The crimson spear tip wreathed in flames carried power that seemed capable of piercing space itself. Looking at the space around the spear tip, which had begun to warp slightly, Barragan sensed the spiritual pressure within his body.
Though he was unwilling to admit it, he truly had no confidence in achieving anything while being besieged by those three—or perhaps four—people.
If this dragged on, he might even fall here himself.
After pondering for a moment, Barragan said nothing. His entire figure vanished amid an aura of death.
Watching Barragan leave, Szayelaporro smiled faintly. Then he licked his lips and looked at Asano Kiyoshi with an ambiguous gaze as he slowly said,
"Such an outstanding Shinigami. We will certainly have another chance to meet. When that time comes, I hope you will become the most perfect specimen in my laboratory. Hee hee. Until then, farewell."
As spiritual pressure surged, Barragan and Szayelaporro vanished from everyone's sight.
Feeling the surrounding spiritual pressure dissipate completely, Asano Kiyoshi let out a long breath. Then, without caring about his appearance at all, he sat directly on the ground and panted heavily.
To deal with Barragan, Asano Kiyoshi had expended far too much spiritual power.
That bug-like aura of death was something Asano Kiyoshi did not even dare touch. He could only use the endless Little Demons and manifestations produced after Bankai to attack and surround it from afar.
Although this style of attack was effective, in the end, it was still a contest of total spiritual power against Barragan.
Barragan could use endless death energy to kill all the dead soul manifestations created by Asano Kiyoshi, while Asano Kiyoshi could likewise bury Barragan beneath manifestations.
Just like Shunsui's Bankai, "Sogyo no Kotowari," it was an operation that tested spiritual pressure.
However, Asano Kiyoshi's total