From Demon Slayer: Thunder Swordsman

"A thousand years ago, after the Quincies lost the war against the Shinigami, many Quincies lost their homes. According to Yhwach's instructions before his death, these Quincies took his body and fled to the Seireitei, where the Shinigami's guards were the most lax."

"Then, in the shadow of the Seireitei, a space was constructed through spirit particles, so it was called the "Invisible Empire". The Quincies have never been destroyed by you! They have always been by your side, watching your every move!"

"As for Aizen! He can be said to be a genius that is hard to come by in a thousand years in Soul Society! He is proficient in Zanpakuto, Fist and Ghost, and his Zanpakuto ability is even more bizarre. Its name is - Kyoka Suigetsu."

"Anyone who has seen this sword will have their five senses controlled by it, creating a forced hypnotic effect. Even you, Captain Yamamoto, are no exception! This is why he was able to impersonate me in the Jingling Court."

"I think his goal is to make us both lose! Do you still want to continue fighting with me, Captain Yamamoto?"

"Hahaha..." Upon hearing this, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni looked up and laughed wildly.

"What makes you think you can fight me to the death? Maybe what you said is true. If Aizen is really a traitor, I will kill him and Yhwach, the stray dog, together!"

"But you! Kujo Tachibana! You escaped from Soul Society without permission, betrayed our Gotei 13, and even dared to claim to be the king of Hueco Mundo! You have affected the natural operation of the Three Realms. Today, I have no choice but to get rid of you!"

"Compared to the two of them, you are the one who is more likely to threaten Soul Society! Well, stop talking and draw your sword! Let me weigh your weight as the King of Hueco Mundo!"

Although he had seen the old man's choice through Infinity, Kujo Tachibana was still speechless.

Are all older people so stubborn?

But it seems that his age, strictly speaking, seems to be much older than old man Yamamoto, right?

Kujo Tachibana shook his head and didn't think any more about it. He immediately drew out the Zanpakutō from his waist again.

Since old man Yamamoto wants to fight, then let’s fight!

At this moment, he is no less inferior to this old man...

Looking at Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni who was rushing towards him and slashing at him with a sword, Kujo Tachibana raised his hand and slashed back at him with his sword.

"Bang!!"

Kujo Tachibana's casual attack seemed to contain endless spiritual pressure. With just one strike, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was chopped away!

Even his right hand holding the knife was struck by this huge force, leaving fine wounds and bleeding...

That's it?

Kujo Tachibana scratched his head. He boasted so much and made so many big promises. Kujo Tachibana thought that old man Yamamoto was very powerful in fighting.

Looking at the scene in Infinite where Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was brutally abused by him, Kujo Tachibana couldn't help but start to guess.

This old man Yamamoto, has his strength declined due to his age?

No wonder he would lose to his former defeated opponent in the future!

And lost so completely...

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who was chopped off by the sword and flew far away, tore off the death hat uniform on his upper body and roared: "Bankai - Zanka no Tachi - South - Fire Fire Ten Trillion Death Great Burial Formation!"

Immediately afterwards, he stabbed the Zanpakuto in his hand - Zankei-dachi - into the ground!

The high temperature of the Zanpakutō will awaken the ashes of those who have died at the hands of Yamamoto in the past, turning them into an army of charred skeletons, which will endlessly kill those whom Yamamoto considers his enemies.

...

Ok?

Feeling the surface gradually turning into magma, Jiujo Tachibana shook his head helplessly, and just controlled the streets and the land inside the infinite world and began to move quickly.

In the blink of an eye, all the nearby Grim Reapers and their subordinates were transferred to a very far distance.

Who is the villain here?

You have so many subordinates still here...

You're going to use this ultimate move on me?

And the key is, can this skill really deal with him?

-

The Zanpakutō in Kujo Tachibana's hand suddenly changed its appearance!

Yes, it was the Zanka-dachi in old man Yamamoto's hand!

"Swastika-Resident Fire Taishou·West-Resident Ri Prison Clothes!"

The surging spiritual pressure instantly turned into a high temperature of up to 15 million degrees Celsius!

It was like armor wrapped in the scorching sun, covering the body and blade of Kujo Tachibana.

Just one knife!

Billions of dead souls turned to ashes.

Chapter 26: The Defeat of the Strongest Death God

The ruined city was filled with flames and magma. The scorching heat even melted this modern steel city into a steel furnace.

In the center of this furnace, two figures covered in flames of tens of millions of degrees were still holding knives and slashing at each other.

...

Kujo Tachibana dodged a sword attack from Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni and turned around to use the Zanpakutō in his hand to pierce the abdomen of the old man Yamamoto opposite him.

However, the fact that his body was pierced and the high temperature of the long sword could not stop this stubborn old man. He suddenly grabbed Kujo Tachibana's sword-holding arm with his left hand, and the Zanpakuto in his right hand was wrapped with all his spiritual pressure!

With extreme speed, the knife chopped towards the lower edge of Jiujiaoju's neck, as if to cut him in half diagonally across the chest.

"Remnant Fire Taishou·North - The world is completely ashes!"

...

Looking at the Kujo Tachibana gradually turning into ashes in front of him, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni just breathed a sigh of relief and said in his heart:

"It's finally over..."

"What a terrifying enemy!"

"But fortunately, I won, and the Three Realms can return to their previous peace..."

-

"Clap clap clap..."

But at this moment, a sound of applause suddenly rang out above Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

"How could it be you, Kujo Tachibana!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

“How could you be safe and sound after being slashed by my sword? You should have been burned to ashes by the Zanka no Tachi just now!!”

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni shouted towards the sky in shock. It was really hard for him to understand, but he was sure that the one he had just hit with the knife was definitely Kujo Tachibana's body.

But why hasn’t Kujo Tachibana died yet?

No... not even a sign of injury!!

Standing high in the sky, Jiujo Tachibana slowly lowered his clapping hands and said calmly:

"Captain, your Zanpakutō is indeed worthy of its reputation! With such power, no wonder it is regarded by the world as the strongest Zanpakutō of the Fire Element. But unfortunately, Captain, you have not seen clearly the power of my infinite world."

"What is the basis of this world? It's spirit particles! Captain, you have indeed killed me just now, but that is not who I am now..."

"That was just me using my Zanpakutō to simulate myself thirty years ago. Captain, don't you like fighting? Today, I will fight you to your heart's content!"

As Kujo Tachibana finished his words, his figure once again rushed down from the sky with a knife in his hand!

Looking at the figure falling rapidly in the sky, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

From simulating other people's Bankai in the beginning, it has now evolved to the point where it can simulate one's own Bankai to fight?

This kind of enemy with this kind of ability...can it really be killed?

What kind of beastly Zanpakutō is this...

But who is this Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni?

The most powerful god of death in a thousand years!

He won't give up so easily!

Since I was able to kill you thirty years ago, why can’t I kill you now?

...

In a flash, the raging flames rose again.

This time, Kujo Tachibana had no choice but to rely on Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's Zanpakutō to fight. He simply used his own unrivaled spiritual pressure and the swordsmanship that had been honed for countless years.

One strike after another, the blazing flames were shattered...

The two of them seemed tireless and fought each other for three days.

At this time, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had been covered with countless sword wounds from Kujo Street. The blood that flowed from his body had coagulated into lumps, and even his Zanpakutō - Zankō-dachi - had many cracks.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who was kneeling on one knee with his broken Zanpakutō in hand, was laughing wildly.

But fortunately, he won again, he!

The most powerful god of death in a thousand years, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, once again killed Kujo Tachibana here.

...

But is this really the case?

Following the applause of Kujo Tachibana, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni raised his head in despair.

"Why aren't you dead yet?" Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who said this, couldn't control himself and spit out a mouthful of blood from his mouth.

Hearing this, Kujo Tachibana, who was standing on the sky, shook his head and said softly: "Captain Yamamoto, you seem to like fighting very much and don't like to listen to explanations. Then I will fight for you."

"That was me twenty years ago, and this is me ten years ago. Are you ready? I'm coming..."

After saying this, Jiujo Tachibana swooped down again.

-

Tired, really tired, both physically and mentally, the most powerful god of death in the past thousand years, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, has been completely drained by Kujo Tachibana...

As Kujo Tachibana placed his Zanpakutō on the neck of the stubborn old man, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni now lay motionless with his eyes closed.

"What? Are you finally having fun now? Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni!!"

...

Looking at old man Yamamoto who had his eyes closed, waiting to die and didn't want to talk, Kujo Tachibana just snorted coldly and put the Zanpakuto in his hand back into the scabbard.

With the release of Kujo Tachibana's Bankai - the infinite world, this modern world full of magma also disappeared at the same time.

Kujo Tachibana, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, and the countless Shinigami and Hollows that had just been shrouded in the infinite world, also appeared in the previous Hueco Mundo.

At this moment, in the land of Hueco Mundo, all the "Hollows" with intelligence were looking at Kujo Tachibana's back with fanatical eyes.

All the Shinigami looked at the two people in the center with complicated expressions. One of them stood with a knife in his hand with an indifferent expression. He was the lord of Hueco Mundo at that time - Kujo Tachibana.

The other man was covered in blood, kneeling on one knee with his hands on his sword. He was the captain of the Thirteenth Court Guard Squad, who was known as the strongest god of death in the past thousand years - Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni!

Even though they witnessed the battle between the two with their own eyes, most of the Death Gods still could not accept it at this moment.

Well, that certainly doesn't include a certain Shinigami captain named Kenpachi.

Kenpachi Zaraki roared excitedly, almost beyond everyone's expectations, and suddenly rushed towards Kujo Tachibana with a knife.

He! Kenpachi Zaraki, moves forward without hesitation!

"Boom..."

Without even drawing his sword, Kujo Tachibana sent the creature flying thousands of miles away with just one punch. He didn't know where he landed in Hueco Mundo...

However, Kenpachi Zaraki's move made all the Shinigami nervous at this moment.

The numerous Great Voids opposite them were howling and ready to rush over to tear apart these villains who dared to attack their "king".

Even Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who was originally kneeling on one knee with his Zanpakutō, forced himself to stand up and stood in front of all the Shinigami with his sword.

Chapter 27 Spiritual Palace

Feeling the restlessness of the people on both sides, Jiujo Tachibana just raised his hand and the scene instantly became quiet.

Looking at the indifferent young man in front of him, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the most powerful god of death in the past thousand years, finally felt a sense of regret at this moment...

"Kujo Tachibana! The King of Hueco Mundo! What happened today was all caused by me alone. Whether you want revenge or to vent your anger, I can accept it, but I just hope you can let the others go, whether they are the Death Gods, the Hollows, or the humans in this world."

"It's a cycle. If you let the power of the God of Death weaken too much, it won't be Soul Society that will be affected. You should understand this... Unless you want to be like Yhwach back then!"