Restricted Death

Chapter 253 Captive
The beast god Yawon, summoned by the sacrificial arms of the three Arrancar, immediately locked onto Xin as its target after appearing. After roaring, it charged towards Xin. Although it was huge, it was not slow at all. Propelled by explosive force, it was like a runaway chariot, so fast that it only left a blurry afterimage on the retina.

Faced with this overwhelming charge, Shin's figure seemed rooted to the spot, unmoving. A chilling spiritual pressure quietly emanated from his body, and the moisture in the air instantly condensed into fine ice crystals. The temperature in the surrounding area was dropping rapidly, and the charging Yawon suddenly paused, his momentum visibly slowing down.

Sparse ice shards began to form on its massive body and fur. As the heavy fist slammed down, Xin raised only one hand and extended a single finger. When it touched the fist, which was larger than a basin of water, Ya Weng's body suddenly froze in place.

The ice shards covering it grew thicker and began to solidify into a layer of ice. In the blink of an eye, Yawong transformed into a giant ice sculpture.

"Scorching Sea Current!"

A wave of water suddenly surged from behind Ya Weng, bringing with it a large cloud of white vapor in the cold air. It crashed against Ya Weng's body, seemingly trying to melt the ice on his body with the hot water.

However, Helibel clearly underestimated the power of the low temperature. The scalding water waves crashing against the ice sculpture only stirred up dense water vapor and did not melt the ice at all.

Her expression turned slightly grim, and her emerald pupils contracted slightly. In the end, her attack method was only water, with a limited maximum temperature. Even with the spiritual energy enhancing the impact, it was still severely countered by the opponent's ability.

Halibel looked up at the sky above and saw that the clouds had completely turned into frozen clouds, forming large and small ice blocks that fell downwards. She then glanced down at her own hands and noticed that her clenching of her fist had become slightly sluggish. She unleashed an even more surging spiritual pressure to dispel this feeling, but she quickly realized that her spiritual power output was also affected.

The temperature in the surrounding area is still dropping, and it is foreseeable that in less than a minute, I will also be unable to move an inch in this area!
Her figure left a faint afterimage in place, then vanished into thin air with a speed beyond the limits of the naked eye. Almost simultaneously, she appeared like a ghost in Xin's blind spot.

"Ha!" came a low, murderous shout.

The massive Zanpakuto "Sameoh," now unleashed in her hands, no longer manipulates water but transforms into an ultimate cutting weapon. Its blade, blurring with the blurry afterimages of high-speed vibration, tears through the air with a piercing shriek, carrying the sharpness to cleave mountains and split seas, as swift as a golden lightning bolt, slashing straight at Shin's abdomen!
However, even when faced with a fatal blow that could cut an ordinary captain-level Grim Reaper in half, Shin's eyes remained calm and unwavering.

He didn't even turn around to look at the incoming golden blade of light.

Halibel, who thought his attack would succeed, suddenly felt the scenery before him change and a dizzying sensation wash over him. He found himself suddenly standing in the spot where he had been standing before the attack!
It was as if the slash she had just delivered was an illusion, as if it had never happened at all!
What happened? How did I get back here...?

Halibel's eyes widened in disbelief. She couldn't comprehend what was happening. This Tachikawa Shin, who clearly didn't have a sword in his hand, was using such bizarre and powerful techniques!
As she tried to do something more, she felt a bone-chilling cold penetrate the spiritual pressure emanating from her body, permeating her entire being. This inescapable cold made her feel as if she were losing control of her body, and the burst of spiritual pressure gradually faded away like an extinguished flame.

Eventually, she became unable to move, and her body began to freeze.

Halibel glanced at his subordinates and realized that they, like Yawon, had been turned into three ice sculptures in this extreme environment. Finally, he looked at Tachikawa Shin in the distance and met his calm gaze.

In the depths of his eyes, there was no anger, no contempt, not even focus, only a pure, indifferent detachment, as if looking down upon ants. That gaze sent a chill through the heart of the battle-hardened Halibel for the first time, a chill she herself was unwilling to admit.

As one of the strongest Espada and the king of Hueco Mundo after the Aizen incident in the original work, Halibel's strength is beyond that of ordinary people.

However, under the "absolute zero" field created by the letter, there was still no ability to resist.

Absolute zero can completely stop the movement of all matter, and even light can be stopped. In a sense, time is "paused" within this realm.

Even if all ten Espada were here, let alone Halibel, they would be helpless.

The only drawback is that this power is a wide-range, indiscriminate killing ability; if there are allies within the area, they will also be affected and harmed.

Unless Shin also attaches the power of "stagnation" to his companions, this ability consumes spiritual pressure when applied to others, especially when spiritual pressure is extremely strong during battle.

Seeing that the enemy had been subdued, Shin took out his communication device and contacted the Soul Society.

"Captain Tachikawa, how are you?"

"It's alright, it's been resolved. Is everything alright in Seireitei? Are there any other places where Arrancar have appeared?" Shin replied, and immediately asked his own question.

"The Seireitei is fine, but the garrison teams in three cities in the human world have sent back messages saying they have discovered Hollows. The initial estimate is that they may also be Arrancar. The Captain-Commander has ordered the dispatch of a captain like you to handle the situation."

Shin frowned slightly upon hearing this, wondering if Aizen was planning to use this method to transfer the high-end combat force of the Gotei 13.

Is he going to take action against Seireitei?
Does he really have that confidence?
He was somewhat skeptical, but since Seireitei was alright for the time being, he wasn't in a hurry to go back. He stepped in front of Yaw and gently tapped the huge ice sculpture. Yaw, which looked like a small iceberg, shattered instantly.

The letter was then placed on the roof of a tall building below, where Helibel, frozen solid, and her three subordinates were placed.

As Shin withdrew his spiritual pressure, the surrounding temperature began to warm up, and the ice on the four people's bodies quickly melted away.

These Arrancars are now his prisoners, and he needs to pry something out of them. All four were severely injured by the absolute zero attack and had fallen unconscious, but thanks to their Hollow bodies, they possessed an extremely abnormal regenerative ability.

Not long after, Halibel was the first to wake up. He was shocked to see Shinichi standing to the side and tried to get up to fight back. However, he was in so much pain that he could barely stand up, and his spiritual pressure was completely exhausted.

Xin didn't bring any torture devices like the Cursed Spirit Lock, nor did he need to. He simply stood there, glaring at the other party, and asked, "What is your purpose in coming to the mortal world?"

Knowing his current predicament, Halibel remained silent upon hearing this, letting out a cold snort before turning his head to the side.

Xin raised an eyebrow slightly: "You've got guts."

With a slight lift of his hand, an ice spike instantly condensed in his palm, and with a flick of his wrist, it shot into Halibel's arm.

Halibel gasped in pain, his eyes wide with rage, but he still bravely refrained from screaming.

Seeing this, Xin narrowed his eyes and fired three more ice spikes at her limbs, which she endured with great effort, panting heavily as she struggled to get up.

“That is truly remarkable,” Shin said slowly. “You are incredibly loyal to Aizen.”

Halibel's emerald green eyes were fixed on the letter, a cold smile creeping onto his lips.

"But do you think Aizen cares about your loyalty?"

“Stop wasting your breath!” Halibel said coldly. “You can kill me now, don’t expect to get anything out of me!”

Xin nodded slightly: "I can see that you're very stubborn, but it's not impossible to get you to talk."

Helibel stood up shakily, trying to pick up the fallen blade, but Xin crossed his arms in front of him, raised his fingers slightly, and another ice spike pierced her calf, causing her to fall to the ground again.

"Is that all?" Halibel retorted sarcastically. "If you don't kill me now, I'll kill you sooner or later."

Xin ignored her taunts and turned his gaze to her three subordinates. Seeing that they had not yet woken up, he used his "Retreat" ability to heal their injuries a little.

"Lord Harribel!"

When Apache and the other two opened their eyes, they were shocked and furious to see the ice spikes embedded in Halibel's limbs. However, they were powerless to resist and could only glare at Shin, cursing, "You bastard! How dare you be so disrespectful to Lord Halibel?!"

Before Xin could speak, another ice spike shot into Helibel's body.

Helibel groaned and collapsed completely to the ground. Xin did admire her willpower.

"Lord Harribel!"

Seeing this, the hot-tempered Apache wanted to continue berating Shin, but Shin spoke first: "If you say anything I don't like to hear again, your Lord Halibel will continue to suffer."

Apache abruptly stopped himself from saying what he was about to say.

"Now, it's time to answer my question."

The letter condensed into another ice spike, poised to be launched at any moment.

“You wouldn’t know!” Halibel’s breath was weak, but his tone was exceptionally firm.

"Is that so?" Shin remained unmoved, looked at the three subordinates of Halibel, and slowly said, "I say, you three don't want your Lord Halibel to continue suffering, do you?"

"Bring it on!" Miraros said angrily.

“You don’t need to threaten them.” Halibel propped himself up on one side with trembling arms. “They are just my subordinates and know nothing.”

“It’s alright, asking you won’t change anything.” As he spoke, two more ice spikes materialized beside him, this time aimed at Apache, Mila Rose, and Sunsun.

(End of this chapter)