hotmtlnovel Chapter 17 Crimson Moon
Chapter 17 Crimson Moon
What?!
Yamamoto was startled; he hadn't expected his opponent to possess such a bizarre ability.
Is it the power of the opponent's Zanpakuto?
In that case, we absolutely cannot let him go!
Although they managed to create some distance using this strange method, they still couldn't escape his grasp!
"torch!"
Yamamoto swung his sword again, instantly creating a terrifying fiery tornado around the newly gathered shadows. The spinning flames devoured and twisted the shadows!
"Ugh—!!"
A muffled groan of pain seemed to come from beneath the mask.
The dark figure darted left and right within the cage of flames, its chilling spiritual pressure fiercely clashing with the fire, producing a sizzling, corrosive sound.
Just as Yamamoto was about to give chase, the dark figure did something unbelievable again!
His body suddenly dispersed into a large number of bats?!
The bats broke free from the fiery tornado and flew off in different directions!
Seeing this, Yamamoto didn't know what kind of ability it was, but he realized that he had to eliminate all these bats!
He didn't care at all whether his battle would affect other nobles. At that moment, he directly unleashed explosive flames in all directions, turning the surrounding area into scorched earth in an instant!
The bats that were trying to separate were all engulfed by the flames at that moment!
In that raging storm of flames that consumed everything, the swarm of black bats that tried to scatter and escape were like snowflakes thrown into a furnace. They didn't even have time to cry out before they turned into wisps of smoke in the blinding white light and vanished without a trace.
However, Yamamoto's face showed a hint of regret afterward. He had originally intended to capture the enemy alive, but the scattered bats were all turned to ashes by his Ryujin Jakka.
The trail went cold.
pity!
A large number of Death Gods rushed over from afar, all attracted by the commotion he had caused.
Among them, Shihouin Sennichi was the fastest, after all, this place was not far from the Shihouin family mansion.
He used Instant Step to reach Yamamoto, and instead of blaming him for causing such heavy casualties, he asked directly:
"What happened?"
He knew Yamamoto's strength well; for him to cause such a commotion, his opponent was probably no ordinary person.
"have no idea."
Yamamoto sheathed his sword, but the intense spiritual pressure emanating from him had not completely subsided, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt wood and lava.
He said in a deep voice, "His methods are very strange. If I had held back, he might have escaped, but the price would have been... he wouldn't have left a single body part behind."
He then recounted what had happened before.
After listening to the story, Shihouin Senri's usually composed face turned completely somber.
How dare someone ambush Yamamoto Genryusai in the heart of the aristocratic district? And possess such bizarre and troublesome abilities?
who can that be?
This person was none other than Ryudoji Takehiko, who had obtained the power of a vampire!
As a fellow nobleman, Ryudoji Takehiko had long heard of Yamamoto's reputation.
It was precisely because Yamamoto was often employed by the five noble families to deal with rebels that they were slow to declare war on the five noble families.
After gaining immortality, he immediately prepared to test Yamamoto's strength.
Because of his immortality and the abilities granted by the mask, he had enough confidence.
But I never expected that I would have to flee in such a sorry state after only two moves!
Yes, he was not killed.
Not all the bats were burned to death. One of them was a substitute he created using moonlight. This substitute died in his place, while he himself secretly moved away.
This is his other ability besides his immortality; just as Muzan said, the moon will guide him forward.
However, even with the strongest recovery ability, it seems insufficient when facing a ruthless thug like Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni!
Scorched by the explosive flames, Ryudoji Takehiko felt as if his body was about to explode!
Even immortality has its limits, or rather, the ability to heal itself has its limits!
Yamamoto Genryusai's attack was even enough to push his regeneration limit beyond his recovery ability!
What a terrifying man!
Ryudoji Takehiko fled back to his secret base in a sorry state. At that moment, he slowly and laboriously reformed from a barely maintaining, almost transparent black bat back into human form.
His aura was unusually weak, as if he were about to die!
"Cough...cough cough..." He collapsed onto the cold ground and coughed violently a few more times.
Every sound seemed to tear at the heart!
The intense burning sensation caused him immense pain.
His clothes had turned into tattered strips of cloth, and beneath his charred skin, flesh was writhing and regenerating at a visible but extremely slow pace.
The mask on his face had also broken off, revealing a pale face contorted with pain and fear.
He underestimated Yamamoto Genryusai!
Although he didn't use all his trump cards and didn't unleash his Zanpakuto, even with Bankai, he believed he probably wouldn't be a match for Yamamoto.
During this period, he devoured a large number of souls and felt that he had improved a lot. With the power brought by the mask, he thought he was already able to defeat Yamamoto.
He struggled to lie completely flat on the cold ground of the courtyard, face up.
The cool moonlight shone down, illuminating his charred and damaged body, bringing a touch of icy comfort and seemingly accelerating the healing of his flesh.
only……
Why does the moon in the sky look redder?
At that moment, in his eyes, the bright moon in the sky was faintly tinged with a hint of crimson.
The crimson light flowed down as if it were alive, seeping into his wounds in strands.
The repair speed does seem to have sped up a bit.
"Yamamoto... Genryusai..." Ryudoji Takehiko gritted his teeth as he uttered the name, then coughed a few times.
It seems I still need to stay calm and hide myself. Before I gain power that surpasses that of the Grim Reaper, I cannot reveal my current true nature.
Therefore, he has ordered the Ryudoji family to announce to the public that he is dead.
Since everyone already knew he was seriously ill, no one would suspect anything if he suddenly died.
He should be hiding in the shadows of the Ryudoji family, continuing to devour souls in the dark.
He could feel that each soul he devoured increased the strength of his own soul.
If one continues to devour, it is indeed possible to obtain power surpassing that of the Grim Reaper.
He looked at the moon in the sky again, and in his vision, the moon seemed to have become even redder.
And within that crimson moon, there seemed to exist something of immeasurable grandeur.
He felt an even greater sense of reverence than when he had seen Muzan before!