"Devour the Left Hand and evolve into a new Soul King!"
Spouting arrogant words, Mayuri gripped his Zanpakutō with surging momentum. As his Reiatsu peaked, his Bankai's release command echoed:
"Bankai—!"
"Golden Ashisogi Jizō: Demon Womb Imprint Syndrome!"
The screen shook violently, the Reiatsu explosion like a magnitude-ten earthquake, further devastating the already-ruined battlefield.
"What terrifying momentum!"
"When did Captain Mayuri's Bankai get so strong?"
"Did I mishear? The Bankai's name sounds so long!"
"Everyone, dodge!"
The shockwave from the screen sent unprepared Technology Development Bureau staff flying. Goggles, research uniforms, and shattered monitors scattered across the floor, turning the orderly hall into chaos.
"Captain, not only did you master Quincy skills, but your Bankai evolved too!" Nemu's third seat cheered, his spirits reignited.
Reversal after reversal—this "science vs. myth" battle was a rollercoaster, impossible to predict!
"Heh, no need to remind me of the obvious…"
Mayuri stayed calm, analyzing, "As a biological Zanpakutō, Golden Ashisogi Jizō's form isn't fixed. It's been a core focus of my research!"
"If I'm right… before this battle, Golden Ashisogi Jizō was modified multiple times!"
His confidence was unshaken.
As the Bankai's prelude ended, the white shockwaves cleared, revealing the evolved Golden Ashisogi Jizō's demonic form.
Its skin was pitch-black, ears replaced by hanging lanterns. A massive "扶" character adorned its mountainous belly, and its emotionless white eyes seemed to steal souls.
No longer an angel but a demon—a vengeful ghost infant fallen into the depths of hell!
"Grahhh—!"
Unleashed, it went berserk without Mayuri's command, roaring with a piercing scream that crushed everything in its path into dust!
"Damn it! What's this monster? My eardrums are about to burst!" The Kenpachi trio, watching from the sidelines, suffered first.
Ikkaku and Yumichika clutched their ears in agony, the noise threatening to split their heads.
Poor Kenpachi, still anesthetized and barely conscious, was knocked out again by the sonic assault.
Talk about bad luck!
"Heh heh heh…"
"Pernida Parnkgjas, as the Soul King's Left Hand, can you feel the狂喜 and excitement in that roar?"
Calmly slipping on earplugs, Mayuri spread his arms, his sinister grin widening. "That's because Golden Ashisogi Jizō can't wait to swallow you whole!"
His eerie laughter, paired with the towering demonic infant, made Mayuri seem even more monstrous than Pernida!
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Silbern
"What the hell is that?!"
"A Shinigami's Bankai can be modified to this extent?!"
Covering their ears, the Sternritter stared in shock, their worldviews shattered.
They'd always seen Shinigami combat as straightforward—Kidō as support, Shunpo for mobility, and Zanpakutō slashes for killing.
But Mayuri played a different game! No sword swings, no Kidō, not even Shinigami Shunpo. Just relentless black tech!
And now, his Bankai's summoned creature looked far more terrifying than Pernida's twin arms!
Was this masked freak really a Shinigami?!
"Pernida's got rotten luck! With those powerful abilities, it'd crush anyone else, but it ran into this scientific monster!" Gerard stomped in frustration, wishing he were the one fighting Mayuri.
"Calm down, Gerard. Pernida might not lose…" Haschwalth stepped down from his platform, signaling restraint.
"Right. Even if that demon's weird, don't forget the battlefield's covered in Pernida's nerves!" Liltotto reminded.
Her words calmed the crowd.
No matter how massive the Bankai, touching Pernida's nerves meant falling under its "compulsory execution." A large size would only make it a bigger target.
Sure enough, Pernida, fed up, launched a full-force attack!
Swish—!
Like ocean waves, countless red nerves surged toward Golden Ashisogi Jizō. In less than three seconds, the screen became a sea of blood, the demon's massive form vanishing!
"Is Captain Mayuri's Bankai about to be destroyed?"
The Gotei 13 held their breath, hearts pounding.
Destruction or devouring—the moment of truth had arrived.
Then—
"Sigh…"
Not out of despair but disappointment, Mayuri shook his head. "Soul King's Left Hand, you don't seem to understand the meaning of 'evolution.'"
"I already told you! Thanks to the data I collected from you, Golden Ashisogi Jizō evolved into its demon form. So open your eyes and see!"
"See how many layers of epidermal nerves it's cloaked in!"
"The answer is… seventy thousand!!!"
As Mayuri spoke, the sound of shedding skin rang out, followed by Golden Ashisogi Jizō's second roar!
"Grahhh—!"
The sonic wave shattered clouds and snapped the entwining red nerves.
Under countless horrified gazes, the demon infant stood tall, its chubby arms seizing Pernida's two arms and—swallowing them whole!
Time seemed to freeze.
Sky, clouds, earth—everything in True World City faded with the roar.
The world held only the demon infant's savage form and the sound of chewing!
Silence fell across the Human World, Hueco Mundo, and Soul Society. Only chewing and gasps echoed.
No one could describe the soul-shaking visual impact.
"Captain-Commander…"
"Captain Mayuri… he actually did it. He ate the Soul King's Left Hand!" Chojiro, holding his dislocated jaw, stammered in horror.
Not just tearing or destroying—he chewed it alive! Even Hueco Mundo's most brutal Hollows couldn't match that savagery.
And the meal was the legendary Soul King's Left Hand!
"…"
Yamamoto didn't respond immediately, calming his rattled nerves.
Even he, ancient as he was, was shaken. He'd thought "eating the Soul King's Left Hand" was just Mayuri's battle bravado.
But he'd followed through—devouring two arms in one bite!
Utterly barbaric!
"With the Soul King's Left Hand eaten, the fight's over, right?"
Looking at the empty ground, not even bone fragments remained.
Chojiro sighed in relief, ready to pop the champagne.
"Should be. I can't sense its Reiatsu. It's probably being digested in the demon's stomach," Yamamoto nodded decisively.
"By the way, request more funding for the Technology Development Bureau from Central 46. I underestimated the power of science…"
Though stubborn, this battle changed Yamamoto's view. Science and research were not to be dismissed.
"Understood! Taking down the Soul King's Left Hand single-handedly, Mayuri deserves it…" Chojiro agreed.
But before he could finish, the silent video erupted again:
"Urgh…"
"Argh…"
"AAAAAHHH—!!!"
First a groan of pain, then a wail like a vengeful ghost.
Without warning, Golden Ashisogi Jizō's snarling face froze, its head swelling rapidly, its body boiling and distorting like bursting bubbles!
"What… what's happening?!"
Mayuri's victorious smile froze as he turned, staring at the collapsing demon in confusion.
What was going on?
Hadn't the Soul King's Left Hand been eaten clean?
Why was Golden Ashisogi Jizō exploding?!
Unless…
As dread rose, a bang echoed like exploding fireworks. The demon's massive body burst into a skyward spray of blood.
The blue sky turned red, True World City bathed in a bloody downpour.
Mayuri's sunflower mask was splattered with the demon's blood and flesh.
His eyes reflected the reappearing Soul King's Left Hand!
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