Starting with Naruto, I'll become stronger through my own efforts.

Chapter 455 Unohana Retsu: I'm very skilled at killing Keishi.

Yhwach was stunned, and Retsu Unohana was also taken aback.

She watched as her strongest opponent from a thousand years ago was so easily crushed by her young boyfriend, her red lips parted slightly, but she didn't know what to say.

But all in all, well done!

But such words are completely out of character for Retsu Tamagotchi. Neither the elegant and serene Captain Tamagotchi nor the bloodthirsty and ruthless Yachiru Unohana would utter such a thing.

So Hua Jie raised her sleeve, avoiding Yhwach's slightly bewildered gaze, and gave Xia Zuo a sweet smile. Her red lips parted and silently repeated "Well done!" several times.

Xia Zuo noticed his older sister's little quirk and smiled knowingly.

Yhwach, as the son of the Spirit King and the emperor of the Unknown Empire, had never suffered such humiliation. Even his defeat at the hands of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni a thousand years ago had not enraged him so much.

"You damn bastard!"

Yhwach opened his left hand, and countless small Holy Annihilation Arrows suddenly shot out from his palm, the dense explosions covering the area where Shazor was located.

Before the thick smoke dissipated, he clenched his fist again and summoned countless light arrows to shoot down from the sky.

[Prince's Strategy]

As everyone knows, using the [Prince's Tactics] will trigger the "no damage with smoke" rule 100%, and Yhwach is no exception.

Just as he was venting his anger, sending more and more Holy Annihilation Arrows over for a barrage, Xia Zuo suddenly burst out of the smoke and dust, his already released Measuring Ruler whistling as it smashed toward the enemy's head.

Yhwach didn't have time to change the direction of the Holy Arrow of Annihilation, so he could only raise the Spirit Greatsword and hold it against his own head.

clang!!!

The Measuring Ruler and the Spirit Greatsword clashed, their weapons exchanging blows and creating a powerful gust of wind that dispersed the dust, revealing the figure of Unohana Retsu.

Captain Unohana, carrying her Zanpakuto, tried to approach, but found herself unable to get close to the two who were locked in combat. At this moment, Natsume sneered, and with a sudden burst of strength in her arms gripping the sword, the increased power flowed through the blade to Yhwach.

Yhwach was shocked to find that his strength was far inferior to his opponent's, and he could only retreat helplessly, his anger being forcibly suppressed.

After he unleashed his strength and finally managed to steady himself, he had completely calmed down.

Yhwach was filled with shock and confusion. He couldn't understand the situation. Shazo was just a Grim Reaper, and he hadn't even been a Grim Reaper for more than 100 years. How could he have such great power?

How could the Grim Reaper be stronger than him, the son of the Spirit King? What's going on?

Xia Zuo forced Yhwach back with a single blow, and his aura completely changed.

A sharp sword aura capable of slicing through everything shot into the sky. Wherever the sword aura spread, everything rapidly disintegrated, as if condensing a long period of weathering into just a few seconds.

Seeing this, Yhwach's eyes twitched.

He tightened his cloak, suddenly retreated, and at the same time swung his spirit greatsword, which transformed into a giant spirit longbow in mid-air.

Yhwach drew his bow in mid-air, and several terrifying spiritual arrows shot out from the bowstring.

As Yhwach released his fingers, the gleaming bowstring propelled the spirit arrow, which hurtled toward Shazo with terrifying force.

Yhwach unleashed his full power in a fit of rage, surprise, and fear, leaving no room for error in his attack.

Wherever the spiritual arrows struck, the hard floor cracked. The throne, which was only slightly grazed, could not withstand the incomprehensible spiritual pressure and instantly disintegrated, exploding into countless spiritual light particles.

But Xia Zuo simply waved the measuring ruler, drew a perfect square in front of him, and teleported the spirit arrow that was shot at him to the outside of the Ice Palace.

This kind of powerful spirit particle arrow cannot be handled by random teleportation from a triangle.

Even with its increased complexity and more than tenfold increase in capacity, the square structure still couldn't transmit all the spirit arrows.

When the last three long arrows were halfway through their transmission, the square structure constructed by the measuring ruler could not withstand the recoil force of the transmission and suddenly disintegrated, causing an explosion.

boom!

The three spirit arrows exploded, and even though half of their power was released outside, the remaining half blasted a bottomless crater into the ground of the royal palace. Cracks spread out like a spider web around the crater, tearing apart the towering walls. All the supporting pillars inside the royal palace collapsed, even affecting the stability of the foundation, and the sounds of collapse continued all around.

This power demonstrates just how terrifying Yhwach's boundless rage can be.

Under normal circumstances, if Yhwach saw someone wantonly vandalizing his home, he would have already committed murder in a fit of rage.

But this time he did it himself, so he really can't blame anyone else.

What's even more deadly is that Xia Zuo so easily diverted most of the power of such a fierce attack, and he was able to withstand the rest as if nothing had happened.

The storm that exploded right up to his face was like a spring breeze, not even causing Xia Zuo's skin to wrinkle.

Yhwach frowned and said, "Since my resurrection, I have always thought that my opponent is Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, or Unohana Yachiru, or even Aizen Sousuke, or the Rat of the Zero Division of the Soul Society."

"I never imagined that an ordinary Grim Reaper like you would possess strength far exceeding that of a Grim Reaper!"

"Since that's the case, I can no longer hold back. I will do everything in my power to kill you and not let you interfere with my plans."

Xia Zuo shook his head: "Come on."

The two men's powerful auras overwhelmed Retsu Tamago, making it impossible for her to stand firm.

She secretly compared her own strength with that of Shazo and Yhwach, and immediately decided to follow her heart and give her little man room to act freely.

While the two were locked in a standoff, Unohana Retsu used [Instant Cloth] to reach the gate and slipped away from the royal palace, which was filled with violent spiritual pressure.

She carefully closed the heavy door, bringing the palace's barrier to its strongest state.

In an instant, the world fell silent.

Unohana Retsu no longer had that feeling of being in a raging storm, like a small boat that could be swallowed up by the raging waves at any moment.

"It feels so good to be quiet—" Retsu Unohana said with her eyes closed. "It would be even better if you Quincy minions who came here to die weren't around."

On the main passageway in front of the royal palace, sensing the burst of spiritual pressure from their lord, the Quincy who defied Haschward's orders to return to provide support drew their bows and fired a dense barrage of spiritual energy arrows.

The dazzling spiritual arrows rained down like a storm, but in Retsu Unohana's eyes, they were not as threatening as an arrow shot by Yhwach.

"Wow, I didn't expect Xia Zuo, this little boy, to be so amazing."

"Although I already knew he was powerful, and I understood that any man who dared to pursue me must be incredibly strong, this little boy is just too strong, which makes me a little uneasy."

"Hehe, I'm also a little happy————"

Retsu Unohana's girlish heart began to stir. Lost in thought, she brandished her Zanpakuto and unleashed a bloody massacre on the Quincy.

The spiritual energy arrows fired by these weak Quincy were extinguished by Unohana Retsu's spiritual pressure even ten meters below, turning into wisps of white smoke.

Retsu Unohana's Zanpakuto, with its casually unleashed sword energy, can take the lives of more than a dozen people each time.

As the blade slashed down, several alluring crimson flowers bloomed, and Unohana Retsu easily slew the last few holy weapons.

By this time, the corpses in the passageway had formed two full layers, with the bottom layer completely submerged in blood. The horrific scene was no less terrifying than that of hell.

Stimulated by the strong smell of blood, Unohana Retsu's breathing became heavier and heavier, and the killing intent in her heart grew stronger.

Unlike other bloodthirsty individuals, Retsu Unohana's killing intent is not satisfied by ordinary weaklings. She needs powerful enemies and the blood of the strong to satisfy her boiling lust for slaughter.

"Ah, the enemy is right ahead, why don't you come out? Ha! Ha! Let me taste your blood!"

Unohana Retsu's eyes were bloodshot, her gaze half-dazed and half-mad, fixed on the darkness deep within the tunnel.

Swish!

With a horizontal slash, the blade of the Minazuki sword sent a streak of sword energy hurtling forward, disappearing into the darkness of the tunnel in the blink of an eye.

With a click, the passageway ahead lit up, and the young man in the white military robe of the Invisible Empire shone, dispelling the surrounding darkness.

He walked slowly out of the passageway, and only when the radiance on his body gradually faded did his disheveled long black hair and bare feet become visible.

The young Quincy calmly remarked, "Fourth Division Captain Retsu Unohana, your sensory perception is truly remarkable!"

The young man had a strange accent, and when he started to speak, Retsu Unohana realized that he had two tongues in his mouth.

She gave a disgusted look: "Two tongues look disgusting. How about I pull one out for you, or both?"

The young Quincy remained expressionless and continued, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Nionso Vaso! A member of the Sternritter."

"His Majesty bestowed upon me the sacred script W, which symbolizes the ability to be circuitous and indirect."

Unohana Retsu calmly asked, "The circuitous route... could it be related to space?"

"It doesn't matter. I'm very skilled at killing demons. No matter how strange your abilities are, you are still just humans. Once you're cut down, you'll die a quick death."

Nionso Huasso stomped on the corpse beneath his feet and sneered, "Foolish woman, how dare you compare us, the Sternritter, to these cannon fodder?"

"Hehehe, how interesting." Retsu Unohana laughed from the bottom of her heart: "After a thousand years, you Quincy of the Sternritter still say the same things. Are you really in a cycle of reincarnation?"

Niangso Huasso's eyes glazed over for a moment: "A thousand years ago?"

[Damn it!! Did I run into some kind of old witch?!]

Retsu Unohana nodded and said, "That's right! A thousand years ago, I participated in the annihilation of the Quincy clan. Didn't anyone tell you that?"

Upon hearing this, Niangso Huaso's face immediately darkened: "I never care about worthless intelligence, but since you are a massacrer from a thousand years ago, your crimes are unforgivable!"

Retsu Unohana pointed her Zanpakuto at the corpse of the Quincy she had just killed: "Not only a thousand years ago, but I also just killed many Quincy."

"A person as heinous as me doesn't deserve forgiveness!"

Nionso Huasso scoffed, "Forgiveness? I'd rather send you to hell to beg for forgiveness from all the Quincy you've murdered!"

"There's no need for Quincy's forgiveness. A little boy once told me that anyone killed to establish a stable order is not innocent and there's no need to feel guilty."

"Quinshi devour spiritual particles, so they distort them for their own use. When there are few of you, it's not a problem, but when there are many of you, you become the greatest threat to the world. Killing you is definitely not a bad thing."

Retsu Unohana stomped her foot and instantly appeared beside Nionso Huasso, the silver light of her Zanpakuto flashing towards his neck: "Besides, the dead can't forgive others!"

The blade flashed with a chilling light, and it looked as Unohana Retsu was about to decapitate Nionso Huasso, but at the very last moment, it took a strange deflection.

Retsu Unohana's Zanpakuto, Minazuki, is a Zanpakuto with a large curve, but at this moment the blade actually bent into a circle and slid past Nionso Huaso's head.

Unohana Retsu's pupils suddenly contracted. She was not surprised because her sword was twisted, but because she did not feel any change in the force applied to it. It was as if her Zanpakuto was still the same as before.

Unohana Retsu encountered an inexplicable anomaly and, instead of following her usual tactics of continuous attacks, immediately unleashed […].

[Instant Step] Move away a short distance.

After ensuring safety, Unohana Retsu lowered her eyelids and glanced at the meat shovel in her hand.

Confirming that his Zanpakuto was still at its normal curve, the moment he missed the opponent's head seemed like an illusion.

Nionso Huasso chuckled dismissively: "Isn't it strange that your Zanpakuto is bent?"

The Quincy's smile was strange, like a forced expression on someone with facial paralysis, which was chilling.

Because his two tongues were interfering with each other, Niangso Huaso mumbled, "I told you before, the power His Majesty bestowed upon me with the sacred script 'W' is circuitous and indirect."

"Simply put, it means that no matter where the attack comes from or what kind of attack it is, it will automatically avoid my body—but whether it's related to space as you guessed, I don't know."

Unohana Retsu sneered, "You just reveal your power like that? Aren't you afraid I'll find a flaw and kill you?"

"It's alright, anyway, your Shinigami's Zanpakuto can't hurt me," Nionso Huasso said. "Not only Zanpakuto, but no malicious attack can touch me."

"Hado #31: Red Fire Cannon!"

Whoosh!

"Hado #88 Flying Dragon Strike Thief Thunder Cannon!!"

click!

Unohana Retsu unleashed two consecutive Hakudo attacks, but just like the previous Zanpakuto attacks, the Hakudos curved into arcs in front of Nionso Huaso and bypassed his body.

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