I'm really not the number one slacker in Soul Society.

Now, all three team leaders are very tired.

Even for Yama-no-To and Unohana, fighting against a powerful opponent like Akuma-no-To with the power of Shikai was quite difficult.

The stalemate has continued until now, and the Dark Azure Guardians have even begun to suppress them.

Chapter 130: Joining the Battle

Old Man Shan dared not use the Remnant Flame Blade at will, and could only use his Shikai to withstand the attack—under these circumstances, if anyone left to retrieve the medicine, Anzang Mitsu would seize the opportunity to inflict massive casualties.

Unohana tried to use her Bankai several times, but never found the right opportunity.

Although they didn't want the vice-captains to get involved, the younger generation insisted on offering them a chance to win without using Bankai.

For the sake of the greater good, the three team leaders had no choice but to accept it.

"Even if they stand together, they can't withstand a single blow from me."

A barely perceptible, mocking smile played on An Cang Yu Shou's lips: "So what can they do? Hope to distract me with some feeble attacks? Like this—"

Before he could finish speaking, a yellow and black missile shot straight down from the ground.

But the Dark Azure Mage, who was targeted, stood still and did not move.

He let the Flood Bee Thunder Whip hit him and explode with a bang!

A fireball with a radius of less than ten meters suddenly appeared in mid-air, and the not-so-strong aftershock turned into a blast, making the clothes of the old man and his companions flutter loudly.

“I told you, it makes no sense.”

The next instant, the crimson crescent easily tore through the fireball, and a tall, white-haired man in crystal armor calmly walked out of the crack.

"Even if ten more attacks like that came, they wouldn't pose any threat to me."

"hateful……"

The empty missile launchers returned to their shallow shape.

Sweating profusely, Soi Fon knelt on the ground in frustration, panting heavily as she said bitterly, "It was... completely useless..."

"Not necessarily."

Mi Zhen chuckled and continued to watch the changes in mid-air.

The power of the Sparrow Bee Thunder Whip is certainly not as insignificant as Dark Azure Mage described.

Although Soi Fon, who has just learned Bankai, cannot unleash its full power, in terms of the power of a single shot, the explosion of Suzumebachi Raikoben is definitely stronger than Ryujin Jakka's normal attack.

Otherwise, the Suzumebachi Raikobuchi should not have even been able to explode, and should have simply become a dud and disappeared without a trace.

But the explosion still occurred. Even after being mostly devoured by the Dark Azure Guardian, the overflowing power was still equivalent to a Flying Dragon Strike Thunder Cannon.

Comparing the power of the explosion with that of yesterday morning, Mima immediately understood the limit of how much spiritual pressure the Dark Azure Hand could absorb in an instant!

Of course, understanding this doesn't mean you can deal with Dark Azure Guardian, otherwise Old Man Mountain would have already scattered his ashes!

Alternatively, they could directly break through the Dark Azure Guardian's Devouring Limit.

Either we inject the right medication into his body; it seems that these are the only two options available now.

Since everyone has chosen the latter method, Soi Fon's attack naturally takes on a second meaning.

That made the Dark Azure Guardian more vigilant.

Although Anzang Yushou said that the vice-captains' actions were meaningless, his attention was indeed diverted to them.

Just as a person may look down on ants, but must prevent themselves from being bitten by them.

To the Dark Azure Guardians, the vice-captains may indeed be no different from ants, but the attacks of ants should not be underestimated.

Perhaps this would be acceptable under normal circumstances, but he is currently being besieged by three veteran captains who are eyeing him covetously. If an opening appears, it means he will be hit with a full combo.

Old Man Yama wouldn't use the Remnant Blade easily, but Unohana had been wanting to use it for a long time.

Dark Azure Guardian would certainly not take such a risk, so he would definitely have to devote some attention to dealing with the possible attack from the vice-captains.

This was exactly what Mima and the others wanted to achieve—as long as they created a small opening, they could get the potion into the hands of the three captains.

After the situation changed, Old Man Shan naturally changed his tactics as well.

He no longer plays the role of a striker, but stays in place.

Tian Ting Kong Luo instructed Mao Zhi Hua and Kuchiki Gin Ryō to attack An Cang Yu Shou from the left and right respectively.

The next moment, the flames stopped radiating outwards and instead surged rapidly into Ryujin Jakka.

The delicate flames gradually thickened, their color deepening until they resembled the rising sun!

The old man in the mountain is using his Shikai to imitate the Zanka no Tachi - East - Rising Sun Blade!

An Cang Yu Shou naturally sensed the immense power of the next move and wanted to stop it, but as soon as he moved, Nakushizuki and Amagi Yu Ling arrived in front of him.

"Tsk..."

An Cang Yu Shou frowned, crossed his hands, used his divine sword to block Rou Shizuka, and used his hands to directly block Tian Cheng Yu Ling.

After discovering that Bankai was not working, Kuchiki Ginrei reverted to Shikai and tried to disable several different things.

If it directly involves the Dark Azure Mage himself, doing anything will only waste spiritual pressure, so after trying a round, "opening the Black Cavity" is still the most effective.

The principle of the sound reversal is to perform spatial jumps through the black cavity. After the Heavenly City Imperial Decree forbade "opening the black cavity", the sound reversal could no longer be used.

Moreover, this method does not involve the Dark Azure Mage himself, so he will not be "devoured".

This is why Dark Azure Mage was unable to surpass the three captains in maneuverability and could only maneuver around using flight that was much slower than the speed of ...

"Tsk..."

"Still not working?"

However, in the clash of swords, Unohana and Kuchiki Ginrei were easily repelled by Ansou Mitsu.

This is precisely the most challenging aspect.

Knowing that the Dark Azure Mage could absorb spiritual pressure attacks, the three captains should have switched entirely to melee combat, but they continued to use fire and Kido to withstand the attacks—this was not foolishness, but a compromise made out of necessity.

Because once they get close to the Dark Azure Guardians, their speed will be reduced exponentially!

The reason is unknown, just like the speed at which this guy can devour others.

"Back off!"

Unohana and Kuchiki Ginrei, who had intended to continue their fierce battle with Ansou Mitsu, immediately retreated without hesitation upon hearing the old man's voice!

Nobody wants to get caught up in Ryujin Jakka's outburst!

With a back-and-forth movement, the old man charged forward and delivered a diagonal slash from left to right!

A burst of flames erupted!

Inspired by the Rising Sun Blade, a single strike contained a massive amount of flame powerful enough to incinerate a city. With just a swing, it created a large vacuum zone. As Ryujin Jakka approached Ansaku Mitsu, the "Devour" skill was activated as usual. Astronomical numbers of spiritual particles vanished meaninglessly around the latter's body, as if they had never existed.

But that's still not enough!

Only one-fifth of the flames were extinguished; the remaining portion overcame the devouring and smashed directly onto the divine sword raised by An Cang Yu Shou!

The old man changed the nature of the flames, releasing them in a manner similar to napalm, so that anyone who got even a tiny bit on them would be burned all the way from the skin to the bone marrow.

Moreover, this flame even possesses "weight," and the target will be immobilized in place by the massive spiritual pressure contained within it!

The raging flames instantly enveloped Dark Azure Hand, turning him into a human-shaped torch. The temperature of hundreds of thousands of degrees Celsius was like the sun near the ground, completely evaporating most of the moisture in Seireitei. A few particularly dry places even caught fire.

The flames were being consumed at a visible speed—in a maximum of five seconds, this attack, enough to burn down half of Seireitei, would vanish without a trace.

But when it comes to delivering goods, five seconds is even more than enough.

It's not a massive war involving the destruction of the world, so Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni of the Gotei 13 wouldn't allow his subordinates to be put in danger in front of him!

But... he hadn't anticipated the enemy's limits!

The burning humanoid mumbled something. Ignoring the flames that blocked his way, he forcefully moved his hands and feet, swung the divine sword fiercely, and forced the old man of the mountain back.

He planned to fight on despite the burning flames!

But after wielding that blade, the old man temporarily lost his powerful attack ability.

Damn it... are we just going to watch this opportunity go to waste?!

"Lord Yuan Liuzhai! Please bear witness!"

A loud shout suddenly rang out from below!

A majestic, masked figure, nearly three meters tall, flew rapidly closer, brandishing his Zanpakuto from afar: "Heaven's Punishment!"

It was Komamura Sajin!

A massive arm, over ten meters long and covered in black armor, suddenly appeared from mid-air.

Wielding an outrageously large longsword, he slashed down at An Cang Yu Shou!

Although it began to melt upon contact with the flames and didn't even cut off a single hair on Anzang Yushou's head, the attack did slightly hinder him—for less than half a second, but it did happen!

Following closely behind were four flying, sharp iron plates.

The Zanpakuto of the 7th Division Lieutenant, Kotsubaki Jin'emon, is named En-Tetsu. After being released, it transforms into four double-edged, hiltless swords that can fly freely according to his will. They are incredibly powerful and their agility is unparalleled in Seireitei!

But this was a suicidal attack, so the flight trajectories of the four Yan Tie swords were extremely straight!

Just keep accelerating, accelerating, and maximizing the power!

With a casual wave of his hand, An Cangyu easily shattered all the Yan Tie with his divine sword, but he was delayed for another second.

"Lord Yuan Liuzhai, catch him!"

Genjiro Okabe and Noriyuki Omaeda appeared on either side of the old man, handed him the test tubes, and then retreated far away without hesitation.

At the same time, Kaien arrived below Unohana, tossed her a test tube, and then disappeared.

Byakuya will also be heading to Kuchiki Ginrei's side. With his Shunpo ability, he can reach his destination in less than half a second.

Ultimately, they are a bit younger and slightly inferior in terms of strength.

—But even with such a time difference of less than a second, Dark Azure Guardian perfectly seized the opportunity!

He didn't know what these vice-captains were there for, but stopping the enemy from doing anything was a basic combat skill. Since the first few had already succeeded, he would stop the last one!

With a swift movement of the divine sword, Crescent Moon Sky Slash was born, hurtling towards Byakuya.