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"Urahara, your question has stumped me."

Erin shook his head and smiled, "If I had been in Soul Society for the past six years and constantly supervised Byakuya's training, it would have been no problem for Byakuya to surpass Senbonzakura."

Erin's words were extremely arrogant, as if he didn't care about Senbonzakura at all.

However, both Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi agreed with this point.

For them, the power of a Zanpakuto is just that—a power.

Just like Yoruichi Shihouin, although she had a Zanpakuto, she abandoned it because she developed "Shunho," which is stronger than the Zanpakuto's Bankai. Yet, Yoruichi's strength was not weaker than anyone else's.

"However, I have laid a solid foundation for Byakuya. As long as Byakuya doesn't fall too far behind, Senbonzakura's current level shouldn't be a big problem for him."

"It all depends on what Byakuya thinks."

"If we go all out, defeating Senbonzakura won't be difficult."

"If he only wants to use Senbonzakura's Shikai ability to deal with Senbonzakura's Bankai, it will be much more difficult."

……

"Whoosh..."

Byakuya Kuchiki brandished the hilt of his sword, and under his control, the Senbonzakura blades around him kept spinning, enhancing their attack power.

It was precisely because of the increased attack power brought about by the rotation speed that Byakuya was able to block Senbonzakura's attacks time and time again.

However, even if Byakuya could use the Senbonzakura Shikai to its limit, he would still be somewhat overwhelmed when faced with more than ten thousand times the number of blades.

Therefore, under the sea of ​​cherry blossoms that attacked Senbonzakura, Byakuya had no choice but to use Shunpo to dodge while keeping the speed of his Senbonzakura blades in a high-speed spinning storm mode.

Otherwise, he could be overwhelmed by hundreds of millions of blades at any moment.

"good……"

Despite looking somewhat disheveled, Byakuya Kuchiki managed a smile.

If even Senbonzakura's Bankai couldn't push him to this extent, Byakuya would really have to doubt Senbonzakura's abilities.

"However, Senbonzakura, just like Uncle Erin said, your abilities are very strong, but your application of those abilities is far too crude!"

Although Byakuya acknowledges Senbonzakura's abilities, he dismisses her use of them as utterly worthless.

"The White Emperor Sword!"

With Byakuya's low shout, the storm of blades that had been surrounding him surged onto the hilt of Byakuya Senbonzakura, condensing into a sword that radiated a cherry blossom-colored light.

Outside the sword, there were also visible whirlwinds.

"Oh?"

Upon seeing Byakuya's move, not only Yoruichi and Kisuke Urahara, but even Erin exclaimed in surprise.

The White Emperor Sword was taught to Byakuya by Erin based on Byakuya's strongest technique after his Bankai, "Final Scene: White Emperor Sword," so that he could master it himself during his Shikai.

However, compared to six years ago, Byakuya's "White Emperor Sword" is now a level more powerful.

Six years ago, Byakuya's "White Emperor Sword" was formed by condensing all the blades of Senbonzakura after its Shikai into a sword body, thus enhancing the power of his slashes.

Now, Byakuya has not only condensed the blades into sword bodies, but those condensed blades are also still spinning at high speed.

The whirlwind around the cherry blossom-colored Senbonzakura sword is formed by the high-speed rotation of countless Senbonzakura sakura blossoms.

"Shh!"

Byakuya, wielding the "White Emperor Sword," unleashed a powerful whirlwind around the blade, cleaving the onrushing sea of ​​cherry blossoms in two...

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Chapter 82 The White Emperor's Slaying

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

In Kisuke Urahara's secret base, the cherry blossom blades, like ocean waves, are repeatedly shattered.

With each swing of Byakuya's "White Emperor Sword," the whirlwind on the blade transforms into a slash, repeatedly shattering the waves of Senbonzakura.

However, even more waves will overwhelm Byakuya's strikes.

The hills in this underground base have all been affected by Byakuya and Senbonzakura's battle, turning into countless pebbles.

On the ground, there were hundreds of large and small marks left by the slashes.

This battle has been going on for two days.

After using the "White Emperor Sword", Byakuya reversed the disadvantage and gradually became able to compete with Senbonzakura after her Bankai.

However, his attack was not powerful enough to cleave through a sea of ​​hundreds of millions of blades in one strike, and the waves stirred up by Senbonzakura were not powerful enough to instantly shatter Byakuya's slash.

At this point, the battle between the two sides became a stalemate.

In other words, Kisuke Urahara's Kido ability was quite strong, which confined the battle spiritual pressure fluctuations of Byakuya Kuchiki and Senbonzakura within this underground base.

The battle between Byakuya and Senbonzakura now is somewhat similar to the battle between Ichigo Kurosaki and Byakuya two hundred years later.

Byakuya used his lightning-fast Shunpo to circle around Senbonzakura, occasionally swinging his White Emperor Sword to disperse the incoming cherry blossom waves, before unleashing a powerful slash at Senbonzakura.

Senbonzakura unleashed her full power, wielding both hands to double the speed of her blades. She split her blades in two, one part forming a cherry blossom barrier around herself to defend against Byakuya's attacks.

The other, under his control, chased after Byakuya like a giant dragon or python, launching attacks.

If the two continue to fight like this, unless one of them can't withstand the spiritual pressure first, it's not impossible for them to fight for another two or three days.

After all, neither Byakuya nor Senbonzakura currently possesses a powerful technique that can directly and decisively defeat their opponent.

Even Byakuya's strongest "White Emperor Sword" at this moment could not break through the defense of Senbonzakura's hundreds of millions of blades.

Senbonzakura's attacks will be dispersed by Byakuya's "White Emperor Sword" and will not be able to effectively attack Byakuya.

While they were engaged in a fierce battle, Erin and his two companions, who had been watching the fighting for two days, were almost asleep.

After all, even the most intense battles will become visually tiring if watched the same way for two days.

Erin yawned, shook his head, and said to Byakuya:

"Byakuya, although I really don't want to interrupt your fighting spirit, I have to remind you that your grandfather's time is running out..."

"If you want to make him happy sooner, then resolve this quickly."

"Or do you intend to wait until your grandfather passes away before going to see him with your fully mastered Bankai?"

On the battlefield, Byakuya Kuchiki's fervent fighting spirit was extinguished by Erin's bucket of water.

Yes, his main purpose in coming here is to complete his Bankai training so that his grandfather can hand over the Kuchiki family to him with peace of mind.

But what is he doing now?

After Senbonzakura submitted on the first day, he still thought she was too weak and made her use all her strength to gain his approval.

What now?

Senbonzakura used all her strength, but he still hadn't defeated her after two days.

"Byakuya, you know I promised the old man that if you don't complete your Bankai training this time, I will give you another round of training on how to perform Bankai."

When Erin's words rang in Byakuya's ears, Byakuya trembled and was almost hit by the wave of Senbonzakura. He used Shunpo to teleport several times at full power before he was able to get rid of the entanglement of Senbonzakura petals.

At this moment, Byakuya Kuchiki's gaze toward Senbonzakura was no longer ardent, but rather indifferent, as if nothing in the world was worthy of his attention.

Having witnessed the vastness of Uncle Erin's resources, the mere thousand cherry blossoms were nothing more than a puddle.

"You're very good, Senbonzakura."

"I acknowledge that you are qualified to become my Zanpakuto."

"Now, I'm going to go all out. I hope you can survive my attack."

"Otherwise, I would have to spend time nurturing and restoring you before I could complete the training for Bankai."

After saying that, Byakuya Kuchiki raised his cherry-colored Zanpakuto high and chanted a Kido incantation.

"Hado #58 - Kennya!"

The enormous Kido whirlwind merged with the whirlwind created by the high-speed rotation of the blades around Byakuya Kuchiki's Zanpakuto. Petals of cherry blossoms scattered from Byakuya Kuchiki's sword, mixing into the massive tornado and turning it cherry blossom pink.

"White Emperor—Slay!"

"boom!"

With a roar from Kuchiki Byakuya, the enormous cherry blossom tornado on the hilt of Senbonzakura was transformed into a towering cherry blossom slash by his powerful slashing technique. With unstoppable force, it cleaved the hundreds of millions of cherry blossoms in front of Senbonzakura in two...

"not good!"

Kisuke Urahara never expected that Byakuya Kuchiki would possess a technique similar to Yoruichi Shun's.

However, Yoruichi combined Kido and Hakuda to develop a technique called "Shunko".

Byakuya Kuchiki, on the other hand, fused Kido (demon arts), Slashing Techniques, and his own Zanpakuto abilities to develop a powerful slash.

After defeating Senbonzakura, the power of this slash weakened somewhat, but it was still flying towards the edge of the underground palace.

Kisuke Urahara's barrier could conceal the spiritual pressure of battle, but it couldn't stop Byakuya's slash.

If this slash breaks through the barrier and blasts through the underground base, then this underground palace, which Kisuke Urahara has been working on for so long, will be exposed, abandoned, and may even face the wrath of the Captain-Commander.

After all, any clandestine research is a potential bomb that could threaten the stability of Soul Society, in the Captain-Commander's eyes.

Before it was exposed, everyone was at peace.

But once the scandal breaks, it will definitely be purged.

Captain-Commander Yamamoto's stance on protecting the Seireitei is beyond question.

"Whoosh-"

Kisuke Urahara's figure transformed into a series of afterimages, overtaking Byakuya's cherry-colored slash from the side and appearing in front of the wall.

"Binding Spell Number Eighty-One - Severing the Void!"