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Chapter 65. The Turmoil at Xiawang Temple (Part 65)
The intense heat of the flames swept across the earth, causing everything to steam and condense.

Higashino Shuichi's two arms were completely burned to ashes, but soon, two brand new arms reappeared from his body.

Infinite Regeneration
The power derived from the fragments of the Spirit King was the source of his confidence to unleash such a powerful but dangerous breakthrough.

Before Higashino Shuichi lay a body that had been almost completely charred.

"Fourfold. Evil Spirits Arise."

Maki Kurō's lips moved, and faint syllables escaped from his mouth.

Higashino Shuichi frowned, then stepped forward and slashed.

A head fell.

Higashino Shuichi was impressed by Maki Kurato's indomitable will and terrifying vitality.

But he will not be merciful.

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the sky, a gloomy light unlike anything in the Black Hole.

Two black pillars fell, piercing through Maki Kurama's already weakened body and head, and then dragging him back.

In less than two seconds, the sky returned to its original dark red color.

It was as if nothing had just happened.

Higashino Shuichi only stared at the location where the crack appeared for a few seconds before turning and leaving.

That's not a place he should be eyeing right now.

The night continues.

At the other end of the Seireitei, Rennosuke Kamikawa, the captain of the Third Division, also fell unwillingly amidst the ruins.

On the dilapidated rooftop within his field of vision, his Zanpakuto was stuck, but unfortunately, this distance of less than twenty meters felt like an insurmountable gap.

"The Xia Dalu family won't succeed. They'll never get past the captain."

With both arms severed and his spiritual pressure plummeting to rock bottom, Rennosuke Kamikawa had already foreseen his fate.

“I never work for the Kasumi family.”

The speaker was a blind man with an afro and a Shinigami uniform. He was probably just a seated officer, but he possessed spiritual pressure comparable to that of a typical captain, and he had also mastered the Bankai ability that countless Shinigami dreamed of.

When did captain-level units become so cheap?

Rennosuke Kamikawa didn't understand.

"Then you'd better make sure the Kasumi family has the last laugh, otherwise, with the captain's blood on your hands, you'll have no other way out."

Rennosuke Kamikawa gazed at the blade reflecting the distant firelight, then closed his eyes.

"I was originally planning to retire in the next couple of years."

In his final moments before death, Rennosuke Kamikawa wore a bitter smile.

Meanwhile, Kensei Muguruma, the captain of the 9th Division, was being held back by Hollows in Hueco Mundo in Rukongai.

The captain of the 13th Division, Jushiro Ukitake, is still in the mortal world.

After easily dealing with the four ungrateful Hollowfied Shinigami, the captain of the Fourth Division, Retsu Unohana, simply glanced at the noble district without showing any intention of rushing over to provide support.

Only one captain remained who could move freely within the entire Seireitei: Kiryu Hikifune, the captain of the 12th Division.

Standing outside the 12th Division's gate at this moment is Aizen Sousuke, the current vice-captain of the 5th Division, who wears glasses.

He had been standing there for quite a while, neither entering the 12th Division nor intending to leave.

He was simply waiting. If Kiryuu Hikifune had any intention of leaving the 12th Division tonight, then the fate of the other two captains would be the same as Kiryuu's. Meanwhile, Seireitei, temporarily deprived of its captains' support, was like a lamb to the slaughter before the Baku, whose strength had greatly increased due to Hollowfication.

Destruction, slaughter, madness—these are the indelible marks of tonight.

Standing inside the main hall of Xia Dalu's house, Yun Jingyao gazed at everything around him with a sense of fascination.

He has devoted so much time and effort to this, so that he can stand here with dignity in the future. Now, he can even go a step further.

If tonight, those Bakuyao warriors will slaughter through the nobles and inflict more than half of the losses on the Gotei 13 Shinigami, he will have leverage to negotiate with Soul Society. He believes that the remaining people, including Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, will not want to see this level of internal strife continue.

As long as we get through tonight.
For the first time, Yun Jingyao felt that the position he had always dreamed of was so within reach.

"Lord Kumoi."

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind.

Yun Jingyao did not turn around. "Our plan has been brought forward. Xiuyi, you must go to the Central 46th Chamber immediately and cooperate with the Mo Yao people there to keep those captains there."

I know you've helped me with many things over the years and have accumulated quite a few spiritual beings; now it's time for them to come in handy.

Yun Jingyao was still immersed in his beautiful dream when he looked down in shock at the hole that had been pierced through his chest.

"Your plans were brought forward, but mine weren't; everything is still within the plan."

The voice of Shuichi Higashino could be heard fading into the distance.

With a thud, Yun Jingyao knelt down, desperately reaching forward with his right hand, trying to reach the position of family head that he had dreamed of for countless days and nights.

However, the faint, chilling voice coming from behind left him with no hope whatsoever.

"Hado #73, Twin Lotus Azure Flame Fall!"

The patriarch's chair was burned in the flames, along with Yun Jingyao's dream and life, all turned to ashes in the fire.

For Higashino Shuichi, Kumoi Yosuke had to die because he was different from Kasumi Oji Mayu. Kumoi Yosuke knew too many secrets about the Bakuya Sword, as well as too many secrets about Higashino Shuichi.

"Next, we need to hurry up and devour the Tapir Blade."

Standing in the courtyard of the Kasumi family's residence, with towering flames behind him and the mutilated corpses of Kasumi family members all around him, Higashino Shuichi felt no pity whatsoever.

Those Mo Yao followers sent to the Central 46th Chamber couldn't hold off the captains for long.

Even if those captains restrain their strength due to the multiple hells below, they should be coming out by now, judging by the time.

Therefore, after resolving the problem of Yunjing Yaojue, Higashino Shuichi didn't have much time left to strengthen the Baku Yao Dao Lei Huo.

How far Lei Huo can grow in the future depends entirely on how quickly he acts in the remaining time tonight.

"To be honest, my current abilities might be a bit insufficient to deal with powerful enemies, but when it comes to clearing out mobs, there shouldn't be anyone in Soul Society more efficient than me, right?"

Higashino Hideichi's lips curled up, and his left hand, which had been gripping the Baku-Yao-Dao Rai-Ka, fell to the ground. "Attack, warriors! For those who loathe war, Peach Blossom Spring!"

Thousands of Spirit Particles surged out of the Peach Garden Space, and under the control of Higashino Shuichi, rushed towards the vicinity of the Hollowfied Shinigami who were slaughtering indiscriminately, just waiting for the Shinigami captains to break out of the Central 46 Chambers.

Then, Higashino Shuichi could lay his sword on them.

At the same time, two freshmen who had just arrived at the Shinigami Academy were also inevitably affected.

Gin Ichimaru hid behind cover the moment the Hollowfied Shinigami appeared.

However, Kisaragi Shusuke stood frozen in place, staring blankly at the Hollowfied Shinigami who had lost its mind, and uttered two words in disbelief.

"Father?!"

(End of this chapter)