Chapter 135

"Good! We can't just sit and wait for death!"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni raised the Zanpakuto in his hand.

"Thirteenth Division! Charge with me! For the sake of the Three Worlds, hold off that guy from the Kuchiki family!"

"Yes, Captain!"

Behind him, the squad members responded in unison, all tightening their grips on their blades.

Suìbù Chángjíláng laughed twice, glanced at Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, and smiled with relief.

"That's just like you — still able to laugh at a time like this."

Having said that, Suìbù Chángjíláng tightened his grip on his blade, followed right behind Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, and charged forward in an instant.

"Hey! You guys go after Aizen, I'll hold this guy off!"

After Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni finished speaking, he charged straight at Kuchiki Senya.

"All things of creation return to ash. Ryujin Jakka!"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni roared, and instantly, flames ignited atop the Ryujin Jakka in his hand.

"Die!!!"

"Rengoku!!!"

In an instant, a slash was unleashed — dozens of towering pillars of fire converged on Kuchiki Senya and detonated all at once.

"BOOM!!!"

The tremendous flames exploded, and the searing heat instantly reduced everything within dozens of li to ash.

"Huff, huff."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was panting heavily.

"Ugh, I'm really getting old, this is killing me."

But Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni did not let his guard down; instead, he kept staring at the figure within the darkness.

"He's dead, right!"

"No one can escape from under the Captain's blade."

Behind him, the squad members gripped their Zanpakuto, staring cold-faced at the center of the flames, as if their hearts had been clenched tight, unable to settle.

"Wait!"

"That's not right!!"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was the first to react, his eyes instantly widening as he stared at the center of the flames.

"That guy isn't dead yet!!"

"What!?"

"I'm fine!"

But it wasn't only that.

From the center of the flames, only a cold voice could be heard.

"Hadō #33, Sōkatsui."

At the command, suddenly, from all around, the chant rose once more from within the void.

"Ye lord! Mask of flesh and bone, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man, truth and temperance, upon this sinless wall of dreams, stand with claws of steel."

The solemn voice rang out, and instantly, from deep within the center of the flames, a fierce bolt of Lei Guang shot out.

"BOOM!"

"Crackle-crackle!!"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni froze.

The overwhelming flames he had driven with all his might had actually been seized by Kuchiki Senya and turned back to rush toward him instead.

And not only that — the flames were also laced with electric sparks, terrifying beyond measure.

The speed was blinding; in the blink of an eye, the fire dragon mingled with electric sparks surged forward and instantly electrocuted every Shinigami of the Thirteenth Division.

Overwhelming and unstoppable, sweeping all before it.

Every single member of the Thirteenth Division was sent flying backward — Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni himself was no exception.

Kuchiki Senya watched coldly, boredom written all over his expression.

He turned his head to look at Aizen, who was still fighting the Royal Guard, and the corners of his mouth curved up slightly.

"Aizen, that genius."

He murmured, unsure whether it was mockery or praise.

In the blink of an eye, Kuchiki Senya vanished, leaving behind only Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who had barely steadied himself.

Stunned, he looked up — Qianye has already vanished without a trace.

But this was actually perfect — it saved him one troublesome thing.

"Captain, should we go after that guy Aizen?"

"Go."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni waved his hand grandly, and once again spotted Aizen. Just as the Zanpakuto in his hand was about to act, suddenly, he heard the chant from the void once more.

"Ye lord! Mask of flesh and bone, all creation, flutter of wings, ye who bears the name of Man, truth and temperance, upon this sinless wall of dreams, stand with claws of steel."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni suddenly froze in place, listening to the chant, his expression helpless, and spoke coldly.

"That guy is absurdly strong."

At the gates of Wang Gong, Aizen was being ground into the ground by the five members of the Royal Guard. Although Aizen was a prodigy, under the absolute strength of the five Royal Guard members, he was still no match.

In fact, he was being crushed by the five Royal Guard members.

Even Aizen's eyes had been knocked out of his head.

The lens shattered on the ground.

"…Aizen, you won't succeed."

Hyousube Ichibē spoke coldly, his eyeballs deathly pale, his killing intent already stirred.

"Ichimonji, Shirofude."

As the words left his mouth, Hyousube Ichibē lightly swung the Zanpakutō in his hand, about to erase Aizen's name.

But then, his pupils contracted.

That familiar pressure again.

He turned to look.

Ten no Kiwami swung, the violent blade edge coming straight at him.

The blade edge was enormous, slamming into the wall of the Wang Gong with a thunderous boom.

The tremendous force had actually split cracks into the wall of the Wang Gong.

Following right behind the blade edge was Kuchiki Senya.

Ten no Kiwami continued to swing.

Kuchiki Senya said coolly: "Bankai, Rule Annihilation."

"Huh!?"

Hyousube Ichibē was completely dumbfounded—there's a Bankai like this?

Before he could react, he only saw the blade swing once more. This time, however, the blade edge wasn't as fierce as before; instead, it seemed to be carrying something as it passed over the doorframe and slashed straight toward the members of the Zero Division.

"Hm?"

"What's going on?"

Hyousube Ichibē looked at his own unscathed body and was just beginning to speak in confusion, when suddenly—behind him.

Kirio Hikifune was the first to sense something was off.

"Huh? Strange?"

The words had barely fallen when a clanging sound rang out.

"Kinkonka?"

He muttered, and before he could react, the Kinkonka on the ground vanished without a trace.

"How is that possible!?"

"My Zanpakutō!!"

But this was only the beginning.

After Kirio Hikifune, Senjumaru Shutara, Wang Yue, and Nimaiya Irimji also let out voices of confusion.