Both start in hell: but their talents are multiplied a hundredfold.

"?"

All the captains present were stunned, and even Soi Fon forgot to close her slightly open mouth.

Kenpachi Zaraki tilted his head, as if he hadn't heard clearly, and picked at his ear.

Hitsugaya Toshiro frowned, his gaze shifting back and forth between Shen Jue and Grandpa Yamamoto.

Kyoraku Shunsui adjusted his straw hat, revealing his usually lazy eyes, which were now as sharp as blades.

"Shen Jue, brat!" Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni struck the ground again with his cane, the dull thud echoing through the valley, carrying an undeniable air of authority.

"Do you even know what you're saying?!"

"I know exactly what I'm saying, Captain-Commander Yamamoto."

Shen Jue lightly leaped down from the base of the punishment pillar, his captain's haori being blown by the breeze.

Shen Jue did not back down at all. Instead, he took a step forward and stared directly at the strongest thousand-year-old Shinigami in Soul Society.

"Sixteen days ago, Rukia Kuchiki was attacked by Hollows while on a mission in Karakura Town and was forced to transfer her Shinigami powers to a human."

"It's this Kurosaki Ichigo right in front of you."

"According to the laws of Soul Society, it is a crime to grant the power of a Shinigami to a human without authorization, but it is not punishable by death."

Shen Jue paused for a moment, then revealed the clues he had already obtained.

"But the problem is that the Central 46 Bureau's verdicts were delivered too quickly."

"It only took one day from the time Rukia was escorted back to Soul Society to be executed."

"These old fogies won't so easily sentence a Death God noble to death!"

Jushiro Ukitake stopped coughing and looked thoughtfully at Grandpa Yamamoto.

"What do you want to say?" Soi Fon asked coldly.

"I want to say something." Shen Jue's gaze swept over everyone present.

"The Central 46 had already been killed before that. They weren't the ones who issued the execution orders."

A deathly silence.

Even the wind seemed to have been sucked away by those words, and the entire Twin Peaks Hill was eerily quiet.

"Brother Shen Jue, what did you say?" Kyoraku Shunsui's voice had lost its usual languidness.

"The Central Forty-Six Chambers, the forty-six sages and judges, were all killed before Rukia Kuchiki was sentenced."

"Someone impersonated them and issued all the subsequent orders, including Rukia's execution order!"

Shen Jue spoke slowly, but every word was like a hammer, striking the hearts of every Grim Reaper present.

Anger flared in Yamamoto's eyes, and his face instantly turned ashen.

He recalled something: these past few days, he had contacted the Central Bureau 46 to inquire about the details of the execution, but the replies he received were all routine and formulaic.

It was cold and unresponsive, without any further explanation.

"This is impossible!" shouted one of the officers besides the captain.

"Then please explain." Shen Jue raised his hand and pointed into the distance, saying, "The images I uploaded to the Spirit Network."

Everyone pulled out their Death Machines and discovered that the Death Machine forum on them had exploded.

Images of the sages and judges of the Central 46 Chambers all dying are circulating wildly.

These images left the team leaders speechless.

Grandpa Yamamoto remained silent for a long time, his aged eyes swirling with some indescribable emotion.

Finally, he slowly spoke: "So, according to your investigation, Shen Jue, who murdered the members of the Central 46th Bureau?"

Shen Jue took a deep breath and uttered a name etched into the history of Soul Society:

"Yohabach".

The name was like a cold wind, brushing past everyone's ears.

Captain-Commander Yamamoto tightened his grip on his cane.

"The King of Quincy, the source of all Quincy today?" he repeated in a low voice, his voice carrying a hint of anger that he himself was unaware of.

"A thousand years ago, you, Captain-Commander, led the first generation of Gotei 13 to seal Yhwach away."

"But the seal is not complete. He has accumulated power over the past thousand years and is now close to awakening."

"All the turmoil that occurred in Soul Society and the human world, from the defection of Captain-level Shinigami and Rukia's dispatch to Karakura Town, to Captain Aizen's attack and the issuance of the execution order, was all orchestrated by the Quincy under Yhwach's command."

"The Quincy founder had only one goal: to break the 'boundary between life and death,' destroy the three realms, and reshape the entire world."

As Shen Jue finished speaking, he reached out and took out a palm-sized device from his pocket.

The device was hexagonal, its surface covered with densely packed demonic runes, and in the center was a fragment of Hōgyoku that emitted a faint blue light.

"Captain Aizen and I created this spiritual pressure detection device before the attack."

"Its principle is very simple: it filters out abnormal frequency bands in the spiritual pressure spectrum that do not belong to Shinigami, Hollows, or humans."

Shen Jue raised the device above his head and pressed the switch on the side.

The spirit stone suddenly lit up, projecting a blue beam of light that swept through the air.

The beam of light swept over the captains and vice-captains one by one without causing any reaction.

Until it slowly turned towards the direction of Hinamori Momo, the vice-captain of the Fifth Division.

"Beep!!!"

The piercing alarm sounded throughout the execution ground.

The beam of light landed on one of the officials.

The Fifth Division Commander's body was no longer occupied by the Grim Reaper.

Although this Fifth Division Commander was wearing a Shinigami uniform, his face looked ordinary, the kind of face that would be easily lost in a crowd.

But at this moment, under the illumination of that blue light, a distorted halo appeared on the surface of his body, as if a layer of disguise was being forcibly peeled off.

All eyes were on him.

"What is that?" Fifth Division Lieutenant Hinamori Momo's eyes widened.

She remembered this person; he was the fourth seat of the Fifth Division. He was usually taciturn and diligent in his work. After Captain Aizen was attacked, he took the initiative to undertake a lot of paperwork.

"At the scene of Captain Aizen's attack, there were extremely rare Quincy spiritual pressure spectrums left behind," Shen Jue said calmly, his eyes as sharp as knives.

"Following the clues, we identified the Quincy spy who had infiltrated the Fifth Division."

"He used an extremely sophisticated spiritual particle disguise technique to alter his spiritual pressure characteristics, easily deceiving even a captain-level Shinigami's senses."

"It was this Spiritual Particle Disguise Technique that created the illusion that the members of the Central 46th Bureau were alive."

"Quinness, you can fool the Shinigami captains, but you can't fool this one."

Shen Jue raised the device in his hand and shook it.

The fourth seat officer of the Fifth Division, known as "The Grim Reaper," remained silent for a moment.

Then he smiled.

It was a smile that didn't belong to the Grim Reaper at all.

Cold, arrogant, and with a condescending disdain.

A faint blue light appeared deep within his pupils, and his shihaka armor began to crack from the edges, revealing a pure white uniform underneath.

Seeing the Quincy's behavior, Shen Jue knew that Aizen, who was lying in the medical room, had been admitted to the hospital.

That's right, this Quincy hiding in the Fifth Division was just a puppet created by Shen Jue and Aizen from the very beginning.

Their strength was immense, but it took a great deal of effort from both of them.

"I didn't expect that." The Quincy spoke, his voice completely different from before, deep and magnetic.

"Your Majesty's plans have been ruined by Death, who is comparable to a modern-day detective."

Spiritual energy condensed around him, and a row of pale blue light arrows appeared out of thin air behind him, their tips all aimed at Shen Jue.

"Since it can't be hidden anymore..."

The man suddenly ripped off the last piece of his disguise, revealing a face with sharp, angular features.

He had short, bronze-colored hair, high brow bones, and a sharp, razor-sharp jawline.

He had a thin scar below his right eye, and his whole being exuded a fierce aura that only someone who had experienced real battlefields possessed.

The Quincy ran his hand through his hair, and his hairstyle was fixed as if it had been coated with hairspray.

Shen Jue's lips twitched slightly. She hadn't expected that even when Aizen logged in as a third party, he still couldn't shake his habit of using hair gel in his hands.

"Then there's no need to hide it anymore!"

"All I need to do is kill all of you Grim Reapers, and then take that thing!"

Before he could finish speaking, the Quincy had already used his Bloodstained Armor to transform into a blur and burst out from the Fifth Division's formation.

It was so fast that even a death god at the vice-captain level could only see a white streak.

His target is Rukia Kuchiki.

"Ichigo! Watch out!" Yoruichi shouted.

Several beams of white light, carrying a heavy sense of oppression, shot towards Ichigo Kurosaki.

Kurosaki Ichigo smiled easily, holding Tensa Zangetsu horizontally in front of him, and the several beams of white light naturally collided with Tensa Zangetsu.

Ichigo's speed was so fast that the other vice-captains could hardly recognize him, and he easily blocked the spiritual light arrows.

At this moment, Shen Jue also landed in front of Ichigo, his eyes fixed on the Quincy dressed in white.

"Be careful." Shen Jue's voice was soft, but it carried an undeniable gravity.

"This guy is no ordinary Quincy."

The Quincy stopped twenty paces away from the execution pillar, his hands in the pockets of his white uniform, tilting his head to examine Shen Jue.

"A spiritual pressure detection device, interesting. Was this Aizen Sousuke's doing?" He licked his lips and said.

"I thought that attack was early enough."

"It seems I underestimated him."

"Aizen Sousuke, what a formidable opponent."

"Good grief," Shen Jue thought to himself, "Aizen, don't add your own drama!"

At that moment, the captains surrounded the Quincy in the center.

Ironically, Quincy are considered rare and unprotected animals in Soul Society.

Even now, there are still many specimens of powerful Quincy in the Shinigami Academy.

"Who are you?" Grandpa Yamamoto asked in a deep voice, the cane in his hand having somehow transformed into the hilt of a Ryujin Jakka sword.

"Me?" The Quincy tilted his head, revealing a radiant smile.

"I am merely an insignificant soldier under His Majesty's command."

"Names are meaningless to me."

The Quincy raised his right hand, and a spirit longsword materialized in his palm, its blade shimmering with a ghostly blue light.

"But since you're all going to die soon, there's no harm in telling you."

"My name is Il Font, a member of the Sternritter, code name '69'."

"69?" Kyoraku Shunsui frowned. For some reason, he felt that this number was very strange.

"Don't even think about it, it's not any letter you know."

"The power His Majesty has bestowed upon me far exceeds the imagination of you Shinigami." Quincy Il's gaze swept over all the captains present, his tone as casual as if he were commenting on the weather.

"Once I kill you all and take what's inside that female Grim Reaper, my mission will be complete."

Quincy Il's gaze fell on Rukia Kuchiki.

Kurosaki Ichigo's pupils suddenly contracted.

Without any warning, the Quincy Il moved again.

This time, instead of probing with his light arrows, he closed in directly, his spirit sword piercing through the air as it went straight for Ichigo's heart, who was protecting Rukia.

"when!"

The violent spiritual pressure caused a hurricane to rise up at the scene, and many of the officials trembled under the pressure of this extremely powerful spiritual pressure.

The Quincy Il's offensive was extremely swift. Many captains frowned, about to join forces to teach this arrogant Quincy a lesson he would never forget.

Shen Jue gestured to stop them.

Many captains gave Shen Jue face and allowed Kurosaki Ichigo to fight the Quincy one-on-one.

Shen Jue also pulled Kuchiki Rukia behind him and began to set up a defensive barrier.

Seeing this, Kurosaki Ichigo, while exchanging blows with the Quincy Il, nodded gratefully to Shen Jue.

then.

"ah!!!"

A hoarse, almost inhuman roar erupted from deep within Ichigo's throat.

His body began to tremble violently, and his spiritual energy fluctuations became chaotic and unstable.

Black spiritual pressure surged from every pore, condensing into a jet-black shell around him.

Ichigo's eyes—his brown eyes—vanished in that instant, replaced by a pair of dark gold Hollow eyes.

A white bone mask stretched down from his forehead, covering the upper half of his face, with two curved bull horns protruding diagonally upwards from his temples.

This is the Rational State - Hollowfication of the Bull Head that Ichigo mastered under Shen Jue's guidance.

At that moment, Ichigo's spiritual pressure surged dramatically! It increased dramatically!

That terrifying fighting instinct! It even surpasses the fighting skills of the Grim Reaper!

"This is also a Shinigami's Hollowfication?!" Soi Fon exclaimed in disbelief.

In the past, during the mass defection of the captains of the Gotei 13 of Soul Society, special cases of Soul Reapers like Ichigo Kurosaki undergoing Hollowfication were secretly recorded in top-secret intelligence.

It's not surprising that Soi Fon, who is in charge of the Second Division, could recognize it.

"That's not right." Jushiro Ukitake's voice came through, carrying a rare surprise.

"This is not an ordinary Hollowfication; this is a Hollowfication that possesses rationality and is in a controlled state."

"This wandering spirit's spiritual pressure has increased far too much!"

Ichigo's spiritual pressure was surging.

The ground of the entire Twin Peaks Hill was cracking, and the rubble was swirled up by spiritual pressure, forming a black whirlwind.

The vice-captains had to release their spiritual pressure to counteract the terrifying oppressive feeling, but some were still forced to kneel on one knee.

The Quincy Il's pupils finally contracted.

"This is exactly what His Majesty desires."

A satisfied smile curved his lips, but the previous contempt was gone from his eyes, replaced by genuine excitement and vigilance in the face of a formidable foe.

Kurosaki Ichigo, now in his Hollowfied form, slowly raised his head, and through the gaps in the white bone mask, his dark golden Hollow eye locked onto Il Font.

No hesitation.

There was no warning.

The next instant, he appeared in front of Il, and the Heavenly Lock Moon Slash descended with earth-shattering power.

"boom!!!"

The entire Twin Hills, protected by Shen Jue's barrier, was cleaved in two by this attack.