Bleach: Watch Closely, This Is How You Use a Zanpakutō-Chapter 193: Come to My Side

Ulquiorra's legs tensed slightly, like a bowstring pulled taut, ready to release at any moment.

In the next instant, his figure shot upward like a cannonball, soaring into the air.

With a sudden thrust, he drove his sword forward.

The razor-sharp Reishi blade gleamed with a chilling light as it streaked toward Masatsuki Aozaki's chest at an astonishing speed, as if it were tearing through space itself.

A piercing green arc was left in its wake.

Sizzle!!

A crisp sound rang out as the blade made contact, its tip exploding in a dazzling flash of light.

However, what happened next left everyone stunned.

Masatsuki Aozaki, instead of dodging, simply extended his hand—casually, effortlessly.

Ulquiorra's pupils constricted violently, a wave of indescribable shock surging through him.

The spectators stood frozen, unable to believe what they were witnessing.

"Not bad, Ulquiorra."

Masatsuki's lips curved into a faint smile as he spoke lightly.

His fingers firmly grasped the tip of Ulquiorra's rapidly thrusting blade, while his left hand rested lazily on the hilt of his Zanpakutō, which had already entered its Banshō Senran Shikai state.

Then, he slowly lifted his gaze, looking down at Ulquiorra with an air of absolute confidence.

"But it's not enough. If this is all you have, you'll never defeat me..."

"But don't worry—I won't destroy your brain or your internal organs. It'll just hurt a little."

Ulquiorra's breath caught for a brief moment.

After his Arrancar transformation, he had retained Ultra-Speed Regeneration, but his brain and internal organs remained irreplaceable vulnerabilities.

Masatsuki's words just now had clearly exposed that fact.

Before Ulquiorra could react, Masatsuki snatched his arm in a single, fluid motion.

At that moment, Harribel appeared silently at Masatsuki's flank, like a specter emerging from the shadows.

"Cascada!"

A sharp cry rang out—almost as if deliberately meant to warn him.

Harribel raised her enormous, shark-toothed greatsword.

The gill-like vents along the blade erupted, unleashing a massive surging torrent, a waterfall of crushing force that roared toward Masatsuki.

Ulquiorra's expression changed instantly.

Before he could react—

Darkness.

His vision blurred as the world spun violently, as though the very heavens and earth had been flipped upside down.

And in the next second—He was airborne.

Like a discarded ragdoll, Masatsuki hurled him with shocking ease, sending him flying through the air.

With such immense force behind the throw—Ulquiorra shot forward like an arrow loosed from a bow, streaking across the battlefield for more than ten meters...

Until he slammed directly into Harribel's oncoming Cascada, striking the raging water like a cannonball.

The once-mighty, dragon-like torrent—shattered.

The impact disrupted the attack completely, the powerful water surge breaking apart into chaotic currents before exploding into a mist of countless droplets.

Ulquiorra's body tore through the dispersing water and was sent hurtling even farther—

until he embedded himself deep into the trunk of a quartz tree, more than a hundred meters away.

A thin trickle of blood slid down the corner of his lips.

Yet, despite the devastating blow, his gaze remained locked onto Masatsuki in the distance.

For the first time, he felt something he had never experienced before—

A true sense of impending danger.

His Vasto Lorde-class Pesquisa picked up on it clearly.

From Masatsuki's body, an unfathomable surge of Reiatsu was rising—

Fast. Violent. Monstrous.

A presence so overwhelming, so utterly beyond comprehension,

there was only one word that could describe it—Terrifying.

"Since you've all used Resurrección, it's only fair that I return the favor and show you my strength."

Masatsuki Aozaki spoke calmly.

"This will be my first time using Bankai in Hueco Mundo, so you'd better be prepared."

Hearing this, Ulquiorra and Harribel were momentarily stunned.

They had already learned from Masatsuki Aozaki what "Bankai" meant—an ability that surpassed Shikai, the ultimate power that all Shinigami aspired to attain.

If his Shikai was already this strong, then just how powerful would his Bankai be?!

With an air of effortless composure, Masatsuki Aozaki reached for the Banshō Senran at his waist.

Like an elegant yet imposing knight, he steadily pointed his weapon toward the two opponents before him.

"Bankai—Banshō Senran: Mugen." (Limitless)

The instant those words left his lips, a chilling scene unfolded before everyone's eyes—

As Masatsuki Aozaki raised his long katana high, a pure, immaculate, and almost tangible white Reiatsu erupted from his body like a raging flood, as if attempting to bleach the entire world in its color.

Its overwhelming force surged like a tidal wave, crashing down on everyone present.

Loly and Menoly, weaker in strength, found it nearly impossible to breathe under the suffocating pressure, gasping desperately for air.

Even the Forest of Menos seemed unable to endure such an unparalleled force, trembling and groaning as the ground quaked violently beneath them, making it difficult for anyone to stand firm.

In the next moment—

The shining blade in Masatsuki Aozaki's grasp began to change!

The hilt, as if alive, extended and grew longer on its own.

The silk ribbon tied to its end wriggled as though possessing a will of its own, swiftly wrapping around the handle and covering it entirely, transforming in an instant into a pure white hilt.

The cross-shaped ring blade at the end elongated, gradually reshaping itself into a long, slender, pristine white katana—identical to Banshō Senran, but with the blade facing in the opposite direction.

Upon Bankai activation, Banshō Senran had transformed into a double-edged katana!

Its tsuba, on either side of the blade, took the shape of the sun and the moon!

Nearly two meters in length, its design was minimalistic yet radiated an icy brilliance. Masatsuki Aozaki gripped the double-edged katana firmly in his hands.

The overwhelming Reiatsu that had engulfed the world abruptly contracted, condensing into the blade and within Masatsuki Aozaki's body.

Though outwardly composed, his own astonishment matched that of those around him.

The moment Banshō Senran's Bankai was completed, he understood—he could now wield the power of the Arrancar!

Yet, his face betrayed no emotion.

Taking a deep breath, he spoke in a calm, collected manner:

"I'll be taking your power."

Even he hadn't expected it to work so flawlessly.

Although he knew that Banshō Senran's Bankai could replicate the abilities of other Zanpakutō, he wasn't certain whether it could mimic the Resurrección of the Arrancar.

After all, the Zanpakutō wielded by Arrancar were, at their core, spiritual seals restraining their own power.

Yet, against all odds, it had worked!

Not just Harribel and Ulquiorra—any Arrancar whose Resurrección he had personally witnessed before...

Their Resurrección had been flawlessly copied the moment his Bankai was unleashed!

Steadying himself, Masatsuki Aozaki's voice rang through the battlefield, filled with emotion:

"My love—come to me!"

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