There wasn't much time left.
"You should feel honored. After all, you're the first person to witness this technique. I hadn't even used it when I fought Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni before!!"
"Senjutsu, Phoenix Fire Devour!"
Ryujin Jakka in Uchiha Hikaru's hand was slowly drawn. Two yellow-red flames burst from its hilt, and in an instant, their power multiplied severalfold!
Uchiha Hikaru swung his blade fiercely, and a red dragon flame and a yellow phoenix-shaped flame instantly turned into two enormous walls of fire that charged toward Zaraki Kenpachi.
"Swordsmanship! Second Stage!"
Zaraki Kenpachi gathered all the spiritual pressure in his body into Noyashi in his hand, and Noyashi instantly erupted with a dazzling golden radiance.
The moment Zaraki Kenpachi raised his sword, he charged into the two massive walls of fire Uchiha Hikaru had unleashed.
"Bang!!!" The sound of two heavyweight forces colliding rang out.
Zaraki Kenpachi, wielding the released Noyashi, clashed with Uchiha Hikaru's illusory Zanpakuto in midair.
Golden and yellow-red light formed a sphere in the air, each color occupying half of it.
Violent gusts swept out from within the sphere, and Kusajishi Yachiru raised her right arm to shield herself from the fierce wind.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!!!" Three thunderous explosions rang out as Uchiha Hikaru broke free from the enormous sphere of mixed colors.
He stood where he was without moving.
Zaraki Kenpachi emerged from the sphere a second or two later than Uchiha Hikaru. He drove the enormous Zanpakuto, Noyashi, fiercely into the ground, using it to withstand the force of the explosion.
After being pushed back a hundred meters by the blast wave... he finally came to a stop.
He coughed up two mouthfuls of blood before slowly saying, "I lost."
Zaraki Kenpachi struggled to his feet. Just as he adjusted his breathing, he heard