I'm really not the number one slacker in Soul Society.

But isn't this a messenger's cloak?

Good heavens, you, a junior member of the 8th Division with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually have connections with the Urahara family?

"It's complicated to explain the cause and effect."

The woman in the messenger's cloak pointed to the very center of the fireball: "The enemy is in there. Seize this opportunity."

"?"

Shiroku Hakunsai blinked, thought for a fraction of a second, and then decided to give it a try.

Without saying a word, she grabbed the now-liberated Qitongwan and rushed straight to the center of the explosion.

Seeing that Shikatori Hakuryuu had chosen to act without hesitation, Mima secretly breathed a sigh of relief, then immediately followed, saying to Aizen:

"Keep up! Whether we can achieve victory in one fell swoop depends on this!"

"The first captain of the 8th Division?"

Aizen gave Yama a meaningful look: "So you're actually in a cooperative relationship with Ms. Saki."

But despite his words, he didn't slow down at all. He rushed forward with his knife, directly entering the huge fireball that was tens of thousands of degrees hot.

"That's a very long story."

Mima casually remarked, "We'll have plenty of time to talk about this later."

Everyone present was a seasoned fighter; no one would be foolish enough to start an argument—everything would have to wait until the opponent was defeated before anything else could be said.

Using his spiritual pressure and broken space to withstand temperatures of over 10,000 degrees Celsius, Mima entered the center of the explosion, only to be somewhat dumbfounded by what he saw.

Shikatori Hakurunzai, who had charged ahead of Shihōin Hyakugetsu, was rapidly swinging his Kito-maru with extremely ferocious movements, slashing back and forth at the shadowy mass in mid-air with the motion of chopping dumpling filling.

Shihouin Hyakugetsu's physical body seemed to have been almost completely destroyed by the explosion. Only her right hand, chest cavity, and upper half of her face remained floating in mid-air, while the rest of her body was filled with black shadows.

It could be said that Mima and Aizen helped her complete her "transformation" ahead of time.

But what's surprising isn't that, but rather Rokuto Hakunsai.

For some reason, the angry torrent seemed to freeze in mid-air, refusing to budge despite the blows from the blades and axes.

What did Lu Qu Baiyunzhai do?

Mima squinted and carefully sensed the distribution of spiritual pressure in this chaotic land.

Deer-Catching Cloud Studio is "everywhere"!

To the naked eye, she was hacking away at Shihouin Hyakugetsu, but in the world of spiritual pressure perception, her size was unbelievably large.

It's as if the heavens and the earth... no, the whole world is a part of her!

Upon closer inspection, it's clear that Shihouin Hyakugetsu isn't completely still, but rather unable to move much.

To put it somewhat inappropriately... they're like monkeys under the Five Finger Mountain!

She was even "struggling violently," but no matter how much she struggled, her range of motion was only a few centimeters.

What can you do with just a few centimeters? Forget about drawing a knife to kill someone, you can't even move your butt in that cramped space.

"You guys are here?"

Shikatori Hakunsai glanced sideways at Yama and Aizen, who were charging straight at him, then gestured with his chin toward Shihouin Hyakugetsu, who was under his blade: "This guy is not easy to kill, and I can't hold her for long either. Use whatever means you have."

Tied up?

There was no time to worry about the details; Mi Zhen only knew the phrase: "Strike while the iron is hot!"

Even in this form, Hyakugetsu Shihouin's vitality is truly tenacious.

Despite being slashed hundreds of times by Shikatori Hakunsai at a speed of dozens of cuts per second, it still maintained its human form and struggled more and more, seemingly about to be able to swing its sword again.

As Shikatori Hakunsai said, no matter what methods she used, it seemed that she was about to "lose control" of Shihōin Hyakugetsu.

As the flames of the Five Dragons Extinction blast gradually subsided, the three were able to visually confirm each other's presence.

As Lu Qu Baiyunzhai's slashing movements gradually slowed down, beads of sweat began to appear on her forehead. Less than two seconds later, she simply stopped attacking.

He took a few steps back, panting, and said, "I...I'll leave her to you. I'll try to keep her tied up for a little longer."

As she said, after she stepped back, Shihouin Hyakugetsu was still firmly fixed in place, unable to even raise her hand.

Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu and Mima's Kido can both be broken by Shihouin Hyakugetsu.

But why did Shikatori Hakunsai's ability work? Although they didn't understand, Aizen and Yama immediately took over.

No one wanted to think about what would happen after Shihouin Hyakugetsu broke free of his restraints.

Aizen and Yama made their move, and immediately a flurry of flashing blades and roaring Kido filled the air, their power enough to easily kill dozens of Kensei.

However, Shihouin Hyakugetsu remained floating in mid-air, maintaining her human form.

The only result was the complete destruction of her remaining physical body.

After unleashing their furious attacks for half a day, the two finally couldn't hold on any longer and, somewhat discouraged, slowed down their attack frequency.

How the hell am I supposed to kill this? Even the Spirit King's heart and right hand wouldn't be this resilient, right? Are you a resurrection armor wholesaler?

Wait, the Spirit King?

With veins bulging on his forehead, Mima suddenly had a brilliant idea.

At the moment, Shihouin Hyakugetsu is unable to move and can only be beaten up... Although she can't be killed, this one-sided suppression should be considered a "defeat", right?

In other words... that move can be used.

"Gentlemen, I have a bold idea."

Mi Zhen took a breath, stopped attacking, and sheathed Liu Yue again: "Perhaps this is the only way to truly defeat her."

"Whatever it is... just use it quickly." Shikato Hakuni knelt down, struggling to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead: "I can't hold on much longer."

"It seems we can't kill her using normal methods." Aizen sighed. "If we continue to drag this out, it will probably become a disadvantage for us."

So Mima immediately squatted down, placed one hand on his chest and the other on Shihouin Hyakugetsu's throat, and began to chant the demonic incantation personally taught by the Spirit King.

"Dissolve it."

He activated his spiritual pressure according to a specific pattern, creating a "channel" between himself and Shihouin Hyakugetsu.

“Tangible things enter my net, clouds turn into rain, rain turns into clouds, and the intangible end, all things change, and all return to myself.”

To be honest, Mima thinks this thing is a bit strange.

Because some of its lyrics sound like the Quincy's Usurpation Stars...

However, considering that the Soul King himself possesses the power of destruction, and Yhwach is his son, this situation is quite normal.

probably.

But putting everything else aside, this ghost path is truly incredibly effective.

Once used, Shihouin Hyakugetsu, who was as stubborn as taffy no matter how hard they hit her, immediately stopped struggling.

Then it started... convulsing?

The raging torrent trembled like boiling water, and the humanoid structure that had been maintained suddenly collapsed, turning into a spherical shape.

Terrified and piercing screams emanated from the sphere.

After Mima channeled some special spiritual pressure into it through the "channel" connecting the two, the thing that couldn't be killed no matter how hard it was hit suddenly froze.

Then it began to melt and scatter, the falling "fragments" ceasing to move, as if they had truly died.

After the fragments continued to peel away, a small, black "star" appeared, no bigger than a finger.

But it only existed for a few seconds before melting into a pool of liquid and being sucked into Mima's body through the spiritual pressure channel.

The relentless spiritual pressure of the "raging torrent" completely disappeared, along with Shihouin Hyakugetsu.

It seems... this is the end?

Shikaku Hakunsai blinked, then put away the Qitong Pill with a puzzled look on his face.

Aizen glanced at Yazaki in surprise, adjusted his glasses, and seemed lost in thought.

On the contrary, Mima, who seemed calm, was about to vomit blood.

After that small pool of black liquid entered his body through the spiritual pressure channel, he felt himself bursting into flames.

In a physical sense!

A violent, murderous urge seized his mind in an instant.

The voices of Shihōin Hyakugetsu and... the Spirit King were making a noisy commotion.

Although Mi Zhen couldn't hear what she was saying, it was probably some kind of obsessive repetition of the idea that all things in nature are meant to nourish people. If his willpower had been even slightly weaker, he probably would have just grabbed a knife and started hacking around.

After a few seconds, the sounds began to fade and then disappeared completely.

Within his body, a new spiritual pressure circulation pathway was constructed in an extremely short time—a system far more efficient than that of a Shinigami, and even with a higher ceiling! Furthermore, Yama's previous "limit" was easily broken, and the maximum value of his spiritual pressure surged dramatically…

Nearly 50%!

In this way, Mi Zhen's spiritual pressure limit reached nearly seventeen carts, directly making him a second-class spiritual power expert.

But constantly bringing up this joke... seems like we're going a bit too far in persecuting Kensei...

Both the old and new spiritual pressure pathways exist simultaneously within the body. The old one remains the same as before, but if the new one is used…

Mima tried it out briefly—his strength, speed, defensive capabilities, and spiritual pressure all increased exponentially in an instant.

Although I haven't tested it in detail and don't know the exact value, it must be three times.

But at the same time, a faint "roar" echoed in his mind.

Just by experiencing it, he immediately felt that he had a little more violent impulse, which he could suppress, but it was definitely there.

Moreover, this "roar" is getting stronger over time.

He could vaguely sense that... ten minutes was a watershed moment; if this state continued for more than ten minutes, the roar would probably intensify dramatically.

At that point, he loses confidence that he can completely control himself.

After trying it briefly, Mi Zhen immediately switched back to the old spiritual energy circulation channel, and the roar disappeared instantly.

Fortunately, the messenger's cloak concealed everything, and Aizen and Shikatori Hakunsai couldn't see anything.

"I guess it was a success..."