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Chapter 196, Page 194: I really love it, Shuichi!
Amidst the sea of ​​blood, a white figure roamed freely.

"Just as I thought, the sea of ​​blood can't contain Xiang Zhuan~"

With the speed advantage, the situation immediately reversed, and Higashino Shuichi and Unohana Retsu maintained a graceful clash of swords.

Although Retsu Unohana's Bankai ability can forcibly transform all non-physical attack spiritual pressure into nourishment for the Blood Sea, Hollows like Sougen are not included in this category.

This kind of footwork that uses spatial abilities to teleport is clearly beyond the rules and concepts of the Blood Sea.

However, the reversal only gave Higashino Shuichi a one-sided advantage in speed over Unohana Retsu.

However, in the purest form of swordsmanship duel, it was clear that Higashino Shuichi still couldn't gain any advantage.

Over the years, it wasn't just Higashino Shuichi who absorbed and learned Unohana Retsu's swordsmanship; Unohana Retsu also maintained a thirst for knowledge, absorbing Higashino Shuichi's excellent combat skills.

Therefore, it would be a pipe dream to try to defeat Unohana Retsu, who has an almost endless sea of ​​blood to support him, simply by relying on swordsmanship.

Unless Shuichi Higashino possesses the same talent as Kenpachi Zaraki—the ability to persevere through setbacks—and also enjoys the same protagonist treatment as Kenpachi Zaraki, receiving Retsu Unohana's selfless rescue every time he is on the verge of death.

In that way, while improving himself, he can also consume the potential of the Blood Sea. Given enough time, he will eventually be able to defeat Unohana Retsu, who is almost invincible in the Blood Sea.

But Higashino Shuichi knew that he would never receive that kind of treatment. In this all-out battle that he had initiated, Unohana Retsu was probably already mentally prepared for one of them to die.

For someone like Retsu Unohana, death is never something to fear; she would be happy to die in a battle she enjoys.

However, this is not the case with Shuichi Higashino.

Therefore, he must win.

This also marks the end of the battle between him and Retsu Unohana, a battle that has lasted for countless years.

A blood-red blade descended from the sky. Higashino Shuichi shifted his body to the side, dodging Unohana Retsu's attack. However, the splattered blood droplets transformed into sharp blades that struck Higashino Shuichi's skull armor, leaving one mark after another on it.

Accumulate, until water drips and wears away the stone!
Looking down at the bloody hole that had pierced through his arm, Higashino Shuichi chuckled lightly, "Even though all sorts of special abilities have been banned, Captain, isn't this kind of behavior already cheating?"

In the distance, Retsu Unohana, holding a blood-stained blade, gazed at Shuichi Higashino with her only visible eyes amidst her disheveled hair. Beneath her sharp gaze lay an extremely gentle tone.
"No, Shuichi, this move is called Whale Fall, and it's a branch of the myriad sword styles~"

Yes, yes, anyway, in the end, you're the only one who's ever seen all those sword techniques, aren't you?

So what? Isn't it all just your words?

Higashino Shuichi looked at Unohana Retsu in the distance with a hint of helplessness, thinking to himself with a slightly resigned expression.

Why did he feel that Retsu Unohana had become much worse than in the original storyline?
In the original storyline, when Unohana Retsu was fighting Kenpachi Zaraki, he used the purest swordsmanship, and the two of them fought hand-to-hand with one sword strike after another. How come when it came to him, all sorts of cheating moves were brought out?
(Retsu Unohana: What kind of idiot is Kenpachi Zaraki? What can that guy do besides kill people by instinct? And what dirty tricks do you, Shuichi Higashino, have? Can you two really be compared?)

However, facing such an up-to-date Unohana Retsu might not be a bad thing. At least, Higashino Shuichi won't feel any psychological burden when he tries to cheat by not simply having a kendo match with Unohana Retsu.

After all, when it comes to cheating, Higashino Shuichi can only snort at Unohana Retsu a couple of times; you're still far from being able to do it!

"So, Captain, have you ever seen a Hollow's Resurrection Strike?"

"Higashino Shuichi said to Unohana Retsu, holding his Zanpakuto horizontally in front of him. Under the latter's completely indifferent gaze, he softly chanted..."
"Nowhere to hide, the harsh punishment is handed down!"

As Higashino Shuichi chanted, Unohana Retsu's attack reached him. The crimson blade aimed to slit Higashino Shuichi's throat, but just before it touched his body, the rules appeared.

"How can this be?!"

This was the first time Retsu Unohana had felt shocked since unleashing her Bankai and fighting to this point.

Because no one understands her Bankai ability better than herself. Apart from herself, no one can use any power other than pure physical attacks in the sea of ​​blood, even if that power is the rule itself.

She had already tested this on one of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's two most outstanding disciples, the current captain of the Eighth Division, Kyoraku Shunsui.

Even a Zanpakuto with the power of Kyoraku Shunsui could not form during her Bankai.

The only one who could break her Blood Sea rule before this was Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, whom Unohana Retsu had only seen once. However, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni broke the Blood Sea by force, relying on his spiritual pressure, which far exceeded her own.

However, Higashino Shuichi's spiritual pressure intensity is clearly not yet at the level of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni. Unohana Retsu estimates that he is at most on par with himself.

Logically speaking, Higashino Shuichi's use of the Hollowfication technique to forcefully create a speed advantage was already enough to amaze Unohana Retsu. However, she did not expect that Higashino Shuichi would have another surprise.

"Nothing is impossible, Captain. The power of death is itself a rule."

Did you know that I once read a literary work in the present world, and one of the plots in it really inspired me? What would happen if two conflicting rules collided?
Normally, a stronger rule suppresses a weaker rule, but what if there's no distinction between the two rules?

Looking at Retsu Unohana, whose Zanpakuto couldn't even re-form because the sea of ​​blood around her had been dispelled, Higashino Shuichi patiently explained.

"What will happen?"

The answer was obvious, but Retsu Unohana still blurted out those words unconsciously.

"Of course, it will crash. The two rules will conflict and both will become ineffective at the same time."

"I said with a smile," said Higashino Shuichi.

This was the first big gift he prepared for Unohana Retsu.

This idea was actually conceived by Shuichi Higashino long before he mastered his Resurrection Blade ability.

Because of his ability to release his weapon, the criminal rules do not mandate that the tools used in his crimes must belong to him.

The reason why Higashino Shuichi tended to use his own items as the main body in the past was that if the tool was made by the enemy, and the enemy canceled or destroyed the tool before all the conditions for Higashino Shuichi's Resurrection Ability were met, then his Resurrection Ability would not be able to be activated.

But now, Higashino Shuichi looked around and wondered, what other criminal tool could be more suitable as a vessel for activating his abilities than this endless sea of ​​blood around him?

When the conditions for Higashino Shuichi's Resurrection ability are met, the Blood Sea's mechanism will be triggered at the same time. According to the Blood Sea's rules, all special abilities activated by Higashino Shuichi, this outsider, will be devoured by the Blood Sea.

However, this creates a conflict with Shuichi Higashino's Resurrection Jutsu ability.

Because after Higashino Shuichi's Resurrection Blade is activated, the ownership of this sea of ​​blood will temporarily belong to Higashino Shuichi, and he will launch a fatal attack that Higashino Shuichi has set up for Unohana Retsu.

The conflict between these two forces is almost entirely irreconcilable.

Normally, for a Shinigami, there is a very simple way to deal with this situation: just compare the spiritual pressure of the two people. However, the awkward thing is that the spiritual pressure of Higashino Shuichi and Unohana Retsu is about the same.

Therefore, with the two rules deadlocked, only a system crash remained as an option. "Hehe. As expected of you, Shuichi, you always manage to surprise me~"

After hearing Higashino Shuichi's explanation, Unohana Retsu stood there and smiled.

If it weren't for her unruly hair looking rather frightening, Retsu Unohana at this moment probably wouldn't be much different from the usual captain of the Fourth Division.

"You flatter me, Captain. Now that the Blood Sea's restrictions have been lifted, our battles will have many more surprises in store!"

Higashino Shuichi leaped high from the sea of ​​blood, using his spiritual pressure to lift his body into the air, and then deactivated his intangible state.

Since his Resurrection Blade ability, along with the Blood Sea's restrictive power, had crashed, maintaining his Hollowfication state was pointless.

Of course, with the release of the Resurrection Blade, the power of the Blood Sea, which had been in a state of malfunction, will gradually recover.

However, buying some time is enough for Higashino Shuichi. As long as the Blood Sea's restrictive power is fully restored, Higashino Shuichi can use Resurrection again and start over.

Therefore, in the next moment, Unohana Retsu saw countless white spirit beings appear above her sea of ​​blood.

"Captain, experience the baptism of the Kido!"

Higashino Shuichi's voice came from above.

At that moment, Retsu Unohana smiled again. She knew why Shuichi Higashino had deliberately taken to the air just now.

For the first time in its long history of birth, the once gloomy sea of ​​blood has been bathed in "light".

That was daylight created by countless explosions.

Its radiance surpasses that of the sun!
Even Halibel and his companions, who were watching from the sidelines of the Blood Sea, were shocked by this scene.

"Lord Halibel, is that the sun?"

The dazzling light stung Halibel's grandson's eyes, and he asked Halibel beside him, looking somewhat uncomfortable.

“No, grandson, that is…” Halibel paused for a moment, suddenly remembering something Higashino Shuichi had once said to her, so she changed the two words she was about to utter to another word.

"Art!"

Within the sea of ​​blood, in the air, even Higashino Shuichi felt a pang of heartache, because some things, though impressive to look at, are not what one knows when one is in charge of the household.

That last blow almost exhausted all the resources he had accumulated over the past ten years.

In other words, after this battle, Higashino Shuichi will have to start all over again to build up his spiritual beings.

However, the results are also remarkable.

The vast sea of ​​blood beneath their feet had become visibly more vibrant in color after this round of demonic cleansing.

The previous gloomy and oppressive atmosphere was completely gone.

However, the sea of ​​blood still exists, which means...
"Hahaha, Shuichi, how much skill do you have left? Show me everything!"
"Don't show me any mercy!"

As the light faded, what came into view was Retsu Unohana, who was charging towards Shuichi Higashino with a blood-stained blade.

The sea of ​​blood is to Mao Zhihua Lie what a small hell is.

The sea of ​​blood is not clear, the flower of the rabbit is fierce, and immortality is assured!
With a single stroke, Higashino Shuichi blocked Unohana Retsu's attack.

The two engaged in another round of combat in the air.

Slash, Full Moon, Whale Fall, Moon Slash, Blood Slash, Moon Pick, Cross Slash
Countless ordinary Grim Reapers, who could be proud of mastering even a single sword technique for decades, unleashed it wildly in the hands of these two, like scattering beans.

The two, who knew each other so well, couldn't break each other's moves at all.

However, Shuichi Higashino clearly wouldn't let this situation last long.

Having found another opportunity to unleash his Zanpakuto and extinguish the sea of ​​blood once more, Higashino Shuichi raised his Zanpakuto high above his head.

"Can you use that kind of demonic cleansing technique again?"

Despite her disbelief, Retsu Unohana's feet didn't falter; she leaped up and lunged towards Shuichi Higashino's position.

Having learned her lesson the hard way, she wouldn't allow herself to suffer the same loss twice.

This time, even if she couldn't stop that scale of demonic cleansing, she wouldn't let Higashino Shuichi get away with it.

However, Higashino Shuichi's lips curled up slightly. He couldn't do the same kind of redemption with the same magic trick a second time, but he could prepare a second grand gift.

Just as Unohana Retsu's fist was about to collide with Higashino Shuichi's Zanpakuto, a spirit arrow, completely unexpected by Unohana Retsu, almost grazed her neck.

"Why would a Quincy appear here?!"

Unohana Retsu's eyes widened.

As she followed the trajectory of the arrow, she discovered that several Quincy were standing on that sea of ​​blood.

The Sacred Annihilation Arrow we just saw was fired by one of the Quincy.

Meanwhile, the other Quincy were also drawing their bows and nocking arrows.

Even from such a great distance, Retsu Unohana could feel the chilling aura emanating from it.

"Do you like it, Captain? This is the second big gift I prepared for you~"

Higashino Shuichi stood proudly in the air, looking down at Unohana Retsu with a smile.

And Retsu Unohana did not disappoint Shuichi Higashino's "heartfelt intentions".

With the help of the gradually recovering power of the Blood Sea, she re-formed her Blood Blade. Instead of looking down at the Quincy, she looked up at Higashino Shuichi, licking her slightly dry lips.

"I love it, I really love it so much, Shuichi~"

(End of this chapter)