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Chapter 80: Transforming into 'Goddess of Flashdess Yoruichi'

Yoshio's body began to change.

First, his skin tone darkened, then his figure became slender, and even two mounds of flesh swelled up on his chest.

The [Appearance Mimicry] ability had no gender restrictions; Yoshio could directly imitate a woman.

If he wanted, he could even transform his clothes into Yoruichi's Stealth Force uniform or her tight-fitting outfit, but there was no need.

This was also his first time using the [Appearance Mimicry] ability to transform into a female form. Curiously, he poked at his own body.

"Don't blame me, Miss Yoruichi. Who told you not to contribute any favor?"

Yoshio chuckled lightly, preparing to continue badmouthing Yoruichi and Kisuke Urahara.

For now, Kisuke Urahara and the others weren't desperate enough. To gain their favor, he had to save them from a dire situation.

However, forcing someone as clever as Kisuke Urahara into a corner was a bit difficult.

But it didn't matter. He could just transform into their appearances and do bad things, letting Soul Society figure out how to deal with Kisuke Urahara and the others on their own.

After all, a scholar meeting a soldier can't explain things clearly. No matter how smart Kisuke Urahara is, when facing the unreasonable Central 46, wouldn't he still have to obediently run away?

Adding fuel to the fire would make the punishment even harsher. Once their situation became critical, he could go help them. That way, he should be able to farm a bit more favor points, right?

It was hard to say for Kisuke Urahara, but Yoruichi's favor should at least increase, right?

The one framing you knows better than anyone how innocent you are.

But so what?

I just like doing this.

Yoshio increasingly felt like he was a villain. This must be because he'd been hanging around Aizen for so long and got influenced by him.

Am I a bad person?

I am!

Yoshio had a clear understanding of himself. He knew that once his actions were exposed, he would definitely face condemnation from many people, and his current friends would absolutely not forgive him.

However, Yoshio had already obtained their abilities. He had to keep moving forward to gain new ones.

To make a new wave of friends, he always had to sacrifice an old wave. Once I become a god later, wouldn't the past, present, and future be easily changeable?

Thinking carefully, since Tsukishima Shūkurō can change the past, his Souls Ability should also relate to altering the past. If he could obtain this ability, any small mistakes he makes now could be corrected by going back to the past in the future—wouldn't that make everything perfect?

So, at this moment, Yoshio decided to transform into Yoruichi's appearance.

Moreover, Yoruichi's speed is very fast; she could completely snatch away an enemy general from the midst of an army.

Transforming into Kisuke Urahara wasn't impossible, but Yoshio felt Yoruichi's speed was faster, making it safer to use her.

Kisuke Urahara's main advantages are his sharp mind and strong reishi, but transforming doesn't mean his mind would change, so there was no need.

Boom!

The moment he transformed into Yoruichi, a violent explosion suddenly occurred on the distant reishi sand, and large patches of white sand were blown into the sky by the blast.

"So fast? Have they already started fighting?"

Yoshio muttered to himself.

…

"Hey, this is the right place, isn't it!"

Zaraki Kenpachi charged over with a large group of Shinigami. At this point, he asked Shiba Isshin beside him:

"With such obvious reishi, you should at least train your tracking skills a bit." Shiba Isshin sighed and said.

However, the reishi ahead wasn't very obvious; instead, it was powerful but covered too wide an area, with a hazy reishi spreading across the entire region.

"Rukia, are you sure that guy is here?"

Isshin then asked Rukia behind him.

Rukia could join the Hueco Mundo Dispatch Team for a very important reason.

Because she had seen that "Bull-Head Hollow"! She could distinguish that "reishi"!

Otherwise, their dispatch team in Hueco Mundo would be like searching for a needle in a haystack, with no target at all!

Actually, the reishi of the original Hollow White and the second-generation Hollow White weren't the same, but because the original Hollow White was now inside Rukia, her perception of the second-generation Hollow White was very fuzzy.

Especially when the opponent actively released powerful reishi, Rukia could more easily detect his presence.

"Yes, it's definitely in this direction."

"Looks like that guy has companions," Isshin said. "Although it's a bit fuzzy, I can still feel that the massive reishi ahead is produced by two different Hollows."

"I'll say this first," Kenpachi shouted at this point. "Everyone else doesn't matter, but that Bull-Head Hollow is my prey!"

"I know, I know," Shiba Isshin said helplessly. "But if you don't want your prey stolen by others, hurry up and end the battle."

"And..."

As soon as the words were spoken, Shiba Isshin suddenly stopped, his gaze sharpening as he looked ahead, saying in a deep voice: "Battle isn't just one person's idea."

As soon as he finished speaking, he looked at the position ahead, where, unbeknownst to them, a figure had appeared.

So fast!

The Shinigami immediately widened their eyes because they hadn't noticed when this guy appeared at all!

Not just them—even Zaraki Kenpachi hadn't noticed when this person appeared!

Shiba Isshin had sensed it, but the opponent's speed was still astonishing. This guy...

He's tough to deal with!

Because he didn't know the opponent's strength—

Starrk had almost never seen a Shinigami captain like this, and combined with Yoshio's earlier words, he had already treated Shinigami captains as figures like Aizen.

Of course, the power he sensed from these two wasn't as intense as what he felt from Aizen.

But regardless, Starrk approached cautiously.

Thus, as soon as he arrived, he had already performed Resurrección, merging with Lilynette.

He appeared in front of the Shinigami and said calmly: "Could you please..."

"Not go any further?"

Shiba Isshin immediately became alert. He carefully observed Starrk, with one hand already on his Zanpakuto.

"Who are you?"

He hadn't expected such a strange existence in Hueco Mundo.

The reishi he released was that of a Hollow, meaning he should be a Hollow, but why didn't this Hollow have a mask on his face?

"Interesting."

But before Starrk could speak, Zaraki Kenpachi's face erupted into a mad laugh, and he leaped forward, slashing directly at Starrk!

"Who cares who you are? If you're blocking my path, you're an enemy!"

"This idiot!"

Shiba Isshin couldn't help but say. Their target wasn't this guy—wouldn't it be better to quickly defeat that Bull-Head Hollow and return to Soul Society?

Why bother with extra trouble, especially since this guy was clearly not easy to deal with!

Chapter 81: Rukia Gets Kidnapped

Starrk furrowed his brows, looking at Kenpachi, recalling Yoshio's words.

This guy with the eyepatch is the captain of the Eleventh Division, Zaraki Kenpachi. From his posture, he seems very powerful, but when truly sensed, he feels like a paper tiger.

Although Yoshio said not to really fight this guy, Starrk still wanted to test his true strength.

Zaraki Kenpachi had already appeared in front of him, but Starrk's body vanished in an instant.

He reappeared behind Zaraki Kenpachi, then looked at Shiba Isshin.

"Compared to this beast-like guy, you should be stronger, right?"

Zaraki Kenpachi turned around, but Starrk disappeared again. His speed was extremely fast; Shiba Isshin could only quickly track his movements, fearing he might attack the ordinary Shinigami.

"Is he a speed-type enemy?"

Zaraki Kenpachi sneered: "I can't pretend I didn't hear what you just said!"

Although Zaraki Kenpachi is a battle maniac, his battle intelligence isn't low; at least he can discern an enemy's strength.

The gear on his body was prepared for dealing with weaker opponents. Since the enemy was strong, there was no need for the eyepatch.

He removed the eyepatch, and a golden reishi suddenly erupted from his body, surging wildly and making his power even stronger!

He's gotten stronger...

Although Shiba Isshin was stronger, Starrk had been observing Zaraki Kenpachi all along. Now seeing Zaraki Kenpachi become more dominant after removing the eyepatch, he further confirmed Yoshio's words.

However...

If his strength only improved to this extent, then it seems...

Nothing special.

Starrk believed Yoshio wouldn't speak without reason, which meant...

This man can get even stronger?

"Captain... he actually removed the eyepatch right away!"

In the Eleventh Division formation, Ikkaku was also stunned.

In his mind, Zaraki Kenpachi was the strongest. He'd only been in Hueco Mundo for a few days and already encountered an enemy that forced him to remove the eyepatch!

No wonder Seireitei always only cleans up Hollows that appear in the Human World and rarely takes the initiative to enter the Hollows' domain. Turns out there are so many monsters in Hueco Mundo?

"Captain, what should we do?"

Rangiku was no longer as casual as before; she stood behind Shiba Isshin and said seriously: "It seems Captain Kenpachi isn't his match."

Although Zaraki Kenpachi, after removing the eyepatch, emitted a ferocious reishi glow and chased Starrk with attacks, seemingly gaining the upper hand.

But the clear-headed observer Rangiku noticed that Starrk's expression was no different from before, only slightly surprised when Zaraki Kenpachi used reishi, which meant the opponent was very confident in victory.

"Take good care of yourselves from now on."

Shiba Isshin said gravely: "This guy is unusual. It's still unclear if he has helpers; that Bull-Head Hollow hasn't appeared yet."

"You, are you only going to run?!"

Zaraki Kenpachi swung his sword again, but Starrk's figure had already vanished.

After dozens of such swings in a row, Zaraki Kenpachi finally couldn't help but get annoyed and charged at Starrk again, saying: "At least, enjoy the fun of battle!"

"...Is he the type who likes fighting and gets stronger through battle...?" Starrk judged.

He drew his pistol, and in an instant, a Cero exploded with a bang!

Seeing Starrk attack for the first time, Zaraki Kenpachi reacted immediately, slashing the Cero down fiercely with one sword.

"What? Your attacks can't be this weak..."

Before Kenpachi could finish his words, his pupils suddenly dilated because in that instant, Starrk pulled the trigger again, firing Cero almost continuously!

?!

"Getsuga Tensho!"

Just as nearly a hundred Cero blasts were about to strike Kenpachi, Isshin Shiba instantly released his Zanpakuto, and the flaming Engetsu immediately stood in front of Kenpachi as a shield.

Boom!

They only heard a massive explosion from the reishi sand ahead, with a shocking blast erupting from the ground and rushing into the sky!

A blue reishi pillar spread out, its powerful reishi leaving the Shinigami dumbfounded!

"..."

Starrk stood in the sky, gazing at the reishi pillar below, silent for a moment.

"I don't remember saying I needed your help."

From within the explosion, Zaraki Kenpachi's body seemed scorched by reishi flames, with black marks appearing. He said gravely to Isshin.

Shiba Isshin also bore traces of the explosion; his Shinigami uniform and captain's haori were severely damaged. He looked seriously at Starrk and said:

"But I remember you only said not to interfere when dealing with that Bull-Head Hollow, not that I couldn't interfere when dealing with this guy."

"Hmph, then let's see who can take this guy's head!"

Blasted by Starrk, Zaraki Kenpachi seemed even more spirited. He instantly leaped into the air and immediately launched an attack at Starrk.

Shiba Isshin was about to help but suddenly felt something was wrong.

"Damn it!"

Shiba Isshin abruptly looked toward the Shinigami squad, only to see a figure instantly appear among the Shinigami, and the next moment, place a hand on Rukia's shoulder.

?

!

Not just Isshin—at this point, Zaraki Kenpachi and Starrk also noticed and turned their gazes in that direction.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to the cute Kuchiki Family noblewoman."

A woman with purple hair and golden eyes suddenly appeared beside Rukia, smiling at Shiba Isshin.

That's...

?!

Shiba Isshin recognized her at a glance as Yoruichi Shihouin, who had escaped from Soul Society decades ago!

As a member of the Five Great Noble Families, the Shiba Family had interacted with Yoruichi Shihouin, so he naturally knew what she looked like!

"Wait!"

Shiba Isshin roared angrily and immediately charged toward Rukia and Yoruichi's position.

"No need to chase me; you should know I have the title of 'Goddess of Flash'."

"Yoruichi" said with a smile, and the next moment, she disappeared with Rukia.

Boom!

Isshin crashed to the ground, but by then, "Yoruichi" and "Rukia" had vanished. He quickly used Shunpo to pursue, only to find "Yoruichi" seemed to be waiting for him ahead.

"You are... Yoruichi Shihouin?"

Shiba Isshin had seen Yoruichi before and knew her, but at this moment, Isshin still couldn't believe this person was the real Yoruichi.

Because at that moment, a Hollow mask appeared on 'Yoruichi's' face!