Chapter 503
Rukia closed her eyes, preparing to face judgment.
"Is it too late?" Shunsui Kyoraku thought to himself, his eyes narrowing slightly as he observed the situation.
Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of Rukia, the Zanpakuto on his back blocking the attack of the King of Destruction. Everyone stared in astonishment at the person who appeared; who was this person who had actually blocked the attack of the Sōkyoku?
Rukia stared in surprise at the person before her, exclaiming, "Ichigo!" Then she noticed the emblem on Ichigo Kurosaki's cloak—the emblem of the Shionin Family. The head of the Shionin Family was Shihōin Yoruichi, one of Chen Fan's wives. "I see," she thought, "So that's how it is. Brother Chen Fan had already planned this out. But it's hard to win a girl's heart if he doesn't show up in person. He's letting others steal the spotlight, you bastard, Brother Chen Fan!" "530."
"Rukia, I've come to save you!" Ichigo Kurosaki said with a smile as he looked at Kuchiki Rukia.
Looking at Ichigo Kurosaki in mid-air, Shunsui Kyoraku thought to himself, "The Shionin Family crest, huh? As expected, that bastard Chen Fan had been planning this all along. Wouldn't it have been better to discuss it with us?"
"You idiot!" Rukia called out to Ichigo Kurosaki with a smile;
Ichigo Kurosaki was stunned, not knowing what he had done wrong.
Suddenly, the golden phoenix of fire behind him roared to the sky, slightly pushing Ichigo Kurosaki forward. "Watch out! Ichigo!" Kuchiki Rukia shouted.
Ichigo Kurosaki turned to face the golden phoenix, which flapped its wings and flew away.
"Is this to create distance for a second attack? Fine, come on!" Ichigo Kurosaki said, drawing his Zanpakuto. His strength had increased significantly in the past few days due to his battle with Zangetsu. His spiritual pressure had increased, and his combat skills had become like a sponge absorbing water. No wonder he was ranked number one among the overpowered male protagonists in various anime.
"Watch out! Ichigo! Didn't Brother Chen Fan give you anything to protect yourself?"
"Chen Fan? Who's that! It doesn't matter who it is," Ichigo Kurosaki said.
Then it flew towards the golden phoenix of flames, and the King of Destruction flapped its wings and charged towards Ichigo Kurosaki;
Suddenly, a rope rushed towards the fiery phoenix, wrapped twice around the neck of the King of Destruction, and fell to the iron rod tied to the other end of the rope, which stuck to the ground. Shunsui Kyoraku instantly appeared beside the iron rod, holding it down to prevent the King of Destruction from breaking free. Ise Nanao also landed beside Shunsui Kyoraku.
"Hey! You sickly fellow, you've really kept me waiting." Shunsui Kyoraku lifted his hat and looked in one direction as he spoke;
Then, Jushiro Ukitake appeared beside them, holding the huge shield, along with Sentaro Kotsubaki and Kiyone Kotetsu.
"Captain Kyōraku! Captain Ukitake! Even Kiyone is here!" exclaimed Yonehoteru Isane, the vice-captain of the Fourth Division, in surprise.
"Sorry! It took a lot of effort to release it, but it'll do!" Jushiro Ukitake placed the shield directly in front of him;
"That's the Shionin Family crest! Why?!" Soifon thought to herself as she saw the shield in Jushiro Ukitake's hand, but without dwelling on it, as the Second Division Captain and the commander-in-chief of the Xing Army, she immediately ordered her vice-captain Marechiyo Ōmaeda, "Stop them! They're trying to destroy the aura of the Sōkyoku!" She herself did not move.
Marechiyo Ōmaeda exclaimed in surprise, "You want me to go?"
At this moment, both Shunsui Kyoraku and Jushiro Ukitake inserted their Zanpakuto into the shield. (Shield Artifact: Sacred Gear of the Shionin Family. After binding the enemy with ropes on both sides of the shield, the Zanpakuto is inserted into the gap in the shield. The shield will Zanpakuto several times, thereby destroying the bound enemy.)
The spiritual pressure from their Zanpakuto was channeled in, and the two streams of spiritual pressure surged along the rope towards the golden flame phoenix.
"Boom...!" With a loud explosion, the golden phoenix of fire shattered, and countless fireballs rained down on the ground;
Seeing this, Ichigo Kurosaki said, "Although I don't know what's going on, I'll..." With that, he turned and leaped onto the support of the Sōkyoku.
"What are you doing, Ichigo?!" Rukia was also a little confused.
"You'll see when you look! Destroy it! This Execution Platform!" Kurosaki Mamoru said, his eyes filled with a blue light, and he pulled on the white silk cloth of his Zanpakuto, causing the massive Zanpakuto to spin continuously;
"Ooh...!" Ichigo Kurosaki inserted his Zanpakuto into the rack of Sōkyoku;
"Boom...!" The mound of earth beneath the Sōkyoku's frame collapsed, and with a deafening explosion, a cloud of dust rose. When the dust settled, the central support of Sōkyoku had been shattered. Everyone stared in astonishment at Ichigo Kurosaki. Sōkyoku's support was said to be able to withstand attacks from a million Zanpakuto, yet it had been broken by this newcomer. Just who was he?
"What do we do next? It won't be easy to walk away from so many people."