Suì-Fēng slapped away Yoruichi's fist, eyes narrowing in irritation.
"How can you use Shunkō?"
"Of course I can."
Yoruichi smirked lightly. "Didn't you notice the exposed back and shoulders in my combat uniform? It's specifically designed to release Kidō flow for Shunkō."
"I see."
Suì-Fēng's gaze sharpened, her tone turning cold. "But it doesn't matter. Even if you use Shunkō, you still can't defeat me."
The moment her voice faded, she vanished with a burst of Shunpo and appeared in front of Yoruichi, striking with her fist.
BOOM.
Their fists collided. Reiatsu and condensed thunder-type Kidō exploded across the training grounds, splintering nearby trees into dust.
They instantly separated, then crossed again, turning into overlapping afterimages. Only streaks of lightning remained where their fists and kicks had passed.
BOOM!
Suì-Fēng's heel shot toward Yoruichi. Yoruichi blocked with her forearm
but the concentrated thunder-Kidō erupting from Suì-Fēng's back spun her mid-air, propelling her second kick with multiplied force.
The rotation, combined with Kidō-enhanced acceleration, made her strike incredibly heavy.
Yoruichi caught it on her arm, but the impact blew her backward. She slid, shaking off the numbness.
"Your technique is really strange," Yoruichi muttered.
Suì-Fēng's version of Shunkō was unique. she channeled Kidō into specific muscles, changing her center of strength on the fly. Her Hakuda blended seamlessly with Kidō bursts, creating a highly refined, unpredictable close-combat style.
And her small, compact frame barely over 150cm made her faster, sharper, and explosively agile.
"You're outdated."
Suì-Fēng hissed and charged again, thrusting her palm.
Yoruichi intercepted the wrist
but the Kidō vents across Suì-Fēng's back erupted again. She spun violently, shifting her attack mid-air.
CRACK.
Yoruichi barely raised both arms to block, but Suì-Fēng twisted to the side, folded her legs, and launched another kick.
Yoruichi expected it.
She bent backward, letting the strike sweep over her head. As Suì-Fēng passed overhead, Yoruichi grabbed her legs and slammed her into the ground.
Suì-Fēng's movement stuttered mid-air. She tried to recover
but darkness suddenly filled her vision. Yoruichi appeared directly above and delivered a downward kick.
Not good!
Suì-Fēng twisted, raising a foot, catching Yoruichi's ankle
Yoruichi tried to strike with her other foot
but Suì-Fēng trapped it with her opposite leg, locking both of Yoruichi's legs and sealing her mobility.
A compact, curled-in stance, Suì-Fēng used her small body to clamp down on her opponent's movement.
Her Kidō vents spun into a vortex
and she hurled Yoruichi downward headfirst.
"Damn!"
Yoruichi's eyes widened. She reached out with an arm wreathed in lightning and fired a point-blank thunderstrike at Suì-Fēng's face.
Suì-Fēng instantly released her, dodging sideways.
The blast annihilated trees behind her, scorching the ground black. Even so, a thin cut appeared along her cheek.
"What kind of technique is that?" she muttered.
"Lightning Strike," Yoruichi answered. "Someone helped me develop it. Very smart person."
That "someone" was Kurotsuki Renya.
Suì-Fēng's expression instantly darkened.
"Kisuke Urahara helped you develop that technique? Fine. I'll see how strong it really is."
She vanished.
"Running already?" Yoruichi teased.
But in the next instant
a spear of lightning shot directly at her head.
"So fast!"
Yoruichi dodged but the bolt clipped her cheek, burning a streak through her purple hair.
Then Yoruichi saw it:
Suì-Fēng stood in full iron-forged battle gauntlets—covering her arms, forearms, shins, and feet. Her left hand ended in a conical point, her right hand in clawed steel only the index finger exposed.
"This design was created by the person I cherish most," Suì-Fēng said coldly. "Nemu's father built it for me. And I'll use it to kill you. Not a bad ending."
The armor, designed originally by Kurotsuki Renya, had been forged and optimized by Mayuri Kurotsuchi. Spiral Kidō conduits glowed along the gauntlets.
Electric current surged through the spirals, condensing at the metal tip.
Suì-Fēng raised her left arm
BOOM.
A Kidō-compressed Raikōhō Cannon fired at Yoruichi at terrifying speed.
Yoruichi dodged.
"Shoots lightning cannons… impressive. But that armor must be heavy. Your speed should've dropped."
The moment she finished speaking
Suì-Fēng appeared behind her and smashed her across the face with the armored gauntlet.
BAM.
Yoruichi tumbled through a tree, shattering it.
Her arms trembled.
Speed hadn't dropped—it had increased.
"These spirals don't just channel Kidō outward," Suì-Fēng said. "They redirect the recoil, strengthening my limbs. Human bodies can't withstand full-body thunder amplification. This armor absorbs the backlash and redirects it. Now I can use the thunder-type Kidō across my entire body."
Yoruichi smiled faintly.
"You're right, the human body can't take thunder energy everywhere. But who said I needed to attach it to my body?"
Electricity pooled along Yoruichi's spine
forming six rotating tomoe hovering behind her back.
A stabilized external power source
precise Kidō control
a higher evolution of Shunkō.
This was the form Renya helped her perfect.
"Shunkō: Raijin Senkei."
"What…!?"
Yoruichi vanished.
Suì-Fēng reacted instantly
but Yoruichi was already behind her.
A palm touched her neck.
BOOM.
Thunder engulfed Suì-Fēng. Her body froze, and she collapsed unconscious.
Raijin Senkei was a level beyond standard Shunkō.
Even with armor-enhanced speed, Suì-Fēng couldn't keep up.
Yoruichi gently lifted her.
"You'll learn this technique one day. But the teacher won't be me."
She walked toward the distant hill ,Shuangji Hill where judgment awaited.
She looked toward the execution platform.
"Kurotsuki Renya, what you asked me to do… is complete.
The rest is up to you."
— — —
At the Hill of Sōkyoku
Rukia was being secured to the execution stand, her hands and feet locked in place.
But before she was raised, a figure suddenly flashed toward her, shouting:
"BANKAI !"
Renya looked up sharply.
Why him!?