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Chapter 252 Guan Yi vs. Hyosube Ichibei!

"Devour the Spirit King? Human, have you finally voiced your ambition?!"

As a special life form born in the same era as the Soul King, Hyosube Ichibei possesses power completely different from the other Zero Division members.

When Guan Yi uttered such insane words, his eyes rolled back until only the whites were visible, and the spiritual pressure around him erupted like a volcano that had been dormant for thousands of years!
This posture signified that he had entered a state of full-force battle, and then, with a flick of his huge brush, he recited the incantation of the initial release.

"Dye it black, Ichimonji!"

hum-

The tip of the giant brush changed, turning into a blade, while the spiritual pressure it contained vanished silently, making it impossible to tell from its appearance whether it was a brush or a blade.

The next moment, Hyōsuke Ichibei took a step forward, his massive figure instantly spanning a thousand meters, his Ichimonji in his hand carrying a power that could tear the heavens and earth apart, slashing down at Guan Yi.

At the same time, his brush tip, which resembled both a knife and a brush, wielded a jet-black 'dye,' not actual ink, but more like a night, completely enveloping Guan Yi!
Kill the name, but not the flesh!
clang--

Guan Yi's Zanpakuto, which he had raised, collided with the tip of Hyosube Ichibei's sword. After a short, sharp screech, the world fell silent.

The intense collision of spiritual pressure created a vacuum zone within a hundred meters radius of the two, preventing sound from propagating and even spiritual particles from surviving within it!
"As expected, I can't erase your name." Hyosube Ichibei stared at Kaneki below with the whites of his eyes and said, "But... erasing the name of your Zanpakuto is enough. Don't even think about using Yhwach's power again!"

His Zanpakuto, which cuts names but not flesh, has the ability to make any black object touched by its blade lose its name. Without a name, it is proven that the object does not exist, and thus it loses its power.

Because he couldn't recall Seki's name at a glance, Hyōsuke Ichibei had long anticipated that he might not be able to cut off Seki's name.

However, Guan Yi's Zanpakuto, the sword evolved from the Asauchi obtained from Mayuri Kurotsuchi, was unable to withstand the power of Ichibei Hyosube, and its name was taken away during the collision.

It cannot be opened to the first time, nor can it be opened to the second time.

That's how it should be.

But in the next instant, Guan Yi flicked his wrist, and the Zanpakuto emitted a humming sound like a dragon's roar.

The darkness on the blade suddenly surged, transforming into a black dragon that blotted out the sky, its claws outstretched as it lunged at Hyōsuke Ichibei. Wherever the black dragon passed, space shattered inch by inch, and the torn fragments were all swallowed by the vortex in the dragon's mouth.

Hyōnobu Ichibei's expression changed and he dodged.

For him, the power of this move was secondary; it could hurt him, but that was all. What was even more unbelievable to him was that Guan Yi used his 'ink' to unleash this attack!
The darkness that had just tainted Guan Yi was now completely condensed into a black dragon by him. Therefore, both Guan Yi and his Zanpakuto instantly returned to their original forms.

How can this be? !
"My Zanpakuto is called Samsara Twin Realms."

Guan Yi kindly informed Hyosube Ichibei that his Zanpakuto's name had not been taken away, and then added, "Your name is 'Eye Monk,' right?"

Eye Monk, what a familiar yet unfamiliar name! Hyosube Ichibei couldn't remember how many years it had been since anyone had called him that.

When was the first time I was called that? Oh, it was millions of years ago.

At that time, the world had not yet been created. There was no forward or backward movement, no birth or death. The Spirit King, the progenitor of the five noble families of Soul Society, and a few other special beings were born, striving to make the world a better place.

He didn't have a name back then.

It was Soul King Adnes who felt it was troublesome not to have a name, so he gave him the title 'Eye Monk'. From then on, he had the unique and powerful ability to 'call his true name', naming and empowering everything that was born in Soul Society afterward—Zanpakuto, Shikai, and Bankai are all his creations.

At this moment, Guan Yi mentioned his nickname "Eye Monk," which suddenly sent a chill down his spine. Could it be...?

Guan Yi made a spell in the air with his left hand, and the power of death, the power of the Hollow, the power of the Quincy, and the power of Fullbring intertwined and shone, forming an energy that far exceeded the level of a single power.

"From now on, you'll be called 'Blind Monk'!"

hum-

The moment Guan Yi finished speaking, the heavens and earth seemed to resonate with the energy that Guan Yi's left hand had conjured. The word 'blind' surged into Hyosube Ichibei's body in a manner that merged with the heavens and earth!

In an instant, Hyosube Ichibei's vision was enveloped in complete darkness. The whites of his eyes, which had been rolling back, became a clear manifestation of 'blindness,' and his power to name everything instantly failed!

"You bastard..." Rage and horror surged into his heart at the same time. Guan Yi could actually change the power that the Spirit King had once given him?!

This is the Tongtianlu (a talisman for reaching the heavens).

As one of the Eight Extraordinary Skills, the power of the Tongtian Talisman goes far beyond simply creating symbols in the void. Talismans are documents with fixed formats, and incantations are languages ​​with fixed formats. Their essence is to communicate and pray, hoping that the mysterious power hidden in the objective world will respond to one's call.

The power of the Tongtianlu lies in its ability to convey one's true subjective will to the world, regardless of whether it is written or spoken.

In other words, as long as one's power is strong enough, and as long as one's prayer is clear enough, then one's words will become law!
He can change the rules of the world with words, and grant or deprive others of power through words. Guan Yi today is essentially a low-powered version of the Spirit King; what the Spirit King could do, he can do too!
After mastering this power, the power of the Ghost Path became much easier for him. The complex and obscure incantation was originally a medium for communicating with heaven and earth, but Guan Yi could now use any word, even an interjection or a soft hum, to replace the extremely long incantation and exert a power that was several times stronger than when it was originally chanted.

At the same time, he can naturally use his power, which is similar to that of the Spirit King, to pray for and expand the original boundaries of the Ghost Path. As long as the number of the broken path and the power of the broken path do not exceed the limit he can bear, he can set them up as he pleases.

For example...

"Hado #666—"

"A thousand dragons vanish!"

Boom—

The concentration of spiritual particles in the Spirit King Palace is extremely high, so high that even a Shinigami of the vice-captain level would feel uncomfortable here, as if they were in water.

But the moment Guan Yi finished speaking, the spiritual energy within a radius of a thousand meters was almost instantly drained.

The next moment, the space around Hyonshube Ichibei collapsed with a roar, and thousands of dark dragon shadows roared out from the void rifts, rushing towards Hyonshube Ichibei.

Hyōjube Ichibei is blind, but that is only because the title of monk bestowed upon him by the King of Spirit has been taken away and changed by Guan Yi; he has not lost his own power.

But when thousands of dark dragon shadows rushed towards him, even he couldn't help but feel a sense of powerlessness and despair.

It's all over now. Whether it's the power of words or this pure power, he has far surpassed all beings except the Spirit King.

No one can stop this guy anymore. How did a mere human manage to wield such power?!
"True Fight - White Brush Ichimonji." He unleashed his 'Bankai', making a final stalling and struggling move.

(End of this chapter)