The sound of cracking reached his ears, shocking the paralyzed Ichigo Kurosaki. "Th-this... how is this... possible...?"
The pitch-black Zangetsu was actually beginning to crack. Under Thunder's relentless assault, the cracks grew larger and larger!
"Rip..."
With a tearing sound, half of Zangetsu flew into the air!
Uryū, who had just emerged from the explosion in the distance, stared at the flying half of Zangetsu in shock and muttered, "Zangetsu was cut in half! How is that possible?!"
Having fought Ichigo so many times, Uryū naturally knew how hard Zangetsu was. No matter how it was struck, it never broke, as if it had been forged from the hardest material in existence. Yet now, it had actually been severed!
As Uryū stood there in shock, Senbonzakura, wrapped in Thunder, instantly descended toward Ichigo Kurosaki's heart!
At that moment, Rukia shouted anxiously, "Big Brother... don't!"
Unfortunately, Senbonzakura still fell. There was simply no way to stop it!
"Rip..."
It struck Ichigo Kurosaki directly in the chest, sending him flying as blood scattered across the sky!
Ichigo Kurosaki himself coughed up blood, his eyes filled with disbelief!
Ever since Ichigo Kurosaki had become a Death God, every Hollow he encountered had been easily cut down by him. Even Hollows that ordinary Death Gods found troublesome were effortlessly slain by him!
Over time, this gave Ichigo Kurosaki an illusion—an illusion that made him feel as though he was invincible!
But now, after being taught a lesson by Byakuya Kuchiki, Ichigo Kurosaki's illusion caused his heart to waver!
As his heart wavered, Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakuto weakened as well! After all, his Special Asauchi, which formed the current Zangetsu, was inherently tied to his will! The stronger his will, the stronger Zangetsu became! With Ichigo Kurosaki's will shaken, it was only natural for Senbonzakura to