XX-level Hokage

“Omaeda!” Soi Fon’s voice was cold yet resolute.

"Yes! Yes! Captain! What's the order!" Ōmaeda Nozomi scrambled to her side. "Use your five-pointed head to hold him in place!" Soi Fon commanded.

"Huh?! Captain! That guy's abilities... Enough talk! Execute orders!"

Yes! "Although Ōmaeda was terrified, he did not hesitate to hurl his huge meteor hammer at Barragan! At the same time, Soi Fon's body began to unleash an unprecedented and enormous spiritual pressure!"

"I hate it." Soi Fon's voice held a hint of self-mockery and resolve. "It's too huge, unsuitable for covert assassinations; it's too conspicuous, violating the creed of stealth operations; and besides, it's too heavy, so heavy...it makes me feel ashamed."

"Release! The Hornet Thunder Whip!"

A golden beam of light, like a nuclear bomb, shot into the sky! On Soi Fon's right arm, a huge golden turret, shaped like a bee's tail, appeared! The turret was covered with a thick metal mask to prevent damage from the recoil!

This is the release of Soi Fon, the captain of the 2nd Division!

In exchange for sacrificing stealth and speed, what is gained is ultimate, one-hit-kill destructive power!

"Oh?" In the distance, Mashiro's lazy gaze finally shifted from the juice glass in her hand to Soi Fon's enormous stinger. "Little bee, so you're finally willing to show your stinger? This is getting interesting."

"Suzumebachi Raiko-bu!" Soi Fon roared, aiming at Barragan, who was temporarily entangled by Ōmaeda's "Five-Type Head," "Disappear from this world!"

A massive, golden missile, brimming with destructive energy, roared out with a piercing shriek that tore through the atmosphere! The final battle was about to begin.

"boom--!!!!!"

The deafening explosion echoed throughout Karakura Town.

The explosion caused by the Suzumebachi Raikobuchi rose like a miniature sun in the center of the battlefield.

The golden light devoured everything, and the violent shockwave leveled the surrounding buildings!

As the light faded, a huge, bottomless crater appeared in the center of the battlefield, and Barragan's figure had... vanished.

"Did it succeed?!" Yuki Chiyo asked, her voice trembling as she looked at the apocalyptic scene before her.

However, Soi Fon showed no sign of relief. Her energy was greatly depleted, and she was kneeling on the ground, panting heavily.

Just then, a hoarse roar, filled with boundless rage and like a raging inferno, slowly echoed from the deep pit: "How dare the mere Grim Reaper harm my lord's beast!"

As the smoke cleared, a figure slowly rose from the deep pit! Barragan was still alive!

However, nearly half of his head had been blown off, revealing a hollow core burning with golden flames. His cloak, a symbol of royal power, was also tattered and torn.

"Unforgivable... Unforgivable! Aaaaaaah!" Barragan roared, and his half-destroyed head, shrouded in black mist, began to regrow and regenerate at a visible speed!

Respira (the aura of death)!

A black mist, thicker and darker than ever before, filled with the aura of decay and death, surged forth from Barragan's body in all directions like a living tide!

Wherever the fog passed, whether it was the ruins of buildings or the rubble on the ground, it was instantly weathered and decayed, turning into the most primitive dust!

"Not good! Retreat quickly!" Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro's expressions changed drastically, but it was too late.

The black aura of death, in an unstoppable manner, instantly and completely engulfed Soi Fon, Kenpachi Zaraki, and everything around them!

Chapter 236: The Final Battle in Karakura Town (Part 6)

A black aura of death, like the purest plague gushing from the depths of hell, emanated from Barragán Ruizanbon in all directions.

It spread wildly.

"Respira!"

It was neither the impact of spiritual pressure nor the scorching of flames, but a more terrifying absolute law that acted directly on "existence" itself. Wherever the black mist passed, whether it was the solid ruins of buildings or the broken rubble of the ground, it was stripped of "time" the moment it came into contact with them, rapidly weathering and decaying, and finally turning into the most primitive black dust, dissipating into nothingness.

"Retreat!" For the first time, Kyoraku Shunsui's usually languid face showed a look of horror. Without hesitation, he grabbed Ukitake Jushiro, who was equally shocked beside him, and used Shunpo to retreat rapidly into the sky.

However, Soi Fon and Kenpachi Zaraki were too late to escape.

"Damn it!" Soi Fon gritted her teeth, pushing her Shunpo to its limit in an attempt to escape the ever-expanding black death zone. However, the speed at which "Respira" spread far exceeded her expectations; it wasn't just a matter of speed, but a conceptual, unstoppable erosion!

A wisp of black mist, as if clinging to bone, gently touched her right arm, which had just been released and was not yet fully retracted.

An indescribable, excruciating pain, as if her soul had been ripped out, instantly shot through her right arm!

Soi Fon lowered her head in terror, only to see the black aura of death spreading wildly across her arm at a visible speed! The golden Suzumebachi Raikoubu cannon, under the erosion of the mist, was like metal that had been rusted for thousands of years, rapidly peeling off, decaying, and turning into golden powder.

"Captain!" Ōmaeda Kichiyo screamed in terror, waving his five-headed weapon, trying to smash through the black mist, but...

The heavy meteor hammer rusted and decayed rapidly the moment it came into contact with the "aura of death," and finally shattered into a shower of iron filings with a "crash"!

"Ahhh!" The black mist instantly enveloped Ōmaeda's left arm. His fat arm rapidly dried up and aged at a speed visible to the naked eye. His skin became like the bark of a dead tree, his muscles atrophied, and in the end, only bare white bones remained!

"Omaeda!" Soi Fon's pupils contracted sharply upon seeing this. Without thinking, she swung her right hand and, with a hand chop, cleanly severed Omaeda's completely necrotic left arm at the shoulder!

"Pfft!"

Blood gushed out, but the black decay was finally stopped just before it could spread to Omae Yu's body.

The severed arm was completely swallowed by the black aura of death the moment it hit the ground, leaving not even a trace of blood. After stopping Ōmaeda, Soi Fon herself was already trapped in the quagmire of death.

Her left arm, which had been touched by Barragan's fingertips, was now completely numb. The black aura of death, like maggots crawling on her bones, was relentlessly eroding her body. She could feel her life being rapidly taken away by this irresistible force.

Done

A flicker of despair crossed Soi Fon's mind.

At this critical moment, the figure that had been lying leisurely in mid-air, seemingly detached from the battle since its start, finally moved.

"Oh dear, I really can't stand it anymore."

Mashiro's slightly lazy and dissatisfied voice suddenly rang in Soi Fon's ear.

Soi Fon suddenly realized that before she could even see Mashiro's movements, she felt a strong arm suddenly grab her waist!

The next moment, an irresistible, gentle yet swift force came and instantly carried her and Omae Yu beside her away from the black mist of death!

"The Eighty-One Binding Path: Severing Emptiness!"

A massive, semi-transparent wall of spiritual energy appeared out of thin air behind the two of them, miraculously blocking the surging "aura of death" from entering!

However, even the "Severing Void," capable of completely defending against breakthroughs below number eighty-nine, appeared so fragile before the law symbolizing "aging." The spiritual particle wall began to be eroded and disintegrated at a visible speed the moment it came into contact with the black mist!

However, this also bought Mashiro that crucial 0.01 second.

The moment the "Danku" completely shattered, Mashiro had already appeared in a safe area hundreds of meters away, carrying Soi Fon and Ōmaeda.

"Mashiro...Master..." Soi Fon leaned against Mashiro's chest, feeling the familiar, clear aura emanating from him, as well as his undeniable power. For the first time, a hint of vulnerability and confusion appeared in her eyes, which were always filled with determination and killing intent.

I told you, don't push yourself so hard. Mashiro looked at Soi Fon's already decaying left arm, her brow furrowing slightly. She didn't say anything more, just stretched out her hand and pointed...

A vibrant green light, full of life, gathered at the tip.

“My Pure Glass Body can heal, but this kind of curse tainted with the power of laws is a bit troublesome.” Mashiro’s voice remained as calm as ever. “It seems that I can only help you cut off this part of your time for now.”

Before she finished speaking, her fingertips had already transformed into the sharpest scalpel, flashing with a green light, and precisely sliced ​​across Soi Fon's left shoulder.

There was no blood, no pain. Soi Fon's left arm, which had been corroded by the "aura of death," silently transformed into specks of spiritual energy and dissipated into the air beneath the green light.

That corrupt power of law was also completely stripped from her body.

Soi Fon stared blankly at her empty left shoulder, a surge of unprecedented and complex emotions welling up within her. Meanwhile, Kenpachi Kurami confronted this "death" in an even more savage way.

"Hahahaha! What the hell is this thing!" He laughed wildly, letting the black mist envelop him.

Instead of fleeing, he unleashed his immense spiritual pressure, so vast it could materialize, without reservation, attempting to use the purest "power" to confront this "law"!

However, even his spiritual pressure, powerful enough to tear space apart, began to be corroded and weakened the moment it came into contact with "Respira". Kenpachi's incredibly tough body began to show signs of aging, his skin became dry and his muscles lost their luster.

"Damn it...!" For the first time, Kenpachi Zaraki felt a sense of powerlessness. His invincible power seemed so insignificant in the face of "time".

"Truly... adorably stupid." High in the sky, Mashiro, having healed Soi Fon, looked at the ever-expanding black death zone not far away, and Kenpachi Zaraki's futile resistance, her tone carrying a hint of appreciating an antique, a calm and indifferent evaluation.

"To fight against pure annihilation with pure existence, this purity belonging to beasts, though beautiful, is also... meaningless." Her voice was soft, but clear enough for Soi Fon beside her and Byakuya Kuchiki not far away to hear clearly.

Chapter 237: The Final Battle in Karakura Town (Part 7)

Soi Fon sighed and gripped her arm.

Kuchiki Byakuya remained silent, coldly watching the black mist spreading like a plague below, his Senbonzakura sword poised to strike.

He was ready to unsheathe his sword, but he didn't know how to draw it.

Any attack, before reaching Barragan, would be neutralized by that "aging." The battle had reached an absolute stalemate. "By the way!"

Just then, Jushiro Ukitake's voice rang in his ears, "Use Kido! Use your strongest Binding Spell to attack me!"

"What?" Kuchiki Byakuya asked, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.

"Quickly!" Jushiro Ukitake's tone was urgent and left no room for argument. "The aging of Barragán is a law that acts upon time! We cannot destroy it, but perhaps... we can imprison it! Just like Mashiro did just now!"

Kuchiki Byakuya instantly understood Ukitake Jushiro's intention!

Without further hesitation, he clasped his hands together, and immense spiritual pressure gathered in his palms! "Binding Path Eighty-One: Severing the Void!"

A massive, semi-transparent wall of spiritual pressure, powerful enough to sever space itself, instantly formed! But its target wasn't Barragan, but... Ukitake Jushiro!

"The waves become my shield, the thunder my blade!"

Just as "Danku" was about to strike him, the "Shuangyu Li" in Ukitake Jushiro's hand burst forth with a dazzling light! The blade in his left hand absorbed the massive Binding Spell that was powerful enough to withstand a Hadokyu below number 89!

Then, he sharply pointed the blade of his right hand at the ever-expanding black domain of death below, shouting, "I'll repay you in kind!"

The "absorbed void" was not released in the form of an attack, but was reconstructed in a more ingenious way! The huge spiritual pressure wall transformed into countless interconnected spiritual particle chains, like a huge, transparent dome, descending from the sky, instantly enveloping and imprisoning Barragan and the black "Respira" around him!

"Sizzle sizzle—"

The black aura of death frantically eroded the spiritual prison constructed from "Severed Void," emitting a piercing sound.

The surface of the cage showed signs of decay, but it was constantly repaired under the spiritual pressure of Jushiro Ukitake!

For a moment, Barragan's unsolvable "law" was temporarily sealed by the two oldest captains in an inconceivable way! However, just as the crisis on the central battlefield was temporarily contained, the situation on the other side took a shocking and bloody turn. "Hirviendo!"

After her release from the dead, Halibel has completely transformed into the sea goddess who rules the ocean.

She raised the Shark Tooth Blade high, and endless hot water gushed from the blade, transforming into a boiling ocean capable of melting everything, which poured down on the already exhausted Inumura Sajin and his enormous Black Rope Heavenly Punishment King!

Patsumura Sajin knew that he absolutely could not withstand this attack!

However, just as that boiling, scorching sea was about to devour him...

A calm, emotionless voice suddenly rang out behind Haribel. "This is the end, Haribel."

Herribel's icy blue eyes narrowed sharply. In disbelief, she slowly turned around.

Suddenly, Aizen Yosuke appeared silently behind her. His smile remained as gentle as ever, but deep within his brown eyes lay a chilling disappointment.

"Aizen... sir?" Harribel's voice carried a hint of confusion.