This was pure suppression in terms of skill and tactics!
Facing veteran Captains with centuries of combat experience, Ichigo was still too green.
Therefore, Gin quickly found an opportunity, delivering a horizontal slash that left Ichigo's guard wide open.
Then, Gin raised Shinso high overhead, holding it in a high stance!
Just like Zaraki's two handed sword strike, Gin unleashed a heavy slash!
The slash from right to left forced Ichigo, who hastily raised his sword, to instantly be forced to one knee.
His knee collided with the stone pavement of the Seireitei.
From the point of impact, spiderweb-like cracks instantly spread out! Even with Blut Arterie activated, this was still the case.
After all, you can't utilize 100% of your strength every single moment.
Otherwise, what's the point of having skills?
"Damn it!" Seeing that Gin was firmly suppressing him, making him unable to move, Ichigo felt frustrated.
But just as the heavily suppressed Ichigo wanted to push Gin away, he suddenly realized that Gin's Shinso, while pressing down on Zangetsu, was also aimed at his head.
"Shoot to Kill, Shinso!" Holding the blade with both hands to suppress Ichigo, Gin released Shinso again.
Under the suddenly swelling sense of crisis in Ichigo's heart, he barely turned his head as Gin's Shinso accurately struck Ichigo's right cheek!
"Ichigo!"
"Kurosaki-kun!"
Watching this scene, everyone was shocked!
However, the most surprised was undoubtedly Gin on the field.
Looking at Ichigo, Gin's eyes half-opened as he said in surprise: "You can do that too? Truly an astonishing ability, Kurosaki Ichigo!"
It turned out that Ichigo's right hand was firmly gripping the blade of Shinso.
And on Ichigo's cheek, where Shinso was pressed, as well as on the palm gripping Shinso's blade, bright light blue patterns had appeared!
The Quincy ability, Blut Vene, was fully activated!
Relying on the defensive boost from Blut Vene, Ichigo barely withstood Gin's potentially fatal move!
The Shinso, trying to push forward, scraped against Ichigo's palm, producing a grating sound!
Seeing this, Gin didn't press further. Instead, he withdrew his sword and delivered a kick to Zangetsu, sending Ichigo stumbling back five meters!
Immediately, Ichigo used Zangetsu's bandages to roughly wrap the deep gash on his right hand. After the intense exchange, the two stood silently in a standoff.
Only then, confirming Ichigo was okay, did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
In the live stream, excited bullet comments filled the screen.
"Holy crap, is this the true strength of a Captain-level?"
"Ichigo is already so monstrous, yet after just a few brief exchanges with this squinty-eyed guy, he's covered in wounds!"
"Yeah, especially that last move! 'You thought I only use my Zanpakuto's ability to fight? Let me tell you, my swordsmanship is strong too'. But just when you thought I was relying on swordsmanship, I tell you, 'Actually, the real killing move is the Shinso thrust hidden within the swordsmanship'!"
"Seriously, brothers, I'm a practitioner in real life, the sword-wielding kind. With an ability like Shinso, it's the ultimate cheat in close combat!"
"Using my favorite MOBA game as an example, you just traded blows, and the trade was decent. Then you want to disengage, but the opponent tells you, 'Disengage my ass, you never left my attack range', and stabs you with one spear."
"The level of being impossible to defend against is comparable to the 'American's Martial Arts' (drawing a gun)!"
"In fact, I even think Ichigo blocking that strike was luck!"
Seeing the words of the practitioner earlier, everyone agreed one after another.
"True, squinty-eyed guys are all monsters!"
However, whether squinty-eyed guys are monsters, Ichigo knew.
And whether that last strike was luck or skill, Gin knew.
He originally wanted to scare this little kid who mimicked his speech, planning to deviate Shinso at the last moment before blowing Ichigo's head off, then casually say, 'Aiya, I missed.'
The problem was, Ichigo didn't give him the chance.
The hand grabbing first, followed by the Blut Vene lighting up on his face, all demonstrated Ichigo's extremely fast reaction speed.
Gin's strike truly couldn't kill Ichigo.
Ichigo's astonishing strength also made Gin somewhat troubled.
'Fine, although I came out on my own accord, Captain Aizen didn't stop me, so he must have wanted me to draw attention.'
'In that case, let's make an even bigger scene!' Gin thought quietly!
Then, he looked at Ichigo, the smile vanishing from his face as he gradually became serious!