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

Chapter 172, Question 170: You probably haven't seen a Hollow's Resurrection Blade, have you?
Furyuyama, District 61, North Rukongai, Soul Society.

At the same place, although Yujima Ouko had not yet arrived, the assessment began as scheduled under the instruction of Higashino Hideichi. According to the arrangement, Higashino Hideichi set up checkpoints at three heights in the middle of Fengliu Mountain. After the assessment began, everyone had to be forced to separate and act separately.

Then, based on the route you chose before the assessment, complete the check-in at each height in sequence.

The first person to complete all three check-in tasks will be the ultimate winner.

However, the observant Kotetsu Isane noticed before setting off that the person giving them orders was not Higashino Shuichi, but Ise Nanao.

"Nanao, I'd like to ask, where is Lord Shuichi?"

Kotetsu Isane asked.

"I don't know, but I think he probably went to find that Yujima Osh."

Ise Nanao adjusted her glasses and answered.

She was indeed unaware of Higashino Shuichi's whereabouts, because he hadn't told her what he was going to do before he left.

This is just her guess.

However, Ise Nanao guessed correctly.

Higashino Shuichi did indeed quickly relay the message that he needed to leave for a while back to Mayuri Kurotsuchi in Seireitei. He then chose a quiet place, set up a spiritual pressure shielding device, and instantly completed his Hollowfication.

Higashino Shuichi didn't know exactly what had happened with Yujima Oshu, but he knew there must be a big problem.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Yujima Ouko not to have appeared by the agreed time.

Considering the nature of the Dangai, Higashino Shuichi knew that if he returned to Seireitei to find Mayuri Kurotsuchi and enter the Dangai through proper channels, it would obviously waste a lot of time.

A 2000-fold difference in time flow rate is no joke.

Therefore, Higashino Shuichi had no choice but to take an unconventional approach, activating Hollowfication and using the spatial abilities inherent in Hollowfication to forcibly open the Black Cavity and enter the Broken Realm.

Moreover, within the Dankai, the only thing Higashino Shuichi could rely on was his own Hollow power.

Only through etherealization can Higashino Shuichi create a layer similar to the alternate dimension membrane created by Yujima Oukako within the Dangai.

This ability was originally created by Aizen to protect Hollows and Arrancar from other Arrancar or their subordinates, but it was used by Shuichi Higashino as a talisman.

I wonder what kind of expression Aizen will have when he finds out.

However, after entering the Dangai, Higashino Shuichi discovered that the Anti-Membrane still has some drawbacks compared to Yujima Osh's Zanpakuto ability, Raikou.

The space created by Shioshu's Raikong is created once it's created; there's no need for Shioshu to provide a large amount of spiritual pressure to maintain it.

However, the reverse membrane is different; it essentially requires a continuous supply of blood from Higashino Shuichi to maintain itself.

However, this is the best means that Higashino Shuichi can think of right now to help him intervene in the potential dangers of the Dangai.

When Higashino Shuichi entered the Dankai in this manner, he saw Yujima Osh, who was in a very strange state with only one eye showing, as well as a Grim Reaper whom he never expected.

Rebellious talent hidden
Higashino Shuichi remembered this person. In his memories from his previous life, this guy should have been a member of the first Gotei 13, and was the captain of the 13th Division at that time.

He was also among the first group of major villains in Soul Society to be integrated by Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

Why is he here?
Higashino Shuichi's pupils widened, and then he saw the divine markings on the back of Nikotsu Saizo that he had revealed, and he instantly understood.

To be honest, Shuichi Higashino had seen similar things before.

More than a decade ago, when he was still in the mortal world with Kisuke Urahara and others, during the Battle of Osaka Prefecture, he encountered a dull, young version of Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto. To Shuichi Higashino, that young Yamamoto was just a soulless puppet mechanically adapting to the battle according to a set program.

The rebellious Yamamoto in front of us may very well have come from the same place as the young Yamamoto back then.

And that divine rune.
Higashino Shuichi remembered that it was a unique technology of the Kabuto family, used to communicate with Hell and build a bridge between Hell and Soul Society.

The one on Nikotsu Saizo's back, although slightly different from the divine rune he possessed, was undoubtedly part of the Kabuto family's divine rune system. But why would that thing appear on Nikotsu Saizo's body?
Considering that Higashino Shuichi has not seen Kabuto Sayaka, Kisaragi Shusuke, Matsumoto Rangiku, and others in their East Coast Bureau territory so far, could it be that they thought he was dead and therefore completely despaired of Soul Society, and thus completely sided with the West Coast Bureau?

Higashino Shuichi thought it was unlikely, because seven years ago, when he made a high-profile return to Soul Society, he had borrowed Kisaragi Shusuke's power once. At that time, Kisaragi Shusuke should have known that he was still alive and had returned.

Unless Kisaragi Shusuke was already dead at that time, and he was borrowing power from hell.

Higashino Shuichi felt that this possibility existed, but the probability was extremely low.

With the solid foundation laid by Higashino Shuichi for that Baku Yaotō Raihō, once Kisaragi Shusuke fully mastered the Baku Yaotō Raihō, his strength, if not approaching that of the top captains, would definitely be very close.

Among the current generation of Captain Shinigami, Kisaragi Shusuke is at most no match for Yoruichi Shihouin and Kisuke Urahara, let alone the West Frontier Bureau.

Higashino Shuichi did not believe that there was any danger that could threaten Kisaragi Shusuke's life in the West Bureau, which was weaker overall than the East Bureau.

There are many mysteries, but the answers are right before our eyes.

Higashino Shuichi believed that as long as he could capture this rebellious Saizo, he could get some information out of him.

So, as Nikotsu Saizo arrogantly told Yujima Ouko about his future "dreams," Higashino Shuichi, within the anti-membrane, extended his finger toward Nikotsu Saizo.

False flash!

The anti-membrane opened instantly under the control of Shuichi Higashino the moment the Cero was launched, and then this Cero, which was condensed with the powerful spiritual pressure of Shuichi Higashino, left a bright tail in the Dangai.

The roar of the blade echoed before Nikotsu Tsaizo.

He hadn't expected that in this small, broken boundary, there was already an unexpected person named Yu Shiouxu, but now there was another expert.

And it was actually a Hollow?
When did Hollows and Shinigami become able to collude?

Reikoku Saizo was struck hard by this Cero and knocked back hundreds of meters, directly losing the opportunity to finish off Yujima Oshi.

As Oshima looked in the direction the Cero came from, in that fleeting glimpse of the membrane closing again, he recognized the owner of the Cero.

"Sir Xiuichi!"

Yujima Ouko never expected that even in the special space of the Broken Realm, where communication with the outside world was impossible, Lord Shuichi would still be able to arrive in time to save him.

This is enough to show how much attention Xiu-ichi pays to him.

Unfortunately, he embarrassed Lord Xiuyi once again.

"Can you still fight?"

Because Yujima Oshu is still maintaining her own special space, Higashino Shuichi doesn't know exactly what state Yujima Oshu is in right now. He can only infer from the small part of her that she is in bad shape, which is why Higashino Shuichi asked this question.

If Yushima Osh is in a good condition, with Yushima Osh's cooperation, both he and the rebellious Saizo could be transferred into Yushima Osh's space. That would make the battle much simpler, because without having to maintain the anti-membrane, Higashino Shuichi could use his Shinigami form again.

Unfortunately, Yujima Oshu's limbs had already been cut off by Nikotsu Saizo, and Yujima Oshu did not have the infinite regeneration ability of Higashino Shuichi. The current situation also did not allow Higashino Shuichi to slowly use his own back channel to help Yujima Oshu recover his body.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Shuichi, I..."

Yushima Ouko dared not look directly in the direction of Higashino Shuichi. He felt guilty. He had been training alone in this Dankai for hundreds of years. In theory, he was already far ahead of his contemporaries in terms of time, even longer than Shuichi's own training time. However, he had not even been able to force out the Bankai of this rebellious Saizo.

Yujima Oshi didn't feel anything at first, but in front of Shuichi, he felt guilty for Shuichi's long-term guidance and support.

However, as far as Higashino Shuichi was concerned, he did not think there was any problem. Yujima Osh's talent points were in research, and in terms of combat talent, he was indeed a bit weaker compared to the other Shinigami. It was unrealistic to expect Yujima Osh to have a brilliant performance in front of the first captain.

Moreover, if Higashino Shuichi is not mistaken, this first captain is, in some ways, far stronger than the first captain.

Because both the young Yamamoto and his younger self possessed an inexhaustible spiritual pressure under any circumstances, a remarkable characteristic that is roughly equivalent to his own normal Bankai ability: self-inflicted injury.

Higashino Shuichi didn't believe that the rebellious Saizo in front of him wouldn't have this ability.

"Go out now and tell Mayuri Kurotsuchi what happened here. He will know how to handle it."

Therefore, after learning this not-so-good news from Yujima Osh, Higashino Shuichi simply whispered some instructions to Yujima Osh.

He overheard Saizo's earlier self-destruction to Yujima Osh, but Higashino Shuichi wasn't foolish enough to completely believe his enemy.

Put yourself in his shoes. He himself rarely speaks during battles, and if he does speak, it is almost always mixed with leading lies.

Therefore, he felt that he couldn't completely believe Nigu Caizang's words.

If another member of the original Gotei 13 or that young Yamamoto were to suddenly appear, Higashino Shuichi felt he definitely wouldn't be able to handle it, and the current Soul Society might not be able to either.

During the brief exchange between Higashino Shuichi and Yujima Oshu, the rebellious Saizo vanished, leaving behind a trace of his ghostly flash.

The terrifying Cero that Higashino Shuichi hit directly only left a shallow wound on him.

"So you two know each other. Then I know you're not a Hollow, you're a Shinigami, right? A Hollowfied Shinigami, that new thing!"

Nigu Cai Cang watched helplessly as the space containing Yu Shiouxu, under Yu Shiouxu's control, gradually leaped towards the edge of the rift. He wanted to stop it, but seeing the eggshell-like spiritual particle membrane blocking the way, he could only give up.

This new guy is completely different from that Death Boy from before.

The moment the Hollow flash was fired, the murderous glint in the eyes revealed from the membrane told Nikotsu Saizo that this Grim Reaper had killed just as many people as he had.

In the current Soul Society environment, he can definitely be considered a ruthless guy.

"So you know about Hollowfied Shinigami? You've seen them at the West Bureau?"

Higashino Shuichi enjoys communicating with these self-righteous brutes because they always inadvertently reveal the information he needs.

For example, a Hollowfied Shinigami.

Higashino Shuichi was quite certain that even if this rebellious Saizo hadn't fought against the Hollowfied Shinigami who had followed Urahara Kisuke to the Western Frontier, he must have at least seen them. Otherwise, Hollowfied Shinigami would be an impossible piece of information for this captain from nearly a thousand years ago.

Even within the entire Soul Society, including the West Bureau, very few people know about Hollowfied Shinigami.

"Wow? Sounds like you know a lot about us. Well, that bunch of nasty guys actually defected from here, so it's not surprising you know about them."

As Nigu Caizang spoke, he flashed to the edge of Higashino Shuichi's reverse membrane.
"I met a Grim Reaper there whom you call the 'God of Instantaneous Movement.' I never imagined that you younger generations would regress so much. Your Instantaneous Movement technique is not even worthy of carrying my shoes. It's laughable that you can be called the God of Instantaneous Movement!"

A waterfall of spiritual particles enveloped Higashino Shuichi's anti-membrane, followed by a flash of silver light.

The Echoes of Hell, the Bones of Music!

That membrane, which should have served as the boundary between the two spaces, was forcibly torn open by Nigu Cai Cang.

If Shimao Oshi were here, he would exclaim in surprise that this was how Nikotsu Saizo had cut him out of the alternate dimension.

"I've heard of this move, Chongming. It's a slash that can cut through dimensions. It's the signature move of the first captain, Gao Gu Saizo. So it seems you really are Gao Gu Saizo."

Standing inside the membrane, through the torn opening, he looked indifferently at Nigu Cai Cang outside and spoke.

As for why Higashino Shuichi knew this, it was naturally because of Unohana Retsu.

As a member of the original Gotei 13, Retsu Unohana was very familiar with the slashing techniques of her comrades, and even if she didn't know them herself, she had mastered the skills.

However, to tear through space with the body of a death god, one needs some special talent; otherwise, it's impossible.

Back then, Higashino Shuichi didn't have this talent, so he had only heard of this slashing technique and had never learned it.

Nigu Saizo directly charged into Higashino Shuichi's protective barrier, and the two clashed in close combat.

Within the few seconds that the membrane re-closed, Higashino Shuichi and Saizo Goku had exchanged over a hundred blows within it.

"I see a familiar shadow in you; you carry so much of her scent."

After a brief clash of swords, the two separated. Saizo licked his lips and gave Higashino Shuichi a cryptic smile.

Of course, Higashino Shuichi knew who Nikoku Saizo was referring to.

His swordsmanship was basically inherited from Unohana Retsu. As Unohana Retsu's old rival, how could Gyokotsu Saizo not have noticed it?

"Then you'd better watch out, I have plenty of shadows on me~"

Higashino Shuichi placed his right hand on the hilt of the sword, and his spiritual pressure rapidly gathered on it.

Since Nigu Caizang was willing to distance himself from him, he wouldn't waste this opportunity.

Li Fuzhan!
The thin protective membrane simply could not withstand such a heavy burden. With Higashino Shuichi's strike, the protective membrane collapsed instantly. Wherever the strike landed, the spiritual pressure collapsed and converged into one spiritual pressure black hole after another, frantically devouring the nearby spiritual particles.

Nikoku Saizo avoided the direct hit of Higashino Shuichi's sword, but he could not avoid the aftereffects.

Or rather, he was completely unconcerned about the devouring of his own spiritual particles by those collapsing spiritual pressure black holes.

Just as Higashino Shuichi had predicted, this rebellious Saizo's physical structure was exactly the same as that of the young Yamamoto. "Die in despair, Hellfire, Lament!"

Nikotsu Saizo laughed loudly, watching the white lines he had left on Higashino Shuichi's body during their sword fight. He sent his Zanpakuto into the void beneath his feet, and ripples spread out, like plucking the strings of a harp, manipulating each of the white lines on Higashino Shuichi's body.

Immediately afterwards, the string snapped, and his life was over.

However, reality was quite different. Higashino Shuichi's body did indeed become fragmented in Saizo's vision, but the next second, Higashino Shuichi's body returned to its original state. If it weren't for the flying limbs around him telling Saizo that everything that had just happened was real, he might have even doubted whether he was hallucinating.

"Impossible! Even Vasto Lordes could not achieve this level of hyper-regeneration!"

Nigu Cai Cang's ever-confident expression finally showed a slight change at this moment.

It's important to know that, in order to prevent Higashino Shuichi from using the super-fast regeneration ability of the Hollow to recover his body in this Hollow state, he deliberately planted more than a hundred white lines on Higashino Shuichi's body at once, with the aim of completely pulverizing Higashino Shuichi's body.

Otherwise, like dealing with Yushio Oxus before, Nigu Caizang only needed a few white lines to separate Yushio Oxus's body to ensure Yushio Oxus's death.

However, Higashino Shuichi did not die as he had envisioned.

"Super-speed regeneration is obviously not an option, but infinite regeneration is a different story. Your ability has no effect on me."

Within Nikoku Saizo's field of vision, a layer of reverse membrane once again enveloped Higashino Shuichi.

Ultimately, Higashino Shuichi was unable to openly expose himself to the Dankai environment for an extended period of time, unlike Saizo Nikoto.

"Is that so?"

"Rebellious Talent" grinned.

He laughed at Higashino Hideichi for being so short-sighted as to tell him such crucial information directly.

It's important to understand that this ability is merely his initial release.

Next, I'll use Bankai to take your life!

Only those with rebellious spirits kept this thought hidden in their hearts.

Then he realized it was too late.

Higashino Hideichi, standing within the membrane, smiled and pointed at Reigu Saizo, and a new membrane completely enveloped him.

?

Nikoku Saizo was naturally baffled by Higashino Shuichi's actions.

This is definitely not because Higashino Shuichi realized he couldn't beat him and was trying to befriend him.

Based on the battle just now, at least, Saizo Nikotsu doesn't think that Shuichi Higashino is such a Grim Reaper.

So what does he want to do?
Whatever he wants to do, I just need to use Bankai.
Wait, my Bankai.
Within the reverse membrane, Saizou of the Rebellious Bone wanted to use Bankai, but found that he could not. At this moment, his Zanpakuto seemed to have lost its connection with him.

Is it because of this reflective film?
Nikotsu Saizo's expression turned icy. Even if he couldn't communicate with his Zanpakuto for the time being, his Zanpakuto skills were still formidable.

Chongming!

Nigu Cai Cang wanted to use the same trick again, to break through the enclosed space with Chongming.

However, Chongming, who had succeeded twice before, failed this time.

The blade struck the thin membrane as if it were cutting cotton.

No, that's not right. Nigu Cai Cang discovered that what turned into cotton wasn't the anti-membrane, but his own knife.

What exactly is going on?

Nigu Cai Cang finally panicked.

If it were just a contest of strength, with his infinite spiritual pressure as support, he was confident that he wouldn't back down from any Shinigami. This was also the courage that allowed him to venture into the Soul Society alone.

However, before he even reached the Soul Society, merely within the rift between the Soul Society and the human world, he was dealt a heavy blow by the current Shinigami.

Suddenly, Higashino Shuichi's voice appeared in Saizo's ear.

"It seems you haven't interacted with those people at the Western Sub-Bureau much, and you don't know me well enough."

Generally speaking, I don't like to talk nonsense during battles. Once I start talking nonsense, it means you should be careful.

That being said, if I'm not mistaken, those people in the Western Bureau should still only be at the ordinary Hollow stage in terms of Hollowfication, right?
You probably haven't seen another level of the Hollow yet. You're in luck today. This is my Resurrection Jutsu ability, the Law of Crime~

After saying that, Higashino Shuichi's voice disappeared again. All that could be seen was the membrane that enveloped him shrinking and contracting until it completely transformed into a human shape, clinging tightly to his body.

At first, Nikoku Saizo couldn't understand Higashino Shuichi's purpose in doing this, but soon he did.

Does Death need to breathe?

This question had never crossed his mind since the birth of Nigu Caizang, including the thousand years he spent in hell.

For him, this question was a joke. Death, of course, did not need to breathe. He was a soul. Breathing was an action that only humans in the mortal world needed to perform. How could it be within Death's consideration?

The Grim Reaper's breathing is merely a habit that maintains a human form; what he exhales and inhales are spiritual particles. However, even without breathing, these spiritual particles can still be absorbed through the body.

But if we were to ask Nigu Caizang this question again now, his answer would definitely be, "Yes."

Because after being completely covered by that membrane, Nigu Cang discovered that his breathing had become difficult.

A suffocating feeling that he had never experienced before began to ferment and expand in his brain.

Soon, his face turned ashen, and his body began to convulse.

He tried to struggle, but his body was completely immobilized by the membrane, and in the end, Nigu Cai Cang could only continue to sink into this painful feeling until his consciousness completely disappeared.

Hidden within the protective membrane that held his rebellious talent so close at hand, Higashino Shuichi calmly observed everything before him.

Fortunately, everything went as he expected.

Death, of course, does not need to breathe, but this is the path to death that Higashino Shuichi set for Saizo Nikoto, so the latter can only die in this way.

Having already learned a painful lesson, Higashino Shuichi never intended to laugh and joke with an unknown enemy like Nikoto Saizo. Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit, let alone a fierce tiger like Nikoto Saizo.

Therefore, from the moment he entered the Dankai, Higashino Shuichi immediately unleashed his Resurrection Blade ability.

Yes, for seven years, although Higashino Shuichi had been eagerly anticipating a trip to the Soul King Palace to perfect his Zanpakuto's Bankai ability, he wasn't just waiting idly in Soul Society.

With his status as the Great Sword Hunter, he could move freely within the Soul Society. Higashino Shuichi easily found Aizen Sousuke. The two of them joined forces and, with just a little planning, gave Ichimaru Gin a small boost in intensity, making him work hard for half a month straight.

During these two weeks, Higashino Shuichi received Aizen's help and, with the blessing of the Hogyoku, completed a final, in-depth exchange with his Hollow form.

This was a step that Higashino Shuichi had never dared to try before.

Because his Hollow form, like his Zanpakuto, possesses all of his own power, and in addition, he also has the Hollow's own Resurrection Jutsu ability.

In that inner world constructed by Hollows, even a true, fully-fledged Hollow could not master the technique of simultaneously using Hollow power and Shinigami power, but in that world, the Hollow form of himself could do it with ease.

Therefore, mastering Resurrección might mean defeating a slightly enhanced version of oneself for ordinary Arrancar, but for a Shinigami like Shuichi Higashino, it would undoubtedly mean defeating a version of oneself that has been overpowered.

It is harder than climbing to heaven.

Unless Aizen obtains the complete Hogyoku in the future and uses this powerful external force to forcibly intervene, the previous Shuichi Higashino couldn't think of a better way to defeat his Hollowfied self.

This is probably the fundamental reason why, apart from the overpowered Tosen Kaname and Kurosaki Ichigo, the Hollowfied Shinigami captains and vice-captains were never able to master Resurrección in the original storyline—it was simply too difficult.

However, after dying once and unexpectedly regaining most of his previous memories, Higashino Shuichi found a way to exploit a bug.

That is his Zanpakuto's complete form, Bankai.

As the original self, Higashino Shuichi could choose to forget an incomplete Bankai ability in advance in exchange for a chance to use the complete Bankai ability, but his Hollow form could not do that; he was not qualified.

Coincidentally, Higashino Shuichi's complete Bankai ability was just enough to counter his own bugged Hollow form.

Of course, assuming there is enough information, the complete Bankai ability of Higashino Shuichi's Zanpakuto is theoretically able to suppress all abilities, because it is essentially a fantasy-type ability. The saying "the farther the mind goes, the stronger the ability" perfectly describes Higashino Shuichi's Zanpakuto abilities.

And who understands his own abilities better than Shuichi Higashino himself?
In particular, during his initial mastery of Hollowfication, Higashino Shuichi had already figured out the core information about his Hollowfication form's Resurrection Blade ability.

Therefore, on that occasion, when Higashino Shuichi faced his ethereal self, he almost swept through the enemy's stronghold with overwhelming force.

Even his own blurred self was stunned by the attack.

By the end, Hollow's eyes were completely glazed over.

He originally thought this would be the most exhilarating battle in history, but in the end, he was completely powerless and was unilaterally ravaged by Higashino Shuichi, the main character.

So much so that when Higashino Shuichi finally merged it with himself, he could feel the resentment in his ethereal self.

You're cheating! That's completely wrong!

After completely merging with his ethereal self, Shuichi Higashino finally gained a full understanding of his Resurrección ability.

The law of crime states that if three conditions are met, the enemy can be made to die in a manner that one has designed.

First, before committing a crime, the enemy must be informed of the reasons that will lead to his death, including the tools and the perpetrator of the crime;
Secondly, there is a premeditated period before the crime is committed, during which the enemy will not suffer any harm from oneself;

Third, from the beginning of the crime until the beginning, the person who activates the ability must be present, and until the end of the crime, the person who activates the ability, namely Higashino Shuichi himself, cannot die;
If all three conditions are met, then the enemy whose criminal plan was devised by Higashino Shuichi will definitely die in the way Higashino Shuichi planned for him, even if the way itself is unreasonable.

After fully understanding his Resurrection ability, Higashino Shuichi realized how superficial his previous Hollowfied self had been in using it.

They even created a fictional world, based on Higashino Shuichi's memories, and pulled off so many elaborate and nonsensical tricks.

That would be completely superfluous.

With just one glance, Higashino Shuichi knew the best way to use this ability: in battles between himself and his enemies, he could use his own weapons or other objects as ready-made tools and subjects for committing crimes.

As his opponent, how could he not know that this thing could kill him?
In the meantime, the focus is on defense, feigning weakness to the enemy, which gives them time to plan their crimes, and the enemy has no chance of noticing.

Next, since he had been fighting the enemy the whole time and had never left, the third condition was also automatically met.

In other words, the most troublesome part of the whole process is actually meeting the second condition: the timing of the premeditated crime.

If the enemy doesn't fight Higashino Shuichi quickly, then the only fate awaiting the enemy is to die in the manner of death that Higashino Shuichi has planned for them.

Another drawback of this ability is that it can only target one enemy at a time. Once the number of enemies increases, this Resurrection ability becomes less effective.

However, it's more than enough to deal with Nigu Caizang right now.

However, as Higashino Hideichi had predicted, this method, which was effective against most Grim Reapers, did not work entirely against this rebellious Saizo.

Nikotsu Saizo was indeed defeated by Higashino Shuichi, and his soul should have returned to hell, because Higashino Shuichi could see that the divine markings on the back of his body also dissipated the moment his soul perished.

But the body that was hidden by the rebellious spirit is still there.

"Death. Death!"

The familiar mechanical voice rang out, and the body bearing the appearance of Nikotsu Saizo once again raised the Zanpakuto in its hand towards Higashino Shuichi.

However, unlike Saizo, who possessed breathtaking Shunpo skills, this newborn, mindless body, just like the young Yamamoto of the past, only follows a predetermined attack sequence.

The Cry of the Prison, the Lament of the Bones!

As the spiritual energy poured forth, Higashino Shuichi countered with a top-level Binding Spell that forgot the incantation.
"Binding Spell Number Ninety-Nine: Forbidden!"

Higashino Shuichi is no longer the same person he was when he fought the young and strong Yamamoto in Osaka Prefecture. In this state, Rebel Saizo is no threat to him at all.

Therefore, after sealing the body of this rebellious Saizo, he went straight up, picked up his body, and left towards the Soul Society.

Behind the hidden rebellious spirit lies a storm brewing, without a doubt.

Regarding its origins, Higashino Shuichi had already roughly figured it out through his previous conversation with Saizo Gakuen. Now the remaining question is how Soul Society should handle this matter.

In particular, this matter will most likely involve the Tsunayo family as well.

So, what will Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekaku's reaction be this time?

Moreover, what is the connection between the divine mark hidden on this rebellious person and Sayako?
Shuichi Higashino is now genuinely curious about what Kisuke Urahara and his gang of Hollowfied Shinigami have been up to at the West Sub-Bureau!
(End of this chapter)