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

After claiming credit for Urahara Kisuke's work with just a few words, Sashimi strode off, displaying a decisive and efficient demeanor.

In short, that's how the persona is set up.

"That's a nice surprise. It seems you can get things done sometimes."

Saki clapped her hands and then gestured to Aizen, "Let's follow."

Aizen nodded, then strode away.

At the back of the procession, Jinghua Shuiyue escorted Muramasa, who looked puzzled.

Although his expression was gentle, he was anything but polite with his hands, almost dragging the latter along with a rope. However, Muramasa didn't care about such details anymore; Sashimi's words had given him a strong shock.

"A flaw in the seal? How is that possible..."

Saki glanced back at him and almost burst out laughing.

You're just a sword spirit, what do you know about sealing? This is called specialization.

And so, the group quickly arrived at the boulder that Urahara Kisuke had "modified." Sashio stood there and repeated Urahara Kisuke's words almost verbatim (changing the subject to herself), and then casually said, "That's how it is. If there are no problems, I'll just smash the boulder."

“The Gates of Hell…” Saki sighed. “To encounter something like this in the mortal world is truly extraordinary bad luck.”

“I see. This is unexpected.” Aizen thought for a moment, then said to Saki, “As your brother said, blaming others is not a concern, but we must be careful about those who may be stronger than the third level of spiritual power. But since the gates of hell will not be 100% open, in my humble opinion, we should just proceed with caution.”

"Tsk..."

Saki rolled her eyes: "Okay, let's do it this way—but let me tell you beforehand, the idea of ​​finding Kuchiki Hibiki was yours, so if we run into a first captain or something after we go in, you're in charge too."

"Please rest assured, I am quite confident in my abilities."

Aizen calmly said, "If we join forces, there are very few enemies we cannot defeat, even across the entire Three Realms."

The implication is that everyone is in the same boat, and you have to step in if something happens—a truly high-EQ statement.

"Alright alright."

Saki clicked her tongue, nodded to her clone beside the boulder, and ordered, "Smash it, let's go in."

"up to you."

Sunashi shrugged indifferently, then punched the boulder with a loud thud. The powerful force instantly shattered it, and amidst the flying fragments, the spiritual pressure of the Benihime left inside by Urahara Kisuke exploded, directly destroying a key node of the Blood Burial Seal.

In the next instant, the situation changed drastically.

A red and black shadow suddenly flickered in the previously empty air—it took the shape of a dome, covering the entire lake. The spiritual pressure was incredibly strong; if one were to use brute force, it would probably take half a day of relentless bombardment to break through.

But as its weakness was struck, the powerful seal, which was strong enough to withstand a level 95 or higher of demonic energy, began to flicker like a faulty television. The red and black lightning-shaped demonic energy surged restlessly and quickly converged at a certain spot by the lake, forming a portal-like shape.

The loophole that Kisuke Urahara mentioned has appeared; from there, one can enter the seal.

"Go in from here."

Sha Xi shrugged. "It's best to finish this quickly, or things might change."

"That's just a matter of chance," Saki said casually as she stepped forward. "We can't possibly run into a powerful being who's escaped from hell, can we?"

After accidentally planting a flag, no one thought anything was wrong. They strolled over to the hole and cautiously stepped inside.

A single step can make all the difference in scenery.

Inside the seal was a murky, blood-red space with no end in sight. Unsettling hellish miasma wafted everywhere, and combined with the oppressive feeling of the Blood Burial Seal, it even made Yama and Aizen feel slightly uncomfortable.

Then, before they could even begin their search, Muramasa's eyes lit up.

He struggled... but not quite escaped the grip of Mirror Flower Water Moon. He took a step forward excitedly, almost falling over as Mirror Flower Water Moon pulled him, but he didn't care. He simply gazed in one direction with intense yet sorrowful eyes and whispered, "Master..."

"This must be it," Saki and Aizen exchanged a glance and walked forward together.

Soon, they arrived at the center of the sealed space.

In the dim light, they saw a man bound to a blood-red stake—purple hair, a star-binding sash unique to nobles worn on the side of his head, a strange mask covering his face, and most of his skin as dry as tree bark.

Kyouga Kuchiki, once a progressive young man in Soul Society, has now... probably become a fanatic obsessed with revenge.

They were prepared to fight him (meaning to utterly defeat him), but since he was unconscious, it was probably unnecessary.

This makes things much simpler.

All we need to do is figure out how to take the Rokuki Echo River away without breaking the Blood Burial Seal.

Although Kisuke Urahara isn't here, Aizen is a high-quality scientist within the Shinigami roster, so this kind of question shouldn't be too difficult for him.

"What's next?" Saki raised her chin. "Should we just move him out?"

The implication is that they are trying to shift the blame.

Since you're the one who brought this in, you're naturally the one who should solve the technical problems.

Chapter 164: New Trouble Has Arrived!

“Breaking the Blood Burial Seal is not simple... Retrieving the sealed item without damaging the seal is even more troublesome.” Aizen walked to Kuchiki Kyouga’s side, watching the spiritual particles surging within the seal, and then said, “I need some time to study it.”

"Go ahead, my good brother and I will go and see where the gates of hell are."

Saki shrugged and hooked her arm around Saki's shoulder, who naturally showed some aversion.

As I always say, if you're going to act, you have to go all the way.

And so, Mi Zhen's two bodies, intertwined, began to wander around the Blood Burial Seal, finding their target with little effort.

Just as Kisuke Urahara said, there was a gate to hell with a crack in it.

This thing is located in the eastern corner of the seal. Because the entire space is dark red, its outline is very blurry and difficult to see.

However, the source of the hellish miasma is easy to find; just follow the direction in which the miasma flows, and you can find it directly.

Mizhen's gaze swept over the two huge doors adorned with skull reliefs, and then found the very tiny gap in the center of the doors.

All that's leaking out is hellish miasma, nothing else. Maybe things aren't so bad?

With this thought in mind, Mizhen moved closer and peered through the crack in the door.

then……

He saw it—an eye!

Seeing an eye behind a dangerous door—if this were in a horror movie, it would definitely elicit screams—to be honest, even Mima was startled by it.

I was just startled.

He's not some weakling in a horror movie who's powerless against ghosts; on the contrary, Death is the one who deals with these unlucky creatures—so since the advantage is in my hands, what's there to be afraid of?

So, he reacted in less than half a second, without showing the slightest flaw in his expression. Instead, he waved with interest and said with a smile, "Hello."

A clear look of confusion appeared in the eyes behind the door.

This doesn't seem right... It's not what I expected.

But this guy didn't seem to be very bright. After seeing Mima's figure, he started to crash into the door recklessly, shouting incoherent nonsense. Only a few words like "freedom" and "chains" could be barely understood.

But the gates of hell remained unmoved, no matter how much this guy pried at them, they wouldn't open even a centimeter wider.

Upon seeing this, the guy behind the door roared wildly and scrambled through the narrow crack, which even a rat couldn't squeeze through. He didn't care that his limbs were bleeding from the friction. In the end, he even crushed half of his arm to squeeze himself into the crack.

"Alas……"

Mima raised an eyebrow in disdain, took a half step back, and placed her hand on the hilt of the sword.

After all, Hell is an unknown territory, and he was somewhat intimidated by it.

But as a finger emerged from the gates of hell, his first reaction was indeed... one of shock.

That's it?

Perhaps the gates of Hell completely isolated the spiritual pressure perception between the two sides. It wasn't until a part of this guy's body appeared on "this side" that he was able to estimate his strength. As a result, looking at it... at most, it was only half the level of Kensei, which was outrageously weak (from Mima's point of view).

The next second, a new noise came from the other side of the door. He vaguely heard some very heavy footsteps, followed by the sound of chains dragging on the ground. Then, the eyes at the door suddenly retreated, replaced by a series of chaotic screams.

Finally, with a deafening roar, the screams ceased.

Listen to this noise...

It seemed as if a huge weapon had crushed the person into a pulp; Mima even heard the sound of bones breaking and tendons snapping.

Now he knows what happened over there.

It seems the hell guards came and sent the culprit who tried to break down the door back to be reborn...

What a tragedy.

Just as he shook his head, about to mention it to Aizen, a new change occurred through the crack in the door.

A tall, dark figure arrived.

"A fool who can't even hide his tracks properly deserves to be taken away by the guards."

A hoarse voice, indistinguishable in gender, came from behind the door, "Is someone over there? I see you."

Oh? This one seems a bit more skilled than the previous one.

Having prepared to act at any moment, Mi Zhen crossed her arms and smiled, "What brings you here?"

"I won't mince words," the figure inside the door said calmly and bluntly. "Please open the door for me; I want to get out."

“That won’t do.” Mi Zhen shook his head and said, “Let alone whether I have the ability, even if I do, it is a big taboo to release people out of hell. Don’t treat me like a three-year-old who doesn’t know anything.”

“You don’t understand, I have reasons why I have to go out.”

The shadowy figure behind the door clicked his tongue: "This is for the sake of the whole world... Well, this reason is indeed unconvincing. How about this, if you let me out, I can give you a great deal."

For what? The whole world?

This guy's tone... how should I put it? It gives off an almost carefree feeling? And he speaks clearly and logically, not at all like someone whose rationality has been taken away by pain. From this alone, we can at least determine that he possesses extremely high strength.

Could it be one of those who fell into hell because of excessive spiritual pressure?

This is a very simple principle: there is a fundamental difference between those who commit sins and those who fall into hell. The former must have done something that the world finds intolerable, while the latter are simply unable to enter the cycle of reincarnation because they are too powerful, so they may be good people.

Just like Ukitake, even if he died and went to hell, would he seamlessly switch to a dark state? That's obviously impossible.

"and many more……"

Realizing the problem was not so simple, Mima became slightly serious and frowned, saying, "Who are you? State your name."

"Tsk..."