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The news that the Tsunayashiro Family's defenses had been breached once again swept through the Tsunayashiro Family grounds like a wind, causing the Shinigami of the Tsunayashiro Family to lose almost all morale.
These cowardly fellows, who usually displayed such ferocity and cruelty, were now completely consumed by endless panic.
The elders within the family understood that while the family's power had expanded rapidly over the past few decades, the military support underpinning that expansion was severely lacking.
That Eleventh Kenpachi, whom they gnashed their teeth at every time they thought of him, had caused them to lose several Captain-class Reiatsu powerhouses.
Later, when the "Pitch-Black Swordsman" invaded the family, not only were the branch families severely hit, but the Main family also lost several powerhouses.
This top family, which had stood in Soul Society for millions of years, had an ancestor who once fought alongside the Soul King.
But over the millions of years, as their noble bloodline became increasingly diluted, each generation of the family's descendants was worse than the last, which was why they had to humble themselves to protect Tsunayashiro Tokinada back then.
Now, they had even fallen to the point where even a Hollow could step on them…
Looking at the group of bizarre creatures, everyone felt a chill down their spine; those strange faces were disturbingly familiar.
They were all people they had lived with day in and day out—family servants, retainers, and even relatives and friends—and now look what monstrous forms they had taken!
A man dressed in noble attire walked through the rain, heading towards the Tsunayashiro branch family.
His very "amiable" smile did not conceal the danger of his terrifying Reiatsu; the Metastacias took a step back and raised their blood-stained Zanpakuto, a posture that anyone who had studied Zanjutsu could immediately tell was amateurish.
The noble man held his sword with one hand, using his family's treasured sword to block the Metastacias' slashes, then casually swung his blade, sending a flying slash.
The slash severed three Zanpakuto and did not stop, also cutting off their heads.
"Are you really a bunch of good-for-nothings, unable to even handle such a small matter?"
The alarm bells rang loudly in the Metastacias' hearts, and the entire mansion was stirred; Tsunayashiro Family members, who had been hiding from the slaughter, crammed the stairwells, and now they all looked at the man.
"It's Tokinada, who was under house arrest; he's been released!"
"Why are you, a lowly last-seat of the branch family, only showing up now?"
"Hurry and save us! We are the Main family."
"If you save us, we can plead with the family elders to reduce your sentence!"
Even their cries for help were condescending.
Tsunayashiro Tokinada ignored them, already entangled with a dozen Metastacias.
He sprinted through the hall on the first floor; no obstacle could impede this man.
Only the blood and corpses on the floor, like foul-smelling refuse, he wouldn't even spare a glance.
With a burst of speed, he vanished from everyone's sight like a phantom.
The Metastacias were dumbfounded, but they could only weave and dodge through the crowd, grabbing whoever they could and using them as human shields.
As artificial Menos Grande created from Metastacia prototypes, their strength was significantly inferior to their leader's.
But that wasn't important; they knew that even if their leader came, he would be no match for this man.
When Tsunayashiro Tokinada cut down a human shield, he would stop, waiting for something unknown, revealing a brilliant smile.
The Tsunayashiro Family members, who thought they saw hope, were bewildered.
This guy is indeed a lunatic! At a time like this, instead of killing off the Hollows and coming to save them, what was he giggling about?
But soon they realized something was wrong; the Metastacias fled from different passage exits, randomly grabbing passersby along the way and wrapping them in tentacles to use as shields behind them.
And the smiling noble man's figure flickered and vanished.
His Shunpo was extremely fast; each appearance covered several meters, like a ghost suddenly appearing behind the Metastacias, bisecting them along with the human shields they had grabbed.
Metastacias were dying, and Tsunayashiro Family members were also dying.
"This damned thing is insane, he's going to kill us too!"
Someone shrieked, and the crowd immediately became chaotic.
The high-and-mighty nobles in their lavish attire were utterly terrified from this moment on; this was not releasing someone to resist external enemies, but clearly their death warrant.
Facing those Menos Grande, those with high Reiatsu still had a chance to escape by using Shunpo.
But facing this madman, they didn't even have a chance to escape!
"I was planning to wait for an opportunity to get rid of those old geezers, but it seems I don't have to worry about it now," Tsunayashiro Tokinada turned to look at the towering mansion in the distance.
He had just seen someone heading there, and from the strength inadvertently revealed, it was an opponent those old geezers absolutely couldn't handle.
"They only told me to protect the branch family, but they never said I had to protect them, what a miscalculation."
Tsunayashiro Tokinada was very satisfied with the way things were developing; it would save him a lot of trouble.
"But the number is a bit too many, killing them one by one is too troublesome."
This dissatisfaction lasted only a brief second; he suddenly thought of a good idea that could eliminate these invaders and bothersome trash all at once.
"Drink from the four seas, dwell on the horizon, All Things' End, overwrite and cut, Enrakyoten!"
It was another release phrase that all things would detest.
The air was heating up!
Both Hollows and Shinigami were in a chaotic mess.
The Metastacias wished they could abandon the bodies they had so painstakingly snatched, so they could have a few more legs and run a little faster.
A group of foolish Tsunayashiro Family members ran behind them, their faces terrified, constantly looking back, clearly realizing that compared to the Hollows in front, the one behind was an even more terrifying monster.
The wooden floor on the first level ignited; the red flames made people feel hot, rising and spreading to the walls and upper floors.
Ryujin Jakka!
On the higher floors, some people simply gave up on the stairs, scrambling to jump down from the corridors.
In Soul Society, these high-and-mighty individuals could not fly, pulled by gravity, falling from the high heavens to the ground.
Tsunayashiro Tokinada spread his arms, enjoying this beautiful scene; he was having a great time.
Watching his fellow clansmen in such disarray, just to survive, he felt a genuine sense of pleasure.
But this alone was not enough; he had to take all their lives to make this pleasure reach its peak.
Enrakyoten continued to burn, incinerating those who were crawling or running to escape, the panic on their faces just like those "companions" decades ago.
He couldn't help but think of the woman named Kakyō.
That was his deceased wife.
What a pure and kind woman! Beautiful like the stars in the sky, simply… unbearably beautiful!
In this dirty, dark world, she shouldn't exist!
She actually said she wanted to dispel my dark clouds, to let me see the stars?
I don't need anyone's pity, you foolish woman.
Why don't you accept the darkness of the world, why don't you show the same ugliness as me?
He couldn't understand, and he became enraged by shame.
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