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

Chapter 64. The Rebellion at Xiawang Temple (Part 64)
Tonight, the sky above Seireitei is red.

That wasn't its original color, but rather a reflection of the earth.

Yun Jingyao released the control over the Mo Yao people who had fallen into the void.

These ethereal death gods, who had long since lost their minds and were on the verge of madness, filed out of the secret chamber of the Kasumi clan manor and the Kasumi family residence.

Nobles and the 13th Division of the Gotei 13 were all their targets.

Tonight, it's all or nothing.

Rivers of blood flowed; this was just the beginning.

Who can stop all of this in time?
The captains of the Central Forty-Six Chambers tried to rush out, but were held back by dozens of Mo Yao's followers. They were in the Central Forty-Six Chambers, and below them were multiple layers of hell where important criminals were imprisoned.

Even though there are many captains here, everyone's weaknesses are being exploited, so they dare not go all out, let alone unleash their Bankai here.

Perhaps only Kenpachi Zaraki, the captain of the 11th Division, felt such joy in the face of such a scene.

Outside, Retsu Unohana, the captain of the Fourth Division, slowly rose from her seat and looked at the Hollowfied Shinigami who had chopped off the corner of the roof.

"Only four?"

"The first layer of evil spirits, dispel!"

Meanwhile, on another battlefield, the chain on Maki Kurama's right arm broke, and a shadow wrapped around both arms.

"Power Ghost!"

Beneath my feet lies a collapsed earth.

The distance of over a hundred meters was covered in just two steps by Zhenmu Zangren.

With a single punch, Higashino Shuichi's tree-man was sent flying, the anchor point disappeared, and the spirit-man's possession state was instantly lost, turning directly into specks of spirit particles that scattered to the earth.

"???"

At that moment, only those three words of profanity were on Higashino Shuichi's mind.

Is this gone?

He spent so much spiritual pressure to create those anchor points, and Maki Kurama's Bankai punch completely negated them all?

Is he One-Punch Man?

Higashino Shuichi only now realized that this captain of the 10th Division had been hiding his true abilities all along.

That punch just now had the power of at least eight to nine Kensei Cars.

Fortunately, Higashino Shuichi had more than one anchor point in that area.

Stone figures, wooden figures, and even paper figures—Higashino Shuichi has no shortage of anchor points and spirit figures.

The roar of the demonic path echoed all around, with binding and breaking techniques all present.

Maki Kurato still hasn't found out who's actually manipulating these strange creatures.

However, the distant roars of countless ethereal death gods and the painful wails of the nobles were constantly stimulating the already dwindling rationality of Makoto.

His physical condition was on the verge of collapse due to his previous carelessness. Even though he managed to stabilize his condition temporarily by using the characteristics of his Bankai, the spiritual energy within him was still rapidly depleting.

Dragging this out is not a good thing for him, for Seireitei, or for those nobles.

"Double evil spirits, release! Exorcise the demons!"

The chain on his left leg snapped, and a dark shadow enveloped Maki Kurama's body. A pained, ferocious expression appeared on Maki Kurama's lips.

But Maki Kurato was determined and ignored the demonic energy released by the spirit beings controlled by Higashino Shuichi, charging towards the noble district.

"Your assessment of the situation is very accurate."

Higashino Shuichi frowned.

Looking at his Kido abilities, which no longer achieved the expected results, he roughly figured out Maki Kurama's Bankai ability.

The five chains that pierced his body from the void were five seals. Each time Maki Kuranosuke broke one, he would receive a corresponding powerful boost. The first was strength; the ghostly figures wrapped around Maki Kuranosuke's arms would help him unleash even greater power.

The second is protection; the ghostly figures floating around Maki Kurama will help him defend against attacks.

There were three chains left. Higashino Shuichi didn't know what they were, but he knew that at this point, he could no longer hide in the distance.

The Spiritual Man might be somewhat effective against enemies weaker than himself, but against a Shinigami like Maki Kurō, whose spiritual pressure might even surpass that of Higashino Shuichi and whose Bankai abilities are extremely solid, it would be quite difficult for him to complete the mission of stopping the enemy.

With a hissing sound, Maki Kurama stopped in his tracks with great difficulty. Less than half a meter in front of him, the ghostly figure that could withstand the bombardment of those high-level ghostly arts was smoothly cut in half.

This time, he no longer needed to sense the source of spiritual pressure!
Because the attacker was already standing in front of him.

A simple, unadorned slash, combined with a long-awaited instant step attack, is a sudden slash that even Kenpachi Zaraki would praise, a technique that Shuichi Higashino has honed day after day for decades.

Combining speed, power, and spiritual pressure to their extreme, Higashino Shuichi would likely never have an advantage against freaks like Unohana Retsu and Zaraki Kenpachi.

However, Maki Kurato is clearly not included in this category.

Gazing at that deep red figure swaying in the night sky, it seemed to blend into the color behind it.
Maki Kurato gripped his Zanpakuto tightly.

"Hideichi Higashino"

His voice was hoarse; it was a suppressed anger.

Maki Kurama will not forgive any traitor.

"Triple evil spirits, rise! Hunt the demons!"

The chain above his right leg broke, and a dark shadow wrapped around Maki Kurama's legs, gnawing and sneering.

The body, which had been maintained by Bankai, began to deteriorate further.

Maki Kurama was in so much pain that he could barely speak, but in his eyes, there was only that one figure.

The clash of blades, the confrontation of forces, and the pull of speed.

Higashino Shuichi and Maki Kurato completely abandoned everything else and adopted the purest, most primal form of confrontation.

Because both of them knew that the path of the demons would only distract them.

Finally, Maki Kurato found an opportunity and severed Higashino Shuichi's left arm with a single stroke.

Before a smile could even appear on his lips, a wound had already appeared on his shoulder blade.

"Your abilities are somewhat naive."

Higashino Shuichi's cold gaze fell upon the astonished Maki Kurato.

"The essence of military strategy lies in concealing a dagger within a smile!"

Then, Higashino Shuichi delivered the final blow, the tip of the blade piercing Maki Kurato's heart, but it was blocked by the screaming ghost.

The reason he hesitated to use his hidden dagger was that he didn't know if the eerie ghostly figure of Masaki Kuranoko would have any adverse effects on him.

After all, his smile hiding a knife is somewhat different from the Zanpakuto ability of the famous 13th Division Captain, Pisces Rin. The latter absorbs directly, while he has to take the hit himself first.

If that ghostly figure also carries some hidden debuffs like curses, even if it has infinite regeneration, it probably won't help.

Fortunately, Maki Kurama's evil spirits were only bullies within their own ranks.

He drew his sword and took half a step back.

Seeing Maki Kurama lying on the ground, bleeding profusely and about to collapse, Higashino Shuichi harbored no illusions.

Since that evil spirit won't let him give Maki Kurama a quick death, then let them both be reduced to ashes.

A low chant, a Zanpakuto raised high above the shoulder, and crimson light rising beneath the red sky.

"Hado No. 96, One-Sword Cremation!"

After discussing with a reader, I made some minor revisions to Chapter 61. The main change was altering the cause and effect of Matsumoto Rangiku living with the protagonist. This doesn't significantly affect the later parts of the story. If you're interested, you can go back and check it out; if you don't, that's fine too.

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