Yekawa, who was sitting cross-legged in the cave, suddenly felt his aura rapidly decrease, his Reiatsu level dropping to only half of its original strength.
At the same time, in Soul Society, within the Eleventh Division, Ito Makoto, as the Fourth Seat of the Eleventh Division, naturally had his own private room.
Ito Makoto, who had also been sitting cross-legged in his room, suddenly opened his eyes, and his Reiatsu began to surge!
In just a few breaths, he broke through from his original strong Vice-Captain level to the Third Class Reiatsu, which represented the Squad Captain level!
Meanwhile, in the Eleventh Division meeting room, Zaraki Kenpachi, upon sensing this Reiatsu, curled his lips slightly and said,
"Have you gotten stronger again, Ito!"
A short while later, as Yekawa's aura in the Hueco Mundo cave began to recover, Ito Makoto's aura also returned to his original strong Vice-Captain level!
Then, Yekawa slowly opened his eyes, a hint of pleasant surprise appearing on his face beneath his mask.
This was the only new ability Yekawa gained after being promoted to Adjuchas—Reiatsu Sharing!
Yekawa could transfer Reiatsu between his main body and his Soul Society clone, meaning the clone could borrow Reiatsu from the main body, and the main body could also borrow Reiatsu from the clone, temporarily increasing their own Reiatsu.
Furthermore, the shared Reiatsu would automatically convert into the type of Reiatsu the other party needed, avoiding the side effect of Hollow Reiatsu conflicting with Shinigami Reiatsu.
After multiple attempts, Yekawa found that he could only lend out a maximum of fifty percent of his Reiatsu, and Ito Makoto, far away in Soul Society, could only receive about thirty percent.
"Is it due to distance?"
Yekawa guessed it might be because the long distance caused some loss in Reiatsu transmission.
But even thirty percent Reiatsu was enough for Ito Makoto's Reiatsu to firmly step into the Squad Captain level.
Conversely, thirty percent of Ito Makoto's strong Vice-Captain level Reiatsu had a negligible effect on Yekawa's improvement; perhaps this ability would only be maximized when the Soul Society clone also grew stronger.
"However, it's enough for now. Since the clone can also exert Squad Captain-level combat power, it's time for my plan to begin!"
"Now that Aizen has just entered Hueco Mundo, he will clearly begin extensive Arrancar experiments. It just so happens that Hueco Mundo is occupied, and control of Hueco Mundo has fallen into other hands. My current strength is sufficient, so I can recruit more subordinates, preferably bringing all the Espada from the original story under my command."
"According to the information previously investigated by the Soul Society clone, the new batch of Hueco Mundo expeditionary forces has already arrived in Hueco Mundo."
Yekawa muttered to himself in the cave.
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Soul Society, Eleventh Division Barracks, Ito Makoto's room.
"Am I also getting a cheat?"
Thinking of this, Ito Makoto couldn't help but chuckle.
"No, this meager Reiatsu boost is too small; a minor cheat isn't really cheating!"
Thinking of a certain blonde cheat, Ito Makoto felt a pang of envy.
"Hey, Ito, you've gotten stronger again! Come on, let's fight again!"
Just as Ito Makoto was lost in thought, Zaraki Kenpachi excitedly rushed to the door of Ito Makoto's room, roughly pulling it open, demanding to fight Ito Makoto right now!
"Yo, hello, little Ito."
Kusajishi Yachiru, perched on Zaraki Kenpachi's shoulder, greeted Ito Makoto in a childlike voice.
"Ah, Captain, didn't we just fight two days ago? My injuries haven't fully healed yet! Why don't you go find Ikkaku-senpai for a fight?"
Ito Makoto sighed helplessly. He had been in the Eleventh Division for three years, and in those three years, he had fought Madarame Ikkaku and Zaraki Kenpachi countless times.
Although he was still the Fourth Seat, two years ago he could already completely suppress Ikkaku, who was wielding Hozukimaru, without using Shikai. If Ito Makoto hadn't insisted on not being promoted, he would probably be the Third Seat of the Eleventh Division by now.
Since then, Zaraki Kenpachi had fixated on him, seeking him out for battles every few days, always leaving Ito Makoto covered in wounds. This time, he sensed the fluctuations of Ito Makoto's Reiatsu increase and came sniffing for a fight.
"Tch, Ikkaku went to train. He said he's practicing something called Bankai. If you ask me, there's nothing good about training that kind of thing!"
"It's much more enjoyable to just cut people!"
Zaraki Kenpachi said carelessly.
Upon hearing this, Ito Makoto's mouth twitched, then he glanced at Kusajishi Yachiru on Zaraki Kenpachi's shoulder, and then hesitated to speak.
Ten minutes later, in the Eleventh Division Training Grounds, Ito Makoto and Zaraki Kenpachi stood facing each other.
In the end, he couldn't out-argue Zaraki Kenpachi. If Ito Makoto hadn't strongly insisted on coming to the Training Grounds, the two of them would probably have started fighting in the room.
"Go, Kenpachi! Go, little Ito!"
Kusajishi Yachiru, standing nearby, waved her small fists, cheering for the two in the field.
"Captain, please instruct me!"
Ito Makoto bowed to Zaraki Kenpachi.
"Always so wordy, it's annoying!"
As soon as Zaraki Kenpachi finished speaking, he grinned, holding his sword in his right hand, and slashed at Ito Makoto.
The Asauchi, full of nicks, moved so fast it blurred into an afterimage, slashing wildly at Ito Makoto's face without any discernible technique.
"Whoosh!"
Ito Makoto quickly used Shunpo to dodge.
"Why do you always run around like an eel? Can't you just stop and have a proper sword fight with me?"
Seeing his strike miss, Zaraki Kenpachi said, somewhat displeased.
Immediately, an even faster diagonal slash came, and Ito Makoto, unable to dodge in time, had no choice but to grip his sword with both hands and forcefully block the attack.
"Clang!"
Sparks flew as their weapons clashed. At the same time, Ito Makoto felt a terrifying surge of power transmit from the blade to the hilt, causing his tiger's mouth to crack and blood to trickle out.
This seemingly ordinary strike made Ito Makoto clearly see the gap between himself and Zaraki Kenpachi. This strike had no technique, only raw power; it was all about brute force.
Ito Makoto had to take a deep breath to regulate his breathing, forcefully steadying his trembling hands, which were shaking from the impact. He took a few steps back and immediately activated Shikai:
"Chimi Shinra, Moryo Bansho, Shoshin Zensei, Kaijin Tochi, Soumetsu!"
In an instant, the Asauchi in Ito Makoto's hand transformed into a slender, deep white bone blade.
"Soumetsu - Style One - Tremor!"
A shockwave emanated from the pale blade. At the same time, Zaraki Kenpachi felt his internal organs being violently pulled, but even so, it only slowed his movements for a mere instant.
"Hmph, you've used that move so many times, I'm already used to your tremor's frequency!"
Zaraki Kenpachi sneered, then continued to slash at Ito Makoto.
"He can get used to that too!"
Ito Makoto suddenly felt a headache coming on.
He could only circulate all his Reiatsu and exchange a few blows with Zaraki Kenpachi. With the help of the tremor's force-dampening effect, he barely managed to withstand Kenpachi's terrifying strength and unparalleled Reiatsu.
"Soumetsu - Style Two - Rift Ban!"
Yekawa, holding the bone blade in his right hand, drew a circle in the air. A grey, circular mist emanated from the blade's tip, rushing towards Zaraki Kenpachi. Seeing this, Zaraki Kenpachi neither dodged nor evaded, taking the attack head-on with his chest!
"Bang!"
The grey mist circle struck Zaraki Kenpachi's chest, emitting a crisp sound.
The residual shockwave from the grey mist shattered the surface of the bluestone Training Grounds, covering it with spiderweb-like cracks!
"Pfft!"
Zaraki Kenpachi suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood but shook his head and said,
"Ito, you weren't going all out, were you? As your Captain, I order you to fight with your full power!"
Seeing Zaraki Kenpachi, who had taken a direct hit from his Rift Ban and only spat out a mouthful of blood, Ito Makoto sighed helplessly.
At the same time, far away in Hueco Mundo, a faint smile appeared on Yekawa's face beneath his mask.
"You want to fight? I'll grant your wish!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yekawa's aura began to rapidly decline, quickly dropping to only half of its original strength.
Meanwhile, far away in Soul Society, Ito Makoto's Reiatsu surged, quickly exceeding the Vice-Captain's limit and entering the realm of Third Class Reiatsu!
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