Death's Hidden Mobile

"Thunder."

One of Natsuhiko's Zanpakuto's abilities is to summon lightning from the sky to attack enemies.

Kenpachi Zaraki's sword struck the lightning, the metal blade gathering the lightning. The next moment, the lightning spread along the long sword, along Kenpachi Zaraki's arm, and struck his body.

Humph.

Kenpachi Zaraki suddenly swung his arm, sending out a bolt of lightning that struck the wall beside him.

Splash!

The walls were shattered, and bricks were scattered all over the ground.

Kenpachi Zaraki rubbed his shoulder and said, "Is that all the power you have? It can't even tickle me."

"Of course, that's not all."

Xia Yan said softly, and the next moment, lightning gathered in the sky again, and bolts of lightning struck towards Kenpachi Zaraki's head.

Kenpachi Zaraki raised his sword and slashed at the lightning.

But there was more than one bolt of lightning falling.

Boom, boom, boom.

Bolts of lightning engulfed Kenpachi Zaraki, his body enveloped in electric light, and he vanished instantly into the blue light.

No matter how powerful you are, you can't stop it.

But when the blue light dissipated, Kenpachi Zaraki appeared before them, his entire body black, with wounds visible on his skin, the edges of which were charred black.

When Xia Yan saw that Kenpachi Zaraki was still in combat, his eyes narrowed and he actually blocked several lightning strikes.

"I admit, it's powerful, but not enough."

Kenpachi Zaraki's fighting spirit intensified as he raised his long sword and slashed at Natsuhiko.

Xia Yan narrowed his eyes, raised the short gun in his hand, and pointed it forward.

The next moment, a huge blue light shone from the gun, gathering at the tip before being released.

"Flying Dragon Strikes the Thief, Thunder Cannon Shakes the Sky."

Xia Yan used a high concentration of spiritual particles to convert them into lightning-attribute energy through a short gun, and finally activated it from the tip of the gun, simulating the Eighty-Eighth of the Breaking Path, Flying Dragon Strike the Thief, Heaven-Shaking Thunder Cannon.

A massive beam of lightning instantly enveloped Kenpachi Zaraki's body, directly enveloping him and extending into the distance.

Behind Kenpachi Zaraki, the Eleventh Division's barracks were pierced by a blue light, as if it had been bitten, and a part of it disappeared instantly.

Now you're going to collapse, aren't you?

Xia Yan was panting heavily. Although his technique was powerful, comparable to the power of the un-chanted Eighty-Eighths of the Hakudo, it had consumed a great deal of spiritual pressure, which was making it difficult for him to cope.

But when the lightning subsided, Kenpachi Zaraki was still standing there, his front charred black, but the area near his heart was blocked by his sword.

He can even stand up; is he even human?

"Hehehe, not bad, do you have any even more powerful moves?"

Kenpachi Zaraki spoke in a hoarse voice as he strode toward Natsuhiko.

Seeing this, Xia Yan gritted his teeth, and the electricity on his body gathered, eventually forming a pair of lightning wings on his back.

Kenpachi Zaraki walked up to Natsuhiko, raised his long sword, and was about to slash again.

But just as his long sword fell, Xia Yan vanished and appeared behind Kenpachi Zaraki.

"So fast."

Before Kenpachi Zaraki could react, Natsuhiko had already appeared behind him.

Moreover, the tip of his spear was pressed against Kenpachi Zaraki's back; if it advanced even an inch, it could pierce Kenpachi's heart.

"It was a very satisfying battle."

Kenpachi Zaraki knew he had lost, and a look of joy appeared on his face, but he was powerless to stop Natsuhiko's attack.

However, the expected attack did not come. Xia Yan's body went limp and he collapsed to the ground, bleeding profusely.

As Xia Yan collapsed, the lightning in the sky disappeared, and the dark clouds gradually dispersed.

"Oh?"

Kenpachi Zaraki raised an eyebrow, turned around, looked at Xia Yan on the ground, and said, "It seems that the ability you used put too much strain on your body, making it unable to support your already severely injured body. Moreover, the technique requires a great deal of spiritual pressure, and your body's spiritual energy is now almost depleted."

Kenpachi Zaraki sighed and said, "I really didn't want to win like this."

After Kenpachi Zaraki finished speaking, he threw his Zanpakuto aside and said, "Hey, my team barracks were destroyed by your team members. Shouldn't you take responsibility, Captain Soi Fon?"

As Kenpachi Zaraki finished speaking, a figure appeared beside him. The figure was not tall, wore a black combat uniform, and had a worried look on his cold face beneath his signature bob haircut.

The person who arrived was none other than Soi Fon.

Soi Fon glanced at Natsuhiko and said to Kenpachi Zaraki, "Captain Zaraki, I will pay for the repairs of the barracks. Also, thank you for today."

Kenpachi Zaraki waved his hand and said, "No need to thank me. When you asked me for help, I thought it was too much trouble. But now it seems that it was indeed a very enjoyable battle, which makes me very happy."

"Then I'll take Xia Yan for treatment."

Soi Fon walked to Natsuhiko's side and picked him up in her arms.

Kenpachi Zaraki looked at Soi Fon and asked curiously, "I don't know you well, but I know you don't like being helped by others, so why are you willing to ask me for help for this kid?"

Looking at Natsuhiko's pale face with his eyes tightly closed, Soi Fon smiled and said, "He helped me accomplish something very important, which means a lot to me. I wanted to repay him, and knowing that he was still upset about not being able to achieve his Shikai, I tried my best to help him master it."

After a pause, Soi Fon continued, "I tried some methods, but my experience couldn't help him. In the end, I thought of fighting, breaking through in a near-death battle. This is the path many Shinigami take to master their Shikai. At this point, we need to choose a suitable person to carry it out. At least I don't want to hurt him."

Kenjiro Zaraki asked curiously, "Do you think I'm a suitable candidate?"

Soi Fon nodded and said, "Of all the Gotei 13, only Captain Zaraki is capable of defeating Natsuhiko and willing to kill a complete stranger."

"Haha, that's right."

Kenpachi Zaraki laughed heartily, then his smile faded as he stared intently at Soi Fon, saying, "But you know, if he hadn't had his Shikai back then, I really would have killed him. Aren't you afraid he'd die?"

Soi Fon looked at Kenpachi Zaraki and said calmly, "If you don't remove your blindfold, I'll take him away before you can strike him."

"Humph."

Kenpachi Zaraki snorted coldly, not denying her words, and said, "It's fortunate you didn't do that, because if you had interfered with my battle, I would have killed you as well."

"is it?"

Soi Fon raised an eyebrow and said, "If it were a month ago, I might have been wary, but now, I can only say that even if Captain Zaraki tries his best, he can't do it."

Leaving those words behind, Soi Fon hugged Natsuhiko and vanished in a flash.

Soi Fon had absolute confidence because Shun had completed it a month ago, which was why she sought help from Kenpachi Zaraki.

Only after confirming Natsuhiko's safety would Soi Fon use this method to help him master his Shikai.

"Can't you do it?"

After Soi Fon left, Kenpachi Zaraki picked up his Zanpakuto, gripped the hilt with his right hand, then stepped back a short distance, placing his left hand in front of him to hold the hilt as well, muttering to himself:

"Do we really have to use the swordsmanship that old man Shan talked about?"

Chapter 48: Know When to Stop

I was in a pitch-black space, with only swirling black mist in my vision.

The mist slowly drifted towards Xia Yan. He tried to dodge, but was powerless to move. He could only let the black mist slowly cover him, obscuring his mouth and nose, and trying to kill him.

But just then, a bolt of lightning struck, illuminating the space and dispelling the darkness.

Just like the lyrics of a song, "Like sunlight, piercing through the darkness. Dawn quietly sweeps across the horizon."

That's right, that light was the giant of light from 30 million years ago, Ultraman Tiga!

???

. . .

Xia Yan suddenly opened his eyes, panting heavily, and saw a clean white ceiling.

This is where?

Xia Yan had a headache. He looked around and found himself lying on a hospital bed. He tried to move his body, but found that he was in pain.

In the end what happened?

Xia Yan tried his best to recall what happened before he lost consciousness.

Oh right, I was fighting Kenpachi Zaraki and I passed out.

Xia Yan recalled the battle back then. Kenpachi Zaraki wanted to kill him, and he mastered Shikai at the critical moment. He fought Kenpachi Zaraki after he removed his eyepatch and gained the upper hand, but he collapsed because he was exhausted.

It seems he didn't kill himself.

If you're not going to kill me, why would you try to put me to death?

Xia Yan was completely baffled when a voice rang in his ear, "Xia Yan, you're awake?"

Xia Yan turned his head and saw a sleepy face under the iconic bob haircut; it was Soi Fon.

"Captain Soi Fon, did you save me?"

Xia Yan looked at the other person and asked.

Soi Fon stood up and said with a smile, "Since you passed out, Captain Zaraki didn't make any more moves."

"They didn't make any further moves?"

Xia Yan frowned and asked, "But he really wanted to kill me, didn't he?"

Soi Fon replied, "The reason he wanted to kill you was at my request, not his own intention."

"Captain Soi Fon's request? Why did you ask him to kill me?"

Xia Yan looked at Soi Fon with a puzzled expression.

Soi Fon said slowly, "You haven't mastered your Shikai yet, and you're getting restless. My own experience can't help you, so I wanted you to master your Shikai through battle. Now it seems that this method is not bad."

Xia Yan said with a wry smile, "But if I hadn't succeeded, I would be dead now."

Natsuhiko sensed that Kenpachi Zaraki was truly about to kill him. If he hadn't mastered his Shikai at the last moment, he would have been killed by Kenpachi.