Golden lightning burst forth as Shigure's spiritual pressure exploded instantly.
At the same time, a lightning spear condensed in his hand.
Seeing this, Kleint slowly turned around, looking over with his eyes beneath the hood.
But in that instant, the lightning spear in Shigure's hand suddenly blazed brighter.
Candle Dragon's Divine Might activated!
?!
Beneath the black robe, Kleint's expression wavered for the first time. He couldn't help but quickly look away.
Moments later, his heavy voice echoed from the surrounding walls.
"You're different... It seems I need to eliminate you quickly..."
The next moment, his figure vanished completely from where he stood.
Seeing this, Soi Fon's heart skipped a beat, her pupils contracting.
This wasn't flash step or Sonído—he hadn't used any movement technique at all... He had truly vanished completely!
Suddenly, his black figure appeared directly behind Shigure, reaching out toward his back.
The others nearby saw this and quickly called out warnings.
"Captain Segawa!" "Segawa!"
But just then, a blazing thunderstorm suddenly burst from Shigure's hand. In an instant, it completely enveloped his body.
Kleint's hand reached out. The moment it touched the thunderstorm, his fingers were instantly vaporized!
"What?!"
Kleint's shocked voice echoed from the walls as he quickly withdrew his hand.
Shigure slowly turned around, looking coldly at the tall figure before him. Lightning danced in his pupils.
At this moment, he seemed to wear armor made of lightning.
Soi Fon watching from the side held her breath slightly.
She remembered—this was one of the Shikai techniques Shigure had demonstrated during his squad entrance exam.
Candle Dragon's Azure Lightning Cloak!
Shigure raised his eyes slightly and swung his blade directly. A crescent thunderstorm instantly burst forth, cutting Kleint in half at the waist!
His spiritual pressure rapidly dissipated, then his figure disappeared.
But the next moment, he appeared at another end of the ruins.
This time, however, he didn't use the castle's voice transmission. Instead, he raised his head directly and said heavily:
"It's useless, Soul Reaper."
"All your attacks cannot harm me in any way. Within the Land of Deep Ash, I am eternally immortal."
"Once before, Soul Reapers wearing the same uniform came, wanting to enslave me."
"Though he could manipulate my sight and hearing, in the end he could only leave."
At these words, everyone around froze, even Shigure's gaze shifted.
Because they all guessed who this person was—
Aizen Sōsuke.
Kleint's heavy voice continued:
"Your power is indeed strong, but it still cannot reach the level that would make me submit, so..."
"You will remain here forever."
His words fell, and his spiritual pressure suddenly intensified. The surrounding ruined city actually began shaking continuously.
The next moment, gray hands suddenly emerged from the surrounding walls and floor beneath their feet!
Seeing this, Rukia and the others' hair stood on end. They quickly leaped into the air, condensing spiritual particles beneath their feet.
They all knew that being touched by these hands would make them transparent like Hitsugaya had been.
At that moment, the gray hands' arms began extending, rushing toward them.
But in that instant, sharp lightning suddenly flew out from Shigure's Azure Lightning Cloak.
The moment they emerged, they immediately condensed into sword shapes, instantly piercing through all the gray hands!
As they were pierced, all the gray hands began slowly decomposing into spiritual particles and dissipating.
Seeing this, Kleint's heart jumped violently, his gaze turning to shock.
An unconscious murmur escaped his lips: "Impossible..."
Shigure raised his eyes slightly, looking at him with emotionless eyes.
The next moment, he raised his hand slightly and said calmly:
"Spirit-Collapsing Thunder Dragon."
Boom!
A massive roar echoed from the Azure Lightning Cloak. Then rushing thunderstorms rapidly scattered from Shigure's hand toward all directions.
The next moment, all the thunderstorms gathered together, intertwining to form a golden giant dragon!
The instant the giant dragon appeared, continuous small lightning explosions occurred in the air!
Seeing this, Soi Fon and the others in the air were completely shocked.
The oppressive force of this lightning dragon had completely surpassed Hitsugaya's Bankai from before!
The thunder dragon floated behind Shigure, its tail connected to the Azure Lightning Cloak.
"To actually be able to decompose my soul... What kind of power is this?!"
Kleint said in disbelief, no longer maintaining his previous composure.
Those gray hands just now shared the same soul power as him within the ruined city. Ordinary attacks couldn't possibly cut them.
But under those lightning swords, they had rapidly turned to spiritual particles.
Hearing Kleint's words, Shigure didn't respond. He simply raised his eyes slightly and moved his thoughts.
In that moment, the thunder dragon flew out directly, crashing into the ruined city wall beside them.
Bang!
A massive impact sound rang out. Chaotic spiritual pressure currents instantly stirred up sandstorms, making everything around chaotic.
The next moment, the ruined city's walls actually began slowly turning transparent, transforming into gray spiritual particles.
The figure of Kleint ahead also began the same spiritual particle transformation.
"So this is my end..."
Feeling his soul dissipating, Kleint's expression became calm again.
At the same time, Rukia and the others all began feeling the restraining sensation on their bodies slowly disappearing.
In the distance, Hitsugaya's body also began slowly solidifying.
"Captain!" Rangiku quickly looked over.
"Is it over?" Ōmaeda couldn't help swallowing nervously.
This time, he didn't dare confirm the situation directly.
Soi Fon nearby nodded gravely. "It seems so."
The lightning on Shigure's body slowly disappeared. He turned to look at Kleint as system notifications began appearing in his mind.
"Ding! Congratulations, host! Successfully eliminated Kleint Fergus and completed the activation mission!"
"Officially activating ability: Soul Detention!"
Ding!
The notification ended, and a mysterious power immediately appeared in Shigure's body.
Rukia and the others naturally saw no abnormality.
But at this moment, a new transparent palace had begun appearing around them!
Unlike Kleint's ruined city, this palace was magnificent and grand.
Shigure observed the Soul Wall slowly taking shape through his Resonance Eyes and couldn't help smiling slightly.
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