A huge, ugly, and ferocious demon appeared behind Gosuke.
"Is this the same Bankai as Sajin Komamura's Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō Myōō?" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi looked at the enormous demon before him and gently stroked his chin. "If it's the same Bankai as my brother Sajin Komamura... then unfortunately, Gosuke, your Bankai will be countered by me~"
"It's different! My Rasetsu is completely different from Sajin Komamura's Myōō!" Gosuke said with a smile. "My Rasetsu is entirely... Kidō-type! This Bankai was specifically developed to defeat you."
" Kidō-type?" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's expression turned serious upon hearing Gosuke's words. If it was Kidō-type, then he indeed needed to take it seriously, since those things had all sorts of strange abilities and could catch him off guard. "Then I'll have to take this very seriously."
"Buzz~"
Just as Kuruyashiki Kenpachi was on guard against Gosuke's bizarre Bankai ability, the giant demon suddenly rushed towards Kuruyashiki Kenpachi, grabbed Kuruyashiki Kenpachi, and then exploded instantly!
A dazzling white, blazing light dazzled the eyes of everyone watching the match. No one expected that Gosuke, after talking so much about Bankai, would actually rush over and hug Kuruyashiki Kenpachi exploding.
"Cough cough cough..." As the smoke cleared, Kuruyashiki Kenpachi sat amidst the ruins, coughing incessantly. "This is the Kidō-type Bankai you were talking about? This ability is far too brutal..."
"The explosion isn't important..." Gosuke gently shook his head. "What's important is that it doesn't perish."
As Gosuke finished speaking, the Rakshasa that had previously self-destructed reappeared in the arena. Even more terrifying, this time there were not just one Rakshasa, but two!
"This is..." Kuruyashiki Kenpachi trembled violently, "Proliferation?!"
"Yes." Gosuke. "If my Rakshasa fails to kill the enemy, its power will double with each self-destruction until the enemy is completely killed. That's why it's called the Immortal Rakshasa... This is the invincible Bankai!"
"That's not necessarily true..." A red light flashed in Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's eyes, "As long as I kill you, this Bankai will naturally be broken."
Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's combat experience is among the best of all the Soul Reaper in the Gotei 13. He found Gosuke's Bankai weakness almost instantly! He didn't need to attack Gosuke Kenpachi's Bankai at all; he only needed to kill Gosuke.
"Null!"
Like a raging beast, Kuruyashiki Kenpachi instantly appeared in front of Gosuke, wielding a sharp blade and slashing towards Gosuke's head.
"As expected of Kuruyashiki..." Gosuke smiled slightly as he watched Kuruyashiki Kenpachi attack him. "He figured that out so quickly, too bad..."
"Boom!"
As Kuruyashiki Kenpachi severed Gosuke's head, a deafening explosion reverberated in everyone's ears.
"What?!" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi humiliated, looked at the Rasetsu he had just killed with a single blow. He clearly remembered killing Gosuke. "There must be a mistake?"
"Clap clap clap clap..." Just as Kuruyashiki Kenpachi was feeling confused, Gosuke clapped his hands, "Well done! You almost killed me~ But unfortunately... The immortality of the Immortal Rakshasa has two meanings. First, as long as the target doesn't die, the Rasetsu won't perish. Second, as long as the Rasetsu doesn't perish, I won't perish! I've already said it, Kuruyashiki Kenpachi, this is Bankai specifically trained for revenge, to kill you. It's the strongest Bankai, the one that will never stop until the enemy is killed!"
"What's going on?!" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi scratched his head. "If this keeps up, it'll never end!"
"You can commit suicide~" Gosuke smiled slightly, "As long as you commit suicide, my Bankai will stop, isn't that a good deal?"
"What a joke..." Kuruyashiki Kenpachi sneered, "Trying to force me to commit suicide?! You're a thousand years too early! I'd like to see whether your Rakshasas multiply faster or I kill them faster!"
"Come on~" Gosuke beckoned to Kuruyashiki Kenpachi with his finger, "Please begin your performance."
"Whoosh!" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi transformed into a streak of cold light, his Zanpakuto flashing continuously, severing the necks of all the Rasetsu in a mere instant...
"Boom!"
The deafening explosion shook everyone's eardrums, but Kuruyashiki Kenpachi did not stop. After severing the eardrums of all the Rasetsu, he slashed at Gosuke with his sword.
" Bakudō Ninety-nine Bankin!"
Gosuke, who had remained calm and composed, seemed to have anticipated that Kuruyashiki Kenpachi would attack directly after dealing with the Rasetsu. He delivered a pre-prepared Bankin to Kuruyashiki.
"Null!"
However, even the highest level of Bakudō shattered in less than a second against the ferocious Kenpachi Kuruyashiki Kenpachi.
"Whoosh!"
Another flash of cold light appeared, and Gosuke's head was sliced open by Kuruyashiki Kenpachi.
"Boom!"
The sound of an explosion rang in everyone's ears once again.
"..." When the smoke and Kuruyashiki Kenpachi was still standing there unharmed, but this time, he was much calmer.
"What's wrong, invincible Kuruyashiki Kenpachi?" Gosuke smiled as he looked at Kuruyashiki Kenpachi, who was surrounded by a dozen or so demonic rasetsu. "Aren't you going to continue attacking? Are you giving up?"
"Your Bankai... isn't immortal, is it?" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi laughed after hearing Gosuke's words. "Your Bankai isn't as powerful as you say!"
"..." Gosuke's expression changed upon hearing Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's words, but he quickly regained his poker face. "Heh... My Bankai isn't invincible? Kuruyashiki Kenpachi, I didn't expect that even you would start to hypnotize yourself when facing an invincible opponent?"
"You're not just hypnotizing yourself, are you!" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi. "Your Bankai exposed you! In the fraction of a second you controlled me with your Bankin, a Rasetsu was reborn, right? If you were truly invincible, you wouldn't need to use your Bankin on me, right? So, can I understand that you're invincible only when the Rasetsu is on the field, but you'll be killed the instant the Rasetsu is destroyed by me and before it regenerates?"
"..." Gosuke fell silent after hearing Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's words...
"Hahaha..." After a brief silence, Gosuke burst into laughter, "As expected of that Kuruyashiki Kenpachi! He actually saw through the true secret of my Bankai. That's right... just as you said, my Bankai has its weakness..."
"But..." Gosuke smiled slightly, "But my Bankai can be used in this way too."
Gosuke spoke, lightning flashed in his hands, instantly killing most of the Rakshasa on the field!
"Null!!"
With a loud explosion, the Rakshasa split into two in an instant.
"Not enough! Not enough!" Gosuke shouted frantically, "I want more and more!"
Lightning flashed incessantly, and the Rakshasas continued to split apart, one after another appearing from behind Gosuke, creating a scene reminiscent of Night Parade of a Hundred Demons in a story...
" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi!" Gosuke roared, "Such power! Isn't it strong enough?!"
"Sigh..." Kuruyashiki Kenpachi sighed helplessly, "I've always said, you're strong enough..."
"But as long as I don't defeat you!" Gosuke's eyes were bloodshot and red. "I'm not truly powerful!"
"Is this meaningful?" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi pointed his Zanpakuto at Gosuke. "Is what you're doing meaningful?"
"Meaning?!" Gosuke chuckled. "What need is there for meaning in striving to defeat you?"
"If you think... this is good!" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi finally understood Gosuke. "Then I have nothing more to say... In that case, I can only give it my all!"
"Come on! Let me see... you, renowned for your strength even among Kenpachi!" Gosuke looked at Kuruyashiki Kenpachi with eyes full of anticipation. "You, hailed as the strongest among the strong! Your unparalleled, invincible aura!"
"I hope my power won't disappoint you!" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi said, a mask appearing on his face—a sinister white bone mask reminiscent of Hollow power. "I will do my utmost."
" Ichigo Kurosaki..." Uryū Ishida looked at the mask on Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's cheek and patted Ichigo Kurosaki beside him forcefully. "Is that the same power as yours?"
"Hmm..." Ichigo Kurosaki nodded, "That is indeed the same power as mine, called... Hollowfication."
"I never imagined that someone in Soul Society could control Hollowfication," Ichigo Kurosaki remarked. "I thought it was a power unique to me and the Visored."
"Whoosh~" A red light flashed from the mouth of the Hollowfication Kuruyashiki Kenpachi, and the next second, a series of explosions rang out! Almost half of the Rasetsu were killed...
"It's no use!" Gosuke commanded, "Charge!"
Countless Rakshasa swarmed forward!
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Faced with countless Rakshasas, Kuruyashiki Kenpachi simply kept releasing Cero, attacking these monsters one after another.
However, Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's attack speed couldn't keep up with the resurrection speed of these Rakshasas. Perhaps if Lilynette were standing here at this moment, she could have wiped out all the Rakshasas and killed Gosuke in an instant. But Kuruyashiki Kenpachi, who didn't have Infinite Cero, could only retreat continuously in the face of hordes of Rakshasas, relying on his movement to clear out those Rakshasas that were about to catch up with him.
"Hahaha... Kuruyashiki Kenpachi!" Gosuke stood behind the group of Rasetsu, laughing maniacally, "So this is what happens to you? Like a stray dog being chased, Mujō and powerless..."
"You're the stray dog abandoned by your owner, aren't you?!" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi stopped what he was doing after hearing Gosuke's words. "So you experience Mujō, weakness, and powerlessness every day? I'm sorry for leaving you alone and letting you die in battle... But I will win this battle!"
"Win?" Gosuke was stunned. "This is a Bankai specifically designed to counter you. How can you win?"
"Open your eyes and watch closely!" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi smiled slightly. "That's how I won."
"Huh?" Gosuke suddenly had a bad feeling. "What are you going to do?"
"What am I supposed to do?" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi shook his head. "Since you've already shown me your Bankai, it's time to show you Bankai."
"Your Bankai?!" Gosuke's expression changed drastically. "Oh no!"
" Bankai..." Kuruyashiki Kenpachi murmured, but no one heard what he said. The moment he uttered the Bankai," the entire world changed!
Suddenly, the arena beneath Gosuke and Kuruyashiki Kenpachi trembled, transforming into countless Reishi that collapsed continuously. Before long, the arena turned into a bottomless, pitch-black maw.
However, this is not the end; this is only the beginning of Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's Bankai.
In the air, countless Rakshasa began to decompose, transforming into fragments of Reishi that flew towards the bottomless abyss. The speed at which the Rakshasa decomposed was incredibly fast, even surpassing the speed at which they multiplied and regenerated...
"Ah!" Gosuke roared furiously, continuously channeling his Spiritual Pressure into his Zanpakuto, "But he still couldn't stop that enormous maw from drawing him in..."
The opening grew larger and larger, gradually spreading beyond the arena, turning the desolate white desert of Hueco Mundo into darkness.
For a moment, it seemed as if the entire world had been swallowed up by that gaping maw of nothingness.
" Kuruyashiki!" Lilynette soared through the air, forcefully breaking free from the giant mouth's pull, and roared at Kuruyashiki Kenpachi, the only one unaffected by its power, "What exactly do you want?!"
"Hahaha..." Kuruyashiki Kenpachi scratched his head lightly, " Lilynette! I didn't want this either! But you know, the switch to Bankai isn't working!"
"You actually used a move you can't even control?!" Lilynette exclaimed indignantly, "What were you thinking?"
"I didn't want to use it either!" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi felt wronged. "But Gosuke has secretly become so strong?! If I keep hiding it, I'll lose!"
"..." Lilynette fell silent. Indeed, winning was the most important thing, more important than anything else. "Damn it, besides waiting for it to be full, what other tricks do you have?"
"I don't know?" Kuruyashiki Kenpachi scratched his head. "Even the Kōtotsu (a powerful weapon) can't stop it..."
"This is terrible..." Lilynette was speechless upon hearing Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's words. "She really wanted to kick Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's ass hard."
"Sigh..." At this moment, Sōgo Shihoin, who had been watching the show, couldn't sit still any longer. He stood up, walked to the top of the abyss's gaping maw, and pointed lightly at it, "Step back!"
In an instant, the giant mouth stopped moving, slowly closed, and finally disappeared without a trace.
"Wow~" Sōgo Shihoin's Kuruyashiki Kenpachi lit up as he watched Sougo Shihouin instantly defeat his Bankai. He wondered if he could tame his own Bankai in the same way. " Sōgo, what method did you use? Can you teach me?"
"Want to learn?!" Sōgo chuckled after hearing Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's words. "Sure! It's simple. Since it wants to eat so much, I'll just feed it until it's full~"
"Uh..." Kuruyashiki Kenpachi was taken aback, "You mean?!"
"It means exactly what it says." Sōgo Shihoin smiled slightly. "I provided sufficient Spiritual Pressure for your Bankai."
"..." Kuruyashiki Kenpachi finally understood. "Alright! Forget I asked earlier, but this method... I can't learn it!"
"Let's restore the arena too~" Sōgo Shihoin thought. Since he was going to fight once or twice anyway, he might as well restore the arena.
With a simple snap of his fingers, Sōgo Shihoin instantly restored the destroyed arena to its original state, leaving it perfectly intact.
" Sōsuke... how should this match be judged?" Sōgo Shihoin returned to the stands and looked at Sōsuke Aizen beside him. "Theoretically speaking, I should have won this match again~"
"That's not quite right..." Sōsuke Aizen slightly. " Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's final Bankai clearly out of control. Although he's strong, using a technique he can't control is obviously irresponsible. Therefore, I think this match should continue as a draw. That would be fairer to both of us. And... I think from this match onwards, none of us will be allowed to use abilities we can't control. What do you think, Sōgo-kun?"
"Okay..." Sōgo Shihoin slightly. "I don't care. Even if you win this round, I don't care. It's just a fun activity anyway. In the end, it's still between you and me who decides the winner."
"Hahaha..." Sōsuke Aizen chuckled softly, " Sōgo-kun, you're joking. I'm not that shameless. Let's call this a draw and start the next match right away."
"Alright, then it'll be as you wish Sōsuke." Sōgo Shihoin. "Let's start the next round!"
"Alright." Sōsuke Aizen agreed with Sōgo Shihoin's suggestion and asked his own team below the stage, "I wonder who among you is willing to go up for this round?"
" Lord Aizen, please allow me to take the field this time!" Luppi Antenor stepped out from Sōsuke Aizen. "Although I know my strength is weaker than the others, I am still willing to do my part for Lord Aizen."
"Alright!" Sōsuke Aizen nodded slightly. "Since you're willing, then this battle is yours. I believe in you; with your strength, you're perfectly capable of handling this fight."
"Thank you Lord Aizen Luppi bowed slightly to Sōsuke Aizen. "I will certainly live up to your expectations and fight to the death to secure victory in this battle."
"I wonder who among you is willing to come up and fight me!" Luppi Antenor called softly to Sōgo Shihoin's team. "This is a glorious battle!"
"That guy doesn't seem that strong," Tsunayashiro Tokinada, who had been hiding behind the group, said with a smile. "In that case, I'll leave this battle to you."
"I think you, Lord Sōgo Shihoin, have no objections, right?" Tsunayashiro Tokinada walked out with a smile and took out the Enrakyōten, an heirloom of the Tsunayashiro Clan.
Last day of the month, aiming to complete 5,000 every day this month~
Thank you everyone for your support!
(End of this chapter)