I'm in Bleach, starting with Unlimited Blade Works.

When he grasped Muramasa, he learned of the ability that Hoshino Hibiki considered his trump card.

Muramasa's true ability is to invade the mind of a Shinigami, provoking the Shinigami's Zanpakuto through words or force, amplifying its dissatisfaction with its master, or its thirst for war, in order to control the Shinigami.

This ability was developed from Hoshino Hibiki's own abilities.

It's an ability that allows one to invade an enemy's body through their spiritual pressure, creating a "visual distance difference" in the enemy. It's similar to manipulating the five senses, but it doesn't have the powerful hypnotic ability of Kyoka Suigetsu.

Even so, it is enough to demonstrate the power of Hoshino Hibiki's ability.

It's a pity that Erin had only created Muramasa a few days ago.

Learning more about Hoshino Hibiki through Muramasa was the best Erin could do at that point.

If Erin were given more time, and after he had fully absorbed Hoshino Hibiki's experience, defeating Hoshino Hibiki would naturally not be difficult.

But now, after suffering several setbacks, Erin has come to understand how troublesome this ability is.

It's impossible to defeat him with the Tessaiga and Bakusaiga while he's under the influence of Hoshino Hibiki's abilities.

"Sizzsssssssssss..."

"Click..."

In this battle, Erin unleashed his true Zanpakuto, "Unlimited Blade Works".

Therefore, when using the ultimate techniques of other weapons, you only need to unlock one-tenth of the ultimate techniques of those other weapons individually.

In this way, Azure Dragon Slash and Wind Wound were unleashed in Airin's hands, and the thunder and howling wind never ceased.

Unfortunately, none of these attacks actually hit Hoshino Hibiki.

Conversely, the scabbard at Erin's waist had already cracked several times under Hoshino Hibiki's attack.

Once the scabbard of the Tessaiga is broken, Erin will lose her protective barrier and will definitely be injured when facing Hoshino Hibiki's attack.

Thinking of this, Erin's Tessaiga and Bakusaiga turned into spiritual particles and dissipated.

No, it's not just the longsword in my hand.

The "sword forest" surrounding Erin turned into spiritual particles and dissipated, which Erin then returned to his inherent barrier.

"Oh?"

Seeing this, Hoshino Hibiki narrowed his eyes slightly: "What? Feeling the gap between us, so you want to surrender?"

The barrier surrounding Erin made it difficult for Hoshino Hibiki to attack him.

However, it is clear that Hoshino Hibiki also discovered the weakness of Erin's barrier.

After several attacks, the scabbard that held the barrier in place was on the verge of collapse.

"Hoshino, when did you come to the idea that there's a gap between us, that I'm inferior to you?"

"Undeniably, your ability is truly extraordinary. At least for now, I haven't found a way to discover your true form."

"but……"

Erin stretched out his hand, and ripples spread out in front of his right hand. A Zanpakuto emerged from the center of these ripples and was grasped by Erin.

"Shine—!"

As Erin called out, the Zanpakuto in Erin's hand transformed into a double-edged straight sword that looked like a mirror.

"Third Seat Hoshino, does your ability have a range limitation?"

Erin looked at Hoshino Hibiki, regardless of whether Hoshino Hibiki was an illusion or the real Hoshino Hibiki: "Judging from your previous attacks, the distance between your illusion and the real Hoshino Hibiki never exceeded ten meters each time."

"Tell me, if my attack range is 300 meters centered on me, how useful is your ability?"

"what?"

Under Hoshino Hibiki's horrified gaze, Erin raised the mirror-finished straight sword high in her hands.

Bankai - Tensenken!

The Heavenly Piercing Sword is a weapon belonging to Fanatheo, an Integrity Knight from the Sword Art Online: Alicization arc, which is based on Erin's memories.

The initial liberation of the Armed Forces allows for complete control, absorbing surrounding spiritual particles and transforming them into lasers to attack enemies.

Ultimately, the liberation of memories allows for the absorption of surrounding spiritual particles over a large area, enabling a dense laser attack on the surroundings, and also allowing these lasers to be condensed into a powerful torrent of light shockwave.

The ability that Erin is currently using is the one that comes after the Heavenly Piercing Sword's memories have been released.

Centered on Erin, a large number of spiritual particles converged on Erin's Sky Piercing Sword, making the Sky Piercing Sword look like a miniature sun.

Then, in an instant, this "little sun" burst forth with countless beams of light, scattering in all directions.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Chapter 40 Victory

Seireitei, First Division.

After ordering Erin to go and subdue Hoshino Hibiki, Captain-Commander Yamamoto and the other eleven captains came to the First Division Captain's office.

As the head division of the Gotei 13, the captain's room of the First Division is the tallest of all the divisions.

Looking out from here, you can see almost half of the Gotei 13.

Coincidentally, the commotion from the Seventh Division was also within their field of vision.

Although the distance was too great, no one could see the specific details of the battle.

However, as captain-level powerhouses, when they watch a battle, they focus more on sensing the clash of spiritual pressure between the two sides.

Moreover, although the specific details could not be seen, the soaring slash and the ferocious dragon roar made even those in the First Division feel the immense destructive power.

"Vice Captain Erin's strength is probably not weak among us."

The one who said those words was the captain of the Third Division, Rojuro Ootori.

Every team captain has absolute confidence in themselves.

For a captain to say something like that shows how much everyone approves of Erin.

In particular, the spiritual pressure Erin released at the end, and that terrifying sphere of light as bright as the sun...

Of all the people, perhaps only Kenpachi Azajo, who fused his Zanpakuto with the Soul Society, had the clearest view of this battle.

When Erin finally released that Zanpakuto, for some reason, Kenpachi Azajo remembered that one of the officers in his squad seemed to have a Zanpakuto with the power to control light.

That little guy, I think his name is Ichinose Masaki?

I wonder if he will have the same power as Vice Captain Erin when he grows up.

"The victory or defeat has been decided."

After the little sun dissipated, the captains could all sense that Hoshino Hibiki's spiritual pressure had dropped to a very dangerous level.

Clearly, under Vice Captain Erin's attack, Hoshino Hibiki had been severely injured and was no longer able to resist.

"Everyone, Vice-Captain Erin has successfully defeated the traitor Hoshino Hibiki. Let's go to the captain's office and wait for Vice-Captain Erin's arrival to celebrate his victory."

"Yes, Captain."

Led by Captain-Commander Yamamoto, the captains headed toward the captains' meeting room.

On the way back, the sixth division captain, Kuchiki Ginrin, intentionally moved closer to the second division captain, Shihouin Yoruichi.

"Captain Shihōin, may I trouble you for a moment?"

"Oh?"

Yoruichi Shihōin glanced at Ginryū Kuchiki with surprise, then a look of realization flashed in her eyes.

"Uncle Kuchiki is too kind. You are Yoruichi's elder. How could Yoruichi refuse an invitation from an elder?"

Indeed, in terms of seniority, Kuchiki Ginrei is of the same generation as Shihouin Yoruichi's father, Shihouin Senhi, and is less than a hundred years older than Shihouin Senhi. Compared to Shihouin Senhi, who currently only has one daughter, Shihouin Yoruichi, Kuchiki Ginrei has a son and a daughter, making her quite well-off.

Unfortunately, although Shihouin Senhi only had one daughter, Shihouin Yoruichi rose to power very quickly. In less than two hundred years, she took over the position of captain of the second division and head of the Shihouin family from Shihouin Senhi, allowing Shihouin Senhi to retire early and enjoy life.

As for Kuchiki Ginrei's children, none of them amounted to anything, leaving her to single-handedly support the Kuchiki family's main branch and her position as captain of the Sixth Division.

Now, although they are from the same era, Shihouin Senhi is still a robust young man, while Kuchiki Ginrei is already very old...

Now that Kuchiki Sojun has been killed, only Kuchiki Haruko, a weak woman, remains in the main branch of the Kuchiki family.

Then I thought back to when I saw my own vice-captain at the Kuchiki family's house...

What Kuchiki Ginryu wanted to say was self-evident.

As Yoruichi had predicted, Kuchiki Ginrin immediately asked if Erin could be transferred to another squad.

"Captain Shihōin, due to the chaos caused by Hoshino Hibiki, the vice-captain of my Sixth Division died, which greatly weakened the Sixth Division."

"I see that Captain Shifeng's Second Division is full of talented people. I would like to ask Captain Shifeng to send one of them to serve as the vice-captain of my Sixth Division. I wonder if Captain Shifeng has any conditions?"

Kuchiki Ginrin's words almost made Yoruichi lose her composure.

Are all these older people so thick-skinned?

The biggest losses from this rebellion instigated by Hoshino Hibiki were probably suffered by the Seventh Division, which served as the final battlefield, and the Ninth Division, which had gathered outside the Central 46 Chambers' trial room from the very beginning of the rebellion.

Indeed, the Sixth Division did lose a lieutenant to Hoshino Hibiki, but among the upper echelons of the Gotei 13, who doesn't know how Kuchiki Aojun got his lieutenant position?

With Kuchiki Sojun's death, the Sixth Division has at most lost one of its four or five seat commanders. If they replace him with a more capable vice-captain, their overall strength will probably even improve. How could it be a major loss in strength?

but……

Consider the Kuchiki family now; only Kuchiki Ginrei, the elder, is left to support them, and Yoruichi Shihouin doesn't expose Ginrei's lies.

“Uncle Kuchiki, you must know that the Second Division is a special unit. If we want the members of the Second Division to transfer to another unit, we need the Captain-Commander’s approval.”

Indeed, like other squads, if someone wants to transfer to another squad or retire, all they need is the captain's approval.

However, as a covert mobile unit, the Second Division carries out classified missions and may even come into contact with secrets that ordinary Shinigami would never encounter in their entire lives.

The Second Division, especially the Intelligence Division and Xingjun, unless they have other special identities, can only spend their entire lives in the division or die in battle.

"Don't worry, as long as you ask, I'll talk to the captain."

Alright, since they've gone this far, Yoruichi Shihouin is happy to release them.

"In that case, as long as Uncle Kuchiki can persuade that person and the captain, I have no problem."

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