Chapter 248

Soul Reaper: I Picked Up Attributes in Seireitei Chapter 248

At Haschwalth's command, the four set off.

Pernida was heading in the right flank, and soon ran right into the Tenth Division led by Isshin Shiba.

It was wrapped in a large white cloak, and its two bulb-like eyes gleamed with a dim yellow light in the shadow of the hood.

Isshin Shiba vigilance, recognizing the intensity of the Reiatsu.

Even though he had already gone through several battles, big and small, he was in pretty good shape.

He ordered his team members to spread out and maintain a defensive perimeter, while he gripped the Engetsu tightly, and crimson flames ignited on its surface.

The Reishi Arrow shot out without warning.

High-density Reishi Arrow condensed in front of Pernida, one after another.

Isshin Shiba used the Engetsu to cleave through the first few attacks, and the collision of flames and Reishi created bursts of heat.

He lowered his body and pressed forward, and the Getsuga Tenshō condensed on the blade.

With a single slash, a crimson crescent-shaped strike was unleashed, melting the sand and gravel into a glassy state under the intense heat.

Pernida dodged backward, Ikkaku her cloak burning open in the flames, but her true form remained hidden.

However, the next moment, Pernida's power activated.

The Schrift C, the Compulsory.

Pernida released her nerves outside her body.

Anyone who comes into contact with the nerves he releases will be controlled; Pernida can change the shape and movement of the object he touches.

Isshin Shiba felt his right arm, which was wielding the sword, suddenly twist.

His elbow joint felt as if it were being gripped by an invisible hand, forcibly bent in the opposite direction.

He didn't know what was happening, and wanted to stop it, but didn't know how.

The next moment, the bone made a dull cracking sound as the tendon was stretched to its limit.

A sharp pain exploded within him. He gritted his teeth and looked down to see his right arm twisted unnaturally into a pretzel shape.

The Engetsu slipped from his hand, the flames went out, and the blade plunged into the ground.

What kind of ability is this...?

Cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and Isshin Shiba clenched his teeth, managing not to utter a sound.

Struggling, he reached out his left hand to try and reach the hilt of the Engetsu. As soon as his fingertips touched it, his five fingers began to twist, and his knuckles turned one by one toward the back of his hand.

The joints began to bend in the opposite direction, making that teeth-grinding grinding sound.

Isshin Shiba Shunpo retreat. He couldn't figure out the enemy's abilities and was seriously injured in a single exchange, almost losing his ability to fight.

The Soul Reaper soldiers around him retreated under his obstruction, but many of them suddenly froze in place, their limbs twisting and eventually being squeezed into a ball of flesh, losing their lives completely.

Isshin Shiba at the scene before him, his eyes wide with shock, unsure how to react.

What kind of terrifying ability is this?

Am I going to die here today...?

Meanwhile, on the left flank, Shunsui Kyōraku's flanking force collided with Lille Barro.

He carried the enormous black Reishi sniper rifle, its barrel gleaming coldly against the grey sky.

Without saying a word after landing, he knelt down on one knee, set up his sniper rifle, and aimed the muzzle at Kyōraku.

Kyōraku reacted faster than he anticipated, shifting half a body length to the side the instant the gun was raised, while simultaneously raising his sword to parry.

However, a golden beam of light grazed Kyōraku's Zanpakuto, striking his left shoulder and drawing blood.

Shunsui Kyōraku looked at his left shoulder, where a piece had been removed and blood was now gushing out, and his lips stiffened.

"Hey... what kind of terrifying attack power is this? The Zanpakuto couldn't even block it?"

Lille Barro raised his sniper rifle again.

The Schrift X the X-Axis.

He pulled the trigger repeatedly.

Several beams of light were fired simultaneously from the gun barrel, covering all directions Kyōraku could possibly dodge.

Kyōraku's Shunpo left afterimages in the narrow alley, yet a scorch mark still appeared on his body, and his Shinigami armor was burned with a neatly shaped hole.

"Flowers flutter in disarray, the flower goddess weeps, the heavenly winds rage, the heavenly demon sneers, and the Katen Kyōkotsu..."

Kyōraku drew his twin swords.

He slipped into the shadows behind the building, using the shadows to readjust his position.

Katen Kyōkotsu's ability is like a child's game, where participation is mandatory. By exploiting information asymmetry, he can attempt to outmaneuver his enemies.

"Come on, let's play a game."

"One two three..."

"Daruma-san ga Koronda."

Kyōraku vanished, only to reappear a moment later behind Lille Barro, his left hand slashing at Lille Barro's back.

Lille Barro reacted extremely quickly, dodging the attack while frowning.

Shunsui Kyōraku's abilities are indeed quite troublesome.

The two then engaged in a fierce battle on the main battlefield.

Gerard Valkyrie strode along the main road.

He was tall and imposing, carrying a short sword and a shield, with a calm smile on his face.

Before him, Shigekuni Yamamoto's Ryūjin Jakka was already unsheathed.

Gerard's eyes lit up when he saw him.

"Captain -Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13"

Gerard raised the short sword in his hand.

"I've stumbled upon a big fish!"

The short sword, named the Sword of Hope, slashed down, leaving a trail of intense Reishi.

Yamamoto raised his sword to meet the attack, and Ryūjin Jakka clashed head-on with the Sword of Hope.

A bright white halo exploded at the point where the two blades touched, and the shockwave spread outwards.

The cobblestones on the street were overturned, and gravel flew into the air. The exterior walls of nearby buildings cracked with spiderweb-like patterns.

Yamamoto did not retreat, and Gerard's Sword of Hope was deflected.

He swung his sword back, the blazing blade striking Gerard's Shield of Justice, creating a crack that stretched from the center to the edge.

The cracks widened, and fragments began to peel away. Gerard looked down at his shattered shield, his smile widening rather than diminishing.

"Very good."

The Shield of Justice shattered with a deafening roar, its fragments transforming into Reishi in the air before coalescing back onto his left arm, the patterns even denser than before.

In that instant, the blade of the Sword of Hope grew significantly longer, and pale golden Reishi patterns appeared on its black edge.

Gerard's body had swelled up, his shoulders now wider than the distance between the buildings on either side of the street.

"My Schrift M, the Miracle."

The greater the damage I take, the more power I receive in return. Your strikes will only make me stronger.

"And my sword can return all the damage it suffers to the attacker!"

He swept his sword horizontally.

Yamamoto sidestepped, and the sword wind sliced through the entire row of buildings behind him.

The old man retaliated with a swift strike, the blazing blade cleaving a massive gash across Gerard's chest, stretching from his collarbone to his abdomen; even his Blut Vene couldn't withstand the attack.

The charred flesh at the edge of the wound was torn open, revealing the bones and veins scorched by the flames beneath, and fragments of ruptured Reishi blood vessels drifted in the air.

Gerard glanced down at his wound, his smile unwavering, the wound still healing.

Bones are recast, tendons are rewoven, and skin is re-covered.

The charred marks were completely replaced by new tissue, and dense black lines appeared on the new muscles, spreading in concentric circles from the chest to the shoulders and arms.

"Not enough! More!"

His body swelled several times its original size in an instant.

The Sword of Hope grew larger in tandem, and the black Reishi patterns on its blade changed from pale gold to blazing gold. The blade dragged on the ground, scraping a deep groove into the stone slab.

Yamamoto stared at the monster before him, which was growing larger and larger with each battle, his hand gripping his sword as steady as a rock.

"Wang Xun."

"Exist."

"You lead your team to continue the advance, doing everything in your power to annihilate the enemy."

Wang Xun glanced at Gerard's ever-expanding body, then at Yamamoto's expressionless face.

He knew that what he said wouldn't affect Yamamoto's decision.

"Captain-Commander, be careful!"

Yamamoto did not answer; instead, even greater flames ignited on the blade of Ryūjin Jakka.

Wang Xun turned to leave, but before he had gone far, a Reishi blade slashed from the side.

He dodged to the side, the blade grazing his ear and severing a few strands of white hair.

Cang Du stood in the middle of the street.

The Reishi blade in his hand was buzzing.

Several Quincy followed behind him, launching an attack on the surrounding Soul Reaper members.

Cang Du adjusted his sunglasses.

This time, I won't let you pass.

Wang Xun his sword and charged forward, colliding with Cang Du.

Sparks flew as the Zanpakuto clashed with the Reishi Blade.

Cang Du's combat skills were more comprehensive than any of the knights he had encountered before.

The Reishi blade constantly changed direction during the intervals between Wang Xun's slashes, its speed so fast that it left a sharp whistling sound in the air.

Wang Xun blocked the first horizontal slash, but the second slash was already aimed at his abdomen from below.

Wang Xun to the side, Cang Du used the momentum to flip over and slash vertically with his sword. Wang Xun raised his sword again to block.

"To dare to challenge me to a direct confrontation in Zanjutsu, how arrogant of you, Quincy."

Wang Xun no longer held back, his Zanpakuto transforming into a raging storm as it surged towards Cang Du.

Soon, close combat left Cang Du with several wounds, but thanks to the defensive capabilities of his Blut Vene, they were all extremely minor superficial injuries.

Cang Du could not hide his defeat; he could not gain any advantage in close combat.

"The Quincy plays with the Holy Body!"

The next moment, Cang Du had entered the state of Vollständig, with a halo of Quincy's mark appearing above his head and wings made of Reishi rising from his back.

Cang Du's Reiatsu suddenly increased. He retracted his Reishi blade, transforming it into the shape of a bow and arrow, and condensed a high-density sphere of Reishi light, continuously unleashing the Heilig Pfeil.

Wang Xun the attack head-on with his Zanpakuto, then followed up with a series of slashes, forcing Cang Du to retreat continuously.

Cang Du was finding Wang Xun extremely difficult to deal with; he hadn't expected that even in his Vollständig, he would still struggle so much against him.

It seems I need to activate that skill.

"Sklaverei."

He activated the Quincy's ultimate technique.

The Reishi in the surrounding environment began to converge towards him frantically.

The coating on the stone wall was peeled off, the ground was torn apart, and even the Reishi Fragment suspended in the air were flowing backward.

The Reishi wings behind Cang Du swelled several times their original size, and the light on the blade was so dazzling that it was almost impossible to look directly at it.

Wang Xun looked at him but didn't move.

He raised his left hand, fingers spread, pointing it in the direction of Cang Du.

Awakening to 30% of the Schrift ability activates.

"The Glutton."

A power completely identical to that of the Quincy surged from Wang Xun's palm.

This force directly targeted the Reiryoku within Cang Du's body, forcibly stripping and devouring the Reishi from him.

[Gained 5 Reiryoku Fragment, +500 Spiritual Might Experience]

[Gained 8 Reiryoku Fragment, +800 Spiritual Might Experience]

The smile on Cang Du's face froze.

He felt the Reiryoku within his body leaking out in an uncontrollable way.

It was as if it had been directly pulled from the soul connection by some force.

The Reishi absorbed by the Sklaverei flowed back uncontrollably, turning into tiny specks of light that flew towards Wang Xun and surged into his body.

"You, how could you...? What kind of ability is this?!"

Cang Du's eyes widened, filled with terror.

Why can Soul Reaper absorb my power?

Cang Du dared not think too deeply about it, simply assuming it was due to the unique ability of Wang Xun's Zanpakuto.

The next moment, Cang Du gritted his teeth and activated the Schrift J.

A Reishi cage suddenly shot out from his hand and clamped down on Wang Xun.

However, Cang Du was unaware that after using this ability in his fight against Isshin Shiba, Wang Xun had already completed the analysis of this ability.

The Reishi cage expanded instantly, enveloping Wang Xun within it.

However, the next moment, Wang Xun Zanpakuto and shattered the entire cage.

Cang Du's eyes widened so much they almost burst through his glasses.

His proud ability to use Schrift was ineffective against Wang Xun.

And his power is being absorbed by an unknown force.

Why...

Wang Xun took a step forward, Zanpakuto in from the side, splitting half of Cang Du's body in two.

Under the continuous effect of Wang Xun's the Glutton Power, the defense of Cang Du's Blut Vene gradually decreased, making it difficult to withstand Wang Xun's slashes.

Cang Du looked down at the wound on his chest, twitched his fingers, and then roared.

"Ransōtengai!"

"I haven't even had the chance to witness His Majesty's great undertaking, how can I fall here!"

The Ransōtengai was activated, and fine Reishi threads reconstructed his severely injured body, allowing him to continue fighting.

He barely managed to withstand several attacks from Wang Xun, but his body was covered in wounds, and even the Ransōtengai could hardly support his battered body.

It's too late for him now.

Wang Xun raised his sword high and severed Cang Du's head.

The system notification refreshes in front of you.

[Gained 1 Reiryoku Fragment, +1500 Spiritual Might Experience]

[Gained 1 Schrift Fragment, Schrift Awakening Level +5%]

[Schrift: A - Devour All, Awakening Level: 35%]

Wang Xun sheathed his sword.

He flew up to a high place and looked into the distance.

On the left flank, Kyōraku and Lille Barro are still locked in combat, but the situation is dire if they don't unleash their Bankai.

On the right flank, Isshin Shiba collapsed to the ground. Pernida's abilities were unstoppable, and he was too badly injured to fight.

At this Tenteikūra sent new news.

The Quincy dispatched a small squad that emerged from the shadows and launched a Seireitei.

The captains and deputy captains who remained behind have engaged the enemy and are holding out for the time being, but the situation is not optimistic.

Just as Wang Xun was about to reply, another Reiatsu appeared in his senses, coming from the right wing, the spot where Isshin Shiba had fallen.

That's... Aizen?

How did he end up here?

At this moment, Sōsuke Aizen stood not far from Isshin Shiba, who lay sprawled on the ground with his limbs twisted.

His eyes were fixed silently on Pernida.

Based on his observations, Aizen has deduced the approximate range of Pernida's abilities and is currently standing outside the safe zone.

Shatter, Kyōka Suigetsu!

The light of the Zanpakuto Shikai and disappeared in the air.

After concealing his form with the Kyōka Suigetsu, Aizen began testing the Quincy.

"Hadō #90, Black Coffin"

A pitch-black cube pressed in from all sides, completely encasing Pernida within it.

The shadow blades inside the Black Coffin were slashing wildly, containing destructive power sufficient to instantly kill Captain-level.

After the Shadow Blade stopped, Pernida's body was covered in crisscrossing cuts, and her cloak was torn to shreds, revealing the twisted and deformed giant hand beneath.

A black iron chain wrapped around his five fingers broke into pieces and scattered on the ground.

The giant hand flipped over, its palm splitting open to reveal two bloodshot eyes.

Its wound is slowly healing.

Aizen looked at it in surprise, then casually took out the Hōgyoku from his pocket.

The azure aura within the transparent prism suddenly surged, Hōgyoku trembled, its desire and restlessness surpassing anything Aizen had ever witnessed before.

Aizen looked at the Hōgyoku, his lips curving into an uncontrollable smile, his eyes blazing with excitement.

He looked at Pernida, at the shape of that giant hand.

"What exactly are you?"