Chapter 141: The Test Ends
"Is it because you just recently learned Bankai and haven't fully mastered your Reiatsu control?"
Kensei Muguruma grinned widely, thinking it was his duty as a senior to encourage his juniors. Then, with a smile that was both kind and mischievous, he added, "Good thing I was the one here. If it had been an ordinary Lieutenant, that last attack might have been a real problem."
"But that's still not enough... I should get a little more serious. Futtobase! (Blow it away!), Tachikaze!"
The moment he uttered the release command, his Reiatsu surged dramatically.
A powerful wave of Reiatsu erupted, forcing many of the watching Shinigami to instinctively take a step back. Wisps of green-blue spiritual wind swirled around Kensei, rising into the air.
The katana-shaped Zanpakutō in his hand glowed with a bright green light, slowly shifting into the form of a dagger. As it transformed, gusts of wind spiraled from its blade.
When Kensei swung the dagger, the air currents it cut through turned into razor-thin, green-blue wind blades. A shattered piece of earth from the previous battle barely touched one of these wind threads before disintegrating into dust.
Even those standing near the battlefield felt a chill at the sight of the threads, an instinctive fear creeping over them—a sensation of death looming just a step too close.
"Haa... Kyōka Suigetsu."
Sōsuke Aizen let out a slow breath. The tip of his Zanpakutō, Kyōka Suigetsu, was pointed downward. Though the blade itself showed no visible change, his Reiatsu suddenly spiked.
"What's going on?"