Bleach: From Rugum to Thousand-Year Captain

"Are you kidding me? How can a mere sacred artifact from Kashima Shrine compare to a divinely bestowed weapon from the Shihouin family?"

"Enough talk! You all go to the spa! Bankai! Tenta Muhen!"

Kashima Kyōsei unleashed his Zanpakutō, Tessou, completely unleashing his spiritual pressure, which erupted into a violent spiritual pressure gale.

His Zanpakuto transformed directly into a knight's lance, which was covered in mottled patterns.

Kashima Kōsei's body was able to absorb the Bankai spiritual pressure of Chōjirō Suzume's spirit pressure through the sacred artifact of Kashima Shrine, making his spiritual power twice as powerful as before.

The frustrating thing is that because of the technique, the three captains cannot use their Bankai to aid the enemy, which puts them in a very difficult and troublesome position.

Moreover, the four people bound by the spell could not escape the artifact's net and could only fight him within a limited area.

"It seems that their earlier clamor for Yamamoto to be bound by this artifact was not without reason. If Captain-Commander Yamamoto is bound by this artifact, even if he uses Bankai, his spiritual pressure will become nourishment for the enemy, right?"

The execution of the 7th Division's Nobukatsu was causing Amatsuki Sussai to have a lot of internal complaints. With Yamamoto's Bankai Zanka Tachi drawn, do you think the opponent has the time and ability to withstand Yamamoto's blazing spiritual pressure?

Why is Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni considered the strongest Shinigami in a thousand years? It's not just because his Zanpakuto, Ryujin Jakka, is strong; it's because the sword itself is powerful!

"Scatter! He's attacking!!! Watch out!!!"

Kashima Kiyoshi charged wildly across the ground, wielding a large spear. Ienhara Kinroku, Shihouin Senri, and Shigeki no Taketsuna could only temporarily avoid his attack, feeling the speed at which their spiritual pressure was being absorbed while looking for an opportunity to strike.

One cannot recklessly unleash one's spiritual pressure with every strike, or all efforts will be in vain.

Tengetsu Sukusai quickly helped Chojiro Sukubu, who was standing in the corner, to his feet; "Are you alright, Sukubu?"

"It's Vice Captain Tengetsu. I'm just a little exhausted from losing too much spiritual pressure, but I'm not injured. This situation is quite troublesome. Do the three captains have any solutions?"

"I don't know, but this can't go on like this. I'm going to join the fight and test that person. Take care of yourself."

"Vice Captain Tianyue, please be careful!"

Tenzuki Sukusai nodded in acknowledgment, having learned from the three captains that this ambush was orchestrated by the people of Kashima Shrine. Kashima Shrine was once a noble family, but it seemed to have declined. He wondered if his family still held a place in Room 46.

However, this artifact is indeed powerful; just one item is enough to allow a captain-level Grim Reaper to contend with four captain-level Grim Reapers.

"That's right! The items!"

On the main battlefield, the three captains continuously used sword techniques to get close to Kashima Kiyoshi. The third division captain, Ikuhara Kinroku, used his Zanpakuto, Shizuka, the seventh division captain, Shigeki no Taketsuna, used his Zanpakuto, Kagayoku, while the second division captain, Shihouin Senji, did not use his Zanpakuto and only conducted probing attacks with his bare hands. None of them released their Zanpakuto.

Tengetsu Sukusai also joined the battle. Without unleashing his divine power, he charged forward and slashed down, but Kashima Kiyoshi's spear thrust straight at him.

The spear after Bankai is something that an unreleased Zanpakuto can't block, but Tengetsu Sussai's Shinji sword began to show a crimson light without having any spiritual pressure absorbed.

Kashima Kōkyō felt extremely strange. Even though the other party seemed to be using their power, he couldn't absorb anything.

In an instant, the Divine Truth and the Bankai Tenta Muhen collided. The power of the Hōmaru began to accumulate, but in just a moment, Tengetsu Sussai was sent flying.

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Chapter 66 Divine Artifacts Clash? Bai Fan Displays His Power! (Please recommend and add to your favorites)

Seeing Tengetsu Sussai being sent flying far away, neither Shihouin Senji, Yanyuan Jinle, nor Shigeno Taketsuna cared.

Putting aside the fact that this battle is between captain-level powerhouses, a mere adjutant getting involved in the war would only be courting death. It's no wonder that people without any sense of judgment are courting death.

However, seeing that Tianyue Quezhai had taken the stabbing blow without any injury and gotten up unharmed, he still glanced at him and was quite surprised.

None of the three captains could directly withstand Kashima Jōshō's Bankai Tenta no Muhen with their unreleased Zanpakutō, but now they were being held back by a vice-captain.

While Kashima Kōsei was still in surprise that Tengetsu Quesai had withstood his attack, Tengetsu Quesai immediately activated the Resonant Space Teleportation and flashed behind him, unleashing a crimson slash with the Divine Truth!

No! It's not just a spiritual pressure slash.

Instead, it uses the power of the gourd to accumulate energy, and then releases it with a concentrated and powerful Crescent Moon Slash! This is a close-range, golden-red Crescent Moon Slash!

Moreover, Tengetsu Sukusai did not release his spiritual pressure at all; he merely blocked Kashima Kiyoshi's attack and used the power of the gourd to store energy before returning it.

Boom!

This strike seemed to be more concentrated and powerful than Kashima Kōsei's Heavenly Step Without Trace Thrust, and Crescent Moon Heavenly Strike struck Kashima Kōsei's body, causing a violent explosion.

None of the three captains expected that Tengetsu Quezai could unleash such enormous energy and perform the incredibly fast Instant Step.

Even Shihōin Sennichi couldn't see clearly the speed of his footsteps; he was the one most puzzled here as to why Tengetsu Sukusai could progress so rapidly.

Putting everything else aside, this single slash already demonstrated the power that only a Captain-level Grim Reaper could unleash, and in terms of sheer strength, it has already earned the approval of all three Captains.

Only those at the same or higher level can catch the eye of these assassin captains.

As the smoke from the explosion slowly dissipated, Kashima Kōkyō's body was covered in tiny wounds from which blood flowed continuously, clearly indicating that the level of injury posed a significant threat to him.

Kashima Kiyoshi coughed and gave a cold laugh; "Using such a massive spiritual pressure strike within the Six Robes Formation, should I say your strike is impressive or just stupid!"

"Really? You really felt my spiritual pressure being absorbed? I can see the direction of the spiritual pressure even better than you can."

Before Kashima Kōsei could think or sense the magnitude of the spiritual pressure he was absorbing, he was immediately overwhelmed and pressed closer by Tengetsu Sukusai's relentless attacks.

Tengetsu Sukusai once again drew his sword and attacked, but Kashima Kiyoshi's spear kept thrusting at Tengetsu Sukusai, only to be absorbed by the power of the gourd on the blade of the Shinji sword.

The excess energy was also used by Tianyue Quezhai for super-fast regeneration to heal the injuries caused by the aftershocks of the Tian Ta Wu Hen impact.

After all, it was Bankai, and the gale-force winds accompanying its spear were like blades, tearing through Tengetsu Sussai's steel armor and breaking through his defenses.

However, after the steel sheet blocked most of the force, its penetrating power could not seriously injure Tianyue Quezhai.

Thus, Tianyue Quezhai continued their relentless attacks, closing in relentlessly, leaving the three captains unable to intervene.

"With this level of power, Vice-Captain Amatsuki has probably already reached the threshold of Bankai. But I'm curious why he's not afraid of having his spiritual pressure absorbed, and indeed he hasn't become weak from having his spiritual pressure absorbed."

"This battle is a war of attrition; it's a matter of who can outlast whom. But if things continue like this, the Grim Reaper on the other side will fall into a slump."

"Executive Wu Gang and Yan Yuan Jin Le commented, but Tian Yue Que Zhai had his own judgment in mind."

Despite his apparent advantage, as the opponent's spear thrusts have failed to seriously injure him, the energy accumulated and converted from the gourd-shaped pills takes time.

It was really a struggle to block the opponent's Bankai attack; my own spirit was shaken and felt very uncomfortable.

The reason it hasn't collapsed yet is entirely due to energy replenishment and rapid regeneration.

It's quite impressive that they've fought this far with captain-level spiritual pressure and without releasing their Zanpakuto!

Seeing that Tengetsu Chosai was showing signs of fatigue, Shihouin Sennichi, fearing that he would be unable to withstand the pressure of the spiritual pressure being absorbed, immediately used Shunpo to kick Kashima Junsei.

A war of attrition!

Shihōin Senbon never placed any hope on Tengetsu Sukusai's ability to achieve anything. He pulled a bandage from his waist and wrapped it around his arm.

That was the Shihōin family's divinely bestowed weapon; a white counterattack!

Those are bandages with powerful defensive capabilities, spiritual energy isolation, and toughness. They can assist in combat by binding enemies or be wrapped around the hand to aid in free-for-all attacks.

"drink!!!"

Shihouin Senji concentrated most of his spiritual pressure on his forearm. Because the white bandages restricted the connection between his arm skin and the outside world, the large amount of spiritual pressure gathered was not absorbed by the Kashima artifact.

Senhi Shihōin appeared instantly above Kōsei Kashima using a swift Shunpo technique. Kōsei Kashima reacted immediately, raising his spear and thrusting.

The violent collision of sparks and the deafening roar sent the two figures flying backward!

The spiritual pressure gathered in Shihouin Senri's hands during this attack was not mostly absorbed; instead, it was entirely contained within the white shield.

efficient!!!

Shihouin Senri's earrings moved automatically without wind, and her white hair was constantly being blown by the wind.

His figure multiplied from one to two, then from two to four, and soon transformed into countless afterimages that hurtled towards Kashima Junki.

puff!

With a sharp crack, Kashima Kōkyō was knocked to the ground and did not get up immediately.

Shihouin Senji scoffed, "The Kashima family's divine artifacts are nothing special. Absorbing spiritual pressure has its limits and a process, while battles happen in an instant. You won't have a chance to fully unleash the divine artifacts because I won't wait for you."

As Shihouin Senji spoke, he used Shunpo to bombard Kashima Junki with both fists, not caring whether he was dead or alive, and directly finished him off, turning him into mincemeat first.

Kashima Kiyoshi lay on the ground like a dead dog; without his spiritual pressure, the Six Robes Formation Technique of his divine artifact disappeared.

The 7th Division's executor, Nobuaki, grumbled in dissatisfaction, "What? It's over already? I just drew my sword a little while ago."

Before he could finish speaking, Kashima Kiyoshi suddenly opened his eyes, his chest flashing with light, smoke billowing out, and he vanished before everyone's eyes.

Shihouin Senri watched Kashima Kiyoshi's disappearing figure; "What a troublesome artifact. The Second Division will probably be busy with something from now on!"

"Let's all go our separate ways. This is the first time the three captains have gathered together, haha."

The three captains left immediately, and Tengetsu Susuzai helped Susuzuke Chojiro and Kyoraku Shunsui use Shunpo to quickly return to Seireitei.

"I'm sorry, Vice-Captain Amatsuki. Kyoraku, Ukitake, and the others dragged you into a battle. Even with Bankai, I still lost. How incompetent!"

"As a fellow member of the Gotei 13, you're being too polite. With some proper training, you'll be just as good. After all, you're a Shinigami with captain-level strength, how bad could you be?"

"However, the matter between Kyoraku and Ukitake will probably be difficult to resolve later. I suppose the Captain-Commander will have something to consider."

Tenzuki Suzaku returned to the Fourth Division barracks, while Suzaku Chojiro, along with Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro of the Fourth Division, went to the First Division barracks to report the whole story to Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

"....above."

"I understand. It seems that this is the beginning of a power struggle among the nobles, and also a test of me. Go, convene a meeting of captains."

"drink!"

After the messenger from the inner court left using Shunpo, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni held a captains' meeting.

All the captains who were fighting in Rukongai were summoned back to the Gotei 13, and then the captains were sent to patrol the territories where the nobles of the inner court lived.

Firstly, once you've killed a certain number of souls in Rukongai, you can recuperate and rest, so as not to kill too many souls and spirits and disrupt the balance.

Secondly, it allowed the captains to intimidate the nobles and also served to vent Kyoraku and Ukitake's anger.

Because of Yamamoto's capricious orders, the nobles of the Central 46 were dissatisfied. Yamamoto then did the opposite and brought up the affairs of the Kyoraku family, the Ukitake family, and the Kashima family, causing the nobles, who were originally in cahoots, to start taking sides and putting each other down.

The Central 46 Chamber was transformed from a courtroom into a marketplace, and the so-called accountability measures were dropped without any real resolution.

The Second Division's Covert Force has been investigating the matter concerning Kashima and Kashima Shrine ever since, but Kashima has vanished without a trace, so the matter has to be put on hold for the time being.

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Chapter 67 Five Months, Mastering Bankai! (Please recommend and add to your favorites)

"Everyone, look carefully. This is the basic technique for casting spells, the incantation, and the order of spirit particles. Don't be fooled by its complexity; it's actually incredibly simple. You just need to memorize it and practice until you're proficient."

"You've been taking the Reincarnation course for three months now. Don't tell me you can't learn the most basic Reincarnation. I'm practically teaching you step by step. Tomorrow's exam is on Spiritual Alignment and Human Structure and Spiritual Reactions. That's all for today."