Byakuya Kuchiki stared blankly at Askin Nott, ignoring the groans of the surrounding Squad Members.
The two stared at each other for a moment, then Byakuya suddenly raised his hand. "Hadō #33, Sōkatsui."
A white bolt of lightning suddenly shot out, which Askin Nott quickly dodged, but then a yellow Chains came flying at him, which he also dodged.
Askin Nott said coldly, "Shouldn't you at least exchange names? Your sudden attack without a word is an insult to the pride of Captain-level!"
Byakuya coldly replied, "Someone who hides in the shadows of Seireitei, trying to survive, dares to talk to me about pride?"
Without pausing, he Shunpo closer to Askin and slashed at him with his sword.
But Askin merely raised his left hand and grasped Byakuya's Zanpakuto, while his right hand unleashed a series of cone-shaped Reishi beams towards Byakuya.
"Bakudō Number 39: Enkōsen."
Byakuya whispered, and a yellow circular shield appeared, blocking all the cone-shaped light arrows.
Askin's attack in his 'Blut Vene' state couldn't even break a basic Bakudō.
But his abilities were far more complex than that; the shield that was struck instantly melted, turning into dripping black liquid.
Because the two were too close, black liquid dripped onto Byakuya's left foot. He glanced at it subconsciously, but remained unmoved.
Askin's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he were smiling, but in the next instant, the Zanpakuto he was gripping in his left hand transformed into countless blades, instantly enveloping him within them.
When he rushed out, half of his clothes were torn to shreds, but he had not suffered any actual injury.
Byakuya felt a sudden tremor in his heart and subconsciously took a few steps back to create distance between them.
Askin narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Has it begun? Once you've been hit by my power, the battle is over. You'll be too afraid to continue fighting."
Byakuya coldly replied, "Fear? What a joke! My fear is simply my inability to kill you all here..."
He intended to use his Shunpo to get closer, but his leg suddenly trembled and he couldn't move.
At that moment, six beams of light shot out again. Byakuya barely dodged five of them, but was forced to raise his left hand to block the sixth.
The ability struck its target again. Askin remained calm and said slowly, "Perhaps you think you can overcome your inner fears, but that's just self-hypnosis. No one can escape the instinctive fears deep within their hearts."
Having already slain several Holy Soldiers, Ginjiro turned to look in this direction, his eyes filled with worry.
Byakuya remained silent. The scattered Senbonzakura reformed, and then, with the blade pointing downwards, he slowly released his grip: "Bankai— "
Askin's eyes were filled with joy, and he immediately took off his Quincy Medallion and pointed it in Byakuya's direction.
A moment later, Byakuya's eyes were filled with disbelief. "How is this possible! Bankai has disappeared?"
After a moment of stunned silence, Byakuya roared, "Ginjiro..."
"Exist."
"Pass on the information that the enemy can seal Bankai to the other Captains."
Upon hearing this, Ginjiro immediately began the 'Tenteikūra' technique, but Askin kindly explained, "It's not a seal, it's stealing... Bankai!"
Clearly, during the fierce battle just now Sixth Division...
The area attacked by the Second Division was also under fighting, Stealth Force units were moving very quickly to eliminate the Guards Corps.
But they soon encountered a problem: Nianzol Huasso, a disheveled man with two tongues and a foolish look on his face.
Nianzol simply stood still, and no matter how the dozen or so Stealth Force attacked, they couldn't harm him in the slightest.
Instead, with a mere wave of his hand, more than ten people lost their waists, breaking into three pieces, leaving a trail of blood on the ground.
On the other side, Soi Fon, who had instantly killed four Holy Soldiers, noticed the commotion. She concealed herself and flashed behind Nianzol, her sharp Suzumebachi stabbing at him.
But then the bizarre scene repeated itself; the attack still grazed past Nianzol, and she took a few steps back before unleashing a 'Shakkahō' at him.
Unfortunately, even the exploding 'Shakkahō' could not get close to Nianzol.
Nianzol's rapping voice came through. "Let me introduce myself first. I am Nianzol Huasso, 'W' of the Sternritter. Attacks that I can detect cannot harm me."
As he spoke, he glanced slightly behind him and saw that Izuru Kira's Zanpakuto was almost broken, yet it still couldn't hit Nianzol.
Izuru Kira had no choice but to retreat to Soi Fon's side.
Nianzol suddenly raised his hand, which was hidden inside his white robe, and several Small Heilig Pfeil flew towards the two of them.
"Watch out!" Soi Fon shouted, then used Shunpo to dodge away.
Kira was slower, dodged in place, but when the Heilig Pfeil passed ten centimeters away from him, a spatial twisting force came and twisted his right hand off.
Before Kira cry out in pain, another Reishi Arrow pierced through his left abdomen five centimeters away. In an instant, a large chunk of his left abdomen was missing, and some internal organs spilled out.
The Suzumebachi exclaimed, "Kira!"
"Captain... I'm... sorry."
Seemingly feeling he had disgraced Suzumebachi, Kira offered a weak apology before collapsing to the ground, lifeless.
Suzumebachi's face immediately darkened. This was the second adjutant to die beside her, and this one was far more useful than the fat man from before.
Enraged, Suzumebachi coldly said, "Don't move! I don't believe you can deflect attacks from all six directions... Bankai — Jakuhō Raikōben!"
Seeing the massive missile hurtling towards him, Nianzol showed no fear; instead, a contemptuous smile appeared on his face. He took out his Quincy Medallion and aimed it at the missile...
The next moment, the missile disappeared, leaving the Suzumebachi dumbfounded and unable to comprehend it.
On the other side, Sajin Komamura, the Captain of the Seventh Division, was also fighting Wenlai Jelsen, and was also forced to use his Bankai by Wenlai.
In a similar turn of events, his Bankai was also taken away by Wenlai.
The Bankai of the three Captains was stolen within ten seconds, almost simultaneously.
At that moment, Ginjiro's voice began to come from the 'Tenteikūra':
"Attention all Captains! The enemy, claiming to be the Sternritter, possesses the ability to steal Bankai. Captain Kuchiki's Bankai has been stolen, and they have already used it."
"Captains, please do not use Bankai in front of them. I repeat, do not use Bankai in front of them..."
After that, the Seated Officer of the Second Division and the Vice-Captain of the Seventh Division reported together that their Captain's Bankai had been stolen.
All the Vice-Captain, Seated Officers who were qualified to receive the message were stunned in place.
Their faces were filled with shock and disbelief.
Even Captain-Commander- Captain-Commander Yamamoto, who was striding towards the Ice Palace, couldn't help but stop in his tracks. He opened his eyes and said to Chōjirō Sasakibe beside him, "Order the Captains whose Bankai were taken away to retreat first. Let Mayuri Kurotsuchi find a way to break it within an hour."
"Yes."
Chōjirō Sasakibe pulled out his 'Denreishinki' (similar to a cell phone) and dialed Mayuri Kurotsuchi's number.
Clearly, the old man, whose subordinates had been with him for two thousand years and were still alive, had not yet fully ignited his anger and was still maintaining the rationality befitting a leader...
"A bunch of idiots, using Bankai without knowing the opponent's abilities... Nemu, let's go back."
After receiving the order, Mayuri Kurotsuchi opened the weak spatial gate again and stepped inside.
He was happily collecting experimental materials when problems arose so quickly.
But not long after, Shūhei Shūhei Hisagi, the Third Seat of the Ninth Division, sent another piece of information: the Bankai of the Captain of the Ninth Division, Kensei Muguruma, could not be taken away by the enemy.
Back in Seireitei, Mayuri Kurotsuchi sneered, "With a case study in mind, I can pinpoint the problem in thirty minutes. Nemu, tell those idiots to hold back."
The Ninth Division's attack zone.
Kensei was already in his Bankai state, and both he and his opponent, Bee Jet Nein, were in a sorry state. They had been fighting for a while, but neither could gain the upper hand.
Bi Jie Nain was seriously injured; the Gatling gun and rocket launcher on his body were shattered. However, he also deciphered the explosive power in Kensei's Bankai, making it difficult for Kensei to harm him again.
Left with no other choice, he also entered the state of Vollständig...
Quanxi asked doubtfully, "Is the power of explosion ineffective on you? Haha, but why can't you take my swastika away? Don't tell me you don't want to."
Bi remained silent. At first, he didn't understand either, but after analyzing Kensei's moves, he discovered that there was a very strong Void power within him.
He also shared the information with his Sternritter members: Soul Reaper with Hollow powers within them, Bankai could not be taken away.
At that moment, in the midst of a chaotic battle several hundred meters away between Quincy Holy Soldiers, Guards Corps, and Soul Reaper Squad Members, Mashiro Kuna, wearing a mask, kicked more than a dozen Holy Soldiers to death in succession.
And a Gillian, who belonged to the Soul-Devouring Beast, had its head smashed by her kick the moment it got close, and Bi couldn't help but look over.
After observing the other person's actions and pondering for a moment, Kensei suddenly realized, "I think I understand now, it's because of this!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Kensei pulled his hand down from his forehead, revealing a hideous mask on his head.
The current Central 46 is much more open-minded than the previous ones, and does not forbid the Captains from using Hollowfication, so Kensei still trains in Hollowfication regularly.
At this moment, Bi, witnessing this scene, couldn't help but feel emotional. "The power of the Hollow and the Soul Reaper are one, impossible, it's beyond the scope of analysis."
Kensei didn't care about anything else, he rushed over and started throwing punches. He couldn't maintain this all-out effort for long.
After gaining the power of a Hollow, his Bankai ability was once again unleashed, and even stronger...
Silbern, in the area originally designated for the Tenth Division's attack, clanging sounds rang out.
Kenpachi Zaraki slowly walked over and scoffed, "What Bankai being stolen? I don't understand. Besides, that stuff has nothing to do with me, right? And to deal with these guys who can barely warm me up, I don't even need to release my Zanpakuto, do I?"
He glanced in the direction of Byakuya Kuchiki, then turned and asked, "Hey, do you know how to get to the Ice Palace? I'm lost."
Driscoll Berci, the one with the Schrift 'O', swallowed hard as he looked at the tall man carrying two corpses, inwardly the Roar: "Steel Cang Du, the Roar Ape Jerome! He's dead so quickly?"
From the Soul Reaper entered until the battle began, it took a maximum of about five minutes. Kenpachi Zaraki had already killed two members of the Sternritter, completely shocking Driscoll Berci.