Steve sighed in his heart. He had already expected this situation.
As early as seventy years ago, he had seen and felt the powerful pressure that the current leader of the invisible empire, Haschwalth, displayed.
Although a long time had passed.
But the sense of suffocation left at that time had long been deeply engraved in his bones.
Moreover, when he was in New York, he also met the captain of 11th Division and fought with the big hollow of Arrancar level. The terrible Spiritual Power, who could make the world collapse at any time and let the atmosphere burn like a flame, was still vivid in his mind.
Among all the people on this trip, he was the one who understood the captain the most.
This battle had been doomed from the beginning, and what awaited him was failure.
The only thing he could change was to try his best to delay his failure.
"Looking at your eyes, you don't intend to give up, right?" Kyouraku Shunsui raised the tip of his eyebrows and noticed the change in the man's eyes.
"Unless you intend to let me go." Steve lowered his center of gravity like a cheetah. His legs were slightly bent apart, and the muscles on his back and spine were taut, like a bowstring waiting to be released.
"I'm afraid that won't do."
Kyouraku Shunsui squeezed out a sad expression. "After I finish you, I have to chase the other one."
Bang!
The flat green stone slabs exploded one after another, and the ground collapsed as if it had been hit by a heavy object.
An extremely ear-piercing sound of the air being torn apart suddenly rang out like an alarm bell. A speeding figure broke through the sky and arrived. Behind him, layers of mighty air waves were pulled out. In an instant, he rushed in front of Kyouraku Shunsui.
"Giant Strike!"
The extremely tyrannical fist intent descended like a brilliant sun.
The five fingers that were covered in black and red radiance suddenly closed up like the sharp claws of a demon.
In a breath's time, the violent Spiritual Power was suddenly condensed on one point and blasted out!
Speed! Power!
This fist contained both.
It had even formed a bit of a concept, and wherever the fist went, hollow would shake the air.
The surging and roaring tide rolled up a ton level force. Like an invisible hand, it poured down from the sky, filling up all the gaps in a radius of dozens of meters. Even the air was squeezed out.
The fist stirred up wind and thunder in all directions, exploding and roaring.
A strong gust of wind blew over, directly blowing the conical bamboo hat. The flowery coat also flew up.
Kyouraku Shunsui's frivolous face could not help but change slightly at this moment. It seemed that he did not expect that this human in front of him could actually throw such a powerful punch, which made him, the captain, feel a little shocked.
To be fair...is this still human?
What exactly did Lord Spirit King do on this guy to let a person have this extraordinary power!
But now, Kyouraku Shunsui has no time to think about these problems.
The strong fist pressure broke through the air layer by layer. Obviously, before touching his body, there was an inexplicable sense of oppression, even as if he had been hit. The flesh, bones, and internal organs of his chest were convulsing.
"Bakudo's 81 - Danku!"
Kyouraku Shunsui had no choice but to put his two fingers together.
A transparent space barrier suddenly appeared between the two of them, blocking Steve's punch.
Boom!!
The destructive power poured down on the air.
The huge boom produced by the impact caused the entire earth around to tremble violently, setting off billowing storms that rolled up.
The air that had been pushed out of the area by the punch suddenly surged back in a frenzy, sweeping up an even greater storm. With the aftershock of the force, the ground under their feet collapsed several inches.
In the smoke, Steve was panting like a cow, and bean-sized beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks.
"I said, little brother, it's time to choose to give up, right?"
Kyouraku Shunsui suddenly appeared behind him and pressed Steve's shoulder. "You should know very well that although your moves are very powerful and your speed is not too slow, you are unable to hit me."
"If we continue to fight like this, won't the result be very obvious?"
"It is better to choose to give up the battle from the beginning and go back with me honestly. Not only can we avoid physical pain, but we can also relax a little, right?"
But what answered him was a fist.
Kyouraku Shunsui used Hoho and landed not far away. Several attempts to persuade him were ineffective. Even though he had a good temper, he was inevitably a little angry at this time. There was a hint of coldness in his eyes. "I told you to stop. Those who don't listen to me often end up very miserable."
"Huff...huff...huff..."
Several times of full-strength blow by the giant caused Steve's physical exhaustion to be severe.
Now, with every breath he took, he could feel a burning pain in his lungs. His whole body was sore and powerless. With only a will, he could faint at any time.
"Look at your current appearance."
Kyouraku Shunsui's eyes were focused and he sighed, "That move consumes too much physical strength. How long can you last?"
"Breathing --"
Steve took a deep breath and assumed the posture of an attack again. His eyes were firm as he said, "I can fight you for a whole day!"
"...."
Even though Kyouraku had a big heart, after hearing this, the corner of his eyes could not help but twitch.
The last person who could fight with him for an entire day was his classmate's good friend, Jūshirō Ukitake. Moreover, after so many years, there was still only this one person. Was the brain of this guy in front of him burned?
"There is no way."
Kyouraku Shunsui pressed his hands on the handle of sword at his waist and pulled out two zanpakuto, one long and one short, "Since you insist on fighting, then there is only one way to go. Let me take your life and then go after the child who escaped."
Finally.. Are you going to be serious ?!
Steve exhaled the last breath in his lungs and concentrated Spiritual Power on the giant arm.
He had known that he would fail.
Apart from staying here to buy some time for Peter to escape, he had other purposes.
That was to force the captain to use zanpakuto and obtain the key ability information. Then, through the real-time connection video device, he would pass this important information to the other surviving companions!
Please hold on a little longer!
At the very least, he had to hold on until the captain began with his zanpakuto.
"Giant's... Strike!"
Steve growled and charged at Kyouraku Shunsui, unafraid of death.
The last bit of spiritual power was gathered in his left arm. The roaring wind was like a giant vortex, constantly swallowing the air around it. Against the black and red lake, it was like an unyielding dragon breaking through the clouds with its head held high, letting out a dragon roar!
One step. Two steps. Three steps.
Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to Kyouraku Shunsui, Steve raised his fist and was ready to strike.
However, Kyouraku Shunsui's figure suddenly disappeared like a ghost.
The next second, blood splattered everywhere.
A light figure passed Steve and slowly landed on the ground.
"Sorry, little brother."
Kyouraku Shunsui lowered his eyes and sighed as he slowly closed sword into his sheath.
Clang!
Sword sheathed his sword and let out a crisp sound.
A huge wound on sword appeared on Steve's chest, and his hot blood spilled out.
The flesh from his left shoulder to his right abdomen had been cut open by this fierce sword, and one could even see the eerie white bones and organs.