In the projection, the battle between Kuchiki Byakuya and Ichigo Kurosaki continued.
After being wounded by Getsuga Tenshō, Kuchiki Byakuya knew he had been defeated by Ichigo.
But even at this moment, he maintained his cold expression and used words to save face.
"Getsuga Tenshō? What an arrogant name!"
"Well, since you insist so strongly, then use your own eyes to witness it carefully, and remember my Bankai!"
"You will turn to dust and disappear before my very eyes!"
"Bankai!!"
"Senbonzakura Kageyoshi!!!"
He released his Zanpakutō, and the sword fell down, sinking into ripples on the ground.
The ripples on both sides raised countless enormous blades!
Swish, swish, swish!!!
In an instant!
The scattered blades numbered in the hundreds!
In this state, Kuchiki Byakuya could control all the blades at will, achieving attacks and defense without any blind spots!
Under the assault of Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, Ichigo soon found himself in a desperate situation.
It was difficult enough to block one attack, and the next immediately followed. It was extremely challenging for Ichigo to even defend, let alone counterattack.
BANG!!!
In the end, a severely beaten Ichigo climbed out of a massive crater.
After exchanging more heated words, Ichigo decided to use his Bankai!
"Bankai!!!"
"Tensa Zangetsu!!!"
BOOM!!!
Sword energy far superior to anything before burst forth!
Ichigo also transformed into new attire that was extremely striking!
This left Kuchiki Byakuya's expression utterly shaken, breaking his composure repeatedly.
"Are you kidding me? Such a small thing is actually a Bankai?!"
"Damn it, from sabotaging executions to achieving Bankai..."
"You really enjoy trampling on our dignity again and again!"
"Then you will pay a heavy price..."
SHING!
Before Byakuya could make a formal move, Ichigo instantly appeared in front of him.
He used Tensa Zangetsu to strike at Byakuya's throat.
"The so-called dignity? Then as you said, I will trample it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Ichigo retreated and returned to his original position.
In this way, he face-slapped Kuchiki Byakuya.
At this moment, Kuchiki Byakuya had no advantage in speed!
Previously, Byakuya had used amazing speed to demonstrate the gap between himself and Ichigo.
Now Ichigo fought back using the same tactics for revenge!
Although Byakuya didn't acknowledge Ichigo's Bankai on the surface, he had to treat it with utmost caution.
At this moment, he continued setting flags again.
"It's impossible for a Ryoka to obtain Bankai! Miracles only happen once! If you didn't kill me just now, you've lost the chance to kill me forever!"
At this time, comments streamed past:
'Here it comes—Byakuya sets another flag!'
'Didn't we agree Bankai would be used "after a thousand years"?'
'A thousand years? Even Yhwach can be resurrected by then.'
'Ichigo holds grudges! He has to use the moves others used on him to get revenge!'
'Sigh, what a handsome captain! Why does he always let himself get face-slapped?'
'Byakuya: "Is this small thing also a Bankai?" Captain Yamamoto: "?"'
'Captain Yamamoto: "Bankai! Zanka no Tachi!" Byakuya is dead! 🐶'
'Haha, I seriously suspect Yhwach was so frightened by Captain-Commander Yamamoto that the Bankai he subconsciously gave Ichigo is so small. Is this an imitation of Zanka no Tachi?'
'The above comment really makes sense!'
'Kyōka Suigetsu: "Hey, that middle-aged uncle, Byakuya said this isn't Bankai!" Old Man Zangetsu: "Eh? I think Yamamoto's is this small!"'
'Old Man Zangetsu: "This is the strongest Bankai I've ever seen, so I have to make one similar to protect Ichigo!" 🐶'
'Old Man Zangetsu really loves his son! He really... I'm crying! 🐶'
For a while, besides jokes, there were also various educational comments in the stream...
'The reason Tensa Zangetsu looks so ordinary and doesn't release its power is because the spiritual pressure is completely contained within the sword. Top masters hide their aura!'
'But Byakuya was partly right—this indeed isn't a true Bankai'
'Actually, Ichigo's Bankai outfit is also part of Tensa Zangetsu. It gets damaged when spiritual pressure is consumed and repairs when spiritual pressure is restored!'
After seeing these comments, many viewers were filled with questions.
There was truly much mystery hidden within!
Since they realized the importance of answering questions correctly, everyone read every comment very carefully.
[Kurosaki Ichigo]: Hmm? What are these comments talking about? How do they know things they shouldn't? Old Man Zangetsu? Son? Not a real Bankai?
[Kyōraku Shunsui]: How can there be so much information in these comments? I don't quite understand it. They also mention things that aren't widely known...
[Suì-Fēng]: But Ichigo's Bankai is indeed quite small, which surprised me too.
[Shihōin Yoruichi]: Judging from the comments, it seems Captain-Commander Yamamoto's Bankai is also very small. I've never seen this before.
[Ukitake Jūshirō]: You can't just casually observe that. If you did, the entire Soul Society might be destroyed.
At this moment, countless people were analyzing the content of the comments about Ichigo.
After all, Ichigo's fighting ability was incredible to many Shinigami.
The current projection happened to be the best way to understand this.
Many people were still remembering what Aizen had said before...
Ichigo's life was arranged by himself.
As Aizen's most perfect creation, he must have unique characteristics, right?
By analyzing Ichigo, they could also gain more information about Aizen!
[Kuchiki Byakuya]: According to the comments, Ichigo's Bankai outfit is also part of his Bankai? I can barely understand that.
[Kyōraku Shunsui]: If the comments are correct, then Ichigo's ability is somewhat like returning to fundamentals. He compressed his spiritual pressure into this small weapon, and his technique Getsuga Tenshō is also similarly compressed spiritual pressure.
[Zaraki Kenpachi]: Hehe! Ichigo! Why didn't you use this Bankai form earlier? That would have made me even more excited!
[Unohana Retsu]: Oh, when Ichigo defeated Captain Zaraki before, he didn't even use his Bankai?
[Kurosaki Ichigo]: Yes, that's right. Actually, I hadn't learned it yet at that time.
[Hitsugaya Tōshirō]: Such rapid progress? It's really embarrassing for the rest of us.
[Abarai Renji]: What the hell is this "Old Man Zangetsu"? Would a Zanpakutō be happy being called "old man"?
[Kurosaki Ichigo]: Uh... whatever...
In the Wandenreich, seeing these comments, many Quincy also became agitated.
Gerard Valkyrie slapped the table and muttered:
"These comments even mentioned His Majesty's name. How disrespectful to His Majesty!"
"Even the Soul Society Shinigami don't know His Majesty's name."
"But there's one comment that's quite interesting. I don't know if it was coincidence, but His Majesty was indeed resurrected almost a thousand years ago."
Haschwalth said calmly:
"Ignore these comments for now... They won't expose our Wandenreich anyway."
"By the way, do you think Ichigo looks very similar to us Quincy?"
"I have an indescribable feeling, but he definitely doesn't look like a Shinigami."
Askin Nakk Le Vaar also analyzed:
"This is quite normal. He's not a pure Shinigami, and Aizen seems to have done something to him. But compared to Quincy, he's still far behind, right?"
Haschwalth's eyes were sharp, staring at Ichigo's fighting posture, and he analyzed further:
"His movement technique didn't seem to be simple Shinigami Shunpo, which left Kuchiki Byakuya completely unable to defend."
"One could even say it's somewhat similar to our Quincy Hirenkyaku?"
"Moreover, his Zanpakutō obviously wasn't created by Ōetsu Nimaiya from the Soul King Palace, but seemed to be formed from his own spirit particles..."
"Anyway, it's just indescribably strange..."
As he was speaking, a voice full of majesty came over:
"Haschwalth, yes, your analysis is indeed very accurate!"
As soon as these words were spoken, all the Quincy were shocked and stood up suddenly.
The speaker was none other than the Emperor of the Wandenreich, the founder of the Quincy—Yhwach!
The revelation that Yhwach himself was observing these events sent shockwaves through everyone who understood the implications—the greatest threat to Soul Society in a thousand years was not only alive, but actively watching their every move.
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