"Bankai—Candle Dragon of Azure Stars."
As the faint words fell, from within the blue Reishi arrow barrage's explosion, two golden and white lights suddenly burst forth!
In just an instant, all blue light was completely engulfed!
Next moment, all light simultaneously transformed into a giant blade, rapidly reversing direction, directly slashing back toward Yhwach!
BOOM!!
That tremendous blade was even larger than the entire Ice Palace!
Within it, no trace of Yhwach's Reiatsu remained. All Reiatsu had completely transformed into Shigure's aura!
Yhwach's eyes narrowed. He immediately raised his hand, directly condensing Reiatsu onto his Quincy Cross Blade, raising his head, slashing toward that massive Reishi blade ahead!
However, just as his blade was about to contact that Reishi blade, that tremendous light suddenly split in two!
Directly separating and rushing past Yhwach's sides!
Yhwach first froze, then instantly reacted!
But his thoughts were still one step slow. The instant he turned, that blade had already bombarded him!
BANG!!!!
Yhwach gritted his teeth, forced to rapidly switch to Blut Vene, withstanding that tremendous Reishi attack.
Ordinary Quincy switching Blut would certainly have gaps.
However, as Progenitor of the Quincy, Yhwach's Blut switching far exceeded ordinary Sternritter.
Therefore, though that attack impacted him, it didn't cause too much damage.
Light scattered. Yhwach's black cloak was already tattered.
Expression dark, he looked toward Shigure holding dual blades opposite.
Through this brief collision, Yhwach's heart confirmed again—
Segawa Shigure's Bankai truly possessed power to assimilate all things.
That Multiple Holy Arrows just now was clearly assimilated by his Bankai, becoming power he could control, attacking back.
"Seems... after his Bankai, all pure Reishi-type attacks are already ineffective against him..."
"Perhaps, must use most direct attacks to frontally kill him..."
Yhwach's eyes flickered slightly, mind rapidly thinking.
However, thinking this instant, his gaze suddenly moved.
Then, he slowly curved his lips.
Because he'd already thought—speaking of "direct attacks," nothing was more suitable, more powerful than Zanka no Tachi.
Next moment, Yhwach slightly raised his eyes. The Quincy Cross Blade in his hand suddenly vanished. Instead, transformed into a black Sternritter medallion.
He looked at Shigure, raising his right hand, smiling faintly, almost word by word:
"Bankai...!"
BOOM!
The instant his words fell, from that black Sternritter medallion, blazing crimson flames instantly surged out, directly forming a flame blade!
Surrounding temperature rapidly rose at extremely obvious magnitude!
Next moment, all flames completely contracted, gathering in Yhwach's hand, forming a sword shape.
That was a charred kodachi.
Upon it—no flames or explosions. But at the blade tip, faint black smoke slowly drifted.
Zanka no Tachi, East—Kyokujitsujin.
Concentrating all of Ryujin Jakka's flame heat at the blade tip. Neither burning nor releasing explosions, simply erasing whatever it touches without trace!
This was... the strongest direct attack!
Yhwach gripped the blade one-handed, grinning deeply, looking at Shigure, smiling:
"Your Head Captain's Bankai, called the strongest Zanka no Tachi..."
"Want to try it...?"
The instant his words fell, Yhwach didn't give Shigure chance to respond, directly using Hirenkyaku, instantly appearing behind Shigure, slashing out!
That flameless charred blade, this moment, through Yhwach's Reiatsu enhancement, as if severing space itself!
Along its trajectory—left void blackness!
This moment, Shigure unexpectedly didn't meet this slash. Instead directly used Shunpo to flash two zhang away, avoiding this strike.
Whoosh!
Blade slashed empty air. Upon the ground—left a bottomless black mark.
Seeing this, Yhwach's eyes flickered slightly, showing excited smile.
Only when using it himself did he fully feel the explosive power hidden within Yamamoto Genryusai's Bankai.
That 'terrifying' destructive force.
This moment, seeing Shigure who never dodged suddenly dodging, he felt even more pleased, smiling:
"What's wrong, Segawa Shigure?"
"Even you fear this power...?"
Hearing this, Shigure's expression remained unchanged.
He held dual blades, standing upright, expression indifferent, softly saying:
"I simply felt the Head Captain's such magnificent Bankai, used by you, is truly wasted."
As his words fell, Shigure slowly raised his hands, lifting his dual blades, forming a diagonal cross shape.
Hearing this, Yhwach showed no displeasure, still wearing a faint smile:
"Only the weak enjoy verbal bravado."
As his words fell, he no longer delayed, again stepping forward.
This time, he didn't use Hirenkyaku, but directly frontally slashed toward Shigure!
Still the flameless Kyokujitsujin. No flashy techniques, yet full of might, like an unstoppable blade!
Shigure still only crossed dual blades, remaining motionless, but softly parted his lips, saying flatly:
"Reverse Scale Final Form—"
"All Things Without Rain."
As the faint words fell, from the pitch-black sky, explosive golden lightning and gray storm instantly descended from heaven, directly surrounding Shigure!
Next moment, rainbow light violently flashed!
Yhwach narrowed his eyes slightly, but didn't pause at all.
As light scattered, opposite Shigure's dual blades had already vanished. Replacing them—those massive wind-thunder wings spread behind him.
And within those pupils—explosive lightning and storm.
This moment, torrential rain descended.
In the Wandenreich, this world where "rain" didn't exist, suddenly began pouring rain, covering every corner of this entire world.
Falling rain's sound—now became this shadow world's only sound.
However, even so, Yhwach didn't stop, still advancing relentlessly with this slash.
That falling torrential rain—three zhang outside Zanka no Tachi—all evaporated!
Yhwach grinned, unobstructed, directly slashing toward Shigure's chest!
Whoosh!
Blade passed through void, evaporating all Reishi, leaving only formless emptiness.
But this time, Shigure completely didn't dodge.
Yhwach's eyes flickered slightly. His smile grew even more intense.
Gripping Zanka no Tachi this moment, he could more certainly believe... no one could frontally receive Kyokujitsujin's slash!
Even his prime self—impossible!
Segawa Shigure doing this was asking for suffering!
Yhwach wore that invincible confident smile, unhesitatingly slashing down toward Shigure's chest!
However, next moment, his smile froze.
Not just his smile—his entire body froze this moment.
Zanka no Tachi was blocked.
That advancing Kyokujitsujin was directly blocked by Shigure's raised palm.
The scorching blade tip pressed against Shigure's palm center, yet couldn't advance one fraction further.
Everything like frozen.
Yhwach's expression fixed at this moment.
Falling torrential rain no longer evaporated by Zanka no Tachi, directly striking that charred blade.
Also striking Yhwach's body.
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