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

This is precisely the power of Bankai: Eight Hells Death Scythe.

Those struck by this scythe will be simultaneously plunged into eight kinds of hell: ice mountain, sea of ​​fire, tongue-pulling, oil cauldron, saw, mortar and pestle, crucifixion, and steaming cage. They will have no way to escape and can only endure these eight kinds of boundless pain, losing their minds in the process, until the Demon Fortress releases its Bankai, or the victim is killed.

Human beings have their limits. Faced with such unbearable pain, the inability to live or die is no joke. Most people who are affected will collapse within ten seconds to a minute, either begging Gui Yancheng to remove the power or taking their own lives.

Even if you have a strong will, it doesn't matter. The torment of the eight hells will deepen over time. When those deep red demon face tattoos cover your whole body, the spiritual pressure of the victim will dissipate, your body will disintegrate, and you will fall into the ultimate hell where one second equals ten years!

Without exception!

"Serves you right!" Gui Yancheng laughed loudly. "I don't care who you are. Once you're hit by my Eight Hells Death Scythe, no matter who you are, you're doomed!"

Then another slash sent Shihouin Hyakugetsu, who was struggling to parry the sword, plummeting dozens of meters down, almost hitting the ground!

"I understand……"

Facing four approaching ranged attacks and the pursuing Oni-Yan-Cheng.

Shihōin Hyakugetsu muttered to himself, then suddenly raised his head and gave Oni Genjō a twisted smile!

"what?"

An instinctive, intense unease spread through Gui Yancheng's heart.

But the undefeated record of the Eight Hells Death Scythe boosted his confidence, allowing him to continue his relentless slashing!

No one can withstand the power of the Eightfold Hell! No one!

Four ranged attacks struck the Bone-Devouring Armor in succession—but they didn't have much effect, only causing Shihouin Hyakugetsu to sway in the air a few times, revealing a negligible flaw.

But that's enough!

Gui Yancheng suddenly exerted his strength, causing the blade to flash towards Shihouin Hyakugetsu's head...

The falling blade suddenly stopped.

—Because Shihouin Hyakugetsu raised a hand.

The slender, long hand was covered with a thin layer of almost translucent silver metal, which looked far from being a match for Gui Yancheng's ferocious sword strikes.

But it easily seized the Eight Hells Death Scythe!

"That's all the power you have..."

Shihouin Hyakugetsu lifted her eyelids, and there appeared on her eyeballs... a second pupil!

The demon face tattoo of the Eight Hells' Death Scythe shattered inch by inch in that instant.

Like dust... or something else even less significant.

"How dare you bear the name of hell?"

Despite his unfocused eyes, Gui Yancheng could still feel the icy gaze directed at him.

Then, a flash of light appeared.

Covered in the Bone-Eating Demon Armor, the Bone-Eating Demon pierced into Oni-Iron Castle's body as easily as cutting tofu.

"How can it be……"

Only then did Gui Yancheng manage to utter an incredulous exclamation.

The first to arrive, Mima, slashed at Shihouin Hyakugetsu with the faintly glowing Ryugetsu. Shunsui and Isshin followed suit, forming an encirclement. With four Zanpakuto at her, they immediately forced her back a distance, and the Honebami that had pierced through Onigenjo's chest was also pulled out.

Blood spurted out—

As his consciousness faded, Gui Yancheng fell heavily to the ground, blood oozing from his mouth and wounds, but a trace of disbelief remained in his eyes.

How could this be... The power of the Eight Hells Death Scythe was actually...

And just like that, he lost consciousness and became the first person to leave the battle!

"Tsk..."

Mizhen glanced at the ground out of the corner of her eye.

Gui Yancheng didn't die, but the knife wound clearly damaged his internal organs. If left untreated, he would probably lose his life within minutes due to excessive blood loss.

Ukitake, who had originally planned to fight alongside them, gritted his teeth and quickly rushed to the side of Oni-Yan Castle, a faint green light shining from his hand.

After all, long illness makes a good doctor, and Ukitake, who was frail and weak all year round, naturally developed a pretty good way of responding.

Although they can't compare to professionals like Unohana, they can still save Oni-Ichijo's life in any way.

That's why brutes are a nuisance...

Mi Zhen guessed that Gui Yancheng would definitely suffer a heavy blow, but he didn't expect him to send it so quickly.

The Eight Hells Death Scythe's abilities were clearly quite powerful. If they had cooperated well, they could have at least created several large stuns, giving others opportunities to deal damage... but they were just given away like that.

As it turns out, Oni-Yan-Cheng's only role seems to be charging in recklessly and triggering the third stage of Shihōin Hyakugetsu's attack.

This is the appearance of double pupils that clearly utilizes the power of the Spirit King's flowing energy.

As for why Mima knew...

Because their combined attack didn't even manage to create a single white mark!

Shihouin Hyakugetsu let the four Zanpakutos slash at her without putting up any resistance—but even so, the combined attack of three captains didn't even scratch the skin of the Bone-Eating Demon Armor!

While the Devourer Armor's defensive capabilities are indeed very strong, they're not this outrageous!

Only a fool would believe that it wasn't enhanced by something else!

"I don't want to use this kind of thing."

With her double pupils, Shihouin Hyakugetsu said coldly, "Let's finish this quickly."

“That’s a torrent of anger, not a torrent of idiocy,” Mi Zhen retorted. “Do you think becoming stronger will make victory easy?”

He wanted to provoke her with trash talk to see if she would impulsively start explaining.

But this strategy clearly failed.

"Who knows?" Shihouin Hyakugetsu calmly raised her sword and said softly, "Sprout, Honebami."

As she spoke, she glanced briefly at Gui Yancheng.

Oh no—does she want to parasitize the ghost Yan Cheng?

If speed is required, Bonebeat's ability to devour others only takes four or five seconds.

If Shihouin Hyakugetsu gets the Eight Hells Death Scythe, then Shunsui and Isshin are basically out of the game!

So he immediately turned around and released four nested Mountain-Reversing Crystals on the side of Fuzhu and Guiyan City, as a means of slightly hindering them.

Chunshui clearly realized what was happening. He immediately stopped, turning around and rushing towards the ground, having originally planned to continue fighting Shihōin Hyakugetsu.

How do I get Shihouin Hyakugetsu into a fogged state?

Fighting with bare hands is hopeless. What about using the Ghost Path? Or is there some other way?

"Thank you for your association."

Suddenly, Shihōin Hyakugetsu said something out of the blue.

She neither turned into mist nor moved an inch toward Ghost City and Floating Bamboo, but instead chanted a new liberation verse in place.

"Twinkle, chaotic void."

Oh no, we've fallen for their trap! She never intended to possess the ghost Yan Cheng; her actions just now were merely a ploy to lure them into revealing a weakness!

Chaotic Void is one of her eighteen initial releases. Its function is to randomly teleport people around her to a distant place, but it will not affect her master.

She wanted to run away!

But by then it was too late. Shihouin Hyakugetsu smiled slightly, and the Honebami in his hand began to flash with a light like shattered lenses.

In an instant, space seemed to be shattered, with strange and displaced scenes everywhere. Different fragments framed Yama, Isshin, Shunsui, Ukitake, and Oni-Ganjo respectively—this was the first step of the Zanpakuto "Ranku" releasing its power, and then it threw the people in these "fragments" into some unknown place.

Moreover, this is a random transmission without any pattern, so it cannot be dealt with by deleting time!

"Wait, wait... there's another way!"

In that instant, Mi Zhen had a flash of inspiration. Without hesitation, she activated the Black Cavity Crystal, created a black cavity first, and then jumped inside.

As long as I teleport away first, the enemy's teleportation won't be able to trap me!

The moment Mima darted into the dark cavity, the fragments that had trapped the remaining four people began to flash.

They simply vanished from the spot, their whereabouts unknown, while Mizhen, who had hidden in the dark cavity, popped out again the next second.

You didn't expect that, did you... I can do this kind of thing!

When it comes to escaping, Ranku is an extremely powerful Zanpakuto.

Within a radius of 100 meters around the master, any number of people can be teleported away at once.

However, this teleportation ability cannot be released continuously. Mima doesn't know exactly how long the cooldown time is, but it's at least ten minutes or more. In other words, Shihouin Hyakugetsu can't release it again immediately.

"Nice power."

Mijin, who had just finished her round in the dark, stood still.

He smiled slightly at Shihouin Hyakugetsu, who was in mid-air, and said, "It's just a pity that it's a little short."

"What did you do..."

Shihouin Hyakugetsu looked at the sword, then at Mima, and finally disbelief appeared on his face, which was sometimes cold and sometimes manic: "Could it be that you also have power related to space?"

“Imagine whatever you want.” Mi Zhen shrugged. “I’m a very vengeful person. Since you’re going to kill me without any explanation, I will definitely not let it go.”

"Huh?"

At this point, Shihouin Hyakugetsu calmed down again. She looked at Mima, who was all around her, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Even with four of us attacking, we couldn't gain the upper hand. Do you think you can defeat me all by yourself?"

"Perhaps that's a bit of an exaggeration..."

Mima leaped into the air, reaching the same height as Shihouin Hyakugetsu, and then nodded, saying, "But that is indeed the case."

"Oh? That makes me curious," Hyakugetsu Shihouin sneered. "Bankai? So what if it makes you ten times stronger? Does that mean you can kill me single-handedly?"

"Sorry, wrong answer."

Mima casually raised one index finger, pointed it at Shihouin Hyakugetsu, and then said softly, "Black Coffin."

Then, the space itself began to creak.

One layer, two layers, three layers, four layers... a full two hundred nested black coffins were released at the same time!