"We're sorry, Lord Chen Fan! We're no match for this Hollow, and we almost caused Lady Miako's death!" The Shinigami bowed their heads and said.
"Why should you bow your heads? You did a great job! Protecting Miako is the pride of the 13th Division. You must train even harder when you get back. How can you call yourselves Shinigami of the 13th Division if you can't even handle a Hollow like this?" Chen Fan said to the Shinigami.
"Yes!" Receiving Chen Fan's praise and encouragement, the four Shinigami straightened their backs.
"Shinigami! Not a captain! Not a vice-captain! Not even Seat Officer! And his spiritual pressure isn't strong enough." Metastacia said, looking at the clothes Chen Fan was wearing.
Upon hearing Metastacia's words, several Shinigami Reapers revealed cold smiles. Judging by appearances alone, no one would guess Chen Fan's strength, but underestimating him would be a mistake.
"Shinigami! Give me your body!" Metastacia jumped up and charged at Chen Fan, getting extremely close.
"Lord Chen Fan, be careful! Its ability is to make Zanpakuto disappear!"
"You absorbed so many Shinigami but didn't become smarter, no wonder you were abandoned!" Chen Fan said, then drew his Zanpakuto. Brown tentacles wrapped around Chen Fan's Zanpakuto, but Chen Fan's Zanpakuto didn't change at all. Swish! Two slashes and Metastacia was dismembered.
"How is this possible! My ability is to make Zanpakuto disappear, why didn't your Zanpakuto disappear! Why didn't it disappear!" Metastacia's body continued to dissipate, seemingly still unable to believe it;
"So you're third-rate! A discarded existence!" Chen Fan said, then Zanpakuto. Although it was a Hollow created by Aizen, just as Chen Fan said, it was a discarded existence.
Admiration shone in the eyes of several Shinigami. Lord Chen Fan had become so powerful in just a few years. He was truly remarkable and worthy of being Captain-level. In fact, it was something to be proud of for a squad to rise from the 13th Division to become the captain of another squad. Moreover, it could strengthen the friendship between the two squads and make their relationship even more solid. As the saying goes, "More friends, more strength."
Chapter Thirty-Four: Life (Fourth Update, Please Subscribe)
(Chapter Thirty-Four: Life)
Soon, Kaien Shiba and Jushiro Ukitake arrived and took all the injured Shinigami to the Fourth Division for treatment;
When Kaien Shiba saw Miako rushed over and hugged her. Especially after hearing the report from the four Shinigami, he knew that he was just a hair's breadth away from never seeing his wife again.
He repeatedly expressed his gratitude to the four Shinigami, and at the same time, he felt even more grateful to Chen Fan. Making Chen Fan as a friend was the best decision he had ever made in his life.
Everyone evacuated quickly. "Did you find anything?"
"No! It's just that this Hollow's ability is very special!" Chen Fan shook his head and said;
"You! You never tell the truth. You keep all your secrets to yourself, silently helping everyone all by yourself. But never mind, I won't force you. You'll know how troublesome it is when you become the captain," Jushiro Ukitake said to Chen Fan with a smile.
Then, suddenly remembering something, he asked, "Weren't you fighting with the 3rd Division Captain Gin Ichimaru, just now? What happened?"
Jushiro Ukitake's words shocked everyone around him. So the terrifying spiritual pressure they had just witnessed came from Chen Fan? And Chen Fan was standing there unharmed. That meant only one thing: the Third Division Captain, Gin Ichimaru, had been defeated. How could he have defeated the 3rd Division Captain so quickly?
Everyone was somewhat incredulous, but the facts were undeniable, and Chen Fan's strength was indeed extremely formidable. Since Chen Fan had been gone for so many years, everyone had remained stuck in the past and had never seen the current Chen Fan truly in action, hence their astonishment. However, upon reflection, everyone understood and could more or less accept it.
"It's nothing, it's just that the Third Division Captain was one of the people testing me to become the Captain of the 10th Division. We just met, sparred for a bit, and then he left when he learned I had important business to attend to," Chen Fan said.
The others nodded; this reason was acceptable. If the outcome were decided so quickly, Chen Fan's strength would be truly terrifying.
Gin Ichimaru returned to the 3rd Division's headquarters, his eyes suddenly narrowing slightly. "Oh my...! Isn't this Captain Tōsen of the Ninth Division? What brings you to our 3rd Division?"
"Gin Ichimaru, you've disobeyed Lord Aizen's orders again and gone to fight Chen Fan!" Kaname Tosen said.
Gin Ichimaru said, "How could that be? I would never disobey Lord Aizen's orders. However, this time I was forced by the Captain-General to test Chen Fan's abilities. You know that Captain-General Yamamoto's orders cannot be disobeyed, can you?"
"How strong is he?"
"Well... who knows? You can give it a try."
"You!..."