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

The Eight Prisons Death Scythe is indeed adept at being annoying, even Shihouin Hyakugetsu was slightly delayed, so what will Zaraki do?

The next moment, Gui Yancheng slightly bent his legs, his arm muscles bulged, and he swung down a deadly slash as he had done countless times before.

In his mind, Zaraki probably wouldn't even be able to counter the freezing attack and would be easily cut in two by his sword. So he became excited and roared, "Die!"

A moment later.

The Eight Prisons Death Scythe struck a city wall, its attack ending with a loud bang; it simply couldn't cut any further.

How is that possible? Even if it were a city wall, he was confident he could cut it in two with a single stroke... What's wrong with this guy...?

Gui Yancheng looked closely and saw a wisp of tattered iron light.

Just like at the beginning, Zaraki simply stood still, holding his sword horizontally, and took the hit from Oni-Ganjo's attack.

"How can it be?!"

Gui Yancheng was startled and terrified.

Where did this guy get his strength?!

Before he could figure it out, Kenji clicked his tongue and held up his free arm in front of his eyes: "A strange trick... but very interesting."

Then, his spiritual pressure erupted like a volcano!

This force caught Gui Yancheng off guard. The Eight Prisons Death Scythe was directly parried without any preparation. Then, as if returning a gift, Ye Sha chopped down on his head!

The blasts generated by the slashes even obscured the view of the battle from the lower-ranking Shinigami—the power and spiritual pressure were even greater than at the beginning.

And Zaraki... didn't even unleash his Zanpakuto!

It was as if the Eight Hells Death Scythe had no effect whatsoever!

what happened……?

Mizhen frowned, and after a brief moment of thought, she came up with a guess.

The conclusion is... the Eight Hells Death Scythe is useful, but not much.

For the vast majority of people, the power of the Eight Hells Death Scythe is irresistible—either they are not hit, or they are hit and quickly kill Oni-Yan-jo; there is no third way.

Unfortunately, there are always some monsters in the world who can ignore all sorts of rules.

In Mi Zhen's knowledge alone, there are no fewer than ten ways to break the Eight Hells Death Scythe, such as the time reduction of the flowing moon, the self-modification of Guanyin opening the red princess, the adaptation of lethal dose, the distribution of the harmony of all things... As for things like omniscience and omnipotence, there is no need to mention them, as they are somewhat like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

As for Zaraki... he was a complete "outsider".

His childhood was nothing but endless emptiness and darkness. His power was so great that everything was meaningless in his presence. Whether it was flying insects, trees, or people, they were all easily killed. There was no joy or sorrow. Mima even suspected that he had very little self-awareness at that time, just like a machine that vented its power. If he hadn't happened to meet Unohana, he probably would have just been indiscriminately hacking and slashing in the darkness until he died.

Even though Zaraki has "grown up" now, that sense of emptiness from the past probably still lingers deep in his soul—this can be seen from his fanatical pursuit of battle. Only the tension and fear of life and death can make him certain of himself and feel the pulse of life. So he is not afraid of pain and death... No, quite the opposite, he is chasing these things!

Torture requires a response of fear from the recipient; if the recipient does not possess this ability, then torture is meaningless!

Can you expect so-called torture to be comparable to the nihilism that Zaraki once experienced?

No, the torture of the Eight Hells' Death Scythe actually made Zaraki feel himself more intensely; in a sense, he even enjoyed the torment.

"This is... really good."

Zaraki let out a deep sigh of relief, feeling as if the sun had suddenly shone on a cold winter day...utterly content.

This scene made Mima's teeth ache...

"And then?" Zaraki raised his hand, covered in patterns, and directly grasped the blade of the Eight Hells Death Scythe, lifting it up forcefully. Then, with eyes that had finally ignited with fanaticism, he looked at Oni Genjo, who was already stunned.

"Is this all the power you have?"

A dazzling spiritual pressure, as bright as the sun, burst forth from Zaraki's body... far stronger than when the battle had just begun!

Under the impact of this spiritual pressure, the patterns on Zaraki's body even showed signs of breaking and fading considerably.

That makes perfect sense... As the saying goes, a Shinigami's battle is a battle of spiritual pressure. Aizen was able to directly negate Suzumebachi's hive pattern, so there's no reason why the patterns on the Eight Hells' Death Scythes could remain indefinitely. With a burst of spiritual pressure, they would just dissipate.

After finally understanding what had happened, Gui Yancheng completely lost his composure.

It's understandable that the initial release wouldn't work, but this is Bankai! It's a Bankai that he's never failed with before!

If his opponent had used some more miraculous ability to break the Eight Hells Death Scythe, he wouldn't be unable to accept it. But this guy actually endured the torment of the Eight Hells and was completely unaffected. For Gui Yancheng, this was a huge shock that shattered his worldview.

"How...how is this possible?!"

Gui Yancheng's face was contorted with fear, and sweat poured down his face like rain. His basic abilities were inferior, and his Bankai was ineffective. After these two attacks were completely suppressed, he had no other means left.

In other words... a dead end?!

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!!"

He shouted wildly, raised his broadsword, and slashed down recklessly.

But this was nothing but a mad act, and had nothing to do with courage.

"You don't even have the courage to fight to the end, are you... a clown?"

Zaraki sneered and casually blocked the straight slash of the Eight Prisons' Death Scythe: "Even Madarame has more backbone than you—the strongest Shinigami? Don't make people laugh."

After saying that, he took advantage of the moment when Gui Yancheng's defenses were wide open and casually slashed his neck with a wild sunflower.

Fresh blood gushed out like a fountain!

Gui Yancheng's neck was severed in half, and liters of blood were pumped out from the severed artery within seconds, staining a large area of ​​the ground in front of him bright red.

Then, the light in his eyes gradually faded, and he fell heavily forward, his spiritual pressure weakening and his breathing gradually ceasing.

Three days later, death came for him again.

But this time, no one came to save him.

Under the watchful eyes of almost all the high-ranking members of Seireitei, the new Kenpachi defeated his predecessor with an absolute advantage, stepping onto the throne of the strongest Shinigami.

Since Zaraki was a stranger before, no one cheered for him, but similarly, no one expressed dissatisfaction with his behavior—especially the Eleventh Division. After seeing Zaraki fight openly and purely with his sword to demonstrate his strength, the death of Onijinjo was almost instantly forgotten by these battle maniacs.

The underground city of Mole Castle must have felt a bit conflicted when it saw this scene... After he used Rain Dew Pomegranate to instantly kill Kuruyashiki, the Eleventh Division was ready to rush forward and fight him to the death.

However, this means that another step will have to be added to the conference.

That was the inauguration ceremony for the new Kenpachi.

Mima covered Nanao's eyes and sighed.

The outcome was as expected.

The fact that Guiyan City was able to hold out for so long was mainly due to the fact that it released water in a flood-like manner.

This perfectly aligns with Mima's plan.

Although Oni-Shinobu's basic attributes are somewhat weak, his abilities are actually quite interesting. If he could develop a brain, he might be able to play a significant role in future crises.

That's right, "if only they could have brains."

Unfortunately, this guy is so bad that he's impossible to carry the team—he almost got himself killed in a situation where he could have easily pushed three days ago. He can't participate in team fights at all, and he has a terrible temper. He often ignores orders, so keeping him around is no different from being a troublemaker; he'll only delay the battle.

Let's switch to Zaraki.

Although Zaraki was a brute, at least he could understand human speech... well, a little bit of human speech.

Chapter 150: Aizen, the "Master of Plagiarism"

But this put the clone, which had just emerged from the black cavity, in an awkward position... hadn't it missed everything?

This trip can't be wasted; I'll go find Aizen and have some fun later.

There's not much to say about what happened after that. Although everyone felt that Oni Ichijo's sudden death was unexpected, Zaraki did indeed take over in a manner that conformed to the rules, and no one could refute it.

In addition, because the former was so unpopular, very few people even had any extreme emotions because of his death... In every sense, this was a terrible failure.

It doesn't matter anyway, since Gui Yancheng can't see it. He's already been quickly carried to the burial ground to be burned.

And so, another segment was added to the tournament. Zaraki, carrying his sword, swaggered onto the stage and was immediately appointed Kenpachi by the old man. He even exchanged a passionate glance with Unohana midway through the event, and it's unclear what they were thinking.

...As long as they don't fight in public, it's fine.

Then, Komamura and Aizen began to perform their Bankai as planned. The former summoned the Black Rope Heavenly Punishment King and swung it twice, drawing cheers from the crowd. The latter then raised his hand and activated Kyoka Suigetsu, taking care of the few remaining enemies who hadn't yet been affected.

Mi Zhen casually cut off those few seconds!

This makes it seem like Genki is just throwing his life away...

Then Aizen first used a technique that didn't actually exist, "disrupting others' perceptions with water vapor," and then changed the form of the "water vapor" to create several more Aizens.

As explained, Aizen calls his Bankai "Mizukage Oborogetsu," which creates several clones with physical interference capabilities that are identical to him in appearance using water vapor. He can then control these clones to fight together, creating a situation where "you are all surrounded by me!"

After Aizen finished explaining, Yama inexplicably felt many subtle gazes upon him...

Mima: "..."

Plagiarism! This is blatant plagiarism!

He didn't react much on the high platform, but on the other side of Seireitei, he clenched his fists so hard he almost wanted to give Aizen an uppercut right away.

So you're plagiarizing me and not paying copyright fees, huh?! Just you wait!

After some rather pointless pleasantries, the promotion ceremony came to a perfect end.

The turbulent mood of the team members was calmed down, the traitors and the hardworking Kings were promoted, the Eleventh Division welcomed the strongest Kenpachi in history, and everyone had a bright future.

Only the world where Oni-no-Kage is injured can be achieved.

..........................................

As a result, Mima was unable to hold a traitorous tea party with Aizen.

After the conference, various factions in Soul Society held meeting after meeting to discuss important matters such as how to improve defenses, how to rebuild Seireitei, and how to quickly fill the remaining captains and vice-captains. Time was tight and responsibilities were heavy, so even Aizen couldn't just find a substitute to fill in at such a time and had to act along with the main force.

After the meeting ended, apart from the purely militant faction, most of the forces within Seireitei received a large amount of work in a distributed manner, including the major nobles, merchants and construction teams in Rukongai, and several squads that focused on internal affairs.

Unfortunately, the Eighth Division was one of them. Even more unfortunately, in order to boost the performance of the newly appointed Mima, Shunsui assigned him the most troublesome part of the task.

"That's roughly how things are. I'm leaving it to you." Chunshui solemnly placed a stack of banknotes and a bag of documents into Mizhen's hands, then patted him hard on the shoulder and said, "This is your first job after your promotion. Do a good job."

"But……"

Mizhen glanced at the thick project plan in the file folder, and her lips twitched violently.

The first page of the proposal had several lines of large text—

[Seireitei Reconstruction Project (Part handled by the 8th Division)]