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

Chapter 458 Triple Initial Release: Return to the Void!

"If it weren't for the fact that it's a normally released Zanpakuto, and that the Central 46 Chambers didn't want to provoke Bane at all, he would have been strictly ordered to Shikai within the Seireitei long ago. You have no idea how many times the Central 46 Chambers have mentioned it to the Captain-Commander, both openly and secretly, after he planted that Heart Crossing in front of the underground prison gates," Shutara Senjumaru said with a hint of amusement.

The Central 46th Bureau has extremely high authority and often commands the various team leaders to do certain things.

However, in the 160 years that Bann has served as the captain of the Ninth Division, the Central 46 has never once issued any orders to Bann without going through Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryusai.

For any matter, they would first go to Yamamoto Genryusai to discuss it with him, and then have Yamamoto Genryusai go to Bann to convey the relevant opinions.

Normally, Bane is quite accommodating and has never refused anything.

The reason why the Central 46 treated Bane with such politeness and respect was precisely because Bane would often insert his heart into their bodies.

If this angers Bane, and he suddenly loses his temper, the Central 46 will be wiped out in the blink of an eye!

In particular, several overt and covert hints were given to Bane in this regard, but Bane pretended not to understand.

His reasoning was perfectly justifiable: as the captain of the Ninth Division, guarding the underground prison was an inescapable duty, especially given the previous chaos that had occurred there, making it even more crucial to remain vigilant.

So it's perfectly reasonable and justified for me to place my heart there and oversee the prison. Why should I meddle in other people's business?

Upon hearing this, Kiryu remarked with a sigh, "No wonder Orochimaru occasionally breaks the rules, yet the Central 46 always turns a blind eye."

As the captain of the 12th Division, she was also an inventor and researcher, so of course she had dealings with Orochimaru.

When Yezhou Tongsheng does anything illegal, he has to do it secretly, hide, and operate covertly to avoid being reported to the Central 46th Bureau and causing unnecessary trouble.

Orochimaru, on the other hand, was completely unscrupulous. While he wasn't exactly insane, he definitely violated the rules multiple times.

But ironically, even when the victims reported them to the Central 46th Bureau, they were never punished.

Previously, Yizhou Tongsheng only knew that there was the influence of the Spirit Lord behind this, but she didn't quite understand how this influence came about. Now she does.

Anyone with a knife stuck in their butt would probably have to give the Spirit Lord some face!

Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Bane's strike made Hueco Mundo dazzling with vibrant colors. The raging storm of wind, thunder, earth, and fire tore everything within the range of his attack to shreds.

Inside the Susanoo, Bane's kaleidoscope eyes looked with some surprise at Saito, who remained as steady as a mountain and completely unaffected amidst the chaotic energy surge.

At this moment, just like Kenpachi Kuruyashiki before him, he sensed the abnormality in his perception.

That is, although one can clearly see Saito's immortal figure, one cannot sense her presence through spiritual pressure or other means of perception.

"I see. So you used this move to completely disable Kenpachi Kuchiyashiki's Bankai? That's an amazing technique!" Bane exclaimed in admiration.

When he arrived earlier, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki had already been "cut in two with one slash", so Bane did not witness Saito's immortality and "self-contained domain" technique. At that time, he was still a little puzzled as to how this flat-chested loli broke the Bankai of the Gurakuro.

Now I understand!

"Hmph, so what if it's powerful? It's useless if it can't even touch me! I suffered this kind of loss at your hands back then, how could I not have found a way to solve this problem over the past hundred years?!" Saito Immortal arrogantly snorted.

Before Bane could speak, after a slight pause, Saito, seemingly immortal and arrogant, declared, "Once I unleash this power, I'm invincible. No matter how strong your spiritual pressure is, you'll be helpless. How about it? Feel my power? Want another chance? If we join forces, no one in Soul Society can stop us, and all three realms will submit to us!"

"Why does that sound so familiar?" Bane pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized, and said sarcastically, "One hundred and sixty years ago, after you used the power of Bankai, you said the same arrogant words to me, but in the end, you were the one who fled in a sorry state."

"Damn it." Saito Immortal gritted his teeth upon hearing this, his expression behind the mask showing some annoyance.

"Your ability is indeed quite good, but once you form your own domain, it's as if you don't exist in Hueco Mundo. You might have the ability to be 'invincible,' but you still can't beat me, can you? As long as you launch an attack, you will 'enter Hueco Mundo.' You can't have both offense and defense at the same time," Bane said after observing for a while.

"Such an obvious weakness, you don't actually believe it exists, do you?" Saito's immortal tone calmed down, and the single eye beneath his mask looked at Bane, saying, "Want to witness my brand-new Bankai in Hollowfication?"

Within the Susanoo, Bane, towering above, waved his hand and declared domineeringly, "Please begin your performance."

Sensing Bane's disdain and contempt, Saito's lips twitched, and he wanted to curse, but in the end he didn't bother with such verbal sparring with Bane.

She slowly clasped her hands together in front of her chest and whispered, "Bankai: Yuyu Tianbao: Infinite Mystery - Modified!"

She remained within her own domain, untouchable and without any 'trace'.

But something changed within Hueco Mundo, where Bane was located.

Just like back then, everything he saw gradually crumbled and became chaotic as it approached from afar, the world appearing as if it had turned into a giant mosaic turbulence.

This is where Yuyu Tianbao's Infinite Mystery has completely disrupted the space into countless chaotic compartments.

The phrase "infinite mystery" is used to describe this phenomenon.

Once inside, you won't be able to tell east from west, north from south, and your body will even be cut into mosaics and scattered in various places.

But unlike last time, this time, the infinite illusion began to spin, quickly transforming into a mosaic tornado that Bane understood in his mind but could not describe in reality!

It was chaotic and complicated; just one glance was enough to make one feel lost, dizzy, and as if the world was collapsing.

Countless jumbled pieces of information flooded my mind, making me afraid to look at them a second time.

Especially since Bane is currently using his Mangekyou Sharingan, his vision is even clearer, which further damages his mental state.

In other words, the world around you gives you feedback in an instant, and because of the constant chaos and change in space, it gives you hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of pieces of information.

This junk information instantly fills your brain, a phenomenon known as "brain overload," making you dizzy and unable to process the massive amount of information.

Bane quickly closed his eyes and stopped observing his surroundings, only then did he feel his headache and sense of disorientation lessen slightly.

"You've really taken this endless mystery to a whole new level," Bane said with his eyes closed.

At the same time, he did not release spiritual pressure or other senses. The visual feedback alone was already very stressful. If he added other senses, the feedback of the world changing tens of thousands of times in an instant, and all of it being chaotic and complicated garbage information, would definitely make people feel nauseous.

At that moment, Bane thought of the "superhuman drug" invented by Mayuri Kurotsuchi in the original story, which could make people's perception and thoughts faster, with one second being equivalent to millions of years, thus causing the body to be unable to keep up, and the manifestation in reality was sluggishness.

If I were to get a shot of a shoddy version of the superhuman drug now, maybe I could deal with all this messy information and restore the world to normal before my eyes?

As he was thinking these things, Bane suddenly felt that his Susanoo was being affected.

It was as if a mosaic space storm swept in, gradually 'disintegrating' the God of War Susanoo.

"As long as you release your senses and spiritual pressure, your mind will be affected by the Infinite Mystery. If you don't release your senses and spiritual pressure, you won't be able to resist the erosion of the Infinite Mystery. In the end, you will be torn apart by the violent space and become part of the Infinite Mystery. This is a gift that I specially prepared for you and that bastard Yamamoto Shigekuni, based on my experience from over a hundred years ago. What are you doing with your eyes closed? Hahahaha, open your eyes and look at me, you bastard!!!" Saito, who is immortal, laughed wildly.

With his eyes closed, Bane felt Susanoo gradually disintegrate, and sighed softly, "I thought my Second Release would be enough to deal with you. I must say, I underestimated you. Your strength has increased over the past 160 years, which has truly exceeded my expectations."

"That's because I wasn't at my peak back then," Saito Immortal said somewhat displeased.

Just then, within the gradually disintegrating Susanoo, the Heart-Crossing Blade in Bane's hand began to glow darkly, causing the originally gleaming blade to gradually lose its light.

"In recognition of your valiant performance, I shall add a song for you as well," Bane said softly. "My Zanpakuto is called Heart Crossing, and it is known in Soul Society as the 'strongest biological Zanpakuto.' Its Shikai has three stages. The first stage, Shikai Azure Dragon, can be maintained indefinitely after one Shikai, and is the normal release type. The second stage, Star Forging Dragon King, can construct stars and moon with wind, water, earth, fire, and spiritual pressure, and is also the power that unlocks my usual spiritual pressure seal. The third stage... Now, I will let you witness it. Cherish the light before you, for this may be the last light you see."

Hearing this, and seeing the Zanpakuto in Bane's hand gradually turn completely black, Saito, who was immortal, felt a little heavy-hearted.

"Triple Release - Return to Nothingness." Bane held the blade down, vertically inverted, and said softly.

As he finished speaking, he slowly loosened the hilt of Xin Du's sword, and then Xin Du began to fall, landing steadily on the ground of Hueco Mundo in an instant.

Saito Immortal had witnessed Bane unleash terrifying dark power before, so he wasn't surprised that Shindo was tainted with darkness. Combining this with what that guy had said about "cherishing the light," Saito Immortal probably guessed that the Zanpakuto's ability this time would be to unleash something like endless darkness.

But she soon realized she was wrong!

It's not about releasing, it's about absorbing!

Apart from darkness, all elements were absorbed. The ground of Hueco Mundo was an endless expanse of sand, and these sand grains were the first to be affected, beginning to lose their color. And having lost their color, they became part of the darkness!

The chaotic, turbulent mosaic space was also rapidly 'absorbed' all elements except darkness. As a result, the originally chaotic and immeasurable amount of junk information is now reduced to just one.

That's black!

After devouring and stripping away this information, there was no more mosaic to speak of. No matter how chaotic the space was, the only information that could be fed back was darkness. It was for this reason that Bane opened his eyes.

The instant he opened his eyes, the air, spiritual pressure, space, the moon, everything lost all elements except darkness.

It was as if the world went dark the moment he opened his eyes!

At least, in Saito's immortal eyes, the world was completely plunged into darkness.

(End of this chapter)