Death: Starting as the Guardian of Avici Hell

Nishikawa nodded, walked straight to one of the criminals, and drew his Zanpakuto from his waist.

The clear, sharp sound of the blade instantly drew everyone's attention.

"Watch carefully and learn well," Nishikawa said in a deep voice. "From now on, you will also be responsible for stripping sinners of their spiritual power. If you don't control the speed, you will be punished by Lord Shutaro."

He gripped the knife handle with his backhand and struck the criminal directly in the abdomen.

As spiritual pressure surged, a striking character for "seal" appeared in the corresponding position.

"Since the source of the Death God's spiritual power, his spiritual power can be stripped away simply by sealing him with the Ghost Path."

"If it is destroyed, then Death will gradually lose its spiritual power and become a soul without any spiritual power."

"Correspondingly, there is also the locking mechanism that serves as a propulsion device for spiritual energy."

As he spoke, Nishikawa struck again with his hilt, hitting the sinner squarely in the chest.

"With the lock sealed, he will have no spiritual power left."

"However, the Ghost Path Seal has a time limit, so it needs to be reinforced every once in a while. If it is neglected, it may cause disaster."

Naraku Sora frowned: "Then why not just destroy these two positions directly?"

Upon hearing this, the young man from Xichuan Chong showed a concerned look:

"You don't think the Shin-O Prison is a place for them to go on vacation, do you?"

"You should know that there are different levels of punishment from the first to the eighth level. If they completely lose their death powers, these guys will die inside in no time."

Stripped of his power, the rebel Grim Reaper knelt on the ground, his features contorted as he stared at the man before him.

If looks could kill, Nishikawa would probably have died a hundred times over by now.

"The lackeys of the Forty-Sixth Chamber..."

"Binding Technique One: Blockage!"

Before he could finish his meaningless curse, Nishikawa skillfully sealed his mouth shut.

Clearly, he was already used to the reactions of this group.

Naraku Sora seemed to have some thoughts.

"Alright, since you want to take over, then you'll be in charge of escorting them."

Nishikawa sheathed his sword, clapped his hands, and said, "We can learn the sealing technique later. Let's start with this guy for now."

He pointed to the sinner kneeling at his feet.

Without wasting words, Naraku walked straight forward and threw out a No. 4 Binding Spell, a red rope-like light cord that tightly bound the sinner.

Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he pulled on the rope and left the detention room.

Go down the corridor, through the hell of waiting to live.

Until the wails and curses reached my ears, the Black Rope Hell officially came into view.

The jailers in this prison used hot iron ropes to bind the bodies of the criminals, and then hacked or sawed them.

The scene was extremely cruel, like a real hell.

The sinner, whose face had been contorted in a ferocious expression, stared wide-eyed at the sight, his legs trembling, and his body slumped uncontrollably to the ground.

It perfectly illustrates what a mess it is.

Naraku Sora was also a little unaccustomed to the scene before him. He picked up the criminal next to him and quickly stuffed him into the empty cell.

The black light curtain appeared at just the right moment.

[Successfully suppressed the sinner Morita Tsujuro, sin value 111, participation rate 5%!]

Upon seeing the words above, Naraku Sora's expression instantly calmed down.

Chapter 5 This tastes really good!

Since there is a crime value, it means that Morita Jijuro's imprisonment was well-deserved.

Moreover, judging from the numbers, this guy probably has serious problems.

As is well known, the Hollow species needs to devour each other to complete their evolution; each Gillian is formed from hundreds or thousands of ordinary Hollows.

To become an Adjuchas, one must devour other Kyrians.

The two Adjuchas that were just suppressed to the Hell of Living only had a sin value of 777, while this Morita Tsujuro was equivalent to one-seventh of an Adjuchas.

The cruelty involved is unimaginable.

Your spiritual pressure has increased.

Your kendo has improved; you are now at LV25.

The slight increase in spiritual pressure was better than nothing, but it brought some new insights into swordsmanship.

A flood of memories of wielding a sword under the moonlight rushed into his mind, making Naraku's gaze shine even brighter.

Just like the previous free-for-all, this was not a forced or cramming approach.

Instead, it allows oneself to quickly adapt to the cultivation process and gradually become stronger.

Having tasted success, Naraku greeted the other prison guards and rushed to the detention room to continue escorting the rebels.

Seeing the newcomer's tireless appearance, Nishikawa's honest face immediately broke into a relieved smile.

In the past, no one was willing to do these tough jobs, but now there's a nuclear-powered donkey that's willing to work overtime.

He finally got to rest.

It feels really good to catch fish while slacking off.

Naraku Sora picked up yet another Shinigami rebel whose spiritual power had been sealed, and walked down into the ground with a smug look on his face, just in time to see Nishikawa's approving gaze.

So he grinned at him.

Senior Nishikawa is truly a good person.

They actually trusted a newcomer so much to escort a vicious criminal; I must not betray this hard-won trust.

The two looked at each other and exchanged knowing smiles.

Although escorting sinners doesn't require much skill, the process of traveling back and forth isn't short, because hell is underground.

Fortunately, Naraku Sora was enjoying it.

Your free-for-all skill has been upgraded; your current level is LV27!

[Your understanding of Hado has improved, and you have perfectly mastered Hado #31: Red Fire Cannon!]

[Your understanding of Binding Arts has improved, and you have successfully mastered Binding Arts No. 39: Round Gate!]

Your understanding of Shunpo has improved; your current level is LV23!

Your understanding of swordsmanship has improved; your current level is LV26!

[Your spiritual pressure has increased; your current spiritual power level is eleven!]

Your alcohol tolerance has increased!

What are your thoughts on...?

It seems like something strange has infiltrated.

Besides basic sword-slaying techniques, demon-slaying skills, and spiritual pressure, can we extract some unique characteristics from sinners?

Naraku Sora looked at the system's prompt and seemed to be deep in thought.

But soon, he couldn't help but smile, as if he could see the pinnacle of his life right in front of him.

Although the gains from a single rebel are limited, they add up over time.

Moreover, each of them possesses the level of an elite Grim Reaper or even a Grand Chamberlain, in addition to having a high level of sin.

Overall, Naraku's improvement is quite remarkable.

It's almost caught up with his arduous training at the Spiritual Arts Academy.

If he wasn't even capable of having Aizen block his attack with a single finger before, then now Naraku can proudly declare—

The power of Cricket Sosuke's finger is nothing more than this!

The future is promising, the future is truly promising!

At this rate, he'll not only control the True Central Underground Prison, but he'll even control the prison guards!

Now is the time for fantasy.

With a pleasant feeling, Naraku Sora returned to the ground with a light hum, preparing to consult Nishikawa-senpai about some issues.

For example, when will the next batch of criminals be sent?

For example, can prison guards go out to arrest those who violate justice?

If a 5% participation rate yields such an outrageous return, what would happen if it were 100%?

The upper floors of the Shinigami Prison are no different from the barracks of the Gotei 13, and are even more luxurious.

After all, it suppresses all the sinners since the founding of Seireitei.

If something goes wrong here, it's no different from Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni instantly opening his Bankai in Seireitei.

It might be even more serious.

However, according to Nishikawa, there have been more than one prison break incidents, and without exception, they all involved the families corresponding to Chamber 46.

Therefore, being a prison guard in the Shin-o Prison is indeed a very risky job.

They are even more formidable than the Shinigami of the Gotei 13.

"Naraku, I was just about to come find you."

Before he had walked far inside the barracks, Naroku saw Nishikawa walking towards him.

"Senior Nishikawa, I also have a few questions I'd like to ask you."

"Ask again once we're on the road."

"Where?"