Bleach: No cheat codes, he joined Aizen's side.

Chapter 164, Section 162: Complete Bankai, Unpredictable and Mysterious

The number of Hollows ravaging the Seireitei gradually decreased.

Aizen hadn't left Barragan with many usable Arrancars to begin with. With the remaining Shinigami putting up a fierce resistance, the massive Hueco Mundo invasion of Soul Society quickly dwindled to just a few battlefields.

The most intense, the most eye-catching, and the one that drew the attention of all the free Death Gods was that colossal structure, Las Noches.

Few Shinigami knew that in Hueco Mundo, Higashino Shuichi's spiritual pressure had briefly disappeared for a period of time.

But at this moment, most of the remaining Shinigami in Seireitei saw a rift, different from the Black Hole, open above Seireitei, from which a Shinigami descended. The Shinigami's name was Higashino Shuichi.

That place.

Inzen was no exception.

Just a moment ago, he was feeling a little regretful about Higashino Shuichi's spiritual pressure disappearing, but the next second he was pleasantly surprised by Higashino Shuichi's reappearance.

Especially the location where Higashino Shuichi appeared, if Aizen remembers correctly, that's how the Zero Division members came to Soul Society to pick up the then 12th Division Captain, Hikifune Kiryu, when they made their appearance.

So, for some unknown reason, Higashino Shuichi went to the Spirit King Palace?

Aizen found this matter quite perplexing, but it didn't matter; he could ask Higashino Shuichi about it when he had time.

"Lord Aizen, aren't you going to continue watching?"

Seeing Aizen turn to leave, Tosen asked, clutching his weakened body.

"No need. The result is already obvious. Since Shuichi dared to come back, it means he has the confidence to defeat Barragan."

By far, Barregan has played all the cards he could.

So the final result is already known without even looking at it~

Aizen shook his head, leaving Tosen with a departing silhouette.

Although things took a few minor turns, the outcome was as expected. Therefore, there was no need for him to stay in Soul Society any longer. His priority was to hurry to the human world, meet up with Gin Ichimaru there, and then return together.

"is it?"

Compared to Aizen's confidence, Tosen clearly did not have the same level of trust in Higashino Shuichi's actions.

He frowned, his empty eyes, which had been dormant in the darkness, gazing in the direction of Hueco Mundo.

In his opinion, Higashino Shuichi was somewhat reckless this time.

Since they've already escaped, there's no need to rush back.

Since they've already achieved their goal, it's not unreasonable to leave the rest of Barragan to Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

Of course, Higashino Shuichi's answer was "No!"
"Atdis!"

Inside Hueco Mundo, as he watched Higashino Shuichi fall vertically down towards them from the sky, Barragan shouted loudly.

"Understood, Lord Barragán. Silence, Dark Forest!"
"Higashino Shuichi, you won't be able to use a single ounce of your spiritual power in front of me!"

Atdis leaped from the ground and charged toward Higashino Shuichi, as if trying to stop Higashino Shuichi's arrival with his own body.

But in reality, Higashino Shuichi knew that this was just Atdis trying to use his own spiritual pressure to counteract Higashino Shuichi's spiritual pressure as quickly as possible.

This time, however, Higashino Shuichi will not let Atedis have his way.

"The Path of Ghosts, Hell - Execution Song!"

In Hell, on the verge of death and about to be expelled from the Hell order, Ikeda Yukisa looked desperately at the Hell forces surging into his body and using it as a medium to travel to Soul Society.

If he could do it all over again, he would have run away the moment he saw Higashino Shuichi and Kuruyashiki Kenpachi, and run as far away as possible!

"However, isn't this also a kind of liberation?"

Finally, as he sensed that his body was about to be banished from hell, Ikeda Yukisa smiled knowingly.

Looking back on his eventful life, it is not without its merits that it ended in this way.

On the other side, in Soul Society, a gray-black aura swirled throughout Las Noches. Wherever it touched, the aging aura emanating from Barragan's Resurrection Blade ability receded spontaneously.

"What's going on? Why can you still use Kido?!"

Atedis was shocked.

As a new Arrancar created during the period when Aizen mass-produced Arrancars, Atdis knew very little about Higashino Shuichi, and at that time Higashino Shuichi had already superficially severed ties with Aizen.

Therefore, Atedis had no idea about Higashino Shuichi's abilities, which had already been exposed long ago.

But Barragán knew.

In a past encounter with Shuichi Higashino, Higashino had used this move before.

That power from hell was so unreasonable that not only did Atdis's Resurrection ability fail, but even Barragan's own aging ability was ineffective against it.

However, Barragan was fully aware of the drawbacks of Hellfire Scream due to its previous use.
"Is this the source of your confidence to come back and challenge me again? How laughable, Higashino Shuichi. So what if your move is unaffected by my aging ability? It can't catch me. The more you use it, the more injuries you accumulate on yourself."

It's just repeating the same mistakes!

Barragan leaped from the ground, dodging the grayish-white aura and the skeletal arms that emerged from it.

Under Barragan's guidance, Atedis realized that his ability wasn't ineffective, but rather simply ineffective against Higashino Shuichi's Kido. He could still effectively counteract any other spiritual pressure released by Higashino Shuichi using his own spiritual pressure.

Everything seems to have returned to its previous state.

Then, under the gaze of Atedis of Barragán, Higashino Shuichi snorted coldly and pointed his Zanpakuto towards the sky.
"How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan? How can an ant know what lies beyond the vast sky? Formless, powerless, lawless, and unregulated, this journey will be a triumphant one!"
Bankai, unpredictable and beyond human comprehension!

At this moment, Higashino Shuichi connected with the special mechanism inside his Zanpakuto, created by Nimaiya Oetsu. In exchange for forgetting one of his original Bankai abilities in advance and being resurrected in another body, he gained the opportunity to experience complete Bankai.

With a thud, Higashino Shuichi landed on the ground, and at the same time, Hell's Execution Song disappeared around him.

This wasn't because Higashino Shuichi did it on purpose, but because on the other side, Ikeda Yukisa's time was up.

He was expelled from his "home" by Hell, becoming the first sinner since the birth of Hell to enter Hell, undergo Hell's transformation, and then be abandoned by Hell again.

As for Higashino Shuichi's Kido, it was essentially just using the divine mark from the Kabuto family to secretly open a back door for himself. Now that Ikeda Yukisa is no longer in Hell, that door has naturally closed.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Higashino Shuichi will never be able to use this demonic path again. As long as Higashino Shuichi is willing to go to hell again and rebuild a divine rune, then everything can remain the same.

However, these are all things to be discussed later. The reality is that after Higashino Shuichi loudly chanted his Bankai, not only did nothing unusual happen, but even the hellish power that had previously troubled Barragan and his companions disappeared.

Therefore, for Barragán and his group, this Bankai was really a bit...
"Playing tricks! Higashino Shuichi, do you think I don't know your habits? You say one thing during a battle, but there's nothing to it at all. You're deliberately using words to mislead our judgment. In reality, you're already out of options, aren't you?"
Because you've discovered that your proud, hellish power is no match for us!
Hahaha, Higashino Shuichi, I've seen through everything you've done!

Barragan recalled his past battles with Higashino Shuichi. Higashino Shuichi used to love playing these word games with him, and back then, when he was still quite naive, he always believed what Higashino Shuichi uttered.

As a result, he was deceived every time, so much so that he missed several opportunities to defeat or even kill Higashino Shuichi.

This time, Barragan learned his lesson; he wouldn't be fooled by Higashino Shuichi again.

Once he officially entered battle mode, Higashino Shuichi simply replied to Barragan, "You've been talking too much nonsense." At the moment of complete release, Higashino Shuichi learned from his Zanpakuto the true Bankai ability of his Zanpakuto.

There is only one, and it is the only one.

And just as Higashino Shuichi had predicted, this ability was enough to punish a duo like Barragan and Atdis, a pair that would give even Aizen a headache.

Then, in Atedis's eyes, Higashino Shuichi moved. Higashino Shuichi, who was originally hundreds of meters away from him, stepped forward with his left foot. In the next instant, Higashino Shuichi's figure filled Atedis's entire field of vision.

"What just happened? Why are you here?"

Atedis was shocked, his eyes wide with disbelief.

Even if they were to feign a transformation, it would be impossible for them to cross such a long distance and appear before him so openly when his spiritual senses are activated.

At least when the resonant energy is activated, the gathering of spiritual pressure can be clearly seen.

But there was not a single abnormality about Higashino Shuichi just now.

Everything was so ordinary that it seemed as if Higashino Shuichi was taking a routine walk.

What terrified Atdis even more was that he was completely immobilized, unable even to use his own spiritual pressure to counteract the spiritual pressure emanating from Higashino Shuichi.

"what did you do to me?!"

As an experimental Arrancar, Atdis shouldn't have any emotions, but this time, he felt a word called fear.

He was scared.

And this fear stems from the unfamiliar.

But soon, Atedis no longer had this concern.

Because his head and body were completely separated by Higashino Shuichi's Crescent Moon Cut.

So, exactly when did his abilities become ineffective against Higashino Shuichi?

Right, it seems to have started when Shuichi Higashino announced that he had used a new Bankai.

Therefore, the Bankai still has an effect, it's just not obvious, right?
Atedis really wanted to tell Barregan his conclusion, but unfortunately, he couldn't.

The good news is that, if he's lucky, he might find Barragan in another world and share his conclusions.

"This is impossible!!"

Barregan had lost count of how many times he had uttered those words today.

Every time, it comes from the bottom of my heart.

Faced with Atdis's Resurrection Blade ability, Higashino Shuichi should not possess such obviously excessive strength. You must know that for a Shinigami, spiritual pressure is the foundation that supports all its actions. As long as the spiritual pressure is infinitely canceled out, then that Shinigami should be equivalent to a piece of trash. This is a conclusion that Szayelaporro reached after countless experiments, and it cannot be wrong.

"The Sigh of Death!"

Forget it, Barragan knew that Higashino Shuichi was unlikely to answer his question.

Although Atedis has fallen, Baregan remains invincible.

An aura of aging rippled through the air.

They spread outwards rapidly.

"I admit you're in a bit of a predicament now. But Higashino Shuichi first escaped from a seemingly hopeless situation using some unknown method, and then used this tactic to eliminate Atdis. How much strength do you have left now?"

Barragán reasoned using the most normal logic.

Unfortunately, in this state, Higashino Shuichi cannot be analyzed using normal thinking.

Because his Zanpakuto has full Bankai capabilities, it is designed solely for victory.

After easily defeating Atedis, Higashino Shuichi stood in mid-air with his sword in hand, letting Barragan's aged aura assault him.

One hundred meters, fifty meters, ten meters, three meters, one meter.
Just as the aura was about to strike Higashino Shuichi, it vanished, along with the aging auras spreading from other directions.

"What's going on? What is this?"

Barragan started to panic. Was it Higashino Shuichi's ability from before still around? But that didn't seem like it.

Or is all of this just an illusion created by Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu?
Barragán thought of many explanations in an instant, but his active mind could not save him from physical decay.

Seeing the signs of aging emanating from his own body, Baregan broke down.

He never imagined that he would die because of his own abilities.

"No! This is an illusion! It's fake! You must be using an illusion to fool me again!"

Barregan attempted to win the repechage match by bluffing, but failed.

After the catharsis, death is inevitable.

Meanwhile, Higashino Shuichi stood silently before the spot where Barragán's remains had turned to white bones and scattered in the wind, somewhat dazed.

It's a bit too simple.
Although he had anticipated this outcome after learning the true Bankai ability of his Zanpakuto, Higashino Shuichi still couldn't help but feel a sense of unreality when things actually unfolded this way.

After all, just a few minutes ago, he was killed by the two of them working together. Now, he has only fully unleashed his Zanpakuto, and Barragan and Atedis are completely powerless against him.

"Unpredictable and mysterious."

Higashino Shuichi murmured softly.

His Zanpakuto's Bankai ability is quite simple: based on Higashino Shuichi's understanding of the enemy's abilities, his Zanpakuto can automatically generate the ability that best counters the enemy and deliver it to Higashino Shuichi.

The drawback is that the ability is generated only when dealing with a specific enemy, and it can only be used against that enemy. Furthermore, this ability is generated based solely on Higashino Shuichi's own understanding.

If Higashino Shuichi's understanding of the enemy is incorrect, or if the enemy suddenly develops a new ability, then the generated ability may not be able to play its due role and will need to wait for Higashino Shuichi's understanding to be updated before the ability can be regenerated.

Just like when Higashino Shuichi was about to defeat Atdis, his Zanpakuto directly replaced Higashino Shuichi's spiritual particle characteristics, making Higashino Shuichi's spiritual particle usage no longer in Atdis's material library. As a result, Atdis's ability became ineffective.
For example, when Higashino Shuichi was fighting Barragan, influenced by Higashino Shuichi's own cognition and memories, Higashino Shuichi's Zanpakuto directly granted him the ability to manipulate space for a limited time when facing Barragan. This allowed Higashino Shuichi to transfer all the aging aura released by Barragan into Barragan's body, thus giving him the classic death method in the original story.

As the saying goes, "Know yourself and know your enemy and you will never be defeated." Higashino Shuichi also felt that this was indeed an ability that perfectly matched his preconceived notions about his Zanpakuto.

Moreover, from a certain perspective, this ability is actually very suitable for him as a time traveler.

The only downside is that this is a limited-time trial version.

To truly experience the full version, Higashino Shuichi felt that with his current strength, he simply didn't have that many major events to deal with. Going to the Zero Division and finding Nimaiya Oetsu to take a shortcut was the fastest way.

Thinking this, Higashino Shuichi arrived in front of Barragan's illusory core, grabbed the core that he had specially protected with his spatial power, and put it in his mouth.

I chewed it a couple of times, and mmm, it was crunchy.

It feels warm inside the body.
(End of this chapter)