Black arrows floated like rain, occupying every inch of surrounding space.
Yhwach stood at the center.
However, even hearing Shigure's words now, Yhwach's smile remained unchanged.
On the contrary, he slowly raised his chin, grinning wider:
"Only the weak habitually mock or deny power they cannot perceive..."
"I've already seen it, Segawa Shigure."
"You're afraid."
"However, that can't change anything."
"Because everything is within my control!"
The instant his words fell, beneath Yhwach's black hair, faint light flickered in his pupils.
Next moment, all black arrows instantly vanished from around him. Next instant—abruptly appeared around Shigure!
Then, as if without process, they began successively appearing upon Shigure's body, penetrating everything!
Skin... muscle... blood vessels... nerves... bones!
Countless black arrows instantly completely engulfed Shigure!
That black Reiatsu covered every part of this pure white space!
Next moment, all black arrows suddenly began violently exploding. Red light like splattered blood filled everything!
BOOM!!!!!!
Overwhelming thunderous sound covered everything.
As if making the entire distant Ice Palace begin constantly trembling!
This moment, Yhwach chuckled, turning around, back to those exploding black arrows, chuckling:
"Including your death."
He didn't need to watch the explosions or Segawa Shigure's existence anymore.
Just like he no longer needed the Sternritter.
Because before true Almighty power, those were all completely redundant forces.
He alone could devastate everything, directly reaching the Soul King Palace.
Explosion sounds still continued. Yhwach didn't linger, back to the explosions, smiling while stepping forward.
Since Segawa Shigure was resolved, next, he had only one objective—
Annihilate the Gotei 13!
All invading Captains—he would unhesitatingly... kill them all.
Achieving true peace... wasn't far now.
Yhwach stepped unhurriedly, smile full of unmatched confidence.
However, next moment, his smile suddenly froze.
Immediately, his entire body also stiffened.
Because just this moment, those originally continuous explosion sounds suddenly stopped!
Without any Reiatsu change or fluctuation, those explosions—just stopped abruptly!
"?!"
Yhwach's heart immediately jumped. He violently turned his head, looking back.
However, seeing clearly that instant, beneath his black hair, his pupils violently constricted. This moment, breathing unconsciously stiffened.
Fine sweat beads slowly slid down his face.
"That... what is... that form..."
Unconscious sounds emerged from his mouth. Mind nearly completely blank.
Now, opposite—no more explosions or black arrows. The originally destroyed ice ground now completely restored.
Segawa Shigure stood there, nothing around him.
That ice cross spear that should have penetrated his heart no longer existed.
Upon his body—not a single wound.
Those originally spread massive wind-thunder wings had also completely vanished this moment.
But replacing them, upon his skin and face appeared crack-like glowing patterns.
Red blood flow, golden lightning, white storm...
Three colors interweaving brilliantly, like a complete circuit, flowing across Segawa Shigure's entire body.
Each time light flickered, it gathered in his pupils.
He just stood there.
Yhwach already completely couldn't see clearly.
He could clearly see every part of Segawa Shigure's body. But couldn't see this complete existence clearly.
As if some unknown power was blocking his visual nerves!
Even The Almighty's future-seeing eyes—this moment... actually completely couldn't see any future regarding him!
As if this existence had vanished.
Before him—like a new existence.
Even his Reiatsu was absolutely new aura!
Upon surrounding ice earth, cracks began slowly appearing.
Upon the distant Ice Palace, sounds of collapse gradually rang out.
Even that overhead heavy ink-black night—this moment—began showing countless cracks...!
The Wandenreich's shadow domain...
Began collapsing.
Yhwach realizing this fact—the more he gazed, the more urgent his unease!
Next moment, he finally again raised both hands, unwillingly roaring:
"Segawa Shigure!!!"
"I'm asking you... what exactly is this form?!!!"
As his words fell, both hands violently swung forward!
Massive blood-red Reiatsu beam, under The Almighty's enhancement, like a giant light cannon, instantly surged from Yhwach's hands toward Shigure ahead!
That absolute might forced all surrounding air and Reishi currents to instantly disorder, forming explosions!
This was an attack that absolutely should hit. Yhwach deeply knew this.
However, next moment, when that massive blood-red Reiatsu cannon was about to engulf Shigure, it suddenly began rapidly collapsing!
That beam—as if rapidly decaying—actually transformed into light fragments, rapidly scattering backward!
In just an instant, completely became Reishi!
Not a trace of attack could successfully contact Segawa Shigure's body.
This moment, Yhwach's heart suddenly stopped. Body stiffened again.
He couldn't possibly not see it.
Just that instant... The Almighty... was broken.
"No... no... impossible..."
Yhwach's pupils constricted tightly, murmuring disbelievingly.
Next moment, violently raised his head, looking toward Shigure ahead, unwillingly roaring loudly:
"Why?!!"
"Segawa Shigure!! What kind of magnificent power is this?! Why... why can it easily break my Almighty?!!!"
That unwilling roar—loud enough to nearly fill the entire Wandenreich's shadow domain.
Even distant Gotei Captains could clearly hear.
Hearing that instant, they all froze.
This moment, Shigure still only slowly raised his eyes, looking at Yhwach, expression calm.
Those flickering patterns gathered light into his pupils, like erupting volcanoes colliding with plummeting ocean waves.
After silent moments, he finally said flatly:
"Let me show you—Shinigami's ultimate secret, the end of all Bankai—"
"Beyond Bankai."
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