In Hueco Mundo With shendu Template

Szayelaporro, who was watching the battle from a distance, narrowed his eyes slightly when he saw this scene.

He still knows a little bit about Shinigami's Bankai.

Two hundred years ago, Szayelaporro, who had just evolved into a Vasto Lorde, led his men to launch an invasion war against the Soul Society.

Although it failed without suspense, it gave him a better understanding of the strength of those Shinigami captains.

Bankai is the dividing line of Shinigami's strength level.

The Shinigami who has mastered this ability is definitely among the best in the Soul Society.

This guy named Ashido is really a big surprise!

Szayelaporro's golden pupils showed a bit of success and calculation.

For Shendu, an existence beyond his control, in his opinion, it is better to die sooner.

It would be ideal if the two fought to the detriment of both, leaving him to harvest the remains.

Around Szayelaporro, layers of web-like materials exuded a brilliant, faint fluorescence.

This is the spiritual weapon he researched based on the abilities of his subordinates—Reiatsu that can be used to cloak himself.

Not even Menos Grande's probing circuits could detect him.

In this regard, Szayelaporro was still somewhat confident.

With the completion of Ashido's Bankai, his Reiatsu stabilized at an extremely exaggerated level.

A series of black lines, like tattoos, surrounded Ashido's exposed skin, even covering his neck.

If he removed his antelope mask, one would see the intricate black lines all over his face.

Additionally, the Zanpakutō in his hand had transformed, with countless serrations lining the sharp blade.

This is Ashido's Bankai: Black Rope Sky.

Shendu tilted his head slightly, analyzing the opponent's transformation with a calculating gaze.

Although this Bankai was somewhat unexpected, to Shendu, everything was still under control.

It wasn't as though Shinigami who mastered Bankai were necessarily stronger than him.

A certain bald man had also controlled Bankai and was almost beaten to death regardless.

Even his Bankai had been shattered unceremoniously.

Ashido wasted no time. He made a decisive move, bursting out at an even more terrifying Shunpo speed, leaving only an afterimage behind.

In his worldview, there could be no peaceful coexistence between Shinigami and Menos Grande.

He had already slain countless Menos Grandes and wouldn't hesitate to kill another.

Even if this opponent was powerful.

The black serrated blade trembled and hummed, echoing through the Menos Grande forest, suppressing even the sound of the flames that engulfed Shendu.

At that moment, Shendu noticed the air around the edges of the black rope blade splitting apart.

Even more astonishingly, the highly concentrated spirit particles in the vicinity were being cleaved as well.

At his current level, even a prolonged gaze at the blade caused a stinging pain in his pupils.

Ashido advanced, cutting through the boiling flames. The serrated blade slashed everything in its path with unstoppable momentum.

"In front the Black Rope, all things are equal!"

His calm tone was full of confidence.

Shendu grinned, white vapor escaping between his teeth.

As the black blade approached, sharp claws stretched forward, releasing a scorching red light from his palm.

As bright as the sun.

Boom!

The explosive flames engulfed everything!

"Equality?!"

With the eruption of the dragon talisman and the fiery demonic energy, the intense heat radiated outward with Shendu at its center.

The explosive flames consumed Ashido but also destroyed everything nearby.

In the crimson sky, a streak of black tore through the flames, heading straight for Shendu's chest!

Ashido, his body charred black, broke through the wall of flames.

Even with burns covering him, his determined eyes remained unchanged.

Shendu dodged sideways, his muscles rippling as the power within his right arm exploded.

From start to finish, he had never relied solely on his flame attacks.

The dragon's body was the core of Shendu's resilience!

Ashido, seemingly anticipating the counterattack, shifted the blade's trajectory to meet the dark green claws.

Bang!

The clash of metal and force created visible shockwaves, dispersing the aftermath of the flames and leaving behind scorched ground.

In just an instant of contact, Shendu felt a rare pain. A deep wound appeared on his dark green skin, oozing blood.

The crimson streak dyed the Black Rope Sky and added a sinister brilliance to the scorched battlefield.

"Ashido, do you know?"

Shendu looked at the antelope mask, now cracked and eroded by the intense heat.

"Dragon's blood contains the power of demons."

Ashido, who had been preparing to launch another attack to sever Shendu's claws, felt his heart sink at these words.

A sense of foreboding overshadowed all other emotions.

The next moment, a scorching red light illuminated the battlefield once more, accompanied by a deafening roar.

Boom!

The eruption of fiery demonic energy engulfed both Ashido and Shendu.

Caught off guard, Ashido's already scorched body broke further, and his antelope mask shattered completely.

He endured the agony and used Shunpo to escape the flames, simultaneously activating Kaidō with Reiatsu to perform a brief self-repair.

For a member of the Eleventh Division, Ashido was indeed an anomaly.

His mastery of Kidō rivaled that of even the Kidō Corps.

After distancing himself from Shendu, Ashido realized his injuries were too severe to continue fighting.

He was not one to fight recklessly; otherwise, he would have perished long ago in the Menos Grande forest.

Ashido planned to retreat from the battlefield to recover before reengaging.

However, he noticed that Shendu's Reiatsu had not diminished in the slightest.

The wound inflicted by Black Rope Sky had healed rapidly.

Although Shendu lacked the horse talisman, his dragon body's innate healing and the rapid regeneration ability of Menos Grande sufficed for now.

"As the first Shinigami I've encountered,"

Shendu raised his sharp claws, now coated in flowing molten magma, gathering immense Reiatsu.

"I will grant you the respect you deserve..."

"And your death!"

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