Bleach: Traveling through Soi-Fong, Starting from Bankai

"Your eyes were evasive when you said this."

"—you don't believe this."

"I want to hear your true thoughts."

The young man struggled with his thoughts for a moment, then glanced towards the church and whispered:

“I think this is fake!”

"There are so many souls in the cemetery, and they are all very good people."

"They were believers during their lifetime, and many even donated all their property to the church."

"Even after my death, they still cared deeply about me, worrying that I wouldn't have enough to eat or would be bullied."

"But... they are all chained here and haven't gone to heaven."

The young man was a little depressed and shook his head:

"They were all very religious and kind people, and I don't believe they deserve to go to hell."

Nodding, Soi-Feng said:

"Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. You have your own judgment."

"Ginjo, you're quite good. You haven't let the teachings destroy your ability to think."

"Let me tell you about the world of the soul—"

With a wave of her hand, all the souls that had been hiding in the tombstones appeared.

Their expressions were cautious, and they looked at Soi-Fong helplessly from a distance, not daring to say a word.

As souls without any support, they can sense the powerful spiritual power of Soi-Fong better than Ginjo!

"Everyone, please don't be afraid."

Broken Bee clapped her hands and said:

"I am the God of Death, responsible for matters concerning souls here."

"After you die, you should be extradited to Soul Society by the Shinigami on duty here."

"But for some reason, this place has fixed your souls and made it difficult for the God of Death to detect."

“If I hadn’t come to visit Yincheng and stepped into this place, I wouldn’t have realized that there were so many souls here.”

The situation here surprised Soi Fong a little.

The souls of the dead buried in the church grounds actually became earthbound spirits.

The chains on their knots dug directly into the ground, preventing them from leaving.

Soi Feng could sense that the spiritual power of these souls was being absorbed by the earth and was gradually weakening.

It will disappear in a few years or a few months.

Looking at the towering church, Broken Bee muttered:

"But it doesn't seem intentional. It seems to have happened by accident."

She had already explored the church and found that no one with powerful spiritual powers had made any arrangements.

The spiritual power of these souls entered the land and only improved the spiritual power near the church.

At most, it makes it easier for living people to calm down and concentrate here, and it has no other special effects.

However, it is a blessing in disguise, as the souls here don't seem to become empty easily.

I don’t know if it’s because the spiritual power is slowly being drained away by the land, or if it’s because the believers are peaceful in their hearts and don’t have many desires, so they’re not likely to become empty.

"Plus, the spiritual land seems to have the effect of shielding perception, so wandering Hollows will subconsciously avoid this place."

Soi-Feng thought about it and decided to leave the decision to these souls:

"Since your life here is peaceful, I will leave the choice to you."

"Do you want me to extradite you to Soul Society and start a second life as a spirit?"

"Or should we continue to stay here and wait for the soul to naturally end?"

Chapter 276: Thoughts on Soul Society

“…Soul Society?”

"Second Life?"

The souls looked at each other in bewilderment.

At this time, the young boy Ginjo Kūgo asked anxiously:

"This... uh, Death Sister!"

"Soul Society, is that where my mother is?"

Soi Fong reached out and touched the boy's head, but did not answer.

Instead, she looked at the cautious souls around her and explained:

"After a person dies, if a soul remains, there are generally three possible outcomes."

"First, it will gradually dissipate over time and return to this world."

"Many of you must have been here for a few years and must have seen the dissipation of souls."

Upon hearing this, several of the most senior souls nodded subconsciously.

They were among the first group of people buried in the cemetery, and naturally they had seen some souls with less spiritual power die before them.

This is also the reason why this group of people are extremely afraid of the spiritual pressure on Soi Fong and do not hide.

——They have either seen or heard that the soul will still face death.

At this time, the "second life" mentioned by Soi-Fong seems extremely tempting.

"Second, you will become a Hollow, or be eaten by a Hollow."

"It's a monster that was formed because of the emptiness in the heart and the alienation of the soul."

"Thanks to the spiritual energy that is abundant in this land, ordinary Voids cannot find you."

"Otherwise, even if none of you became a Hollow, gathering so many souls together would have attracted a Hollow long ago."

Soi Fong's words were terrifying, but this time, the souls remained indifferent.

She patted her head:

These souls were protected too well, and became something like earthbound spirits, and they had never seen the void.

As we all know, people cannot imagine things they have never seen.

"Just by describing it, you might not feel it."

"How about this, I'll simulate Xu's aura."

Soi Feng put her hand on her face and wiped it gently.

The mask, as thin as a cicada's wing, was quietly attached to her face.

——Void.

Even though Soi Fong suppressed her spiritual pressure tightly and did not let it dissipate outside her body.

But the fleeting tyrannical and cold aura still aroused the most instinctive fear in all the souls.

The young boy Yin Chengkong was even more dazed and dizzy.

His knees went weak and he fell to the ground, his whole body shaking uncontrollably.

Although he is not a soul, his high spiritual power physique brings him great inspiration.

At this moment, he could feel how terrifying the god of death in front of him was better than a group of souls who only knew instinctive fear.

No, this is not Death.

This is a savage monster that brings endless death!

The young man was terrified, and this thought popped into his mind.

But this feeling was only momentary.

The warm morning sunshine fell on the boy's shoulders, warming his body.

The smell of food from the school cafeteria was already wafting out of the house.

The young man was stunned and looked up, only to see that the terrifying humanoid virtual beast wearing a mask just now had turned into the image of a woman again.

Soi Fong folded her arms and saw Ginjō and the spirits awaken. Then she said:

"That feeling just now was emptiness."

"Given the size of this city, one is born every two or three days."

"As for the Death God, there is only one patrolling regularly."

"You encounter a hollow in the outside world. If nothing unexpected happens, an accident will usually happen."

Soi-Feng glanced at Ginjo and added:

"Besides, whether it's a spirit or a living person, Xu isn't picky about food."

Among the trembling souls, the oldest gravekeeper stood up:

"This... Lord Death."

"We have a complete understanding of the situation. Please tell us about Soul Society!"

Despite being extremely frightened, the souls still cast curious glances.

——The Soul Society, which opens up a second life, is extremely tempting to these souls who have died once and whose movements are restricted.

"Soul Society is the third destination of the soul after death."

"As the name suggests, it is a society composed of souls."

"Generally speaking, the God of Death will extradite wandering souls and send them to Soul Society."

"According to official accounts, there's no hunger there, no need to eat, and it's a peaceful and beautiful world."

Seeing the longing glint in the souls' eyes, Soi-Fong sighed inwardly and said:

"...But since you're living quite comfortably here and won't encounter any Hollows, I'll explain a little more."

"Once you are extradited by Soul Burial, you will be somewhat different from what you are now, more or less."

"Like I said, that's the soul's second life."

"A soul whose spiritual power is not strong enough is likely to forget many of its current memories and then start its life."

"From what I know, souls that go to Soul Society often live with other souls there."

"Things like heading to Soul Society to look for deceased relatives are almost unheard of."

What Soi Feng said was the truth. For most souls, after going through the [Soul Burial] ceremony, it was like drinking diluted Meng Po soup.

They may remember things from their lifetime, but they have lost their obsession.

He started his life in Soul Society with a calm and easy-going attitude.

This is also the reason why life in Soul Society is so unchanging.

After several years of observation, Soi Fong's understanding of Soul Society has gradually deepened.

Let’s put it this way, if a Japanese industrialist who studied abroad dies and returns to Japan, his soul will be sent to the Soul Society.

Unless one's spiritual power is extremely strong and resists the baptism of the [Soul Burial] ritual.

Otherwise, he would have abandoned all the technology of modern society and integrated into the Rukongai life of the Edo period.

——Even though he still knew how to build a small, labor-intensive factory from scratch.

If a Chinese traveler travels through time, the god of death will stamp a [Soul Burial] mark on his forehead.

So, after going to Soul Society, even if he was familiar with the "Time Traveler's Guide to Making a Fortune" and knew how to rub soap, glass, and black powder by hand.

He will still follow the rules of Rukongai and become an ordinary Rukongai.

Rukongai outside of Soul Society is divided into 320 districts in the east, west, south and north.