After Hollowfication, Kensei Muguruma's speed increased significantly. With a swift step, he vanished and reappeared in front of Yamahiko, aiming his combat knife at Yamahiko's neck.
Yamahiko leaned backward, narrowly avoiding the blade as Kensei followed up with a sharp elbow strike.
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Yamahiko blocked the strike with both hands, feeling the tremendous force behind it.
Kensei's speed and strength were now comparable to Yamahiko's Shunkō-boosted strikes.
Yamahiko pressed his right foot on the ground, rapidly retreating to create distance. However, a fierce wind gathered, forming razor-sharp wind blades that attacked him from all directions.
The intensity of the wind blades increased due to the temporary boost in reiatsu after Kensei's hollowfication.
Facing the onslaught, Yamahiko gripped his sword and unleashed a flurry of slashes, shattering the incoming wind blades. Yet, two wind blades persisted, their explosions creating shockwaves and leaving scars on the surrounding ground.
[Attack Img]
Undeterred, Kensei appeared behind Yamahiko once again, leaping high into the air and bringing down his blade.
It seemed impossible for Yamahiko to counter both the wind blades and Kensei's aerial strike simultaneously.
"Yamahiko is not a match for Kensei after his hollowfication. It seems he needs to release his own hollowfication to secure victory," commented Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi from a distance, watching the battle.
[Rōjūrō - Img]
"No need for that. Yamahiko doesn't have to release his hollowfication yet," said Hachigen Ushōda, a subtle smile playing on his lips.
[Hachigen - Img]
In the training ground, Yamahiko squinted his eyes, disregarding the danger of Kensei's strike. He shattered the wind blades. Kensei Muguruma's combat knife descended but didn't touch Yamahiko; instead, it struck a round fan.
Bakudō #39. Enkōsen (Round Lock Fan; Viz "Circle Lock Fan") [Img]
The circular fan shattered instantly, but it bought Yamahiko a moment. Seizing the opportunity, Yamahiko stepped back, creating distance between them.
"Quite fast," remarked Kensei as he grasped his blade, ready for another assault.
But once he leaped into the air, six beams of light flew in, enclosing his figure and causing him to crash heavily to the ground.
"Bakudō #61. Rikujōkōrō (Six Rods Prison of Light)," announced Yamahiko. [Img]
The reinforced Rikujōkōrō, with increased power, had even more astonishing binding force. However, facing Kensei, the beams shattered one by one.
But in the next moment, a massive chain flew out, tightly entwining Kensei Muguruma. Then, one by one, bars descended from the sky, sealing off Kensei's figure.
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With three advanced Kidō spells, Yamahiko immobilized Kensei, leaving him unable to move. Seizing this opportunity, Yamahiko raised his arm and began an incantation.
"Seeping crest of turbidity. Arrogant vessel of lunacy. Boil forth and deny...."
As Kensei broke free from the restraints and reappeared in mid-air, Yamahiko completed the incantation.
"Oh no," muttered Kensei, sensing the ominous Kidō.
[Scene Reference Image]
In an instant, a black coffin enveloped him, adorned with crucifixes. Dark energy radiated from the coffin, piercing through and pulverizing everything within.
[Hadō #90. Kurohitsugi - img]
"This is? Hadō #90. Kurohitsugi (Black Coffin)." Lisa Yadōmaru stood up abruptly, her face showing astonishment.
"And it's a fully-chanted Kurohitsugi. Hachigen, prepare for rescue," said Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi with concern.
However, Love Aikawa reassured, "No need to worry; he hasn't been defeated yet."
[Love Aikawa - Img]
In the next moment, the ground shattered, and fierce winds erupted as the black coffin slowly dissipated. Kensei stood amidst the aftermath, bloodied but not defeated. White bandages covered his arms, forming a circle on his back. In his hands were two large knuckle blades.
"Bankai, Tekken Tachikaze." [Image]
Kensei's Bankai, Tekken Tachikaze(Iron Fist Severing Wind), controlling the wind extensively, filled the surrounding space with a raging storm.
"Even when I formed a shield with wind, you still managed to injure me. You're truly formidable," admitted Kensei, acknowledging Yamahiko's strength.
Kensei Muguruma looked at Yamahiko. At the critical moment, he enveloped his body with a shield formed from the wind, attempting to resist the assault of Kurohitsugi. Despite this, the shield was still shattered by Kurohitsugi, causing him injury.
"But, it ends here. Use your Shikai, or you're not my match."
Kensei lightly swung his arm, and in the next moment, a gust of wind shattered the ground, forming a massive tornado sweeping toward Yamahiko.
Yamahiko hurriedly attempted to dodge, but in a whoosh, a figure appeared in front of him, striking with a knuckle blade.
Yamahiko attempted to evade, but the gathered winds shattered the lightning-based Kidō on both his hands and arms, leaving him immobilized in mid-air.
Just as it seemed he would be struck, a mask appeared on Yamahiko's face. With a resounding burst, he broke free from the constraints of the wind, reappearing at a distance, avoiding Kensei Muguruma's slash.
Hollowfication.
Yamahiko had no choice but to resort to Hollowfication for evasion. However, as he observed the turbulent winds densely filling the surrounding space, he realized that even Hollowfication might not prevail against Kensei.
Hollowfication could enhance speed and reiryoku, but it couldn't evade the raging winds pervading the entire space. If caught in the wind, Yamahiko could be shattered to pieces.
Recognizing the danger, Yamahiko shouted, "Descend, Raijinmaru!"
In the next moment, ominous clouds gathered above the training ground, arcs of lightning flickering within them. With a resounding crash, a bolt of lightning struck down, landing in Yamahiko's hand and transforming into Raijinmaru.
[reference image - lightning stricking - Image]
"A lightning-based Zanpakuto? This is the first time I've seen Yamahiko use his Zanpakuto," commented Love Aikawa with a raised eyebrow, looking somewhat surprised.
"Judging by this spectacle, its power shouldn't be weak," Shinji Hirako said with a smile.
In the center of the training ground, Kensei, intrigued, asked, "Is this your Shikai?"
Yamahiko nodded and said, "That's right."
Kensei chuckled, encouraging, "Go on the offensive. Just being able to make you use your Shikai and Hollowfication is enough. Let me see the power of your Shikai."
Yamahiko looked at Kensei Muguruma with a complex expression. His body was gradually covered in blue lightning, forming two pairs of lightning wings. Coupled with the mask adorned with sharp horns, he resembled an ancient thunder god.
[kind of like this Image, but two pairs]
"Boom."
Yamahiko's figure vanished, and the next moment, he reappeared on the back of Kensei Muguruma. The short spear in his hand pointed at the back of Kensei's heart.
Kensei instinctively tried to evade, but a sharp pain in his back left a gaping wound.
He lifted his head to find Yamahiko already at a distance, suspended in the air, watching him.
"I... I lost?"
Kensei Muguruma's face was filled with astonishment, finding it hard to believe that he had lost just like that.
"This speed!"
Yoruichi squinted her eyes, amazed by Yamahiko's speed, which surpassed the human eye's ability to catch, even faster than her use of Shunpo.
'Perhaps only by using my Shunkō: Raijin Senkei(Thunder God's War) Form can I catch up to him,' thought Yoruichi.
[Shunkō: Raijin Senkei - Image]
Yamahiko, however, felt it was logical. The augmentation of his reiryoku and speed through Hollowfication, coupled with the two pairs of lightning wings, pushed Yamahiko's speed to the extreme, instantly defeating the Bankai-released Kensei Muguruma.
In this state, he was even faster than Aizen. He now possessed the ability to fight against him.
Yet, this was not enough.
Because, in the next moment, Yamahiko's mask suddenly shattered, the lightning on his body vanished, and his Shikai state disappeared without a trace.
The spiritual power within Yamahiko had completely dissipated.
Hollowfication, two pairs of lightning wings, combined with Thunder kido, the complete Black Coffin, and three Bakudōs, had drained Yamahiko's reiryoku entirely.
Yamahiko possesses a seventh level reiryoku, which is equivalent to a captain-level, but he cannot sustain the application of these abilities.
Hollowfication is essentially an advance consumption of spiritual power, and the consumption of the dual lightning wings is even more terrifying. Therefore, Yamahiko cannot sustain these abilities for an extended period.
With his complete spiritual power, Yamahiko can maintain these abilities for about twenty seconds. However, if he consumes it prematurely, he can only sustain them for approximately seven to eight seconds.
It's only when he reaches an eighth level of reiryoku that Yamahiko can extend the usage time, truly having the potential to confront Sōsuke Aizen.
~End of the chapter~
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