The Third Division, Fifth Division, and Sixth Divisions were originally on standby, ready to be deployed to reinforce the 11th Division if needed.
But no sooner had the 11th Division left than they received orders to go to another location to eliminate Hollow Clan members, thus changing their deployment from reinforcement to frontline combat...
In the Eighth District of South Rukongai, the main city of this area, various Hollows rampage and devour souls. In the time before the arrival of the various Squads, at least a thousand souls perished in the Hollows' mouths.
The deaths of these thousands of souls have little impact and cannot disrupt the balance... The Soul Reapers stationed in the World of the Living probably send tens of thousands of Pluses to the Soul Society every day through Soul Burial.
After the Fifth Division arrived, they began to frantically wield their Zanpakuto, purifying the Hollows into Reishi. These Reishi then began to fly into the World of the Living and transform into the souls of fetuses.
The Third Division and Sixth Divisions also went to the nearby town to clear out Hollows; three places in this area were attacked simultaneously.
"So much stress, I'm going to be exhausted again!"
"Vice-Captain Hirako doesn't look tired at all!"
"Sōsuke, don't think you can slack off just because you're near me!"
"No, I was just forced here by this Giant Hollow, and it just so happens that you have one here too... Reflect! Kyōka Suigetsu!"
Hirako started complaining about work again, just as Aizen jumped in and raised his Zanpakuto to perform what he called "liberation"... a fake liberation, but also a real liberation.
Water flowed and then mist rose, but the Giant Hollow that was originally Aizen's opponent was now randomly attacking other Hollows.
'Is it the power of his Zanpakuto? Visual deception to make his opponents fight each other?'
Hirako fell into a misjudgment, feeling that this ability was similar to his own Bankai, completely unaware that he had become a prisoner of Kyōka Suigetsu.
The members of the Fifth Division were captured even earlier than Hirako, and without anyone noticing, Aizen was replaced with a bald man...
"Ugh!"
"What is that? It can't be seen."
"Damn it, using Kidō to defend the surroundings..."
On the outskirts of the town, a scream rang out as Soul Reaper was killed by an unseen enemy. The remaining Soul Reapers, terrified, formed a defensive formation, but this could not delay their demise.
"The Reiatsu of the sixth seat of the Saitani family has disappeared?"
Seigen cleaved several Ragged Hollows in two with a single strike, and in a few flashes, he arrived at a courtyard on the edge of town. There were several pools of blood on the ground, and chewing sounds could be heard from inside the house.
Without even thinking, Seigen knew what had happened. Enraged, he unleashed Raikōhō at the house from which the chewing sounds were coming!
Boom!
Under the sweeping golden shockwave, the surrounding houses were destroyed, and after the smoke and dust dissipated, Seigen could no longer sense Xu's Reiatsu.
Just as he was about to turn and leave, a chill ran down his spine, and he immediately turned and slashed horizontally.
Pfft!
Zheng Seigen, he realized it was his own blood. A slightly slanted wound extended from his lower right rib to his left shoulder, with the 'Hakusui' of his soul body injured in the middle.
Two meters in front of him stood a handsome young man, none other than the sixth seat of the team that he was worried about, Sakiya... In fact, it was someone else, but the person who came did not want him to see his true face.
The pain caused Seigen to take two steps back, creating some distance. He shouted angrily, "Sakigaya, what do you want to do?"
Aizen currently very cautious; he won't give a second chance to be recognized. Therefore, from Seigen's perspective, the person in front of him is a guy named Sakiya.
Aizen, who resembled the Sixth Seat, pushed up his glasses and replied with a faint smile, "Captain Shusuke, you misunderstood what I meant. I'm not saying I want to do anything; I'm already doing it."
"You bastard... uh!"
Seigen Yuan roared, he released a powerful Reiatsu, but then abruptly stopped. White lines appeared on his wounds and spread to his chest and face.
"What's this?"
Seigen was drenched in cold sweat. He could no longer control his limbs. The strange Reiatsu that had entered his body from his chest was fighting for his life, and he could only suppress it with all his might.
"I didn't do anything, I just wanted you to become stronger. You want to surpass Captain Nangong, right? Then this process is necessary; let's call it evolution!"
"Nangong? A necessary experience? What the hell are you talking about, you bastard? Ughhhhh..."
Aizen manipulated the information he knew, arousing Seigen's emotions. The Hollow that Aizen had injected into him accelerated its erosion, and a terrifying white mask appeared.
"I see. I suppose even if you two are very close, he wouldn't tell you such a taboo secret!"
Aizen chuckled and muttered to himself, but Seigen opposite him seemed to have already lost track of what he was saying. Seigen roared Seigen the sky, unleashing an astonishing Reiatsu, and then charged toward Aizen.
Seigen lost consciousness. In his Inner World, he was constantly struggling for control of his body with the invading void, while outside, he was acting purely on instinct.
Aizen raised his sword and clashed with him a few times, then dodged Seigen's attack. He frowned; Seigen Hollowfication enhancement simply couldn't meet his requirements. This experiment had failed...
"What's going on? That strange Reiatsu..."
Hirako sensed the unusual Reiatsu from Seigen and rushed towards it... while Aizen's stand-in beside him was replaced by his real self as they approached.
When Hirako saw this red-haired monster, he was completely horrified... The white Captain's Haori was pierced by three sharp tentacles behind him, and a terrifying white mask appeared on his face, with a hole in his chest that only a Hollow would have.
"Is that... the Captain?"
Aizen was surprised that the Oscar for Minions wasn't awarded to Aizen, indicating that the award had lost its authority.
"Before, right? Now..."
A few beads of cold sweat trickled down Hirako's face. He didn't dare to continue. Such cases of Soul Reaper being invaded by Hollows were rare, but not unheard of; there were quite a few records of such occurrences.
"Roar!"
After sensing the Reiatsu through instinct, Seigen rushed over quickly, raised his sword and slashed at Hirako, also swinging it at Aizen who was standing to the side... Aizen pretended to be outmatched and then crashed into a pile of debris to observe secretly.
At this moment, Hirako revealed his strength, actually holding off the fully-powered Seigen all by himself without using his Shikai. This made Aizen smile slightly. He knew that Hirako was hiding his strength, but he didn't expect him to be hiding so much.
The two clashed haphazardly in the arena. Hirako tried to unleash his Bakudō Hirako several times, but was interrupted by Seigen. Finally finding an opportunity to block Seigen Hirako Zanpakuto, "Captain, calm down!"
Hirako couldn't bring himself to kill Seigen, after all, he had been the Captain for many years. He tried to use his voice to wake Seigen up, which led to him being completely suppressed by Seigen and even being forced into dangerous situations several times.
"Who is this? Xu?"
"It seems to be... Captain Seigen!"
"The Captain has been infected by the virtual virus?"
After clearing out the Void, a dozen or so Squad Members noticed something was wrong and rushed over, only to witness this horrifying scene.
Sensing the appearance of these Reiatsu, the Hollowfication Seigen cleaved back with a single strike, then charged towards the dozen or so lambs to the slaughter.
"Hurry, don't come near here."
As the two Squad Member were cut down, Hirako also came over to stop Seigen, preventing him from continuing the slaughter...
Zero is incredibly fast, constantly using Shunpo to travel, so this amount of energy expenditure is negligible for him.
Because of the time difference and Zero's speed, Zero arrived less than an hour after the battle began here.
He was the first to arrive at the battlefield of the Sixth Division. After Captain Ginrei Kuchiki and his son Sōjun joined the battle, the Hollows on this side were quickly cleared out.
"Captain Nangong? Have you finished clearing out the Void over there?" Ginrei Kuchiki asked in surprise why Ling had come here.
"No, we discovered that this gathering of Hollows was deliberate. Search the battlefield; there should be some of those Bait to summon Hollows here too..."
Zero's serious expression suggested he wasn't joking. Ginrei Kuchiki also arranged for people to search the battlefield, and sure enough, someone soon brought over the small steel tube.
While Ginrei Kuchiki and Sōjun were still in shock, Zero had already set off for the next area, which was the Fifth Division's territory...
At this moment, Hirako was in a bad situation. He was slashed by Seigen, and a group of Squad Member were watching the battle from the sidelines. Hirako asked them not to get close, for fear of implicating them.
In another clash, Hirako was knocked so hard that he smashed through more than ten trees, while Seigen raised his hand towards him and began to condense a scarlet Cero.
"Cero? Damn it... Sōkatsui!"
Hirako used his Hadō to try and mitigate some of the power, but the Cero broke through his Hadō and continued flying towards him. Just as the intense light made him close his eyes and prepare to take the hit head-on, a figure blocked his way.
Boom!
The Cero exploded, and the Reiatsu Gale blew across Hirako's face, which told him that he hadn't been Cero. He looked closely and saw Zero, carrying the Blood Drink, standing in front of him.
Ling frowned slightly and asked, "What's going on?"
He could tell at a glance that Seigen had been invaded by the Void, and that the condition had completely deteriorated, seemingly caused by the wound on his chest.
"I don't know. He was in this terrible state as soon as I arrived. Captain Nangong, do you think there's any hope Captain him?"
Hirako was panting heavily. He hadn't felt it while he was holding his nerves, but now he realized that he was exhausted.
Before Zero could answer, Seigen had already pounced on him. What would require Hirako to block with all his might was merely considered decent strength for Hirako.
Zero merely swung his sword twice, knocking Seigen to the ground. Seigen roared and stood up again, proving he could take a beating.
"Six-Rod Light Prison! Ninety-Nine Bakudō, Forbidden!"
Zero didn't waste any words and went straight to the Bakudō. Seigen, who was trapped in the Six-Rod Light Prison, was bound by several black leather straps and fell to the ground, roaring repeatedly.
'Wow, that's impressive. He uses the Ninety-Nine Bakudō so easily...'
Hirako, standing to the side, was stunned. His opponent, whom he had fought tooth and nail to the death, had been so easily subdued by Zero.