"My spiritual pressure has locked onto the enemy. Once my power is fully charged, I'll give the signal, and you'll open an escape route in t
"My spiritual pressure has locked onto the enemy. Once my power is fully charged, I'll give the signal, and you'll open an escape route in the direction I indicate," Suì-Fēng instructed Byakuya Kuchiki.
Her Jakuhō Raikōben remained concealed, aimed directly at Barboni. Her spiritual pressure steadily increased, indicating the build-up of a powerful attack.
Barboni's Shark Tornado continued to relentlessly erode Byakuya Kuchiki's spiritual energy, and Barboni's taunts and laughter echoed from beyond the Senbonzakura barrier.
"Hahahaha! So these are the Gotei 13 captains? Utterly pathetic!"
"Surrender now! If you swear fealty, I might spare your lives!"
As Barboni reveled in his taunts, a small opening suddenly appeared in the pink sphere directly facing him. Then, a massive golden cannon shot towards him at incredible speed.
"Not good!"
Barboni, realizing he'd been outmaneuvered, knew this golden cannon was a lethal attack.
He frantically dodged, aiming his shark-head spear at the oncoming projectile, a blue Cero rapidly forming in the shark's mouth.
Fortunately, his Shark Tornado's powerful suction and deflection capabilities slowed the Jakuhō Raikōben, giving him a chance to counter.
However, regardless of his evasive maneuvers, the Jakuhō Raikōben, functioning as a self-guided missile, relentlessly pursued him.
"King Hollow's Flash!"
Barboni roared, unleashing the fully charged blue Cero from his shark-head spear just as the Jakuhō Raikōben made impact.
A blinding flash erupted, followed by a violent shockwave of spiritual pressure. The force of the explosion completely dispersed Barboni's Shark Tornado.
Because the Jakuhō Raikōben remained locked onto Barboni, the unfortunate Arrancar was at the epicenter of the blast, absorbing the full brunt of the explosion's devastating power.
Byakuya Kuchiki, demonstrating remarkable foresight, had already retreated with Suì-Fēng as the impact approached, using the Senbonzakura barrier to absorb most of the shockwave.
"Aaaaagh!! You two bastards! I'll tear you to shreds!" Barboni's enraged roar echoed through the blinding light.
Barboni, his body battered and broken, emerged from the blinding light, his shark-head spear raised, charging towards Byakuya Kuchiki and Suì-Fēng.
Byakuya Kuchiki and Suì-Fēng were astonished that he had survived such a devastating attack.
Barboni's legs and left arm were broken, his body scarred by spiritual energy burns, yet his spiritual pressure remained remarkably strong.
"Die! Raging Shark Blade!"
Barboni wildly swung his shark-head spear, unleashing a barrage of powerful, blade-like water waves towards Byakuya Kuchiki and Suì-Fēng.
Facing Barboni's relentless assault, Byakuya Kuchiki, his spiritual energy dwindling, was forced to utilize his final trump card.
"Senbonzakura Kageyoshi: Senkei!"
The Senbonzakura petals transformed into hundreds of glowing swords, which, under Byakuya Kuchiki's precise control, surged towards Barboni.
Countless water blades and glowing swords clashed, their energies relentlessly grinding against each other.
While Senbonzakura's transformed swords possessed greater power, Barboni's spiritual energy seemed inexhaustible. No matter how many water blades were shattered, more were instantly generated.
Byakuya Kuchiki began to feel the strain of his dwindling spiritual energy, and Suì-Fēng, having already expended her spiritual energy on the Jakuhō Raikōben, was equally depleted.
"Captain Suì-Fēng, it seems we cannot defeat this opponent. We must retreat and report this Arrancar's information back to the Gotei 13," Byakuya Kuchiki stated gravely, while maintaining his defense against Barboni's relentless assault.
Suì-Fēng nodded in agreement, recognizing the futility of further engagement.
Barboni overheard Byakuya Kuchiki's words. Seeing his opponents attempt to retreat, he roared with a cruel laugh, "Trying to escape? You fools! None of you will leave alive! Roar, Shark Tornado!"
Barboni unleashed another devastating Shark Tornado, a powerful spiritual whirlwind engulfing Suì-Fēng and Byakuya Kuchiki.
"Now you will pay the price! King Hollow's Flash!"
Having trapped his opponents, Barboni aimed his shark-head spear, unleashing a Cero radiating immense spiritual pressure.
Suì-Fēng and Byakuya Kuchiki's faces were grim. Their spiritual energy was depleted; maintaining their defense within the Shark Tornado was already a struggle, let alone withstanding the impending Cero.
Just as despair threatened to overwhelm them, Barboni's expression suddenly contorted. The Cero forming on his spear vanished, and the Shark Tornado dissipated.
"Impossible! How could this be?!"
Terror filled Barboni's face. The azure glow emanating from the Hōgyoku embedded in his chest faded, gradually turning dull, eventually crumbling into dust.
Suì-Fēng and Byakuya Kuchiki exchanged bewildered glances. They understood that some catastrophic event had befallen their opponent, and the source likely stemmed from the azure gem in his chest.
"Aaaaagh!!! Impossible! I had become the king among Hollows! How can I perish like this?!"
Barboni's voice, laced with despair and disbelief, echoed in the air. The veins connecting the Dōgyoku to his body disintegrated along with the gem, the disintegration rapidly spreading throughout his entire being.
Within seconds, the once-powerful Arrancar, Barboni, vanished completely from Suì-Fēng and Byakuya Kuchiki's sight.
Witnessing their opponent's sudden and unexpected demise, Suì-Fēng and Byakuya Kuchiki felt a mixture of relief and a sobering realization of their own limitations.
"To think Senior Yusuke single-handedly defeated such a formidable creature. I still have much to learn," Byakuya Kuchiki said with admiration.
Suì-Fēng nodded in agreement, her expression suddenly darkening. "Not good. Kenpachi Kiganjō was too overconfident, facing such an enemy alone. His strength isn't exceptional among the captains; I fear the worst."
Byakuya Kuchiki frowned. "Even so, we cannot abandon him. Let's recover our spiritual energy and hope he can hold out until we arrive."
Byakuya Kuchiki then instructed Kuchiki Rukia and Marechiyo Ōmaeda to return to the Seireitei and report the battle's outcome to Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryūsai, while he and Suì-Fēng, recovering their spiritual energy as they went, swiftly headed towards the area Kenpachi Kiganjō was investigating.
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