Boom!
As those ice birds fell, Bai Ye dodged and suddenly appeared behind Sesh. He swung his halberd in a sweeping motion. Under the gale of the halberd, all the flying ice birds exploded.
The young captain's gaze sharpened slightly.
Bai Ye's speed was much faster than before, indicating that Bai Ye had grown stronger, or perhaps hadn't used his full power earlier.
At the same time...
After shattering the ice birds with a halberd strike, Bai Ye grinned at the young captain.
Although the opponent looked like a little sprout, he was a captain, and Bai Ye naturally had to show respect. This was not an opponent who could be easily dealt with.
With this thought, Bai Ye leaped forward, directly confronting the captain.
The Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand slashed forward.
The young captain leaped backward, intending to evade the sharpness of the Fang Tian Hua Ji, but at this moment...
Bai Ye reached out and grasped the air in front of him.
Wolf's Grasp!
In that instant, the young captain felt something being siphoned from his body, and his movement speed suddenly slowed considerably.
Bang!
Due to the sudden deceleration, Bai Ye swept his halberd across, hitting the captain's chest and sending him flying with a single blow.
The young captain's body flew backward, smashing into the wall by the White Dao Gate, creating a hole in the wall.
Bai Ye grinned and said, "A piece of advice for you: even as a captain, it's best to just Bankai!"
The young captain gritted his teeth, pushed away the debris, and slowly got up.
"As you wish!" The young captain raised his Zanpakuto and said, "Shatter, Hyōrinmaru!"
Instantly, the surrounding ice and frost swirled towards the young captain, forming a giant sphere that enveloped him.
"Bankai!" The young captain's roar echoed: "Daiguren Hyōrinmaru!"
The swirling frost sphere shattered.
The young captain reappeared, with icy dragon wings behind him, his right arm covered by a dragon claw-shaped gauntlet, and an icy tail swaying behind him.
The young captain gripped his sword hilt and then forcefully slashed forward.
"Ice Dragon Spiral Tail!"
As the blade moved forward, a large wave of frost surged towards Bai Ye. The ground was rapidly frozen, and the moment the frost swept past Bai Ye, he was instantly encased in solid ice, frozen into an ice sculpture.
But...
It only lasted for a moment!
Crack!
Cracks appeared on the frost covering Bai Ye. Then, as Bai Ye spread his arms, the frost shattered with a roar.
"It's freezing!"
Bai Ye grinned, swung his halberd forward, and the frozen ground instantly cracked.
The young captain's eyes narrowed, and he leaped forward.
Clang!
A clear ringing sound echoed!
Blade and halberd met, clashing with a resounding boom.
In just an instant, immense power pressed down on the young captain. With a crash, the ground beneath his feet pulverized.
He was completely outmatched in strength!
The young captain's expression changed, and he quickly leaped backward. After creating some distance from Bai Ye, he began to run, circling around Bai Ye.
Since he couldn't match Bai Ye in strength, he would compete with speed and agility. But...
"Why are you running?"
Bai Ye's voice suddenly sounded, and the next moment, surprise flashed across the young captain's face.
Bai Ye...
Had actually caught up!
Not only had Bai Ye caught up, but he was also running alongside the young captain, his speed not lagging in the slightest.
The dark purple armor looked heavy, but it didn't hinder Bai Ye's movements. In fact, Bai Ye couldn't feel the weight of the armor, and after possessing Lü Bu, Bai Ye's physical attributes had improved comprehensively, not just his strength.
Bai Ye was not just strong, as the opponent assumed.
Under the young captain's terrified gaze, Bai Ye swung his Fang Tian Hua Ji and slashed sideways again.
The young captain was once again sent flying, skimming across the ground, and then...
"Captain!"
Several Shinigami emerged from Seireitei, gathering at the entrance. A few Shinigami then worked together to catch the young captain.
Bai Ye didn't continue his attack. He lowered his Fang Tian Hua Ji and silently watched the opponent.
The young captain straightened himself and met Bai Ye's gaze.
The wind and snow continued to fall, and white snowflakes landed on Bai Ye's shoulders, gradually melting.
In that moment, the young captain felt humiliation.
Because Bai Ye exuded a sense of loneliness.
Standing alone in the wind and snow.
Heaven and earth vast, yet no one to fight.
Hence, the loneliness.
For the young captain, he was the youngest captain of the Thirteenth Division in history. His powerful spiritual pressure had earned him the reputation of a genius since childhood. Everyone told him he was strong and his future was limitless.
Yet now, he felt weak, incredibly weak!
He couldn't even pique the opponent's interest.
Any verbal insult was less humiliating than being completely ignored!
On the other hand, Bai Ye felt it even more intensely, because the loneliness didn't come from him, but from this power, from...
The God of War, Lü Bu!
Almost without warning, Bai Ye lost the will to fight. The so-called combat began to feel boring and hollow.
What was the true value of being known as the God of War?
Was it to keep winning, to kill all enemies?
No!
In this moment, Bai Ye seemed to understand Lü Bu's solitude.
He didn't want to kill anyone.
Instead...
He wanted to be killed!
But it seemed there was no one in this world who could do that.
Why?
He just wanted to die in battle.
Was that a difficult thing to achieve?
Why was it so hard?
"Let's end this," Bai Ye raised his Fang Tian Hua Ji again. "This is no longer interesting."
As Bai Ye finished speaking, he suddenly bent his knees and leaped forcefully into the air.
The young captain took a deep breath, and the frost emanating from him intensified. The feeling of humiliation did not discourage him but fueled his fighting spirit even more.
He wanted to see just how strong Bai Ye was.
So, he raised his sword!
"Gekka Hyakuotsuki!"
The drifting snow in the sky seemed to grow larger. The vast white expanse dyed the dark night silver.
This was his strongest killing move. The falling snow could freeze everything. Any enemy who touched the snowflakes would begin to freeze, and ice flowers would bloom one by one. When a hundred ice flowers appeared in the sky and on the earth, it would signify the end of the enemy's life, buried beneath the flowers.
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