As Hitsugaya's furious words rang out, a trace of unease suddenly appeared in Kyojuro's heart. But at this point, he had no choice—an arrow already on the bowstring had to be fired. Gritting his teeth, he pressed forward without hesitation, charging straight at Hitsugaya. Yet just as he closed the distance and was about to strike, a massive surge of freezing energy erupted from Hitsugaya's body, blasting Kyojuro backward. The force knocked him out of the air, sending him plumting straight down.
The bone-chilling cold instantly spread across a radius of ten ters, so dense that it completely obscured Hitsugaya's figure.
On the ground, Kyojuro's thick eyebrows twitched as he gripped his sword tightly. For the first ti, conflict surfaced within him. With his vision blocked, he dared not act rashly. Yet as ti passed, his life force was steadily draining away. Should he charge forward recklessly or wait for an opening? The decision weighed heavily on him.
Just as he hesitated, the wall of cold in front of him was suddenly torn apart by a sharp burst of sword energy, revealing the figure hidden behind it.
Hitsugaya was gone.
In his place stood a tall, slender man with silver-white hair and pure white clothing. A suit of ice-blue armor covered his body, making him appear both majestic and imposing.
Kyojuro stared at him with interest. He knew without a doubt that this was still Hitsugaya, but he couldn't understand how he had transford from a child into an adult in an instant.
Outside the video, Rangiku gasped in shock.
As Hitsugaya's vice-captain, she had followed him for years, yet even she had never seen this form. Still, she vaguely recalled him ntioning that this was the true Bankai—Hyorinmaru's fully released state.
Back in the video, Hitsugaya looked at Kyojuro coldly and began walking forward at an unhurried pace, his overwhelming aura pressing down on everything around him.
Perhaps it was that crushing pressure, or perhaps Kyojuro understood that he could not afford a drawn-out battle, but his expression hardened. With a powerful stomp, he burst forward, flas surging around him as he charged at Hitsugaya.
The fire took the form of a roaring lion, rushing straight toward him.
Yet Hitsugaya's expression did not change at all. He simply raised Hyorinmaru and swung it calmly.
In that instant, Hitsugaya beca the sovereign of ice and snow.
A thunderous roar echoed out as if ti itself had frozen. The entire space was instantly sealed in ice. Even the blazing lion unleashed by Kyojuro was frozen solid before shattering into fragnts that scattered across the ground.
Across countless worlds, everyone watching inhaled sharply.
This overwhelming display of power completely stunned them.
No one had expected that after transforming, Hitsugaya would beco this terrifying. Even the seemingly unstoppable Kyojuro could not withstand a single move.
[Hyorinmaru Bankai: Four-Step Absolute Freeze!]
[Freezes all things—even the elents themselves!]
[Next episode: Top 7, the God of Alola!]
As the final lines appeared, discussions erupted across the myriad worlds.
Aokiji: Four-Step Absolute Freeze? I wonder how it compares to my Ice Age.
Mihawk: Impressive swordsmanship. I saw many new possibilities in it. Looks like I still have much to polish.
Zoro: Rengoku... I'm still far from becoming the world's greatest swordsman.
Ace: Those flas were unusual... I think I understood sothing.
Kagaya Ubuyashiki: To defeat Kyojuro... this boy must be extraordinary.
Mitsuri Kanroji: Wow, even though Master Kyojuro lost, he was still amazing!
Goku: That was incredible! Flas on a sword—what kind of energy is that?
Vegeta: Hmph. Nothing special.
While countless beings continued discussing, Hitsugaya himself had no interest in joining in. Instead, after witnessing his own technique, he fell into deep contemplation.
Four-Step Absolute Freeze...
Since childhood, he had possessed spiritual pressure far beyond ordinary people. That power had allowed him to reach his current position, but it also brought its own troubles—he had never been able to control it perfectly.
Yet in the video, his future self had clearly mastered that overwhelming power completely.
If that version of him could do it, then logically, so could he.
Before he could think further, a voice suddenly called out from behind him.
"Hitsugaya, if you've got ti, how about sparring with ?"
Turning around, he saw a man wearing a black eyepatch, his hair tied with bells, grinning wildly with a massive sword in hand.
Beside him stood another man who appeared calm and refined, though his presence suggested the sa intent.
Hitsugaya imdiately felt a headache coming on.
He knew these two all too well—both captains of the Gotei 13.
The eyepatch-wearing man was Kenpachi Zaraki, a battle maniac obsessed with fighting.
The other was Byakuya Kuchiki, head of the Kuchiki Clan and captain of the Sixth Division.
Hitsugaya rubbed his temples helplessly. He had no desire to get entangled with those two. Without another word, he used Flash Step and disappeared from their sight.
anwhile, in the One Piece world, on a small island in the East Blue, a green-haired man with three swords at his waist was practicing by the sea. If one listened closely, faint words could be heard.
"Rengoku... Oni Giri..."
In the Pokémon world, inside a dim underground laboratory filled with experintal equipnt, an old man in a white coat lounged in a chair, holding a steaming cup.
"Remarkable flas. If I possessed such power, I would surely carve out a place for myself in this world."
Excitent filled his face, and behind his sunglasses, his eyes burned with a desire for power.
Elsewhere, in a pitch-black room, Giovanni silently replayed the video over and over again, a strange glint flickering in his narrowed eyes.
And in a remote, uninhabited grassland of the Pokémon world, the legendary Entei slowly opened its eyes. It had also watched the video, but stubborn defiance filled its gaze.
"Can flas truly not overco ice... I refuse to believe it. The problem must be that my flas aren't hot enough yet. I need to push myself further."
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