"Are you kidding me, he's still smiling at a time like this?"
Just as Kyoraku Shunsui was about to make a move, he was shocked to see that there was still a smile hanging on Rosse's face.
'How is that possible?'
'Facing the spiritual pressure of Hollow Ichigo at this level, how could anyone still smile?'
On the contrary, the three beside him, Aizen and the others, showed almost no change in expression.
Give me a break. If the so-called King of Hueco Mundo were only capable of this much, he would have been replaced by the three of them long ago.
Compared to those four watching the battle, Hitsugaya was much more honest.
He did not pay attention to the battle at all, but had already moved Byakuya Kuchiki and Sajin Komamura to a safe location, letting Kurotsuchi Nemu begin temporary treatment.
He had personally experienced Rosse's strength. Rosse could easily suppress him without even using a Zanpakuto, let alone the fact that Rosse also had a Bankai that was monstrous to the extreme.
Just thinking back to that experience made Hitsugaya feel chills down his spine.
No chance.
At Bull-Headed Hollow Ichigo's level, there was absolutely no chance of winning.
And under the gaze of everyone present, Rosse lightly stepped back a few paces, no longer suppressing Bull-Headed Hollow Ichigo, loosening his stance and letting him stand back up.
Just as Bull-Headed Hollow Ichigo steadied himself and was about to instinctively charge at him again, Rosse held his Zanpakuto horizontally and softly recited:
"Bankai! Heaven-Dome Purifying Cycle!"
Buzz!
A deep blue spiritual pressure burst outward from his body.
This spiritual pressure was not as violent as Bull-Headed Hollow Ichigo's, nor was it as surging as Captain-Commander Yamamoto's. It was more like a vast and profound ocean, sweeping everything around it inside and eventually swallowing it whole.
"Captain Rosse's Bankai... this is my first time seeing it."
Ichimaru Gin's expression flickered with curiosity, wondering what kind of effect a Bankai used by someone he saw as a Hollow would have.
Not just him. Even Kyoraku Shunsui and Aizen were extremely curious about Rosse's Bankai.
A Zanpakuto is a manifestation of one's heart.
Often, just by looking at a person's Zanpakuto abilities, you can tell what kind of person they are.
Rosse's Shikai ability was purification, which matched the calm demeanor he usually displayed.
What they did not know was what kind of ability his Bankai would have.
And under everyone's expectant gazes, Rosse's spiritual pressure gathered in front of him, slowly condensing into a humanoid shape.
The moment that suddenly appearing figure came into view, the expressions of all the captains present subtly changed.
Especially Hitsugaya, who subconsciously covered his face, recalling the fear of being dominated back then.
When his Bankai was still unrefined, Rosse had used his Bankai to train him.
The results were great, but the psychological blow was also quite brutal.
"Is that Kurosaki Ichigo?"
Seeing the newly appeared figure, Kyoraku Shunsui cried out in surprise.
After activating Bankai, Rosse had actually summoned a Kurosaki Ichigo. However, it was in human form. Though he was also wielding a pair of blades, one long and one short, both were pure black, somewhat different from the Kurosaki Ichigo in the reports.
"This is my Bankai's ability. It can copy the enemy."
Rosse's calm voice rang out, as if he were explaining his own Bankai ability.
Hearing his explanation, the others understood.
This kind of Bankai could not be called completely unbeatable, but it was indeed extremely useful.
Once activated, it essentially became a two-on-one situation, absolutely allowing one to gain a strong advantage.
'That's not it at all.'
Hitsugaya silently complained in his heart, but had no intention of exposing the truth.
No. Rosse's Bankai was not simply copying. It could copy a form the opponent would reach at some point in the future.
In short, the duplicate Rosse created was even stronger than the original.
That feeling of having someone copy you, and not just copy you but create a powered-up version of you, and then having that version beat you down, was absolutely awful.
"ROAR!"
Bull-Headed Hollow Ichigo let out another furious roar, as if reminding everyone of his existence.
At this moment, he had no thought process at all, only madly charging toward Rosse and the 'Kurosaki Ichigo' in front of him.
Copy or not meant nothing to him.
He had only one thought, kill Rosse and avenge Kurosaki Masaki.
And at that moment, the duplicate Ichigo moved.
With a laid-back expression on his face, he slightly raised his twin blades and blocked Bull-Headed Hollow Ichigo's charge.
"Getsuga... Cross Impact!"
The duplicate Ichigo crossed his twin blades, and a silver-white cross-shaped slash wave swept out.
This seemingly ordinary attack contained spiritual pressure that had already reached a level that would make even captains shudder.
Slash!
The silver-white light flashed and vanished.
The previously overbearing Bull-Headed Hollow Ichigo now had two penetrating wounds on his body. Even with his Hollow-enhanced regenerative ability, it would take a very long time to recover.
Instinctive pain drove Bull-Headed Hollow Ichigo into an even greater frenzy, but the fear brought by the gap in strength actually made him turn around and flee, no longer charging at Rosse.
Seeing this, Rosse had no intention of moving. The duplicate Ichigo followed with a single Shunpo and began hunting Bull-Headed Hollow Ichigo.
Whether it was speed, spiritual pressure, strength, or technique, the duplicate completely crushed Bull-Headed Hollow Ichigo. Even the captains watching from the sidelines could clearly see that.
"This level of strength feels off."
Kyoraku Shunsui's gaze was filled with unprecedented gravity.
From his observation, the spiritual pressure the duplicate Ichigo had just released had definitely surpassed captain level, and had also exceeded Bull-Headed Hollow Ichigo's spiritual pressure.
This was not a mere copy. Or rather, this copy was even stronger than the original.
That level of power had already reached Captain-Commander Yamamoto at his peak.
The current Yamamoto, who had just recovered, might not even be able to deal that kind of damage.
And this was only a copy of Kurosaki Ichigo in his Hollowfied state. If Rosse were to copy Captain-Commander Yamamoto in his Bankai state, Kyoraku Shunsui did not even dare to imagine how powerful such a copy would be.
At the center of the battlefield, Rosse simply stood there, calmly watching Bull-Headed Hollow Ichigo being beaten senseless by his own creation.
His Bankai ability was very simple. From the futures he knew, he could pull out the person he imagined.
The strength that person possessed would not exceed Rosse's own strength, but they could inherit the strength Rosse knew that person would have.
Unfortunately, Rosse's own strength had already reached the peak of SS rank.
That meant he could summon Kurosaki Ichigo from the final battle against Yhwach, or even Yhwach himself, and the copies would be completely under his control, compared to possessing all the abilities Kurosaki Ichigo had at that time.
This Bankai ability was something Rosse liked quite a lot.
Although the summoned beings had no self-awareness, only combat-oriented skills and instincts.
Using someone's future form to beat them down was simply too much to his liking.
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