Anime/Manga: Bankai Starting with Demon Slayer

But before that, Shiba Isshin landed in front of him first: "Asuka, get out of here right now!"

"This guy... is completely different from any Hollow I've ever seen before, he's dangerous!" Shiba Isshin gripped his Zanpakuto tightly, his gaze fixed on the dark figure not far away.

It suddenly attacked again, giving the two no chance to communicate at all.

Clang!

Isshin's Zanpakuto clashed violently with Hollow's blade!

The massive shockwave instantly emptied the surrounding rainwater, creating a vacuum zone with a radius of several meters.

The ground of the football field crumbled under this force, and cracks appeared in the concrete stands.

"No, we can't continue fighting here!"

Shiba gritted his teeth and twisted the impact of his sword, fighting the monster all the way to the sky and then chasing it to the wasteland. Behind him, Captain Haori of the Death Gods rustled in the gale.

Each of the monster's attacks forced him to respond with all his might, and every strike was powerful and heavy, unlike the fighting style of a mere illusion.

"This guy... is more like the Grim Reaper."

"Is it because you swallowed Death that you became smarter?"

As the two birds locked in a fierce battle in the air, a thought suddenly occurred to the bird that was desperately chasing them from below:

"Why should I fight along? While this monster is distracted by the Grim Reaper, we should hurry up and find Shinobu Kocho."

Whether it's Death or a monster, what does it matter to me whether it lives or dies?

But thinking of the brief time they spent together, and the words of the Grim Reaper who was killed: "...No matter who you're looking for...she won't last a night."

What if that Grim Reaper loses? I can't handle a monster like that by myself. We'll all be doomed then.

Tsk...

Despite some inner turmoil, he continued to follow them.

At this moment, the two were locked in a fierce battle.

This is a chase that pushes the limits of life and death.

They fought their way through the thunderous skies, across the border bridge, and all the way from Naruki City to the neighboring Karakura Town.

The once peaceful streets of Karakura Town have become a battlefield where gods and demons clash tonight.

In the blink of an eye, a low growl, like that of a wild beast, suddenly came from the monster's throat, followed by a purple light shining from the center of its head.

Chapter 123 Destiny Knocks on Nan Ku

"A Cero? At such close range?!" Startled, Shiba Isshin abruptly turned his head.

A beam of purple light grazed his cheek and struck an apartment building in the distance.

With a deafening roar, the middle section of the entire building was instantly shattered.

While Shiba was focused on dodging the feint, a sharp blade silently pierced his abdomen.

"Sky Rift!!"

A slash aimed diagonally upwards struck precisely the side of the pale white blade.

With a deafening explosion, the bird soared through the air, forcefully using its ultimate swordsmanship to deflect Xu Bai's deadly strike by a few inches.

The sharp blade tore through Shiba Isshin's clothes, drawing out a string of blood beads, but ultimately did not seriously injure him.

"Thank you, Asuka! But you'd better run!"

Shiba Isshin roared and kicked Kyōshiro in the chest, using the recoil to create distance between them.

"This is really tough. It seems I'll have to use my real skills."

He held the Zanpakuto horizontally with one hand, and lightly ran two fingers of his left hand along the blade.

At that moment, the originally chaotic rain seemed to be forcibly frozen by a scorching force.

"Burn, Yanyue!!"

As the words of liberation were spoken, a scorching spiritual pressure surged into the sky.

The originally cold rainwater was instantly vaporized, rising into a large cloud of white mist.

Shiba Isshin's Zanpakuto was enveloped in intense flames, burning fiercely.

This flame is not a false illusion, but is actually formed by the convergence of spiritual particles, generating extremely high temperatures that are enough to distort space.

Feeling the heat, Asuka retreated slightly.

These are the Zanpakuto of other people.

He stood on the edge of the white fog, feeling the heat wave that seemed to scorch his soul.

So competitive.

This is a heartfelt sentiment from Asuka.

If the Demon Slayer Corps' swordsmanship is humanity's learning and imitation of nature's wrath in desperate situations, then the Shinigami's Shikai is truly mastering the power of nature.

Is this the Grim Reaper Captain's strength? He suddenly felt a surge of irritation.

That person must also be the team leader, I wonder if he's as strong as Shiba Isshin in front of me.

Shiba Isshin snorted coldly and lunged forward.

Asuka could sense that he had also used some method to gather spiritual pressure under his feet, instantly increasing his speed to a dimension that Asuka could hardly see, only that his technique was more refined than Asuka's.

A huge fan-shaped flame swept across the street, heading straight for the menacing, ethereal human figure.

It tried to dodge with its strange speed, but Shiba Isshin's combat experience was so rich that he blocked all of the opponent's escape routes the moment he swung his sword.

boom!

Flames and shadows collide head-on.

The jet-black blade on the opponent's left arm even emitted a piercing cracking sound under the intense heat released by the Blade Moon.

The situation took a turn at that moment.

Shiba Isshin's flames not only suppressed Hollow's speed, but also continuously dismantled the opponent's hard black shell.

"A monster like you couldn't possibly appear in the world so openly without being discovered! Who concealed your whereabouts!"

"Roar--!!"

The monster had no intention, or perhaps no ability, to respond to Yixin's questions, and roared as it continued to attack him.

"Not going to talk? Whatever, whether you talk or not, I'm going to—"

Shiba Isshin's originally outward flames began to frantically gather towards the tip of the blade; once this blade fell, the opponent would undoubtedly die!

however.

Just as he was halfway through his sentence...

Behind Shiba Isshin, the space seemed to develop an extremely subtle, unnatural crease.

A very thin, faint ray of light flashed past in the folds.

puff-

The sound of a sharp blade piercing flesh was so insignificant amidst the cacophony of the rain.

But Shiba Isshin's body trembled violently.

The dazzling flames that had been gathered at the tip of the blade were extinguished in an instant.

"...Ugh!"

A mouthful of blood gushed from Shiba Isshin's mouth, staining the lingering white mist in front of him, and he plummeted downwards!

Boom!

He fell to the top of a building, instantly raising a cloud of dust, and struggled to his feet.

A deep cut, revealing bone, appeared on his back.

The cut ran diagonally across his right shoulder, precisely severing the most important spiritual node within Death's body.

"Damn it, who is it?!" Shiba Isshin staggered forward a couple of steps, glancing nervously around. "That's a Zanpakuto attack! Show yourself!!"

The bird reacted instinctively the instant it was about to be attacked—

"Powerful Wind - Tengu Wind!!"

He whirled around, his still-unreleased Zanpakuto slicing a mournful arc as it swept towards the empty space where Shiba Isshin had just stood.

The wind blade sliced ​​through the rain, but it didn't hit anything except the cold air and water droplets.

Asuka immediately unleashed her unstable spiritual pressure, searching for any suspicious traces.

Utility poles, rooftops, puddles, white fog...

There is nothing.

The rain continued to pour down, and the streets were deathly silent.

Besides Asuka, there's Isshin Shiba, and the even more terrifying Hollow-like figure.

There was no one else on this street in Karakura Town.

It's a ghost story.

He leaped over to Shiba Isshin's side and asked worriedly, "How are you?"

"This is not good... The wound is deep, and my spiritual pressure is starting to become unstable."

Shiba made no attempt to hide anything; sweat mingled with rain as he earnestly sensed the energy within his body.

"In this state, I can't use Bankai... This is troublesome."

As a veteran captain of the Death Squad, he knew very well what this meant.

The person who made the move was incredibly fast and ruthless, even managing to shield his spiritual pressure perception...

Its strength has probably reached a terrifying level.

"Gah—!"

The humanoid phantom let out an excited scream and pounced.

Although it was also injured, the weakened Shiba Isshin excited him more than that.

"Rise into the dust storm!"

Asuka gritted her teeth and stepped in front of Shiba Isshin.

The wind and rain in the atmosphere began to surge under the flow of his sword, and a hurricane actually roared out due to the flow of spiritual particles!

Boom! Bang! Bang! Bang!

Sparks flew everywhere.

The humanoid phallus was incredibly powerful, not only shattering the whirlwind but also relentlessly striking the bird's rusty blade, which looked like it was about to break at any moment!

Asuka's arm instantly exploded into a cloud of blood mist.

That was because the difference in spiritual pressure was too great. Just this collision caused the blood vessels in his arm to burst, and half of his body became completely numb.

This kind of battle was like dancing on the edge of a knife for him.

If he is even slightly careless, he will be dismembered.

"Damn it, don't underestimate me!"

As the team leader, Shiba Isshin was somewhat embarrassed that he was saved by a member of another team who wasn't even a lieutenant officer.

He abruptly wiped the wounds on his body, put a handful of blood in his mouth, and sprayed it onto the blade of the Blade of the Moon.

"Asuka, get out of the way!!"

Just as the black blade was pressed against the bird's shoulder, a large flame reignited, forcefully breaking free from its suppression!

Not only that, he followed up with a side slash, his momentum even stronger as he hacked at the monster's body!

The burning flames drew a blazing red line in the rain, severing the jet-black left arm at the shoulder!

"Gahhhhh!!" The pale-haired man let out a painful scream.

After losing its limbs, it became increasingly frenzied, using its last remaining black blade to block Isshin's sword, its entire body radiating a destructive purple light.