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

However, not all Shinigami need to use Zanpakuto to fight. The Hidden Forces and Kido Shu can defeat Muramasa using other methods, not to mention Yama and Aizen, who came prepared as villains.

"Here's what you've got: two choices."

Mima cleared his throat and spoke before Muramasa could react to the situation:

"Come with us, or we'll beat you half to death and take you away."

Having just awakened from a daze that had been sealed away for many years, Muramasa slowly typed out a question mark.

What...what's going on?

Centuries have passed, and the people of Soul Society have become this wild?

After the initial shock came subconscious anger—which is normal; only an ignorant fool could remain rational in the face of such blatant provocation.

Muramasa straightened up, looking at the two who had woken him with a mixture of confusion and annoyance. He opened his mouth as if to gather his thoughts, but the next moment, he noticed the Zanpakuto at their waists.

Well, Death dares to be so arrogant in front of me?

Muramasa, enraged by Mima's words, silently extended his hand with its enormous fingernails and unleashed a unique spiritual pressure wave.

Because Aizen was positioned relatively far forward, he was the first to be hit.

The "ripples" emitted by Muramasa seeped into the Kyoka Suigetsu on his waist like flowing water—according to the normal process, a Zanpakuto that is hit by this move will first become activated, the consciousness contained within the sword will be awakened, then brainwashed, and finally appear in a physical form and fight with its master.

Let you two arrogant fools taste what it's like to be killed by the very thing you trust most!

The idea had barely formed when Muramasa noticed something amiss.

If other Zanpakuto are like a ball of cotton, Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu is like a boulder the size of his own body. Forget about controlling it with his abilities, it's impossible to even penetrate it with spiritual pressure.

Muramasa: "?"

Before he could figure out what was going on, his power affected Mima, who was standing behind him.

The process this time was quite normal; the special spiritual pressure ripples easily seeped into the Flowing Moon. All that was needed next was to provoke the sword spirit's resistance...

The feel seems off...

and many more……

Where is this person's sword spirit?

In terms of application, Muramasa's ability is divided into two modes: one is to remotely control other people's Zanpakuto in the real world (Shikai), and the other is to directly enter other people's mental world to brainwash their Zanpakuto (Bankai). The latter is more accurate but takes longer, while the former is faster but less precise.

Specifically, when releasing abilities remotely, that is, when attacking in Shikai form, he needs to slip some invisible "spiritual pressure tentacles" into other people's Zanpakuto like fishing in troubled waters, then touch the sword spirit and instill it with a pre-prepared brainwashing formula—of course, because of the need for this "exploration" step, the efficiency of using abilities remotely will be slightly lower.

But it shouldn't take this long, right?

Muramasa searched through the Flowing Moon for half a day with maximum efficiency, but only found a bunch of messy auras—for some reason, he seemed to have found many things that could be chosen as targets, but none of them seemed to be.

This guy couldn't possibly have six sword spirits, could he?

During his time following Kuchiki Kyoga, Muramasa had seen Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro a few times and observed how a single person could wield multiple Zanpakuto—but both Katen Kyokotsu and Sogyo Koi were "sets," with very little difference between the two swords. Unlike this guy, each of the six auras within him was distinct, and there was absolutely no connection between them.

Could this guy be the ultimate psychopath, capable of splitting into six different personalities, each of which created a sword spirit?

Stop kidding me. If that were really true, he'd break off his own fingernails one by one and eat them.

It's a disguise, definitely a disguise!

Has the modern Grim Reaper developed such strange technology?

Having suffered two consecutive setbacks, Muramasa withdrew, watching Aizen and Yama with extreme vigilance, as if a million curses were surging through his mind.

What's going on?

Why did I wake up to find myself facing two tough opponents? Could it be that Kuchiki Ginryu specifically hired someone to deal with me?

"Oh, the resistance seems a bit too fierce."

Mima ignored Muramasa's reaction and instead stroked his chin, looking at the Kyoka Suigetsu at Aizen's waist: "His ability seems to be completely useless against you. Is it because of these ropes?"

“It’s a very simple principle.” Aizen smiled and explained, “These ropes form a ‘one-way channel,’ shaping my Zanpakuto into a state where it can only send out spiritual pressure and cannot receive any spiritual pressure other than mine, thus naturally shielding it from this ability that targets Zanpakuto.”

"sharp."

Mima gave a thumbs up, then turned back to look at Muramasa, who looked completely bewildered and wary, and continued to ask Aizen, "He doesn't seem to listen to me. Should you do it, or should I? Or should we both go together?"

"Well... after all, we offended them first, so it's not a bad thing to be more courteous."

Aizen didn't even look at Muramasa, but instead faced Yama with a smile and asked, "What do you think?"

Although they appeared relaxed, neither of them had let their guard down even slightly.

However, this vigilance was not directed at Muramasa, but at each other.

Aizen wanted to probe Mima's true intentions, while Mima was constantly on guard against any underhanded tactics Aizen might make. Every minute, there were at least hundreds of psychological battles, making it extremely exciting.

As for Muramasa... after specifically sensing the intensity of his spiritual pressure, both Mima and Aizen had a good idea of ​​what was going on.

To put it bluntly, he was just a supporting character.

Both Yama and Aizen could easily take him down, and they even had to be careful not to break him. That's why they tacitly adopted the tactic of verbal provocation, intending to provoke Muramasa's anger with contemptuous trash talk, making him easier to deal with.

The result... can only be described as a great success.

Who is Muramasa? He is Kuchiki Kyouga's Zanpakuto.

Who is Xiu Mu Xiang He? He is the son-in-law of the Xiu Mu family.

What kind of style is the Kuchiki family known for? Without a doubt, it is strictness and arrogance.

On the one hand, this trait makes the Kuchiki family members righteous and fair, qualities indispensable for law enforcers. On the other hand, proud people are often particularly easy to provoke, especially when their opponents show contempt or even disregard for them.

Under the influence of Kuchiki Ginryu, Kuchiki Hibiki had clearly developed a similar temperament, and just as a sword follows its master, Muramasa was no less so in this respect.

So, in just a few words, Yama and Aizen made his face turn black with anger.

What do you mean?

Do you think just anyone can easily take me down?

Are you kidding me? How dare you be so arrogant?

In the blink of an eye, a dark cloud descended upon his sickly face, and murderous intent surged forth.

Judging from their attitude, these two arrogant fools seem to have come specifically to deal with me... In other words, if I don't defeat them, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave here today.

Hmph... It's just that the remote release technique failed. Direct infiltration is several times more efficient than the former. So what if these two knives are strange?

"Go ahead and be smug."

Muramasa sneered, "You won't be laughing for long, will you?"

Having said that, he took a step forward, his entire body transforming into a streak of light, rushing to Mi Zhen's side with lightning speed, and disappearing into the flowing moon in the blink of an eye.

And Mima... of course, was able to react.

He was driving at 1.5x speed and using Kido to stimulate his nerves, so even if Muramasa's speed were twice as fast, he could still dodge it.

The reason he didn't do that was because, just a moment ago, Shigure Uesugi had sent him a brief message.

"Let him in, consider it practice for me."

So Mima readily agreed, and with the lowest level of mental beacon power used by one eye, he watched like a spectator without entering the mental world—after all, he had never seen Shigure in action before, and if anything went wrong, he could intervene in time to fix it.

At this moment, in Mi Zhen's mental space, Ni Yue Shi Yu was standing in the center of the community, calmly snapping her fingers.

In an instant, the world turned upside down.

The skyscrapers of modern cities disintegrate and disperse, vanishing like building blocks being removed.

Instead, there was a vast, boundless white plain, thick fog permeated the air, and all that could be seen was calm and deathly stillness.

The next instant, a purple streak of light pierced through the mist and descended upon this world.

Muramasa regained his human form, stood up, looked around, and immediately found his target. He then began to walk step by step in the direction where Shigure was.

Perhaps because he was in an area he was familiar with, he regained some composure, even putting his hands in his pockets and walking around with an air of leisure, as if victory was assured.

Outside, Aizen gave Yama a strange look and asked, "Is this alright?"

“It’s nothing,” Mima replied casually. “Just consider it an experiment. I’m really curious… what kind of power can brainwash a Zanpakuto.”

"is it?"

Aizen lowered his eyes, gently placed his hand on the scabbard of Kyoka Suigetsu, and asked something in a very low voice.

The Mirror Flower Water Moon emitted a buzzing sound, as if in response.

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

Muramasa, who was traveling through his mental space, gradually noticed something was wrong.

He had had similar experiences many times and had seen the inner world of many people, so he was considered an expert in this area. As far as he knew, the scenery of the inner world would more or less reflect the owner's personality. For example, gentle breeze and drizzle represented gentleness, while lava and scorched earth represented irritability. This criterion was generally accurate.

...But what is this thing?

Chapter 159: The Speed ​​of Time

A white plain shrouded in endless fog—what kind of personality traits does this reveal? Is this guy a dull, heartless person?

But his behavior doesn't seem to suggest it...

It's really puzzling.

The reason was simply that he had never encountered a sword spirit that could switch scenery themes before; after all, ordinary sword spirits wouldn't bother with such fancy tricks for no reason.

—Of course, it's not that Shigure was bored; it's just that it was her first time fighting, and she wanted to add a sense of ceremony.

Isn't this the perfect place for a battle platform?

Finally, the village chief spotted a blurry figure on the other side of the fog.

The aura is correct... This is indeed the consciousness of the Zanpakuto!

After reaching this conclusion, Muramasa felt much more at ease!

For a moment, he even thought he had fallen into a trap due to his reckless actions.

The fact that they couldn't find their target when using their abilities outside was just a smokescreen.

"As the world's first visitor from outside, I should at least extend a welcome to you."

Shigure Uesugi's calm and indifferent voice rang out: "Out of courtesy, I won't use my full strength from the start."