Tetsuya Miyamoto controlled over a dozen Reigai, simultaneously releasing 'Sōren Sōkatsui' multiple times.
The blaze from more than thirty fiery blasts engulfed the entire room.
When the dust settled slightly, Miyamoto saw that more than half of the glass tanks in the laboratory had been destroyed.
The loss pained him; he had spent considerable resources cultivating these Reigai.
"But as long as I can capture Katori Sora, these losses are worth it." Miyamoto suppressed his excitement and searched for any sign of Sora.
However, a figure slowly emerging from the dust made Miyamoto's eyes narrow.
The dust cleared, revealing Katori Sora still standing in the same spot. The explosion had not harmed him in the slightest; even his clothes were undamaged.
Before the explosion, he had slipped into the shadows.
Shadows were everywhere in the shadow space, allowing him to dodge such a large-scale attack at any time.
Unless Miyamoto's spiritual pressure was strong enough to destroy the shadow space, Sora was already in an invincible position.
"Your attack was ineffective," Sora said softly.
"Hiding in the shadows... what a troublesome ability." Miyamoto's analytical skills were sharp, and he quickly understood how Sora had avoided his attack.
After a moment of thought, Miyamoto immediately changed his strategy.
"Then I have no choice but to fight you up close and defeat you before you can hide in the shadows!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Reigai that had been hit by the 'Sōren Sōkatsui' blasts began to rapidly regenerate flesh, and their bodies started to grow at an accelerated rate.
A few breaths later, the dozen or so adolescent-stage Reigai had developed into adult-sized bodies.
Sora's thoughts stirred. His guess was correct; Miyamoto did possess a method for rapidly maturing spiritual bodies.
However, the rapid maturation technique Miyamoto was currently using likely had severe side effects. The spiritual bodies of these Reigai were extremely unstable and probably wouldn't last long.
"Get him!" Miyamoto pointed, and the Reigai swarmed forward.
"Just with these people?"
Arcs of lightning flashed across Sora's body and his long sword as his figure blurred.
To defeat an army, one must first capture its king. The Reigai controlled by Miyamoto had powerful regenerative abilities, and Sora had no intention of getting entangled with them.
The long sword swung up, and the heads of two Reigai flew into the air.
He kicked sideways, and the chest of a Reigai blocking his path instantly imploded from the immense force.
Not only that, the force of the kick sent the Reigai flying backward, knocking down two others behind it.
Sora leaped lightly, crushed the skull of one Reigai under his foot, and arrived in front of Miyamoto.
The Reigai under Miyamoto's control were completely unable to stop Sora's advance.
Sora raised his black blade high and brought it down in a powerful overhead strike, instantly hitting Miyamoto's shoulder.
Splsh—
A pillar of blood erupted as crimson fluid burst free from the confines of his body, spraying into the air.
Sora's strike was heavy and powerful. Miyamoto's shoulder was instantly split open, his arm nearly severed.
But Sora did not press the attack. Instead, he rapidly retreated.
The wound on Miyamoto's body was writhing, healing at an incredible rate, even faster than if he had used healing Kidō!
But that was not the reason Sora retreated.
He stared at the changes on his arms, his expression turning grim.
Something seemed to be writhing and swelling beneath the skin of both his hands. Soon, several large lumps had formed.
A moment later, the lumps on his hands split open, turning into pulsing, fleshy tumors.
Sora realized these tumors were draining his spiritual pressure.
He acted decisively. A 'Spiritual Pressure Blade' formed at his fingertips. He swiped it across the tumors on his hand, instantly cutting them off.
A few breaths later, several bloody holes were left on his hands.
"Your technique is quite. It seems you've dissected your fair share of spiritual bodies. I couldn't believe it when I heard your healing Kidō was excellent. To have achieved so much in so many areas in just a dozen years... you become more and more fascinating," Miyamoto said, looking with interest at the wounds on Sora's hands.
Sora had cut off the tumors in a matter of moments, and the incisions were precise, not affecting any healthy tissue. This was clearly not something that could be achieved by swordsmanship alone; it required a considerable understanding of spiritual bodies.
"Is this the ability of your Zanpakutō? Those invisible things surrounding you," Sora said. As he spoke, a faint glow of healing Kidō appeared on his hands, and the wounds began to heal rapidly.
Through the brief contact, Sora had discovered that there were some invisible things surrounding Miyamoto.
When these things touched his skin, they induced abnormal growths, causing the tumors to sprout from his arms.
What was unsettling was that these tumors were still growing rapidly!
This abnormal growth consumed spiritual pressure, and the spiritual pressure being consumed was Sora's own!
"A very tricky ability. But it must have a limited range, right? These Reigai you control are also regenerating using this ability," Sora quickly deduced.
When he was standing further away, no abnormalities had occurred on his body.
"Correct. Very sharp. I thought for a moment you were going to try and kill me directly," Miyamoto said with a look of regret. "What a pity. It would have been nice if you could have had a little more contact with my 'Akuryū'."
Around Miyamoto, a dense cloud of spherical objects gradually appeared. They were about one or two centimeters in diameter with uneven surfaces, looking somewhat like greatly magnified bacterial spores.
"This is my Zanpakutō—Akuryū!" Miyamoto smiled.
"Your Zanpakutō shouldn't have this kind of ability," Sora frowned.
He had long since reviewed Miyamoto's file at Kirio Hikifune's.
According to the 12th Division's records, Miyamoto's Zanpakutō ability was similar to that of Sōjun Kuchiki and Byakuya Kuchiki—
It could break down into countless small particles, which could then be controlled to crush enemies.
It was a physically-oriented attack ability and did not possess the power to cause tumors to grow on people.
"I modified 'Akuryū' to give it the ability to become invisible and inject agents," Miyamoto revealed his secret without any hesitation. He was confident of victory and believed Sora could not possibly stop his next attack.
"After the modification, 'Akuryū' in its Shikai state has a rather limited range, but that's a problem that can be solved."
Miyamoto spread his arms wide and laughed maniacally:
"Bankai, Akuryū Zōsei!!!"
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