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

The people brought by Consort Zenjong were wiped out in an instant before they could even scream. He himself could only defend himself against the endless and terrifying onslaught, without any power to fight back.

Because it's meaningless. Since Kuruyashiki used Bankai, they have already achieved their goal for this trip, and there is no need to argue about who is better.

In this hell, life is the cheapest thing.

Soon, the last rebel was also torn to pieces, every cell in his body was completely ripped into dust.

Even so, the Bankai of the Hungry Pleasure Corridor continued to unleash its power relentlessly for a full ten minutes.

"Finally, some peace and quiet..."

On the empty plain, Kuruyashiki slowly let out a sigh of relief.

The intense drain on his spiritual pressure nearly made him breathless, so he could only sit down on the spot, casually build a mound of earth to lean against, and then close his eyes to take a short rest.

But after sitting for only a few minutes, he heard the sound of wind breaking in the distance.

Then there was the sound of something crashing to the ground, followed by the sound of footsteps approaching directly in front of them, and a clear and assertive female voice.

"Hey, you look pretty disheveled."

Kuriyashiki opened his eyes and casually remarked, "Zenjoji is in a worse state than I am."

The newcomer was also wearing a captain's haori, with long pinkish-purple hair styled into twin ponytails and an eyepatch over her left eye. Although she was beautiful, her expression was extremely arrogant, giving off an air of wanting to stick a flag on her back that read "I am the best in the world".

The first captain of the Sixth Division, Saito, is immortal!

She arrogantly approached the Kuriyashiki with her knife slung over her shoulder, surveyed the mess the Garaku Corridor had gnawed at, and laughed, "Good, well done! Let that idiot Zenjoji go down there and wait for his resurrection, so he won't be wandering around all day."

"That's easy to say..."

Kuruyashiki's lips twitched: "I didn't see you send him down to wait for resurrection."

"Enough with the nagging. I've already said that my abilities don't mesh well with that idiot's."

Chapter 166: Mirror Flower Water Moon vs. Kuchiki Echo River

"Whatever... I've already used my Bankai anyway." Kuruyashiki yawned. "For the next six months, I can only use Shunpo and Hakuda, so I won't be able to make such a big fuss."

"Useless indeed." Saito, the immortal being, glanced at him sideways and said disdainfully, "How about I just kill you and 'reset' you?"

“I’ve said it so many times, the cooldown time for this thing doesn’t reset with death.” Kuruyashiki took a step back, slung his Zanpakuto over his shoulder, and said, “Anyway, I just sent out a letter, and if I didn’t entrust it to the wrong person, Captain-Commander Yamamoto should know about the situation here.”

"is it?"

Saito Immortal curled his lip: "I've said it before, it doesn't matter whether the letter is sent or not. It's just a matter of how many people die. What's there to care about?"

"You can't say that...wait, what are you doing?"

Before Kuruyashiki could finish his rebuttal, he saw Saito, who was immortal, appear beside him, and his expression slowly turned serious.

As if she had realized something exciting, she suddenly grabbed the former's coat and sniffed it twice.

"This is... the taste of Shikatri?"

Saito's immortal pupils contracted, then he burst into laughter.

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

This world.

He turned around and looked at Aizen, who had been standing behind him for a long time.

Of course, the commotion here couldn't be kept from him. In fact, from the moment that unfortunate guy who was crushed into mincemeat by the Hell Guard started scratching at the door, Aizen had already sensed that something was wrong and temporarily put down his work to come and listen in.

"I knew it……"

Mima sighed, waved the letter in her hand, and said helplessly, "Things involving Hell only bring trouble, and even bigger trouble..."

"The trouble is there, and it won't disappear just because we don't provoke it."

Aizen uttered a meaningless, empty phrase to fill the space before turning his gaze to the letter in Mima's hand.

"In any case, we need to figure out what message this 'Seventh Generation Kenpachi' is going to convey first."

"Too……"

Mi Zhen shrugged.

Gently unsealing the letter, he and Aizen looked up at it together.

If you open it, you'll probably see something quite troublesome...

Or should we slip the letter back through the crack in the gates of hell?

"Let's put that matter aside for now and come take a look over here."

The voice of "Mirror Flower Water Moon" suddenly rang out: "This prisoner seems to... have a problem."

Some subtle changes have occurred within the Blood Burial Seal.

The hellish miasma scattered throughout the seal began to converge in a specific direction.

A faint light began to flicker in the darkness.

The temperature gradually rose.

The source of all these changes... comes from the very center of the seal, from the man bound by the pillar, Kuchiki Hibiki.

"Wow~" Mima exclaimed, "That's amazing."

Together with Aizen, he watched as the hellish miasma in the air seeped into Kuchiki Kyouga's body like swallows nestling in a nest. The next moment, the guy trembled as if he had been electrocuted, his spiritual pressure began to expand, and the Kido energy wrapped around him was forcibly pushed open from the inside, actually showing signs of breaking through the seal.

"It seems we're in for a double whammy."

Mima shrugged and made a troublesome judgment, "This guy has been corrupted by the aura of hell, this is not good."

The term "corrosion by hellish aura" refers to the changes that occur when a soul is exposed to a hellish miasma environment for a long time. The victim's body and spiritual pressure will be assimilated by the hellish miasma until hellish chains grow on their body, turning them into a creature that can only live in hell.

Generally speaking, this corrosive effect only occurs in very weak souls. Strong individuals with a spiritual power of level four or above can use their spiritual pressure to counteract the corrosive effect of hellish miasma. At most, they will only experience minor problems such as nausea and vomiting, not to mention captains with a spiritual power of level three or above.

But who made the rotten wood and the river echo each other for so many years, waiting in front of the gates of hell? This is what they mean by water dripping on stone.

"That's really unfortunate."

Aizen sighed regretfully, "If I remember correctly, once the corruption of Hell begins, it is very difficult to reverse."

“To be precise, it’s not ‘once it begins,’ but ‘once it’s finished.’” Mima shrugged and pointed to the illusory chain that was gradually taking shape on Kuchiki Hibiki’s chest. “You see, the chains of hell are not yet fully formed. At this point, as long as we use a powerful external force to cut them off directly, we can save him.”

Don't be fooled by his seemingly knowledgeable demeanor; in reality... he really is very knowledgeable.

Since taking on the role of messenger, he has spent all his free time in the library of the Shinigami Academy conducting specialized research on Hell, thoroughly understanding all the publicly available documents on the subject. To this day, apart from the Urahara family and the locals of Hell, he can confidently say, "No one knows Hell better than me."

If you're going to pretend to be ignorant, you have to go all the way. Otherwise, how embarrassing would it be if you were completely clueless when asked a question?

That's why he could see the problem with Kuchiki Xianghe at a glance, including why he suddenly changed like this—the environment inside the Blood Burial Seal was originally very stable, and even the activity of hellish miasma was suppressed. But now they had created a loophole in it. Although it wasn't completely broken, it intensified the flow of spiritual pressure, which led to the erosion of Kuchiki Xianghe being greatly accelerated.

It's a pity that if he had thought of this from the beginning, things wouldn't have become so complicated.

Aizen actually understood this point, but he deliberately flattered Yama, feigning ignorance and saying, "Um...you mean..."

"Just cut the chain off."

Mi Zhen said casually, "Perfect, he's currently unconscious, and the chains, which aren't fully formed yet, aren't difficult to break. It's quite simple. But if he were awake, I'm afraid it would be..."

As it turns out, flags cannot be planted haphazardly.

Just as Mima was speaking, Kuchiki Kyoga let out a painful shout, and his eyelids began to tremble, as if he was about to wake up.

...This is actually quite normal. After all, the erosion of hellish miasma is usually accompanied by intense pain. The erosion efficiency of the Rotting Wood River increased by tens or even hundreds of times in a very short period of time. For him, this was no different from being slapped a dozen times in the buttocks while he was half-asleep. It would be strange if he didn't wake up.

The clone Shashio, who had been standing to the side, added, "If this guy breaks free from that stake..."

To reiterate, you really can't just plant flags anywhere.

Just like before, before the words were even finished, one of the demonic energy binding Kuchiki Hibiki was snapped by the surging spiritual pressure, then a second, then a third—now everyone knows that this guy will wake up soon.

“…” Saki sighed:

"Alright, in that case, I'm afraid we'll have to beat him down first and then make other plans."

As a precedent, those who are corrupted by hellish miasma while in a conscious state usually fall into a period of hysterical rage, making communication virtually impossible.

Although this situation won't last long, Kuchiki Kyouga is, after all, a captain-level figure above average. If he were to run amok in this place, the Blood Burial Seal would definitely cause even bigger problems, and it would be very difficult to keep it a secret from Soul Society.

In just about half a minute, Kuki Hibiki broke free of more than a dozen restraints, freeing his hands, torso, and left leg. His breathing became rapid, and he could launch an attack at any moment.

If the Blood Burial Seal hadn't had a loophole, Kuchiki Echo River wouldn't have been able to break free so easily. In the end, it was their own doing that caused the trouble...

Fortunately, the main body of the seal is this blood-red space itself, and the part that was broken free is not important, as it can regenerate at any time.

"What do you think?"

Mima pointed at Kuchiki Hibiki and shifted the blame, saying, "Neither my brother nor I have the ability to subdue him without breaking the seal."

"That's right."

Aizen, who was deep in thought, sighed softly, then raised his voice and said, "It's up to you. Keep it down."

He was speaking to something that was like a mirage.

"Eh? Why is that?"

Kyoka Suigetsu gave Aizen a resentful look: "It's one thing to look down on me on ordinary days, but now that we've finally come out, are you going to treat me like free labor?"

Aizen's expression remained unchanged as he continued, "Just do it."

"What a heartless man..."

Mirror Flower Water Moon rolled her eyes, did not continue to refute, but gently retracted her fingers and conjured a knife in her hand. Then she casually tossed aside the unsuspecting villager like trash and walked towards the Kuchiki Hibiki River with a lack of momentum.

Mizhen was stunned for a moment.

Let the illusory flower and the moon fight?

If Aizen were to make the move, he would have every reason to believe that Kuchiki Kyoga would be subdued in a single blow. After all, the battle between Shinigami is a battle of spiritual pressure, and Aizen's spiritual pressure is precipitously higher than Kuchiki Kyoga's. Even if he were to fight with his feet, it would only result in a crushing defeat.

But it's all just a mirage...

Ultimately, this thing doesn't seem to have any offensive capabilities, does it?

Don't be fooled by how easily she subdued Muramasa; that's because he was first severely beaten by Shigure Sakazuki, almost to the point of death. Even an average vice-captain could have taken him down, so it doesn't prove anything.

Defeating a Zanpakuto and defeating a Shinigami are two completely different things. Is Kyoka Suigetsu really that powerful?

However, since Aizen seemed so confident, he couldn't say anything. In short... he'd just have to watch the show.