"Madarame Ikkaku…"
"Ayasegawa Yumichika…"
"Do me a favor and haul Kenpachi out of here. Don't interfere with my experiment!" Mayuri ordered haughtily, his back to the camera.
His words stunned the Eleventh Division duo.
"Huh? No way… I'm there too?" Ikkaku blinked, incredulous.
Was this a joke? The enemy was the legendary Soul King's Left Hand! Was a mere officer like him supposed to get involved in such a fight?
"What if Captain Mayuri backstabs us while we're moving Captain Zaraki?" Yumichika sweated, knowing Mayuri's unpredictable nature.
Thankfully, their worries were unfounded. The camera shifted, showing Ikkaku and Yumichika safely moving Kenpachi aside, leaving the battlefield to Mayuri.
Across from him, the Soul King's Left Hand, displeased with Mayuri's words, raised its fingers, its palm-eyes emitting a stiff human voice:
"Unforgivable…"
"Your actions… must be punished!"
Its broken syllables carried towering rage, its scarlet nerve tendrils dancing chaotically in the air.
"Oh, oh, oh…"
"It can mimic human speech? The Soul King's Left Hand is full of surprises!" Gin Ichimaru's fox-like smile gleamed with curiosity.
"Silver, why do you think Kenpachi's arm broke?" Aizen's probing voice came from beside him.
"If I had to guess, those red nerve tendrils. Kenpachi must've touched them, causing his arm to twist and snap uncontrollably!"
As a cunning fox, Gin saw through the ability instantly, earning Aizen's nod.
"Exactly. Those spreading tendrils seem to control both organic and inorganic matter. An astonishing ability!" Aizen praised.
Touch, spread, control—the Soul King's Left Hand's tendrils had a "compulsory execution" power, dominating anything they touched.
Even in the monster-filled Bleach world, this was top-tier!
"But if that's the case, doesn't Mayuri have no chance? He seems awfully confident…" Gin countered deliberately.
"Mayuri may not match Urahara overall, but his research skills are on par. He might have hidden tech up his sleeve…"
As a fellow researcher, Aizen rare praised Mayuri's scientific prowess.
"Let's watch. I'm looking forward to this unconventional fight!"
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Back to the Battlefield
"Heh heh heh…"
"Judging by your eyes, you're full of hate, huh? A pitiful creature that can't even speak fluently!"
Despite the dense, phobia-inducing red tendrils, Mayuri remained unfazed. Instead, he was ecstatic at finding the perfect test subject.
His arrogant demeanor naturally enraged the Soul King's Left Hand.
"Rooar—!!!"
Its tiny eyeballs let out a earth-shaking roar. Under countless shocked gazes, its cells split and grew, its body rapidly doubling in size!
In mere breaths, it towered hundreds of meters tall, its massive form casting a shadow as its fingers swayed!
This chilling scene startled countless powerhouses again.
"What's happening?! Can it grow infinitely? Its presence feels stronger than before!"
Looking at the arm piercing the clouds and its writhing tendrils, even battle-hardened Arrancars felt their scalps tingle.
"So creepy. This ability is nothing like our High-Speed Regeneration…"
Beneath his glasses-like mask, Szayelaporro Granz's eyes widened in shock.
Beyond awe at the Soul King's Left Hand's "infinite proliferation" and "compulsory control," he was stunned that Mayuri dared to face it alone.
That courage alone put Szayelaporro to shame.
"First an unkillable poison master, now a hand that controls everything… Just how many broken abilities do these Pure Quincies have?" Nnoitra's eyes were hollow, his pride crushed.
His vaunted "strongest steel skin" was useless against such perverse powers.
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On the Battlefield
Fully expanded, the Soul King's Left Hand's angry eyes locked onto Mayuri.
"I'll kill you!"
"Fuse with your body… become a Quincy puppet!"
Its speech, now smoother, was chillingly clear.
Driven by its will, countless tendrils surged toward Mayuri like vines!
"Trying to control my body? Heh…"
Mayuri's eyes darkened, displeased by the arrogance of a mere "test subject." "Talk when you can actually touch me!"
Boom!
Every patch of ground touched by the red tendrils sprouted vein-like patterns, stacking rapidly.
A massive rock hand formed, slamming toward Mayuri!
"Captain Mayuri, dodge!"
Ikkaku and Yumichika's worried cries came from behind, where they'd retreated with the anesthetized Kenpachi.
But as Mayuri moved to evade, two more rock hands formed from both sides!
"Shinigami!"
"Pernida Parnkgjas—that's my name. Remember it before you die!"
Its stilted human voice declared Mayuri's fate like a final verdict.
Trapped by the tendrils, with no escape, the three rock hands crashed down!
Boom—!
In a piercing explosion, Mayuri's figure vanished into the dust.
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"Is it over?"
The dust obscured the camera, hiding the battlefield's latest state.
Isshin's nerves were taut, barely daring to breathe.
It was too dangerous!
Avoiding the tendrils while dodging endless inorganic attacks—the longer the fight dragged, the worse for Mayuri.
Unless its growth could be stopped, the tendrils would cover the entire battlefield, dominating everything in True World City!
"Seeing this, I'm glad my opponent was the poison guy. At least Benihime could hold its own. Against the Soul King's Left Hand, even Benihime might be controlled!" Urahara broke out in a cold sweat.
He admitted that while his tech might match Mayuri's, without prior preparation, facing Pernida would be disastrous.
As the dust cleared, the screen showed a ground covered in dark red tendrils, leaving no safe footing.
Even if Mayuri survived, he had nowhere to stand!
"It's over…"
"Did Captain Mayuri just die like that?" Tessai trembled, eyes fixed on the fading dust.
But then, a miracle happened!
"Tch…"
"If I hadn't shed my protective reaction armor in time, you might've actually crushed me, Soul King's Left Hand!"
To everyone's shock, shattered armor pieces fell from the dust, followed by Mayuri's unscathed figure!
"Captain Mayuri's alive!"
Ikkaku cheered from afar.
"Wait, look at his feet—those light rings?!" Yumichika's eyes widened.
Mayuri wasn't falling but stood atop two spirit particle rings, floating in midair!
"That's… a Quincy technique! Hirenkyaku!"
Not just Pernida but the Sternritter watching in Silbern felt deeply offended.
That cunning Mayuri had stolen their technique!
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