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Chapter 575: For the Sake of Father's Use
Chapter 575: For the Sake of Father's Use
"From here on, captains and vice-captains will return to their respective areas of defense. As for the aftermath of Hasegawa Ontao's incident, I will personally investigate it."
After confining the dying Hasegawa Ontao and gesturing for his Shinigami to escort him to the Central 46 Chambers for trial, Yamamoto Genryuusai Shigekuni addressed the other captains nearby.
The captains glanced at the devastated battlefield, exchanged looks, and then turned away, heading in different directions.
"Let's go!"
Yoruichi Shihouin patted Soifon, who was still a little dazed, on the shoulder to snap her back to attention, and then started walking towards the 2nd Division.
As they left the 1st Division barracks, Yoruichi couldn't help but glance back at the approaching Momiji, whose growth rate and abilities far exceeded her expectations. Her Bankai capabilities were likely to be even more formidable.
Based on Momiji's performance today, even though she wasn't Yoruichi's match yet, in another five or ten years, Momiji would likely surpass her.
Most of the other captains had probably realized this as well.
Yoruichi, noticing Momiji following her, tilted her head and asked, "Can you tell me what your Bankai ability is?"
Momiji smiled amiably and replied, "You'll see it when the opportunity arises."
"Tsk."
Yoruichi pouted, not pressing the matter further.
As Yoruichi turned and continued walking ahead towards the 2nd Division, Momiji glanced sideways at the direction of the Central 46 Chambers.
Aizen seemed to have done nothing to the Central 46 Chambers, but he had indeed infiltrated its underground area and taken something from there.
Momiji glanced and then withdrew her gaze.
She wasn't interested in what Aizen had taken because she had already obtained what she wanted.
...
In the 2nd Division barracks, within a quaint and elegant courtyard, Momiji pushed open the door and entered, only to find a girl in a cherry blossom kimono cleaning the garden.
"Mr. Momiji, you're back," Hima said, pausing in her task and looking up at Momiji. The hint of worry in her eyes quickly vanished as she asked, "Did something happen just now?"
She wasn't a Shinigami and hadn't learned how to control spiritual pressure, but having followed Momiji for a long time, she had developed some sense of it. The captain-level spiritual pressure fluctuations coming from the 1st Division had been faintly perceptible to her as well.
Although she wasn't sure what had happened, it was likely more than a minor incident.
As Momiji hadn't been home, she had been worried about his situation. Now, seeing him return safely, her worries dissipated.
"Just a minor incident," Momiji replied casually. "Someone wanted to make big news, but they failed. It's all taken care of now. Why didn't you go out to play?"
Hima held the broom handle with both hands and explained, "There's still work to be done here, and besides, running around outside might cause trouble for you, Mr. Momiji."
As she finished speaking, Rukia's voice rang out from inside the house.
"Big brother, you're back!"
With a delighted look on her face, Rukia, barefoot, ran a couple of steps on the wooden corridor. Without bothering to put on her shoes, she jumped towards Momiji. Although she looked only two or three years old, her jumping ability was astonishing, and she covered a distance of nearly two meters in a single leap, landing on Momiji.
Once she was on Momiji, she revealed a pair of pitifully cute big eyes and looked at Momiji as she said, "It seemed quite lively outside today, but my sister wouldn't let me go out and play..."
Momiji smiled at Rukia's antics, ruffled her little head, and then walked forward a few steps, placing her on the corridor. He waved at Hima and said, "Hima, why don't you take her out to play?"
Hima smiled gently and said, "Mr. Momiji dotes on Rukia a lot."
The two- or three-year-old Rukia was incredibly adorable, giving Momiji the feeling of raising a daughter. Although he had also raised Lilys, she had been born looking like a teenager, and her growth process had been very different from that of a normal human, so there was a noticeable difference in how he felt about her.
Rukia didn't immediately go to put on her shoes. Instead, she tugged on Momiji's sleeve, blinking her eyes as she looked up at him and said, "Big brother, won't you come with us?"
"I still have some matters to attend to. You two go ahead," Momiji smiled at Rukia and then took off his wooden clogs, stepping onto the corridor and making his way towards his room.
He wasn't worried about Rukia and Hima encountering danger while they were out playing because he had left a bit of his chakra—a unique energy that Shinigami couldn't perceive when enveloped by spiritual energy—in both Hima and Rukia.
From drifting in District 78 of South Rukongai to living in the heart of Seireitei in Soul Society, Chi Zhen no longer had to worry about survival. She felt that she and her sister were incredibly lucky to have met Feng Ye, and she didn't know how to repay him.
So, she could only try her best in the little things and take care of Feng Ye's daily life.
Rukia was still young and playful, and Chi Zhen often worried that she might displease Feng Ye. But Feng Ye had always been very good to Rukia, and she was deeply grateful for that.
...
After Chi Zhen and Rukia left, Feng Ye returned to his bedroom.
He closed his eyes briefly and then opened them again, a gleam appearing in his eyes as he activated the power of the Eye of God, causing space to distort and form a vortex in front of him.
Feng Ye stepped forward and entered the vortex, arriving in a temporary space created by the Eye of God.
The entire space was only a few dozen meters in size, and darkness enveloped it.
Within this space, Feng Ye raised his left hand, and in his palm were black crumbs—the remnants of the Soul-Gathering Core.
When he had destroyed the Soul-Gathering Core, he had collected a small amount of it.
"Time Retrograde."
Feng Ye murmured, and a golden glow appeared in his eyes. The black crumbs in his hand began to tremble violently.
Countless crumbs from across time appeared out of thin air, drawn to the crumbs in his hand. They quickly assembled, forming a massive Soul-Gathering Core before rapidly shrinking back to a stable state.
Feng Ye held it in his hand and smiled slightly.
"This thing is quite interesting."
The creation of the Hogyoku involved the fusion of hundreds of souls, and both Aizen and Urahara had only managed to create incomplete versions. They shared a common feature: their creation process was similar to that of the Soul-Gathering Core.
They were all products of the mutation caused by the fusion of a large number of souls.
However, Feng Ye was certain that the Soul-Gathering Core was not the Hogyoku. The two were distinct, and the Soul-Gathering Core in his hand did not possess the power to evolve beings.
The history of Soul Society was ancient, spanning millions of years. Inevitably, some dangerous artifacts would be created, like the Hogyoku, which was a product of chance. Attempting to replicate it might result in an explosion or the creation of something like the Soul-Gathering Core.
It was also possible to create something like the Detonation Orb or the Shattered Shaft.
In any case, those things held no interest for him, but the Soul-Gathering Core's ability to devour spiritual pressure was worth studying.
...
Over the next two months, Feng Ye maintained his daily routine of going to work, arriving on time, and leaving on time without overtime. When he returned home, he would enter the temporary space to research the Soul-Gathering Core.
During this period, he also undertook two missions, both of which were easily resolved. In fact, they posed no difficulty for him at all—a simple description would be that he was getting paid for doing nothing, with Yamamoto doing all the work.
In these two months, Seireitei remained peaceful, and Aizen seemed to be inactive as well. Feng Ye didn't pay it any mind and focused solely on studying the object in his hand.
The structure of the Soul-Gathering Core was intricate.
While it might be a notch below the Hogyoku, it was still an extremely rare artifact. If the Hogyoku was a golden legend in a game, then the Soul-Gathering Core would be a regular legend.
Using time acceleration on occasion to aid his research, Feng Ye spent the equivalent of a year studying it within half a month, finally understanding it thoroughly.
Crack!
Within the temporary space created by the Eye of God, Feng Ye held the Soul-Gathering Core, his gaze deep as he studied it for a few seconds. Then, he clenched his fist, and it cracked and shattered.
After destroying the Soul-Gathering Core, Feng Ye stepped out of the temporary space and returned to his bedroom.
"At this rate, I should be able to go to the Royal Palace in about a year or so."
Feng Ye clenched his fist, sensing his current level of adaptation and control over spirit particles, a hint of satisfaction on his face.
At that moment, Lilith pushed open the bedroom door and walked in.
Feng Ye didn't mind that she hadn't knocked; there was nothing he needed to hide from her.
"I've mastered Bankai."
This was the first thing Lilith said as she entered the room.
Hearing this, Feng Ye was not surprised. He just smiled at her and said, "You've mastered Bankai in six months?
"Let's go. Let me see your Bankai."
Feng Ye smiled faintly at Lilith and, once again, used the Eye of God to create a slightly larger temporary space, stepping into it with her following close behind.
Lilith drew her Zanpakuto with a calm demeanor as she entered the temporary space, which was now several thousand meters in size.
First came the first stage of release.
The ordinary-looking Zanpakuto swiftly transformed into a massive blood-red blade.
Lilith gripped the hilt with her small hand, raising it above her head. Simultaneously, a captain-level spiritual pressure surged forth from within her, rippling out in all directions throughout the space.
"Bankai, Blood Elegy."
Buzz!!!
Blood-red light enveloped the entire massive blade, causing it to grow even larger and distort, eventually transforming into a colossal bow nearly five meters in length! The curved bow shimmered with a blood-red hue, its string ablaze with scarlet flames, and waves of heart-pounding spiritual pressure emanated from the enormous bow.
"A bow?"
Feng Ye looked on with a hint of surprise.
While Bankai forms among Shinigami were diverse, he could barely recall any with a bow form, and it seemed more akin to a Quincy's weapon.
"Bankai changes according to the Shinigami's heart. Deep down, I yearn to be of greater use to Father, so my Bankai took on this form."
Lilith held the massive bow with her tiny hands, gazing steadily at Feng Ye as she explained, "So, it's a Bankai that others can also use, including Father. If Father were to use it with his full power, the shot might be stronger than any other attack."
"That's interesting."
A spark of interest flickered in Feng Ye's eyes as he approached Lilith and took the giant bow from her hands, carefully sensing the power within it.
After a brief moment, Feng Ye chuckled softly, "What you said is not entirely accurate. While it's true that others can use it, only I can unleash its strongest power... Because my soul is connected to yours, my compatibility with it is also a perfect one hundred percent, just like yours. Your Bankai is equivalent to mine."
"Yes."
Lilith nodded lightly. As Feng Ye handed the massive bow back to her, she asked, "Father, won't you try shooting it?"
"No need."
Feng Ye shook his head. "I've already seen its power. With my strength, I can indeed unleash an attack more potent than my swordsmanship, capable of piercing the sun... But precisely because it's too powerful, this space can't withstand it, nor can Soul Society. Your Bankai won't be able to handle it either, and it will break."
Upon hearing Feng Ye's words, Lilith fell silent for a moment before replying, "So, I need to become stronger to better withstand Father's power."
"Yes."
Feng Ye smiled amiably and ruffled her hair gently. "There's no rush. We have plenty of time in this world to gradually enhance your strength."
After Lilith had retracted her Bankai, Feng Ye escorted her back to his bedroom.
Just as they returned and the temporary space created by the Eye of God began to collapse, along with the disappearance of the spatial passage, a figure appeared in the courtyard outside.
"Hatake-fukutaichou! Emergency!"
"Suifeng-fukutaichou has encountered a Hollow's attack! The situation is critical, and Yoruichi-taichou is not in the barracks. We've reported it to the First Division, but their response might be much slower..."
The figure who had appeared in the courtyard was a member of the Onmitsukidou. He rushed into the house and quickly reported the emergency to Feng Ye, his breath still ragged from the sprint.
"A Hollow?"
Feng Ye glanced out the window before turning back and replied, "Alright, I understand."
As his words trailed off, Feng Ye vanished from his spot in a flash.
The Onmitsukidou member, still panting heavily, stared at the spot where Feng Ye had been standing, taken aback.
Did I...
Forget to mention the specific location?!
He turned to look at Lilith, intending to speak, but she gave him a blank look and vanished from her spot in an instant as well.
Onmitsukidou member: "..."
(End of Chapter)
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