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Chapter 610: Yecheng - Why Climb When You Can Slack Off?
Chapter 610: Yecheng - Why Climb When You Can Slack Off?
As he witnessed his attack being blocked, and with Yecheng's confident expression, Rukia Koushiro refused to give up and attempted to use his hypnosis ability again.
This time, he altered Yecheng's sense of distance. Despite appearing to be far away, Rukia was actually less than a meter from Yecheng. With a simple swing of his spear, he could effortlessly pierce Yecheng's throat!
However, just as Rukia was about to strike with certainty, his spear was once again deflected by Yecheng's sheathed sword. Yecheng even seized the opportunity to exploit his weakness, gripping the spear with his right hand and leaving a deep gash across his chest!
"I already mentioned this earlier. Your hypnosis ability may be powerful, but unfortunately, it's useless against me.
Based on your previous battles with Captain Zabimaru and Captain Kuchiki, I can think of at least three ways to counter your ability."
Upon hearing Yecheng's words, Zabimaru and Byakuya, who were injured, couldn't help but feel speechless.
"If you have a solution, why didn't you mention it earlier?! Especially you, Kuchiki Byakuya!" Byakuya glared at Yecheng with a conflicted expression.
To be honest, if possible, Byakuya truly wanted to defeat Rukia with his own strength. After all, everything he had done up to this point was for this purpose.
However, as the head of the Kuchiki Clan, he couldn't bring himself to ask Yecheng for help and reveal the method to counter Rukia's hypnosis ability.
"The first method, also the simplest and most brutal, is to overwhelm your opponent with spiritual pressure. Your hypnosis ability likely interferes with others' senses, so by unleashing a powerful spiritual pressure, you can resist its effects. However, this method requires a spiritual pressure at least equal to yours.
The second method involves working together with your Zanpakuto. Your hypnosis can only affect Shinigami, not their Zanpakuto. Therefore, your ability and Muramasa's are complementary.
When facing you alone, the Zanpakuto can serve as my eyes."
Upon hearing Yecheng's two countermeasures, Rukia's face turned ashen.
Not only had Yecheng revealed two ways to counter his hypnosis, but these methods seemed tailor-made for Zabimaru and Byakuya, who had just fought him.
Byakuya's 'Full Body Flashbang' perfectly matched the concept of overwhelming spiritual pressure.
As for working with the Zanpakuto, it undoubtedly referred to Byakuya and Senbonzakura.
"The third and final method... You might think I'm about to mention sealing the heart, but while the Captain-Commander's technique is impressive, only a select few can master it, and it's not suitable for me.
The method I intend to use is another power that suits me perfectly."
As Yecheng spoke, he slowly untied the cloth binding his long hair and used it to cover his eyes.
Seeing this, Rukia was stunned for a moment before angrily exclaiming, "Don't play games! How do you plan to ignore my hypnosis ability?!"
Rukia was a genius, and not an ordinary one at that. He was the most dazzling talent the Soul Society had seen in centuries.
To have someone cover their eyes during a fight with him was like spitting in his face!
Waving his spear, Rukia didn't care if Yecheng was showing off. He continued to use his spiritual pressure to interfere with Yecheng and charged at him with incredible speed!
However, to everyone's surprise, Yecheng calmly caught the spear that Rukia thrust from a blind spot with his long sword!
Everyone present could see that Rukia's speed and strength were unleashed without holding back, just as they had been moments before.
Even in his anger, he displayed even greater strength than before.
But despite this, Rukia Koushiro's thrusting spear was still caught by Yecheng's horizontally held long sword!
"Vision is just one of the human senses, though important, it's not everything.
When a swordsman hones their skills to the extreme, they unlock an ability called 'Mind's Eye', which you can think of as an ultra-intuition.
So, your so-called hypnosis ability doesn't really affect me much, because as I said before, I rely on more than just my eyes."
As if to prove her words, Yecheng's subsequent actions, whether offensive or defensive, were all performed with her eyes closed.
And despite being unable to see, Yecheng's movements were not hindered in the slightest, and she even became more at ease when facing Rukia's attacks.
"With your kind of strength, you're just a mere Third Seat! Don't you feel anger towards the unfair treatment you've received?"
Yecheng's display of strength and her relaxed attitude made Rukia believe that Yecheng truly possessed the power of 'Mind's Eye'.
Yecheng's prowess also inevitably reminded Rukia of her past self.
Hundreds of years ago, she had exceptional talent and strength but could only hold the position of Third Seat in the 6th Division.
Although she was later transferred to the 1st Division as the captain of the Special Operations Unit, she was also framed due to jealousy.
Yecheng, with such formidable strength, was clearly stronger than the captains of the 2nd and 6th Divisions, yet she was only a Third Seat.
Rukia naturally concluded that Yecheng was like herself, a genius suppressed by the Gotei 13 and the Captain-Commander.
"Anger? Do you mean I'm like you, suffering from so-called workplace suppression?
No, no, no, my situation is quite the opposite of yours. The captain of my division and the Captain-Commander have actually asked me to lead other divisions more than once, but I've always refused for various reasons.
As the saying goes, the bird that sticks its neck out gets shot. Sometimes, standing too tall isn't a good thing. Why be a captain who works tirelessly when you can be a laid-back Third Seat?"
Yecheng's words left Rukia completely dumbfounded. She had initially thought Yecheng was a suppressed genius like herself, but who knew their perspectives were completely different.
At first, Rukia thought Yecheng's words were absurd, but when she considered her own situation, she suddenly realized that her downfall might have been due to her exceptional abilities and the jealousy that came with her high position.
(End of Chapter)
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