"Shinigami are here!"
A moment later, someone exclaimed in surprise.
"The Shinigami are attacking!"
The atmosphere throughout the forest instantly became tense.
Among the crowd, Quincy began to cry out in alarm, simultaneously summoning their Spirit Weapons.
"Damn it, how did they find us?"
"It must be the Ishida who sold us out!"
Someone questioned loudly, "Ishida Soken, is this your doing?"
Hearing these words, Ishida Soken's face showed a look of sorrow.
Everything was over; the Quincy clan was probably truly doomed this time.
His gaze fell upon the Shinigami dressed in white robes, and now he had only one thought.
Once the war began, it was unlikely any Quincy would survive.
His family had a long history, knowing many little-known secrets.
Even with Third-Class Spiritual Power, he was not confident he could contend with a Gotei 13 Captain.
After all, the standards for becoming a Captain in the Gotei 13 were very strict and challenging.
Reaching Third-Class Spiritual Power was the most basic condition, which is why this level was called Captain-class.
Moreover, Shinigami's strength would greatly increase after releasing their Zanpakuto.
While both possessed Third-Class Spiritual Power, a regular Shinigami and a Shinigami who had mastered Bankai were completely different concepts.
He had no confidence in facing a Gotei 13 Captain.
Just as Ishida Soken was contemplating a countermeasure, the Quincy had already begun to act.
Hundreds of Quincy raised their Spirit Weapons together, gathering spiritual arrows, creating a magnificent scene, as if a shower of blue meteors streaked across the sky!
The experienced veteran Squad members of the Eleventh Division, leading the newcomers, dodged with unusual excitement.
Because they were once the main force against the Quincy!
In fact, any war related to the Gotei 13 could not do without their participation; otherwise, they would not be called a combat Squad.
The centuries-long war between the Soul Society and the Quincy was just one of them.
Ishida Soken nervously swallowed, gritted his teeth tightly, and then forcefully drew his Spirit Weapon.
Although his heart was filled with conflict, the war had already broken out, and it was impossible to withdraw with just a few words.
Even if his compatriots were dissatisfied with him, he could only brace himself and proceed now.
Ishida Soken was drawing his spiritual arrow, just about to shoot.
Suddenly, a tall and slender figure appeared out of thin air before him!
Sizzle!
Accompanied by a soft sigh, a bone-chilling cold aura rapidly spread among the Quincy.
Immediately after, to the astonishment of the Quincy, the coldness erupted, instantly freezing everything around into ice.
He lifted a Quincy with one hand, coldly questioning, "Surrender, or death?"
"Shinigami! It's a Shinigami!"
"Where did this Shinigami come from!?"
"Quickly shoot arrows, hurry and shoot him dead!"
In an instant, the Quincy fell into chaos.
Ishida Soken's pupils contracted sharply, his heart filled with shock and fear.
This Shinigami… is very strong!
Although he couldn't sense the other party's spiritual pressure, the faintly revealed, extremely dangerous aura made his hair stand on end involuntarily, and cold sweat poured down.
Without a doubt, this was definitely not an ordinary Captain-class Shinigami, but an even more powerful existence!
Ishida Soken widened his eyes, staring at the scene before him.
That Shinigami wore the Captain's signature white haori, and the number on his back was clearly visible—
Eleven!
Could this person be the legendary strongest Shinigami?
No, this cannot continue. To send out the strongest Shinigami, this war has no chance of victory.
Thinking of this, Ishida Soken realized the situation had exceeded expectations.
They must stop this war immediately, or the consequences would be unimaginable.
Ishida Soken hastily began:
"Wait a moment! On behalf of the Quincy, I am willing to surrender…"
But his words were unceremoniously interrupted by Aozaki Reiji:
"Feel the pain first. How can one unilaterally provoke conflict without paying a price?"
"Moreover, some things won't be understood until they hurt!"
Immediately after, Aozaki Reiji raised his hand high and flicked his finger through the air.
In an instant, an invisible force, like a cannonball, rapidly broke through the layers of obstacles ahead, sweeping along a straight line.
A dozen Quincy were caught off guard and instantly swept into it, violently smashing into the ground, deeply embedding themselves in the earth.
Then, before anyone could react, Aozaki Reiji had already started flicking his fingers like Toguro Younger.
Amidst the terrified and chaotic shouts of the Quincy.
Aozaki Reiji was like playing a child's marble game; with each flick of his finger, several people screamed and flew backward.
A group of panicking Quincy raised their Spirit Weapons and shot at him.
However, before these arrows could get close to Aozaki Reiji, a strange demonic wind suddenly arose around him, as if a mysterious power was protecting him.
This demonic wind swept all the arrows into it and then blew them away.
Those Quincy standing nearby were unlucky.
They were hit by spiritual arrows shot by their own people, their bodies pierced, and blood stained the ground.
After several rounds of attacks, the Quincy fell into despair.
They realized Ishida Soken was right.
Shinigami truly are monsters!
No matter what attack method they used, no matter how powerful their attack, they could not cause the slightest harm to this Shinigami.
And this Shinigami only needed to move his fingers to easily deal with all of them.
In the distance, the orange-haired girl widened her eyes, mouth agape, staring dumbfounded at everything happening before her.
She recognized that Shinigami; after all, his appearance was too distinctive, making it hard not to recognize him.
However, she didn't have time to think more, because a figure that had been sent flying suddenly rushed towards her.
The speed was so fast; her vision went black, and the next moment she lost consciousness, collapsing to the ground.
In just a few minutes, Aozaki Reiji had defeated nearly a hundred Quincy, demonstrating astonishing strength and combat ability.
However, the Quincy, whether using Spirit Weapons or various silver weapons, could not cause the slightest damage to Aozaki Reiji.
More than twenty Quincy gripped their spiritual longswords and charged at Aozaki Reiji, attempting to suppress him through close combat.
Facing these people, Aozaki Reiji gently shook his head.
He took a light step, and the Quincy screamed in terror, instantly frozen into ice sculptures.
For a moment, the Quincy fell into panic and chaos.
Some continued to attack, while others fled in terror.
At the same time, the Squad members of the Eleventh Division surrounded them from the outside, tightly encircling the Quincy, seemingly unwilling to let anyone escape.
Watching his clansmen fall one after another, and even his own father's life hanging in the balance, the white-haired young man Ishida Ryūken finally could no longer suppress his inner rage.
"Stop!"
He shouted loudly, simultaneously raising his bow and shooting an arrow at Aozaki Reiji.
The arrow shot by Ishida Ryūken was extremely fast, far exceeding the arrows of other Quincy, reaching Aozaki Reiji's front in an instant.
He used a unique technique for this arrow.
Although it looked incredibly powerful, it would not actually cause much damage.
He merely wanted to demonstrate his power and did not want to kill this Shinigami.
Because he clearly knew that simply killing this one Shinigami would not end this war at all, and might even make things more troublesome!
The Gotei 13 does not have only one Captain!
However, just as the spiritual arrow was about to approach.