The Shinigami the Unforgiven in Bleach, Chapter 35: The Killing Intent of the First Kenpachi. A cold Reiatsu exuded the scent of blood, permeating the air.
The dim environment should have obscured all colors, yet one could still see thick blood flowing down the stone pillars and ceiling.
Retsu Unohana lowered her eyes, her hands spread wide, the blood-stained blade hanging like a noodle in front of her chest. " Royd, having mastered all my styles, you should understand what this means, right?"
Royd's expression turned serious as he said, "Do you think you can defeat us like this?"
Naive. Loyd is imitating His Yhwach from a thousand years ago, an opponent even Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto found extremely troublesome.
"Times are changing, and the current Yhwach is much better than the Yhwach of the past."
Retsu Unohana chuckled lightly, "You're telling me all this? It seems your mimicry ability can't be activated repeatedly in such a short time."
"Are you relieved?" Royd asked rhetorically.
"No, I'm disappointed. It's rare to find an opponent like you. I'd like to try what it feels like to kill myself."
Retsu Unohana sighed and stopped chatting. She didn't want to buy time to Bankai; she wanted to kill them.
With a swift movement of her foot, she leaped forward.
Realizing the danger, Loyd immediately stretched out his hand, " Heilig Singen, Sankt Zwinger."
Blue and white light walls appeared on the ground, with pentagrams resembling crosses protruding from them.
This is an extremely powerful defensive spell used by Quincy offense and defense. Once an enemy steps into it, countless Heilig Pfeil will erupt in an instant, blasting the enemy into dust.
Loyd is the only Sternritter besides Yhwach who can use this technique.
Retsu Unohana stepped into the attack range of the light barrier. Holy light flashed before her eyes, and countless Heilig Pfeil shot out, directly converging into a vast stream of light that swept towards her.
Loyd smiled and shouted, "Even His Majesty a thousand years ago was stronger than you are now!"
Retsu Unohana swung her sword, and the blood-red blade suddenly transformed into a crimson curtain that rolled down. Her figure spun in the air, guiding the holy stream of light towards the two brothers.
Loyd was bewildered. Why didn't the Heilig Pfeil cause an explosion?
Royd wasn't confused. He remembered the technique of this move, where Reiatsu equal to the attack was applied to a small, serrated, soft blade, creating the flow of water.
Turn the enemy's attack into your own and return it.
"Go!" Royd immediately dodged with Hirenkyaku.
Loyd, on the other hand, ran in the opposite direction. He was now simulating the psychology of Yhwach from a thousand years ago, and his actions were subconsciously driven by that mindset, rather than sharing the same thoughts as Royd.
The divine light was once again directed to Loyd, and at the same time, Retsu Unohana Shunpo in front of Royd, watching a man with her face and body swaying around.
She felt somewhat uneasy and decided to deal with this person first, then turn around and deal with the other one.
Having benefited from imitating all her skills and strength, Royd also realized what was happening at this moment.
He gripped the sword with both hands, unleashing the ultimate technique of the Ten Thousand Illusions as One Style, Ever-Changing Cloud and Mist countless forms.
This technique comes from a formidable opponent that Retsu Unohana encountered a thousand years ago. It combines Kidō, footwork, and Zanjutsu, similar to Soi Fon's Shunkō, yet completely different.
The Ever-Changing Cloud and Mist are not about increasing one's own power, but about the art of shifting between reality and illusion.
The tip of Royd's knife scattered in an instant, like a snowball thrown by a child exploding from the inside.
Retsu Unohana saw a flash of sword light, like mist or snowflakes, which was the actual scene produced by the explosion of concentrated Kidō power.
The fog, like a gradually thickening cloud, concealed Royd's movements and showed no signs of abating.
The world turned into a vast expanse of white, with flashes of sword light and people hidden behind the clouds, their killing intent concealed.
Retsu Unohana sighed, her eyes lowered, and without the slightest hesitation, she plunged diagonally into the clouds, slashing down her blood-red blade.
With a clang, Royd's knife came rushing towards him. Tong Kong was astonished. The upper part of the blood-stained blade, which he had blocked, fell like a soft whip and lashed at his face.
Half of his face was then sliced off.
"Why?" Royd exclaimed, not understanding why he had been discovered.
They hid it so well.
"The martial arts style I learned wasn't acquired through apprenticeship, but through combat. Behind the name 'Yachiru ' lie the corpses of countless sect leaders."
Out of compassion for the dying, Retsu Unohana answered Royd's question.
"Ha."
Royd suddenly realized that he had only imitated the power and skills, without any memory of them, so he didn't know how he had learned these skills.
It turns out that the last person who knew this move had died at the hands of Retsu Unohana.
"Elder brother!"
Loyd roared in a fit of rage, leaped into the air, and hurtled down with incredible speed. He drew his sword from his waist and swiftly slashed at the back of Retsu Unohana's neck.
She tiptoed and somersaulted backward, looking ethereal, her long, black hair brushing against the blade.
The blood-stained blade descended like the chains of Shinigami.
Using his Blut Vene, Loyd didn't dodge at all, but spun around and swung his sword backward.
Under these circumstances, it would be impossible for anyone other than Quincy to establish a foothold in Silbern.
Loyd was confident that, with the protection of his Blut Vene, he could exchange his injuries for the enemy's life.
Retsu Unohana remained calm and composed, precisely placing her right index finger on the side of Loyd's blade. Using this point, she flipped over, moving as nimbly as a cat weaving between tables and chairs.
Suddenly, Loyd felt a sharp pain in his neck. His Blut Vene had failed to completely block the attack, and the Blood Blade had severed his major artery, causing a large amount of blood to gush out as the blade was pulled out.
"Ah." He let out a low cry, not expecting that even with his full-force swing of the knife, his opponent could actually aim at the side of the blade in the blink of an eye and dodge in that way.
"For His Majesty's sake, I cannot let you live!"
Loyd abandoned the blade and did not use the Spirit Bow. Instead, he condensed an enormous Heilig Pfeil in his palm and shot it forward.
Retsu Unohana wielded her blood-red blade, cleaving apart the Heilig Pfeil.
Loyd changed into his Blut Arterie, approached with his Hirenkyaku, completely abandoning defense, and swung his right hand forward.
This was an attack that risked his life; he would use courage and unwavering loyalty to kill the woman before him who might stand in the way of His Majesty's ambitions.
Retsu Unohana couldn't dodge. With the enhancement of her Blut Arterie, Loyd's speed was astonishing. She only had time to leap up lightly and swing her blood blade forward with her right hand.
With a thud, Loyd ripped open her abdomen, easily severing her head.
When using the Blut Arterie, the Blut Vene cannot be used simultaneously. With his physical body, he naturally cannot withstand Retsu Unohana's attacks.
"Ugh!" She spat out a mouthful of blood, her feet touched the ground, and she quickly deactivated her Bankai. She clutched her abdomen and began using the Kaidō to heal her injuries.
Wisps of white smoke rose.
"Ha ha."
Retsu Unohana's wounds gradually healed.
A bolt of lightning crackled through the wall ahead, and a green-haired woman stormed in, shouting, "You actually killed Meninas McAllon! That damned Shinigami!"
Chapter Thirty-Five: The Killing Intent of the First Kenpachi (Free Reading)