Chapter 101 - Gilgamesh’s Bankai?

Chapter 101 - Gilgamesh's Bankai?

The scene was intense as everyone present could feel the immense power of the Cero fired by Hollow Ichigo, the Minotaur form.

They all wondered how Gilgamesh would respond to this attack, which was now impossible to avoid.

That's right—impossible to dodge.

From Yoruichi's perspective, given the distance between Hollow Ichigo and Gilgamesh, combined with the speed at which the Cero was unleashed, even using her most advanced Shunpo technique, Shunko Cicada, she wouldn't be able to evade it.

Boom!

The ground trembled and roared as if a giant dragon stirred beneath. Massive cracks began spreading from where Gilgamesh stood.

Even though Urahara and the others were outside the battlefield, they were still caught by the shockwave of Hollow Ichigo's Cero, their faces showing visible horror.

They had anticipated the power of Hollow Ichigo's Cero, but when it finally exploded, they realized they had underestimated its true force.

They knew full well that against such a Cero, even a Captain-class Soul Reaper wouldn't survive a single blast.

Urahara's mind flashed back to Gilgamesh's recent words, and he muttered, "So this is the true power of Hollowfication?"

He glanced at Hollow Ichigo, who was now a terrifying sight, and continued, "But in that form… can he still revert to normal?"

"Or has he already become a full Hollow?"

While speaking, Urahara looked over at the past version of Yoruichi.

Surprisingly, Yoruichi's expression remained unchanged, showing no concern that Gilgamesh might be in danger.

Meanwhile, the Visoreds were nearly wiped out.

Shinji was severely injured, and the others—Hiyori, Lisa, and Love—were hit by the explosion, their injuries causing them to be thrown out of the range of Shinji's Bankai, Sakanade.

Waiting for this moment, Hachigen immediately used his sealing techniques to capture them one by one.

Of course, Shinji was also pulled out and began receiving treatment alongside Kensei.

As the dust from the explosion cleared, everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.

They saw Gilgamesh holding future Yoruichi in his arms, completely unharmed. Not even his clothes were dirtied.

Not only that, but the ground beneath him was also untouched—only the spot where he stood remained intact.

How did he do that?

This was the shared question that appeared in everyone's minds.

Even the past version of Yoruichi was confused.

She knew about Gilgamesh's Noble Phantasms, but there was no visible weapon protecting him at this moment.

Only future Yoruichi knew what had happened.

Earlier, because of her position, future Yoruichi had been very close to Gilgamesh, right in the line of Hollow Ichigo's Cero.

This meant that the Cero would have hit her too.

As the Cero approached, future Yoruichi sensed death closing in.

There was no time to escape.

Just as she was about to accept her fate and brace for the impact, Gilgamesh pulled her into his arms and chanted, "Bankai: Kennō Ōken Tenka!"

Yes, Gilgamesh had just used his Bankai, Kennō Ōken Tenka.

If anyone had been paying attention, they would have noticed that Gilgamesh's Zanpakuto had transformed. It was no longer a sword but a golden scepter, engraved with ancient inscriptions, with a radiant, multi-colored gem encrusted at its top.

This was Gilgamesh's Bankai.

The Shikai ability of Kennō gave him the power of absolute authority—his words became unbreakable law, and no Zanpakuto could disobey him.

The Bankai ability, Kennō Ōken Tenka, surpassed even that.

More specifically, Kennō Ōken Tenka encompassed the powers of Kennō.

It had three main abilities.

The first was Immunity to Harm.

Any Zanpakuto that had been subjected to Kennō and obeyed it could no longer harm Gilgamesh.

The second was Borrowed Power.

Any Zanpakuto that had obeyed Kennō could have its abilities borrowed by Gilgamesh without the need for the physical sword to be present.

The third was Reishi Mastery.

The Reishi restoration and manipulation abilities Gilgamesh had shown before were actually part of his Bankai.

The range of his Reishi control extended as far as his domain, the Kennō Ōken Tenka.

The reason Hollow Ichigo's Cero didn't harm Gilgamesh was due to the first ability of Kennō Ōken Tenka—Immunity to Harm.

Even though Hollow Ichigo was in full Hollow form, his power still came from Ichigo Kurosaki's Zanpakuto, Zangetsu.

Since Ichigo's Zangetsu had once obeyed Kennō, Hollow Ichigo, in turn, couldn't harm Gilgamesh under the influence of his Bankai.

The only way this would fail is if Gilgamesh ran out of spiritual pressure to maintain his Bankai.

To Gilgamesh, his Bankai fell into the category of a "rule-based Zanpakuto."

As long as it operated within the rules, it was unbeatable.

Of course, no one else knew the extent of Kennō Ōken Tenka.

Hollow Ichigo, now in a fully berserk state, was instinctively targeting the greatest threat to him.

This was why he broke free of Kennō and attacked Gilgamesh directly.

Gilgamesh hadn't expected Hollow Ichigo to break free of the command.

If he had anticipated it, he wouldn't have let Ichigo fully Hollowify so easily.

Now, with the greatest threat to it still standing, Hollow Ichigo howled and charged again.

Hollow Ichigo was terrifyingly fast—faster even than Yoruichi, the Goddess of Flash.

Moreover, Gilgamesh couldn't use his Omniscient Star to read Hollow Ichigo's mind and predict his actions, as Hollow Ichigo's state disrupted any spiritual insight.

Luckily, under the protection of Kennō Ōken Tenka, Hollow Ichigo couldn't harm Gilgamesh.

But the more Hollow Ichigo attacked, the more spiritual pressure Gilgamesh had to use to negate the damage.

Hollow Ichigo was tireless, with spiritual power far surpassing Gilgamesh's current reserves. If this continued, Gilgamesh's spiritual pressure would eventually run out.

Since Kennō no longer worked on Hollow Ichigo, the only way to stop him was to defeat him.

Gilgamesh had many Noble Phantasms and methods to achieve that.

And now, he wanted to see who was stronger—Hollow Ichigo or...

Ryūjin Jakka!

"All things in the universe, turn to ashes—Ryūjin Jakka!!"

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