Under the astonished gazes of Byakuya and Renji nearby, the trapped Ichigo raised his left hand.
From the wide sleeve of his Shihakusho, a Quincy Cross was flung out, and Reiryoku was channeled into it.
A brilliant spirit bow instantly took form!
Ichigo, a Shinigami, was actually using a Quincy's bow!
"Quincy?" Seeing this, even someone as cold as Byakuya couldn't help but exclaim in surprise!
But by then, Ichigo had already drawn the bow like a full moon!
A fresh Getsuga Tensho was loaded into the spirit bow formed by the Quincy Cross, coated with a Heilig Pfeil. Terrifying Reiatsu shook the air!
It felt like being targeted by a Menos Grande's Cero. Byakuya felt a tingle on his scalp.
The next moment, Ichigo released his grip. "Getsuya, go!"
The Getsuga Tensho, transformed into a beam of light, shot forth, shattering the Senbonzakura petal swarm about to reach Ichigo's face, and continued unabated towards Byakuya!
Watching the arrow flying towards him, Byakuya had to pause his control of Senbonzakura and focus on defense.
He thrust his hand forward: "Bakudo #81, Danku!"
A transparent air wall suddenly appeared, blocking Ichigo's Getsuya!
High-density Reishi spread and exploded against the hard Danku. Intense white light flashed, forcing all spectators to instinctively turn their heads away.
But when they turned back, they found that Ichigo, who had just been bound by Rikujokoro, had vanished.
"Could it be!" Rukia quickly turned her head, looking towards Byakuya's side!
And just as she predicted.
The next second, Ichigo instantly appeared behind Byakuya, swinging his blade down!
Seeing this, the prepared Byakuya turned, rotating the hilt towards Ichigo.
The petal swarm, which had started returning after being dispersed by the Getsuya, quickly rushed back to defend, filling the gap left by the blade being turned into a thousand cherry blossoms. This situation, where the master was left without a sword, was a disadvantage.
With Byakuya's ample combat experience, the preemptively aimed Senbonzakura accurately struck Ichigo!
However, even though he hit Ichigo, Byakuya's eyes widened as he looked at the 'Ichigo' he had struck.
Because, after the cherry blossom petals passed through, the struck Ichigo dissipated like a bubble!
It was an afterimage left by Ichigo from his high-speed movement!
Just like in the fight against Renji, Ichigo used the agility of Hirenkyaku to shift to Byakuya's other side again!
The real Zangetsu, imbued with Getsuga Tensho, came down!
Rumble-
A hemispherical burst of spiritual particles exploded. The ground was blasted into a huge crater by this strike, even revealing the pipes underground!
Watching this scene, everyone was extremely tense.
"Did he succeed?" someone in the bullet comments asked.
But obviously, a proper Captain couldn't be taken down by Ichigo so easily.
"Tch!" Looking at the large crater created by the Getsuga Tensho, Ichigo clicked his tongue quietly and turned to look to the side.
There, Byakuya, clad in his Captain's Haori, said faintly: "Way of Onmitsu, 3rd of the Shiho: Utsusemi!"
After several rounds of maneuvering, the Getsuga Tensho successfully struck Byakuya's... scarf!
After this round of maneuvering, Byakuya also figured out what Ichigo's ability just now was.
"I see. A Shinigami's Shunpo is relatively cumbersome. It can only move quickly forward or backward, and requires a certain time to overcome inertia after stopping."
"But the Quincy's Hirenkyaku is different. Its principle is to use the flow of Reishi to propel the person forward. It's faster and more agile than an ordinary Shinigami's Shunpo."
"You deliberately used the clumsy Shunpo to reach my left rear, just to make me overlook your subsequent Hirenkyaku!"
"Indeed, a very clever tactic. Most people wouldn't expect a Shinigami to be able to use a Quincy's Hirenkyaku."
"Unfortunately, because my Zanpakuto's ability is to break down into thousands of tiny blades, I am left defenseless and vulnerable when facing sudden advances from others."
"Therefore, since childhood, my father had me train with the Goddess of Flash, Shihoin Yoruichi, which is how I learned this special step for self-preservation in such situations."
"This round, your loss is not unjust!"
Byakuya commented in a calm tone.
Hearing his explanation, the bullet comments also felt very frustrated.
"He originally had a weakness, but that weakness was compensated for by power and status."
"Powerful, wealthy, and very talented. My god, is there any room for ordinary people to live!"
"Yeah, these people who already have good family conditions and still work hard are the most frustrating."
"Ichigo's limited repertoire are about to be used up!"
"What should he do next?"
The audience, having watched until now, was very worried.