Chapter 316: The Copied Weapon is Stronger Than the Original
That is the ultimate killer move that can even block and destroy time and space itself!
Could it be that Uehara Shiroha managed to hold on against such overwhelming power?
Absolutely impossible!
His technique should have been completely unstoppable. The very fabric of reality should have bent to his will. There must be something fundamentally wrong here!
Looking at the thoroughly bewildered and confused Aizen, Uehara Shiroha said with an almost mocking calmness, his voice carrying a hint of amusement:
"When did you get the illusion that I'm not good at illusions?"
The words hit Aizen like a thunderbolt. As he spoke, Shiroha casually held the Shinso in his left hand and the Daiguren Hyorinmaru in his right hand, as if wielding weapons was the most natural thing in the world.
Before Aizen could even begin to process what was happening or formulate a response, the Shinso shot out like a silver streak of death, instantly dissolving most of the opponent's body in a display of raw destructive power.
In Shiroha's hands, the Shinso moved with impossible speed and precision. It was faster, stronger and more deadly than when wielded by Ichimaru Gin himself. The blade seemed to sing with lethal intent as it carved through space.
At the exact same moment, a magnificent white ice dragon with distinct scales and incredibly lifelike appearance rushed towards Aizen with bared fangs and razor-sharp claws, its roar echoing through the battlefield as it froze the very space around the opponent. The temperature dropped so dramatically that even the air itself began to crystallize.
"It's not fake! This is actually real Bankai!?" Aizen gasped, his voice filled with disbelief and growing panic. His body, broken and torn for the third time in this battle, barely managed to flutter his butterfly-like wings as his figure dissolved into a formless, ethereal state.
The reality of the situation was slowly sinking in, and it terrified him. He didn't expect that Uehara Shiroha could actually use all the Zanpakuto abilities of the Shinigami, including their most powerful Bankai forms. This went against everything he understood about spiritual power and sword techniques.
The truth hit him like a sledgehammer to the chest. He understood now with crystal clarity that it was not him who had Kyoka Suigetsu affecting Uehara Shiroha, but rather Uehara Shiroha who had been using Kyoka Suigetsu to affect him all along.
He had been completely under the other party's control from the very beginning, manipulated like a puppet on strings, and then he was left completely empty-handed when the illusion finally shattered.
But the question that burned in his mind was: how could Uehara Shiroha's Kyoka Suigetsu possibly control him while he was in his Hogyoku-evolved form? His power should have transcended such basic illusions.
Just as his body was desperately trying to recover from the devastating injuries, Uehara Shiroha launched into a relentless series of attacks, each one more devastating than the last. The assault was so fierce and continuous that Aizen couldn't even find a moment to breathe, let alone counterattack.
What followed was a spectacular display of power that defied all logic and reason. Shiroha had used almost all of the Shinigami's Shikai and Bankai abilities, cycling through them with the ease of someone flipping through a book.
The legendary Ryujin Jakka erupted with flames that could burn anything to ash. Senbonzakura's thousand cherry blossom petals danced like deadly butterflies. Wabisuke's weight-doubling curse, Haineko's ash transformation, Tengumaru's wind blades, Enma Korogi's explosive power, the overwhelming darkness of Tensa Zangetsu, and the apocalyptic heat of Zanka no Tachi...
It was like witnessing the entire collection of Death God Zanpakuto unleashed by a single person. The very concept should have been impossible, yet here it was happening right before Aizen's eyes.
But what made this display even more terrifying was that in Uehara Shiroha's hands, each and every Zanpakuto ability had been qualitatively improved beyond recognition. The power had increased by dozens of times compared to their original wielders. It was as if the dagger had become a 40-meter machete, and the pistol had transformed into a massive cannon capable of leveling mountains.
The enhancement wasn't just in raw power either - the techniques themselves seemed more refined, more perfect, as if Shiroha understood the true essence of each weapon better than their original owners ever could.
Finally, in a move that completely shattered Aizen's understanding of the world, Uehara Shiroha even materialized the sacred arrows of the Quincy, their blue light cutting through the air with surgical precision.
Watching this absolutely incredible and mind-bending scene unfold before him, Aizen found himself being beaten without any chance to fight back or even defend properly. In his desperation and growing understanding of the situation, he seemed to grasp what might be happening:
"Is that imitation Zanpakuto actually the legendary sacred artifact of the Tsunayashiro family, Enrakyoten?"
His voice carried a mixture of awe and terror as the pieces began falling into place.
"So you managed to get your hands on this weapon, is this the source of your almost unlimited power? The reason you can wield abilities that should be impossible for any single person to possess?
And the fact that you can even imitate Resurreccion techniques, this is really beyond anything I could have imagined..."
But even as he spoke, his analytical mind was working furiously. As far as he knows from his extensive research, Enra Kyoten is not supposed to be that overwhelmingly strong.
According to all the ancient records and forbidden knowledge he had studied, this artifact should only be capable of imitating the initial release forms of Zanpakuto.
Although it is theoretically possible to materialize multiple Shikai abilities at the same time, the consumption of spiritual pressure should be absolutely alarming - enough to drain even a Captain-class Shinigami within minutes.
Moreover, the cost of using this cursed blade is supposed to be devastatingly high, as it will gradually reduce the strength and integrity of one's very soul with each use.
For someone like Aizen, who had dedicated his entire existence to pursuing evolution and transcendence, such an artifact with those kinds of drawbacks would not even be worth mentioning, let alone worth pursuing.
But somehow, impossibly, in Uehara Shiroha's hands, the sword was performing like a god of war's weapon, and it even appeared to be more powerful and versatile than the legendary Hogyoku itself.
After all, the sheer impossibility of what he was witnessing was staggering. It is completely unbelievable that someone could use Resurreccion techniques without possessing even a trace of Hollow power, and that they could release the true sacred arrows of destruction without having any Quincy heritage or abilities whatsoever.
The entire situation defied every law of spiritual physics and soul manipulation that Aizen had spent centuries studying and mastering.
It's too unscientific and completely unreasonable! None of this should be possible according to any known principles!
This level of power and versatility is definitely not something that even a fully restored and enhanced Enra Kyoten should be capable of achieving, even if it was somehow strengthened beyond its original limits and completely liberated from all restrictions.
The mystery surrounding Uehara Shiroha's true strength and the source of his abilities continued to deepen with each passing moment, growing more incomprehensible by the second.
"No... it's not just simple imitation." Aizen's voice grew quieter and more strained as he quickly realized that something was fundamentally wrong with his entire understanding of the situation:
"Even if someone's spiritual pressure was dramatically enhanced and they somehow gained the transcendent power that I possess...
The raw power of individual Zanpakuto techniques and Quincy abilities still shouldn't be anywhere near strong enough to hurt me this easily, this consistently, this devastatingly.
It's completely impossible, absolutely impossible by any measure I can think of.
But the evidence is right here before my eyes..." His voice trailed off as the terrible realization hit him.
"It seems that somehow, impossibly, the weapons you've copied have become more powerful than their original forms."
The implications of this discovery sent chills down his spine. This revelation was absolutely terrifying on a level he had never experienced before.
No wonder Uehara Shiroha had been able to completely control his senses and perception using Kyoka Suigetsu's hypnotic abilities. With power like this at his disposal, such a feat suddenly made perfect sense.
This ability was too invincible and too completely unsolvable for any conventional approach to work. Against such overwhelming and inexplicable power, it was absolutely impossible to win through normal means!