It wasn't just Zero observing this battle; the Wandenreich also had observers, using unique technology to capture the information relayed back by Reishi...
Baraggan's furious axe strike was blocked by Cang Du's Reishi blade formed from his Sternritter Medal, the immense force causing the surrounding sand to swirl back.
'So heavy, no wonder he was the former King of Hueco Mundo.'
Cang Du, who had caught the Reishi Blade with both hands, was secretly amazed, he immediately injected the Reishi into his veins and activated the 'Blut Arterie' that controlled his attacks. After increasing his attack power, he swung his Great Axe and Baraggan.
"Um?"
Baraggan was slightly surprised by the power this human had unleashed, but he paid no attention to the incoming Reishi blades.
Sure enough, just as the Reishi blade was about to touch Baraggan, an unnatural problem arose: Cang Du's sword-swinging speed suddenly slowed down.
Baraggan's attack speed remained unchanged; the Great Axe that had been deflected returned and slashed horizontally, striking Cang Du directly in the chest.
Bang!
Cang Du was sent flying backward, crashing through several large sand dunes. He exclaimed in surprise, "What happened? Why did my speed suddenly slow down as I got closer? I definitely didn't slow down..."
'And that attack just now clearly didn't exceed the defensive limit of the Blut, but the bones...'
Because he lacked information about Baraggan's abilities, Cang Du almost lost his life to Baraggan's Great Axe. If he hadn't instantly switched to the 'Blut Vene,' he might have been disemboweled. The Blut is something only Pure-Blood Quincy can use.
Even with the Blut Vene, the slight aging effect carried in the attack still caused Cang Du's ribs to suddenly break.
"Interesting human. No wonder the BOSS ordered you to be taken back for research."
Baraggan was genuinely surprised. He had been struck by his own axe, yet his clothes were merely torn to shreds; the expected break in two had not occurred.
According to the latest information, his current Reiatsu is 3.5 times that of a standard Soul Reaper Captain, or 3.5 times the strength of a Quincy. The Quincy opposite him has a maximum strength of 2.3 Three Carriages the strength of a Quincy. Baraggan was naturally surprised that he couldn't kill the opponent with one axe blow.
"But let's not talk about the interesting stuff yet, let's break your limbs first!"
Boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, Baraggan released all his Reiatsu, which had originally been 3.5 Reiatsu, soaring to 5.1 Chariots, and this was before he even released his Resurrección.
"The difference in Reiatsu is quite large. It seems I have no choice but to go all out. This is also my first time using it in battle!"
Baraggan's powerful Reiatsu gave Cang Du a sense of oppression. He could enhance his combat power by absorbing Reishi, but the degree of enhancement was limited.
Understanding the difference in power, Cang Du no longer hesitated and decisively focused her Reiryoku on the glove bearing the Quincy insignia...
A psychic energy cone with a circle and a short cross at the top surrounded Cang Du. After the cone shattered, a halo of Quincy marks appeared above his head.
The irises of his eyes have become multiple rings, and his body is covered with wings, shoulder straps, wrist guards, and boots made of Reishi. Cang Du has become one with the Reiryoku blade in his hand, and can absorb Reishi through it to greatly enhance his attack power.
There was no Reiatsu Gale, no Reiatsu boost, everything was perfectly calm, and it seemed that Cang Du had just added a new look.
"The Quincy: Letzt Stil? It doesn't look like it!"
Zero, far away in Las Noches, sat in front of the screen, puzzled. According to the feedback from the Spirit Worm, the Quincy did not receive an increase in Reiatsu in this form.
The 'Final Form' he had seen before would absorb a large amount of Reishi and immediately increase the Reiatsu of the Quincy. However, this form of Cang Du did not increase any Reiatsu, nor did he absorb Reishi immediately.
"Regardless, at least we'll see something new. This guy should know whether Gosuke is dead or not!"
Zero's gaze gradually faded. When he thought of the Quincy, he thought of Gosuke, who had disappeared. As Zero's subordinate who had served him for a long time, Zero had never forgotten him.
Go and call Szayelaporro over.
"Yes."
Zero waved, and a slightly tall figure appeared. After receiving the order, Sonído and left.
At this moment Baraggan's eyes narrowed slightly. "Is this your Release ability? No increase in Reiatsu at all, doesn't look very impressive!"
"You're really nothing special, killing you... is enough!"
The Reiryoku blade in Cang Du's hand transformed into a bow, and the surrounding sand turned into Reishi which he absorbed, condensing into a 'Heilig Pfeil' that Baraggan.
Seeing the arrow flying towards him, Baraggan didn't even dodge. When the Heilig Pfeil got close and slowed down by his own aging field, he simply raised his axe and split it in two.
Two sacred arrows pierced the desert, while Baraggan stood frozen in place... a large chunk of his axe broke off as a result, signaling the failure of his attempt to show off.
"How about that? This power is enough to kill you, isn't it? The King of Hueco Mundo!"
Cang Du's smug voice rang out; there was a reason he was called "Spectacled Monkey." He masked his inner shock with a relaxed expression:
'Here we go again. As the Heilig Pfeil approaches, I sense a faint feeling of exhaustion and dissipation. Coupled with the loosening of my skin after being struck by the axe in the chest, is his power related to time?'
'Leaving aside their abilities, the sheer power to cleave even Heilig Pfeil is enough to cause heavy losses if several of them were to join the fight, even if we managed to defeat Nangong Ling.'
It's important to understand that the Heilig Pfeil's penetrating power is so formidable because it struggles to hit high-speed moving targets.
If the Heilig Pfeil had simply been deflected or dodged, the Cang Du could have accepted it, but to be cleaved in two head-on... even if the opponent's axe had a nick, this was one of the Quincy's strongest attack methods.
When he decided to go back and persuade Jugram Haschwalth to give up the idea of cleaning up Hueco Mundo, Baraggan also fell silent.
"..."
Baraggan stared at the axe in silence for a moment. Just seconds after Cang Du's mocking words had faded, a sudden surge of Reiatsu enveloped Barragan's entire body. "Respira, Skull Great Emperor!"
Cang Du was a little confused, but he figured this must be Baraggan's special move, just like how Quincy or Soul Reaper release their Zanpakuto —a way to greatly enhance their combat power.
A skeleton dressed in a purplish-black robe appeared, and the Great Axe also changed its appearance, making Cang Du a little flustered, mainly because Baraggan's Reiatsu was too intimidating.
Moreover, those guys brought by Baraggan hid even further away, afraid of being caught in the crossfire... Ashamed Ggio was also taken away.
"The Reiatsu... has increased again! In that case— Sklaverei!"
Suddenly, Cang Du activated his Sklaverei, continuously transforming the surrounding sand and the corpses of the Half-Arrancar into his own power—that is, Reiatsu!
While activating the Vollständig did not increase Reiatsu, Cang Du's Reiatsu rapidly increased by absorbing surrounding Reishi and things, more than doubling in Three Carriages.
Just as the suction force of 'Sklaverei' began to pull on Baraggan, it was forcibly stopped by the Death Breath unleashed by Baraggan's axe, and Cang Du dodged it.
Instinct told Cang Du that if he were to be struck by an axe, he would never see his beloved Yhwach His Majesty...
This intuition was quickly confirmed. The Death Breath emanating from the Great Axe of Annihilation had tainted his wings, and his Reiryoku wings were dissipating, spreading towards him.
"Was it... melted and decomposed? No, it doesn't seem like decomposition; it's more like it melted away automatically because it couldn't sustain itself for too long."
With a cry of alarm, Cang Du transformed his bow into a blade, severing the wing with a single swing, watching as the fragment of the Reishi melted away on the ground.
After experiencing it several times, Cang Du fully understood Baraggan's ability, which involved a forbidden ability in the realm of time. He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"To absorb surrounding things as Reishi to increase power? An interesting ability, but compared to me, it's worlds apart."
After experiencing the Sklaverei up close for a while, Baraggan understood the underlying principle.
At this moment, Cang Du's Reiatsu had reached an astonishing 6.2, exceeding the level of a normal Captain-level Bankai; he dared not continue to increase it, because his body could hardly withstand the increasing Reiryoku and Reiatsu.
"You're wrong about that. That's not my unique ability; any Quincy has that ability. My ability is this..."
With a flick of his wrist, Cang Du raised his sword, and several ribbons of blue light formed from Reiryoku rushed toward Baraggan, then transformed into a cage around him, trapping him inside.
The Schrift J – the Jail!
"Just watch as I slaughter your men!"
Cang Du sneered; his cage was absolutely secure, and no amount of power could break it.
"Your His Majesty, that wretched fellow!"
"Don't get agitated, he can't hold His Majesty."
"Spread out and don't engage him..."
Some wise men were shouting, but there were always fools who wouldn't listen, thinking it was their turn to show off. Three Half-Arrancar thought that defeating Cang Du would save Baraggan, so they rushed forward.
But... all three Half-Arrancar were blasted to pieces by Cang Du with just three Heilig Pfeil.
Click!
Just as he was about to continue torturing those Half-Arrancar, he heard the sound of a cage breaking behind him.
'Impossible, how many seconds has it been? Twenty seconds or thirty seconds?'
Cang Du turned around, his eyes filled with terror. His cage had been broken so easily, in the shortest time in history.
"Nothing in this world can escape Respira — Soul Reaper, Hollows, Quincy, even the world itself—everything has an end. Of course, your skills also have an end! As long as there is an end, it can Respira."
The cage began to crack open through a few small gaps, and then turned to ashes in the blink of an eye. The Death Breath spread everywhere, Baraggan's voice was like that of a demon from Hell, hollow and evil.
Cang Du once again condensed the Heilig Pfeil, this time firing five arrows in quick succession Heilig Pfeil, with their immense penetrating power, began to Respira and decompose within fifty meters of Baraggan, until they were completely transformed back into Reishi and disappeared.
'Damn it, we can't hurt him at all, we have to retreat.'
Cang Du tried to escape, but at that moment, the sand beneath his feet suddenly sank in, where wisps of Death Breath appeared and even clung to Cang Du's left foot.
"Ahhh!!"
Cang Du let out a heart-wrenching scream, then flapped its wings and flew away from the crater.
His left foot aged and Respira at a visible rate until it turned into bone and disappeared. Cang Du decisively swung his sword and chopped down below the knee.
"Heh, considering you're willing to spend your time with me, a mere ant, I'll just let your feet Respira. That way, you won't be able to escape."
Baraggan waved his hand, and the Death Breath extending from beneath him surged wildly upwards, chasing after Cang Du in the sky.
"I'm not going to play along... What!?"
Knowing he was outmatched, Cang Du gritted his teeth and was about to use the shadow cast by the Moonlight to escape using 'Shadow Domain', but before he could make a move, a Negación struck him.
A Garganta opened in the sky, and the end of the location was Las Noches... Under the illumination of that Negación, Cang Du was unable to use his 'Shadow Domain' at all; he was trapped.
"Haha, what an interesting experiment!"
A few slightly excited laughs rang out as Szayelaporro appeared above the Garganta. In recent years, he had thoroughly analyzed the Hueco Mundo Garganta of Garganta, enabling him to travel quickly through Hueco Mundo and shorten his travel time.