"Bankai - Suzumebachi Raikōben!"
Immense spiritual pressure erupted from Suzumebachi. The palm-sized wasp instantly transformed into its human-like form. The golden thimble on its right hand morphed into a massive missile.
After adjusting her sights, Suzumebachi roared and launched the missile.
BOOM!
In less than a breath, the missile slammed into the ranks of Iskandar, the King of Conqueror's, army, unleashing a mushroom cloud that towered a hundred meters high.
The blast radius engulfed everything within three thousand meters.
The soldiers within this zone were annihilated before they could even scream.
Unlike Soi Fon, its master, who was unfamiliar with the power of modern weaponry, Ailin had some understanding of nuclear weapons.
Therefore, when crafting Suzumebachi, Ailin had made some minor alterations to Suzumebachi's Bankai, drastically increasing its power, making it truly worthy of its "one-hit kill" reputation.
With this single strike, at least five thousand soldiers perished under Suzumebachi's attack.
Aside from Suzumebachi, Tenken, who had completed his transformation earlier, was now wreaking havoc. Relying on his sheer size, he inflicted heavy casualties with every swing of his gigantic Zanpakutō, with every stomp and every gesture.
Seeing that his army, which he'd just helped restore, had instantly lost nearly a fifth of its strength, Waver grew anxious.
It seemed that the restoration provided by two Command Spells was simply not enough to allow Rider to achieve victory.
With that thought, Waver took a deep breath and raised his right hand again.
"Rider, by the authority of a Command Spell, I empower you, go forth and defeat the enemy!"
"I command you again with a Command Spell, enhance your power, and bring back victory, Rider!"
With Waver's cries, the two Command Spells on his hand flared with crimson light, then instantly dimmed.
Simultaneously, red light emanated from Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, and all the surviving soldiers under his command.
Just as Kayneth had used two Command Spells to empower Lancer, Diarmuid, allowing him to hold his own against Ailin for a short time, Waver had now used two Command Spells to amplify Iskandar, the King of Conquerors.
Unlike Diarmuid, whose boost from Kayneth had only increased his own strength, Waver's amplification of Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, surprisingly enhanced the soldiers within Iskandar's Reality Marble as well.
Visibly, after receiving the boost from Waver's two Command Spells, the soldiers within Iskandar, the King of Conqueror's, "Ionioi Hetairoi" had gained a significant increase in power, and the rate of casualties had decreased considerably.
Some of the stronger Heroic Spirits could even counterattack and slay Ailin's seated officer-level Zanpakutō soldiers.
"Little Master, in this battle, I may not be able to protect you."
Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, lifted Waver from his Gordius Wheel. A black steed appeared beside Iskandar, allowing him to place Waver on its back.
Bucephalus!
That was the name of this horse.
It was the fierce steed that Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, had tamed when he was twelve years old. It had followed him on countless campaigns, and after its death, it had also become a Heroic Spirit, joining Iskandar, the King of Conquerors.
Only, after Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, became a Heroic Spirit, his abilities were sublimated. According to myth, he had obtained the "Gordius Wheel" and "Divine Bull," two Noble Phantasms, and had rarely ridden it into battle.
"So, I entrust him to you, Bucephalus!"
"Neigh…"
The black steed, Bucephalus, rubbed its head against Iskandar, the King of Conqueror's, hand a few times, then carried Waver, galloping towards the rear of the battlefield.
Without Waver as a burden, Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, looked grim. He whipped the reins.
"Ooooooorrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaaa!"
Amidst the roars, the two Divine Bulls, carrying the Gordius Wheel, stomped on lightning, charging towards the nearly hundred-meter-tall Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō.
Without Waver in the Gordius Wheel as a hindrance, Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, had now unleashed the full power of these two Noble Phantasms, truly showcasing the might of the A+ ranked Noble Phantasm, "Via Expugnatio."
BOOM!
Facing the oncoming Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō swung his massive weapon, slashing at the Divine Bulls.
BOOM!
After a booming crash, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō's longsword was knocked aside. The Divine Bulls, carrying immense momentum, slammed into Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō's chest.
Not only that, but the lightning they controlled also unleashed a barrage of lightning bolts, bombarding Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō.
Previously, without the Command Spell boost, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō's Bankai attack had been roughly equal to, if not slightly superior to, "Via Expugnatio."
After all, in the previous clash, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō had only taken a few steps back, while the Divine Bulls of Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, had been wounded by Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō's longsword.
But this time, with the boost from two Command Spells, the power of Iskandar's "Via Expugnatio" had been elevated to nearly A++ rank. With a single charge, it had injured Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō.
"Tengen-sama!"
On the shoulder of Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō's massive body, a small Zanpakutō with a backpack shouted Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō's name.
This was the Zanpakutō of Chojiro Sasakibe, the First Division's Lieutenant of the Gotei 13—Gonryōmaru!
Among all the Zanpakutō, Gonryōmaru and Tenken were considered the best of friends.
Even when going to battle, Gonryōmaru would travel with Tenken, standing on the shoulder of the Bankai-released Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō.
Seeing Tenken-sama injured, Gonryōmaru was furious.
Although Gonryōmaru was a bit of an unknown among the Zanpakutō, few being aware of its existence.
However, in truth, Gonryōmaru was also an A+ ranked, even A++ ranked, Zanpakutō within Ailin's Unlimited Blade Works, possessing "the strongest" title.
Immediately, Gonryōmaru, enraged, unleashed furious lightning bolts from his body. These bolts surged skyward, instantly forming a thundercloud in the sky.
As the strongest lightning-type Zanpakutō, Gonryōmaru, like Hyōrinmaru, possessed the ability of "Tenso Jurin."
As long as Gonryōmaru was willing, he could instantly control the weather, creating a battlefield advantageous to himself.
"Bankai—Kōkō Gonryō Rikyū!"
BOOM!
With Gonryōmaru's Bankai, dark clouds instantly rolled across the sky of the battlefield, and streaks of lightning descended from the clouds.
All the soldiers struck by these lightning bolts were instantly slain by the powerful lightning.
However, these soldiers were by no means Gonryōmaru's target.
His enemy was the one who had injured Tenken-sama.
"Don't even think about escaping!"
Dozens of lightning bolts surrounded Gonryōmaru. Then, Gonryōmaru gathered all these lightning bolts with his Zanpakutō, transforming into a streak of light, and charged towards Iskandar, the King of Conquerors.
After knocking back Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō, Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, also knew that it would be difficult to kill this large figure with his attacks alone. He stopped tangling with Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō and instead switched targets, relying on the mobility of the Gordius Wheel to slay several seated officer-level Zanpakutō.
Even some lieutenant-level Zanpakutō were directly crushed by Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, who was carrying an unmatched momentum.
Sensing the attack from behind, Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, laughed and drove the Gordius Wheel to turn around, charging towards the oncoming lightning bolt.
Such power, if it had been any other attack, Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, might have been wary.
But a lightning-type attack?
Don't forget, in mythology, he, Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, was the son of Zeus, the king of the gods in Greek mythology!
He himself possessed a certain degree of authority over lightning.
Whether it was the Divine Bulls or the Gordius Wheel, they were also lightning-type Noble Phantasms.
BOOM!
The thunderous roar reverberated across the entire battlefield.
As Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, had expected, the opponent's attack had already been weakened by the Divine Bulls and the Gordius Wheel before it even struck him.
However, Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, had also underestimated the power of the strongest lightning-type Zanpakutō.
One must know, in the world of Bleach, Chojiro Sasakibe had, with a single strike, left a scar on the head of Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, the strongest Shinigami.
After its master was replaced by Ailin, Gonryōmaru's power was at least three times stronger than when it was in Chojiro Sasakibe's hands!
Even with the weakening from the Divine Bulls and the Gordius Wheel, this strike from Gonryōmaru still knocked Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, back.
Moreover, streaks of lightning began to flicker within the thunderclouds, bombarding Iskandar, the King of Conquerors, under Gonryōmaru's control.
…
On the Sword Hill within Unlimited Blade Works, seven or eight Zanpakutō remained, having yet to make a move.
Seeing the red aura erupt from the bodies of the soldiers under Iskandar, the King of Conqueror's, command, flames erupted from Ryūjin Jakka's body, who then leaped out, transforming into a streak of light and rushing into the battlefield.
"Jōkaku Enjō!"
BOOM!BOOM!BOOM!
With Ryūjin Jakka's shout, the next moment, pillars of intense, searing flame, dozens of meters high, erupted from the ground within the desert.
All the soldiers within a hundred-meter radius of Ryūjin Jakka were instantly incinerated by the high-temperature fire pillars, killing nearly ninety percent of them.
"Since even this old man has made his move, it would be impolite for us to remain idle."
Dressed in samurai attire, Senbonzakura finished speaking and instantly transformed into a cherry-blossom-colored light, flying towards the battlefield.
"Bankai—Senbonzakura Kageyoshi!"
With Senbonzakura plunging his Zanpakutō into the ground, dozens of massive Zanpakutō blades emerged from the ground, then transformed into billions of cherry blossom petal blades, forming a tidal wave that swept the surrounding soldiers into it.
"Hyōrinmaru, aren't you going to make a move?"
The snow-white Sode no Shirayuki smiled at the blue-haired, with an "X" mark on his face, Hyōrinmaru.
The stern-faced Hyōrinmaru glanced at Sode no Shirayuki, but didn't speak.
Just kidding, his ability was to control the moisture in the air.
With Ryūjin Jakka having made his move, how much moisture was left in this space for him to display his power?
On the contrary, Sode no Shirayuki, although not the strongest ice-type Zanpakutō, was because it controlled its own temperature, and was not restrained by Ryūjin Jakka.
Under normal circumstances, Hyōrinmaru's ability was definitely superior to Sode no Shirayuki's. After all, it could control the water in the external weather. The stronger its master's spiritual pressure, the larger the area it could control, and the stronger Hyōrinmaru's power would be.
However, precisely because Hyōrinmaru relied heavily on external moisture, when encountering Zanpakutō that restrained its ability, its performance was actually inferior to Sode no Shirayuki's.
In this army battle, if Ryūjin Jakka didn't make a move, that was fine. But once Ryūjin Jakka made a move, there was no room for Hyōrinmaru to perform.
It was also now that Ryūjin Jakka hadn't used his Bankai yet, and Hyōrinmaru could still maintain a certain level of combat power.
Once Ryūjin Jakka used his Bankai, transforming himself into the core of the sun, within this range, Hyōrinmaru would be inferior to even a seated officer-level Zanpakutō.
Seeing Hyōrinmaru remain silent, Sode no Shirayuki no longer needled him, and directly leaped out to join the battlefield.
Of course, the battlefield Sode no Shirayuki chose was the farthest from Ryūjin Jakka among all the captain-level Zanpakutō.
Although her ability wouldn't be restrained by Ryūjin Jakka, the closer she was to Ryūjin Jakka, the smaller the range of Sode no Shirayuki's ability would be.
After all, her ability was to use her extremely low temperature to spread out, freezing everything around her.
"Dance, Sode no Shirayuki!"
"Negative fifty degrees!"
The cold was biting. Unlike Ryūjin Jakka, if Ryūjin Jakka's side was a fiery hell, then Sode no Shirayuki's side was an ice hell.
"Tsukishiro!"
Sode no Shirayuki drew a circle with the white Zanpakutō in her hand. In an instant, all the soldiers within a hundred-meter radius were frozen by the massive ice pillar.
"Hey, Sesshomaru, are you going to keep playing around?"
"Everyone else has already started to exert themselves!"
Amidst the chaos of battle, Inuyasha unleashed a "Bakuryūha," blasting away the enemies in front of him, then looked up at Sesshomaru in the sky.
"Hmph!"
As the first captain-level Zanpakutō to leap out, every time Sesshomaru swung his Bakusaiga, he would unleash "Azure Dragon Strike." The enemies he had slain in battle were not fewer than Inuyasha's.
However, with the arrival of powerful Zanpakutō like Gonryōmaru, Ryūjin Jakka, Senbonzakura, and Sode no Shirayuki, the advantage he had accumulated earlier had been overtaken.
The abilities of these Zanpakutō were all large-scale attacks. With each strike, they could cause the deaths of hundreds or even thousands of soldiers in the King's Army.
"Bankai—Bakusaiga!"
BOOM!BOOM!BOOM!BOOM!
Raising the Zanpakutō in his hand high, Sesshomaru's body erupted with powerful spiritual pressure, finally unleashing his Zanpakutō's Bankai.
In an instant, countless lightning bolts spread out from Sesshomaru's center. These lightning bolts destroyed everything they touched. Even the desert ground was blasted into distorted space by these lightning bolts.
"Heh!"
Seeing this scene, Inuyasha smiled.
As Ailin's memories of the two brothers who loved and killed each other, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru had always maintained a competitive state, always wanting to one-up the other.