Scarlet flames surged skyward, their searing waves dyeing the entire sky in a romantic hue that belonged solely to Asano Kiyoshi.
Naturally, beneath that romance came roars of rage that had reached their limit.
"Damn it! You cursed little demon! How dare you commit such insolence against me!"
As the aged howls rang out, Halibel and Ulquiorra's expressions darkened. In their eyes, Asano Kiyoshi's terrifying strike should have at least rendered Barragan unable to fight for a short time, even if it could not kill him outright.
Yet, as the scorching heat faded, Barragan, standing at the center of the explosion, had merely been coated with a great deal of melted sand and dust. Though his body bore many wounds, none of them were serious.
Still, he looked utterly miserable. His cloak and crown were now covered in dust and cracks.
Even his jade-white skeleton had gained many charred black marks, while part of the fingertip he had used to block Scarlet Piercing Light head-on had already vanished.
That Reverse Kido had indeed inflicted some damage on Barragan.
But clearly, compared to the hope of harming him, the anger of the King of Hueco Mundo was far more despairing.
At that moment, Ulquiorra suddenly vanished from where he stood. A dark green streak flashed past everyone's side, and when he appeared again, black wings that represented death had silently spread behind Barragan!
"Thunder Spear!"
A bright green light flashed in Ulquiorra's hand, and a massive green spear over two meters long appeared in his grasp. The air itself was torn apart by that streak of green light. As the spear sliced through the air, its tip came within less than a centimeter of Barragan's head!
However, flames suddenly flickered to life, and black deathly energy shot toward Ulquiorra like a