As Ichigo saw the invisible air swirling around the weapon within Saber's hand, he further tightened his grip on Zangestu preparing for whatever noble phantasm the Servent was about to unleash.

Then, as the winds slowly dispersed, Ichigo was able to make out the shape of a golden flashing object within, which slowly began to take on the form of a sword.

"Wait…" Ichigo said to himself in disbelief. For a while, he never personally held that much knowledge about myths and legends in general. Even he could recognize the blade as it gradually began to reveal itself. "It can't be…"

When the wind finally departed. Saber's noble phantasm was shown in all of its glory a large elegant sword with a blue guard, a slightly curved golden guard, and a long silver blade with fairy letters inscribed on its lower end while shining bright with a light that resembled the morning dawn.

So stunning was the sword that even Ichigo couldn't help but stare at it in awe and even calling the divine construct before him beautiful would only soil its splendor.

Yet the aura itself grew ever brighter as numerous small balls of golden light rose out of the trees, grass, and the nearby river. Flowing into the blade of the sword itself. Making the Noble phantasm shine with not just power, but with the hopes and dreams of mankind's glory as they faced death on the battlefield.

"Holy shit… that's" Ichigo was about to say, but Saber didn't let him finish, as the Servant quickly raised her sword and called out its name for all to hear.

"EXC…ALIBUR!"

She screamed at the top of her lungs as a massive beam of light shouted out of the tip of the blade before swinging it down at Ichigo which soon rushed towards him. With the former then trying the counter it with his attack.

"Getsuga Tenshou!" Ichigo roared out as swung his zanpakuto and a huge wave of yellow energy was launched from the edge of his blade at the shining blast of light.

But to his bafflement the Getsuga Tenshou even when at full power couldn't even slow down the blast of light as it tore through it in an instant before engulfing Ichigo.

Which was followed by a huge explosion of light denotating into the ground and scorching it into ash, before then shooting up into the sky and piercing through them. With everyone from shinigami, Magi, and servants being able to see its radiance.

Saber then let out a tired breath while looking up at her sword. "Even with Shirou's contract with Rin, I am at best able to fire Excalibur two more times before getting depleted" She then looked over the scorched earth that stretched on for dozens of feet and then to the departed clouds in the sky. "Still…it seems that one strike was enough-"

"Damn" the voice of Ichigo called out from behind her and Saber immediately turn herself around to face him who to her shock was still alive…but his right arm seemed to be badly burnt.

"It's been a long while since someone overpowered my Getsuga Tenshou like that" Ichigo reminisces while rubbing his burned arm. "And if I didn't use that flash step at the last minute, I would be less than dust particles right now" he then looked over to Saber. "So…are you going to tell how a woman like you managed to get something as legendary as Excalibur?"

Saber then twitched her jaw in slight annoyance at Ichigo's question and then let out an agitated breath. "I thought my identity was obvious the moment I unveiled my blade" She furrowed her brow. "For who else do you think wields Excalibur?"

"Uhhh…I don't know," Ichigo said cluelessly. " I mean I am more into classical works like William Shakespeare not in folk tales or legends…like is there an obscure lady knight who wields Excalibur or something in Britain lore?"

Saber then remained silent for a moment and then let out a strained breath. " No Shinigami there is no such legend. For the wielder that you see before you are the only knight who has wielded Excalibur in the realm of Britain," she then pointed her blade at Ichigo. "For I am Arthur Pendragon. Former king of Camelot and the Knights of The Round Table!"

Ichigo then stared at Saber for a few moments as if his mind was unable to process what Saber just said...and then his eyes winded and his jaw dropped in complete stupidfied bafflement.

"W-WHAT!?" he nearly screamed out. "You're... King Arthur b-but you are a girl so how..." he tries to explain and Saber sighs in exasperation.

"Let's just say that to fulfill the role of king I had to sacrifice my own identity as a woman and leave it at that" She then readied her sword. "And with that distraction settled can we continue?"

Ichigo was about to say something else but gave up when he realized how awkward the situation was becoming. "Fine…sense I guess it isn't that important" A smirk then crawled up his face. "And since you have revealed your trump card to me...it is time to reveal your mind!"

The substitute soul reaper then placed both hands on the handle of his zanpaktou and pointed it at Saber and then his body began to surge with his Spiritual power.

"BAN-KAI!"

Ichigo shouted out and in an instant, his body was engulfed in a huge bright yellow explosion of his spiritual pressure and when the energy subsided like retreating flames the form of his bankai was revealed.

"Tensa-Zangestsu…"

Ichigo uttered, for the young death god was now dressed in a long black flowing tattered robe with a white undergarment. That was held together by multiple straps, he also had two black gloves with white Xs strapped on top of them. Along with a black and white high collar around his neck.

Yet the most distinguishable feature of the Bankai to Saber is the blade in Ichigo's right hand. Which in contrast to her sword, was a long curved katana that was as dark as night, with three protrusions on the blunt end of its blade, Its Tsuba was shaped in the form of a curved and jagged Maji and had a long matching chain connect at the bottom of its pummel and wrapped around Ichigo's right glove.

To outsiders, Ichigo's Bankai looked much more fragile than his Shikai form, but to Saber, she could literally feel the concentrated power radiating from both the katana and Ichigo's entire being and thus prepared herself.

…but even that wasn't enough.

For within less than an instant and before Saber could even react Ichigo appeared right behind her!

Then right as she used all her speed to turn around Ichigo already had his blade slashing right at Saber with only her instinct and divine luck allowing her to block the strike.

…but not the strength to withstand it.

The force of the blow was enough to send the king of knights flying dozens of meters into the air.

'Such speed and power…' she thought in shock and dread as she continued to fly in the air. 'I couldn't read his movements or even properly block one of his blows!' she began to readjust herself to prepare for her eventual landing. 'I have no choice but to keep my distance to prevent him from taking me off guard again-"

But she suddenly stopped herself when Ichigo grabbed the back of Saber's head and slammed her into the ground hard enough to leave a crater in the earth below.

"I suggest that if you have any other tricks up your sleeve you use them now otherwise…" he then waved his sword and a black concentrated surge of spiritual pressure with a white outline emerged from it. "I am going to stop holding back"

Saber then rosed out of the crater looked towards Ichigo and tightened the grip on her sword. For she had no doubt Ichigo was speaking the truth, given how easily he had just overpowered her.

Thus Artoria knew that if she was going to get any chance of victory regardless of how slight it was…she needed to abandon all defense for offense.

With a deep breath, the king of knights then disabled her silver armor much to Ichigo's confusion…but to his surprise, Saber rushed at him with much greater speed and strength as he blocked one of her strikes.

"Now we're talking" Ichigo smirked in satisfaction and continued to engage Saber in combat.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city Berserker, Illyasviel and Rin stood face-to-face, against, Rukia, Chad, Uryu, and Renji all still enchanted by Urahara's Bankai.

Tousaka then looked over at blonde shinigami. 'If I can just take him out then it should disable whatever empowering effect that doll of his has on these associates and it will be more than easy for Berserker to take them all out'

Rin then grips tightly on the remaining jewels in her left pocket. "All I need is an opening"

"Well now…" Urahara seems like you are all surrounded and not left with many options" he commented as he looked over Rin, Illvesveil, and Berserker. "It is much easier for all of us if you surrender now"

Rin then smirked. "Not on your life… especially since I have one last trick up my sleeve"

Urahara then raised a curious eyebrow. "Do know now?"

"Yeah…she then threw her last three Jewels at them which then exploded in a massive flash of light blinding all of them including Kisuke.

'A magical flash bomb…not much of a trick' Kisuke pondered in thought. 'Meaning she did it to retreat…or' he looked up at Magus high into the air. "Preparing for a sneak attack" he guessed and already he prepared to cast a bakudo to block whatever spell the Magus cast.

Instead, Rin pulled out a dagger from her pocket, and to Kisuke's surprise, its blade seemed to be purely made out of a translucent jewel.

However, when the young woman swung the weapon it unleashed a massive blast of magical energy far more powerful than what any spell Urahara had seen cast by a Magus including Caster.

But more importantly far greater than any means Urahara had to block it, forcing the Shingami to dodge out of the way.

Then when the blast made contact with the ground it denoted a powerful explosion that forced him and the rest of his comrades to scatter.