Sora deactivated his 'Dust-Binding Lightning-Flame Armor'. The golden-flame giant quickly crumbled, turning back into rubble.
After Hollowfying and stacking the armor, the power of his Getsuga Tenshō was immeasurable.
A single blow had wiped out all the Gremmys.
But a move like that consumed a massive amount of energy. Even he couldn't use it repeatedly.
Sora observed the battlefield situation.
After he killed Pepe (The Love), he directed his three shadow clones to surround Schrift 'O', Driscoll.
Driscoll's ability was to increase his own power by killing.
But he never got the chance to kill any other Shinigami before he was defeated by the combined efforts of Sora's three clones.
Yoruichi Shihōin was still fighting Schrift 'R', Jerome.
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had already cut down Schrift 'U', NaNaNa, who had rashly approached him.
Yamamoto continued to fight the Loyd and Royd brothers, who had taken his appearance.
Shunsui Kyōraku, Sōjun Kuchiki, Kensei Muguruma, Isshin Shiba, and Lisa Yadōmaru had also joined the battle.
Sōjun Kuchiki's opponent was Schrift 'F', Äs Nöth, who could control fear.
Kensei Muguruma's opponents were the hero duo, Schrift 'S', Mask De Masculine and James.
Mayuri Kurotsuchi, Shunsui Kyōraku, Isshin Shiba, and Lisa Yadōmaru's opponents were all members of the Schutzstaffel.
They were under the most pressure, as the Schutzstaffel members were stronger than the other Sternritter.
"Shunsui Kyōraku can't use 'Hachikyōken'. It will be hard for him to defeat Schrift 'X'. But he should be able to hold on for a while."
"Mayuri and the Left Arm of the Soul King... that's a professional match-up."
"Lisa's opponent is Schrift 'M', Gerard. Gerard's 'Miracle' power makes him stronger the more he's defeated."
"But as long as she doesn't kill him too many times, Gerard's strength isn't that high. Lisa should be able to spar with him for a bit."
"I should help Isshin first. 'The Deathdealing' ability is too weird. Even I have to be careful with it."
After thinking it over, Sora decided to help Isshin Shiba.
Isshin's opponent was Schrift 'D', Askin. This Quincy, who looked like a low-rent Aizen, had a very strange ability.
The young Isshin Shiba was no match for him. If Sora didn't go help, Isshin would probably be taken down soon.
On another side, Kensei Muguruma had found the opponent he wanted.
Thanks to the intelligence Sora provided, the captains knew the Sternritters' abilities.
Kensei sought out the opponent he most wanted to fight.
"The Professor already took down such a strong opponent. I have to step it up, too!"
Kensei pointed at the strange, masked man in front of him and shouted, "Your opponent is me, Squad 9 Captain, Kensei Muguruma!"
"A captain, huh? I was tired of cleaning up grunts anyway."
Mask De Masculine dropped the Shinigami squad member he was holding and jumped in front of Kensei.
"Then bring it on!"
"Don't worry. I won't waste much of your time. I'll beat you quickly," Kensei said calmly.
After all these years, he still hadn't broken his habit of making confident statements before a fight.
But he knew his opponent was strong and didn't dare to underestimate him.
"Bankai! Tekken Tachikaze!"
Kensei's arms were wrapped in segmented bands, forming gauntlets. The bands on both arms connected on his back, forming armor.
He held a toothed knuckle blade in each hand.
"That's some spirit! I'll give myself 10 seconds to finish you."
Mask De Masculine threw off his white cloak and hit Kensei with a flying kick.
"Such a weak attack, and it gives you this much confidence?"
Kensei's arm blocked Mask's flying kick.
The blade on his right hand retracted into the gauntlet, turning it into brass knuckles.
Then, he punched Mask hard in the stomach.
Mask's face twisted. The moment Kensei's fist made contact, waves of force pumped into his abdomen.
Dat-dat-dat-dat-dat—
"Hah—!"
Kensei pulled back his fist, concentrated his Spiritual Pressure, and punched again.
Bang—
Mask De Masculine was sent flying by the huge force.
Then, Kensei ignored him and quickly looked at the other, small, crying, chubby man.
There was a strange connection between Mask De Masculine and the small, chubby James.
This little man was the true core of Schrift 'S'!
Mask De Masculine was just a materialization of James's power.
As long as the little man was cheering for Mask, Mask could keep getting stronger and reviving. He would never be truly beaten.
So, just beating Mask De Masculine was useless. He would only get stronger from the little man's cheers.
Kensei had to deal with the little man first.
And as long as one of them was still around, they could revive the other. Kensei had to hurry.
"Mask! Get up! You can't go down like this!"
The little man shouted loudly.
"Shut up!"
Kensei appeared behind the little man, his fists turning into a blur of shadows, smashing down.
Bang, bang, bang, bang—
Stones and sand flew. The little man was smashed to pieces by Kensei's fists.
"Hadō #63. Raikōhō!"
A blast of lightning instantly purified the fragments on the ground.
"James!!!"
Mask De Masculine stood up again. But James had been blown to bits. He would need more time to revive.
Swoosh—
Kensei used Flash Step to get behind Mask, and punched again.
"Stop shouting. You can go with him!"
Smack—
This time, Mask De Masculine firmly caught Kensei's fist.
"What!"
Kensei was shocked. He didn't expect Mask to get so much stronger after just one power-up.
"Hero's Knee Kick!"
Mask raised his knee and smashed it into Kensei's stomach.
"Ugh—"
Kensei almost threw up last night's dinner.
"Hero's Headbutt!"
Mask grabbed Kensei's head and continued his attack.
"Don't get cocky!"
Spiritual Pressure surged in Kensei's body.
Raging flames and arcs of lightning quickly ignited around him.
The surrounding temperature rose suddenly.
The waves of heat coming off his body made the air around him distort.
Lightning and fire wove together. The high heat quickly evaporated the moisture in his body, and even his skin began to crack.
Kensei was using the ultimate move his Professor had taught him—
Raihi Ryōgen!
The dual-state combination of 'Raikiri' and 'Sekichō' made him erupt with extremely powerful strength.
Kensei broke free from Mask's grip and met the headbutt with his own.
The two heads collided. The one knocked back was Mask De Masculine.
And then—
He threw another punch.
The lightning-flame force from his fist poured continuously into Mask's body.
A thousand hits in one second!
The next moment, the lightning-flame force inside Mask's body exploded.
"BOOM—!!!"
Charred fragments flew everywhere.
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