That blinding lightning, paired with an overwhelmingly oppressive slash, charged forward.
Where it passed, sword energy stirred storms that sent wild grass flying and scattered sand everywhere!
Aizen lowered his eyes, his expression grave.
Though this slash was much more powerful than before, that very power made it less swift.
This allowed Aizen to use flash step and retreat.
He raised his hand, speaking quickly:
"Bakudō #81... Dankū!"
Bang!
A massive water-blue barrier instantly expanded, blocking his front.
The Falling Phoenix slash's lightning storm arrived, crashing toward the Dankū barrier.
During his retreat, Aizen's expression had already returned to calm.
He didn't expect this Dankū to completely stop Shigure's slash, but it could greatly weaken its power.
At least that's what he thought.
But what happened next made his expression change again.
The flying lightning storm shattered Dankū on contact!
Blue spiritual particle fragments scattered as the slash showed no reduction in speed!
Shigure watched ahead with a light chuckle.
Barrier collapse.
Though Dankū belonged to Kidō, its essence was still a barrier.
The Dankū Aizen released without incantation couldn't match Shigure's spiritual pressure in particle density.
So the moment Shigure's lightning spiritual pressure made contact, he could directly ignore its rules and destroy it!
The lightning storm flew forward. Aizen's face tensed as he lowered his eyes, not looking directly at the lightning but raising his Zanpakutō.
His violent spiritual pressure burst out, instantly forming black turbulence before his blade.
He met the lightning storm with one swing.
Black airflow leaped from his blade tip, colliding with golden lightning before him.
BOOM!
A massive explosion erupted. The rolling shockwaves made even Tōsen and Gin unable to stand steady.
Moments later, Aizen emerged from the dust.
His expression had returned to emotionless indifference.
He looked up at Shigure with a light sigh:
"Segawa... you have remarkable power."
"Enough that I cannot ignore it."
Originally, he hadn't planned to release his spiritual pressure at all.
Because he felt it unnecessary.
Even after seeing Shigure's spiritual pressure and understanding it far exceeded captain level, he hadn't taken it seriously, believing Shigure's limits were fixed.
But now, at such close range, after experiencing Shigure's recent attacks, he had to admit—
Shigure's spiritual pressure was not inferior to his own.
Hearing Aizen say this, Shigure smiled without speaking.
But he didn't continue attacking either.
Because through his Resonance Vision, several figures were already approaching.
In fact, when he'd just saved Rukia, he'd already heard Isane Kotetsu's Tentei Kūra.
She must have sent it under Genryūsai Yamamoto's orders.
The announcement informed all Gotei 13 captains and lieutenants of the three's location and their betrayal.
So those approaching weren't just Shunsui Kyōraku and others.
Seeing Shigure stop, Aizen's eyes moved.
Then he immediately sensed multiple spiritual pressures approaching.
Swoosh!
Two high-speed figures instantly appeared beside Aizen.
One pressed down his blade while the other held a sword to his neck!
Yoruichi Shihōin and Soi Fon.
"Don't move."
"Make one move and your head rolls immediately."
Soi Fon's blade moved closer to Aizen's neck.
Aizen's eyes shifted as he prepared to speak.
Then several more massive spiritual pressures rapidly pursued.
The first to land was Byakuya Kuchiki.
Next came Shunsui Kyōraku and Jūshirō Ukitake.
But the moment they arrived and saw the surrounding scene, all their expressions changed completely.
Surprise appeared on Ukitake's face as he spoke softly: "This... was all Segawa's doing alone?"
Kyōraku's eyes widened as he murmured:
"Hey hey, no way... One person could simultaneously suppress three captains?"
Before arriving, they'd considered every possibility.
Including Shigure falling into hard battle, even serious injury.
After all, facing three genuine captain-level opponents simultaneously, anything was possible.
But they never imagined Shigure would be completely unharmed.
Not only that, but among these three traitorous captains, Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen had clearly lost their fighting ability!
And the mastermind Aizen's captain haori and Soul Reaper uniform were torn to shreds.
This scene looked like Shigure had been suppressing all three!
With amazed expressions, they landed.
Kyōraku went directly to Gin's side while Byakuya approached Tōsen.
They restrained both men respectively.
Ukitake landed with a grave expression, watching Aizen flanked by Yoruichi and Soi Fon.
Walking forward, he spoke in a deep voice: "It's over, Aizen."
Hearing this, Aizen lowered his head with a faint smile.
"Over? I don't think so."
"I'd say the real show is just beginning."
His words left everyone stunned.
At this point, with Aizen's defeat certain, why would he suddenly say such things?
But as they wondered, their pupils suddenly contracted.
Because strange spiritual power fluctuations began appearing in the sky above.
Yoruichi's expression changed as she spoke quickly: "Retreat! Soi Fon!"
Before she finished, both used rapid flash steps to withdraw from Aizen's side.
Kyōraku and Byakuya naturally felt the disturbance overhead and quickly retreated from Gin and Tōsen.
Aizen looked up at Shigure with a smile: "Looks like time's up."
As his words fell, massive golden rectangular beams of light descended, separately surrounding all three traitors.
Simultaneously, the clear sky suddenly shattered.
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