Unohana-sensei again, but the current situation in Seireitei doesn't allow it."

Lu Li said helplessly, "Just my fight with Zaraki has caused a lot of dissatisfaction among people. If I use my full strength, then the Soul Society will be torn apart. I don't want to be beaten by the captain-general."

“That’s not a problem~”

Unohana smiled and said, "I have applied for an excellent sparring site in the name of special military exercises. It is an open space in the Maou Underground Prison..."

As she spoke, her beautiful eyes widened, and murderous intent was released as her pupils looked directly at Lu Li. It seemed as if an invisible gust of wind was blowing through the place, causing Kenpachi Zaraki, who was standing next to Lu Li, to become stiff for a moment.

After the feeling of stiffness, Kenpachi Zaraki felt ecstasy. He just wanted to fight with such a powerful opponent.

Unohana let out a murderous look, "...Want to give it a try?"

"Is this the captain's right? It's a pity that Mr. Yamamoto agreed to you, but..."

Lu Li grinned, "Isn't this awesome?"

Compared to Kenpachi Zaraki, whose combat power is chaotic and unstable, Unohana, who has strong and stable overall strength, can better help him gain combat experience.

In the previous battle in Soul Society, he was completely unable to see Unohana's full strength. For a traditional Shinigami, whether or not he can use Bankai makes a huge difference in strength.

The different output power of spiritual pressure determines its external basic attribute manifestation. At that time, Unohana, whose attributes were suppressed, was unable to exert even one tenth of her strength. Facing the bombing combat style of the Soul Singer, Unohana's swordsmanship and martial arts school were unable to show any advantages.

"Then let's go. We are only allowed to use it for one day, and we have to use it under the supervision of the captain."

Mao Zhihua said that she came here today to invite Lu Li to a date.

Since she had dared to propose such an agreement before, she could certainly prepare the venue for the decisive battle. As the only remaining member of the first generation Gotei 13 besides the captain-general, she had no merits but had worked hard, and she could still apply for some authority from the captain-general.

However, the captain knew her nature better and was worried that she would accidentally kill Lu Li, so he asked them to observe the whole process. If the captain thought the battle was getting out of control, he would end the competition with Lu Li.

The captain probably agreed to her request because he wanted to see what level Lu Li's current strength was. In addition, although the captain did not question her face to face that day, most captains did not realize the problem.

But Unohana knew that there were still some doubts about Lu Li. For example, since the Quincy could seize the opponent's Bankai, why didn't the Quincy's leader seize Lu Li's Bankai and defeat Lu Li?

According to Aizen's report, the Quincy used a new Perfect Body technique, which meant that the Quincy might not be able to obtain Bankai in that state, but Unohana felt that Cantot was strong enough, and even if he didn't use the Perfect Body, there would be a great advantage in taking Lu Li's Bankai.

This is a sure-win strategy. She also doesn't think that the Quincy is a battle maniac like the three Kenpachi present, who must fight when the enemy is at its strongest. Then why doesn't the opponent take Lu Li's Bankai?
Did he not want to, or could he not? In fact, if we think about it carefully, there are still many doubts about Lu Li's battle in Hueco Mundo. Even though Aizen's report seems reasonable, there are still some things that are difficult to explain.

It was just that the captain-general on that day was eager to recruit talented people, and since Lu Li's battle results were generally good for Soul Society, he did not mention this matter. Even if other captains had thought of it, they would not have mentioned it again.

Otherwise, if they targeted the greatest war hero right after the war, it would easily discourage the members of the Gotei 13, whose talents were already dwindling.

Therefore, the captain agreed to her proposal, and also wanted to see Lu Li's specific strength, and observe whether Lu Li had any abnormal power.

If there are no problems, that would be the best. This is just a test and guidance from the captain-in-chief. They can also listen to the captain-in-chief's opinions after the battle.

"Mr. Yamamoto is coming to watch, but that's good too, at least he can help us brake at the critical moment."

Lu Li thought that the difference in strength between him and Unohana was not too great. If they got too excited in the fight, it would be unrealistic for them to stop before the last moment.

Even though Captain Unohana's sword just stopped at Kenpachi Zaraki's throat, that's because Zaraki is usually very slow. If he really fights with all his strength, no one can stop the sword.

It would be much better if the captain was here, because he is a transcendental strongman after all. His comprehensive attributes are not comparable to Lu Li and Mao Zhihua. In the tense battle, only the captain can stop them and avoid life and death by accident.

After thinking for a while, Lu Li asked again: "Can you bring someone with you? I want to take Ah Jian with me."

Because Kenpachi Zaraki is also called Kenpachi, in order to distinguish him from the current captain of the 11th Division 'Ryu Kenpachi', he followed Yachiryu and called Zaraki by his nickname, otherwise it would seem too distant if he always called him by his surname.

However, Zaraki himself didn't like this nickname at first, always feeling that he was being looked down upon. But he couldn't beat Lu Li, so he could only endure it and gradually got used to it.

"Yes, the captain-general should not mind if the Gotei 13 has another captain-level warrior."

Unohana smiled and said, "But your vice-captain may be poached."

"That doesn't matter. As long as Jian is happy."

Lu Li nodded, he understood what Mao Zhihua meant.

The captain-general values ​​talents very much. In addition, the Gotei 13 have just suffered heavy losses, and there are still several teams without captains. Even if the vice-captain can fill the vacancy, the strength of a captain who does not know Bankai is not that good.

The period when the Gotei 13 is in need of all kinds of strong people, people like Kenpachi Zaraki, with a little training and their unconventional ways made more formal, can be very qualified to be a captain even if they don't know Bankai.

His own Bankai can kill people too easily, and Unohana can easily get into trouble if she gets too excited, so the person who is most suitable to teach Kenpachi Zaraki the basics is Captain Yamamoto.

"It sounds interesting. The captain you mentioned should be very strong, right? Can I fight him?"

Kenpachi Zaraki said excitedly that although he was not allowed to fight with Unohana, it would be nice to watch the battle between two strong men. Besides, he had always heard that the strongest of the Gotei 13 was the captain-general, who he had not seen since he arrived.

Because his application to be deputy captain has not been approved by the Central Office 46, he has not appeared in the captain's meeting.

As soon as Geng Mu finished his words, the Prison Demon stopped at his throat, lifting it with such ease that not even a breeze was created.

"Ajian, the captain is a hundred times stronger than me. I advise you to be more respectful to him later, otherwise you will be punished badly."

Lu Li reminded him, although he didn't think the captain would argue with Geng Mu's childishness.

Kenpachi Zaraki looked at the tip of the Demon-Imprisoning Blade that was resting in front of his throat and raised his hand to push it away. "Tsk, Captain, how much strength do you usually hold back on me?"

This time he finally understood that both Unohana and Lu Li had the ability to kill him instantly.

But in their usual sparring sessions, Lu Li never used such techniques, he just sparred with him with swords, allowing him to slowly warm up during the fight and unleash a stronger force.

Lu Li raised his head slightly and thought for a moment, "About 10% of my strength?"

This is not bragging. Although he had to activate the Ghost Release to increase his basic attributes when facing Kenpachi Zaraki who had warmed up, he was far from reaching his upper limit, and the techniques he used in the battle were very casual, not aimed at defeating Zaraki.

If he was serious, even if he didn't activate skills like Ghost Escape and Instant Hoarseness, as long as he aimed to kill the first thing he did, he could take Gengki's life in an instant.

Zaraki's slow start is too fatal for a real life-and-death battle. If it was a turn-based hack-and-slash game, it would be fine, but in a life-and-death battle, the strong one can often take a life with one move, and the fight won't last long.

"That's really exciting..."

Zaraki's thinking process is different from that of ordinary people. "So, if I become stronger, I won't be able to kill you so easily, right?"

"That's right, so you should get back to your best form. According to what Captain Unohana said, you should have been stronger before, right?"

Lu Li said this, and walked towards the dormitory of the 11th Squadron with Unohana. They were going to the 1st Squadron.

"Really? I think Captain Unohana is stronger than before, right?"

Zaraki himself did not feel that he had become weaker. He had recalled his battle with Unohana, but he felt that he had not become weaker. He had been invincible all these years before he met Lu Li.

Unohana, who was walking in front, heard the conversation between Lu Li and Zaraki and sighed, "Vice Captain Zaraki, you have been fighting against the weak in Rukongai for too long."

She knew Kenpachi Zaraki's true strength better than Lu Li. To be honest, after she transferred to the 4th Division and withdrew from front-line combat over the years, her personal strength, except for the Kaido realm, had neither increased nor decreased, and was not much stronger than before.

But she was able to kill the current Kenpachi Zaraki instantly. He is completely incomparable to the young man she fought against back then. It's not just a matter of becoming a little weaker, it's simply becoming useless.

She thought that although his own incompetence was a factor that caused Zaraki to seal himself, the fact that Zaraki had fought too many weaklings in Rukongai was also an important reason.

"Zaraki, fried fish is not allowed."

Lu Li teased, "The result of not fighting against the strong is that your body will rust."

(End of this chapter)