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

Chapter 232, Section 230: A Predestined Ending
The Dangai was once a forbidden zone for all Shinigami, a place even more terrifying than Hueco Mundo.

But now, this conclusion seems to have been overturned.

"This is a rift, where the power of death cannot be fully unleashed, let alone create such a large space!"

When faced with reality, Shigeo Kobe, like most people, was still making a last-ditch effort, seemingly trying to tell himself that none of this was real.

Yujima Osh behind him merely snorted. This Kobe Shiya had no idea how formidable Yujima Osh was.
That means you are simply...

Before the word "no" could even be uttered, Yuu-shima's pupils suddenly contracted.

Because Kobe Shiya still stood before him, his feet treading on scorching flames.

It was a slashing move that he was very familiar with, and the terrifying spiritual pressure gathered on Shiya Kobe's body also indicated the extraordinary nature of this attack.

"So, all those words he just said were just to lull us into a false sense of security?"

When did Oshima Yuuyuu first experience such a scheming battle?

Compared to Kisaragi Shusuke, who has traveled all over the country with Higashino Shuichi over the years and has also protected Matsumoto Rangiku and Kabuto Asayako while they lived in the West Frontier for quite some time, Yujima Oshu's combat experience is definitely not that rich. He only has some experience in bullying novices as a reference.

There was no warning whatsoever.

"We can take him down in one hit!"

Shiya Kobe smiled smugly. Sure enough, compared to the experienced Shuichi Higashino, this suddenly appearing vice-captain of the 11th Division, Oshima Yujima, was much easier to bully.

He had to use this method to turn his current two-on-one situation, which was absolutely unfavorable to him, into a one-on-one situation, so that he could have a glimmer of hope.

Unfortunately, before he could even raise his hand to strike, a massive black coffin rose from beneath his feet and engulfed him.

Hakudo No. 90, Black Coffin!

Shiya Kobe did anticipate that Oshima Yushima wouldn't be able to react quickly enough, but he didn't anticipate that Shuichi Higashino would not only be able to react quickly but also be able to respond promptly.

"Master Xiuichi, me"

Because of the delay caused by the black coffin, Yujima Ouko had a chance to catch his breath, allowing him to use Shunpo to get to Higashino Shuichi's side. He was about to apologize to Higashino Shuichi when he realized that Higashino Shuichi's gaze was not on him at all.

Well, in front of Higashino Shuichi, Yujima Oshi was quite sensible. He wisely shut his mouth and silently retreated into the shadows according to his original plan.

If I had known, he wouldn't have come out to show off.

Well, he failed to impress anyone and probably lost even more points in the eyes of the top disciple. Now he's probably one step further away from being the top disciple.

Damn it, that scoundrel Ruyue Xiuzhu has taken advantage of us again!
(Kisaragi Shusuke: I don't think I did anything?)
In the distance, the terrifying slash that was originally from the location where Shimao was still arriving as promised, but this time it was Higashino Shuichi who was keeping his appointment.

The massive black coffin was as vulnerable as a block of tofu in the face of that slash.

Speaking of which, this is a very strange phenomenon. The Black Coffin is clearly a level 90, a powerful Kido that can be considered a taboo, but ever since Higashino Shuichi mastered the Black Coffin, he has never seen the Black Coffin instantly kill an enemy.

This thing will always be just a backdrop for the enemy.

I really want to have a feat like taking down a captain with a single black coffin strike!
Fortunately, the black coffin successfully completed its basic mission this time.

"What a pity, it was just a little bit short!"

As he emerged from the black coffin, Shiya Kobe left a scorching footprint with each step.

At this moment, due to the high temperature, several parts of the body have begun to burn slightly.

Seeing this scene, Higashino Hideichi thought of the information he had been searching for some time, and another bold guess emerged in his mind.

"Although I've only heard that your Zanpakuto's Shikai is called Juu-shi, I don't know its specific effects. But I guess the Shikai you're about to use won't be Juu-shi, right?"

Higashino Hideaki could have directly unleashed his Bankai and instantly defeated Shiya Kobe in his strongest form, but as he said before, he wanted to see what Shiya Kobe's trump card was.

This can be seen as laying the groundwork for the complex situations I might face later.

Unless Kobe Shi could pull Higashino Shuichi into another world without any logic, just like the Fullbringer in the human world before, with Higashino Shuichi plus the four currently waiting in the wings, Yujima Osh, Kisaragi Shusuke, and Kabuto Asayako, such a luxurious lineup would make even Aizen think twice.

However, Shinobu Kobe was unaware of Shuichi Higashino's trump card. All he could see was that Higashino had removed the suddenly appearing Yujima Oshi, and now there were only the two of them in the entire space.

Shuichi Higashino is far too arrogant!

They had a two-on-one advantage but didn't use it!
But this is indeed an opportunity for Shiya Kobe!
"I'll show you the price of underestimating your enemy!"

Shiya Kobe grinned as he thought to himself.

With all the pressure and restrictions from the severance and special passageway removed, Shigeya Kobe felt that his body was in an unprecedented peak condition.

Defeating Higashino Shuichi and reaching the pinnacle of life begins today!

"Hahaha, Higashino Shuichi, then you'd better open your eyes wide and watch!"
Then repent amidst boundless fear!

This is my true form!
Everything in the world will return to ashes!

"Ryujin Jakka!"

In an instant, Shiya Kobe's shirt evaporated completely under the intense heat of the released Zanpakuto, and the scorching ground beneath his feet turned crimson, as if lava was about to erupt at any moment.

However, Shiya Kobe's smile did not last long; it quickly froze and gradually turned into a ferocious expression.

Because Higashino Shuichi's expression showed no fear whatsoever, not even shock, in response to the release of his Zanpakuto. In fact, Kobe Shiya sensed that Higashino Shuichi was giving off an "I knew it" look.
This is impossible!

He must be faking it!
Correct!
How could someone as shrewd and calculating as Higashino Shuichi so easily reveal his true feelings?

"Hehe. You're deliberately not making any expression, aren't you?"
That's so fake, Shuichi Higashino!

How could anyone see that my Zanpakuto's release is exactly the same as that of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the Captain-Commander of the Gotei 13, who is hailed as the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society in a thousand years, and remain unmoved?!

Your acting is so fake!

Shiya Kobe raised his Zanpakuto, which was already burning red-hot and whose blade was scorching the surrounding air, and pointed it at Shuichi Higashino, shouting loudly.

But Higashino Shuichi simply gave a dismissive snort.
"First, your Zanpakuto release is not exactly the same as Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's. You might be able to fool those Shinigami who have never seen the Captain-Commander's Zanpakuto release, but you're not quite there to fool me. The Captain-Commander's Zanpakuto release is not like yours now, where you can't control that powerful force that keeps overflowing."

Shiya Kobe looked at the scorching earth beneath his feet, the flames around his Zanpakuto that were impossible to contain, and the rapidly rising temperature around him, which was iron-blue in color.

Higashino Shuichi hit the nail on the head; with his true strength, he indeed had no way to control this power.

Ignoring the change in Kobe Shiya's expression, Higashino Shuichi continued.

"Secondly, quite coincidentally, I recently visited the Twelfth Division and happened to see a research report on the past captains of the Twelfth Division. I found a very interesting former captain of the Twelfth Division whose name I think was Masato Miyazaki."

Since they were both 'traitors' from Soul Society, I naturally paid more attention to him, and thus learned about his Zanpakuto abilities.

If I remember correctly, his Zanpakuto's Shikai allows him to arbitrarily modify a living being.

And if you know enough about my past, you might know that I once fought against a younger version of the Captain-Commander in the present world.

There were some things that Higashino Shuichi didn't say explicitly, but the meaning was clear. With Kobe Shiya's intelligence, he wouldn't be so oblivious as to miss such a subtle implication. "Thirdly, and most importantly, I hope you don't misunderstand, Shiya-san. The reason I'm willing to be the Great Sword Hunter in Soul Society isn't because I can't challenge for the Captain-Commander position, but simply because I don't want to."

You wouldn't be so naive as to think that the Captain-Commander's abilities are invincible, would you?

The more Shiya Kobe listened, the more cold sweat appeared on his forehead, but it was invisible to others because it was evaporated by the terrifying heat as soon as it appeared.

So, is it possible for Higashino Shuichi to actually defeat the Captain-Commander?

This is impossible!

Shigeaki Kobe also refused to believe such a reality depicted by Shuichi Higashino.

Of course, few people would choose to believe it under such circumstances, so the best approach is to teach them a lesson with facts.

Higashino Shuichi took half a step forward, his figure remaining in place, but the glint of a blade appeared before Kobe Shiya.

Pick the moon!

The small, void space created by countless highly concentrated special spiritual pressures briefly confused Shiya Kobe's perception of space.

In Shiya Kobe's vision, he only felt that the whole world suddenly fell into a deathly silence and darkness. When the light and flames reappeared, his left arm had been torn apart by a pitch-black spiritual pressure.

But it did not break.

This result was unexpected by Shuichi Higashino, yet it was also quite reasonable.

"Is it that special spirit remains?"

Higashino Shuichi's soft murmur stirred up a storm in Kobe Shiya's heart, shattering the last remaining illusions he held.

"You know everything?"

At this moment, Shiya Kobe no longer had his former confidence; instead, he was filled with fear that Higashino Shuichi had seen through his disguise.

Higashino Shuichi glanced at Kobe Shiya's suddenly contracting pupils and saw his own smile reflected in the eyeballs.

"I wasn't sure before, but I know now~"

It is clear that Shiki Kobe was also secretly sent to the West Frontier Bureau by Tsunayoshiro Kanbara to undergo special modifications.

The executor should be the former captain of the 12th Division, Masato Miyazaki. The product he used is most likely the younger version of Yamamoto who fought against Shuichi Higashino back in the human world and eventually escaped with those Fullbringers.

Because it is not the body of the Grim Reaper, as a spirit body purely composed of spiritual power, it can indeed achieve an effect similar to Higashino Shuichi's infinite rebirth, as long as sufficient spiritual power is provided.

This explains why the original captain, Reikotsu, was hidden in the Dangai and defeated by Higashino Shuichi. After his soul returned to Hell, his physical body was still intact and could be used normally in the current incident against Rukia.

Moreover, this spiritual energy, with a little guidance, can also help to strengthen the spiritual body.

However, normally, the Grim Reaper wouldn't do such a thankless task.

Because a Grim Reaper can only mobilize a limited amount of spiritual power.

However, if one possesses limitless spiritual power, then that's a different story.

Clearly, both the younger version of Yamamoto and the current modified Shiya Kobe possess these advantages.

This is probably the source of Kobe Shiya's confidence in being so arrogant before.

"Heh, since you know that, then you should also know that I am unkillable right now!"

Kobe Shiya forced a smile and said.

"Since you can't be killed, why don't you make a move now that we're so close?"
"The Captain's Pine Flame, the Blazing Fortress, the Fiery Hell, or even that slash that cut my black coffin before, just use any one of them~"

Higashino Shuichi and Kobe Shiya looked closely into each other's eyes and spoke.

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I don't dare to, right?"
Because while the remains of the spirit do not perish, your soul will die.

Having already lost your physical body, if you also lose your soul, you will cease to exist.

Seeing that Shiya Kobe didn't dare to answer the question at all, Shuichi Higashino finally understood that Shiya Kobe was probably a transitional product between the previous rebellious Saizo and the former dorky young Yamamoto.

It's likely that Masato Miyazaki was able to create these first-generation captain puppets that surpassed the original versions, thanks to the technological accumulation he made with Shiya Kobe.

It's even possible that Shiya Kanbe wasn't the only one sent to Masato Miyazaki's side at the West Frontier Bureau by Tsunayoshi Kanbara; it's just that Shiya Kanbe was the only one who survived.

This is very much in line with Tsunayoshiro Shinbara's style.

Don't think you've seen through everything!
I'm warning you, Higashino Shuichi, the worst that can happen is we'll both die together!

Having completely lost his information advantage, Kobe Shiya, even with Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's Shikai in hand, dared not make any rash moves against Higashino Shuichi, who was so close at hand.

Because he really didn't want to die.
Unfortunately, Kobe Shi was unwilling to make a choice, so Higashino Shuichi did it for him.

"Then give it a try."

As he spoke, Higashino Shuichi gently placed his left hand on Kobe Shiya's chest, ignoring the terrifyingly high-temperature flames that were climbing up to him, and released his immense spiritual pressure.

Swastika!

It was just the purest Bankai. Shiya Kobe's chest was instantly torn apart, and you could vaguely see the empty interior through the pierced wound.

There was no beating heart, nor any other internal organs. Ironically, blood was simulated by the spirit particles flowing from the wound, and then evaporated by the high temperature into a faint bloody smell in the air.

"Higashino Shuichi, fine! If you won't let me live, then we'll fight to the death!"

Shiya Kobe understood Higashino Shuichi's determination, and finally gripped his Zanpakuto tightly with his right hand again. At this moment, he no longer controlled the power of the flames, and the raging power was finally released in this space like never before.

In an instant, flames became the sole protagonist in this space.

Both Shuichi Higashino and Shiya Kobe were completely overshadowed in it.

This battle was devoid of any fancy moves, because with Shiya Kobe's strength, once he completely unleashed his power to suppress Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, all that remained was, and could only, go berserk.

It was already a miracle that Shiya Kobe was able to survive as an ordinary Shinigami who hadn't even mastered the release of his Zanpakuto.

Unfortunately, this time, the miracle will not happen a second time.

Under the terrifying flames, Yushima Oshu was unable to maintain the space any longer and could only watch as it began to collapse. He then watched as the chaotic spiritual pressure within the broken boundary devoured this "endless" power like a mad dog.

"I long to lead our Kobe family to become a great noble family."

On his deathbed, looking at Higashino Shuichi, who had already switched to his ethereal form in the distance, and feeling his own body, which was being attacked by numerous spiritual pressures within the Dangai, Kobe Shi felt unwilling and regretful.

Tears, after who knows how many years, finally welled up in his eyes again.

(End of this chapter)