"But I forgot that in this world, it's not that the bigger the size, the higher the Reiatsu, the stronger one is!!"
"On the contrary, my increasing size along with my rising Reiatsu is the best proof that I cannot control this Reiatsu!"
"While devouring my own arms, I truly understood just how much Reiatsu was contained within these two arms alone!"
"Yet I used this powerful Reiatsu to increase my size!"
As he spoke, Yammy glanced sideways at his own back, where there were half-body limbs like those of a centaur.
But he wasn't just like a centaur with only four legs.
On his back were six pairs of thighs, plus one thick tail!
Added to his original two legs, that made a total of 14 legs!
Did these things contribute even a sliver to his combat power?
No!
On the contrary, the existence of this body was a waste of his Reiatsu!
Glancing at his own back once more, Yammy looked back at Ichigo.
"Fortunately, my realization isn't too late!!"
"Although it's only the Reiatsu from two arms, that's enough!"
"Kurosaki Ichigo, this move will decide the outcome!"
"If I survive, then I will become one of the top-ranked powerhouses in this world!"
"So, I! Will! Put! In! Everything!"
Yammy said, word by word.
And with his words, Yammy's own Reiatsu surged yet again!
The most direct manifestation was that the Cero charging in his mouth moved from inside to outside his mouth and expanded a full circle!
Though he said compression was best, Yammy didn't have that ability now.
From Ichigo's distant view, the diameter of that enormous sphere was probably a terrifying ten meters!
The total amount of Reishi contained within this single Gran Rey Cero was very terrifying!
However, looking at such a Cero, Ichigo instead grew excited.
Because only such a Cero could demonstrate the power of his upcoming move!
"Come!" Ichigo didn't say much, just casually threw a glance at Yammy.
Silently, an understanding for a beam clash was established!
Thus, Yammy took a deep breath, leaned his body forward, and unleashed what could be called the strongest Cero in history!
Its terrifying momentum was no less than the Archangel's first use of the Lohengrin positron blaster!
Placed in FATE, this would be a city-destroying level Noble Phantasm!
The pitch-black torrent, just upon exiting, pierced through the Soul Society's space, creating a passage similar to a Garganta!
It didn't travel through the Soul Society at all, because the continuously breaking space of the Soul Society would weaken Yammy's Cero.
Just like a ballistic missile first exits the atmosphere, then re-enters from outside the atmosphere to hit its target!
Yammy's Cero also directly exited the Soul Society, striking towards Ichigo from the Dangai!
Faced with such an attack, if you didn't possess the energy level or means to break space, you wouldn't even be able to intercept it… you'd be directly swallowed by the suddenly emerging Cero torrent!
After all, how can you defend against something you can't even see?
Just like how Aizen's Reiatsu exceeded a certain threshold, and Tatsuki couldn't even sense his presence!
Fortunately, Ichigo had that capability!
The raised Tensa Zangetsu swung down before him!
Similarly, the instant Tensa Zangetsu swung down, the fragile space of the Soul Society was torn open by Ichigo!
At this moment, Ichigo softly uttered the name of this move: "Getsuga Tensho Second Flash - Gekko!"
As Ichigo spoke, this move combining Cero and Getsuga Tensho erupted from Tensa Zangetsu's pristine blade!
The arc of the blade's descent resembled a crescent moon.
And from this crescent moon, bright moonlight scattered forward!
This was the meaning behind naming this move 'Moonlight'! (T/N: Gekko means moonlight.)
Within the Dangai, visible only to the two combatants at that moment, the bright moonlight and the pitch-black Cero met at the center of the Dangai!
Yammy stared wide-eyed at the scene before him, prepared to exert more force, to continue outputting Reiatsu at any moment!
However, something shocking happened!
When Gekko made contact with the Cero, none of the anticipated possibilities occurred: intense explosion, evenly matched clash, or overwhelming domination!
Ichigo's Gekko truly was like the moon rising in the pitch-black night, with the moonlight scattering, the darkness dissipating. It easily passed through Yammy's black Cero!
From start to finish, Gekko's speed remained so steady and casual!
So this wasn't overwhelming domination.
Overwhelming domination at least involves collision, but this was as natural as the sun rising and darkness receding!
Before Ichigo's moonlight, Yammy's Cero was as if it didn't exist!
This was a manifestation of too great a gap, to the point of not even feeling resistance!
"This, how is this possible?" Looking at such a result, Yammy was stunned!
"But I sacrificed two arms, the price of both hands, and all the Reiatsu I could mobilize within my body!"
"Surviving today would make me an unprecedented powerhouse… the path was already found!"
"Damn it, I, I am unwilling!!!"
Yammy roared towards the heavens!
But just like Komamura in the original work-
The development of events often doesn't waver due to objective factors… will is both firm and fragile.
Here, it was the same!
Roaring, Yammy's Cero was engulfed by Gekko.
Subsequently, Gekko also shone upon Yammy's body!
Bathed in Gekko, Yammy, like a simple drawing erased by a mischievous child's eraser, dissolved into specks of Reishi scattering with the wind.
Then, most of the Reishi, under the game's effect, entered Ichigo's body!
[Ding, you have defeated the Cero Espada - Yammy Llargo!]
[Your Reiatsu, Hollowfication...]
A flood of game messages scrolled!
Ichigo's own strength rapidly increased!
And with Yammy's Reiatsu enhancement, Ichigo's Reiatsu surged once more, reaching nearly upper-middle 1st-Class Reiatsu level!
It's no exaggeration to say that Ichigo at this moment had reached the soul limit of many Shinigami!
Moreover, this wasn't even his soul's limit!
"Ahhh!"
The increase in strength and successful development of a new technique made Ichigo cry out joyfully towards the heavens!
Especially the Gekko technique!