Chapter 1490: Zozowei and Shadow

Shadow soon disappeared into the night. Komamura Sajin did not make a move, or rather, he had no chance to make a move; Shadow's speed was simply too fast.

Looking at the Rukongai in the darkness, Komamura Sajin hesitated. He felt that today's events were very wrong and needed careful consideration, but now there was no time for him to think.

The female Soul Reaper who was taken away was named Sayaka. Although she was just an ordinary member of the Seventh Division, Komamura Sajin thought highly of her talent; he had personally selected her for the Seventh Division.

If it were any other division captain, they would definitely weigh the pros and cons repeatedly when encountering the current situation, but Komamura Sajin only hesitated for a moment. After leaving a string of carvings beneath Jidanbo's corpse, he quickly chased in the direction Shadow had disappeared.

Inside a forest a few kilometers away, Su Xiao held a military micro-computer, sitting cross-legged on a thick tree branch.

Hiss~

The image on the micro-computer paused. Su Xiao tapped the side cover, but it was useless.

Through the surveillance footage, Su Xiao confirmed that the target had already chased after them. This was also the reason he chose Komamura Sajin, or rather, Komamura Sajin was bait.

If Su Xiao could defeat and kill Komamura Sajin tonight, then his hunting in the Seireitei would officially begin.

"It seems he doesn't intend to follow orders. As expected."

Su Xiao threw down the micro-computer in his hand, stood up, and leaped down from the tree branch.

To lure out Komamura Sajin, Su Xiao used the clue of "Aizen's murder." After this, Shadow would be exposed to the eyes of many captains, and he would become the number one suspect for tonight's events. After Shadow—no, it should be Zozowei—made a certain decision, his role in Su Xiao's heart dropped from high-end combat power to high-level cannon fodder.

The subsequent matters became much simpler: directly use Shadow to lure the enemy. Although failure had losses, it wasn't to an unacceptable degree.

Two figures moved one after another through the Rukongai. After chasing for several hundred meters, Komamura Sajin stopped his footsteps.

It wasn't that he didn't dare to continue chasing, but his reason was telling him that he couldn't continue.

"Captain, abandon me! I..."

A scream came from ahead. It was the female Soul Reaper; she was bound by a kind of red blood line, completely losing the ability to resist.

With a thud, Shadow threw the female Soul Reaper to the ground. Red blood lines spread out from his Zanpakuto. The red blood lines surged, and the female Soul Reaper was surprised to find that she had regained her freedom.

With a swish, a blood-colored blade flash cut through the night sky. The female Soul Reaper's body paused; this blade had slashed across her neck.

The female Soul Reaper lowered her head. She tried to stand up, but her movements were stiff, like a walking corpse.

"That's right, it's Huang Quan."

Seeing this scene, Komamura Sajin confirmed Zozowei's identity.

"Komamura, that person's order was to lure you into the forest, but I don't intend to do that."

Shadow, or rather Zozowei, smiled. The Zanpakuto in his hand slowly returned to its sheath. The female Soul Reaper's eyes surged with blood-colored light, and a bizarre smile appeared on her face.

"Although doing this might..."

Zozowei was halfway through his sentence when his body suddenly stiffened.

"Komamura, leave... here... immediately. That guy..."

The blood vessels all over Zozowei's body bulged, and a formation appeared in his pupils. A moment later, Zozowei's expression returned to normal. Now, he had become Shadow.

"Sure enough, if loyalty is below a certain level, the summoned creature's personal consciousness cannot be retained."

A slightly dissatisfied voice came from the darkness.

"Who!"

Komamura Sajin drew the Zanpakuto at his waist; this was a very traditional Zanpakuto.

A figure draped in a black robe and wearing a hood walked out from the darkness. It was Su Xiao. He came behind Zozowei and pressed a rhombic crystal in his hand against Zozowei's back.

The rhombic crystal ignored the obstruction of flesh and blood, gradually sinking into Zozowei's body. Zozowei's eyes regained some spirit, but they were far from as vibrant as before.

"From now on, if any creature approaches nearby, kill them all."

"Yes."

Zozowei—no, Shadow—knelt on one knee. Although his attire was still slovenly, his temperament was completely different from before.

The reason Su Xiao retained Shadow's personal consciousness was because he wanted to utilize Shadow's Bankai ability. Su Xiao, who was proficient in alchemy biology, could of course completely control Shadow, but that would cause the other party to lose two abilities: the Zanpakuto's Shikai and Bankai.

Undoubtedly, Shadow, having lost these two abilities, would see his combat power drop significantly. But if he didn't do this, Zozowei's betrayal would be a matter of time.

Su Xiao had been observing earlier whether he could improve Zozowei's loyalty. Judging by the current situation, it was simply impossible. Therefore, he decisively sealed Zozowei's consciousness, making him Shadow.

Komamura Sajin witnessed all of this. This bizarre development made him feel that something was wrong.

"Who are you?"

As soon as Komamura Sajin said this, he regretted it a little, because he thought that asking like this was pointless.

"We just met during the day, and you can't recognize who I am now? The sense of smell of the canine family should be very keen."

Su Xiao pulled off the hood on his head, smiling very casually.

"It's you..."

Komamura Sajin was only surprised for a moment before accepting this fact.

"Is this your purpose for entering the Seireitei? If I'm not mistaken, Captain Aizen also died at your hands, researcher, Bai Ye!"

Komamura Sajin gritted his teeth as he said the last few words. He was secretly shocked at this moment, for a simple reason: because he had also swallowed a Reishi sphere, and the Reishi sphere came from Su Xiao's hands. It was terrifying to think about.

The more Komamura Sajin thought about it, the more fearful he became, but he didn't retreat immediately because there was no chance to retreat. At this moment, he was in the Rukongai area, surrounded by a desolate wilderness, and Shadow was blocking his rear.

"..."

Su Xiao didn't speak, the smile on his face gradually fading.

Crunch, crunch...

The sound of mechanisms opening and closing came from Su Xiao's clothing. Rings and shackles slid out from his sleeves and fell to the ground.

Blood energy, nearly visible to the naked eye, permeated around Su Xiao. In just an instant, the chirping of insects and frogs nearby all stopped, and the area within half a kilometer fell into dead silence.

With a swish, Checking Zhan Long Shan left its sheath. Pale blue electric arcs surged on Checking Zhan Long Shan; in the night, Checking Zhan Long Shan was like a blade of lightning.

"A clever deception."

Komamura Sajin had "completely understood" what was going on, or rather, he had guessed Su Xiao's purpose for invading the Seireitei. Nine times out of ten, it was for revenge or something similar, and the captains of the various divisions were the other party's targets.

If it were an ordinary person, Komamura Sajin wouldn't be as nervous as he was now, but Su Xiao was a researcher who provided Reishi spheres. Once the other party tampered with the Reishi spheres, that would be an extremely terrifying thing.

Actually, Komamura Sajin was overthinking. Reishi spheres had only benefits and no harm for Soul Reapers. With three captains like Yamamoto Genryusai, Unohana Retsu, and Kurotsuchi Mayuri, Su Xiao wouldn't tamper with the Reishi spheres; that would be an idiotic act of digging a hole for himself to jump into.

"Bai Ye, I have one last question. You painstakingly did so many things..."

Su Xiao didn't care about Komamura Sajin's words at all, for a simple reason: he had already guessed the other party's purpose, which was to try to extract more intelligence from his mouth.

Although Su Xiao didn't pay attention to Komamura Sajin, he was probing the other party's data. He wanted to determine the strength of a captain-level Soul Reaper. Komamura Sajin should be at the bottom of the captain-level Soul Reapers.

【Comparing intelligence attributes of both sides... Comparison complete. Our intelligence attribute is 1.53 times that of the enemy. Obtaining 100% of the enemy's data.】

The data is as follows:

Name: Komamura Sajin

Category: Soul Reaper

Health: 100%

Mana: 2600 points

Strength: 95 (Real Attribute)

Agility: 85

Stamina: 98 (Real Attribute)

Intelligence: 60

Charisma: 25

Skill 1, Soul Reaper Physique (Passive lv. 50): Health +3000 points, Mana +2000 points, can absorb Reishi.

Skill 2, Hakuda (Passive lv. 42): Advanced physical combat technique of Soul Reapers, can improve melee combat ability.

Skill 3, Kido (Passive lv. 31): This ability can be subdivided into Hado (attack), Bakudo (binding), and Kaido (healing). Komamura Sajin is only proficient in Hado.

Skill 4, Ancestral Wolf Clan (Passive lv. 57): This ability cannot be obtained through detection equipment.

Skill 5, Zanpakuto (Shikai: Tenken): After release, the Zanpakuto itself does not change. Komamura Sajin can enlarge parts of his spiritual body.

Skill 6, Zanpakuto (Bankai: Kokujo Tengen Myo-o): Summons a giant black-armored warrior (Tengen Myo-o). Tengen Myo-o's movements are synchronized with Komamura Sajin's main body, and the two have a life link. When Tengen Myo-o is injured, Komamura Sajin's main body will suffer equivalent injuries at the same location.

Skill 7, Humanization Technique (Ultimate Skill lv. 30): This ability is currently unavailable.

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