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Chapter 204: Yuichi's New Idea, New Shikai Form
"Lord Kong and Lord Garp's joint attack... was actually resolved by him!"
"And he's practically unharmed!"
A Vice Admiral felt his legs go weak. To escape that blow was tantamount to witnessing a miracle. This was a pincer attack by the Hero Garp and the Commander-in-Chief Kong. If Yuichi could dodge that easily, didn't that mean even three Admirals teaming up might fail?
Garp's power alone was equivalent to at least two Admirals. Kong's Haki was not weaker than Garp's, and his speed, reaction, and technique were amazing. Kong was known as "Steel Bone" for a reason. And Garp, the "Iron Fist," had cultivated Haki to its ultimate state. When these two attacked a single person, the result should have been certain death.
Yuichi adjusted his breathing and stared at the two with dilated eyes. "That was dangerous! I was almost finished by you two!"
Hearing this, Garp and Kong's expressions turned gloomy.
"Amazing swordsmanship," Kong admitted. He appreciated the reaction, despite being the enemy. He glanced at the sword in Yuichi's hand. "But you don't seem to want to use your strange ability yet?"
Yuichi smiled softly.
It wasn't that he didn't want to use it. It was that the Furyoku conversion required intense focus. In close combat with these two, if he got distracted trying to use Reiatsu to liberate the Zanpakutō, his Haki defense might falter. But now, there was a lull. The two didn't plan to engage immediately, giving him a chance.
However, even if he liberated Senbonzakura, using Bankai might be risky. He couldn't use Furyoku to reinforce the scattered blades with Haki efficiently enough to stop Kong.
Wait.
He felt that even in Shikai, keeping the blade fragments fewer might be better. It was more convenient for precise control. Against top-tier Haki users like Kong and Garp, a storm of weak blades would have no effect. The moment this thought appeared, a flash of inspiration struck Yuichi's mind.
He looked up, his eyes bursting with light. Seeing the fighting intent in the veterans' eyes, the corners of his mouth turned up. That smile made both Kong and Garp feel something was wrong. Is he plotting something?
"Since you want to see the power of Senbonzakura so much, I will grant your request!"
Yuichi twitched his wrist. Accompanied by the liberation command, the Zanpakutō began to split apart. However, instead of filling the sky with pink petals, only sparse fragments floated in front of his eyes.
Garp and Kong didn't understand, but they felt a chilling murderous intent.
Flash Step!
Swish!
Yuichi vanished.
The wind picked up. Garp raised a brow, suddenly turning his head and punching to his right. His fist hit an afterimage.
"A pity... a little slower!"
Yuichi's voice sounded from the other side. Shards of the blade slid past Garp's face. Garp instantly coated his body in Haki.
"Blade fragments? Don't think about hurting this old man..."
"Is that so?" Yuichi responded coldly, speeding up.
His figure circled Garp's back and suddenly appeared in front of him. At this moment, the Zanpakutō in Yuichi's hand appeared again, the light reflecting from the blade dazzling Garp's eyes.
Garp was startled. Didn't he turn the knife into pieces? Why did the knife appear again? Did he dispel the ability because he knew scattered attacks wouldn't work? Hmph! This kid has brains!
From Garp's perspective, only a concentrated attack posed a threat.
Swish!
The Zanpakutō struck. Garp raised his arm, wrapped in Haki, to block the slash. However, when the blade hit Garp's arm, the expected impact did not happen. The part of the blade that touched his arm dissolved into pieces, passing right through the block, while the rest of the sword remained solid.
One strike! It bypassed his defense entirely. The next second, the blade reformed and sliced across Garp's chest.
Garp's eyes went wide as the shards drifted past. Black... This kid covered the blade fragments with Ultimate Haki? Amazing control...
Slash!!
Suddenly, Garp's chest was ripped open. Blood spurted out instantly. At this moment, Kong noticed Garp's peril and accelerated toward Yuichi. "Stinky boy... playing tricks... Courting death!"
He punched Yuichi hard in the back. The roar of the punch pierced the sky.
Yet, a bloody gleam flashed in Yuichi's eyes.
His body rotated quickly. Holding Senbonzakura's hilt, he drew a circle in the air. Pieces of black blade fragments floated extremely fast on the trail left behind.
Shua~
The sound of a blade cutting through flesh rang out.
Kong's body stopped abruptly. He raised his head, eyes wide with anger and horror, staring fixedly at Yuichi, who was three meters away. The opponent's blade was aimed at his neck.
The fragments of Senbonzakura had spread and extended like a long whip in the air, connected by Haki... The "tip" of the sword, formed by dozens of fragments, was hovering millimeters from his throat!