Vladimir had a cold expression on his face as he waved theâShumatsu no Haâ in his hand, and the flames from all directions went straight for Muyang as if they had received a command.
Harribel, who saw this terrifying scene outside the barrier gasped in surprise. Could Muyang withstand such an overwhelming attack?
âHmph!â
Muyang suddenly swung the Zanpakuto in his hand, and a gust of wind instantly rose, blowing away the flames that came his way.
âIs that all?â
âThatâs supposed to be my line.â
Vladimir said coldly. The flame that Muyang blew away immediately converged and then rushed towards Muyang once again.
No matter how many times these flames were blown away, they would reconverge again. It seemed that he had to think of another way.
Muyang turned his eyes and looked at the barrier that was calledâdoomsdayâ. Although the barrier prevented him from using Shunpo, he should be able to destroy it if he wanted to.
âItâs useless!â Vladimir said as if he had seen through what Muyang was thinking, âDid you not hear what I said at the beginning?â
âEverything within a hundred radius around me is affected by thisâHametsu no Jigokuâ. Itâs pointless to destroy the barrier. As long as youâre within the range, you will not be able to escape from myâHametsu no Jigokuâ. Didnât you notice that it cover a wider area now compared to the beginning?â
Muyang was shocked. He glanced around and realized that Vladimir was telling the truth. At the moment,âHametsu no Jigokuâ indeed covered more area than the beginning. Heâd be caught again if he only escaped for a brief moment.
âIf you keep running, I think the female Hollow that you saved earlier will be a casualty.â
Vladimir said it with a teasing smile on his face as if looking forward to seeing Muyangâs reaction.
Muyang narrowed his eyes, and sure enough, there were less than 100 meters between where Harribel was now and theâHametsu no Jigokuâ. If he kept running away, Harribel would be dragged into this, and considering her state right now, she wouldn ât be able to withstand Vladimirâs attack.
âAw shit. Iâm still exhausted from fighting Old man Yama.â Muyang twisted his neck, âI thought I can win without trying so hard, but it seems thatâs not going to fly.â
âWell, now that it has come to this, letâs get to it.â
Muyang tossed his Zanpakuto to the side.
Swish â
Followed by a flash of the blade, Muyang was already behind Vladimir, holding the Zanpakuto in his hand with blood dripping from its blade.
sshhtttt â
Blood spurted from Vladimirâs neck.
Swish â
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Vladimir swung theâShumatsu no Haâ in his hand the moment he felt blood spurting from his neck, leaving a purple light in the air.
Swoosh!
Muyangâs figure flashed, and Vladimirâs furious attack missed.
Psskkk â
As the blade flashed again, Vladimirâs chest was severely cut that his bone was laid bare.
Before Vladimir could react, Muyang was already in front of Vladimir once again with his Zanpakuto pointed at Vladimir and a faint smile on his face.
âDo you understand now? I can kill you before you can even react if I want to.â
A faint aura rose from the edge of Muyangâs Zanpakuto that Vladimir was trembling.
âAlthough your ability is indeed very powerful, it requires you to follow my movement with your eyes. And from our exchange just now, it was clear that you werenât capable to do so.â
Vladimir was surprised beyond belief as he never thought this kind of outcome would be possible. He never expected that there was someone out there, whose movement was so fast that he couldnât follow it.
No!
Vladimir was baffled by this fact. If his opponent was this strong, why didnât he kill him right from the start? Why did he hold back and even took such a roundabout way? Could it be that he normally wasnât that fast ? Either that or there was a drawback if he exerted that much speed.
Such thought crossed Vladimirâs mind as he looked at Muyang with observant eyes
This guyâŠ
Seeing the look on Vladimirâs face, Muyang knew that he must have figured out something. Although his opponent was arrogant as if he didnât care about anything, he turned out to be such a rational and observant guy.
A jolt of lightning seeped into Muyangâs body, reinforcing the muscle on his legs.
Swish â
Muyangâs body disappeared in an instant, and reappeared in front of Vladimir, striking him down with his Zanpakuto.
Brrhhh!
Right when Muyang was about to swing down his Zanpakuto, a wall of flame was spewed from Vladimirâs body..
Muyang was surprised by this unexpected turn of events and immediately used Shunpo to dodge the flame put some distance between them. It was natural to be cautious of the unknown, especially if it exuded such a terrifying aura.
âIf I canât attack, then Iâll put you in the same boat.â Vladimir said with the wall of flame still in front of him, âno matter how fast you are, you canât attack me with this flame in the way can you?â
Immediately after, a flower-shaped flame blossomed around his body. However, despite its shape, it exuded a monstrous Reiatsu from within.
âNowâŠâ
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The whole barrier was suddenly enveloped in a layer of light. However, right before he could unleash his moveâŠ.
âBakudĆ #61: RikujĆkĆrĆâ
Muyang pointed his index finger, and six thin, wide beams of light were slammed into Vladimirâs midsection, holding him in place despite the flame flower-shaped flame that protected Vladimir. Vladimir himself felt that he couldnât exert his Reiatsu and his movements were restricted.
Vladimir thought that a BakudĆ of this level shouldnât be a hindrance for him.
HoweverâŠ
âBakudĆ #63. SajĆ Sabaku.â
Right when Vladimir was about to break free from theâRikujĆkĆrĆâ, yellow energy, taking the form of a very thick rope, suddenly descended from the sky and bound him again, and this one was even stronger than the last.
âWalls of iron sand, a priestly pagoda, glowing ironclad fireflies. Standing upright, silent to the end.â
âBakudĆ #75: GochĆ«tekkan.â
Without giving a time for Vladimir to catch a breath, Muyang used another BakudĆ. Five huge iron pillars fell from the sky, and Vladimir, who could not move because of the previous BakudĆ, was pinned to the ground. The condescending look on his face was long gone now.
âDamn, he actually pinned me down, unforgivable!â
The arrogant Vladimir was now lying on the ground powerlessly. He never felt so humiliated before and it made him go crazy.
A violent Reiryoku burst out from Vladimir. He didnât feel anything aside from rage right now as he wanted to tear apart the Shinigami that humiliated him like this.
âNo way, he still has this much Reiryoku left in him?â
Muyang was surprised as it turned out Vladimir was still hiding that much Reiryoku even after what he did.
Although he was indeed surprised, he didnât just sit idly as Vladimir struggled to stand up. He had already prepared his follow-up moves.
Seeping crest of turbidity. Arrogant vessel of lunacy! Boil forth and deny! Grow numb and flicker! Disrupt sleep! Crawling queen of iron! Eternally self-destructing doll of mud! Unite! Repulse! Fill with soil and know your own powerlessness!!
âHadĆ #90: Kurohitsugi!â
A black cube that exuded such a mind-blowing power as if it distorted the space itself was erected around Vladimir, and he could feel its menacing power as it surrounded him.
âAs expected ofâKurohitsugiâ. The power is on a whole another level!â
Even though he was the one who used it, he couldnât blame if this HadĆ for being Aizenâs favorite.
âKagami Soragoku.â
Although Muyang knew for sure that Kurohitsugi landed on Vladimir, he still couldnât shake off the bad feeling he got in his heart, so he used his original Kido.
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