Chapter 222: The way to escape from hell, the Xuye Palace shrouded in flames!

"I'm Natsuki."

Xia Mu nodded, and then he looked at the ancestor of the Shiba family carefully. Although he had already seen the other party's specific appearance before, it was inevitable to take a few more glances at such a legendary figure appearing in front of him.

The history of Soul Society is the history of the nobility.

The history of the nobility was created by these five ancestors.

Even though Xia Mu didn't think much of those nobles, and the high and mighty nobles only held so much weight in his mind, when facing the five great noble ancestors, he still didn't dare to ignore them.

This was the ruthless man who had participated in the division of the Spirit King.

Although according to secret records, the attempt to murder the Spirit King was carried out by the ancestor Tsunayashiro on his own initiative, the ancestors of the Shiba family did react.

But after the Soul King was divided, the ancestors of the Shiba family did not stop it, but allowed it to happen, right?
From this point, it can be seen that the ancestors of the Shiba family were not good people.

"Why, is there something on my face?"

The Shiba Ancestor felt Natsuki's gaze and said to him with a smile.

No wonder Kenpachi Kuriyashiki admires him so much, he really is a humble guy.

Of course, it was also because Xia Mu was so powerful and had enough weight that the Shiba Ancestor spoke to Xia Mu in this way.''

"I'm just a little surprised to see you, the legendary figure, up close." Xia Mu did not hide his inner thoughts.

"Oh?" The Shiba Ancestor smiled. "Don't worry, you will have plenty of opportunities to see me in the future. After a long time, you will find that there is nothing special about me. I just lived a little longer than you."

"That may be difficult to do." Xia Mu said lightly.

Kenpachi Kuriyashiki on the side raised his eyebrows, "Why, Kenpachi Natsuki, don't you want to join Lord Shiba's army?"

"I know that you have just arrived in Hell and may want to learn more about Hell, but I want to tell you that among the five cities now, the city governed by Lord Shiba is the most suitable for you."

Without waiting for the Shiba ancestor to speak, Kenpachi Kuriyashiki began to persuade Natsuki frantically.

Natsuki shook his head and ignored Kenpachi Kuriyashiki.

The Shiba Ancestor looked at Xia Mu deeply. He was indeed an old monster who had lived since the beginning of the creation. He saw some of Xia Mu's intentions. "You asked to see me in front of Kuriyashiki. There must be another reason."

"Yes." Xia Mu nodded, "I want to know from you how to open the gate of hell."

After a pause, he continued, "The gate to hell I'm talking about is not the gate in hell that leads to other hells, nor is it the gate for sacrifices. It refers to the gate to the present world, or to the spirit world."

"!!!"

Kenpachi Kuriyashiki's eyes fixed as he looked suddenly at Natsuki.

The faint smile on the corner of Shiba's mouth disappeared, and he became serious instead.

When he is frivolous and lazy, it is really hard to imagine that such a person could be the ancestor of the Shiba family, a figure who once influenced the world, and an existence standing at the pinnacle of death.

However, when he started to get serious.

A fascinating aura suddenly emanated from him, and in an instant, Kenpachi Kuriyashiki's muscles tensed up.

And Xia Mu?
When facing the compelling aura of the Shiba ancestor, his expression remained the same, without any change.

The Shiba ancestor looked at Xia Mu seriously for a while, and said in a deep voice: "You want to open the door to hell that leads to the present world?"

"You should know that once we fall into hell, even if we open the door, we can't really return to the world."

"Of course I know this, but I have my reasons for opening this door and returning to the real world." Xia Mu met the gaze of the Shiba ancestor with a firm expression.

"Natsuki..." Kenpachi Kuriyashiki heard this and was about to continue persuading Natsuki.

For example, let Xia Mu accept the fact that he is dead and accept everything in hell.

No matter how ugly hell is, falling into hell has become a fact.

They are now the dead in hell and cannot go back.

Even if I open that door, it will be useless.

On the contrary, it will disrupt the order of the world, which is not a good thing.

As soon as he opened his mouth to speak, he was interrupted by Xia Mu.

"I know what you're going to say, but what if I told you that I wasn't in hell because of death?"

"Instead, I accidentally entered hell."

Kenpachi Kuriyashiki paused for a moment, then looked at Natsuki with horror.

Ancestor Shiba also showed a hint of surprise.

Amid their shocked expressions, Xia Mu's deep voice rang out again.

"In this world, perhaps I do have some opponents, but no one who can kill me has appeared yet."

Kenpachi Kuriyashiki immediately thought of the result of his previous fight with Natsuki.

Although he does not have the ability to use his Zanpakutō.

But many years ago, after his Zanpakutō Bankai was sealed by the Central Forty-Six Chambers, he rarely used the power of his Zanpakutō anymore, and instead focused on honing his Zanpakutō skills.

After coming to hell, he did not change these habits.

In other words, his killing skills have become his greatest reliance.

The fact that he was defeated in the duel with Xia Mu Zhan Shu was enough to explain the problem.

Of course, he had some questions in his heart. Who killed such a powerful person like Xia Mu?

If he was killed by the new Kenpachi in a head-on confrontation, how powerful would the new Kenpachi be?

It was just because this involved the cause of Xia Mu's death, so he didn't dare to ask these questions.

And now, he knows.

No one killed Xia Mu at all.

Xia Mu entered hell by mistake.

At this level, he didn't think Xia Mu would lie, so Kuriyashiki believed Xia Mu. But after believing Xia Mu, he had a new question, "But, how could it be..."

"How did you end up in hell?"

Isn't hell supposed to be the world of the dead?
Why do the living fall into hell?
The Shiba ancestor was obviously well-informed. He did not even doubt what Xia Mu said, but believed it directly. Then he said to Xia Mu in a complicated tone, "It seems that something big happened to you."

"However, if you are a living person, there might be a slight chance for you to return to the real world."

"However, there is a prerequisite for this."

"That means you haven't been tainted or corroded by the power of hell. If you carry this power, even if you were originally a living being, you will begin to transform into a creature of hell, and it will be difficult for you to escape from hell."

"So, what is your current state?"

The Shiba ancestor stared at Xia Mu with burning eyes and great interest.

……

The Xuye Palace has been destroyed.

Flames filled the palace.

The cruelty of this war was beyond everyone's imagination.

At the beginning, the Gotei 13 learned the specific situation of Hueco Mundo and did not want to let Aizen continue to act at large, so they organized a large army to conquer Hueco Mundo, vowing to completely wipe out Aizen's forces.

Of course, Natsuki’s disappearance in Hueco Mundo was also a trigger for the incident.

Afterwards, as the situation evolved.

The war was intensifying.

When the Gotei 13 reached Kyonya Palace, in order to protect Kyonya Palace.

The three Espadas, led by Sal Apollo, gave their all.

Various arrangements in Xuye Palace were also put into use.

This caused great trouble to the Death God.

But what really pushed the war to its climax was Aizen's awakening.

In the main hall of Xuye Palace.

Originally it was Aizen's bedroom.

Since the battle with Natsuki, Natsuki was exiled to hell, and after Aizen returned, he chose to go into seclusion.

His condition is in a very delicate state.

The power of the Hollow King revived in the Hogyoku, and the balance of the Hogyoku was about to be broken. The power of the Hollow intended to completely erode Aizen, but at the last moment, it was suppressed by Aizen with his extremely powerful will.

He relied on his own will to constantly suppress the empty power in his body.

If he were given enough time, he might be able to completely control this power, erase the remaining will of the Void King, and make that powerful force his own.

Just at this moment, an accident happened.

The Gotei 13 break into Kyonyaku.

In order to fight, Sal Apollo and others ignored the ban and used Wang Xu's flash in Xuye Palace. The sky curtain that originally covered the sky above Xuye Palace and was used to change the celestial phenomena was completely broken. Xuye Palace also became riddled with holes during the battle.

The storm of spirit particles raged again, and this time, it was not in the sky or on the edge of the Great Hollow Forest, but appeared directly inside the Xuye Palace.

The series of incidents naturally affected Aizen, who was suppressing the will of the Hollow King in his bedroom.

Thus, the fragile balance was broken in an instant.

The will of the Hollow King began to overwhelm Aizen's will.

The power to destroy the world began to erupt.

The starting point is the central area of ​​Xuye Palace.

A black hole appeared, and everything was swallowed up wherever it passed. This power quickly spread around and was about to affect the many death gods who had come to the Xuye Palace.

In order to fight against this force, the Shinigami of the Gotei 13 put all their efforts into it.

Captain Yamamoto did not hesitate at all.

At this time, he activated his Bankai.

"Solution—"

A raging flame gushed out.

The entire environment of Xuye Palace changed in an instant.

The captain of the 10th Division, Hitsugaya Toushirou, showed an expression of horror.

It was just because, at this time, he found that his Hyorinmaru could no longer sense the moisture in the air.

All the water vapor was evaporated in an instant. Whether it was the God of Death or the remaining Voids, at this moment, they only felt an incomparable heat.

Although it was extremely hot, there was no sweat or saliva, because the sweat and saliva had been evaporated before they appeared.

"Is this the Captain-General's Bankai?"

Many death gods were shocked.

They have always had great respect for the Captain-General and know how powerful he is, but this is the first time they have seen the Captain-General's Bankai.

This is true not only for ordinary reapers, but also for many captains.

It can be said that among all the captains present, only Unohana Retsu has seen the captain-general's Bankai.

Among the vice-captains, only Chojiro Suzuki had seen Bankai.

"What a terrifying Bankai!"

Unohana Retsu sighed.

"Compared to a thousand years ago, it seems to be completely different. Is it because the strength has increased again?"

A thousand years ago, Captain-General Yamamoto's Bankai was an extremely dazzling flaming sword. With every move he made, raging flames would erupt. But now, after his Bankai, no real flames can be seen.

The flames on the Ryujin Jakka that was originally covered in flames have disappeared, and instead, there is a burnt katana, which is not very large.

After seeing this Bankai, Byakuya Kuchiki was also stunned.

Is this thing also considered Bankai?

As far as he knew, there had never been such a small Bankai.

All Bankai are powerful.

Immediately afterwards, Byakuya Kuchiki thought of Ichigo Kurosaki's Bankai.

Well, this is not the first time I have seen this type of Bankai, so I am probably ignorant. Such a small Bankai does exist.

After he came to his senses.

Captain Yamamoto also unleashed the power of Bankai.

Using the Zanka-dachi after Bankai, he slashed at the darkness that was sweeping over and swallowing everything.

A raging flame broke out.

The devouring power was instantly torn apart by the flames.

This is a flame that is far more terrifying than the one in the initial stage of liberation. It seems as if it does not exist, but when the sword light really falls, the invisible flame instantly gushes and explodes.

If it was just ordinary power, it would naturally not be enough for Captain Yamamoto to use his Bankai to deal with it.

But this all-consuming darkness was different.

When it appeared, Captain Yamamoto instinctively felt a terrifying sense of crisis.

He had a feeling that if he didn't deal with it with all his strength, it would likely lead to extremely serious consequences.

As a strong man, Captain Yamamoto trusts his instincts very much, so he did this.

After a thousand years, the Bankai was used again with terrifying power, and it was extremely powerful.

Perhaps because of his old age, his physical strength has gradually declined and he is unable to fight for a long time, but in terms of instantaneous bursts of energy, Captain Yamamoto has surpassed all his previous achievements.

The darkness was torn apart.

More darkness followed.

Captain Yamamoto had no choice but to continue swinging his sword, relying on the terrifying destructive power of the Zanka-dachi to burn the darkness in flames.

Even if it has the power to devour everything.

However, the attack of the Zanka Katana has no substance. It is pure destructive force. Even the space can be distorted by this force and naturally cannot be swallowed.

Captain Yamamoto didn't even use his special move, the Zanka-dachi.

Because it is not necessary at the moment.

Wait until the real enemy appears, then use your ultimate move to put an end to it.

Yes, when fighting against the devouring power of darkness, Captain Yamamoto could feel that there was an extremely terrifying enemy in the darkness.

This place is Xuye Palace.

So there is no doubt that the enemy is - Aizen Sosuke!

Darkness gushed out from the central area of ​​Kyonyaku, but was blocked by Captain Yamamoto using the powerful force of his Zanka-dachi.

Then, darkness continued to surge in, but was blocked several times by Captain Yamamoto.

Just when everyone thought that the situation would remain deadlocked.

No one expected that at this moment, the darkness that swallowed everything began to shrink.

As the darkness shrank, the current appearance of the place previously swallowed by it came into everyone's eyes.

Shocked!

Extremely shocked!
I saw that the area that was previously shrouded in darkness, whether it was the void or the original buildings, had turned into a white area.

A vast white empty space appeared in front of them. Because the sky had been destroyed, the bright sunshine and pleasant environment in Xuye Palace disappeared. Instead, there was cold wind and sand. A crescent moon hung in the sky, emitting bleak moonlight.

Under the moonlight, a giant black cocoon was suspended in the air.

A stream of black light lingered above it, flickering unsteadily.

The darkness that swallowed everything before has now merged into its body. Although they are far away, because of its terrifying power before, everyone at this moment is looking at this thing intently, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

"What on earth is this?"

Someone asked.

But no one gave an answer.

Immediately afterwards, under the gaze of everyone, several cracks appeared on the giant black cocoon. Then, crackling sounds were heard, and under the gaze of everyone, it slowly cracked open.

As it cracked, an extremely terrifying spiritual pressure instantly burst out from it.

boom! !

A crack appeared in space.

Because of Captain-General Yamamoto's use of Bankai, the void was already in a burning state, and cracks like black chambers appeared.

This was a fragile space that could not bear the terrifying force here, and it gradually began to crack.

Originally, the stability of the Hueco Mundo space was enough to bear this power, but Captain Yamamoto used his Bankai first, and this space turned into purgatory, suffering from burning all the time.

However, at this time, neither Captain Yamamoto nor the other Death Gods cared about this, because more important than the damage to the space was the figure that came out of the giant black cocoon.

The actual spiritual pressure brought a terrifying sense of oppression.

Even the officer couldn't help but tremble under this spiritual pressure.

You know, they were already in an extremely hot and uncomfortable state because of Captain-General Yamamoto's Bankai. With the double pressure coming, they were like the cracked space, only one step away from cracking. How could they have the mood to pay too much attention?

However, this only applies to the chief officers and ordinary death gods.

Although the captain-level Death God was under tremendous pressure, it was still within their endurance range.

They all saw the figure walking out of the broken black cocoon. Although the appearance was different, they were all familiar with this spiritual pressure.

"Aizen...Sosuke!"

Why did they go on this expedition to Hueco Mundo?

Are you willing to start this war of extinction even at the cost of destroying all the Hollows in the Hueco Mundo?
Isn't it all for the sinner Aizen Sosuke!
When the captains recognized the figure emerging from the broken black cocoon, Captain Yamamoto was even faster. He leapt forward and used an extremely powerful instant step to arrive next to the broken black cocoon in an instant, ignoring the terrifying spiritual pressure released from it.

The extremely charred small sword in his hand was swung out in an instant.

"Zanka no Tachi-East-Rising Sun Blade!"

The sword was slashed out calmly, and when it was about to land on Aizen's body, it suddenly emitted an extremely dazzling light, like a rising sun, so bright that the already extremely hot temperature soared again.

The raging flames engulfed Aizen's body in an instant.

"Success?!"

Some people couldn't help but clench their fists.

They have already witnessed the power of the Captain-General's Bankai.

This kind of Bankai should be able to kill Aizen, right?

By the way, what exactly is Aizen?

The last time he was in Soul Society, he was still in the form of a Shinigami. Even though he turned into a hollow during the battle with Natsuki, he could still be considered a human.

And now...

Some people thought of Aizen's previous appearance.

Now, he only has a human-shaped outline. Behind him, there are six pairs of butterfly-like wings. Each wing is covered with densely packed eyes. The distribution of these eyes is irregular, and just looking at them from a distance gives people a nauseating feeling.

That’s not all. In addition to Aizen’s original eyes, there are three more eyes on his forehead.

In addition, his mouth was cracked all the way to the edge of his ears, and his long hair was scattered wantonly. His body was covered with various faces, both male and female. They were like tumors, growing on Aizen's body, and they were all trying to wriggle and struggle.

This appearance is really weird. It is not an exaggeration to say that Aizen is now a demon.

Even though the God of Death has been fighting against Hollows all the time, Hollows themselves are monsters. Many God of Death are used to seeing Hollows with special appearances, but this is the first time they have seen an example like Aizen, who was originally a God of Death but now has become such a monster.

Under the gaze of everyone, the next moment, the flames covering the body of Aizen's monster suddenly went out. No, it didn't go out, but was swallowed up.

The eyes on Aizen's body opened and closed, and his mouth opened. A devouring force even more powerful than the darkness that had surged out before erupted, and actually devoured all the power of the flames. Of course, as the price of the devouring, Aizen himself did not feel well either.

His body was sometimes anxious and sometimes recovered.

Super-speed regeneration, an ability that many Arrancar have lost after evolving, is displayed to the extreme in Aizen. The powerful spiritual pressure gives Aizen the ability to regenerate infinitely, which means an incomparable vitality.

boom! !

The aftermath of the Rising Sun Blade was completely broken.

After emerging from the giant black cocoon, Aizen, who had transformed into a monster, finally spoke, "Is this all you can do?"

"Aizen, for the sake of so-called power, you have fallen to this level. It is really ridiculous."

Captain Yamamoto looked at Aizen's current appearance and made sarcastic remarks.

I don’t know what this sentence did to Aizen, but it immediately angered him.

(End of this chapter)