An Explosive Power-Up, Never Inferior to a Soul Reaper!

In Aizen's design, this Adjuchas possessed a certain special trait.

From the moment it was created, it had already mastered the powerful ability to devour reishi and evolve continuously.

However, this ability was extremely limited. Against beings with strong spiritual pressure, it was completely ineffective.

It might not even be able to devour the attacks of a Seated Officer-level Soul Reaper.

Yet unexpectedly...

This Adjuchas devoured the Soul King's Power lingering within Nigoku District, triggering an evolution beyond expectations.

After Mimihagi had been placed inside Jushiro Ukitake's body, all that remained in the shrine was the Soul King's Power accumulated over countless years.

Through the Sacrificial Ritual, Jushiro Ukitake obtained this power, causing his spiritual pressure to multiply and giving him the qualifications to wrestle with his foolish younger brother.

Of course, qualifications were all they were.

Afterward, Su Feng stripped away the remaining Soul King's Power from his body during battle, returning it to the atmosphere and leaving it ownerless.

The Adjuchas became the final beneficiary.

In short, it was an auxiliary ability that could not be used in combat.

"Roar roar!!"

The Adjuchas let out an unyielding, furious roar, its layered waves of sound echoing across the boundless wilderness.

Though it had only neutralized Su Feng's attack with two Ceros, in the Adjuchas's eyes, this was still proof that they were evenly matched.

It was a creation of a great existence, never inferior to a Soul Reaper!

Its sharp teeth ground together, producing a grating clatter. As its massive jaws opened and closed, vast amounts of surrounding reishi and residual wind force were swallowed whole.

In but an instant, the Adjuchas's body changed once again. Dense pores emerged, and great amounts of white steam burst forth.

Seeing this, Su Feng said in surprise, "Is this evolution caused by devouring Storm Howl's power?"

The Soul King's Power had optimized the Adjuchas's core ability, greatly increasing its devouring speed and allowing it to complete several evolutions in an extremely short time.

The sight reminded Su Feng of someone who had yet to appear.

A member of the Sternritter, code-named "C"—Pernida Parnkgjas.

As the Soul King's Left Arm, he possessed The Compulsory, corresponding to the authority of advancement.

Mimihagi, meanwhile, was the Soul King's right arm, corresponding to the authority of stillness.

Though the two appeared opposed, perhaps they were connected in some way.

That was why, after this Adjuchas devoured the lingering Soul King's Power, it achieved a higher level of evolution.

"To be honest, I'm a little more interested in you than I was before."

A gleam of excitement seemed to rise in Su Feng's eyes as he examined the distant Adjuchas from head to toe.

Storm Howl let out a low, trembling hum. The blue-white Wind Breath swirling around it accelerated, its howls echoing at Su Feng's side and leaping about him.

Buzz—

Tangible spiritual pressure suddenly erupted, transforming into a pillar of light that tore apart the thin clouds overhead. The dim sky seemed to become a blazing sun, freely pouring forth its radiance.

Holding Storm Howl, Su Feng lightly swung it to his right.

In an instant, the ground split apart, ravines crisscrossing as they spread into the distance.

"Capturing it alive might be a little troublesome," he muttered. "But leaving behind a relatively intact corpse shouldn't be a problem..."

Facing the provocation, the Adjuchas, white steam blasting from its body, shot toward Su Feng. The powerful force propelled its speed several levels higher.

As fierce winds surged, dust billowed.

A fist as thick as a boulder rose high, its shadow completely enveloping Su Feng. It crashed down like a heavy hammer, and the howling gale even compressed the surrounding reishi.

"Die!!"

Its deafening voice was like a violent thunderclap, filled with the Adjuchas's fury.

As a typical example of trading intelligence for strength, it lacked any fear of the strong. Even though Su Feng's spiritual pressure far surpassed its own, it still attacked in rage.

Facing the descending hammer, Su Feng raised his blade. Blue-white Wind Breath entwined with Sword Pressure and shot from the blade in an instant!

Splat—

Blood gushed out like a waterfall, spraying freely through the air before being swallowed and shredded by the wind that followed, turning into a fine rain scattered across the surroundings.

The sound of flesh tearing even drowned out the Adjuchas's roar.

Blue-white light gathered and burst from the fingertips of Su Feng's left hand, aimed directly at the lower middle of the Adjuchas's chest.

"Hado #33: Sokatsui."

The next moment, blue-white explosive flames comparable to a Cero flashed past!

Boom boom boom!!

Amid an explosion powerful enough to rupture eardrums, the Adjuchas turned into a meteor, trailing a blue tail as it crashed violently into the distant shrine.

The ruined foundation trembled before immediately collapsing completely, sending dust surging into the air.

Though it was Incantation Abandonment, bolstered by Su Feng's understanding of Kido, the power of this Sokatsui was already comparable to a fully chanted spell.

It even slightly surpassed certain captains who were not skilled in Kido.

From the distant ruins, a battered figure staggered out. Black tangible spiritual pressure burned over its body like flames.

The body cleaved open by Su Feng's blade had not healed, while the flesh on its chest had been charred black.

No matter what, it was only an Adjuchas.

Though it was Aizen's creation, its strength was still quite limited compared to an Arrancar.

Exploding with power once was already this Adjuchas's limit.

Su Feng stepped forward, his afterimage vanishing into the wind. When he appeared again, he was already before the Adjuchas.

As though it sensed the Soul Reaper's spiritual pressure, it immediately raised its thick arm and grabbed forward, black tangible spiritual pressure sweeping over him as well.

The countless eyes on its body suddenly locked onto Su Feng, crimson light gathering within them and forming the outline of Ceros at a visible speed.

"Alright, the game ends here."

Perhaps recalling something, Su Feng suddenly felt a hint of mischievous amusement.

He held his left hand horizontally before him, drew his right hand holding the hilt slightly back, leaned forward a little, and let spiritual pressure swirl around him like light.

Endless gales suddenly arose between heaven and earth, gathering and compressing around Su Feng in an instant before condensing onto the blade in his hand.

"Shoot him dead, Storm Howl."

Countless wind blades unfurled in reverse, tearing through the atmosphere and becoming a brilliant flash that erupted from Su Feng's palm. It streaked through the air at extreme speed, cutting through everything before it.

Bang!

The Adjuchas's white bone mask was pierced in an instant. At the same moment, the light of those reverse-spinning wind blades had already extended to the very end of the horizon!

And as this scene unfolded, a pair of azure eyes beneath a distant black cloak suddenly widened, filled with shock and astonishment.