The ground of the Seireitei trembled slightly. After a brief delay, the earth cracked open, and five gigantic silvery-grey dragons soared into the sky. Their spiritual pressure instantly shook all the Shinigami in the Seireitei.
The Shinigami watching from a distance were all stunned by these five massive dragons, and the old noble families were even more terrified, their mouths agape.
"Is this the Chief of Staff of the Gotei 13?" A Gotei 13 member looked towards the Central 46 with an expression of adoration.
In everyone's impression, a Chief of Staff was merely an ordinary civil servant, and Yamabuki had never displayed his strength in front of the squad members.
For most squad members, Yamabuki was just a Shinigami responsible for logistics, with a bit of skill, but far inferior to the various Captains.
After all, it was ridiculous to send a Chief of Staff to the battlefield to kill enemies.
Imagine Zhuge Liang single-handedly crushing Lu Bu, and two-handedly fighting the Three Sworn Brothers—how utterly unbelievable that scene would be!
The five gigantic silvery-grey dragons circled in mid-air, then swooped down. In an instant, the entire Seireitei seemed to experience a magnitude 10 earthquake. Everything within a ten-mile radius was instantly leveled, and all buildings were reduced to rubble!
The sages who had escaped from Central 46 turned pale at this sight. They had been thinking about how to bypass Yamamoto Genryūsai and deal with Yamabuki!
Now it seemed, deal with what? The entire Central 46 combined wouldn't be enough for him to fight with one hand.
The fluctuating spiritual pressure slowly dispersed. Yamabuki stood amidst the ruins, panting heavily. Directly releasing Hado #99 (referring to instant casting without incantation) was still a bit difficult for him. His spiritual pressure consumption was immense. He was rapidly devouring the surrounding Reishi to replenish his spiritual pressure, hoping this one attack would directly finish off Unohana. Please, don't come out again.
"Boom!!!"
A figure quickly leaped out from the ruins. It was Unohana. Though she was hit head-on by Hado #99, her injuries were not severe.
"Is this Shinigami magic? Indeed, it's somewhat interesting, but it's still far from enough to defeat me." Unohana calmly regulated her breathing, her killing intent surging in her eyes.
She was truly satisfied with this opponent. Since her birth, she had never encountered anyone who could make her feel this exhilarated.
She must kill him with a grateful heart, for only then would her journey here not be in vain.
Give it your all! Killing an enemy with all your might, that is respect.
Unohana reached out and covered her blade, saying in a low, sinister voice, "Bankai! Minazuki!"
Blood-red spiritual pressure erupted, and Unohana's spiritual pressure explosively increased. As is well known, Bankai's power is five to ten times that of Shikai. A Shinigami with Bankai and one without are simply not on the same level.
Yamabuki's face twisted into a bitter gourd. He swore to heaven that if he ever declared victory before a battle again, he would be struck by five bolts of lightning.
Unohana's spiritual pressure was completely different from before. At this moment, Unohana was even more bizarre, even evil.
The Zanpakutō in her hand transformed into an arc shape, constantly dripping blood. Not only that, but the surrounding environment also continuously seeped blood.
Yamabuki felt as if he had fallen into Hell.
"Flying Swords!" Yamabuki waved his hand, and five flying swords shot out at extreme speed. But Unohana merely swung the blood blade in her hand. Upon contact with the blood, the flying swords seemed to encounter their nemesis and instantly disintegrated.
Unohana approached Yamabuki step by step, without her previous madness or unrestrainedness, only an overwhelming strangeness and dread!
Unohana gently raised Minazuki. The blood seemed to sense Unohana's movement, pulsating. Unohana lightly swung her blade, and a sea of blood surged forward.
Every hair on Yamabuki's body stood on end in alarm. He immediately used Spatial Severance to teleport himself, but even so, his finger accidentally touched a drop of blood.
The next second, Yamabuki's finger instantly turned into white bone, without even a sensation of pain!
Yamabuki looked horrified. What was happening? He backhandedly severed his own finger, retreating continuously. Although the severed finger regenerated at super speed, the fear in his heart was unavoidable.
If one were to ask whose Bankai in the Gotei 13 was the most mysterious, it would definitely be Unohana's. Even though everyone saw Unohana use her Bankai, no one, neither in the story nor outside of it, knew its true ability.
"Is it... corrosion? Does this blood have corrosive properties? My body corrodes upon contact with this blood?" Yamabuki made a judgment based on what had just happened. But if it had corrosive properties similar to sulfuric acid, he should have felt pain.
But just now, he didn't feel even a trace of pain, and the flesh on his finger had already disintegrated.
Unohana gave him no time to think, raising her blade to strike. Yamabuki was analyzing her abilities. In a battle between experts, life and death are decided in an instant. Seeing that he couldn't dodge, he could only raise his blade to block. As a result, Minazuki instantly splattered a large amount of blood onto Yamabuki's body, and his flesh immediately disintegrated and rotted at a visible speed.
"Is it... over-healing?" Yamabuki quickly retreated, running and using his sword to cut off the flesh that had touched the blood, excising all the affected areas. It pained him to the point of madness.
Over-healing can also cause cells to collapse. He was also a medical practitioner and understood this principle. Tenjirō Kirinji's Blood Pool Hell operates on this principle.
"No, that's not it. I understand the sensation of cells during healing. If Minazuki's ability was truly over-healing, I would definitely feel it. I'm a master of Kaidō! But when the blood touched me, there was no sensation of healing at all." Yamabuki knew that analyzing the opponent's ability at this moment would expose his weaknesses, but if he didn't analyze it, he couldn't defeat her.
Unohana's figure appeared before Yamabuki like a ghost, striking again. The blade pierced through Yamabuki's shoulder. Yamabuki could clearly feel his flesh rapidly decaying, festering, and finally disappearing completely.
Yamabuki hardened his heart and directly swung his blade, severing half of his shoulder. Blood gushed like a fountain. Fortunately, he had awakened the Hollow's super-regeneration, otherwise, he would have bled to death from such an injury. Kaidō's healing is limited.
"I, I think I know what your ability is!" Yamabuki said with difficulty. At the same time, his shoulder regenerated at an extremely fast rate.
Unohana knew he was stalling for time but didn't expose him.
"Acceleration! Accelerating the decay of flesh and blood, isn't it?" Yamabuki asked.
"Half right. More precisely, it's the acceleration of cause and effect. Birth is the cause, and death turning to dust is the effect. My blade actually does nothing; it merely speeds up this process," Unohana said indifferently. "Your shoulder is almost healed. Let's continue!"
"You still want to go on?!" Yamabuki said bitterly. "There's no choice now. At this point, I can only bring out my true power!"
"Vollständig, release!"
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