Chapter 497 Ichimaru Gin Takes Action

"Bang——"

"Whoosh whoosh-"

Matsumoto Rangiku's Zanpakuto collided with Cangdu's claws, and was directly repelled by the huge force. His feet drew two long marks on the ground.

"So strong!"

Matsumoto Rangiku was secretly shocked.

If it hadn't been for the battle with Aizen two years ago, Captain Aylin took out her soul from the Bendama and returned it to her, causing Matsumoto Rangiku's spiritual pressure to improve a lot in the past two years, I'm afraid that With this blow just now, she had been killed by Cangdu.

"oh?"

Cangdu was also slightly surprised when he failed to kill Matsumoto Rangiku with one move.

In Cangdu's opinion, apart from the captains, the entire Gotei Thirteen Team were nothing more than ants.

Even though Rangiku Matsumoto is the vice-captain, she is not noticed much by Aodu.

Therefore, in that attack just now, Cangdu did not use the blood-moving equipment.

Now it seems that without the use of blood-moving equipment, it is simply impossible to quickly deal with the vice-captain.

At that moment, with a thought, Cangdu injected his own spiritual pressure into his blood, creating a few more blue lines on the surface of his body.

"call out!"

"Croon—grey cat!"

Seeing Aangdu attacking him again at an extremely fast speed, Matsumoto Rangiku did not dare to neglect at all and directly released his Zanpakutō.

"boom!"

White spiritual pressure erupted from Matsumoto Rangiku's body, and then, Matsumoto Rangiku's Zanpakutō turned into countless dust and rushed towards Aodu under the control of Matsumoto Rangiku.

"Uh-huh!"

Aangdu grabbed it with one claw, and the dust that Matsumoto Rangiku's gray cat turned into was swept away by a strong wind and forced back.

"Drink!"

Rangiku Matsumoto waved his hand holding the hilt of the Zanpakutō, and immediately, the dust that was swept away formed a gray tornado with the help of the strong wind wielded by Aodu, and continued to attack Aodu.

"snort!"

Cangdu snorted coldly. He had already tested the deputy captain's Zanpakutō ability just a moment ago.

Turn the Zanpakutō into ash, and the moment the woman swings the sword, the ash will cut the enemy like a blade.

Perhaps, for other Quincy, Matsumoto Rangiku's Zanpakutō ability is pretty good, and he can defeat many with one.

However, to Cangdu, Matsumoto Rangiku's Zanpakutō was no threat at all.

Even if he didn't use the "Static Blood Equipment", it would be impossible for Matsumoto Rangiku's gray cat to cause any harm to him with just his holy writing ability "Steel".

Therefore, when faced with the incoming gray tornado, Cangdu didn't even dodge and crashed directly into the dust tornado.

After the gray cat's dust tornado completely enveloped Cangdu, Matsumoto Rangiku let out a sweet cry and swung the hilt of his Zanpakuto downwards——

"Dang, clang, clang, clang..."

In an instant, the sounds of countless weapons clashing resounded on Cangdu's body. Every sound set off sparks in the darkness. It looked like Cangdu was rushing towards Matsumoto Rangiku like a comet surrounded by stars.

"This guy's body is so hard!"

His attack did not cause any damage to Aodu, which made Matsumoto Rangiku slightly shocked.

However, even with this difficulty, Matsumoto Rangiku could not be defeated.

Due to the problem of his Zanpakutō's attack power, it is not like Rangiku Matsumoto has never encountered opponents whose defenses cannot be broken.

But why is she the only one who has survived all these years?

"Cat Rondo!"

Rangiku Matsumoto waved the hilt of the sword in his hand. In an instant, the dust surrounding Cangdu swirled rapidly, and the sparks caused by friction with Cangdu's body seemed to turn Cangdu into a big fireball.

Of course, these dusts attacking Cangdu are just Matsumoto Rangiku's cover-up.

Some unnoticed dust slowly entered Cangdu's body from Cangdu's mouth and nostrils in these whirlpools.

When the amount of dust entering Cangdu's body reached a certain amount, Matsumoto Rangiku suddenly swung down the Zanpakutō in his hand.

"cut!"

"Dang Dang Dang——"

"Cough cough, cough cough..."

Under Matsumoto Rangiku's attack, Cangdu's body swayed, stopped the speed of impact, covered his mouth with one hand, and kept coughing.

"Quincy, you are defeated."

Countless dust returned and condensed into the shape of a blade on the hilt of Matsumoto Rangiku's Zanpakuto.

Pointing the Zanpakuto in his hand at Cangdu, Matsumoto Rangiku said coldly: "Indeed, your defense is very strong. Even if my gray cat tries its best, it can't hurt you."

"But, can the defense of your internal organs be as strong as the defense of your external body?"

"While you were proud of the powerful defense on your body, part of the dust turned into by my gray cat had already entered your body."

"Just now, I swung down the Zanpakutō in my hand. Now I think the internal organs in your body have been completely destroyed."

After Rangiku Matsumoto finished speaking, he slowly sheathed his Zanpakutō.

No one can survive with all their internal organs destroyed.

Well, the exception is Lord Soul King.

"Really?"

However, just as Matsumoto Rangiku was about to turn around, Aangdu released his hand covering his mouth.

"What?"

Matsumoto Rangiku's pupils contracted.

Generally speaking, when the internal organs are damaged, the broken fragments will turn into blood foam and spurt out of the mouth.

But at this moment, there was no blood foam on Cangdu's lips, not even a drop of saliva.

This means that Matsumoto Rangiku's previous attack did not cause any damage to Aodu at all.

"Qiang!"

Matsumoto Rangiku instantly pulled out his Zanpakutō and looked at Cangdu with a solemn expression.

This Quincy is so strong!

Cangdu opened his hand, and a handful of dust flew away in Cangdu's hand.

"This is my gray cat?"

Rangiku Matsumoto lowered his head and glanced at his Zanpakutō, only to find that there was a gap on the blade of the Zanpakutō.

After Aodu opened his hand, the dust flew to the gap in Matsumoto Rangiku's Zanpakutō, filling it up.

"You really got it right, Death God."

"The ability His Majesty gave me is 'steel'."

"In other words, my body has a hardness comparable to steel, both internally and externally."

"Don't say it's you, even that guy Hasward, don't try to break my defense."

Originally, based on Cangdu's previous arrogance, he wanted to say that no one could break his defense.

However, having been slashed by Zaraki, the captain of the 11th Squadron, Cangdu was not confident in his abilities.

Therefore, he changed his target to Hasward, the leader of the Knights of the Star Cross.

After listening to Cangdu's words, Matsumoto Rangiku's heart sank.

The whole body is actually as hard as steel. As a result, his gray cat has no use.

Maybe, I might die here today.

"Haha, you are really arrogant."

"There are many Death Gods who can cut through steel."

"If you meet those captains, I'm afraid you won't even have a chance to escape."

Faced with Matsumoto Rangiku's sarcasm, Cangdu remained silent.

He was afraid of meeting other captains again, so he hunted the God of Death in the patrol areas of each division.

"I admit that."

"But unfortunately, you are not the captain of the Gotei 13."

"Then, let you be the first vice-captain to die in my hands!"

After saying that, Cangdu bent down slightly and wanted to attack Matsumoto Rangiku again.

"Oh, oh, then I wonder if I, the former captain of the Gotei 13, can cut through your steel?"

Just when Cangdu was about to launch an attack, a joking voice sounded in the darkness.

Hearing this voice, Matsumoto Rangiku felt relieved and a smile appeared on his face.

"Yin, why are you here?"

Looking back, Matsumoto Rangiku didn't even care about Ao in front of her.

It seemed that she felt that as long as Yin came, she would not be in any danger.

"Former captain of the Gotei 13?"

Cangdu was shocked and wanted to run away immediately, but after seeing Matsumoto Rangiku showing such a big flaw, he immediately changed his mind.

It wouldn't be a problem to kill the Death Vice Captain instantly and then escape.

Could a mere former captain be as powerful as the captain of the 11th Division that he had encountered before?

Even if the former captain of the 13th Division who suddenly appeared had strength comparable to Zaraki, it would be impossible to kill him in an instant, right?

Thinking of this, blue spiritual pressure lines appeared on Cangdu's body.

In order to kill Rangiku Matsumoto in an instant, he activated the "blood-moving equipment" that could increase his defense to the limit.

Then, Cangdu's spiritual pressure exploded, turning into a black light and attacking Matsumoto Rangiku.

But unfortunately, Cangdu's attack did not succeed.

A white light burst out from the darkness, piercing Cangdu's entire body.

The huge force forced Cangdu to fly backwards, smashing one house after another.

At this time, Ichimaru Gin's playful voice sounded in Cangdu's ears.

"Shoot him—a sharpshooter!"

The white light dissipated, and Ichimaru Gin, wearing a white chef's robe, appeared in front of Matsumoto Rangiku.

"Yin, why are you here?"

"Well, I sensed some fluctuations in your spiritual pressure in the store, so I came here to take a look."

Ichimaru Gin squinted his eyes and explained to Matsumoto Rangiku.

"Really? That's all thanks to Silver."

"If you hadn't come, I might have died here."

"You..."

Seeing Matsumoto Rangiku's cheerful appearance, Ichimaru Gin could only shake his head fondly.

"By the way, Silver."

After the crisis was resolved, Matsumoto Rangiku glanced at Ichimaru Gin's hand curiously.

"I remember your Zanpakutō was taken back, wasn't it? How come you can still use the Zanpakutō's ability?"

Matsumoto Rangiku would not admit the white light from before.

That is the Silver Zanpakuto "Magic Spear".

Moreover, Ichimaru Gin's mouth just now also said the liberation language of the magic gun.

However, according to Matsumoto Rangiku's understanding, it should be impossible to use the Zanpakutō's abilities without a Zanpakutō.

Otherwise, when the Gotei 13 team captured those criminal Shinigami, they would not have the rules to confiscate the Zanpakutō of these Shinigami.

However, Gin did free the Zanpakutō before.

"What do you mean..."

If anyone else asked, Ichimaru Gin would definitely not tell them.

But it was Matsumoto Rangiku who asked this question. In front of Rangiku, Ichimaru Gin had no secrets.

"This is what the teacher told me, the three stages of training for the Death Zanpakutō."

"In the first stage, the God of Death uses his own soul to breed the spirit of the sword. When the spirit in it is cultivated to a certain level, the spirit of the Zanpakutō will tell the God of Death his name."

"This stage is called the 'first solution' of the Zanpakuto by the Shinigami."

"The second stage is when the god of death nurtures the spirit in the Zanpakutō to the limit. If it is successfully materialized in reality and made to surrender, the second stage of Zanpakutō training can be completed."

"This stage is called the Zanpakutō's 'Bankai' by the god of death."

"The third stage is to completely merge the power of Zanpakutō with the god of death."

"Teacher said that the spirit of Zanpakutō is nurtured by the god of death and is the two sides of the same coin."

"After the spirit of Zanpakutō is nurtured and grown to the limit, the 'spirit' of Zanpakutō can be completely merged with one's own soul, so that the power of Zanpakutō can completely return to oneself and complete the final training."

"My Zanpakutō, the 'Divine Spear', has grown to its limit with the power of the Hogyoku while in Hueco Mundo."

"After returning to Soul Society, my Zanpakutō was confiscated, but the connection between it and me has not been severed. I can still use 'Sword Zen' to get in touch with my Zanpakutō."

"After two years of training, I finally lived up to Teacher Aylin's expectations and completed the fusion of my Zanpakutō with myself."

"In other words, I can now condense my spiritual pressure into the 'Divine Spear' at any time and use the power of the Divine Spear to attack the enemy."

"Just like now..."

After saying that, Ichimaru Gin stretched out his hand to the front.

Matsumoto Rangiku looked in the direction of Ichimaru Gin's hand, but saw that Soudou, who had been attacked by Ichimaru Gin before, was now fleeing quickly.

"How is it possible?"

"That man actually stabbed me with just one sword?"

At this moment, Soudou's face was a little terrified.

Before coming to the Soul Society, Cang Du was very satisfied with his ability and felt that he was the strongest Quincy besides Haschwalth, the leader of the Stern Cross Knights.

The first time he fought with the captain of the Shinigami, he was almost cut through by the captain of the 11th Division, Zaraki.

Finally, other Stern Cross Knights held Zaraki back, allowing Cang Du to escape, but Cang Du never expected that he would meet another "former captain of the 13th Division".

In just a moment, his body was pierced.

Although he did not use the "Still Blood Suit" to enhance his own defense this time because he wanted to attack the vice-captain of the Shinigami, but Cang Du felt that even if he used the "Still Blood Suit", he would not be able to withstand the opponent's attacks.

This guy's attack power is no weaker than the captain of the 11th Division he met before.

He stood up from the ground with his chest covered, and blood dripped through Cang Du's fingers.

"I must escape quickly..."

"If I stay any longer, I will die!" (End of this chapter)