From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 429: The Immortal King's Might, Singlehandedly Challenges the Gotei !
Although the courtyard was still the same courtyard, Bane was a little confused at the moment.

No, why did the wall of my yard collapse?

Bane hurriedly passed through the door and looked up. Where is the building of the Maou Spiritual Academy? How come it has become a ruin?
"You're back." A soft voice came from not far away.

Ben looked back and saw it was Sister Hua.

The scene was a bit weird. Unohana Yachiru was sitting on the broken stone pillar in front of Bane's door. In front of him was a fallen apple tree. The horizontal part of the tree was cut flat, and some bouquets of flowers were placed on it.

And Unohana Yachiru was adjusting the branches of the bouquet very carefully.

"Does it look good?" Sister Hua looked up at Ben and asked, as if the work was finished.

Bane???

Before he could say anything, a blinding flash of fire suddenly erupted in the distance, close to the area where the Central 46th Room was located. Then a chaotic shock wave and spiritual pressure came whistling, engulfing the ruins of the Maou Spiritual Academy and rolling towards this side.

However, when he was about to approach Bane's courtyard, he was quickly blocked away by the spiritual pressure released by Sister Hua.

"Does it look good?" Sister Hua asked again when she saw that Ben didn't say anything.

Ben finally came back to his senses and nodded, saying, "It looks great. Your craftsmanship has improved again."

"I think so too." Sister Hua nodded in satisfaction and then asked, "What about Hueco Mundo?"

"Nothing happened. I killed some trash from the Tsunayashiro family, but I did run into someone you know." Ben said to Sister Hua while observing the situation over there.

If I'm not mistaken, it seems that Yamamoto Genryusai and some captains are fighting with a very powerful guy?
Judging from the spiritual pressure alone, Bane was willing to call the guy he had never met the 'strongest'. His spiritual pressure was already very fierce, but the other party was no worse than him, and even seemed to be stronger!
He fought alone against Yamamoto Genryusai, Kyoraku Shunsui, Ukitake Jushiro and others, and he didn't feel like he was at a disadvantage at all!

"My acquaintance?" Sister Hua's calm expression was slightly doubtful.

"Well, the first captain of the Sixth Division, Saito Fumu-no-Age. A guy with purple hair, twin ponytails and an eye patch." Bane nodded.

"It seems like there's a big problem with Wu Jian and the 9th Division. Not only did they release the Immortal King, but even Saito ran away?" Sister Hua said softly, her tone sounding a little sad.

Before Ben could speak, she asked again, "You look fine, didn't you? Did you win easily?"

"It's okay. Saito Fuuma should be much weaker than the current one in Soul Society. Although her Bankai, Yu Yu Tian Bao, and Infinite Mystery are very powerful, they can be broken by force. I almost sealed her in Chibaku Tensei, but she disappeared in an instant." Bane said.

"The treasure of heaven is endless," Sister Hua said with emotion, "You were able to forcibly break that Bankai. I remember that it was something that only old man Yamamoto could do."

"Ah? It's not that exaggerated, right?" Ben said with some doubt: "Your all-conquering should be OK too, right?"

"Although my Jie Jin is not bad, it is still impossible to break the infinite mystery that covers most of Soul Society. I have fought with Saito seven times and lost every time." Sister Hua said very calmly.

Bane looked a little surprised and puzzled when he heard this.

Unohana Yachiryu, you are known as the greatest villain ever in Soul Society, the one who destroyed the Soul Society with one sword. I thought you only lost to me and Yamamoto Genryusai, but how come a random guy showed up and made you lose seven games in a row?
Besides, that Infinite Mystery hasn't reached the point where it can cover most of Seireitei, right?
The scale of Seireitei is very large. According to the measurement standards of Soul Society, it has a radius of approximately 420,000 square soul miles, but soul miles and kilometers are similar units of measurement.

From what I feel, it is several times larger than the Marine Headquarters Marineford that Bane is familiar with.

Just now in the Hueco Mundo, the Infinite Mystery released by Saito Funabushige had a radius of only about ten kilometers at most, not as big as Dressrosa.

"Why are you looking at me in such surprise?" Sister Hua said calmly, "It's just a sparring match. I have a good relationship with her. If we really fight to the death, I have a 70% chance of killing her."

"Oh, is that so?" Bane nodded in understanding. This was more like that.

Even though Sister Hua lost twelve games in a row at his hands, this was actually just a form of competition, as neither side had ever fought a real life-and-death battle.

"But the Bankai she opened in Hueco Mundo, the infinite mystery, is only more than ten soul miles at most." Bane explained.

"She has been imprisoned in the Hell for almost five hundred years, so it is normal for her strength to decline." Unohana Yachiru said after thinking for a while.

"That makes sense." Bane responded. He did not discuss the issue any further. Instead, he looked at the increasingly fierce battle in the distance and said, "So what's going on over there?"

"The Immortal King Arturo Pratido has come out of the Hell. Combined with what you just said, it should be the work of the Tsunayashiro clan. The captain of the 9th Division, Tenbu Ross, is dead. The spiritual pressure of the 11th Division, Gohryū Souya, has also disappeared. My former vice-captain, Norabei of the 3rd Division, was seriously injured and has been withdrawn from the battlefield under the cover of Hikifune Kiryu. Kyoraku Shunsui is also in very bad condition. Ukitake Jushiro is okay, but Shutara Senjumaru is also getting beaten." Sister Hua said very calmly.

I used my Observation Haki to sense it and saw that, hmm. The area where the Central Forty-six Rooms were located had been completely destroyed, and the affected area was still expanding. The Shinō Academy of Spiritual Arts was in the south, and the battlefield was a little to the north. Basically, the northern part of Seireitei had been reduced to ruins.

The barracks of squads 6 to 10 are all there, and it is estimated that they have all fallen.

But what puzzled Bane was that although it seemed that there were a steady stream of Death Squad members joining the battlefield, there was not a single corpse.

After a moment, Bane suddenly realized something and said in surprise, "That guy called the 'Immortal King' can absorb spiritual pressure!?"

"Well, the people he kills will have their spiritual pressure forcibly absorbed. That's why he becomes stronger and stronger. When he first came out, his spiritual pressure was not as high as old man Yamamoto. Now..." Sister Hua said here, looking at Ben, "It seems that his spiritual pressure is stronger than yours."

"Then why don't you go and help?" Bane couldn't help but ask.

It sounds like at least two captains of the Gotei 13 have been killed, and several are seriously injured. Why are you still here? Is this appropriate? Sister Hua looked at Ben with some doubt and said, "Protecting the Soul Society is the job and responsibility of the Gotei 13. As a member of the Maou Academy of Spiritual Arts, my duty is to teach and educate people. Why should I take action? You don't think you will lose, do you? Don't worry, if the situation continues to deteriorate, when old man Yamamoto can't hold on anymore, people from the Soul King Palace will come."

"What you said makes so much sense that I am speechless." Bane opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but finally shook his head and said so.

After all, Sister Hua is no longer the captain of the 11th Division.

Furthermore, there was no reaction from the Soul King Palace, which meant that although the Soul Society seemed to be in a miserable state, it was actually still within the controllable range.

"Who is the Immortal King?" Bane asked, sitting on a collapsed stone wall that was exposed.

"It was about 1,500 years ago. I don't remember it clearly. At that time, I hadn't yet called myself Yachiryu. The Shinō Spiritual Academy was still called Genjijuku, and old man Yamamoto taught here. The Indestructible King came out of Hueco Mundo and invaded Soul Society, killing thirteen members of the Central Forty-Six Chambers. The major nobles also suffered heavy losses. Under the orders of the Central Forty-Six Chambers, the Shihouin family lent the sacred artifact, the Blazing Mirror, to old man Yamamoto. Finally, with the help of the sacred artifact, old man Yamamoto defeated the Indestructible King and imprisoned him in Hell." Unohana Yachiryu said.

"So powerful?" Bane asked in surprise.

Obviously, he had never heard of this Immortal King.

"Very powerful. If they fight alone, Yamamoto Shigekuni may not be his opponent." Sister Hua said in a stern tone.

After a short pause, Sister Hua continued, "He is completely different from other Hollows and even the Vastod-level Hollows. He is an extremely special individual."

Arrancar, that word flashed through Ben's mind.

However, Soul Society does not have this concept yet, and simply regards the Immortal King as an extremely special individual among the Hollows.

It was not until later when Aizen Sosuke started making trouble that the concept of Arrancar Hollows emerged and became popular in Soul Society.

While Ben was thinking about this, Sister Hua said with a hint of sarcasm, "Even if so many captains were to join forces with Yamamoto Shigekuni, they probably wouldn't be able to win. The old man's sword, stained with the blood of his own people, is no longer as sharp as it was back then. Back then, he used the Blazing Mirror to amplify his Zan Huo Tachi. The scorched earth at the edge of the East Flow Soul Street that has not recovered to this day is what was left over from that battle."

Listening to these words, Bane couldn't help but think of Saito's immortality.

That guy really hated Yamamoto Genryusai.

This "blood of our own people" that Sister Hua mentioned must be some of the original captains, right?

But no matter what the reason is, Yamamoto Genryusai's sword is indeed not as sharp as it used to be. Look at the Soul Society now, it has been beaten into this mess, and Yamamoto Genryusai is still fighting with Shikai and dare not activate Bankai.

"Once a person has concerns in his heart, he will not be able to give his full strength when swinging the sword." Bane sighed.

Sister Hua was stunned for a moment after hearing this. She looked at Ben, who was still smacking his lips, with complicated eyes and said softly, "Yes."

Then, she asked, "What about you? Can you still swing your sword with all your might?"

"Hahahaha." Bane laughed and said, "I'm all alone in this Soul Society, so why can't I wield a sword?"

If he had Ryujin Jakka in his hand, if he encountered such a situation, Bane would not care at all. He would just use Bankai and kill one person at a time.

After hearing this, Sister Hua looked a little unhappy, but she didn't say much.

Bane didn't notice this change. Although he was chatting with Sister Hua, his attention was on the battle in the distance.

Just as he was about to say something else, suddenly several gorgeous strands of cloth rose into the sky from the battlefield.

"Sattakarara's body." Sister Hua's attention was also attracted by this change. She said with a little disgust in her eyes, "It's a flashy thing."

"Is it Senjumaru's Bankai?" Bane said, touching his chin.

It was the first time he saw Shutara Senjumaru's Bankai.

"That's right, it seems that she was forced into a corner. When Yamamoto Shigekuni was around, Shutara would never release his Bankai." Sister Hua said.

As soon as she finished speaking, the gorgeous cloth surrounded and entangled the Immortal King in the air, and then Yamamoto Genryusai's Ryujin Jakka ignited Shutara Senjumaru's Bankai without hesitation!
"Hiss" Bane felt a toothache when he saw this scene. Shutara Senjumaru cherished his own cloth very much. He felt extremely sad when it was stained with the blood of Hana-jie's Bankai. Now it was directly burned by Yamamoto Genryusai. It is conceivable how bad Shutara Senjumaru's mood must be.

But in the next moment, the enveloping flame frenzy suddenly exploded, and the surging spiritual pressure directly pushed away Yamamoto Genryusai's extremely hot flame, and then a piece of cloth that had not yet been burned was blown up, and then a figure in the cloth seemed to be unable to withstand the force, and flew backwards from a very far distance, and blood drew a trail in the air.

A moment later, with a bang, Shudra Senjumaru's figure fell heavily in Bane's courtyard.

"Cough." Shudorashi Senjumaru couldn't help but cough up a pool of dirty blood. He leaned weakly on the rocks of the ruins with a disordered breath.

"You don't know your own limitations." Sister Hua glanced at Shutara Senjumaru and said.

However, although she was mocking, she stood up at the first moment and walked to Shutara Senjumaru, whose breathing was disordered and whose words were stuck in her throat. She put her hand, which was shining with the light of Huidao, on her shoulder.

"You look miserable, but your spiritual pressure is very solid. You're not in a good mood because Yamamoto Shigekuni burned your cloth, so you're taking this opportunity to withdraw from the battlefield?" Sister Hua said sarcastically.

(End of this chapter)