Cold wind swept by. This moment seemed frozen in time.
All the manifested Zanpakutō stared, stunned.
In this instant, they couldn't even comprehend the situation.
A breath ago, those three spiritual pressures were still extremely far away. Now they'd appeared directly before them!
Not only that—at a speed no one could react to, they'd crushed Kinsara and Sakanade with a single strike!
Moreover, the four limbs of the two female Soul Reapers on the left now radiated extremely violent Kidō currents.
This strange oppressive force rivaled even a Zanpakutō's Shikai!
What technique was that?
But what shocked them more was Shigure beside them.
He'd just kicked out. Nothing particularly special, just spiritual pressure.
Yet the impact force from Sakanade's fall had completely shattered the entire Sōkyoku Hill ground!
Were they monsters?!
Soul Reapers without Zanpakutō assistance could still reach this level?
Even the usually arrogant Kazeshini froze.
And in Muramasa's eyes, a cold gleam flashed.
In one exchange?!
He'd learned of Sakanade and Kinsara's powers beforehand. That was why he'd hypnotized and turned them in the World of the Living.
Because illusion-type Zanpakutō, when coordinated properly, displayed extremely powerful effects!
This had been clearly proven when dealing with the Soul Reapers below.
Just now, when the Soul Reapers tried escaping Hyōrinmaru and Senbonzakura's attacks, he'd immediately commanded Sakanade to use his power. Directly inverting all the Soul Reapers' senses!
The instant they smelled Sakanade's fragrance, no one could escape the manipulation.
Because of this, the Soul Reapers mistakenly believed the cherry and ice dragons were charging from the front.
So their seemingly evasive turns actually crashed them directly into the attacks that had been behind them all along!
Moreover, Sakanade's ability was essentially unsolvable against most people!
Even those who knew this ability beforehand couldn't quickly invert all their senses in their minds due to instinct.
Such monsters couldn't possibly exist.
So even though Sakanade constantly disrespected him, Muramasa remained patient.
Because this was part of his plan.
As for Kinsara's Deceptive Melody, though she hadn't acted yet, Muramasa had already conceived the perfect coordination plan.
But now—
All his plans, completely disrupted!
Just from these three Soul Reapers appearing, he'd immediately lost two powerful fighters!
Muramasa's eyes locked onto Shigure and the others. Though his face showed no expression, fury burned within.
At this moment, the Soul Reapers below felt completely opposite emotions.
Looking up at the three, Nanao Ise covered her mouth and cried out joyfully:
"Captain Shigure, Captain Soi Fon, and Lady Yoruichi!"
Though Shigure and the others' rapid appearance equally shocked them, they naturally knew these three's flash steps were all top-tier level. So it wasn't too unexpected.
Their hearts now held mostly joy.
Just then, in the sky, Shigure withdrew his foot. Looking at the somewhat shocked people below, he smiled lightly:
"Apologies everyone. I was delayed by some matters."
"But it seems I'm not too late."
Through his Resonance Eyes, he could naturally see that though everyone below had sustained considerable injuries, even some unconscious, basically all were fine.
Then Jūshirō Ukitake looked up, speaking gravely and quickly:
"Be careful, Shigure. That guy named Muramasa has the ability to turn our Zanpakutō against us!"
"And among them is an extremely strange Zanpakutō that seems able to directly interfere with our senses!"
Though shocked at the time, after careful thought, these battle-hardened veterans naturally discovered the oddity immediately.
Those ice and cherry dragons couldn't possibly have suddenly appeared there. The only explanation was their senses had been manipulated.
Hearing Ukitake's words, Yoruichi and Soi Fon's eyes flickered slightly.
They were somewhat surprised.
But their surprise wasn't at Ukitake's words. Rather, before coming, they'd already heard these exact words from Shigure.
Not a single discrepancy.
Looking at Shigure, they suddenly felt his mysterious aura deepen another layer.
Just then, Shigure looked down and smiled lightly:
"Captain Ukitake, don't worry. I already understand the general situation regarding Muramasa and the manifested Zanpakutō."
"As for the ability to control senses you mentioned..."
"You may have forgotten—Shinji Hirako's Zanpakutō 'Sakanade' has the ability to 'invert' senses."
"?!"
The words fell. Several captains below simultaneously startled.
Like enlightenment striking, they suddenly realized.
Thinking carefully, the black-hatted boy who'd just fallen—the Zanpakutō in his hand was indeed Shinji Hirako's Sakanade!
Only then did they suddenly understand.
No wonder the instant Shigure arrived, he'd chosen to eliminate this boy first.
If he'd remained, he would've continued being a significant obstacle to the many captains.
Then Shigure turned to face Muramasa. His expression returning to cold indifference.
Their gazes met. Shigure's eyes were calm as water. Muramasa's were like ice.
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