Under the downpour, crimson blood flowed freely.
The clamorous rain drowned out everything.
However, it couldn't drown out the explosive sound of spirit particle turbulence.
At this moment, Yhwach's entire chest was pierced by those massive storm-and-lightning phantom wings.
At the point of contact, black spirit particles were rapidly dissipating.
Every passing second, a Reiatsu explosion occurred.
Feeling his soul rapidly decomposing and collapsing, Yhwach's pupils contracted tightly, thoughts racing.
However, the expression within wasn't surprise.
But rather... sudden realization.
Because at the instant he was pierced, Yhwach finally understood—
Segawa Shigure's Bankai's... true power.
Ryusei Shigure's ability wasn't so-called counterattack, nor spatial manipulation...
But rather...!
His Bankai's final form didn't manipulate this space—it directly merged into this entire space!
After releasing Bankai, his existence had already changed!
He was no longer merely a Shinigami.
He was the golden lightning tearing through the heavens.
He was the gray hurricane raging across the earth.
He was Shokkyaku Shōshō's Reiatsu flames, and also the downpour falling from the sky.
Everything...
Everything touched by his Bankai's Reiatsu... would become his Bankai!
Even enemy Reiatsu... was the same!
Thinking this, Yhwach's various confusions were rapidly unraveled.
He finally understood why, during that Karakura Town battle, when Aizen Sosuke attacked Segawa Shigure, he was struck by his own power.
He'd once misjudged it as reflection-type power.
However... completely wrong!
The moment his Reiatsu contacted Segawa Shigure's Bankai Candle Dragon, it was... already assimilated!
After assimilation, this power could be completely controlled by Segawa Shigure.
So afterward, Aizen Sosuke's blade couldn't even hit Segawa Shigure's body, passing through him instead.
Because his Bankai could fuse all matter in this space with himself.
Even air was the same.
This was also why, just now, Segawa Shigure could instantly appear in another impossible position without any Reiatsu movement traces.
Only this could explain why Haschwalth's Balance couldn't affect those flames.
Because from the start, the Kido Segawa Shigure released was no longer ordinary Kido, but... Bankai.
Before this Bankai that transformed all phenomena, Haschwalth's Balance couldn't find a target.
Because the moment his blade touched the flames, he'd already fallen into the Bankai.
His misfortune became his own sword.
Using one's own sword to strike one's own sword—this was fundamentally impossible.
So Haschwalth fell into Shokkyaku Shōshō's power. Precisely because of this, his existence was slowly being executed.
And now, even with his chest pierced, Yhwach still couldn't sense Segawa Shigure's Reiatsu.
Because his existence was no longer an individual entity.
Everything was because of this transcendent Bankai.
Thinking this, Yhwach's gaze actually slowly returned to normal.
Within it, no more surprise remained.
But rather confidence with everything understood.
Then, beneath Yhwach's black beard, his blood-stained mouth corners suddenly slowly opened, actually showing a trace of smile!
Under that crimson blood's reflection, this scene appeared especially eerie.
Seeing this, distant Yamamoto Genryusai's gaze immediately sharpened. He quickly called out:
"Careful! Segawa!"
Though he didn't know Shigure's Bankai's true power, nor Yhwach's thoughts.
But Yhwach's expression—he couldn't possibly not know its meaning.
Yhwach was about to begin... counterattacking.
However, before his warning finished, Shigure's gaze already stirred.
He naturally noticed Yhwach's strange expression. However, what truly concerned him wasn't this.
But rather, within Yhwach's body... those spirit particles rapidly beginning to flow backward!
This was absolutely impossible.
Spirit particles were the foundation of all life and matter within Soul Society.
When these things died or were destroyed, their soul composition would dissipate as spirit particles.
But now, dying Yhwach actually had spirit particles flowing backward within his body!
This meant... he was recovering through some power transcending rules.
Just then, Yhwach suddenly spoke.
He slightly lowered his head, watching the wound on his chest. His gaze flickered with strange dark red light.
After a moment, he suddenly chuckled again, slowly saying in a heavy voice:
"Truly worthy of you..."
"Truly worthy of you... Segawa Shigure."
"A mere Shinigami Bankai... actually... could reach this degree."
"No, that's wrong."
"This isn't even... Shinigami power at all."
"Transforming all phenomena... assimilating all things... this is... something only a god could achieve."
"With a mere Shinigami body, you actually... could replicate the Soul King's creation."
"Truly... worthy of you."
"Wandenreich's highest Special War Power... Segawa Shigure."
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