The moment Yoruichi Shihōin landed, Byakuya Uehara turned his head and asked in surprise, "Did you do something just now?"
Yoruichi Shihōin's expression became even more serious as she muttered, "Illusion?"
She quickly shook her head, denying this thought.
If it were an illusion, the opponent wouldn't be able to pinpoint her location every time.
Simple phantoms would never be able to achieve that.
Yoruichi Shihōin, who was at a loss, didn't show any discouragement. Instead, she suddenly raised an eyebrow, revealing an aggressive smile:
"It's been a long time since I met someone like you. It's so interesting!"
As she spoke, the spiritual pressure around her began to condense and compress.
Byakuya Uehara shook his head, "That's a pretty pathetic attempt at baiting me, but fine. Let me show you our Ōtsutsuki clan's 'Divine Heavenly Weapon.'"
As he finished speaking, he took out a pair of seemingly ordinary gloves and put them on.
【Death Gloves】
Rank: D-grade, upgradable item
Type: Extraordinary item
Ability: Absorbs spiritual pressure and converts it into a flexible flame, allowing for fusion with spiritual power and spiritual particles for evolution, thereby unlocking higher modes. Currently in basic mode.
Description: 1. Also known as X-Gloves, an extraordinary item from the world of "Katekyo Hitman Reborn", the exclusive weapon of the tenth generation Vongola boss Tsuna Sawada, nurtured by Reborn's pet, Leon.
2. Obtained after completing 【Special Task 2 - Join the Soul Society Academy】.
3. "These are just ordinary gloves, even woolen gloves!" Desperately exclaimed the tenth generation Vongola boss.
The reason why the Death Gloves are a D-rank item is simply because without extraordinary energy infusion, they are just ordinary gloves, lacking any combat ability.
However, with spiritual pressure infusion, they have decent combat capabilities.
They also have a certain degree of growth potential, making them a decent item.
...
Looking at the Death Gloves on Byakuya Uehara's hands, Yoruichi Shihōin laughed heartily:
"What?
These are just ordinary gloves, even woolen gloves!
Calling this a Divine Heavenly Weapon, how much do you underestimate the head of the 'Heavenly Armament Division'?
Are you intentionally trying to pick a fight?"
The Shihōin family, as one of the five oldest noble families in Soul Society, possesses numerous Divine Heavenly Weapons, hence their nickname "Heavenly Armament Division".
Byakuya Uehara using a so-called "Divine Heavenly Weapon" to fight her was like trying to teach a fish to swim.
Byakuya Uehara simply smiled faintly, his spiritual pressure gathering, and the gloves in his hands immediately emitted a dazzling light.
In an instant, the woolen gloves transformed into shiny, metallic gloves.
The right glove was engraved with a large "D".
The next second, Byakuya Uehara's figure suddenly vanished.
Seeing the strange change in the gloves, Yoruichi Shihōin was still a little shocked.
But seeing Byakuya Uehara Shunpoing towards her, she chuckled:
"If it's hide-and-seek, I won't lose to anyone. Besides, your attack trajectory is too obvious. I can see it clearly."
As she spoke, Yoruichi Shihōin pushed her right hand forward, unleashing a burst of concentrated Kidō-infused fist wind: "Thunderbolt!"
The terrifying lightning-based spiritual power engulfed the area in front of her. Everywhere it passed, electric sparks flew, even piercing the air.
After Shunpo, Shinigami can only move in a straight line.
So there's no way to avoid this attack.
However, Yoruichi Shihōin's pupils constricted. Before the electric light reached its target, the figure in front of her suddenly vanished.
She powerfully pushed off the ground with her straight, sturdy legs, instantly turning around and launching a flying kick. However, there was no one behind her.
It was at this moment that Yoruichi Shihōin realized something was wrong. A scorching aura was descending from the sky.
In a moment of crisis, she used her abdominal strength, quickly leaning back!
She narrowly dodged the descending attack!
At the same time, Byakuya Uehara, who was upside down in mid-air, suddenly disappeared again, Shunpoing to a distance.
Standing in the air, Byakuya Uehara looked down at Yoruichi Shihōin and smiled, "How was that palm strike from above?"
Yoruichi Shihōin looked at the scorched palm print on the ground, her face full of surprise, "Spiritual pressure transformed into flames? And how is that Shunpo so bizarre..."
Then, she looked up at Byakuya Uehara in the sky with sharp eyes.
Her gaze fell on the dramatically changed gloves, and she thought to herself:
"His Zanpakuto ability is definitely not flames, so it must be the gloves doing the trick.
Equipment like this couldn't have appeared out of thin air!
Is there really an Ōtsutsuki clan?
Could this guy really become some kind of king?
Am I really his king...?
Impossible, the last one is absolutely impossible."
At this time, Byakuya Uehara in the sky didn't forget to trash-talk:
"What's wrong? Why are you hesitating?
Don't you have confidence in your speed?
Shunshin Yoruichi-san!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shunshin Yoruichi on the ground vanished.
The moment she disappeared, Byakuya Uehara tilted his head, unleashing a fist wind that grazed his face, ruffling his hair.
Without hesitation, Byakuya Uehara swung his right hand forward, unleashing an invisible bloom of flame.
It seemed like Yoruichi Shihōin had been completely enveloped in flames, but the next second, her entire being had vanished.
Shunshin Yoruichi's Shunpo was even faster than the flames.
From then on, every time Byakuya Uehara thought he could hit her, he struck empty space.
He didn't mind.
In a short period of time, the two had exchanged blows more than a dozen times, their speed so fast that even vice-captain-level Shinigami couldn't make out their movements.
By this time, Yoruichi Shihōin was already using almost all of her strength, yet she couldn't take down this bizarre and mysterious enemy.
On one hand, the opponent could use the flames spewed by his gloves to change his trajectory and expand his attack range.
On the other hand, no matter how fast she moved, the opponent could always react in time, even if he couldn't see or sense it.
This guy was incredibly eerie, just like that Aizen fellow. His mind and strength were both unfathomable.
At that moment, Byakuya Uehara, who was engaged in high-speed combat, still had the energy to comment:
"Beautiful Shunpo!
While it's true that 'speed is power', a cat, no matter how agile or fast, can only catch small fish and shrimp."
This statement wasn't entirely wrong.
Although Yoruichi Shihōin was from one of the five noble families, she lacked the accumulation of the thousand-year captains and the outlandish talents of those who could bypass the system.
While Yoruichi's speed was impressive, in the world of Shinigami, all those fancy tricks were useless. Strong spiritual pressure was the true strength, or perhaps possessing some sort of absurd power.
Therefore, throughout the entire "Bleach" series, aside from "bullying the weak," Yoruichi had no remarkable achievements.