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

"Have you had enough fun, big guy?"

Kenpachi Zaraki roared and took a sweeping blow from Tenken Myōō. He then suddenly lunged into the opponent's arms, unleashing an unprecedentedly fierce spiritual pressure!

"Die—!!!"

"Pfft—!!!"

Kenpachi Zaraki's Zanpakuto pierced deeply into Tenken Myōō's chest!

"Roar—!!!" The Heavenly Punishment King let out a deafening roar of pain, his huge body stiffened, and the action of raising his battle sword froze in mid-air.

Kenpachi Zaraki grinned maliciously, swung his blade, and slashed upwards!

"Rip—!!!"

From chest to throat, the Heavenly Punishment King was forcibly ripped open with a huge gash!

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The enormous body of the Heavenly Punishment King, amidst violent tremors and flashes of light, finally could not withstand the pressure and exploded!

Kenpachi Zaraki stood still, looking up at the sky and letting out a satisfied and joyful laugh. His soaring fighting spirit and ferocious power made several materialized Zanpakuto that were trying to take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack tremble with fear.

"Heavenly Punishment... was taken down?" Not far away, Komamura Sajin, who had just been pulled back from the brink of death by Unohana Retsu and barely saved his life.

Looking at the direction where his Bankai had completely dissipated, his eyes were filled with complex emotions—shock, and a trace of horror at Kenpachi Zaraki's pure violence and fighting instinct.

He fought with all his might, even suffering severe injuries from his own Zanpakuto, yet... the opponent so easily...

Muramasa, who had been controlling the battle from afar and observing it with indifference, had a clear view of the fight between Kenpachi Zaraki and Tenken.

"Both are captain-level Grim Reapers... how can the difference in strength be so vast?" A sense of solemnity and surprise swept through Muramasa's mind.

Komamura Sajin is definitely not weak, and his Bankai Tenken Myōō is known for its power.

However, when faced with Kenpachi Zaraki, who only knew how to hack and slash wildly, Tenken Myōō was so decisively defeated in a head-on confrontation.

This is a significant deviation from his expectation that "a Shinigami would lose their Zanpakuto and become utterly powerless against a materialized Zanpakuto."

Kenpachi Zaraki's fighting style is nothing like that of a traditional Shinigami; he's more like a pure beast, and his reliance on his Zanpakuto seems far less than that of the other captains.

His strength, combat instincts, and terrifying spiritual pressure tolerance and recovery ability are the root of his power.

Immediately afterwards, bad news came from the other side of the battle.

"Crescent Moon - Sky Surge!!!"

Shiba Isshin's heroic roar echoed across the battlefield as a massive, fiery crescent-shaped slash roared forth.

With a devastating force that could shatter everything, it instantly engulfed Matsumoto Rangiku's materialized Zanpakuto, "Haineko"!

The gray cat let out a short, mournful cry as its spirit disintegrated in the destructive energy of the crescent moon's piercing light, eventually dissipating into specks of light.

"Captain! That was amazing!" Even though her own Zanpakuto had been defeated, Matsumoto Rangiku cheered for Shiba Isshin immediately, her face filled with trust and pride.

On the other hand, Aizen Sousuke's battle appeared much "milder".

He didn't use any earth-shattering moves, but rather exquisite footwork, seemingly casual yet perfectly timed strikes, and demonic techniques.

He effortlessly repelled, bound, or guided the materialized Zanpakuto that attacked him.

She can even take the time to look after nearby teammates like Hinamori Momo.

His performance perfectly matched his consistent image as a "steady and reliable" captain.

Chapter 138 The Attacked Kido Clan

Soi Fon defeats Suzumebachi with a new technique, Kenpachi Zaraki violently destroys Tenken, Isshin Shiba crushes Gray Neko with Getsuga Tenshou, and Aizen effortlessly controls the situation...

The series of "accidents" made Muramasa feel uneasy.

These Shinigami... especially the captain-level ones, are still not to be underestimated even if they lose the ability to unleash their Zanpakuto!

The battle did not unfold as one-sidedly and overwhelmingly as he had anticipated!

“I miscalculated…” Muramasa’s fingers tightened slightly.

He realized that he may have underestimated the resilience and diversity of the Gotei 13's top combat force, and overestimated the strategic advantages of simply "turning Zanpakuto to the enemy's side".

In particular, the destructive power displayed by Kenpachi Zaraki and Isshin Shiba exceeded his expectations.

Just as the main battlefield on the hill was engulfed in fierce fighting, with the captains battling to the death against the traitorous Zanpakuto, Muramasa's plan was not limited to this.

While launching the main attack, he secretly ordered some materialized Zanpakuto to infiltrate key facilities and locations throughout the Seireitei to carry out sabotage and containment.

One of the most important targets was the headquarters of the Kido Clan.

At the Ghost Path Clan's encampment, most of the members were on high alert.

Two figures, filled with hostility and chaotic spiritual pressure, silently broke through the outer perimeter's regular security barrier like ghosts and appeared in the plaza in front of the main gate of the base.

One of the figures was exceptionally tall and imposing, his face covered by a hideous demon mask, revealing only his scarlet, bloodthirsty eyes.

It is the materialized Zanpakuto, Kazeshiki, the Zanpakuto of Hisagi Shuhei, the vice-captain of the 9th Division. Its ability is to make the opponent unable to sense the direction of the blade, thus killing the opponent unexpectedly.

The other figure was obese and bloated, like a rolling ball of flesh, carrying a meteor hammer in his hand, his eyes flashing with greed and destructive desire.

It is the Zanpakuto of the Second Division Lieutenant, Ōmaeda Kichiyo—Gogoku-no-Tsubasa.

"Hehe, this is it, the lair of the Ghost Path Clan." Wu Xingtou slammed his meteor hammer into the ground, creating a small crater, and licked his lips.

"Lord Muramasa said that we should make a big fuss and lure out that guy named Yanagawa."

"Troublesome... just tear it down." Feng Si's voice came from under the mask, deep and full of violence.

Just as the two were poised to attack the gate of the Kido Clan and the nearby buildings—

"call……"

A very soft sound, as if it were just the sigh of the night wind, suddenly rang out not far from the two of them.

Feng Si and Wu Xing Tou were both startled and turned their heads sharply! With their heightened senses, they hadn't even noticed someone approaching until the other person made a sound?!

In the shadows beside the gate of the camp, a tall man with a lazy expression, as if he hadn't woken up yet, was seen.

He was leaning against the wall, his head slightly tilted, calmly watching them with his dead fish eyes.

It was Stark, the Vasto Lorde-class Hollow brought back from Hueco Mundo by Yanagawa, who was a permanent member of the Kido Clan.

“You…” Stark yawned slightly, rubbed his eyes, and spoke with a deep weariness in his voice.

"What's all the noise about here? It's disturbing people's peace and quiet."

Feng Si and Wu Xing Tou exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise and... a hint of annoyance at being slighted in each other's eyes.

The man before them had almost no spiritual pressure, seemingly weak, yet there was something strange about him.

Unlike the traditional Grim Reaper, most importantly, their sleepy, dismissive attitude is infuriating!

"Where did this trash come from? You're asking for death!" Wu Xingtou, with his fiery temper, took the initiative to attack. His fat body displayed astonishing agility as he charged forward, swinging his huge meteor hammer high in the air.

At the same time, Wind Death snorted coldly and swung his weapon to attack Stark.

The wind tore through the air and struck Stark at a tricky angle!

The combined attack of the two, one from a distance and the other from close range, was enough to severely injure even a death god in an instant.

However, faced with an attack that would have made even an ordinary Grim Reaper scramble to his feet, Stark merely raised his eyelids slightly, his dead fish eyes showing not a ripple of emotion.

He didn't even touch the knife in his arms.

He simply raised a finger casually, aiming the fingertip at the whistling meteor hammer and the wind-killing attack.

The next moment—

"Om..."

A pale blue shimmer condensed at Stark's fingertips.

Then, like a comet streaking across the night sky, it was launched from Stark's fingertips!

The speed of this flash was beyond the dynamic visual capture limits of Wind Death and Five Elements Head! They only saw a flash of blue light—

"Puff! Puff puff puff... Boom!!!"

The first to be pierced and annihilated was the Five-Headed Meteor Hammer, which shattered instantly upon contact with the Cero, like a fragile soap bubble.

Immediately afterwards, Feng Si's blade was also blasted away.

Finally, the azure Cero continued its relentless advance, reflected in the incredulous pupils of Kaze and the Five Elements Head—

It "passed through" their bodies.

There were no earth-shattering sounds, no horrific scenes of flying blood and flesh.

The burly, red-haired, demon-faced body of Feng Si, and the fat, bloated fleshy body of the Five-Character Head, were reduced to the finest spiritual dust the instant the azure phantom flashed past them, without even being able to utter a scream.

It was only a breath's time.

Two formidable warriors, "Wind Death" and "Five Form Head," who were considered the backbone of materialized Zanpakuto, were completely annihilated by Stark's nonchalant Cero, as if they had never existed.

Stark lowered his fingers, yawned again, and scratched his messy hair.

He seemed to have done something insignificant, leaning his body weight back against the wall, closing his eyes, as if intending to continue his "rest" that had been interrupted.

However, this scene was witnessed by many members of the Ghost Path Clan's camp!

"hiss--!"

The sound of people gasping for air echoed throughout the monitoring room.

Although I had witnessed Stark's battle with Captain Kyoraku before, seeing him so effortlessly and instantly kill two powerful materialized Zanpakuto was still incredibly impactful, both visually and mentally!

"So strong! They're on a completely different level!"

"Those two Zanpakuto, their spiritual pressure felt no weaker than the vice-captain's... and they're just gone like that?"

"As expected of the partner Lord Yanagawa brought back, he is truly reliable."

Amidst the shock, a strong sense of security also arose spontaneously.

With this powerful figure stationed here, the safety of the Ghost Path Clan seems to be greatly guaranteed.

"Quickly! Activate Level One alert!"

"Contact all squads and inquire about the situation!"