Bleach: From the moment I was invited by Squad Zero.

The "bait" ahead stopped in front of a half-collapsed building, turned around, and faced the direction of Liuchuan.

He even seemed to have a strange smile on his face, as if his plan had succeeded.

Almost at the same time, a very faint thud came from behind Liu Chuan, and several figures dressed in black bodysuits, exuding a cold and deathly aura, appeared.

Appearing behind Liu Chuan like a ghost, it blocked the path he had come from.

Immediately afterwards, two figures slowly emerged from the densest shadow ahead.

The man on the left, dressed in the magnificent robes of the Sage of the Central Forty-Six Chambers, his face slightly distorted with excitement and resentment, was none other than Tsunayoshiro Suzuka.

His face now wore a sinister, triumphant look of certainty and impending revenge, his gaze fixed on Liu Chuan like a venomous snake.

The man on the right is the executioner, "Scarface".

He changed into a set of old but cleaner clothes, and carried a Zanpakuto with a ferocious design and a blade covered with serrated edges.

His scarred face appeared even more ferocious in the dim light, his eyes flashing with madness, bloodlust, and an almost obsessive desire for "freedom."

He stared intently at Liu Chuan, like a hungry wolf eyeing its prey.

"Ha, young people are just young people."

Tsunayoshiro spoke first, her voice particularly jarring in the silent ruins, filled with smugness and mockery.

"You're truly ignorant. You so easily stepped into the burial ground I've meticulously prepared for you... Yanagawa, the genius of the Zero Squad? Nothing special!"

Liuchuan stood still, his gaze calmly sweeping over Tsunayoshiro and then at the scarred man with a menacing expression.

And the silent, statue-like assassins around him revealed a hint of "doubt" and "vigilance" on their faces.

"You are..." Liu Chuan frowned slightly, as if recalling something.

"What? Has your esteemed guest forgotten you? Don't you remember this old man?"

Tsunayoshiro was even more furious that Yanagawa "didn't recognize" him, and she shrieked.

"I am Tsunayoshiro! Sage of the Central 46 Chambers! On that day, you, relying on your status as the Zero Division, attacked me in the main hall of the 46 Chambers, forcing us to change our decision and causing us to lose face! I will remember this great humiliation day and night!"

Liu Chuan then nodded as if suddenly realizing something: "Oh, it's you. What, didn't you learn your lesson last time? You brought helpers this time, trying to get revenge?"

"You!" Tsunayoshiro, struck where it hurt, blushed instantly, but quickly suppressed his anger, revealing an even more sinister smile.

"Sharp-tongued! But that's all you can do for now, kid Liuchuan. Can you feel that the spiritual energy in your body... isn't flowing smoothly?"

Liu Chuan cooperated by "slightly changing his expression" and secretly tried to mobilize his spiritual pressure. Sure enough, he felt a very subtle stagnation in the flow of spiritual power.

It's as if some invisible, viscous "impurities" are permeating the air, hindering the flow of spiritual energy; this is the effect of "Binding Spirit Dust".

However, for someone who has already broken through the limits of death, it doesn't have that much effect.

"You felt it, didn't you?" Seeing Yanagawa's expression, Tsunayoshiro's smugness deepened.

"This is a special 'Spirit-Binding Dust' made by my Tsunayashiro family. It is colorless and odorless, and can highly interfere with the flow of spiritual particles."

Even a captain, caught off guard by inhaling so much, wouldn't he feel a bit heavy, unable to raise his spiritual pressure? And wouldn't he be unable to use his Kido abilities? Hahahaha!

He seemed to already see Liuchuan powerless to resist and at the mercy of others, his laughter echoing through the ruins, filled with manic triumph.

Liu Chuan "appropriately" revealed a look of "shock and anger" and "helplessness," and even his body swayed slightly, as if he had really been greatly affected.

At this moment, the executioner, Scarface, impatiently licked his chapped lips, his scarlet eyes fixed on Liu Chuan, and he said hoarsely:

"Stop arguing! Once I kill this Grim Reaper, I'll be free, right?"

“Not bad!” Tsunayoshiro stopped laughing, his gaze turning venomous and cold again. He looked at Yanagawa as if reading a verdict.

"Young Yanagawa, listen to the 'script' I've prepared for you—Yanagawa, a member of the Zero Squad, encounters the escaped convict 'Scarface' and goes to pursue him alone, engaging in a fierce battle."

However, the perpetrator was powerful and experienced in combat. Despite his valiant fight, Liu Chuan was ultimately no match for him and tragically... was attacked and killed!

He became more and more excited as he spoke, as if he could already see the benefits of this "perfect" ending—eliminating a major threat, washing away the shame, and avoiding excessive suspicion and investigation from the Spirit King's Palace.

"If you have someone to blame, blame yourself for being too arrogant and unrestrained, blocking my path and causing me to suffer such a great humiliation! In your next life, remember to be smarter!"

Having said that, he stopped wasting words and abruptly waved his hand: "Do it! Kill him!"

At his command, Scarface, the executioner who had been waiting in ambush, let out a roar.

Like a ferocious beast unleashed from its cage, wielding a hideous Zanpakuto, and carrying a violent spiritual pressure and bloody killing intent, it pounced on Yanagawa, who "appeared" to have his spiritual power stagnant and his body unsteady!

At the same time, several assassins from the Tsunayo family appeared from various tricky angles like ghosts.

The short blade and other unusual weapons in his hands, gleaming with a poisoned cold light, sealed off all possible escape routes for Liu Chuan. Combined with Scarface's frontal assault, this created a deadly situation!

Tsunayoshiro stood there, a smug grin spreading across his face, as if he could already see Yanagawa being hacked to pieces.

However, just as Scarface's blade was about to touch the hem of Yanagawa's clothes, and the assassins' attack was also within reach—

Chapter 48 Crushing

Liu Chuan, who had been "acting" as if his spiritual energy was not flowing smoothly and his body was swaying, suddenly raised his head.

That usually calm face showed no panic at this moment, only an almost indifferent calmness, and... a faint hint of impatience.

"Is this your entire plan?"

The calm voice, though not loud, clearly pierced through Scarface's roar and the sound of weapons cutting through the air, reaching the ears of everyone present.

The moment the words fell—

boom--!!!

A terrifying spiritual pressure erupted from Yanagawa's center!

This is a powerful spiritual pressure that truly breaks through the limits of a Shinigami!

Pfft!Pfft!Pfft!

The well-trained Tsunayo family assassins who rushed in from all directions didn't even utter a sound.

The instant this spiritual pressure erupted, it was as if they had been struck by an invisible giant hammer. Their eyes rolled back, and they were slammed to the ground like broken sacks.

His bones made a sickening cracking sound, and he instantly lost consciousness, his fate unknown.

The weapons in their hands clattered and fell to the ground.

The executioner, Scarface, was the first to be hit, but his forward momentum was as if he had crashed into an invisible iron wall!

He felt as if he were sinking into the deepest, stickiest swamp, or as if he were carrying an immense burden, making every movement extremely difficult.

His狰狞 face was instantly replaced by extreme horror and disbelief. Veins bulged on his forehead and neck, and cold sweat poured out like a waterfall, instantly soaking his clothes.

He struggled with all his might, but could barely maintain his stance, his arm gripping the knife trembling uncontrollably.

As for Tsunayoshiro and... the sneer on his face didn't even have time to fully bloom before it froze completely, then was swallowed up by boundless fear.

The moment that immense spiritual pressure descended, he felt like a withered leaf in a storm, no, more like an ant being pressed firmly to the ground by an invisible giant hand!

With a thud, his knees buckled, and he collapsed to the ground, utterly disheveled. He struggled to breathe, unable to even lift his head, and could only stare intently at the ground, his face drained of color, leaving only boundless paleness and horror.

The entire ruins fell into a deathly silence in an instant.

Only the sobbing of the night wind through the broken walls, the heavy, bellows-like breathing of the scarred man, and the chattering of his teeth could be heard.

Liu Chuan slowly walked up to Scar, who was stiff and covered in cold sweat, and calmly glanced at him.

"Stay put, don't move, and don't even think about running away or resisting." Liu Chuan's voice remained calm, yet carried an undeniable authority.

"If you're lucky, you might still have a chance to live. Of course, you can also try to make a move on me now."

Scarface trembled. When he met Liu Chuan's eyes, the madness and ferocity that had been burning in his heart because of "freedom" was instantly extinguished as if doused with ice water.

He could clearly sense that killing him would be easier for the other party than crushing an ant.

That so-called "Spirit Binding Dust"? What a joke! It had absolutely no effect whatsoever against the opponent's terrifying spiritual pressure!

Clang!

Scarface released his grip almost without hesitation, letting the menacing Zanpakuto fall to the ground with a crisp sound.

He struggled to raise his hands, making a gesture of complete surrender and resignation, and said hoarsely, "I... surrender."

Although he wanted freedom, he wasn't stupid, and he didn't want to die right now.

Yanagawa stopped looking at him and turned his gaze to Tsunayoshiro, who was lying on the ground like a lump of mud.

At this moment, Tsunayoshiro's mind was blank, with only boundless fear and a sense of absurdity frantically assaulting his cognition.

He heard Scarface's voice as he surrendered, dropping his knife, and he also heard Liu Chuan's calm yet thunderous words.

"No...impossible! This is impossible!" He barely managed to lift his head, staring intently at Liu Chuan, his voice distorted by extreme fear, filled with hysteria.

"You...you weren't already affected by the 'Spirit Binding Dust'? Your spiritual power should have been sealed! How could...how could you still have such strong spiritual pressure?!"

Seeing his incredulous expression, Liu Chuan finally revealed a mocking smile.

He paused, and under the watchful gaze of Tsunayoshiro and his suddenly contracting pupils, he slowly raised his right hand, and the barely perceptible spiritual light at his fingertips quietly extinguished.

"By the way, from the moment you started proudly introducing your 'script,' I recorded every single word you uttered using the Ghost Path."

It was recorded?! Tsunayoshi was struck dumb, his whole body trembling violently, a bone-chilling cold instantly shooting from the soles of his feet to the top of his head!

As if to verify Liu Chuan's words, and also to deliver the final blow, Liu Chuan stopped looking at him and began to chant softly.

The sound, though soft, possessed a strange penetrating power, instantly resonating with the omnipresent spiritual network of the Seireitei:

"The Seventy-Seventh Way of Binding: Heavenly Void Net".

hum...

A surge of spiritual energy, centered on Yanagawa, instantly spread throughout the entire Seireitei sky—from Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the other captains, and the other sages and judges of the Central 46…

The next moment, all the locked targets, whether they were handling official business, resting, cultivating, or sleeping, were targeted.

Without warning, a string of words filled with resentment, smugness, and conspiracy replayed in my mind—

That was Tsunayoshiro's voice, each word crystal clear:

"Young Yanagawa, listen to the 'script' I've prepared for you—Yanagawa, a member of the Zero Squad, encounters the escaped convict 'Scarface' and goes to pursue him alone, engaging in a fierce battle."

However, the perpetrator was powerful and experienced in combat. Despite fighting bravely, Liu Chuan was ultimately no match for him and unfortunately... was attacked and killed!

"...If anyone's to blame, it's you for being too arrogant and unrestrained, blocking my path and causing me such a humiliating disgrace!"

"...This is a 'Spirit-Binding Dust' specially made by the Tsunayo family...even the captain..."