You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

"Do you feel guilty for lying to such an honest person?"

"……Have it?"

Iori turned around and walked a few steps leisurely, then stretched out his hand and grabbed a layer of ripples in the void, which then rose like a curtain, revealing the true appearance under the hidden realm.

Long hair like a waterfall, independent and beautiful, a pair of beautiful eyes that are always smiling:

Aizen Sosukehime!

"I would like to ask, dear sister, why are you here?"

"My half-brother sneaked out of the camp with a grown man. Shouldn't I come up to check what's going on?"

Yuki walked out of the ghost barrier where she was hiding without any embarrassment, looking calm and casual - Tianbei, who was at the vice-captain level, didn't even notice her so close!

"You chose such a far place specifically. I thought it was something shameful. It turns out you just don't want others to sense your spiritual pressure fluctuations."

"Even if you keep a low profile, you can't avoid being approached by others~"

Iori smiled, and then changed the subject: "Onee-sama, what do you think of my Bankai?"

"…Your progress is much faster than I thought. I even suspect you are using some forbidden methods."

Yuki thought for a moment and said, "As for your Bankai... I didn't expect it to be a water-type."

"Of course, what do you think?" Iori raised his eyebrows, "I have always been open and honest."

"That's not necessarily true~"

Yuki narrowed her eyes slightly, revealing a bit of sharpness, and slowly pulled out a shallow-sword-style katana from her waist with her right hand.

"As for the power of your Bankai, why don't I interrogate you in person? It just so happens that my Zanpakutō is also a water-based one!"

Chapter 166: Saito: No way to die (4.5K)

"Swords have no eyes, please be careful, elder sister."

"Oh, it seems you are very confident~"

Yuki shook Asahi, and the snow-white blade flashed with cold light. The straight and slightly curved blade was like a willow leaf blown by the wind as her right hand swung.

Clang!

The brilliant sparks broke the beautiful image. No one could see the movements of Yuuki's feet. When the blade fell, it had already arrived in front of Iori and collided with the sword of Ame Murasaki. In a trance, people mistakenly thought that they had taken the initiative to approach Yuuki.

Although he was attacking passively, Iori held the sword with one hand without any hesitation. His arms and wrists were as solid as steel, and the shallow blow was unable to suppress him even half an inch.

"Oh?"

The girl with long black hair felt the force and couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly.

As a woman, she should be relatively weak in strength, but Yuki is different. She is a perfectionist and does not allow herself to have obvious shortcomings. She spends a lot of time on physical skills and has long mastered the technique of using spiritual pressure to enhance body functions. Many strong men who are taller and heavier than her cannot defeat her.

"hiss--"

Iori clenched his teeth, took a deep breath, and took half a step forward.

The explosive force pushed Yuki back a step, and then there was a sharp sound of wind, and a strange-shaped long sword flew by, colliding with Asada three times in a row.

bass!bass!bass!

The brief confrontation caused sparks to flash like lightning, without any gaps, and they bloomed almost at the same time.

The competition lasted only a moment, a sword fight within three steps. The moves were just the simplest forward and backward swings, but the speed of the movements exceeded the limit of vision. The process could not be seen at all, only the afterimage at the end.

Whether attacking or countering, the two opponents displayed astonishing sword speed.

"White Thunder!"

A bright ray of lightning suddenly shot out from under the loose cuffs of the Shinigami suit. Yuki raised her left finger and pointed at the air, and the lightning pierced towards Iori who was close at hand like a sharp arrow.

call out!

Almost at the same time, Iori raised his left hand to cover his head. After the white lightning hit his left hand, it disappeared directly like dissipated smoke!

The cuffs slipped down, revealing the steel caged hands on the forearms—

A ball of lightning exploded, engulfing everything in front of Iori.

boom!

Lightning and wind blew up dust. Iori suddenly felt a subtle fluctuation of spiritual pressure and immediately moved away twenty meters away.

The next moment, a long pole of spirit particles emitting strong light fell from the sky and sank into the sand, blocking Iori's original position like a cage.

When the smoke cleared, Yuki was seen lowering her body in a side lunge position, with her left hand pointing diagonally downward. A layer of glowing spirit shield appeared on the back of her hand, as if she had used it to block the previous attack.

"The use of tools simplifies the steps of ghost arts, but does it increase the power?"

Yuji's eyes lit up: "You are actually capable of developing this kind of thing, I never realized it before."

"I was lucky enough to get a very good prototype and just made some minor modifications to it." Iori was very humble.

"Most research is about making breakthroughs based on the accumulation of predecessors. Being able to go further is a testament to one's talent. It is better not to underestimate oneself."

Yuji looked her brother up and down. Although it was only a few rounds, a true master could tell the strength of his opponent just by his eyes and aura. So, after these few simple exchanges, she became more and more interested.

Putting aside the power of her Zanpakutō, Iori's instant step speed is lightning fast, her kendo is already at the highest level, her physique is seemingly even better than hers, and she also has the knowledge and intelligence to develop Kidō-type weapons... Her spiritual pressure has also reached the captain level.

It seems that he is the same type of Death God as me - Yuki thought to herself.

She is still in the growth stage, and although she is confident that she can reach the pinnacle of the god of death, for now, she really has no advantage over her brother in terms of hard conditions...

Does that mean I have to rely on "mirror flowers and water moons" to defeat him?

How should I put it? It makes me feel a little frustrated...

"Would you like to compare the Shikai?"

Iori naturally knew that what happened just now was just a warm-up exercise, and Yuki had not yet started to act seriously, otherwise what she released would not be just a "white thunder".

"…It's amazing. You were just an ordinary spirit a few years ago, and before entering Hueco Mundo, your spiritual pressure was only that of a middle-ranking official, but now you have Bankai."

Yuki narrowed her eyes and smiled: "I thought my training speed was very fast, but I didn't expect that I would lose to others... However, it's hard to say whether yours is a Bankai or not."

"Of course it's Bankai, what else?"

Iori said sincerely: "When have I ever lied to you, onee-sama?"

"I see, it's not Bankai after all."

Yuki frowned slightly: "But your spiritual pressure... I am just looking at the world from a narrow perspective. There are many strange things in this world that I don't understand at all.

It seems that I am constrained by my own realm, my vision is too narrow, and my knowledge is insufficient.

I want to thank you very much for this - I haven't felt such strong motivation for a long time! "

"what?"

Iori blinked. He didn't do anything, but Yuki looked like she had gained enlightenment, as if she had achieved some kind of spiritual sublimation... It's just a fight, why take it so seriously?

"In that case, to reward my dear brother, I will give you a small test."

Yuki placed the Asauchi in front of her, letting the blade hang naturally, and smiled gently.

"Want to see my Shikai?"

Iori subconsciously tightened the sword in his hand, but then relaxed and adjusted his mindset.

He smiled slightly: "No!"

"..."

Yuji was slightly distracted, and then looked unhappy:

Look at the atmosphere!

After what I said just now, wouldn't you generally agree to it? !

"call……"

Yuki quickly controlled her emotions and keenly realized one thing: "You refused without hesitation. It seems like you know what my Shikai looks like and are deliberately avoiding me... Am I overthinking it?"

"Of course you are overthinking it."

Iori looked at her strangely: "You showed your Shikai at the festival, and half of the people in Seireitei have seen it. What's so strange about me knowing it?

Isn't it just the illusion ability of the water system, creating phantoms to confuse the enemy's cognition, so that they can't distinguish between friend and foe, and even kill each other.

The reason why I refused is that there are only you and me here. This kind of illusion that confuses friend and foe is useless. I specifically remind you not to waste your spiritual pressure.

Is there something wrong with this?”

Iori asked back with a look of innocence, causing Yuuki to narrow her eyes.

"This speech is impeccable, as if it had been prepared long ago."

"..." Iori was slightly stunned, then smiled at himself, and when he looked at Yuki again, his face was calm.

It’s not that there is nothing to hide, but that one is honest about the fact that there is something to hide.

He was indeed playing tricks on Youji, just as Youji was always hiding herself - the relationship between the two siblings was so subtle.

Perhaps because of this, Yuki understood Iori and smiled a gentle smile of relief and satisfaction, without further exploring.

——At the same time, Iori was thinking about something else:

[Mirror Image] Once you are hit, the effect of "Complete Hypnosis" is permanent, just like the Mark of Flying Thunder God. Even if the technique is not activated, the mark still exists and you can be controlled whenever you want.

Even if Iori has the ability to see through illusions with the [Mirror of Still Water], that is only possible when he is holding the knife... A thief can steal for a thousand days, but you cannot guard against thieves for a thousand days. He can't keep holding the knife all the time.

Of course, that refers to the situation after being infected.

The prerequisite for [Mirror Flower and Water Moon] to control the five senses of others is that the person must witness its Shikai process with their own eyes.

Iori is still unsure. If he holds [Mirror Flower and Water Moon] when [Mirror Flower and Water Moon] is released and witnesses the release process with his own eyes but is not hypnotized, then whether this ritual is valid or not, and whether he can still have an influence on Iori in the future...

There's no way around it. Even RPG games with sophisticated settings sometimes have bugs. The reality is a mixture of coincidence and necessity. There's no instruction manual or calculation formula for the restraint relationship of a Zanpakuto. If you don't actually experience it, who knows what the final result will be!

I just regret that he has never watched Yu-Gi-Oh and learned the skill of making up stories on the spot. Alas!

It is better to be cautious. Fortunately, now that you have obtained the information, it is not difficult to guard against [Mirror Flowers and Water Moon]. You just need to avoid looking directly at the Shikai.

——Of course, if the action is too direct, it is basically equivalent to telling Yuki that her Shikai ability has been seen through.

"Forget it, if you don't want to, then that's it."

Yuki waved her hand in a disinterested manner: "I am not interested in your so-called 'Bankai' either. It is just a simple accumulation of power."

"When your power reaches a certain level, does it matter whether you have Bankai or not?"

"...That's true."

Yuki also agrees with this point. She has always believed that spiritual pressure (power) is the foundation of everything, and the ability of Zanpakutō is just the icing on the cake. If the spiritual pressure can be increased to the point where a random blow can tear the world apart, then Shikai, Bankai, and even whether or not there is a Zanpakutō will not matter.

In fact, she was not very satisfied with her [Mirror Flower and Water Moon]. Although the ability was "useful", it was not "powerful" and did not conform to her combat aesthetics.

"We've been out for a long time, let's go back to the camp."

"Um……"

Huh?

Yuuki and Iori looked up at the same time, and a familiar voice sounded in their ears, and the tone was very cold.

'The following are the highest priority captain orders:

All members of the Hueco Mundo expeditionary force, whether they are those staying behind in the camp or scouts on the outer perimeter, immediately abandon your current mission and rush to the left side of the camp to wait for the gate to open.

Repeat, abandon all missions, gather in front of the Soul Society Gate, and return to Soul Society!

——In the name of the commander-in-chief of the Hueco Mundo expeditionary force [Saito Furuo], I order all the Shinigami active in Hueco Mundo to take action immediately! '

It’s number seventy-seven, the Fu Dao Tian Ting Kong Luo!

Saito Furuobushi is giving orders to the Death Army through the Binding Technique!

"..."

The brother and sister looked at each other, both of them were surprised. Even You Ji couldn't remain calm - after all, she was not the sinister boss in later generations.

"What happened? They want everyone to return to Soul Society. Could it be that Seireitei..."

"Who knows? But since we have been ordered, we cannot hesitate. If we are late and the gate is closed, we will be left in Hueco Mundo. That will be troublesome."

Without delay, Iori and Yuki used their physical skills to rush towards the camp. Although they were confused and uncertain, they secretly practiced "long-distance instant step". As their figures flashed, they soon saw the outline of the camp.

"wrong!"