"Lady Yoruichi…"
Staring at the perfect blend of sensuality and ferocity in the Black Cat Warrior, Soi Fon couldn't hold back. Her usual strong-willed demeanor crumbled as she covered her mouth in shock.
It wasn't Yoruichi's boldness that stunned her—it was Shunkai. This never-before-seen Hakuda technique, blending Shunpo and hand-to-hand combat so perfectly, was powerful enough to abandon a Zanpakutō entirely.
In that moment, Soi Fon felt lost. Her eyes dimmed, filled with self-doubt.
As a member of the lower noble Fon family, trained in execution and assassination, Soi Fon had idolized Yoruichi, the head of the Shihouin clan, since childhood. Admiration, pursuit, imitation—these defined her century-long Shinigami journey.
Now, seeing Yoruichi forsake her Zanpakutō and fight solely with Shunpo and Hakuda, Soi Fon questioned her own path. Was the ultimate goal of the Stealth Force to abandon the Zanpakutō entirely?
Beside her, Omaeda's nosebleed sprayed uncontrollably. Noticing Soi Fon's despondency, he asked, "Captain, what's wrong? Why so down? Come on, let's admire Lady Yoruichi's… er, fighting prowess!"
"…"
Soi Fon remained silent, shaking her head dejectedly. "It seems, whether now or in the future, I'll never catch up to Lady Yoruichi's shadow."
Her confidence shattered.
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First Division Barracks
"Oh…"
"To think that after a hundred years, Yoruichi Shihouin has grown to this level. Truly one of the greatest talents in Shihouin history!"
Feeling the thunderous might radiating from the screen, Captain-Commander Yamamoto's aged eyes lit up.
The wild form of the Black Cat Warrior was a first, even for someone as ancient as him, whose life spanned the history of the Soul Society. The fusion of Hakuda and Shunpo, producing a Kidō-like explosive effect, was unlike anything he'd seen.
"Captain-Commander, I don't mean to belittle Yoruichi, but that poison guy's ability is just too bizarre. It's impossible to predict…"
Watching the toxic molecules surrounding Askin, Chojiro Sasakibe shrank back, feeling as if he'd been force-fed poison.
The Deathdealing ability was unlike anything these two millennia-old veterans had encountered. Even from a spectator's perspective, it felt daunting—let alone for Yoruichi, who was in the thick of it.
"Not necessarily…"
"After entering her special form, Yoruichi's Reiatsu surpasses that of an average captain. Though she's not at the pinnacle of Shinigami power, she's not far off…"
With his keen insight, Yamamoto assessed Yoruichi's level—among the top tier of century-old captains, just below the absolute peak.
"You mean… with strong enough Reiatsu, she could overwhelm his Deathdealing control?" Chojiro's eyes widened in realization.
"Exactly. You find his ability tricky only because your destructive power isn't enough. My Ryūjin Jakka could erase him in one strike!" Yamamoto's voice brimmed with absolute confidence.
As the strongest Shinigami of the millennium, he saw no threat in the Quincy's Schrift.
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Back to the Battlefield
Transformed into the Black Cat Warrior, Yoruichi's emotions were heightened, almost as if she'd hypnotized herself. Her movements, expressions, and demeanor mimicked a humanoid electric cat.
"As a Shinigami, you fight without a Zanpakutō? Truly an unconventional path!" Askin frowned, sensing the incoming storm of lightning.
Even in his Vollständig state, this unfamiliar fighting style made him uneasy.
But in that moment of hesitation—
"Meow—!!!"
A roar like an electric cat's bellow thundered through the air, accompanied by crackling lightning.
Yoruichi moved!
"Lady Yoruichi, go for it! Crush him!" Omaeda shouted from the Second Division, covering his nearly bursting ears.
The transmitted thunder shook the entire Second Division barracks. Though silent, Soi Fon's excitement grew.
"Lady Yoruichi, you have to win!!!"
Then—
The Thunder God descended!
Like a cat leaping through time, Yoruichi appeared behind Askin. With a fierce claw strike, the lightning-formed claw pierced the air, slightly distorting space itself!
The terrifying power stunned every viewer.
"So, Shinigami don't always need Zanpakutō!"
"Hakuda was always mocked as useless, but it seems we just haven't mastered it!"
"Forget the Fourth Division—Stealth Force looks pretty appealing now!"
"Join the Second Division, learn Shunpo and Hakuda!"
Inspired by Yoruichi, a new wave of division-switching fervor swept through the Soul Society. If Bankai was so hard to master, why not take an unconventional path like Shunshin?
Caught off-guard and suppressed by the lightning storm, Askin couldn't dodge. The electric claw sent him flying into the rubble with a wail!
This blood-soaked scene sparked cheers from the Shinigami!
"Amazing!!!"
"As expected of Shunshin! She completely dominated the Pure Quincy!"
"Could Lady Yoruichi actually rewrite the ranking's outcome?"
Everyone held their breath, hoping the Black Cat Warrior would finish Askin off.
Yoruichi, driven by instinct despite her temporary loss of self-awareness, wasn't about to let her prey escape.
With a flash of lightning, she pounced to the rubble's edge, unleashing claw after claw—over a dozen strikes! The ferocious claw winds pinned Askin down, leaving him like fish on a chopping board, ready to be devoured by the electric cat!
"So strong! Yoruichi is the pinnacle of Shinigami martial arts!" Inside the Urahara Shop, Kisuke Urahara's blood boiled with excitement.
Unlike other viewers, as the person who knew Yoruichi best, he'd known the secret of Shunkai for years. But he never imagined its full potential would be this devastating—practically commanding lightning itself!
"Even I couldn't withstand a single slap from Yoruichi in that state!" Isshin said, still shaken.
He wasn't exaggerating. A claw powerful enough to distort space would make even a captain think twice.
"By the way, there's no movement in the rubble. The fight's over, right?" Tessai observed, noting only the roaring lightning remained—Askin seemed finished.
"Should be. No one could survive that… unless…"
But before Urahara could finish, his expression shifted.
"Hm?!"
His shrinking pupils reflected a toxic tidal wave erupting from the rubble like a volcano!
"What's happening?!"
Urahara's heart sank.
In mere seconds, tons of toxic waves surged like a catastrophe, forming a massive poison sphere in the sky under the stunned gazes of the audience.
From the rubble, Askin's voice emerged again:
"Heh… if I hadn't adjusted the lethal dose of Reiatsu in time, I might've been killed by that electric cat, huh… Kisuke Urahara?"
Unscathed, Askin stepped out of the toxic wave, turning his gaze to the edge of the poison sphere.
The camera followed, locking onto a familiar figure.
"This is… I was at the battle?!" Urahara exclaimed in the shop, his emotions reeling.
What was going on? Had he been observing Yoruichi's fight with the poison man all along? But how was he supposed to escape that massive poison sphere now?
The shadow of the sphere loomed over both the real and video versions of Urahara, plunging them into despair.
"Shopkeeper, look! Yoruichi's collapsed from exhaustion!"
Tessai pointed to the screen's lower left, delivering worse news.
Unable to dodge in time and drained of energy, Yoruichi had been tainted by the erupting poison and collapsed.
Now, the only one left on the battlefield was Urahara, who had just appeared in the frame!
In the video, Urahara removed his fisherman's hat, sighing helplessly. "I was hoping Yoruichi could take you down single-handedly, which is why I stayed on the sidelines."
"But I didn't expect you Pure Quincies to be so hard to kill. What a headache…"
As he spoke, he drew his cane sword, his eyes narrowing with a chilling tone. "Maybe in your intel, I've been living a rough life in the Human World these years, huh?"
"But… I'd advise you not to underestimate a shopkeeper!"
His words were both a warning and a last stand.
Then, with a surge of sharp Reiatsu, Urahara's voice rang out:
"Bankai—!"
"Kannonbiraki Benihime Aratame!"
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