"Zaraki Ken actually blocked Captain's attack!"
The Shinigami forming a circle were watching the two figures flashing rapidly in the middle.
Clang—
Kenpachi Kuruyashiki parried the incoming blade, locking swords with Zaraki Ken in a contest of strength.
He felt that coming back this time was the right choice.
This was an opponent he could fight to his heart's content!
"Nice strength, but not enough!"
Kenpachi Kuruyashiki shouted in a low voice. The Spiritual Pressure in his body surged suddenly, pressing down on Zaraki Ken's sword.
Immediately, he took half a step forward. While pressing his body forward, he quickly raised his right elbow.
Elbow strike!
Bang—
Zaraki Ken's left face suffered a heavy blow. His face was smashed out of shape, and blood splattered from his lips.
But he seemed to feel no pain and grinned ferociously:
"Hahahahaha! The opponent I met this time is finally not a small fry!"
Kenpachi Kuruyashiki had pulled out a hand for the elbow strike, leaving only his left hand holding the hilt, so the suppression force of the blade was naturally much smaller.
Zaraki Ken gripped the hilt with both hands and fiercely pressed Kenpachi Kuruyashiki's sword back.
The two were close at hand, and the sword pressed back by Zaraki Ken soon threatened Kenpachi Kuruyashiki.
Rip—
Kenpachi Kuruyashiki retreated rapidly, creating distance from Zaraki Ken, but the clothes on his shoulder had been sliced open by the sharp blade.
After forcing Kenpachi Kuruyashiki back, Zaraki Ken didn't stop his offensive. He condensed Spiritual Pressure on his fingertips and stabbed forward rapidly several times.
Shiken!
Six Spiritual Pressure blades shot towards Kenpachi Kuruyashiki at high speed.
Zaraki Ken hadn't learned a single Kidō in all these years. This was one of his few long-range attack methods.
Kenpachi Kuruyashiki swung his sword continuously, chopping down the incoming Spiritual Pressure blades, but the shock made the web of his thumb numb.
However, such a small problem didn't affect his performance at all.
"If this is all you have, you can't take the name of Kenpachi!"
Kenpachi Kuruyashiki suddenly spun at an extremely high speed.
With each rotation, his speed increased, and the power on his sword became stronger, also closing the distance between the two.
In the blink of an eye, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki had returned in front of Zaraki Ken.
After spinning several times, his blade was wrapped with dense lines, which were things similar to Spiritual Pressure blades.
The blade wrapped in dense lines tore through the air and smashed down fiercely towards Zaraki Ken.
Clang—!!!
Zaraki Ken reacted quickly and caught this strike, but he couldn't withstand the force of the blow and flew out rapidly.
"Run!"
The spectators hurriedly dodged Zaraki Ken as he came crashing towards them.
Bang—
Zaraki Ken smashed through the courtyard wall and landed outside the courtyard.
Two gullies appeared on the ground inside the courtyard, traces plowed by Zaraki Ken's feet.
"Your skills are not bad. If you met other Captains, you might have a chance of winning. Unfortunately, the one you are challenging is me."
Kenpachi Kuruyashiki rested his Zanpakutō on his shoulder.
"Is it ending here?"
Retsu Unohana frowned slightly. She could sense the Spiritual Pressure fluctuation in the pile of rubble. Zaraki Ken's Spiritual Pressure had weakened significantly. It seemed he was seriously injured.
"It's still early. You could say it has only just begun."
Sora shook his head gently.
As long as Zaraki Ken was still conscious, getting injured would only loosen his self-seal and further release his sealed strength.
A hand reached out from the pile of rubble outside the courtyard and pushed away the slab pressing on it.
"Cut the crap, I can still fight!"
Zaraki Ken slowly stood up from the rubble.
His injuries were severe. Even his clothes were tattered, revealing dense cuts underneath.
His left hand hung down, seemingly unable to exert force anymore.
He grabbed his arm and pulled it up.
Crack—
The dislocated part snapped back into place.
"Continue!"
Zaraki Ken moved his arm and charged forward with a ferocious grin.
"Good fighting spirit. But just fighting spirit is far from enough!"
Kenpachi Kuruyashiki slashed out confidently, wanting to cut down Zaraki Ken, whose Spiritual Pressure had weakened considerably.
However, the subsequent development didn't go as he expected.
Zaraki Ken ignored the incoming blade, letting it slash into his shoulder, while his own sword also slashed into Kenpachi Kuruyashiki's body.
"Interesting. Your fighting style is even crazier than mine..."
Feeling the skyrocketing Spiritual Pressure in Zaraki Ken's body, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki couldn't quite understand. "If your Spiritual Pressure hadn't skyrocketed, this cut would have been enough to make you lose combat capability."
"I won't go down that easily!"
Zaraki Ken continued to slash.
"Then let's see who falls first!"
Kenpachi Kuruyashiki wasn't to be outdone.
Stimulated by Zaraki Ken, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki actually stopped blocking deliberately and slashed at his opponent as well.
The surrounding 11th Division spectators began to worry about Kenpachi Kuruyashiki.
"Captain! This is his plan to make both sides suffer! Don't fall for it!"
3rd Seat Gosuke had long forgotten that he thought Zaraki Ken had no chance of winning just moments ago.
Kenpachi Kuruyashiki ignored the voices outside, seemingly immersed in this slaughter.
Splurt— Splurt— Splurt—
In no time, both men in the center of the courtyard were covered in blood.
"This fighting style... is really wild!"
Kana Azashiro found it hard to appreciate. Her fighting style leaned towards strategy: wear down the opponent first, then find the right moment to release Bankai and finish them off.
"Is it really okay to fight like this?"
Isshin Shiba was worried about their safety.
"What are you afraid of?" Yoruichi Shihōin laughed. "*Professor* and Captain Unohana are both here. Would they let anything happen to them?"
"That's true. The two best healers in the Soul Society are here!"
Isshin Shiba scratched the back of his head.
A moment later, the movements of the two in the center of the courtyard gradually slowed down.
Both Zaraki Ken and Kenpachi Kuruyashiki were in a state of excessive blood loss. Their Spiritual Pressure and strength were much weaker.
"He can actually still stand up..."
Kenpachi Kuruyashiki even felt a bit dizzy.
Zaraki Ken's condition didn't look great either.
However, whenever Zaraki Ken looked like he was about to collapse, his Spiritual Pressure would suddenly skyrocket again.
"I won't fall here!"
Zaraki Ken raised his hands high above his head, with the noon sun right behind him.
In the next moment, the long sword under the blazing sun swung out an afterimage.
Slash—
The long sword fell, and Kenpachi Kuruyashiki felt all the strength in his body completely drained away.
"Ugh..."
Kenpachi Kuruyashiki staggered back a few steps and fell to the ground.
After his opponent fell, the killing intent in Zaraki Ken's eyes gradually cleared.
"He fell? Looks like I won!"
Zaraki Ken rested his Zanpakutō on his shoulder.
"Incredible fighting spirit... didn't fall even after suffering such injuries..."
"The name of Kenpachi... is yours..."
After Kenpachi Kuruyashiki finished speaking, he fell into a coma.
"I am Kenpachi Zaraki from now on!" Zaraki Ken grinned.
He had finally taken the title of Kenpachi!
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