Chapter 228 The reason for everything, the sealed Karakura Town!

"Dongdechaka, Peixue!"

I saw my two companions being defeated in an instant.

Nilu, who had originally planned to escape with Luojia, couldn't help but call out softly.

Then, the petite Nilu mustered up her courage.

She chose to stand up.

He ran to Pei Xue and Dong Dechaka, wanting to protect them.

"Don't hurt my companions."

Some childish but extremely firm words reached Xia Mu's ears.

Xia Mu looked at Ni Lu who was standing in front of him with some surprise.

Of course he also recognized Nilu.

By the way, in some novels about death that I read in my previous life, Nel was a female character that many protagonists must include. Not to mention Harribel, who was also a female figure. Although Harribel had a good figure, her appearance was just average. After all, those who liked that exotic style were not mainstream.

Nilu is different, she is both romantic and powerful.

She usually looks like a loli and can be raised as a daughter. She has a well-behaved and cute personality.

And when the time comes, he will return to his original appearance, beautiful, dignified and full of aggression.

No wonder those guys are attracted to Nilu.

However, Xia Mu is not like that.

Xia Mu had been in Hueco Mundo several times before, not mentioning the initial time.

But in the next two times, he never thought of looking for Nel in Hueco Mundo.

His purpose has always been very clear. He came to the Hueco Mundo to achieve his own goals.

Things like Nel and Harribel have nothing to do with him.

Unexpectedly, he had never thought of looking for Nel in Hueco Mundo, but after going around in circles, he actually met Nel here.

"You want to protect them?"

A strange smile appeared at the corner of Xia Mu's mouth.

Nilu raised her head and looked at Xia Mu. She did not answer Xia Mu's question, but the determination in her eyes and her body, which was trembling continuously but never retreated, showed her determination.

"interesting!"

Xia Mu whispered to himself.

He had no doubt that if he further stimulated Nilu, he might be able to briefly awaken her memory, take back her own power, and enter the form of the third blade in the original work. Well, in this world, maybe she could even be the fourth blade.

"You should know that I am the God of Death. It is natural for the God of Death to slash the void. Even if you stand in front of me, you can't stop me from doing what I do."

Nilu and other Hollows did not notice anything strange about Xia Mu.

It was obvious that he could easily deal with Pei Xue and Dong Dechaka, and there was obviously no need to talk so much nonsense with Nilu, who looked so weak, but Xia Mu said so anyway.

The reason why they didn't notice it was mainly because of the unique environment of Hueco Mundo, where there were too many strange and bizarre Hollows.

Xu itself is a collection of negative emotions in the soul. They are filled with various desires, which makes all Xu have completely different personalities.

And Nnoitra, who murdered Nelue back then, was a guy with a bad character.

Compared to that guy, Xia Mu, the god of death, is actually better.

"Even if I can't stop you, I must, must protect them!"

Of course, Nilu also knew that there was a huge gap in strength between herself and Xia Mu.

But she couldn't bear to watch her companion die in front of her and choose to run away.

Xia Mu didn't say anything.

He just raised the knife in his hand.

Just as his knife was about to fall.

Suddenly, an invisible force wrapped around Xia Mu.

Xia Mu immediately discovered that his knife was restrained by something.

"silk?"

After sensing it for a while, Xia Mu understood the essence of this power, and then looked at the other female Arrancar.

This is a very quiet girl. If you only look at half of her face, you will find she has a very delicate appearance.

But the location where the mask was broken was not very good.

For other Arrancars, such as Nel, the lower half of the mask is broken, leaving the remaining mask just on top of the head, almost like a decoration.

The mask of this hollow was broken on the right side, and on his left cheek was a skull-like mask, so he looked somewhat hideous and terrifying.

At this moment, invisible threads extended from the opponent's body and wrapped around Natsuki's Zanpakuto.

Xia Mu even felt that more threads were coming towards him, ready to wrap around his body.

Pull him somewhere, or rather, exile him from this space.

Xia Mu is no stranger to the power of space.

Because after his Zanpakuto evolved and released its initial form, he gained an ability similar to teleportation within the area covered by the red mist. This is the power of space, so he can quickly grasp similar abilities.

"Anti-membrane?"

The first thing Xia Mu thought of was the unique spatial power possessed by Daxu.

Some great voids have the ability to release anti-membrane light to bring back companions from other worlds.

Perhaps it is precisely because Daxu possesses this ability that he was able to develop such a special footwork as Xiangzhuan.

"Dye it, Feiyuan!"

Previously, in order to quickly travel to Kyonakyu Palace, Xia Mu activated the Shikai, and after arriving at the Kyonakyu Palace area, he naturally released it.

And now, Natsuki has once again unleashed his Zanpakuto.

The red mist filled the surroundings, dyeing the surrounding night and enveloping everything.

Being in the red fog, Xia Mu became more aware of everything around him.

Finally I figured out the origin of the silk thread.

In his perception, densely packed tiny silk threads extended from the body of the female Arrancar. She was like a textile machine, constantly producing new silk threads. These silk threads contained the attributes of space, just as Xia Mu had guessed before, and were very similar to the ability of the anti-membrane.

The next moment.

Feiyuan's ability was activated, and all the threads were cut off.

The breaking of the anti-membrane thread also implicated Luo Jia, the person who made the anti-membrane thread.

Her spiritual pressure weakened slightly.

"So, you want to protect them too?"

"It's really troublesome. You jump out one after another. Although I can kill you all, I am kind-hearted and can't bear to see such a scene of deep affection and loyalty."

"So let's make a deal."

As he spoke, Xia Mu took the initiative to put away his knife and restrained his murderous intent.

This action puzzled the Arrancars such as Luojia, Nilu, Peixue, and Dondechaka.

What on earth does this guy want to do?
Because he didn't understand Xia Mu's purpose, the more stable Pei Xue forced himself to support his injured body and asked Xia Mu, "What deal do you want to make?"

Making a deal with the god of death is a very dangerous thing.

After all, the current state of Hueco Mundo is closely related to the God of Death, but who can blame them for not being able to defeat Natsuki?

People are knives and servants, and I am fish and meat.

Nilu refused to run away and chose to stand in front of them.

Of course, with the strength shown by Xia Mu and Ni Lu's current strength, it would be difficult to escape.

Rather than fighting to the death.

It would be better to listen to what this god of death wants to do.

"I want to know the information about Hueco Mundo. Why did it become like this?"

Xia Mu spoke calmly and stated his purpose.

Pei Xue was stunned again.

It’s not because Xia Mu’s request is difficult to achieve, but because Xia Mu’s request is too simple.

"Don't you know why Xuye Palace has become like this? Isn't this the work of you, the God of Death?" After coming to his senses, Pei Xue asked Xia Mu.

Xia Mu said calmly, "For some reasons, I was not in Hueco Mundo before, so I don't know why Hueco Mundo has become like this. If you are willing to explain it to me, I don't mind letting you go."

After a pause, Xia Mu continued: "Perhaps, in your opinion, my purpose is a little difficult to understand, but the fact is, I met an Arrancar before, and he was unwilling to help me answer my questions, so I had no choice but to kill him."

"I don't know if you know him, but his name is Sal Apollo."

After this name was heard, Nel, Peshu, Dondechaka and other Arrancars were stunned again. Even though they had been active in the desert outside the Kyūya Palace before, a person's name is as familiar as the shadow of a tree. Even Nel, who had lost her memory, knew this person.

There was even a hint of confusion in Luo Jia's eyes.

"Lord Sal Apollo!"

Suddenly hearing that Lord Sar Apollo was killed by this god of death, she should have been sad and angry. However, as a man-made void, just like a man-made god of death, emotion is something she is extremely lacking.

Before this, Lord Sal Apollo abandoned her and ran away alone, leaving her at a loss, which is why she encountered Nel and the other Hollows.

At this moment, she was still extremely confused.

Xia Mu didn't know the relationship between Luo Jia and Sar Apollo.

He looked at Pei Xue and Dondechaka.

He didn't expect to get any information from Nilu.

Similarly, Luo Jia doesn't look like a normal person.

On the contrary, Pei Xue and Don Dechaka, two of Nilu's former subordinates, although they look funny on the outside, are actually very reliable.

Pei Xue was not sure whether what Xia Mu said was true or false.

Sar Apollo, what a big shot that is.

Even when Nel was still Lady Nellielu, she was still a well-deserved big shot.

Lady Nelliel was once only the Fourth Blade.

And that person, from the very beginning, has always been ranked first among the Ten Espadas.

With mixed feelings, Pei Xue told Xia Mu the reason why Xuye Palace became like this.

After Pei Xue's explanation, Xia Mu's doubts finally disappeared completely.

First of all, there is something he should be thankful for.

The speed of time flow in hell seems to be the same as the speed of time flow in the spirit world.

The situation that he had guessed about the different flow of time and a long period of time passing in the spirit world did not happen.

In addition, the fact that Hueco Mundo has become like this is indeed related to the Gotei 13. Pei Xue does not know much about the Gotei 13. According to him, many Shinigami appeared in Hueco Mundo, and even though the Hueco-Yoya Palace actively organized a counterattack, it did not achieve any results in the end, and was instead beaten all the way to the Hueco-Yoya Palace by the Shinigami.

He and Nel and other Arrancars also ran here under such circumstances.

However, they did not expect that even after arriving at Xuye Palace, it could not become their shelter.

Raging flames and all-consuming darkness appeared simultaneously in the Xuye Palace.

Xuye Palace was completely turned into a white area.

All the voids are dead.

As for the god of death, at the last moment, it seemed that he had moved away from this place.

He didn't know what happened after that.

Because they were able to survive, all thanks to Luo Jia's help.

At the critical moment, they encountered Luo Jia, who used her special ability to temporarily exile them to the "anti-membrane". They left this space for a short time and avoided the fate of death.

Even though they were in the anti-membrane, they still felt an extremely terrifying crisis at that time. It was a force that could even tear apart space.

It's worth saying.

These things happened two days ago.

In other words, the timing of Xia Mu's return is a bit subtle.

He missed the great battle at Xuye Palace.

But not completely missed.

According to Pei Xue, this battle does not seem to be over yet.

The Death party made a transfer at the last moment.

So, what will be the next battlefield?

……

A fire in Fuyuki City led to Shirou Emiya being adopted by Kiritsugu Emiya, thus laying the groundwork for the future Holy Grail War.

And Karakura Town, this originally peaceful little city.

At this moment, we are also trapped in the tragic situation after the fire.

The houses and buildings were completely destroyed, as if they had been plowed through, and there was a scorched earth everywhere, as if ravaged by fire.

However, Ichigo Kurosaki, who was born and raised in Karakura Town, did not hate the arsonist at all, because the real culprit who caused Karakura Town to become like this was the one in the sky, rather than the arsonist.

Now, all the ordinary people in Karakura Town have fallen into a coma.

The Shinigami who were originally fighting in Hueco Mundo were all around Karakura Town.

They held special instruments and released their own spiritual pressure, and then, under the control of Captain Yamamoto, the spiritual pressure turned into a flame-like barrier that enveloped Karakura Town.

Outside the barrier, Aizen, who had six pairs of wings and eyes all over his body, and looked extremely strange, was standing in the air.

The six eyes on his forehead were pitch black and looked hideous and terrifying.

Looking at the barrier covered by flames in front of him, a hoarse voice came out of his mouth.

"Yamamoto, you can't stop me. Even if you gather the power of all the gods of death and form a barrier, as soon as the barrier is dispersed, the spiritual veins hidden under Karakura Town will quickly fall into my arms and help me forge the King's Key, allowing me to reach the Soul King's place."

"As for the head-on battle?"

"You who are trapped in the mirror flower and water moon are nothing to worry about!"

In the battle at Kuroyoru, Captain Yamamoto and Aizen displayed their extremely powerful strength.

Especially Captain Yamamoto, who used his Bankai to make many Shinigami understand why Ryujin Jakka is known as the oldest and most powerful Zanpakuto of the fire-type.

However, this battle took a turning point afterwards.

Perhaps it was because Captain Yamamoto was too powerful.

The "Ashes of Heaven and Earth" he used successfully destroyed part of Aizen's body. It did not kill Aizen, but instead helped him get rid of some troubles. The will of the Hollow King was suppressed, and Aizen regained part of himself.

After finding himself again, he used the power of the god of death once again in addition to the power of the hollow.

The ability of Mirror Flower and Water Moon is activated.

The power of hypnosis is more terrifying than ever.

In the past, one had to see the initial release of Mirror Flowers and Water Moon with one’s own eyes before one could be influenced by it.

But that is not the case now.

It seems that Aizen has achieved an unprecedented evolution.

His Zanpakutō had disappeared, consumed by the power of the Hollow and becoming a part of himself.

As a result, this ability became one of its instincts.

Pull out the sword and perform Shikai? There is no need for that anymore.

Now Aizen himself is a sword.

As long as you see Aizen and look into his ferocious eyes, you will be affected by him, just like those who have looked directly into the liberation of Kyouka Suigetsu.

This is an extremely terrifying thing.

Because of the change in Aizen's ability, even though some young Shinigami had not seen Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu before and were not affected by it, now all the Shinigami are affected by Kyoka Suigetsu.

This is a disaster.

As a last resort, the Shinigami could only temporarily avoid Aizen's edge and use the special equipment developed by Urahara Kisuke to transfer in space.

Originally, after the space transfer, they planned to temporarily cease fire.

But after further monitoring, they discovered Aizen's purpose.

The opponent wants to attack Karakura Town.

The present world is a world of instrumentalities, where there is a shortage of spirit particles. However, there are always some special places where the concentration of spirit particles far exceeds that of ordinary places. The land of high spirit particles is such a special place.

The heavy spiritual land is not fixed, because the spiritual veins underground are active and they will move every few years.

In the world of Qi Zi, such a spiritual vein is of course very special. It is related to the Spirit King. If one can obtain this power, and combine it with a large number of souls, one can use it to create something special.

"Wang Jian!"

This is the key to where the Spirit King is.

Only with the help of this item can one break through the seventy-two barriers and successfully reach the Palace of the Spirit King.

Under normal circumstances, the King Key is created when a member of Squad Zero is promoted to the Soul King Palace, obtains the power of the Soul King, and reshapes his body. But sometimes, to create the King Key, one does not necessarily need to be a member of Squad Zero, nor does one necessarily need to go to the Soul King Palace to accomplish this.

The spiritual veins in this world are a special path.

After realizing Aizen's intention, the Gotei 13 had no choice but to rush to the real world. They vowed to protect Karakura Town.

Even though Aizen's current abilities have evolved to an extremely strange level and all of them have been affected by the mirage, this is not the reason for them to avoid fighting.

If Aizen succeeds in creating the King Key, something will happen to the Soul King.

Although the Soul King has the Zero Squad by his side.

But Squad Zero is Squad Zero, and the Gotei 13 is the Gotei 13.

Aizen is a person who defected from the Gotei 13. He became a scourge and the Gotei 13 needs to be held responsible.

No matter how strange the illusions are, it is not a reason to avoid fighting.

When they arrived at Karakura Town.

Then I saw the scene where Ichigo Kurosaki and others were fighting with Aizen.

This battle in Hueco Mundo actually has nothing to do with Ichigo Kurosaki.

But when the battlefield spread to Karakura Town, a native of Karakura Town.

Ichigo has a mission that he cannot avoid.

Unfortunately, he now has no strength to resist Aizen.

He and his companions tried their best but were unable to stop Aizen.

At the critical moment, Captain Yamamoto arrived in time with the elite members of the Gotei 13.

In Karakura Town, the city of modern humans, war broke out again.

Even though the people of Division 12 used various means to protect the humans in the world as much as possible, the destruction of the city was already inevitable.

Moreover, the ability of Mirror Flowers and Water Moons is really too weird.

Captain Yamamoto's attack power is terrifying enough.

But after his five senses were affected, even he did not dare to use the terrifying destructive power wantonly, because you don't know whether the attack is against the enemy or the friendly forces.

As for the other captains, they were also unable to resist when facing Aizen.

There is only one Dongxian Yao, and because he was born blind, neither the previous Mirror Flower Water Moon nor the current evolved version of the Mirror Flower Water Moon has any effect on him.

But if Tosen Yamato relies on himself, he will not be able to fight against Aizen.

The most he could do was use his Bankai to buy some breathing space for the many Shinigami.

It is still extremely difficult to defeat Aizen.

Just at this moment, an unexpected person appeared.

The former captain of the 10th Division, Isshin Shiba.

No, now, the other party should be called Kurosaki Isshin.

Twenty years ago, the disappearance of Shiba Isshin caused some turmoil in Soul Society. Later, as Hitsugaya Toshiro studied hard and trained hard and became the new captain of the Tenth Division, the matter finally came to an end.

It was also because of Shiba Isshin's disappearance that the Shiba family completely gave up the position of captain of the Gotei 13.

Unexpected.

Isshin Shiba is not dead after all, he has been hiding in the real world.

What is even more unexpected is that he is Ichigo Kurosaki's father.

When Ichigo called Shiba Isshin "Dad", many Shinigami had answers to some questions in their hearts.

I thought that the Shiba family helped Ichigo rescue Kuchiki Rukia at the Double Killing Hill because Kuchiki Rukia was a subordinate of Shiba Kaien. Now it seems that this is not the case, but because of Kurosaki Ichigo himself.

The other party is a descendant of the Shiba family.

However, now is not the time to reminisce.

According to Shiba Isshin, he can help Ichigo gain more powerful strength, and perhaps he can defeat Aizen then.

But before that, the most important thing is to stop Aizen from seizing the spiritual vein under Karakura Town and prevent him from creating the King Key. It will take time to help Ichigo gain stronger power.

Although he didn't know where Shiba Isshin got the confidence from, Captain Yamamoto chose to believe him.

So, he gathered the power of all the gods of death, closed his five senses, sealed himself, and also placed the entire Karakura Town within a sealed barrier.

A barrier formed by flames enveloped Karakura Town.

As long as Captain-General Yamamoto's spiritual pressure still exists, the barrier will be difficult to break.

(End of this chapter)