Come Out, Wandenreich!

The massive crater was merely the result of a probing exchange between Aizen and Shazo.

Given such terrifying power, it's not hard to imagine the destruction that would occur if the two continued fighting.

At the very least, the entire Karakura Town will be wiped off the map.

Clang! Clang! Clang! Clang!

The flashes of blades stretched out, forming a continuous, gleaming hemisphere.

Because Shazo had made it clear beforehand that Aizen should use his full strength, he stood still without dodging or flinching, taking all of Aizen's attacks head-on, and even using his Zanpakuto as Flying Sword sword to retaliate.

Therefore, Aizen simply stopped hiding and stood face to face with Shazo, fighting with his Zanpakuto and Kido.

The Heaven-Measuring Ruler blocked the attack, colliding with the Illusion and sparks flying.

Before the Kakkō had died down, the Heaven-Measuring Ruler slashed out a perfect square, then leaped through space to Aizen's back, unleashing a sharp whooshing sound as it slashed down.

Aizen could only raise Illusion to block, while simultaneously raising his hand to unleash Kido Shazo front of him. "Hadō #99: Goryū Tenmetsu!!"

The instantaneous Kido, cast without any incantation, released an incredibly terrifying amount of Spiritual Pressure, even causing the ground around Aizen to crack open, tremble violently, and sink.

After causing immense damage to the surrounding environment, Aizen's Spiritual Pressure coalesced into five giant dragons, which lunged at Shazo, who was standing nearby.

The five dragons are merely constructs of Spiritual Pressure, devoid of any intelligence. They not only attack Shazo but also destroy everything within their range as they circle and swirl.

Shazo smiled slightly. He had been diligently studying the "Samsara Salvation Sutra" for over 30 years, and after receiving the sharing of the God of Wealth Shazo, he had completely mastered it.

No matter what kind of Kido Aizen used, he used the same Kido to perform [Demon-Reversing Collision] against him, Oblivion the Kido into nothingness.

Moreover, Shazo has not only grasped the essence of the Kido, but has also deduced the chaotic nature of the Kidō-type.

The problem is that the world itself has bugs.

Hueco Mundo, the World of the Living, Soul Society are not a complete world, because Menos Grande fall into Hell after death.

That's Hell!

Since Arrancar can fall into Menos Grande after death, it proves that Hueco Mundo and Soul Society are neither the end point for souls nor the channel for their return.

This is an obvious mistake.

Now that Shazo has enough power, he wants to open the platform of this world first and see what lies beneath the Soul King, who is nailed to the bottom of the world.

As the highest being in the Three Realms, yet used as a wedge, what exactly is the Soul King stuck on?

With such thoughts in mind, Shazo naturally increased the pace and intensity of the battle without limit, as if it would never stop.

As Shazo continued to increase his Spiritual Pressure, he finally surpassed Aizen's limit after more than ten minutes.

Therefore, Shazo maintained this level of Spiritual Pressure, and circulated the Heaven-Measuring Ruler faster and faster, unleashing even more surging Sword Qi.

Countless blades flashed and Sword Qi pierced through the air, with over 70% of the attacks landing on Karakura Town. All the buildings on the ground were destroyed, a clean and efficient destruction even more devastating than the scorching heat of the Day of Acquaintances.

Even if 30% of the attack landed on Aizen, he was still overwhelmed and his Spiritual Pressure range shrank again and again, forcing him to retreat steadily.

Aizen's power was accelerated by Shazo. Under such immense pressure, the stability of his power rapidly increased, but his soul began to falter.

Suddenly, Aizen roared to the sky, and the head on the wing joint shook and opened its mouth, which was half the width of its entire head.

A purplish-black Body Integration of Spiritual Pressure appeared at the corner of his mouth. It was an energy ball similar to Bala, but the pressure it brought was incomparable.

As the head tilted backward, the energy ball transformed into a beam of light and shot out.

With three pairs of wings and a head consisting of six joints, Sage of Six Paths beams of light shot out in six directions, striking Shazo's sword Sword Qi fiercely.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The six consecutive massive explosions caused the shockwaves to overlap, resulting in a tenfold increase in destructive power and sending up countless rubble and debris within a radius of nearly a kilometer.

The debris left behind after these buildings were destroyed was further Shattering by the terrifying shockwave until it became a physically indestructible structure.

The explosion was so powerful that the enormous energy could not be released, eventually evolving into extreme high temperatures that ignited the ubiquitous flammable materials in Karakura Town.

The raging fire combined with the explosive storm to form a terrifying Fire Tornado. The spinning pillar of flames reached straight into the sky, sucking in all the nearby green juice items, which became the Fire Tornado's fuel.

Dozens of Fire Tornado torn apart, creating further destruction over a wider area. Countless sparks rained down from the sky, formed from melted sand and gravel.

The scorching glass rained down, naturally igniting everything flammable it came into contact with.

The fire just loved the entire Karakura Town.

Boom boom boom-

The scorching heat waves from the Sea of Fire surged in all directions, but could not approach Aizen and Shazo at the center of the battlefield, because that was where the pressure was greatest.

The Death God and Arrancar on the periphery had no choice but to retreat. The flames contained the Spiritual Pressure of Aizen and Shazo, and their power was only slightly less than that of the flames in Yamamoto's fleet. They simply could not withstand them.

Once everyone had left, Shazo smiled slightly and asked, "Are you awake now?"

Aizen nodded. The Spiritual Pressure he released this time was too intense; his body was in complete chaos, and he couldn't even speak.

Shazo even noticed that Aizen's black mask had developed obvious wrinkles, indicating that he was clearly on the verge of collapse.

After nodding in agreement, Shazo said, "From now on, be careful to protect yourself."

After saying that, he started Teuchi.

The Aizen Spiritual Pressure that Shazo simulated with Aizen's left hand was so strong that even Aizen himself couldn't tell the difference, while the power that erupted from his right hand was not weakened in the slightest.

Only then did Aizen truly believe that Shazo hadn't hit him with full force.

Because Shazo was not very skilled at multitasking, yet he was able to imitate two different powers so perfectly, it proved that he did not use more than 10% of his power, which is why he could maintain such precision and stability.

By using his ambidextrous attack, Shazo Zuo was able to unleash 99% of his power onto Karakura Town. The continuous and violent bombardment caused devastating damage, eventually destroying the ley lines.

Suddenly, an enormous seal appeared on the ground, centered on Karakura Town and covering an area of more than 200 kilometers.

Having retreated to a distance, Kisuke Urahara saw the seal's markings. After several seconds of stunned silence, he jumped up frantically, pointing at the seal and shouting, "Spirit Seat! This is Spirit Seat!"

When Aizen saw the seal, he was completely dumbfounded. "The Spirit Seat —how could it be here?"

"Karakura Town, so that's what the name means!"

The Spirit Seat is the throne that bears the Soul King, the wedge of heaven and earth.

The Soul King's power is beyond doubt; his body, made into a wedge, is indeed qualified to fix the separated Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the World of the Living.

But no matter how high the quality of the wedge, it can't nail tofu to the wall. It needs a pad that can support the world to hold the tofu in place.

The Spirit Seat serves as a buffer and safety net between the Soul King as a wedge and the three worlds.

The question is, why is the Spirit Seat in the World of the Living?

In the common knowledge of Death God, Soul Society is the core of the three worlds. Only by establishing Soul King in Soul Society can the three worlds be stabilized. Therefore, the Spirit Seat should also be in Soul Society.

Suddenly, Aizen threw his head back and burst into wild laughter. "Hahahaha, I know now, I've been tricked! That damned Ōken! It wasn't made using the soul of Karakura Town at all!"

"This is a fucking scam!"

"It's about deceiving the Death God into believing they're wholeheartedly protecting Karakura Town without telling them the truth."

Shazo nodded in satisfaction. "That's the idea. Let me break it and see what the consequences will be."

Aizen, who also loved to stir up trouble, was overjoyed upon hearing this and exclaimed, "As expected of Lord Shazo Zuo, you are truly brave!"

Shazo ignored the guy's veiled sabotage and stopped pretending to fight.

His true goal has been revealed; now it's time for him to show his true violence. There's no need to keep acting.

Shazo raised his hand and pointed to the sky. His Zanpakuto, Zanpakuto -Heaven-Measuring Ruler, transformed into a dazzling light and shot straight into the sky. In an instant, it sliced open Sage of Six Paths sword marks, forming an inverted tetrahedron that completely enveloped Karakura Town.

Shazo said, "Within the four directions, all things are stabilized!"

In an instant, a majestic and boundless Spiritual Pressure erupted from his body for the first time, soaring straight into the sky like a towering pillar, radiating awe-inspiring divine might.

In an instant, the sky darkened, the sunlight dimmed considerably, but the starlight shone brilliantly, and the crescent moon was clearly visible.

The atmospheric scattering effect disappeared, and the magnificent, shimmering Barrier froze, as if it had transformed from light into glass.

With a sinister grin, Shazo Zuo pulled his hand down, and the Measuring Ruler, magnified a hundred Heaven-Measuring Ruler, descended from the sky, "slowly" crashing down on Karakura Town.

Meanwhile, Kisuke Urahara is explaining to the Death God what Karakura is, what Karakura function is, and what's illogical about Karakura's appearance in the World of the Living.

When the strange phenomenon appeared, he, like all the Death God, involuntarily opened his mouth wide.

This is a power that only the Soul King possessed in legends, so why is it here?

That Zanpakuto just now belonged to Shazo. So he was the one who created this strange phenomenon. Could it be that he has already reached the level of Soul King?

Shocking questions swirled in the minds of the Death God until the enormous Zanpakuto descended from the sky, its majestic Spiritual Pressure shattering their doubts.

That's right, Shazo has reached the level of Soul King. After countless millennia, the Soul Society has finally seen another Death God at the level of Soul King.

Only Kisuke Urahara reacted quickly enough to realize the purpose of the greatsword's descent.

He cried out in terror, "No! Stop Shazo from destroying the Spirit Seat! Without the Spirit Seat, the Soul King's throne will collapse!"

However, no one listened to him.

Retsu Unohana coldly replied, "So what?"

"Since Shazo has such strength, isn't it only natural for him to challenge the Soul King?"

Kenpachi Zaraki chuckled, "Captain Unohana is right. I was wondering why that kid Shazo didn't challenge me, defeat me, and become Shazo Kenpachi himself."

"So he didn't take me seriously at all; he wanted to challenge the Soul King."

"Great, I have a new goal! Hahahaha!"

"If one day I can defeat Shazo, I can become the Soul King!"

Captain-Commander Yamamoto scoffed disdainfully, "Kenpachi Zaraki, if you can't Shikai your Shikai Zanpakuto, you can't even defeat the new Soul King, let alone the new one?"

Kenpachi Zaraki gripped Zanpakuto tightly. "I understand, I will name her, I definitely can!"

Shunsui Kyōraku adjusted his straw hat. "Hehe, Shazo is really amazing. If he succeeds, the ceiling for us Death God will jump from Captain-Commander to Soul King."

Soi Fon spat, "Pah, I don't think he'll succeed this time—"

Including Captain-Commander Yamamoto, the Death God were unaware of the Soul King's terrifying fate, let alone that the Soul King had been a pitiful and tragic figure in the beginning.

From the Death God's perspective, now that a second Death God has emerged who is on par with the Soul King, why should he bother competing with the Soul King for the throne? Wouldn't that be perfectly reasonable?

What's even more frightening is that Shazo comes from the Eleventh Division, where members compete for captaincy by violently killing the previous captain.

Therefore, it's only natural, perfectly fitting, and reasonable for Shazo to challenge the Soul King.

The Death God of the Gotei 13 are not the Soul King's servants of the Zero Division; they uphold the Seireitei and the order of Soul Society.

Who exactly is the king sitting on the throne of the Soul King, and what is his relationship with these Death God?

In any case, the Soul King never contacted them, and even the Central 46 had never met the Soul King.

Moreover, it's a good thing for them to have a Death God from the Eleventh Division become the Soul King.

Of Death God, only Kisuke Urahara extremely anxious.

After all, the members of the Zero Division throughout the ages are not ordinary Death God. They all created something of great significance to Soul Society and were recognized by the Soul King as "creating the history of Soul Society," which is why they were chosen to become the Zero Division.

Therefore, the Twelfth Division Scientific Research Unit naturally became a breeding ground for members of the Zero Division, and thus had a corresponding lineage of research.

As the former captain of the Twelfth Division, Kisuke Urahara was also aware of the Zero Division and the Soul King.

Therefore, he was extremely anxious, and Shazo's sword strike shattered the Soul King's wedge that maintained the balance of the Three Realms.

However, Kisuke Urahara was politically astute; he knew very well that the Soul King's secret must not be exposed, otherwise it would inevitably lead to the collapse of the Soul Society's order.

The Zero Division's strength is unparalleled; each of them can be considered an extension of the Soul King's own power, and no Death God can defeat them.

However, the Zero Division had too few members to maintain order in Soul Society, which is why the Soul Society was established, relying on the Gotei 13 to maintain order.

Once the secret of the Soul King hidden by the Zero Division is exposed, the Death God of the Gotei 13 will inevitably be thrown into chaos, and the Soul Society will be plunged into complete disorder.

Prolonged disorder would place too much pressure on the Soul King, ultimately leading to a total collapse.

Kisuke Urahara caught in a dilemma, speechless and unable to utter a single word.

Shazo ignored all of that. He raised his right hand and pulled it down sharply. "Ren, come out! Yanxing Empire!"