Seeing the huge claw about to crawl out of the Hueco Mundo, Ito Makoto raised his hand and unleashed a Shakkahō without incantation, driving the two dark blue hands back into the Hueco Mundo.
On the other side, the interface slowly closed, finally transforming into a stream of light and vanishing into thin air.
"These deadweights are finally gone!"
Ito Makoto slowly exhaled a turbid breath, twisted his neck, and adjusted himself to his optimal state.
"Crash!"
Before long, the two blue hands, bearing the charred wounds from the Shakkahō, crawled out of the Hueco Mundo once more.
A chaotic and violent spiritual pressure surged through the Hueco Mundo towards Ito Makoto.
"Hmph!"
Ito Makoto snorted coldly, then his own spiritual pressure erupted, rushing towards the Hueco Mundo.
"Finally out, huh?"
As Ito Makoto no longer obstructed it, the monster with the two dark blue hands finally crawled out of the Hueco Mundo.
It was an Arrancar over ten meters tall, dark blue all over, with spikes covering its back, resembling a monkey but not quite.
"An Adjuchas-class Arrancar, but thankfully, like the previous blob Arrancar, it's an incomplete Arrancar."
"It seems Aizen hasn't yet developed his half of the Hōgyoku to the point where it can support a complete Arrancar!"
Ito Makoto carefully sensed the spiritual pressure level of this blue monkey Arrancar. After becoming an Arrancar, it could be considered top-tier among Adjuchas, but it was far from the level of an un-Arrancarized Vasto Lorde.
It was fortunate that an incomplete Arrancar had arrived.
If a complete Adjuchas-class Arrancar were to appear now, not to mention one of the lower-ranked Espada, even the subordinates of the top three Espada would be a struggle for this clone's current strength.
In that case, Ito Makoto would definitely turn tail and run, absolutely not caring about the lives of those Shinigami trainees.
The reason he stayed behind to cover for the rookies of the Spiritual Arts Academy was false; he wanted to test the current strength of this clone, which was the real reason.
Although his fight with Ikkaku was exhilarating, with blade meeting flesh, it was essentially a sparring match. How could it truly test one's strength like a real life-or-death battle?
This incomplete Adjuchas Arrancar could serve as the whetstone for his first Shikai!
"Come on, you beast, let me see what you're made of!"
Ito Makoto held Soumetsu, looking disdainfully at the blue monkey Arrancar.
"Roar!"
As if understanding the contempt in Ito Makoto's eyes, the blue monkey let out a long howl, opening its mouth wide as a dark blue Cero gathered within it.
How could Ito Makoto give it a chance? He swung the Soumetsu in his hand, then grabbed the iron chain at the end of the hilt just as the Soumetsu was about to leave his grasp.
Immediately, the iron chain began to lengthen continuously, and in an instant, it became more than ten meters long.
Ito Makoto grabbed the end of the chain and swung it fiercely, directly embedding the Soumetsu into the Arrancar's forehead, interrupting the powerful Cero.
This was not the end. Ito Makoto pulled out the Soumetsu.
Then, he continuously rotated the iron chain in his hand, and the rapidly spinning Soumetsu flew through the air like a long whip.
The rotating blade formed a huge circle.
The continuously spinning blade, like a meat grinder, directly shredded the dark blue giant monkey Arrancar, leaving it covered in wounds.
"Roar!"
The dark blue giant monkey cried out in pain.
This method of attack already had a hint of the style of a certain top-tier character from the original work.
"Soumetsu, First Form: Quake!"
"Roar!"
A shockwave emanated from the blade, and the dark blue giant monkey Arrancar felt its internal organs being pulled by a strange vibrating force. It was in great pain and could only unleash its full spiritual pressure to counter this vibrating force.
As the spiritual pressure was released, the dark blue giant monkey felt the vibrating force within its body indeed lessen considerably.
"Too bad. If I had the spiritual pressure level of my main body, that tremor just now would have been enough to shatter this beast's internal organs!"
Yekawa's main body's spiritual pressure was now truly Squad Captain level, but as a clone, Ito Makoto, lacking the special ability of Soul Eater and unable to devour his own kind like Hollows, could only increase his spiritual pressure through his own cultivation, naturally making him slower than the main body.
Even so, he had still raised his spiritual pressure from Fifth-Grade Spiritual Power to the strong Vice-Captain level of Fourth-Grade Spiritual Power through continuous combat and cultivation. However, he still had a long way to go to reach Squad Captain level!
After the dark blue giant monkey Arrancar, ravaged by Soumetsu, had recovered somewhat, it charged at Ito Makoto like a madman.
"Whoosh"
"Whoosh"
"Whoosh"
The dark blue giant monkey used several Sonido consecutively, just to get close to Ito Makoto.
Even enduring the blade's cuts, it still charged head-on at Ito Makoto without hesitation.
The dark blue giant monkey knew that only by getting close to this hateful Shinigami would it have a chance to kill him; otherwise, it would only be worn down to death.
Seeing the dark blue giant monkey so frantically wanting to engage in close combat, Ito Makoto's mouth curved into a playful smile.
"You want close combat? Then I'll oblige you!"
Ito Makoto grinned, shortened the chain of Soumetsu, and directly pulled the sword back.
"I will... eat you!"
The dark blue giant monkey Arrancar's foul-smelling mouth opened and closed again, slowly uttering a few words, with yellowish saliva drooling between its sparse teeth, utterly disgusting.
"Oh, you can talk?"
Previously, Ito Makoto had seen the dark blue giant monkey remain silent and thought it had been driven dumb by becoming an Arrancar.
"Roar!"
"Thump-thump-thump!"
The dark Arrancar first roared at the sky, then fiercely pounded its chest with both fists.
The next moment, two invisible gales, carrying a strong, foul stench, enveloped the dark blue giant monkey's arms.
"Is this... a low-grade Iron Fist Wind Breaker?"
Seeing this, Ito Makoto also became interested. He wiped the blade of Soumetsu, and the blade began to vibrate. Ito Makoto held the sword and slashed at the frenzied dark blue giant monkey.
"Pfft!"
With the enhancement of the vibrating force, the dark blue giant monkey's tough hide was like paper. Ito Makoto's slash cut through it as if slicing tofu.
A deep, bone-revealing wound was directly cut into the dark blue giant monkey's chest.
The pain made the dark blue giant monkey grimace.
"Ah! I will... eat you!"
Seriously wounded by one strike, the dark blue giant monkey became exceptionally irritable. It continued to charge furiously at Ito Makoto, its huge fists accompanied by gales. Ito Makoto met it with Soumetsu, which carried the vibrating force.
Each time the dark blue giant monkey clashed with Ito Makoto, another wound would appear on its body. Even though it was covered in wounds, its face was ferocious, and it continued to punch frantically.
Ito Makoto, on the other hand, also showed a pained expression, not from being hit, but simply from the stench; this monkey was just too damn foul.
"Rumble!"
Unable to bear it any longer, Ito Makoto gripped the sword with both hands, channeled his spiritual pressure, and a pure white lightning force wrapped around the blade. He then unleashed a powerful Thunderclap Slash!
This was no ordinary Thunderclap Slash, but a Thunderclap Slash imbued with vibrating force!
A pure white blade of light directly split the dark blue giant monkey in two, and then its two halves of a corpse were shattered by the vibrating force.
After killing the dark blue giant monkey, Soumetsu had already exited its Shikai state. Ito Makoto looked at the foul-smelling Asauchi, stained with the dark blue giant monkey's blood, with a disgusted expression. After some thought, he pinched his nose and sheathed it.
"Fortunately, this is just a temporary sword assigned by the Spiritual Arts Academy..."
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