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

Chapter 457 The strongest biological-type Zanpakuto in Seireitei, Shinwa, can be completely destroyed with just its Shikai!

His figure flashed, dodging the attack. Almost instantly, a crimson flash condensed in the hollow of his eye socket.

With fluid movements and a smooth rhythm, a flash of light appeared, and it shot out with a whoosh.

Bane did not dodge. A phantom of a blue dragon appeared on the Heart-Crossing Sword in his hand. Meeting the phantom flash, he raised his hand and slashed with his sword, shouting, "Wind!"

The violent wind pressure transformed into countless sharp slashes, instantly slicing the Cero into fragments before it could arrive, triggering a series of explosions in mid-air.

Before the gale had even subsided, Bane flicked his wrist again and whispered, "Fire!"

The scorching flames surged up, and with the help of the remaining wind, instantly turned a thousand-meter radius in front of them into a burning inferno.

Before the flames had fully spread, the space suddenly became chaotic, and then a figure leaped out from the flames.

Saito, seemingly immortal, held no sword, yet maintained a half-grip posture. With a roar, he unleashed a feinting slash: "Air Flash!"

Layer upon layer of spatial ripples initially resembled waves, but quickly piled up and transformed into a surging spatial tidal wave in the blink of an eye, roaring in from all directions like a tsunami.

The spatial chaos caused Bane's perception and vision to become extremely blurred. The space was chaotic in all directions, as if there were mosaics everywhere, and there was nowhere to hide.

Of course, for him, there was no need to dodge; he could simply cut it open!

With a surge of spiritual pressure, the ethereal blue dragon roared and materialized, attaching itself to the blade. Then, Bane uttered a low shout: "Lightning!"

The dazzling lightning instantly dyed Hueco Mundo indigo blue, colliding violently with the spatial surge, followed by a violent explosion, with large amounts of lightning elements crackling and spreading everywhere.

"You've given yourself away, you bastard!" Saito's immortal voice suddenly reached Bane's ears.

The explosion of light and electricity in the space had previously made perception and vision even more chaotic.

For a moment, Bane seemed unaware of where Saito's immortality was coming from.

When he looked in the direction of the sound, four immortal figures of Saito suddenly appeared around him.

Saito, immortal and ageless, simultaneously raised his hands in all four directions—east, west, south, and north—and unleashed a devastating slash, shouting, "Shatter the four directions, banish from the void!"

The slash transformed into a jet-black crack, drawing back the 'curtain' of space. The crack gradually expanded, converging from four directions into one, and by the time it reached Bane, it had already 'stripped' Hueco Mundo apart.

Therefore, Saito's immortal attack was equivalent to "exiling" Bane into a spatial turbulence rift.

This made Bane realize her intention: this attack was not meant to kill him, but to 'restrict' him.

Amidst the chaotic spatial turbulence and rifts, Bane was completely unable to distinguish east from west, north from south, nor could he see or touch any trace of Hueco Mundo. He was unable to return, as if he had arrived in a void.

Before he could even assess the situation, Saito's immortal figure flashed into view, the Heavenly Sky Flash in his hand materializing at some point, and he unleashed another slash at Bane, shouting, "Infinite Mystery!!!"

It was as if she had incorporated part of her previous Bankai power into this strike, unleashing the Infinite Mystery, which caused the already chaotic spatial turbulence to explode outwards.

Immediately, the order of space completely failed, turning into a raging torrent that collapsed and swept up.

Just before the space shattered, even the immortal Saito dared not linger any longer. With a flash, his figure returned to Hueco Mundo.

In her vision, a cracked spatial curtain appeared before her, and Bane and the raging spatial turmoil were both inside the curtain. No matter how turbulent and chaotic it was inside, the Hueco Mundo outside was unusually stable.

After a few breaths, the spatial cracks, which resembled a curtain, began to slowly heal, as if they were about to disappear.

Seeing this, Saito, the immortal being, breathed a slight sigh of relief and thought to himself, "Even the strongest spiritual pressure should be unable to withstand the turbulent spatial currents."

But before this thought could even settle, a hand suddenly reached out from within and placed itself on the edge of the crack. Then, as if exerting a slow, steady force, it slowly tore open the spatial crack that was gradually healing.

"What are you imagining? You think you can kill me with just this method, by taking advantage of the chaotic spatial explosion between realms?" Bane said as he stepped out from the cracked curtain.

Saito, the immortal being, first frowned, but then noticed the messy, silky cuts at the end of Captain Bane's haori. He grinned and said, "Pretending to be something you're not as relaxed as you make it out to be."

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden light flashed in Saito's immortal hand, splitting the space in front of him in two and then slicing open a crack. He whispered, "Smash him, Kotobukuri!"

With this strike, Saito, immortal and ageless, severed a node within the Broken Realm, forcibly releasing the Scavenger, Kokuto, from within. Like a raging bull, Kokuto charged towards Bane, who had not yet fully emerged from the spatial chaos and returned to Hueco Mundo.

The Kyuto are known as the cleaners between realms. When crossing interdimensional gates, you will occasionally encounter these things. Even the Grim Reaper usually has no way to deal with them.

It's like when you're crossing the street and a giant U-turn is coming at you at 200 km/h, what can you do?

The only thing to do is try to avoid it; would you dare to run into it?

dare!

Bane dared not even flinch as he watched the sudden appearance and howling approach of the Kutsu. He stepped into Hueco Mundo, raised his hand, and released his spiritual pressure, which transformed into a shockwave. With a deafening boom, the Kutsu, which had been "committing all kinds of evil and rampaging recklessly" in the Dangai and seemed untouchable, was instantly blasted into dust, leaving not even a trace.

Saito, being immortal, showed no surprise whatsoever, as if he had anticipated this situation from the beginning. He released his spiritual pressure and declared, "Domain Closure!"

At this moment, Bane was half in Hueco Mundo and half in an unknown spatial turbulence.

Saito, who is immortal, released the Kouta attack just now to slightly hinder Bane's return to Hueco Mundo, making him appear in a half-and-half state.

Immediately, using his own spatial power, he manipulated the boundary power of Hueco Mundo. In an instant, Bane felt extremely intense pressure as the spatial rift he had created was forcibly closing with brute force.

Right now, he still has half of his body that hasn't escaped the spatial turbulence and stepped into Hueco Mundo. If this space suddenly closes, he will probably be cut in half on the spot by the incredibly powerful domain force of Hueco Mundo!

"Fighting requires skill. You and that bastard Yamamoto Shigekuni both like to use their brute force recklessly and never know how to use their skills and wisdom. So what? You can withstand my Sky-Flash Spatial Rift, but can you withstand the power of Hueco Mundo?!" Saito, the immortal being, laughed wildly.

From the moment Bane displayed that terrifying spiritual pressure and his so-called "peak form," Saito, who was immortal, understood that she could never win in a head-on confrontation; she had to rely on the wisdom of battle to overcome the strong with the weak.

Everything was prepared for this moment!

He used Sky Flash to pry open the boundary of Hueco Mundo and forcibly killed Bane in the spatial rift!

"Skills and wisdom are things that the weak consider when challenging the strong. It seems you've made your identity quite clear," Bane said as he sheathed the Heart Crossing sword in his hand.

With his hands completely free, Bane placed one hand on each side of the spatial rift that was slowly closing and gathering brute force.

Then, under the astonished gaze of the immortal Saito, his terrifying brute force began to erupt!

Based solely on physical strength, even if Bane were the strongest in the world, there would be no way he could withstand the closure of the Hueco Mundo realm. However, if he could transform his spiritual pressure into power, then nothing would be impossible!

"Drink!!!" Bane roared, his arms suddenly exerting force, his figure instantly becoming much larger, his muscles taut, almost bursting the haori!

Then Saito, who was immortal, witnessed a scene she couldn't believe: this guy had actually used brute force to forcibly push open the closure of the boundary space!?

After a brief moment of distraction, Saito, the immortal being, flashed a murderous glint in his eyes and said, "You've lost your mind. By wrestling with Hueco Mundo, you've restricted your own abilities. Aren't you just making yourself at the mercy of others?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Saito, who was immortal, had already withstood Bane's terrifying spiritual pressure and instantly rushed in front of him, thrusting his knife towards Bane's throat!

In Saito's immortal eyes, this attack was absolutely certain to hit, and would definitely severely injure or even kill Bane!

"A barbarian who only knows how to flaunt his strength," the thought flashed through Saito's mind.

But the next second, her blade struck an invisible barrier with a clang. Before Saito could figure out what was going on, the barrier seemed to expand several times over, sending her flying. Then, a spiritual pressure armor burning like pitch-black flames erupted from Bane's body.

At this moment, his eyes had transformed into a scarlet kaleidoscope!

Susanoo Complete Form: War God!

With a body the size of a mountain, it tore through the spatial rift, then took another step. At this moment, Bane completely emerged from the spatial turbulence and returned to Hueco Mundo intact.

Without any hesitation, he drew his Heart Crossing sword from his waist again, and Susanoo did the same. The Heart Crossing sword roared and transformed into a huge, tangible blue dragon, coiling and attaching itself to the long sword formed by Susanoo's spiritual pressure.

"You'd better be able to avoid it," Bane whispered.

As soon as he finished speaking, the great sword in the hand of the God of War Susanoo, which was taller than a mountain, slashed down fiercely. The Azure Dragon Heart Ferry was shattered into countless fragments as it fell. Then, flames ignited in all directions from the slash, a gale arose, lightning flashed, and the ground shattered!

Almost the entire area the size of Seireitei was encompassed by this attack!

The wind, thunder, earth, and fire seemed to be completely defeated at this moment, yet they were being reshaped!

The colorful light transformed the eternally unchanging and desolate Hueco Mundo into a dazzling and vibrant fireworks display!

Far from the battlefield, Retsu Unohana, Shutara Senjumaru, Kiryu Hikifune, and the others all saw the magnificent light on the horizon and stopped their rapid journey.

"What is that?" Kiryu asked, somewhat bewildered and shocked.

"It's Bane's strongest biological-type Zanpakuto, Shindo," Hana replied softly.

Kenpachi Kuruyashiki's Hungry Hall, also a biological type, possesses the power to completely destroy the Seireitei, but why wasn't it recognized by the Central 46 as the "strongest biological type"?

It is precisely because the Central 46 Chambers know better that beneath them, in front of the gates of that underground prison, there is a terrifying Zanpakuto that, with its Shikai release alone, can completely destroy the Seireitei!

As for the Hungry Pleasure Corridor, it will at least require Bankai.

(End of this chapter)