Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Chapter 764 The Invisible Empire

"cough……"

Bambieta spat out a mouthful of saliva, clutched her stomach, and struggled to get up from the ground. Her beautiful face was now filled with a ferocious rage.

"I'll kill you! I'm going to kill you, you woman! I absolutely will!"

It hurts, it hurts!

Yu Zi still had that dead fish-like expression. This guy was really being unreasonable. He clearly wanted to kill her but got beaten up instead, and he acted like she was the one in the wrong.

But then again...

Yuko's gaze involuntarily fell back onto the palace.

It's a bit too exaggerated to build a structure of this scale right under the nose of Seireitei, isn't it?

Are all the guys in Seireitei idiots?

Old Man Shan has indeed aged to the point of senility. The enemy has already crept up behind you... no, you should say, the enemy is already sleeping back to back with you, and you still haven't noticed.

Who knows, maybe one day, while you're half asleep at night, someone will chop your head off.

He's supposed to be the strongest Grim Reaper in a millennium.

Yuko was starting to lose her composure.

The Seireitei is truly plagued by misfortune. First, Aizen left, and now Bount has arrived, with the Quincy also lurking in the shadows.

……and many more!

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Yuko.

Since the Quincy have remained hidden within the Seireitei without being discovered, it seems it's not their turn to make their appearance yet...

Aizen... could he just be a mid-level boss?

Yuko couldn't hold back any longer.

It's some kind of Heavenly Throne, something that transcends the boundaries of death. I thought it was something powerful, but it turns out it's just a mid-level boss.

After all that work, it turns out there's an expert among them?

There's a limit to how much you should disregard people!

Seeing that Yuko still wouldn't look at her directly, Bambietta gritted her teeth so hard she almost broke them, and her whole body emanated a deep blue spiritual pressure.

boom!!

An explosive aura emanated from her and successfully reached Yuko, who was not far away.

Yuko tilted her head slightly, dodging the pebbles that ricocheted from the explosion, and narrowed her eyes slightly: "An ability?"

Is it manipulating spiritual particles to cause an explosion?

I've never heard of that. Quincy have this kind of ability.

Aren't you all just shooting arrows and controlling external spiritual particles in battle? Why do you have new abilities?

"drink!"

Bambieta shouted and unleashed her Flying Blade Kick, attacking Yuko once more.

This time, she drew the sword from her waist, a weapon similar to a military knife.

Similarly, just as the weapon was about to strike Yuko's head, a dizzying sensation followed, and she was slammed heavily to the ground.

Bambieta lay there, stunned, on the cracked ground, one of her wrists still held by Yuko.

Clearly, she had been thrown to the ground by this woman, who twisted her wrist.

But... she couldn't see it at all.

Yuko looked down at Bambieta at her feet, her eyes devoid of any emotion: "Can't you see clearly?"

"The gap in strength."

Upon hearing this, Bambieta started yelling again, her face contorted with rage as she looked up and stared at Yuko: "What did you say!"

Yu Zi's usually calm expression flickered slightly, and the corners of her mouth turned up a little: "So cute..."

Bambieta paused, her face flushing slightly: "Damn it! Don't think that..."

Yuko's smile faded slightly, her crimson eyes turning icy: "As a dog, this is the point of impotent rage."

boom!!!

Another burst of spiritual pressure emanated from Bambietta, spreading outwards in all directions.

However, Yuko, who was also in the center, only had her hair fluttering in the wind under the impact of the spiritual pressure storm. She was not injured, and her clothes were not even torn.

Bambieta's pupils contracted, and with her left hand being grabbed, she swung her knife upwards with her right hand.

Yuko simply turned slightly to the side and dodged the knife.

It wasn't over yet. After the first strike failed, a bright blue sphere of spiritual energy formed at Bambieta's feet. He then used his strength from his lower back to launch a powerful volley.

Yuko raised her right hand, which was holding a knife, to parry. Seeing this opportunity, Bambiette escaped and jumped away with several backflips.

A bright blue orb approached Yuko's eyes. She held her sword to her face, waiting for the orb to get closer so she could pull it away, but...

The azure orb grew even brighter.

boom!!

The spiritual light sphere exploded directly in front of Yuko.

"Now you're disfigured! You wretched woman!" Bambieta said with a twisted grin. "Serves you right!"

Amidst the dust and smoke, Yuko's calm voice rang out.

"That might disappoint you."

Yuko waved to disperse the smoke from the explosion, her delicate face remaining flawless.

Bambieta's eyes widened slightly, and she gritted her teeth.

Are you kidding me? Is this woman a monster?

Even when the bomb exploded in her face, it couldn't hurt her.

Yu Zi took a half step forward: "But for a puppy to be so naughty is a bit ill-mannered."

Bambiette felt a sense of foreboding, and in the next instant, Yuko disappeared from her sight.

Bambiata panicked, and a blue pattern, like electronic patterns, appeared on her face.

"Is it a blood-purifying suit?"

Yuko's face was close at hand, her crimson eyes devoid of emotion.

Bambieta instinctively backed away, and the military knife in her hand swung forward involuntarily.

boom!

Yuko's fist still landed squarely on her face.

Even with the Bloodlust Armor, an incomprehensible force still struck his face, visibly deforming his cheek as he was violently sent flying.

Her body bounced a few times on the ground, creating several large craters, before finally landing on the steps in front of the palace.

Yuko did not press her advantage, but lowered her head and clenched her fists twice.

The feel is definitely different.

It's a bit hard.

Blood Armor, a Quincy's innate ability, is divided into Static Blood Armor and Dynamic Blood Armor. It is a skill that enhances one's attack and defense by injecting spiritual particles into the blood.

The ability to maintain one's bloodline is an innate ability of pure-blooded Quincy, but hybrid Quincy can also acquire it through training.

The Bloodlust Armor, however, is different; only pure-blooded Quincy can master it.

Masaki and Ryugen Ishida only know these two moves.

However, Yuko had never beaten up these two before, and today was the first time she had fought an enemy who used the Bloodlust set.

It definitely feels very firm.

It's like hitting a stone.

Yuko had actually heard Masaki talk about how to use the Blood Armor, and had even tried injecting spirit particles into her blood.

This is not a particularly difficult skill for Yuko.

Can injecting spiritual particles into the blood enhance attack and defense?

of course can.

It's fair to say that spirit particles are useful no matter how you use them.

However, in Yuko's hands, this technique was nowhere near as effective as that of the Quincy.

It's not a difference in skill or talent, but a difference in bloodline and race.

This is a unique ability of Quincy.

Even if others try to imitate, they are merely copying without any real skill or purpose.

Just like controlling spirit particles in battle, it is difficult for ordinary people to reach the level of a Quincy.

That has nothing to do with talent; it's purely due to someone's natural talent and ability.

"How could this be? I clearly..."

Bambieta stood up unsteadily, covering her face in disbelief.

She's already used the blood-stasis-reducing armor, so why is she still in so much pain?

This child probably doesn't learn his lesson quickly; the panic on his face soon turned into anger again.

shhhhhh!

One after another, azure orbs of spiritual energy shot through the smoke screen and hurtled toward Yuko.

"Here you go." Yu Zi drew her sword and slashed in front of her, tearing a rift in the void.

All the spiritual light orbs disappeared into the void rift in front of Yuko, and then re-emerged on the left and right sides of Bambietta.

Boom! ...

Explosions erupted densely on the steps, and the screams of the victims could be faintly heard.

"They really are energetic."

Is this the Blood Stasis Armor?

To be able to shout out with such energy after being attacked to that extent, the Quincy are truly a uniquely gifted race.

Yuko walked towards the stairs, then suddenly stopped, raising her hand to hold the knife to her shoulder.

boom!

A fist slammed solidly into the blade.

"Hey~ You might be even faster than Yoruichi." Yuko turned around with a smug look on her face, but her eyes narrowed slightly when she saw who was behind her.

"What... exactly are you?"

At this moment, standing behind Yu Zi was a small, thin man, about 1.5 meters tall, with an obscured face. His features were like deep darkness, with only his two eyes shining with a little light.

Of course, what surprised Yuko was not only his strange appearance, but also his obscure and dark aura.

That aura... she felt like she'd sensed it somewhere before...

That's right! It's on Ukitake!

It has the exact same aura as this guy!

What exactly is this...?

Before Yuko could sort out her thoughts, a voice came from in front of her: "Stop, Penida, you mustn't be rude to your guest."

Yuko looked up and saw a male Quincy with long blond hair standing not far in front of the steps.

Behind him stood Bambieta, her face covered in dust and her eyes filled with malice as she stared at him.

It has to be said that there are more handsome guys on the Quincy side than on the Shinigami side, where they are mostly old men or middle-aged men.

To Yuko's surprise, this guy's aura felt even more profound than Kyoraku Shunsui's.

Penida raised her arm, and Yuko suddenly turned around and kicked back.

Penida reacted quickly, activating his Bloodlust Armor instantly. Yuko felt some resistance in her leg, but after a slight resistance, she still managed to sweep him away with a kick.

She landed steadily on the ground, looking calmly at the blonde Quincy: "You only cried out after I'd already attacked you. If I hadn't blocked it, wouldn't I have turned into a pile of mud?"

The guy behind me also has an extraordinary aura. Although it's just as strange as Ukitake's aura, his aura is much more pronounced than Ukitake's, and he's also very strong, with the strength of a senior captain.

How come these Quincy are so powerful?

They're all so fierce.

If you're all so powerful, why are you hiding here?

"Hey! You woman...!" Seeing that Penida had clearly stopped but was still kicked away by Yuko, Bambietta angrily stepped forward, but was stopped by Yugran Haswater.

Haswater said calmly, "I am Yugraan Haswater, and I have long admired your name."

Yu Zi narrowed her eyes slightly: "I've heard so much about it? You're probably not a spy, are you? You've certainly spied on the female team members while they shower quite a bit, haven't you?"

These guys are indeed hiding here, monitoring everything in Seireitei.

Although Yuko hadn't yet figured out the principles behind this space, she could roughly guess that it was some kind of spiritual space, hidden in the shadows of Soul Society. This was truly a grand scheme.

Ikuko didn't know much about the feud between the Quincy and the Shinigami.

To this day, she has only ever met one pure-blooded Quincy, Ishida Ryugen.

That person also frequently referred to himself as the last pure-blooded Quincy.

Long Xian is not one to boast or lie, which means that the guys hiding here have probably been around for who knows how many years.

All she knew was that the Quincy and the Shinigami had fought a great battle a thousand years ago, and the Shinigami had won, while the remaining Quincy were left to eke out a living under the Shinigami's siege.

Haswater did not show any displeasure in the face of Yuko's teasing.

Haswater said calmly, "Miss Tsugikuni, we are not your enemies. On the contrary, we should be allies."

Yu Zi's lips curled up slightly: "An ally? The last person to say that was you, guess what's going on now?"

"You mean Aizen Sousuke?" Haswater's expression remained unchanged. "He is indeed a talented and ambitious man."

“No, I meant Bount.” Yuko loved to say no to people who thought they had an absolute advantage. “Looks like your information isn’t very good either.”

"That's only natural. If you only dare to stay in a place like a rat with its tail between its legs, you can only get information by spying. You can't see many things clearly."

Yes, I can't see it clearly.

Before Haswater could speak, Bambieta, burning with rage, stepped forward from behind him.

I'm going to tear your mouth apart, you bitch!

Haswater calmly turned his head without saying anything, but it made Bambieta tremble slightly. She opened her mouth but couldn't say anything, and then stopped.

Yu Zi sneered: "That's right, dogs have to be leashed."

Bambieta clenched her fists, but dared not say anything more.

Yuko gave Haswater a deep look.

Is this guy a leader?

No, the leader of the Quincy is called Yhwach.

Yuko still remembered that nursery rhyme. "Nine hundred years to restore the heartbeat, ninety years to restore consciousness, nine years to restore strength, and nine days to seize the world."

If the nursery rhyme is correct, then this guy should be in the nine-year recovery period right now.

Because Masaki almost died because of this guy when Ichigo was nine years old.

Ichigo is now sixteen years old, almost seventeen.

In other words, according to the nursery rhyme, Yhwach, the leader of the Quincy, should only have less than two years left before he fully recovers his power.

Thinking of this, Yu Zi narrowed her eyes slightly, revealing a smug smile: "Speaking of which, your boss's power shouldn't have fully recovered yet, right?"

Where is he?

"Are you hiding here?"

As Bambietta's pupils contracted, a large number of Quincy suddenly appeared around her.

Yuko was not surprised; she had been surrounded not long after she and Bambieta began their fight.