Bleach: From the moment I was invited by Squad Zero

Chapter 84 Divine Sword - Eight Mirrors Sword

And the changes in his body reached a chilling extreme at this moment!

The streamlined collar material covering the head deforms and stretches as if it were alive!

In an instant, his head transformed into an extremely long and thin neck, resembling that of some strange bird.

Its neck is long and elegant, yet covered with a metallic and biological-textured carapace, topped with a miniature, abstract bird head!

The body, which was originally covered by a pupal-like substance, suddenly expanded and deformed, transforming into an even larger four-legged beast-like body.

It exudes an oppressive aura, as solid as a mountain, yet capable of unleashing destructive power at any moment.

But what's most unsettling is still his back.

The eight light wings, which were already hole-like, now seemed to have completely merged with his new body, becoming even larger and more ferocious.

Sharp bone spikes extend from the edges of the wings of light, and the number of holes on the wings multiplies, forming a dense array of the final form of the Holy Body!

At this moment, Lijie Barrow has transformed into a monster that exists solely for the purpose of "piercing"!

The already dim light of the Great Void Forest seemed to be completely dispelled by the white light surrounding him.

"Purify—purify—purify everything!!!"

A non-human roar erupted from the bird's head.

With a powerful push off the ground, Lijie Barrow's massive body charged toward Liuchuan at a terrifying speed disproportionate to its size!

At the same time, the eight hole-shaped light wings on his back and the beak of his slender bird head lit up simultaneously!

No longer beams of light, but materialized weapons of various shapes made up of highly compressed "all-encompassing" spiritual particles!

Dozens of pure white javelins, spears, greatswords, and scythes instantly materialized on the wings of light!

All of these weapons exude a penetrating will that is of the same origin as the previous "All Things Connected" beam, but with a more concentrated destructive power!

"The Arsenal of the Gods - Penetrating All Things!"

Dozens of pure white weapons, as if they were alive, tore through the air and shot towards Liuchuan from all directions, from every possible angle!

It blocked all escape routes, and each strike was enough to easily "penetrate" the captain's defense and body!

He could sense that, in his extreme rage and humiliation, the other party had abandoned all "tactics" and "elegance".

Unleash the power of "all things interconnected" in the most primal, violent, and costless way!

The power and "penetrating" properties of attacks in this state are probably several times greater than before!

Soul Society, Seireitei, Eighth Division Barracks.

Inside the captain's room, Kyoraku Shunsui, unusually not slacking off, leaned against the window, sipping his sake casually, gazing at the cherry blossoms falling in the courtyard, looking completely relaxed and content.

Vice-captain Ise Nanao was behind a desk, meticulously organizing the mountain of documents, occasionally pushing up her glasses and casting a helpless yet habitual glance at her captain's laziness.

Sudden-

hum! ! !

A solemn sword cry, seemingly from an ancient sacrificial ceremony, rang out without warning from an ancient sandalwood sword rack in the corner of the captain's room!

The sword's cry wasn't loud, but it carried a peculiar penetrating power, instantly attracting the attention of the two people inside.

Kyoraku Shunsui's languid expression suddenly turned serious, and the wine glass in his hand stopped at his lips.

Ise Nanao also suddenly raised her head and looked at the sword rack, a look of disbelief and astonishment flashing in her eyes behind her glasses.

On the sword rack, there lay a strangely shaped "sword".

It has no sharp edge, is shaped like a jade ruler, and is a warm, milky white color. On each side are inlaid four sharp, crystal-clear prisms.

At the end of the hilt and the bladeless "sword," there is an old sword tassel that has long since faded but is still neat.

The entire "sword" exudes a mysterious and solemn aura, which is completely out of place with the style of the Zanpakuto of the surrounding Shinigami.

The Divine Sword, the Eight Mirrors Sword, is a bladeless sword passed down through generations of the Shinto family, the Ise family, and is used to oversee ceremonies.

This sword is ineffective against humans and cannot harm living beings; it is purely a "ritual weapon."

However, when members of the Ise family wielded this sword against an enemy whose strength was almost that of a "god".

The blade's prism can then be used to reflect the power released by the enemy, and the holy energy it emits is even enough to "annihilate" any "holy thing" that comes into contact with it.

Because of its unique power and unknown cost, Nanao's mother entrusted the sword to the trustworthy Kyoraku Shunsui when Nanao was young to protect her daughter from the influence of the ancient curse of the Ise family, and never used it lightly.

At this moment, this divine sword, which had been silent for countless years, suddenly rang out on its own!

Moreover, the eight prisms on the sword simultaneously emitted a soft and pure white light, the light flowing around.

It seemed to be reflecting and sensing the fluctuations of some extremely distant, yet powerful, divine force that awakened its "instinct."

Kyoraku Shunsui put down his sake cup, slowly stood up, and walked to the sword rack.

He reached out, but did not touch the sword. Instead, he hovered his hand a foot above the Eight Mirrors Sword, feeling the resonance and directional pulsation emanating from the blade.

His gaze followed the slight angle of the sword's movement, as if piercing through the walls of the barracks, and was directed towards a direction too far to imagine. The usual frivolity and laziness on his face had vanished, replaced by a rare solemnity and sharpness.

"This direction—is it Hueco Mundo?" Kyoraku Shunsui muttered to himself, his brow furrowed. "The power fluctuations that could cause the Eight Mirrors Sword to react like this—are almost divine?"

He abruptly turned to Ise Nanao: "Nanao, contact the 12th Division immediately—no, contact the 1st Division's Vice-Captain, the Sparrow Division!"

"Yes, Captain!" Without the slightest hesitation, Ise Nanao immediately put down the documents in her hand and rushed out of the barracks in a flash.

She also realized the seriousness of the matter; the unusual movement of the Eight Mirror Sword was no ordinary occurrence.

Kyoraku Shunsui stood alone in front of the sword rack, looking at the Eight Mirrors Sword, which hummed slightly and shimmered with light, his fingers unconsciously stroking his chin.

His mind raced through various recent intelligence reports about the Seireitei: Yanagawa's investigation of the Quincy in Hueco Mundo, the special attention given to the Zero Division, the Quincy's reappearance after a thousand years, and the Eight Mirrors Sword's current sensing of "divine" power in the direction of Hueco Mundo.

"This is troublesome—" Kyoraku Shunsui sighed softly, but a sharp glint flashed in his eyes. "It seems that Yanagawa has offended no small fry in Hueco Mundo—even this God-Slaying Sacrifice Sword has been alarmed—"

He gently pressed the twin swords "Flower Heaven Mad Bones" at his waist, his gaze seemingly transcending the barriers of space, directed towards the depths where a battle beyond the ordinary was erupting.

At this moment, in the Great Forest of the Hollow, the devastating attack of Lijie Barrow's final form had descended upon Yanagawa like a storm!

The unusual movements of the divine sword and the Seireitei's awareness of the situation cannot, for the time being, affect the ultimate clash in this underground forest that will determine life and death, victory and defeat!