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Chapter 137, Section 135: Young Yamamoto, nothing special.

Looking up at the flames filling the sky, Higashino felt a sense of déjà vu.

He still remembered the day he returned from hell, when the real Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni took him to the Avici Hell, and Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni showed him his Shikai.

Compared to the suffocating pressure that Higashino Shuichi felt that day, the initial release of this young version of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was like a hailstone falling from the sky.

It hurts a lot, but it's not fatal.

There was nothing to despair about.

Slay him!

With a single slash, Higashino Shuichi cleaved the oncoming flames straight through.

"torch!"

But then the younger version of Yamamoto stepped into thin air, forcefully suppressing the skeletal arms that were trying to grab his feet with his spiritual pressure, and then drew his sword.

A tornado-shaped wall of flames roared toward Higashino Shuichi.

Higashino Shuichi knew that once he was surrounded by this wall of flames, the flames would only go out after he was burned to ashes.

Break the air!

A transparent spiritual barrier formed between Higashino Shuichi and the younger version of Yamamoto, but its spiritual power originated from the artificial body in the form of Musashi Kojiro.

"Naive. You think you can stop Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's pine torch just by relying on the Demon Path?"

In the distance, standing inside the church, the water curtain had been removed. Johansson Nosavich, a priest in a robe who now had a good view of the battle due to the destruction of half the church, smiled contemptuously.

As expected, it turned out that even the younger version of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was not something that Higashino Shuichi could stop with the Danku technique he used, which relied solely on the demons he created.

The transparent spiritual particle wall couldn't even withstand the rotating wall of flames for a second.

But Higashino Shuichi was well aware of this. His purpose in having Oni Musashi Kojiro use the Void Breaker was not to stop the Pine Fire, but to create an invisible bridge between the broken spirit wall of the Void Breaker and the Pine Fire.

"Sixty-three of the Dao of Binding, bound by chains!"

"Binding Spell Number Thirty-Seven: Hanging Star!"

Two Kido techniques were simultaneously released from the hands of Oni Musashi Kojiro and Oni Mutsugu Kensei on the other side.

The boundary is a network of spiritual energy woven from the hanging stars, the bridge is the broken spiritual energy of the broken void, and the iron chains bound by locks are the guide.

Oni Musashi Kojiro successfully pulled off a feat of getting himself on fire.

In the distance, the flames spiraled upwards along the chains, engulfing the demon Musashi Kojiro in mid-air.

Johansson Nosavich's eyes began to flicker.
"Can the Grim Reaper's demonic arts be used like this?"

He wasn't the first to express such amazement at Higashino Shuichi's incredible fighting skills, and clearly, he wouldn't be the last.

While Oni Musashi Kojiro was carrying out this self-destructive act, Higashino Shuichi was not idle either.

Using his double Bankai to unleash his powerful mobility comparable to the Hollow Resonance, Higashino Hideki instantly bypassed the scorching torch and arrived in front of the younger version of Yamamoto.

Divide into monthly slices!
The two Zanpakuto clashed violently, unleashing a powerful surge of spiritual pressure that even affected Kensei Muguruma and his opponent on another battlefield.

Both of them had to fight and retreat simultaneously in a direction away from the battlefield where Higashino Shuichi and his group were fighting.

Under the gaze of Higashino Shuichi and the young Yamamoto, one could vaguely see the sparks flying from Higashino Shuichi's weapon as the two Zanpakuto clashed and rubbed together rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, the two had already exchanged more than ten blows in mid-air.

"Block the flow!"

It wasn't until Higashino Shuichi seized an opening in the young Yamamoto's defenses that he transformed his unarmed left hand from a palm into a fist and thrust it out.

Young Yamamoto's body froze, and a large area below his left chest was instantly destroyed by Higashino Shuichi.

However, at that very moment, far away in the church, the priest in his robes, Johann Sergei Nosavich, gently placed his right hand on the Bible he held in his left hand.
"Lord, have mercy on your believers!"

As soon as the voice fell, the young man's body, which had just been shattered by Higashino Shuichi's punch, instantly recovered.

What kind of top-tier nanny is this?
Higashino Shuichi frowned. Because of the intense battle, he had almost forgotten that, according to his prior investigation, there should be four Fullbringers in the Central Church.

Aside from Sato Takeo, whom he had just dealt with, there was now a younger version of Yamamoto in front of him who clearly did not belong to the category of Fullbringers, and on the other side, Kensei Muguruma was facing that mysterious Fullbringer.

There should be two Fullbringers left now.

Are those the two people in that church in the distance?
The man in the priest's robe was clearly Johann Sergei Nosaevich, but could the green-haired man sitting next to him, with his eyes closed and looking like he was powerless, be the ronin named Yuuki Seisui?

No, that's definitely not it. Higashino Shuichi didn't believe that a ronin who could single-handedly take down all the dojos in Osaka Prefecture would look so frail and weak.

But if not, then who is that green-haired man?
Where did Yuuki Aomizu go again?

Higashino Shuichi suddenly realized that he seemed to have made a big mistake.

While he was scheming against the enemy, wasn't the enemy also scheming against him?

Don't they realize that by gathering together so openly, they could be wiped out in one fell swoop?

Did they really not make any preparations at all after setting up their plans in Osaka Prefecture for so long?

No way? Their target isn't really Shiba Kaien, is it?
Higashino Shuichi suddenly thought of an incredible guess.

Unfortunately, there seems to be no chance for him to verify his guess now, because after the young Yamamoto forced Higashino Shuichi half a step away with a single strike, a terrifying spiritual pressure suddenly gathered on his body.

"Chengguo Yanshang!"

The blazing red blade swept forward, and endless flames completely enveloped Higashino Shuichi like a giant hand.

If Higashino Shuichi were to attempt to force his way through the middle, he would be pursued by temperatures reaching 6000 degrees Celsius.

Then young Yamamoto drew his sword downwards, and the intense heat ignited all the skeletal arms that dared to reach out onto the gray sea.

"Fiery Hell!"

In an instant, dozens of fire pillars rose into the sky from the sea of ​​fire, surrounding Higashino Hideichi, who was completely engulfed by the flames of the city walls.

Immediately afterwards, the young Yamamoto reversed his grip on the hilt of the sword, drew the sword, stood up, then turned around and sheathed the sword.

"Burn!"

As soon as the word "burn" was uttered, dozens of pillars of fire gathered towards Higashino Hideichi, who was engulfed in flames at the center of the city. They converged and merged into a towering wave of fire, with countless flames converging towards the center, finally ending in a deafening explosion.

Space itself seemed to be torn apart, and the sun and moon seemed to be obscured at this moment.

Everything in front of young Yamamoto was reduced to scorched earth after the explosion.

"it's over?"

After experiencing the earth-shattering combo used by the young Yamamoto, the green-haired man did not believe that any Shinigami could survive such a powerful attack.

Indeed, most Shinigami would likely be doomed if they had taken a direct hit from the young Yamamoto's combo.

Unfortunately, they were facing Higashino Shuichi.

The Bankai: Self-Inflicted Flesh and the infinite regeneration ability granted by the Soul King's fingernail fragments gave Shuichi Higashino a brief period of "invincibility" in exchange for future time.

Pure attack?
Ha ha
In his dual Bankai state, this is what Shuichi Higashino fears least.

Tracing the origins of military strategy, Bankai, a smile concealing a dagger!

Young Yamamoto, I've taken your attack, but what about yourself?
Can you withstand your own attack? The flames dissipated, and Higashino Shuichi, seemingly unharmed, stood proudly in mid-air, looking down at the young Yamamoto with an emperor-like demeanor.

Then, flames rose from the scorched earth.

Dozens of pillars of fire shot into the sky.

Even the young Yamamoto, who seemed to lack the ability to think for himself, was momentarily taken aback by the sudden change in the scene.

This looks like one of his moves?

But hasn't he already used it all up?
As the pillars of fire converged, the young Yamamoto watched as he was engulfed by his own attack.

Then came the almost identical process: the earth, already scorched, was once again slaughtered by the terrifying flames.

This time, even the two people inside the church, as well as the battlefield where Kensei Muguruma and his group were located further away, were affected.

However, compared to that, Kensei Muguruma's side is clearly better.

This wasn't because Kensei Muguruma and his group were on a more distant battlefield, but because Kensei Muguruma was currently nailed into a coffin and unable to resist.

After fighting for such a long time, he finally lost, just as Higashino Shuichi had hoped.

The sky has turned blue again.

Because Higashino Shuichi considered that continuing to maintain the Demonic Path would cause too much damage to his own flesh and blood, he had already removed it.

On the ground lay the young Yamamoto, his body burned to a crisp.

Clearly, he couldn't withstand his own attacks.

However, young Yamamoto was not fighting alone.

"Lord, devout believer, I pray for your blessings!"

A beam of holy light fell upon the young mountain man, and his charred body began to recover at a visible speed.

You're really annoying!

Well, Higashino Shuichi has finally experienced the pain of having an opponent with powerful regenerative abilities once again.

In a flash, Higashino Shuichi appeared in front of Johansson Nosavich.

Divide into monthly slices!
With a horizontal slash, the blade was enveloped by a curtain of water.

"Lord, your devout believer, I beg for your protection!"

Johansson Nosawich read it calmly.

During the brief time that Higashino Shuichi was delayed, the young Yamamoto rushed over again.

This time, because of the location of Higashino Shuichi, the young Yamamoto chose that signature slashing technique.

Slay him!

Without dodging, Higashino Shuichi chose to take the blow head-on with his own body.

Then, as the counter-attack slash struck the young Yamamoto, the tip of his Zanpakuto fell to the ground.
"The unruly dragon, the filthy land, the unstoppable rage, the primordial source awakened from its dreams, the gale, the flames, the ice, the thunder, the earth, breaking free from karma, returning without hindrance, all is destroyed, all things return to the beginning."

"The Ninety-Ninefold Destiny of the Demonic Path: The Five Dragons Annihilate!"

The dragon roars, the dragon howls, the dragon soars through the sky.

Because of the combo attack by the young Yamamoto, all of Higashino Shuichi's few remaining demons were killed, so now Higashino Shuichi has to chant the demonic arts entirely on his own.

It is more powerful, but the effect is touching.

Even with his current spiritual pressure level, the Five Dragons Annihilation technique he unleashed still failed to break through Johnser Nosavich's strange defense.

And if Johns Nosavich cannot be resolved
As the tiresome prayers began again, Higashino Shuichi turned his head and saw that the young Yamamoto had indeed stood up once more.

And in the distance, the Fullbringer that Kensei Muguruma was dealing with was also approaching him.

"This is really bad."

Higashino Shuichi smiled helplessly.

He had planned everything meticulously, but he never expected that these Fullbringers would actually be able to pull out such a powerful weapon as young Yamamoto.

Don't be fooled by how easily he dealt with the young Yamamoto. In reality, just to withstand those few attacks from the young Yamamoto, Higashino Shuichi nearly used up all the money he had borrowed for his own suffering.

Because he only appears to be at his peak, but in reality he is basically at his limit.

Once his Bankai ability, Self-Inflicted Injury, is used up to cover his future debts, Higashino Shuichi will immediately become a helpless fish to be slaughtered.

Therefore, even though Higashino Shuichi didn't want to admit it, he found that he now seemed to only have one choice left.

That means retreat.

Johansson Nosawich also seemed to have discerned Higashino's intention to withdraw from the smile on his face.

A fatherly smile appeared on his face. "So you've finally realized your predicament, Death?"
If you choose to convert to my religion now, perhaps I can spare your life.

"Take refuge. You teach me?"

"That's right, Shinigami. Since you've already been abandoned by Soul Society anyway, why don't you come with us and help rebuild order in Soul Society?"

Johansson Nosavic, hearing Higashino Shuichi's seemingly softened tone, assured him, while also having another Fullbringer and the young Yamamoto temporarily halt their attacks, as if he were truly giving Higashino Shuichi a chance.

However, what Higashino Shuichi said next made Johansson Nosawich's face instantly darken.

"So, is that so? Your abilities don't come from the believers you've given to your Lord, do they?"
The stronger and more numerous your followers, the longer your power will last, am I right?

Seeing the change in Johansson Nosavich's expression, Higashino Shuichi knew that he had guessed correctly.

Therefore, Higashino Shuichi has always liked enemies who are troublesome and talkative, because these people always inadvertently reveal their weaknesses.

Given such a huge advantage and the essentially irreconcilable contradictions, how could they still think of recruiting me as a believer?

Higashino Shuichi doesn't believe there's nothing fishy going on here.

But that's all there is to it. Even if Higashino Shuichi knew about Johansson Nosavich's weakness, he didn't have the ability to investigate further.

This is different from the previous Takeo Sato. Back then, Shuichi Higashino was at his peak, which is why he had the confidence to test Takeo Sato's abilities.

"Kill him!"

Knowing that recruiting Higashino Shuichi was hopeless, Johansson Nosawich did not hesitate and directly ordered the other Fullbringer and the young Yamamoto to kill Higashino Shuichi.

Meanwhile, Higashino Shuichi had already prepared to escape.

With a single, unincanted strike, he separated himself from the one who had defeated Kenji Rokusha, a master of Manifestation, and simultaneously unleashed a slash, determined to temporarily thwart the young Yamamoto's attack before he could make a move.

However, the young Yamamoto reacted, drew his sword, and prepared to use the Castle Flame Technique to trap Higashino Shuichi again.

However, to everyone's surprise, when the young Yamamoto shouted "Castle Flame," no flames escaped, and there was not even a fluctuation in spiritual pressure. In the end, he could only watch helplessly as half of his body was cut off by Higashino Shuichi's sharp slash.

"what happened?!"

Johansson Nosavic and the green-haired man both voiced their bewildered questions.

Only when Higashino Shuichi looked up at the figure that had suddenly appeared in the distance did a surge of joy well up in his heart.

(End of this chapter)