The crescent blades of the Santa Teresa suddenly erupted with blinding golden spiritual pressure.
The surrounding sand swirled without a breeze, circling and roaring around Nnoitra.
"Pray, Sacred Screaming Praying Mantis!"
Golden spiritual pressure enveloped him, the swirling sand obscuring his vision.
"Your end has come, pathetic Shinigami!" Nnoitra's arrogant voice echoed once more. This was his first Resurrección before a Shinigami.
The Santa Teresa's horns pierced his head, adding two intersecting yellow markings to his face; mask-like teeth sprouted from his hollow.
Nnoitra now exuded a far more powerful aura than before.
Each of his four arms wielded a crescent-shaped double-bladed scythe, his presence utterly brutal. Golden spiritual pressure surrounded him, preventing ordinary Shinigami or Hollows from approaching.
Using Sonído, Nnoitra again chose a preemptive strike.
His body vanished, reappearing before Kyōraku Callum in an instant.
His raised double-bladed scythes pulsed with incredible golden spiritual pressure, as if to cleave everything before him!
Clang! The sharp sound echoed across the battlefield, audible even miles away.
"Is that all you've got?" Kyōraku Callum's expression remained unchanged, though he felt a touch of disappointment. He'd expected more from Nnoitra's Resurrección.
"Don't get cocky," Nnoitra snarled, swinging all four arms, creating a whirlwind that swept up rocks and trees. The scene was breathtaking.
"You can only parry, you worthless Shinigami!"
Kyōraku Callum sighed softly, using Shunpo to evade the attack.
"Scared, Shinigami?" Nnoitra saw Kyōraku Callum retreat, believing him to be on the defensive.
Kyōraku Callum held his Zanpakutō reversed, the tip pointing down, looking down at his opponent with pity. "Just making it easier to finish you."
"Stop time, Katen Kyōkotsu."
The moment Kyōraku Callum finished speaking, a void-like power surged outwards from him! A terrifying spiritual pressure enveloped everyone.
An unstoppable force blanketed the entire battlefield. All Shinigami and Hollows were frozen, their expressions fixed.
The swirling sand, escaping spiritual pressure, even the flowing spiritual particles—all were frozen in time.
"It's over," Kyōraku Callum said, activating Shunpo to appear before Nnoitra.
Nnoitra still wore a ferocious expression, his forced composure masking his terror.
Even beasts have things they fear.
Sword Technique. Mugen!
The long, crimson blade sliced through Kyōraku Callum's hand, the strike instantaneous. There was no earth-shattering impact, not even a tremor.
Katen Kyōkotsu sliced through Nnoitra like a hot knife through butter, cleanly bisecting him!
Time resumed.
Blood spurted from the wound like a fountain, instantly staining the ground crimson.
"What... what happened...?" Nnoitra's eyes glazed over, his expression fading.
"Is... is that all you've got?"
Even in death, a slight smirk played on his lips.
"I died by the hand of a true strong opponent."
From Nnoitra as the epicenter, Kyōraku Callum's sword pressure continued, sweeping through the Great Forest of Menos.
The devastating force destroyed dozens of miles of forest, reducing it to rubble.
Shinigami and Hollows alike had stopped fighting, staring in stunned silence.
The outcome far surpassed their expectations.
"What just happened? Why did Lieutenant Kyōraku kill him with one strike?"
"That attack's power... it's terrifying!"
"Lord Nnoitra!"
The Adjuchas screamed in terror. Realizing Nnoitra's demise, they knew their fate.
"Retreat!"
A desperate roar echoed through the Great Forest of Menos, startling the Hollows who had been paralyzed by Kyōraku Callum's attack.
The Gillians, obeying the Adjuchas' orders, retreated deep into the forest.
The remaining Adjuchas fled in every direction.
With the fifth Espada dead, they didn't believe they could withstand these frenzied Shinigami.
The previous battle had been insane enough—a disregard for their own injuries, fighting to the death.
But this new wave of Shinigami was even more ferocious.
At times, they wondered if the Shinigami were the Hollows, and they were the harmless souls.
Kyōraku Callum didn't deactivate his Shikai.
He charged into the fleeing Adjuchas, his Katen Kyōkotsu a blur.
The fleeing Adjuchas were terrified when they saw him coming; that terrifying strike had carved a new canyon into the Great Forest of Menos, leaving a deep psychological scar on their minds.
Kyōraku Callum moved swiftly among the Adjuchas, each appearance resulting in another Hollow dissolving into spiritual particles.
This continued until he heard a system notification.
[Check-in complete. Reward distribution in progress.]
[Congratulations, Host! You have achieved a Soul Breakthrough!]
Buzz—
The moment the notification ended, Kyōraku Callum felt a tremor deep within his soul.
An intense surge of power washed over his consciousness, a pain far more intense than a Soul Amplification, spreading from his mind to every part of his body.
Even the spiritual particles within him seemed to undergo violent changes.
Crack!
Kyōraku Callum planted his Katen Kyōkotsu in the ground, supporting his unsteady body.
"Ca-Callum!" Nelliel rushed over, followed by Dondochakka and Pesche. Bawabawa had been retracted into Dondochakka's body at the start of the battle.
Seeing Kyōraku Callum's furrowed brow, Nelliel's eyes filled with worry. "Ca-Callum, are you alright?"
Kyōraku Callum managed a weak smile. "It's fine. Just a little aftereffect."
The intense pain came quickly and left just as quickly.
The effect lasted less than a minute before completely dissipating.
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