The Captain-Commander Was Beside Himself with Anger

Initially, the Negación withstood Shazo's magnificent slash.

But as the Sword Qi that struck seemed to come alive, transforming into a Five-Colored Phoenix, everything changed.

The Phoenix that Shazo's Sword Qi manifested perfectly matched the description in the Classic of Classic of Mountains and Seas.

The Phoenix's outline resembles a chicken, and its feathers are multicolored.

The pattern on its head is "Virtue", the pattern on its wings is "Righteousness", the pattern on its back is "Propriety", the pattern on its chest is "Benevolence", and the pattern on its abdomen is "Trustworthiness".

The most dazzling feature was the colorful phoenix tail adorning its back, so beautiful and radiant that it defied description.

[Phoenix Wing Heaven-Splitting Slash]

This move was originally a fist technique called [Nanto Phoenix Wing Heaven Thrust], which was painstakingly researched by the Pirate Shazo. As can be seen from the name, its origin is [Nanto Seiken], and its fist intent is to cut and Shattering.

Thus, it was adopted by Shazo such as Shinigami Xiazhuo and Mount Hua Shazo, who each developed their own sword techniques, but all of them were called [Phoenix Wing Heaven-Splitting Slash].

Shinigami Xiazhuo's move incorporated the effect of Spirit Particles energy, not only endowing the Phoenix with a trace of true spirituality, but also briefly condensing the Phoenix Divine Body.

The Phoenix formed from the Sword Qi received the infusion and condensation of Spirit Particles. Even with Shazo's terrifying Spiritual Pressure, Xiu could only exist for a brief moment.

But that one moment was enough to send chills down the spines of every Death God.

Shunsui Kyōraku's eyes widened as he stared intently at the Phoenix and the Negación: "Impossible! You must be joking! The Negación is unbreakable, absolutely unbreakable—"

Jūshirō Ukitake felt a sense of panic. The power he had suppressed and sealed within him was activated like never before, causing his weakness and pain to increase tenfold.

But Ukitake was surprised to find that the activation of the power within him brought him not excitement, mania, or madness, but rather—fear.

How is that possible?

The power within me belongs to the Soul King—

Filled with disbelief and doubt, Jūshirō Ukitake fell into a coma.

Kenpachi Zaraki couldn't stop laughing when he saw the towering Sword Qi: "Hahaha, so that kid Shazo was hiding such great power! Great, this is wonderful, now I have a good target to cut down."

When the magnificent Phoenix appeared, his smile grew even brighter, "This guy's burst of power is much stronger than mine!"

"It's even more exciting to be able to defeat an even stronger swordsman! I can't wait to fight him!"

Ikkaku Madarame stared in disbelief at the suddenly appearing Phoenix, muttering, "Is this Shazo Bankai Zanpakuto ability?"

Kenpachi Zaraki shook his head and said, "No, this is his Swordsmanship, a Swordsmanship he can use even without his Zanpakuto."

Yumichika Ayasegawa glazed over, said, "So beautiful, so incredibly beautiful."

"I must learn this Swordsmanship, even if it kills me, so that I can be strong and beautiful even without my Shikai— "

Yachiru, who had somehow returned to Kenpachi Zaraki's shoulder, looked at the Phoenix and exclaimed, "So beautiful! It's absolutely gorgeous!"

"From now on, we can't call him Little Zuo-Zuo anymore, we have to call him Little Bird!"

"Pfft!" Ikkaku Madarame burst out laughing.

"Pfft!" Yumichika Ayasegawa also burst out laughing, "I think Shazo would think it's not as good as before."

Yachiru snorted coldly, "Hmph, it's his honor that the Vice-Captain changed his name!"

"Besides, calling him 'Little Bird' is so fitting, why would he be angry?"

"Hahahaha----" Ikkaku Madarame couldn't hold back anymore, tears streaming down his face from laughing. He even clutched his stomach and collapsed to the ground, pounding the floor.

Yachiru was furious. "Damn Little Steel Balls, what's so funny about that!"

The Pink-Hair's words instantly wiped away the smile from Ikkaku Madarame's face. He stared at the vice-captain in disbelief. "Little Steel Balls?"

What Little Steel Balls?

Yachiru, perched on Kenpachi Zaraki's shoulder, looked down at Ikkaku disdain. "You're just Little Steel Balls Little Steel Balls, aren't you? Your head's round and shiny, isn't it?"

"It would be even shinier if you applied some oil."

Ikkaku Madarame roared in fury, "Change it! Change it now!"

Kenpachi Zaraki snorted coldly, "Enough! All of you keep a close eye on Shazo's sword. This is a rare opportunity!"

"Yes!"

Retsu Unohana's lips curled into a slight smile, "You really know how to surprise me, Shazo. Let's see if you can break through the Negación in one fell swoop."

Captain-Commander Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's reaction was the most indifferent; he even snorted coldly, "Hmph, that's how young Death God are—arrogant! Conceited! They don't know their own limitations!"

"Hmm, Shazo's strength is not bad, much stronger than Ryoka and Renji. No wonder he was confident enough to continue trying after others failed."

His vice-captain Chōjirō Sasakibe, echoed, "The Captain-Commander is right."

Then the Vice-Captain Sasakibe comforted him, saying, "Captain-Commander, there's no need to be angry. You should be happy that so many Talent young Death God have emerged."

Old Man Yamamoto gave a haughty snort, "They're all troublemakers who don't know how to respect their seniors!"

In that brief moment after it was formed, the magnificent and beautiful Phoenix spread its wings, gently pecked at the reflective Negación with its beak, and pierced through the theoretically indestructible Negación.

In its final moments before disappearing, the Phoenix lunged forward with its five-colored wings, severing the Negación and the inner Kaname Tōsen in two.

This strike severed not just a simple beam of light, but the endless space that separated the two worlds.

The Shattering of space triggered a terrifying shockwave, and a circular shockwave spread out, striking the other two pillars of light and causing violent shaking.

The Negación enveloping the beam of light immediately turned milky white, preventing light and sound from passing through. It was unclear what Gin Ichimaru and Aizen's expressions were.

But everyone has seen what Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto looked like.

For the first time in thousands of years, the Captain-Commander was utterly dumbfounded. He murmured, "How could this be? How could the Negación be severed?"

"Shazo, right?"

"You've really concealed your true strength very well!"

"Alright, alright, there are Three Divisions captains vacant, you'll fill in for me!"

"Oh, and Renji Abarai, you're not getting any laziness either, you'd better get to work!"

"Hmph! None of them are any peace of mind!"

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto grumbled under his breath, but the Vice-Captain Sasakibe clearly saw the Captain-Commander's smile, hidden beneath his white beard, which he couldn't suppress at all.

The old man was actually very happy, having completely shaken off the shadow of being betrayed by Aizen.

The Vice-Captain Sasakibe even sensed that Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto seemed to want to keep Ichigo Kurosaki, who was Ryoka, and if he wanted, give him a squad and make him the captain.

As expected, Captain-Commander Yamamoto also noticed that Ichigo Kurosaki's Spiritual Pressure Spiritual Pressure perfectly matched those of Captain Isshin, who had been missing for a long time.

It's easy to deduce from the timeline that Ichigo Kurosaki is Isshin's child.

In other words, Ichigo Kurosaki is a child of the Soul Society; he's not an outsider at all.

It's nothing to be upset by my own child.

Besides, this child caused trouble to save Rukia, and coincidentally prevented Aizen's plot. Not only was he not at fault, but he also did a great service.

What?

Ichigo Kurosaki doesn't want to be a captain; he wants to return to the real world and be an ordinary person.

Haha, is this even a big deal?

If Ichigo Kurosaki wants to be an ordinary person, so be it. How long can an ordinary person live?

He'll live to be at most 100, maybe 150 at most, then he'll have to go back to Soul Society, and he'll definitely be a captain by then.

A hundred years is an unimaginably long time for Ichigo Kurosaki, a teenager.

But for those Death God who have lived for hundreds, thousands, or even thousands of years, it's really nothing.

When Ichigo Kurosaki's family grows old, and even his lover and children return to Soul Society, and his own body gradually ages and decays, he will come to like the youthful feeling of his soul becoming Death God.

At that time, he would naturally and willingly become Death God and join the Gotei 13.

The changes brought about by the passage World of the Living time are far more powerful and thorough than the Complete Hypnosis of "Illusion," because this is the most terrifying law of nature.

It's more reliable than any unbreakable Negación.

The beam of light was severed, collapsed, generated shockwaves, and finally exploded!

The explosion was extremely powerful, stripping away a layer from the hill where the Execution Platform was located, causing the Execution Platform to collapse. The Sōkyoku Tower, consisting of a spear and an execution rack, crumbled with a deafening roar.

Within the now murky beam of light, one suddenly regained a bit of transparency, revealing Aizen's face pressed against it, staring intently at Shazo, who had just severed the Negación with his sword.

Everyone could see that Aizen showed no anger or hatred whatsoever; his eyes held only a mixture of joy, regret, and anticipation.

Aizen tried to say something, but the Negación blocked the sound, and no one heard what he said.

Soon, the two beams of light contracted back into the Spatial Passage, and the next moment, the broken beams of light triggered an even larger explosion at the edge of the Spatial Passage.

Fortunately, the explosion was shielded by the rapidly closing Spatial Passage, preventing it from spreading throughout Soul Society.

A somber atmosphere lingered for a long time on the Execution Hill after the collapse of the Sōkyoku.

Finally, Captain-Commander Yamamoto spoke up, "Alright, captains, let's begin cleaning up the battlefield."

"Captain Unohana, gather the members of the Fourth Division and begin treating the wounded!"

Retsu Unohana nodded. "Yes, Captain-Commander."

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto then looked at Kenpachi Zaraki: "Captain Zaraki, bring your men and come with me!"

"Oh, and you too, Captain Kuchiki and your men!"

"I have something to say to you all!"

Byakuya Kuchiki was beside the unconscious Rukia Kuchiki, while the Fourth Division Lieutenant Isane Kotetsu, who had just arrived, was trying to save her.

Upon hearing the Captain-Commander's order, Byakuya Kuchiki slowly raised his head and calmly replied, "Yes, sir!"

Then he suppressed the resistant Renji Abarai, and together with Kenpachi Zaraki, he left with the Yamamoto Company.

Before leaving, Shazo glanced at Retsu Unohana, and Sister Hua eyes met, receiving a gentle smile in return.

Feeling deeply satisfied, Shazo followed behind Kenpachi Zaraki, no longer worried about being left behind.

The following day, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto purged the Central 46 and, as the Captain-Commander, revealed Aizen's betrayal and conspiracy.

It was Aizen and his accomplices who orchestrated Rukia's secret transfer of Death God powers, the excessively harsh punishments, and the Ryoka invasion.

A series of events including the Carnage the Central 46 noble families, a staged suicide, and the theft of the Hōgyoku.

The Captain-Commander announced that the Gotei 13 had successfully thwarted Aizen's plot and captured Former Captain of the Ninth Division Kaname Tōsen.

Masterminds Sōsuke Aizen and Gin Ichimaru fled to Hueco Mundo in Hueco Mundo after being surrounded by the captains, and are now wanted by the authorities.

Given that the Ryoka incident was justified and that the Ryoka actually provided assistance, the intruder will no longer be held responsible for the Ryoka.

Finally, the Captain-Commander demanded that the nobles select new members for the Central 46 as soon as possible, rebuild the Central 46, and restore the operation of the highest authority of the Soul Society.

The nobles of Soul Society were in an uproar, questioning the strength of the Gotei 13 and Captain-Commander Yamamoto, and fearing that their lives would not be protected.

But the nobles' commotion was all irrelevant noise, because Aizen's escape was not simple.

Aizen is undoubtedly a Death God, as are his two accomplices, yet they are able to receive timely and accurate rescues from Hueco Mundo.

This indicates that not only are there intelligent Menos Grande within Hueco Mundo, but these Menos Grande have also formed an organization capable of communicating and contacting Aizen.

This is completely different from Hueco Mundo as Soul Society imagined. If it weren't a pure wasteland, but rather an organized place with even civilization, it would be Soul Society's most terrifying enemy.

With Aizen, a Death God who has an extreme understanding of Soul Society, the Soul Society, and the Gotei 13, joining the fray, an unprecedented and explosive war may be about to break out.

At this time, the Soul Society does not need a long family history, nor does it need any noble bloodline.

Soul Society only needs Death God, and powerful Death God at that!

Subtle changes are beginning to occur in Soul Society and the Soul Society.

But for ordinary Death God, they are not yet paying attention to these undercurrents hidden beneath the surface; what attracts them more is the change in the captain's position.

Three captains of the Gotei 13 betrayed the organization, but new Rising Death God also emerged during this incident.

For example, Renji Abarai, the vice-captain of the Sixth Division, demonstrated his newly mastered Bankai, gaining Captain-level strength.

Furthermore, Ikkaku Madarame, the Third Seat of the Eleventh Division, was also discovered by the Captain-Commander to have mastered Bankai.

Natsusa, the fourth seat of the 11th Division, was also instrumental in capturing the traitorous captain, Tosen Kaname.

Although Shazo, the Fourth Seat, did not demonstrate his Bankai power, his ability to capture a captain indicates that his strength has reached the Captain-level.

The Death God were having a heated discussion about which squad these three Rising Death God would become captains of, and who would take over the vacant vice-captain and Seated Officer positions.

Unbeknownst to them, all three of them had refused promotions, and for the same reason: they didn't want to leave their squads!

Captain-Commander Yamamoto was so angry his nose was practically crooked.