Bleach: The Path to Transcendence

"Everything, to express my respect for you, I will go all out!"

The next moment, Ito Makoto instantly put away the slightly playful look on his face, his expression becoming more serious than ever before.

He circulated the spiritual pressure of his entire body, spiritual power surging like a turbulent undercurrent within him, and then he swung his sword fiercely.

This was his ultimate move after Bankai, which he had never shown in front of anyone.

It was rare to encounter a 'touchstone' as valuable as Everything, so he naturally wanted to try it to his heart's content.

"Yin Yang Annihilation!"

As Ito Makoto shouted, two huge sword shadows appeared out of thin air.

One sword shadow appeared pure white, like the sunlight of early morning, holy and sharp; the other appeared deep pure black, like the endless night.

The two sword lights intertwined and entangled, bursting out with endless spatial power fluctuations, rippling with layers of twisted ripples, as if they would shatter and collapse at any moment.

Everything on the side faced such a terrifying attack, but was not afraid at all.

He continued to attack swiftly with his sword, seemingly keenly aware of the powerful power contained in Ito Makoto's sword. Immediately, he fully condensed a large amount of blood pool power, and the thick blood seemed to be drawn by some mysterious force, continuously gathering on the blade.

"Gurgle!"

"Gurgle!"

The blood pool below churned violently, like boiling water, making a creepy sound. In an instant, a giant blood blade took shape, exuding a chilling bloody aura, and slammed into the black and white double blades. The earth-shattering collision that determined the victory occurred at this moment.

"Boom!"

A deafening roar, like the sky falling and the earth cracking, the scarlet realm that originally filled the entire four-square world, like a mirror slammed by a heavy hammer, shattered. A scarlet figure flew out like a kite with a broken string, and upon closer inspection, it was Everything.

The moment he fell, the scarlet realm seemed to lose its support and instantly dissipated into nothingness. Immediately afterwards, a flash of light, Everything turned back into the small-sized Meat Grinder again.

After the chilling blood domain completely dissipated, Ito Makoto's figure slowly emerged from it.

At this moment, the clothes on his body were tattered and the strips of cloth fluttered in the wind, but his eyes were bright.

Meat Grinder slowly climbed out of the deep pit that had been smashed into the ground, patted the dust off his body, and then, with a solemn expression, bowed very politely to Ito Makoto, and said:

"Thank you, you are very strong, and I felt very happy fighting with you!"

After saying that, he turned and left, disappearing without a trace in a few breaths.

Just a moment after Meat Grinder left, a powerful and unmatched spiritual pressure suddenly rose around Ito Makoto. This spiritual pressure came fiercely, as if a sleeping giant suddenly woke up.

"Could it be…"

Ito Makoto's heart moved, and he immediately released the four-square world again.

With a flash of light, the four-square world quickly enveloped him, successfully blocking the outside world's perception of his aura.

Inside the four-square world, the spiritual pressure around Ito Makoto surged and undulated like a turbulent wave, with a majestic momentum, almost breaking through the limits of the four-square world.

In an instant, a powerful force erupted in his body, his spiritual pressure soared like a rocket, directly breaking through the shackles of the third-class spiritual power and successfully reaching the second-class spiritual power realm.

"This is the level of a hundred-year captain!"

Ito Makoto felt the surging spiritual pressure in his body, and a gratified smile appeared on his face involuntarily.

After this battle, not only did his spiritual pressure realm improve, reaching the second level, but he also made significant progress in the use of swordsmanship and Bankai.

At this moment, even without the help of any external force, his combat power was already comparable to that of old powerhouses such as Kyōraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jūshirō.

"Now, even if Unohana Retsu comes in person, I should be able to fight with my own strength!"

Ito Makoto muttered to himself.