In the Bleach World, Hell.
A crimson blood moon hung high overhead. The scorching wind that blew year-round, carrying the stench of blood, swept across the parched land and brushed against the man's face.
Lu Li, who was sitting cross-legged atop a mountain rock, opened his eyes. His sharpness was restrained, yet divine radiance shone from within.
"Phew—"
He slowly exhaled a breath of foul air and rose to his feet. The exposed skin of his body bore a faint metallic sheen, which gradually faded away.
He had not spent all his time cultivating in the Bleach World. When he first returned, he had spent a month with Sōsuke in the Soul Society and Human World, reminiscing with old friends and relaxing before entering a state of cultivation.
Within the Bleach World, Hell possessed the most abundant energy. Even after Aizen took control, that reality had not changed.
It was simply that Hell's invasion of the Three Realms no longer occurred. Or rather, under Aizen's adjustments, this world had developed a new structure.
First, the Soul Society was developing toward the concept of "Heaven" from Human World legends, while Hell had become the place that truly punished evildoers. Once the order of the Three Realms was adjusted, evil people would no longer ascend to the Soul Society, while good yet powerful people who fell would be forced to enter Hell.
Hueco Mundo and the Soul Society were slowly merging. Hueco Mundo and the current Captain-Commander of the Soul Society were responsible for this matter. Once that great fusion was complete, no new Hollows would be born.
Under Aizen and Lu Li's new plan for the world's rules, evil people would automatically be dragged into Hell after death. As for what they became after falling into Hell, that would no longer