Chapter 1499

The golden Reishi pulse spread to the surroundings, and the buildings within the Seireitei were instantly shattered, turning into their most primitive Reishi form.

The speed of the Reishi pulse was extremely fast, spreading from the First Division barracks with unstoppable momentum, soon affecting the nearby Fifth Division and Third Division.

When the Reishi pulse swept past, the dozen or so Shinigami on the street had no time to dodge and were instantly submerged within it; their bodies were shattered and decomposed by the Reishi pulse.

If one looked down from above, one could see a golden ring expanding rapidly, leaving nothing in its wake.

Boom!

Flames soared into the sky; within the flames stood an old man with bulging muscles, the Zanpakuto in his hand burning with raging fire.

These soaring flames blocked part of the Reishi pulse, but the coverage of the Reishi pulse was too large, and even someone as strong as Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni could not block it completely.

The orange-yellow flames and the golden Reishi pulse countered each other; while they eroded each other, the Reishi inside was gradually canceling out.

Just as Yamamoto Genryusai, holding his Zanpakuto, prepared to rush into the interior of the Reishi pulse, a figure flew out from within the pulse.

Yamamoto Genryusai raised his hand to catch the figure flying out of the Reishi pulse, and a large amount of blood splattered onto him.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

The petite figure in Yamamoto Genryusai's hand let out a series of dry coughs; her body was covered in fine wounds.

"Byakuya... in the central area, it was him who did it."

As Soi Fon spoke, she coughed up several more mouthfuls of blood. As an assassin-type Shinigami, her constitution was not strong; being able to survive in the Reishi pulse was thanks to Unohana Retsu blocking in front of her.

"Is that so."

Old man Yamamoto Genryusai was neither angry nor surprised; the matter was a foregone conclusion, and reducing casualties was the primary task at the moment.

Yamamoto Genryusai stepped forward; the Reishi pulse surged from the front, and after contacting the flames of Ryujin Jakka, the two emitted crackling explosion sounds.

At the center of the Reishi pulse, Su Xiao still maintained a posture with his hands pressed together; it was he who was maintaining the energy pulse to spread to the surroundings.

Five golden Reishi spheres floated around Su Xiao; this was the appearance of those five high-purity Reishi spheres after shattering.

A careful observation would reveal that the ground under Su Xiao's feet was covered with patterns of varying specifications; this was actually a large-scale alchemy array, and Su Xiao was the hub. These five high-purity spheres provided the energy consumption for the operation of the large array, while the Reishi pulse was generated by thousands of low-purity Reishi spheres.

To maintain this alchemy array, Su Xiao had to be at the hub position; when the five Reishi spheres around him disappeared, the entire alchemy array would fail.

Su Xiao naturally sensed Yamamoto Genryusai rushing into the Reishi pulse; this old man was completely monster-level. After Soi Fon, a captain, was affected by the Reishi pulse, she was not only pushed away but also severely injured and nearly lost her life, yet this old man rushed head-on!

"Woof!"

Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang barked loudly; this time it couldn't remain as steady as an old dog because it had already seen Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

Qing Gang Ying energy surged from Su Xiao's body, rapidly transforming into the Aoge form, which was then shaped and compressed to form a hiltless blade.

The energy blade stabbed straight down, eventually sinking into Hinamori Momo's back; because she was at the center of the Reishi pulse, Hinamori Momo was not affected by the pulse.

Not only Hinamori Momo, but one other person was not affected by the Reishi pulse—that person was Matsumoto Rangiku. This was to return a favor to Ichimaru Gin; when Su Xiao was setting up Reishi spheres in the Seireitei, Ichimaru Gin had given the green light.

"Woo, woo~"

Matsumoto Rangiku, tied up by Reishi threads, attempted to struggle, but when the Reishi pulse spread, she lost the ability to resist. In this Reishi storm, she couldn't even perform Shikai on her Zanpakuto and was easily defeated by Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang.

"For disobedient brats, I have never been tolerant."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni walked slowly within the Reishi pulse; he was shirtless, his white beard tied at the chin swaying. His eyes were fixed on Su Xiao. This was the gap: Matsumoto Rangiku couldn't resist at all in the Reishi storm, but Yamamoto Genryusai pushed hard against the Reishi pulse to reach this place. The Reishi storm and the Reishi pulse were completely different; the former was the turbulence at the center of the array, and the latter was a means of killing enemies.

Su Xiao naturally saw Yamamoto Genryusai approaching; his left arm stretched forward, and a Reishi sphere floated in front of his palm.

"Fission."

Just as Su Xiao's voice fell, a golden beam of light sprayed from his palm, heading straight for Yamamoto Genryusai.

It was already astonishing that Yamamoto Genryusai could move slowly within the Reishi pulse; as for dodging this Reishi beam, it was basically impossible.

If Yamamoto Genryusai used Bankai on his Zanpakuto, Su Xiao would definitely die here, but using Bankai on Ryujin Jakka in a high-purity Reishi area would not just be a matter of blowing up several division barracks; nearly half of the Soul Society could be razed to the ground.

Boom!

Flames and high-concentration Reishi collided; Yamamoto Genryusai did not retreat a single step. The flames wrapped him inside, and even from tens of meters away, Su Xiao felt the scorching heat on his skin.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Su Xiao waved his hand, and the remaining four Reishi spheres around him floated toward Yamamoto Genryusai. Yamamoto Genryusai was just about to swing his sword to slash these four suspicious objects when he immediately stopped.

Yamamoto Genryusai not only didn't destroy these four Reishi spheres but instead wrapped them in flames. As soon as the spheres were wrapped in flames, the momentum of the Reishi pulse that Su Xiao had been continuously spreading outward slowed down.

These four Reishi spheres were the energy supply points for the large-scale alchemy array; in principle, this thing was a "battery." What would happen if the "battery" was destroyed by force? Even Su Xiao didn't know, but if this "battery" was blocked and the "charge" inside was continuously consumed, the Reishi pulse array would soon stop.

After Su Xiao threw out the four Reishi spheres, he gave Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang a look, meaning: 'Leave this to you, we'll meet later in the forest of the Rukongai.'

Su Xiao took a behemoth out of the adventure group's storage space; the volume of this thing was too large, and it was very obstructive in his personal storage space.

Click. Click.

Su Xiao quickly adjusted this behemoth; this thing was entirely made of alloy. It took less than two seconds in total before he jumped into it.

"Mechanical girl, if the thing you made is unreliable, I'll skin you when I get back."

As Su Xiao spoke, a large amount of flames surged toward him, and slight burns appeared on his skin. Before the flames surged, he slapped the start button with one hand.

Hiss~

The start button was already glowing red-hot.

Clang!

Like the sound of a sledgehammer hitting an iron plate, Su Xiao flew out with a 'whoosh.' He was wrapped in a counter-attack shield; the circular counter-attack shield broke through layers of air waves and instantly disappeared into the horizon.

Flames permeated, and the alloy machine was instantly melted into molten iron.

The Reishi pulse gradually subsided; Su Xiao's whereabouts were unknown, and Yamamoto Genryusai's whereabouts were also unknown. Clearly, this stubborn old man had gone to chase Su Xiao.