Baraggan, Your Head Has Fallen Off / Baraggan Fled Overnight, Carrying a Train on His Back!

Before Yamabuki Chidori could finish analyzing, the Blade Spirit appeared silently before him. With a sweet smile, she lifted his chin with one finger. "Surprised?"

Yamabuki Chidori drew his sword instantly, but his strike hit nothing!

That was neither Flash Step nor Hirenkyaku!

Sound Steps always produced the sound of air bursting around it when activated!

It couldn't possibly be this silent!

After ruling out every impossibility, only one possibility remained!

"Space Ability?" Yamabuki Chidori asked.

The Blade Spirit did not answer at all. Instead, she wildly swung the Saber in her hand. This time, Yamabuki Chidori finally understood her method of attack.

Space Severance.

In an instant, it shattered the space before her!

Matter existed by relying on space, like a painting drawn on paper. Even if Wolverine were painted on that paper, if a three-dimensional person casually tore it apart, the painted Wolverine could never be restored.

Silver Radiant Angel's ability acted directly on space rather than matter.

Once released, it was equivalent to gaining a demonic blade with one hundred percent true damage!

"So I'm this badass?" Yamabuki Chidori was thrilled after figuring out his own ability. But then another thought occurred to him: if his ability was this badass, could he beat the Blade Spirit?

Even if he was in Perfect Sanctification...

No, maybe it was worth trying!

"Holy Spirit Arrow!"

If close combat didn't work, then he would fight at range.

No wonder they were the same person. Even their combat instincts were identical. Against Silver Radiant Angel's one hundred percent true damage, rushing in for melee combat was far too unwise. It was better to wear her down from range!

Dozens of Spirit Bows appeared and fired at once!

This blade's damage was ridiculously high, but it surely lacked defensive methods. As long as he wore her down from range, he still had a chance of winning! The advantage was mine!

However, the Blade Spirit merely flicked her blade, and dozens of Holy Spirit Arrows vanished instantly without leaving a trace!

How was he supposed to play this? How was he supposed to play this?!

This game had a bug!

And the bug was in him!

"Actually, making it this far means you've passed! But let me show you a slightly deeper level of power, so you'll have more motivation!" The Blade Spirit grinned at Yamabuki Chidori, her delicate lips softly uttering, "Bankai!"

Holy shit!

I'm asking you sincerely, could you please let me off?

The most hopeless thing in a game was when you were about to kill the boss, only for it to suddenly transform, revive at full health, and beat you into the ground!

Even more hopeless was when you couldn't beat the boss in the first place, yet it still transformed and beat you into the ground in an even crueler way!

The next instant, Yamabuki Chidori found the Blade Spirit standing across from him, while her blade had already pierced through his chest! Damn it, he was dead again!

"Alright, I had fun! And I feel great! Go on out and beat that skull into a pulp for me. If you lose... just wait and see how I deal with you!" the Blade Spirit said with a smile.

Baraggan, Your Head Fell Off

Baraggan gripped his giant axe and brought it down with all his might. Madness and brutality shone in his eyes, as though he could already see this tiny Shinigami being cleaved in two!

Just then, the little Shinigami, who seemed to have been scared stiff, suddenly drew his sword and slashed upward.

"An ant trying to shake a tree! At this point, you still refuse to give up?" Baraggan scoffed.

However, what happened next far exceeded his expectations. In the vast void, something seemed to have been severed, making the sound of shattering glass!

Then Baraggan saw that the giant axe in his hand had actually been cut apart. Its wheel-sized blade had been cleanly split in two.

It was not only the axe. His arm and one-third of his skull had been cut off along with it.

For a moment, Baraggan had not even noticed that he had been struck!

By the time he reacted, his arm and one-third of his skull had already fallen to the ground.

The shock was no small matter!

"Shinigami... what exactly did you do?" Baraggan roared. Though one-third of his head had been sliced away, as a Vasto Lorde, his regenerative ability was extremely powerful. As long as he did not suffer further attacks for a while, he could still recover!

Yamabuki Chidori slowly stood up and lightly flicked the blade in his hand. His original Zanpakuto had become a silver-white Saber, radiating a mysterious glow.

"Reverse, Silver Radiant Angel!"

At the instant his Zanpakuto was released, it was not just the weapon's shape that changed. His clothes changed as well. Since Shinigami Uniforms did not yet exist in this era, everyone wore their own clothes, generally resembling ancient Japanese samurai attire.

But after releasing his Zanpakuto, Yamabuki Chidori's clothes became a pure white military uniform.

"Good thing it's not women's clothing! If this were some little dress, I'd turn straight into a Magical Girl. How would I ever face the folks back home then?" Yamabuki Chidori joked half-seriously.

However, he did not give up the opportunity before him. The Saber in his hand thrust straight at Baraggan. Baraggan hurriedly used Sound Steps to evade, then roared at his subordinates, "All of you, attack together! Tear this bastard to pieces!"

With their king giving the order, how could these ordinary Menos Grande dare disobey?

They surged forward like an overwhelming tidal wave!

"Brother Yamabuki!!" Chōjirō Sasakibe had just been about to draw his sword and rush forward to help when Hachisato grabbed him and stopped him. "The two of us would only get in the way if we went up there. Just stay here and watch properly!"

He had a very accurate understanding of his own strength.

The two of them combined might not even be able to defeat a single Menos Grande!

Yamabuki Chidori gripped his sword with both hands and swung it horizontally!

In an instant, the space within ten meters of him twisted, then the entire area of space vanished.

This was Silver Radiant Angel's second ability, the same ability the Blade Spirit had previously used to block the Reishi Arrows.

Space Erasure.

In an instant, the Hollows charging at him were erased together with the space around them. As for where they had gone, even Yamabuki Chidori did not know.

The Hollows standing at the edge had portions of their bodies cleanly sliced away. They lay on the ground, howling in agony!

In an instant, none of these fearless Hollows dared take another step forward!

"You useless trash! Charge at him!" Baraggan roared furiously.

"King of Hueco Mundo, next year today will be the anniversary of your death! Die!" Yamabuki Chidori Flash Stepped forward, and Silver Radiant Angel slashed down fiercely. "Space Severance!"

Baraggan raised his remaining hand in terror to shield himself. Yet after a moment, he realized that nothing had happened?

"Oops! Sorry! I'm out of Reiatsu! I'm leaving first! Bye-bye!" Yamabuki Chidori turned and ran.

Silver Radiant Angel's power was indeed incredibly fierce, but its Reiatsu consumption was proportional to that power.

Yamabuki Chidori finally understood why the Blade Spirit had refused to tell him her real name before he possessed Captain-level Reiatsu. At that rate of consumption, Lieutenant-level Reiatsu might not even be enough to swing the blade once before it sucked him dry into a mummy!

The Blade Spirit had deliberately concealed her name not to be difficult, but to protect him.

"I'm so touched! What are you two idiots standing there staring for? Hurry up and run!" Yamabuki Chidori waved at Chōjirō Sasakibe and Hachisato, who were watching from afar, signaling for them to follow him and flee!

His Captain-level Reiatsu had been exhausted after only two slashes. It seemed the Blade Spirit was reminding him at every moment that flashy tricks were useless if he wanted to grow stronger. Increasing his Reiatsu was the true path.

"You're out of Reiatsu, and you expect me to fear you?" Baraggan's body regenerated at an astonishing speed. Then, brandishing his half-broken giant axe, he charged forward again.

"You believe me just because I said I'm out of Reiatsu? Do you even have a brain? You fell for it! Space Erasure!" Yamabuki Chidori suddenly turned and swung his sword, frightening Baraggan into repeatedly using Sound Steps, terrified that he would be cut down in a single strike.

"Sorry! I really am out of Reiatsu. Sekienton!" Yamabuki Chidori unleashed his divine technique again. Smoke instantly filled the entire area, making it impossible to distinguish east from west.

Baraggan had not expected to be toyed with by this tiny Shinigami so many times in a single day. His anger finally exploded. "Everyone, chase him! Whoever kills that Shinigami will become my lieutenant! Chase him!"

After the smoke dispersed, the Hollows scattered in all directions. Once no one was left behind, a hand reached out from midair and lightly pulled down an invisible curtain of light.

Bakudō #26, Light-Bending Light.

The same old trick! So fun!

"Brother Yamabuki, what's with those clothes? They look so cool! Why don't my clothes change when I release my Zanpakuto?" Chōjirō Sasakibe asked enviously.

"That's because your training isn't good enough! How much longer until Soul Society can open the gate?" Yamabuki Chidori asked.

"Fifty-five minutes."

"Then we'll hold out around here for fifty-five minutes." Yamabuki Chidori began madly absorbing the Reishi around him to restore his Reiatsu. He had originally thought that gaining the ability to absorb Reishi would let him ignore consumption and become a mobile turret.

But releasing his Zanpakuto immediately shattered that notion!

How could a mobile turret's damage possibly compare to a berserker's? I've decided to change classes and become a berserker!

The problem was that his endurance had become an issue again. His Zanpakuto consumed far too much Reiatsu!

Two strikes and his mana bar was empty. Didn't this world have any blue buffs?

One had to know that Captain-level Reiatsu was already incredibly powerful. After death, the soul would not even return to nature. To restore all of his Reiatsu by absorbing Reishi would take at least twenty minutes! In real combat, the Daylily would be cold by then!

How could he make up for his lack of mana?

Yamabuki Chidori fell into deep thought.

Baraggan Carried a Train Away Overnight!

Just as Yamabuki Chidori was considering how to solve his mana shortage, a furious roar rang out.

"I knew you hadn't gone far! Brat, give me your life!" Even with part of his brain cut away, Baraggan was still surprisingly clever. After noticing no one was around, he immediately guessed that Yamabuki Chidori might be hiding nearby and led his men back at once.

"Brother Yamabuki... can you keep fighting?" Chōjirō Sasakibe was on the verge of tears. This trip to Hueco Mundo had been far too thrilling. Given another chance, he would rather die than come again.

"I can still fight! But..." Yamabuki Chidori remembered activating Perfect Sanctification in his Inner World. Reality and the Inner World were different. No matter how recklessly he acted in his Inner World, he would not die, but reality was different. One small mistake would mean certain death.

Perfect Sanctification was the Quincy's ultimate form, though it had not originally been called that. At first, Ransōtengai had been used to forcibly stimulate a Quincy's latent potential, greatly increasing their abilities for a short time.

Even a rookie like Uryu Ishida, after removing Ransōtengai, could bring his strength close to Captain-level.

However, the price was becoming crippled afterward, never again able to use spiritual power.

Two hundred years later, Yhwach perfected this ability and transformed it into the later Perfect Sanctification state. It could likewise greatly enhance a Quincy's abilities. Though it placed some burden on the body, compared to the previous version, its side effects were practically nonexistent.

But in the current timeline, neither Ransōtengai nor true Perfect Sanctification had been developed yet. Yamabuki Chidori could only explore it bit by bit himself.

"I'm warning you, don't come any closer, or I'll get angry! When I get angry, even I'm scared of myself!" Yamabuki Chidori shouted.

By now, Baraggan was blinded by rage. How could he care what his opponent was saying? He charged straight at him with his half-broken giant axe!

There was no other choice!

He could only gamble with his life!

"Perfect Sanctification!"

Yamabuki Chidori's body began absorbing the Reishi around him dozens, even hundreds of times faster than before. Ultimately, his body underwent a qualitative transformation. Two horrifying wounds split open across his back, and a pair of wings of light emerged from his back!

Compared to his Inner World, he also had a halo above his head, making him look very much like the Angels of legend.

"Ow, ow, ow! This fucking hurts! Why didn't it hurt this much in my Inner World?" Yamabuki Chidori activated his new state, leaving everyone on both sides completely dumbfounded.

"Brother Yamabuki... is this also part of your Zanpakuto ability?" Chōjirō Sasakibe stared in shock. No matter how he looked at it, this form no longer resembled a human, nor did it resemble a Hollow. It was an entirely new form of life.

Although Baraggan was enraged, he was not brainless. Faced with his enemy's new form, naturally he would not go in himself. Instead, he sent his underlings forward first to test his enemy's strength.

A group of Menos Grande rushed forward in a swarm!

Yamabuki Chidori felt incomparably strange, as though the entire world rested in his palms. His power seemed endless. With a light swing of his Zanpakuto, Space Erasure appeared and instantly annihilated every Menos Grande charging toward him.

He discovered that once his Reiatsu increased, the attack power and range of his Zanpakuto increased along with it!

In other words, he still had plenty of room to improve!

Not bad, not bad!

Baraggan, the atmosphere had reached this point. If you didn't come up here and accept death, you'd really be letting yourself down! Hm? Where was he?

Yamabuki Chidori discovered that Baraggan had disappeared.

"Are you kidding me? Who wants to fight a monster like that? Run, run!" Baraggan used Sound Steps so hard that sparks practically flew, fleeing for his life.

Compared to the other Hollows, he cherished his life very much.