Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Chapter 635 In the midst of a fierce battle with Zanpakuto

The intense impact of the instantaneous roar, with its concentrated demonic energy and spiritual pressure, amplifies the power far beyond what is expected.

"It's no use, Yuuko." Butterfly looked at Yuuko's current state and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. "Whether it's Shunpo or Shunpo, they can't touch me."

Too arrogant!

Yoruichi suppressed the urge to retort, realizing that they were exactly the same in this respect.

Yuko was well aware that such spatial movement was something that Shunpo couldn't catch up to, even if she activated Shunpo.

But if you don't use your full approach, it would probably be even more difficult to defeat a butterfly.

Without changing her expression, Yuko picked up her Zanpakuto and cut her arm. The wound did not heal immediately; instead, blood dripped continuously onto the ground.

Completely unaware of Yuko's abilities, he looked utterly shocked: "What is she doing?"

Xiaoyu looked worried: "Ah, it looks so painful."

Kisuke Urahara covered his face with a paper fan: "Don't worry, just keep watching."

In the center of the arena, Butterfly narrowed her eyes and said, "I know what Yuko wants to do."

"Can you pretend you don't know?"

"No, I won't hold back."

"Whoo~"

Yu Zi let out a long breath, her expression becoming slightly serious.

The next moment, her figure vanished into thin air, and with the boost from Instantaneous Movement, her Instant Step became even faster.

Yuko's figure suddenly appeared, flashing in front of the butterfly, and slashed down at the butterfly with the Shura Blade in her hand.

The butterfly remained motionless as the blade slashed down, scattering its afterimage.

Behind Yuko, the figure of a butterfly appeared.

Just as Butterfly swung her sword at Yuko, a blood-red humanoid figure rose up behind her, holding a blade that was entirely red and crystal-like.

"Is this what they call the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind?" The butterfly smiled slightly, seemingly completely oblivious to the commotion behind it.

Yuko bent low, the blade tracing a semi-circle in her hand before she held it straight behind her back.

At the same time, the butterfly disappeared again, and instead, the clone's sword struck Yuko's back.

If Yuko hadn't parried in time, she probably would have been injured.

Yu Zi said without changing her expression, "When I used it myself, I didn't find that ability to be so troublesome."

"Because when Yuko uses this ability, she is basically fighting against people whose spiritual pressure level is far stronger than hers."

"Not to mention that the old man is also quite experienced in combat."

"If it were Yoruichi instead, Ikuko would probably be able to appreciate her own strength more easily."

……

"Pfft~"

"Ha ha……"

It's unclear who first fell silent in the crowd, but then everyone burst into laughter.

Ye Yi glanced expressionlessly to the side and noticed that a guy who habitually covered his face with a fan was laughing so hard he was bent over. He immediately narrowed his eyes.

boom!

A pit appeared on the spot, and a human head was buried in it.

The horrific scene caused everyone to instinctively shut their mouths.

The battle between the two sides continues.

Yuko could hardly touch the butterfly, whether with her footwork or attacks. Its strange spatial movement made it invincible at the same level.

Yuko reacted swiftly to parry the attack from behind, turned around, and unleashed a dazzling blue flash followed by a deafening roar.

hum! ! !

A beam of azure lightning shot straight towards the butterfly that had retreated to a distance.

Tetsuzai leaned forward slightly, his voice filled with surprise: "Really? That's the 88th Hado!"

Even a high-ranking demon can completely abandon incantation?

This talent is simply unbelievable.

however……

Butterfly raised her hand, striking the same pose as Yuko, and softly uttered:

"Broken Dao No. 88: The flying dragon strikes the thief and the sky-shaking thunder cannon."

A beam of azure lightning of almost equal mass shot out from the butterfly's palm, heading straight towards Yuko.

At this moment, even Kisuke Urahara couldn't sit still any longer: "What a joke! A Zanpakuto that can use Kido?"

Zanpakuto is the essential manifestation of a Shinigami's soul. Although it can exist in the world in a physical form, the abilities used by a Zanpakuto are necessarily fixed to its own.

He had never seen a Zanpakuto that could be used in combat using Kido before; that was simply impossible.

Yoruichi was equally shocked, but according to her keen perception, the quality of their Kido was exactly the same.

"Killing each other like ghosts..."

"Counter-destruction" refers to a technique that uses the same amount of ghost energy as the caster to counteract the opponent's ghost energy, or even to launch a counterattack by leveraging the opponent's power.

This technique requires the user to have extremely high spiritual pressure control and judgment.

Based on her experience, the masses of these ghostly paths would collide and cancel each other out.

boom!

Two beams of azure lightning collided, stirring up waves of wind and waves. Just when everyone thought the attack would be neutralized, Yuko's attack seemed to have the upper hand, piercing through the butterfly's ghost path and heading straight towards the butterfly further behind.

Yoruichi was somewhat confused: "Why..."

Before she could even have a question, Butterfly took the initiative to explain the reason to her.

Yuko felt a flash of light in the corner of her eye. She looked down instinctively and saw that the bolt of lightning that should have been neutralized had appeared beside her.

So that's how it is. Did they interfere with the position of the Ghost Path?

There's no way to avoid this distance.

hum!

The lightning struck the bullseye, swept over Yuko's body, and caused an explosion on the spot.

Yoruichi's pupils contracted slightly: "Yuko!"

As Yoruichi waited anxiously, the dust slowly dissipated, and Yuuko's figure vanished into thin air.

Butterfly's eyebrows furrowed slightly, as if she had realized something. She jumped up and looked down.

The ground was quiet and still, without any unusual signs.

The butterfly murmured softly, "How could this be..."

Just as she was wondering about Yuko's whereabouts, a whooshing sound came from behind her.

The butterfly never looked back; upon hearing the sound of the wind, it had already decided to move.

With her ability to intervene at a speed, she could easily surpass the world's fastest speed.

However, her thinking was a step behind.

Just before her ability was about to activate, several blood whips struck from behind, binding her limbs tightly and leaving her suspended in mid-air.

Butterfly:"……"

Now it's like a butterfly caught in a spider web.

Butterfly looked down at Yuko, a hint of confusion on her face, and asked, "How did you do that?"

The dust and smoke from the explosion did obscure her vision, but given its location, it wasn't enough for Yuko to escape from her sight above or to the sides. The only place she could disappear was underground.

So even though she didn't realize Yuko's location, she immediately distanced herself from the underground.

Yuko patted the dust off her trousers, looked up and smiled slightly.

"Well, you'll understand once you look around."

Yu Zi was completely unharmed, even her clothes were clean, as if the attack hadn't touched her. But the truth was that during her disappearance, she had rapidly regenerated and repaired her injuries, even having the time to mend her torn clothes with her own flesh and blood. She was quite adept at handling the situation.

The butterfly obeyed Yuko's instructions and looked to the left and right.

This isn't because there's nothing...

As she was thinking this, her eyes seemed to see something.

The butterfly opened its eyes wide, revealing fine, almost invisible blood-red lines that stretched from the ground to the sky.

The butterfly suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. The blood at the beginning wasn't just for the sneak attack."

"Wow, Yuko is amazing."

He used a sneak attack to deceive himself, but in reality, he was extending the excess blood into the air in this way without anyone noticing, and then gathering in the air to launch a sneak attack from behind.

"You're really something!" Yoruichi couldn't help but jump up and pat Ikuko on the back. "Well done!"

Yuko winced in pain and shrank her neck; this guy's grip was really strong.

Yoruichi looked triumphantly at the butterfly bound in mid-air: "Well? Now you're willing to tell Yuuko the true name of your Bankai, right?"

"Huh? Why?" Butterfly blinked, looking confused.

Yoruichi's expression froze for a moment, then she said angrily, "Huh? Are you trying to renege on your debt?"

The butterfly tilted its head: "But that's after the victory, isn't it?"

Yoruichi exploded in fury: "Are you trying to cheat?!"

Butterfly suddenly realized: "Does Yoruichi think that's enough to defeat me?"

Ye opened her mouth as if to say, "What else?", when she saw the butterfly break free of its restraints and land lightly in front of the two of them.

Butterfly waved the blade in her hand and said calmly, "If Yuko had continued to attack just now, there might have been a chance."

"It's a pity that it gave me time to escape."

Yoruichi's expression froze for a moment, then she turned her head expressionlessly: "Why didn't you continue the pursuit just now?"

This idiot!

Yuko paused for a moment, then pointed directly at Yoruichi: "Because you suddenly rushed over."

"what?"

The butterfly nodded: "That's right, I can testify."

Yoruichi almost coughed up blood. Was she a comedic character after all?

"Yuko, I..."

Yu Zi smiled and said, "Just kidding. With that level of restraint, the butterfly could have escaped long ago."

"Besides, if I had a way to win just now, the butterfly wouldn't have cheated."

"I can't believe Yoruichi so easily, she's so gullible~"

“That’s true.” Butterfly smiled throughout. “I won’t cheat. If Yuko had won just now, I would have already conceded defeat.”

"I'll talk to you again after this is over." Yoruichi clenched her fist, smiled, and left.

Outside the arena, Jinta looked at Yoruichi, who had returned dejectedly, and said with a smirk, "See? She could have won."

Yoruichi didn't even consider punching him.

We couldn't win... but at least we could have seen a glimmer of hope for victory, couldn't we?

I was still pretty stupid.

Thinking about it carefully, I realize that I often lose my temper when I'm around Yuko.

Butterfly stood directly in front of Yuko and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Aren't you going to attack?"

"I'm thinking of ways to beat you."

"Oh? Did you find it?" Butterfly blinked. "If I didn't find it, I won't wait for you."

"Let's give it a try." Yu Zi took a deep breath, and as she turned the hilt of the sword, she plunged the Shura Blade straight into the ground.

"Ok?"

boom!

Yuko's spiritual pressure surged, materializing and enveloping her.

Yuko gripped the hilt of the sword with one hand and held the blade directly with the other, her frenzied spiritual pressure and blood flowing down the blade and into the ground.

Everyone's eyes widened: "That is..."

A slight swaying sensation appeared in front of my eyes.

"Blood Demon Art: Thorn Cage!"

Crimson thorns, like ferocious pythons, surged wildly from the ground, their sharp spikes gleaming with an ominous cold light. Centered on the Shura Blade that Yuuko had plunged into the ground, they instantly wove into an impenetrable giant net, transforming the entire underground training ground into a crimson forest. Each thorn contained Yuuko's Blood Demon Art, enhanced through her spiritual pressure.

"Oh?" Butterfly stood in the center of the thorn cage, looking around with interest. She showed no sign of panic. "Are you trying to hinder the ability to interfere with me through a large-scale attack?"

"Well, as my Zanpakuto, even if I can't defeat you in terms of ability, you are still the continuation of my soul. In terms of spiritual pressure, you shouldn't be able to support a sustained head-on confrontation."

“This is evident from your unwillingness to get hurt.” Yuko calmly stood up. “The Blood Demon Art can minimize your interference.”

If the butterfly doesn't use interference to eliminate it, she will have a hard time using spatial teleportation in this dense thorny thicket.

If she were to forcibly destroy it, it would also deplete her spiritual pressure reserves.

The butterfly tilted its head: "Don't want to get hurt?"

Yuko replied matter-of-factly, "You also have the ability to regenerate quickly, right? Plus, with your method of interfering with movement, if you wanted to trade injuries with me, I'd probably be in a worse state right now."

The butterfly sighed, "That's why I don't want to give you my Bankai."

"Ok?"

Yuko paused for a moment: "Is there any connection between these two things?"

"You mean I'm too smart?"

The butterfly silently raised its head: "Speaking of humor..."

"..."

Butterfly suddenly asked, "Yuko, do you think you understand me?"

“Of course, because your essence is a continuation of my soul.” Yu Zi nodded slightly. “I am well aware of your existence.”

Not just her, but also the Shinobu Kocho she imagined.

The butterfly shook its head: "That's not right. I think you know nothing about me."

Yuko's lips twitched slightly: "That's because you don't want to tell me."

What do you think is the true name of Bankai?

"what?"

Butterfly calmly confronted Yuuko: "Since a Zanpakuto is a continuation of a Shinigami's soul, why is it necessary to communicate and synchronize with the Zanpakuto day after day to master its Shikai and Bankai?"

"Even the vast majority of Shinigami never master Bankai until they die."

What do you think is the problem here?

The answer that instinctively and immediately came to Yuko's mind.

"Because... he doesn't understand his own Zanpakuto."

The butterfly closed its eyes slightly and said softly, "No."

"no?"