I'm in Bleach, starting with Unlimited Blade Works.

"The third seat of Oni-Ichijo and the fifth seat of Madarame, both of them are powerful individuals who mastered Bankai decades ago."

"It really is..."

Renji Abarai was shocked to hear the answer from the veteran teammate beside him.

Back when he was at the Shinigami Academy, Renji Abarai had also attended a class taught by Captain Aizen of the Fifth Division.

From Captain Aizen, Renji Abarai learned about the immense power that Zanpakuto (soul-slaying swords) could bring to a Shinigami (death god).

Furthermore, Captain Aizen specifically mentioned the second stage of Zanpakuto release during his explanation.

According to Captain Aizen, among the Gotei 13, only the captains of the Gotei 13 are capable of completing the second stage of Zanpakuto release.

To become the captain of the Gotei 13, the first prerequisite is to complete the Bankai of your Zanpakuto.

Renji Abarai knew that Ikkaku was extremely strong when he was being trained by Ikkaku.

But Renji Abarai never expected that this strength was actually the kind of strength that had already completed the Bankai training of his Zanpakuto and was capable of serving as the captain of the Gotei 13.

What Renji Abarai didn't expect was that, in the 11th Division, besides Ikkaku, the third seat of Onigenjo was also a powerful wielder who had mastered Bankai.

However, this is normal after all. After all, Ikkaku is only a fifth seat, and it would be abnormal for Oni Genjo, the third seat, not to have mastered Bankai in the 11th Division.

So, what about Kusajishi, the fourth seat, who is standing with Ikkaku-sama and Oni-Ichijo, the third seat?

Is the seemingly insignificant Kusa-shiki Fourth Seat also a captain-level powerhouse?

However, looking at the Bankai of Oni Ichijo and Ikkaku, and then glancing at Captain Zaraki and Captain Erin who were still fighting in the distance, Renji Abarai pursed his lips.

The fact that they were able to complete the training for Bankai speaks volumes about the strength of Onigenjo Sansei and Ikkaku.

However, compared to Captain Zaraki and Captain Erin, they were far too weak...

Is there really such a big difference between the team captains?

However, this was no longer the time for Renji Abarai to be distracted by anything.

Because the shockwave, weakened by the numerous officials, had already reached them.

"Drink!"

When faced with such a shockwave, the members of the Eleventh Division all unleashed their spiritual pressure, drew their Zanpakuto from their waists, and resisted the power of the shockwave.

In normal times, when people spar, there are wins and losses, and those with similar strength are unwilling to admit defeat to each other.

However, the person who survived the aftermath of Captain Zaraki and Captain Erin's battle, and was closest to the center of the two captains' fight, was definitely stronger than the person who was farther away!

This is a universally acknowledged truth.

You say you're stronger than me, so how come you retreated farther than me when facing the aftermath of Captain Zaraki and Captain Erin's battle?

……

A series of slashes were unleashed by Erin.

While these strikes are not as powerful as the "Crescent Cross Strike," they are less strenuous.

With Erin's current swordsmanship skills, he could easily unleash countless slashes of this intensity.

After Zaraki clashed with Erin's "Crescent Cross Strike" using his "Dual-Handed Swordsmanship" slash, he suffered a minor setback, but the injury was not enough to diminish his strength.

Rather, these injuries only fueled Zaraki's fighting spirit.

Seeing the slashes that cut through the mushroom cloud, Zaraki laughed loudly, gripping his Zanpakuto and charging towards Erin instead of retreating.

Those crescent-shaped slashes were either shattered by Zaraki or deflected. These dozens of slashes, apart from slightly slowing down Zaraki's advance, did not cause him any greater damage.

"Drink!"

When Zaraki broke through the blockade of countless slashes and appeared in front of Erin, he already had several wounds on his body, but he still laughed wildly and swung his Zanpakuto at Erin.

"clang!"

This time, Erin blocked Zaraki's attack, and the collision of their immense forces created an invisible shockwave that spread outwards.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The ground beneath Erin and Kenjiro's feet cracked instantly and was then completely destroyed by the shockwave.

The shockwave rapidly spread outwards from Erin and Zaraki, completely tearing apart everything in its path.

The shockwave generated by the collision of their blades was far more powerful than the shockwave from their previous slashing clashes.

For swordsmen like Zaraki and Erin, the power of their swords is several times greater than that of a simple slash.

Unless it's a special spiritual pressure technique, slashing is just one aspect of their swordsmanship.

Only in close combat can they fully unleash their swordsmanship skills.

A wave of spiritual pressure rose from the members of the Eleventh Division.

The shockwave from the clash between Captain Erin and Captain Zaraki collided with the spiritual pressure of the Eleventh Division members, causing them to sway slightly.

A few people were even directly hit by the shockwave and had to retreat backwards, their faces flushed as they went even further away.

These people all felt that their strength had improved to a certain extent in the past ten years, so they wanted to watch the battle from a place closer to the two captains.

However, while they might escape injury from the aftermath of the two captains' battle, it was impossible for them to get a better view of the fight.

The shockwave cracked the ground beneath Erin and Zaraki's feet, and then an even stronger force erupted, destroying the ground completely.

"Shhhh-"

The spiritual energy beneath Erin and Zaraki's feet converged, transforming into two figures, one golden and one blue, flickering in the wilderness ahead.

Each time the golden and blue light intertwined, it unleashed a powerful force that completely destroyed everything around them.

"So strong!"

At this moment, Renji Abarai unleashed all his spiritual pressure, forming a thin layer of white light around his body to resist the aftershocks of the battle from the two captains.

Chapter 227 Collision

Chapter 226 Zaraki's Weakness

Right now, all that Renji Abarai could see in his mind were the countless explosions and the resulting flames.

He couldn't even see Captain Zaraki and Captain Erin.

What came into his view were rings of water mist bursting through the air like clouds of air explosions, bursts of flame from violent collisions between the two sides, and shockwaves carrying terrifying energy.

too strong!

In other words, he is currently very far from the center of the battle between the two captains. If he were any closer, he might be injured by the aftershocks of their fight.

Even the three seated members of Guiyan City, the four seated members of Kusashiro, and the three members of Ikkaku, have all retreated a considerable distance from where they were standing before.

Feeling the earth tremble beneath his feet and hearing the booming sounds of clashing swords, Renji Abarai inexplicably recalled the tremors he had felt in Rukongai before entering the Shinigami Academy, as well as the distant rumble of thunder.

If you calculate the time frame, it's been about ten years.

Could it be that the earthquake and thunder that Rukia and I felt back then were the aftershocks of the battle between Captain Zaraki and Captain Erin ten years ago?

……

"clang!"

Erin and Zaraki's Zanpakuto clashed again, sparks exploding from the point of impact.

The shockwave from the clash of swords shattered everything around them.

The golden spiritual pressure was almost tangible on Zaraki's body, greatly enhancing his attack, defense, and speed.

In contrast, Erin remained calm and composed, not even letting out a trace of spiritual pressure, completely defending against all of Zaraki's attacks.

No matter how frantically Zaraki attacked, he couldn't get even a fraction closer to Erin.

"boom!"

Erin and Zaraki clashed swords, and now there was nothing left for them to destroy around them.

The ground beneath their feet had turned into a giant crater hundreds of meters deep, and everything around them seemed to have transformed into the yellow desert of Hueco Mundo.

"Clang, clang clang clang..."

Erin and Zaraki's Zanpakuto faced off briefly, their combined strength causing sparks to fly between their blades.

"I must say, Genki, you've made considerable progress in the last ten years."

"Huh? Isn't that obvious?"

Zaraki grinned: "In order to become stronger, I haven't been idle for the past few decades. I've been learning so-called 'kendo' from that woman all this time..."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing what Kenjiro said, Erin suddenly realized.

No wonder he felt that Zaraki's swordsmanship had improved tremendously in the two battles of the last twenty years.

He thought it was Zaraki's "wildness" awakening, and that he had learned the name of his Zanpakuto.

Unexpectedly, it turned out that Zaraki went to learn kendo from Retsu Unohana, the captain of the Fourth Division.

However, this also explains why old man Yamamoto stopped teaching Zaraki Kendo.

Given Zaraki's immense spiritual pressure, if he were to learn swordsmanship that allows him to fully unleash his spiritual pressure, it would be truly difficult to predict who would win in a real battle.

Of course, if Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni were still at his peak, he wouldn't be afraid of Kenpachi.

Unfortunately, Yamamoto is now over three thousand years old and his body is no longer young. Although the increase in spiritual pressure and technique has greatly enhanced Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's strength, his lack of stamina has caused his endurance to decline sharply.

Opponents that could be dealt with quickly were never taken seriously by Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

However, if the enemy drags the war into a protracted conflict, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's stamina will become his biggest weakness.

Undeniably, Ryujin Jakka, the oldest and strongest Zanpakuto of the fire element, was incredibly powerful in the hands of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, practically invincible.

The Bankai Zanka Tachi possesses a temperature of 15 million degrees Celsius, comparable to the core of the sun, capable of destroying the world.

The battles in the world of Bleach are battles of spiritual pressure.

If the difference in spiritual pressure between the two sides in a battle is too great, no matter how strong the ability is, it will be weakened or even rendered ineffective.