Infinite Chimera Creation

In fact, my Shikai ability consumes several times more of my spiritual energy when used on targets with high spiritual energy content. Against a captain-level enemy like you, if I were to use my Zanpakuto, I'd probably be down before the battle even begins.

Moreover, I am more skilled in fist techniques than in slashing.

Yuan Yuan's words were completely truthful, without a trace of falsehood. What he didn't mention was that his spiritual power had been growing rapidly, and within thirty years at most, his spiritual power would be sufficient to use a Zanpakuto against a captain-level opponent.

Ukitake's face regained its refined smile, he drew his Zanpakuto, and spoke softly.

"It seems that Lord Yuan is very confident in his skills. Then I cannot be too careless. Lord Yuan, please."

"It wasn't a wasted effort, but rather..."

In an instant, Yuan Yuan's figure disappeared from the spot, leaving only an unfinished sentence lingering there.

Ukitake's pupils contracted slightly, and he abruptly held his sword horizontally in front of him. Just as his sword reached its limit, a fist struck the back of the blade, causing it to emit a crisp ringing sound.

"Fist techniques."

Yuan Yuan slowly uttered the words he hadn't finished speaking, coldly staring into Fu Zhu's eyes.

"Since Captain Ukitake said he wouldn't slack off, it would be better to release his Zanpakuto."

The surprise on Fu Zhu's face faded, replaced by a smile, and he looked at Yuan Yuan with some curiosity.

"If I'm not mistaken, that wasn't Instant Step, but a pure burst of physical power."

Yuan Yuan slowly withdrew his fist, nodded, and admitted it without the slightest hesitation.

"That's right, it's just a pure burst of physical strength. The spiritual energy fluctuations caused by the Instant Step are too obvious. As long as you pay a little attention, you can dodge it. It has no use in battle, but it's good for traveling."

Ukitake's smile became somewhat forced. Not knowing what to say, he could only manage an awkward, dry laugh.

Shunpo is a fighting technique passed down by Shinigami for thousands of years. It is even listed among the four fighting techniques that Shinigami must master, namely, the "Slash Fist and Demon Walk." However, it has now been bluntly dismissed by a junior as a technique for traveling, leaving Ukitake speechless.

If Yuan Yuan were the kind of person who only talked big, Ukitake might have reprimanded him, but the skills Yuan Yuan displayed proved he wasn't exaggerating. This put the good-natured Captain Ukitake in a somewhat awkward position.

However, Ukitake, being a captain for hundreds of years, recovered quickly after only a moment of embarrassment. He raised his twin swords and chanted the release incantation of his Zanpakuto in a clear, resonant voice.

"The waves become my shield, the lightning become my blade, Pisces Carp."

Instantly, a torrent of water enveloped Ukitake. Gripping his newly unleashed twin swords, Ukitake's smile remained gentle.

“Since Yuan-kun has already asked me to release my Zanpakuto, I can’t keep hiding it forever, right?”

Seeing Ukitake unleash his Zanpakuto, a cold glint flashed in Yuan Yuan's narrowed eyes, and he raised his hands to the sides.

"Hado #33, Crimson Fire Cannon; Hado #63, Thunder Roar Cannon"

When Yuan Yuan uttered the syllables of "Ghostly Path," everyone was filled with confusion. Both the Thunder Roar Cannon and the Crimson Fire Cannon were externally projectile Ghostly Path weapons. Their mechanism involved aiming the hand, which served as the cannon platform, at the enemy and firing the Ghostly Path.

However, when Yuan Yuan points his palm at targets other than the enemy, he cannot attack the enemy and can only inflict limited damage.

But Yuan Yuan immediately showed them what a genius was. The ghost cannons that had formed in Yuan Yuan's palms showed no sign of firing, remaining steadily in his hands. The two ghost cannons, resting in Yuan Yuan's palms, began to wriggle rapidly, like jelly.

Soon, it was as if Yuan Yuan had donned gloves made of flames and lightning. The crimson flames and silver-blue lightning showed no signs of breaking through the Dao, quietly adhering to Yuan Yuan's palms, challenging the imaginations of the assembled Grim Reapers.

Staring dumbfounded at Yuan Yuan's palm, Fu Zhu was once again shocked by this young man. He knew that with this skill in controlling the Demonic Path, even if Yuan Yuan couldn't become the captain of the Death God, the position of leader of the Demonic Path would definitely belong to this young man.

Yuan Yuan bent down, running his lightning-covered right hand across his legs, coating them with lightning as well. He assumed the starting stance for his fist technique, his expression still icy, and looked at Fu Zhu, speaking calmly.

"Well then, I'm about to begin. Please be careful."

Instantly, stimulated by the lightning, Yuan Yuan's already incredible speed, which challenged the imagination of ordinary Shinigami, became even faster. Appearing in front of Ukitake in an instant, Yuan Yuan's fists created afterimages as he rapidly struck the opponent's twin swords.

Suddenly, Yuan Yuan, who was attacking frantically, retreated. Looking at the ghostly energy that had disappeared from his hands, a glint of interest flashed in his eyes.

"Although I had heard that Captain Ukitake's Zanpakuto could absorb energy attacks, I was still quite surprised to actually see it. Even with my spiritual power control, I couldn't stop your Zanpakuto from absorbing my energy? I'm really curious about how your Zanpakuto works."

After twirling his sword, Fu Zhu aimed the tip at Yuan Yuan and launched the two absorbed demonic arts towards him, letting out a soft laugh.

"In that case, Yuan Jun's ghostly body techniques will be useless, right? I wonder if Yuan Jun has any other trump cards up his sleeve?"

"Captain Ukitake may not know, but there was once a very admirable man named Kamijou. His ability was to eliminate any energy attacks that his right hand touched. A very powerful ability, isn't it? So, do you know how a kid with a fire ability dealt with his ability? The answer is regeneration. Regenerating the attack at a speed that exceeds his elimination speed is enough."

Similarly, as long as my Kido replenishment speed exceeds your absorption speed, that's fine, right, Captain Ukitake?

Before Ukitake could answer, Yuan Yuan, while muttering the names of various mad techniques under his breath, rapidly swung his fists and attacked Ukitake Jushiro.

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Chapter Sixteen Captain

Even though a month has passed, Yamanaka still finds it hard to believe that a boy who was a third-year student at Shin-O not long ago has become their captain.

The members of the Seventh Division, who had been ridiculed by other divisions for not having a captain, were naturally overjoyed to learn that they finally had one. However, upon meeting their new captain, they discovered that he was just a young boy. Overwhelmed with disappointment, some members openly challenged the boy named Yuan Yuan at their first all-member meeting.

The result was both unbelievable and inevitable: all of them were easily defeated by the new captain. What was supposed to be a welcome banquet for the new captain turned into a collective punishment session. This captain, whom the team members privately called a tyrant, actually made all the team members, whether they had challenged him or not, run upside down around the squadron's base until they were exhausted on their first meeting.

If it were just a matter of high-pressure tactics, even if the Shinigami of the 7th Division feared the new captain's strength, they wouldn't genuinely obey him. However, on the very second day after the physical punishment, upon hearing that the members of the 11th Division had mocked his own men, the captain actually grabbed his Zanpakuto and stormed into the 11th Division's base, engaging in a fierce battle with the current Kenpachi.

I can punish or look down on my own team members as I please, but no one else has the right to look down on them!

The domineering and unreasonable cold declaration resounded throughout the Eleventh Division's base that day, and also echoed in the hearts of all the Seventh Division Shinigami.

Although Yuan Yuan's words could be described as completely unreasonable, they surprisingly warmed the hearts of the Seventh Division members. Some might think Yuan Yuan's words were pretentious, merely an attempt to win people over. However, Yamanaka Doji didn't think so, because he clearly remembered how terrifying Yuan Yuan's eyes were at that moment—a look that belonged to a beast whose territory had been violated.

Yamanaka Doji believed that anyone who saw that look, whether they were a member of the 7th Division or the 11th Division, would never forget how passionate the man's heart was beneath his cold exterior.

Yuan Yuan casually provoked a captain-level battle, and the Second Division, which was in charge of criminal investigations, naturally wouldn't let it go unpunished. Shortly after his battle with the current Kenpachi ended, the Second Division arrested Yuan Yuan without any resistance.

To Yamanaka's relief, Yuan Yuan was, after all, a captain, and even the Second Division couldn't arbitrarily punish him. Furthermore, Tachibana Koimaru, who graduated with Yuan Yuan and became the captain of the Third Division, and Ukitake, the captain of the Thirteenth Division who had assessed Yuan Yuan, both pleaded for him. Due to these factors, Captain Yuan Yuan's sentence was merely a week of confinement.

Now, thanks to Captain Yuan Yuan, the members of the Seventh Division no longer have to be beholden to the other division members. That's wonderful! Thank you, Captain-Commander, for appointing the Captain of the Seventh Division. Yamanaka-dot muttered to himself, pen in hand, a surge of excitement in his heart.

However, his excitement was completely extinguished by his beloved captain the next moment.

“Sanshi, if I’m not mistaken, you still have more than half of the documents in your hand that you haven’t processed. Are you stopping now because you miss the scenery around the camp? If so, I can arrange for you to run around the camp for half a day, and then you can process these documents after you come back.”

"No need, no need. Thank you for your kindness, Captain. I enjoy handling documents the most. Running around the base is something I should leave to the other team members who are used to the base."

Shuddering, Yamanaka quickly continued processing the documents in his hands. At the same time, he inwardly wailed, "[I'm just a lowly third seat! Captain, it's fine if you don't like handling documents! You could have delegated it to Vice Captain Lolo! How could you dump it all on me just because the Vice Captain doesn't like this kind of thing either?! And when I said I didn't like handling documents, you said I preferred looking at the scenery around the base, and you're making me run around the base for half a day!!! Who likes running around the base?! This is blatant threatening!!!]"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Seeing the obvious inner turmoil on Yamanaka-dō's face, Yuan Yuan raised an eyebrow, slapped away Lolo's hand that was trying to steal a bite, picked up a senbei and took a big bite, producing a crisp cracking sound that sent shivers down the spines of his own third seat member. He spoke in a cold voice.

"In that case, I will inform the team members. Their beloved third seat has applied to me to require all team members to run around the base for seven hours in order to improve the overall physical fitness of the team members."

Yamanaka felt like he was about to cry. Why would the captain, who always seemed so cold, have such a perverse sense of humor? Is teasing men really that fun?

Although he was utterly devastated, Yamanaka felt he should try to save himself, otherwise, if the captain told the team members that, he would definitely be found dead at home the next day.

A month of contact taught Yamanaka-do that begging that perverse captain at a time like this was useless. To be rescued, he had to ask for help from Lolo, the girl who had also applied for early graduation three days after the captain and successfully graduated, becoming the vice-captain of the Seventh Division.

"Vice Captain, please help me persuade the Captain. If this order is issued, those bastards will definitely kill me. If I die, there will be no one to help you and the Captain with the paperwork."

Ignoring the plate full of senbei (rice crackers), Luo Luo stared longingly at the senbei in Yuan Yuan's hand that he had already bitten into. She swallowed hard, then waved her hand dismissively.

"It's okay, you won't die. At most, you'll break a bone and have to stay in the Fourth Division hospital for a few months. During this time, Obuchi will arrange for the Fourth Seat to handle the paperwork."

Shan Zhongtong was taken aback. He was about to continue feigning pitifulness when he suddenly noticed the expression on Luo Luo's face. Then, glancing at the senbei in Yuan Yuan's hand, a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.

I've already seen the ending.

Carefully turning around, Shan Zhongtong used his body to block Yuan Yuan's view, wrote a few words on the paper, and then stood the cardboard upright so that Luo Luo could see the words on it.

Upon seeing those words, Luo Luo's expression changed, and she suddenly threw herself into Yuan Yuan's arms, speaking in a sickeningly sweet voice.

"Xiao Yuan, let's let Shan, Shan, Shan Li San Xi go this time. He's an idiot, there's no need to bother with him."

Looking coldly at Luo Luo in his arms, Yuan Yuan raised an eyebrow.

"First of all, the surname of the Third Prince is 'Shanzhong,' not 'Shanli.' You're the real idiot if you can't even remember his name after a month."

Secondly, I didn't really hold it against him; I was just bored lately and looking for something to make me happy.

Finally, since you successfully disgusted me with your ridiculously fake voice, I'll let that guy go.

Having long been accustomed to his captain's sharp tongue, Yamanaka automatically ignored Yuan Yuan's second point. Now, looking at the sign that read, "I offer the captain's used teacup as a sacrifice, begging the vice-captain for help," and then at Vice-Captain Lolo, who was giving him a meaningful look to remind him not to forget his promise, Yamanaka's heart was filled with worry for his own squad's vice-captain's integrity and his captain's chastity.

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Chapter Seventeen: Mental Illness Number Two

Yuan Yuan glanced indifferently at the two mentally ill men fighting in the abyss, then turned to the woman in the dragon robe beside him, a cold glint in his eyes.

"Tell me where that second mental patient came from."

"What do you mean by number two? I'm not mentally ill! This idiot is the one who's mentally ill!"

Hongxing suddenly exerted force, forcing his opponent to retreat. He looked up at Yuan Yuan and shouted angrily.

Red Star's opponent also glared at Yuan Yuan, a vicious smile twisting his lips as he uttered insane words that sounded like they came from hell.

"Yuan Yuan, don't be so smug. You can only rely on your words for now. After I kill this idiot, I'll go and kill you."

However, these terrifying words had no deterrent effect whatsoever; instead, they caused the other three to burst into laughter. Unlike Yuan Yuan's cold laugh and the Emperor's Edict's light chuckle, Hongxing clutched his stomach, laughing wildly.

"Pfft, hahaha, Yuan Yuan, the imperial edict, did you hear that? This idiot said he'd kill me first and then kill Yuan Yuan. Pfft, is his brain made of flour? How could he say something so idiotic?"

Amidst Red Star's arrogant laughter, his opponent's expression grew increasingly grim. Finally, he swung his blade, unleashing a blood-red spiritual energy slash at Red Star.

"Enough!! What's so funny!!! Did I say something wrong?!"

With a casual palm strike, Hongxing shattered the incoming spiritual energy slash. His laughter subsided, and he coldly stared at his enraged opponent, speaking in a cryptic tone, it was unclear whether he was referring to his opponent or his past self.

"The pathetic ignorant, who know nothing yet arrogantly consider themselves powerful and omnipotent, are unaware of how laughable they appear."

Seeing the increasingly confused and angry look in his opponent's eyes, Hong Xing chuckled and mercilessly exposed his opponent's ignorance.

“The foundation of my soul lies deep within Yuan Yuan’s soul. As long as Yuan Yuan lives, I will never die. How can you say that you will kill me first and then kill Yuan Yuan? Don’t you find that ridiculous?”

As if that wasn't enough of a provocation, Hongxing's lips curled up even higher, and sarcastic remarks poured out of his mouth.

"You really think I've been fighting you for so long because I'm afraid of being killed by you? Don't make me laugh. The only reason I've fought you is because you were also born from Yuan Yuan's soul. Fighting you can hone my soul, making me stronger and laying a good foundation for my next challenge against Yuan Yuan. You're nothing but a whetstone for me. How dare you try to kill me? Ridiculous, utterly ridiculous!"