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Chapter 474 Formless and intangible, rain and dew on pomegranates.

The second level of the underground prison: Black Rope Hell.

Inside the prison, Mole City Shuang was sitting quietly in his cage.

His eyes were closed, as if he were asleep.

From the outside, he appears perfectly normal, but in reality, something is very wrong with him!

Black Rope Hell is a place of confinement for minor sinners, so as long as you sit obediently in the cell, you will not be subjected to any punishment or have your spiritual pressure imprisoned. Even though Mochishiro Shuang committed such a serious crime, he was only sentenced to 120 years in prison and was imprisoned in such a place.

It's clear that Yoruichi Shihouin and Soujun Kuchiki are indeed formidable.

At the same time, Souya Azashiro was not unaware that he was being given special treatment, so he was quite grateful to Yoruichi Shihouin and Souji Kuchiki.

Imprisoned in this large prison, he had nothing to do, so he spent his time cultivating.

Last night, he made a major breakthrough in his training; he achieved Bankai!

As the eldest son of the Momoshiro family, Momoshiro Sou was actually an outstanding graduate of the Shinigami Academy, but due to family affairs, he ultimately did not choose to join the Gotei 13.

After returning to his family, he didn't focus too much on improving his strength. He lived the life of a noble young master, waiting for the day when he would naturally take over as the head of the Mole City family, living a monotonous but comfortable noble life that he could almost see the end of.

Because of this negligence, despite being an excellent graduate, he was never able to unleash his Zanpakuto.

Until that day, at the execution site, that scene unfolded.

That was the first time his Zanpakuto was released. After it was over, he was sent to the Great Prison.

As a prisoner, he naturally had all his belongings confiscated, including his Zanpakuto, Amourakure.

What puzzled him at the time was that even though his Zanpakuto had been stored in the supply depot of the Great Prison, he was still able to maintain contact with it.

After wondering about this strange phenomenon for a while, Zhicheng Shuang stopped paying much attention to it. Since there was such an opportunity, he might as well make good use of his time in prison to cultivate himself.

The once lazy man, after experiencing that bloody upheaval and witnessing his beloved sister being killed by the Hollow, now has an intense thirst for power.

In fact, at this stage, Sōya Azashiro is not very familiar with or understands his Zanpakutō.

For example, to this day, he still doesn't know how his Zanpakuto was released. He can't even remember the release phrase. He only remembers that he acted impulsively, as if he had gone mad, and then his Zanpakuto went berserk and was released.

After that liberation, until Yoruichi Shihouin and Sojun Kuchiki arrived to take him into custody, his Zanpakuto, Amourakureku, had not actually been released from its Shikai form. However, from its appearance, it seemed as if it had returned to its original form.

Even Shiro Sou himself didn't understand the situation, and with his mind in turmoil at the time, he didn't have time to think about it much, so he didn't tell anyone.

On the contrary, after he was imprisoned, he calmed down and started to think about it again. He temporarily defined the situation of his Zanpakuto as "normal release type". He also roughly estimated that his Zanpakuto's ability should belong to the Kido type and be related to spirit particles.

And so, in a daze, following the power of his Zanpakuto, he could absorb the surrounding spiritual particles. Since he had nothing better to do, he trained like this. Then last night, it seems that because he absorbed a certain amount of spiritual particles? Or was it because he was born with extraordinary talent?

Anyway, he wasn't really sure, so he somehow managed to achieve Bankai.

He thought his Bankai would cause a big commotion, and he was worried that his reckless actions might provoke a reaction from the prison and get him convicted again. But he found that it seemed no one noticed that he had used Bankai.

Even he himself didn't change much; his spiritual pressure didn't increase much either.

It was simply more efficient at absorbing spiritual particles. In addition, after his research that night, he also discovered that his spiritual particles seemed to be able to permeate other creations.

For example, right now, his prison has been completely assimilated by his spiritual particles!

If Zhicheng Shuang is willing, he doesn't even need a key; he can simply push open the door and walk out of this seemingly closed prison in a dignified manner!

This assimilation was far from his limit. He continued to try to assimilate everything around him with great efficiency. Now, he has spread upwards from the Black Rope Prison and reached the main gate of the prison.

During this period, he could be said to have had an incredibly smooth time.

Not only could he assimilate non-living spiritual particles, but he also experimented on many prisoners in jails, discovering that his spiritual particles could penetrate into the spiritual pressure of others, subtly assimilating their spirits without being noticed.

If he were to have any change of heart, he could immediately inflict severe damage, or even kill, the person being assimilated!

It was at this moment that Souichi Shinobu began to understand something. Perhaps his Zanpakuto had not gone berserk in its Shikai form, but rather in its Bankai form. He had not reached Bankai without any prior knowledge; perhaps he had only just begun to grasp the power of Bankai.

Those nobles who died suddenly at the execution site were very likely infected by his spiritual energy in an instant, and then went berserk and exploded.

Now, Souichi Shiro has made a very strange discovery: although his Zanpakuto ability can permeate all non-living and living spiritual structures, he has somehow run into a wall in front of the prison gate.

It seems there exists a special spiritual construct there that his abilities absolutely cannot penetrate!

"Could it be the terrifying blue dragon I saw when I was imprisoned here? It's said to be the Zanpakuto Shinto of the Ninth Division, the Spirit Lord?" Souya Azashiro thought to himself.

He hadn't seen the Spirit Lord much. He'd only seen him a couple of times from afar at some noble banquets, and he'd also taken his classes at the academy.

But the stories and legends of the spirit are enduring within Seireitei; who hasn't heard them?

He had certainly heard that the Spirit Lord was exceptionally powerful, but he didn't know much about the specifics. If it was a captain-level Zanpakuto, and was known as the strongest biological Zanpakuto in Soul Society, then it seemed reasonable that he couldn't taint it.

At this moment, Mochishiro Souya, who was unaware of how abnormal his abilities were, was also clearly unaware of the special nature of the Spirit Lord.

Just as Shi Cheng Shuang was thinking about these things, footsteps came from not far away.

Soon, Kensei Muguruma arrived at the cage. As the third seat of the Ninth Division, he did not report the problem immediately after discovering it. Instead, he chose to solve the problem first. Only if he could not solve it would he report it. Otherwise, wouldn't it make him look like he was just doing nothing?

If you delegate everything to your superiors to solve, what's the point of having you?

Can't the team members report this?

"Souya Mochijo." Kensei Rokusha stood in front of the prison door, carefully examining the figure inside and observing the surrounding environment.

No problems were found.

Sōya Azashiro then opened his eyes and looked at Kensei Rokuchō with some confusion, asking, "What is it?"

Thanks to Kuchiki Sojun and Shihouin Yoruichi, the Ninth Division took good care of him. During this time, Azashiro Souya was not subjected to any torture or punishment, so he had a good impression of the Ninth Division.

"Did you sense anything unusual?" Kensei Muguruma asked after thinking for a moment.

"Abnormal?" Mochi City Shuang hesitated for a moment.

Kensei Muguruma immediately noticed his hesitant expression and said in a deep voice, "So you did notice something? Your Zanpakuto has mysteriously disappeared from the property management office! Do you know something? Or perhaps, you did it?"

He paused slightly before continuing, "Although Captain Shihouin and Captain Kuchiki both specifically instructed us to take care of you, and we haven't made things difficult for you these past few days, I hope you won't become too arrogant or do anything irrational, lest it make things difficult for everyone and also affect the reputations of Captain Shihouin and Captain Kuchiki."

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"I," said Souya Azashiro, his expression slightly ashamed, "to be honest, I don't know much about my Zanpakuto. If there's anything unusual, it's that my training last night reached Bankai? Actually, maybe it's a misunderstanding. I even feel that my Zanpakuto had already reached Bankai at the execution site, but I just haven't."

Souya Mochishiro didn't seem to intend to make things difficult for Kensei Muguruma, or perhaps he hadn't experienced much yet, and wasn't yet the mature man who would later become the captain of the 11th Division. In any case, as the eldest son of a noble family who had previously been living a life of leisure, he was still somewhat naive and quickly explained his situation.

These words left Kensei Muguruma completely dumbfounded.

What is that?

The swastika has been dispelled?

You're in jail, your knife is in the property management office, and then you achieve Bankai?

Is this reasonable?

I haven't even activated my Bankai yet!

What kind of genius are you?!

After listening, Kensei Muguruma, in his "normally unleashed" form, stroked his chin and said, "Just like Lord Spirit Lord, it's quite peculiar. Can't you turn your Zanpakuto back to its original form?"

"It doesn't seem to be working properly; it's a bit disobedient," said Mochishiro Shuangye, sounding slightly helpless.

In other circumstances, Kensei Muguruma might have been able to handle it, but in this situation, he clearly couldn't.

Seeing that Shiro Sou was very cooperative, coupled with the face of Captain Kuchiki and Captain Shihōin. Of course, the most important thing is not these, but that Muguruma Kensei has great confidence in the power of his Spirit Lord. In his opinion, as long as Shinto is still standing in front of the Great Prison, the underground Great Prison cannot cause any waves.

Therefore, after considering for a while, Kensei Rokugurashi said, "Your situation is too special. Although you are a prisoner, I will not ask you about the details of this Zanpakuto because someone is looking after you. After all, it is your privacy. However, I will report what happened here to Lord Spirit Lord truthfully. During the period when Lord Spirit Lord makes a judgment and decision, I hope you can stay calm and not do anything unnecessary, otherwise..."

"I understand. I won't cause any trouble for Captain Shifuin, Captain Kuchiki, or Lord Spirit Lord," Shizuka Shuang replied softly.

"Then, you stay here quietly." Kensei Rokusha gave another instruction, then hurriedly left to return to the barracks and report the strange situation to his Spirit Lord.

When Kensei Rokugurashi emerged from underground and returned to the entrance of the 9th Division barracks, he saw Shinji Hirako pushing Fourth Seat Zaraki into the courtyard while cursing, "You had your fun chopping people up, but in the end, I'm the one who has to apologize. Next time you do something, can you at least think about me? Don't I have any dignity?"

"Oh, sorry, sorry. Did you leave me any food? I'm hungry." Zaraki said with a look that said, "I don't care what you say."

"You still have the nerve to eat?!" Hirako Shinji shouted angrily, "Guards! Feed Zaraki the biscuits! Make him eat the hard biscuits he hates the most!"

While dealing with Zaraki, Shinji Hirako also saw Kensei Rokugurashi and said with a helpless expression, "Kensei, do your best. I'm thinking of taking a break from the team. You can be the vice-captain then."

"Stop talking nonsense. The Spirit Lord will not approve your leave of absence. Speaking of which, something strange has happened in the Great Prison. I need to report it to the Spirit Lord," said Kensei Rokusha.

At the same time, Bane, who was about to leave for a banquet, also came out. He glanced at Kenjiro and said, "I'll come back and beat you up after I've finished eating."

He then looked at Hirako Shinji's side, frowning slightly, and said, "Huh? Are you seeing things? Who are you? You look familiar. Do we know each other?"

At the same time, Hirako Shinji looked at the empty space beside him, his face twitched, and said, "This kind of scary joke is not funny at all, Spirit Lord."

In a place where he could neither see nor hear, a very peculiar woman exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? Can you see me? My name is Rain Dew Pomegranate~"

Bane paused for a moment before realizing why Hirako Shinji and the others couldn't see her, and why she felt that this guy looked somewhat familiar.

Rain and dew pomegranate?

Isn't that Sōya Azashiro's Zanpakutō? He's used Bankai!? Could he have escaped from prison?

(End of this chapter)