Demon Slayer: The Journey That Began When I Became Yoriichi's Sister

Chapter 771 Merging into One Body

The air at Shuangji Hill was almost frozen.

With his back to Yoshino, who was kneeling and unable to fight, Kariya walked straight toward Ichigo.

"It's not over yet!" Ichigo wiped the blood from his face and held Tensa Zangetsu in front of him again.

"The spirit is commendable, but it's meaningless." Kariya God said expressionlessly, then swung his right hand sharply. "Misa, finish him off."

Golden lightning burst forth from the sword, densely covering Ichigo. Although Ichigo kept dodging with Shunpo, his stamina was already at its limit, and his movements were noticeably slower.

"boom!"

A thunderous blow slammed into the blade that Ichigo had parried, sending him flying like a kite with a broken string, leaving a long trail in the ground.

But at this moment, none of the people around them paid attention to the two of them. Instead, they stared at the fire puppet that should have gone berserk.

As Yoshino looked at the weak and frail Gate standing in front of her, tears streamed down her face.

“I’m sorry… Gate.” Yoshino reached out and touched the scorching hot flame doll. “Please help me one last time.”

"Yes, Yoshino."

Gates made a faint sound.

The next moment, the flame doll's body disintegrated, transforming into a pure flame storm that enveloped Yoshino.

"Miss Yoshino!" Ichigo had just gotten up when he saw this scene and was immediately dumbfounded.

Sensing the commotion behind him, Kariya turned around, his eyes narrowing slightly: "That's..."

The expected scream did not occur. The moment the orange flame touched Fangye's body, it seemed to find its home and surged wildly into her body.

"Ugh... Ah!!!"

Yoshino raised her head and let out a clear, sharp whistle.

A fiery tornado shot into the sky, its flames illuminating everyone's faces.

In a split second, the fire tornado suddenly dissipated, revealing the fragrant fields within.

Her appearance was no longer recognizable as human; her body was wreathed in flames, her hair had changed from long, straight black to burning flames, and even her body seemed to be covered in a cloak of flames.

Yoruichi's eyes widened: "This is... a fusion with a doll?"

Kariya revealed a knowing look: "Did it fuse with the puppet?"

He was the calmest of them all, because he was the first Bount to merge with the doll.

As for Yuko, she silently approached Ranjima, who also looked surprised, while Yoruichi was looking on in confusion.

"Miss Lan Island".

"..."

"Miss Landao?" Seeing Landao still staring in surprise at Fangye, Yuko spoke up again.

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Lan Dao finally realized what was happening and turned to look at Yu Zi with a puzzled expression.

"I want to ask, looking at me like this, is there still a chance for me to become a Bount? Could I bring out a doll to play with?"

Lan Island was immediately dumbfounded: "Huh?"

Yuko looked regretful: "Is it not possible?"

Lan Dao calmed down a bit and explained, "The puppets are controlled and used by the emblems, which is inseparable from the special soul of the Bavent. The soul of the Grim Reaper cannot do this."

"That's it," she added.

"Of course, the souls of Quincy should also be excluded."

Lan Dao's understanding of Yu Zi was limited to her being a neutral party with power but no intention of helping, and it was even uncertain whether she was a Grim Reaper.

After all, she herself said at the time that she was not the Grim Reaper.

Yuko was a little unwilling: "I feel that my soul is different from that of the Shinigami and Quincy. Do you think I can give it a try?"

Lan Dao's lips twitched slightly. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but Ye Yi walked up from behind and slapped Yu Zi on the head, saying to Lan Dao:

"Ignore this idiot."

"What idiot? Don't you think that ability is very strong?" Yu Zi rolled her eyes at her. "Originally, the puppet and the Bount only fought as a summoner and a summoned creature, and they had certain weaknesses."

"Now that we're integrated, it perfectly solves the problem of Bount's inability to control spirit particles."

"In a way, this is perfect evolution."

"Take Shinigami as an example. If they lose their Zanpakuto, their combat power will drop by at least 50% to 70%."

This is not an exaggeration; the fighting power of a Shinigami largely depends on the abilities of their Zanpakuto.

Even disregarding the increased spiritual pressure of Bankai, the power of Shikai should not be underestimated.

Without the Zanpakuto, the Zankenzouki would only be the Kenzouki.

Hakuda, Shunpo, Kido. That's the set of moves Yoruichi is currently using.

However, looking at the entire Seireitei, there are very few people who can reach Yoruichi's level without relying on a Zanpakuto.

but……

Yoruichi gave a cold laugh: "You just think Yoshino-san is cool right now, don't you?"

Doesn't she know this idiot?

All that talk about perfect evolution is nonsense; they're clearly just trying to get a piece of the action by comparing it to how cool it is now.

Yu Zi's eyes darted away twice: "You, how can you slander someone's innocence out of thin air? Isn't what I said true?"

He's absolutely stunningly handsome.

Compared to her Bankai, which didn't happen at all and didn't even have five cents' worth of special effects, this thing is just too cool.

Kariya also merged with his doll, but apart from the emblem tattoos on his body, there was nothing special or cool about it.

But what she said is true; such a fusion is perfect.

Lan Island was left both amused and exasperated by these two.

These two... or rather, this Miss Yuko is quite the character. They've already slapped each other across the face, and she's still joking around here.

Lan Dao shook her head helplessly and said, "Even if you say so, Miss Yu Zi, the doll is still a derivative of the Bount, and our original experiment did not achieve the corresponding results."

"Without Bount's special soul as a medium, the chances of success would probably be low."

Yuko sighed: "The transformation is gone."

Yoruichi retorted, "Are you an elementary school student?"

……

Inside the arena, the power within Yoshino's body returned to calm. She had completely merged with Gete's power, reaching the point of becoming one with the doll.

She looked up at Kariya.

Kariya was also watching her.

next second.

In mid-air, firelight and golden thunder collided repeatedly.

After merging with the doll, Yoshino moved as fast as an orange shooting star. With each punch, a muffled cracking sound echoed in the air—the sound of intense heat instantly igniting spiritual particles.

Yu Zi said indignantly, "Damn it! That's way too cool!"

"You're being noisy," Yoruichi said, his eyes fixed on the sky.

Yuko tugged at her sleeve: "Yoruichi~ I want that too."

Ye got goosebumps all over and looked at him with disgust: "Can't you be normal for once?"

Lan Island: Whatever makes you two happy.

"Crescent Moon Sky Slash!"

Ichigo, who was on the ground, seized the opportunity and flashed into the air. From his rear, he unleashed a huge black and red crescent moon attack at Kariya, who was locked in combat with Yoshino.

However, while fighting Yoshino, Kariya still had the energy to keep an eye on Ichigo's movements. After forcing Yoshino back with a sword strike, he turned around and unleashed a lightning slash that shattered the black and red crescent moon.

Yoshino attacked again, but Kariya calmly turned around.

"too slow."

With a casual wave of his hand, Kariya God sent Meisha flying, and golden lightning struck Yoshino down from mid-air.

boom!

Fangye crashed heavily to the ground, and the flames on his body dimmed slightly.

At this moment, although Ichigo and Yoshino were fighting two against one, they were being overwhelmed by Kariya.

Yoruichi frowned: "The Purification Chapter's spiritual power within Kariya is too stable. Even if you dealt with the others, his spiritual pressure now exceeds that of an average captain. Although Ichigo and Yoshino fought desperately, they still lost in terms of quality."

The main issue is the gap in hard power between the two sides.

Although Yoshino successfully fused with the doll, completing the final evolution of Bount, which was similar to the Bankai of a Shinigami Zanpakuto.

However, her raw strength was far inferior to that of Kariyagami, and Kariyagami was also completely fused with her, but she didn't look as imposing as Yoshino was now.

Wearing such a luxurious outfit, anyone who didn't know better would think Fangye is even more powerful now.

This amount of power is not enough to bridge the gap between Yoshino and the two of them; she is not as much of a threat to Kariyagami as Ichigo is now.

Yoshino mustered his strength, his flames surging once more, and charged towards Kariya.

"This level of evolution is far from enough." Kariya's eyes were cold as he used a backhand gust of wind pressure to knock Yoshino back.

"This is the end." Looking at the two dejected people, Kariya raised Misa, and golden lightning gathered in the sky. "I will send you, along with this decaying Soul Society, to hell."

“It won’t be as you wish, God!” A resolute glint flashed between Yoshino’s brows.

"Then you should try to stop it..."

Kariya's voice abruptly stopped, because...

"Ahhhh!"

Yoshino let out a loud roar.

The originally orange-red flames turned into a strange and deep blood red in that instant.

boom!

A violent, heavy spiritual pressure exploded outwards from the center of Yoshino.

"what?"

Kariya's expression changed slightly.

Wasn't that woman's blood already effective? Why did it still flare up?

Just now, the aura of the flames in the Yoshino were slightly different...

Kariya's pupils contracted. Had he not fully utilized it?!

Just as Kariya had guessed, the blood of Yuuko within Yoshino was not as powerful as that of Kariya and the others.

But it's not that weak; it's just that Yoshino hasn't used Ikuko's abilities yet.

She was lost and confused, clinging to a sliver of hope, wanting both to stop Bount and to save them.

"The protection of life..."

She took it.

On the battlefield, Yoshino stood up again.

Her eyes changed from fiery gold to crimson, and the flames on her body became as deep as blood, even faintly tinged with a dark reddish-black.

For the first time, Kariya's expression changed: "What kind of power is this?"

He could sense Yoshino's spiritual pressure, which was approaching that of a Captain-level Shinigami... no, it was that Yoshino had already reached the level of a Captain-level Shinigami.

He defiantly unleashed a bolt of lightning.

Fangye didn't even dodge; he simply released a flame.

The two energies came into contact in the middle and then exploded.

"This feeling..." Yoshino looked down at her hands, the blast of air whipping her fiery, swaying hair, "It feels so good..."

"...Miss Yoshino, are you alright?" Ichigo got up, looking at his teammate whose style had changed drastically again, somewhat bewildered.

Why did it transform again?

Damn, how can he be so handsome?!

“Black Knight.” Fang Ye turned his head and glanced at him with his blood-red double pupils. “Follow my flames, the final blow.”

"I understand! The final blow!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Ichigo stood firmly beside Yoshino, his eyes flashing with spiritual energy as he poured all his spiritual pressure into Tensa Zangetsu, the black and red spiritual pressure flames dancing wildly on the sword.

He didn't use any fancy moves, he just poured all his remaining spiritual pressure into it.

Kariya felt an unprecedented sense of crisis. If it were just one of them, he could still handle it with ease, but Yoshino was completely different from before.

Kariya frantically squeezed the power of the Purification Chapter within his body, transforming himself into a golden thunderstorm that rushed towards the two, attempting to interrupt their power-building process.

"Disappear! This is the end!"

"It is you who will end, God."

The ground beneath Fangye's feet instantly cracked, and she transformed into a beam of blood-red light. Wherever that crimson flame passed, space itself seemed to distort slightly.

"Blood Flame Crimson Lotus Great Breakthrough!"

The crimson flames collided with the golden lightning, and the two were briefly locked in a stalemate, but the flames were showing signs of weakness and were gradually shrinking.

There's nothing we can do about it; even now, Yoshino's skin is only more luxurious than Kariya's.

but……

"Now! Ichigo!"

"Crescent Moon Sky Slash!"

Ichigo's figure flashed out from the gap in the crimson flames, and a giant black and red crescent moon slashed down from directly in front of him.

The power of red and black converges at this moment, with red, black, and gold intertwined.

Rumble!

The entire Twin Peaks seemed to shake violently, and the storm formed by the three intertwined spiritual pressures expanded rapidly.

Yuko immediately stepped in front of Landao to protect him.

Seeing this scene, Yoruichi couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

Even if this idiot is mentally ill, he still knows when to be serious.

……

The smoke and dust cleared.

Kariya stood still, while Misa had been broken in two.

A crack appeared on his chest, from which a large amount of spiritual energy was dissipating.

The injury was so severe that even with Bount's regenerative abilities, it couldn't be easily repaired.

“…A beautiful attack.” Kariya smiled bitterly as his body began to turn into fine dust from the edges.

He looked at Fangye, and the last trace of coldness in his eyes disappeared, replaced by a sense of relief.

"Fangye, it seems you've found... your true home..."

After saying that, his body completely disintegrated, not even giving Yoshino a chance to give a final comment on his finishing move, before turning into dust and disappearing with the wind.

As Kariya disappeared, the crimson flames on Yoshino's body also quickly subsided.

Ichigo simply leaned back and lay down comfortably.

"Finally... it's over."

Ikuko and others stepped forward.

Yoshino gazed at the spot where Kariya had disappeared and said calmly, "God... smiled in the end."

"They probably felt that dying at your hands was better than dying at the hands of Death."