Death: Starting as the Guardian of Avici Hell

Souya Mochi's expression grew increasingly grim.

Although he believed he was in an invincible position, a strong sense of unease was vaguely rising in his heart.

Could this guy really unleash a destructive force capable of destroying the entire Seireitei?

His words were just meant to intimidate the other party.

In order not to give it a chance to build up its power, Shiro Sou had no choice but to keep pulling and releasing slashes that tore through the air.

However, Narakuku was already getting impatient with this.

He extinguished the last wave of sword pressure, stretched his limbs, and slowly exhaled the suppressed scorching heat.

My heart pounded like thunder in my chest, its echoes reverberating and turning the surging blood into molten lava, flowing wildly.

The terrifying heat spread, instantly dispelling the shadows beneath our feet.

A towering pillar of fire swept up, engulfing Naraku's body and distorting the surrounding air.

It was as if the sun was shining brightly.

The moisture in the void evaporated at a visible rate, and a chilling aura permeated the air, seemingly without limit.

When Mochishiro Shuang also tried to stop it, the dazzling sword pressure only tore through the outer layer of spiritual pressure protection, and then crashed into the steel sheet, shattering it instantly.

In the instant of deathly silence, Naraku Sora raised the Zanpakuto in his hand.

The jet-black patterns writhed like living things, covering the blade and expanding outwards until the surrounding space distorted.

As his divine body was constantly depleted, the number of times he was attacked continued to rise, allowing Naraku to gain a deeper understanding of power.

In active Hollowfication state, forcibly activate half of the Bankai.

This posture should be enough to defeat the current Mochishiro Souya, right?

Under the horrified gazes, Naraku Sora grinned, raised his black Zanpakuto with a backhand, and his black hair danced wildly in the scorching heat.

It cleaves forward.

Black Flash Slash!

At that moment, the explosion was deafening.

A strong premonition of death suddenly erupted within him, and Shi Cheng Shuang felt himself breaking out in a cold sweat, his face turning deathly pale.

Before that world-severing strike, matter lost its shape.

The ravaged land disintegrated like a bubble in the aftershocks, replaced by a terrifying burst of intense light, like the sun exploding, sweeping and spreading in all directions.

It swallowed everything.

Pure power transformed into destruction, surging straight forward like a raging torrent crashing down.

Sōya Mochijo's body lost all sensation in an instant. When he tried to avoid the impact by merging with the spiritual particles, he was shocked to find that all the spiritual particles in the void were in a state of restlessness.

Even if a body is forcibly formed, it will still be instantly ignited, burned, and turned into charcoal by the terrifying impact, with flesh cracking and peeling away, and countless ashes merging into the dust.

The surrounding space was collapsing, and it seemed that only destruction remained.

……

……

In the First Division barracks, Yamamoto sat at the table, wielding his brush and ink, expressing his thoughts freely.

Meanwhile, Chojiro Sasakibe is reporting on the work he has recently compiled.

"Vice Captain Sentei Iba recently submitted a proposal to the First Division regarding a change of captain position, recommending Rojuro Horihashi, the third seat of the Third Division."

"According to specific intelligence, the Third Seat of Fengqiao has mastered Bankai, and its power is astonishing, in no way inferior to the former captain."

Chojiro Sasaki turned a page.

"Captain Unohana is very curious about the Hell Hot Spring and asks repeatedly who created it. She seems to have guessed that Naraku's prison order had been to the Soul King Palace."

"Captain Kyoraku recently completed the training mission you assigned him and is now working on redeveloping the Shikai power of his Zanpakuto."

"However, according to intelligence from the Covert Forces, he has been going to the red-light district every few days recently."

The veins on the back of his aged hand bulged.

Chojiro Suzaku paused for a moment, then continued:

"Because of the long absence of a captain, the Tenth Division is restless and the members are not paying attention during missions, resulting in a thirteen percent decrease in the completion rate."

"Captain Ukitake has basically recovered physically, but he was too excited and finished processing all the files that had been piling up in the Thirteenth Division for many years. Then, due to overwork, he was admitted to the general medical facility again."

"These are the treatment records provided by Captain Unohana."

Yamamoto: "..."

He suddenly felt a bit tired. Was it possible that none of the apprentices he had trained were normal?

"It's worth mentioning that Naraku Prison Commander has been unusually quiet lately. Since returning from the Spirit King Palace, he seems to have become a different person."

Looking at the description in the file, Chojiro Sasakibe's expression became extremely strange.

Yamamoto said without turning his head:

"Perhaps this kid has changed his nature. I recently went to the Zhenyang Prison and there was indeed no trouble."

"Moreover, the squad building has undergone extensive renovations, almost equivalent to a complete reconstruction. Even the Demon Power Recovery Room of the Fifth Division has been replicated. Captain Hirako complained about this at the captain's meeting earlier."

"However, in my opinion, this may not be a bad thing."

"The strength of a single individual does not mean anything, but if the Seireitei as a whole becomes stronger, even if the Quincy make a comeback in the future, they may not be able to cause any trouble."

Chojiro Sasaki nodded in deep agreement.

As a firsthand witness to the war, he watched helplessly as Soul Society descended into apocalypse, with countless familiar faces falling to the Quincy's Spirit Bows.

In order to end the war, Yamamoto ignited the Blazing Sword, nearly dragging the entire Soul Society into annihilation.

He hid among countless corpses, concealing his spiritual pressure, and at the crucial moment, he stabbed Yhwach in the back, piercing through his body.

They barely managed to win after paying such a heavy price.

If we were to do it again, the outcome would be uncertain.

Naraku's seemingly nonsensical behavior is actually preparation for a future war.

The stronger you become, the more potential there is for survival.

Although absurd, it has indeed made outstanding contributions to the Seireitei and even the Soul Society.

Perhaps, Lord Naraku has truly changed.

Yamamoto lowered his gaze, picked up his brush again, and his voice held a hint of satisfaction:

"In short, do not judge someone's character based on some minor incidents in the past."

People change.

Chojiro Sasaki nodded in full approval.

Just in time.

boom--!!

A violent tremor came from afar, and countless waves erupted, unleashing an irresistible torrent of aftershocks, with blazing pillars of fire shooting into the sky from the horizon.

In an instant, the sky was dyed crimson, as if a sea of ​​fire was hanging upside down overhead.

Almost all the Shinigami in Seireitei witnessed the terrifying celestial phenomenon, as if the end of the world had arrived.

Click!

The brush in Yamamoto's hand suddenly broke. He looked in astonishment in the direction from which the impact was coming. Then, veins bulged on his head, and the temperature in the air suddenly rose.

Chojiro glanced at the exaggerated scene and a wry smile appeared on his face.

It seems that Master Yuan Liuzhai's philosophy of life doesn't apply to everyone...

Chapter 216 A Person's Nature Is Hard to Change

Zhicheng Shuang also had a dream.

In his dream, he fulfilled his great ideal by using a special device to erase all the superfluous emotions of humankind in the present world, reducing the number of voids in the Hueco Mundo one by one until it was completely empty.

From then on, there was no longer a virtual one in the world.

But just as he was about to retire after all this was done, the cycle of spirit particles stopped, plunging the world into chaos.

The spiritual particles of Soul Society are merging into the human world in large numbers, fusing with the basic material particles that constitute reality, and transforming back and forth until the human soul begins to collapse.

Without the spirit particles, the souls of the Rukongai also fell apart.

The destruction of the world is imminent.

In the chaos, Shi Cheng Shuang also suddenly woke up, only to be greeted by the same apocalyptic scene.

The endless darkness collapsed, and the already fragmented ground completely collapsed with a roar. Thick, spiderweb-like cracks spread layer by layer, even reaching the edge of the darkness in an instant.

Half of the Abyss was on the verge of collapse.

Intense pain relentlessly consumed his sanity, distorting his features.

Only then did Shiro Sōya realize his current state.

Because of the collapse of the fused spirit particles, it suffered a backlash and was forcibly stripped of its fused state.

"That guy with 'sword' in his name, he's really messed up now."

A light, mocking laugh rang in his ears. Shiro Shuang also struggled to lift his gaze, looking at a figure that only he could see, his expression displeased.

"Shut up!"

"Ha, I almost forgot, you've already been defeated by that kid, and now even the 'sword' in your name has been taken away. Should I call you Mochi City or Souya?"

Hearing Yu Lu Zhe Liu's teasing laughter, Zhi Cheng Shuang suddenly felt a surge of anger.

However, just as he was about to lash out, he heard barely perceptible footsteps nearby. When he looked up, a hideous demon mask appeared before him.

An undisguised aura of brutality swept over him. Caught off guard, and already severely injured, Shiro Sō also went black out and lost consciousness.

Naraku Ku retaliated with a sealing spell, completely imprisoning the creature first.