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Chapter 23 Fierce Battle

In the world of Bleach, a Shinigami's most powerful technique and trump card is the ultimate release of his Zanpakuto—Bankai!

After Bankai, the most basic thing is that the Shinigami's spiritual pressure will increase by 5 to 10 times.

In addition, Shinigami can fully control and use all the abilities of their Zanpakuto.

The power of Bankai is directly proportional to the difficulty of mastering it.

Of all the Gotei 13, only the thirteen captains have publicly disclosed the information.

In the present day, after nearly two thousand years of peace in Seireitei, in order to maintain the safety of the residents, Captain-Commander Yamamoto once issued a decree—

Shinigami of captain rank or higher are prohibited from unleashing their Zanpakuto.

Of course, what's prohibited here is the captains unleashing their Zanpakuto, not their Bankai.

The spiritual pressure of a captain-level being is far greater than that of a non-captain-level being.

If the captains release their spiritual pressure to the fullest extent, even the vice-captains within a three-mile radius will be affected.

Bankai can increase the spiritual pressure of the captains by 5 to 10 times.

If two captain-level Bankai clash, all Shinigami within a five-mile radius, except for the other captains, will be in mortal danger.

Erin never expected that Hoshino Kyouga would dare to violate Captain-Commander Yamamoto's order and use Bankai within the Seireitei!

However, what relieved Erin was that the purple-haired, gloomy man who appeared next to Hoshino Hibiki did not reach out his long-fingered hand towards him, but instead reached out to the Grim Reapers watching from the other side.

"Xianghe, how dare you..."

Of all these people, only Kuchiki Ginrei knew the true power of Hoshino Hibiki's Zanpakuto.

However, he never expected that this guy would dare to use this ability on them.

"Quickly, shut yourself off!"

Faced with Hoshino Hibiki's abilities, Kuchiki Ginrin only had time to say those words to the others before closing her eyes, entering her own soul space, and sealing off her heart.

However, Kuchiki Ginryu's warning was clearly too late!

"How can it be……"

Before these Grim Reapers could sense anything else, eerie auras emanated from their bodies, coalescing into black shadows wielding Zanpakuto.

There are also some humanoid creatures with other forms.

"What, what's going on..."

The Grim Reapers, whose auras coalesced into shadows, had no idea what these shadows were.

After all, none of them had yet completed the gestation of their own Zanpakuto.

However, those who saw the Grim Reaper materialize from their own aura into a clearly shaped form were utterly shocked.

These are the shapes of their Zanpakuto, how did they escape from the soul space?

"Hey, Tengu Maru, what are you doing?"

"Shanyue?"

"Niao Niang, why are you out here?"

In an instant, the Shinigami who recognized their Zanpakuto rushed forward, wanting to ask what had happened to their Zanpakuto.

However, to their surprise, their Zanpakuto ignored their calls and instead transformed into afterimages, rushing towards Erin.

"projection--"

Erin dared not be careless in the face of these attacking Zanpakuto.

One after another, Zanpakuto appeared in front of Erin. Compared to the dozens of Zanpakuto when attacking Hoshino Hibiki, this time Erin projected all the Zanpakuto from his Reality Marble except those stuck in the sword mound.

The appearance of hundreds of Zanpakuto in the sky caused all the Shinigami present to gasp in shock.

"Run! Everyone, get out of here right now!"

"This is no longer a battle you can interfere in. Get out of here!"

Upon seeing this, Shiba Isshin, the captain of the 10th Division, immediately stepped to the front, drew his Zanpakuto from his waist, and unleashed his spiritual pressure to protect the Shinigami behind him, preventing them from losing their will due to the pressure from the two powerful spiritual pressures in front of them.

On the other side, Aikawa Rao also quickly unleashed his spiritual pressure together with Shiba Isshin, and at the same time ordered his squad's Shinigami to retreat first.

Upon receiving orders from the two captains, the Grim Reapers quickly retreated.

In the end, only the spirited Faith River in the sky, Erin surrounded by hundreds of Zanpakuto, the closed-minded Kuchiki Ginrin, and the bursting spiritual pressure of Shiba Isshin and Aikawa Rabu remained in this area.

The outburst of Captain-level spiritual pressure also attracted the attention of most of the Shinigami within the Seireitei.

The captains of the 2nd Division, Yoruichi Shihōin, the captain of the 5th Division, Shinji Hirako, the captain of the 8th Division, Shunsui Kyōraku, and the captain of the 9th Division, Kensei Mukkari, are all rushing towards the Kuchiki family.

"Fantasy collapse!"

A large amount of spiritual energy transformed into patterns that spread across the Zanpakuto flying around Erin. Then, with a wave of his hand, Erin sent these hundreds of Zanpakuto into streaks of blue light that attacked the more than sixty materialized Zanpakuto.

"Boom, boom, boom, boom..."

The front gate of the Kuchiki family's house, and the nearby alleyways, became a backdrop for countless fireworks at that moment.

If the Kuchiki family hadn't been so wealthy that they used "killing energy stones"—materials that have strong resistance to spiritual power—to build their courtyard walls, at least one-fifth of the Kuchiki family's property would probably have been destroyed in this series of explosions.

Even so, the alleyway opposite the Kuchiki family's house was almost completely reduced to rubble and broken tiles.

Even the walls of the Kuchiki family's courtyard have developed several cracks.

If such attacks were to occur a few more times, even the courtyard walls built of "killing stones" would likely suffer the same fate as the other alleyways.

"call out--"

"Whizzing--"

Seven or eight figures burst out of the flames.

The attack from Erin just now completely destroyed the Zanpakuto of ordinary Shinigami.

Even among the Zanpakuto of the seated officials, several have perished.

The Zanpakuto that burst out of the explosion were all those that had been released immediately upon encountering an attack.

At the same time, they were also lucky, as they were right behind the Zanpakuto of the 7th Division Captain Aikawa Rao and the 10th Division Captain Shiba Isshin. Most of the explosive force was blocked by these two powerful Zanpakuto, which allowed them to survive.

After all, they are just projected replicas. Even if they use "Imagine Collapse" to enhance their power to the level of the original, they are still far from being a captain-level Zanpakuto.

It's unrealistic to think that you can defeat a captain-level Zanpakuto by simply bombarding it with projected images.

but……

"Snapped!"

Erin patted the scabbard of his Zanpakuto at his waist, and instantly, the scabbard emitted a slight spiritual pressure fluctuation.

"Buzz..."

Sensing the spiritual pressure fluctuations emanating from the scabbard, the Tessaiga, which had been thrown far away by Erin earlier, suddenly trembled.

The next moment, the Tessaiga on the ground turned into a black shadow and flew swiftly toward Erin, who then grasped it in his hand.

Chapter 24 Flame Tessaiga

After creating Kisuke Urahara's Benihime, Erin, based on the principle of the Crimson Mist Shield, crafted the scabbard of his Zanpakuto into a scabbard for the Tessaiga that contained a defensive barrier.

In the anime Inuyasha, the scabbard of the Tessaiga has a hidden function.

That is-

After the Tessaiga is removed from your hand, you can summon it by holding the scabbard!

"Zheng!"

Despite facing two captain-level Zanpakuto and seven or eight seat-level Zanpakuto, Erin, wielding the Tessaiga, felt no fear of battle.

Rather, it was the opportunity to unleash his full power for the first time that made Erin feel extremely exhilarated.

"Tetsusaiga!"

As Erin called out, the old, damaged Tessaiga in his hand emitted a dazzling white light, and the entire blade expanded several times over, with a dense aura of spiritual energy swirling around the giant fang blade.

The release of the Tessaiga did not cause Erin's spiritual pressure to rise again, which caused a hint of disappointment to flash in Erin's eyes.

That's true. He has already released his Zanpakuto. If releasing another Zanpakuto could increase his spiritual pressure, that would only be releasing the Zanpakuto within his Reality Barrier. Erin's spiritual pressure would already be off the charts.

However, although the release of the Tessaiga did not cause Erin's spiritual pressure to surge a second time, Erin also discovered that when he was in the Unlimited Blade Works Shikai state, the spiritual power consumed by releasing other weapons, or even using the secret techniques of these weapons, was reduced by almost ten times!

What this means is self-evident.

Erin concentrated his violent spiritual pressure onto the Tessaiga in his hand, and miniature tornadoes swirled around the blade.

Then, Erin swung the Tessaiga at the seven materialized Zanpakuto that were charging towards him.

"Wind injury!"

Three towering slashes, like a tidal wave, engulfed these Zanpakuto...

"Ah ah ah ah ah……"

Under this powerful slash, the Zanpakuto of the five seated officials were directly torn to shreds.

"Smash him—Tengu Maru!"

Aikawa Rabu's Zanpakuto is depicted as a muscular man nearly three meters tall.

Faced with this powerful slash, he immediately unleashed his Zanpakuto.

"boom!"

A dense spiritual pressure erupted from Tengumaru's body, and the Zanpakuto in his hand transformed into a gigantic spiked club, resembling a cactus.

"A fiery little hammer!"

As Tengumaru swung his club, thick flames crackled around it, colliding with Erin's slash.

"boom!"

The white slashes and red flames erupted, shooting straight into the sky and dyeing the surrounding sky red and white.