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

With a loud shout, Ōmaeda Kinoshita unleashed a surge of powerful spiritual energy, which emanated white flames from his body.

"what?"

"Strange, the battle has only just begun, why is Vice-Captain Ōmaeda taking it so seriously?"

"Vice-Captain Ōmaeda actually used his full strength from the very beginning?"

The Shinigami watching the battle were extremely shocked by the appearance of Ōmaeda Kinosugu.

His spiritual energy was emanating from his body, which meant that, apart from not releasing his Zanpakuto, Ōmaeda Kinosuke was prepared to fight with all his might.

"boom!"

Like Omaeda Norichiyo, Erin also unleashed her spiritual pressure.

"This……"

"I can't believe it, Erin's spiritual pressure is in no way weaker than Lieutenant Ōmaeda's..."

Erin's outburst also took everyone by surprise.

After Erin became famous, everyone knew that Erin had only been a member of the Second Division for thirty years.

In just fifty years, Erin has developed a sixth-level spiritual power comparable to that of Vice-Captain Ōmaeda. Few can match his talent.

"call out!"

The next moment, Erin and Omaeda disappeared from everyone's sight.

"boom!"

"clang!"

"Clang!"

"clang!"

A deafening roar erupted, sparks flew around the training ground, and then the clash of weapons reached everyone's ears.

"So fast!"

Among the spectators, some couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Those who can join the Second Division may be weaker in other aspects, but their Shunpo (Flash Step) is definitely not bad.

However, during the battle between Erin and Ōmaeda Kinosugu, many of them couldn't even see the two figures.

Both Erin and Ōmaeda Kinoshita's mastery of Shunpo far surpasses that of others.

They could only spot Erin and Ōmaeda Kinosugu through the sparks and clanging sounds of their Zanpakuto on the training field.

However, when their gazes fell upon the sparks flying, the two figures had already appeared on the other side.

Chapter 13 Shikai Tessaiga

Chapter 13 Shikai - Tessaiga

Outside the training ground, Yoruichi Shihouin and Kisuke Urahara were both somewhat surprised.

Although they knew that Erin had the courage to challenge Vice-Captain Ōmaeda because he had a certain degree of confidence in his own abilities.

However, based on Erin's performance over the years, they speculated that what gave Erin confidence was the power of Erin's Zanpakuto.

They never expected that, before either side had even released their Zanpakuto, Erin and Ōmaeda Noriyuki would be evenly matched in the duel between Shunpo and Zanjutsu.

No, not on par.

Yoruichi Shihouin and Kisuke Urahara exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise and doubt in each other's eyes.

Given Yoruichi and Kisuke Urahara's strength, it's clear that despite their apparent evenly matched abilities, Erin's mastery of slashing techniques and Shunpo surpasses that of Noriyuki Omaeda.

……

"Damn it, what kind of monster is this?"

"clang!"

Ōmaeda Noriyuki drew his sword and clashed with Erin's with a single blow, then used Shunpo to escape.

But the next moment, Erin appeared in front of him, forcing him to draw his sword again.

Despite his large size, Ōmaeda Kinosuke has been the vice-captain of the Second Division for nearly two hundred years, which shows just how strong his Shunpo is.

However, at this moment, Ōmaeda Kinosugu felt that he was being controlled at every turn in the battle with Erin.

Whether it's Flash Step or Slash Technique, he can only passively deal with Erin's attacks.

This feeling reminded Ōmaeda Kinosugu of the time when he fought Captain Shihōin Senhi more than a hundred years ago.

I felt just as powerless back then.

Does this Erin really possess the same power as Lord Thousand Days?

"Oh!"

In just a few minutes, Ōmaeda Kinosugu felt himself drenched in cold sweat.

Compared to Noriyuki Omaeda, Erin had it much easier.

After fully absorbing Kisaragi Tai's experience, Erin's four Death God techniques were greatly enhanced.

Especially the art of slashing.

It should be noted that Kisaragi Taigo was a disciple of Captain-Commander Yamamoto, and under Captain-Commander Yamamoto's tutelage, his swordsmanship was naturally quite good.

It can be said that Erin's slashing skills at this time were not weak even among the captains.

The gap between captain-level and below is as vast as an chasm.

Of course, Erin's spiritual pressure is only at level six, which is about ten times lower than that of a captain.

Under the immense spiritual pressure from the towering building, Ōmaeda Kinosuke was utterly powerless to retaliate.

However, if Erin were to actually fight like that, it would undoubtedly be a humiliating defeat for Vice-Captain Ōmaeda.

At that time, everyone in the Second Division, including Yoruichi Shihouin, will probably look unhappy.

After all, before this, Ōmaeda Kinosuke was the vice-captain of the Second Division for nearly two hundred years, and to a certain extent represented part of the Second Division's reputation.

Although Erin is also a member of the Second Division, he has only been in power for a short time and has not yet been recognized by most of his colleagues.

If you act too assertively, you might incur resentment from others, both overtly and covertly.

Therefore, although it was actually Erin who suppressed Ōmaeda Kinosugu, what appeared to everyone was that Erin and Ōmaeda Kinosugu, the vice-captain, were evenly matched, with the two locked in a fierce and evenly contested battle.

"clang!"

Erin and Noriyuki Omaeda appeared in the center of the training field, their figures, one large and one small, forming a stark contrast.

"Crunch, crunch..."

The broken Zanpakuto and the intact Zanpakuto clashed, and after a few seconds, the spiritual energy on the swords erupted, knocking the two back.

"Huhuhu..."

"Huh...huh..."

Ōmaeda Noriyuki was breathing heavily, his eyes fixed on Erin.

How long has it been since I last had such an intense battle?

Thinking of this, Ōmaeda Kinoshita's expression turned stern, and his immense spiritual pressure synchronized with the Zanpakuto in his hand.

"Smash him, Drunkard Maru!"

With a loud shout from Ōmaeda Kinosuki, the Zanpakuto in his hand suddenly expanded, transforming into a spiked club over three meters long.

"boom!"

After his Zanpakuto was released, Ōmaeda Kinosuke's spiritual pressure increased fivefold!

For Shinigami, especially those who have completed the release of their Zanpakuto, at least 80% of their power lies in their Zanpakuto.

The Shikai of a Zanpakuto can cause a Shinigami's spiritual pressure to surge by 3-5 times.

The Bankai of a Zanpakuto can cause a Shinigami's spiritual pressure to surge by 5 to 10 times.

Although Ōmaeda Kinoshita has not reached the edge of Bankai in the past two hundred years, he has developed the power of his Zanpakuto's Shikai to the extreme, and the amplification of his spiritual pressure has reached five times that of the strongest Shikai.

This is the strongest form of Ōmaeda Kinosuke!

In his normal state, he was no match for Erin, but after unleashing his Zanpakuto, Ōmaeda Noriyuki was confident that among the vice-captains, there were few who could defeat him!

Erin has only been in the Second Division for thirty years. Judging from his spiritual pressure being similar to mine, he must not have mastered Bankai yet.

His slashing techniques and Instant Step are even superior to his own.

However, Ōmaeda Kinosugu refused to believe that he would be so passive after his Zanpakuto had been released!

That's right. At this point, even if Kinoshita Ohmaeda had a lot of confidence in himself, he didn't think he could win.

The pressure from Erin was simply too much for him.

"Has the Zanpakuto been released?"

Seeing Ōmaeda's current appearance, Erin's expression also turned serious.

During this time, Erin also obtained some basic information about Noriyuki Omaeda through Squad Leader Aoki Furuta.

His Zanpakuto, Shukimaru, is said to be a pure power-type Zanpakuto.

Lieutenant Ōmaeda once shattered a Gillian Hollow into pieces with a single move.

Yes, a Gillian Hollow, that's a terrifying existence nearly a hundred meters tall. Even a Shinigami and an elite Shinigami can't break through the steel skin of a Gillian Hollow.

To defeat Gillian, one must possess a spiritual power of at least Rank 5 and be a seated officer who has completed the first stage of Zanpakuto release.

For an ordinary officer to quickly kill a Kyrian, it would take at least three or four officers working together.

The fact that Ōmaeda Noriyuki was able to instantly kill a Gillian Hollow demonstrates just how powerful his Zanpakuto is.

Even facing Ōmaeda Kinosuke, whose spiritual pressure had increased fivefold and whose power had greatly increased, Erin dared not underestimate him.

At that moment, Erin channeled his spiritual power into the worn-out Zanpakuto in his hand and shouted—

"Tetsusaiga!"