Yoruichi's words caught Chojiro Sasakabe's attention. His sharp gaze fell on her in the cat cage, and he snapped, "Yoruichi... you again! Last time you came to the Captain-Commander's residence, you wrecked it completely! Now you've come back and stolen his treasured possession. You—"
Before he could finish, Kayle unleashed a bolt of lightning. "You talk too much!"
The lightning became a thunderbird and shot straight at Chojiro Sasakabe.
Chojiro Sasakabe raised his Zanpakuto. "Pierce him, Gonryōmaru!"
At his command, the Zanpakuto transformed into a rapier, lightning flashing at its tip. That sharp bolt stabbed straight toward the thunderbird.
Boom!
Thunder roared. An explosion tore across the ground.
Ren shook his head and walked toward Chojiro Sasakabe with Shunpo.
As Ren approached, the darkness thinned. Only then did Chojiro Sasakabe recognize him. "You... you're Ren, the mysterious man!"
Ren chuckled. "That's right. I'm Ren, the man your Seireitei wants. But you came here to stop me alone. Aren't you afraid of dying?"
The moment he finished speaking, Ren became a blur.
Clang!
The Shura Sword slid from its sheath at his waist. Laden with murderous intent and Ren's cold, crushing pressure, it came down on Chojiro Sasakabe.
"What..." Chojiro Sasakabe cried, hastily raising Gonryōmaru.
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Bang!
Gonryōmaru's rapier blade was long and slender. When Ren's sword crashed down, it felt as though a mountain had fallen on it.
Killing intent thickened around him, almost becoming fiendish qi. The red-gold blade gleamed with scorching light.
Chojiro Sasakabe stumbled back again and again. His hands were numb, but that was nothing beside his shock. He stared at Ren and cried, "That sword gives off heat! You... you stole the Sōkyoku!"
Ren raised the Shura Sword and felt the heat radiating from its red-gold blade as he moved it. It was hot