Chapter 1515 - 38: Dawn and Flower

Chapter 1515: Chapter 38: Dawn and Flower

Bang, bang, bang...

A large area of trees shattered, and a pale blue sphere crashed into the forest at the edge of the Soul Society.

Boom!

Soil flew wildly as the pale blue sphere struck the ground, eventually shattering to leave a five-meter diameter crater.

Su Xiao stood up from the crater, lit a cigarette, and looked at the distant pillar of light rising into the sky, indicating that the Spiritual Pulse Array had been destroyed.

Inside Jingling Court.

Rich spirit particles floated in the air, and not all buildings were razed to the ground; those on the outskirts of the pulse merely collapsed without transforming into spirit form.

With a loud crash, a large pile of rubble flew up, and from within emerged a man with a head full of golden hair. He gazed around at the surroundings, seeing nothing but ruins; a few Soul Reapers lay on the shattered streets, wailing loudly.

The man’s name was Izuru Kira, deputy captain of the Third Squad, and the scene around him left him stunned. He could hardly believe this was the Third Squad station.

"Deputy Captain, save me."

A female Soul Reaper, most of her body shattered by the spiritual pulse, raised her arm. Izuru Kira hurried forward but could do nothing and could only comfortingly hold her hand.

"What the hell is going on!"

Izuru Kira’s body trembled slightly; at the moment the spiritual pulse hit, he felt as if the Soul Society was on the verge of destruction.

"Quick, treat the injured collectively."

A loud shout came from afar, and a large group of Soul Reapers rushed in from the edges of the pulse. They were all members of the Fourth Squad.

"Deputy Captain Izuru, leave this to us."

A boy who seemed very timid stood behind Izuru Kira. Izuru recognized him; in his impression, the boy was a coward, timid and fearful. Yet at this moment, he felt this Seventh Seat Soul Reaper from the Fourth Squad was quite reliable.

"She..."

"Rest assured, Deputy Captain Izuru, it’s fine. She is not in any danger of life."

Hanatarō Yamada, after a preliminary check of the female Soul Reaper’s injuries, decided to prioritize her treatment. This scene unfolded here and at the First and Fifth Squad stations as well.

In the center of the pulse zone, Tattered and bloodied Kuchiki Bai Zai was patrolling nearby, wanting to ensure that the twisted patterns on the ground wouldn’t be reactivated.

"Hiyori..."

Hinamori Momo stood behind Kuchiki Bai Zai, her eyes wide open, staring blankly at the corpse not far away.

With a thud, Hinamori Momo fell unconscious to the ground, her right arm missing, and her Shinigami clothing tattered.

From a bird’s-eye view above, it could be seen that the whole First Squad station had been flattened. The buildings there had disappeared entirely, exposing a neat surface so much so that it’d be believable if someone said it was an airport under construction.

Footsteps approached from behind Kuchiki Bai Zai, but he didn’t turn around. He knew who had arrived.

Uzohara Retsu arrived at the center of the spiritual pulse, placing one hand on the ground.

"We were wrong; we shouldn’t have resolved this with such means."

Kuchiki Bai Zai spoke, blood dripping down from the tips of his hair.

"Although we didn’t kill him, many things have been explained. The only thing I can’t comprehend is that corpse."

Uzohara Retsu smiled warmly, a change from her tone when speaking with Su Xiao before, when Sister Hua tested her acting skills, and the result...

"..."

Kuchiki Bai Zai was momentarily stunned, despite knowing some things about Uzohara Retsu, he hadn’t anticipated the Fourth Squad captain would be so ruthless.

"Internal issues are the key; building damage can be repaired, and the loss of team members can be remedied with time. This kind of spirit weapon wasn’t prepared in just a day or two, so as long as it can kill him, what we’ve done is worth it, Captain Kuchiki, don’t feel guilty. It’s a pity..."

Though Uzohara Retsu was smiling, she seemed a bit troubled.

...

In the forest at the edge of Hollows Street.

Su Xiao sat cross-legged inside a tree hollow, which was originally Shadow’s hiding spot. Ten minutes had passed since he arrived at the forest, and Yamamoto Genryuusai hadn’t pursued. Tracing Su Xiao in such a chaotic spirit flow was nearly impossible for a Soul Reaper.

Su Xiao is closely monitoring the situation in the team storage space, where treasure chests are accumulating, all collected by Bubu Wang.

Not just Bubu Wang, Bennie had also joined the treasure chest collection, and in such a moment of harvest, the finance cat was certainly indispensable.

A Mu was standing guard under the tree; it had already entered the Soul Society previously and had been waiting in the forest.

The forest was vast, and at this moment, it had become Su Xiao’s second base.

Su Xiao hadn’t been identified by Yamamoto Genryuusai and had deceived most of the captains, but one person noticed something amiss and risked collaborating with other captains to ambush Su Xiao—that was Uzohara Retsu.

The ambush was surprisingly sudden with little time for meticulous planning, hence the reason Uzohara Retsu managed to succeed to some extent, at least luring Su Xiao over.

Only two knew about the ambush: Uzohara Retsu and Kuchiki Bai Zai. Only when the ambush was about to begin did Hinamori Momo fully understand the situation.

This was intentionally done by Uzohara Retsu; otherwise, Hinamori Momo wouldn’t have used life as bait. Except for Momo, Aizen’s leftover remnants, nobody else could lure Su Xiao, which was why Uzohara Retsu withheld certain key aspects from Hinamori Momo.

The unfortunate part was, Hinamori Momo was somewhat defiant. Uzohara Retsu had discreetly mentioned multiple times for Su Xiao to stay away before entering the tavern.

Uzohara Retsu knew she couldn’t outmatch Su Xiao in acting, so she didn’t bother planning and dealt with him in the most straightforward manner. As a result, the First Squad station was completely leveled, with the Third and Fifth Squad stations impacted as well.

Actually, Sister Hua was the benefactor of Jingling Court; without her, three days later, Su Xiao could drape one-third of Jingling Court up into the sky, and it wouldn’t be a spiritual pulse but a spirit particle explosion.

Inside the tree hollow, Su Xiao checked the cues from Reincarnation Paradise, sifting through them for a long time before giving up due to the sheer volume. He checked his current rewards.

[Blue Treasure Chest x36.]

[Purple Treasure Box x16.]

[Dark Purple Treasure Chest x8.]

[Light Golden Treasure Chest x5.]

[Golden Treasure Box x3.]

[Currently obtained World Source: 86.5%.]

[Jingling Court reputation -275800 points (Blood Vendetta).]

...

Just after checking the rewards, Reincarnation Paradise’s cues appeared again.

[Tip: The Hunter has reached a mortal enemy status with the Jingling Court faction and is now wanted by Jingling Court.]

[Due to the Hunter’s exceedingly low reputation with Jingling Court (-275800 points), you will become the target for other Contractors.]

[Hunter’s basic authority has been activated.]

[Hunter has been exempted from reputation penalties; the Hunter will not become the target of other Contractors and may continue executing the hunting mission.]

[Warning: The Hunter must quickly complete the hunting mission, Violator Death Omen is extremely dangerous and unstable, which could potentially cause this Derivative World to be interrupted.]

[Violator Death Omen has already led to seven Derivative Worlds being interrupted, causing two low-level Derivative Worlds to be destroyed. The Hunter must quickly complete the hunting mission to prevent the Violator from affecting Contractors executing their tasks.]