"Done for, the blonde older sister is catching up!"
Looking at the gray mist in the sky, Bai Ye's expression tightened. He had heard other Shinigami shout that the woman was a vice-captain!
Even if she was just a vice-captain, she was still a captain, and not easy to deal with.
As Bai Ye was thinking, the gray mist descended from the sky.
It was like a waterfall, looking incredibly spectacular.
Bai Ye yelled at the man, "Get out of the way!"
As he yelled, Bai Ye also pushed the man aside.
This guy couldn't die; he hadn't gotten his items yet!
Boom!
As the two leaped to the side, the waterfall-like gray mist fell from the sky with a loud roar, then surged out in all directions like a tidal wave.
Bai Ye quickly jumped onto the wall, avoiding the impact of the black smoke.
But at this moment...
"Kidō #4!" The blonde older sister attacked from behind, pointing at the man's back and saying, "Byakurai!"
Zzzzzzt!
A piercing sound of crackling electricity suddenly appeared, followed by a white bolt of lightning emerging from the blonde older sister's fingertips, rushing towards the man's back.
The Byakurai was incredibly fast. The man's pupils constricted; he clearly didn't have time to dodge.
Bai Ye quickly intervened, jumping in front of the white lightning!
"Phoenix!" Bai Ye raised his fist and said, "Fenghuang Yan!"
Boom!
With a punch from Bai Ye, the surrounding temperature began to rise frantically, and then a massive pillar of fire appeared at Bai Ye's fist, charging forward and colliding with the Byakurai, causing a huge explosion.
Moments later, the flames and electric arcs dissipated simultaneously, scattering in all directions.
The blonde older sister advanced with a grim expression, waving her hand and saying, "Take them both down!"
The surrounding Shinigami quickly swarmed forward, closing in on the two.
"Condensing Frost, Ice Barrier!"
Bai Ye quickly called out, and then the Ning Shuang sword flew forward.
Crack, crack!
The sound of ice freezing echoed continuously, and then, an ice wall suddenly rose from the ground, sealing off the street.
Bai Ye retreated a few steps, coming to the man's side and saying, "Let's exchange items now. I promised to help you hold them off, otherwise, I'll have to run for my own life. Figure out for yourself if you can handle it."
The man gritted his teeth. After a moment of thought, he took out the black military-style uniform and threw it to Bai Ye.
Without any further words, Bai Ye took the item, removed the golden armor, took out the contaminated cross, wrapped it into a ball, and threw it to the other party.
"Oh, right, there's one more thing I need to tell you." Bai Ye casually put away the items, then said to the man, "I feel very guilty right now."
The man looked confused and asked Bai Ye, "What do you mean?"
Bai Ye turned and ran, "I just tricked you!"
The man froze for a moment, then roared, "Damn it!"
Boom!
At this very moment, the ice wall collapsed with a roar, and the Shinigami behind them rushed forward incessantly.
The man didn't dare to delay, raising his gun to fire as he turned and fled forward.
However, as soon as he started, Shinigami appeared on the wall to his side. With a leap, one of them pounced directly onto the man, pinning him to the ground.
The blonde older sister advanced with her sword, looking forward and shouting, "There's another one, go after him!"
Bai Ye glanced back at the dense group of Shinigami chasing him, and a cold sweat broke out. "Don't chase me, I'm not with him. I'm just passing by..."
Before Bai Ye could finish speaking, the blonde older sister had already reached out in his direction.
"Kneel, flesh and blood, all things tremble, fan out! Herald the birth! Edge along the bloody edge and turn inwards, grip the hilt, point pointing to the east!" The blonde older sister chanted quickly, then raised her palm in front of her and said, "Kidō #31, Shakkahō!"
Boom!
A massive fireball condensed in her palm and flew towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye looked back. Flames?
He wasn't afraid of this!
In an instant, flames erupted from Bai Ye's body, enveloping him, and then he punched backward.
Boom!
The moment Bai Ye's fist collided with the fireball, a huge explosion occurred, and shockwaves of air rippled outwards.
With the power of the Phoenix, flames weren't of much use to Bai Ye. By wrapping himself in Fenghuang Yan, he could block out the opponent's flames.
Moreover, as far as Bai Ye knew, the Phoenix's abilities could evolve to devour and absorb other flames, even use them to strengthen himself, and even achieve rebirth from ashes!
On the other side, the blonde older sister was surprised to see Bai Ye emerge from the flames unharmed. However, she quickly realized that flames were useless against Bai Ye.
Therefore, she resolutely swung her Zanpakutō again!
Seeing large swathes of gray mist surging towards him, Bai Ye quickly turned and ran.
That Zanpakutō was quite ferocious. Wherever the gray mist covered, there were traces of slashes. This meant that the gray mist was like thousands of swords, and what was more troublesome was that it was impossible to defend against!
Smoke, how could it be defended against?
What could be used to block it?
"That's right!" Bai Ye's eyes suddenly lit up. "I still have this move!"
As he thought, Bai Ye quickly took out a Taoist talisman.
"Wind Curse!"
Bai Ye threw the talisman, which soon burned, and a stream of green wind rose rapidly from the ground.
The Wind Curse could form wind blades for attack, but at this moment, whether to attack or not wasn't important; the wind flow itself was important.
Almost instantly, as the wind flow rotated, it formed a tornado, which continuously blew away the gray mist that had just reached Bai Ye.
"Bye-bye!"
Bai Ye waved his hand backward and continued to run forward.
At this rate, the Shinigami behind him shouldn't be able to catch him.
But just then...
Bai Ye suddenly sensed something, instinctively stopped, and looked up at the sky ahead.
The next moment, Bai Ye looked confused and said, "Cherry blossoms?"
At night, pink cherry blossom petals suddenly scattered and danced in the air, bringing a touch of delicate beauty to the dark night.
The sudden appearance of cherry blossoms turned this long street into a breathtakingly beautiful scenery, but Bai Ye had no intention of appreciating it at all; instead, he was extremely tense and vigilant!
A very dangerous feeling...
Extremely dangerous!
Then...
Amidst the dancing cherry blossoms, a long-haired man slowly walked out. Judging by his attire, he was also a Shinigami, but compared to other Shinigami, the long-haired man wore a white haori.
Bai Ye gasped sharply. The white haori worn by the man was...
The symbol of a captain!
At the same time...
The long-haired man looked at Bai Ye, his gaze filled with coldness, and slowly reached out, gripping the hilt of his Zanpakutō at his waist.
"Scatter, Senbonzakura!"
A soft chant sounded!
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