Chapter 627 - 627 One Sword Breaks All Techniques!

Bang!

Toshiro's body fell to the ground.

"Cough, cough, cough... To pin my hopes of defeating you on an attack of that level... It seems not only you... but I was also taking a chance... too careless..."

Toshiro coughed up a few mouthfuls of blood and stood up from the ground somewhat miserably, leaning on his Zanpakuto.

Earlier, Toshiro had indeed been a bit careless. He had thought that an attack of that level would at least severely injure Aizen. So his mind had been focused on the area he had leveled to ruins, neglecting the possibility that Aizen might suddenly appear behind him.

"But... I won't be careless anymore, Aizen!" Toshiro said, staring sharply at Aizen in mid-air.

"I've already said it, Toshiro-kun. At this moment, I have nothing to fear from anyone, not even you! So... whether you are careless or cautious, it no longer matters!" Aizen said indifferently.

"Hmph, I hope your current strength is more impressive than your mouth!" Toshiro snorted coldly.

Then Toshiro gently ran his hand over the wound on his body, temporarily freezing the wound Aizen had inflicted. Although it couldn't compare to the Hogyoku's ability to heal wounds, it was better than nothing.

At least he wouldn't have to worry about the wound during the fight.

Of course, this was mainly because Toshiro, as the master of the Strongest Ice-type Zanpakuto, had a high degree of immunity to ice-type powers.

Otherwise, for someone else, not to mention temporarily freezing the wound to delay damage, it would instead freeze and damage the wound, making the injury more severe.

After temporarily dealing with the effects of his injury, Toshiro began to think about the current situation in his mind.

'Judging by Aizen's current state... although he hasn't completely broken the Shinigami limit and broken through to True God-level... his Reiatsu has indeed completely surpassed mine...'

At this moment, Aizen's entire body was wrapped in materialized milky-white Reiatsu, like a layer of a silkworm chrysalis. He was in the second state of fusion with the Hogyoku.

In this state, purely in terms of Reiatsu, Aizen had even completely surpassed Toshiro and Yamamoto.

'However... although Reiatsu is important... the outcome of a battle is not completely determined by Reiatsu alone...'

"What's wrong, Toshiro-kun? Didn't you want to know if my strength is as good as I say? If so... just come and fight me, experience it for yourself!" Seeing Toshiro frowning in thought, Aizen voluntarily spoke.

"Of course, I was just thinking that..." No matter how Toshiro thought about dealing with Aizen, in the end, he would have to fight himself to know if it worked.

"Ha!"

Toshiro shouted, then stomped hard on the ground. The ground instantly cracked in a large area, and Toshiro's figure shot towards Aizen in the sky like a rocket.

At the same time, Toshiro held his sword with both hands, pouring his immense Reiatsu into his Zanpakuto as if it were free.

Seeing Toshiro charging at him with both hands on his sword, Aizen showed no sign of dodging, unlike in the previous fight. Instead, he swung his sword to meet Toshiro's attack head-on without any sign of weakness.

Boom!!!

The Zanpakuto, each containing powerful strength and Reiatsu, collided instantly. In that instant, it seemed even the void trembled.

Then, the two, whose Zanpakuto had clashed, involuntarily staggered backward as if shocked.

Scrape—!

Toshiro's feet scraped against the void, finally managing to stop after retreating about thirty meters.

But Aizen on the other side had only retreated about ten meters before stabilizing his body. The gap in Reiatsu and power between the two was clear at a glance.

Drip!

A drop of blood dripped from Toshiro's Zanpakuto onto the ground below. Unfortunately, it was not the enemy's blood, but Toshiro's own.

After the previous clash, the web of Toshiro's thumb had been torn open. Blood stained his Zanpakuto, flowing down the blade.

And this, once again, silently demonstrated Aizen's power at this moment.

'Aizen's Reiatsu has completely surpassed mine by a notch... In a head-on clash of Reiatsu, I would be the one at a disadvantage. For now... I have to use Hyorinmaru's powerful abilities to attack Aizen...' Toshiro thought to himself.

Although Aizen's Reiatsu had completely surpassed Toshiro's at this moment, this did not mean Toshiro would necessarily lose.

Because in a Shinigami's battle, although the one with greater Reiatsu has a big advantage, the outcome also depends on other factors, such as… the Zanpakuto!

A powerful Zanpakuto always has a huge advantage against an ordinary Zanpakuto. Just like in the original work, Toshiro's Reiatsu was far inferior to Beyond-Captain-level Harribel, but he was able to turn defeat into victory by relying on the abilities of Hyorinmaru, the Strongest Ice-type Zanpakuto.

So even if his Reiatsu couldn't match Aizen's current state, by relying on Hyorinmaru's powerful offensive power, he still had a chance of winning.

After all, Aizen's Zanpakuto was of the illusion type, which did not enhance his combat power much. He could only fight using his powerful Reiatsu.

Conversely, Hyorinmaru could greatly increase Toshiro's attack power, compensating for the deficiency in Reiatsu.

So thinking this, Toshiro did not recklessly charge again. Instead, keeping his distance, he held his sword with both hands, pointed it at Aizen, and shouted: "Guncho Tsurara!"

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

One after another, chain ice bullets flew towards Aizen like flocks of birds.

But facing Toshiro's overwhelming attack, Aizen merely waved his hand casually. His powerful Reiatsu condensed into a transparent, glass-like shield, blocking in front of him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The ice bullets slammed into Aizen's transparent shield, making explosive sounds, but they never managed to penetrate the shield's blockage.

"Vacuum Ice Blade!"

Seeing that Guncho Tsurara had not succeeded, Toshiro immediately switched to Vacuum Ice Blade.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Diamond-shaped ice blades made sharp, air-cutting sounds as they whistled towards Aizen.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The sharp ice blades struck Aizen's transparent shield, making crisp sounds.

Crack, crack, crack...

The transparent shield that had left Guncho Tsurara powerless began to show cracks under the attack of Vacuum Ice Blade.

Of course, this was not because Guncho Tsurara's power was greater than Vacuum Ice Blade's, but because Vacuum Ice Blade was too sharp, good at concentrating force on a single point.

However, just as the transparent shield, condensed from powerful Reiatsu, was about to completely shatter, Aizen suddenly attacked, sending a Kenatsu forward.

Boom—!

Powerful Reiatsu whistled past like a gale. Both Aizen's own transparent shield and Toshiro's sky-filling ice blades were swept clean.

"Hyoryu Senbi!" (T/N: Ice Dragon Tail.)

"Zekku!" (T/N: Void Sever.)

"Ryusenka—!!!"

Toshiro almost used all his techniques. But every time, either Aizen's Reiatsu Shield blocked them, or Aizen's Kenatsu destroyed them. Aizen fully utilized his advantage of having greater Reiatsu than Toshiro, showing Toshiro what it meant by 'one sword breaks all techniques'.