Chapter 39 Getsuga Tensho!
What ōken?
What King's Treasure?
What god's gate?
Why could Shiba Isshin understand every word Gilgamesh said, but not the sentences when they were put together?
Not only Gilgamesh's words, but there were too many things about Gilgamesh that Shiba Isshin couldn't comprehend.
Golden ripples, golden throne, ōken—
More and more incomprehensible things accumulated, making Shiba Isshin want to ask questions.
But just as Shiba Isshin was about to speak, his pupils suddenly constricted as if he had seen something incredible, and his mouth involuntarily fell open.
During the Age of Gods in the Type-Moon World, when gods and humans coexisted, Gilgamesh collected all the treasures on earth and built a vault to store them, named King's Treasure.
The treasures Gilgamesh collected were the prototypes of various Noble Phantasms that would appear in later generations of the Type-Moon World, and also a testament to human wisdom and ingenuity.
The ōken is the key to the King's Treasure.
Because the catalog of treasures is constantly increasing, the shape of the ōken also changes continuously.
If one does not possess the wisdom to instantly decipher the changes of the ōken, even if they have the ōken, they cannot open the King's Treasure.
For these reasons, humans lauded the gate to the King's Treasure, opened by the ōken, as the 'god's gate'.
This not only implies that only divine wisdom can open it, but also that it houses the prototypes of all human myths.
At this moment, the god's gate had been opened.
Behind Gilgamesh, hundreds and thousands of continuous golden ripples appeared, covering the sky and earth.
The golden radiance shone, bathing Shiba Isshin in a golden halo.
Before Shiba Isshin could react, he saw Noble Phantasms emerging from the hundreds and thousands of golden ripples.
This scene was truly too shocking, causing Shiba Isshin's mind to waver.
In the distance, Shiba Kaien, who was locked in fierce combat with Yoruichi Shihouin, inadvertently caught a glimpse of golden light from the corner of his eye and subconsciously looked over.
At this sight, Shiba Kaien's face revealed a look of astonishment.
In Shiba Kaien's eyes, a golden gate seemed to have opened in the void behind Gilgamesh.
Before Shiba Kaien could examine it closely, he felt a heavy punch to his abdomen, and at the same time, Yoruichi Shihouin's cold voice came from beside his ear: "Daring to be distracted while fighting me, is that overconfidence, or arrogance?"
Without giving Shiba Kaien a chance to speak, Yoruichi Shihouin's offensive surged towards him like a raging tide, making him feel suffocated, unable and unwilling to be distracted any further.
At the same time, although Shiba Isshin was usually frivolous, he was a Captain-level figure after all and quickly composed himself.
Shiba Isshin had to admit that the methods Gilgamesh was currently employing were truly miraculous and left him utterly baffled.
Shiba Isshin had considered that it might be a Zanpakuto, but he couldn't sense any spiritual pressure fluctuations from the ōken or those golden ripples.
Gilgamesh had also said that he did not possess a Zanpakuto.
Shiba Isshin didn't know if Gilgamesh was lying, but in his heart, he leaned towards Gilgamesh not lying.
Of course, this didn't mean he could accept the fact that Gilgamesh was Gilgamesh.
Because if Gilgamesh really was Gilgamesh, then wouldn't he be at least 6000 years old, twice the age of Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni?
This was simply impossible.
If such a person truly existed, he would have known about him long ago; it was impossible for him to remain unknown until now.
It could only be said that regarding Gilgamesh, Shiba Isshin had too many unanswered questions; he felt like Gilgamesh was shrouded in layers of mist, making it impossible to glimpse his true form.
However, Shiba Isshin knew that in the current situation, to dispel the layers of mist and find the truth, he could only do so by defeating Gilgamesh.
After clearing his thoughts, Shiba Isshin said to Gilgamesh with a serious expression: "Be careful, if we truly fight, I might not be able to control my strength."
Gilgamesh merely smiled indifferently without speaking.
Seeing this, Shiba Isshin no longer wasted words and immediately used Shunpo, his figure vanishing from the spot.
The moment Shiba Isshin disappeared, Gilgamesh raised his right hand and gently pressed it down in one direction.
The next moment, the hundreds and thousands of Noble Phantasms that had appeared amidst the golden ripples flew overwhelmingly in that direction.
This was Gilgamesh's most common attack method, firing Noble Phantasms like arrows; while this couldn't unleash the Noble Phantasms' full power, it required almost no magical energy.
Shiba Isshin's figure had just appeared when he saw the overwhelming Noble Phantasms already flying towards him, as if Gilgamesh had anticipated his movements.
It was too late to dodge now, so Shiba Isshin could only swing his Zanpakuto to block the incoming Noble Phantasms.
Upon blocking, Shiba Isshin realized that although the flying Noble Phantasms were powerful, it was quite easy for a Captain-level individual to block them.
Immediately, Shiba Isshin circulated his spiritual power within his body.
The next moment, a barrier appeared, protecting Shiba Isshin.
Then, Shiba Isshin once again used Shunpo, rapidly approaching Gilgamesh.
Shiba Isshin had noticed that all the Noble Phantasms in the golden ripples behind Gilgamesh had been fired like arrows, and now the golden ripples were empty.
Clearly, this was a good opportunity to capture Gilgamesh.
Gilgamesh, observing this scene, showed a look of interest on his face.
Through the illumination of the All-Knowing and Almighty Star, Gilgamesh perceived Shiba Isshin's thoughts.
He knew Shiba Isshin's next actions, and he also knew that this barrier was not a conventional Kido, but a secret technique created by the Shiba Family by combining Kido.
This secret technique was quite interesting.
However, Gilgamesh also knew that his general abilities could not harm Shiba Isshin, nor could they break through Shiba Isshin's barrier.
So, which Noble Phantasm should he use?
Gilgamesh was a little troubled.
Because he had too many Noble Phantasms, so many that he couldn't count them.
As for Ea, Gilgamesh did not consider it.
While Gilgamesh was troubled, Shiba Isshin had already arrived in front of Gilgamesh and directly reached out to grab him.
Just then, a gem embedded in the Golden Throne suddenly lit up, and a vast amount of magical energy surged from it, forming an energy barrier that blocked Shiba Isshin's outstretched hand.
At the same time, on the Golden Throne, the Age of Gods automatic defense magic sealed within the gem was triggered.
To Shiba Isshin's astonished expression, golden magic circles appeared from the void, and within them, magical energy orbs that made his heart palpitate rapidly condensed.
Without any hesitation, Shiba Isshin quickly retreated.
But it was too late; those magical energy orbs had already transformed into beams of magical energy, flying towards Shiba Isshin as if they could automatically track him.
Although Shiba Isshin couldn't sense spiritual pressure from the magical energy beams, he could sense a power exceeding a Gillian's Cero from them.
He knew that his barrier simply couldn't withstand the bombardment of the magical energy beams.
Without hesitation, Shiba Isshin directly raised his Zanpakuto and loudly chanted the Shikai release command.
"Blaze, Engetsu!"
As towering flames surged up, Shiba Isshin fiercely brought down his Zanpakuto, shouting: "Getsuga Tensho!"