(Chapter 32 Battle of Gin Ichimaru)
"Whoosh...!" Chen Fan landed in front of Kaien Shiba and Jushiro Ukitake. "What happened?" Chen Fan asked.
"Another Hollow has appeared in Seireitei. It's said to be a Hollow of unknown origin, and none of the Shinigami who were attacked survived," said Kaien Shiba.
"Is its origin unknown?" Chen Fan scratched his chin, lost in thought. "If its origin is unknown, then it must be a Hollow created by Aizen to test the Arrancar."
"What's wrong? Do you know anything about this Hollow?" Jushiro Ukitake asked, noticing Chen Fan's expression.
"No, I've seen quite a few Hollows in all my years in Hueco Mundo, but how could I possibly know about one of unknown origin?" Chen Fan said.
Then, looking around, she realized someone was missing. "Where's Miako?"
"Miako led a five-person team of four to scout ahead," Kaien Shiba said.
Chen Fan's expression changed slightly, and he said loudly, "How long have we been walking? 5:30!"
"About an hour has passed, what happened?" Kaien Shiba asked.
"Damn it! Didn't I tell you not to let Miako go out alone?! Which way did they go?!" Chen Fan shouted at Kaien Shiba;
"What's wrong? Is there some danger?" Kaien Shiba's expression changed. He had almost forgotten that so many years had passed without incident, and besides, this was just a reconnaissance mission, so the danger shouldn't be too great;
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me which way Miako went," Chen Fan said.
Kaien Shiba pointed Chen Fan in a direction, and Chen Fan's figure quickly disappeared. The memory in his mind became clearer and clearer. Chen Fan had forgotten the Hollow's name, but it was a Hollow with the ability to fuse, an experimental subject of Aizen. Chen Fan still remembered that its ability was to make Zanpakuto disappear. Miako Shiba was possessed by this Hollow and killed many Shinigami. Afterwards, this Hollow ate Miako, and finally Kaien Shiba, who was fused with it, died at Rukia's hands.
Having been driven mad by lust for so many days, Chen Fan had forgotten almost everything else; he should still be able to make it in time.
Suddenly, a figure blocked Chen Fan's way. He wore a black Shinigami uniform, a white haori with a three-character symbol on the back, and had silver-white hair. His face always wore that unchanging, venomous smile. It was none other than Gin Ichimaru, the Third Division Captain.
"Hey! The next Captain of the 10th Division, where are you headed so late?" Gin Ichimaru Teuchi his hand.
Chen Fan frowned slightly and said, "I don't have time to play with you, Gin Ichimaru. If you don't want to die young, get out of my way. My temper isn't as good as you think!"
"Oh? This isn't a game. The people who will make you the captain have already been decided, and I'm one of them. So if we fight here and get caught, it'll just be considered a captain's test. Of course, captain's tests are always very dangerous, and it's normal for someone to get hurt or killed." Gin Ichimaru said.
Chen Fan didn't have time to linger and quickly walked past.
"Whoosh...!" Gin Ichimaru appeared beside Chen Fan, activating his spiritual pressure. He pointed the tip of his Zanpakuto -like Zanpakuto at Chen Fan, slightly opening his eyes, and said, "Shoot him! Shinsō!"
"Whoosh...!" Gin Ichimaru's Zanpakuto instantly extended and passed through Chen Fan's body, but no blood splattered out. Gin Ichimaru was slightly taken aback and quickly turned his head to the side;
Then Chen Fan appeared on his other side; the one from before was just an afterimage of Chen Fan. "As expected of someone even Lord Aizen needs to be wary of, as expected of..."
"I don't care what Aizen does, but since you know that Aizen won't attack me just because I'm important material to him?"
Gin Ichimaru's expression turned serious. He knew, of course, that Chen Fan was no ordinary person. Decades ago, he had realized he was no match for Chen Fan, which was why he had trained so hard for so many years, hoping to surpass Chen Fan. However, Aizen had always forbade Gin Ichimaru from attacking Chen Fan.
This was a rare opportunity, and he was chosen to test whether Chen Fan was qualified to be the captain. In addition, there were some bad rumors about Chen Fan. The vice-captain of the 10th Division was Rangiku Matsumoto, the person he valued most. The combination of these two emotions had a double effect, making Gin Ichimaru want to kill Chen Fan.
Gin Ichimaru opened his eyes again, a fierce killing intent flashing within them, and pointed the tip of his knife at Chen Fan;
"Kill him! Kamishini no Yari!"
"Whoosh..." This time, the speed of the extension was even faster, almost invisible. However, by the time Gin Ichimaru said those words, Chen Fan had already disappeared from his original spot and reappeared in another location.
"Whoosh..." Gin Ichimaru swung his sword quickly, "Swoosh!" A flash of light, and Chen Fan jumped up to dodge Gin Ichimaru's attack;