Diamond Castle

Ice-blue flames instantly filled the entire area, enveloping Tsuna and his surroundings.

In that instant, the air seemed to freeze. That was the freezing property of the Glacier Flame; even the air was instantly frozen. A cracking sound rang out—the sound of the Glacier Flame Hardening.

Under the terrifying flames unleashed by the Fake Mountain, Tsuna's surroundings reflected dazzling seven-colored light. It was a complex phenomenon, but in just an instant, Tsuna used the Glacier Flame to build a castle around his body!

Unlike the ice blocks produced by the high-concentration Hardening of Rain Flame, the Glacier Flame itself contains the power of ice, and after being highly Hardening, it underwent a fundamental change.

The highly Hardening Glacier Flame reflects a diamond-like luster, and its hardness rivals that of a diamond. Therefore, in addition to its freezing properties, the Glacier Flame is also the most defensive flame among the Seven Earth Attributes flames.

The strongest defensive technique built from the Seven Earth Attributes and fire is called Diamond Castle.

This is a defensive technique that's said to be able to deflect even the Vongola Decimo's signature move, X-Burner. Unfortunately, there's no time to appreciate its flashy side, as the attack of the Great Fire Sword has already arrived.

In an instant, fiery red and icy blue separated the Maggots' Nest. The clash between Scorching and polar energy reached its peak at this moment. The spiritual pressure that splattered from the collision flew to every corner of the Maggots' Nest, and even the lucky survivors could not escape the ravages of this terrifying environment.

Hiding Fake Mountain, Inaba couldn't help but feel fortunate. In the face of this Great Fire Sword attack, the only safe place in the Maggots' Nest was probably him standing behind the Fake Mountain and the ritual behind him. If he took one wrong step, he might also be burned to death by this Great Fire Sword.

Those people over there, they should be dead by now, right?

Inaba wiped the sweat from his forehead. The Heat heat was unbearable. He turned around and removed the artificial Fake Mountain, and a cool sensation immediately washed over his face.

Where did that cool breeze come from?

A glimmer of light caught Inaba's eye. Looking down, she saw that where Sawada Tsunayoshi and the others had been standing, a huge ice castle was now filled with the Maggots' Nest.

Although the castle looks somewhat dilapidated, it still stands firm and doesn't appear to be about to collapse anytime soon.

Upon closer inspection, Inaba's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Inside that dilapidated castle, Sawada Tsunayoshi and his group were hiding unharmed!

Standing at the very front, Tsuna had acquired a pair of three-clawed arm blades. The main body of the arm blades resembled the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Disk, with three sharp claws extending from each of the main bodies. This was his exclusive weapon after using Glacier Flame.

The Diamond Castle opened, revealing Tsuna and the others emerging unharmed. Inaba's face twitched uncontrollably; even his strongest attack hadn't been able to defeat them. What should he do next?

Inaba couldn't help but feel a little regretful. She should have known better than to stop Fake Mountain's move so quickly; a little sweat wasn't unbearable.

The techniques of Inaba's sealing are not infinitely reusable; each sealing space can only be used once. In other words, the longer the fight goes on, the fewer cards he has left to play.

Inaba Tsuna and the others came out, Inaba panicked. He spun his Zanpakuto repeatedly, and sealed spaces appeared one after another. One captain after another walked out of those spaces.

Inaba can no longer slowly play one move after another; he must simultaneously unleash most of the sealed space to regain the initiative.

The ceremony in the back was still going on. This time it was Inaba's turn to take the initiative. He didn't want Tsuna and the others to bypass him and disrupt the ceremony. He had to subdue all these lawbreakers!

Tsuna's side also sprang into action. After Ichigo Bankai, he picked up Tensa Zangetsu and slashed at the Fake Kenpachi who appeared in the seal with a Getsuga Tensho.

Uryū also activated his Quasi-Vollständig and attacked the Golden Pikachū Jizō he was most familiar with, while Chad used his giant right arm as a shield to withstand the Fake Kyōraku's Fūryū Kōkotsu.

Meanwhile, the most perceptive Yoruichi also sought out Komamura, the slowest to act, and his Black Rope Heavenly Punisher.

Everyone's idea was clear: find the most familiar enemy, block or defeat the opponent's attack, and strike the ritual behind Inaba as quickly as possible.

Lightning crackled around the blade's tip as the Fake Jirō Division general Ōetsu Nimaiya, bound his Zanpakuto and charged towards Tsuna.

Tsuna didn't even glance at the Fake Jirō's attack; the solid ice beneath his feet spread out in a blue-ice path towards the Sasakibe.

On the icy path, ice Ice Man, bearing a striking resemblance to Tsuna, stood up, each wielding a weapon formed from condensed ice. If the Fake Jirō wanted to focus on Tsuna, they would first have to break through this Ice Man squad.

Clearly, the old Sasakibe couldn't do that. Just having someone block his path of attack would render the Fake Jirō's attacks inaccurate, which is why he could only launch sneak attacks.

Tsuna's attention was entirely focused on the last circle Inaba drew. No captains appeared in the dark, sealed space, but Tsuna's Hyper Intuition told him that what was inside was extremely dangerous.

A sharp, brass-colored bullet emerged from the void. Although its full form was not visible, Tsuna could already guess what kind of attack it was.

"All personnel, listen to my command! Retreat immediately!" In this urgent situation, Tsuna shouted without hesitation, and the Glacier Flame on his body switched to the power of Ground Flame.

There's only one reason why Tsuna's expression changed so drastically: Inaba's attack was definitely not simple.

In general, Bleach's Bankai is an expansion and extension of the Shikai's power, but there are exceptions. In some cases, the form of the Bankai is completely opposite to that of the Shikai, with Soi Fon's Zanpakuto being the most obvious example.

In its Shikai form, Soi Fon's sword is merely a finger blade. After Bankai, one of Soi Fon's arms is completely assimilated by the Zanpakuto, transforming into a missile even larger than herself. This is the Bankai of Suzumebachi Raikōben.

This Bankai, which can only be used once, contains all of Soi Fon's spiritual pressure. The clouds that follow the missile explosion are no different from mushroom clouds; this Bankai is practically a humanoid nuclear bomb.

No wonder there were no copies in that sealed space; this must be a move that Fake Soi Fon launched from a distance and was then sealed in space by Inaba.

Startled by Tsuna's shout, Ichigo and the others froze, unable to retreat immediately while blocking the attack. Meanwhile, Suzumebachi Raikōben had already been launched, heading straight for Ichigo and the others.

Inaba is determined to wipe them all out!

Fortunately, Tsuna had already switched to Earth attribute while shouting, and a small ball flew out from his palm, heading towards the top of the Maggots' Nest.

The small ball expanded and grew larger as it flew to the top of the Maggots' Nest, where it had become a large sphere with a diameter of more than ten meters. Only then did the true appearance of the sphere become apparent, and it looked exactly like a planet.

Gravity emanated from the planet and, under Tsuna's control, began to attract the flying Suzumebachi Raikōben).

The additional force prevented the Suzumebachi Raikōben from flying along its intended trajectory. Instead, it traced a graceful arc and flew towards the planet that was releasing increasingly strong gravity.

At this moment, Ichigo and the others realized what was happening and immediately headed towards Tsuna's direction.

Inaba's face was also ashen, because this space only sealed the Suzumebachi Raikōben, and he had no control over the flight path of the Suzumebachi Raikōben. He could only watch helplessly as the Suzumebachi Raikōben deviated from its course.

The Suzumebachi Raikōben circled the planet once before finally succumbing to its gravity and crashing into it. Light traveled faster than sound, followed by a surge of intense spiritual pressure, and finally, the sound of an explosion.

With a deafening boom, the explosion that resounded Seireitei spread outwards from the Maggots' Nest's the Maggots' Nest, and a beautiful mushroom cloud rose from within it.

At the moment the Suzumebachi Raikōben exploded, the Maggots' Nest was practically destroyed. The entire ceiling was ripped open, and a large area was affected by the spiritual pressure from the explosion. The only two intact areas were where Tsuna and Inaba were.

Above Tsuna and his friends, another planet stood in their way, serving not only as a defense but also by using gravity to absorb the debris from the explosion.

Meanwhile, on Inaba's side, at the crucial moment, he unsealed the Fake Hachigen. An invisible barrier, shattered into spiderweb patterns, blocked his way; it was the Bakudō #81: Dankū released by the Fake Hachigen.

Fortunately, Inaba had already made sufficient defensive preparations when sealing the Suzumebachi Raikōben, otherwise he would have been injured by this attack as well.

He didn't care about his own hands, but he couldn't let the ritual go wrong. Inaba glanced behind him discreetly. It was almost time; the preparations for the Fake Nemu were nearing their final stage, and it was time for him to hold the line for this last moment.

The void spun again, snowflakes drifted out from the black space, and pink waves reappeared, carrying with them the poisonous gas that had been drifting from another space. A wave of heat seemed to be spreading along the cherry blossoms.

The Hyōten Hyakkasō, the Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, the poisonous gas of the Pikachū Jizō statue, and the flames originating from the Great Fire Sword.

Inaba opened four spaces in one go, each space containing powerful attacks over a wide area. These moves could be considered his last trump cards. Inaba no longer cared; as long as the ritual was completed, it didn't matter whether he lived or died.

This time, Inaba did not launch an attack, but instead allowed all the techniques to surround the ritual, providing a natural barrier for it.

"Come on! Anyone who's got a death wish, come and try it! You know better than I do how powerful these moves are!" Inaba laughed wildly as he declared his victory.

Is it really a victory?

Inaba glanced at Nozomi Kujō. In the end, he had not been able to merge with Nozomi Kujō. His madness at this moment was just to make himself look less lonely in the last moments of his life.

However, to Inaba's surprise, even with such a strong defensive technique, Tsuna still resolutely made his move.

He flung out four rice-grain-sized planets, which were positioned at the four corners of the ritual. Their sole purpose was to provide a path for Yoruichi to rush in and disrupt the ceremony.