Sogyo no Kotowari Bankai

Aizen's spiritual pressure was like an irresistible boulder, pressing down on each captain. Apart from Aizen and his group, only two people on the field were still able to move.

Seeing Aizen and his two companions assembled before him, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto opened his eyes a crack. He had intended to take action against Aizen; in this situation where the other captains were unable to act, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, as the Captain-Commander, should shoulder the responsibility of fighting the enemy.

But the scene he saw out of the corner of his eye made Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto lower his hand, which he was about to raise. In this almost solidified spiritual pressure, he saw that the spiky-haired brat named Sawada Tsunayoshi was still leisurely roasting sweet potatoes, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.

There were more than just the Gotei 13 on Sogyoku Hill; there were also this brat's companions. Since that was the case, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto wasn't in a hurry. He wanted to see what Aizen was up to. A thousand years of life had given Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto plenty of patience.

A hint of surprise flashed in Aizen's eyes. He had thought Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto would be unable to resist making a move, but it was good that he hadn't. Looking at Rukia, Aizen revealed a satisfied smile. Hundreds of years had passed, and he had finally taken another step closer to his ideal.

Let's go.

Aizen, Gin Ichimaru, and Kaname Tōsen, and the three of them Flash Step together in mid-air outside the Sōkyoku using Shunpo. Aizen was not in a hurry to leave. Just as Tsuna and Urahara had analyzed, he had been hiding in the Seireitei for so long, and he wanted to show off his abilities.

How can mere spiritual pressure be enough?

Aizen's spiritual pressure became agitated. Aizen adjusted his glasses and raised his other hand with utmost reverence, as if holding his bright future.

"Hadō Ninety-Nine: Goryūtenmetsu"

Five enormous purple spiritual pressure pillars rose around the Sōkyoku, swirling and taking shape in the air. Five deep purple dragons surged in the sky above the Sōkyoku Dragons, and Aizen, standing in the middle of these five dragons, was like a god, his destructive spiritual pressure sweeping across the entire Seireitei.

"Such powerful Kido! Will the captain be alright?" In a corner outside the Sogyoku Hill, Yumichika looked at the giant dragon in the sky with a worried expression.

"Are you kidding me? That's the captain!" Ikkaku retorted, but his expression didn't reflect the ease in his words. "Vice-Captain, what do you think?"

A pink-haired creature peeked out from the back of Ikkaku and calmly reassured, "Don't worry, Kenpachi will be fine."

Everywhere in Seireitei, people felt Aizen's terrifying spiritual pressure, which was unlike anything they had ever seen before. While everyone was still marveling at it, Aizen had already disregarded the Captain-Commander's orders and rushed towards Sōkyoku.

At the Sogyoku Hill, upon seeing the five giant dragons in the sky, everyone launched a self-rescue operation, but not everyone could move according to their own will.

Tsuna glanced at the top of his head. He hadn't expected Aizen to use the Ninety-Nine Devil Hadō to demonstrate his power. Speaking of which, wasn't Aizen's favorite thing to do with the Kurohitsugi? But the Kurohitsugi wasn't as imposing as the one with five dragons on its head.

While Tsuna hesitated whether to intervene to save the person, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's hand was already on the hilt of his sword. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. Even the current Great Kido Master would find it difficult to release Hadō 99. Aizen was able to release it without chanting. He had misjudged him. He hadn't expected Aizen to be so good at hiding his abilities.

Sensing the danger above him, a crimson spiritual pressure covered Ichigo's face. Donning the bull's Visored, Ichigo gained an extra portion of Hollow spiritual pressure. With the support of this Hollow's power, he struggled to his feet. Crimson light gathered between the bull's horns. No matter what, he had to try to block the attack from above.

"You really are a perfect test subject. I'm getting more and more excited to see how you grow, Ichigo Kurosaki."

However, Aizen's actions were completely contrary to his words. He slowly turned his palm over, and it seemed that the lives of everyone on Sōkyoku were already sealed at this moment. Five long dragons rushed down, their size perfectly covering the entire Sogyoku Hill.

Just as Ichigo, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, and Tsuna were about to make their move, a gentle voice spoke first and acted before them.

"Bankai!"

On the Sogyoku Hill, everyone looked in the direction of the voice. Jūshirō Ukitake had stood up straight at some point. It was Bankai who had spoken of the so-called Ukitake.

When Aizen's powerful spiritual pressure descended, Ukitake immediately used the Sogyo no Kotowari to draw out the spiritual pressure around his body, and then used the Sogyo no Kotowari token to Plus pressure, reducing the spiritual pressure around him to a level he could withstand.

Ukitake originally planned to wait and see what Aizen would do, but when he saw the Goryūtenmetsu about to land on his head, he finally couldn't hold back and used the Bankai of the Sogyo no Kotowari.

After Ukitake used Bankai, the earth and sky were reduced to only two colors, white and black ink wash. The twin blades in his hands transformed into two swimming fish that leaped into this ink wash world, while the rope and sign attached to the twin blades transformed into a handful of folded paper, which Ukitake held in his hands.

"Two Elements Fish Painting - Impermanence Diagram," Ukitake gritted his teeth and said. Thankfully, Tsuna helped; otherwise, just this one Bankai would have been too painful for Ukitake to stand. Bankai that uses the heavens and earth as a painting puts immense pressure on the body. (I made this up.)

As the five dragons were about to descend upon the Sogyoku Hill, the two fish immediately converged above Ukitake's head, chasing each other in circles to form a Tai Chi diagram. The Tai Chi diagram rapidly expanded, completely covering the Sogyoku Hill before the Goryūtenmetsu.

"Oh?" Aizen showed a Bankai of interest. He had never seen Ukitake's Bankai before, or rather, Ukitake had hardly ever used it. Despite his interest, his spiritual pressure did not decrease at all, and he continued to push the five dragons forward.

As the Goryūtenmetsu, the expected powerful collision did not occur. Instead, the yin-yang symbol formed by the two fish spun rapidly, gradually engulfing all five dragons.

Pfft, a mouthful of blood spurted from Ukitake's mouth.

"Captain Ukitake!" Unohana Retsu asked with concern.

"I'm fine."

This wasn't even an injury for Ukitake. His Bankai had absorbed the 99th Kido, so it would be strange if he felt no pressure at all. Anyway, he wouldn't die, and spitting out some blood wouldn't be a big deal for him. Fortunately, the fake lungs that Tsuna made didn't fail because of the pressure, so Ukitake was able to continue using Bankai.

With a Ukitake drew a line on the drawing, and the Taiji diagram that Goryūtenmetsu began to rotate in reverse. Five giant dragons in black and white tones burst forth from the Taiji diagram, and these five dragons had been trained to resemble Ukitake.

"Impermanence - The Goryūtenmetsu!"

Ukitake was completely focused on manipulating the Impermanence Diagram, which depicted the Soul Society's Sogyoku Hill. He was guiding the five giant dragons towards the ink block representing Aizen and the other two.

Completely turning the tables on Aizen, Aizen Goryūtenmetsu Annihilation Technique to Aizen with no change Ukitake its power.

"I see. An enhanced version of Sogyo no Kotowari." Aizen said with a smile, but he felt that it should be more than that. He felt that the picture that Ukitake was holding was the essence of Ukitake's Bankai.

"Lord Aizen!" Kaname Tōsen asked anxiously. The Goryūtenmetsu was about to strike him on the head—that was Kido No. 99! How could he remain calm?

"It's alright." Aizen withdrew the spiritual pressure he had been applying to the captains, condensing it on his fingertips and pointing it at the five giant dragons in front of him.

"The chosen ones of heaven, the iron walls, the dragon's flight, the lion's roar, the tiger's howl, the wolf's charge, severing heaven and earth before collapse, Bakudo Eighty-One: Bakudō #81: Dankū."

A transparent barrier stood in front of Aizen and the others. The power of the Goryūtenmetsu was poured onto the barrier, which made a series of cracking sounds, but no matter how much it shattered, the barrier Bakudō #81: Dankū intact.

"How is this possible?" Soi Fon murmured. That was the 99th level of Hadō, how could the 81st level of Bakudō #81: Dankū possibly stop it?

Soi Fon's ability to perform Flash Cry proves that she is indeed skilled in Kido. Even so, in Soi Fon's mind, Bakudō #81: Dankū can only defend against Hadō below number 89, which is a complete departure from her fixed mindset.

Aizen immediately saw what Soi Fon was thinking. In a good mood, he kindly explained, "The battle between Bleach is a battle of spiritual pressure. Bakudō #81: Dankū was able to stop the Goryūtenmetsu only because I poured more spiritual pressure into it."

Aizen spoke in such an ordinary way, words that were beyond Soi Fon's comprehension. As Aizen finished speaking, she suddenly found that the scenery in front of her began to rotate and change.

When the chaos subsided, Aizen and his companions found themselves once again standing on Sogyoku Hill. Correspondingly, the positions of the captains on Sogyoku Hill had changed, with all the captains capable of fighting forming a circle around Aizen and his companions.

Ichigo and the other Ryoka were scattered around the perimeter of the circle. Firstly, this was a matter for the Gotei 13, and it would be best if the Seireitei could handle it. Secondly, it was very important that Ichigo and the others had not been affected by Kyoka Suigetsu.

"Jūshirō Ukitake, your Bankai is quite interesting," Aizen commented.

This battlefield reshuffling was clearly the work of Ukitake. The Impermanence Diagram in Ukitake's hand encompasses the entire world within it, and Ukitake simply changed everyone's positions based on the image on the diagram.

"Sosuke Aizen, surrender immediately, and I may be able to secure a lenient trial for you," Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto said.

"Judgment? Hahaha!" Aizen laughed for a while as if he had heard a funny joke, then looked at Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto with a gloomy expression. "Who can judge me? This decaying world? Or those Central 46 that have already turned cold?"

"How dare you lay a hand on Central 46!" Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto roared in anger.

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's rage transformed into a wall of fire, encircling Aizen and the others. However, Aizen merely released a small amount of spiritual pressure, which reduced the flames to sparks.

"Captain-Commander Yamamoto, you're still as short-tempered as ever." Aizen casually smoothed his hair, as if Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's anger was a trivial matter. "So what if you killed them? Those corrupt fools should have been swept into the dustbin of history long ago."

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto said no more. In his view, Aizen had committed the crime of disrupting the Seireitei. "All members of the Gotei 13, seize Sosuke Aizen two!"

"So you're still using the same old tricks. Now that I'm standing here, what makes you think I'd be afraid of your attacks?"

A series of crashing sounds rang out. To Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto's astonishment, he saw his captains draw their Zanpakuto on the nearest captain. In the blink of an eye, blood splattered everywhere, the black and white world returned to color, and the captains fell to the ground one by one. Now, of the Gotei 13, only Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto remained who could fight.

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto slowly drew Ryūjin Jakka. This was an absolute disgrace to Seireitei. Three captains had defected, and the remaining captains had instantly lost their fighting power. As Seireitei's last remaining asset, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto was about to take the stage himself.

However, Aizen paid no attention to the tip of Ryūjin Jakka; his gaze remained fixed on Tsuna, who was squatting at the far back, roasting sweet potatoes with an almost white flame, his face full of worry.

Fortunately, Aizen had made a deal with Tsuna beforehand; otherwise, if Tsuna had intervened to suppress him, the pressure on them would have been immense, and they might have actually been captured by the Seireitei and the others.

Tsuna completely ignored what Aizen was thinking. His frustration stemmed from the fact that Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had been placed at the very front by Ukitake, the flames around him had disappeared, and the sweet potato wasn't cooked yet, so he had to light a fire himself to heat it up.