Chapter 534 - 534 The Duo's Battle

Bang!! Bang!! Bang!!

Dense Reishi Bullets continuously bombarded Sojiro. Sojiro, however, merely used Shunpo to constantly dodge Aisslinger's Reishi Bullets.

Yet Aisslinger's speed was not slow. He used Sonído to closely follow Sojiro, continuously bombarding him with Reishi Bullets.

"It's useless, Shinigami! Although your Shunpo is not slower than my Sonído, you still can't escape my attacks. At this rate, you will eventually be hit by my wing claw bullets and completely fall to me!"

Aisslinger pursued Sojiro with Sonído while attacking, and also used words to damage Sojiro's confidence and morale.

Swish!

Hearing Aisslinger's words, Sojiro suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong? Realizing your resistance is futile, you've given up to despair?"

Aisslinger, confused, temporarily stopped attacking.

"Give up? No! You were right just now: constant defense leads to loss. If I keep dodging, I will eventually be hit by your attack and might even lose. So... I don't intend to drag this out any longer. I'll get serious and finish you off!"

Sojiro said in a deep voice.

"Hmph! What big talk..."

"Sweep Heaven and Earth, Hyosetsumaru!!"

Before Aisslinger could finish his taunt, Sojiro suddenly shouted and activated his Shikai.

Boom!

Powerful Reiatsu erupted from Sojiro's body. Even the walls of the massive underground structure began to show cracks.

Whoosh—!!

Strong winds howled in the relatively enclosed underground structure. Countless snowflakes appeared from nowhere. Wind and snow raged, sweeping through the entire underground hall.

Crack, crack, crack...

In an instant, the relatively spacious and vast hall's floor, walls, and other surfaces were gradually frozen by the raging snow, covered in a thick layer of ice crystals.

Then Sojiro glanced at Aisslinger not far away. Although Aisslinger wasn't completely frozen by the raging snow, his body had become stiff and his movements sluggish.

"To still be able to move freely under my Hyosetsumaru, I have to give you credit, Aisslinger. Compared to that Demoura, you do have some skill. But this is as far as you go!"

As his words fell, Sojiro lightly swung his Zanpakuto.

Whoosh—!!

In an instant, the wind howled. Countless snowflakes gathered from all directions, forming a massive tornado composed of snow.

Then, at Sojiro's command, the snow tornado moved towards Aisslinger.

"Claw Bullet!"

In his panic, Aisslinger quickly fired countless Reishi Bullets at the massive snow tornado.

Scrape! Scrape! Scrape!

Aisslinger's countless Reishi Bullets hit Sojiro's snow tornado like drops in the ocean, disappearing instantly with a faint 'scrape' sound.

Then, after absorbing Aisslinger's Reishi Bullets, Sojiro's snow tornado swept towards Aisslinger without pausing.

Swish!

Caught off guard, Aisslinger was completely swept in!

Whoosh—!!

The snow tornado roared once more, then returned to nothingness, dissipating in the empty hall of the underground structure, as if it had never existed.

Only the icicle, like a tower stretching from the floor to the hall's ceiling, and Aisslinger frozen inside, proved that what had just happened was real.

Sojiro said calmly, murmuring to himself, "Is it over? Although his Reiatsu barely reached Captain-class, it's too impure. His attack methods are also very simple. His combat ability is still some distance from true Captain-class."

Crack, crack, crack...

Before Sojiro could finish his pretense, small cracks suddenly appeared on the icicle freezing Aisslinger.

"What!"

Sojiro exclaimed in surprise. "Can this guy still get out? That shouldn't be. That Aisslinger's true combat ability hasn't reached Captain-class. He shouldn't have the ability to break the ice like this."

Meanwhile, on the other side, Rangiku and Demoura were fighting.

Although the momentum was astonishing when Sojiro released his Shikai, and even Rangiku and Demoura at some distance were affected, both were top existences at the Lieutenant-class level. They wouldn't be hurt by the aftershocks of Sojiro's Shikai release.

So, after a brief pause, they resumed their intense battle. Moreover, compared to Sojiro and Aisslinger's fight, the battle between Rangiku and Demoura, who were evenly matched and both at the peak of Lieutenant-class, was a true, evenly matched intense fight.

Boom!

Demoura's massive fist swung out, hurtling towards Rangiku with the force of a thunderbolt, accompanied by the roar of the air.

Seeing this, Rangiku chose not to dodge, but rather forcefully extended her left hand to meet Demoura's iron fist.

Bang!

With a loud crash, under the impact of Demoura's powerful force, Rangiku's body involuntarily slid backward. Her feet rubbed against the smooth ice floor, leaving deep scratches.

Rangiku gritted her teeth. 'That hurts... My arm almost broke. This guy's strength is too great. If I continue to clash with him like this, I'll probably be the one to give in first.'

Thinking this, Rangiku suddenly flickered and appeared in front of Demoura using Shunpo.

Seeing this, Demoura again raised his fist, which was almost as large as Rangiku's entire body, and punched at her.

Rangiku's nerves tightened. She widened her eyes. Just as Demoura's iron fist was about to reach her, she suddenly reached out with her left hand and grabbed his fist. Using a clever trick, she suddenly pulled hard, causing Demoura to stumble.

Taking this opportunity, Rangiku suddenly swung her Zanpakuto in her right hand, slashing at Demoura's leg.

Schlick—

Blood sprayed. Rangiku's Zanpakuto cut into Demoura's left leg, but was stopped by the bone, unable to go further to sever it.

"Roar—!!!"

His left leg cut by Rangiku, Demoura, in pain, roared like a beast, just like those low-intelligence Hollows. He then punched wildly, like a storm, relentlessly raining blows down on Rangiku.

Rangiku quickly withdrew her sword and dodged.