Godspeed: Hexagram Sword Formation / What Kind of Monster Is This?

The Captain Commander was aware of the situation with the 12th Division, so he didn't pay any attention to it.

Immediately, the Captain Commander hurriedly summoned all the Captain and Yamabuki Chidori to discuss countermeasures.

Yamabuki Chidori was sleeping soundly under the shade of a tree when she felt a hand gently nudging her.

"Um?"

"Chief Strategist, the Captain Commander has ordered all officers of Captain and above to assemble at the First Division."

The person in charge of relaying the message was a young girl. Yamabuki Chidori felt bad blaming her for disturbing his peaceful nap, but he was still very unhappy that his good afternoon nap had been interrupted, and he planned to go to the Old Man's place to complain later.

When he arrived, all the other Captain were already there.

"Alright, now that everyone's here, let me explain what happened." The Captain Commander said in a deep voice, "A massive number of Hollows have appeared in Rukongai. Prepare to deal with the situation immediately. The 11th Division, with all its members, will be dispatched. The Fourth Division, 8th Division, and Tenth Division will provide support from the sides. The rest of you will guard Seireitei to prevent any from Seireitei."

After the team Captain responded, they immediately began preparing for their respective tasks.

Captain Commander Yamamoto called out to Yamabuki Chidori directly.

What's your opinion on this matter?

"What do you mean, how do I see it?" Yamabuki Chidori didn't understand what the Old Man meant.

"The Hollows have been very active lately, with many entering Soul Society to devour souls. This can't go on. Do you have any ideas? We've already Purification a lot of souls, but the number of Hollows keeps increasing. This will never end." Captain Commander Yamamoto sighed helplessly.

Yamabuki Chidori rolled her eyes. "You're asking me this kind of question?"

The number of the virtual cannot be reduced. As society develops, resources will inevitably concentrate at higher levels, making life increasingly difficult for those at the bottom, increasing their resentment and deepening their obsessions. When these people die, their souls will be affected by their emotions in life and degenerate into the virtual.

This is a vicious cycle, Yamabuki Chidori hasn't found a way to break it yet. He can't possibly turn everyone in the world into walking corpses.

"We'll deal with whatever comes our way! If nothing serious, I'm going back to get some more sleep!" Yamabuki Chidori lazily yawned.

With such a small number of minions, he wouldn't be able to stop the Gotei 13, so he wasn't in a hurry at all.

Seeing his nonchalant attitude, Yamamoto was so angry that he drew Ryūjin Jakka, intending to kill him. But as soon as he drew the sword, the man had already vanished.

Captain Commander Yamamoto's face now shows obvious wrinkles compared to more than two hundred years ago, and the wrinkles on his face are twitching constantly.

"Don't think that having Spatial-type abilities means you can do whatever you want!"

"Oh my, Old Man, having Spatial-type abilities really does mean you can do whatever you want!"

Chapter 161: Godspeed - Hexagram Sword Array

We'll leave the details of the Yamabuki Chidori section aside for now.

Captain Kamishirokawa Kenpachi of the 11th Division led all his members and arrived in Rukongai at top speed.

The sky was filled with countless Garganta, resembling a honeycomb. Anyone with trypophobia would surely scream in terror upon seeing this.

Countless Hollows poured out of the Garganta. If they were just some miscellaneous things, it would be fine, but more importantly, Kamishirokawa Kenpachi could clearly feel the Reiatsu of the Menos Grande mixed in with these Garganta.

The Shinigami equipment has been upgraded generation after generation. The Shinigami Uniform can not only trigger shields, but combat divisions like the 11th Division are also equipped with Spirit Particle Musket and Kidō Bullet, which greatly compensates for the shortcomings of some people who do not know how to use Kidō.

Even so, ordinary Shinigami can only fight against low-level Hollows. Once they face Menos Grande, low-level Shinigami have almost no power to resist.

No matter how many times the equipment has been upgraded, the battle between Shinigami and Hollows is always a clash of Reiatsu, and whoever has the stronger Reiatsu has the upper hand.

Therefore, Kamishirokawa Kenpachi did not attack the ordinary Hollows, but waited for the Descent of the Menos Grande.

If the Hollow's Cero lands in the crowd, it will cause a lot of casualties. I must kill the Menos Grande the moment it appears.

At the same time, it wasn't just Death who was facing danger; many ordinary people also took up arms to fight, such as the people from the kendo dojos mentioned earlier, who all drew their swords.

However, even genuine Shinigami face immense danger when confronting Hollows, let alone these ordinary swordsmen with low strength. Charging forward would only lead to certain death.

"Snap! Snap!"

From the stables not far away, the sound of bones being crushed could be heard.

That wasn't the sound of a horse being eaten by a Hollow, nor the sound of human bones being chewed up; it was the sound of two Hollow skulls rubbing together and finally being crushed.

"What a hassle! I just wanted to find a place to take a nap, why is it so difficult?" Hyakki-ji stretched and yawned. He was originally sleeping here, but these two tentacled creatures tried to pick him up and tear him apart. Hyakki-ji was woken up in a daze and casually crushed the two Hollows to death.

"Hyakki-ji, something terrible has happened! Lots of ghosts have appeared outside! We need to find somewhere to hide quickly!"

The little boy who had been following the Hyakki-ji rushed into the stable in a panic.

Hyakki-ji looked up at the sky and saw that the once azure sky seemed to have been pierced by a shotgun, with Garganta of different sizes appearing. From each Garganta, one or several phantoms would emerge, making it look terrifying.

"You find a place to hide, I'll come over and take a look, maybe I'll find something fun." Hyakki-ji clenched his fist, his knuckles cracking.

"Are you kidding me? I know you're amazing, but even you..." the little boy said with great concern.

As we all know, even a large number of ants can kill an elephant, and even the most powerful person cannot withstand a human wave tactic.

"I'm going to become the Strongest Shinigami. Don't worry, I won't be eaten alive by these Hollows. Just stay put and wait for me to come back." Hyakki-ji strode out.

The little boy crawled into the cellar where the inn stored vegetables and waited quietly for Hyakki-ji to return.

The outside world was in complete chaos. Ordinary people without combat skills were fleeing towards the void, while the Grim Reapers were heading in the opposite direction. After a long battle, many Grim Reapers had developed wounds, as the enemy's numbers were simply too great, and the situation was far from optimistic.

Kamishirokawa Kenpachi still didn't make a move, but simply placed his hand on the hilt of his sword, waiting for the moment when the Menos Grande would appear.

Sure enough, after a short wait, the first Menos Grande appeared. The terrifying Reiatsu emanating from the Menos Grande caused the surrounding space to tremble slightly, and the Shinigami's expressions became solemn upon sensing this Reiatsu.

Once the Menos Grande enter the battlefield, the situation changes completely.

Even a fully armed ordinary Shinigami could never defeat a Menos Grande; this is something that numbers and equipment simply cannot compensate for.

A terrible crack appeared in the sky, and the head of a Menos Grande burst forth from the other side.

Gillian.

Although it was the lowest level Menos Grande, it was still a nightmare for ordinary Shinigami because the difference in Reiatsu between them was too great. An ordinary Shinigami's full-force attack might not even be able to penetrate the Menos Grande's keratin layer.

"Captain! Things are getting bad!" a member of the 11th Division shouted.

Kamishirokawa Kenpachi still didn't make a move, because he could clearly sense that there wasn't just one Menos Grande around.

Sure enough, after the first Menos Grande appeared, the slight tremor in space did not weaken, but instead became even stronger. In the very same shattered space, the second Menos Grande appeared.

Upon seeing the second Menos Grande, the Shinigami turned pale. They knew that in the textbooks, this was an existence that required Royal Guard to handle.

Why are there two at once? Is this the end of the world?

No, it's not over yet!

The third Menos Grande slowly emerged from the spatial rift.

The fourth one, the fifth one...

A total of seven Menos Grande of this level appeared!

"Captain! Aren't you going to make a move?" The voices of the Shinigami had already changed; if these seven Menos Grande were to join the battle, it would become a truly horrific sight.

This was the moment that Kamishirokawa Kenpachi had been waiting for.

He gently exhaled a breath of white air from his mouth.

The sword is drawn.

"Godspeed Hexagram Sword Array!"

Kamishirokawa Kenpachi seemed to merge with the sword in his hand, transforming into an indestructible sword light that pierced through the head of the first Menos Grande at an illogical speed.

The other Shinigami were completely caught off guard as the sword light pierced through the head of the second Menos Grande. In the instant it pierced the head of the second Menos Grande, the sword light turned at a sharp angle of sixty degrees and pierced through the head of the third Menos Grande at an illogical speed.

The afterimages left by the three white sword lights formed an equilateral triangle.

But this was not the end. Next, the sword light drew an inverted triangle at an even faster speed, slaying the remaining three Menos Grande. At this moment, the two triangles overlapped, forming a perfect six-pointed star.

Kamishirokawa Kenpachi was positioned at the very center of the hexagram, directly beneath the last Menos Grande.

In an instant, the six sword lights merged together and slashed towards the sky. The last Menos Grande was split in two from head to toe, its massive body falling heavily to the ground and slowly dissipating.

Chapter 162: What kind of monster is this?

"Truly... truly worthy of being the Captain! That's incredible! He killed seven Menos Grande with a single blow! Even the other Captain couldn't do that. He truly lives up to the name of Kenpachi!" The members of the 11th Division exclaimed in surprise.

This decisive, split-second strike was like a magician performing a magic trick.

Kamishirokawa Kenpachi was freefalling high in the air when, just as his head was about to hit the ground, he switched places head to toe and landed steadily on the ground without even stirring up a speck of dust.

The way the Grim Reapers looked at Kamishirokawa Kenpachi was no longer just admiration, it could even be described as worship.

However, the battle was not over. More and more Hollows rushed to the battlefield, and even after killing seven Menos Grande, the situation on the battlefield could not be reversed.

The enemy numbers are simply too many.

But Kamishirokawa Kenpachi's divine strike had boosted the morale of his teammates to its peak, and the Grim Reapers charged forward with a frenzy, as if they didn't care about their lives.

"Moon Fang Sky Roar!"

A crimson crescent Moon Fang swept across the sky, cleaving a large area in two.

Shiba Isshin carries his Getsuga Tensho, into the battlefield.

"As expected of the Strongest Shinigami, that sword strike was absolutely amazing!" Shiba Isshin couldn't help but exclaim, as he really couldn't find a way to counter that strike.

Although it appears to attack seven directions simultaneously, if there is only one enemy, these seven swords would be attacking one person from seven directions, which is enough to send chills down your spine.

The two were comrades-in-arms in their early years, having ventured into Hueco Mundo together, and have maintained a good relationship over the years.

Kamishirokawa Kenpachi remained indifferent as always. Suddenly, the ground beneath his feet trembled violently, and countless enormous tentacles burst forth from the ground, resembling Evil God from the Cthulhu Mythos.

But all the Shinigami knew that it was just a larger Hollow.

After all, so many people are transformed into phantoms every day, so it's not surprising that they look like phantoms.

Furthermore, a Hollow's combat strength is not measured by its size.

"Bang bang bang!"

The Menos Grande, hidden beneath the earth, began to frantically attack the surrounding Shinigami with its tentacles, swatting them away like flies. The Shinigami could only dodge it constantly using Flash Step.

"Let's team up! Your swordsmanship is excellent, but you must be struggling against such a large monster!" Shiba Isshin asked in a low voice.

Indeed, swordsmanship was originally used to fight people. While Kamishirokawa Kenpachi is not without a way to deal with this giant monster, it will likely take a lot of time. There are already Grim Reapers on the battlefield who are getting injured, and if this drags on any longer, there is a possibility that they will die.

Although Kamishirokawa Kenpachi usually appears cold and aloof, he secretly writes down the names of new members on small slips of paper whenever one joins the team, so he won't forget them when he talks to them and feel awkward.

It is precisely his seemingly clumsy, even endearingly silly, performance that makes him extremely popular in the 11th Division.

"Alright, let's join forces and finish this quickly," Kamishirokawa Kenpachi said calmly.

Both of them gripped their Zanpakuto, and just as they were about to strike simultaneously to kill the Menos Grande, a heavy and terrifying Reiatsu suddenly descended from the sky, giving the impression of an indestructible, imposing mountain.

Kamishirokawa Kenpachi and Shiba Isshin looked up at the same time. They could sense that the owner of this Reiatsu was a Shinigami (death god). However, they had never sensed this Reiatsu in Seireitei before, which meant that the owner of this Reiatsu should be a powerful figure from Rukongai.

After all, there are a lot of souls in Rukongai, so it's normal for a few geniuses to emerge occasionally.

However, to everyone's surprise, this immense Reiatsu was not directed at the Hollows present, but was directly locked onto Kamishirokawa.

"Hahaha! I've finally found you. You're the man who bears the name of the Strongest Shinigami, aren't you?" Hyakki-ji's face revealed a very joyful smile. Maybe this man could break through his defenses and make him experience pain.

Then, he unleashed a powerful punch from mid-air.

The immense wind pressure made the two Captain-level Grim Reapers below feel suffocated.

This was definitely a top-tier expert. Shiba Isshin knew that the situation was very complicated and that the overall situation had to be prioritized. Before Kamishirokawa Kenpachi could react, he had already rushed forward, his Zanpakuto held horizontally to block the opponent's heavy punch.

"I don't know who you are, but please don't cause trouble at this crucial moment! Can't you see we're very busy right now? If you want to challenge me, please do it another time!" Shiba Isshin said in a deep voice. Feeling the immense pressure from the opponent's fist, Shiba Isshin had no choice but to use his best skills.

"Moon Fang Sky Roar!"

A powerful Reiatsu condensed on the sword, but Moon Fang did not launch it. Instead, it used Moon Fang Sky Roar to enchant its sword!

"Boom!!!"

A crimson Moon Fang swept across the sky in an instant. Hyakki-ji hadn't expected that a man who just jumped out would be so strong. He was caught off guard and his body was dragged backward by the Moon Fang Sky Roar. He stretched out his strong arms and grabbed the Moon Fang Sky Roar. Then, he lifted his arms up with force and threw the Moon Fang Sky Roar, which was capable of killing Adjuchas with a single strike, directly into the sky.

Shiba Isshin was losing face. Hey, where did this brute come from? His strength is terrifying! He actually managed to block his Moon Fang Sky Roar with his bare hands!

Blue smoke rose from Hyakki-ji's arms and chest, and the way he looked at Shiba Isshin changed.

Rumors Gotei 13 are the strongest Shinigami in the world, and now it seems that their reputation is indeed well-deserved.

He now desperately wanted to fight these two grim reapers before him. The desire to fight surged within him, like a beggar who had been starving for three days and three nights suddenly presented with a sumptuous meal—it was hard not to be tempted.

"But... what you two said makes sense. The current situation is rather special. Let's deal with these inconsistencies first!" Hyakki-ji didn't try to be unreasonable. Nobody wants to be bothered by bugs while eating.

"I'll take care of that big guy! No problem, right? I hope it can hurt me!" Hyakki-ji charged towards the Menos Grande with hundreds of tentacles.