Bleach: The Captain of the Fifth Division Becomes Stronger Through Training.

Chapter 278: Bankai: Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: Mahoraka

The words fell.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni felt an unusual aura brewing in the air.

He frowned subconsciously, turned around and looked around.

It seems like there is something...that he has overlooked?
But this kind of thing shouldn't exist.

Because Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni is the captain-general and also a veteran captain who has survived for a thousand years. His grasp and intuition of the battlefield are definitely higher than anyone present.

In this regard, even someone like Aizen cannot say that he has the upper hand over the opponent.

however.

At this moment, where does Aizen Sosuke's confidence come from?
The confusion brought by the unknown surged into his heart. Even though he couldn't find the source of the abnormality, Yamamoto still tensed his body...

Be prepared to enter the Second Bankai at any time!

"The fire stored in Ryujin Jakka is enough to kill a few more people..."

Feeling neither happy nor sad, Yamamoto's spiritual pressure looked around but caught nothing.

Instead, at this time, Ichigo Kurosaki and others who turned back from the Hueco Mundo and wanted to support the front battlefield arrived first.

By forcibly opening the black cavity and Urahara Kisuke's various preparations, the rescue team broke directly into the fake Karakura Town and landed on the battlefield in the most false manner.

So, what is the current situation?!

Ichigo Kurosaki was still looking around, trying to analyze the current situation by asking questions.

Unohana Retsu was much calmer... She saw the captain-general and Aizen confronting each other in the sky, and once again caught a glimpse of the broken and disappearing earth.

Here.

The young man was no longer seen.

In this way, it seems that the ending has already determined its direction.

"Captain, have you won yet..."

It is difficult to say whether this sigh contains a sense of regret or some other emotion.

But no matter what, at this moment, Unohana Retsu was indeed speaking his inner words with a sad and pitiful mentality.

His subordinates committed many murders.

It's pitiful and lamentable.

"Hey! So what's going on now?!"

Ichigo Kurosaki seemed to have noticed something, but due to his young age, he was unable to remain calm even when faced with a catastrophe.

The tone of voice began to become distorted, and even the voice began to tremble uncontrollably.

As if denying his own thoughts, Ichigo Kurosaki kept looking around and started shouting.

“Who can answer me!!!”

Mr. Arima, where have you been?

In this suffocating environment, finally... someone is willing to take the initiative to break the loneliness and give a corresponding response.

"Calm down a bit, Kurosaki boy."

Aizen Sosuke was high up on the dome. He calmly looked at Kurosaki Ichigo at his feet, his tone as calm as usual.

"Others are not obliged to answer your questions, even those who greet you with a smile."

"So before you choose to speak, it's best to observe the environment carefully and try your best to use your abilities to discover the truth..."

"This is what a mature person should do, isn't it?"

The sudden sermon made Kurosaki Ichigo stunned for a moment.

He had no deep impression of Aizen at all. In fact, compared with Arima Shizuya, this "big boss" who always kept smiling made him feel more fearful.

Logically speaking, you shouldn't listen to the other party's nonsense.

However, the so-called desperate attempt to find a cure may refer to this situation.

"Do you know... where Mr. Arima is?!"

The subconscious cry was more like a signal for help.

Although I don't approve of this behavior, considering the other person's age and experience, from the perspective of an elder...

It was really hard for Aizen to continue saying accusatory words.

After sighing helplessly, he calmly raised his right hand and pointed towards a place not far away.

"The man you were talking about."

"he……"

"Isn't it right there?"

Not only Kurosaki Ichigo, but even the captain-general tensed up slightly after hearing these words.

It was hard to imagine that there was someone who would make him so 'afraid'.

But no matter what, this extraordinary sense of crisis in my heart needs to be justified.

Even the air was constantly screened and filtered, but the abrupt feeling in my heart became more and more intense... until a scream came from beneath me.

At this moment, the captain also looked up reflexively and stared at the place not far away.

That is……

The place where I just fought with Arima Shizuya.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's destruction of heaven and earth, with an unquestionable attitude, cut off all the timelines that Arima Shizuya could observe, and finally led to the opponent's defeat and death.

……

……

……

That's how it should be.

It may be just an insignificant speck of dust.

It was this fake Karakura Town that was constantly ravaged, broken, and then turned into a shattered mess.

It may even be smaller than the literal spirit particle, like the foundation of a pyramid, becoming the base material embedded in the earth...

Such a small, subtle thing.

But at this moment there were some changes.

It was like a silent whirlpool caused by something in the bottomless ocean.

Countless and indescribable tiny things began to gather. They kept surging and piecing together, just like the krill living in the polar regions, forming a torrent visible to the naked eye.

The concept of color became extremely chaotic in an instant, and everyone could see that everything around them was violently taken away.

The first to take shape.

It's a heart that keeps beating.

It is vivid and bright, as if all the vitality is gathered in it, demonstrating an unparalleled presence.

And then, bones begin to take shape.

Just like the framework of a tall building, the muscles, tendons, blood, nerves, etc. are used to fill it...

Everything seems to be pieced together and integrated according to a predetermined formula.

Until the skin heals completely.

It's like completing an exceptionally exquisite work of art.

An intact Arima Shizuya was floating in the air with his eyes closed.

Aizen Sosuke stepped forward, took out his robe and put it on the other person, his expression as calm as ever.

It seems that everything is still under his control.

It is difficult to understand what is happening right now. Even from Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's perspective, he still cannot understand the ins and outs of this matter.

Why did Arima Shizuka suddenly appear? His spiritual pressure had already disappeared... He must have been dead to the point where he couldn't die any more.

It is difficult for people to have a corresponding understanding of things beyond their own cognition.

Just like the current situation...

Having lost the spiritual pressure that he relied on to survive, and witnessing his own death, Arima Shizuya's life should have come to an end at that moment.

However, the current situation completely reversed Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's cognition, and made him begin to feel confused.

Is there something wrong with this process? Or is it...

Is this another act of illusion that plays with people's hearts and desecrates the dead?

No way to know.

While everyone was showing a dumbfounded expression, Aizen Sosuke gently patted the other person's shoulder, and his tone became a little lighter.

"It's time to wake up, Shizuya-kun."

The sound travels through the air and vibrates the eardrum, allowing the information to be transmitted accurately.

It was like awakening a dormant instrument.

Arima Shizuya's eyes trembled slightly for a moment, and then... he slowly opened his eyes.

There was a moment of confusion in his eyes, as if he had struggled to climb out of some bottomless quagmire.

The hidden confusion is difficult to conceal, but it disappears in the next moment.

The brilliance called intellect regained the upper hand, allowing Arima Shizuya's consciousness to return to his body until he returned to normal.

He stood up again and raised his hands.

No words.

But even with such a simple action, Arima Shizuya's expression changed significantly.

He seemed to understand something at this moment and spoke softly.

"I see……"

Arima Shizuka also half turned her head and gave Aizen a rather helpless smile.

"I just died once, didn't I?"

Aizen's smile remained the same as always.

"Yes, it's a pity... Shizuya-kun was unable to dodge Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's final killing move."

"Haha... Although I felt I was no match for him before we started, I didn't expect to actually be defeated."

Arima Shizuka also smiled very relaxedly, but there was more helplessness in the expression on her face.

“The result is still the same.”

"That's really..."

"It's a bit of a blow to my self-confidence."

As soon as he finished speaking, the captain who had been silent not far away suddenly took a step forward.

He walked slowly towards this side, step by step, and the flames wrapped around his body began to boil at this moment.

"Aizen Sosuke, are you manipulating people's hearts again? Such evil behavior is really disgusting."

Yamamoto had already made up his mind. Aizen seemed to want to say something, but Arima Shizuka stopped him.

"It's okay, just leave it to me from now on."

Having said this, Aizen also lost interest in communicating.

As he retreated, the two parties in confrontation returned to the original two people.

However, at this moment, the expression on Arima Shizuya's face had become incomparably calm.

"Master Shan, I didn't expect you to be still strong despite your age... Even if I try my best, it seems I can't defeat you now."

"I have no interest in false illusions. The dead should become Buddhas sooner rather than later."

"You don't want to believe in reality anymore? Well... that sounds like something Mr. Shan would say."

After all, stubborn and strong are the representative figures of the old school.

But ah.

"Shan Ye, I'm sorry, but I am a real person."

Arima Shizuka also chuckled and raised his right hand, and a moment later, a familiar long blade appeared in his palm.

Sagara dragon.

This is Arima Shizuya's blade, and everyone is familiar with it.

However, at this moment, the Zanpakuto showed an extremely strange posture.

It turned completely black... as if it was soaked in ink, looking messy and weird.

Arima Shizuka also held it in her hand and waved it lightly.

"You did kill me. My body was shattered and my spiritual pressure disappeared..."

"I'm afraid if I wait any longer, my soul will go to hell."

"If I didn't have this ability..."

Bankai, Devi Babu, Mahoraka.

As the last seat in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, it is also theoretically a part that is not valued.

The true meaning of the name Mahoraka is also of an extremely simple type.

According to the records in Buddhist scriptures, Mahoraka is also translated as the giant python god, a creature with a human head and a snake body.

Its name has secondary interpretations in many places, mostly referring to the image of stupidity, idiocy, or insidiousness and cunningness.

Not surprising.

After all, among the eight tribes, it ranks last, and is far away from the sky dragon. It is of the lower class, called the earth dragon, and is the most humble.

however.

Even with this image, Mahoraka has a deeper explanation.

Because of "deafness, stupidity and ignorance", one can "be happy to escape from the world, cultivate kindness and wisdom", and finally redeem the past karma, escape from the belly-walking category, and be reborn.

Although there are distinctions between the upper and lower classes among the Eight Immortals, there are also differences in nobility.

But in the final analysis, this is also a kind of reincarnation...

There will always be a time for earth dragons to be reborn.

And that moment is today.

With the power of Mahoraka, Arima Shizuka is also able to selectively block an attack directed at herself.

Because of dementia and ignorance, he does not feel pain and is not afraid of being injured.

Although the body is dead, the spirit still exists and will eventually come to the end.

However, this behavior is not without price. After releasing this Zanpakutō, Arima Shizuka will also lose the memory of her injured part.

Freed from the cycle of reincarnation, one re-enters the secular world.

This is also the fate that Mahoraka has to bear, and it is also the price that needs to be paid.

If it was a normal fight, such a "life-saving behavior" might not have much meaning. After all, the reborn "self" did not know the situation.

It's easy to get stuck in a similar situation as the first time and make the same mistakes over and over again.

But Arima Jing didn't have any worries about this.

Because of the existence of Aizen Sosuke.

Frightened by the power of the Mirror Flower and Water Moon, even a strong captain like him failed to choose to attack at this moment, thus missing the best opportunity to attack.

After being able to take a breather, Arima Shizuka, who had regained her life, returned to the game again...

Really?
Watching Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni silently raise the Ryujin Jakka in his hand, his spiritual pressure began to roll like boiling magma.

Arima Shizuka also said with a smile at this moment.

"It's just one more time, nothing to be afraid of... Master Shan, do you think so?"

Indeed, from the other party's perspective, there is nothing wrong with this idea.

Just a pity.

"Please don't forget."

"For me... the same moves won't work anymore."

...! ! !
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni widened his eyes slightly, and the next moment, the Zanpakuto in Arima Shizuya's hand emitted an extremely hot light.

"I will accept your flame."

(End of this chapter)