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

Chapter 525 Second Stage Resurrection? I'll still chop you down!

At least two thousand years ago, from the time Chojiro Sasaki followed Yamamoto Genryusai and mastered Bankai.

The strongest lightning-type Zanpakuto in Soul Society is named Genryumaru.

Its Bankai, Yellow Emperor's Spirit Departure Palace, is extremely powerful and left an indelible scar on Yamamoto Genryusai's head.

Once released, it takes the form of a canopy, transforming spiritual pressure into lightning, enough to affect celestial phenomena, making it extremely terrifying.

However, this powerful lightning-type Zanpakuto was relegated to the sidelines after Roronoa Zoro's Bankai.

Zoro's Bankai, Takemikazuchi, made Wado Ichimonji the undisputed strongest lightning-type Zanpakuto in Soul Society.

In fact, even Bane, Hana, and others have never seen Chojiro Sasaki's Bankai. After all, since the establishment of the Gotei 13, Chojiro Sasaki has always served as the vice-captain by Yamamoto Genryusai's side. He has never really made a move during the numerous disasters. Following such a powerful figure, there really aren't many good opportunities.

If he can't beat the top teams, he might as well organize the team and take charge of the rear. In ordinary competitions, he won't even get a chance to play. Old Man Shan will just burn him to ashes.

So after Zoro unleashed his Bankai, although everyone was shocked by its power, there were still some doubts, since they had never seen Chojiro's Bankai. In the end, it was Chojiro himself who admitted that his Bankai was not as powerful as Zoro's, and the title of the strongest lightning-type Zanpakuto fell to Wado Ichimonji.

Hueco Mundo has never had any weather; it's an eternal night with a bright moon hanging in the sky and not even a cloud in sight.

But when Zoro drew Wado Ichimonji with dazzling lightning, the night in Hueco Mundo instantly became even more gloomy. Looking up, the bright moon was already obscured by dark clouds, and as far as the eye could see, the sky seemed to have lowered considerably, filled with thick, dark clouds.

Then lightning flashed in the clouds, followed by a continuous, deafening roar of thunder.

With each flash of lightning, a towering figure seemingly formed from the convergence of lightning would appear within the dark clouds, and as the frequency of the lightning flashes increased, the towering phantom became increasingly solid.

Not only that, but also, with the Wado Ichimonji in Zoro's hand as the source, thick, liquid-like plasma flowed down from the scabbard and into the ground. Zoro's eyes also sparkled with electricity, his pupils turned indigo, and arcs of electricity constantly flashed across his hair. The ground beneath his feet was covered with plasma and glowed with a blue light, making him seem as if he were wearing a divine cloak.

The plasma flowing on the ground also began to continuously radiate into the air, forming crackling electrical currents that spread in all directions.

The Shinigami soldier from a certain squad seemed to have never witnessed this scene before. He must have just graduated and joined the Gotei 13. He was stunned for a moment as the electric light flashed towards him in an arc, and even instinctively wanted to reach out and touch it.

But in the next instant, Smoker from the Eleventh Division yanked him away, coldly saying, "Looking for death?"

At the same moment, Fifth Division Captain Hirako Shinji, waving a reverse-style sash in his hand, maintained his nonchalant expression, but his eyes were extremely serious. He spoke loudly and solemnly: "All members of the Gotei 13, those whose spiritual pressure is below the captain's level, take turns providing cover and retreat to the camp. You won't be able to handle what's coming next."

Within the realm of death, there is a standard system of measurement, with a maximum value of one hundred.

At the Shinigami Academy, relevant tests can be conducted.

They are divided into several categories: physical strength, attack power, defense power, ghostly spiritual pressure, mobility, and intelligence.

When Bane took the test, all his attributes were at their maximum. Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryusai also took the test later, and apart from his stamina being 60, all the other attributes were also at their maximum.

However, Bane had some doubts. This old guy was holding back on his physical abilities. With all that muscle, how could he say he got a 60 on the physical test?

Many captains have taken the test, and the so-called "captain-level spiritual pressure" is actually just a passing score of 50.

The representative figure with a score of 50 is Komamura Sajin. In the original story, his spiritual pressure was just passing.

Soi Fon, who was the captain of the 2nd Division at the time, only had a spiritual pressure of 60 in the original story.

More powerful captains, like Gin Ichimaru, have a spiritual pressure score of 80.

As for someone like Byakuya Kuchiki, he gets a score of 90.

There are also some who are at the perfect level, like Sister Hua, who is at the perfect level in spiritual pressure.

Of course, for some people, a perfect score is simply because they can only achieve 100 points, while for others, it's because the maximum score is 100 that they achieve 100 points.

Aizen Sousuke and Ukitake Jushiro both possess spiritual pressure of 100 points, but can their spiritual pressure be considered to be on the same level?

The battlefield was in chaos and confusion. Although Hirako Shinji shouted orders for captains whose spiritual pressure was insufficient to retreat back to their camp, the situation that followed was beyond their ability to handle.

But because of the protracted fighting, can we just withdraw as soon as we want?

impossible.

It's clear that Zoro is slowing down his Bankai process as much as possible, but judging from the flowing lightning on his body, he's almost at his limit. If he doesn't release it soon, it feels like his Bankai is about to explode.

Just then, Bane sighed softly and said, "Young people are always so impulsive; I'm sorry to have made you, Commander-in-Chief, laugh at me."

Yamamoto Genryusai also smiled and said, "I greatly admire such a vibrant performance. Lord Spirit Lord, your demands on Zoro are too harsh."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bane slowly raised his hand, and his spiritual pressure trembled slightly. It wasn't particularly terrifying; it was just at the level of an ordinary captain.

Then, in a quiet, secluded, and silent manner, the dark spiritual particles transformed into waves, spreading out from beneath his feet, seemingly endless yet fleeting.

The darkness had already covered the battlefield, and a dark vortex appeared under the feet of every Shinigami whose spiritual pressure was weaker than that released by Bane at this moment.

Before they could even react, the dark vortex suddenly went berserk and swallowed them all whole.

The battlefield was cleared away almost instantly. Only the Shinigami, whose spiritual pressure was stronger than the spiritual pressure Bane was controlling at the moment, remained on the battlefield. As for the Hollows, Bane didn't care about them at all.

When they came to their senses again, they saw that in the open space of the camp, the dark vortex was spewing out garbage, releasing the death gods that had been swallowed back out.

They are brothers in the same martial arts school, so they have this much understanding.

The moment Zoro saw Bane make his move, he stopped suppressing his Bankai.

The power of lightning is inherently extremely violent, and now that Zoro has lost his restraint, the raging lightning roared and illuminated the entire Hueco Mundo battlefield as if it were daytime.

Immediately afterwards, Zoro's spiritual pressure surged into the sky, instantly overshadowing Ulquiorra's, which was already stronger.

The entire battlefield was instantly filled with countless arcs of electricity, crackling and exploding in the air one after another, like a performance. Then, the arcs converged into countless spherical lightning bolts, which floated in the entire battlefield.

"First move: Thunderous Cleansing," Zoro said softly.

As he finished speaking, he flicked the Wado Ichimonji in his hand, which was crackling with lightning, and a current of electricity shot through the air.

In the next instant, countless ball lightnings exploded, and the violent lightning power spread across the battlefield, surging towards the Hollows and Void beings in this area.

The Hollows, barely reaching the level of Gillian, were instantly overwhelmed by the thunderous torrent. They couldn't even struggle and were reduced to dust by the violent power of the thunder, becoming one of the countless grains of sand in Hueco Mundo.

The Gillian were also barely able to withstand this power, and they all screamed and fled. Those who were lucky managed to escape further away and avoid it, while those who were unlucky and got closer to Zoro were vaporized on the spot.

On the contrary, someone of Adjuchas's caliber could block Zoro's thunderous power with a wave of his hand.

All the captain-level Grim Reapers are like this.

Ulquiorra still didn't make a move. He didn't even change his expression much. He stood at a distance, quietly watching Zoro's actions. However, his spiritual pressure was spreading outwards, preventing the surging lightning elements from getting within ten meters of him.

Seeing this, Zoro didn't hold back and methodically demonstrated his Bankai power. He raised the Wado Ichimonji in his hand, and a violent lightning power shot into the sky, turning into a pillar of light that pierced into the dark clouds in the sky and illuminated the horizon once again.

With this movement, his tall figure, which was originally hidden in the clouds, became even more solid.

Just then, Zoro shouted in a low voice, "Second Form: Demon-Slaying God!"

With a deafening roar, the dark clouds parted, and a gigantic arm emerged from the clouds, clad in imposing armor. Lightning transformed into a dragon, coiling above it with unparalleled power. Its immense spiritual pressure slammed down from the clouds, aimed directly at Ulquiorra's location.

As if sensing a crisis, Ulquiorra, who had been calm just moments before, suddenly changed his expression, his brows furrowed, and a surge of spiritual pressure flashed beneath his feet as he prepared to activate Soniton to evade.

In an instant, a network of countless lightning bolts sealed off Ulquiorra from all sides. At the same time, the arm that descended from the sky emitted a terrifying spiritual pressure, instantly halting Ulquiorra's movements.

From a distance, it looked as if this hand had created a barrier, sealing Ulquiorra within it, and at the same time, it was preparing to kill this "Black Winged Demon".

"No matter how many times I see it, I still think this move is so cool," Shinji Hirako exclaimed from a distance.

Just like Ulquiorra before him, his spiritual pressure was also spreading out, preventing the overflowing lightning elements from getting close to him.

Bang bang bang!

Ulquiorra raised his arms and unleashed more than ten Cero shots at the palm pressing down on his head. The intense explosions were powerful, but they did nothing to stop the giant palm from falling.

"It's useless. If your spiritual pressure doesn't exceed mine, you can't escape being suppressed by the Demon God." Zoro's eyes flashed with lightning power as he calmly watched Ulquiorra constantly unleashing Cero in an attempt to resist.

Ulquiorra clearly couldn't catch this thunderous palm strike that came from the sky.

Under the solemn gazes of everyone, Ulquiorra was covered by a palm, and raging thunder roared continuously for several breaths. Just when everyone thought that this guy was about to be finished, suddenly, the huge palm was lifted up.

This caused a hint of surprise to appear in Zoro's eyes, which quickly turned into anticipation as he said, "As expected, a Vasto Lorde-class Arrancar shouldn't be this weak."

A beam of emerald green spiritual energy suddenly pierced through the suppressing hand, opening a huge void. As lightning surged from within, a jet-black wing unfurled once more. Ulquiorra, completely different from his previous appearance and drastically transformed, soared into the air, wielding a spiritual energy spear, his eyes still so vacant.

"Thank you, Grim Reaper." Ulquiorra hovered in the air, looking at Zoro, and said, "Recently, I have realized that I seem to be able to make a breakthrough, but I need extremely strong external pressure to promote this 'evolution,' which I call 'Second Resurrection.'"

Not only were many Shinigami surprised, but the other Vasto Lorde-class Hollows also looked at Ulquiorra with great shock.

Second stage return to the blade?

And this kind of operation?

At the same time, Zoro slowly slung the Wado Ichimonji over his shoulder, grinned, and said with a hearty smile, "As expected, you are a target worth cutting down."

The moment he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning struck Zoro at incredible speed.

At the same time, amidst the lightning, Zoro's voice, brimming with beastly charm, rang out: "Bankai: Final Form: Avatar!"

With a whoosh, as if a flash of light had passed at lightning speed, Ulquiorra swung his spirit spear forward to block, but it had no effect whatsoever. He was almost instantly cut in two, and at the same time, his body was separated from his body and sliced ​​open by a single blade.

When the flash of lightning stopped, Zoro was seen holding the Wado Ichimonji, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

At this moment, Zoro's appearance has also undergone a great change. He is wrapped in lightning and wears the majestic Thunder God Armor. His strength, speed, and spiritual pressure have all increased by leaps and bounds. Compared with Ulquiorra in his second release form, he is in no way inferior and may even be slightly stronger!

With super-fast regeneration, Ulquiorra, who had been cut in half at the waist, quickly recovered from his injuries and turned to look at Zoro behind him.

Before he could even speak, lightning flashed in his eyes again, and a sharp pain shot through his body. In the next instant, he was sliced ​​into countless pieces, scattered all over the ground, with blood flowing everywhere.

"I hope your superhuman regeneration, which is beyond the normal level of a Menos Grande, can keep up with my speed and slashes, so I can have a good slashing experience," Zoro said coldly as he changed positions again.

(End of this chapter)