The Man Who Contracted Every Zanpakuto

The Ghost-faced Man stood on the middle head of the Three-Headed Hound, speaking to Jiang Chen and the fatso.

The onlookers, who had still been watching the spectacle, saw the monster suddenly appear and were so terrified they nearly lost their minds.

"Run! A monster's appeared!"

"Run!"

"It's a monster! A monster! It's going to eat us all!!!"

The people scattered in every direction, running around like headless flies.

The Ghost-faced Man watched them and let out a shrill laugh.

"Gah gah! You're only trying to run now? Too late!!!"

"You'll all become food for the Three-Headed Hound as it opens Hell's Gate."

With that, the Ghost-faced Man ordered the Three-Headed Hound, "Eat them. Open Hell's Gate."

Jiang Chen hadn't expected the Ghost-faced Man to be so crazy that he'd actually try to open Hell's Gate in this city.

Once Hell's Gate opened, the entire city would become a living hell.

Flames from Hell would reduce the city to ashes in an instant.

No matter how powerful someone was, they couldn't withstand Hellfire.

This was Hellfire.

The flames that never went out in Hell.

No human body could possibly resist them.

At the Ghost-faced Man's command, the Three-Headed Hound began rampaging and devouring people.

It didn't even look at Jiang Chen and the fatso, as if they weren't strong enough to be worth its attention.

It was looking down on him!

Jiang Chen's lips curled into a disdainful smile.

It was just a beast, yet it dared to act so arrogantly in front of him.

It ought to take a good look at itself.

The Three-Headed Hound didn't notice Jiang Chen's smile. It hadn't eaten fresh human flesh in a long time and was ravenous, eager to swallow every last one of them in a single bite.

It opened its jaws, ready to devour the humans who were too terrified to move, when a sharp attack came rushing toward it.

"Awoooo!"

The Three-Headed Hound let out a pained howl.

It licked its injured chin with its tongue.

Then it glared furiously at the one who had attacked it.

When it saw Jiang Chen, hesitation flickered in its blood-red eyes.

Who was this human? Why did his power feel so similar to its own?

His power seemed to come from Underworld Power, just like its.

Jiang Chen held Sode no Shirayuki in his hand and gazed at the enormous Three-Headed Hound.

In a casual tone, he said, "Grandpa's right here, you mutt."

Calling it a mutt was an insult. The Three-Headed Hound was the guardian of Hell's Gate, a divine beast, no less.

That was why the city's barrier hadn't activated when it descended.

A lowly human actually dared to call it a beast. He was asking to die!

It snorted angrily.

Rolling waves of heat, tinged with Hellfire, burst from its nostrils. Before they could reach the ground,

Jiang Chen froze them with a casual strike.

"Who are you? How can you freeze my flames?"

The Hell Cerberus fixed its six bell-sized eyes on Jiang Chen.

It couldn't believe what it was seeing.

There really was a mortal in the World of the Living who could freeze Hellfire.

It made no sense.

No matter how powerful a mortal became, how could he surpass a god?

And yet, this mortal seemed to have something in his hand that could counter Hellfire. Was it that sword?

"White Mist Punishment!"

While the Hellhound was distracted, Jiang Chen unleashed Sode no Shirayuki's Bankai.

Jiang Chen was now bathed in a sea of white.

His entire body was as white as snow, like a king who had stepped out of a frozen world.

With an air of nobility and coldness, he gazed out at the vast white landscape.

When his gaze settled on the Three-Headed Hellhound,

the snow and ice around him hardened further, and the Three-Headed Hound was encased in a block of ice.

The fatso stood beside Jiang Chen, unable to feel even a trace of cold.

He stared at the frozen Three-Headed Hound and wondered if it had been defeated.

Snow continued to fall around them, and soon the entire world turned white.

He looked at Jiang Chen, who stood motionless, and asked, "Brother Chen, did you win?"

Jiang Chen didn't answer.

He had entered his inner world.

Sode no Shirayuki looked even paler as she said to Jiang Chen, "Master, my power can't counter Hellfire."

"I can hold out for ten seconds at most."

Sode no Shirayuki was an exceptionally powerful Zanpakuto. Even she couldn't deal with Hellfire?

"Master, I'm sorry. I've failed you!"

Jiang Chen glanced at Sode no Shirayuki. "Don't blame yourself. I still have another way!"

He hadn't yet used the 300,000 activation points he'd earned from killing the Super Demon's true body.

He hadn't originally wanted to exchange them for this Zanpakuto.

After all, this Zanpakuto's appearance hadn't been part of Jiang Chen's plans.

But now, it seemed he had no choice.

Jiang Chen quickly spent 300,000 points to obtain the Zanpakuto he needed. Then, seeing the worry in Sode no Shirayuki's eyes, he said, "Don't worry. I won't lose."

Sode no Shirayuki was still very worried. Her master had no other Zanpakuto left.

And she was the only ice-type Zanpakuto capable of countering flames.

Yet she was so useless.

Damn it! If only she were a little stronger, they wouldn't be in this situation.

"Don't worry. Jiang Chen will be fine!"

"Lord Omniscient?"

When Omniscient suddenly appeared, Sode no Shirayuki could tell he wasn't worried in the least.

"Lord Omniscient, are you saying Master will win?"

"Yes. Jiang Chen will win!"

Omniscient spoke with certainty.

"Why?"

Sode no Shirayuki was confused.

"Because he's the man who contracted every Zanpakuto!"

Contracted every Zanpakuto? How could that be possible? Even the strongest God of Death couldn't do that. Jiang Chen was only human. No matter how powerful or special he was, he couldn't surpass the strongest God of Death, could he?

Seeing Sode no Shirayuki's puzzled expression, Omniscient kept her in suspense. "You'll find out soon enough!"

Meanwhile, Jiang Chen emerged from his inner world.

Nine seconds had passed in the World of the Living.

The ice encasing the Three-Headed Hound was already covered in cracks.

Scalding steam rose from the ice.

Watching this, the fatso felt as if the Three-Headed Hound might break free at any moment.

He desperately wanted to help Jiang Chen, so he tried with all his might to summon Bai Ze.

"Bai Ze, I won't call you Little Darling if you don't like it. Could you come out and help Brother Chen? He's in danger!"

"My divine-beast inheritance hasn't awakened yet. I'm no match for an adult divine beast."

Bai Ze answered honestly.

In fact, Bai Ze had known about the Three-Headed Hound from the moment it appeared.

It hadn't stayed hidden because it didn't want to come out. If it did, it would definitely become the Three-Headed Hound's food.

This Three-Headed Hound was notorious among divine beasts for devouring its own kind to gain power.

Bai Ze was still young, and it was a divine beast. There was no way the Three-Headed Hound would let it go.

"Is there really nothing we can do?"

The fatso once again felt how weak he was, always dragging Brother Chen down.

"Have I ever told you I'd protect you?"

Jiang Chen stood beside the fatso and patted him on the shoulder. "An older brother should look after his kid brother. Don't blame yourself!"

"But Brother Chen, I'm afraid we really might die this time!"

"Then we'll just have to see if my sword agrees."

A Zanpakuto appeared in Jiang Chen's hand.

It was called...