"All of you, go die!"
Baraggan roared in anger, smashing his bony right claw towards the gate-shaped barrier before him.
Then, just as Baraggan's power was about to strike the gate-shaped barrier, Hachigen Ushoda's voice rang out again.
"Koga no Jomon—!"
Whoosh!
A disc-shaped barrier rose in the west.
"Hoyoku no Jomon!"
Whoosh!
A red ring-shaped barrier condensed in the south.
"Kikko no Jomon—!"
Whoosh!
A turtle-shell shaped barrier appeared in the north.
Clap!
Hachigen finally clasped his palms together and said: "Shiju Saimon—!!!"
The previously deployed [Ryubi no Jomon], combined with Koga no Jomon, Hoyoku no Jomon, and Kikko no Jomon… four large barriers instantly combined to form a giant square barrier, trapping Baraggan inside.
However, Baraggan, trapped inside, showed no sign of panic. Instead, he began to laugh.
"Heh heh heh ha ha ha... Ridiculous! Absolutely ridiculous!"
"You think something like this can trap me? No, using something like this to buy time against me, who controls 'aging', is practically spitting on a god. Perhaps from the standpoint of small fry, I should applaud your courage," Baraggan said in a very amused tone.
"No, I think you misunderstand," Hachigen Ushoda suddenly spoke. "This barrier... is not meant to seal you."
"...What?" Baraggan said, confused.
"Earlier, when facing Miss Sui-Feng's Bankai, you used your 'aging' power to make it explode far away from you, causing the blast wave to spread elsewhere, thereby dealing with Miss Sui-Feng's Bankai..."
Earlier, when Sui-Feng used her Bankai to fight Baraggan, Hachigen and the other Vizard had actually already arrived, but they couldn't enter the barrier enveloping the entire replica of Karakura Town, so they could only circle around outside.
"And since you used that method to deal with Miss Sui-Feng's Bankai, it means that Miss Sui-Feng's Bankai can indeed harm you. So... if you use your ability at the center of the blast wave... and the 'aging' power is right beside you... and you can't dodge in time, what would happen?" Hachigen said in a deep voice.
Whoosh!
As soon as Hachigen's voice fell, Sui-Feng, after her Bankai, appeared beside him. The huge golden missile, shaped like a queen bee's stinger, aimed at Baraggan in the distant barrier.
"You... you damn bastards!" Baraggan said angrily.
"Ushoda Hachigen... don't forget the condition you agreed to... you must swear... for one month starting tomorrow... keep Urahara Kisuke trapped in your barrier..." Sui-Feng said, her face pale and extremely weak.
Clearly, using her Bankai twice in one day was an incredibly heavy burden for Sui-Feng, who was already seriously injured.
Upon hearing Sui-Feng's words, Hachigen said with a serious and extremely solemn expression: "I swear, for one month starting tomorrow..."
"..."
After hearing Hachigen finish his vow, Sui-Feng, despite her pale face, couldn't help but smile. This showed just how deep her resentment was towards Kisuke, who had taken away her 'Yoruichi-sama'.
"Go... Jakuho Raikoben!!" Sui-Feng shouted.
Swoosh—!
The huge golden missile, dragging a long tail flame, shot towards Baraggan inside the Shiju Saimon, entering the barrier through a hole Hachigen Ushoda had deliberately left.
The moment the huge golden missile entered the barrier, Hachigen quickly used Kido to seal the hole in the Shiju Saimon, making it a completely enclosed space.
The huge golden missile, after entering the barrier, directly hit Baraggan himself.
Boom!!!
An earth-shattering explosion sounded from within the Shiju Saimon.
Crack, crack, crack...
Cracks appeared on the Shiju Saimon, but it did not completely shatter.
"Huff, huff, huff..."
After using her Bankai, Sui-Feng was drenched in sweat, breathing heavily. Then, weak and unsteady on her feet, she stumbled, unable to maintain her stance in the air, and fell straight downwards.
"Captain!"
Omaeda shouted, quickly chasing downwards, trying to catch Sui-Feng.
Thud!
With a loud crash, two figures fell one after another onto the roof of a building below.
When the dust cleared, Omaeda was on the bottom and Sui-Feng was on top. Omaeda had reached the rooftop a step ahead of Sui-Feng and used his own body as a cushion to catch her.
"Even the [Shiju Saimon] has cracks. It seems Miss Sui-Feng's Bankai is indeed extraordinarily powerful." Hachigen in the air looked at the crack-ridden barrier and couldn't help but admire.
One must know that the Shiju Saimon was his strongest technique. Even Baraggan's 'aging' power couldn't completely erode and corrupt it in a short time, yet it showed cracks under Sui-Feng's attack. This was beyond his expectation.
Of course, aside from the fact that Sui-Feng's Bankai missile was already extremely powerful, the main reason was that the missile had exploded in a completely enclosed space.
The blast wave rampaged within the enclosed space, multiplying the missile's power geometrically, far exceeding its normal power.
Whoosh—
Just as Hachigen Ushoda was marveling at the power of Sui-Feng's Bankai, the purple-black mist full of aging power suddenly swept towards Hachigen and Sui-Feng below.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Hachigen flashed, avoiding the sudden attack, then regrouped with Sui-Feng and Omaeda, who had also dodged the attack.
"Unforgivable... unforgivable..."
Baraggan's extremely angry voice came from within the damaged Shiju Saimon.
Hachigen said incredulously: "How..."
"To wound me so gravely... I will not forgive you ants!"
Baraggan directly broke through the damaged Shiju Saimon and walked out. His clothes were tattered, and even his skeletal body had lost a small half, showing that although he hadn't been blown to bits, he was still in terrible shape.
"How dare you oppose me, the Great Emperor! Turn to dust and regret it slowly!!"
Baraggan, humiliated and furious, roared loudly. Then the purple-black mist filled with 'aging power' swept towards Hachigen, Sui-Feng, and the others like a tidal wave, blotting out the sky.
"How is it possible... hit by my Jakuho Raikoben at that distance, yet he can still move freely... is he immortal?" Sui-Feng said incredulously while dodging Baraggan's attacks.
At the same time, facing Baraggan's attack, Hachigen did not dodge like Sui-Feng but prepared to withstand it head-on. This was not because he was recklessly brave, but because he had already found a way to deal with Baraggan.