Chapter 30: Bubu Wang's MVP Path
The smoke gradually dissipated. Komamura Sajin stared at Su Xiao. In that instant just now, he had felt a chilling cold throughout his body. If he had swung his blade to meet that sword aura, the outcome would not have been as it was now.
"A long-awaited formidable foe. Since that's the case, this old man can no longer hold back."
Komamura Sajin flipped the Zanpakutō in his hand, and the surrounding spiritual pressure surged. The ground itself seemed to begin trembling.
"Bankai: Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō!"
Rumble...
A towering figure appeared behind Komamura Sajin. This was his ultimate ability: Tenken Myō'ō.
Boom!
The massive Zanpakutō-wielding Tenken Myō'ō stomped its foot, shaking the nearby earth and mountains. The sheer power of this being was absolutely terrifying. In a direct clash, most captains would be no match for Tenken Myō'ō.
Su Xiao looked at the black-armored warrior behind Komamura Sajin, the Tenken Myō'ō. He did not charge at Komamura Sajin. Instead, he sheathed the Dragon-Slaying Flash.
"Hm?"
Komamura Sajin furrowed his brow. Su Xiao's action puzzled him, but it didn't matter. He raised his arm, and the Tenken Myō'ō behind him also lifted its Zanpakutō. This blade was at least seven or eight meters long, and its attack range was self-evident.
Although Su Xiao had sheathed the Dragon-Slaying Flash, it did not mean he was giving up the fight. A heavy sniper cannon appeared in his hand: the Duke of Annihilation. This deadly weapon was originally mounted on a city wall. Without sufficient Strength attribute, it couldn't be used as a regular weapon.
With a crisp click, Su Xiao pulled the bolt of the Duke of Annihilation. Komamura Sajin, who had lived for centuries, naturally recognized what the Duke of Annihilation was. What puzzled him was why Su Xiao was using a human weapon against him. Based on past experience, such loud, explosive weapons had little lethality against Shinigami.
Su Xiao leveled the Duke of Annihilation. The Tenken Myō'ō's massive size required no aiming; it was the type you could hit with your eyes closed.
Thump!
Like a heavy pile driver striking the ground, Su Xiao's feet sank into the soil. A yellow beam shot from the Duke of Annihilation's muzzle, hurtling straight toward the Tenken Myō'ō.
The yellow light instantly struck the Tenken Myō'ō's chest. The imposing black-armored warrior, originally standing behind Komamura Sajin, now fell flat on its backside.
Komamura Sajin's reaction was even more intense. His eyes bulged, his chest felt as if struck by a hammer, instantly caving in a large area. Blood gushed from his mouth with a "wah."
Fortunately, Komamura Sajin's Stamina attribute was very high, or the blunt force trauma to his chest would have knocked him unconscious.
After firing the first shot, Su Xiao immediately pulled the bolt again, loading another earth-element bullet into the chamber. He pulled the trigger.
Boom!
The Tenken Myō'ō's head took a heavy hit. This time, the already seated Tenken Myō'ō fell flat on its back. Komamura Sajin's mind buzzed, and blood gushed from his nose and mouth.
As soon as the second shot ended, Su Xiao loaded the third elemental bullet into the chamber. This time, he planned a decisive blow, using a lightning-element bullet.
With a crackle, arcs of electricity surged along the Duke of Annihilation's barrel. A silvery-white bullet flew from the muzzle, vanishing in an instant.
The fallen Tenken Myō'ō's body twitched once. This time, it had little reaction, as the bullet had passed straight through its neck.
The Tenken Myō'ō was indeed sturdy. Among the enemies Su Xiao had faced, not many could withstand three elemental bullets.
After taking the third shot, the Tenken Myō'ō gradually dissolved into spirit particles. It wasn't that it had been destroyed, but that Komamura Sajin had voluntarily deactivated his Bankai.
Komamura Sajin, slumped on the ground, clutched his throat with one hand. All the damage the Tenken Myō'ō suffered was transferred to him. That was why, at the start of the battle, he hadn't used his Bankai. Only after confirming that Su Xiao lacked powerful long-range attacks did he summon the Tenken Myō'ō. Who would have thought Su Xiao was waiting for him to use Bankai?
Five minutes of probing, three shots to decide life or death. Komamura Sajin had essentially taken three hits from the Duke of Annihilation. His injuries were now severe: heavy blunt force trauma to the chest and head from the earth-element bullets, and a throat pierced by the lightning-element bullet.
Komamura Sajin struggled to stand, but in the next moment, a figure appeared before him.
Clang.
The long blade chimed. Komamura Sajin's right arm went cold, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Su Xiao didn't waste words with Komamura Sajin. He hadn't aimed for the head because he feared that killing Komamura Sajin would cause his Zanpakutō to disappear. Although this was unlikely, it was better to be safe.
Su Xiao flipped the Dragon-Slaying Flash in his hand and thrust it downward, stabbing Komamura Sajin's Zanpakutō.
With a crisp clink, Komamura Sajin's eyes widened. He turned his head to look at his Zanpakutō, as if wanting to say something, but with his throat pierced, he couldn't speak.
A black, eerie light surged from the Dragon-Slaying Flash, enveloping Komamura Sajin's Zanpakutō. The Dragon-Slaying Flash was about to devour this Zanpakutō whole. Originally, Su Xiao couldn't do this, but after the Supreme Blade's limit was broken once, it wasn't difficult.
A grating sound came. In less than a minute, a crisp noise came from within the black light. Large amounts of white crystal fragments drifted toward the Dragon-Slaying Flash, quickly absorbed by it.
Su Xiao flicked the Dragon-Slaying Flash. The black light vanished. He stepped forward to Komamura Sajin's body and swung his blade. Blood splattered.
[Warning! You have killed Komamura Sajin!]
[Hunter is currently a Seireitei research personnel. Seireitei Reputation -20000 points.]
[Warning! If this information is made public, the Hunter will be wanted and hunted by Seireitei.]
[Komamura Sajin is the Captain of the 7th Division. You have obtained 12.9% World Source. Total World Source obtained: 13.7%.]
[Your talent 'Soul Devourer' has activated. Permanently increases Mana Points by 30. Current maximum Mana Points: 6125.]
[You have obtained a Treasure Chest (Legendary).]
[Note: Because Komamura Sajin's Zanpakutō was damaged, this reward has been removed from the obtained chest. Opening this chest will have no reduction in rewards.]
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A series of prompts appeared. Su Xiao hadn't expected that killing a Captain of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads would deduct Seireitei reputation. Fortunately, he had tens of thousands of Seireitei reputation points. This thing was completely useless now, so deducting it didn't hurt at all. He even wanted to deduct it a few more times.
Su Xiao checked the Dragon-Slaying Flash's attributes. Its overall stats had slightly increased. The enhancement level hadn't decreased, and the Blade Edge value had increased by 9%.
The Blade Edge value increase wasn't too much, after all, Komamura Sajin's Zanpakutō hadn't been authenticated. This was a forced devouring, so a 9% increase was already decent.
Compared to the 9% Blade Edge value increase from devouring Komamura Sajin's Zanpakutō, Su Xiao had discovered a "new continent": it seemed that most Shinigami Zanpakutō could potentially be devoured by the Dragon-Slaying Flash.
To put it more precisely, it wasn't that the Supreme Blade could ignore quality and devour any blade-type weapon. For the Dragon-Slaying Flash to upgrade its quality, it could only devour weapons of the same quality. The main issue lay with the Zanpakutō itself.
Zanpakutō were not innate to Shinigami. In essence, the prototype of the Zanpakutō, the "Asauchi," was forged by a single person: Ōetsu Nimaiya.
The Asauchi was the lowest-level Zanpakutō and also the most basic. Before being authenticated by Reincarnation Paradise, its power was very weak, but its quality was not low.
After a Shinigami obtained an Asauchi Zanpakutō, the Zanpakutō would gain its own name, as well as Shikai and Bankai abilities that reflected the Shinigami's personality and soul. Upon reaching the Bankai level, the Zanpakutō's sharpness and durability would greatly increase.
An unauthenticated Zanpakutō was somewhat similar to a growth-type weapon, growing with its owner. For other contractors, this kind of pseudo-growth weapon was useless. A Zanpakutō that couldn't be taken out of the Bleach world had no value.
But for Su Xiao, every unauthenticated Zanpakutō was a good thing. They were all pseudo-growth weapons. The Supreme Blade could ignore rank when devouring growth-type weapons. Su Xiao had known this for a long time. He had once used the Dragon-Slaying Flash to devour a growth-type weapon. That time, it hadn't increased the Blade Edge value, but had given the Dragon-Slaying Flash a new ability.
As pseudo-growth weapons, Zanpakutō couldn't grant the Dragon-Slaying Flash new abilities, but they could provide Blade Edge value.
Realizing this, a smile appeared on Su Xiao's face. If most Zanpakutō could be devoured, things would become very interesting. If that were really the case, upgrading the Dragon-Slaying Flash's rank in the Bleach world might not be impossible. Su Xiao's plans would also need to change accordingly. The next plan would have only one goal: to obtain more Zanpakutō.
First, ignore the chest rewards. If he had Bubu Wang steal a Shinigami's Zanpakutō, and then used the Supreme Blade to devour it, what would the result be? This was also a plan worth trying.
Su Xiao hoisted Komamura Sajin's body onto his shoulder and quickly disappeared into the darkness. This place was not suitable for lingering. Due to the noise of the previous battle, the Shinigami living in the outer areas of Seireitei had already noticed something.