Chapter 2440: ?Aizen, Why Are You So Showy?

"Perhaps he wanted to strike first! After all, once you're taken care of, no one will be able to stop him."

Xia Na said softly, her hair drifting and burning like flames.

"...... That's true too!"

A trace of bitter smile crept into Tian Fa Shen's voice.

The middle-aged man felt Xia Na's battle intent, understood her decision, and was not surprised. With an expressionless face, he waved his palm.

His voice took on a murderous tone, "In that case...... then I'll kill you! And take Tian Fa Shen by force — it's the same."

Black flames instantly erupted from all directions, rushing toward Xia Na's position, sealing off every escape route.

Gripping Zhi Dian Zhe Na, Xia Na's eyes swept around rapidly, and combined with Kenbunshoku, she gained a thorough understanding of the surrounding situation.

In an instant, she made up her mind, "...... Every direction is sealed! No choice...... I'll have to pick the weakest point and break through by force."

"If you break through by force! You'll get hurt, won't you?"

Bai Jing Heizi's characteristically distinctive voice rang out beside Xia Na's ear, "Let me help you."

Xia Na's body instinctively tensed, but upon recognizing the newcomer through Kenbunshoku, she did not resist.

Bai Jing Heizi wrapped her arms around Xia Na's waist, then activated Teleport, and with a whoosh they vanished on the spot.

"...... What?"

For the first time, the Snake of the Rite's expression changed.

No longer as composed as before, as if everything were under his control — a look of astonishment and uncertain suspicion appeared on his face.

He even suspected he might have seen wrong.

"...... That guy just now! Academy City's Bai Jing Heizi appearance...... and spatial transfer! It all matches up...... but how could Bai Jing Heizi possibly appear in the Shakugan no Shana world?"

After a brief silence, the Snake of the Rite's expression gradually became: extremely ugly.

He had been in this world for some time now, and was quite certain that this world's Tokyo had no Academy City...... He felt the situation had slipped beyond his control.

"Then next! May I ask Mr. Snake of the Rite to be quiet for a while..., and willingly become my experimental subject?"

Lan Ran's gentle voice rang out, tinged with a smile, "Hadō Number Ninety — Black Coffin!"

He had condensed the lengthy incantation into a single phrase.

The black coffin instantly contracted inward, dense shadow blades piercing through it.

After a brief stillness, the black coffin began to tremble, and finally with a boom, it shattered into pieces.

Black flames swept outward like a raging flood, ravaging in all directions.

Soon, the black flames coalesced in the distance into the form of the Snake of the Rite.

"...... Bleach world! Lan Ran Zang You Jie."

The Snake of the Rite spoke word by word, staring fixedly at the man opposite who had... taken off his glasses.

His heart was shaken to the extreme.