"Arturo, something seems to be wrong in Hell."
Arturo remained silent, but Chun believed he had grasped the truth. Why were there no celebrities among the Soul Reaper? Frankly, all the high-ranking officials, celebrities, and wealthy people in the World of the Living were idiots. So where were the 'intelligent' people who could talk their way out of anything? Why weren't there any in Soul Society?
The reason is simple: these powerful beings have already been thrown into Hell. Hell doesn't take people based on their sins, but on the strength of their souls.
The so-called strength of the soul—a resilient soul naturally possesses high strength, and a resilient Soul Return brings with it a resilient will. Therefore, one will certainly not be an unknown or obscure person during their lifetime. This is the principle.
However, Chun had guessed this a very, very long time ago, but the reason was not because Chun had any precognition, but because of a very, very coincidental thing, which came purely from his own whim.
"Arturo, if I find the location of Hell, will you intervene?"
Arturo glanced at Chun, hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. Chun's lips curled into a confident smile.
"Hey! Shimizu-san! You can find Hell?!" Ichigo exclaimed in utter surprise.
"Master! Isn't it dangerous?" Nel stood protectively in front of Jun.
The others also became wary. Hell had never been a good place; it was a prison for the most wicked. Although Chun had changed the definition of Hell, it seemed even more Kongbu now. Being wicked didn't necessarily mean being strong enough, but if Hell was truly as Chun imagined, then they were just weaklings who didn't even deserve to Hell.
"Don't worry, the Soul King's prediction is probably correct."
"The Soul King!?" A group of Soul Reaper were dumbfounded.
She blinked innocently, "Eh? Didn't I tell you? That Son of Heaven is Soul King, you would have guessed even if you didn't know, right!?"
"What!!??"
Even Ichigo and Uryū were stunned. The Arrancar, the Undead, and the Fullbringers were also quite shocked, but since it didn't concern them personally, they were able to remain relatively calm.
The most bewildered was Yoruichi, "Jun! Are you serious!? You're saying the Soul King is a Quincy?"
"What's wrong? Why can't the Soul King be Quincy?"
"Because that's the Soul King!"
Yoruichi couldn't say anything else right now; she was completely confused, but she remembered something.
"Quincy couldn't possibly live that long! But Kisuke can still hear the Soul King's voice! So..."
"So the Soul King is long dead, how would I know whose voice Kisuke Urahara heard?"
"Yes! Good Yoruichi, Soul King!" Yoruichi suddenly realized, even Kuruyashiki and the others were dumbfounded, "What did you say?!"
"I said the Soul King died long ago," Chun asked Arturo, "Arturo, is that Son of Heaven already dead?"
Arturo nodded and said, "Yes, I watched him die."
Chun hadn't expected this outcome and asked curiously, "How did he die?"
"His life came to an end after he had accomplished everything. It turns out that he was dying because his life was coming to an end, not because he had run out of strength. How fragile the living are."
I have nothing to say about Arturo's sentiments. For an Arrancar whose life is almost infinite to say that human life is too short is absolutely true.
"So what exactly did he accomplish? Do you know?"
"He separated the World of the Dead, and then created the world I'm in now. To seal off this little world, he even wiped out the outside world."
"Has the outside world been wiped out?" Chun asked, somewhat puzzled. "But there is a world outside now."
"The world will recover; there's a peculiar insect that can create worlds."
"An insect?" Jun pinched his chin, suddenly remembering the magical little insect that had been born in the place where the Reishi were erased. "It's Kōtotsu... wait a minute, then why didn't the Dangai become an independent world?"
"The Son of Heaven left a part of himself in the World of the Dead, another part in a world isolated from the world of the dead, and the last part was sent back to the world of the living. That's all I know."
"I see. Part of the Soul King remained in the Soul Society, and part remained in the Dangai. That's why the Dangai couldn't form a world and forever separated the Soul Society from other Hueco Mundo worlds. The last part returned to the World of the Living and was passed down to several Quincy families."
"Uryū! The Quincy originally consisted of many Pureblood Families, right?"
Uryū nodded. "Yes! I remember my grandfather telling me that's how it is."
"What about your house? When did you get your house?"
"I remember this was written in the family genealogy more than a thousand years ago, but the exact year is unknown."
"Okay, I understand the general stuff. That's about all the secrets," Chun said, having already gathered enough information. "I'm going to start searching for Hell. Do you have any more questions? I'll record everything when I get back to the Endless Sea. We can talk about it later. Now! Protect me!"
"Hi!" Nel had been preparing all along. Her Segunda Etapa hadn't been released since, as she had been on guard against Arturo, and now she was preparing for the impending arrival of Hell.
Jun took a deep breath, then his hand glowed and reached into his chest, just like Aizen had removed the Hōgyoku from Rukia's body. Jun pulled out a Crest, the five-flowered gourd, a symbol that was the Oda Clan Crest during the Sengoku period.
"That's... the Oda clan's Five Wooden Gourds Crest!" Ichigo exclaimed. He was good at Japanese literature and history. "Shimizu-san, what's wrong with you?"
Before Ichigo could finish his question, a deafening explosion interrupted it. Everyone looked upwards, but then, the center of gravity of this small world shifted, and after adjusting themselves, they realized the source of the sound was directly in front of them.
"You actually managed to find Hell, sigh~", Arturo didn't say much, letting Chun continue.
Chun had only taken out the Five Wooden Gourds Crest to test it out, and now that it had reacted, Chun felt confident. He held the Five Wooden Gourds Crest high and channeled some Spiritual Power into it to activate it.
The Five Wooden Gourds Crest emitted a pale purple hue, which was already the effect of giving it its all. This thing wasn't some kind of Divine Tool; Chun didn't actually know what it was. This thing was given to him by Nobunaga Oda.
Remember what we talked about before? Jun was there when Nobunaga Oda was burned to death. Jun watched as Nobunaga Oda was sucked into the Gates of Hell. Before that, Nobunaga Oda had already committed suicide, and his spirit met Jun. The two talked about the afterlife.
Then, Nobunaga Oda, without any instruction, taught Jun the Five Wooden Gourds Crest. Then the Gates of Hell appeared, and a tremendous suction force arose, but this force did not affect Jun. Oda Nobunaga laughed and said to Jun, "See you again someday," before calmly walking into the Gates of Hell.
Now, Chun lit up the Five Wooden Gourds Crest in his hand, and a second loud bang exploded. A plume of black mist was blasted away from the wall, revealing the disguise there to everyone.
"Uryū! Use your Spiritual Power Erasure to wipe that area clean, but don't touch too much. Be careful."
"Hey!" Uryū estimated the thickness of the black mist that had just been stirred up, then suddenly wiped it away, revealing a huge arm bone before everyone's eyes.
"The Gates of Hell! It really is the Gates of Hell!" Yoruichi screamed in terror. She had lived for hundreds of years and never experienced such shock as this.
As the arm bone became visible, a third impact followed. Everyone in Meng County saw the arm bone protrude forward from the impact, as if the entire door was about to be smashed apart.
"Jun Shimizu! Stop!" Yoruichi shouted, her whole body trembling.
Suddenly, a knife was pressed against Yoruichi's back. Gin Ichimaru said with a grin, "Don't disturb Shimizu-san! Aren't you curious about this secret?"
"Is this a secret!? This is playing with fire!"
"But Shimizu-san always plays with fire! The Soul Society is too short-sighted. If you're following Shimizu-san, you need to look further ahead."
Gin Ichimaru braced himself against his sword, and put on the fused Hollowfication Mask. "Don't you dare fuse the Hollowfication Mask, or my sword might not obey me."
However, Jun paid no attention to Yoruichi. The collision had already reached its fifth time, and Jun said, "Uryū, can you do it one more time?"
"Yes!" Uryū was going all out. This time, the area erased was even larger than before. The previous erasure only covered the left door, but this time it exposed more than 60% of the right door. The huge skull on the door had blood-red eyes that exuded an eerie pressure.
However, immediately afterward, a sound much louder than before rang out. The door seemed to have been forced open slightly, and a stream of Black Spiritual Power shot out from the crack, sweeping away the black mist in that area.
Then immediately there was another loud crash, and the massive Gates of Hell were smashed open a crack. The Gates of Hell were fifty meters high and more than three meters thick, so this crack was extremely small, yet a hand reached out from it.
The door slammed shut again, squeezing the hand so hard it looked excruciatingly painful. But the hand had forcefully blocked the closing of the Gates of Hell. Then, with another loud bang, the arm extended further, the shoulder completely exposed, the spot where the door had squeezed it bleeding profusely.
Chun, having fully charged his Five Wooden Gourds Crest Spiritual Power, exclaimed with a smile, "Is that Lord Nobunaga!?"
Another loud bang, and this time a face appeared, followed by hearty laughter, "Haha!"
Half of his chest shoved out, followed by another loud bang. His thigh and half his chest were wedged out of the door, and the sound carried clearly, "Haha, is that Shimizu!? That Soul Reaper!! Haha!"
"Yes, it was me, Jun Shimizu, the Lord Nobunaga to his Soul Reaper!" Jun continued, holding up the Five Wooden Gourds Crest, and answered with a hearty laugh.
"Keep holding up my family crest! I'll take care of things here, then I'll be coming out!" With that, there was another loud bang, and this time Nobunaga Oda's head and most of his body were sticking out, with only a shoulder and a thigh still stuck inside.
"Lord Nobunaga, I possess a miraculous power that can restore severed limbs. Why don't you just throw an arm or leg in there?"
"Haha, you really have that kind of power!? Then I'll listen to you! Ha!!"
With a loud bang, Nobunaga Oda actually broke off an arm and a leg, bursting out of the Gates of Hell. After emerging, this powerful figure condensed his Spiritual Power into limbs and walked over as if nothing had happened, giving Jun a firm hug.
"Haha, Shimizu! I can't believe you actually did it!"
With a gentle smile, Jun said, "Lord Nobunaga, whether you believe it or not, this is actually a coincidence."
"Haha, but you saved me, that's for sure. Coincidence or plan, the result is what matters most! Let's make a big splash in the World of the Dead!"
"Alright, Lord Nobunaga, whatever makes you happy."
I think this guy is quite interesting; his life will be much more interesting from now on.