Chapter 14

"Puff~"

Accompanied by the sound of the blade shattering.

A cloud of blood mist drifted through the air, a bloodied arm flying skyward.

"Boom."

Gangmidae Daishitang, clad in noble attire, collapsed heavily to the ground, beside him lay Luo Jingdian severed into two pieces.

Clutching the severed arm tightly, his body curled like a shrimp, letting out a heart-wrenching scream!

"This… this is?"

Everyone stood dumbfounded, their minds frozen stiff.

Gangmidae Daishitang, Third Seat of the Sixth Division, the sole heir of the Gangmidae clan—just slain in a single slash?

His arm was even cut off!

Bai Zai stood frozen in place, sword still raised.

Aizen Sosuke's lips curled into a faint, intrigued smile.

"The Gangmidae clan will never let this go."

Ukitake Retsu frowned deeply and flashed forward, appearing before Gangmidae Daishitang.

A pale green glow emerged from her body, sealing his wounds.

The Gangmidae clan.

That was one of the four great families that had ruled the Soul Society for thousands of years, their power unimaginable.

Should they rage, it would be mountains collapsing and seas roaring—a quake shaking the entire Soul Society!

Moreover,

Gangmidae Daishitang.

He was the Gangmidae clan's sole heir!

Throughout the entire Soul Society,

Who could touch him? Who dared touch him?

Yet now,

He had lost an arm! Half his body was ruined!

Even Ukitake Retsu

Could not help but admire Kuchiki Senya's courage.

"Still, what you did was… excessive…"

"At the very least, you should have controlled your strength, given some room for reconciliation."

Ukitake Retsu sighed and stepped before Kuchiki Senya, speaking softly.

Now came the power struggle between the Kuchiki clan and the Gangmidae clan.

Captain-level figures could stir not the slightest ripple before the clash of these two titans.

"It's hard to step on an ant without crushing it to death."

Kuchiki Senya merely shook his head.

His face showed not a trace of regret.

Daishitang is the Gangmidae heir—am I not the Kuchiki heir?

The current Gangmidae Daishitang has barely developed; Luo Jingdian has only reached Shikai.

He is nowhere near the ultimate boss form that fuses all Zanpakuto abilities in later stages.

A complete waste.

All things in the world.

No wonder it's the sharpest Zanpakuto—without even activating Shikai, it could sever Luo Jingdian with a single slash!

"Ant…"

"How arrogant."

"The deed is done."

"Now we wait to see how the Central 46 will decide."

Ukitake Retsu shook her head.

She signaled her subordinates to place Gangmidae Daishitang on a stretcher and carry him back to the Fourth Division for immediate treatment.

Before leaving,

Ukitake Retsu looked at Kuchiki Senya, gently stroking the hilt of her Zanpakuto.

Her eyes gleamed with an unusual light, as if brimming with a restless urge.

That slash of Senya's just now—

Her subordinates didn't understand.

But she herself was a master of swordsmanship.

She had clearly seen the trajectory of Kuchiki Senya's strike.

Nothing else.

Just extreme speed, and extreme sharpness!

Abandoning all complexity, pursuing the utmost lethality!

What ability does his Zanpakuto possess? And what level has his own power reached?

This was the question in every mind present.

But.

None of that matters anymore.

Unohana Retsu gently shook her head, her eyes resting on Kuchiki Senya.

"Perhaps, he can bring me a bit of pleasure."

After her narrow defeat at the hands of Kenpachi Zaraki.

This was only the second man who stirred in her the desire to cross blades.

"Then we'll take our leave." Unohana Retsu said softly, then turned and departed.

As far away from this mess as possible.

With the Four Great Noble Houses involved, this was no longer something they could handle.

"Caught Flower-sis's eye."

Kuchiki Senya smiled lightly; how could he not have read the look in Flower-sis's eyes just now?

This First Generation Kenpachi.

The battle-hungry genes in her body could not be hidden.

Her lifelong pursuit was to chase the most extreme edge of slaughter, savoring the joy of life amid blood and gore.

The reason she had become so gentle.

Was simply that no one had previously roused her interest in drawing a blade.

011. A Disinherited Heir, Worthless

"Let's head back first and see what's happening in the clan."

Tsunayashiro Tokinado is gravely wounded; the Soul Society that follows is about to be thrown into a wave of upheaval. ①

The Kuchiki Clan will also be greatly affected. 0

Kuchiki Senya paid no heed to the people plunged into immense shock, turned and left, walking toward the Kuchiki Clan's direction.

……①

Soul Society. 6

The news spread like a swarm of locusts, and in an instant raised towering waves! 7

The news of Tsunayashiro Tokinado being gravely wounded by Kuchiki Senya spread from the Academy to the entire Seireitei within an hour! 1

Noble District. 0

This was also the jurisdiction of the Sixth Division, the gathering place of every named noble in the entire Seireitei. ⑤

At this moment. ⑤

A massive mansion, like a great beast, sprawled across the crisscrossing streets.

From the outside, it looked like a nation within a nation.

Inside, the decor was extravagantly luxurious; even the most unremarkable window lattices were crafted from agarwood.