Chapter 81

"Boom—"

Two immense, mountain-like spiritual pressures surged skyward!

Each one was the genuine article—captain-class!

In the Liquor Pool and Meat Forest, the elite Shinigami assigned to guard duty collapsed one after another onto the ground, their limbs going cold as their bodies convulsed.

Their brains refused to obey.

This.

Was the might of a captain!

In an instant.

The spiritual pressure here spread outward in every direction at a terrifying speed!

The entire Seireitei trembled!

"Captain-class spiritual pressure!"

"And two of them!"

Panic gripped the hearts of the common citizens; the recent incidents in the Seireitei had left them deeply uneasy.

Countless gazes turned toward the Liquor Pool and Meat Forest!

……

The Thirteen Court Guard Squads.

Headquarters.

The captains had gathered to discuss their next course of action.

But.

The next moment.

"Boom—"

Two mountain-like spiritual pressures, utterly undisguised, exploded in the distance—each one unmistakably captain-class!

But then, immediately after.

Yet another terrifying spiritual pressure, vast as a sea of smoke and resembling the awesome might of heaven itself, blanketed the entire Seireitei in an instant!

Absolutely domineering.

Unrivaled in sharpness!

Completely overwhelming the previous two spiritual pressures with an absolutely crushing force!

Standing out like a crane among chickens, like a prowling dragon roaring savagely, it loomed above the entire Seireitei!

In an instant.

Throughout the Seireitei, every Shinigami below captain-class was drenched in cold sweat, gasping for breath in great heaving gulps!

Their bodies lost control, unable to move even an inch, pinned ruthlessly to the spot!

"Captain Tousen and Captain Kasumi's spiritual pressure is being suppressed!"

"This sharpness—it's Kuchiki Senya!"

In the meeting room.

Unohana Retsu's pupils contracted slightly.

Kyoraku Shunsui, his face a picture of salted-fish indifference, grew solemn.

Kuchiki Byakuya remained expressionless as ever.

Kenpachi Zaraki, meanwhile, curled his lips into a grin. "After all these years, it's still this flesh-rending sharpness!"

"What on earth did they do! How could they suddenly start fighting!"

The other captains rose one after another, looking toward the distance.

Their expressions were extremely solemn!

Earlier.

The Head Captain's order.

Had been merely to keep an eye on Kuchiki Senya's movements—not to monitor him, and certainly not to come into conflict!

But now……

Everything had exceeded everyone's expectations!

Originally.

The Ryoka invasion.

And Aizen's death had already thrown the Seireitei into utter chaos.

Now.

Two captains were actually fighting Kuchiki Senya!

Making an already unbearable situation for the Seireitei even worse!

"Boom—"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's entire body erupted with raging flames, instantly transforming into a streak of crimson fire as he shot off into the distance!

The Head Captain's immense spiritual pressure radiated wildly in all directions!

The remaining captains hurried after him, all rushing toward the current epicenter of the storm in the Seireitei.

The Liquor Pool and Meat Forest!

……

Meanwhile.

The underground training grounds.

GLOSSARY:

Byakuya, Xiong Xiong, Rushan, solemn, Yamamoto's Heavy Strike, extremely solemn

What met the eye was hard yellow earth everywhere, small hills, cliffs...

A black cat lay lazily atop a small hill; within its line of sight, countless Zanpakutō were thrust into the ground.

A youth with Huang Mao hair, clad in a black Shihakushō, was constantly swapping out Zanpakutō as he fought a bespectacled uncle in black!

This was a training method Urahara Kisuke had devised himself.

Through continuous, uninterrupted combat, one could master Bankai within three days!

However.

Up until now.

Only Urahara Kisuke himself had ever succeeded.

Elsewhere.

A red-haired youth, his gaze resolute, drenched in sweat, was swinging his Zanpakutō with all his might.

Familiarizing himself with the entirely new Bankai ability.

Above.

The black cat Yoruichi gave a slight nod.

Kurosaki Ichigo was, aside from Kuchiki Senya, the most gifted being she had ever seen.

Now.

Rukia's sentence was being moved up again and again.

Three days from now.

Would be the day of the official execution!

If.

Kurosaki Ichigo could not grasp Bankai, then saving Rukia would be absolutely impossible!

At that very moment!

"Boom—"

Wave after wave of immense spiritual power surged wildly, pouring down from above, incomparably sharp and overwhelmingly domineering!

The entire underground space.

Trembled faintly, the earth splitting apart, mountains and rivers shattering.

The figures of Kurosaki Ichigo and Abarai Renji also swayed unsteadily...

"How can there be such immense spiritual pressure!" Abarai Renji's Bankai instantly collapsed, his face going deathly pale.

As the lieutenant of the Sixth Division.

He had seen too many captain-level combatants, yet not a single captain had ever been able to erupt with such might!

Kurosaki Ichigo beside him also fixed his gaze with a grave gaze, staring intently upward.