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

Chapter 80, Section 79: This Hell is a Bit Cheap
It was a rainy night, the wind was still, and it was the perfect time to leave.

After everything was prepared (in fact, Higashino Shuichi hadn't prepared anything), Higashino Shuichi pushed open the gate to the other world made by Semibasa.

Behind the door lay a dark wasteland, an endless wilderness.

My first impression is that it looks a lot like the Hueco Mundo.

As Higashino Shuichi fully stepped inside, the gate to the other world closed, and the Worldly Beauty returned to his hand.

Then, the boundless wilderness in the distance began to rise, and the surrounding desolation transformed into a substantial spiritual pressure that pressed down on Higashino Shuichi.

"what's the situation?!"

Although it was the first time he had faced something so unbelievable, Higashino Shuichi's reaction speed, honed through years of training in Soul Society, was anything but slow.

"Attack! Warriors! The best warriors use unconventional tactics! Binding Technique Seventy-Three: Fire - Mountain-Shattering Crystal!"

The inverted triangular cone-shaped defensive array instantly enveloped Higashino Shuichi, with flame particles forming a high-temperature protective membrane around the outside, reinforcing the defense of the inverted mountain crystal itself.

However, to Higashino Shuichi's astonishment, countless lights suddenly flashed around him.

Having served as a sparring partner countless times in Hueco Mundo, he was intimately familiar with these lights.

False flash!

As the saying goes, sound follows light.

After the dazzling light completely illuminated the dark space, a series of deafening explosions followed.

The spirit shattered.

Even though Higashino Shuichi used all his skills to try and stop those Cero with his decent slashing techniques, he was still able to succeed.

However, the confined space and the sheer number of Phantom Flashes made it impossible for Higashino Shuichi to avoid or retreat.

For a fleeting moment, Shuichi Higashino had the illusion that he was being ravaged by Koyatai Stark.

After the shockwave subsided, Higashino Shuichi fell to the ground, his body mangled and bloodied, lying on his back, gasping for breath.

His infinite regeneration had been activated countless times just now, barely managing to save his life.

As expected of the hell that has suppressed countless powerful spiritual pressure beings throughout the history of Soul Society, this first gift alone is enough to impress Shuichi Higashino.

Ultimately, it was his carelessness that led to this.

Higashino Shuichi never expected that the combat etiquette on the Hell side would be so decisive and straightforward, without even considering probing, and would go all out from the start.

It was at this moment that Higashino Shuichi finally saw clearly what had just attacked him.

An ancient Hollow, its massive body dozens of stories high, stood before Shuichi Higashino. Above it, a pitcher plant-like head was rapidly closing, gleaming with a circle of Hollow light that was gathering again.

Did I just fall from that height?
For some reason, the first thing that came to Higashino Shuichi's mind was such an unrelated question.

Then, Higashino Shuichi raised his Zanpakuto.

"Tracing the origins of military strategy, Bankai, a smile concealing a dagger!"

A powerful spiritual pressure erupted from Higashino Shuichi's body, and the instant boost brought by Bankai temporarily restored most of Higashino Shuichi's physical strength.

Having physical strength means that his unlimited regeneration ability can continue to take effect!

"The chosen ones of heaven, the iron walls, the dragon's flight, the lion's roar, the tiger's howl, the wolf's charge, severing heaven and earth before collapse! Binding Path Eighty-One, Severing the Void!"

A black eight-petaled flower blooms above Shuichi Higashino, and a transparent spiritual wall forms.

Then, Higashino Shuichi leaped up, bracing one hand behind the black eight-petaled flower, using the gap as a shield to propel himself upwards.

This is precisely the technique that Higashino Shuichi learned from his previous battle with Garp Holmes.

The Hollow Flashes above rained down like a hail of bullets, and Higashino Shuichi knew that his Breakthrough wouldn't last much longer.

but.
"Just let me get to your level!"

Higashino Shuichi returned to the spot where he had fallen.

As he expected, the so-called boundless wilderness he had seen before was just a disguise inside the head of this great void cave.

Before the Void Break completely lost its effect, Higashino Shuichi used Shunpo to land in the center of the Hollow's head, allowing the Cero flashes that broke through his defenses to pierce through his body.

Higashino Shuichi plunged his Zanpakuto into the body of the Hollow below and chanted softly.

The sounds of explosions and roars echoed high in the sky.

It even attracted two Hollows from a distance to slowly approach this side.

"The Ninety-Nineth Stage of Destruction: The Five Dragons Annihilate!"

After finishing his chant, Higashino Shuichi, braving the seemingly free Cero attacks that disregarded even the Hollow's own body, unleashed the most lethal technique he had mastered so far.

The dragon emerged from the clouds and rode away on the mist.

The enormous Hollow's body was instantly torn apart, swallowed up, and disappeared.

But is that all?
Higashino Shuichi wanted to tell himself that it was over.

But reality is not like this.

Looking at the Hollow reconstructing its body at a speed he couldn't comprehend, Higashino Shuichi suddenly realized something: it seemed that all the monsters in hell possessed an even more sophisticated method of infinite rebirth than he did.

You could even say that those are the rules of this little world.

As an intruder outside the rules, Higashino Shuichi didn't even have the chance to enjoy the benefits of those rules. "That's a bit unfair."

Higashino Shuichi held Semiba in his hand; the difficulty of hell far exceeded his imagination.

In retrospect, the fact that Maki Kurato was able to hold out here for a while with a level that even ordinary captains might not have been able to achieve is already a proud achievement that future generations can boast about for generations.

Given Higashino Shuichi's current state, it wouldn't be a problem for him to take down this Hollow a few more times. However, doing so would be pointless, because no matter how many times he kills this Hollow, it remains "invincible" in this hellish place.

So, Higashino Shuichi only had two options: one was to use Seimei Basa to inscribe divine markings on the Hollow, and the other was to directly re-release Seimei Basa and return to Soul Society through the Otherworld Gate it created.

As for the other option that seemed like a possibility—going to other areas within Hell—Hideaki Higashino decisively crossed it off after glancing at the two Ancient Hollows slowly approaching from the left and right.

If there are three ancient Hollows like this in any place you randomly pass through, what about other places?

If a few more were added, Higashino Hideichi probably wouldn't even have a chance to escape using the Seimei Basha technique.

Therefore, after a brief internal struggle, Higashino Shuichi chose to try the first option first.

We can't just leave empty-handed, can we?
However, ideals are often grand, while reality often has a kind of stark beauty.

Faced with the enormous ancient Hollow that could not be subdued by absolute power, Higashino Shuichi had no way to completely inscribe divine runes on its body using the World-Misty Variation technique.

Because every time it comes to a crucial moment, I get interrupted.

Either the location where the divine runes were engraved was destroyed by the ancient Hollow itself using a Cero, or Higashino Shuichi, facing the overwhelming attack, had to use a hidden knife to relieve the pressure on himself, and then, while relieving the pressure, he accidentally destroyed the ancient Hollow.

At times like these, this ancient Hollow demonstrates its wisdom as one of the top hunters in Hueco Mundo during ancient times, skillfully showing Shuichi Higashino what the most efficient form of suicide looks like.

It strikes itself with a merciless feint from the softest and weakest point inside its own body.

Their efficiency is so impressive that anyone who comes here has to admit they admire them.

Seeing that he was truly at his wit's end and his strength was almost depleted, Higashino Shuichi really didn't want to continue like this.

After taking out the Shimi Bosakura again, Higashino Shuichi prepared to leave this awful place.

We'll make plans once he's fully etherealized and has fused several fragments of the Spirit King.

However, some people or things just like to arrive late, or rather, just like how Higashino Shuichi treated Kisaragi Shusuke, the turning point only began when Higashino Shuichi gave up.

It was a white sphere the size of a brown bear, without eyes, ears, nose, or limbs, only a gaping maw and terrifying, jagged teeth inside.

Moreover, whether it was Higashino Shuichi's imagination or not, he felt that the surrounding environment had become darker than before.

"Crossing to the other shore of this world, the world is still in samsara!"

Seeing the newly appeared monster, Higashino Shuichi didn't hesitate any longer. He retreated rapidly away from the monster while simultaneously unleashing his Shikai of the Yomi no Basa. After completing the Shikai, he also added a layer of protection to himself.

"Binding Technique Seventy-Three: Mountain-Turning Crystal!"

Looking at the azure inverted triangular cone-shaped spirit particle defense array, Higashino Shuichi felt nothing but a sense of security.

"Can anyone tell me why there's another one of these?!"
And why was it able to devour my binding spell so effortlessly in one bite?!

Higashino Shuichi screamed wildly in his heart.

The creature that suddenly appeared before us could only be described as malevolent.

With Higashino Shuichi's current strength, the Mountain-Turning Crystal he can create in his Bankai state would require even Unohana Retsu to slash it several times before he could break it.

So the monster only took one bite?
If we round it up, is that monster even more powerful than Ueno Hana Retsu?

And there's another monster like that.

What kind of hellish paradise is this? A celestial purgatory?

At this moment, Higashino Shuichi really wanted to drag Maki Kurato out and whip his corpse, and then ask him how he managed to stay in such a godforsaken place for more than half a day.

Higashino Shuichi estimated that he had probably been there for less than half an hour.
I can't afford to offend him, I really can't afford to offend him.

This reminded Higashino Shuichi of a game he played in his previous life.

Chinese Chess Flip Game.

Even though the ratio of enemy to friend should be close to 50/50, he still flipped over a piece that was surrounded by enemy pieces.

Just as Higashino Shuichi was about to push open the door and rush back to Soul Society, a large foot wearing wooden clogs fell from the sky and landed precisely on the Gate of the Other World in front of Higashino Shuichi. With one stomp, Seiya Basha instantly reverted to her Zanpakuto form.

At the same time, a rough male voice came from above Higashino Shuichi.

"I haven't seen a new Shinigami in a long time, and you're not even wearing a captain's haori?"

Hey kid, weren't you the captain when you died?

Higashino Shuichi looked up.

The first thing that catches the eye is a familiar white.

On that flowing captain's haori, there was a sharp number eleven, as if it had been sliced ​​by a blade.

"Captain Kuchikuriya?!"

Higashino Shuichi exclaimed the name in surprise.

Kenpachi Kuruyashiki, whose name had been called, was clearly more curious, pinching his chin with one hand as if in recollection.
"You actually know me?"

Thank you so much, Xiao Zhi, for the 600 points!
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