Death: Captain Millennium

"Let's begin!" As Rukia finished her words, she stretched out her left hand and held the Asado diagonally. Her body remained motionless, and an invisible oppression spread from her body. This was not an explosion of spiritual pressure, but an ordinary momentum.

"What kind of weird knife-holding posture is this?" Kira and Momoko looked confused.

Shuhei frowned as he watched Rukia hold her sword. Feeling the oppressive aura, he immediately put aside his contempt. He had originally thought Rukia's slashing technique had only improved slightly, but he hadn't expected it to be anything more than a little. Even the chief officers didn't necessarily possess such high attainments in slashing!

Renji in the field felt even more oppressed. He did not dare to be careless and immediately burst out his spiritual power, clenched his fist, and rushed towards Rukia.

"drink!"

A loud shout came from Renji's mouth, and he swung the shallow sword in his hand and slashed at Rukia.

Rukia still maintained that strange knife-holding posture. Facing Renji's attack, she twisted her wrist calmly, slightly changed the direction of the knife, and blocked Renji's slash with the shallow strike in her hand.

"boom!"

The two swords collided, making a crisp sound. At the same time, a powerful force came from Rukia's sword, knocking Renji back a few steps.

"Humph!"

Renji snorted coldly and swung his sword at Rukia again. This time, he was faster and stronger, clearly using all his strength.

However, Rukia did not retreat. There was still no expression on her face. She just kept turning the Asado in her hand and started a fierce battle with Renji.

"Bang bang bang!"

The two men's shallow blows repeatedly collided with each other, making a series of crisp sounds. Each collision generated a powerful airflow that blew up the surrounding ground into dust.

Kira, Momoko, and Shuhei, who were outside the arena, stared wide-eyed, shocked by the scene before them. They had never imagined that Rukia was so powerful that she could suppress Renji just by blocking with a knife.

"Amazing……"

Kira murmured, his eyes filled with admiration.

"I knew Rukia wouldn't let us down."

Peach said excitedly, a proud smile on her face.

"Is this the real Rukia?"

Xiu Bing thought to himself, his eyes becoming more determined. He decided to observe this battle carefully and learn more from it.

The two figures intersected, and the blades collided, making a crisp sound.

Rukia blocked another attack with her sword held at an angle without even moving a step.

Renji quickly distanced himself and launched another Shunpo slash. Rukia simply twisted her wrist and blocked the blow. He repeatedly pulled away from the attack, becoming more and more frightened. Rukia didn't even move, blocking all his slashes with the twist of her wrist. "It's so exquisite, it's nothing like her before."

"How is it possible..." Renci murmured softly, beads of sweat gradually oozing out of his forehead.

Shubing and the others also looked solemn. Has Rukia's slashing technique become so powerful?

At this time, Rukia moved. She put the Asado on her waist, took a step forward with her left foot, leaned forward slightly, and rushed to Renji's face in a flash. The Asado slashed from bottom to top, and Renci was chopped away before he could react.

After a few rolls, Renci got up. Rukia did not miss this opportunity and continued to move forward and slash with a sword.

The knife hit Renji's Asada. Renji felt the power coming from the Asada in his hand, and for a moment he couldn't hold the Asada, and the knife flew out of his hand.

"I lost..." Renji said with a wry smile, "Rukia, when did your slashing technique become so powerful?"

Rukia smiled as she put away her shallow fist and replied, "I've been training hard over the past few years, so of course I'll improve. Besides, I'm a Shinigami now."

"Even if you joined Team Thirteen, your slashing skills wouldn't improve that much, right?" Renji still couldn't figure it out.

While the two were still talking, Shuhei came over from the sidelines. "Rukia, I also want to see your slashing technique."

"What? Senior Shuhei wants to try it too?" Abarai showed an expression of disbelief.

"Okay, Senior Shuhei, please give me your guidance." Rukia moved her hands and feet and put on that strange knife-holding posture again.

Shuhei drew his sword and rushed towards Rukia, using various slashes one after another, but they were all easily deflected by Rukia.

Rukia saw the opportunity, and in a flash, she came up behind Shuhei, raised her sword and chopped it down. Shuhei quickly turned around and swung his sword to defend himself, but Rukia's attack was so fast and powerful that it directly knocked Shuhei and his sword away.

"So strong..." After Xiubing landed, he looked at the slightly trembling knife in his hand and sighed in his heart.

"Thank you, Senior Shuhei." Rukia said with a smile.

Renji, Kira, and Hinamori Momo stared at what was happening before their eyes with their mouths wide open. They had originally thought that Rukia's slashing technique might have improved, but they never expected it to reach such an astonishing level.

Especially Abarai Renji, his own slashing skills are not very good. Although he was defeated in the previous sparring with Rukia, he only felt that her slashing skills were at a high level, but he could not accurately judge to what extent she had reached.

However, Shuhei's defeat now made Renji truly realize that Rukia's slashing skills had reached such a terrifying level.

If Renji had officially joined the Gotei 13, he would have discovered, with his broader experience, that Rukia's ability in slashing techniques surpassed not only that of ordinary officers, but even that of many vice-captains. Even captains who weren't skilled in slashing techniques wouldn't necessarily have been able to gain the upper hand against Rukia.

"Rukia, who did you learn this slashing technique from? As far as I know, there shouldn't be anyone in the 13th Division with such terrifying slashing skills, right?" Shuhei asked with a frown. He really couldn't imagine where Rukia had learned such superb slashing skills.

Rukia smiled slightly, with a mysterious light in her eyes: "My slashing technique was indeed not learned in the 13th Division." There was a faint smile in her words, which made people curious.

Shuhei's eyes widened, a thousand theories swirling in his mind. He tried to recall those in Soul Society renowned for their slashing techniques, but he couldn't find anyone with a style similar to Rukia's. Finally, he tentatively asked, "Could it be that you learned this from Captain Zaraki of the 10th Division?" After all, Zaraki Kenpachi, as Captain of the 11th Division, was renowned for his powerful slashing techniques and unique fighting style.

However, Rukia shook her head, her smile still mysterious: "No. Although Captain Zaraki is indeed a great swordsman, my slashing skills do not come from him." She gently stroked the sword in her hand, as if feeling its power.

Shuhei grew increasingly confused. He scratched his head, trying to clear his mind. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he asked in surprise, "Could this be the secret slashing technique passed down by your Kuchiki family?" As one of the five noble families of Soul Society, the Kuchiki family possessed a long history and profound heritage. Perhaps they possessed a unique inheritance of slashing techniques.

Rukia smiled and said, "Actually, it's okay to tell you. My slashing technique was taught to me by Captain Lin Yu of the Seventh Division."