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

Chapter 614 Not good at this kind of situation, is he?

"Scatter immediately!!!"

Seeing the large swarm of light cones hurtling towards them, Kyoraku Shunsui quickly shouted, and everyone scrambled to the side.

Watching this scene, Tessai felt a chill run down his spine. This person's spiritual pressure reaction was even stronger than his own!

Just as he was about to lead everyone away, Yoruichi and Kisuke immediately understood Ikuko's intention.

The seemingly chaotic and indiscriminate attacks, like raindrops of light cones, had their trajectories precisely calculated by Yu Zi. Each shot landed exactly on the captains' movement paths and defensive blind spots, forcing them to frantically block and dodge, instantly throwing their formation into disarray.

As for his own teammates...

"Go!" Yoruichi and Kisuke Urahara ignored the beam of light shooting straight at them, turned around, grabbed Tessai Gahimei, and rushed toward the Transcendental Gate.

"This……"

As Wo Ling Tiezhai felt a chill run down his spine, he was astonished to discover that these light cones seemed to have eyes, grazing past their clothes.

Despite creating such chaos, they weren't harmed in the slightest.

It seems that Miss Yuko's mastery of the art of demonic arts has indeed surpassed his.

At least, he absolutely cannot perform micro-management to this level.

He can easily do either of these things individually, but combined, especially with an area-of-effect attack like the Thousand Hands Heavenly Cannon, it's a different story.

At the same time, Yuko's severed body rapidly repaired itself before hitting the ground. From the waist down, her flesh and blood writhed wildly at a visible speed, and her bones and muscles were completely reassembled in almost a single breath.

Outside the battlefield, in the shadow of a towering building not far from the Shihōin residence, two figures stood silently, watching as the Shihōin family home was reduced to ruins.

"Oh dear, this really... gave me quite a fright." Gin Ichimaru's lips curled into his usual sly smile, as cunning as a fox. Though his tone was playful and teasing, his slightly open eyes betrayed his shock.

"I didn't expect that he could do this much, and he was able to recover quickly even when facing the Captain-Commander's slash."

Beside him, Aizen adjusted his glasses, his eyes behind the lenses gleaming with a burning and inquisitive light.

Regardless, that pose was simply too perfect.

Aside from the bony horn on her head, there's no way to connect her with Hollows, whether it's spiritual pressure or anything else.

Aizen has confirmed, based on Kisuke Urahara's reaction, that this is definitely not a creation of the Hogyoku.

It wasn't that the Hogyoku blurred the lines between Shinigami and Hollows, transcending them, but rather...

It belongs neither to the Arrancar nor to the Shinigami, yet it possesses the characteristics of both.

What is this...

In the middle of the arena, Yuko's severed lower body turned into blood, which splattered everywhere. Then the blood congealed into ice, and large shards of ice spikes rushed towards Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who was launching a surprise attack.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni reacted quickly enough, and after realizing Ikuko's intentions, he immediately attacked her, but he still couldn't catch up with that exaggerated regeneration speed.

The crimson ice spikes swept in wildly, but Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni exerted force in his palm, his blade wreathed in flames, and with a single strike imbued with the spiritual power of the flames, he swept all the ice spikes into it, evaporating them.

But this little obstacle is enough.

"Yuko!!" Before the gate, Tessai Tsukabishi's figure, carrying the others, disappeared into it. Yoruichi and Kisuke Urahara stood in front, forcing back Kyoraku Shunsui and the others who rushed forward, while shouting to Yuko.

Yuko's figure disappeared from the spot and suddenly appeared in front of Kyoraku Shunsui and the others.

He used both hands to parry Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro's attacks from the left and right sides.

That bizarre movement again!

Yuko's golden double pupils shifted slightly. Even without any release of earth pressure, Kyoraku Shunsui felt as if he were being stared at by a wild beast, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

"Aren't you going to use Bankai yet?" Yuko smiled slightly. "If you're going to hold back, then please step down."

"We need to leave here."

Kyoraku Shunsui's forehead was covered in a few beads of cold sweat: "Miss Yuko, my Bankai is not something that can be released casually."

Yuko pursed her lips: "That suits me perfectly, and so does my Bankai."

"To be fair, neither of us needs to do anything?"

Kyoraku Shunsui's lips twitched: "...You just don't know how at all, do you?"

"Oh? How about we give it a try?" Yuko smiled faintly. "Let's see if I can actually use Bankai."

Kyoraku Shunsui: "..."

That's really... hard to say.

"Ahem, sorry! Miss Yuko!" Jushiro Ukitake suddenly spoke up, withdrawing one of the twin swords that was blocking Yuko's Zanpakuto and attacking Yuko's face.

"If you're sick, why don't you just lie down and be quiet?" Yu Zi said without changing her expression. With a light tap of her toes, a snow-white Shura appeared in the air.

Yuko raised her leg and kicked the sword. Shura shot out like a flying knife through the gap between the three and struck Ukitake Jushiro's Zanpakuto.

"Varied……"

Ukitake Jushiro retreated in astonishment, and the three separated in a single move.

With a flick of her left hand, Yuko sent the flying demon blade plunging into the ground near her feet: "People who are missing lungs should try to avoid strenuous activities."

"What...did you say?" Jushiro Ukitake's astonished expression froze instantly.

Kyoraku Shunsui was also visibly shocked.

Yu Zi frowned slightly. Was there some hidden story behind this?

To be honest, the 13th Division is quite strange in Yuko's opinion.

Some vice-captains have stronger spiritual pressure than the captains, while some captains are incredibly weak; that's how it is—a mixed bag.

But in Ikuko's eyes, Jushiro Ukitake was the strangest kind.

Of course, it wasn't the missing lung that puzzled her.

Rather, he was a very strange person, exuding a peculiar aura. There seemed to be something unusual within him, but her eyes couldn't see it clearly.

That seemed to be something she couldn't currently touch.

Before Ukitake Jushiro could continue his questioning, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had already rapidly approached. Even before he arrived, he unleashed an exaggerated fiery slash, heading straight for the gate.

He actually planned to destroy the interdimensional gate directly, preventing them from passing through.

Now that we've attracted them, there's no need to leave them a way out.

As for the Great Ghost Taoist Priest and the others who have already escaped, we can only send a captain to the mortal world to capture them later.

Faced with this slash, Kyoraku Shunsui and the others had no choice but to retreat, as the oncoming heat wave felt like they were about to evaporate.

"You guys go first, I'll catch up right away," Yu Zi said hurriedly.

It would be troublesome if that old man's attack hit the portal.

"What nonsense are you talking about..." Yoru opened his mouth, about to say something, but was immediately interrupted by Yuko.

"Put the bone jar away safely!"

"Wh...I understand! Don't die, you bastard!" Yoru paused for a moment, then instantly understood. Without further hesitation, he and Urahara Kisuke disappeared together in front of the portal.

As Yu Zi breathed a sigh of relief, a thought arose in her mind as she watched the rapidly approaching fiery slash.

That is—once you enter the interdimensional portal, is breaking down the portal still useful?

……

She doesn’t know!

Although, judging from Yoruichi and Kisuke's reactions, theoretically it should be useless.

After all, they were going to break through in front of a large audience. If they were to be affected after entering, wouldn't they be doomed?

But there's no chance of something going wrong, so Yuko doesn't dare to gamble.

We have no choice but to take it on.

Fortunately, it was a spiritual energy strike that was released from the hand.

"Dance of Reversal of Logic - Disaster Relief." Yuko raised her Zanpakuto and slashed downwards, colliding with the oncoming fiery strike.

The principle behind this technique is to use interference to cause the spirit particles to output in the opposite direction, which is to cancel each other out.

The fiery slash collided violently with the invisible sword pressure unleashed by Yuko, but instead of creating a deafening explosion, it was like water and fire annihilating each other at the moment of contact.

The damage was offset because Yuuko's spiritual pressure was not completely neutralized, but the remaining power was no longer a threat.

Yuko swung her sword again, casually scattering the remaining flames.

"It's that kind of move again..." Kyoraku Shunsui pressed down his hat. What kind of ability is it?

It was completely different from the Zanpakuto ability she first demonstrated, and the abilities we learned about afterward.

……

Could it be Bankai?

No, that's impossible. The spiritual pressure didn't increase that dramatically. Neither the Zanpakuto nor anything else changed.

Only ability.

Or was it that the initial interpretation deceived them?

It doesn't matter what Kyoraku Shunsui thought, but Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni certainly thought that way.

"I'd like to see how long your regeneration can last." Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, shirtless, stood in front of Yuko. Despite being a short old man, his muscles were stronger than anyone else's, and the pressure emanating from him made it difficult for everyone to even breathe.

Yu Zi's face didn't show much anger: "Not long, maybe we can hold on for another three or four days."

Although fighting this old man is truly a case of being injured by a mere graze and killed by a single touch, and requires a much greater expenditure of physical strength, Yu Zi can still endure a war of attrition in his current state.

and……

Who wants to fight a war of attrition with you?

She's barely holding on in her Shikai form, what will happen when she goes Bankai?

She now believes that the old man's rumors weren't just bragging.

She's the one who's bragging.

Can she stop this old man and Sister Hua from joining forces?

She can't stop me at all!

That energy was probably all used up for regeneration.

As Yuko grumbled to herself, aside from Yamamoto Genryusai, several captains surrounded her and the Transcendent Gate.

Yu Zi paused for a moment: "...Can we talk about something? If you're going to hit someone, hit me. Even your face is fine, just don't hit me..."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni ordered: "Attack the Transcendental Gate!"

"Smelly old man!!!"

Yu Zi planned to use the same trick again, and with a slash of her left hand, a large number of blood-red ice crystals exploded, disrupting everyone's vision.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yuko quickly ran towards the interdimensional gate behind her.

Before the gate to the boundary, Kyoraku Shunsui had already made his way through.

"Don't be so ruthless!" Yu Zi cursed.

Kyoraku Shunsui, holding two swords and pulling his hat down low, said, "I'm sorry, but I'll have to ask you to surrender, Miss Yuko."

“You’ve done enough to hold off Old Man Shan for so long, allowing the others to escape.”

but……

If they could let you escape too, wouldn't they lose face?

"I'd like to see if it's really that powerful." Yu Zi slashed at him with her sword, the bulging veins on her forehead making her face look somewhat ferocious.

Kyoraku Shunsui struggled to defend himself, finding the force quite overwhelming.

“If it’s Bankai, then it’s not suitable,” Yuuko suddenly spoke up. “You…it seems you haven’t even used your Shikai ability before, have you?”

Kyoraku Shunsui paused for a moment.

Yuko looked up at him with a slight smile: "Is it because your abilities aren't suited for this kind of situation?"

Kyoraku Shunsui broke out in a cold sweat: "Ha, ha, Miss Yuko really is..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Zi kicked him in the waist.

"Those weaklings who can't use their abilities, get out of my way!"

Kyoraku Shunsui flew backward like a cannonball, smashing through walls and rolling away to who knows where.

"Spring Water!" Ukitake Jushiro looked into the dust and smoke, his eyes twitching slightly.

Although Shunsui's abilities are more suited to one-on-one combat, being kicked so far away is truly a testament to his incredible strength.

It's amazing that the old man has the stamina to hold up.

"Hahaha, what an arrogant monster!" Oni Yancheng Kenpachi laughed loudly as he charged forward recklessly.

"You're just a nobody, aren't you? The name Kenpachi isn't really suited for you. How about considering switching squads?" Yuuko's mouth was like it was coated with venom. "Perhaps the Fourth Squad would be more suitable for you, or how about switching with Hana-nee?"

Retsu Unohana stood at a distance, stunned for a moment, not expecting that she would be involved.

But... was Yuko really this good at roasting people?

"What did you say?!" Gui Yancheng's dark face flushed red, turning a deep hue. "Damn woman! How dare you look down on me!"

"Get out of here, you idiot!"

As Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's voice rang out, Oni Genjo Kenpachi finally noticed that Ikuko had disappeared from his sight.

"Where did they go?" Kiyan Chengjianba looked around in astonishment.

"Over here, you idiot."

Yuko's voice came from the sky, and her Zanpakuto was about to strike him when Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni raised his hand and slashed away, interrupting her.

"General."

On the other side, Jushiro Ukitake successfully stood in front of the gate, his twin swords about to fall.

"Hado No. 90: Black Coffin!" Yuko shouted coldly.

Another ninety high-level ghost cultivators!

Moreover, it's an instantaneous attack that eliminates the need for chanting!

Everyone was extremely surprised. How could this guy have learned so much in just over ten years?

Could such geniuses really exist?!

Or is it the result of Kisuke Urahara's research?

The dark fragments gradually appeared before Jushiro Ukitake's eyes, and soon they trapped him inside.

From a distance, the Shihouin residence appears as a massive black coffin when viewed from other parts of Seireitei.

This boy must not be allowed to stay!

A murderous intent rose in Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's heart; this was too dangerous!

Add to that that exaggerated regenerative ability.

He underestimated the monster.

no solution anymore.

Just a moment is enough to destroy her along with the portal, leaving not a trace.