The two converged into a cross-shaped slash that bombarded the Blazing Bird.
At first, seeing the two slashes bearing down with the force of ferocious tigers, a flicker of fear flashed through the Blazing Bird's tiny yet strangely sentient eyes. Still, it raised its hardest weapon—its beak—to defend itself.
After holding on desperately for three seconds,
its body was finally torn apart by the massive cross-shaped slash, turning into fireworks that exploded across the sky.
The crimson glow filling the heavens seemed to surge to its peak in that instant! The entire world was filled with nothing but scorching red flames, and the temperature around them suddenly rose sharply.
The sky, once half red and half blue, instantly turned completely red. The entire sky looked as though it were being scorched by flames. Magnificent and awe-inspiring!!
Uchiha Hiko used up the last trace of the strange power created by his fusion with Ichigo Kurosaki and plummeted straight toward the ground. A smile appeared in his eyes!
"Finally dealt with that damn bird."
After the Blazing Bird exploded, everyone in Soul Society who saw the scene—whether Soul Reaper guards or those who had entered Soul Society with Uchiha Hiko to rescue Rukia—stopped fighting without prior agreement.
The smoke, gunfire, and explosions everywhere all came to a halt at that moment.
On Sokyoku Hill, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto stared intently at the cloud of dust kicked up by Uchiha Hiko's fall.
So strong! Those two words suddenly surfaced in Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto's heart.
Deep wariness showed in his eyes.
Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto frowned, seemingly lost in thought. His crescent-moon-shaped eyes looked as though they wanted to see straight through Uchiha Hiko.
Meanwhile, Jushiro Ukitake and Shunsui Kyoraku felt nothing but relief as they looked at everyone, safe and sound.
No matter what, they