Yamabuki 's expression was as if he had seen a ghost. "Old man, are you serious?"
Yamamoto sat upright, showing no sign of joking at all, while Saito looked at Yamabuki with great interest.
"Will this bean sprout work?"
"Hmph, how do you know it's bean sprouts if you haven't tried it?" Yamabuki immediately became displeased upon hearing this. Isn't that just insulting? Which man would admit to being bean sprouts?
Saito didn't understand what he meant, and the expressions on Chika Shihōin and Yamamoto's faces were somewhat subtle. This kid actually dared to argue here!
Yamamoto coughed lightly, pulled out an incense stick from his clothes, and said, "Since you think you are much stronger than this young man, then you have one incense stick's worth of time. If you can't defeat him within that time, then you will obediently join our Gotei 13."
Saito loves this kind of thrilling stuff: "What if I beat him within the duration of an incense stick?"
"I'll send this kid to you to be your slave!"
"Hmm???" Yamabuki looked at Yamamoto with a terrified and incredulous expression. "Did you get my permission?"
"Alright!" The instant she heard the bet, the immortal Saito became fired up. She stepped onto the dining table with one foot, gripping the zanpakuto at her waist, and said, "Why would it take a stick of incense to deal with this kid? Three seconds is all it takes!"
As soon as the words were spoken, Saito instantly drew his sword, and the dining table and the main door were directly torn apart by the flash of the blade. Fortunately, Yamabuki had been ready, drawing his sword as soon as the opponent launched the attack.
The two swords clashed, and Yamabuki clearly felt that his strength was inferior, being knocked out of the hall by a single strike, and landing lightly on the ground.
Chika waved his hand to brush off the dust, grinning as he and Yamamoto stepped outside the hall.
"Saito, you need to step it up; the incense has already started burning!" Chika said with a smile.
Yamabuki 's expression darkened as he cautiously retreated, realizing the stark contrast between the vice-captain and captain levels. When Ichigo Kurosaki was rescuing Rukia Kuchiki, even though he had just reached the captain level, he could instantly defeat three vice-captains in front of the execution platform.
Even if Renji Abarai learned Bankai, he would still be no match for Byakuya Kuchiki.
It can be said that there is an insurmountable chasm between the strength of the captain and the vice-captain.
How could I possibly hold her off for even a stick of incense's worth of time?
That old man is digging my own grave!
I regret it now. I don't want to wait for retirement. Is it too late for me to withdraw from the Gotei 13?
Saito obviously wasn't giving him that chance and came at him with a head-on strike! Its speed and strength far surpass that of the current mountain-blown dewdrop.
After Yamabuki activated the Shunpo and moved, Saito's sword struck the ground. The force was like a high-explosive bomb, blowing the entire ground apart. A massive shockwave, carrying a large amount of debris, shot out in all directions!
"Is this even human?" The flesh on Yamabuki's face kept twitching. Besides the vice-captain's Reiatsu, the only skills he possessed were mastery of swordsmanship and Shunpo.
But as everyone knows, the four basic abilities of a Shinigami—Zanjutsu, Hakuda, and Shunpo—are all dependent on Reiatsu. If Kenpachi Zaraki didn't have an incredibly powerful Reiatsu, how could he possibly become the captain of the 11th Division with just a single sword?
And that bastard system of mine, after giving me a newbie gift pack, just vanished into thin air. Really well done, huh? How am I supposed to deal with this crazy woman in front of me?
Saito, with a maniacal grin, charged at them again. Yamabuki quickly used Shunpo to jump onto the wall and then shouted at Yamamoto and Chika Shihōin, "Does anyone here know Kido? Can you teach me on the spot?"
Chika Shihōin nearly erupted into laughter. They say sharpening your sword at the last minute is better than nothing, but isn't it a bit late for you to be sharpening your sword now?
Yamamoto, however, asked with a calm expression, "What do you want to learn? I'm quite proficient in Kido!"
Yamabuki quickly went through all the known Kido in his mind, and before he could come up with an answer, Saito dashed over using Shunpo. This time, he couldn't dodge. Yamabuki could only meet him with his blade.
When the two blades clashed, Saito's immense strength sent Yamabuki flying. Despite his injuries, he managed to steady himself after spinning a few times in the air. Before he could even steady himself, Saito charged at him again.
"You're running around like a monkey! Can't you confront me like a man?" Saito shouted angrily.
Yamabuki could only quickly retreat to ahollow its sharpness.
"Who among you can use the Red Smoke Escape Technique?" Yamabuki shouted at Yamamoto, ignoring Saito's provocation.
Saito, with a look of disdain, walked over with a knife in hand: "Do you think learning a low-level Kido can defeat me?"
"How about you wait for me to finish studying first?"
"I'm not falling for that! Go to hell!"
Yamamoto loosened his muscles a bit: "I'll only use it once, so watch closely!"
Hey, hey, hey! At a time like this, how can I afford to take a good look? This crazy woman will chop me in half if I become distracted for even a moment!
Do you dare to teach seriously?
"Bakudō #21. Red Smoke Escape" Yamamoto shouted.
Red smoke instantly rose from beneath, primarily a low-level binding technique to obscure the enemy's vision, with no real lethality.
Yamabuki didn't have much energy to study, so he could only glance out of the corner of his eye while also guarding against Saito's attacks. But at that moment, he realized that he had merely glanced at the use of the Red Smoke Escape technique, and somehow, he had already understood its principles.
At first, he didn't understand why this was happening, but soon he remembered the title the system had given him, the Chosen One.
What is the Son of Destiny?
There is unlimited talent, unlimited growth, and unlimited potential!
Isn't this the Chosen One?
It turns out that the biggest cheat system was given to him from the very beginning.
"Bakudō #21. Red Smoke Escape"
Yamabuki pressed one hand on the ground, and a large amount of red smoke suddenly rose, obscuring Saito's vision.
Chika Shihōin and Yamamoto, who were observing from a distance, were both shocked.
"Has this kid ever dealt with Kido before?" Chika Shihōin asked.
"There shouldn't be any; otherwise, he wouldn't have asked about it now!" Yamamoto said.
Just by observing the Kido once, someone who has never experienced it could actually replicate it! Although it's just a low-level kido, isn't this talent a bit terrifying?
" Bakudō #21, Bakudō #21, Bakudō #21!!!"
He has vice-captain-level Reiatsu, and continuously releasing such low-level tracks poses no pressure for him. In an instant, the entire area was filled with red smoke, and everyone lost their vision.
Saito hates these kinds of guys who don't confront people directly the most!
"Are you just going to keep hiding like this? How long do you think you can keep it up? Coward!"
"Dodge? It seems you've misunderstood something; I'm just looking for an opportunity!"
Yamabuki 's voice appeared behind Saito like a ghost. Startled, Saito hurriedly turned around, and a flash of sword light pierced her face at an incredible speed!