Kido's Multi-Release, Cut Through the Void!

"Multi-Release—Bakudo #39: Enkōsen."

Several circular shields instantly appeared around Su Feng, protecting him completely with all-around, dead-angle-free coverage.

Since he could not fight on instinct like Kenpachi Zaraki, he might as well face the incoming attack rationally.

As everyone knew, Kenpachi Zaraki was an utter Kido idiot.

Among all the captains, he was the only one who did not understand how to cast Kido at all.

But Su Feng was different. With his eighth-level Kido, his attainments in this field surpassed even many captains.

The only reason he was merely at eighth-level Kido was because there were still some Kido spells he had yet to master.

As for the Kido he had fully mastered, he could already cast them with ease, even dissecting their essence and releasing them in different ways.

Just like now.

Kaname Tosen's slash landed on the Enkōsen, producing a dull, reverberating impact.

"What a feeble slash."

Su Feng spoke calmly. "With the justice in your heart corrupted, you have strayed farther and farther down the path of depravity."

Although the Suzumushi barrier also deprived him of his ability to sense spiritual pressure,

the Enkōsen remained under Su Feng's spiritual pressure control, no different from his own limbs.

"How is that possible..."

Kaname Tosen was so stunned that he even forgot to withdraw his blade and retreat.

"Curious? Surprised?"

The corners of Su Feng's mouth lifted slightly as he said with confidence, "This is only the beginning."

Although he could not hear what Kaname Tosen was saying, that did not stop Su Feng from guessing.

"Ye who are crowned with the name of ruler!"

"Mask of flesh and bone, flutter of wings, ye who bear the name of man!"

Brilliant blue light bloomed from Su Feng's raised palm, illuminating the barrier's darkness.

"Etch twin lotuses upon the wall of blue fire, and await the abyss of inferno in the distant heavens!"

"Multi-Release—Hado #73: Sōren Sōkatsui!"

As his voice fell, surging spiritual pressure burst forth like a river breaching its banks, transforming entirely into Kido power.

Blue Flame erupted, dyeing the entire barrier in an instant.

Under Su Feng's control, the blue radiance swallowed the courtyard and began spreading endlessly from him as its center.

The inside of the Suzumushi barrier was still quite sturdy.

It was unrealistic to break it with this Hado alone.

Su Feng had not intended to do so, either. Casting Sōren Sōkatsui was merely to switch the roles of controller and controlled.

The Blue Flame blazed fiercely, clinging to the inside of the barrier with astonishing speed.

In mere seconds, the blue radiance had already reached the barrier's edges.

As characters such as "Azure" and "Ruin" were covered, enormous masses of Blue Flame gathered at the top of the barrier like clouds.

Bzz—

Su Feng curled his five fingers, and his spiritual pressure trembled.

Under his control, Blue Fire Rain began falling from the sky.

The dazzling blue glow revealed Kaname Tosen's stiff, ugly expression. Su Feng's method of countering Suzumushi had surpassed his imagination.

A path he had never considered.

Moreover, only Su Feng himself could use this method.

Even Tessai Tsukabishi, the former Grand Kido Master, could not achieve such a degree of mastery over Kido.

Every drop of Blue Fire Rain became Su Feng's eyes and ears. No movement within the Suzumushi barrier could escape his perception.

Without considering the spiritual pressure consumption, this was undoubtedly a perfect countermeasure against Kaname Tosen's Bankai.

Even though Su Feng had reduced the destructive power of the Blue Flame to its lowest level, the Blue Flame covering the entire barrier still consumed nearly half his spiritual pressure.

And as time passed, his spiritual pressure continued to drain.

He could not maintain this state for long.

"Let's end this quickly, Tosen."

A clear voice rang out as Su Feng gripped his Zanpakuto and swung.

He opened with the ultimate speed of a Kendo style.

Secret Style Kendo: Mikazuki no Mai.

Shunpo activated. Two afterimages appeared to Su Feng's left and right, slashing down at Kaname Tosen from different angles.

When both sides were on equal footing, combat skill became the key to victory.

As an almost perfectly well-rounded fighter, Su Feng far surpassed the current Kaname Tosen in Kendo, Shunpo, Hakuda, and Kido alike.

"Suzumushi: First Form."

Kaname Tosen forcibly calmed himself and unleashed his Shikai technique.

As spiritual pressure trembled, a buzzing insect cry echoed out. Ripple-like shockwaves instantly enveloped Su Feng as he approached with Shunpo.

The two afterimages vanished in an instant, leaving behind only a dazzling streak of blade light!

Su Feng directly endured the insect cry's sound waves with his spiritual pressure and charged before Kaname Tosen, his blade slashing down without mercy.

Clang!

The sound of metal striking metal echoed out, and the aftershock spread, clearing a huge area from the carpet-like Blue Flame.

Yet in the next instant, Blue Fire Rain filled the gap once more.

Su Feng had to ensure that he could control every inch of the Suzumushi barrier at all times and maintain control over the battle's rhythm.

Even if the spiritual pressure consumption was considerable.

He broke through the sound waves and entered close combat. Kendo unfolded!

Now that he had Kaname Tosen's position, the man's threat was practically nonexistent.

Tenth-Level Kendo erupted, and countless Kendo styles engulfed his opponent in an instant.

Faced with that torrential onslaught, Kaname Tosen immediately fell into a disadvantage, able only to rely on his own reactions to defend.

Yet within mere seconds, wounds had already appeared across his body.

A cold, gleaming blade broke through Kaname Tosen's defense, nearly cutting open his abdomen.

"His spiritual pressure consumption is immense."

Blood streaked Kaname Tosen's face as he muttered calmly.

"As long as I hold on until his spiritual pressure is exhausted, victory will be mine."

As a former Seated Officer with abundant combat experience, Kaname Tosen had grasped Su Feng's condition after only a few brief exchanges.

His previously anxious and panicked mindset settled at once.

Even as wounds continued to accumulate on his body, they could not stir the slightest ripple in his heart.

Victory was already within reach.

"Honestly, this kind of desperate resistance..."

Unable to take down Kaname Tosen, Su Feng's face revealed an annoyed expression.

"It's truly disgusting..."

He suddenly stopped attacking and stood where he was. Even his surging spiritual pressure gradually calmed.

Yet the moment Kaname Tosen sensed this, an inexplicable bone-deep chill rose in his heart.

A sense of foreboding spread through him.

"One final strike. If you block it, the captain's position is yours."

Su Feng raised his Zanpakuto. Countless strands of blue-white Wind Breath suddenly coiled around its silver-white blade.

Terrifying spiritual pressure erupted in an instant, blanketing everything around them.

The howling roar of a violent gale drowned out the scorching Blue Flame.

The next moment.

A calm voice seemed to sound directly beside Kaname Tosen's ear:

"Cut through the void, Storm Howl."