The Six-Pointed Star Beyond Limits
The Kurosaki couple are on the battlefield against Cang Du. Their progress was hindered by Cang Du's the Jail, preventing them from launching a timely attack on Lille Barro. Now they must face Cang Du directly.
Masa, her palms covered in Blut Vene, forcefully broke open the Jail with a hand chop, and Isshin, now free, immediately activated the Bankai of Engetsu.
"Bankai, Setsuna Enka!"
Six crystals of different colors swirled around Isshin's body, while various colored bombs burst into dazzling fireworks around Cang Du.
"So that's how it is. These explosions contained hidden forces of different attributes, but these forces couldn't harm me!"
The body of the flying Cang Du from the explosion was covered with veins of the Blut Vene.
Because Cang Du's Saint Letters ability was ineffective against other Quincy, he honed his other basic Quincy abilities to an extremely high level.
A Reishi arrow was embedded in Cang Du's back. If it weren't for Cang Du's full-body Blut Vene, Masa's arrow would have pierced through his body.
"What a pity!" Masa had been out of battle for a long time, seemed quite excited, cheering herself up after making a mistake.
"There's nothing to regret. After hundreds of years of development, the Quincy of our Wandenreich have far surpassed the Quincy of your World of the Living!" Cang Du spread his hands, both proud and elegant.
"So what if it's Vollständig? What's there to be proud of?"
Masa showed no mercy to Cang Du. She activated her Sklaverei, and the sands of Hueco Mundo transformed into Reishi that gathered around her, becoming her power.
Unlike the wings behind Cang Du, Masa was dressed in a beautiful blue tunic.
Under the leadership of Ryūken, the Vollständig Quincy the World of the Living have developed a different direction from that of the Wandenreich Wandenreich, which has Vollständig where everyone has wings.
The Vollständig developed by Ryūken is more like a Reishi weapon that enhances the basic combat capabilities of Quincy.
Because compared to Quincy Quincy of the Wandenreich, who do not recognize Yhwach in the World of the Living Wandenreich, they do not need to recognize Yhwach as their king, and they do not need to reinforce the divinity of the Quincy race, which Yhwach has built, as angels descended from heaven.
As for flight, in Ryūken's view, the Quincy already possessed the advanced footwork of the Hirenkyaku, so they had no need for those wings that looked like mere decorations.
Therefore, the Vollständig of these Quincy in the World of the Living are all matched with their corresponding fighting habits. For example, Karin's sneakers and gloves, as well as the Masa is wearing, perfectly match Masa's reckless fighting style when she gets carried away.
"Your Vollständig?"
Cang Du's insight was incredibly sharp. As someone proficient in various Quincy abilities, he was a Quincy skills instructor. He immediately saw the key to Masa's Vollständig, which felt like the Blut Vene was woven into armor.
"There's no time for you to daydream now."
The sound of explosions rang in Cang Du's ears. The fireworks Isshin been releasing were extremely concentrated, exploding several times around Cang Du and blasting him directly into the desert.
"Are you that surprised? To see your Vollständig." Isshin came to Masa's side and teased.
"Perhaps it's because he saw that A Long and the old man's research has surpassed theirs that he has this expression?" Masa said with a smile. All of Ryūken's achievements were derived from the research of his father, Sōken.
Just then, a flash of light shot out from the desert. Masa quickly pushed Isshin aside and faced the sudden attack herself. "Watch out!"
For Masa, she has the Vollständig as a defense, while Isshin's Bankai is Kidō-type Bankai, which is not outstanding in terms of defense. That's why she chose to let herself defend against Cang Du's attack.
Just as the blade was about to strike Masa's body, the light split into eight pieces, bypassing Masa and forming a spherical cage behind Masa, sealing Isshin inside.
Cang Du's attack wasn't intended to inflict damage, but rather to temporarily trap Isshin, creating a one-on-one situation with Masa. After all, Isshin's endless stream of fireworks made it difficult for him to fight Masa seriously.
Upon seeing that it was a spherical the Jail, Masa immediately wanted to touch the edge of the Jail with her hand, because the Cang Du powers were ineffective against Quincy. As long as the Quincy's power was displayed on the Jail's Reishi fence, Isshin could be released.
Just then, Isshin's loud shout interrupted Masa's actions, "Watch out!"
Masa turned around hastily, only to find Cang Du already in front of her, his saber pointed straight at her heart!
Masa quickly used her crossbow as a parry, but the moment it touched Cang Du's saber, she felt a powerful force knock her crossbow away.
However, this prevented Cang Du from continuing to target Masa's vitals. He merely made a hasty cut on Masa's shoulder before disappearing into a blur and creating distance.
Masa felt a faint pain in her shoulder; Cang Du's blade had left a shallow wound on her shoulder, but it had indeed broken through her Vollständig defense.
How is that possible?
Masa had tested the defensive capabilities of this Vollständig. Even Uryū could only inflict internal injuries on her with a series of V-shaped feather explosions; it was very difficult to damage her skin and flesh.
How did Cang Du manage to do it?
"Surprised? Don't you Quincy of the World of the Living have evolved this kind of power?"
Cang Du's hat had vanished, and now his entire body was covered in spiderweb-like patterns, his muscles constantly bulging and contracting, like a heart pounding incessantly.
"Evolution?" Masa clearly felt that Cang Du's aura was completely different, far stronger than when he Vollständig.
In this life-or-death moment, Masa didn't stubbornly fight Cang Du, but instead subtly moved towards Isshin's direction.
With a whoosh, a figure that was difficult to spot appeared in front of Masa. It was Cang Du, who had been some distance away just moments before. Cang Du launched rapid attacks with a single-handed sword, using a fencing style, thus suppressing Masa's attempt to save her.
Holding the crossbow in one hand, Masa was already finding it difficult to defend against Cang Du's attacks. She had to gather another crossbow bolt and, using the archery techniques she had learned from Ryūken, tried to fire an arrow at Cang Du while defending herself.
However, even with dual-wielding weapons, Masa still couldn't threaten Cang Du. The reason was simple: Cang Du's attack speed increased the moment Masa switched weapons.
Even when Masa occasionally attacks, Cang Du can easily dodge it; that's an opening that Cang Du deliberately created for Masa.
Wounds appeared on Masa's Vollständig. With each strike of Cang Du's blade, a crack would appear in her armor. If this continued, it wouldn't be long before Masa's Vollständig was riddled with holes.
Masa gritted her teeth and persevered, still unable to understand why Cang Du's power had suddenly surged beyond the limits of her Vollständig. Was this evolution?
Seeing the confusion on Masa's face, Cang Du couldn't help but burst into laughter, "Now you're scared, aren't you? This is the power of evolution that surpasses the limits of the body!"
As Cang Du was Isshin into the desert, he awakened the evolutionary nerves buried within Pernida's body.
Unlike Jerome and Bazz-B, the evolved Cang Du did not undergo exaggerated changes. Instead, the evolutionary nerves spread throughout his body, allowing him to freely mobilize all his power according to his will.
Cang Du was the Quincy with the most solid foundation. If we compare his basic abilities to a hexagon, his evolved power would allow Cang Du to reduce his abilities in other areas and concentrate them on one aspect, thus breaking through his current limits.
Cang Du sacrificed some of his defense and recovery stats, instead focusing on increasing his speed with both feet and the power of his one-handed sword, which allowed him to continuously suppress Masa.
In a sense, compared to the two whose bodies were twisted, this was already a very suitable evolutionary ability for Cang Du himself.
Seeing Masa constantly being oppressed and trapped in the Jail, Isshin became anxious. Without Quincy by his side, he had to consider destroying the Cang Du the Jail himself.
Six crystals of different colors were pieced together to form Isshin's Bankai Zanpakuto. In Setsuna Enka brilliant light, its dazzling colors continuously filling the space under the enhancement of spiritual pressure. Isshin raised his Zanpakuto and launched his signature attack on the Jail.
Getsuga Tensho - Flying Phoenix!
A magnificent phoenix fire bloomed within the cage, and a loud phoenix cry attracted Cang Du's attention, allowing Masa to catch her breath for a moment.
The spiritual pressure of Getsuga Tensho poured entirely onto the Jail. Even with Phoenix Weeping Blood, giving it its all, and even with Isshin protected by his Bankai, it was still affected by part of the explosion's impact and still couldn't open the Jail.
"What do you take my Saint Letters ability for? A child's toy that can be opened at will? I gave up its combat capabilities in exchange for rules that only Quincy can unlock!"
Compared to his colleagues who shone brightly with their Saint Letters abilities, Cang Du was naturally at a disadvantage. His Saint Letters ability had no effect on his companions, forcing him to strengthen his training in other abilities in order to maintain his position as captain of the Hueco Mundo Hunting Team.
The Saint Letters obtained by sacrificing most of one's abilities is so solid that it cannot be deciphered by Isshin in a short period of time.
Therefore, for Cang Du now, the battle situation is very clear: Kurosaki Isshin is sealed off, and his evolved power can completely suppress Masaki Kurosaki. Victory is within his grasp.
Two Spirit Bow and Arrows shot towards the Jail. Cang Du quickly adjusted his attributes, putting all his other attributes into speed, and appeared in front of Isshin in an instant, easily blocking the two arrows that Masa was trying to sneak up on with his sword.
"Tch!" Masa pouted in dissatisfaction as she saw her attack blocked.
"It's useless. No matter what method you try to use to rescue Kurosaki Isshin, I can stop it at a speed you can't even comprehend!" Cang Du said proudly, extremely satisfied with his evolved abilities.
"If that's the case, then, Isshin, you'll have to use that. Help me!"