He managed to block the kick, but not completely.
Mu kicked Byakuya's Zanpakuto, and with a thunderous bang, Byakuya instantly became a cannonball fired into the distance.
The sheer force of the kick was staggering.
In truth, however, Mu had no intention of killing Byakuya, so he had not used much strength.
Meanwhile, Byakuya flew several dozen meters before slowly coming to a stop.
By the time Byakuya finished dissipating the force and stopped, the distance between them had exceeded a hundred meters.
Byakuya moved his feet and used the Soul Reapers' distinctive technique, Shunpo. In the next second, he crossed the hundred-meter distance and appeared before Mu.
It was only polite to return the favor!
Byakuya slashed at Mu with his Zanpakuto. Since Mu had not dealt him a vicious blow just now, he used the back of his blade.
Clang...
Mu neither dodged nor evaded, simply standing rooted to the spot.
When the back of the blade met Mu's body, it made a clear ringing sound, as though it had struck steel.
Byakuya's swinging blade struck Mu's body heavily, but just before it could hit, a pale black light suddenly shone from Mu's body, forming a layer of sturdy Tengu Armor that blocked the back of Byakuya's blade.
Byakuya was slightly startled, a trace of surprise flashing through his eyes.
He had not expected Mu to possess such powerful defensive abilities that he could easily withstand his slash.
But he did not back down. Instead, he swiftly adjusted his stance and launched another fierce assault.
Byakuya's figure flickered like a phantom, the blade in his hand flashing down like lightning, every stroke carrying a biting chill.
Yet faced with Byakuya's attacks, Mu still neither dodged nor evaded, showing not even the slightest intention of retreating.
Every time Byakuya's