Free Web NovelChapter 826: Chapter 646: The Shadow of the Shinigami Hollowfication Incident (Part 2)
"Hey, hey, hey... Don’t be too down!"
The little girl-like Sarugaki Hiyori climbed up from the ground, holding her Zanpakuto as she stood in front of everyone, her small face full of defiance: "Hm, we can’t just sit and wait to die, it was just a minor defeat..."
"But..."
Muguruma Kensei gripped his Zanpakuto, frowned slightly, and spoke in a low voice: "Although it was just a minor defeat, the gap seems a bit large..."
Speaking seriously...
The Masked Legion indeed only suffered a minor defeat.
The entire Masked Legion did not enter Hollowfication state, and only upon encountering the attack from the Senju Hashirama brothers were they caught off guard and directly repelled, each carrying significant injuries, but not completely losing combat capability...
However!
It took only one strike...
To allow them to judge the gap!
Even if they were to face off against the Senju Hashirama brothers head-on, there seemed to be no realistic chance of victory; the difference in spiritual pressure was despairingly vast...
Judging from the spiritual pressure of Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama, it felt almost indistinguishable from that of the General Yamamoto Genryuusai Shigekuni who supported the entire Soul Society!
"Ugh..."
Another little girl in the Masked Legion, Kuna Mashiro, mumbled for a while, then suddenly struck a bizarre pose and spoke boldly: "But... if we are bound to lose, why not give it a try? Do you really think we would surrender?"
"..."
The scene awkwardly fell into silence.
After leaving the Soul Society, they had long severed ties with the Quiet Spirit Court, could they even consider surrendering now?
Should they choose surrender...
They would be at the mercy of others!
"Tch, seems like there’s no other way..."
Hirako Shinji rubbed his wounds, casually tightening the clothes around his chest wound, grinning and speaking softly: "Ever since my time at Quiet Spirit Court, I’ve wanted to challenge the members of the Uehara Race..."
Indeed, Hirako Shinji very much wanted to challenge the Thirteen Deadguard of the Uehara Race.
Because, for thousands of years, in the view of the Shinigami of Quiet Spirit Court and Soul Society, the Thirteen Deadguard were essentially juxtaposed with the captains of the Guardian Court Thirteen Squads.
Should an internal war break out...
The captains of the Guardian Court Thirteen Squads would definitely face off against the Thirteen Deadguard.
Originally, everyone assumed the Thirteen Deadguard would be roughly equal to captain-level Shinigami, until later when a Deadguard Seat Officer occasionally appeared, they gradually recognized reality... The Thirteen Deadguard of the Uehara Race seemed poised to hang the captain-level Shinigami up and beat them.
Actually, Hirako Shinji wanted to challenge the lower-ranked officers of the Uehara Race, but unfortunately, the current situation doesn’t allow for it; he can only face the daunting opponents, Second Officer Senju Hashirama and Fifth Officer Senju Tobirama...
Just as the Masked Shinigami prepared for battle, the wooden statue of the Great Buddha gradually vanished into the air, and Senju Hashirama and Senju Tobirama instantaneously appeared before them!
This sight made Hirako Shinji and others narrow their gaze!
If they weren’t mistaken, the method by which Senju Tobirama and Senju Hashirama appeared seemed almost no different from Namikaze Minato’s Instantaneous Body Technique, are they also adept at spatial abilities?
"Very interesting indeed..."
Senju Hashirama curiously observed Hirako Shinji and the others, smiling gently as he spoke: "It’s rare to see little ones with such guts! I’m Senju Hashirama, why don’t you introduce yourselves here, little ones, I’m quite interested in you!"
"Huh?"
The Masked Shinigami faces showed a bit of shock.
If it weren’t confirmed that Senju Hashirama was their enemy, it would be hard to imagine this person being the legendary Second Officer of the Thirteen Deadguard from the Uehara Race...
They had never encountered an enemy so amicable.
"Alright!"
Hirako Shinji’s smile grew even brighter, he slowly nodded and chuckled: "Flat-footed ’Hira’ plus ’Ko’ like in Onoko maidens, ’Shin’ and ’Ko’ like in Karashi Mentaiko — so it’s Hirako Shinji, pleased to meet you."
"Sarugaki Hiyori!"
The little girl Sarugaki Hiyori leapt beside Hirako Shinji!
"Yadomaru... Risa!"
Yadomaru Risa, the sailor suit girl, stood on the other side of Hirako Shinji!
"Ushoda Hachigen..."
The good-natured uncle-like Ushoda Hachigen carefully announced his name, standing behind them ready to support with Kido abilities.
"Muguruma Kensei!"
The battle-ready Muguruma Kensei stood alongside his teammates!
"Aikawa Rabu..."
The cheerful Aikawa Rabu even held his Zanpakuto upside down, gave a thumbs up to the Senju Hashirama brothers, and greeted them with a uniquely spirited manner!
"Kuna Mashiro!"
The third female in the Masked Legion, the innocent and youthful Kuna Mashiro winked her eyes, looking quite pure.
"Otoribashi Rojuro."
Finally, was Otoribashi Rojuro, a blond youth with a certain aristocratic aura, albeit his face clearly showed some melancholy.
Each time a member of the Masked Legion introduced themselves, the momentum of the entire Masked Legion seemed to swell, with battle spirit gradually emerging in everyone’s hearts!
No matter the enemy ahead...
They are the unique Masked Legion in this world!
The entire Masked Legion quickly announced their names, emanating spiritual pressure of captain-level Shinigami, jointly resisting the pressure from Senju Hashirama!
At least seemingly...
The Masked Legion already possessed the power to battle!
Just as their momentum had just erupted, Senju Tobirama, with a face full of coldness, curled his lips into a smirk and said with a cold laugh: "It seems your Hollowfication experiment succeeded, besides having the spiritual pressure of Shinigami, you also possess the spiritual pressure of Hollows..."
This was not surprising.
Everyone present knew the situation of the Masked Shinigami.
However, Senju Tobirama’s next words suddenly changed everyone’s facial expressions!
"There’s one thing you might not know..."
Senju Tobirama looked over everyone present and spoke indifferently: "A long time ago, I mastered the Shinigami Hollowfication experiment..."
"What!"
The Masked Shinigami’s faces transformed!
Because they all knew very well, Shinigami Hollowfication is absolutely a forbidden experiment in the entire Soul Society. How dare the Uehara Race conduct such an evil experiment...
No...
It made sense.
The Uehara Race has always been independent of Quiet Spirit Court; they could conduct Shinigami Hollowfication experiments without outsiders knowing, even if known, Central 46 could never drive out the entire Uehara Race, at most tarnishing their reputation... freēwebnovel.com
No!
The Masked Shinigami quickly thought of another issue...
Perhaps behind Aizen Sosuke, who once conducted Hollowfication experiments on them, stood the Uehara Race, maybe it was with their support that Aizen Sosuke dared to execute such evil experiments!
If that’s true...
It’s no wonder the Uehara Race aimed to cleanse them this time!
Because Aizen Sosuke had intended to silence the Masked Shinigami early on but never gained support from Yamamoto Genryuusai Shigekuni.
While the Masked Shinigami were lost in random thoughts, Senju Tobirama again sneered: "I heard you lot threw yourselves at Urahara Kisuke for power, becoming his test subjects, a bunch who fell from grace for power..."
"Hey, you!"
The little girl Sarugaki Hiyori bared her teeth, glaring at Senju Tobirama: "You don’t know anything..."
The other Masked Shinigami were also filled with anger.
Because they hadn’t fallen to Hollowfication willingly for power, they were trapped by Aizen Sosuke’s scheming! freeωebnovēl.c૦m
"We weren’t after power."
Hirako Shinji stopped his companions, grinning lightly: "I don’t believe the Uehara Race couldn’t uncover some truths, maybe it’s just you hiding them..."
"Decades ago."
Senju Tobirama coldly interrupted Hirako Shinji, continuing in a cold tone: "When the Shinigami Hollowfication incident broke out, I proposed to help you separate the Hollowfication spiritual particles and ease the relations between the Uehara Race and the Guardian Court Thirteen Squads..."
As he reached this part, Senju Tobirama looked at the Masked Shinigami present, calmly continuing: "But my proposal was rejected."
