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

Chapter 517 Aizen: Don't worry, they will never let their teacher enjoy this glory alone.

Inside the 12th Division's underground laboratory.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi and Kisuke Urahara were adjusting some kind of equipment, while Sosuke Aizen leaned against the wall, watching the clone Quincy immersed in an unknown liquid.

"Was the drug too strong? More than a hundred Adjuchas-class Hollows, just thinking about it is terrifying," Mayuri Kurotsuchi suddenly said.

However, he didn't even look up, still skillfully adjusting the instrument's readings.

Aizen Sousuke knew that the question was directed at him, and replied calmly, "If it weren't for the teacher, thirty or forty people would be enough. But it is precisely because the teacher is here that we must use this kind of intimidating pressure to push for change in Seireitei."

Kisuke Urahara chimed in, "Clearly, while Barragan has submitted to you, he also has his own ulterior motives. Perhaps he intends to use our power to strengthen Hueco Mundo, and then kill you to reclaim the title of 'King of Hueco Mundo'."

"It doesn't matter. No matter what choice he makes, the ending was already predetermined from the beginning. These Arrancar will be dealt with." Aizen said calmly.

Aizen Sousuke completely disregarded the so-called King of Hueco Mundo, Barragan Ruizenbon. These Hollows in Hueco Mundo, who should be considered his subordinates, were never a source of any emotion for Aizen. From the very beginning, he only regarded them as resources, as pawns, and pawns destined to perish in the end.

"The Spirit Lord's strength is terrifying. According to your line of thinking, once those captains calm down from the terrifying number of Hollows and realize that they have a Spirit Lord by their side, they can rest easy. Wouldn't your plan then fail?" Mayuri Kurotsuchi asked Aizen as if she had thought of something else.

"The existence of the Master is indeed the Seireitei's greatest asset, but you simply don't understand the thinking of those in power. If the Captain-Commander had the decision-making power, he might have played the Master card immediately to suppress the entire Hueco Mundo, which would have been a bit tricky for me. However, the Captain-Commander cannot truly make the decision; ultimately, it depends on the Central 46." Aizen chuckled as he said this, "And the Central 46 will only treat the Master as a last resort. If there are other ways to resolve this crisis, they would rather sacrifice a lot than touch the Master card; otherwise..."

"What if we do something else?" Mayuri Kurotsuchi was genuinely a little confused about the intricacies of the situation.

"The authority of the Central 46 will be completely lost, Master's reputation will spread throughout the three realms, and the existence of the Gotei 13 will be seriously questioned. Master will rightfully become an existence above the Central 46, demonstrating absolute power. This is not what they want to see. Therefore, unless it is truly a matter of life and death, they will not allow Master to enjoy this glory of 'suppressing Hueco Mundo' alone," Aizen said calmly.

In fact, this cannot be said to be a major bias in the decision-making of the Central 46th Bureau; in fact, it is a very reasonable judgment.

It's like when everyone sits together playing cards, who would start by throwing out a royal flush?

If you could just use a royal flush to wipe out all your opponents, wouldn't that make the rest of your cards seem unnecessary?

Even though the Russians were fighting the Russians so badly, they didn't mention using nuclear weapons!

If a problem can be solved using conventional methods, then it should be solved using conventional methods. This demonstrates overall composure, shows more leeway, and helps maintain the authority of the ruling class.

Just like the current situation in Hueco Mundo, if the Gotei 13, apart from the Soul Lord, could still shoulder the responsibility and deal with this situation, wouldn't it make their Central 46's approval of Yamamoto Genryusai's establishment of the Gotei 13 seem like a very farsighted and wise move that could protect Soul Society?

Conversely, if the Spirit Lord were to resolve all the troubles in Hueco Mundo in one fell swoop, what would be the point of having the Gotei 13? Wouldn't that make them look stupid? Would everything be fine if everyone just stayed close to the Spirit Lord?

Therefore, in the view of the Central 46th Chamber, the Spirit Lord is the last card, a card that concerns life and death. Once played, it may win, but it will also result in a complete loss in substance.

Whether it's Hueco Mundo's Las Noches or their Central Forty-Six Chambers, they will all become stepping stones for the Spirit Lord to further solidify his prestige.

"People always say that we guys are gloomy, but I think it's you guys who are truly gloomy," Mayuri Kurotsuchi sneered.

However, the facts are indeed as Aizen Sousuke analyzed.

This council meeting lasted for several days, and the entire Seireitei was in an uproar.

Those tough guys who had taken a break from the team for various reasons but still possessed formidable fighting power were all reassembled.

Under the First Division, Yamamoto Genryusai created a special combat team whose members were all these ruthless individuals who had been summoned back.

For example, the former Kenpachi Iwakening, who was defeated by Kenpachi Kuruyashiki and has been on hiatus ever since, as well as the former captain of the 2nd Division, Ryouya Shihouin (Ryouya Tenshoin?), the former captain of the 6th Division, Ginrei Kuchiki, the former captain of the 7th Division, Chika Tenshoin, and so on.

The special combat team consists of eleven members, each of whom is a Bankai-level expert.

This shows that the Gotei 13 has considerable expertise in this area.

Moreover, the nobles also amassed a large fighting force, with a total number of over 7,000 Shinigami, exceeding the number of the Gotei 13.

This was not surprising, as most people knew that the number of private soldiers held by nobles was far greater than that of the Thirteen Guards of the Imperial Household.

Putting aside other things, the Kuchiki family has more than 30 branches. Almost all adult Kuchiki members possess strength above the level of a seated official. The direct line has the power of Bankai generation after generation, and the other branches, even if they are weaker, are not much weaker.

Even among noble families of all ranks, not to mention those as powerful as the Kuchiki, Shihōin, and Tenshōin families, every family, even a lower-ranking one, can produce at least one Bankai-level expert.

Not to mention, every year there are so many Shinigami graduating from the academy who are not qualified to join the Gotei 13, so they flow into the Seireitei society and are absorbed into various fields.

In short, after a general mobilization, a large number of capable Shinigami emerged like bamboo shoots after a spring rain. Together with the Gotei 13, they managed to quickly assemble 15,000 to 16,000 Shinigami.

The number of Shinigami who possessed the power of Bankai was quickly registered and recorded, reaching sixty-seven.

In other words, under the current circumstances, the Seireitei can deploy 67 Bankai-level top-tier combat forces, without involving the Soul King Palace!

This would be a very intimidating number under normal circumstances, so it's no wonder that Seireitei had been somewhat arrogant before, looking down on the Quincy and the poor folks in Hueco Mundo.

Because the Seireitei is truly strong!

If Hueco Mundo hadn't been given a power-up, and Aizen Sousuke hadn't used the Hogyoku to forcibly upgrade a large number of Gillian into Adjuchas and then started the Arrancar, given Hueco Mundo's previous situation, how could they possibly have defeated Seireitei?

But the reality is ironic: even with so many powerful figures emerging in Seireitei, there is still a huge gap between them and Hueco Mundo and Las Noches in terms of top-tier combat strength.

Among the Bankai masters in Seireitei, the truly strong ones mostly join the Gotei 13, while the rest, even those who are Bankai masters, are usually not stronger than the captains of the Gotei 13.

The captains of the Gotei 13 are generally weaker than Vasto Lorde-class Hollows, and are roughly equivalent to Adjuchas-class Hollows.

But the current situation is that all those Adjuchas who should have been about the same strength as them have become Arrancars.

This means that, in terms of both quantity and quality, the top experts of Las Noches far surpass those of the current Seireitei.

This weighed heavily on the hearts of the Central 46, and a dark cloud hung over the entire Seireitei, putting immense pressure on everyone.

In this situation, some people naturally brought up the strength of the Spirit Lord, but the Central 46 Chambers remained silent and made no comment, just as Aizen had predicted.

Next, the 10th and 12th Divisions jointly proposed the "Pure Land Sanctuary Plan." This plan quickly gained the full support of the noble class. It wasn't that they were really pessimistic about the battle with Hueco Mundo, but rather that taking this opportunity to transfer the central foundation of Seireitei was entirely in line with their previous interests.

These nobles now look down on the Seireitei and yearn for a more independent realm or pure land like the Spirit King's Palace.

With the Kuchiki, Shihōin, and Tenshōin families leading the way, the top nobles have already staked their future on Tenshō Castle. So if they can take this opportunity to bring the core interests of Seireitei to Tenshō Castle, they can make even more money. Why not?

With the noble class united in their efforts, the Gotei 13 also expressed their approval, and the Pure Land Plan could indeed serve as a safety net to prevent the worst-case scenario from occurring.

Driven by these factors, the Central 46 Chambers approved the Pure Land Sanctuary Plan at an extremely rapid pace, and began to relocate important infrastructure and core facilities that could be moved, such as the Shinigami Academy, Shinigami Medicine Institute, and the Heavenly Spirit Treasury, to the Pure Land.

It was at this time that Kisuke Urahara, the third seat of the 12th Division, and Mayuri Kurotsuchi, the fourth seat, secretly went to the 1st Division headquarters and met with the Captain-Commander, Genryusai Yamamoto.

It is said that shortly after these two entered the headquarters and met with Yamamoto Genryusai, an extremely terrifying spiritual pressure erupted from the headquarters, as if the Captain-Commander was shocked and angry.

Chojiro Sasaki thought the two were going to be kicked out by the furious Captain-Commander, but in fact, the three of them secretly discussed things all night long.

The next day, at the crack of dawn, Kisuke Urahara and Mayuri Kurotsuchi hurriedly left the headquarters and returned to the 12th Division, never to be seen again.

Subsequently, Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryusai, without even taking a break, immediately went to the Central 46 Chambers area to meet with the Central 46 Sages.

Yamamoto Genryusai didn't come out of there for three days after he left.

During these three days, the heads of the Kuchiki family, the Shihōin family, the Tenshōin family, and other influential upper-class noble families were all secretly summoned by the Central 46 Chambers.

Meanwhile, twelve of the forty-six sages personally went to the Great Spirit Book Corridor, which was guarded by the Eighth Division, to consult certain materials.

While many people were confused and didn't know what had happened that would alarm so many high-ranking members of Soul Society,

The Central 46th Bureau issued a decree abolishing an extremely ancient law from ten thousand years ago.

This refers to the "Complete Abolition and Lifting of Regulations Regarding Research on Hollowfication/Virtualization Technology".

He also demanded that the Technology Development Bureau concentrate all its scientific research resources and immediately devote itself to the research on the Hollowfication of Death Gods, and that it be sure to produce results quickly, accurately and steadily!

The promulgation of this regulation instantly caused a huge uproar throughout the Soul Society.

What is that?

The Hollows of Hueco Mundo play the role of Arrancar, while we, the Shinigami of Soul Society, play the role of Visored?

Are times changing this fast?

(End of this chapter)