Death: Starting as the Guardian of Avici Hell

"What are you talking about? Didn't I already tell you that I know everything?"

Naraku Sora glared at her:

"Besides, everyone has secrets. Do you think I would brag to you that I've become Yamamoto's apprentice and will soon become the Captain-Commander and dominate the Soul Society?"

Aizen: "..."

Despite his joking around, his antics immediately eased the tension between the two.

However, judging from how quickly Naraku Sora accepted that his friend was a master, it seems that he had been mentally prepared for this all along.

An absurd idea popped into Aizen's mind.

Could everything he just said be true?

As he pondered, the lava outside gradually solidified, and the intense heat seemed to be rapidly fading away.

An unfamiliar and powerful spiritual pressure intruded into their senses.

"Tsk, to actually survive an impact of this magnitude, I really underestimated you."

The newcomer was also a Shinigami, but he wasn't wearing the standard uniforms of the Gotei 13 or the Ritsukai.

A retainer of a high-ranking nobleman.

Although his words were full of contempt, the fleeting look of horror on the man's face revealed his true feelings.

Clearly, what Aizen showed had completely shaken his worldview.

"He's a truly rare genius Grim Reaper."

A nauseating smile appeared on the man's face:

"I just don't know how much longer you can hold on?"

So what if you're a genius?

With the upper limit of spiritual pressure, the spiritual energy was probably completely exhausted after instantly withstanding an impact comparable to a volcanic eruption.

It's time to end this farce.

The man slowly drew his Zanpakuto from his waist, a sharp aura surging forth, and a visibly intense spiritual pressure erupted. His cold gaze fixed on the two people in front of him:

"It's time to send you on your way."

Aizen's expression changed slightly. The opponent's spiritual power was actually around level four, definitely a vice-captain level Shinigami.

Just as the man said, the defensive barrier had indeed consumed a lot of his spiritual power.

Naraku Sora is no match for an enemy of this level.

This looks like we're really in trouble...

Chapter 37 What a magnificent display of power!

"Naraku, read my signals later."

Aizen didn't open his mouth, but his voice still reached Naraku Sora's ears.

This made Naraku look at him with surprise.

Ignoring the guy's expression, Aizen continued without changing his demeanor:

“This person in front of us is at least a vice-captain level Grim Reaper. It’s not a wise choice to confront him head-on. When the moment the void dissipates, use your strongest power to create an opportunity for us to escape.”

Naraku Sora nodded thoughtfully: "The strongest power, I understand."

Since Aizen has said so, he must have his reasons.

For some reason, looking at the expression on the guy's face, Aizen suddenly felt a vague sense of unease.

At this critical moment of life and death, will Naraku pull some other trick?

Just as the two were exchanging words in secret, Death, who was waiting nearby, was already getting impatient.

Even though his spiritual pressure is about the same, how come his spiritual power hasn't been exhausted yet?

The binding technique, which even a deputy captain would find difficult to master, was unleashed by this kid, with six of them released at once, and he didn't even break a sweat.

Who exactly is he?

Considering that he was currently unable to break the incantation and release the void barrier, a look of resentment appeared on the man's face, and he wished he could cleave the void barrier in front of him right now.

Then smash the two little devils inside.

There is no harm without comparison.

Once upon a time, Ishikawa Sosuke also considered himself a genius in the field of Kido, having graduated with a perfect score in Kido while still in the Spirit Arts Academy.

But now it seems that for true geniuses, the reason they get perfect scores is because there's only a limited upper limit to their scores.

Even among perfect scores, there are differences.

Just as he was filled with resentment, Ishikawa Sosuke suddenly noticed that the barrier in front of him was beginning to blur, and even the face of the boy maintaining the binding spell had become noticeably pale.

"Has it reached its limit?"

He had already gripped the hilt of the sword, his face slightly contorted, and his spiritual pressure was almost tangible, wrapping around his body and releasing pressure outwards at will.

The moment the void shatters, Ishikawa Sosuke will swiftly and instantly kill the two of them, giving them no chance to turn the tide.

However, to his surprise, the target who had been slacking off, Naraku, suddenly moved his five fingers and gently pressed them on the hilt of the sword at his waist.

"A desperate gamble?"

Ishikawa Sosuke laughed, "If that kid next to you were still in his prime, the outcome would be uncertain, but does he even have the strength to fight now?"

"You fool who can't tell the situation from the bottom, your only end is death."

"If you have to blame someone, blame yourself for blocking the way you shouldn't have."

Naraku grinned: "How do you know it won't work if you don't try?"

"Also, you said I was blocking the way when I shouldn't have. Could it be the Kuchiki family, one of the five great noble families?"

Ishikawa Sosuke paused for a moment, then nodded in agreement:

“That’s right, I am acting on the orders of Lord Kuchiki Ginryo…”

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Naraku say to the person next to him:

"It's confirmed, they are remnants of Shihouin's faction."

Ishikawa Sasuke: "?!"

Aizen: "..."

He didn't really want to get involved in their incredible conversation, but unfortunately, Duan Kong could no longer continue.

For now, our hopes are pinned on Naraku Sora. If we can delay him for a while, we can buy ourselves a chance to escape.

Realizing he had been tricked, Ishikawa Sosuke became furious. His already intense spiritual pressure intensified, standing like a pillar of light on the cracked earth.

Click.

A cracking sound came from ahead, and a surging spiritual pressure rushed towards us, the heavy pressure causing the already cracked earth to groan in agony.

It fell apart.

However, to Aizen's surprise, the expected powerful attack did not occur, and it seemed that Naraku Kuro beside him had not seized the opportunity of the Void Shattering.

"A great opportunity!"

Seeing that neither of them moved, Ishikawa Sosuke's eyes lit up, and he immediately prepared to unleash his strongest attack to instantly kill the two in front of him.

But the moment he raised his Zanpakuto, a strong sense of unease welled up inside him.

Naraku Sora raised his Zanpakuto in the same manner, his calm face showing no emotion whatsoever, the tip of the blade pointing downwards, aimed directly at the cracked earth.

Strands of crimson spiritual pressure coiled around his body, gradually devouring him completely, leaving no trace of his aura leaking out.

In the silence, a blazing light seemed to flicker, and a calm voice echoed across the deathly still battlefield:

"May the punishment of the Jayid Emperor be countless calamities."

boom--

An incomprehensible scene unfolded.

A blazing inferno erupted from the spiritual pressure of Narakuku, its endless radiance instantly illuminating the darkness of the desolation, as if a radiant sun were rising from the horizon.

It radiates endless light and heat.

Despite the intense heat hitting him, Ishikawa Sosuke felt a chill creeping into his heart, and even his facial features distorted to varying degrees.

"What's this……"

Naraku, his entire body engulfed in blazing flames, grinned:

"Powder tile".

The moment the words fell, a figure swept across the ground, a blood-red blade raised high, slashing forward without any fancy moves.

Without daring to be negligent in the slightest, Ishikawa Sosuke raised his sword to parry.

But the next moment, a tremendous force surged through the blade.

It was as if he had crashed head-on into a high-speed mountain peak; he was instantly sent flying backward, like a shooting star streaking across the sky.

Only after the figures had disappeared into the distance did the deafening roar resound throughout the heavens and earth.

A single, tentative clash turned the tide of the battle.

Before Ishikawa Sosuke could even recover from the shock, he opened his eyes to a terrifying figure enveloped in intense heat.

Like a demon!

Without a word, the blade was raised.

Binding Spell No. 39: Round Gate!

At the critical moment, Ishikawa Sosuke instinctively chanted the Binding Spell he was most proficient in, and a circular shield made of spirit particles instantly appeared in front of him, attempting to block the attack that was so close at hand.

A dazzling light erupted from the blade, shattering both the binding defenses and the condensed spiritual pressure in this simple yet powerful strike.

Completely destroying everything in its path.