The opponent's slashing technique was full of spirituality and threat—perfect for training his own skills. Uehara Shiroha felt the joy of fighting for the first time in a long time. This was why he didn't end the battle immediately after gaining the upper hand.
Compared to Kenpachi Zaraki's rough swordsmanship and rugged face, Unohana Retsu was much more elegant. She was strong and good-looking, making the battle both pleasing to the eye and thoroughly engaging.
This was a worthy opponent.
Kenpachi Zaraki? He was really unfamiliar with him!
Unohana Retsu was a typical berserker who kept her violent nature hidden beneath a gentle facade. There was nothing else in her mind but killing. She loved battle and bloodshed more than anything in her life—fighting was her faith.
Her strength was also first-class. It was a pity that she had to face him.
Uehara Shiroha was qualified, confident, and powerful enough to dominate the fight. But this first-generation Kenpachi, current captain of the Fourth Division, was helpless and powerless against him.
This was the gap. This was reality.
At this moment, Uehara Shiroha was like a boss who had entered his second phase, crushing all challengers with absolute invincibility. The power of his Infinite Slashing technique was truly unstoppable.
This was the hidden form of the Shunkyō world—the ultimate fusion and evolution of Unlimited Blade Works, the Mind Gem, and Shunkyō. It was a power that surpassed even the gods.
Infinite Shunkyō perfectly integrated all aspects of Uehara Shiroha's abilities. Currently, this was his strongest technique.
After lying dormant for nearly a hundred years, he had developed an ability that transcended divine limits. If the full potential of Infinite Shunkyō could be unleashed, not just Transcendents, but even Soul King Candidates and perhaps the Soul King himself couldn't withstand it.
The thousand-year captain Unohana Retsu now had a real understanding of this. She was the first to feel the terrifying power of Infinite Shunkyō.
At this moment in the Shunkyō world, the light of the sky had condensed and begun taking on a specific shape. What appeared before Unohana Retsu was a brilliant firmament.
In the sky, stars radiated dazzling brilliance. However, looking closer, one could see these weren't real stars but crystallizations of power. They were actually Zanpakutō of various shapes, each radiating extremely strong Reiatsu.
Each star represented a Zanpakutō. Unohana Retsu recognized Ryujin Jakka, Hyorinmaru, Senbonzakura, Kyoka Suigetsu, Suzumebachi... even her own Minazuki floated among them.
There were roughly 10,000 Zanpakutō there—seemingly every Shinigami's sword arrayed in the heavens. And these Zanpakutō were all in their Shikai forms.
This power was beyond comprehension. Just gazing upon it made one feel powerless and desperate. Ten thousand Zanpakutō in Shikai form, ready to strike—more terrifying than even Sōkyoku at full release.
Was this Uehara Shiroha's Bankai? It was too overwhelming!
Ryujin Jakka's Bankai was already devastating enough. If active long enough, it could burn the three realms and turn everything in the world to ash. But compared to these 10,000 Shikai Zanpakutō, even Zanka no Tachi didn't seem so frightening.
Unohana Retsu remembered her complaints from long ago. Those opponents were too weak and died at her first touch. Such battles couldn't really be called battles at all. All she had seen were weaklings—mere ants.
But facing such power as this, she was no different from an ant herself. In front of Uehara Shiroha, she too was insignificant.
Unohana Retsu muttered to herself: "It turns out I've been fighting monsters like this all along. Compared to such a Bankai, mine is just child's play."
Uehara Shiroha had no intention of using this technique to reduce Unohana Retsu to ashes. He simply wanted to let her see this new world and then continue "living."
It was like showing off money to impress someone, not to spend it.
The original Unlimited Blade Works wasn't this powerful on its own. The ability to materialize thousands of extraordinary weapons came from two sources: first, Uehara Shiroha had the support of the Mind Gem and his own indomitable will; second, the system's unreasonable strengthening ability enhanced it beyond normal limits.
In truth, Uehara Shiroha hadn't initially expected the EX Unlimited Blade Works to be so overwhelmingly strong. Although he was excited to obtain the EX ability, he had been somewhat confused after the initial thrill faded.
The Infinity Gems were only SR-rank, while this EX ability seemed to require Pangu Bloodline, Chaos Bell, Cosmic Drill, and other legendary artifacts. It turned out to be just a reality marble ability...
EX ability was just this? Infinite Blade System was worthy of such classification? Could a mere mind image touch cosmic power?
Then, Uehara Shiroha had experimented with developing the EX Infinite Blade System further.
And it was truly spectacular!
The reality was that the system had elevated Infinite Blade System to a level far beyond its original potential. An EX-rank upgrade could turn ordinary combat into divine art—how could it not be powerful?
Uehara Shiroha's Infinite Blade System could blast apart the entire Fate universe and reduce Cú Chulainn and Gilgamesh to slag in seconds. If EMIYA—the "Ally of Justice"—had possessed this EX Infinite Blade System, Gilgamesh would never have been able to overwhelm him with Gate of Babylon.
Therefore, it wasn't Infinite Blade System itself that was awesome, but the system that enhanced it. It could also be said that it wasn't Infinite Blade System that was strong, but Uehara Shiroha who wielded it through the system.
Most importantly, the Mind Gem and Infinite Blade System were natural counters to all kinds of powerful beings in the world of Shinigami.
The Mind Gem alone was formidable—its infinite power controlled all mental energy, the "innate foundation" of all spiritual life. It could also provide a continuous supply of power for Unlimited Blade Works. The simultaneous release of ten thousand swords would consume too much Reiatsu even for a Transcendent.
And Unlimited Blade Works was the origin of all weapons. Even the weapons it copied became stronger and more invincible than the originals.
The Mind Gem also served as a power source for Unlimited Blade Works. The combination made the duration and control ability of Unlimited Blade Works so potent that people couldn't comprehend it.
Uehara Shiroha was the true master of all weapons.
In the world of Bleach, the importance and power of weapons was beyond imagination. Beyond just the Zanpakutō of Shinigami and the spirit weapons of Quincy, even the gods had artifacts like the Hakkyōken, which could reflect divine power back at them. Even the Soul King could be wounded by weapons.
For weapons like these, Unlimited Blade Works could copy them all into the Infinite Slash and strengthen their abilities further.
Therefore, once Uehara Shiroha unleashed his Infinite Slash, he was invincible below the level of Soul King candidates.
Using such a move to deal with Unohana Retsu was like using a cannon to kill a mosquito. This was why Uehara Shiroha held back.
He had only slightly displayed the power of Infinite Severance, and already Unohana Retsu was shocked to the point where she could not move.
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