Death's Hidden Mobile

After the scorching hell erupted, all the oceans summoned by Shiba Kaien's Bankai were evaporated.

The air was thick with moisture, distorting the space and causing everything in front of us to sway constantly.

Seeing this, Shiba Kaien shouted, "Rukia, make your move!"

"Yes."

Rukia Kuchiki gripped her Zanpakuto, instantly releasing Sode no Shirayuki. As steam rose, she softly called out, "Owari, Setsukatsu."

Within the area illuminated by the moonlight, all the water vapor in the vast space before them was frozen, turning into a huge white block of ice that covered the entire Twin Hills.

Yamamoto Genryusai's figure disappeared into the white ice.

"Was it successful?"

Rukia let out a breath, feeling somewhat tired. This single attack had exhausted most of the spiritual power within her body.

"Success."

Shiba Kaien breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Kuchiki Rukia, saying, "I don't know how long we can hold out, but with the two abilities working together, we should be able to last for half a quarter of an hour. Renji and the others should have rescued Soi Fon by now. Let's go find them."

"Walk."

The two turned to leave, but just then, the ice behind them shattered with a loud crash.

Yamamoto Genryusai, dressed in a fiery robe, walked out step by step, circling the flames like a fire demon.

"No one can leave."

Yamamoto Genryusai's voice was somewhat hoarse, but it also revealed a hint of ruthlessness.

Seeing this, Shiba Kaien and Kuchiki Rukia looked on in despair.

Chapter 213: Duty and Truth

"Remnant Fire Tai Sword West, Residual Ri Prison Clothes."

He transformed his spiritual pressure into flames, reaching a temperature of 150,000 degrees Celsius. At this distance, any object would be burned to ashes.

Yamamoto Genryusai walked step by step toward Shiba Kaien and Kuchiki Rukia.

"Damn it, the captain is furious."

Shiba Kaien's face was grim. He said to Kuchiki Rukia, "You go first. I still have the strength to hold off the Captain-Commander for a while."

"Captain Haiyan, let me do it. Your water is too dangerous to get close, but I can try to freeze the commander-in-chief."

Rukia Kuchiki stared intently at Genryusai Yamamoto, gripping her Zanpakuto tightly.

"It's no use. Your abilities are limited and you can't withstand the Captain-Commander. I know your ability is absolute zero, but the Captain-Commander's Remnant Sun Prison Cloak has a temperature close to the center of the sun. Just like the temperature of the universe is close to absolute zero, but near a star, even at a distance of 150 million kilometers, the Earth, which has an atmosphere, can still feel a temperature of tens of degrees. At this distance, facing a temperature close to the center of the sun, your absolute zero is ineffective. So you should leave quickly."

Shiba Kaien shouted, but Kuchiki Rukia didn't leave. Instead, she said, "Captain Kaien, I wasn't talking about Shikai."

Shiba Kaien raised an eyebrow and asked, "You've mastered Bankai?"

Rukia Kuchiki nodded and said, "That's right. After I fully developed my Shikai, it wasn't too difficult for me to master my Bankai."

In the original work, Rukia Kuchiki mastered Bankai only after her spiritual pressure increased significantly after eating Kiryu Hikifune's cooking.

However, now, Rukia Kuchiki has been training in the Dangai for nearly twenty years. Given her strength as the captain of the 13th Division ten years after the Thousand-Year Blood War arc, twenty years has greatly helped her increase her spiritual pressure.

In particular, the captains who survived the Thousand-Year Blood War arc were all relatively strong and had undergone upgrades.

Even without having tasted Kiryu Hikifune's cooking, Rukia Kuchiki's spiritual pressure has reached the level of a captain.

Shiba Kaien narrowed his eyes and said, "Then let's cooperate one more time and use your Bankai."

Rukia Kuchiki nodded, gripped her Zanpakuto tightly, looked at Genryusai Yamamoto in front of her, and softly called out, "Bankai, Hakuka Bakage."

As Rukia Kuchiki spoke, her clothes suddenly changed into a high-necked robe with ribbons.

This appearance is somewhat similar to that of Shiba Kaien, both having undergone complete changes in their Zanpakuto and clothing, with the clothing transforming into a long robe.

At the same time, a beam of light descended from the sky, illuminating Yamamoto Genryusai.

Click.

The area illuminated by the moonlight froze instantly, covering the entire Twin Hills with ice that extended upwards to form a giant disc.

However, at the same time, Rukia Kuchiki turned into an ice person.

Rukia.

Seeing Rukia Kuchiki's appearance, Kaien Shiba called out anxiously.

"Kushiki Rukia, slowly lower your body temperature, don't rush."

A figure appeared beside Rukia Kuchiki. The figure looked at Kaien Shiba and said, "Captain Kaien, Captain Yamamoto is not injured. Continue using Bankai to seal him."

"Yes."

Shiba Kaien summoned the water again, sweeping towards Captain Yamamoto.

As they approached Baixiafa, the water slowly froze, but more and more water appeared, enveloping Baixiafa.

At that moment, the figure who had spoken shouted, "Bankai, Daiguren Hyōrinmaru!"

The person who came was naturally Toshiro Hitsugaya. After he activated his Bankai, two wings sprouted from his back, and a huge ice dragon coiled behind him.

After the ice dragon and dragon wings appeared, the three ice flowers on his back shattered, and then Toshiro Hitsugaya's figure slowly grew larger.

Restrictions lifted.

Having used Limit Release in his battles against the Two-Edged Swordsman and the Quincy Bazzby, Toshiro Hitsugaya has become increasingly skilled at it, enabling him to release the Limit Release on his own.

He slowly stood up, stretched out his hand, and all the seawater, along with Bai Xiafa, froze.

Three Bankai, three layers of freezing, sealed Yamamoto Genryusai inside the ice.

Moreover, the three abilities work together to create an even more powerful combination.

Even Yamamoto Genryusai was unable to escape, but the raging flames continued to scorch the ice layer bit by bit.

At this rate, they can probably only last about two minutes, but for them, that's already quite an achievement.

Just then, Renji Abarai, Ikkaku Madarame, and Izuru Kira ran over.

Rukia slowly deactivated her Bankai and returned to normal.

"Captain Hitsugaya, what brings you here?"

Renji Abarai was somewhat surprised to see Toshiro Hitsugaya.

Hitsugaya Toshiro grunted and said, "Natsuhiko saved my life, so naturally I must repay his kindness. What, you didn't manage to rescue Soi Fon?"

Renji Abarai shook his head and said, "She refused."

"reject?"

Hitsugaya Toshiro, Shiba Kaien, and Kuchiki Rukia looked somewhat puzzled.

Kira Izuru relayed Soi Fon's words, and after listening, Hitsugaya Toshiro frowned and said, "How could she think like that?"

Shiba Kaien nodded and said, "In that case, let's leave it at that. She's right. We placed our hopes on Soi Fon, and that's a much bigger punishment for her."

"So what should we do next?"

Madarame Ikkaku scratched his bald head and said, "We broke the rules this time and haven't rescued Soi Fon yet."

Shiba Kaien shrugged and said, "Then let's wait for the Central 64 Division's trial. Today's matter will not be resolved peacefully."

"Since Soi Fon hasn't left, I'll pretend that nothing happened today."

A somewhat hoarse voice rang out, the distant ice melted, and Yamamoto Genryusai slowly appeared before everyone.

"Captain."

Shiba Kaien looked at the other person, wondering why they had chosen to forgive them.

Yamamoto Genryusai sighed and said, "As the captain of the Gotei 13, I am responsible for protecting Seireitei. However, after Natsuhiko saved Seireitei several times, I failed to fulfill my duty. Therefore, when Soi Fon was sentenced to death, I approached her and asked if she would like to leave. I was willing to resign as Captain-Commander to let her go. But she refused. In order to prevent her beliefs from changing, I chose to guard the area myself. Of course, it was wrong of me to even consider releasing a criminal, so after this matter was over, I planned to resign as Captain-Commander."

After leaving those words, Yamamoto Genryusai turned and left, disappearing into the distance.

"So that's how it is."

Madarame Ikkaku breathed a sigh of relief. The others exchanged glances with varying expressions, and Shiba Kaien said, "Then let's go back."

The group took one last look at the Palace of Repentance, left Shuangji Hill, and then disappeared into the darkness.

Chapter 214: The Execution Ends

The rescue operation thus completely disappeared without a trace.

The Sixth Division barracks.

Renji Abarai returned to the barracks, where a voice rang in his ears, "Failed? Or didn't go? What happened?"

Renji Abarai turned his head and saw Byakuya Kuchiki standing beside him.

Renji Abarai explained the whole story, and Byakuya Kuchiki remained silent for a moment before saying, "Is that so? Soi Fon actually made such a decision."

Renji Abarai said with a wry smile, "We've decided to respect Captain Soi Fon's wishes."

Kuchiki Byakuya nodded and said, "Alright."

After uttering those two words, Byakuya Kuchiki returned to his room. Once inside, he sighed, his expression somewhat complicated.

"I was planning to go and rescue you tomorrow after Renji Abarai failed."

"But since this is your idea, I can only forget about my own actions."

. . .

In the Third Division barracks, Gin Ichimaru's smile slowly faded, and he fell silent.

"Then I'll take my leave."

Kira Izuru bowed and left, returning to his room.

Gin Ichimaru remained silent, but Rangiku Matsumoto appeared nearby and said softly, "Captain Soi Fon wants to die for love."

Gin Ichimaru said with a wry smile, "It seems that even if Soi Fon dies, she will not want any of us to repay Natsuhiko's kindness."

Matsumoto Rangiku said, "We just discussed that if Kira Izuru fails, we'll save Soi Fon during tomorrow's execution. So, are we still going?"