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

"Hmm...it's probably best not to do that."

Jinghua Shuiyue said in a flat tone, "If we kill all 46 Chambers, the political turmoil it causes will probably be difficult to quell within a few months. If the Seireitei is still in a state of chaos before the forces of Hell invade the Three Realms, we will have made things worse."

"Ah……"

Mima chuckled indifferently, "Whatever. If you ask me, it wouldn't be a bad thing to let Hell run over the Seireitei from the inside out. It would be a good way to turn up all that rotten sludge and dry it out. How convenient!"

—As I said before, maintaining one's persona is very important. Saki's character is inherently somewhat extreme and neurotic, so it's quite normal for her to make such remarks.

—Incidentally, before setting off, Kyoka Suigetsu changed her appearance to that of an unfamiliar black-haired older sister. After all, she was there to do such a heinous thing, and it was really inconvenient to show off her face as Aizen.

Sure enough, Jinghua Shuiyue then advised, "Please calm down; that approach is far too uncontrollable."

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After listening for a while, just as they were about to jump down and take action...

The fourth seat of Room 46 suddenly started a strange topic.

"Have you found the Zero Squad's items?"

"No," someone answered him. "The entire Seireitei has been turned upside down, but it still hasn't been found. The spies in Rukongai haven't brought any news either—is that thing really in Soul Society?"

“It should be right.” The fourth seat said worriedly, “After all, it is a collaborative creation of ‘Great Oriole’ and ‘Sword God’. It’s hard to imagine that it would leave Soul Society on its own initiative.”

"But it's been over a month, and I can't find it anywhere!"

"If we can't find it, we'll send more people! That thing absolutely cannot fall into the hands of the common people!"

This inexplicable yet incredibly sensational topic clearly caught the attention of Mima and Kyoka Suigetsu.

They exchanged a glance, and Yumi asked in a low voice, "So? Any leads?"

Jinghua Shuiyue calmly shook her head: "I don't know. My master has been busy with other things for the past month and has really not had the energy to pay attention to current affairs."

“If it involves the Zero Division, it’s definitely not a small matter.”

As he spoke, Mima pulled out soundproof barriers and other similar items from the Ghost Path warehouse, and chuckled excitedly, "We need to figure this out."

The next moment, he enveloped the entire conference hall with a barrier.

After several months of intensive practice, his barrier technique still couldn't compare to the professionals of the Ghost Path Clan, but as the saying goes, great strength makes bricks fly; if one isn't enough, just use twenty, and you'll be fine with sheer quantity.

The atmosphere became solemn.

Even though the old guys in Room 46 weren't particularly strong, they still had basic training, and their senses weren't so bad that they couldn't detect changes happening right up close.

A few sharp-eyed people quickly realized what was happening, immediately stood up from their seats, and warily scanned the entire conference hall.

—Then his expression grew increasingly grim.

"It's a barrier! We're trapped by a barrier!"

"What happened? Who did this?!"

"Where are the guards?! Where are the guards?!"

The powerful figures at the pinnacle of Soul Society's power started running around like headless flies. Some tried to call for guards, while others tried to break the barrier, but all ended in failure. Ironically, Shikatori Hakunsai was still wandering outside, yet only three of these old men and women had weapons. It was hard to tell whether it was arrogance or sheer stupidity.

But in any case, an atmosphere of panic has already spread.

Seeing that the time was ripe, Mizhen and Kyoka Suigetsu exchanged a glance and jumped down from the ceiling, creating two small craters on the ground and attracting everyone's attention.

"Time is precious, everyone." Mima took a step forward. "I don't want to cause any harm to your bodies or minds, so please be quiet from now on. You may only speak when I ask a question, otherwise you will pay with your lives. Do you understand?"

Before he could finish speaking, an old man shouted, "Who exactly are you...?"

A flash of cold light, and a small throwing knife suddenly slashed through the air, accurately embedding itself in the center of the old man's forehead. The electric current on the blade instantly destroyed his brainstem, causing him to collapse without uttering a word.

"I said I don't want to hurt anyone, please don't let such a tragedy happen again."

"..."

Realizing that the thieves were really capable of killing, the old folks immediately fell silent, becoming as quiet as corpses, wishing they could even control their heartbeats and breathing.

Only one old woman let out a mournful cry due to overwhelming fear—

So Mi-chan threw another throwing knife without hesitation.

The one hit will immediately fall!

Now, no one dared to make even the slightest sound.

Mima walked up to the most distinguished person here, the fourth seat of the 46th Chamber, bowed politely, and then asked directly, "I just heard you talking about the Zero Division. Please tell me the whole story."

"you……"

A flash of cold light, and the fourth seat's left hand fell off.

He looked coldly at the old face contorted with pain and screams, and said softly, "I'll repeat myself, I only need the answer, nothing more."

The fourth seatman, sweating profusely and clutching his bleeding severed hand, nodded vigorously, trembling as he spoke.

“One…a month ago, the Zero Division suddenly…contacted the 46th Chamber, saying…that something important, made by the ‘Sword God’ and the ‘Great Oriole’, was lost in the Seireitei…and they asked us…to find it.”

"What is it? Tell me clearly."

"I have no idea……"

Seeing Mima raise his sword again, the Fourth Seat cried out in despair, "I really don't know! Squad Zero only said it was a three-inch square imitation wooden box with the Squad Zero's emblem on it! They didn't say anything else!"

"Hmph?" Mima sneered. "It seems you haven't found it yet?"

"We've mobilized all our resources... but we just can't find the box that Squad Zero mentioned! Even Yamamoto Genryusai specifically sent Kyoraku Shunsui to investigate in Rukongai, but there were still no results!"

Mizhen asked some unimportant details to confirm that this guy really only knew that much. She then randomly selected a few people and asked them the same questions, and got the same answers.

He nodded thoughtfully.

Interesting, the Zero Squad actually lost something?

Why don't I believe it?

Not to mention that Nimaiya Oetsu always knew exactly where his creations went, even if they were lost, Hyosube Ichibei, with his mastery of all the "black" abilities, would find them easily.

So, did they really "lose something"? Or are they staging some strange drama?

In addition, he had just encountered a mysterious figure who claimed to be surnamed Shutaro. If anyone said that there wasn't something fishy going on here, it would be an insult to their intelligence.

Next, Mi Zhen asked a few more old men some very confidential questions, obtaining a lot of incredibly explosive information. Only after feeling satisfied did he stop.

"The rest is up to you." Mima wiped the blood splattered on her hands with a handkerchief, then walked to Kyoka Suigetsu's side. "Please feel free to use your artistic talents."

"I don't think that kind of thing can be called art... but whatever."

Jinghua Shuiyue slowly took out several gleaming silver knives from her pouch, held them in her hand, and tossed them around a few times with the casual yet agile grace of an acrobat before slowly walking forward.

Is there anything that can instill more fear than beheading and displaying a severed head?

Have!

That's a corpse that's been artistically altered!

The reason I followed them was because of this.

Watanabe, after all, didn't have that kind of perverse taste and hadn't studied such profound topics as human anatomy. But Aizen was very accomplished in this area, and as Aizen's Zanpakuto, Kyoka Suigetsu was naturally well-versed in it as well, and could even easily peel off a person's circulatory system completely (this is what she herself said).

Of course, this operation doesn't need to go to that extent; it just needs to be visually stunning enough.

Although Mi Zhen didn't have a hobby of watching torture, if the subject was the 46th Chamber, he could still clap his hands and cheer a couple of times while suppressing his disgust.

So he leaned against the corner of the wall and watched as Jinghua Shuiyue approached the remaining fifteen old men with a warm smile, the full set of surgical instruments in his hands gleaming with a despairing cold light.

The dozen or so people, who had already anticipated what was going to happen, immediately let out a chaotic and shrill wail.

"No...no!!!"

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After some time, the members of the 18 Seats and 46 Chambers, who had been turned into terrifying art, were neatly arranged together.

Mirror Flower Water Moon let out a soft breath.

She tossed the blood-stained dagger aside—just like at the beginning, she remained spotless.

Immediately afterwards, Mizhen released Binding Spell No. 98: Void Trap Lock on these remains.

They compressed it into eighteen fist-sized objects and then carefully put them into a pre-prepared container.

That's it! Only one last step is needed!

Chapter 192: Reunion of Friends

"Let's get ready to do something exciting."

Mi Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and rummaged through the Ghost Path warehouse, taking out more than seven hundred Double Lotus Azure Fire Pendants.

He rubbed his hands together, threw the talisman on the ground, set it to "detonate in three minutes," and then quickly left with Mirror Flower Water Moon.

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Let's shift our focus back to the Shinigami Academy.

With the sudden explosion of the blast, Old Man Shan's figure landed straight in the center of the playground like an arrow.

He raised his head, his eyes filled with intense anger and gloom, and looked directly at Lu Qubaiyunzhai.

An incredibly heavy spiritual pressure suddenly produced a thunderous roar. Most of the people present were already struggling to breathe just by standing there, let alone even considering fighting back.

But Shikaku Hakunsai's face remained calm and composed.

After all, she had seen such scenes countless times back then, and this was just a recollection, with a touch of nostalgia.

"Hello, Yuan Liuzhai."

Lu Qubaiyunzhai chuckled, "It's been many years, you've aged quite a bit."

The old man remained silent for a while, without responding, but said in a low voice, "Let the students and team members leave."

"Well...that's it."

She shrugged and replied nonchalantly, "Our conversation shouldn't be overheard by too many people, so how about we have them wait in the adjacent hall?"

Old Man Shan glanced around the playground, then gave Chojiro a wink. Chojiro immediately understood and began organizing his men to retreat to the hall.

Soon, everyone, including Soi Fon, Aizen, and Isshin, left the playground, leaving only the two first captains behind.