Chapter 717 Wild Beasts and Nobles

Amidst the strong sword intent and sharp sword wind, the sound of the sword's impact was as shocking as thunder.

Kuchiki Byakuya, the shinigami who was always known for his calmness, suddenly shrank his pupils at this moment.

Opposite Zaraki Kenpachi, the burst of strength was like a flash flood, so violent that he could hardly hold the Zanpakutō in his hand.

Zaraki Kenpachi's blade collided with Kuchiki Byakuya's Zanpakutō, making a deafening sound.

Every collision made Kuchiki Byakuya feel a numbness in his arm, as if he was about to be shaken off.

However, Byakuya Kuchiki is the captain of the Sixth Division after all, and his strength cannot be underestimated.

He quickly adjusted his breathing, stabilized his mind, and held the Zanpakutō tightly with both hands to prevent it from falling out. He knew very well that he could not relax in the slightest when fighting an opponent like Zaraki Kenpachi.

As a result, Kuchiki Byakuya quickly adjusted his tactics and launched a fierce attack on Zaraki Kenpachi's spiritual power node.

His Zanpakutō drew graceful arcs in the air, each strike aimed directly at Zaraki Kenpachi's vitals.

However, Zaraki Kenpachi seemed not to notice the danger and still wielded his sword and fought fiercely with Kuchiki Byakuya.

Just as the two men were fighting fiercely, Zaraki Kenpachi suddenly stretched out his big hand and grabbed Kuchiki Byakuya's Zanpakutō.

His power was so great that Byakuya Kuchiki's Zanpakutō was almost crushed.

However, Kuchiki Byakuya did not show any panic, but instead curled up into a sneer.

"Do you think you have caught my sword?"

Kuchiki Byakuya said calmly.

Zaraki Kenpachi was stunned when he heard this, and then burst into laughter: "Oh? What's the trick? I want to see what tricks you can come up with!"

Just as Zaraki Kenpachi was laughing, Kuchiki Byakuya suddenly shouted: "Scatter, Senbonzakura!"

With his loud shout, the Zanpakutō caught by Zaraki Kenpachi suddenly burst out with dazzling light.

Immediately afterwards, the Zanpakuto seemed to disappear, turning into a pile of things that looked like cherry blossom petals.

These cherry blossom petals are floating in the air, as beautiful as the blooming cherry blossoms.

However, among these beautiful petals, there is a deadly murderous intention hidden.

Zaraki Kenpachi looked at the petals falling in the wind, with an indescribable doubt in his eyes.

He waved the huge Zanpakutō in his hand and slashed at the seemingly weak petals.

However, the seemingly fragile cherry blossom petals were only split into smaller pieces by Kenpachi's sword energy, but were not substantially damaged.

Suddenly, those split petals seemed to be given life and rushed towards Zaraki Kenpachi.

Zaraki Kenpachi swung his sword to resist, but found that these petal blades were able to ignore his blade and penetrate directly, cutting his skin.

Zaraki Kenpachi's skin was instantly covered with scars, and those scars were like being cut by countless tiny blades.

The clothes on his body were also cut to pieces by these petal blades, but that was the end of it, because Zaraki Kenpachi's spiritual pressure was too strong, and Kuchiki Byakuya was unable to go deeper.

"Puff, puff, puff—"

The sound of petal blades cutting through skin kept ringing in the air. The sound sounded extremely harsh and creepy. Zaraki Kenpachi frowned and waved the Zanpakutō impatiently.

"I'm so annoyed. Is this the only attack?"

Zaraki Kenpachi roared angrily, and golden spiritual pressure burst out from his body, carrying terrifying heat.

The golden sword pressure was like a bolt of lightning, instantly tearing apart the petals and burning the surrounding Senbonzakura trees.

Byakuya Kuchiki stood in the distance, feeling the terrifying spiritual pressure and trembling all over.

This is not fear, but the body's instinct.

Then, Zaraki Kenpachi struck out a golden sword pressure, and the petals could not stop the sword pressure at all.

However, although Zaraki Kenpachi's golden sword pressure was powerful, Kuchiki Byakuya cleverly avoided its edge. The golden sword split the wall all the way and disappeared into the distance.

"The captain has given the order to free the Zanpakutō, so... you can fall down."

Kuchiki Byakuya's voice was calm and firm. He picked up his Zanpakuto, pointed the sword head down, and gently released it.

The Zanpakutō seemed to be summoned by some kind of thing, and slowly fell into the ground. At the same time, two rows of huge sword blades appeared on both sides of Kenpachi Zaraki like mountains of swords.

"Swastika, let's scatter! Senbonzakura Kageyan."

As the words fell, those giant sword blades that were originally stationary seemed to be injected with life, instantly bursting into countless fragments.

These fragments rotated and flew in the air, and finally condensed into beautiful cherry blossom petals, but what was different from ordinary cherry blossoms was that they had sharp edges and emitted an icy light.

These petals are denser and sharper than when they were first solved, as if they want to split the entire space. Their number is so large that it is almost impossible to count, as if hundreds of millions of blades are intertwining in the air to form a dense storm of blades.

In the swastika state, Senbonzakura has hundreds of millions of times more petals than when it was first released, making people marvel at its terrifying power.

In this storm of blades, Kenpachi Zaraki's figure stands out particularly prominently. He waved the knife in his hand, and every swing was accompanied by a terrifying sword pressure and crushing edge.

However, even a strong man like him had to go all out when facing such a dense array of blades.

The ground around him was shattered by the cutting of petals, as if swept by a gust of wind.

Kenpachi Zaraki kept swinging his blade, trying to resist the petals that were pouring in like a tide. However, the number of petals was so large that he could hardly resist.

"I'm so annoyed!"

Kenpachi Zaraki roared and swung out the golden sword pressure again.

This time the sword pressure was even more terrifying than before, as if it was going to burn the whole world to ashes. The terrifying sword pressure instantly swept away all the petals that blocked the way, forming a huge vacuum zone.

However, the petals did not stop attacking because of this. They seemed to be endless, pouring in from all directions. Although Kenpachi Zaraki was powerful, he felt a little powerless in the face of such intensive attacks.

"I didn't expect you to have such power."

Byakuya Kuchiki looked at Kenpachi Zaraki, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He originally thought that his Senbonzakura was powerful enough, but he didn't expect that Kenpachi Zaraki could actually withstand such an attack.

"In that case, I can only show you what Senbonzakura really looks like."

Byakuya Kuchiki waved his hands, and the surrounding "petals" suddenly gathered.

They spun and tumbled in the air, eventually condensing into sharp swords.