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Chapter 494: I, Agyuza, the Minotaur, Fear Nothing!
Chapter 494: I, Agyuza, the Minotaur, Fear Nothing!
Seeing Yosiri severely injured after several rounds and Hira barely holding her own in a brief exchange, the rest of the 'Masked Army' stepped forward to assist.
"Thunderous carriage, spinning shuttle, this object has light, divided into six."
"Binding Art Sixty-One: Six Rods of Light Prison!"
Shoda Bosuke, already in his Hollow state, chanted the Kido incantation at an astonishing speed.
As six rays of light shot from various directions, pinning Agyuza in place, Bosuke continued with an even more powerful binding spell.
"Iron Sand Wall, Priest-Shaped Tower, Glowing Iron, unyielding and silent."
"Binding Art Seventy-Five: Five Pillars of Iron Piercing!"
Just as cracks began to appear on the light fragments of the Six Rods of Light Prison, five massive iron pillars descended from above, not only slamming Agyuza hard into the ground but also causing the entire abandoned warehouse to shake violently.
Seeing Agyuza smashed into the ground, Hira and the others, who had been facing him, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
They had intended to push Ichigo Kurosaki to his limits through combat, even drawing out the Hollow within him, as mastering "Hollowification" was a necessary process.
However, what Hira and the others hadn't anticipated was the strength and danger of the Hollow within Ichigo. Even Shoda, who had mastered Hollowification for so long, had nearly been defeated just moments ago.
"I say, are you all feeling a bit too relieved right now?"
Seeing Agyuza restrained by Bosuke's two powerful binding spells, Hira and the others thought the battle was over.
But Yecheng's sudden remark left them stunned, and they turned to look beneath the five iron pillars with disbelief: "Could it be that he's not subdued yet?"
How was this possible? The small Bosuke, in his Hollow state, had fully chanted two binding spells, which should have easily restrained a Captain-level Shinigami!
"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!"
As if to validate Yecheng's words, almost as soon as Hira finished speaking, the ground beneath them shook violently.
The five gigantic iron pillars, which had been embedded in the ground, began to slowly rise with the tremors, and a large amount of white substance gushed out from beneath them like a muddy swamp. The surrounding ground also started to crack, forming spider web-like fissures that spread in all directions!
"Roar!"
A terrifying shriek, unlike any human voice, erupted from beneath the iron pillars, and a powerful spiritual pressure burst forth from the depths of the pit.
The intense spiritual pressure waves formed a massive storm, sweeping through the entire abandoned warehouse.
The overwhelming spiritual pressure was so strong that the barrier originally covering the area began to crack like fine porcelain.
Soon, as the spiritual pressure reached its peak, the five massive iron pillars, originally embedded in the ground, were blasted out by the force of the explosion and embedded into the walls and ceiling all around.
As for the culprit behind this powerful spiritual pressure, Ichigo Kurosaki—no, Agyuza—underwent another dramatic transformation compared to his previous appearance.
Before, Ichigo had only turned pale with dark eye whites, but now, he had begun to develop a Hollow mask, and the Hollowification process on his body continued to accelerate.
Seeing Hira's shocked expression, Yecheng reminded her, "The power of the Hollow within Ichigo Kurosaki is a bit different from what you're used to."
Compared to Aizen's use of the Hogyoku to directly implant Hollow power into their bodies, Ichigo's Hollow power was innate, and he even retained his own consciousness!
And you don't have to worry about holding back and accidentally killing Ichigo, because this Hollow also possesses the ability of 'Rapid Regeneration'."
Listening to Yecheng's revelation and observing the Hollow White, who was exuding a formidable aura and spiritual pressure, Hira and the others couldn't help but be astonished.
They had originally thought that Black Zaki Ichigo only excelled as a Shinigami due to his innate talent, and that the Hollow power within him should be similar to theirs, so they believed that Yecheng would be more than capable of handling him.
But who would have thought that they were only now being informed that the Hollow power within them was like a mass-produced beggar version compared to Black Zaki Ichigo's luxurious custom version! With Shoda Bosuke needing to maintain the barrier, he was currently unable to assist, after all, this was the Human World, and if a spiritual pressure like that of Hollow White were to erupt in Kurakutou, it would cause a major problem.
Seeing that Hollow White's aura and spiritual pressure were still rising, Hira and the others had no choice but to undergo Hollowification one after another and engage in battle.
Hollow White was not the weakling that Ichigo was; in the eyes of the observing Yecheng, although Hollow White was merely swinging his sword wildly, in terms of combat experience and the application of spiritual pressure, Ichigo couldn't even compare to Hollow White.
This battle was extremely frustrating for the Masked Army, as their original intention was not to kill Black Zaki Ichigo, so they couldn't use some of their more powerful techniques.
However, ordinary attacks and techniques were quickly regenerated by Hollow White's Rapid Regeneration in less than an instant.
Although it was a one-on-six battle, Hollow White not only held his ground but also grew stronger as the fight progressed, relying on his wild combat instincts and Rapid Regeneration. From the initial suppression, Hollow White turned the battle in his favor.
In contrast to the increasingly powerful Hollow White, the Masked Army was struggling. As their Hollowification intensified, Hollow White's strength also increased.
Soon, the vice-captain-level Hisanaba, Lisa, and the others began to fall behind in their combat abilities and were injured by Hollow White.
And although they were also Hollowfied, they didn't possess the shameless ability of Rapid Regeneration, so the battle quickly became a four-on-one situation.
"Hira, we can't continue like this. Not only is Black Zaki Ichigo's power increasing, but if we allow his Hollowification to deepen further, he will completely lose his sense of self!"
Aikawa Robu wielded his Shikai, Tengumaru, while blocking Hollow White's swinging Zanpakuto and spoke to Hira beside him.
"Be careful, he's about to use a Hollow Flash!"
As Aikawa Robu and Hira conversed, Hollow White's Hollowification intensified once more. The mask on his face now covered his entire head, and a pair of bull horns had grown on top of it! Lowering his head, a powerful spiritual pressure gathered at an astonishing speed between Hollow White's horns, and the next second, a crimson Hollow Flash of terrifying power erupted from his forehead.
Facing the oncoming Hollow Flash, Hira and the others opened their mouths wide, releasing their own Hollow Flashes.
However, despite both sides using Hollow Flashes, the Masked Army only had four, and when they collided with the Bull-headed Hollow White's Flash, they could only manage a stalemate! The collision of the Hollow Flashes caused an atmospheric explosion, and the ground began to collapse in large areas as it shook violently.
(End of Chapter)
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