A dimensional journey starting from the Dragon Clan

Chapter 498 491. Knights of the Star Cross

"Wow."

Shiba Jinbei, who was quietly following behind, sighed as he watched Mari Kuchiki defeat the enemy neatly.

"It seems that the training during this period was indeed in vain. Is this the genius of the Kuchiki family?"

It has to be said that this girl's growth has exceeded his expectations. In a short period of time, she has reached the level of "second seat".

Shiba Jinbei began to gradually understand why Xuanhao valued this girl. Such a talent really needed more attention.

And his current mission is to protect this girl. This is what Xuanhao asked him to do before taking action.

After getting along for a period of time, both of them roughly understood the girl's character. She was a stubborn, impulsive and proud person. It was simply a dream for her to do the treatment and rescue work honestly.

The Shinigami have a fighting group composed of strong men like the Gotei 13, and the same is true for the Quincy.

Yhwach formed a legion called the 'Knights of the Star Cross'. This legion is composed of nearly thirty Quincys who are stronger than the captain-level Shinigami. Each member has a 'Holy Text' and its corresponding The purpose of their existence is to drive away the God of Death.

For the captains of the Gotei 13, members of the Knights of the Star Cross are their primary targets for elimination in this operation.

As for the Shinigami below the captain level, once they encounter such an enemy, it will be fatal.

Therefore, in order to ensure the safety of Kuchiki Mari, Xuanhao asked Shiba Jinbei to help watch her actions.

As for Xuan Hao himself... he has no plans to get involved in the grudge between the God of Death and the Quincy just yet.

He is neither a god of death nor a Quincy in the true sense. If classified according to classification, he should probably be classified into the human column. After all, a guy like Xu who would take the initiative to devour human souls would pounce on him whenever he encountered him, which meant that his soul should be quite delicious.

And the most important thing is that the leader of the Quincy, the guy named Yhwach, makes him feel very troublesome.

Although his memory of the world of "Death" is no longer very clear, he still has some impression of the existence of the final boss that is almost equivalent to this world.

Yhwach is an existence that is regarded as the "all-knowing and all-powerful king" by the Quincy. Its representative ability is "Almighty", which is a power so powerful that it can even "change the future". It can even rewrite the future such as "own death". It is a near-invincible ability.

‘Invincible’ Xuan Hao said that he was familiar with it, but putting such an ability on an enemy would become troublesome.

After much thought, it seemed that only Aizen's 'Kingka Suigetsu' could restrain Yhwach's ability.

But Aizen wasn’t born yet at this point in time…

At least for now, Xuan Hao feels like he has no way to restrain Yhwach's ability.

Although Yhwach probably couldn't do anything against him, in this case, if two 'invincible' people really worked together, it would be endless.

So forget it, there is no need to fight if there is no grievance or hatred.

In addition, although he is temporarily in the camp of the God of Death, in fact, the high-level guys on the God of Death's side have been wary of him. This attitude made Xuan Hao feel very unhappy. If it weren't for the fact that the soul fragment happened to be lodged in the God of Death, he wouldn't even mind being a villain for once.

After all, his purpose in this world is just to collect soul fragments. He only needs to ensure the safety of the fragment host, and he doesn't need to worry about other things at all.

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"That girl seems to have rushed into the opponent's camp..."

Shiba Jinbei felt helpless as he looked at the direction where Kuchiki Mari disappeared.

"Well, that's fine, that's my goal anyway."

As he spoke, his gaze gradually became dangerous.

Just watching this girl do it made his hands itchy.

The thing Xuan Hao asked him to do was to protect the girl's safety, but judging from the current situation, an ordinary Quincy couldn't hurt the girl at all.

The only ones who pose a threat are probably the members of the Knights of the Star Cross stationed here.

And this is exactly what he wants to hunt!

Shiba Jinbei's idea is very simple. As long as he kills the strongest one here, the girl will not be hurt, and Xuanhao's task for him will naturally be completed.

"Huh? Strange, why should I listen to that guy so much..."

Shiba Jinbei scratched his head, "Okay, I can't beat him..."

With a slight complaint, his figure disappeared in an instant.

However, when he followed Mari Kuchiki into the Quincy camp, he realized that someone seemed to have arrived first.

That was the back that he had always felt was out of reach, a powerful figure that could not be approached no matter how hard he tried - the captain of the 11th Division, Unohana Yasenryu.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha--"

The woman's wanton laughter made everyone nearby feel scared. Whether it was the Quincy or the God of Death, they unconsciously moved farther away from the place where the woman was fighting.

The Zanpakutō of Unohana Yasenryu doesn't even have a beginning.

Perhaps she was afraid that the opponent would not be able to withstand too much power, so the 'empathetic' woman took the blade in its most primitive form and slashed at the enemy in front of her crazily, one after another.

Her enemy is a Quincy wearing a long white hooded cloak. The back of the cloak is printed with the Star Cross emblem symbolizing the 'Knights of the Star Cross'.

Obviously, this is the goal of Shiba Jinbei's trip, and he is also a member of the Star Cross Knights stationed at this stronghold.

It is said that the members of the Star Cross Knights are at least captain-level in strength, but this person is very unlucky. He happened to meet the strongest combat power in the Gotei 13 team besides the captain, so at this moment he sees It was very embarrassing to go up there.

Under this woman's crazy attack, there is only passive defense.

‘Captain level’ is just a threshold. Shinigami who reach this threshold and become captains are considered to have captain level strength, but the specific level of strength will vary from person to person.

Obviously, the real strength of Unohana Yachiriu is by no means an ordinary 'captain level'.

"Damn it, woman! Don't be so arrogant!"

The man roared angrily while blocking Unohana Yachiru's slash.

He felt that he had been insulted the most in his life.

This woman was playing tricks on him, because the other party didn't even free the Zanpakutō!

He could feel that this woman didn't take him seriously at all! Perhaps in the eyes of the other party, he is just a toy used for entertainment.

But what I have to admit is that this woman is really ridiculously powerful. She can fight with him as one of the Knights of the Star Cross without releasing her Zanpakutō and even gain the upper hand. This has never happened before. .

"Damn woman, I am Damia Santa Cruz of the Knights of the Star Cross! Remember, you died in my hands!"

Finally, Santa Cruz couldn't bear it anymore, and he was ready to use the power of the 'Holy Words'.

The Knights of the Star Cross are a legion established to exterminate the God of Death. Most of their abilities are to restrain the God of Death, such as the 'Holy Letters' that each member of the Knights of the Star Cross is given.

And the holy word he was given was 'P', 'Power'.

"Go to hell, woman!"

Santa Cruz roared.

With the release of the power of the holy words, his arms suddenly became extremely strong.

boom--

With a huge roar, Santa Cruz punched Unohana Yachiru, and was easily dodged perhaps because of his slow speed.

However, the powerful force suddenly caused huge holes to appear on the ground in the empty space. The entire ground was shaking violently, and the mountains collapsed and the ground cracked.

"Haha... this is what makes it interesting."

Seeing the sudden explosion in strength of the enemy in front of him, Unohana Yachiru smiled even more.

"Come on, let's continue fighting!"

"Damn it!"

Santa Cruz was furious.

Although the members of the Star Cross Knights are not evenly matched in strength, in order to fight against the God of Death, the basic requirements are captain level or above. Their strong power makes most of them very arrogant, and they will even underestimate the enemy when facing the God of Death.

Santa Cruz used to be like this.

After using the power of the holy text, his strength was indeed greatly improved, but to his chagrin, the fatal blow just now was easily dodged!

As if unwilling to give in, he punched the woman again.

However, what surprised him was that this woman did not choose to hide away this time.

Unohana Yachiru felt the oncoming fist wind, and a bloodthirsty smile appeared on his face.

She slowly raised her Zanpakutō.

Violent spiritual pressure suddenly burst out from her body, suffocating the weak Shinigami and Quincy within a few miles around.

The fist covered in spiritual equipment collided with the Zanpakutō, and powerful power fluctuations spread from the two of them in all directions, but she did not retreat at all.

"No, this...!?"

At this moment, Santa Cruz fell into doubt about his own power.

He has indeed liberated the power of the holy text, but the other party's power seems to have grown stronger along with him... No, to be precise, it is this woman who is cooperating with his power!

He finally understands now...this woman is more powerful than he imagined, so powerful that it is even beyond his reach! ?

"No, impossible!"

He frantically denied this fact.

If this woman was really so powerful, why did she avoid his first punch! ?

Yes, fear, must be fear!

"Hey, can you use more force?"

A cold voice sounded, Unohana Yachiru holding the knife with a smile.

She used gentle force in her hands to push back the opponent's fist, seeming a little disappointed with such power.

"Is this your strongest strength? Can you use more strength?"

"How... how is it possible??"

Santa Cruz watched his fist being pushed back with all his strength, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Al?"

The smile on Unohana Yachiru's face gradually disappeared, and there was a bit of regret in his tone, "Is this your full strength? It's really regrettable..."

Seeing the expression on the face of the man in front of her, she already knew that this battle should end here, because this was the limit of the enemy in front of her. Fortunately, she had some expectations just now, and the result was nothing more...

"well……"

The sigh of defeat made Santa Cruz's scalp tingle.

At this moment, he seemed to be facing an abyss.

Suddenly, he couldn't see through the woman in front of him. The woman he had been fighting with just now became unfathomable in the blink of an eye.

The Zanpakutō was gently swung by the woman.

There was still no 'beginning of solution', but this time the cold sword light made him feel 'death'.

"When will I be able to fight freely?"

The woman slashed her Zanpakutō down in confusion, but Santa Cruz knew that these words were not meant to ask him.

Because he is not qualified to answer.

"bass--"

There was a cry of contention, and the Zanpakutō in Unohana Yachiruu's hand had been sheathed.

She turned around expressionlessly and walked away slowly.

"..."

The battlefield seemed to have become quiet in an instant, leaving only Santa Cruz, who was stunned in place, and Shiba Jinbei, who had arrived not long ago.

Shiba Jinbei opened his mouth.

He thought that he had become much stronger during this period, at least to the extent that he truly had captain-level strength.

But now that I'm driving, it seems like there's still a long way to go.

Santa Cruz, who stood there dumbly, was already a corpse. His entire body was cut in half with a knife from head to toe.

The simple sword strike just now was so fast that he couldn't dodge or block it, and even died without his eyes seeing it clearly.

This is the captain of the 11th Division. The strength of Unohana Yachi-ryu, who has the name of "Kenpachi", is already superior to all the captains except the captain with his sword skills alone.

The reason why there was no 'Hai Kai' in the previous battle is simple, because her Zanpakutō 'Hai Kai' is not suitable for fighting, and she does not need to rely on the Zanpakutō to improve her strength.

‘Kenpachi’ is the title of the Shinigami with the strongest swordsmanship, and the name Yachiru was chosen by herself because before joining the Gotei 13, she boasted of mastering all the swordsmanship schools in the world.

What makes her powerful is not the Zanpakutō, but the sword itself.

"Damn it...it's really not that easy to catch up."

Shiba Jinbei's clenched fists trembled slightly.

"What? Did you get hit again?"

At some point, Xuanhao's figure appeared next to Shiba Jinbei.

He also watched the entire battle just now, but no one seemed to notice his presence.

"No."

Shiba Jinbei shook his head slowly, with an excited smile on his face.

His body was indeed shaking, but this time it wasn't fear and withdrawal, but excitement.

"This woman is truly amazing!"

As if he had found his goal again, he had the motivation to become stronger again.

"Ah……"

Xuan Hao chuckled lightly, then kicked him on the butt, "Have you completed the task I assigned you? Are you tired of watching other people fight here!? Get out of here and take care of them!"