Crossover Anime: Starting with Bankai from Demon Slayer

Chapter 313 Strategic Retreat

Not far from Komamura, Tosen Kaname stood quietly, his goggles reflecting a cold white light in the sunlight.

Although he was blind, his keen spiritual pressure perception kept him constantly on track with Kenpachi Zaraki's every move.

"Komamura, don't let his arrogance control you."

"Kenpachi Zaraki is nothing but a beast that only knows how to kill according to its instincts. There is no sense of justice or peace under his sword."

"This malignant tumor that hinders justice must be eradicated."

As he spoke, he slowly raised his Zanpakuto, Kiyomushi, preparing to cooperate with Komamura Sajin to strangle Kenpachi.

However, just as Tosen was about to unleash his Zanpakuto, he suddenly stopped.

The blind captain tilted his head slightly upward, as if he had heard some kind of call from the distant sky.

The fingers gripping the knife handle loosened slightly.

The spiritual pressure that had been gathered on the blade receded like a tide in an instant.

"want?"

Komamura Sajin, who was in the midst of a fierce battle, immediately noticed his close friend's unusual behavior.

He turned the huge wolf head around in confusion and looked at Dongxian Yao.

"What's wrong with you?! With a powerful enemy before you, why are you suppressing your spiritual pressure?!"

Tosen Kaname did not reply.

He simply raised his Zanpakuto above his head slowly, assuming a posture as if welcoming some kind of divine descent.

"The time has come... Lord Aizen," Tosen Kaname murmured to himself.

Click!

The sky emitted a crisp cracking sound.

Komamura Sajin and Zaraki Kenpachi stopped moving at the same time, and as the two looked on in astonishment, the sky was mercilessly torn apart.

Pairs of bone hands from the Void tore through the clouds, and then a golden beam of light crashed down, perfectly enveloping Tosen Kaname.

"This...this is!!"

Komamura Sajin stared wide-eyed at the scene before him in disbelief.

"The Great Hollow's anti-membrane?! Why did it fall on you?!"

The so-called anti-membrane is an absolute barrier of light projected from Hueco Mundo to other worlds by the Great Menos Grande to save their kind.

Once enveloped by this light, the space inside will be completely separated from the outside world.

No matter how powerful the physical attack or the spiritual pressure of the demonic path, it cannot affect the existence within the anti-membrane; it is an absolute defense belonging to another dimension.

Kenpachi, carrying his Zanpakuto, clicked his tongue in annoyance: "Hey, blind man, are you trying to run away? Our fight isn't over yet! Get out of that damn beam of light!"

Tosen Kaname did not answer, but stood silently in the anti-membrane, letting the irresistible force pull him up toward the black cavity in the sky.

"Yes! Answer me!!!"

Komamura Sajin let out a wolf howl filled with shock and anger.

He suddenly took a step forward, desperately reaching out with his large, hairy hands towards the direction of Higashisen.

"What are you doing?! That's the light of the Hollow! Have you already joined those monsters?!"

"What about the righteousness you seek?! Answer me, Kaname Tosen!!!"

Komamura swung his hand down heavily, and the giant blade of Tenken Myōō behind him smashed into the light screen of the anti-membrane, but was abruptly stopped in mid-air.

No matter how hard you try, you can't make any progress.

Through that layer of golden light, Tosen Kaname finally lowered his head.

He felt the voice of his dearest friend outside the beam of light, shouting at him with all his might.

"Komamura."

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Tosen Kaname's lips twitched slightly, but he ultimately didn't say those words.

He couldn't explain it to Komamura.

Because Komamura's definition of justice is upholding the Gotei 13 and protecting the hypocritical Soul Society, which is built on lies and the rule of corrupt nobles.

The justice that Tosen Kaname pursues is to eliminate this flawed world and follow the great one who can bring true peace and change...

Even if this road is stained with blood, even if it means turning against your colleagues...

Their paths were destined to be parallel from the very beginning, never to intersect.

Tosen remained silent, letting the force of the anti-membrane pull him higher and higher.

Only Komamura Sajin's desperate roar echoed through the ruins, lingering for a long time.

On the other side, there was the battlefield where Mochishiro Souya was located.

Fallen leaves dance in the air, and spiritual energy surges.

"Oh dear, this is such a troublesome ability."

Kyoraku Shunsui straightened his straw hat, his signature flamboyant haori already torn in several places during the earlier clash.

He used the Flower Heaven Mad Bone to unleash two jet-black blade beams, slashing towards Mochishiro Souya's waist from the left and right.

Jushiro Ukitake followed closely behind, flipping the Twin Fish Ritsu in his hand and using the red chain connecting the blades to try to block Souya Azajo's retreat.

However, despite being attacked from both sides by top captains, Souya Azashiro remained calm and composed.

With a light touch of his toes on the ground, his body, like a weightless feather, staggered back several steps.

This was not an application of Instant Step; it was simply the atmospheric spiritual particles assimilated by the rain, dew, and pomegranate that cleared the way for him.

Not only does it make him several times faster than a normal Shinigami, but it also allows him to deflect attacks. Even if he is actually struck by a Zanpakuto, he can remain unharmed through spirit particle transformation.

Swish-!

Kyoraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro's attacks both missed their mark, their twin swords slicing through the air in a cross shape, shattering the stone wall behind them.

"Um..

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Kyoraku Shunsui frowned, and his grip on the twin swords tightened involuntarily.

"Not only can it integrate spiritual particles into the air, but it can even create sharp blades out of thin air in our blind spots... This ability is simply made for group battles."

"Cough cough... Shunsui, be careful! His body has also partially become spirit-like, so any of our attacks could be neutralized by him, while his attacks can appear from any unbelievable angle." Ukitake coughed lightly to warn him.

Just as the two were still figuring out how to deal with this troublesome Kido Kenpachi.

Suddenly, Shiro Sōya raised his head as if sensing something, and murmured to himself.

"Is it time yet?"

Om-! !

Then, without warning, golden light descended from the sky, instantly enveloping Zhicheng Shuang.

"That's... the Great Hollow's reverse membrane?!"

Kyoraku Shunsui suddenly raised his head and saw the densely packed Kyrians in the dark cavity; his face instantly darkened.

"This is serious... Shishiro."

Ukitake's face was also filled with shock: "The Great Hollow was actually supporting him?! Souya Azashiro... what kind of conspiracy are you plotting?!"

Bathed in the golden beam of light, Mochishiro Sōya revealed a complex smile.

"Plotting a conspiracy... You've misunderstood. I'm just an accomplice."

"Captain Kyoraku, Captain Ukitake, as you know, I tried to change this corrupt Soul Society in my own way... but I failed, so I exiled myself to the Abyss."

"And now, there is another, even more insane and arrogant person trying to shatter this hypocrisy in his own way."

"I'm just curious about how it ends."

He raised his hand and pointed to the Twin Hills in the distance.

"The twilight of Soul Court has arrived, you two. If you remain basking in the glory of the past, you will be utterly overwhelmed by the tides of the new era."

After saying these meaningful words, Zhicheng Shuang closed his eyes, letting the reverse membrane take him into the endless void.

"Wait, explain yourself!" Ukitake wanted to say something more.

"It's no use, Shunsui." Kyoraku Shunsui pressed down on his friend's shoulder: "Once we're covered by the membrane, the space is cut off. We... can't do anything now."

With a gloomy face, Ukitake put the Sogyo Ritsu back into his waistband and looked toward the direction of Sogyoku Hill.

There, golden light was also descending from the sky.

"Aizen..." he murmured the name in disbelief, "I never imagined all of this was his doing?!"

Kyoraku, though also incredulous, dared not delay any longer: "Let's go! To Sōgyō-no-Hill!"

Thinking back to Ryujin Jakka's liberation, the two felt a great sense of unease.

The two immediately sped toward the heart of the conspiracy at their fastest speed ever.