An overwhelming sea of fire
Ten attacks were blocked in one move. The Reiatsu of the Transcendent Level and Reiatsu of the lower level seemed to be different, just as the mechanics used in the microscopic particle world was different from Newton's three laws. It seemed that the structure of the higher-level Reiatsu had also changed.
The altered Reiatsu thus acquired several effects. Firstly, it became imperceptible to those of lower levels; all those who were not at the Transcendent Level could not sense the Reiatsu of Transcendent Level. Although those at the Transcendent Level still used Spiritual Power —yes, only Spiritual Power existed—it was still a different kind of spiritual pressure.
Secondly, the difference in Reiatsu between those of Transcendent Levels leads to a situation where, in a clash of Spiritual Power, Transcendent Level Spiritual Power can negate lower-level Spiritual Power several times over. As mentioned before, in this energy-on-energy clash, it's a contest of who has more energy. If one unit of Spiritual Power is used to release Getsuga Tenshō, and the opponent uses ten units of Spiritual Power to release Cero, the Cero will definitely win.
But now, these ten experts, unleashing their full power and maximizing their Spiritual Power, were completely repelled by the old man who had Transcendent Level. And it wasn't just a repulsion; the sea of fire unleashed by his slash was still spreading upwards. The difference in power was already dozens of times greater.
Currently, only these two Transcendent Level characteristics have been the Visionary, and they are practically useless because these are abilities that directly confront the enemy. The Visionary them doesn't change the combat outcome; they still can't be broken.
Fortunately, all ten people present were top-tier powerhouses. Jun, Kuruyashiki, and Aizen had all activated their Hollowfication Mask Fusions; Oka, Nel, and Ulquiorra had entered their Segunda Etapa; Arturo and Zegrod were incredibly strong even in their first-stage Resurrección; Haschwalth had activated his Vollständig; and Nobunaga Oda was still handling the situation with ease.
Haschwalth's Vollständig was incredibly beautiful, with divine runes on his face, a halo around his head, two small wings at his temples, and six wings of light sprouting from his back, making him resemble a seraph.
However, he encountered a major problem as soon as he finished unfolding his body. The Vollständig absorbs the surrounding Reishi, and now that the surroundings are filled with flames, his body begins to transform into flames after absorbing them.
"Ah!! These flames! It's that person himself!" Haschwalth struggled desperately, the Visionary the situation. "These flames have effects similar to Quincy; his soul is within them, and anything burned will become his Spiritual Power!"
"Our Spiritual Power will be burned away when we attack him," Ulquiorra said, unleashing a Lanza del Relámpago. However, he discovered that the Lanza del Relámpago began to dissolve from the moment it was launched, and by the time it reached Old Man Yamamoto, a third of it had been reduced to a single shard before being shattered by a single strike.
"One-third was absorbed, and the remaining two-thirds won't consume much of his Spiritual Power. Meanwhile, the sky and earth are still burning. This is bad," Zegrod muttered, pursing his lips.
The ten people present did feel uneasy, but they weren't about to be instantly killed. Moreover, the Old Man Yamamoto didn't seem to be moving; he appeared to be still developing. However, everyone's attention was focused on Nobunaga Oda.
Lord Nobunaga clicked his tongue, "How annoying~ It has to be this kind of monster. I finally understand why those of the Transcendent Level aren't accepted outside. Mine is alright, but someone like him could destroy the afterlife."
"I can't beat him," Nobunaga Oda thought, purple and black demonic flames beginning to appear around him. "My Transcendent Level power is a suppression type; it doesn't last long. My power will soon be exhausted."
"Understood, we'll work together to take him down."
I hope so!
As soon as he finished speaking, the Demon King descended. Nobunaga Oda transformed into a shadowy figure of demonic fire, wielding a sword in his right hand and a gun in his left. He fired a single shot at the Captain-Commander, then vanished into a shadow and merged into the bullet.
Before this, the Zegrod Basilosaurus opened its massive maw, unleashing a torrent of water that completely enveloped the Captain-Commander's flames. Since artificially generated Spiritual Power burns slower than naturally generated Spiritual Power, this slowed down the Captain-Commander's Spiritual Power intake.
The remaining eight prepared to attack, having fully charged up their ultimate Hadō 003. This was Hadō purely developed and documented in the book. Because it was derived from Kidō based on certain rules, they were too lazy to give it a name. According to the book, this move should have been a group Destroyer's technique performed by dozens of people.
Aizen's Spiritual Power was being compressed together; his Reiatsu pressure could reach the Transcendent Level, but it would require a considerable amount of time to gather. He himself dared not transform into Transcendent Level being; he wasn't as adept at such maneuvers as Lord Nobunaga.
Ulquiorra fired six Lanza del Relámpago, and Nel had already reached her maximum speed. Oka had fully charged the cannon on his chest, and this move was called "Surging Sea Current."
Arturo's Resurrección remained largely unchanged; he provided Haschwalth with the Spiritual Power of his Vollständig while simultaneously gathering rainbow-like power within his own blade. Haschwalth stabilized his Vollständig, but then began to clash with the sea of fire.
The bullet was struck by the Captain-Commander's sword, and then a demonic shadow descended behind Captain-Commander. Just like Lord Nobunaga's assassination of Yhwach, the demonic blade pierced the Captain-Commander's body. In an instant, the sea of fire was stained black and purple by the Demon King's power.
All the charged attacks rained down on the Captain-Commander in an instant. Just as Haschwalth had said, while these attacks hit their mark, they only reduced the area of the sea of fire. As the area of the sea of fire decreased, the water flow of Zegrod began to compress it powerfully, further reducing the area of the sea of fire.
After filtering out everyone, Lord Nobunaga also escaped the point of attack. He once again broke free from his demonic shadow and returned to his normal form, and the attack entered its final round.
Unlock the Kuruyashiki, and discover "The Gaki Shura of the Gagaku Kairō!"
Compressed to its absolute limit, the Devouring Shadow, only a few dozen meters in size, suddenly leaped up and swallowed the engulfed water and the Captain-Commander within it. The moment the giant jaws closed, everyone felt a sense of unreality.
However, the next moment, flames surged forth, Kuruyashiki was instantly vaporized, turning into a wisp of smoke before everyone's eyes. Even more intense flames appeared, and their presence continued to grow.
This time, it wasn't the so-called sea of fire that filled the heavens and earth; everything turned into flames, as if we were in the middle of a star, and everywhere we went was fire, only fire. This was a world of fire.
Suddenly, dozens of fiery projectiles surged towards the nine people. The power was Kongbu, unlike anything they had ever witnessed before. It might even surpass the power of Ichigo and Aizen's battle.
Unfortunately, the second shell arrived at that moment. Although the second batch of ten were prepared for battle, only four survived: Ichigo, Uryū, Yamichi Shinma, and Byakuya Kuchiki.
The other six people —Sado, Kuchiki Aozumi, the Kōga couple, Gin Ichimaru, Orihime, and Biersen— were instantly melted.
Ichigo survived by Death Resistance after his Hollowfication Mask Fusion with his own. Uryū used the Spiritual Power Erasure the attack that was aimed at him. Byakuya had already released his power and lost an arm. Yamichi Shinma Vector Reflection Limit Horizontal Strike blocked half of the attack, and then the other half negated the other half, which is how he survived.
However, Orihime died, Ulquiorra froze for a moment, "Ugh! Orihime!!"
Ulquiorra's body suddenly transformed again, completely enveloped in darkness. The Black-Winged Demon's wings grew back, reaching over thirty meters in length. However, his feet completely disappeared, his horns grew to over a meter long, his eyes enlarged to take up more than half of his face, his neck vanished, and his head and body merged together.
Its bizarre appearance was indescribable, yet its power was truly Transcendent Level; hundreds of Lanza del Relámpago instantly formed on its enormous wings, raining down on the figure in the center of the fireball.
Everyone else escaped the fireball as quickly as possible, but the fireball continued to grow, so they continued to retreat.
"Hey, hey~ isn't that that old man?" Although Nobunaga Oda had never seen the Captain-Commander in person, his talent in Spiritual Power was at a level that had been pulled into the Gates of Hell, and he immediately sensed the difference before and after.
"Zegrod dead," Arturo said sadly, for Zegrod's Resurrección was too powerful, and he couldn't dodge the fiery impacts, being killed in one blow.
Ichigo rushed out and grabbed Jun by the collar, "What is that?!"
Uryū also rushed out, but he was in very poor condition. His Hirenkyaku was inherently slow, and he couldn't withstand even one wave of fire. Moreover, the annihilation from that previous Flame Impact had depleted a significant portion of his maximum potential. His face was now silvery-white, and Orihime was also dead.
Byakuya couldn't have broken free initially, but Yamichi Shinma arrived beside him and slapped him out. Yamichi Shinma, lacking any mobility, was engulfed in flames and died inside.
Oka carried Haschwalth out, but Nel died inside because she was trying to protect Chun.
Ulquiorra's Transcendent Level Form was locked in a fierce battle with the monster inside, but it was clear that Ulquiorra was doomed. As Nobunaga Oda had previously stated, the sea of fire was a form of sustained power, and Ulquiorra, like Nobunaga Oda, lacked any such sustained power.
"Lord Nobunaga, could you please die?"
Nobunaga looked at Jun with a smile, "What are your plans?"
"Yes, it is possible, but it takes time, and information is the most important thing."
"You want to die once? No problem, as long as you can guarantee you'll have a second chance to die."
"Certainly!"
"Hahaha, then I'll go die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the demonic figure reappeared, instantly appearing inside the fireball. He truly suppressed it, and together with Ulquiorra, they drastically reduced the fireball's size, from nearly a thousand meters in diameter to less than a hundred meters, and it continued to shrink.
Chun saw the true form of the fireball: it was a human, over two meters tall, with a well-proportioned build, wearing a crown that appeared to be woven from grass and wood, and a robe with strange patterns.
However, that strange pattern only applies to those who can't understand it. Jun and Aizen exchanged a glance.
"Is it that thing?"
You mean the texture?
"I'm talking about a person, or perhaps not a person, but a god?"
Aizen exhaled a long breath. "Are you really sure that's the Ruler? The founder of all fire-type Kidō? One of the Soul Reaper from the Shinigami faction in the myths and legends you wrote?"
"No, he should have already been locked up in Hell!"
"So who do you think released him?"
"It's impossible to release them. Lord Nobunaga said that the first batch of Transcendent Level have all died in Hell!"
"Then how did this thing come about!?"
There's only one possibility!
"What's possible!?"
Looking at Aizen with utter seriousness, he said, "Tell me first! How many times can you unleash your Release!?"
Aizen stared intently at Jun, "How did you know what my solution was?"