Chapter 288: Chapter 288: A Beast Born For Battle!
"Bankai—!"
Zaraki's unrestrained voice sounded echoing trhoughout the space, surprising Byakuya and others.
No one thought that after Zaraki mastered shikai, he would then subsequently use Bankai.
Doesn't his Bankai require training?
It was a basic knowledge known to everyone that most shinigami would only try to learn Bankai after they have mastered their shikai to its fullest potential.
However, after thinking about it that the person doing this is Zaraki Kenpachi, everyone took it for granted and accepted it because Zaraki himself was a person who could not be viewed with common sense. With an un-awakened Zanpakuto, he defeated the previous captain of the Eleventh Division who had mastered Bankai, and became the only captain among Gotei 13 who was unable to release his Zanpakuto.
So, it was not surprising that such a man used Bankai right after mastering shikai.
Moreover, everyone had seen the power of Zaraki's shikai before and now they couldn't help but wonder what kind of power he had after releasing his Bankai.
Soon, everyone would witness the birth of a monster.
A tsunami-like torrent of golden reiatsu erupted from Zaraki's body.
If Zaraki's previous level of reiatsu was already so powerful that it was enough to be called frightening, then after Bankai, his strength which had increased five to ten times, the golden reiatsu that swept out of him made everyone feel a suffocating feeling, even normal breathing was costing their stamina.
"What kind of monstrous reiatsu is this?!"
Maki had already lost count of how many times he was shocked today.
Compared with Zaraki's almost immeasurable reiatsu, his reiatsu was like a small stream, while Zaraki's Reiatsu was like an ocean.
"What's with this monster?!"
Sojiro gritted his teeth. He didn't expect that such accidents would happen in the battle between Mazuru and Zaraki one after another. Zaraki, who was the easiest to deal with initially, is now the most difficult one among the three Gotei 13 captains.
Before, Byakuya being a noble granting him with huge amounts of reiatsu, and his Senbonzakura which had both offensive and defensive abilities, and Unohana who had hidden and unpredictable strength were the main focus. Zaraki was only a reckless man who could be seen through at a glance, and he had only simple attacking methods, that is, his slashing attacks. Other than that he had no other expertise.
In the face of ordinary enemies, his slashing attacks with his powerful strength could certainly be effective, but it couldn't in the face of Mazuru.
First of all, Mazuru's slashing skills were also good, and secondly, he could regenerate continuously, and he could also travel through space. With all these kinds of strange abilities, Mazuru was treating Zaraki like a child.
But it was Zaraki, who seemed to be the easiest to deal with, became the hope of other side's comeback.
He just now awakened his shikai for the first time, but then he subsequently released his Bankai.
Even though after his shikai's release, his attack method were still pure slashes, but with that kind of large-scale sword pressure sweeping, everything in front of him could be destroyed by the sword pressure alone, and there seemed to be no need for any other attack methods.
And now he was going to fight with his Banaki.
*Boom*
The golden reiatsu which spread like almost like a solid-substance, forced away the surrounding blood mist, and then revealed Zaraki's form after his Bankai.
"That's Captain Zaraki…?"
Seeing Zaraki's form in his Bankai, Byakuya was startled.
Because after Zaraki releasing his Bankai, his Zanpakuto didn't change too much. It was still the same blade, but what really changed was Zaraki himself.
He was prostrated on the ground on all-fours like a wild beast, his skin had turned red, his long black hair was scattered behind his head, and at the same time, two black lines appeared from his forehead to the bottom of his eyes, and two horns grew right above his forehead, his form had taken a demonic-look.
For some reason, after seeing Zaraki's state, a word flashed in Byakuya's mind.
"Beast…"
That's right, Zaraki's Bankai was to turn transform himself into a beast.
"This kind of Bankai is unheard of..." Unohana looked at Zaraki's Bankai, and was also in a daze. She didn't expect Zaraki's Zanpakuto would have such a Bankai. After a moment of silence, she sighed sincerely, "You really are a beast…"
"A beast born for battle."
Mazuru looked at Zaraki, and said softly, "It's really a surprising transformation, but it seems that you have lost your mind after taking on this form, so how will you fight like this?"
Mazuru swung his sword, and a terrifying crimson light swept towards Zaraki.
Zaraki, who was prostrated on the ground, raised his head, his eyes were not normal, they were devoid of irises as if he was not even conscious. When the sword light came in front of him, he jumped up suddenly, avoiding the attack, and then swung the big blade in his hand.
*Boom*
Compared with his shikai before, an even more exaggerated vast and terrifying sword pressure in both speed and power swept across, engulfing Mazuru in an instant.
*Boom*
Everyone only felt that there was an ear-piercing roar beside the earth-shattering visual.
Even in the aftermath of the battle, while those spirit particles pouring around were quickly absorbed being by this space, Zaraki's strike's remaining strength was still enough to make people feel astonished.
Mazuru's body emerged on the other side, he seemed to have undergone another rebirth, and commented on Zaraki's Bankai.
"Although you have lost your mind, the instinct to fight still remains intact, no… rather because you have turned into a pure beast, this instinct has become even more terrifying."
"A Bankai built for battle."
Saying this, Mazuru continued to attack Zaraki.
No, it should be said that it was Zaraki who took the initiative to attack him.
It seemed that because Mazuru attacked him earlier, he identified Mazuru as an enemy.
Zaraki's movements were fast. After being transformed by his Bankai, he was extremely agile and brutally animalistic in his fighting pattern.
With a little effort on the ground with both feet, his body leaped high and flew towards Mazuru.
Mazuru did not dodge, and chose to continue swinging his sword.
After Zaraki approached Mazuru, he also swung the blade in his hand.
*Boom*
When the two blades touched, the crimson long sword in Mazuru's hand broke down, and then Zaraki's blade slashed out fiercely, chopping off Mazuru's body diagonally.
Mazuru's body instantly became two halves, and then collapsed on the ground.
Just before his new body could fully condense, Zaraki jumped out again. He roared up to the sky like a beast, and then slashed ferociously with the blade in his hand towards the ground.
The golden sword light stretched out like a huge torrent, it broke through the already dilapidated Las Noches in an instant, and hit the inner wall of the enchantment fiercely.
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