Facing Myo'o's attack, Komamura quickly crossed his sword to block.
Clang!
Swords clashed, sparks flew. Komamura, nearly three meters tall, was pushed back a step by the even larger Myo'o.
Then Myo'o suddenly swung the black rope on its arm, entangling Komamura's sword-wielding right hand. It pulled hard, trying to drag him closer.
"Ha!"
To avoid being pulled over, Komamura shouted loudly and began a tug-of-war with Myo'o.
However, Komamura's strength could not compare to Myo'o's. With just a little more force from Myo'o, Komamura lost his balance and was pulled towards it.
Myo'o then directly slashed at Komamura, who was now right in front of it.
Komamura, off-balance, was completely unable to defend himself.
But at that critical moment, Toshiro, who had been closely watching the battle, instantly flashed and appeared before Komamura. He pushed Komamura back with his right hand while raising his left hand to block Myo'o's attack.
The reason he pushed Komamura away was mainly due to their height difference.
Komamura was nearly three meters tall, Myo'o nearly four meters, and Toshiro was 1.33 meters. So if Myo'o's slash came down, it would hit Komamura first. Even if Toshiro stretched out his arm, he couldn't block it for him.
So he had to push Komamura away first, then block the incoming slash.
Clang!
Myo'o's sword struck Toshiro's left hand, sparking and producing a metallic clash.
Then Toshiro pushed hard. Myo'o, whose height was nearly triple Toshiro's, was pushed back, staggering.
Bang!
After stumbling back some distance, Myo'o, off-balance, crashed to the ground with a bang.
"Komamura, no need to push yourself. Leave him to me."
Toshiro said with his back to Komamura.
"Bu..."
Just as Komamura was about to speak, Tetsuzaemon behind him suddenly shouted "Captain!" and ran over worriedly.
"Captain, are you alright?" Tetsuzaemon asked urgently.
"Don't worry, Tetsuzaemon. Thanks to Captain Hitsugaya's rescue, I'm not injured. I'm just truly ashamed. I specifically asked Captain Hitsugaya not to intervene, yet in the end, I owe my life to his save." Komamura shook his head.
Seeing that Komamura was indeed unharmed, Tetsuzaemon turned to look at Muramasa not far away.
"You bastard... it must be your doing that made the Captain's Zanpakuto rebel. I'll kill you myself!"
With that, Tetsuzaemon prepared to release his Zanpakuto.
"What?! Why... why can't I sense my Zanpakuto's Reiatsu?!" Tetsuzaemon exclaimed in shock, staring at his unresponsive Zanpakuto.
"Hmph, you fool. Since you know it was my doing, how dare you try to use your Zanpakuto's power against me?" Muramasa mocked mercilessly.
"How... how is this possible?!
"Even Iba's Zanpakuto has a problem?!"
The Gotei 13's members were shocked. Then, as if suddenly thinking of something, they one after another drew their Zanpakuto.
"Sting all Enemies to Death, Suzumebachi!"
"Howl, Zabimaru!"
"Growl, Haineko!"
"Bloom, Tobiume!"
"Extend, Hozukimaru!"
A chorus of Zanpakuto release commands rang out.
However, embarrassingly, everyone's Zanpakuto had no reaction.
They stared blankly at the swords in their hands. The scene suddenly fell into an eerie silence, the atmosphere quite awkward.
"Why... can't I use Shikai?" Renji asked incredulously.
"Why? Why won't you respond, Tobiume?" Momo looked at her Zanpakuto with tears in her eyes, as if her best friend had suddenly stopped talking to her.
Mayuri, on the other hand, sounded somewhat excited as he examined his Zanpakuto.
"Ho ho... the Reiatsu of the Zanpakuto has indeed disappeared. How did you do it?" Mayuri couldn't help but ask Muramasa.
"It's simple. Zanpakuto no longer coexist with you Shinigami, because I have liberated them from you." Muramasa said blandly.
"Liberated... the Zanpakuto? Can such a thing really be done?" Isane murmured in disbelief.
Just then, Muramasa suddenly waved his hand behind him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Explosions suddenly echoed through the Seireitei.
From the elevated vantage point of the Sokyoku Hill, the towering flames were clearly visible.
Renji demanded loudly: "What did you do? Why is the Seireitei..."
"It's not me. It's you... your Zanpakuto are destroying the Seireitei." Muramasa denied.
Momo, pale-faced, said: "How... how can this be?"
Muramasa laughed loudly: "Hahaha... The Zanpakuto have been liberated from the shackles of the Shinigami..."
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Explosions continued to sound throughout the Seireitei. An ironically ironic scene unfolded repeatedly: the Zanpakuto that once fought alongside Shinigami were now wantonly destroying the Seireitei, which the Shinigami protected.
"Ungh..." Muramasa suddenly groaned, two streaks of bloody tears flowing from his eyes.
Then Muramasa wiped away the bloody tears and said to the Gotei 13's members: "This was just a greeting. So that you may understand the power of my companions, and also..."
"...so that you may understand the true nature of the Zanpakuto you mistakenly believe belong to you."
As he spoke, Muramasa suddenly turned around, spread his arms wide, and shouted: "Come forth, my companions!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The materialized Zanpakuto that had been destroying the Seireitei below suddenly appeared en masse at the Sokyoku Hill.
Moreover, even Byakuya's Senbonzakura, Mayuri's Ashisogi Jizo, Rangiku's Haineko, and others appeared materialized, emerging from their Zanpakuto right in front of everyone, then unceremoniously abandoning their owners and walking towards Muramasa.
Rangiku's Haineko materialized into a girl in cool pink attire, with short red hair and a cat's tail.
After materializing, Haineko even arrogantly pushed Rangiku: "Get out of the way, Auntie!"
Then, Haineko unceremoniously abandoned Rangiku and walked towards Muramasa. It seemed she had quite a grudge against her.
Rangiku said angrily: "Haineko, you bastard, how dare you call me Auntie..."
"Hmph..." Hearing Rangiku's voice, Haineko turned back, stuck out her tongue, and made a face at her.
The materialized Zanpakuto gathered around Muramasa, at first glance, appearing even more numerous and powerful than the Shinigami like Toshiro.
"Sigh..."
A sudden sigh rang out. Toshiro calmly walked forward and said: "This is far enough, Muramasa. This farce ends now."
Clang!
Toshiro drew Hyorinmaru and pointed it at Muramasa.