Yhwach vs. Aizen
A massive beam of light tore apart the remaining ceiling of the main hall.
A stream of pure white, sacred light carved a deep, bottomless trench into the marble floor.
The chaotic aftershocks of Reishi crushed the scattered fragments of stone pillars into fine powder.
Sōsuke Aizen's figure quietly dissipated just before the arrow struck him, turning into a void of ink-black afterimage.
In the shadow of the broken wall dozens of feet away, the space rippled gently like water.
The tall, Restraining Suit reappeared from the void.
Aizen raised his right hand and brushed away the few grayish-white stone chips that had settled on his shoulder.
"Oh, I don't recall showing any murderous intent. When did you discover it, Yhwach?"
Aizen frowned slightly, a hint of surprise and inquiry in his eyes.
Yhwach stood atop the stone steps, the Reishi broadsword in his hand gleaming with a chilling light.
The man's compound eyes blinked slowly, reflecting the swirling patterns of the void.
Yhwach said calmly, "Under the Almighty and Omnipotence, your Future is laid bare. Aizen, put away your little tricks, or I won't mind having another remnant soul in the New World!"
The air seemed to settle in the hall, and the Heat breeze swept across the charred rock formations.
Aizen gazed at the Quincy founder on the high platform, his faint smile not only failing to fade but growing even deeper.
"It seems we have nothing to discuss then."
Aizen straightened his cuffs and stretched his body with a composed expression.
"I originally thought that after you devoured the Soul King, you would display a composure beyond that of a god."
"Unexpectedly, even at the pinnacle of the game, the progenitor remains as wary as a frightened bird, so easily frightened by even the slightest disobedience."
"Since negotiations have broken down, then at least let me see just how high a level of tearing apart your so-called ability to control all things really can withstand."
The moment the words left his mouth, Aizen's figure abruptly vanished from the spot.
There was no Shunpo shriek as if Shunpo were tearing through the atmosphere, nor any warning of a burst of Reiatsu.
The pure black Restraining Suit left a straight afterimage in mid-air, instantly cutting into the restricted area three feet in front of Yhwach.
Aizen showed no signs of discomfort despite losing his Zanpakuto.
He brought his right index and middle fingers together, the tips of which crackled with deep purple electricity.
"Hadō #90: The Black Coffin"
A brief, unchanted true name was uttered from his mouth.
Suddenly, dozens of pitch-black Reishi gravity barriers rose from the void.
The four black boxes completely sealed off the three-zhang space where Yhwach was located.
Countless dark gravity light blades shot out from the inner wall of the Black Coffin, tearing apart all the matter at the core.
The frenzied gravity even uprooted the stone steps below, turning them into dust.
However, Aizen's eyes showed no sign of relaxation after his success.
Click.
A crisp cracking sound rang out from the surface of the Black Coffin.
It wasn't a brute-force attack that overcame skill with sheer force, but rather the fact that this advanced Hadō Reishi node was directly erased by some higher-dimensional force the instant it was formed.
The entire Black Coffin, which had originally been solidified into a tangible form, was peeled away inch by inch from the inside out, like a canvas torn apart by a sharp blade.
Thick, viscous black mud gushed out from the crack.
Yhwach's pure white broadsword, imbued with a dark, causal fluid, slashed down from the fragments of the Black Coffin.
Before the sword even arrived, its sharp edge had already carved a deep crack in the marble floor.
Aizen remained calm, his left hand flipping upwards, his Reiatsu rapidly compressing in his palm.
"Bakudo #81: Dankū"
An invisible, transparent defensive light wall instantly formed in front of him.
Clang!
The broadsword struck the transparent light barrier, producing a deafening clang of metal striking metal.
The Dankū Light Barrier, which was said to be able to isolate all Hadō below the level 89, only lasted for half a breath when it came into contact with the Long Sword wrapped in black mud.
Dense cracks spread across the surface of the light wall like a spider web.
A cold glint flashed in Yhwach's eyes as he thrust his broadsword forward.
The entire Dankū shattered completely, turning into countless specks of Reishi light flying everywhere.
Using the slight recoil from the shattering barrier, Aizen gracefully floated backward, his toes touching the top of the collapsed stone pillar.
"Not only can it see through the trajectory of attacks, but it can even interfere with the flow of Spirit Veins in Kidō arts before it even happens."
Aizen stared at his palm, lost in thought, and said, "What a shameless power."
Yhwach took a step, and the shadow beneath his feet surged forward like a raging sea.
"The so-called Kidō is nothing more than a rudimentary application of the rules of Reishi."
Yhwach held his Long Sword and said coldly, "Before me, who holds the reins of the world, all our intricacies are as illusory as dust."
"Is that so? Then how about this move?"
Aizen hand seals, and the dark blue Reiatsu that had been contained around him surged forth like a tidal wave.
The profound Reiatsu caused all the rubble of the temple ruins to float in mid-air.
"Hadō #99: The Five Dragon Destruction"
The earth trembled violently.
The earth's Reishi was frantically extracted from the entire suspended city, instantly causing five deep ravines to crack open on the ground.
Five enormous dragons, formed from pure Reishi, the Roar into the sky from the depths of the ruins.
The dragon's head was ferocious, and its entire body was flowing with dazzling golden light and lightning, illuminating the dark sky as if it were daytime.
Five colossal dragons, carrying the power to devour everything, simultaneously swooped down from five different, tricky angles towards Yhwach on the stone steps, attempting to annihilate him.
The air in the main hall was completely sucked out by this terrifying Reishi Storm.
Yhwach stood in the center of the steps, facing the five dragons that blotted out the sky, without even moving an inch.
The man simply raised his left hand slowly, his five fingers smoothly closing in mid-air.
"Dissipate."
Deep ripples appeared in the multiple pupils.
An unbelievable scene suddenly unfolded in the main hall.
The five magnificent Reishi dragons, powerful enough to level an entire mountain range, suddenly experienced a violent tremor in the Reishi light membrane on their bodies the moment they pounced within ten feet of Yhwach.
The dragon's head, scales, and giant claws, which had originally solidified into physical forms, inexplicably lost their structural balance without any direct collision.
The violent Reiatsu dissipated in the blink of an eye, and the five divine dragons collapsed into scattered golden streams of light, turning into countless fragments that drifted throughout the hall.
The most fatal core attack of the high-level Hadō was forcibly rewritten in the Future timeline into a self-destructive mess.
At the very instant that the golden light filled the sky and obscured our vision.
A blur pierced through the dissipating Reishi Storm.
Aizen's figure was concealed by the dissipating Light Screen of the five dragons, and he appeared like a ghost in the gap to Yhwach's right.
His right hand transformed into a blade, with extremely condensed white high-frequency Reishi vibration blades condensing at his fingertips.
He stabbed Yhwach's carotid artery with a hand strike, the speed of which transcended the barriers of time and space.
The timing of this attack was impeccable, occurring precisely when the opponent's Reiatsu had just subsided after rewriting the Future of the Five Dragons.
However.
Yhwach's neck didn't even turn slightly.
The broadsword hanging at the man's side, however, blocked the path of the hand strike by half an inch at an angle that defied the laws of physics.
Clang!
The Vibrating Blade and the Broadsword collided head-on, creating a pale shockwave that exploded in the air.
Aizen's gaze sharpened slightly.
With a downward press of the wrist, the body moves forward half a step, the left hand hooks Yhwach's sword-wielding wrist, and the right elbow strikes the opponent's face.
The distance between the two was instantly compressed to an extremely close level where they could hear each other's breaths.
Yhwach's lips curled into a cold smile.
The man's eerie eyes were fixed on the face so close to his.
"I have already seen every step you take as you approach in countless Future, Aizen."
Yhwach did not use his restrained arms to exert force; instead, the black swamp churning in front of his chest suddenly hardened.
A shadowy dagger, composed of thick causal energy, burst forth from the black mud without warning.
There was no wind-up, no charging up; it was as if this blade had been frozen in time, on the path Aizen was destined to take.
Tear!
The pure black Restraining Suit was immediately ripped open with a long, narrow gash.
The sharp tip of the shadow blade sliced diagonally from Aizen's left chest across his right rib, leaving a trail of dark brown blood.
The corrosive force of cause and effect caused the skin and flesh at the wound to peel back, sending out a burning pain.
Aizen reacted extremely quickly. Using the impact of being slashed, he stepped repeatedly in mid-air, his figure transforming into a swift and dazzling swan, forcibly leaping backward dozens of feet.
Yhwach gripped his broadsword, not immediately taking a step to pursue.
The man stood atop the stone steps, looking down at the man who had retreated to the edge of the plaza, his eyes filled with a dark mist.
Inside the main hall, the sound of scalding hot stones rolling down gradually subsided.
Amidst the ruins of the dilapidated temple, a fierce wind dispersed the remaining dust and smoke.
Aizen stood by the stone pillar, his Reiatsu fluctuating slightly.
Aizen frowned and looked down at the wound on his chest.