Duan Mu opened his eyes, but no matter how hard he tried to look, his surroundings were still in a state where he couldn't see anything.
Too careless!
Worried about the Rock Eagle, Duan Mu focused all his perception on the Confession Palace, never expecting that he would be attacked the moment he left the ninth area.
Vision, smell, hearing, and even the perception of spiritual pressure...all the senses except touch, left Duanmu at this moment.
It's as if the entire world...or its own existence has disappeared.
"!,!,!"
There was a cutting sensation on the skin.
Are you injured?
Duan Mu was a little unsure, because although he felt like he was being hit, no sound was heard.
Whether it's the sound of a blade cutting through the air, or the sound of flesh and blood being cut apart... some are just the feeling of being attacked for a moment.
And this touch...
It came from the neck, chest, and the core of spiritual pressure respectively.
Duan Mu raised his hand and groped for his neck. What he touched with his fingertips was a cut. Although there was some pain, it was not deep.
Strictly speaking...
By the time he touched the knife mark, the wound had almost healed.
Is this what it feels like?
"!"
Duan Mu turned slightly. He didn't know which direction the attack came from, but he felt the feeling of his skin being pressed down by the strong wind the moment the blade struck.
That's probably why.
The lethality carried by Tōsen Kaname's attack was not strong. Not only did he not accumulate power, but he restrained the use of power to avoid being noticed before the attack arrived.
And after one blow, quickly evacuate.
In a way, his swastika feels more suitable for assassination than the broken wasp.
But there are also shortcomings. The biggest shortcoming is the serious lack of lethality. Especially when fighting against someone like Duan Mu who has extremely strong defense and self-healing abilities, this shortcoming will become more obvious.
Either remain secretive and refrain from powerful attacks;
Either abandon secrecy and pursue lethality;
The first three swords were undoubtedly the first to remain secretive, and the attack used was also one that was difficult for the enemy to detect and had low lethality.
If nothing unexpected happened, it should have suppressed the speed of the blade's swing, and when the blade was about to touch the opponent's body, it swung at an extremely short distance and accelerated instantly.
This kind of attack lacks the process of accumulating strength, so its lethality is bound to not be too strong.
The knife he just dodged was because he chose to use a highly lethal attack after discovering the strangeness of his body's defense and self-healing abilities.
But this kind of attack often doesn't even wait for the person to fall, and the body will feel that the attack is coming.
A very troublesome ability, but not dangerous to me.
If it were simply because of its amazing defensive power, it might be worn down by the opponent bit by bit.
But in addition to Duan Mu's extremely powerful defense, his body's self-healing ability is also extremely powerful. Often, the injuries he suffered in the previous round have healed before the second attack comes.
so……
From the very beginning, if Tosen had to use powers other than the Shinigami, he would have been invincible!
This is absolutely certain!
But it is difficult to end the battle in a short time!
But what Duan Mu lacks most now is time.
Although the exploration circuit has been blocked, Duan Mu clearly felt that the breath of the rock vulture became weaker and weaker before being pulled into this space.
He must rush to the Confession Palace as soon as possible, and he must not be dragged here by Dong Xian.
After pondering for a moment, Duan Mu restrained all the aura around him, and his whole person seemed to disappear out of thin air.
Immediately, he stepped out in one direction.
As for the direction in which he was walking, Duan Mu didn't know because he couldn't tell the direction at all.
even……
I don't know if I am walking in a straight line or not.
His steps were light, like a cat at night, falling silently.
Although he has lost his hearing, smell, vision and spiritual pressure perception, Tosen Kaname possesses these.
And when he restrained his aura, he, who always used spiritual pressure perception to detect his opponents, would inevitably lose track of himself.
Now, like himself, he has lost his vision and spiritual pressure perception, and can only rely on his sense of smell, hearing, and touch...
Putting aside touch, smell and hearing must be strong points for a person who has been blind for countless years.
The moving air currents and wind sounds seemed to him as dazzling as light.
Phew~
While gasping silently, Duan Mu slowly closed his eyes. He did not take out the Zanpakutō from his waist, but slowly took off his black boots.
Walk barefoot on the ground.
Duan Mu's nerves were highly concentrated at this moment. He did not mobilize his completely restrained spiritual pressure, but instead put the muscles in his whole body in a strange state, like a volcano approaching the critical point.
If anyone had seen it, they would have noticed that Duan Mu's muscles under his clothes were crawling like mice.
Adjust, adjust, adjust...
Save, save, save…
Then……
One hit to kill!!
Duan Mu rarely used his physical strength to fight the enemy as he did now.
Because spiritual pressure and strength can be said to complement each other, only by combining the two can you truly unleash the full power of your body.
However, his pure strength is not weak either!
Immediately, Duan Mu held his breath.
The bare feet are not lifted, but moved along the ground, as if feeling something.
The spiritual lines in the body are running wildly, using the method of virtual control of the body to amplify the touch of the foot.
…
Disappeared?
Dongxian stood still, his brows furrowed under his blindfold.
No matter how skilled a person is in concealing his spiritual pressure, he cannot completely avoid exposing any aura, whether it is a Hollow, a Shinigami, or a human being.
The long years of darkness have made his perception of this kind of 'living' aura extremely powerful.
You can even detect the other party's movements through your breath, as if you can vaguely 'see' it. You can see the other party walking, seeing the other party swinging a knife, and even seeing the wrinkles on the other party's clothes.
So although he is blind, he is sharper than anyone else and will not miss any details due to blindness!
No one can escape his own perception. As long as he is a 'creature', it is impossible for him to exist without breath, even if it is a building. He can 'see' the building and easily step on the needle-like spire. .
But now...
Duan Mu seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, and he could not feel the slightest breath of living things.
But he can be sure...
Duan Mu is still here!
Because although the breath disappeared, the smell did not disappear.
The smell of cement, sand, gravel and dust that has existed since Duanmu came here is still strong.
But he couldn't 'see' the other person based on smell alone. Dongxian could vaguely feel that the source of the smell was constantly moving, spreading his own smell throughout the space, making it even more difficult for him to accurately judge the other party through smell. Location!
Dongxian Yao suddenly frowned, because there was a strong smell that stayed in place.
And this strong smell also spreads out in the breeze.
What exactly is it?
Some kind of mist to mess with my sense of smell?
Dong Xian wanted to frown. The sour smell was not strong, but for someone with a sensitive sense of smell like him, it was extremely clear.
The Zanpakutō in his hand was lifted up little by little, and Tōsen was about to slash down.
The second way to clear insects·Red migratory locust!
Countless sharp blades with pointed ends appeared in the sky above the dark space, and then fell from the sky like rain.
Although Dong Xianyao does not know where Duan Mu is, he does know the size of his swastika formation field.
His attack was not very lethal, but as long as the red migratory locusts that covered the entire area hit Duan Mu, he would be able to sense Duan Mu's location!
It only takes a moment~~
Dongxian has raised the spiritual pressure all over his body to the extreme, and he wants to kill this person with this blow!
Swish swish swish~~
The sound of breaking through the sky continued to reach Tosen Kaname's ears, but it did not resound throughout the entire space, because he was in the realm of the Hell of Ignorance, and only he holding the Zanpakutō could hear these sounds.
Puff puff puff puff~~
The sound of the double blades sinking into the ground kept coming.
Phew...
But in the midst of this, there was a sound that was obviously different from the other sounds.
Found it!!
The spiritual pressure that had been accumulated for a long time suddenly exploded. Dongxian stepped on the ground with the sole of his foot. When the ground shook slightly, his whole body burst out.
There were bursts of soft chirping above the Zanpakutō, as if countless flying insects were chirping at the same time. It was obviously extremely harsh, but it was completely unable to be conveyed in this space.
It worked.
Dongxian Yao can already confirm that his attack will definitely hit.
Pa~~
However……
Just when he was halfway to the sensing position, a sour breath suddenly appeared, and before Dongxian could react, he felt pain on his face.
The terrifying power made Dongxian Yao feel numb on his face, and his body exploded like a cannonball driven by the power of the thing on his face.
At the same time~~
The touch on his face finally made him understand where the sour smell came from.
But it's too late...
Kicked!!
Duan Mu's eyes suddenly opened, and what he saw was still darkness, but he looked at the soles of his feet.
The feeling under the soles of my feet...
Is it the face?
Duan Mu wasn't too sure either. He used the vibrations on the ground to locate the direction of Dongxian Fortress, and then immediately launched an attack in this direction.
So he wasn't quite sure where he had kicked.
but……
Kicked!!
Duan Mu's hidden spiritual pressure exploded at this moment. Not only did his power not diminish, but it was replenished at the moment of the kick.
Boom~~
Suddenly, the world lit up very abruptly.
Duan Mu couldn't help but squint his eyes, and in an instant he adapted and looked towards his feet.
It’s the face indeed!
Looking around, countless black mist gradually dispersed in the daytime like black stars.
Under the black stars in the sky, Duan Mu kicked Dong Xian Yao in the middle of his face with his bare feet, and the huge force completely dented the face in the middle.
The splashing blood dyed Duan Mu's white soles red!
Although Duan Mu's kick initially used pure physical strength, this power has been accumulated for a long time due to the continuous squirming of the muscles. This kick can be said to be the strongest expression of Duan Mu's physical strength!
After kicking the target, Duan Mu activated his spiritual pressure to the extreme!
This also caused Dong Xian to be caught off guard, and his vision went dark due to the kick, and he instantly lost consciousness.
But it was only for a moment.
Almost the moment he left the realm of ignorance hell, Dongxian Yao woke up.
But the power coming from the front door made him unable to stop his body at all, and he could only be passively carried by this kick and shoot out backwards!
And the sour smell made Dong Xian want to chop it off with a knife.
Normally, although Shinigami have body odor, such as sweat odor, body odor, or old man odor, etc., they rarely have foot odor.
Although the God of Death can feel hot and cold, he is much more tolerant than ordinary people. Unless you wear shoes that are not breathable and cannot allow sweat to escape all day long, it is basically impossible to have foot odor.
So Dong Xian had to think about many sources of that smell, but he never thought about the smell coming from his feet.
Duan Mu's attire, which he has worn every day for more than ten years, has been deeply etched into everyone's memory.
Even if Dongxian didn't remember it deliberately, when he felt the soles of Duan Mu's feet with his face, he could still think of the guy in front of him no matter spring, summer, autumn or winter, whether at work or in ordinary life...he always wore those black long shoes.
However, Dongxian Yao didn't know...
The reason why he could feel this sourness was entirely because Duan Mu had not had any replacement clothes and shoes since arriving in the 9th District, plus he had been working all the time.
It's not that there is nothing at all, it's just that Duan Mu is really not used to wearing death-defying uniforms and straw sandals...
So I simply haven’t changed my shoes these days.
Back to business.
The moment he escaped from the hell of ignorance, Duan Mu raised his hand toward the void in front of him:
"Seventy-nine Binding Dao, Nine-Yao Binding!"
Nine black hole-like spheres were instantly formed and appeared around Dongxian Yao.
At the same time, Duan Mu stepped down hard with the soles of his feet, and flew into the air with the help of Dong Xian Yao's face.
"The turbid coat of arms is faintly revealed, and the unruly and arrogant talent..."
Almost as soon as he soared into the air, Duan Mu pressed down with one hand.
The dark spiritual pressure will appear around Dongxian Yao silently, shrouding his entire body.
"Surge, denial, paralysis, and a moment, hindering eternal sleep. The crawling Iron Princess, the clay doll that keeps mutilating itself, combine, rebound, and extend to the ground. Know your own powerlessness!"
"Broken Dao No. 90: Black Coffin!"
As the chants fell, traces of heavy pressure visible to the naked eye appeared in the surrounding void, and the black coffin, which was several meters tall, directly enveloped Dong Xian Yao.
"Ahhhhhhh~~"
Screams suddenly sounded, and the smell of blood filled the air quietly.
Duan Mu drew out the Zanpakutō from his waist, and poured the spiritual pressure of both hands into the Zanpakutō. As the nearly one-meter-six-meter-long sword was raised above his head, traces of surging air were outlined in the void.
The Black Coffin may be able to severely damage Dongxian Fortress, but it is difficult to kill it!
Duan Mu's eyes flashed with murderous intent. There is no need for the dead people to appear in front of others again!
However, when Duan Mu was about to rush forward and give Tōsen Kaname the final blow, he suddenly stopped.
In the black coffin, a burst of black and red spiritual pressure suddenly appeared.
This scene made Duan Mu frown.
Is it blurry?
No, this is...
Return to the Blade!!
A flash of hesitation flashed in Duan Mu's eyes, and then he restrained his breath, stepped on the top of the building, and rushed out in the direction of the Confession Palace.
He had already wasted a lot of time on Dong Xian Yao. Although he was not afraid of Dong Xian Yao's return blade, the characteristics of the return blade made Duan Mu feel a little troublesome.
Because after returning to the sword, the Arrancar can instantly recover all the damage caused before returning to the sword, which means...
If he continues to stay where he is, what he has to face is a Dongxian Fortress whose strength has been strengthened and is intact.
Duan Mu really didn't have time to struggle with it, the top priority was to determine the status of the rock eagle!
Um?
Almost as soon as he rushed out, Duan Mu released his exploration circuit again.
The detected aura made Duan Mu feel relieved.
Kurosaki Ichigo, Yoruichi!
The auras of the two of them appeared outside the Palace of Confession at some unknown time.
Even so, Duan Mu did not slow down. Instead, as lightning surged around him, his speed skyrocketed again!
