The Seireitei Gates were the only way to enter the Seireitei from the Rukongai, with one gate at each of the four cardinal directions: the West White Road Gate, the South Red Cloud Gate, the North Black Ridge Gate, and the East Blue Stream Gate.
At this moment, Lin Xuan and his group were located in the First District of the East, which meant the gate before them was the East Blue Stream Gate. Its guardian was a man named Wyvern.
Wyvern let out a furious roar, with no intention of exchanging words with Lin Xuan and his companions. His weapon came howling through the air toward them.
Seeing this, everyone furrowed their brows.
They hadn't even gotten close to the gate before they were inexplicably targeted by someone.
However, just as the massive axe descended, everyone reacted swiftly, dodging to the side with incredible speed.
The axe slammed into the ground, directly smashing a massive crater into the stone pavement. Countless fragments of debris scattered in all directions.
But Wyvern's eyes widened in shock. He saw that his fierce axe strike had failed to hit a single person—everyone had evaded his attack.
Feeling the gazes of the onlookers around him, Wyvern felt deeply humiliated, and his rage only intensified.
The next second, he roared again: " Die! "
He lunged forward, his massive body moving with surprising speed. In the blink of an eye, he had closed the distance to Uchiha Itachi, swinging his axe down with brutal force.
This time, he no longer cared whether his target would be cleaved in two by the blow. He was going all out.
Uchiha Itachi's expression remained utterly unchanged. However, the Mangekyō Sharingan in his eyes spun to life.
Itachi did not choose to use Tsukuyomi or Amaterasu. Instead, a massive crimson ethereal figure materialized behind him, enveloping him entirely.
Susanoo!
Even though he was currently in a soul state, Uchiha Itachi still managed to manifest his Susanoo, and it quickly took on its complete form.
" Yata Mirror! "
A crimson shield appeared on the left arm of the red Susanoo, meeting the descending axe head-on. The collision produced a thunderous roar.
At the same time, a flaming sword materialized in the Susanoo's right hand.
This was Uchiha Itachi's other "spiritual weapon"—the Totsuka Blade!
The Totsuka Blade could seal anyone it pierced into a drunken dreamlike illusion world, permanently trapping them within. This was the true terror of its power.
Without any hesitation, Uchiha Itachi summoned the Totsuka Blade and thrust it directly toward Wyvern.
Instantly, Wyvern felt every hair on his body stand on end.
From the flaming sword piercing toward him, he sensed a powerful threat, as if he might be cleaved in two at any moment.
Retreat!
Though Wyvern had no idea what technique Uchiha Itachi was about to unleash, he didn't hesitate for a second. He explosively retreated backward, putting distance between himself and Itachi.
Yet, despite his desire to flee, he wasn't fast enough. The Totsuka Blade grazed his arm.
Wyvern's expression shifted dramatically. He gritted his teeth, feeling a searing pain in his arm, as if it had been torn clean off.
" What kind of technique is that? "
Wyvern's face twisted in shock.
From that single strike, he could feel that a part of his soul had been ripped away, and the severed fragment seemed to have been sealed within the blade.
Though only a small portion of his soul had been taken, Wyvern's expression grew increasingly grim.
That flaming sword was extremely effective against souls. Wyvern even suspected that the blade could absorb an entire soul into itself.
But what troubled Wyvern the most was that he couldn't sense any significant spiritual pressure or spiritual energy from Lin Xuan or his companions.
And that was strange.
Souls without spiritual energy were supposed to be low-level souls.
If that were really the case, then how could this man be so powerful? Just moments ago, if he hadn't been careful, his entire soul might have been devoured by that flaming sword.
At that moment, Uchiha Itachi launched another attack. The towering Susanoo charged toward Wyvern with blinding speed.
Wyvern dared not underestimate his opponent. He quickly raised his axe, blocking in front of himself.
" Boom! "
The two clashed once more, and this battle erupted with even greater intensity than before.
Lin Xuan, Minato Namikaze, Jiraiya, and the others remained silent, their eyes fixed unwaveringly on the fight before them.
At this moment, Lin Xuan was deeply impressed. " Itachi's techniques in this state can actually harm a Shinigami?
Is it because the techniques themselves are capable of this, or is it due to the system? "
It wasn't just the Sharingan's abilities. Even ordinary techniques like Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique or Water Release: Water Fang Bullet could injure Wyvern.
This detail caught Lin Xuan's attention, and he quickly asked the system in his mind. Unfortunately, he received no response.
Still, Lin Xuan suspected that this was likely due to the system.
But thinking about it, it made sense. The system had summoned these individuals through a cross-dimensional Impure World Reincarnation. Naturally, they needed to be able to fight, which meant they had to possess combat capabilities.
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