I Am a Heroic Spirit

"Hoohoho!!!"

The red dragon erupted, like a storm at sea, exerting a terrifying pressure that caused the ground to continue to sink. Ichimaru Gin couldn't help but bend over under this heavy pressure, his expression becoming extremely serious.

“Bang bang bang!!!”

Fire, great strength, the dragon has few ways of attack, but each one is very effective. The land turns to ashes in the flames, and the mud and rocks are shattered under the body of the red dragon. In the crazy offensive of the red dragon, Ichimaru Gin fell into a disadvantage and did not even have the ability to fight back. He could only keep fleeing, because as long as he was hit, he would be reduced to ashes.

"Puch!"

No matter how well Ichimaru Gin dodged, he still couldn't escape the red dragon's attack that covered an extraordinary area. He was chopped away by a claw, half of his body was torn by the red dragon's claws, blood spurted out of his mouth, and he fell into a pit, unable to move. Bones with flesh and blood hanging on his body could be seen, and he looked half-dead and extremely miserable.

Although he fell into the pit and was covered by countless rubble, the red dragon had already memorized Gin Ichimaru's breath. The red dragon raised its sharp claws high and swung them towards the place where Gin Ichimaru was with the momentum of tearing through space. If he was hit by this blow, even if Kirinji Tenshiro was called out, he would not be able to survive.

Seeing this scene, all the Grim Reapers changed color and immediately took action.

"Not good!" Kuchiki Byakuya's expression changed and he was about to leave.

"Stop it! I'm going to save people!" Soi Fong was extremely fast. When the voice sounded, she was already more than ten meters ahead of Byakuya Kuchiki.

"We admit defeat in this round!" Chojiro Suzuki shouted hurriedly, but it was not to stop the Red Dragon, as the Red Dragon could not be stopped with words at this time, but to give Soi Fong and Byakuya Kuchiki a legitimate reason to fight.

"The Seventy-three Binding Techniques - Inverted Mountain Crystal!" Tosen Kaname and Aizen used the Binding Technique at the same time in the direction of Ichimaru Gin, but in stark contrast, Tosen Kaname used his full strength while Aizen used his full strength, so that two equally powerful inverted triangular cone defense arrays appeared above Ichimaru Gin at the same time.

"The pride of heaven, the iron walls, the dragon walks, the lion roars, the tiger howls, the wolf runs, cuts off the heaven and earth before it collapses, the eighty-first way of binding: cutting off the sky!" Ukitake Jushiro showed extremely high ghost quality and formed a huge defensive wall above Ichimaru Gin.

"Captain Zaraki!" Unohana Retsu called out Zaraki Kenpachi, and then used an instant attack that was no weaker than Soi Fong.

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Chapter 265 Tai Chi

"Hoohoho!!!"

Just when the red dragon's claws were less than ten centimeters away from Soi Fong, and Soi Fong had already used Instant Kill to offset the red dragon's dragon power and wind pressure, and was about to abandon Ichimaru Gin and escape alone, the red dragon let out an angry roar, and the red light enveloped the red dragon. The sharp claws stopped in mid-air and gradually dissipated as the red light shrank.

The dragon's might gradually dissipated, and the sense of crisis that had originally covered everyone's heads, like a building that could collapse at any time, was also swept away.

Kenpachi Zaraki, who was originally paddling, stopped immediately, looked up at the red light that was getting smaller and smaller, turned around calmly, and returned to the audience seats.

Soi Fong also canceled her blink, and quickly dug through the rubble, found Gin Ichimaru who was trapped inside, and stretched out her hands to drag him out.

Kuchiki Byakuya and Unohana Retsu also slowed down their movements and did not continue to use instant movement to charge towards Ichimaru Gin.

The other Shinigami who were supporting with Kidō in the audience also breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, something strange happened, and a huge pillar of fire erupted from the red light, which had shrunk to less than five cubic meters, and shot towards where Ichimaru Gin was.

This is the final revenge of the red dragon. Although dragons are large in size, they are not very narrow-minded. The dragon clan is extremely vengeful and will not let their enemies go easily even if they are about to die.

Soi Fong was horrified. She grabbed one of Ichimaru Gin's arms and used instant step to rush to the side at the fastest speed. Unfortunately, she was still a step too late. The flames of dragon's breath burned one of Ichimaru Gin's arms and half of his body, but at least he saved his life.

The crimson light completely dissipated, and the figure of Red Dragon Lily lay flat in mid-air, slowly falling from the sky. Although her breath was extremely weak, it could be seen that Red Dragon Lily showed no signs of death.

Unohana Retsu immediately released the soul-slaying sword Nishiku, summoned a huge and flat one-eyed flying creature, and drove it to swallow Ichimaru Gin into its stomach. Then he walked towards the Red Dragon Lily, caught the slowly falling Red Dragon Lily, and carefully checked the Red Dragon Lily's body. Although he didn't find many injuries, he still used Kaido to heal the Red Dragon Lily.

The red dragon Lily, who had received treatment, immediately woke up from her coma. After turning over and landing on the ground, she politely expressed her gratitude to Unohana Retsu.

Gin Ichimaru was quickly spit out of Nishizuku's mouth. At that time, Gin Ichimaru no longer had any injuries on his body, but his breath was still a little weak and he could not continue fighting. However, there was no need for him to continue fighting now.

Finally, both sides returned to their own audience seats and began preparing for the seventh battle.

The seventh battle was not started by Nero, but by Shuten-doji. This was not because the resurrection of Red Dragon Lily made Nero tolerant and let go of the God of Death, she was not that magnanimous, but because Nero became interested in the greatly changed Red Dragon Lily, and kept pestering her, while Red Dragon Lily's temperament became much stronger, making it impossible for Nero to take advantage of her.

Despite this, Nero was never someone who would give up easily. In addition, the White Stork Knight had not made any movement for a long time, which made Nero even more presumptuous.

After Shuten-doji left the stage, Ukitake Jushiro also entered the ring.

"I am Ukitake Jushiro, captain of the 13th division. Please give me your guidance." Ukitake Jushiro greeted Shuten-doji politely, but his body was extremely tense. No one would not be nervous when meeting Shuten-doji.

"Haha, although you are a little thin, you are still a handsome man." Shuten Douji said to Ukitake Jushiro frivolously. His face was red due to drunkenness, which made him look particularly charming. Almost all the men in the barrier cast obsessed glances at him, of course, not including the death gods.

"Don't be nervous, relax, we will show mercy." Shuten-doji waved his hand casually and said with a smile.

"Then please."

Ukitake Jushiro took a deep breath, raised his two swords with both hands, and recited the words of the first chapter.

"All flowing waves, turn into my shield, all lightning, turn into my blade!"

The double swords changed in Ukitake Jushiro's hands, and Ukitake Jushiro's aura also became fiercer. Although his spiritual pressure did not become stronger, it gave people a sense of danger.

"Very good, it's getting more and more delicious. Let me treat you hospitably." Shuten-doji smiled charmingly, and red flames rose from her body, turning into a ghost-like phantom on her body.

Ukitake Jushiro's expression became increasingly heavy. Facing the pressure brought by Shuten Douji, Ukitake Jushiro did not attack first, but maintained a defensive posture with both hands, waiting for Shuten Douji's attack.

Shuten-doji was not polite either. He controlled the demonic fire and rushed towards Ukitake Jushiro. The flames turned into demonic dragons and evil tigers in mid-air, roaring and roaring, which was frightening.

The flame that was almost comparable to the dragon's breath did not cause any harm to Ukitake Jushiro. When the fire beast approached Ukitake Jushiro, Ukitake Jushiro raised the knife in his left hand horizontally to block the fire beast. The fire beast directly crashed into the knife in Ukitake Jushiro's left hand, and the flame was completely swallowed up by a suction force.

Then, Ukitake Jushiro raised the sword in his right hand, pointing the tip of the sword at the slow-moving Shuten-doji. Red light condensed at the tip of the sword, and the scorching flames were compressed into a beam of light, shooting towards Shuten-doji.

Shuten-doji raised her eyebrows and an interested smile appeared on her face. She drew out the greatsword in both hands and slashed heavily at the beam of light formed by the flames.

"boom!"

The beam of light exploded under Shuten-douji's sword, and the scorching flames burned the ground that had been repaired with great difficulty. Shuten-douji's body involuntarily retreated several steps.

"Absorbing flames? Shouldn't it be absorbing energy and then releasing it, and being able to modify the way the energy is released? Is this your Soul Zanto Shikai? You have such a kind appearance, but you possess quite sinister abilities." Shuten Douji quickly stabilized his body, walked towards Ukitake Jushiro on the ground burning with flames, with a charming smile on his face.

Shuten Douji could naturally notice any changes in his own flame. The originally scattered flames condensed together and were somewhat unstable. Just a slight touch would cause a violent explosion, an explosion that gathered all the energy together.

Although it was essentially the fire she released, its nature had changed greatly, so that she was caught off guard and was actually burned by her own fire.

Ukitake Jushiro remained silent, his eyes fixed on Shuten Douji's body. No matter how Shuten Douji moved, her trajectory was within Ukitake Jushiro's calculations. However, even so, Ukitake Jushiro did not dare to act rashly.

Shuten-doji's speed became faster and faster, from walking to fast walking, then sprinting, and finally running. The greatsword held in both hands made a whistling sound as he moved forward.

Ukitake Jushiro's legs began to exert force, his feet sinking into the ground, while his body still maintained a defensive posture.

"Hey!"

The next second, Shuten-doji appeared in front of Ukitake Jushiro, exerted force with both hands, and chopped down Ukitake Jushiro's head with the sword.

"Qiang!"

Ukitake Jushiro also quickly raised his two swords and crossed them to block Shuten Douji's greatsword, but under Shuten Douji's huge force, his body stepped on the ground, leaving spider-web-like patterns.

Shuten-douji held the sword in both hands, suppressed Ukitake Jushiro's double swords, then raised his foot and swept it across. His white and tender legs kicked out with a sonic boom, making the otakus on the Internet who were lamenting about their legs unable to look directly at Shuten-douji's thighs that were always exposed.

Ukitake Jushiro's body was weak to begin with, so he naturally couldn't withstand Shuten Douji's kick. Ukitake Jushiro used the protruding parts of his two swords to clamp Shuten Douji's greatsword, then turned over and passed over Shuten Douji, while taking back the Soul-Slaying Sword.

It was a very beautiful response, which would be the case for many people, but it did not prevent Shuten-doji from failing.

After all, Ukitake Jushiro's strength was originally weaker than Shuten Douji's, and how long could the restraint of the two swords really last? As soon as Ukitake Jushiro landed, he was injured in the back by Shuten Douji's subsequent backslash. If it weren't for Ukitake Jushiro's quick reaction speed, it would not be surprising that he was split in half by one move.

Faced with Shuten Douji's relentless attack, Ukitake Jushiro immediately fell into danger. After all, Shuten Douji had already used his excellent eyesight to see through Ukitake Jushiro's Soul-Slaying Sword ability, so he naturally would not continue to use the flames released by magic. The purely physical attack made Ukitake Jushiro unable to resist.

"Bankai! Taichitu Pisces Principle!"

Under the attack of Shuten Doji, Ukitake Jushiro resolutely performed a deeper level of Bankai on his Soul-Zanking Sword. The two swords changed again. One was black, and the other was white. The two swords had strange shapes. When they crossed each other, they looked exactly like the Tai Chi diagram.

"Huh? Ukitake Jushiro actually gained Bankai!" Soi Fong said in surprise.

"I've never seen Captain Ukitake use Bankai before. Oh, and Captain Kyoraku too," Gin Ichimaru said.

"The Pisces theory of the Tai Chi diagram? It seems to be a Taoist concept from the Celestial Empire." Looking at the Yin-Yang double swords in Ukitake Jushiro's hands, Aizen said with some understanding.

"That's right. Tai Chi explains the process by which the universe evolves from Wuji to Tai Chi, and ultimately to the creation of all things. The Dao of Heaven and Earth creates all things with the two energies of Yin and Yang. Heaven and earth, the sun and moon, thunder and lightning, wind and rain, the four seasons, the time between midnight and noon, as well as male and female, hardness and softness, movement and stillness, manifestation and restraint—everything is divided into Yin and Yang. Yin and Yang generate each other, the Five Elements counteract each other, and all things are in a relationship of opposition and unity—this is Tai Chi. It's a crucial concept and essence of Eastern Celestial Daoism. Among the hundreds of sword techniques I practice, there's Tai Chi Sword, a sword technique created with the ultimate principles of Tai Chi as its foundation."

Looking at the natural Tai Chi diagram unfolding in front of Ukitake Jushiro, Unohana Retsu sighed and said.

Back then, in order to complete his Bankai, Ukitake Toshiro consulted many people, including Captain Yamamoto and her. At that time, she passed on all her understanding of Tai Chi to Ukitake Toshiro. However, after a thousand years, Ukitake Toshiro still did not fully grasp the concept of Tai Chi. His temper was just getting better and better, his personality was getting more gentle, he was less happy, and he did not harbor anger in his heart. He treated everything in front of him peacefully.

Who would have thought that Ukitake Jushiro could use the Soul-Zanto's Bankai without saying a word.

"It is indeed a profound philosophy." Aizen nodded in agreement.

"Oh my, every time I see it, I have to sigh. A god of death can actually understand the way of Tai Chi to this extent. Although he is not as good as the Taoist sages, in a few hundred years, he will not be much different." The man in white looked at Ukitake Jushiro and exclaimed in admiration.

On the ring, Ukitake Jushiro spun his two swords at a speed that seemed slow but was actually fast. The black and white colors turned into a Yin-Yang fish Tai Chi diagram composed of black and white in front of Ukitake Jushiro as the swords spun. The pattern flowed smoothly with a special trajectory.

Shuten-douji's sword hit the Yin-Yang Fish Tai Chi diagram heavily, but it did not cause the slightest ripple in the diagram. Instead, Shuten-douji felt a recoil force, and his body was blown away.

"Haha, the Taoist Tai Chi diagram? It is indeed a very sinister ability." Shuten-doji's expression became a little serious, but he was not too surprised. After all, he had expected it.

That's right, Shuten-doji had long known about Ukitake Jushiro's Bankai, and it was very likely that he possessed the ability of Tai Chi, just when Ukitake Jushiro was performing his Shikai.

Chapter 266 The Final Battle

The Pisces Tai Chi diagram, which symbolizes yin and yang, was slowly rotating in Ukitake Jushiro. No matter how Shuten-doji attacked, he could not break the Pisces Tai Chi diagram. Instead, he would be injured by the Pisces Tai Chi diagram's rebound ability.

What surprised Shuten-douji was that although it was clearly her own ability, the nature of the attack was completely changed after it was bounced back, injuring her master. Although with her endurance, it was no big deal for her to withstand a few hits, but she would be injured as soon as she attacked. This kind of battle, which was as tricky as dealing with a hedgehog, made Shuten-douji more and more frustrated, and the fighting spirit in her heart gradually dissipated.

"Haha... How annoying, so heartless..."

Shuten-douji did not continue to attack Ukitake Jushiro. She hung the big sword on her waist and poured fruit wine from the wine gourd. The delicious aroma filled the air. The wine poured into Shuten-douji's mouth, and he mumbled drunkenly.

"Since you don't want to be intimate with me, then forget it this time. I admit defeat." Shuten-doji drunkenly exhaled the fragrance of fruit from his mouth.

"Thank you." Ukitake Jushiro's expression relaxed, and the two swords returned to their original color. He tied them around his waist, then bent slightly and saluted Shuten-doji politely.

"I didn't let you. The defense of the Tai Chi diagram is indeed unbreakable with my ability. I'm afraid that among all of us heroic spirits, only Okita Souji's three-stage unknown thrust can penetrate it." Shuten Douji waved his hand casually and said calmly.

"..." Ukitake Jushiro pondered for a moment before nodding in agreement, "If you use a single point to break through the surface, it would be difficult for any defense to withstand Wuming's three-stage thrust."

Shuten-doji was defeated unexpectedly quickly. In just over ten minutes, the seventh game was over, and this competition was about to come to an end.

Now the win-loss ratio between the two sides is 3 to 3, plus one draw. The last game will be a crucial one to determine the final victory or defeat.

Everyone had a feeling that this battle would probably be the most exciting and dangerous one so far.

"Captain Kuchiki, be careful. No matter what, just save your life." Chief Suzuki Chojiro said to Byakuya Kuchiki worriedly.

Nero obviously intended to kill. Although he didn't know how strong Nero was, just looking at her popularity, he knew that she was not an ordinary person. In addition, this barrier was the opponent's territory. If he risked his life, he had no hope that Byakuya Kuchiki would win.

However, Byakuya Kuchiki cannot die. Anyone can die, except Byakuya Kuchiki.

Rukia Kuchiki has been sentenced to death by the Central Forty-Six. If Byakuya Kuchiki also dies, then the Kuchiki family will really have no successor. In this case, he can already imagine what Ginryu Kuchiki can do.

Despite Chojiro Suzuki's words, Byakuya Kuchiki still had a cold face. It was obvious that he didn't take Chojiro Suzuki's words to heart at all.

"Everyone, get ready. We can't let what happened last time happen again." When Chojiro Suzuki saw Byakuya Kuchiki's expression, he knew that he didn't listen to his words, so he turned to Unohana Retsu, Kyoraku Shunsui, Ukitake Jushiro and others and said.

Except for Gin Ichimaru and Kenpachi Zaraki who were still behaving as usual, everyone else responded, which made Chojiro Suzuki feel a little relieved.

Kisuke Urahara, who was hiding in the dark, looked at Shihouin Yoruichi with a serious look in his eyes.

This was not because of the upcoming match between Kuchiki Byakuya and Nero, but because of Aizen's attitude. The two people who were paying attention to Aizen all the time noticed very keenly that Aizen's disguise was becoming more and more perfunctory, just like the oath to Chojiro Suzuki just now. Unohana Retsu and Chojiro Suzuki did not notice it, but Urahara Kisuke and Shihoin Yoruichi noticed it. At that time, Aizen looked indifferent and calm.

If it were in the past, even if not in front of other Shinigami, Aizen would have been very polite. It would not be like today, where people would notice something was wrong at once.

"Kisuke, what do you think?" Shihouin Yoruichi asked solemnly.

"Use your eyes." Urahara Kisuke answered seriously.

"Shh!"

Urahara Kisuke's inappropriate words made Shihouin Yoruichi very angry, and she stretched out her right claw and hit Urahara Kisuke in the face.

"hiss……"

Urahara Kisuke covered the wound on his face with his hands and gasped.

"You guy, be serious. Ichigo Kurosaki has not regained the power of the Shinigami, Rukia Kuchiki has not been captured and brought back to Soul Society, and the Hogyoku has not been taken away. Aizen is about to show his cards. This is completely different from our plan." Shihouin Yoruichi said impatiently.

Kisuke Urahara rubbed the scars on his face, and the marks of the cat's claws disappeared in an instant. Then he put down his hands, lowered his head, and his expression became serious.

"Do you... really think that the Hogyoku is still in Rukia Kuchiki's body?" Urahara Kisuke said in a deep voice.

"What do you mean?" Yoruichi Shihouin asked in astonishment, looking at Rukia Kuchiki, but she had no connection with the Hogyoku, and no matter how hard she looked, she could not see anything.

"The Hogyoku is gone. It's very likely that it has been taken away by Aizen." Urahara Kisuke said heavily.

"What?!" Yoruichi Shihouin raised her voice. If she hadn't been far away and equipped with invisibility items, she would have been discovered by the Shinigami by now.

Urahara Kisuke said: "At the beginning, the Hogyoku was still in Kuchiki Rukia's body. Later, after the sixth game, I looked at Kuchiki Rukia again and found that there was no trace of the Hogyoku on her body."

Shifengyuan Yoruichi said in disbelief: "But we have been keeping an eye on Lan..."

Urahara Kisuke interrupted Shihouin Yoruichi and asked meaningfully, "Do you think what you saw was real?"

"Even if what we saw was fake, what about the others? Those humans, those heroic spirits, they were not hypnotized by Aizen's Soul Zanthō. Could it be that what they saw was also fake?" Shihouin Yoruichi asked back unconvinced.

After hearing what Shihouin Yoruichi said, Urahara Kisuke was stunned for a moment, touched his chin with his hand, and fell into deep thought.

Yes, Aizen's Soul Zanpiercing Sword can hypnotize the opponent, but it must be released. However, from his appearance to now, there has been no opportunity for him to use the Soul Zanpiercing Sword's Shikai, so it is naturally impossible for him to hypnotize everyone. So, how did Aizen avoid everyone's sight and get the Hogyoku from Kuchiki Rukia?

"If that's the case, maybe it will work."