From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 525: Second Stage of Returning to the Blade? Cut it down without hesitation!
At least two thousand years before that, when Chojiro Suzuki followed Yamamoto Genryusai, he mastered Bankai.

The most powerful lightning-type Zanpakutō in Soul Society is called Ganreimaru.

His Bankai Huanghuang Yanlingli Palace is extremely powerful and once left an indelible scar on Yamamoto Genryusai's head.

Once released, it takes the shape of a canopy, transforming the spiritual pressure into thunder, which is enough to affect the celestial phenomena and is extremely terrifying.

But such a powerful lightning-type Zanpakuto was relegated to the second line after Roronoa Zoro's Bankai.

Zoro's Bankai, Takemikaze, makes Wado Ichimonji the most powerful Zanpakuto of the lightning type recognized by Soul Society.

In fact, up to now, even Ben, Sister Hua and others have never seen Chojiro Suzuki's Bankai. After all, Chojiro Suzuki has been serving as the vice-captain beside Yamamoto Genryusai since the establishment of the Gotei 13. He has never really taken action in several disasters. Following such a big guy, there are really no good opportunities.

Since he can't win in the peak competition, he might as well organize the team and be responsible for arranging the rear. In ordinary competitions, it is not his turn to take action at all. The old man in the mountain will burn his ashes and scatter them for you.

So after Zoro's Bankai, although everyone was shocked at the power of this Bankai, they still had some doubts. After all, they had never seen Mr. Chojiro's Bankai. In the end, it was Chojiro Suzuki himself who admitted that his Bankai was not as powerful as Zoro's. The title of the strongest lightning-type Zanpakutō fell to Wado Ichimonji.

There has never been any weather in Hueco Mundo. It is an eternal night with a bright moon hanging in the sky without even a cloud.

But when the Wado Ichimonji in Zoro's hand was unsheathed with brilliant lightning, the night in the Hueco Mundo suddenly became even darker. Looking up, the bright moon had been blocked by dark clouds. Looking around, the sky was much lower as far as the eye could see, and was covered with dark and thick clouds.

Then lightning flashed in the clouds, and the continuous roar of thunder was deafening.

Every time a flash of lightning appeared, a tall figure where lightning gathered seemed to flash in the dark clouds, and as the frequency of the lightning flashed faster, the tall shadow became more solid.

Not only that, with the Wado Ichimonji in Zoro's hand as the source, thick plasma like flowing slurry flowed down from the scabbard and hung on the ground. Zoro's eyes also flashed with electric light, his pupils turned indigo, arcs of electricity kept passing through the ends of his hair, and the ground under his feet was covered with plasma, glowing green, making him seem as if he was wearing a sacred cloak.

The plasma flowing on the ground also began to emit into the air, forming crackling electricity that spread in all directions.

A Shinigami soldier from a certain division seemed to have never seen this scene before. He should be a new graduate who joined the Gotei 13. He was stunned for a moment when he saw the electricity flashing towards him in an arc, and even instinctively wanted to reach out to catch and touch it.

But the next moment, he was pulled away by Smoker from the 11th Squadron, who asked coldly, "Are you looking for death?"

At the same time, the captain of the 5th Division, Makoto Hirako, was waving a sword in his hand. Although his expression was still nonchalant, his eyes were very solemn. He said in a serious tone, "All members of the Gotei 13, those whose spiritual pressure is not as good as the captain's level, take turns to cover and retreat to the camp. You can't handle the next scene."

Among the gods of death, there is a standard measurement method, with the maximum value being one hundred.

Relevant tests can be taken at the Maou Spiritual Academy.

It is divided into several categories: physical strength, attack power, defense power, Kidō spiritual pressure, mobility, and intelligence.

When Bane went for the test, all his attributes were full. Captain Genryusai Yamamoto also tested it later, and except for physical strength which was 60 points, the rest were also full.

But Bane was somewhat skeptical. This old guy was a little lacking in physical strength. With such muscular body, you said you got 60 points in the physical test?
Many captains have taken the test, and the so-called "captain-level spiritual pressure" is actually just 50 points to pass.

The representative character who scored 50 points is Komamura Sajin. In the original story, this guy's spiritual pressure was just above the passing line.

Soi Fong, who was the captain of the Second Division at the time, only had a spiritual pressure of 60 points in the original story.

The more powerful captains, such as Gin Ichimaru, have a spiritual pressure score of 80 points.

And someone like Byakuya Kuchiki scored 90 points.

There are also some who are at the full score level, such as Sister Hua, who has a full score in spiritual pressure.

Of course, the so-called full marks, some people get 100 points because they can only do 100, while some people get 100 points because the full mark is 100.

Both Aizen Sosuke and Ukitake Jushiro have a spiritual pressure of 100 points, but can their spiritual pressure be said to be at the same level?
The battlefield was in chaos and noise at this time. Although Mako Hirako ordered those whose spiritual pressure values were not enough to be captains to evacuate back to the camp quickly, the following situation was no longer something they could handle.

But because of the entanglement and fighting, can we evacuate just by saying so?

impossible.

It is obvious that although Zoro is trying to slow down the progress of his Bankai as much as possible, judging from the flowing thunder coat on his body, he is about to reach his limit. If he does not release it, it seems that his Bankai is about to explode.

At this time, Ben sighed and said, "Young people are always rash in their actions. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Captain."

Yamamoto Genryusai also smiled and said, "Such a lively performance, I really appreciate it. Your Excellency Lingzun is too demanding of Zoro."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bane slowly raised his hand, and the spiritual pressure on his body shook slightly. It was not that terrifying, just reaching the level of an ordinary captain.

Then, quietly, secretly, and silently, the dark spirit turned into a wave and spread out from under his feet. It seemed to be extremely long, yet seemed to be fleeting.

The darkness had already covered the battlefield, and a dark vortex appeared under the feet of every Grim Reaper whose spiritual pressure was weaker than the one released by Bane at the moment.

Before they could react, the dark vortex suddenly became violent and swallowed all these guys.

The battlefield was cleared out in almost an instant. Only the Grim Reaper whose spiritual pressure was stronger than the one controlled by Bane at the moment was still on the battlefield. As for the Hollows, Bane didn't care at all.

When I came to my senses again, I saw that in the empty area of the camp, the dark vortex was spitting out garbage, releasing the swallowed death gods again.

After all, they are brothers, so they still have this tacit understanding. The moment Zoro saw Bane's attack, he stopped suppressing his Bankai.

The power of thunder is extremely violent, and now without Zoro's suppression, the violent thunder, with a loud bang, illuminates the entire Hueco Mundo battlefield like daylight.

Immediately afterwards, Zoro's spiritual pressure also soared into the sky, immediately overshadowing Ulquiorra, whose spiritual pressure was previously more powerful.

The entire battlefield was instantly filled with countless electric arcs, crackling and exploding in the air, one after another, like a performance. Immediately afterwards, the electric arcs gathered into countless spherical lightning, suspended in the entire battlefield.

"Style 1: Thunder Cleansing." Zoro said softly.

As the words fell, he gently swung the Wado Ichimonji in his hand, which was shining with brilliant lightning, and an electric current passed through the air.

The next moment, countless spherical lightning exploded instantly, and the violent power of thunder and lightning covered the entire battlefield, rushing towards the big and miscellaneous voids in the area.

The miscellaneous Void that was almost not at the level of Killian was instantly submerged by the torrent of thunder, unable to even struggle. Like a miscellaneous soldier, it was washed into slag by the violent power of thunder and turned into one of the endless gravels in the Void Mundo.

Killian could hardly withstand this kind of power, and they all ran away wailing. Those who were lucky were able to run far away and avoid it, but those who were unlucky and were closer to Sauron were vaporized on the spot.

On the contrary, someone of Yachukas' level can block Zoro's thunder power with just a wave of his hand.

All the captain-level Grim Reapers are like this.

Ulquiorra still did not make a move. Even his expression did not change much. He stood in the distance, quietly watching Zoro's movements. However, the spiritual pressure around his body was dissipating outwards, preventing the surging thunder element from getting within ten meters of him.

Seeing this, Zoro did not hesitate and displayed his Bankai power in an orderly manner. He raised the Wado Ichimonji in his hand, and the violent power of thunder soared into the sky, turned into a column of light, pierced into the dark clouds in the sky, and illuminated the sky again.

As he made this move, the tall figure that was originally hidden in the clouds became more solid.

At this time, Zoro shouted in a low voice: "Type 2: Demon-Slaying God!"

With a loud bang of thunder, the dark clouds broke apart, and a huge arm stretched out from the clouds, with mighty armor attached to the arm. The thunder turned into a dragon, hovering above it, looking extremely majestic. Its huge spiritual pressure slapped down from the clouds, pointing directly at where Ulquiorra was.

As if sensing a crisis, Ulquiorra, who had been calm just a moment ago, suddenly changed expression and frowned. Reiatsu flashed under his feet, and he was about to activate Hibiki to dodge.

But in an instant, a network woven by countless thunders blocked Ulquiorra from all directions. At the same time, a terrifying spiritual pressure emanated from the arm that fell from the sky, which instantly shocked Ulquiorra's movements.

From a distance, it looked as if this hand had cast a barrier, sealing Ulquiorra inside the barrier, and at the same time, was intending to kill this 'Black-winged Demon'.

"No matter how many times I see it, I think this move is so cool," Mako Hirako exclaimed from a distance.

Like Ulquiorra before, his spiritual pressure was also dispersing, preventing the overflowing thunder element from getting close to him.

Bang bang bang!
Ulquiorra raised his arms upwards, and in an instant, he sent out more than ten virtual flashes at the palm pressing down on his head. The fierce explosion was powerful, but it could not stop the huge palm from falling.

"It's useless. If your spiritual pressure doesn't exceed mine, you won't be able to escape being suppressed by the Demon Slayer." Zoro's eyes were filled with the power of thunder, and he looked at Ulquiorra who kept sending out virtual flashes with an expression very calm.

Ulquiorra obviously failed to catch this thunder palm technique that fell from the sky.

Under the solemn gaze of the crowd, Ulquiorra was covered by a palm, and the violent thunder continued to roar for about a few breaths. Just when everyone thought that this guy was about to die, suddenly, the huge palm was propped up.

This made Zoro's eyes show a hint of surprise, which soon turned into expectation. "Sure enough, a Vastod-class Arrancar shouldn't be so weak."

An emerald green spiritual light beam suddenly pierced through the suppressing palm, opening a huge hole. At the same time that the thunder element surged from it, a pair of pitch-black wings spread out again. Completely different from his previous image, Ulquiorra, who had undergone a great change, flew into the air, holding a spiritual spear, his eyes still so empty.

"Thank you, God of Death." Ulquiorra floated in the air, looked at Zoro and said: "Recently, I have realized that I seem to be able to make some breakthroughs, but I need extremely strong external pressure to promote this 'evolution'. This evolution, I call it 'Second Stage Return to the Blade'."

Not only were the many Death Gods surprised, but the other Vastod-class Hollows also looked at Ulquiorra with shocked eyes.

Second stage return to the blade?

And this kind of operation?

At the same time, Zoro slowly put the Wado Ichimonji in his hand on his shoulder, grinned, and said with a hearty smile: "As expected, you are a target worth chopping off."

The moment the words fell, a bolt of lightning from the sky hit Zoro's figure at an extremely fast speed.

At the same time, in the lightning, Zoro's voice full of beastly charm came: "Bankai·Final Style·God Descends to Earth!"

With a humming sound, as if a flash of light was passing by at an extremely fast speed, the spirit spear in Ulquiorra's hand moved forward to block, but it had no effect at all. It was almost cut into two pieces in an instant. At the same time, his body was separated from top to bottom and cut in half by a knife.

When the flash of lightning stopped, Zoro was seen holding the Wado Ichimonji, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

At this moment, Zoro's image has also changed greatly. His body is wrapped in lightning, and he is wearing the mighty Thundergod Armor. His strength, speed, and spiritual pressure have all increased by leaps and bounds. Compared with Ulquiorra who has reached the second stage of Return to Blade, he is not inferior at all, and is even slightly stronger!
With super-speed regeneration, Ulquiorra, who was cut in half, quickly recovered from his injuries and turned to look at Zoro behind him.

Before he could open his mouth, lightning flashed in his eyes again and he felt a stinging pain in his body. The next moment, he was cut into countless pieces on the spot, scattered all over the ground, with blood flowing everywhere.

"I hope your super-fast regeneration, which is different from the usual Hollow level, can keep up with my speed and slashing, so that I can cut you to my heart's content." Zoro said coldly after changing his position again.

(End of this chapter)