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

Chapter 263, Section 261: You are no match for me, not long ago.
A world of darkness, devoid of light, this is the Avici Hell.

Higashino Shuichi was standing on this side, while Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was standing on the other side.

The two were no more than 100 meters apart.

The exit was right behind Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, but to get there, one had to pay a price.

"Higashino Shuichi, you are the most unique Grim Reaper I have seen in nearly a thousand years."

Your growth has almost broken the shackles of death.

I'm giving you one last chance.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni said to Higashino Shuichi.

Before he could finish speaking, a sharp slash came flying in.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni blocked with his sword, but the strike collided with his Zanpakuto and shattered.

"I hope you, Commander-in-Chief, don't have a misconception."

You are no match for me; you haven't been for a long time.

Higashino Shuichi didn't want to waste any more time talking to Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

Coincidentally, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was only making a final, polite inquiry to Higashino Shuichi.

He had no intention of letting Higashino Shuichi off the hook either.

"If we can kill him, that would be the best outcome!"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni thought to himself.

Then, the entire dark world began to be illuminated by light.

That was the light produced by the burning flames, that was the jubilant excitement that made the whole space boil.

"Swastika, residual fire sword!"

In that instant, the towering flames that had just filled the sky and earth vanished once again.

This time, however, they did not return to the Avici Hell as spiritual particles, but were absorbed by the Zanpakuto blade of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, which had already achieved Bankai.

At that moment, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's sword became pure, and all the filth on it evaporated instantly under the terrifying high temperature.

"The Avici Hell is getting hotter."

Deep within the Avici Hell, a man spoke, sensing the sudden and drastic change in temperature.

He then casually removed the shackles that bound him and walked in the direction he had chosen.

Across from Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, Higashino Shuichi was already feeling the moisture in his body evaporating every moment under this terrifying heat.

Even he himself has to expend more spiritual pressure than usual to control spiritual particles.

And this is only the suppressive power of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni after he just used his Bankai.

So terrifying.

Only a fleeting image remained of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who used Shunpo to appear in front of Higashino Shuichi.

For him, a distance of 100 meters is almost no different from zero distance.

Press the sword down, draw the sword, and sheathe the sword.

It was the same standard procedure, the same rubbing and chopping that Higashino Shuichi loved.

Higashino Shuichi retreated while raising his sword to defend himself.

With Higashino Shuichi's strength, he could have easily blocked even the most powerful attack used by Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

Ultimately, whether it's a slash or a free-for-all, it all boils down to a clash of spiritual pressure.

However, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's strike this time was somewhat different.

Higashino Shuichi's Zanpakuto, which he swung back, was sliced ​​in half by Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

Yes, it means cutting it in half.

"Broken Blade - East, Rising Sun Blade!"

Higashino Shuichi recognized this move by Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

The principle is to concentrate all the temperature inside the Zanpakuto into the blade, and then use this extraordinary temperature, which is almost as high as the inside of the sun, to destroy everything it touches.

Faced with such terrifying temperatures, Higashino Shuichi's Zanpakuto was naturally unable to escape unscathed.

Being cut off as easily as soil is an inevitable result, but it is only one part of that inevitable outcome.

After that, Higashino Shuichi's Zanpakuto quickly reassembled.

This is something that would be unimaginable for any single Grim Reaper.

Because once a Zanpakuto is broken, it is broken. If it is not repaired using scientific methods, the spiritual pressure required is enormous for a Shinigami.

But he is Higashino Shuichi, and his soul also contains the left leg of the Spirit King, a special thing that symbolizes support.

That level of exertion was child's play for Higashino Shuichi; it was not worth mentioning at all.

"Even the Rising Sun Blade can't work?"

On the other hand, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni saw Higashino Shuichi's strength and his strange regenerative ability, and knew that Higashino Shuichi was no longer someone that could be dealt with simply by sealing abilities and targeting.

"Then let's choose another one!"

Undeterred, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni reversed his grip and plunged the blade of his Zanpakuto, Zanka Tachi, into the ground.

The high temperature awakened the souls of all the Grim Reapers who had previously died at the hands of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

"Broken Blade - South, Fire Burial Formation: Ten Trillion Deaths in a Fiery Blaze!"

One, two. Around Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, countless black, mutilated bodies of death gods were briefly reborn in the flames.
Their only goal was to capture Higashino Shuichi!

"Unfortunately, doing so is pointless!"

Higashino Shuichi knew that in the future, in the original timeline, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni used this trick to temporarily control Yhwach.

These bodies made of ashes are inexhaustible and indestructible, as if their end was the same as that of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

This scene reminded Higashino Hideichi of hell.

Before this, Higashino Shuichi had only seen such unique power in hell.

Countless dead are approaching Higashino Shuichi, all wanting to drag him, the living man, into their eternal torment.

"Captain-Commander, do you know that I still have two incomplete Bankai abilities that I can use? One of them, in my plan, is reserved for you."

I originally thought I wouldn't need to use it, but now...

Higashino Shuichi said with a hint of regret,
"Bankai, unpredictable and beyond human comprehension!"

An exceptionally powerful spiritual pressure erupted from Higashino Shuichi's body. The dark spiritual pressure flew outward like blades, severing all the Ash Shadows that had just stood up.

The visuals were incredibly impactful, but unfortunately, the effect was zero. In less than a second, the ashes that had been awakened by Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni were all restored to their original state.

This is the Remnant Blade of the South, the Fire Blade Ten Trillion Death Burial Formation, which even Yhwach almost couldn't handle!
Higashino Shuichi took a step forward and lightly swung his sword.

The blade sliced ​​across the ashes.

"Rest in peace, you long-dead souls!"

"Higashino Shuichi said softly."

Requiem is the countermeasure that Higashino Shuichi received from his Bankai ability, which is unpredictable and mysterious.

Blades flashed in mid-air, and not a single shadow of ashes could get close to Higashino Shuichi.

However, Higashino Shuichi was unable to launch an attack because Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had deployed a large number of Ash Shadows along that route. Higashino Shuichi vowed that if anyone ever told him again that Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was a brainless, incredibly stubborn old man, he would be there immediately to become a "Yamamoto fanboy" in the comments!

"Can you get rid of my vengeful spirit?"

"I've never heard of your Zanpakuto's ability before!"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni also witnessed this scene. He did not know the true ability of Higashino Shuichi's Bankai and could only make some guesses.

But at this point, it seems that the advantage still lies with Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

Even though Higashino Shuichi could kill many of his souls with a single strike, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had accumulated countless such souls over the past thousand years.

But it certainly wasn't something that Higashino Shuichi could finish off in just a few cuts.

And then, that was it. Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni urgently used his other Bankai ability.
"Remnant Fire Taishou·Xi, Residual Ri Prison Clothes!"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni transformed his spiritual pressure into 1500 million degrees of blazing flames, as if he were draped in the scorching sun, covering his body and the blade.

Any object or attack that dares to approach his body will vanish upon touching this outer garment, which is comparable to a miniature sun.

Even so, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni still chose to avoid the situation.

Because he had to evade pursuit from Higashino Shuichi.

"Another new ability that I've never heard of before!"

Why would a Shinigami's Zanpakuto awaken so many strange abilities?!

Strangely enough, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the captain-commander of the 13th Division of the Gotei 13, had never been to the Great Spirit Book Corridor.

He wouldn't even be qualified to go to the Great Spiritual Library.

Otherwise, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni would never have raised such a question.

Want to know?
"Give me your life!"

Instead of answering Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni directly, Higashino Shuichi gave the latter a bright smile and made the following response in his mind.

Then, Higashino Shuichi pointed his Zanpakuto at the sky, and for the first time, snow appeared in this dark world, in this world burning fiercely below, in this boundless hell.

It was a blanket of white snow, a world of ice and snow.

Two forces, one extremely hot and the other extremely cold, collided at this moment.

Shuichi Higashino knew the true name of the ability he had gained this time: Hakuka Punishment, the Bankai of Rukia Kuchiki.

It also has a more common skill name: Absolute Zero!

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni looked up at the snow-white sky, as if this were not the Avici Hell, but the Soul Society.

He still didn't know what the true power of Higashino Shuichi's Zanpakuto was.

But he knew that once could be explained as a coincidence, but twice would be inevitable.

Shuichi Higashino's Bankai ability must have a mechanism that counters the ability he uses.

"Therefore, we must act swiftly and decisively, before his mechanism responds!"

It must be said that Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's analysis this time is actually very, very close to the truth.

But it's still a little short.

"The Blazing Blade - North, where heaven and earth turn to ashes!"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni stood still, taking advantage of the fact that his armor had not yet disappeared.

Everything in the entire Avici Hell was instantly distorted.

It appears that Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni did not make any changes at all.

In fact, he had already completed his strike.

That speed, which was already beyond the limits of death, resulted in the temperature of the sun's core spreading across the entire Avici Hell along with the slash.

Tearing?

destroy?

Or will it collapse and fall?

Higashino Shuichi could not find a suitable word to describe the infernal hell he was in at that moment.

Perhaps, just as the name of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's move suggests.

After he unleashes this strike, heaven and earth will together reach the end of time.

Higashino Shuichi doesn't know who the god who created this world is, but he is certain that if Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's power could be liberated like his, and he could completely break free from the spiritual pressure shackles of the Grim Reaper, then...

The person who could very well have plunged the world back into chaos was Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

Even Higashino Shuichi's Bankai ability, once he has learned all the information about his opponent, will inevitably develop unpredictable and unpredictable countermeasures.
It also didn't give Higashino Shuichi the ability to directly counter Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's move.

Instead, they allowed Higashino Shuichi's body to be obliterated by this devastating slash.

then,

Back in time!

The entire world, the entire Avici Hell, returned to the state it was in before Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni swung that sword.

Everything seemed unchanged, and in fact it was, except for Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who was unaffected by the time reversal.

He was exhausted!

He used the knife to support his body so that he wouldn't fall.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni preserved his dignity.

"This is the power of time, isn't it?"

Looking at the unchanged world before him, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was quite certain that he had unleashed his full power in that strike.

Because his body's feedback doesn't lie to him.

"I underestimated you, Higashino Shuichi."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was trembling all over.

That's a sign that you want to exert force, but your body won't obey you.

The marks of time have finally become visible on this elderly man in his twilight years.

His body was no longer strong enough to withstand the negative effects of such immense power.

Higashino Shuichi faced a choice: kill Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, or let him go.

This is similar to the multiple-choice questions that players face in many single-player online games from the past.

Different choices will lead to drastically different plot developments in the future.

Regardless of what Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni had done to Higashino Shuichi, Higashino Shuichi still "respected" Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni as a person.

Simply put, he was able to fully uphold the duties of the Captain-Commander of the 13th Division of the Guardian, and regardless of his own strength, he was willing to be the vanguard of the nobles and the last line of defense for them.

On this point, Higashino Shuichi felt that Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was actually more suitable for the role of the Great Sword Hunter than Higashino Shuichi himself.

"So, as expected, the dead Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was better."

This is an infernal place, with no audience and no surveillance. Higashino Shuichi can be a little more unrestrained without worrying about being exposed later.

However, just as he arrived in front of Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, preparing to deliver the final blow and send him to hell, a slash created a spiritual pressure barrier between Higashino Shuichi and Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

There are spectators in Avici Hell!

(End of this chapter)