Bleach and Quincy Clash in an All-Out Battle

The battle between Ukitake and Pernida continued. After learning that the Quincy spiritual pressure erupting in various parts of the battlefield was related to Pernida, Ukitake became somewhat agitated.

Ukitake constantly weaved through the rain of swords fired by Pernida, using the Impermanence Diagram to change his position. The pressure from the battle was constantly squeezing his body, and after meeting Tsuna, Ukitake coughed up blood for the first time in a long time.

"What's your rush? Are you in such a hurry to kill me and stop the Quincy's evolution?"

Pernida had transformed into a gigantic one-eyed arm, with a Spirit Bow attached to each of its fingers, each capable of firing Spirit Bow and Arrows.

The rain of arrows continued, and more and more arrows were stuck in the ground. Pernida also began to mock Ukitake.

"The more impatient you are, the less progress you will make, Jūshirō Ukitake, you have fallen into my trap!"

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through Ukitake's feet. Even though he knew that Pernida's ability was to control nerves to attack enemies, he still fell into Pernida's trap.

Pernida fired the Spirit Bow and Arrows not to target Ukitake, but to spread his neural network across the entire battlefield.

The battlefield they are on now is like a spider web, Ukitake is one of the prey woven by Pernida.

The neural network began to erode Ukitake's body. Ukitake quickly drew a line on the pattern representing himself on the Impermanence Diagram, and his body reappeared, leaving only two clusters of upward-growing tree-like nerves in his original position.

Ukitake's foot was trembling slightly; despite his quick reaction, his ankle was still injured by Pernida's nerve.

After this exchange, Ukitake a sigh of relief. Pernida was right; he shouldn't have been so hasty. As the one in control of the situation, he had to calm down.

"Have you given up?"

Two more arms grew around Pernida, making a total of three arms, which continued to fire arrows at Ukitake. The earth net had been laid, and Pernida was about to begin weaving the heavenly net.

"Gentlemen, I'm begging you!"

Ukitake didn't dodge Pernida's attack. Instead, he whispered something that Pernida couldn't even notice. Underneath Ukitake's long white hair, there was an earphone in his ear.

Faced with Pernida's barrage of sword attacks, Ukitake simply uttered a cold, "Second Dance - Hakuren!"

Ukitake raised the Musou-gata (a symbol of impermanence) in front of him, and white ice and snow burst out from the large mask. It was the signature attack of his Vice-Captain, Rukia Kuchiki, and it was even the Hakuren in her Bankai state.

The ice and snow immediately blocked the arrow's path, and the nerves that Pernida had attached to the arrow's tail could not reach Ukitake.

This is the true use of Ukitake's Bankai. Pernida's enemy is not just Ukitake alone, but all the Bleach of Seireitei!

Because the Impermanence Diagram can adjust the position of the patterns on it according to Ukitake's thoughts, Ukitake can lead an entire army to fight against Pernida as long as he coordinates well with the person who makes the move.

That's what Ukitake meant by putting on the headphones. After Rukia made her move, Ukitake teleported Hakuren in front of him. But that wasn't enough, Ukitake continued to shout.

"Higa Zekkou!"

A huge crimson fireball suddenly appeared from the impermanence diagram and rushed towards Pernida. Just as Pernida used the Hirenkyaku to dodge, Ukitake destroyed his woven net with an explosion.

"This is not your power!" Pernida immediately realized that this was not Ukitake's spiritual pressure.

"Speaking of which, we should also thank Yhwach. If he hadn't given the other Quincy to the Auswählen, you wouldn't have faced all the Captain-level combatants of Soul Society," Ukitake said solemnly, his eyes displaying an unprecedented ferocity. "You have every reason to be proud."

"You are not allowed to insult His Majesty!"

Pernida screamed and fired a barrage of Spirit Bow and Arrows at Ukitake, even clenching one of her arms into a fist and slamming it down at Ukitake.

"A Thousandfold Echoes! Dragon Blood Strike!"

A large amount of ash appeared in front of Ukitake; this was Rangiku's Bankai ability. The ash transformed into countless spears that pierced towards the Spirit Bow and Arrows.

The Ikkaku Madarame after activating the Dragon Blood Hozukimaru. Ikkaku, with his powerful attack, was the perfect choice to deal with that giant hand.

Rangiku's "Grey Garden Concerto" perfectly helped Ukitake block Pernida's rain of arrows, but Ikkaku Madarame's attack failed to even budge Pernida's giant hand.

When the crimson slash struck the arm, the fist turned a steel-like gray-black, smashed through Ikkaku of the slash, and continued to smash towards Ukitake, forcing Ukitake to dodge.

"I can see it, there's something wrong with your foot, isn't there?"

The moment Ukitake landed, Pernida's voice came through. Pernida's previous nerve attack had taken effect; his nerve twisting had indeed injured Ukitake, causing Ukitake's movements to slow down considerably.

After Pernida said those words, Ukitake knew he could no longer dodge, otherwise his sluggish movements would surely attract Pernida's attention.

It doesn't matter. Behind Ukitake is the entire Bleach team that hasn't participated in the battle. As a fixed artillery platform, he is equally confident in taking down Pernida.

The wind blew out from the Impermanence Diagram. This time, Ukitake contacted Kensei's Tekken - Danpū. Given Kensei's strength, Ukitake did not assign him any enemies. Kensei was more focused on leading the Bleach team and maintaining order.

Just then, a barrage of fiery red arrows shot out from Pernida's direction. Tekken - Danpū's cutting wind instantly cleaved these arrows in two, but this also caused a huge problem.

An explosion, undoubtedly a violent one. The fire, fueled by the wind, instantly appeared between Ukitake and Pernida. The two looked at each other across the flames, and Ukitake understood something.

"What you're using isn't your power either!" The arm that had turned to steel earlier was clearly not Pernida's ability, and coupled with this violent outburst, Ukitake reasonably deduced, "You can also use the power of Sternritter member!"

"I plant the seeds of evolution in them, and then extract some of the direction of evolution from them. Isn't that reasonable?"

As she spoke, countless Reishi veins spread across Pernida's entire body. These veins were not the common blue of the Blut Vene, but rather a kaleidoscope of colors, symbolizing the evolutionary path Pernida had found in the Sternritter.

The Hardening fist that Pernida had used was Cang Du's steel transformation, while these red Spirit Bow and Arrows contained the explosive power of Bambietta.

In other words, the battle between Ukitake and Pernida was no longer just a fight between the two of them; it was more like a small-scale battle between the Bleach and Quincy factions.

Ukitake silent. He quickly calculated the forces he could use in his mind. Since most of the captains were fighting against the Knights, Ukitake could only utilize the strength of the Vice-Captain, with only a few captains able to provide assistance.

As for Pernida, things are more complicated for Ukitake. Based on the previous delivery of the Mujanga, Ukitake is quite certain that the Steel Cang Du is not in Soul Society.

In other words, Pernida can evolve corresponding abilities as long as he has been in contact with Quincy, regardless of spatial limitations.

On Ukitake's side, however, he was limited by the range of his Bankai abilities and the coordination of his companions, and Ukitake at a disadvantage in both quantity and quality.

However, Ukitake couldn't let Pernida see it; he had to take the initiative to attack. He swung the Impermanence Diagram, and blue flames rained down from the sky.

"Take this, Sōkatsui Rain!"

Ukitake planned to use quantity to deceive quality, summoning Kidō Corps and attacking with the Sōkatsui, which most of them could use, instantly covering Pernida's range of movement.

"The light of fireflies!"

Pernida's arms suddenly swelled with massive muscles— Minnie's power—and he swung those four or five arms like raindrops, crushing all the Sōkatsui.

"Let me show you what area-of-effect attacks really are."

Another volley of Spirit Bow and Arrows rained down, accompanied by lightning and crackling sounds. Pernida used Candice's lightning abilities to create a thunderstorm directly on Ukitake.

Just as Ukitake was about to dodge, a blue fence restricted his movements. It was Cang Du's the Jail ability, but this the Jail had no effect on Ukitake, who possessed the Impermanence Diagram.

Ukitake quickly used the Impermanence Diagram to relocate himself. Suddenly, a huge U-shaped mark appeared on his chest, Ukitake in place.

"Based on your fighting style, there's a 65% chance you'll move to the left. I chose the direction with a higher probability. The feeling of spiritual pressure leakage isn't pleasant, is it?"

Bazz-B's analytical abilities and Nanana's unguardedness, combined with the ability to temporarily paralyze the enemy by revealing their spiritual pressure, make Nanana's abilities terrifyingly accurate.

Ukitake, immobilized by Pernida's series of attacks, became easy prey in Pernida's eyes. He calmly drew his Spirit Bow.

"Give my regards to that guy!"

Just as Pernida's arrow was released, Ukitake suddenly spoke up, "Is spiritual pressure leaking? Why don't you just stop?"

The Spirit Bow and Arrows reached Ukitake's eyes. Suddenly, Ukitake moved strangely, his entire body radiating an eerie black spiritual pressure. The leakage of spiritual pressure had been blocked by Ukitake. He had broken through Nana's ability and regained his mobility.

The spiritual pressure burning on Ukitake's body was both eerie and somewhat divine. Ukitake clasped his hands together and bowed down in devout worship.

"Grant me power, Mimihagi- sama, to Beyond Bankai!"

Centered on Ukitake, the surrounding world fell into an eerie stillness. Pernida's nerves, which had been reaching out to stop Ukitake, were all frozen in mid-air, and she could only watch helplessly as Ukitake completed his transformation.