"Genius-level methods. I never expected the technology on the Las Noches side to be this strong."
In the brightly lit underground laboratory, Urahara Kisuke had barely finished his remark when his head got smacked, a huge bump instantly swelling up.
"Urahara! I told you to examine Sui Feng's body, not to praise the enemy."
Yoruichi's expression was extremely ugly. Her entire body radiated a chilling aura.
Seeing the little girl she had watched grow up be humiliated to death like this was something she could never accept.
Everyone who had caused this to happen deserved to be punished accordingly.
"I'm just stating the facts. There's really nothing left to examine in her body. The primary cause of death appears to be internal reishi disorder, which is what you saw, the rearrangement and grafting of spirit particles. But the actual cause of death is… uh, can I really say it?"
"Say it."
Yoruichi clenched her teeth, forcing out that single word.
She knew what was coming would be shocking, but she still wanted Urahara Kisuke to say it.
She wanted to know exactly what Sui Feng had gone through in Las Noches.
"Using the terminology from the World of the Living, it's called death from ana! rupture. It's a relatively brutal way to die. Honestly, it's hard to imagine a captain-level Shinigami dying like this. All I can say is, the one who committed the vi0lence was a monster."
Sensing the pressure around him growing heavier and heavier, Urahara Kisuke subconsciously lowered the brim of his hat.
And even now, he was not done yet.
But since Yoruichi wanted to hear it, he would say it all.
To be honest, he only felt that Sui Feng's fate was tragic. He did not have much emotion beyond that.
Hollows eating people, chewing them up and swallowing them, was nothing unusual. Merely breaking a body through play hardly counted as especially tragic.
After a brief pause to give Yoruichi time to process, Urahara Kisuke continued, "There's something even worse. Based on Sui Feng's physical condition, she should have died from the rupture three days ago. However, someone used a method similar to healing kido, but with vitality far surpassing it, to lock her life in place so she would not die from the torment."
"But in that situation, all the pain she suffered would still exist, right?", Yoruichi pressed her lips together, anger burning in her eyes.
T0rturing someone to death, even keeping their body alive after it was effectively dead just to continue the torment. That was nothing short of animalistic.
"That's right. That vitality locked Sui Feng's life in place, but pain and all other sensations would still exist. Whether they were amplified, I can't say. But that final period should have been the most unbearable," Urahara Kisuke nodded lightly, his expression calm.
He was actually quite interested in this technique. It did not resemble Hollow methods at all.
Unfortunately, Yoruichi had only granted him permission to examine the body. He could not dissect Sui Feng, so he was unable to study the method in depth.
In theory, if this technique could lock Sui Feng's life for three days, it should also be able to keep someone on the verge of death alive for three days.
Three days was enough to determine the outcome of a battle, or to find a way to reverse death itself.
Urahara Kisuke even felt that, given the ability of the one who used this method, true resurrection might actually be possible.
"Damn it!"
Yoruichi's teeth ground together, every word forced out from between clenched teeth.
She slammed her fist into the wall with a dull boom.
Then another punch.
And another.
The thick stone wall began shedding chunks under her blows, rapidly becoming shattered and broken.
At the same time, her body, wrapped tightly in her suit, trembled violently.
The proud fullness of her chest surged like storm-tossed waves, rising and falling, each movement delivering a shocking visual impact.
She did not know what else to do. All she could do was vent her helpless fury, releasing the anger that had nowhere to go.
Urahara Kisuke said nothing more, silently packing away the instruments used for the examination.
Yoruichi was at the peak of her rage right now. Explaining the situation clearly was enough. Saying anything more might just make her take it out on him.
After quite some time, once Yoruichi had completely smashed the wall, she finally stopped.
Turning around, her leopard-like eyes locked straight onto Urahara Kisuke.
"Urahara, what do you think about that voice that appeared at the end?"
"Do you mean the person who spoke, or the content of what she said?"
Urahara Kisuke's eyes shifted slightly, but he still asked the question.
From the moment Yoruichi told him what that person had said, he already roughly understood the intent.
Sowing discord.
He knew it, and Yoruichi knew it too.
But knowing did not matter. As long as it was true, Yoruichi would jump into it no matter what.
Those people understood Yoruichi too well.
Because Sui Feng had died right in front of her, Yoruichi was bound to do something.
If she could not go to Las Noches for revenge, then she would start by cutting into the appetizer.
"Both. Analyze both."
Yoruichi took a deep breath, trying hard to calm her mind.
Her head was filled with negative emotions. At this moment, she could not even concentrate on thinking, let alone make a correct judgment.
At times like this, all she could do was rely on Urahara Kisuke's analysis, then make her own decision.
"That person who spoke is, in all likelihood, one of the Espada of Las Noches. And based on the intelligence we have, she may not be one of the Espada we know. Whether her rank is high or low is unclear for now, but for her to hide for so long without you detecting even a trace, her strength is definitely not low."
Urahara Kisuke gave a straightforward analysis. That was essentially all he could deduce.
The other party had not even revealed her figure. Being able to analyze this much was already good.
After a pause, Urahara Kisuke continued, "But judging from the fact that she stayed by your side the entire time, she deliberately said those things to provoke you, to push you into clashing head-on with Soul Society. I don't quite understand what Las Noches is wary of, but as long as Soul Society descends into chaos, it will definitely benefit Las Noches."
Openly stating that Sui Feng had been wronged was nothing more than sowing discord and provoking action.
That said, he did know what Las Noches was wary of.
Although Squad Zero member Shutara had defected and Captain-Commander Yamamoto was unconscious, as long as Squad Zero still existed, Soul Society would not be conquered so easily.
Within Squad Zero, there were definitely individuals even Las Noches had to fear.
Knowing that much was already enough for him.
"That's not what I'm asking. I'm asking whether what she said is true."
Yoruichi had no interest in hearing this. What she wanted to know was whether what Candice said, that Sui Feng had been wronged and that this led to everything that followed, was true or not.
As long as that was true, she did not care about discord or provocation. She would absolutely seek justice for Sui Feng.
Otherwise, she felt like she would suffocate to death.
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