amaotonovel Chapter 566 Come and play with me... my opponent
Chapter 566 Come and play with me... my opponent
It's not that Retsu Unohana looks down on Yoruichi; it's just that this plate of dumplings was initially made out of jealousy towards Ikuko.
So Yuko had no choice but to accept the invitation.
The two arrived at the open space behind the house. The area was flat and spacious, and a strong smell of herbs mixed with the slightly fishy smell of soil wafted over them. Some strange plants used for medicine were planted along the edges, so it was obviously not a place for training.
Yuko looked at her calmly: "Are you really okay here?"
"Hmm, it's okay." Retsu Unohana turned her back to Ikuko and walked to the other side.
Sunlight streamed down, casting a soft glow on Retsu Unohana's black hair. She walked to the other side of the field, turned back to look at Yuuko, her face still bearing that gentle and graceful smile. But deep within those dark eyes, a dark vortex seemed to be silently swirling and gathering.
An invisible, viscous, almost tangible sense of oppression slowly spread out, firmly locking onto Yuko.
“Yes, Miss Yuko,” Retsu Unohana’s voice was still gentle, but it carried a chilling tremor of excitement, “Please let me see your swordsmanship.”
Yuko tilted her head slightly, a playful smile on her lips: "Didn't you promise to teach me how to use a Zanpakuto?"
Unohana Retsu smiled and said, "Of course, real combat is the best training method."
Yoruichi stood at the edge of the training field with her arms crossed, looking at Retsu Unohana with a slight frown.
"As you wish, Captain Unohana." Yuko's golden eyes calmed down. Facing the overwhelming fighting spirit, she showed no fear and slowly drew her Zanpakuto from her waist.
There were no superfluous words, not even the initial chanting.
"Qiang——!"
A clear yet piercing sound of a blade suddenly exploded in Yuko's ears!
Retsu Unohana's figure blurred for a moment, then appeared in front of Ikuko as if teleported. The speed was so fast that it exceeded the range of visual perception, leaving only a distorted afterimage in the air.
The Zanpakuto in her hand, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air, was unpretentious and slashed straight down!
Pure power! Pure speed! Pure, extreme violence in a slash!
This strike, devoid of any skill, contained a terrifying, untamed power, as if it would cleave the entire training ground and Yuko in two!
however……
when!
With a crisp clang, the blades clashed, bursting into dazzling sparks.
Retsu Unohana narrowed her eyes slightly: "Is this the ability called the Transparent Domain?"
Before she even started moving, Yuko had already reacted, as if she could foresee the future.
"Hmm." Yuko responded softly, only to be met with another slash from Unohana Retsu.
Unohana Retsu flicked her arm, deflecting Yuuko's blade, and then ruthlessly swept her sword across Yuuko's chest without any mercy.
However, once again, Yuko anticipated Unohana Retsu's attack by observing her breathing rhythm and body movements, leaning back slightly to narrowly avoid the blow.
"when!!"
"Qiang!!!"
The clang of metal against metal exploded like thunder, echoing continuously throughout the arena, with dazzling sparks flying wildly at the point where the two blades clashed.
However, despite the commotion being so great, there was no other movement within the squad, which clearly indicated that Retsu Unohana had given prior notice.
Gradually, Retsu Unohana got used to Ikuko's abilities.
Each strike was faster and more ferocious than the last, instantly revealing the captain's sharpness.
snort~
A spurt of blood shot out from Yuko's shoulder.
Yuko retreated rapidly, a long gash appearing on her shoulder, stained with blood.
Ye Yi subconsciously took half a step forward, but quickly stopped herself.
Retsu Unohana stood still, not pursuing further, and slowly raised her blade. Crimson blood flowed slowly down the blade.
She extended her little finger, casually brushing away the bloodstains. With a gentle lift of her slender finger, the crimson-stained tip slowly and deliberately explored between her lips and teeth. A touch of vermilion spread, outlining a bewitching yet chilling crimson hue on her lips.
Unohana Retsu licked her lips, still wanting more.
"Ah!" Yuko suddenly exclaimed.
"Hmm?" Unohana Retsu subconsciously looked up as her tasting of blood was interrupted.
"My blood... is poisonous."
"Eh?"
Retsu Unohana and Yoruichi, who was watching the commotion beside her, were both taken aback.
After a moment's pause, Retsu Unohana's lips curled into a smile: "Miss Yuuko is really..."
Before she finished speaking, her figure vanished from the spot and reappeared in front of Yuko. The cold blade was close to Yuko's cheek, and Unohana Retsu's face with a slightly sickly smile came into view.
"How naughty!"
Where is this knife aimed?
Unohana Retsu's eyes moved slightly, searching for the alluring parts of Ikuko's body.
Chest, wrist, or neck?
Yuko's shoulder injury had healed, but a sense of loss suddenly rose in Unohana Retsu's eyes.
It just keeps regenerating, which is meaningless.
If you don't resist, you're just pork on the chopping board, which is meaningless.
She could see that Yuko had great potential, but right now... she hadn't really grown up yet, and she couldn't even get a little bit of fun out of her.
I can't satisfy her...
Suddenly, a cold, sharp glint of light flashed in Unohana's eyes from below.
"Varied……?"
Unohana Retsu's pupils contracted slightly, and then a sharp pain shot out from her shoulder, followed by a spurt of blood.
"Is this... dual-wielding?"
Unohana Retsu let out a sigh of relief, completely ignoring the wound on her shoulder. Her smile softened, but her eyes had changed completely.
Those were no longer gentle, watery eyes, but had transformed into a bottomless vortex, churning with a thirst for blood.
It was the ecstatic joy of a hunter who had finally found prey worthy of his full effort, a joy that had been forcibly suppressed beneath a gentle exterior. Now, a crack had finally appeared, revealing a cold and violent aura!
"Ah."
Yuko stood calmly in place, her right hand holding the dark blue-purple Zanpakuto, while her left hand held a white blade that Retsu Unohana had never seen before.
They are all straight blades without a guard.
Unohana Retsu praised without reservation: "That's amazing, I didn't even realize it."
"Really? I'm so sorry I didn't remind you." Yu Zi took a deep breath. She understood that the seemingly gentle beauty in front of her had completely torn off her disguise and revealed her fangs, thirsting for battle and blood.
Unohana Retsu smiled slightly: "It's alright, this is how it should be..."
"Qiang!!!"
Yuko calmly parried the attack from Unohana Retsu.
This time, it was no longer a simple straight-line slash.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
One strike, two strikes… a barrage of slashes came at Yuko, as if countless Unohana Retsu were appearing all around her at the same time! The sharp blades wove a dense net of death, slashing at Yuko's neck, heart, and limb joints from all sorts of tricky and unpredictable angles.
Each cut was precise and deadly, carrying the force of tearing flesh apart.
This is a killing technique honed through countless life-and-death battles, refined through countless trials and tribulations.
"You said you'd teach me how to use a Zanpakuto..." Yuko teased as she countered, "But all you did was chop people up."
Retsu Unohana didn't respond; she had already found her own fun.
The clanging of metal against metal crackled and popped like popping beans, sending sparks flying.
Yuko's sword danced like a blur of light and shadow as she desperately parried the ever-present, deadly strikes. However, Unohana Retsu's sword was simply too fast and too cunning.
It is a sword technique designed entirely for killing people, making it impossible to defend against.
A flash of light broke through the defense and precisely sliced across Yu Zi's left arm, causing blood to spurt out instantly.
His entire left arm was cleanly severed at the elbow and flew into the air.
"Is she insane?! That woman!" Yoruichi's golden eyes narrowed sharply, and her fists clenched instinctively. If she didn't know Yuuko's situation, she might have lost her composure.
Her left arm was severed, and the white blade fell straight down. However, before the blade hit the ground completely, a fair arm reached out and firmly grasped it again, forcing Unohana Retsu back with a single strike.
"Such fast regeneration!" Retsu Unohana steadied herself, licked her lips, and felt her fighting spirit grow even stronger.
Even with the severed arm still hanging in the air, the body had already regenerated.
Seeing Yuko's slight frown despite her missing arm, Unohana Retsu blushed slightly.
She was wrong.
It seems that such toys can be manipulated even more.
"Hey, Miss Yuko, it's okay if your neck gets cut off, right?" Retsu Unohana slowly approached Yuko, holding the Zanpakuto that was dripping blood, his voice trembling with barely suppressed emotion.
Before Yu Zi could reply, she made her move again.
"This is the strength of a captain." The closer they got to danger, the calmer Yuko became.
This was different from Yoruichi's casual training; she could sense that Unohana Retsu was truly aiming to cut off her head.
Yuko gradually calmed down, her clear vision focusing on the flow of spiritual energy within Unohana Retsu's body.
Retsu Unohana's fighting style is very close to hers: pure swordsmanship, with the spiritual power in her body only providing the power and speed of the strikes. Therefore, she is much better than Yoruichi, who doesn't even use her Zanpakuto much.
A flash of light swept across her right thigh, tearing open a deep, bone-revealing wound that nearly severed her thigh in half.
A sharp pain shot through her, but Yuko's movements didn't falter in the slightest; her body assumed a posture to avoid further attacks. At the same time, an astonishing regenerative ability erupted.
The pale bone fragments grew wildly at a visible rate, and the bright red muscle fibers entwined and clung to them like living things, with blood vessels and nerves rapidly connecting.
"This is amazing! This regeneration ability!" Retsu Unohana became more and more excited. The speed of this regeneration even surpassed her Bankai.
You won't die if your neck is chopped off, and you won't die if you're cut into pieces.
Unohana Retsu's sword swings became faster and faster, and increasingly reckless. Almost every strike left a wound on Yuuko's body. The most serious blow even severed most of Yuuko's throat, and a large amount of blood splattered on the ground.
Yoruichi's expression gradually darkened. This woman was truly a pervert, but she didn't know whether she should step forward to stop her.
Yuko showed no sign of panic. The two had been fighting for so long, and neither had released their Zanpakuto. Even Unohana Retsu was still fighting, and Yuko herself hadn't. Perhaps Yuko had experienced similar battles time and again in her world before.
Or maybe...
Unohana Retsu was stabbed in the arm by Yuko during an opening in her attack. She dodged back, calmed her breathing slightly, and said with a blush on her face, "Miss Yuko, maybe we get along very well."
It wasn't the intense battle that left him physically exhausted; quite the opposite, it was precisely this exhilarating fight that made Unohana Retsu so excited that his breathing became disordered.
Retsu Unohana was not in perfect condition at this time either, with many wounds on her body, all caused by Ikuko finding the gaps in her attacks and trading blows for injuries.
Against opponents with exceptional regenerative abilities, trading injury for injury is a common tactic.
However, Retsu Unohana's methods remained extremely ruthless, always managing to inflict maximum damage on Ikuko with minimal harm.
This is not a victory of skill, but rather a difference in the speed and strength of spiritual power application.
It must be said that Yuko's swordsmanship style was something she had never heard of or seen before.
However, her pure swordsmanship was indeed unparalleled. If it were a sword fight without the aid of spiritual pressure, Retsu Unohana did not think she could easily defeat her opponent.
She could even sense that in their short interactions, Yu Zi was becoming increasingly adept at using spiritual power, and that it wouldn't be long before she became a worthy opponent.
"Really? If you're inviting me for tea, I think I'd be more willing to accept that view." Yu Zi tore off the tattered clothes hanging on her legs, revealing her fair skin without a single scratch. It seemed that only the scarlet blood could prove the inhumane treatment she had just suffered.
Unohana Retsu extended a finger, lightly tapped her cheek, and looked at Yuuko with a half-smile: "Well then, I'll treat you to tea, and you can be my... opponent for amusement, how about it?"
Yu Zi's eyelids twitched: "I had a feeling you were about to say something impolite."
Does that mean it's okay?
"You think you can bribe me with a few cups of tea?"
"Miss Yuko wants it?"
"At least pay them some more wages."
Yoruichi's face darkened, and she almost collapsed to the ground.
She really shouldn't have worried about that idiot! She should have just let Unohana Retsu cut her to pieces!
Unohana Retsu was somewhat surprised. "Why?"
"what why?"
“I can tell you’re not someone who enjoys fighting.” Retsu Unohana shook her head, puzzled. “Why did you agree to such a rude request?”
Originally, she sensed the aura of a murderer from Yuuko and thought Yuuko was one of her kind. However, after this encounter with Yuuko, Unohana Retsu realized that Yuuko was different from her and was not someone who enjoyed fighting.
The killings on his body... were probably done out of necessity.