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

Matsumoto Rangiku breathed a sigh of relief and patted her chest, letting Shen Jue pretend to watch her casually for a while.

The assessment has come to an end.

The captains and the chief captain returned to their respective team quarters, while the task of receiving the graduates was handed over to the team leaders.

Petite in stature, with a unique "ringed snake braid" hairstyle, a cold expression, and cute as a little girl, Soi Fon, the current captain of the Second Division, walked past Shen Jue.

After giving Shen Jue a cryptic look, the petite, flat-chested Soi Fon walked away.

Shen Jue returned her a smile.

It's not a good thing that Soi Fon, the captain of the 2nd Division, who also serves as the commander-in-chief of the Onmitsukido and the general commander of the 1st Division "Execution Army," has come looking for you.

Shen Jue sighed, recalling how Soi Fon used to love following Yoruichi around and calling him "Shen Jue-nii" (older brother Shen Jue).

Yoruichi was trying to rescue Kisuke Urahara and Tessai, who had been framed by Aizen.

After defecting from Soul Society, this adorable little girl never affectionately called him "Brother Shen Jue" again.

Look what you've done, Aizen, Shen Jue sighed inwardly.

Night falls in Soul Society, near the Great Spirit Book Corridor of the Seireitei's underground council hall.

Shen Jue was admiring the fully formed Hogyoku.

It was a gem that shimmered with a blue-black light, about the size of a marble, with a smooth surface and an inner surface that seemed to contain a deep and constantly flowing spiritual pressure.

Over a hundred years ago, Shen Jue and Aizen began creating the incomplete Hogyoku, based on the power of the Shinigami, using the "Fingertip of the Soul King" from Matsumoto Rangiku's body as the core.

Shen Jue skillfully avoided Kenpachi Zaraki, who was on the outermost edge of the Soul Society, and swept away all the souls with powerful spiritual pressure and spiritual pressure talent.

Based on the numerous souls they killed, Shen Jue and Aizen successfully created the incomplete Hogyoku.

The broken Hōgyoku contains immense spiritual pressure and the power of the Spirit King, but it lacks the crucial key and catalyst to be used.

At this moment, Shen Jue proposed to use the power of Hollows as the core to recreate the broken Hogyoku, which made Aizen exclaim that Shen Jue should not waste his time on sensual pleasures.

Instead, we should work with him to research the boundary between Hollows and Shinigami.

Shen Jue and Aizen joined forces to break into Hueco Mundo, obtained a large amount of materials, and successfully created the other half of the incomplete Hogyoku.

This incomplete half of the Hogyoku can inject Hollow power into the Shinigami's body, allowing the Shinigami to possess Hollow power and master the ability to Hollowfy.

It can also inject the power of the Shinigami into the Hollow's body, causing the Hollow to become Arrancar and transform into human form and Sofuri.

Most importantly, this flawed Hogyoku can break boundaries based on the owner's subconscious, subtly altering reality.

The two broken pieces of Hōgyoku were fused together to form the complete Hōgyoku in front of Shen Jue.

The fully evolved Hogyoku can sense and absorb the inner desires of those around it and turn them into reality.

However, using the Complete Hogyoku is not without its costs. The Complete Hogyoku grants wishes based on the potential and strength of the wish-granter.

Aizen's desire to stand in the heavens stemmed from his extreme disgust and rebellion against the existing order of the three realms, especially the rule of the Soul King Adnes.

Adnes, the Soul King, is the supreme ruler of the three realms in name only, but in reality, he was betrayed by the progenitors of the Soul Society and dismembered to create the three realms as a "wedge".

Therefore, Aizen's goal in creating the Hogyoku was to obtain the power to challenge and overthrow the existing order, thereby breaking the shackles of the old world and establishing a new world ruled by himself.

At that time, in Hueco Mundo, next to Shen Jue, Aizen used the Hogyoku.

Aizen's spiritual pressure has increased.

Aizen's spiritual pressure had reached its limit.

The Hogyoku detached from Aizen's body.

Aizen squatted in Hueco Mundo, hugging his knees, and remained silent for a long time.

Shen Jue had no choice but to use the same technique, the Bengyu, at that time.

Then came an indescribable scene: a large number of beautiful women of all types were born from the void, which frightened Shen Jue so much that he immediately took off the Bengyu.

Because the beautiful women born from the void began to become strange.

Aizen almost burst out laughing while squatting on the ground, but fortunately he used hair gel to smooth his hair and forcibly maintained his persona.

"Shen Jue, classmate."

Wearing black-rimmed glasses and sporting a gentle smile, Aizen appeared beside Shen Jue, accompanied by the squinty-eyed young man, Gin Ichimaru.

"We already know the upper limit of the Hogyoku's power. It can bring the soul to its limit, but it is far from enough to transcend the Three Realms and become a god."

After hearing Aizen's words, Shen Jue tapped the Hogyoku with his finger and said, "The power of Shinigami and Hollows is naturally insufficient."

"And what about hell?"

"The hellish power of sin and punishment?" Aizen adjusted his glasses and smiled. "It's a very good idea. We'll have our chance."

"That newly appointed captain of the 10th Division seems to have a special constitution?" Aizen asked Shen Jue, while Gin Ichimaru behind him had a somewhat gloomy expression.

"Generally speaking, he currently only possesses the spiritual pressure of an ordinary captain. If he were to use the Hogyoku, he wouldn't be able to break through the upper limit of his soul," Shen Jue replied.

"What a pity," Aizen said.

"You've been researching Hollows in the mortal world, haven't you?" Shen Jue asked at this moment. "Combining the powers of Quincy, Shinigami, and Hollows is also a good option."

"As expected!" Aizen said with an expression of admiration, "Shen Jue, only your thinking can keep up with my pace."

"That's because I know the original plot," Shen Jue thought to himself.

Aizen, who possessed the complete Hogyoku, originally did not intend to conduct Hollowfication experiments on the Shinigami of the Gotei 13.

It was Shen Jue who suggested that Aizen carry out this action.

At that time, Aizen Sousuke, the vice-captain of the 5th Division, framed Hirako Shinji, Kensei Muguruma, and other captain-level Shinigami, causing them to be corrupted by Hollow power.

When Kisuke Urahara, the then captain of the 12th Division and the first director of the Research and Development Bureau, and Tessai Wakehishi, the former commander-in-chief of the Soul Society's Kido, attempted to rescue the victims, Aizen used his Zanpakuto, Kyoka Suigetsu, to manipulate the Central 46 and frame Urahara and the others for the crimes.

In the end, Yoruichi Shihouin rescued Kisuke Urahara, Tessai Gahimei, and the Hollowfied Shinigami, and they escaped to the human world.

Aizen successfully rose to the position of captain of the 5th Division, but Shen Jue was reprimanded by the captain-commander for dereliction of duty in the Seireitei security work and is still the vice-captain.

Shen Jue found it amusing, because he was the mastermind behind this setup, so the captain hadn't really misjudged the person.

Why did Shen Jue propose framing someone? It was, of course, for the sake of the plot.

The current captain of the 10th Division, Isshin Shiba, has been frequently investigating Hollows in the human world lately.

Shen Jue's unlucky boss will soon be attacked and seriously injured by the Arrancar Menos Grande modified by Aizen, and then rescued by a pureblood Quincy girl named Kurosaki Masaki.

In order to stay in the human world and be with Masaki Kurosaki, Isshin Shiba will give up his position as captain of the Gotei 13 and his Shinigami powers, change his name to Isshin Kurosaki, open a small clinic, marry Masaki Kurosaki, and start a family.

Their first child was Ichigo Kurosaki, the protagonist of Bleach, a child who possessed the powers of a Shinigami, Hollow, and Quincy from birth.

Ichigo Kurosaki is a chosen one.

Shen Jue plans to go to the human world after Kurosaki Ichigo is born and use the power of the Hogyoku to remove the Hollow power from Kurosaki Ichigo's mother's body.

To prevent her from dying at the hands of Hollows when Ichigo Kurosaki was nine years old due to the activation of Yhwach's Sanctuary.

Saint-Berge's technique forcibly reclaims the power of all Quincy who are not of pure Quincy blood, or who are considered "impure" by Yhwach, the progenitor of the Quincy.

Because her body was attacked by a Hollow, Masaki Kurosaki, who possesses Hollow powers, was naturally considered impure.

In that case, Ichigo Kurosaki won't lose his mother, right?

He and Zhibo were both determined to kowtow to their old boss, Shen Jue.

Since Shiba has chosen to stay in the mortal world, the position of captain of the 10th Division will be vacant. Shen Jue will naturally be promoted to captain of the 10th Division amidst everyone's expectations.

Thinking about this made Shen Jue feel very happy.