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

Chapter 408 The Four Noble Families: Captain, I think the Spirit Lord is reasonable. It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester!

Yamamoto Genryusai was a stubborn and unyielding old man.

Hundreds of years ago, before the Gotei 13 was even established, he was a ruthless and decisive man. The first generation of Gotei 13 carried out killing in the name of the Gotei.

How did the Gotei 13 achieve such a formidable reputation? It was all earned through bloodshed!

However, several hundred years have passed, and Yamamoto Genryusai has changed a lot. Although he is still very tough and decisive, he is not incapable of making concessions.

As the attraction generated by this Chibaku Tensei grew increasingly terrifying and the spiritual pressure it released became increasingly immense, the barrier protecting the mortal world was about to collapse even with his intervention, bringing a devastating disaster to the mortal world.

After gritting his teeth and weighing his options, Yamamoto Genryusai said in a deep voice, "Captain Unohana is of a strong character. I apologize on her behalf for this unreasonable behavior."

Upon hearing this, a look of surprise appeared in Bane's eyes, as if he hadn't expected that the old stubborn Yamamoto Genryusai would apologize.

Before he could speak, Yamamoto Genryusai continued, "With your spiritual pressure, a sudden descent into the mortal realm would cause an uncontrollable disaster. I request that you join us in the Soul Society for further discussion!"

"Given this situation, I'm going to go to Soul Society and continue fighting you guys, right? At that time, the thirteen division commanders, along with a large number of Shinigami, and the Zero Division and the like, will probably jump out one after another," Bane couldn't help but think to himself.

If things had gone smoothly from the start, he might have gone to Soul Society with them. After all, that place is considered the core map of this world, the essence of the world. Since he was already there, he had to go and see it.

But now that the fight has already started, how can Bane just go to Soul Society so brazenly?!

However, it's not appropriate to continue doing this in the real world, since he didn't really come here to destroy it.

Not to mention that he can't unleash his full potential here, aren't Yamamoto Genryusai and these Shinigami captains also in the same boat?

They were both suppressing their own strength while engaging in fierce battles with each other.

Thinking of this, Bane's expression darkened. "Leaving aside the Soul Society for now, the mortal realm really can't hold on any longer. If you want to talk, come with me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bane directly opened the rift between the Pure Land and the mortal world, creating a passage, and then turned around and entered the Pure Land.

His act of opening the Pure Land left Yamamoto Genryusai dumbfounded. What kind of place was that?

Although only a crack emitted an aura, it seemed to be a world entirely composed of spiritual particles.

"Hueco Mundo? Could he have come from Hueco Mundo?" Yamamoto Genryusai wondered with a strange feeling.

Before he could think any further, Bane dragged Chibaku Tensei, which sealed Unohana Yachiru, into the Pure Land as well.

This is interesting. Although he was somewhat suspicious and wary of the situation over there, the guy who called himself the Grim Reaper took away Unohana Yachiru, the captain of the 11th Division. As the Captain-Commander, Yamamoto Genryusai had no choice.

He couldn't just let them kidnap the captain of the Gotei 13, could he?

How could he possibly face returning to Seireitei?

After a moment, his thoughts settled, Yamamoto Genryusai said in a deep voice, "Come with me and take a look!"

The other four noble captains were already struggling to hold on. Seeing that the spiritual pressure within the barrier was beginning to return to normal levels, they didn't delay any longer, quickly dispelled the barrier, and followed Yamamoto Genryusai into the Pure Land.

As soon as they entered, they sensed that this place was unusual.

"What pure spiritual particles!? Where is this!?" Tenseiin Chika looked at the spiritual particle desert around her with a surprised expression and asked in astonishment.

"Judging from the surroundings, it looks like Hueco Mundo!" Ryoya Shihouin said warily, observing the situation around him.

But soon, Kuchiki Ginryu shook her head and said, "Although the environment is similar to Hueco Mundo, it doesn't have that repulsive sense of chaos that Hueco Mundo has. Besides, look..."

With the divine vision of the Grim Reapers, they can naturally see countless souls resting here.

This scene alone makes it impossible for Hueco Mundo to be the place. If Hueco Mundo had so many dead souls, wouldn't it be like a buffet for the Hollows inside? How could they be allowed to sleep here forever?

Yamamoto Genryusai's attention was not distracted. After a brief observation, he stared intently at the figure in the distance.

Unlike in the real world just now, this time a nine-tailed fox was standing next to that figure.

"Spirit Lord, what's going on?" the nine-tailed fox asked, puzzled.

Back in the ninja world, when it was time to leave, Kurama was ultimately unwilling to return to Konoha with Naruto and Jiraiya. After all, he didn't have a good impression of that place, and coupled with the previous Nine-Tails attack, he had a deep-seated hatred for it.

What are we going back for?

Just as Naruto Uzumaki had no interest in it, Kurama also had no feelings for Naruto Uzumaki without going through that series of emotional accumulations.

If it were to wander the ninja world alone, it might one day encounter a lunatic like Madara Uchiha and enslave it, especially since its strength was reduced to the extreme after the tailed beast's chakra was stripped away.

So after much deliberation, Kurama finally chose to merge with the Yin Nine-Tailed Fox beside Bane, transforming into a complete nine-tailed fox demon, and becoming Bane's pet, following him around.

As for Bane, he was rather bored in the Pure Land and needed someone to relieve his boredom, so he took in the Nine Lamas.

Now, Kurama no longer lives by chakra, but lives by spiritual power in the Pure Land, becoming stronger through spiritual practice.

"My arrival in the mortal realm caused a stir and attracted this group of people. We just had a fight outside and almost destroyed the mortal realm, so we're preparing to change battlefields," Bane explained casually.

Yamamoto Genryusai, however, keenly noticed the nine-tailed fox's address to this mysterious person: "Spirit Lord!"

Without exchanging any more words with Kurama, Bane began to gradually release the terrifying spiritual pressure emanating from his body. As he did this, the four noble captains opposite him felt the pressure on their bodies becoming increasingly heavy, and they also released their spiritual pressure along with them!

However, they soon discovered that even if they fully unleashed their spiritual pressure, they were still far inferior to the man in front of them. Even the spiritual pressure of Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryusai could not compare to his!

If I had to say, they're at least an order of magnitude different!

The man opposite me, just his spiritual pressure alone is twice as strong as Captain-Commander Yamamoto's!?

While the strength of spiritual pressure cannot ultimately determine combat power—otherwise, what would be the point of fighting? They could just release their spiritual pressure and compare—there is no doubt that, generally speaking, the stronger the spiritual pressure, the stronger the combat power!

Many Shinigami even believe that "the battle between Shinigami is a clash of spiritual pressure!"

Based on this alone, they have no chance of defeating the other side!

"Come on, in this pure land, we can have a real battle!" Bane clenched his fist and said excitedly.

Yamamoto Genryusai held Ryujin Jakka, the flames on its blade flickering. His expression was thoughtful, but after a moment, he spoke, "We have no enmity with you. We came to the mortal world only to resolve the spiritual calamity caused by you. Now that the calamity is resolved, there is no reason to fight, is there?"

"Captain-Commander!?" Tenseiin Chika seemed to want to say something.

Kuchiki Ginryu's expression also showed some hesitation.

Before they could speak, Yamamoto Genryusai waved his hand to stop them and then asked, "What do you think, sir?"

"Aren't we going to fight anymore?" Bane said with a hint of regret. "I was just about to show off a bit after finally running into some experts like you."

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

However, this Pure Land is, after all, his territory. If he were to fight Yamamoto Genryusai here, and the Ryujin Jakka were to be unleashed in full force, Bane couldn't be sure what the outcome would be.

At this moment, Yamamoto Genryusai spoke first, proposing a ceasefire. After thinking for a moment, Bane nodded and said, "Alright."

After receiving this reply, Yamamoto Genryusai breathed a slight sigh of relief. This suddenly appearing "Spirit Lord" was really too strange, and his strength was also a bit excessive. Although he was not afraid and confident that he would not lose with Ryujin Jakka in hand, in reality, he was not entirely sure that he could win.

Fighting this unpredictable battle would be more harmful than beneficial to him. If he wins, that's fine, but what if he loses?

If he, as the Captain-Commander, is defeated, it could trigger a series of reactions in Soul Society, causing things to develop in an irreversible direction.

The risk was too great, and in reality, the two sides had only exchanged blows; as he said, there was no real grudge between them!

There's no reason to take this risk and start a war!

After sheathing Ryujin Jakka, Yamamoto Genryusai curiously examined this strange 'pure land' and asked with some doubt, "Sir, where is this place?"

"The Pure Land." Bane didn't hide anything and said, "I am not the Grim Reaper of your side, but the Grim Reaper of the Pure Land. You can also call me the Spirit Lord. I govern the death realms of three worlds. Originally, I was a little bored in this Pure Land and wanted to take a trip to the mortal world. But I didn't expect that when I opened the door, I seemed to have arrived at an extraordinary place, which is what you call the mortal world."

Before coming to this world, Bane returned to the world of One Piece and took a trip to the Underworld. He found that there were no gods or anything like that there, and the Pure Land had quickly connected with the Underworld. Now he truly controls the death realms of three worlds.

Yamamoto Genryusai listened to this with a face full of confusion. He could understand the individual words, but he couldn't understand them at all when they were put together.

A death realm spanning three worlds!?

In his understanding, this world was born and existed with the Spirit King as its foundation. He had never heard of any Pure Land, let alone any other three worlds!

"This pure land before us is probably similar to the Soul Society, except that it hasn't been developed yet," Bane added.

As soon as he finished speaking, a look of surprise and delight appeared in the eyes of the four noble captains!

They witnessed firsthand that the spiritual energy here was indeed as abundant as in the Soul Society, and it was indeed a vast and boundless world, and an undeveloped one at that.

What a huge benefit that is!

Aside from recognizing Kuchiki Ginrin, Bane had no knowledge of the other three noble captains. At most, he could recognize them as the four noble families after hearing "Shihouin" and "Tsunayo".

So in reality, he was saying these words to Kuchiki Ginryu.

This is an undeveloped Soul Society! Don't you greedy nobles have any ideas?

Let's develop this together!

As for why Bane wanted to collude with these nobles, one reason was that he lacked the technology and knowledge to develop the Pure Land. He had no idea how to develop the Pure Land. In his hands, the Pure Land would at most be like the former Grim Reaper, just for his own amusement.

On the contrary, the fact that Soul Society could be transformed from a desolate place like the Pure Land to its current state must mean that it possesses a wealth of new knowledge and technological systems, capable of fully utilizing the charm and applications of spirit particles.

He needs this technology and knowledge to adorn his sanctuary.

Secondly, this method of exchanging benefits is also a way for him to integrate into Soul Society, and it allows him to enter directly from the upper levels, which is very advantageous to him.

"Ahem, Captain-Commander, I don't think we have any real grudges between us. Just now, this..." Tsunayoshi Tokina coughed lightly, then paused slightly before choosing a more respectful tone, "This Spirit Lord is also gathering his rampaging spiritual pressure. Clearly, he wasn't intentionally causing trouble in the mortal world, would you agree?"

Ryoya Shihōin immediately chimed in, "Yes, it's all a misunderstanding. I think the Spirit Lord is quite reasonable and doesn't intend to escalate the conflict. We can definitely communicate amicably."

(End of this chapter)