DxD: Trait Plunderer

Soul King Palace.

Tenjiro, chewing on a blade of grass, arrived at the edge of the Soul King Palace.

"Monk, we can't contact Yamamoto and the others."

"Should we wait a bit longer? Or just leave now?"

"Let's leave now."

Ichibei withdrew his gaze from below.

"The Red Dragon Emperor is conducting practical combat tests, Yamamoto and the others are currently busy and can't reply to you."

"Practical combat test? What the hell is that?" Tenjiro was a bit confused.

However, Ichibei didn't explain further and met up with him and the other three.

Although the Soul King Palace and Seireitei were both in Soul Society, they were not entirely in the same space.

To ensure the safety of the Soul King Palace, the distance between them was extremely far, and a large number of barriers were set up along the path. Even for members of Zero Division, descending to the lower realm required the help of the Tenchūren.

Walking into the ready Tenchūren, Ichibei injected Reiatsu to activate it.

The next moment, the Tenchūren turned into a flash of light and rushed towards Seireitei below.

A gap was smashed in the barriers along the way, and the Tenchūren advanced at an extremely fast speed. In just a few minutes, the familiar yet unfamiliar Seireitei appeared in their line of sight.

"What is that thing?"

Senjumaru looked at the semi-transparent barriers above Seireitei.

"It looks like a barrier." Kirio speculated thoughtfully.

"Yamamoto and Kyoraku? I was wondering why I couldn't contact them, turns out they're inside the barrier."

Looking at the many Captains fighting inside the barrier, as well as the clones of Tatsuma, one by one, Tenjiro suddenly realized, finally understanding what Ichibei had just said.

"So this is the practical combat test, I didn't expect him to summon the entire Gotei 13."

"It's going to collide." Oetsu narrowed his eyes.

Senjumaru's body surface rose with Reiatsu. "It doesn't matter, as long as there's enough energy..."

Boom!

Before her voice fell, the Tenchūren collided with the barrier first.

A deafening roar sounded, and the Tenchūren instantly shattered like glass falling on the ground.

"This is impossible!" Senjumaru's face showed a hint of shock.

To facilitate travel between the Soul King Palace and Seireitei, the Tenchūren was designed to be extremely resistant to barriers.

Just in case, she had just specifically replenished the Tenchūren with Reiatsu, maximizing its effect. Yet even so, it still shattered.

"As expected of the Red Dragon Emperor, no wonder the Soul King took notice of him." Ichibei was also somewhat surprised.

However, after a brief shock, he quickly calmed down.

Together with the other four members of the Zero Division, they adjusted their posture in mid-air and activated Shunpo.

The next moment, they arrived above the barrier.

Looking down through the barrier, Tōshirō and the others were fighting at full power, constantly attacking Tatsuma's clones. But whether it was ranged attacks or close-combat attacks, Tatsuma's clones would easily block them and casually launch counterattacks to repel them.

What was even more astonishing was that although the Captains' strengths varied greatly, with huge differences, under the control of the clones, every battlefield was a back-and-forth exchange.

"Compared to a thousand years ago, Yamamoto's Bankai has become much stronger."

Senjumaru looked towards the edge of the barrier, at the battlefield where Yamamoto was.

"Although his personality is a bit rigid, he is quite competent as a Captain Commander."

After glancing sideways, Tenjiro looked at their leader standing beside him.

"Monk, these all look like clones, do you know where the Red Dragon Emperor's main body is?"

"Yes."

Ichibei looked towards the First Division barracks.

However, just as he was preparing to make his move, the barrier beneath their feet suddenly erupted with dazzling light.

The next second, the barrier began to expand. Starting from the edge of the barrier, translucent barriers formed and extended outwards. In just an instant, a new barrier was generated above the original barrier battlefield.

Buzz!

A faint spatial fluctuation arose, and Tatsuma appeared in front of the five people.

"It seems I don't need to go looking."

Ichibei took a step forward and introduced himself, "Tatsuma, we are the Soul King Palace's guards, Zero Division, not your enemies."

"I know."

Tatsuma naturally recognized these members of Zero Division.

His gaze swept over the five of them, and he got a rough understanding of the strength of Zero Division members.

"Zero Division has dispatched all its members to Soul Society. Is there something important?"

Ichibei said, "Not long ago, the Soul King awakened and sent word, wishing to meet you."

Tatsuma raised an eyebrow. "The Soul King wants to see me?"

This was a bit unexpected but truthfully, he was somewhat interested in the Soul King. Since the Soul King had proactively sent someone to find him, he naturally should meet him.

[Congratulations on successfully defeating Momo Hinamori, obtaining the purple trait: Constitution Enhancement.]

[Congratulations on successfully defeating Tōshirō Hitsugaya, obtaining the red trait: Ice Affinity.]

[Congratulations on successfully defeating Retsu Unohana, obtaining the red trait: Master Swordsman.]

...

Within the barrier battlefield, the auras of the clones suddenly surged, no longer holding back.

In just a few seconds, a large number of Captains and Lieutenants were defeated.

At the same time, below in the First Division barracks.

The already one-sided situation for the regular members accelerated towards their defeat.

The clones moved through the crowd like scythes, knocking out the regular members.

A large number of notification sounds kept ringing, and the number of traits in the inventory soared.

One minute later, within the barrier battlefield.

Tatsuma's clone exchanged injuries for damage, enduring the attacks of Ryūjin Jakka to rush in front of Yamamoto.

Boom!

[Congratulations on defeating Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, obtaining the gold trait: Ryūjin Jakka.]

[Ryūjin Jakka (Gold): A Zanpakuto that fuses soul power, possessing Shikai and Bankai, two stages of release. Deep development can yield numerous uses.]

A gold trait, not bad.

Throwing Ryūjin Jakka into the inventory, Tatsuma looked at Ichibei standing before him. "I'm ready. We can depart now."

"As expected of the man who defeated Yhwach, this strength is indeed formidable."

Ichibei clapped his hands and applauded with a chuckle, while a polite yet somewhat awkward smile appeared on his face.

Behind him, Senjumaru slightly bent her fingers, and countless needles and threads shot out, collecting the shattered Tenchūren.

"Tatsuma-sama, there's a slight issue with the transportation back to the Soul King Palace. Please wait a moment."

"No need to be so troublesome." Tatsuma chuckled lightly, raising his hand towards the sky.

Boom!

Crimson Destructive Rule surged forth, shattering all the barriers blocking and concealing the path above. At the same time, a magic array unfolded beneath their feet, and the surrounding scenery quickly distorted.

When everything returned to calm, a familiar sight entered the vision of the Zero Division members.

"This is... the Soul King Palace?!"

The straw in Tenjiro's mouth slipped out, his eyes wide open.

"What astonishing power."

Oetsu came to the edge of the platform and looked down.

Between the Soul King Palace and the Seireitei, a total of seventy-two powerful barriers were set up.

Shattering all these barriers with a single blow...

In Oetsu's memory, Tatsuma was the first to achieve this.

"That must be the Soul King Palace."

Tatsuma didn't pay attention to the reactions of the others.

After glancing around, he looked towards the spindle-shaped building not far away.

"I'm going to see the Soul King first. See you later."