I'm in Bleach, starting with Unlimited Blade Works.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Centered on the Sky Piercing Sword in Erin's hand, the area within a radius of 300 meters was completely bombarded by countless dense laser beams.

The next moment, a powerful burst of flames sent up a mushroom cloud tens of meters high.

An invisible shockwave spread outward from the mushroom cloud, almost leveling the entire Seventh Division.

When the smoke and flames dissipated, except for the spot where Erin had stood, the rest of the area had been completely transformed into a hollow space tens of meters deep.

Sensing Hoshino Hibiki's spiritual pressure, Erin's figure flashed and appeared at the bottom of the deep pit.

"Cough cough, cough cough..."

"hateful……"

At this moment, Hoshino Hibiki was no longer the arrogant person he had been before.

His body had at least dozens of piercing wounds, and his left hand and a large part of his body had been blown away.

His aura was at its lowest point.

It's as if they could die at any moment.

No, it's not just a possibility, it's a real possibility that I'm about to die!

Seeing the fierce look in Hoshino Hibiki's eyes, Erin raised the Heavenly Piercing Sword in his hand.

White spiritual particles gathered at the tip of the Heavenly Piercing Sword, condensing into a beam of light that shot towards Hoshino Hibiki's head.

"call out!"

Chapter 41 Xianghe Must Die

"Gudong..."

Feeling the intense heat on his forehead, Hoshino Hibiki swallowed hard.

The fierceness in his eyes turned into fear.

If Erin's sword had moved down even a fraction of an inch just now, his head would probably have been blown apart.

At the last moment, Erin raised the Heavenly Piercing Sword slightly, allowing Hoshino Hibiki to escape unscathed.

“Hoshino, the third seat, I definitely prefer the rebellious you from before.”

"At least, killing someone like you would give me a sense of accomplishment."

"As for you now..."

Erin shook his head, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes: "You really don't deserve my finishing blow."

"Cherish these last moments of your life. After you die, I'll bring you back to the First Division to report for duty."

"Consider this my final act of mercy towards you!"

"Damn it, you bastard!"

Hoshino Hibiki was so ashamed and furious that she wanted to die.

He became famous at a young age and was invited to join the strongest team in the Gotei 13.

After awakening his Zanpakuto, he successfully completed many challenging missions, earning him the affection of his teammates and eventually becoming the fourth seat of the First Division.

Five years ago, after the death of Yamamoto's disciple, Kisaragi Taiu, he went even further and became the captain of the special forces.

Arrogant as he was, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?

"puff……"

Finally, Hoshino Hibiki coughed up a mouthful of blood, his eyes widened, his body convulsed once, and then he lost consciousness.

He didn't die by Erin's sword, but he was so angry by Erin's words that he died.

Sensing that Hoshino Hibiki's spiritual pressure had disappeared, Erin released the Heavenly Piercing Sword from his hand.

"Binding Spell Number Four - Gray Rope!"

A rope formed from spiritual pressure bound Hoshino Hibiki's corpse, and then Erin used Shunpo to fly towards the First Division.

Hoshino Hibiki could have lived.

But who told him to use his Bankai on Erin, allowing Muramasa to infiltrate Erin's soul space?

The Zanpakuto itself, Asauchi, was forged by Oetsu Nimaiya, who had already been promoted to the Zero Division.

Through the practice of "sword Zen," the Shinigami merges his soul with the Asauchi sword, ultimately giving birth to the Asauchi's "spirit," which is the Zanpakuto.

As long as the Shinigami is alive, even if the "spirit" of the Zanpakuto dies, it will be re-formed by the Shinigami after a period of time.

Just like the Shinigami of the 7th and 9th Divisions whose Zanpakuto were controlled by Hoshino Hibiki.

Their Zanpakuto have now all been destroyed by Erin.

However, as long as they practice "sword Zen" for a period of time, their Zanpakuto will be restored to its original state.

At most, they will be unable to use the Zanpakuto's abilities and will suffer a significant loss of strength during the period before the Zanpakuto is restored.

While inside Erin's inherent barrier, Muramasa learned many secrets that Erin didn't want anyone to know.

Once those secrets are known, Erin will be hunted down by the entire Soul Society.

Therefore, Muramasa must die!

Hoshino Hibiki, who could revive Muramasa and possibly learn Erin's true abilities from him, must also die!

Even Captain-Commander Yamamoto couldn't change Erin's decision.

……

Within Erin's Reality Marble, Muramasa was resisting attacks from the materialized Zanpakuto.

Each of the dozen or so Zanpakuto that attacked him was stronger than him.

When his persuasive abilities proved ineffective, he could only become a punching bag for everyone's amusement.

At one point, Muramasa, who was being attacked, suddenly felt that the source of his spiritual power had been cut off.

"Xianghe..."

Muramasa's pupils suddenly contracted.

The spiritual pressure and spiritual power of a Zanpakuto originate from the Shinigami (death god).

Even the Zanpakuto that were turned by Muramasa are no exception to this.

When a Zanpakuto's spiritual pressure cannot be replenished, there are only two possibilities.

The owner of this Zanpakuto is dead!

Or perhaps, consciousness has been sealed away.

From the moment he entered the soul space of this Grim Reaper, Muramasa knew that Hibiki had absolutely no chance of winning against this Grim Reaper.

However, Muramasa never expected to be defeated so quickly.

When Muramasa was attacked by several powerful Zanpakuto simultaneously due to a break in his spiritual power, his only wish was that his master would not die, but be sealed away.

……

"call out!"

"call out!"

Even while carrying Hoshino Hibiki's corpse, Erin's speed was not affected in any way.

In less than thirty seconds, Erin had arrived at the First Division and entered the captain's meeting room.

"Captain-Commander, the traitor Hoshino Hibiki of the Seireitei has been defeated."

"It's a pity that because Hoshino Sansuke's strength was too great, I had to use my full strength, so I was unable to capture him alive. Please forgive me, Captain-Commander."

In the conference room, Erin gently placed Hoshino Hibiki's body in the center, and then apologized to Captain-Commander Yamamoto.

After all, Hoshino Hyouga is the third seat of the first division.

Even if he ultimately betrayed the Seireitei, it doesn't mean that Captain-Commander Yamamoto had no feelings for him.

Now that Hoshino Hibiki has died at Erin's hands, no one knows what the Captain-Commander's feelings are.

Of course, everyone knows that no matter how heartbroken the Captain-Commander is, he will not punish Erin based on personal feelings.

The captains looked at Hoshino Hibiki's blood-covered corpse and couldn't help but marvel at the power of Erin's final blow.

If it were them, few would dare say they could escape unscathed from that attack.

"Hoshino Hibiki was able to defeat the captains of the Ninth Division and the Seventh Division in succession, so his strength was already formidable."

"If your withdrawal leads to your defeat by Hoshino Hibiki, and he causes even greater turmoil, then that would be your fault."

These words were spoken by Kuchiki Ginrin, the captain of the Sixth Division.

Erin nodded gratefully to Kuchiki Silver Bell.

Although he knew that Yamamoto wouldn't harbor any ill will towards him based on personal feelings, Erin would likely be serving under Captain-Commander Yamamoto for a long time, and he was still grateful that his boss would be less dissatisfied with him.

This old man is someone you can get along with.

On the contrary, his own captain, Yoruichi Shihouin, simply crossed her arms and looked at Hoshino Hibiki's corpse with interest, showing no intention of standing up for him whatsoever.

"Captain Kuchiki is right, Vice-Captain Erin. You have rendered meritorious service in this campaign against the rebels. What crime have you committed?"

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni slightly opened his eyes, setting the tone for Erin's achievement.

In just five years, the First Division lost two of their most valued juniors.

It would be a lie to say that Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni felt no sadness.

However, when he saw Hoshino Hibiki's hideous death, the sorrow in his heart turned into anger at his unrepentant death.

Chapter 42 Whitewash

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, who had slaughtered countless lives, could tell at a glance from the wounds on Hoshino Kyoga that Hoshino Kyoga had indeed been seriously injured after being attacked and died because he could not accept the huge difference in his life.

Of course, if Erin's final blow hadn't been higher and had instead created a hole in Hoshino Hibiki's head, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's reaction would be another matter entirely.