Chapter 95

Moreover, as the bombardment grew clearer, the sand sphere even began to expand in the opposite direction, as if it were about to burst.

Suddenly, a blinding green light pierced through the sand wall and appeared in everyone's eyes, and more and more light pierced through the sand wall and entered everyone's eyes.

Seeing this, Hiyori Sarugaki, who had been watching from the sidelines, looked at Rangiku, who was still struggling to hold on, and mocked her:

"Looks like Kensei Muguruma is still capable. I thought the Gotei 13 were something special these days. It seems the current Thirteenth Divisions are just average. I..."

Upon hearing this,

Genshin, who had been perched on Yoruichi's shoulder, silently watching the battle, casually glanced in the direction of Xuanxin Hiyori Sarugaki.

And it was this simple, casual glance.

Hiyori's words were abruptly cut short, in an instant.

He felt as if an invisible mountain had fallen on his shoulders without warning. The pressure, as if he were standing on the edge of an abyss, instantly soaked him in sweat.

"Hiyori? What's wrong?"

Standing to the side, Shinji Hirako immediately noticed his companion's unusual reaction.

Suddenly, he also felt that fleeting pressure. Seeing this, Hirako quickly followed the pressure, but it came and went in a hurry without leaving a trace. Finally, his intuition led him to focus his gaze on Yoruichi.

However, Yoruichi still stood with her arms crossed, looking down at the battlefield with a complicated expression.

When Yoruichi noticed Shinji Hirako's probing gaze, Yoruichi frowned, then tilted her head and gave him a look that said, "Why are you staring at me? Are you Shinji Hirako?!"

"Could it be... that suffocating sense of oppression just now, that was Yoruichi's doing? But no... that feeling doesn't seem like something Yoruichi could produce?"

Just as Shinji Hirako was preparing to continue his investigation...

"Boom!!"

Suddenly, an even brighter green light burst forth from the center of the arena, drawing everyone's attention once again.

Then, more and more cracks began to appear on the originally sealed sand sphere, and the light and sound leaked out from those cracks.

Finally, the sand sphere reached its critical point. Rangiku suddenly released her grip, and the entire sand sphere exploded instantly, filling the space with yellow sand and green light.

Amidst the swirling sandstorm, Kensei Muguruma, like a green arrow, arrived before Rangiku in an instant with unparalleled momentum, raising his iron fist, which emanated a flowing green Reiatsu, high into the air.

"The game is over, little girl!!"

With a roar, Kensei smashed his iron fist straight at Rangiku.

But...

Despite the earth-shattering attack, Rangiku showed no sign of panic.

With a calm wave of her hands, the sand that had scattered in the air quickly condensed in front of Rangiku, forming the original sand wall once again.

Seeing this, Kensei Muguruma sneered and said, "The same trick won't work on me!"

After saying that, a green light, similar in effect to Cero, shot straight toward the sand wall.

"Boom"

And the Cero lived up to Kensei Muguruma's expectations, instantly blasting a huge hole in the sand wall in front of him.

However, when the green light dissipated, Kensei looked back through the large hole in the sand wall, and his eyes under the mask suddenly narrowed.

Behind the empty space, there was no one.

Rangiku Matsumoto has disappeared!

Just as Kensei stood there in confusion, a lazy yet charming voice suddenly rang in Kensei ear.

"Watch out, Captain Kensei!"

Kensei suddenly raised his head, his pupils contracting sharply!

But he found nothing. Before Kensei could react, he felt a chill on his waist. Then, four wounds appeared on Kensei's waist without warning, and bright red blood gushed out.

[When!]

Just as Kensei was still wondering, five cold lights once again came toward Kensei's face.

Without a second thought, Kensei quickly raised his fists to defend himself.

"Crunch—"

Kensei felt a tremendous force and a teeth-grinding grinding sound emanating from Kensei arms. Then, he flew straight backward until he crashed into several trees and finally came to a stop.

"Captain Kensei, it seems you're still too relaxed~"

On a tree, Rangiku Matsumoto was standing on a branch.

Her originally fair and slender hands were now covered by a pair of sharp gloves, and the sand that had once covered everything now floated quietly around Rangiku like a fairy's ribbon.

"I'm not just someone who hides in the sand and plays in the sand! Besides, a cat's most important weapon has always been its claws, and that's common knowledge, Captain Kensei." Rangiku Matsumoto said, looking down at Kensei.

Hearing Rangiku's sarcastic words, Hiyori, who was already short-tempered, was instantly ignited, and she Hollowfication, joining the battle.

With Hiyori's arrival, the battle situation changed in an instant.

Under the combined attack of the two Hollowfied Shinigami, Rangiku gradually became somewhat disorganized. After all, in terms of numbers, strength, and combat experience, they were overwhelming Rangiku.

Even though Rangiku possesses remarkable talent, her past comfortable life has finally come at a price, and it's only a matter of time before Rangiku fails.

However, compared to Rangiku's inevitable defeat, what truly made Xuanxin feel sorry for these captains in front of him was the situation he was facing. For this reason, Xuanxin let out a barely perceptible sigh.

[Although these captains were already quite talented, and under Aizen's influence they gained the ability to Hollowfication, which enhanced their strength,... life in the World of the Living was still too comfortable. And this comfort led to complacency; not only them, but even Yoruichi's strength inevitably declined somewhat.]

Thinking of this, Xuanxin stomped hard twice on Yoruichi's Jianjing acupoint. Caught off guard by the sudden attack, Yoruichi cried out in pain twice.

These two sounds drew Shinji Hirako's gaze back to Yoruichi.

At this moment, the battle below was about to end. Hiyori finally seized an opening in Rangiku's defenses and, without hesitation, slashed her greatsword down hard at Rangiku's shoulder!

However, at this critical moment, the previously unnoticed "white cat" suddenly jumped off Yoruichi's shoulder.

A white mist suddenly rose from where the white cat landed, and then Hiyori's greatsword could no longer move down even half an inch.

As the smoke completely dissipated, Xuanxin was seen standing in front of Rangiku, while Hiyori's greatsword was firmly held back by Xuanxin's Reiatsu barrier.

"This... how is this possible... you are... Shihoin Genshin!" Hiyori exclaimed in surprise.

Xuanxin ignored her shock, and with a forceful movement of his hands, sent Hiyori flying. Seeing Xuanxin's sudden appearance, the rest of the Visoreds also drew their Zanpakuto and aimed them at Xuanxin.

Seeing this, Xuanxin merely glanced at them before saying, "Let's call it a day, everyone. I'm not here to arrest you, but for something else. I..."

Before Xuanxin could finish speaking, Hiyori struggled to her feet, pointed at Xuanxin, and shouted, "Stop pretending! You Soul Society people, get out of here..."

Hiyori could finish speaking, Shinji Hirako and Love Aikawa instantly appeared behind Hiyori and covered her mouth tightly.

Xuanxin ignored Hiyori's clamor and simply stared at the three of them, and that suffocating sense of oppression once again appeared on the scene.

Xuanxin did not withdraw his Reiatsu, but simply said:

"I've come to tell you that Aizen's plot has failed, and Soul Society has lifted its warrant for your arrest. You can return to Soul Society you wish. And the next battle with Aizen will most likely take place in the World of the Living."

After saying that, Xuanxin withdrew his Reiatsu. The three of them breathed a sigh of relief as the Reiatsu on their bodies dissipated. Then they looked at each other and realized for the first time how terrifying Xuanxin was.

However, Shinji Hirako wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "Returning to Soul Society... we still need time to think about that. But dealing with that bastard Aizen is our duty."

After saying that, Shinji Hirako left the forest with the heavily injured Kensei Muguruma and the completely exhausted Hiyori.

As the Visoreds left, Xuanxin transformed back into a white cat and sat down in front of Rangiku.

Seeing this, Rangiku looked somewhat dejected and then said, "Lord Xuanxin..."

Before Rangiku could speak, Xuanxin interrupted her, saying, "Alright, your performance today was not bad." Hearing Rangiku's previously low spirits lifted somewhat.

Xuanxin then paused before saying, "However, there's still so much you can improve on. Starting from when Kaidō Soul Society, come to the Shihoin Clan every Saturday. I'll train you intensively with Sister Hana and Yoruichi."

"Every Saturday?! To the Shihoin Clan?!"

Rangiku said excitedly, clearly having automatically ignored what followed and only heard the phrase "coming to the Shihoin Clan."

Upon hearing this, Rangiku loudly assured her, "Yes! I will definitely be there on time!"

After saying that, Rangiku Yoruichi, who was standing behind her, a provocative look that spoke volumes.

That look seemed to declare, "See? Lord Xuanxin invited me to your house!"

Standing at a distance, Yoruichi clearly received the provocative look, and Yoruichi fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

Immediately, Yoruichi appeared behind Xuanxin, scooped him up, and then, ignoring Xuanxin's struggles, tightly embraced him in her proud arms!

Yoruichi looked down at Rangiku's astonished gaze and glared back without backing down, her eyes filled with the absolute authority of the "official wife".

Suffocating and barely able to breathe, Xuanxin could only roll his eyes in despair.

He knew that tonight was destined to be another night of unrest.

Chapter 95

Thus, Xuanxin returned to his base near the suburbs amidst the "battle" between Yoruichi and Rangiku.

Yoruichi and Rangiku didn't stop for a single minute along the way, always finding a way to start a fight from any angle.

Even Xuanxin covered his ears with his claws on Yoruichi's neck, while he began to reflect on his actions.

[What's going on? I don't remember doing anything outrageous. Is it really just because I'm too charming?]

However, compared to the ease on Xuanxin's side, Shinji Hirako and the others, who hurriedly left with two seriously injured men, were not so calm.

Back then, after they were ambushed and Hollowfication by Aizen, Soul Society did indeed issue an order to eliminate them without hesitation, although it was very likely that Aizen issued the order through control of the Central 46.

But in the end, it's still the Gotei 13 that carries it out! So it's impossible to say that none of them harbor any resentment. But today, Shihoin Genshin did send another invitation, which...

On the way back, none of them uttered a word; they simply kept their heads down and hurried on their way.

Hiyori was clearly still struggling to recover from the pressure of facing Xuanxin. Although Shihoin Genshin could be considered a veteran captain, she had never seen him fight before, to the point that Hiyori had forgotten Xuanxin's former reputation.

Love Aikawa, carrying the injured Kensei Muguruma, glanced at Shinji Hirako beside him, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

"Shinji, is there something you want to say, or are you considering what Shihoin Genshin said?"

Shinji Hirako paused, then nodded and said, "That's true. I am indeed considering what Shihoin Genshin said."

Upon hearing this, Hiyori suddenly jumped up and said, "What! You're actually considering that... Shihoin Genshin, are you really going back to the Gotei 13 that abandoned us like trash?!"

Hearing Hiyori's voice, which was filled with anger mixed with a hint of grievance, Shinji Hirako shook his head and said, "I don't know either, so I'm still thinking about it."

As soon as the words were spoken, the group arrived at Urahara Shop. Fortunately, Rukia and Renji, who were originally staying there temporarily, had already moved out after the base was prepared, which prevented a new round of misunderstandings.

Kisuke Urahara as he looked at Kensei Muguruma, who was being carried in by two men, and asked:

"What's going on? Does this mean Aizen has already made his move?!"

Shinji Hirako shook his head, then recounted to Kisuke Urahara the details of their battle against Rangiku and Xuanxin's final words.

After learning the whole story, Kisuke Urahara sighed.

He knew that Xuanxin's encounter with Shinji Hirako and the others today was a complete accident, and he also instantly understood that Xuanxin had sent Rangiku to test them simply to find out their strength.

Similarly, he knew that Shinji Hirako and the others wouldn't return to Soul Society so easily.

Kisuke Urahara said nothing, but silently treated Kensei Muguruma. Although Kensei Muguruma looked badly injured, most of his injuries were just superficial. Kisuke Urahara quickly finished treating Kensei's wounds.