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

Chapter 452 Bane and Saito, immortal and ageless, clash remotely.

With a swift movement, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki appeared before the many Shinigami, standing like a general at the front of the battle, holding the Hungry Ghost and looking solemnly at the immortal Saito opposite him.

"A new face I've never seen before." Saito Immortal looked at Kuruyashiki Kenpachi and clicked his tongue.

Upon noticing the 11th Division Captain's haori on Kenpachi Kuruyashiki's body, her expression shifted slightly to one of surprise, then became somewhat forlorn. She scratched her head and said, "The 11th Division Captain? Is Unohana dead? Or did she finally lose control of her killing intent and cause a ruckus in Soul Society, getting imprisoned?"

"No, Unohana-senpai stepped down as captain of the 11th Division a long time ago and is now the captain of the 4th Division," Kenpachi Kuruyashiki replied softly.

Seeing that Kenpachi Kuchiki had blocked the way for everyone, Kuchiki Sojun didn't hesitate and immediately wanted to lead the rest of the group to retreat from the area to avoid the battle that was obviously about to break out.

However, he hadn't even made the arrangements yet.

Saito, the immortal and immortal, lightly swept the Sky Flash in the air, rippling the space and creating folds. Immediately, the outer perimeter of the Great Hollow Forest seemed to be cut open, forming an independent and confined space, blocking the retreat of Kuchiki Sojun and the others.

"If it were anyone else, I might have let you go like this. After all, I'm not a bloodthirsty person, and I have no grudge against you. But since you're from the Kuchiki family, you'd better stay here for me." Saito Immortal said with an evil and arrogant smile on his lips.

These words made Kuchiki Sojun's heart sink, and he involuntarily placed his hand on the Heart Ferry hanging at his waist.

After sealing off the space, Saito, who was neither old nor dead, raised his hand to touch his smooth and delicate chin, and looked at Kenpachi Kuruyashiki with a smile, saying, "You just said that Unohana became the captain of the Fourth Division?"

"That's right," Kenpachi Kuruyashiki replied.

At the same time, he was constantly thinking about how to resolve this situation.

These conversations can buy us some time.

Saito, who is immortal, seems to be exceptionally confident in his strength, or perhaps it's because they haven't had a proper conversation in the past 160 years. He is clearly engrossed in the conversation and doesn't seem to be in a hurry to make a move.

"Hahahaha, this is truly the most interesting joke I've heard in over a hundred years! That perverted slasher has actually become the captain of the Fourth Division, a healer of the wounded and valiant. How interesting, so very interesting! It's a real pity I didn't witness this scene firsthand," Saito Immortal laughed heartily.

After laughing, Saito, the immortal being, carefully examined Kenpachi Kuruyashiki. After a moment, he nodded with approval and said, "Not bad, not bad. You're clearly a rare and powerful warrior. Your spiritual pressure is almost on par with mine and that bastard Yamamoto in our current normal state. However, compared to that bastard Spirit Lord, you're still a bit lacking. But even so, back in the day, even among the first generation of arrogant and ruthless captains, you would have been enough to hold your own. It seems that the Gotei 13 has improved quite a bit."

"Thank you for the compliment," Kenpachi Kuruyashiki said softly.

I'm also trying to grasp the key information elements here, such as, under normal circumstances?

I'd heard long ago that Saito was immortal and very strong. Kenpachi Kuruyashiki only noticed her arrival because he sensed an extremely powerful spiritual pressure. In terms of spiritual pressure alone, she was indeed stronger than me.

Neither of them had released their Zanpakuto at this moment. Kenpachi was wondering whether her statement about the "normal state" meant not releasing the Zanpakuto, or something else entirely.

If it's just that the Zanpakuto wasn't released, that's fine, but if it has some other meaning, then it might be even more troublesome!

Ignoring Kenpachi Kuchiyashiki, Saito Immortal turned to Sojun Kuchiki and said, "State your name, brat!"

Even at this moment, Kuchiki Sojun did not lose his noble dignity and politely said, "Nice to meet you, Lord Saito. I am Kuchiki Sojun, the twenty-seventh head of the Kuchiki family."

"Your sickly appearance is far too weak and pathetic. How can someone like you be the head of the family? As expected, the rigidity and decay of the Kuchiki family are nauseating," Saito, the immortal being, mocked. Then, his expression turned serious as he asked, "Why is that bastard's Zanpakuto in your hands?"

"Because I am sick and weak, Lord Spirit Lord took pity on me and specially granted me his Zanpakuto to borrow for a moment before coming to Hueco Mundo," Kuchiki Sojun replied.

"Really? You two are on good terms?" Saito Immortal raised an eyebrow.

"The Spirit Lord is like an elder to me," Kuchiki Souchun said frankly.

"Hmph!" Saito, seemingly displeased, snorted coldly, then looked cruelly at Kuchiki Sojun and said, "Since that's the case, I'll kill you here and take his sword. I'm sure that guy will come looking for revenge, right?"

The moment those words fell, Saito's immortal figure vanished from everyone's sight.

In the next instant, she had already arrived in front of Kuchiki Soujun, and the Sky Flash in her hand struck down.

The speed was so fast that ordinary people could hardly react, let alone Kuchiki Sōjun, who was already sickly and weak, making it even more difficult for him to react. He could only watch helplessly as the sharp Zanpakutō drew closer and closer to him, the aura of death rushing towards him.

At the same time, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki reacted quickly. Instead of pursuing, he used his sword, the Hungaku Reirou, to slash at Saito Immortal from a distance.

This attack was designed to force the enemy to defend themselves. If Saito, who is immortal, insists on killing Kuchiki Sōjun, he will inevitably have to take this blow.

In that life-or-death moment, the Heart Crossing hanging at Kuchiki Sojun's waist suddenly unsheathed, transforming into a protective azure dragon that coiled around Kuchiki Sojun's body and crashed into the Tenkō Tenshō, which had not yet fallen. Immediately afterward, Kuruyashiki Kenpachi's slash arrived as well.

"Too slow!" Saito, who was immortal, even had the leisure to make a sarcastic remark before his figure disappeared.

Kenpachi Kuruyashiki's sword missed its mark, but the powerful strike cleaved a chasm in the ground, which stretched for hundreds of meters.

Meanwhile, at Seireitei.

Inside the Ninth Division barracks, Bane was squatting under the big apple tree in the courtyard with Genjiro Okabe, the two of them working together to dig in the dirt.

"Just pile up the fertilizer here, and maybe we'll be able to eat big, sweet apples this year," Bane said, holding a small shovel and his hands covered in dirt.

Genjiro Okiya then pressed a piece of crystallized special fertilizer into the pit and said, "This crystal fertilizer is specially made for the two Amagawa Trees in front of the Central 46 Chambers. Is it really appropriate for us to secretly take it and bury it here?"

"Don't worry, I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong. Even if we don't fertilize them for a year, those two ugly trees won't die. And nobody usually checks on them to see if they're growing well," Bane said casually.

Genjiro Okiga, who used to be a very serious guy, has clearly been led astray by Bane.

"Alright, since you've said so," Genjiro Okiya sighed, and then began to rebury the excavated soil.

Bane was also helping out, but after two shovelfuls, he seemed to suddenly realize something and frowned.

Genjiro Oki, who was standing nearby, naturally noticed this and immediately asked, "What's wrong? Is it buried in the wrong place?"

"No," Bane stood up, looking towards the distant horizon, and said, "My heart has been touched. It seems that Cang Chun has encountered danger, which makes me a little puzzled."

"With Kenpachi Kuruyashiki by his side, it's definitely not right that Lieutenant Sojun would encounter danger." Genjiro Okiga's expression hardened, and he said in a deep voice.

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

"That's not what I'm wondering about," Bane shook his head. "My mind is connected to yours. Logically, if Cang Chun is in danger, I should be able to sense it immediately. But now, the information Xin Du is sending back is very vague, and I can't even pinpoint the location anymore. It's as if Cang Chun's location in Hueco Mundo is being divided and imprisoned by some strange force."

At this point, Bane suddenly paused, then a look of surprise flashed in his eyes as he said, "Saito is immortal!?"

Spatial abilities are extremely rare. In all these years, Bane has only encountered one spatial Zanpakuto, Tenkō Shō, in Hueco Mundo.

Perhaps only she has the power to interfere with the cross-boundary connection between him and Xin Du.

Thinking of this, Bane's mind stirred, and his spiritual pressure began to flicker, attempting to forcibly connect with Xin Du.

At the same time, in Hueco Mundo, Saito, who was immortal, also sensed a familiar spiritual pressure impacting the spatial barrier she had just torn open. The anchor point in this barrier was none other than the Heart Crossing that was protecting Kuchiki Sojun!

"Have they noticed?" Saito, who was immortal, stood in the air and watched this scene, a smile involuntarily creeping onto his lips.

Although I really want to settle old scores with that bastard after I've mastered this 'divine skill', now is not the time. I need to take down these Death Gods first, and then confront that Spirit Lord!

Therefore, the Zanpakuto in Saito's immortal hand also began to flicker, and the spiritual pressure within her body began to rise.

"Without end, in chaos and clarity, the sun and moon move horizontally. Be dazed, the sky flashes!" Saito, immortal and eternal, softly chanted his initial explanation.

Immediately, the strength of the barrier that was tearing through space increased several times over!

"Even if your spiritual pressure is strong, trying to break through my blockade in Hueco Mundo with your spiritual pressure while separated by a realm, is a bit too arrogant. What the hell does that damned guy think I am?" Saito cursed after his immortality was restored.

Inside the Ninth Division barracks, under the giant apple tree, Bane's spiritual pressure flickered back and forth hundreds of times. Even Genjiro Okabe, standing nearby, felt an extremely strong sense of oppression and couldn't help but take a few steps back.

A moment later, Bane curled his lip and said with a hint of helplessness, "That guy seems to be much stronger than he was back then. I was a bit arrogant. Trying to cross the Dangai and Hueco Mundo from Soul Society and break through her spatial barrier out of thin air using Heart Crossing as the anchor point is really difficult to do."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bane's expression turned serious. "Genjiro, immediately report this to the Captain-Commander, contact the captains of all divisions and the Kido members, and open the portal to Hueco Mundo for me!"

"Yes, Lord Spirit Master!" Genjiro Okiga replied immediately.

He didn't need to run around; he just stood there and began to chant.

"Black and white net, twenty-two bridges, sixty-six crowns, footprints, distant thunder, sharp peaks, returning earth, night ambush, sea of ​​clouds, azure procession, fill Taiyuan and soar straight to the sky!!!" Genjiro Okaga chanted, pointing his finger to the sky and roaring, "Binding Spell Seventy-Seven: Heavenly Sky Net!"

A network of spiritual pressure quickly spread across the sky above Seireitei.

Immediately, Genjiro Okiya said in a deep voice, "I am Genjiro Okiya, the vice-captain of the 9th Division. I hereby inform the Captain-Commander and the captains of all divisions that a major change has occurred in the joint expedition of the 11th Division and the 6th Division to Hueco Mundo. The 9th Division Captain, Lord Spirit Lord, has determined that the sinner Saito Immortal, who disappeared more than 160 years ago, has intervened. We now require the Kido Sect to immediately open the portal to Hueco Mundo."

Yamamoto Genryusai, who was practicing calligraphy in the headquarters barracks, paused for a moment, then frowned and said, "Order the Third, Fourth, Tenth, and Twelfth Divisions to assemble at the Ninth Division, open the portal, and enter Hueco Mundo with the Spirit Lord!"

Chojiro Sasaki immediately replied, "Yes, Lord Genryusai!"

As for Yamamoto Genryusai, as the captain-in-chief of the Gotei 13, he certainly couldn't act rashly. He still had to stay in the Soul Society to prevent any villains from plotting or causing trouble during this time.

(End of this chapter)