In this state, Yamiko undoubtedly possessed the combat power of a Transcendent!
She was even stronger than Angra's third Resurrección form from back then. At that time, Angra's third Resurrección was merely on the path to soul reconstruction—a step towards becoming a Transcendent.
But now, Yamiko, in her current state, already possessed true Transcendent-level combat power. She didn't need to undergo a complex soul reconstruction; as the Soul King's daughter, she inherently possessed Transcendent qualities!
This was her ultimate form, but could also be called Nirvana—a state achieved after completely fusing all her power and abilities.
The previous advancement of the Three-Aspect War Beast had not only been a boost in power, but also a further integration of the power within Yamiko. Each stage of power released brought the fusion a step further.
When the power of all three War Beasts was fully released, the powers within her—which should have been natural enemies—completely fused.
Not to mention, she was now using Bankai!
This is... the so-called return to simplicity, perhaps.
Angra thought as he looked at Yamiko, who had returned to her original appearance.
It was much easier than when he had first transcended. After all, he had needed to maintain his third Resurrección for a long time to facilitate soul reconstruction, and completing it had taken ages.
Moreover, Yamiko's strength was even more formidable than his own when he first transcended.
When Angra broke through, he relied on fusing Shinigami power and Hollow power, with the souls of both reconstructing to reach the realm of Transcendent. Yamiko, on the other hand, was somewhat similar to Kurosaki Ichigo—she possessed four types of power: human, Quincy, Shinigami, and Hollow.
Well, actually, it was three souls: Quincy, Hollow, and Shinigami, all undergoing reconstruction.
The more complex the soul structure and the more diverse the powers, the more complex the reconstruction process—and the stronger the reconstructed soul.
Just like Kurosaki Ichigo: his power after transcending Shinigami was far stronger than Aizen's. Aizen had worked hard for most of his life, only to be beaten back by Kurosaki Ichigo.
However... this only referred to when they first broke through.
Angra had been a Transcendent for a long time. Not only had he fully mastered the strength of his realm, he also possessed the Hollow King Left Hand within him.
After the complete fusion of both powers, Angra's strength was now far greater than when he first broke through!
If he used the power of the Hollow King Left Hand, even the current Yamiko would have no room to resist.
But then again, there was no need for that.
At this moment, Yamiko was naturally unaware of what Angra was thinking.
She was simply feeling the power within her, and couldn't help but be profoundly shocked.
Is this the power after transcending Shinigami, after transcending the limits of the soul? It's as if I've entered another world, a higher world, where everything from before seems to have become unimportant. Like standing on the clouds, looking down at all living beings, or standing in a higher dimension...
Her Bankai just now could also be said to be Resurrección or Vollständig, allowing her right hand and Zanpakuto to enter a special state of fusion.
Looking at Angra Mainyu before her, even with such immense power, Yamiko didn't dare be careless.
Substantial reishi seemed to appear around her, transforming into the three War Beasts: the Roc-Lion, the Otter-Fish, and the Sea Monster-Snail. The War Beasts circled Yamiko, as if they were the materialization of the Power of Harmony.
In her current state, her Three-Aspect War Beast had evolved.
The Power of Harmony that once guarded her became the tangible Three War Beasts—these would now block enemy attacks and counterattack!
Previously, the counter-damage was determined by the number of people: one person would suffer it once, two people twice, three people three times.
But now, the base multiplier for this counter-damage had increased!
It had gone from one-time to three-times! Each War Beast symbolized one counterattack.
In other words, one person would suffer three times the counter-damage, two people six times, and three people nine times!
Yamiko didn't need to worry about group attacks at all—the more people who attacked her, the stronger she became!
However, facing Angra Mainyu, she was still uncertain how effective this counterattack would be.
When Angra had used "Destruction" to severely injure her just now, that move should have been extremely powerful, yet he himself didn't seem greatly affected.
Could it be that Angra Mainyu has a way to circumvent my ability...?
"It's actually very simple."
At that moment, Angra's words answered the doubt in her heart.
"Just as you said, I am the source of malice. I am all evil—so... how could an attack full of malice harm me?"
Under Malice Mode, Angra could achieve an effect similar to Yamiko's Power of Harmony. No, it was even more formidable!
If Yamiko's Power of Harmony neutralized and canceled out attacks imbued with malice, then Angra devoured attacks imbued with malice!
Attacks filled with malice not only couldn't harm him, they would even become nourishment, helping him grow.
"What..." Yamiko looked at Angra with surprise, then quickly calmed down.
Her attacks were not tainted with malice, so... it wasn't too terrifying an ability.
At most, it just meant Angra's own attacks couldn't harm him through counterattacks.
No, actually, even this was a disadvantageous condition for Yamiko, but if the opponent was Angra Mainyu, having only this much disadvantage was within an acceptable range.
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