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Chapter 614: Bankai: Zanpakuto of the Remnant Fire
Chapter 614: Bankai: Zanpakuto of the Remnant Fire
Feng Ye did not exhibit any grand spiritual pressure. In fact, at this moment, most of the captains could barely sense any spiritual fluctuations from him. It felt as if Feng Ye had transformed into an ordinary person, his spiritual pressure completely imperceptible.
This sensation caused all the captains to reveal slightly astonished gazes, but the most attention-grabbing thing at the moment was not their surprise, but the fact that Feng Ye had finally appeared!
"To secretly make contact with Hollows and attempt to gain their power is a grave sin," Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni said, looking at Feng Ye as he gripped his burning blade. "Your sister, who was aware of this and failed to report it, is equally guilty of abetting this crime."
"Obstinacy," Feng Ye stated, standing in the sky and looking indifferently at Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was incredibly powerful. Even among the members of the Zero Squad, who had their bodies reforged with the power of the Soul King, not all could surpass him. It could be said that he was indeed the strongest Shinigami in a millennium!
While Omaeda Marechiyo and Kuniichi Shinigami had existed for far longer than a few thousand years, and Aizen, who had not yet obtained the Hogyoku, also fell short of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's might.
However...
Obstinacy was the bane of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's current existence.
A millennium ago, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was a sword-wielding devil who stopped at nothing in the pursuit of victory. In the name of protecting the Soul Society, he committed atrocities, and back then, he wouldn't hesitate for the sake of so-called rules. As long as victory could be achieved, even manipulating the power of Hollows was of no consequence.
But a millennium later, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was no longer the same. He had become obstinate and inflexible, and the Gotei 13 had grown far weaker than they were a thousand years ago.
"Obstinacy?" Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni looked at Feng Ye, his voice cold as he slowly spoke. "You, who have defied the laws and sided with the Hollows, have no right to judge me."
Feng Ye replied calmly, "If I can control Hueco Mundo, why can't I use Hollows as my subordinates?"
"Sophistry!" Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni shouted.
Hearing the brief exchange between Feng Ye and Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the captains who had retreated to the side wore varied expressions. While most of them believed that Feng Ye was making excuses, quite a few agreed with his ideology, including Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Retsu Unohana.
Aizen was, of course, among those who agreed. From a distance, he watched Feng Ye, a faint glimmer flashing in his eyes as he gently adjusted his glasses.
The situation...
Had become intriguing.
Recalling the series of changes that had occurred in the Soul Society since Feng Ye's appearance, as well as Feng Ye's actions up to this point, Aizen had a guess in his heart.
Although he didn't know what Feng Ye was ultimately planning, the one thing he could be certain of was that whatever happened next with Feng Ye would undoubtedly astonish everyone.
And it would be a shock far beyond expectations!
"Feng Ye," Yoruichi Shihoin called out, standing about a hundred meters away from Feng Ye in the air. She looked at him with a complex expression and asked, "Was it you who caused the recent disturbances in the Soul Society and the events in the Royal Palace?"
Feng Ye responded calmly, "It was me."
Yoruichi clenched her fist slightly and asked, "Then, was Kisuke and the others' actions also..."
"No, that has nothing to do with me," Feng Ye replied peacefully.
Whoosh!
Almost at the moment Feng Ye's voice fell, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who was standing opposite him, suddenly took action. He directly swung his sword in a frontal slash towards Feng Ye.
Feng Ye's tone didn't waver as he responded to Yoruichi, and in the face of the blazing flames unleashed by Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's attack, he merely waved his sleeve casually.
Whoosh!!
The burning air seemed to distort with heat waves, but with just a flick of Feng Ye's sleeve, the flames dissipated and quickly vanished, unable to come close to him.
Without releasing any spiritual pressure, this simple action alone caused all the captains present to feel a slight chill in their hearts as they sensed an aura of 'power'.
There was no doubt.
Seeing this, it was clear that Feng Ye was definitely stronger than Lilith and Nel!
"You're going to make your move before we even finish talking?" Feng Ye asked, dispersing the flames unleashed by Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni without making a move himself. He looked at him calmly.
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni slowly sheathed his Zanpakuto, holding it horizontally in front of him. His eyes, piercing through the flames, fixed on Feng Ye as he said, "Further words are useless."
Long ago, he had already thought this through. Since he had recruited Feng Ye into the Gotei 13, he would make full use of Feng Ye's power and trust in the strength he possessed.
However, if Feng Ye's actions ever threatened the Soul Society or went against the laws, then he, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the captain-commander of the Gotei 13, would personally suppress him!
"Everyone, step back!" Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni ordered, holding his Zanpakuto horizontally in front of him as he shouted at the numerous captains standing on both sides.
The two previous attacks had allowed him to make a judgment: the power of his Shikai alone was indeed incapable of posing a threat to Feng Ye.
Since his Shikai couldn't defeat Feng Ye, and the other captains' coordination was a mess, then at this moment, he had no choice but to take matters into his own hands and give it his all!
"Oh oh... The old man's about to blow his top.
Many of the captains who didn't know Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto well, such as Isshin Shiba and Mayuri Kurotsuchi, quickly followed suit and retreated as well after seeing the reactions of the previous captains.
Swish! Swish!!
Jingling Kuchiki kept retreating until he was a thousand meters away before he finally stopped.
"Do we need to retreat so far?" Isshin asked as he followed Jingling Kuchiki.
Jingling Kuchiki looked at the distant figure of Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto and took a deep breath. "It's better to retreat even further," he said, his gaze deep as if recalling something. "When the old man goes berserk, everything within a hundred meters of him will be reduced to ashes."
"Isn't that a bit exaggerated?" Kaname Tosen frowned.
"No," Retsu Unohana said in a low voice, her eyes also fixed on Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto. "Not at all. Captain Yamamoto's Zanpakuto is the strongest and oldest fire-type Zanpakuto. When used at full power, its might can destroy all of Soul Society!"
Just as Retsu Unohana finished speaking, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto, who had been standing tall in the sky, finally moved.
He suddenly swung his sword to the right, and the blazing flames that filled the sky abruptly vanished without a trace, as if everything had returned to calm.
The only change was the scorched blade and a wisp of smoke rising along its edge.
Holding his Zanpakuto, now devoid of flames and looking ordinary, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto faced Feng Ye and spoke in a calm voice.
"Bankai—Zanka no Tachi."
There was no sound, but the moisture in all of Soul Society began to rapidly evaporate. If one were to look down from a great height, they would see the water in the atmosphere drying up and the rivers in Seireitei shrinking section by section.
Even a thousand meters away, Jingling Kuchiki and the other captains could feel the air around them becoming unbearably scorching.
Jingling Kuchiki's lips silently cracked, but no blood flowed.
He licked the corner of his mouth and said, "My lips are cracking... This raging heat is just as intense as the old man has always been."
Retsu Unohana looked at Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto's back with a grave expression and said in a low voice, "Captain Yamamoto, please end this quickly. Otherwise, Soul Society won't be able to bear it."
"..."
Yoruichi Shihoin's eyes were solemn.
Even from a thousand meters away, she could feel the terrifying heat. If not for her spiritual pressure holding it at bay, her body might have started burning already.
So what about Feng Ye, who stood just a few dozen meters in front of Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto? What kind of terrifying heat was he enduring?!
"Is this the power of Zanka no Tachi?"
Feng Ye gently reached out his hand, feeling the temperature emanating from Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto at close range. It was indeed comparable to the heat of the sun's core.
He looked at Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto and said calmly, "The heat is acceptable... It's just enough to light some candles for a child's birthday party."
"Blasphemy!" Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto's eyes flashed, and he coldly huffed. Then, he suddenly stepped forward, stopping right in front of Feng Ye, and raised his sword to strike.
He knew Feng Ye's Zanpakuto's ability, so he didn't intend to give Feng Ye a chance to release it. Otherwise, the battle might become quite troublesome.
While there were no absolute invincible abilities.
Feng Ye's Zanpakuto, which could manipulate time, must have had its weaknesses. It couldn't indefinitely maintain the time loop, and most likely, attacking Feng Ye's Zanpakuto directly or destroying it would break the time loop. But if he could end the fight before Feng Ye even had a chance to use his ability, then there would be no need to worry about any of that.
However...
What caused the entire world to fall into silence was Feng Ye's response to Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto's Bankai and the Zanka no Tachi that followed. He didn't even draw his Zanpakuto; he merely raised his hand and extended his index finger.
Ding!
A crisp sound rang out as Feng Ye's index finger touched the very center of Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto's Zanka no Tachi, causing the blade, which contained heat of fifteen million degrees, to be unable to advance even a fraction of an inch further!
This scene was clearly reflected in the eyes of Jingling Kuchiki and the other captains a thousand meters away, and even Aizen's pupils constricted sharply, his breath catching in his throat.
Time seemed to freeze.
Almost everyone's mind echoed with the same thought.
"This is impossible!!!"
(End of Chapter)
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