"Dance, Blood Basara!"
As the Zanpakutō underwent Shikai, a chilling spiritual pressure erupted from the man's body. Even though Chōjirō Sasakibe was far away, he still trembled all over.
The surrounding temperature plummeted. This coldness was different from that of an ice-attribute Zanpakutō; it was more of a chilling, eerie cold.
Throwing a person into a world of ice and snow is cold, but throwing them into a morgue full of corpses is chilling.
After the man released his Zanpakutō, his aura became chilling, and Yamabuki also felt very uncomfortable, so he waved his hand, telling Chōjirō Sasakibe to move further away to avoid accidental injury if a fight broke out.
However, when Yamabuki saw the man again, he couldn't help but be greatly surprised, because the Zanpakutō in the man's hand was only half-broken, and his skin was dark purple, reminding one of a dried corpse's complexion.
The man held his half-broken Zanpakutō, hunched his body, like a leopard about to pounce.
Yamabuki calmly looked at the man; the opponent's reishi was not weaker than his own, so any of his methods should be ineffective against him!
However, the man suddenly vanished, and a moment later, a sonic boom came from the space in front of them.
The man's speed was so fast that even Yamabuki found it difficult to perceive.
A large hand directly grabbed Yamabuki's head and slammed it hard against the stone wall behind him.
Yamabuki's pupils constricted; the opponent hadn't used movement techniques like Shunpo or Sonido that enhance speed; that was his inherent speed.
Yamabuki never imagined that a person's physical strength could be so high.
With the tip of his Zanpakutō pointing at the man's chest, Yamabuki thrust the Zanpakutō down sharply, the blade accurately hitting the opponent's heart.
But what shocked Yamabuki even more was that his Zanpakutō couldn't penetrate the man's skin.
You just called me a monster, but you're the real monster, aren't you!
A cruel smile appeared on the man's face: "Your Zanpakutō can no longer hurt me! Prepare to die!"
Although Yamabuki was temporarily at a disadvantage, he remained exceptionally calm.
He was a seasoned expert who had experienced many battles.
After one round of engagement, he had already figured out the ability of the opponent's Zanpakutō, which was likely to strengthen his own body, greatly increasing his power, speed, and defense.
The evidence was the man's own transformation; his originally normal skin had turned dark purple, and his eyes were Scarlet Angel, giving him the feeling of a zombie or vampire from a movie.
The man raised his fist, preparing to smash Yamabuki's head directly with one punch.
However, Yamabuki also erupted with a reishi powerful enough to shock him.
"Shunkō!"
Terrifying reishi condensed on his fist, and one punch directly repelled the man.
A punch that could break mountains and split the earth surprisingly caused no damage to the opponent.
As soon as the man's feet landed, he pounced again like a beast.
Yamabuki's Zanpakutō swung down towards the man's head, but the man showed no fear of any weapon, reaching out to grasp the Zanpakutō and using his superhuman strength to throw Yamabuki away again.
"So that's it, I already know the ability of your Zanpakutō!" Yamabuki patted the dust off himself: "After releasing it, your physical strength will greatly increase, but it doesn't bring any other special abilities.
Unfortunately, if your ability is only this, you can't beat me."
The most representative pure physical Zanpakutō is Ikkaku Madarame's in the future.
His Shikai ability is to transform his Zanpakutō into a long spear and a three-section staff, and his Bankai is a three-section staff that transforms into three huge connected blades.
It's truly cool, but truly weak.
It's hailed as the weakest Bankai, with all its skill points invested in destructive power, yet the blade itself is very fragile.
After one use, the Bankai was shattered.
According to the Thousand-Year Blood War setting, a Zanpakutō's Bankai cannot be restored once shattered.
His Bankai was only barely pieced back together, and its power was far less than before.
He was already weak, but after Bankai, he became even weaker.
Yamabuki felt the world's full malice towards Ikkaku Madarame.
The ability of the man's Zanpakutō in front of him has similarities with Ikkaku Madarame's; both are physical Zanpakutō without any Kidō attribute bonuses.
However, after the man's Zanpakutō was released, it strengthened his own body, and combined with his inherent Captain-level powerful reishi, it also posed a certain threat to Yamabuki.
"Boasting!" The man stomped his feet on the ground, instantly appearing behind Yamabuki.
His large hand reached down to grab Yamabuki's head; this time he intended to crush the boy's head with one claw.
However, Yamabuki's body vanished like a ghost.
"When it comes to speed, I've never feared anyone! Reverse, Silver Radiance Angel!" Yamabuki released his Zanpakutō and swung his Zanpakutō in a backhand strike.
The man directly used his arm to block Yamabuki's Zanpakutō, but what the man never expected was that Yamabuki had secretly added the "Spatial Severance" attribute.
No material can resist the tearing of space.
The man only felt his arm lighten, and his right arm had already flown far away.
This time, Yamabuki also learned his lesson: as long as I don't shout out the name of the move, the opponent will definitely think I'm just doing a normal attack.
The man's face changed drastically; it was the first time in his life he had received such a severe injury.
His body, which he prided himself on, was surprisingly vulnerable before the opponent's Zanpakutō.
"The outcome is decided, you should just surrender obediently." Yamabuki calmly looked at the man.
Indeed, the opponent's physique was formidable, but in this world where rules reign supreme, he was merely a large, fleshy target, without any real effect.
The man took two steps back, walked to his severed arm, reached out, picked up the severed arm, and aligned it with his wound.
The next second, the severed arm, as if alive, sprouted many fleshy tendrils and reconnected with the wound.
In just two or three seconds, the man's severed arm was completely restored.
What kind of monster is this!
This terrifying regenerative ability even startled Yamabuki.
He was only able to perfectly heal wounds because he had awakened the abilities of a Hollow.
But this man definitely didn't have the abilities of a Hollow, yet he could still quickly heal wounds, so there was only one explanation.
"The ability of the Zanpakutō? The release of the Zanpakutō brings him not only a formidable physique but also super strong regenerative power!" Yamabuki looked at the man in surprise: "Are there so many monsters in this era? Or is he one of the Squad Thirteen Captains I'm looking for?"
"May I ask your name?" Yamabuki asked.
"Me? Remember, my name is Nobutsuna Shigyō!" the man sneered.
Yamabuki sighed and shook his head.
Indeed!
The monsters of this era are all Captains of the Gotei 13.
Nobutsuna Shigyō, the first Captain of the Gotei 13 Seventh Division.
He never expected to meet under such circumstances.