"Halt!"
Yamamoto raised his Zanpakuto, ready to break through Muyang's wind wall with his flame. However, he suddenly hesitated when he remembered what happened when his flame and Muyang's wind collided earlier, which resulted in a massive explossion, putting other Captains in danger while Muyang used that chance to escape.
Muyang didn't overlook this opportunity as he immediately aimed his hand toward where everyone was trapped, and a bright light was emanated from his hand, along with massive Reiatsu.
"Kagami Soragoku."
A cuboid crystal was suddenly erected around all Captain, trapping them inside.
"What is this Kidō? Did you invent it yourself?"
Kyōraku glanced at the crystal wall that trapped them in disbelief.
"This is..." Unohana Retsu cautiously tried to touch the crystal wall, and as if dropping a stone on water, Unohana's hand left a ripple as her hand passed through the crystal wall without any obstruction.
"Hm?" All captains who saw this scene were stunned for a moment. Was this crystal wall just for show? Did it actually have no effect whatsoever?
While they were still puzzled, a hand suddenly stuck out of the crystal wall on one side of the wall, to be precise, near Zaraki, which startled him as he immediately raised his Zanpakuto, ready to strike the hand down.
"Wait!"
Right before Zaraki swung his Zanpakuto down, Unohana immediately stopped him and then slowly pulled her hand out of the crystal wall.
"Could it be that…."
As Unohana pulled out her hand from the crystal wall, the other hand on the other side of the wall was also pulled into the crystal wall.
Seeing this bizarre scene, everyone's puzzled eyes were focused on Unohana.
"This must be the Kidō that Captain Kimura invented by himself. Based on what I feel when I touch the crystal wall just now, I can tell that it was the combination of several other Kidō like Kyōmon, Kyokkō, Tozanshō, Dankū, and several other Kidō."
"That's amazing!"
Kyōraku said in awe while other Captains were nodding except for Zaraki, who was basically clueless when it came to Kidō. Even these Captains couldn't do something like that, and as far as they knew, Muyang wasn't used to be so good at Kidō.
Realizing they had no means to break through this Kidō, the Captains immediately shifted their gazes to the sky, where Muyang was floating, wondering what he was planning to do by trapping everyone in one place.
Muyang's Zanpakuto suddenly glowed, and Muyang thrust it forward. As if entering another dimension, half of the blade disappeared.
"That's…"
The Captains were taken aback upon witnessing this scene. That was exactly the same motion when the Shinigami opened Senkaimon to Soul Society from Human World. However, the Senkaimon in Soul Society had fixed locations, and it couldn't be opened wherever one wanted, which made everyone suspect that Muyang's Zanpakuto had the power to do so.
Muyang twisted his arm, and his Zanpakuto was enveloped in white light.
To everyone's surprise, a black rift appeared in the air. The pitch-black rift gave them creeps as if they were staring right into the abyss.
"What on earth is that?"
Ukitake couldn't help but stare at the black rift next to Muyang.
"Beats me."
Kyōraku also couldn't conceal the shock on his face anymore.
"Don't tell me…."
Aizen's eyes flashed as he looked at the black rift, but he pretended to be astonished as if seeing something he has never seen in person before.
"Sōusuke-kun, do you know what that is?" Kyōraku asked when he saw the look on Aizen's face.
"That rift... I've seen it once in a book, and it looks very similar to the Garganta that the Hollow used, but there's just no way... Does this mean Captain Kimura is in cahoots with the Hollow?"
"Garganta?" Kyōraku shook his head, "No, Sōusuke-kun, you've only seen it in the book, so it can't be helped if you mistake it for a Garganta. If it really is a Garganta, we should be able to feel the Hollow's Reiatsu coming from that rift, so this must be something else."
"Oh, I see." Aizen's eyes flashed, and a faint smile was shown on the corner of his mouth.
A bizarre light was exuded from Aizen's Zanpakuto, affecting everyone without them noticing.
Suddenly, the Captains shuddered before looking towards Muyang in disbelief, as if seeing something unbelievable. It was even worse in Yamamoto's case as his Reiatsu spiked once again, and the flame raging around him.
In everyone's eyes, there were so many Hollows swarming the rift now, and there was a big one behind them all. The Captains couldn't quite see it, but they certainly felt the sickening and monstrous Reiatsu behind the rift.
Aizen just smiled faintly when he saw the Captains' reaction. Although Muyang was stronger than he expected, it all played in his favor. Because he managed to inject the Hollow substance into Muyang's body and the news about Muyang and the later known as Visored already spread among the Captains, his plan went smoother.
Of course, Muyang didn't know that Aizen once again set him up. He simply used his Kidō to trap them to give him enough time to escape, that's all, and now was obviously the perfect time to escape. Muyang's plan was to break through the Soul Society's space using his own spatial technique.
At this point, Muyang was standing in front of the rift before looking back at everyone below with sad eyes for one last time.
Goodbye Old Yamamoto, Kyōraku, Ukitake, Kenpachi, and Retsu; goodbye, Soul Society; and goodbye, Aizen. Your Kyōka Suigetsu won't work against me anymore, but I end up showing too much of my trick this time, so, at the very least, I can count on you not to let me down next time.
Finally, Muyang walked into the spatial rift in front of him.
"Leave it to me!"
As Muyang walked into the crack, a massive Reiatsu burst from Yamamoto, destroying the crystal wall around him. With one swing, Ryūjin Jakka unleashed the burning hot flame that went straight into the spatial rift, aiming for Muyang. Unfortunately, the spatial rift closed as sudden as it appeared, and Yamamoto's last attack didn't connect. He didn't understand why Yamamoto seemed angrier and more aggressive when he was about to leave, but there was nothing he could do at this point.
After Muyang left, Yamamoto punched the ground in fury, creating a big hole below him.
"Old man Yama!"
"Genryūsai-sensei!"
Kyōraku and Ukitake immediately ran towards Yamamoto. They didn't expect Yamamoto would be this angry.
"Muyang actually threw away his pride as a Shinigami and stoop as low as joining the Hollow. I'll never forgive something like that."
Yamamoto sheathed his Zanpakuto as he turned around toward the Remaining Captains. The disappointment in his face couldn't be concealed. After all, this was Gotei 13's biggest loss in history, leaving only 3 Captains in their rank.
"Let's go back for now. We must restore stability and order in Seireitei first." The look on Yamamoto's face returned to usual, his eyes were closed slit as usual, and his tone was calm once again.
All Captains just nodded in silence despite how reluctant they were after all that happened, and then returned to their respective Divisions.
Kyōraku and Ukitake looked at each other before returning to their own Divisions. Because of what happened, they had to restore order in Seireitei and put everyone at ease because they must have felt the massive Reiatsu during Muyang and Yamamoto's battle just now. With that in mind, Kyōraku glanced at Aizen for a moment before returning to his Division.
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In the dimension that connected Soul Society, Human World, and Hueco Mundo...
"This place..." Muyang was standing on a foothold comprised by Reishi, looking around in the dark void: "So this is the dimensional gap between worlds."
However, the place Muyang was in right now resembled Garganta leading to the Hueco Mundo than the Dangai that connected Soul Society and Human World. Dangai had Kōryū on each side of the wall after all, but this place was just a pitch-black void.
Although he had used this spatial technique before, this was the first time Muyang used it to travel between two different worlds like this. Muyang had no guarantee that he could reach Human World without a hitch. However, he was ready for one or two unexpected events.
With that in mind, Muyang made sure not to be rash. He was no longer in danger anyway now, so all he had to do now was find the way to the Human World. He sheathed his Zanpakuto and began exploring.
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Meanwhile, Yoruichi got away with Kusu in tow thanks to Muyang for being such a competent bait. She knew the ins and outs of Seireitei, and with the detection ability from Kusu Zanpakuto's, they easily left Seireitei without alarming anyone.
"Yoruichi-san, what are we going to do next?"
Shortly after leaving Seireitei, Kusu and Yoruichi stopped before looking back at Seireitei for one last time. Kusu clearly seemed reluctant, but she asked Yoruichi anyway.
"Well, we can't go back to Gotei 13 anymore after what happened." Yoruichi responded when she noticed the hesitant look on Kusu's face, but she frowned shortly after, "When you're in Sōkyoku Hill earlier, how did you find Aizen, Kusu? Only you noticed that he was hiding there, and I believe he must've used Kyōka Suigetsu at that time."
"Yeah." Kusu cast aside all the thoughts in her heart at the moment and stroked her Zanpakuto. "My Kamisen no Kumo's ability is more than just ordinary perception. It can even look into others' hearts as long as they are in its range."
"What!?" Yoruichi was genuinely shocked when she heard Kusu's explanation. "Mind-reading!?"
"That's one way you can put it," Kusu then smiled and said: "Of course, at my current level, perceiving others' emotions is the most I can do, and I have to be very close to my target in order to do so. I can catch a fraction of people's thought, though, but it may take a hundred years or even more to learn mind-reading."
No matter how powerful Zanpakuto's ability was, it depended on its owner themselves whether they could learn or further develop its ability. There were only a few people who had completely awakened their Zanpakuto, like Captain-Commander Yamamoto..
"Okay, let's go to Kūkaku's place first." Yoruichi cast her thoughts aside and immediately stood up.
"Shiba Kūkaku?"
"Well, we have to find her before we can go to the Human World and rendezvous with Kisuke."
"Captain, he's..."
Kusu was looking back toward the direction of Seireitei. It was clear that she was worried about Muyang. After all, Muyang stayed behind to ensure their escape, and there were other Captains beside Yamamoto there.
Yoruichi couldn't blame Kusu for her behavior. She has accompanied Muyang for more than 100 years, and everyone knew how she felt about Muyang. In fact, it would be weird if she wasn't worried about him.
They both could feel massive Reiatsu colliding with each other, but Yoruichi decided to brush it off with a smile to put Kusu at ease.
"Don't worry, it's Kimura we're talking about. Have faith in him. Even if he can't win, he should have no problem escaping."
"Besides, don't underestimate a Captain."
Yoruichi's words reminded Kusu of the strength of her Captain that she had served for years, putting her at ease as she finally smiled for the first time.
Bang!!!
A sudden spike of Reiatsu occurred on Sōkyoku Hill, surprising Yoruichi and Kusu even though they were quite far away from there, which made them worry once again.
"This is... Captain-Commander's Reiatsu, but why is it so rough? Even from our distance, his anger was so apparent as if it's directed to us."
Bang!!
Following the sudden spike of Reiatsu, a burst of flame towered high into the sky, dyeing the whole sky red.
"Yoruichi-san!"
Even if she had learned Bankai, the moment Yamamoto's Reiatsu burst forth to the sky, Kusu couldn't hide her anxiety.
"Although I don't know what pisses Captain-Commander so much, we gotta leave as soon as possible. Besides, I can't feel Kimura's Reiatsu anymore. I think he's escaped already."
Kusu immediately closed her eyes and then sighed in relief: "you're right. Captain indeed has left."
"Then we should get going too. We will hide at Kūkaku's place for a while. When the time is right, we'll go to the Human World and rendezvous with Kisuke."
"Understood."
They then headed toward the direction of Rukongai.
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"This place really is..."
As Muyang stood in the void and looked around, as hard it was for him to admit, he knew deep down that he was lost. Then again, this was his first time, so it couldn't be helped.
Muyang decided to just walk forward. Even though he didn't know which way led to the Human World, at least he wouldn't end up in Seireitei if he kept pressing forward.
The foothold comprised of Reishi followed Muyang's walking pace as he pressed onward, and Muyang eventually sensed a Reiatsu from a certain direction, so Muyang followed it. However, the closer he got to that Reiatsu, the clearer the frown on his face because judging from the Reiatsu, Muyang knew for sure that this way didn't lead to the Human World.
Muyang sensed an existence beyond his knowledge, and the subtle bad vibe he got was clearly coming from that spatial distortion. However, at the same time, the Reiatsu was somehow familiar, like that of Hikifune Kirio's, but different from the Kirio in his knowledge.
Muyang then reached out, trying to check what lied beyond the spatial distortion ahead of him.
Bzztt~
Muyang was zapped by unknown energy as soon as he reached out his hand, and even though it wasn't particularly strong, Muyang backpedaled with horror in his eyes.
"Th...this is..."
Right when Muyang was zapped by the unknown energy, everything around him went bright, and suddenly he could see the world hidden behind the spatial distortion.
There were huge circular pillars as far as Muyang could see, and there were 5 floating discs, while suspended higher still was a large cylindrical structure that had a conical top and bottom
What is this place? I've never seen it in the anime in my previous life. However, the Reiatsu is oddly familiar. What is going on here?
Muyang was at a loss. He had never seen this place when he watched the anime or read the manga. Was this still Seireitei?
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