If Rukia went to see Renji looking like this, she really would scare him half to death.
So let the Hollowified Rukia deal with the Hollowified Shiba Kaien.
After saying that, Gaoyu headed toward Renji.
Of course, he definitely wasn't going to let Renji see his face, so he put on a mask the moment he appeared.
This time, he didn't use Similar Appearance, because that ability was on cooldown. Its cooldown lasted three days, which was also the cooldown period for most abilities.
Many of the souls he'd obtained had a three-day cooldown. Of course, attack abilities like Destruction Death Ray and Fireball Jutsu had none; cooldowns mainly applied to utility abilities.
A Hollow mask appeared and covered Gaoyu's face. The next instant, he appeared in front of Renji, who was hiding among the quartz trees.
Renji's pupils dilated. He immediately swung Zabimaru, but Gaoyu was far faster than him.
Renji had barely begun to swing Zabimaru when Gaoyu's finger was already on his forehead.
"Byakufuku."
Gaoyu spoke softly. The next moment, a surge of Spiritual Power flowed into Renji's body, light flashing around Gaoyu's hand. Renji, who had been about to attack, lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground.
Byakufuku was a special Kidō, a combination of Hadō and Bakudō. It could put someone into a deep sleep, even making their spiritual pressure disappear.
After doing all this, Gaoyu's mask vanished. Looking at Renji lying on the ground, he said, "This place really puts you through your paces. You reacted pretty quickly just now."
There was no denying that Renji and the others were all geniuses. Even Rukia, whose talent was somewhat lacking, had learned to release her Zanpakuto not long after graduating. Renji and Kira were even more outstanding students.
The reason Rukia was still only a