"Explode." From several thousand meters away, Rojen's lips parted slightly, and a faint voice was uttered.
In the next instant, endless explosions erupted abruptly around Kizaru.
"Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!"
Dozens of Fire Pillars exploded, forming a torrent of flames in the void, surging toward Kizaru at the center.
Standing at the center of the flames, Kizaru narrowed his eyes as he looked at the seemingly endless fire.
"This is quite interesting!"
He murmured, and his figure became even more dazzling. The golden light shone brilliantly, illuminating the nameless islands brighter than daylight.
"Buzz, Buzz, Buzz!"
The air trembled, and the flames instantly engulfed Kizaru's figure.
It took a full dozen breaths for the explosive flames to calm down, but the fire still did not dissipate. Occasionally, a few flames fell into the void, landing on the island, and immediately set the nameless islands ablaze.
Rojen stood in the void, his eyes cold, watching ahead.
"Lightspeed Kick!"
A beam of light suddenly appeared, refracting several times in the void, and arrived before Rojen's eyes.
This speed was even faster than before, almost like teleportation.
"You must not have seen how powerful lightspeed can be, right?" A calm voice rang out, and Kizaru's right foot was already in front of Rojen, with laser rays condensed within, ready to burst at any moment.
"Jōkaku Enjō!" Rojen suddenly raised his eyes, and Ryūjin Jakka met the attack.
The towering flames boiled once again, but this time, Kizaru's Lightspeed Kick also erupted simultaneously.
"Boom!"
Rojen was kicked down like a cannonball, crashing hard into the ground.
The burning flames were instantly extinguished over a large area, and the nameless islands shook violently, leaving a crater thirty meters in diameter.
"Your flames are impressive, but they are not enough to injure me! Although they contain a mysterious power." Kizaru spoke calmly, and in the next second, he turned into a stream of light and stood on the ground.
His entire body shimmered with golden light, standing amidst the flames, becoming a bright figure. The fire burned but could not touch him.
At the same time, Rojen slowly stood up, his eyes fixed on Kizaru.
The speed was, indeed, ridiculously fast. That speed, almost indistinguishable from teleportation, made it impossible for him to react.
Lightspeed— even if it wasn't quite there, this guy was probably not far off.
"I don't have time to waste anymore!" Rojen murmured, then abruptly thrust his Ryūjin Jakka into the ground in front of him.
"Kizaru, don't blame me if you die!" A soft voice entered Kizaru's ears, causing his pupils to contract once again.
At this moment, Rojen had already gripped the hilt of his Zanpakutō with both hands and let out a loud shout.
"Bankai!"
"Boom!"
An overwhelming surge of Reiatsu erupted from his body, its astonishing aura suppressing all the flames on the surrounding islands and stirring up a fierce gale.
Facing this Reiatsu, Kizaru saw the air around Rojen distort, and his eyes narrowed.
This was an aura he had never seen before, but deep down, he could feel that this aura was completely powerful.
He took a step forward, his entire body emitting golden light, and instantly disappeared from his spot.
Above Rojen's head, a point of light appeared and then suddenly expanded. It was Kizaru, his finger pointing forward.
"Pop!"
A laser ray shot out, and at such close range, this lightspeed beam seemed impossible to dodge.
But in that instant, Rojen's right hand suddenly gripped the hilt.
His black robe fluttered as he swung his sword.
This strike was aimed directly at the laser ray.
"Clang!"
The precise slash collided with the laser ray and then ground against it.
"Sizzle, Sizzle, Sizzle!"
The void twisted, and lightning appeared.
Immediately after, Rojen's eyes turned fierce, and he exerted more force with his hand.
"Sword of Embers!"
"Boom!"
Explosive flames erupted once again, but this time, Kizaru's expression changed drastically.
The temperature and speed of the flames that had swept through before were strong, but they paled in comparison to this.
The towering flames exploded like a bomb, and Kizaru's laser light was instantly deflected, followed by Kizaru himself.
This slash landed squarely on Kizaru's right chest.
Golden light flickered as Kizaru quickly activated his Elementalization.
But Rojen's eyes were cold and fierce, and he increased the force of his slash.
"Sizzle, Sizzle, Sizzle!"
The collision between elements actually produced white smoke in the void, and Kizaru's face showed pain as he hurriedly flashed backward.
A breath later, when he reappeared, he looked down and saw a clear burn mark on his right chest.
This slash had directly broken through his Elementalization state, striking his physical body!
On the ground, Rojen slowly sheathed his sword, his eyes filled with cold intensity.
He gradually assumed an attacking stance, and in the next moment, his feet began to move rapidly across the fiery island.
The long blade pointed directly at Kizaru. With limited time in the possession state, Rojen naturally cherished every moment.
After a swift run, Rojen reached directly beneath Kizaru.
With a flourish of his long sword, flames erupted with a "whoosh," sweeping across the left side of the void, extending a thousand meters and reaching the sea.
"Sizzle, Sizzle, Sizzle!"
The extremely high temperature instantly ignited the surface of the sea, creating endless white mist.
Kizaru, standing in the void, saw this scene, and his pupils contracted in shock.
He clearly observed that the flames from this slash had evaporated nearly five centimeters of seawater at the edge of the sea.
Thick white mist rose, transforming into water vapor.
This kid's flames were terrifyingly powerful!
"Zanka no Tachi- Kyokujitsujin!" Rojen uttered these words softly.
In the next second, he suddenly looked up, locking eyes with Kizaru, bending his knees as if he were a cannonball, shooting straight up.
"Clang!"
Kizaru swung his Ama no Murakumo, clashing with Rojen's Zanpakutō. The ultra-high-speed slashes occurred continuously between the two, and Kizaru's gaze sharpened, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.
This kid was no longer himself. Such a terrifying attack was hard to believe coming from someone so young. He was certain that the long sword appeared normal, but upon contact, he immediately felt an almost purifying heat capable of incinerating everything.
"Fire! He has compressed all the flames into the sword edge!"
No wonder he could injure him!
Kizaru raised his guard to an exceedingly cautious level; even a slight scratch from such an attack could set him ablaze.
"Whoosh!"
Suddenly, a slash came down, and Kizaru's expression changed. He narrowly dodged the strike, but his golden checkered suit caught fire with a "whoosh."
Following that, the blade unleashed a powerful wind.
This fierce wind rushed toward the island.
Three breaths later, the wind erupted, transforming into endless flames that covered the entire island in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, the nameless islands were engulfed in a sea of fire!
(End Of This Chapter)
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