Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 406 Benn: Yamamoto Genryuzai! ?

In the present world, a small interdimensional portal opened in the night sky.

Then, with a somewhat curious look in his eyes, Bane walked out of the portal.

He answered the call of the luminous gate within his body, opened it, and stepped into this world.

At first glance, it seemed as if he had appeared above an ancient city. Judging from the architectural style, it was somewhat similar to the architectural styles of the Tang and Song dynasties, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to lack some grandeur and magnificence. Although exquisite, it was a bit petty.

Looking down at the city from the air, there weren't many people on the streets, probably because it was nighttime and people were restricted from going out.

The occasional passing of a few men with swords made Bane realize that this place was inhabited by warriors.

However, before he could think about anything, suddenly, his body began to change uncontrollably, as if influenced by the environment, causing him to rapidly transform from a physical body into a spiritual body.

Immediately, the illusory moon appeared in the sky, and an immense spiritual pressure suddenly erupted from his body, causing a violent spatial tremor in the sky above the entire city.

Bane's terrifying spiritual pressure swept across the entire city, crushing numerous buildings and causing countless people to flee in terror. The most luxurious residences in the city center, resembling palaces, were instantly reduced to ruins by Bane's rampaging spiritual pressure.

Later historical records indicate that in December 1500, a sudden and massive earthquake struck Kyoto, Japan, destroying the entire city. Emperor Go-Kashiwabara, who had only been emperor for four days, died in the disaster.

It took Bane about five minutes to regain control of his rampaging spiritual pressure. His expression turned grave as he asked, "What's going on?! The barrier between life and death in this world seems incredibly heavy, so clearly defined?"

Because the barrier between life and death is so clear, when Bane arrived carrying the Void Moon, the world seemed unable to judge his situation, which caused chaos.

The chaos of the world also affected Bane, causing his spiritual pressure to rapidly run rampant, forcing him to transform into a spirit form in order to barely control the raging soul power.

But even after transforming into a spirit, his very existence continued to have a tremendous impact on the real world, instantly destroying the city that had seemed fairly decent just moments before, leaving Bane completely bewildered.

Moreover, this influence has not ended. Even if he does nothing, the terrifying spiritual pressure continues to shake the world, causing earthquakes and destroying matter.

"Damn it!" Bane cursed under his breath, forcibly contracting the spiritual pressure within his body, hoping to transform it into a physical body to further reduce its influence. Otherwise, just his presence here would continuously trigger natural disasters!

Meanwhile, in the Soul Society: Seireitei.

At the 12th Division's Surveillance Office, several staff members watched in horror as the spiritual pressure monitor in front of them continued to rise.

"What happened? Why are alarms going off throughout Seireitei?!" A stunningly beautiful woman with long purple hair, a voluptuous figure, and exceptional looks burst into the inspection office and asked impatiently.

This person is none other than Kirio Hikifune, the captain of the 12th Division of the Gotei 13 in Soul Society.

"Captain!" the staff member of the Twelfth Division said, "An extremely powerful spiritual disaster has erupted in Kyoto, one of the most important spiritual lands in the world. The Shutara level has broken through to level four, making it impossible to detect. This is the strongest spiritual disaster since the establishment of the Gotei 13!"

"What!?" Kiryu exclaimed, looking somewhat incredulous.

Then, the voice of a magnetic and serious middle-aged man echoed through the Seireitei.

"Captains of all squads, assemble at headquarters immediately!"

Upon hearing the voice, Kiryu murmured, "It's Mr. Chojiro Suzaku's Tenkyou Sora. It seems the Captain-Commander has been alerted."

Without delay, Kiryu quickly left the 12th Division barracks and headed towards the 1st Division, which was the headquarters.

Not only her, but all the captains of the Gotei 13 also left their respective areas and headed towards the headquarters.

Before long, all the captains of the Gotei 13 had assembled here.

The six people split into teams and stood on either side of the main hall of the headquarters.

Meanwhile, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the captain-commander of the Gotei 13, stood at the head of the middle of the two rows with his hands resting on his cane and a serious expression.

At this time, although Yamamoto Genryusai looked quite old, he had not yet become completely bald with a big beard. He looked more like a dignified man who was entering old age, somewhere between a middle-aged man and an elderly man.

To his left, the first person is the current captain of the Second Division, Ryoya Shihouin, a handsome but piercing dark-skinned man who is also the head of the Shihouin family, one of the four great noble families in Soul Society.

The second one is Norabei, the current captain of the Third Division, a burly, bald, strong man.

The third is the current captain of the Fourth Division, Tsunayoshiro Tokinada. The Tsunayoshiro clan is one of the four great noble families in Soul Society.

The fourth is the current captain of the Fifth Division, Seigen Sujiba, a young man with dark red hair and a fierce appearance.

The fifth is Kuchiki Ginrin, the current captain of the Sixth Division and the current head of the Kuchiki family, one of the four great noble families.

The sixth is Tenshoin Chika, the current captain of the Seventh Division. As a member of the Tenshoin family, one of the four noble families, she is a beautiful woman with delicate features, a slender figure, and blonde hair.

From Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's right down, the first person standing is the captain of the 8th Division, Kyoraku Shunsui. This guy is wearing a very flashy pink haori and looks like an old man.

Next up is Tenbu Ross, the current captain of the Ninth Division, a middle-aged man who appears taciturn.

Next is Shutara Senjumaru, the current captain of the 10th Division. She is a woman with a very sophisticated and beautiful appearance, exuding a mature and elegant aura. She stands there with a cool and aloof demeanor.

However, Shutara Senjumaru's eyes seemed somewhat wary, yet also provocative, as he would occasionally glance at another beautiful woman standing beside her.

That is, the captain of the 11th Division, Unohana Yachiru.

Completely different from the Unohana Retsu who later became the captain of the Fourth Division in my memory, Unohana Yachiru at this time had a delicate face and a calm temperament, but there seemed to be an uncontrollable killing intent in her eyes, and her long black hair was draped down to her waist.

Apart from Shutara Senjumaru, the other captains seemed to be too afraid to look at her, deliberately avoiding her gaze as if they were afraid that this big sister would suddenly draw her sword and chop them up.

Below Unohana Retsu stood the previously mentioned Captain of the Twelfth Division, Hikifune Kirio.

Below Kiryuki is Jushiro Ukitake, the captain of the 13th Division.

Before Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni could speak, Ukitake Jushiro whispered to Hikifune Kiryu beside him, "What happened?"

Kiryuu shook his head slightly, then said, "I'm not entirely sure yet, but based on our Twelfth Division's observations of the mortal realm, an extremely high-level spiritual disaster has erupted in the Kyoto Spiritual Land. In our records, it's the most terrifying spiritual disaster in the Gotei 13's more than 500-year history."

"What?" Jushiro Ukitake exclaimed softly, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Just as Ukitake Jushiro was surprised, seeing that everyone had arrived, Yamamoto Genryusai slammed his cane on the floor to attract everyone's attention, and then said with a serious expression, "A message has been sent from the Spirit King Palace."

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"The Spirit King Palace!?" Kyoraku Shunsui's expression changed from flippant to surprise.

As a personal disciple of Yamamoto Genryusai, after graduating from the Shinigami Academy of Spiritual Arts, he trained under Yamamoto Genryusai for a period of time before successfully becoming the captain of the 8th Division. He can be considered a senior member of the team. However, during his many years as captain, he never received a message from the Spirit King Palace.

This is the first time!

Clearly, Yamamoto Genryusai had no intention of paying attention to Kyoraku Shunsui, and said with a calm expression, "In the present world, there has been an existence similar to the Spirit King. It is suspected that the sealed remains of the Spirit King have somehow ended up in the present world."

Many captains looked puzzled, clearly unaware of the Spirit King's situation or what this concept meant.

However, the captains from noble families looked somewhat surprised and suspicious.

The remains of the Spirit King are not actually anything particularly incredible. For example, Jushiro Ukitake was formed from the Spirit King's right arm, and there are many other similar beings. In the present world, the "Fullbringers" that often appear are actually formed from fragments and remains of the Spirit King.

Yamamoto Genryusai didn't intend to explain any of this. After briefly outlining the situation, he called out, "Second Division, Fourth Division, Sixth Division, Seventh Division, and Eleventh Division, you will immediately follow me to the Human World to resolve this Spirit Disaster! The remaining divisions, maintain the highest level of alert and remain stationed in Soul Society, ensuring order is maintained!"

Clearly, the captains that Yamamoto Genryusai named, apart from Unohana Yachiru, were all from the four noble families and were more familiar with and knowledgeable about the Spirit King.

After the order was given, the team leaders immediately agreed.

At the same time, the Great Ghost Daoist, holding a rhombus-shaped iron bowl, entered the hall and said, "Captain, the interdimensional gate leading to the mortal world has been opened."

"Follow me!" Yamamoto Genryusai called out immediately upon seeing this.

Then, the captains he had named followed behind the captain and walked out of the main hall. At this moment, an ancient gate to the outside world had been opened in the courtyard. Without hesitation, Yamamoto Genryusai stepped into it.

At the same time, Bane was also somewhat helpless. He had tried to switch back to his physical form many times but failed. It was as if his actions were not recognized by the world. The surging spiritual pressure had basically destroyed everything around the mortal world. A huge city was now all rubble, and the distant mountains had collapsed as a result. Cracks kept appearing in the sky, and the mortal world seemed to be on the verge of collapse.

"Damn it, if I can't figure this out, I'll just go back to the Pure Land." After trying several times without success, Bane decided to return to the Pure Land to figure out what was going on.

However, just as he was about to open the rift between the mortal world and the Pure Land, suddenly, an ancient sliding door appeared out of thin air in the distance, and then several figures walked out of the door.

As Bane noticed the group, they also noticed him.

Yamamoto Genryusai, who was leading the group, suddenly looked surprised, his brows furrowing as he said, "Not the remains of the Spirit King? The spiritual pressure is completely different from the Spirit King's!?"

Jushiro Ukitake was someone he personally trained. How could he not know the state of the Soul King's remains?

"Damn, Yamamoto Genryusai!?" Bane recognized the man in front of him at a glance, a man who was somewhere between a middle-aged man and an elderly man.

It was at this moment that he understood his situation.

He has arrived in the world of death!

No wonder this world is so bizarre!

Without time to say anything more, Yamamoto Genryusai noticed the widespread destruction in the mortal realm and immediately ordered, "Deploy the Four Directions Peaceful Spirit Barrier!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Kuchiki Ginrin, Shihōin Ryōya, Tenshōin Chika, and Tsunayoshi Tokinada, the four noble families, immediately rushed towards the four corners of the world. In the blink of an eye, they arrived at the edge of the collapsing world. Then, the four of them unleashed their spiritual pressure, each chanting a spell, and together they cast a barrier.

As the barrier fell, the collapsing world, influenced by Bane's spiritual pressure, gradually stabilized, as if this space had been 'separated' from the real world.

Only then did Yamamoto Genryusai look at Bane with a serious expression and ask, "Who are you? Where do you come from?!"

The mysterious person in front of him, dressed in a dark blue haori, wearing a wind chime hat, and with a blue dragon sword hanging at his waist, exuded a spiritual pressure that made Yamamoto Genryusai, the captain of the Gotei 13, feel very pressured, so he had to take him seriously!

(End of this chapter)