Bleach: The Path to Transcendence

In the Soul Society, everything was originally in perfect order. However, when countless Zanpakuto spirits materialized, the peace was completely shattered, and the entire Soul Society was instantly plunged into a vortex of chaos.

Squad Six Barracks. Renji Abarai, however, was in a disheveled state, being chased all over the place by his Zanpakuto's materialized form. His expression was slightly flustered, and his footsteps were hurried as he shuttled back and forth between the buildings of the barracks.

"Boom!"

A loud noise came, and a tall woman appeared before him. Her pink hair was particularly eye-catching, and her body was covered with long green hair, giving her a wild feeling. A thick iron chain was tied around her neck, and the other end of the chain was connected to a red-haired snake-tailed little loli, making the scene look strange and peculiar.

"Hiss!"

The little loli moved extremely fast. In an instant, her body flashed and transformed into the long sword Zabimaru, which was firmly held in the pink-haired woman's hand. The pink-haired woman's eyes were fierce, and she swung the Zabimaru in her hand without hesitation.

"Boom!"

Zabimaru shot towards Renji Abarai like a black lightning bolt, its speed astonishing. Renji reacted quickly and immediately turned around, dodging the fierce blow with a nimble movement.

However, the barracks behind him were not so lucky. Under the powerful impact of Zabimaru, large swaths of houses collapsed, and broken tiles splashed everywhere, raising clouds of dust.

"Hey, Renji, are you just going to keep dodging?"

The pink-haired woman made a mocking sound, her tone full of disdain. Facing the ridicule of his own Zanpakuto, Renji Abarai just snorted coldly, did not respond, and continued to focus on dodging.

"Swoosh!"

Zabimaru attacked again, and Renji Abarai successfully avoided it again with his skilled Shunpo technique. But when Zabimaru attacked for the third time with a fierce force, Renji Abarai no longer chose to dodge. His eyes were sharp, and seizing the opportunity, he stretched out his right hand and fiercely grabbed the oncoming blade.

As the master of Zabimaru, Renji Abarai naturally knew its characteristics. Zabimaru needed to be retracted and recharged after firing three times before it could be fired again, and what he was waiting for was the timing of this recharge after the third launch.

Zabimaru's serrations cut through his palm, and wisps of blood dripped down his arm, but Renji Abarai seemed unaware. He held the blade tightly with one hand, and quickly stretched out the other hand to accumulate spiritual pressure.

"Hado No. 33 - Soi Bakudo!"

With a loud shout, a crimson fireball instantly formed, carrying scorching heat and powerful force, and bombarded the human-shaped Zabimaru.

"Rumble!"

A violent explosion sounded, and flames soared into the sky, stirring up clouds of smoke and dust. After a moment, the smoke gradually dissipated, and the human-shaped Zabimaru collapsed on the ground, charred and in a disheveled state.

"What a wild man..."

The materialized Zabimaru glanced weakly at Renji Abarai, and then turned into a crimson stream of light and rushed into Renji Abarai's body.

"Finally done!"

After resolving all of this, Renji Abarai lay on the ground panting heavily.

......

On another battlefield where the battle was in full swing, unlike those frantic Shinigami, Captain Byakuya Kuchiki of Squad Six showed the demeanor of a strong man, calm and composed.

At that time, cherry blossom blades filled the sky and the earth, rushing like swift snowflakes, the scene both beautiful and full of deadly danger. Byakuya Kuchiki's captain's haori fluttered slightly in the wind, he calmly raised his palm, pushed it out gently, and clearly chanted:

"Hado No. 73 - Twin Lotus Blue Fire, Crash!"

In an instant, two clusters of blazing blue flames surged from his palm, carrying scorching temperatures and powerful momentum, rushing towards the cherry blossom blades in the sky.

"Rumble!"

The two collided violently, bursting out with dazzling light, and at the same time, stirring up gusts of wind that howled, blowing dust and fallen leaves all over the sky.

"Is that all you've got?"

Byakuya Kuchiki's eyes were like an eagle's, coldly looking straight ahead. In the very center of the countless cherry blossoms, stood a tall man wearing samurai attire and a ghost mask.

"Whoosh!"

Before he finished speaking, Byakuya Kuchiki exerted force under his feet, using Shunpo, his speed as fast as lightning, instantly flashing in front of the masked man.

His movements were clean and neat, pointing out a finger, a white lightning bolt struck straight at the masked man's face with a fierce momentum.

"Bang!"

With a crisp sound, a corner of the ghost mask was shattered by this blow, revealing half of a handsome face under the mask.

The masked man reacted extremely quickly, immediately flashing backward, quickly retreating to a safe enough distance. Then, he threw down the long sword in his hand without hesitation. As soon as the long sword touched the ground, it disappeared as if it had merged into the water, only causing strange ripples on the ground.

"Bankai - Senbonzakura Kageyoshi"

As the masked man whispered, countless giant blades burst out of the ground, and these blades instantly transformed into billions of brilliant cherry blossom petals.

In an instant, billions of cherry blossom petals, like blades given life, rushed towards Byakuya Kuchiki swiftly. Wherever they passed, the air was cut, making sharp whistling sounds.

Seeing this scene, Byakuya Kuchiki raised his eyebrows slightly. Then, he slowly raised his hand and chanted:

"Bakudo No. 81 - Danku."

A transparent barrier wall instantly rose, steadily blocking the massive cherry blossom petals from the outside.

"Whoosh"

At the same moment that the sky full of brilliant cherry blossom blades was steadily blocked by the transparent "Danku" barrier, Byakuya Kuchiki moved, cleverly using "Danku" to attract all of his opponent's firepower, driving his own Shunpo to the limit.

He flashed, like a white streamer, rushing towards the most central area surrounded by countless cherry blossoms at lightning speed.

There, was the injury-free zone in the very center of his Bankai Senbonzakura Kageyoshi range, which he knew so well.

In the process of rushing towards the injury-free zone, cherry blossom blades roared from all directions like dense rain of arrows.

Byakuya Kuchiki was agile, constantly dodging and moving, but he still could not completely avoid all attacks. On his shoulders, several wounds were lightly grazed by cherry blossom blades, and fresh blood slowly seeped out, staining the captain's haori red. However, he did not slow down at all, and continued to rush towards the injury-free zone.

Dozens of breaths later, Byakuya Kuchiki finally successfully entered the injury-free zone. As soon as he entered the circle, he pointed forward without hesitation and quickly chanted:

"Bakudo No. 30 - Shitotsu Sansen!"

Immediately afterwards, three sharp light thorns shot out from his fingertips like lightning, directly approaching the materialized Senbonzakura. Almost at the same time, he opened his mouth again to cast the spell:

"Bakudo No. 61 - Rikujokoro!"

Six huge pillars of light rose from all around in an instant, like a solid cage, firmly binding Senbonzakura within.

Byakuya Kuchiki took the opportunity to hold his sword horizontally, the blade shimmering coldly, steadily resting on the materialized Senbonzakura's neck.

His eyes were cold, and he said without a trace of emotion:

"It's over."