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Ren raised his right hand to show off his jade bead bracelet. This was his Dryae. Not only was she separate from his main sword but the Dryae was also permanently in her shikai form and had given Ren access to all of her abilities from the get go.

'I say all but it is only two. But with those two, I am sure that I can take care of Suzuna.'

Suzuna let out a laugh and unsheathed her sword.

"Fine! I will show you just how strong a person with the title of Kenpachi is!"

Ren turned to Captain Unohana and made his request.

"Please serve as referee for this match and make sure that the former lieutenant of the 11th division does not sneak off anywhere while I handle this small matter."

Unohana nodded in agreement before she flash stepped into the arena to grab Akito by his collar before she flash stepped outside and set up a barrier. This barrier was much sturdier and larger than the one she had set up for the sparring match between the divisions.

On the side, all the officers were talking about Ren's zanpakuto.

"He has two?"

"I have never heard of anyone having two zanpakuto?"

"I thought they confiscated his? Does that mean they have separate bodies?"

Even the members of Ren's 8th division were talking about it.

"Did you guys know he had a second one?" Emilou asked to no one in particular. She was just throwing the question out there.

"Not only have I never heard of him having one, but I have also never seen that bracelet on his wrist before. He either just unlocked it or he had no reason to use it before."

"It should be the latter. If it was the former, it would be insane to take on another captain without being able to use bankai."

If Ren heard what they were saying, he would have surely laughed. He had only been able to use Dryae's abilities since the day before. What everyone thought was the impossibility was actually the truth.

"Reap the lives of dark beings, Botomuresureiku!" (Bottomless Lake)

Suzuka's katana turned into the black scythe Ren had seen when she battled against Kojuro 6 months ago. Suzuka knew that Ren's zanpakuto was an elemental or kido type by the shape of it so she decided to close the gap with a flash step.

But as soon as she appeared in front of Ren, a wall off wood rose from the ground and blocked her approach. Suzuka had no choice but to back up in order to cut through the wood wall. By the time she cut through it, Ren used the chance to create a large and thick tree to carry him into the air.

Ren also summoned trees all over to create a small forest of tall but thin trees. This was one of the special abilities of his shikai. With a thought, Ren could create, grow, and manipulate trees and tree branches in a variety of shapes and ways.

If he had to combat Suzuka directly, his trees would not last against her slashes. But by using the trees as cover, Suzuka was unable to swing her scythe as she pleased within the forest. She was now in Ren's domain.

As Suzuka tried to make her way up the trees and reach Ren, Ren would have the tree branches grow to obstruct her path and also attack her from a variety of angles.

'Shit! You think that a few trees can stop me?'

"Kusaru ōra!" (Rotting Aura)

A black mist appeared around Suzuka which started to make the trees die rapidly and rot. Anything that did not completely rot became so soft that they would no longer cause an obstruction to Suzuka and she could run through them as if they were no longer there.

'Haha. got you now.'

Suzuka jumped above the tree branches that were obscuring her and cut towards Ren who seemed to be chanting a kido spell.

"Limit of the thousands hands, respectful hands, unable to touch the darkness. Shooting hands unable to reflect the blue sky. The road that basks in light, the wind that ignited the embers, time that gathers when both are together, there is no need to be hesitant, obey my orders."

"Die!"

With a swing of her scythe, Ren was beheaded and his body started rotting.

'Utsusemi.' (Cast-Off Cicada Shell)

The body of Ren completely dispersed leaving only the hairband he used to keep his hair in a ponytail behind.

"Light bullets, eight bodies, nine items, book of heaven, diseased treasure, great wheel, grey fortress tower. Aim far away, scatter brightly and cleanly when fired."

Ren appeared about 15 meters behind Suzuka standing on a tree branch. Ten pink energy points were floating around his body and aimed at Suzuka.

"Hadō #91: Senju Kōten Taihō!"

The 10 pink lights launched themselves at Suzuka. As she tried to use a tree branch as a landing pad to dodge with, Suzuka had noticed that all the branches and even the trees had shrunk.

'Shit!' was Suzuka's last thought before a large explosion occurred. The explosion was so blinding that the other shinigami had to look away.

When they could see again, they could see Suzuka's badly injured and burned body being held by tree branches around her wrists and ankles while her zanpakuto was on the ground far below.

Just as Unohana was going to declare Ren the winner to save Suzuka's life, Ren beat her to it.

"I surrender."

Once again, Ren was great at leaving everyone surprised. Suzuka who was barely conscious a moment ago seemed to awaken and looked furious.

"You! You dare to humiliate me like this? Either kill me or hold still so I can rip your head off?"

"I'm good. Why would I want to hold a title not meant for me? Not to mention 'those 3' there is still Yamamoto and 'her' who are stronger or at least have not been proven to be weaker.

It is way too embarrassing to hold the title of strongest without the proof to back it up. So you can keep it. I will just keep my title of 'Captain of the Strongest Division.'"