You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

However, the conditions for using this beam of light are very demanding, and the user is unable to move while casting it, so it can only be used to teleport others.

Furthermore, the spiritual pressure consumption is extremely intense, and only multiple Adjuchas or even Vastodes can withstand it.

Very few Hollows are capable of performing this, and that's not even the most demanding condition—

The hardest part is having teammates!

What kind of friendship and loyalty could there be between Hollows? How could they possibly be willing to expend a lot of spiritual pressure to save others?

The captains had only heard of this thing; no more than three had actually seen it in person!

Kenpachi Zaraki's attempt to attack even after the rainbow light descended is clear evidence of this!

(Incidentally, while studying the anti-membrane beam, Iori and Szayelaporro inadvertently developed a technology that could fix such a beam into a material state, and distributed it as a benefit to Iori's close associates.)

From then on, they were able to create and store rainbow light themselves, and use it when needed. Although they could not teleport away, they were immune to external interference—equivalent to a short-term "golden body".

Of course, besides saving lives, it can also be used as a prison to temporarily imprison the enemy.

Szayelaporro named this state of matter the "anti-membrane bandit".

'This guy is really like an unkillable cockroach...'

Iori glanced at the savage who was still able to move, shook his head almost imperceptibly, and then flew upwards towards the black cavity in the sky following the guiding beam. That was the Hollow's "Gateway," which directly connected to Hueco Mundo. Once you crossed it, you would be in his kingdom.

Clang!

The broken, tattered sword struck the rainbow light with a deafening sound, and the light screen actually rippled slightly, drawing everyone's attention.

However, he ultimately failed to break through this absolute defense and could only look up in annoyance: "Are you trying to escape?"

"Perhaps it should be called 'Triumphant Return'."

Iori looked down at Zaraki: "I don't know what happened... but I'm going home."

Zaraki was speechless. He wasn't good at talking, so he had to keep quiet in this situation.

"Who let you out?"

Chunshui suddenly asked, "Someone must have lifted your seal before you woke up, right?"

Iori paused, turning his gaze to Shunsui, but before he could speak, the atmosphere in Seireitei suddenly became tense!

A figure stepped out, with leaping flames rising behind him. It was not any kind of demonic path or ability, but simply a manifestation of spiritual pressure density reaching a certain level!

Spiritual pressure materializes!

Just like what Iori did before, but even more obviously and more frenzied!

"Old Man Shan..."

"teacher……"

"Commander-in-Chief!"

At this moment, everyone was on edge. Even though they knew that Yamamoto's hostility was not directed at them, their biological instincts were still trembling!

"Everyone, step back!"

With a furious roar, an invisible aura caused Yamamoto's beard to flutter, making him resemble a wrathful deity in a Buddhist temple.

"Is it time for Bankai, old man?" Chunshui swallowed unconsciously.

How long has it been...? When was the last time the teacher used Bankai?

"The opponent is protected by a protective membrane that isolates the space. Even so, are we going to force our way through?"

Ukitake gave a wry smile, "Just like the teacher."

Iori stood in mid-air watching this scene, neither surprised nor nervous, because this scene was also among the several possibilities he had anticipated.

Don't be surprised by Yamamoto's reaction. The reason he let Aizen Sousuke go in the original work was because he was not sure that the other party was the "true body". Moreover, his Bankai is not something that can be used casually. Once he started playing hide-and-seek with Aizen, the Soul Society would be the first to suffer.

Later, during the final battle, he only decided to destroy everything with flames after confirming that Aizen was right in front of him.

The situation is completely different now!

In Yamamoto's view, Iori was a huge threat, as was the group of Hollows that appeared in the sky. Rather than waiting to be bothered by them later, it was better to eliminate them all now!

The [anti-membrane] can indeed isolate the inside from the outside, but no matter how powerful it is, it is still made of spiritual particles!

Theoretically, killing intent stones can also isolate spiritual particle fluctuations, but in reality, as long as the spiritual pressure density is high enough, they can still penetrate them.

Everything has its limits, but Yamamoto's Bankai has the destructive power to exceed those limits!

The firepower of the Zankatana can directly decompose anything it touches into the most basic microscopic particles, as if annihilating it... As for whether it can break through the spatial boundary and tear apart this anti-membrane, to be honest, Iori isn't sure either.

However, given that even Yhwach uses scapegoats to bait attacks rather than resisting or dodging with some kind of technique, Iori thinks it's better to overestimate this Bankai.

and so--

“If I were you, I wouldn’t do that, Captain-Commander.”

A flippant male voice came from the clouds, and the captains looked up in surprise, especially Chunshui, who was utterly shocked:

"Gang Mi Daishi Beach!"

That's right!

Tsunayoshi Tokinada, who had been killed by Iori long ago, reappeared before everyone's eyes, and this time he was standing on the other side of the Black Hollow, standing with many Hollows!

"Shi Tan...did you do all of this?"

Fukutake recognized Shitan and stared wide-eyed in disbelief, "Why?"

He knew this guy was a scumbag, but he never expected that Shi Tan would dare to betray the entire Soul Society!

"So, no, has it finally fallen so low as to associate with the Great Hollow? Shi Tan."

Chunshui picked up her straw hat, which had been knocked off long ago, and put it back on, covering her eyes.

"Well... it matches my impression of you."

"Degenerate? You are too arrogant, Spring Water."

Shi Tan smiled smugly: "No one starts out standing in the sky; from now on—"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Yamamoto was furious: "So you're the one who caused this whole series of incidents? What do you take the Gotei 13 for?!"

All things in the universe return to dust.

"Ryujin Jakka!"

boom!

Flames erupted from the katana, causing the air temperature to rise sharply, as if we had been transported to a desert that had been scorched by the sun for millions of years.

Even the captains kept their distance from Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni with awe...

But Shi Tan, who was inside the black cavity, remained calm: "Are you really going to do this? Even if you cut off the reverse membrane, what difference will it make?"

At worst, we can start a war now. Although I am destined to lose, destroying Seireitei would be a piece of cake.

Captain-Commander, I have the utmost respect for you, but your power can only be used for destruction—

You can't protect anything!

"hateful!"

Yamamoto raised an eyebrow, but when his gaze swept over the captains, all of whom were seriously injured, and when he felt the powerful fluctuations emanating from the "Humanoid Hollow" and the Black Hole... he ultimately did not utter the words "Bankai".

And so, under the watchful eyes of the elite Grim Reapers, Iori's figure rose into the black cavity with a rainbow of light, never to be seen again.

During this time, he did not speak again, behaving no differently from a confused and bewildered person, let alone answering other people's questions.

The reason for doing so is quite simple:

He had planned to have his men come to greet him, but to prevent the old man from going berserk, he collaborated with his sister to leave himself this escape route.

But he had never been affected by the "Mirror Flower Water Moon" technique, so he didn't know what Yuuki had shown the Grim Reapers... and naturally, he didn't know what to say to match her.

What if you say something wrong and reveal a flaw? Wouldn't that backfire and harm yourself?

Let's leave the rest to "Tsunayoshiro Toki Beach," which Yuuki herself created—

"That's right! I did it all!"

Killing Kagura, stealing forbidden techniques, attacking Tosen... haha, these are all minor matters~

This Vastod-class Hollow was previously imprisoned beneath the Tsunayashiro family shrine, and it was I who released it!

Do you know why it's so powerful? The reason is inscribed on a stone tablet in the shrine... It's the Arrancar!

"Arrancar?"

"Breaking the boundary between Hollows and Shinigami, allowing Hollows to wield the power of Shinigami, that is what Arrancar is!"

And I will become the creator of the Arrancar army, and one day I will make this Soul Society feel the same pain as I have!

Chapter 324 It's all Shi Tan's fault.

"It's all Shi Tan's fault!"

After the battle, while cleaning up the battlefield, Yoruichi was furious. She had witnessed the massacre of nobles by Toki no Nami and was the first to fight the mysterious Hollow. She had witnessed the entire event, so she was deeply moved.

"That guy... I'll definitely make him pay if I see him again!"

“Well said, that’s what I think too.”

Zhu Siba Zhengyuan gave a wry smile, "But now our problem is how to make up for the losses. The Tenth Division's barracks were just built, and now this... I think we should just set up a Fourteenth Division specifically to handle the civil engineering!"

"Tsk..."

Toki and that Hollow have already left Soul Society, and launching an expedition is not something that can be done in a day or two. No matter how indignant Yoruichi was, there was nothing she could do, so she could only spit in annoyance.

……

Based on intelligence from various sources, the overall picture of the incident can now be pieced together like a jigsaw puzzle. Although some details are still missing, the general outline is now clear.

First, there's the dark secret the Tsunayo clan has kept hidden for countless years. Besides the research institutes they openly operate, they also built secret underground facilities under the cover of their family shrine. The Hollow is suspected to be the test subject, but it's clear that Tsunayo failed to control it properly.

Secondly, Shitan learned of this secret through some means, and then began to secretly study the forbidden power behind everyone's back, even making connections with the forces in Hueco Mundo.

As for the attack on Tosen...

“I don’t think it was something Tosen Kaname had that forced him to defect.”

Having received some basic treatment, Shunsui is currently visiting Jushiro Ukitake at the Fourth Division. During their conversation, they naturally touched on the topic they were most concerned about: the whole story of Tsunayoshiro's defection to Tokinada.

"To be able to secretly organize such a large force, Shi Tan's cunning and patience far exceeded my impression of him. I have to admit that I underestimated him before."

How could someone like that ruin their entire plan because of a momentary impulse?

"So... you think this is just a minor detail, and that Shi Tan was already prepared to defect, just using this opportunity to make his move?"

Ukitake seemed lost in thought.

"This should be."

Chunshui lowered her eyelids and said in recollection, "Now that I think about it, Shitan wasn't like this when he was young. He really did suddenly turn into a villain at some point... I guess it was around that time that he discovered the family's history and darkness, and his worldview collapsed after being stimulated."

"Ah."

Ukitake nodded; he vaguely remembered it as well.

Tsunayoshi Tokinada did indeed experience a very abrupt turning point in his personality and behavior.

—However, the darkness that Shi Tan discovered was the history of the five noble families, the suffering of the Spirit King…which was not the same thing that the two brothers thought.

"Have you found what's under the shrine?"

With Shunsui's help, Ukitake sat up and asked with concern, "If there are any other beings like that Vastod, we must control them as soon as possible before they are awakened!"

"If such a thing existed in multiples, then it wouldn't have been Shi Tan who retreated the day before yesterday, but us."

Chunshui made a self-deprecating joke, then said softly, "Don't worry too much. The fact that Shitan defected proves that he wasn't actually very confident in confronting Seireitei head-on."

We've also secured Tsunayoshi's residence, including the shrine. We did find some things underground, but they were severely damaged... and anything valuable was probably taken by Tokinada long ago."

"Didn't you find anything?"

Ukitake frowned.

Upon hearing this, Chunshui straightened up and casually set up a ghost-path barrier. It wasn't a high-level technique; it could only serve to block out sound.