You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

Originally, the fate of Saint Oran Island and Bavette was none of their concern; wiping them out would save them the trouble of taking action themselves.

But if the other party is a Quincy, and a group of unidentified, wild Quincy who are not registered in the Seireitei roster—the nature of the incident is different!

"I think I just heard the word 'Your Majesty'... I hope we don't kill them all."

Saito, carrying his Zanpakuto, chuckled lightly like a ronin: "I should keep a few for proper interrogation. I've heard that Commander Ice Beauty of the Expeditionary Force is quite knowledgeable in this area."

Although she and Kiryu Hikifune didn't have a deep relationship, she knew Kiryu Hikifune's strength, and the two of them working together should have no problem taking down these guys.

I thought we had reached the end of the road, but unexpectedly, a turning point appeared... Although it was still fatal, at least it bought us some time.

At this moment, large and small spiritual pressure fluctuations came from afar, indicating that several battles had taken place, which made the knight who was the leader of the Quincy look serious.

"There was an ambush... It's impossible to capture all the Bounts now."

His words conveyed a sense of regret and resignation.

"What, trying to escape?"

Kiryu clenched her fists, making a crisp sound. Taller than the average woman, she was even more intimidating under the influence of spiritual pressure. From the Quincy's perspective, she was like a small giant, exuding a sense of oppression.

This was not an illusion, but rather a result of the rapidly expanding spiritual pressure causing their perception to become distorted.

Kiryu Hikifune is an exceptionally skilled Shinigami. Although her experience isn't particularly long, her abilities in all aspects are top-notch. Building upon her extensive research, she developed a technique for creating "temporary souls."

Simply put, it involves creating a form of "spiritual pressure from outside oneself" and implanting it into the body through ingestion or transplantation to elevate one's power level, resulting in a dimensional increase in spiritual pressure.

—Of course, it's not a perpetual state; spiritual pressure decreases as it's used.

Kiryu has not yet perfected this technology, but it should be sufficient to deal with a few Quincy.

"This is tricky. Even for me, dealing with two captain-level opponents at the same time is a challenge..."

The leader shook his head, clearly not intending to fight Saito and the others to the death.

"However, I'm determined to bring this woman back with me!"

Having said that, the Quincy reached out to grab the Sacred Oran Island, but at that very moment, an invisible wind disturbed the atmosphere, as if a bomb had exploded between the two of them. The Quincy felt as if there was a “soft” high wall in front of him, making it impossible for him to advance even an inch.

Saint Oran Island offered no resistance and was "blown" to Saito's side in the blink of an eye.

"Take care of your wounds first. I'll finish the fight soon and take you back to heal."

"No, Saito-senpai, please take care of her first. Leave the rest to me."

Kiryuu appeared very confident. Saito was about to remind her to be careful when Kiryuu suddenly drew her Zanpakuto without warning and slashed at a certain point in the void without even looking.

Clang!

The light and shadow distorted for a moment, and with a crisp metallic clang, an arrow disintegrated into spiritual particles in the atmosphere and then disappeared.

—They're coming for Lan Island!

Perhaps because it was intended as a surprise attack, its power was not great; it was just extremely well concealed and impossible to detect. If Saito hadn't set up a wind pattern around the area that could sense even the slightest fluctuations, he probably wouldn't have noticed it.

Lan Island, who was seriously injured and in a daze, would also find it difficult to escape.

"Trying to kill me to silence me?"

Saito frowned and placed a binding spell, the Mirror Gate, on Ranshima to protect her. Meanwhile, Kiryu Hikifune and the Quincy had already engaged in battle, and from the very beginning, Kiryu had been overwhelmingly dominating them!

Although he is outnumbered, it looks like he can finish the battle in a minute.

That knight was of average strength. The many favors bestowed upon him after Yhwach's return had not yet reached members of such a low rank. In terms of raw strength alone, he was far inferior to Hikifune Kiryu.

"Then you really don't need my help—what do you think?"

"Ugh?"

Lan Dao was taken aback. Just as he was about to say something, he saw a barrage of spirit arrows falling from the sky, like a torrential rain that would cover the earth.

However, this powerful attack was shattered by the almost solidified gale, and the explosive shock forcefully carved a path through the forest!

boom! ! !

Amidst the swirling fallen leaves and branches, a graceful figure landed leisurely, standing in the ravine and smiling at Saito.

"Wow, that's amazing... Is this the captain's power? He truly lives up to his reputation!"

"Another pureblood? How is this possible..."

The other person's stunning appearance and figure made Saito show an expression of extreme disgust, and then he looked at the other person with a half-smile.

"Where did you come from? Are you remnants of the Holy Son's forces?"

Please don't underestimate us.

The so-called Holy Son is nothing but a fake created by a bunch of country bumpkins. We Quincy serve only the great 'His Majesty'.

The female Quincy walked over with elegant and light steps: "I don't like fighting... I only like playing games with cute girls. I'm really lucky today."

Blindfold, twin tails, grumpy, loli—you're quite worthy of being trained!

She raised the Spirit Blade in front of her, and waves of energy, like electric arcs, pierced the atmosphere, transforming into wildly dancing silver snakes that lashed the surrounding land, inspiring awe in all who beheld them.

"Loli... never mind, there's no need to care about dead people."

Saito puffed out her chest and raised her head proudly, declaring, "I'm not some loli—"

The next moment, Saito, immortal and ageless, used Shunpo to appear in front of the female Quincy, his Zanpakuto moving as fast as lightning.

"Both physically and mentally, she is already an outstanding and mature woman!"

"This is nothing to be proud of!"

Spiritual particle orbs appeared on the ground around her, turning into beams of light that shot towards Saito, forcing her to change direction. The female Quincy seized the opportunity to slip to the side.

Clang!

The two weapons clashed head-on, with opposing gusts of wind and spiritual lightning filling the surrounding area.

"A woman's beauty has a limited lifespan. Too much contact with men will only make a woman stupid and ugly... What a pity, you are my type."

Clang!

Clang!

Clang!

"But a woman who is no longer pure has no value to me... Die!"

"..."

Saito remained silent, then suddenly unleashed a speed far exceeding his previous Shunpo, abruptly entering the female Quincy's defensive circle while she was still gloating.

"abnormal!"

"Well!"

The female Quincy barely managed to dodge, but her clothes tore open, revealing most of her snow-white breasts, from which a string of blood beads seeped. After escaping with her flying kick, she flicked her wrist, and the streaks of spiritual lightning instantly transformed into long whips that lashed out at Saito Immortal.

"I'm not a pervert, I just like cute and petite girls... Girls should stay pure to stay cute forever!"

In her rage, the female Quincy unleashed her extraordinary power, imbuing the light blade with spiritual lightning like a long whip and lashing it out with overwhelming force!

"careful!"

The new enemy that appeared before him did not look like a small fry at all. Seeing that the other party took the initiative to attack, Lan Dao couldn't help but feel nervous and immediately reminded him to be careful and dodge.

However, Saito acted as if he hadn't heard anything. He didn't even bother to dodge, let alone move his feet. He let the attacks fall on her, coiling around her like venomous snakes and immediately beginning to strangle her.

"Aren't you going to resist?"

The female Quincy felt a little strange, but she had also killed many people and was much older than she appeared. As a veteran, she didn't hesitate for a moment. After locking Saito in place, she pulled hard—

Saito is immortal and his waist is split in two by a lightning-fast rope saw like a tree—this is not the case.

boom!

The sudden burst of spiritual pressure shattered the female Quincy's spiritual weapon. The almost visible fluctuations transformed into air currents, spreading outwards from Saito's center. Warm breezes brushed against her skin, making the female Quincy tense all over.

"This is……"

"Huh? Is it that hard to understand?"

Saito chuckled and said, "Why is it that even though I'm attacking, I still can't hurt you?"

Fool... My clever little master once said that whether it's Quincy, Shinigami, or Hollows, their attack methods are nothing more than compressing spiritual particles to a certain density to increase the destructive power of their slashes or Kido.

Conversely, the same applies to defense; the density of spiritual pressure on the body surface determines resistance to external attacks.

What just happened proves one thing—

The spiritual pressure density you compress onto your weapon isn't even as strong as the spiritual pressure I unconsciously apply to my skin... Never mind.

"impossible!"

The female Quincy subconsciously denied it.

However, Saito's smile became even more amused as he reached out and removed the blindfold.

“Unlike a perverted bitch like you who looks like nobody wants me, I have a man I can rely on... He even gave me this little gift.”

As soon as the blindfold was removed, Saito's spiritual pressure surged dramatically, even surpassing that of Hikifune Kiryu, who was using [Temporary Soul]!

The white symbols and patterns flashing on the eye mask made it look mysterious and exquisite.

"In order to help me control my suddenly increased spiritual pressure, this eye mask can reduce my spiritual pressure to only half the level without adding any burden to me."

...Wow, I'm actually this strong!

Saito glanced at his right hand holding the knife, his eyes also showing a hint of daze.

After completing the intangibility, Iori put a lot of effort into her, but never let her use her full strength. I used to think he was overprotecting her... Now it seems that he was actually afraid that she would not be careful!

"Half? It was only half before?"

The female Quincy, seemingly provoked, shouted, "That's impossible! Stop playing tricks!"

call out!

call out!

call out!

From the wrist, the crossbow, with its three bow arms extended, fired powerful arrows at Saito, but they were all easily deflected.

The female Quincy turned around, pulled a hilt-like tool from her thigh strap, and conjured a spirit particle blade indistinguishable from a physical one before flashing forward.

"grim Reaper!"

"Innocent."

Saito grabbed her weapon barehanded—through the thin barrier of flowing wind—and then his eyes narrowed slightly:

"Breaking through the air with dazzling light!"

hum!

Without chanting or gestures, it was like a casual remark, yet the unleashed demonic power was astonishing.

A blinding electric current erupted from all around, streaking across the ground like a streak of light, instantly striking Martha and spreading throughout her body.

"Ugh! Ahhhhh! You, you bastard!"

"The Ninety Black Coffins of the Broken Path!"

hum!

The pitch-black spiritual pressure formed a square coffin, isolating the female Quincy and instantly tearing apart the internal space...

Bang!

As the spiritual pressure from the black coffin dissipated, the female Quincy collapsed to the ground, covered in wounds, and lost consciousness.

Saito looked down at her, a victor's smile on his face: "You pervert will probably never understand... what a woman's happiness is."

Besides, men have a cute side too... but you probably won't meet one like my husband—hmm?

Saito turned around abruptly and found that the battle on the other side had ended, and Kiryu Hikifune was staring intently at her.

"...Ahem! I'm sorry you had to see that."

Saito scratched his head sheepishly, blushing slightly.

"without……"

Hikifune's throat bobbed: "I just didn't expect... that always so dashing Saito-senpai... to have such a girlish side... Ah, sorry."