"This crazy woman…"
Cole gritted his teeth, no longer suppressing himself, madly absorbing the reiryoku of the space.
In an instant.
A pit opened beneath his feet.
But it didn't stop there—Cole's figure flickered wildly, and with every step he took, he absorbed the reiryoku from the ground.
"You're still absorbing reiryoku? Do you look down on me!?"
Soi Fong's eyes filled with fury as she stabbed her stinger hard toward Cole's body.
In just a few seconds.
Cole's body was covered with several black butterfly-like markings.
Soi Fong coldly reminded him: "My zanpakuto is called Suzumebachi. Its ability is Nigeki Kessatsu (Two-Hit Kill). As long as I strike the same spot twice, no matter who it is, they will die beneath my blade."
Not exactly a guaranteed kill… Cole silently added in his heart.
At least he knew that with strong enough reiryoku, one could resist the Two-Hit Kill's effect.
But his reiryoku wasn't enough yet.
Glancing at his system interface, seeing his stats surging, Cole gritted his teeth and poured them all into Hoho.
Yoruichi was shocked to discover—
Cole's Hoho level was visibly improving at an incredible speed.
At first, it was just slightly stronger than an ordinary Shinigami, but now, he was already approaching Captain-level, barely able to fight Soi Fong.
Soi Fong was secretly stunned as well.
She saw his improvement most clearly.
From far weaker than her at the start, to now being able to clash with her.
"What kind of monster is this!?"
Thinking this, Soi Fong pushed her speed even further.
Cole continued to madly absorb reiryoku.
Minutes passed.
Cole's entire body was nearly covered in black Suzumebachi marks, making him look eerily strange.
By now, he knew Soi Fong had no real killing intent toward him, otherwise he wouldn't still be alive.
But he was still furious.
This damn yuri flower was clearly toying with him.
With a loud boom, Cole was kicked deep into the earth again, but this time he didn't rush back out.
Instead, he absorbed reiryoku underground like mad.
All at once.
The entire underground space shook violently.
Even the sky trembled, cracks of black spreading across it.
"This is…"
Soi Fong's heart trembled.
Yoruichi quickly shouted toward the ground:
"Cole, stop absorbing reiryoku! This space really will collapse!"
But Cole didn't listen.
He drew a massive crater into the earth, then poured everything into Hoho.
"Swish!"
His black figure shot into the sky like a meteor.
Soi Fong instinctively moved to intercept, but was shocked to find that Cole's speed had already reached her level.
"Smack!"
A crisp sound rang out.
Cole pulled his hand back from Soi Fong's rear, smiling coldly:
"Captain Soi Fong, was that fun just now?"
Soi Fong's face flushed bright red, clutching her backside with both hands, eyes blazing with rage:
"You… you bastard!"
Cole was equally furious—the reiryoku of this space had been meant for his kidō training.
Now it was all wasted on Hoho.
At that moment, Urahara Kisuke rushed in, his scalp tingling at the sight of the collapsing underground chamber:
"You fought this hard!?"
Then, glancing curiously at Soi Fong: "Captain Soi Fong, why are you clutching your backside?"
"None of your business!"
Soi Fong glared coldly at Urahara, then turned to go all out against Cole.
Cole wasn't backing down either—he pulled out the Ruyi Jingu Bang, its golden light warping even space with its weight.
Yoruichi appeared between them, slamming each with a fist:
"At a time like this, what nonsense are you doing!?"
"Get out, now!"
Soi Fong, of course, obeyed Yoruichi's command, though she still shot Cole a resentful glare as she released her zanpakuto.
Cole clicked his tongue, stepped forward, and scooped Rukia into his arms.
Together, they all left the underground chamber.
Moments after they left, countless black cracks ripped through the chamber.
Tessai charged in desperately, his face grim as he looked up at the tearing sky:
"Cole, I've asked you countless times already—don't you have anywhere else to absorb reiryoku from? Why suck in these compressed energies!?"
But even as he complained, his hands moved rapidly, casting kidō to patch the collapsing space.
He barely managed to stabilize it.
His face dark, Tessai emerged from underground:
"No one goes in there for the next three years, or you'll be dragged into the void."
Cole naturally had no intention of going back.
When he'd been absorbing, he could already feel the space on the verge of collapse.
But now without it…
Where would he get more reiryoku?
Cole frowned, glaring at Soi Fong, wanting to give this troublesome girl a real lesson.
Soi Fong wasn't cowed—she glared right back.
Just you wait. The day I surpass you, I'll make you kneel and beg for mercy… Cole thought fiercely.
"…"
That night.
At the Kurosaki Clinic.
Cole and Rukia looked oddly at the stuffed lion doll.
Ichigo introduced:
"This guy's name is Kon. He came from that Gikongan you gave me. But according to him, he's some special modified soul…"
Rukia shook her head: "Looks like Urahara gave us the wrong item. But if you like it, then keep it."
Still annoyed, Cole grabbed Kon, squeezing him roughly:
"Why don't you say anything when you see me?"
Kon, drenched in sweat, had thousands of curses in his heart.
With such terrifying reiatsu pressing him down, he could barely breathe, let alone speak.
Thankfully Cole noticed, retracting his oppressive reiatsu.
Kon gasped for air, then forced a flattering grin:
"Boss Cole, you're incredible! Compared to that idiot Ichigo, you're hundreds of times stronger—the greatest Shinigami I've ever seen."
"You're not secretly insulting me in your heart, are you?"
Cole narrowed his eyes at him.
Crap, he can read minds!? Kon's heart nearly stopped.
Seeing his thoughts, Cole grabbed him again for another squeeze.
Ichigo asked curiously:
"Cole, why are you in such a bad mood? Did something happen?"
Ever since Cole had stayed at their house, this was the first time Ichigo had seen him so upset.
Cole stopped, thought for a moment, then looked at Ichigo seriously:
"What do you think about us invading Soul Society!?"
(End of Chapter)
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