Benihime Puppet Master

Kannonbiraki Benihime Aratame Kai's Bankai can reconstruct and transform a designated object, such as an opponent or the surrounding environment. This ability can be used to create traps or open up paths.

Urahara Kisuke's Bankai isn't suitable for direct, head-on combat. It's either about directly modifying and killing the opponent, or setting up various traps on the ground. In situations like Ichigo's, where they clash head-on, Urahara have much of an advantage.

The traps binding Nnoitra are slowly releasing Nnoitra Reishi into her body. Once these Reishi invade Nnoitra's body, Urahara Kisuke can instantly alter Nnoitra physical condition.

Unfortunately, a layer of bright yellow spiritual pressure on Nnoitra's body suppressed Urahara's power, preventing Kannonbiraki Benihime Aratame.

Correspondingly, Nnoitra displayed her full power, quickly shattering Urahara's trap net and leaping out of the cave.

"So fast?" Urahara anticipated that the trap wouldn't work completely, after all, it was Arrancar fused with the Hogyoku, albeit in disguise.

"Looks like you're surprised!"

Taking advantage of Urahara Kisuke while observing Nnoitra, Barragan swung his heavy axe at Urahara. Red Princess, standing behind Urahara, raised her hand to parry Barragan's attack, but Barragan instantly severed her arm.

At that moment, Nnoitra used Sonido behind Urahara. The four scythes behind him, carrying yellow spiritual pressure, instantly sliced Red Princess into four pieces. "Your Bankai is nothing special!"

Just as Barragan and Nnoitra approached, a crack appeared beneath Urahara Kisuke's feet, spreading outwards like a spiderweb. In a flash, Urahara Kisuke and the Red Princess doll vanished.

When Urahara reappeared, he was already at the edge of Barragan's sight, with Red Princess behind him covered in threads, quickly restoring herself to normal.

"Is something missing?" Urahara Kisuke to himself.

Just now, during that collision, Urahara Kisuke noticed something was amiss. Barragan didn't possess any corrosive or aging power, and Nnoitra's sharpness wasn't as intense as Ichigo had described.

In other words, the copy of Dohane Aura is not complete; compared to their original forms, these two now lack much of their core power.

Although they are in Hogyoku fusion state, Barragan and Nnoitra's strength is far from that of Nel her Hogyoku fusion state. At best, they are only at the Captain-level with above-average strength, and there is still a gap between them and the level of a captain.

Having ascertained the strength of his opponents, Urahara Kisuke in slight distress. Strictly speaking, he could easily use his Bankai to deal with these two, but it would take longer, requiring him to set trap after trap.

Perhaps Dohane Aura didn't expect these two to be able to kill him; Barragan and Nnoitra's role was merely to buy time for Urahara Kisuke.

After thinking about the Hogyoku stolen by Dohane Aura more carefully, Urahara decided it would be best to return to the World of the Living or Soul Society as soon as possible. He didn't know what conspiracy Dohane Aura was plotting, and Urahara always felt uneasy.

At this moment, Barragan and Nnoitra discovered the fleeing Urahara Kisuke and immediately launched an attack on him.

Nnoitra charged the fastest, his four scythes trembling behind him like a flying mantis, while Barragan moved unhurriedly, his aura gradually building with each step, like a true emperor.

"I apologize, gentlemen, but I must end this battle now." Urahara Kisuke tossed his hat aside, his eyes sharp as an eagle's. "Beyond Bankai!"

The Red Princess doll behind him lay prostrate on the ground, its hands coming together towards Urahara, as if embracing Urahara Kisuke. Red's spiritual pressure transformed into countless fine lines, and as the lines recombine, Urahara Kisuke's new form appeared.

Red Princess, shaped like Zanpakuto, was once again held in Urahara's hand. Red silk knots were tied around her wrists and ankles, and a triangular pendant made of red thread hung around her neck.

The most eye-catching feature was the device behind Urahara, a giant puppet hand with a mechanical disc strung together by red tassels in the palm. Five puppet fingers floated around it, as if a giant hand was grasping Urahara.

At the tip of each of the five fingers, a blade protrudes. Compared to the modified abilities of the Bankai form, the current Beyond Bankai form undoubtedly places greater emphasis on direct combat capabilities.

"Benihime Puppet Master!"

As soon as Urahara finished speaking, five sharp blades shot out from his fingertips, heading towards Barragan and Nnoitra respectively. Nnoitra was too fast to dodge, so he chose to directly confront three of the blades head-on.

A clanging sound rang out. Besides using the two blades on his arms to block two of the blows, another blade pierced through his body and chopped off a scythe behind him.

It was too easy; the power was on a completely different level. Cold sweat trickled down Nnoitra's forehead. It wasn't just that a scythe was missing from his back; the blades on his arms also had chips of varying degrees.

As for Barragan, because he was slightly slower and had more room to maneuver, and because his heavy axe was not a fragile weapon like a scythe, Urahara's surprise attack did not affect him.

Just as Nnoitra was still hesitating about which direction to attack, five cracks appeared around him, and five fingers with red threads attached emerged from them, launching an attack on Nnoitra together.

"Damn it! When?"

The good news is that besides the broken scythe, Nnoitra has three more scythes on his back and two more on his hands, making a total of five scythes, enough to counter the attack of those five fingers.

The bad news is that, apart from the scythes on his arms, which are straight out of Nnoitra's body and are therefore more durable, the other three scythes are no match for Urahara Kisuke's Five-Sword Style attack, no matter how bright their spiritual pressure is.

"That yellow spiritual pressure on you, that's your Gran Rey Cero, isn't it? Concentrating the Cero on the blade for a long time enhances its attack power."

"Conversely, once you know the composition of the power, cracking it isn't too difficult."

As Urahara Kisuke spoke, a strange red light flashed on each of his five fingers. With a flash of light, Nnoitra was left with only two blades, both riddled with nicks.

This is an absolute difference in strength. Nnoitra has completely realized that Urahara Kisuke is already powerless to resist even before he has made a move.

"This so-called power of the Hogyoku is nothing special," Nnoitra laughed self-deprecatingly. Yellow Cero across his entire body; he was going to make one last struggle.

Unable to move, the strange threads had bound Nnoitra's hands and feet, preventing him from even fighting back. Five fingers pierced through his body, one of which was even the Hogyoku that pierced his eye.

Nnoitra's spiritual pressure is fading, and he is facing his death once again.

"I am the Skeletal Emperor, death is not my destiny!" Barragan shouted, raising his heavy axe.

This was actually a way of hiding his inner unease. Nnoitra had been defeated too quickly, and Barragan could also see that his own strength was simply not on the same level as Urahara Kisuke's.

"If you were all together, it might be more interesting, but now..." Urahara Kisuke shook his head as he walked.

"Not qualified, is that it?" Barragan's smile was somewhat desolate. Once upon a time, the Skeletal Emperor also viewed others in this way, believing that no one was qualified to be his opponent. Now, however, this boomerang had struck him instead.

"The Skeletal Emperor will never accept such a fate!"

Barragan raised his heavy axe high, gathering immense spiritual pressure. He intended to smash the entire Valley of Screams Space to pieces with a single blow, hoping that this might Urahara Kisuke.

With a splatter, blood splattered everywhere. Barragan's attack struck its target, but not the one he intended to hit.

Blocking Barragan's attack was Nnoitra, whose eyes had lost their luster. Threads were wrapped around his body and hung from the sky, above which was a giant hand that controlled everything.

The so-called Benihime Puppet Master is someone who can control enemies as puppets, even if they are powerless corpses.

Barragan unleashed all his spiritual pressure on Nnoitra, causing Nnoitra corpse to explode instantly, scattering into pieces. The remaining power of the heavy axe was no longer enough to shatter the earth.

At this moment, Urahara Kisuke appeared unhurriedly in front of Barragan, and the hand that had been hovering above Nnoitra's head returned to his back once again.

Urahara Kisuke suddenly charged towards Barragan with his Zanpakuto in hand. A flash of light, and Urahara Kisuke appeared behind Barragan, slashing his sword Barragan him.

"Haha, your attack is nothing special..." Barragan laughed, having taken a stab but escaped unharmed, but his laughter vanished the next moment.

Dozens of cracks appeared around Barragan's body, from which long red threads extended, each thread connecting to the hand behind Urahara.

Urahara clenched his fist behind his back, instantly tightening the threads and pulling out the objects from the cracks. Each thread was connected to an enlarged blade at the other end.

Dozens of large swords pierced through Barragan's body in an instant. Barragan could no longer laugh. The Hogyoku on his chest shattered into several pieces, and all the sword tips pointed at this piece of Hogyoku.

Barragan could no longer laugh. He finally understood that Urahara Kisuke was not without purpose; it was merely a positioning strike. From then on, all the controlled swords would aim at the same spots where Urahara would strike.

The dazzling red light on the skull gradually faded, a gentle breeze swept by, and the once invincible Skeletal Emperor vanished in a cloud of dust.

"That must have been really tough."

Urahara Kisuke rubbed his shoulders, having not engaged in many rounds of combat. This battle was not difficult for him; the real challenge was finding the right direction within the Dangai.

Hopefully, that lady won't throw him away in some remote corner. By the way, could we recruit her as a lab assistant? The ability to replicate seems quite useful.

As he pondered this, Urahara flipped his blade and planted it in the ground. A crack appeared before him, and Urahara Kisuke stepped into it and disappeared. In this Valley of Screams space, only the mess remained, telling the story of the battle that had taken place.