Sode no Shirayuki Bankai

She suddenly turned around and saw Jiang Chen smiling faintly at her.

He waved as if greeting her.

"Why does Senior's complexion look so bad?"

Jiang Chen noticed that Nie Xiaoqian's face was a little pale and asked.

"It's nothing. I'm just a little nervous."

"There's a practical combat class later. I still want to see Senior's elegance, so do your best!"

Nie Xiaoqian adjusted her state and said softly, "Did Little Fatty not tell you?"

"Tell me what?"

"The practical combat class later is a team battle. You'll be teaming up with me."

"After all, you're the only S-rank in this school. Teaming up with you would make us a powerful combination, and my chances of winning would be much higher."

Little Fatty really had not mentioned any of this.

Jiang Chen looked suspiciously at Little Fatty in the distance. Seeing him chuckle awkwardly, Little Fatty said, "I knew Brother Chen doesn't like fighting and killing, so I didn't tell you beforehand. But you won't refuse, right?"

"After all, this is the first time the goddess has asked me to do something."

At the mention of Nie Xiaoqian, Little Fatty seemed to remember something. He took out a beautifully wrapped book and handed it to her. "Goddess, this is a gift for you. I hope you'll like it."

Nie Xiaoqian did not even look at it. She was calculating that if she teamed up with Jiang Chen in the practical combat class, there would definitely be a chance for contact. Then she could complete Grandmother's mission.

Then she could leave this place after accomplishing her task.

She did not like it here, this place.

This was not where she belonged. She was a demon, and she did not like staying here.

Seeing that Nie Xiaoqian had not accepted his gift, Little Fatty looked a little upset. "Goddess, don't you like my gift?"

"It must be because I didn't prepare it well enough. It doesn't suit your tastes."

Nie Xiaoqian gave him a polite smile. "It's not that I don't like it. I just don't have anywhere to put it right now. After the practical class ends, I'll come get the gift you gave me, all right?"

"All right!" Little Fatty's tiny eyes lit up as he said to Nie Xiaoqian, "I'll cheer for you properly, Goddess."

"And Brother Chen, you have to protect my goddess. Don't let her get hurt!"

"Don't worry."

"The practical combat class is about to begin. You should go back to your seat and watch."

Jiang Chen reminded him.

"You're right. Then I won't get in the way of your match!"

With that, Little Fatty jogged back to his seat.

He had arrived early and chosen a spot with the best view.

From there, he could clearly see the arena!

Precisely because Little Fatty and Jiang Chen had arrived early, there were not many people around yet.

At that moment, only Jiang Chen and Nie Xiaoqian remained on the field.

Seeing Jiang Chen standing there without moving, Nie Xiaoqian asked, "The match is about to start. Aren't you going to prepare?"

"Prepare what?" Jiang Chen asked.

He had already prepared to slay a demon. What else was there to prepare?

Nie Xiaoqian used the Bewitchment Technique again, but Jiang Chen's gaze remained clear, completely unaffected.

That left her somewhat frustrated.

So far, Jiang Chen was the only human completely unaffected by her Bewitchment Technique.

Was her charm not enough, or did Jiang Chen only like ugly women?

If that was the case, she had nothing to say.

Nie Xiaoqian glanced at Jiang Chen and said, "The students in the advanced class can all be called the prodigies of this city. Their ability ranks are all S-rank or infinitely close to S-rank. Given enough time, they will definitely grow into extremely powerful beings."

"These people are formidable. You'd better not underestimate them."

"Don't worry. I never underestimate a Thousand-Year Fox Demon!"

At the words "Thousand-Year Fox Demon," Nie Xiaoqian's heartbeat skipped.

That was her true form.

How did Jiang Chen know?

Or was he merely saying it casually?

Nie Xiaoqian could not tell.

So she replied, "Student Jiang Chen, what do you mean by that? Why can't I understand you?"

"I think Senior Nie Xiaoqian should understand exactly what I mean."

"Aren't you a Thousand-Year Demon Fox?"

Jiang Chen's voice was not loud, yet it was just enough for everyone on the field to hear.

The moment Little Fatty heard it, he instinctively denied it.

How could that be? How could the goddess be a demon?

Brother Chen must have gotten it wrong.

He wanted to go over and ask what was going on, but before he could even stand, he saw Jiang Chen's lips move as though he had said something.

Then a sudden change erupted.

Dense demonic energy surged from Nie Xiaoqian's body, shooting into the sky and directly triggering the protective barrier around the field.

It completely isolated him from the arena.

But it did not block sound.

Little Fatty could still clearly hear the sounds from the field.

Nie Xiaoqian demanded sharply, "How do you know him? Do you know where he is?"

"No comment!"

Jiang Chen had already drawn his Zanpakuto. His sharp eyes brimmed with boundless killing intent. "Demon fox, die!"

As if she had not heard him, Nie Xiaoqian's eyes turned scarlet. She seemed to have fallen into some sort of obsession as she said, "If you refuse to tell me where he is, I'll make you die today!"

"Then let's see whether you have what it takes to kill me!"

"Bankai!"

At that moment, the Zanpakuto in Jiang Chen's hand resembled a blade made of ice crystals.

A length of white silk hung from the end of the blade.

It looked like the hem of a maiden's dress.

This was Sode no Shirayuki, the most beautiful Zanpakuto in the Soul Society.

The cloudless sky was suddenly covered by heavy snow. Goose-feather snowflakes fell onto Jiang Chen, carrying bone-piercing cold.

This bone-deep chill could even freeze the soul.

Snow fell onto Nie Xiaoqian's body.

Ice crystals bloomed one after another.

They completely sealed Nie Xiaoqian in ice.

What kind of snow was this? How could it be so powerful?

Having cultivated for a thousand years, Nie Xiaoqian naturally possessed means of preserving her life.

She burned her Demon Core and released Fox Fire, preparing to break the ice seal.

But Jiang Chen had already swallowed a second recovery potion.

He increased his spiritual power output to resist the demon fire.

Meanwhile, on the field.

When they saw Jiang Chen's Zanpakuto, someone froze.

Didn't he use fire abilities?

He could even use ice. That was simply incredible.

"Can Jiang Chen win?"

One timid person asked, "The other side might be a Thousand-Year Demonic Beast!"

"Look at her demonic power. It isn't weak at all."

Everyone present was protected by the school's barrier, and they had no way to leave.

Even though they were students at an ability school, when faced with a powerful demon, those without sufficient strength could only flee.

But now, they could not even run.

They all understood that if Jiang Chen lost, they would be in complete danger.

"Can someone think of a way to contact the school's teachers?"

Someone suggested it.

"There's no way. The barrier is blocking the signal, so we can't call the teachers."

"Are we going to die?" A girl curled herself into a ball, too afraid to look at the battle outside as she burst into tears.

"If I'd known there would be danger, I would rather have slept than come here."

"We won't!" Protected by the barrier and cut off from the demon's technique, Little Fatty temporarily regained his senses.

He looked at Jiang Chen, who was fighting the demon, and said, "Brother Chen will win!"

"How can you be so sure? Even if Jiang Chen is S-rank, that doesn't mean he can kill an S-rank demon!"

Everyone knew demons were far stronger than humans. Demons had special constitutions, cultivated faster than humans, and lived far longer.

Could a thousand-year-old S-rank being possibly be compared with someone who had only just become S-rank?

"I'm sure!"

Little Fatty said firmly, "Because Brother Chen is my idol!"