The battle had just begun, and both individuals had just unleashed their full potential.
Moreover, their fighting styles had undergone a drastic change. At first, both individuals were attacking and defending, but soon after Yamabuki familiarized himself with his body's structure, he no longer defended against attacks except for those aimed at his head and heart. He challenged his opponent, 'Go ahead and kill me if you can!'
The fighting style gradually changed from reacting to each move to a berserker style, with both of them swinging their swords wildly, fighting to the death!
The aftermath of their spiritual pressure quickly completely destroyed the remaining half of Central 46, and even the surrounding buildings were affected. The distant crowd was shocked by this battle.
Kinroku Izuhara was resting against a large tree, a bitter smile on his face. This kid Yamabuki, he's actually reached this level!
He actually secretly worked hard to become stronger, hiding it from others!
Engaging in internal competition!
His intentions were truly wicked!
Little did he know, even though Yamabuki had awakened a bug-like ability like hyper-regeneration, he was still several levels behind Unohana in terms of swordsmanship.
After a round of probing and attacking, Unohana discovered that aside from the head and heart, the opponent's other body parts were irrelevant for defense. She simply gave up attacking other areas and focused all her attacks on the head and heart.
And both of them could see the flaws in each other's swordsmanship, and they also knew the flaws in their own swordsmanship. In this situation, it came down to spiritual pressure and experience, and Yamabuki was far inferior to Unohana in both of these aspects.
As the two fought intensely, the scales of victory gradually tilted towards Unohana.
Yamabuki's wounds were rapidly increasing, and eventually, he found that the speed of his hyper-regeneration could no longer keep up with the rate of injury. Unohana's braided hair tie was cut, her hair disheveled, and she laughed maniacally, as if a Shura had descended!
"I generally understand what level your swordsmanship has reached. Let's end these boring warm-ups!" Unohana's voice was filled with excitement. She hadn't had such a satisfying fight in a long time.
However, this was as far as it went!
The next second, Unohana's sword broke through all defenses, directly piercing Yamabuki's shoulder, then ruthlessly leaped upwards, completely splitting open Yamabuki's entire scapula. Yamabuki swung his sword back, the blade grazing Unohana's cheek, leaving a two-inch long wound on her delicate face, and at the same time, he found the flaw in Unohana's current technique.
Just as Yamabuki thrust his sword forward, a sinister smile appeared on Unohana's face.
Not good!
Yamabuki hastily withdrew his sword, but it was already too late. His wrist was severed by a sword, and blood gushed out like a fountain!
"How could this be? That was clearly the flaw in her swordsmanship; logically, it shouldn't have…" Yamabuki was shocked.
Unohana seemed to have seen through Yamabuki's confusion and calmly explained: "A master of the sword can instantly see through the flaws in an enemy's swordsmanship and attack them. This is called 'Later First to Arrive,' also known as 'Ato no Sen.'"
"And I can predict your movements before you even draw your sword. This situation is called 'Sen no Sen,'" Unohana said indifferently.
In other words, I predicted your prediction.
"Holy crap! Did you awaken Observation Haki? This is too ridiculous! How is this even possible? Wait, since she can do it… there's no reason I can't?" Yamabuki swung his other wrist, and fine threads of Reishi wrapped around his hand on the ground, pulling it over. He then directly rejoined his severed hand to the wound, and the flesh instantly intertwined, completely recovering in just a few breaths.
He seemed to have learned a lot in this battle!
Sen no Sen, right?
While searching for the opponent's flaws and predicting their trajectory, it sounded complicated, but in actual combat, it was just an instantaneous feeling. Perhaps your brain hadn't even registered what happened, and the sword had already moved according to instinct!
Yamabuki found his swordsmanship improving at an extremely rapid pace.
"Don't stop! Keep going!"
Unohana quickly stepped forward, her sword transforming into a cloud of mist, erupting with terrifying spiritual pressure. The two directly transformed into berserkers, engaging in a frantic duel!
The clash of spiritual pressure flattened an area of several kilometers!
The two's battle gradually entered a state where both could predict each other's movements in advance, reaching the realm of "Sen no Sen" in a short time.
The more Unohana fought, the more surprised she became. This young man's spiritual pressure and swordsmanship were both improving at an extremely rapid pace.
The two had been fighting for less than ten minutes, and Yamabuki's swordsmanship had already risen from a first-rate level to the master level of "Sen no Sen." Even Unohana had taken a long time to reach this level!
Not only that, this young man's spiritual pressure and swordsmanship were still improving. His swordsmanship alone had already reached a level comparable to hers.
At that very instant, the blade in Yamabuki's hand vanished as if by magic.
Unohana was stunned, then reacted; the opponent's blade was attacking from a blind spot.
How could this be? This was clearly her swordsmanship! And she had only used it once in front of this young man. Why could he perfectly replicate it?
The thought flashed and was gone. It was too late to dodge. The next second, blood sprayed, and Unohana quickly retreated, tightly clutching her neck with her free left hand. Blood continuously seeped from between her fingers, her eyes filled with fear and doubt.
Who exactly was this young man?
Was that his learning ability?
How was that possible?
How could there be such a strong learning ability in this world?
That wasn't a replica.
It was a deeper form of learning, completely integrated into his own swordsmanship.
Unohana's body trembled slightly, not out of fear, but out of immense excitement.
If she diligently nurtured this young man, one day his strength would surpass hers.
At this thought, Unohana's heart blossomed with joy.
She slowly raised her blade, and the shape of her Zanpakutō changed, transforming into a giant one-eyed monstrous fish.
"Descend, Minazuki!" Unohana released her Zanpakutō.
Looking at the one-eyed monstrous fish before him, Yamabuki suddenly recalled a nightmare he had long ago, where he dreamt of being swallowed whole by a monstrous fish. Could this be a premonition?
Minazuki flew into the air, suddenly opened its massive mouth, and spat out a stream of viscous fluid. Unohana reached out, caught the fluid, and smeared it on her wounds. Her wounds slowly began to heal. Although not comparable to Kaidō or ultra-rapid regeneration, the healing speed was still astonishing!
Yamabuki had forgotten that Minazuki had healing abilities, but it could do more than just heal!
The one-eyed monstrous fish roared as it charged at Yamabuki, like a mountain of flesh.
Yamabuki continuously dodged with Shunpo.
However, after Minazuki flew a circle in the air, it transformed back into a blade and returned to Unohana's hand.
"My injuries are mostly healed. Let's continue!" Unohana said with excitement.
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