Infinite: Start as a ghost

"Why isn't he running away? He seems quite excited."

His Bankai can only control a few dozen people. Otherwise, if he could control anyone with lower spiritual pressure than him, he would be invincible.

He lost five or six of his few dozen men in a short time.

However, he himself was not in a hurry at all, and simply hid in the back chanting the incantation of advanced demonic arts.

The Hell Armor, combined with the Spirit Armor and Steel Skin, granted Jiang Jiu an incredible level of defense, rendering most attacks ineffective.

Only a handful of people could make him feel threatened.

Jiang Jiu constantly moved around, avoiding dangerous people and staying close to the weak, absorbing spiritual energy little by little.

Time passed slowly, and Kushanata's chanting finally came to an end.

Chapter 232 Aizen’s Swastika

"Hado No. 99, Dragon Transformation!" Kushanata shouted, and a golden dragon immediately appeared beneath Jiang Jiu's feet.

The golden dragon opened its gaping maw and swallowed Jiang Jiu whole.

Then, with a loud "boom," the dragon exploded.

All the puppets stopped moving at that moment, except for the Hell Guardians.

The spreading smoke and dust obscured everyone's vision, and the Hell Guardians lost their target, making Kushanata and his gang their new target.

Anyone not chained to the Imprisonment Rock is considered a fugitive.

Kushanata is a gatekeeper of Hell, but this is only an appointment by the Soul Society and has not been granted by the will of Hell.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Hell Guardians, the only difference between him and Jiang Jiu is that one is an intruder and the other is a fugitive.

However, not all the guards attacked him. Some guards, having transferred their energy to Kushanata and immobilized him with golden skull armor, were rendered inactive.

Kushanata was caught off guard by the guards' attack. He thought that wearing the golden skull armor would make the guards ignore him, but he didn't expect them to target him.

"It's one thing for him to chase me normally, but why is he chasing me now?" Kushanata smiled helplessly: "The will of hell is truly chaotic."

As the administrator of Hell, he naturally cannot attack the guards; he can only control others to dodge.

For some unknown reason, the hell guards ignored those he controlled and only focused on chasing him.

A short while later, Jiang Jiu reappeared before his eyes, safe and sound.

Kushanata paused for a moment, then his pupils suddenly dilated and contracted.

He anticipated that this move might not kill Jiang Jiu, but he never expected that Jiang Jiu would be completely unharmed.

While Kushanata was in a daze, Jiang Jiu also unleashed a Ghost Dao attack.

"Hado No. 93: Lightning Annihilation Blade..."

He began chanting after being attacked by the Kushanata demonic path, completing the incantation using the smoke and dust left by the attack.

While he was in a daze, Jiang Jiu threw out the Ghost Path.

This demonic path is not directed at Kushanata, but at everyone in his vicinity and surroundings.

This demonic path is the highest-level slashing attack, perfect for clearing out mobs or inflicting wounds.

This attack injured everyone except for a few people with captain-level strength.

Neither the puppets of Kushanata nor the Hell Guardians could escape this move.

"Devouring God!"

Then Jiang Jiu stretched out one hand, shouted two words, and recklessly absorbed the spiritual power of everyone.

Before long, except for the Hell Guardians who were unable to move in the distance and could not approach, all the personnel below the captain level were wiped out.

"Another surge in spiritual power, how wonderful!" Jiang Jiu was instantly captivated.

Kushanata's face was grim; having lost so many puppets, his side's fighting strength had plummeted.

So, he made a snap decision and immediately used his trump card.

"Aizen, release your Zanpakuto."

"Bankai: Kyoka Suigetsu Cave Heaven: Dream Realm" Aizen was under control and immediately unleashed his Bankai.

Jiang Jiu was startled and immediately closed her eyes.

His Bankai was never revealed in the original work, so we don't know what its ability is, so we must be careful.

Although he prided himself on being no less capable than Aizen in his current state, he was still unaware of Aizen's abilities and could not afford to be careless.

Aizen once said that the battle between Shinigami is a battle of spiritual pressure.

Jiang Jiu scoffed at this.

If combat is only about spiritual pressure, then everyone should just specialize in training spiritual pressure. What's the point of using swordsmanship and demon-slaying techniques?

If battles are judged solely by spiritual pressure, then why did Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni fall for Kyoka Suigetsu?

His spiritual pressure is much stronger than Aizen's. According to him, he could break through Aizen's defenses with his spiritual pressure. Why couldn't he do it?

So, he said those things just to show off.

Showing off is his favorite thing to do.

Jiang Jiu kept his eyes tightly closed, but he still sensed that something was wrong.

In his perception, the miasma seemed to have disappeared, replaced by gentle breezes.

He felt the sunshine was bright, and he also felt the coolness of the moonlight.

The two feelings were contradictory, yet he felt perfectly at ease with them; he had only experienced this illogical feeling in one other place.

That is his inner world.

A sudden realization flashed through his mind, and in that instant, he opened his eyes.

"There's a line separating reality from illusion, and your ability is to break that line, isn't it?"

Although Aizen has been brought under control, Jiang Jiu still couldn't help but ask a question.

"It's a battle within my inner world that causes destruction and shatters my beliefs."

"Your abilities are quite impressive, Aizen."

Jiang Jiu's body surged with energy, but she was unable to exclude Aizen's abilities.

This shows that Aizen's spiritual pressure still exceeds that of Jiang Jiu.

Even though he absorbed spiritual power from many vice-captains, he still lost to Aizen.

At this moment, Jiang Jiu's thoughts and theirs were forcibly pulled into his inner world, leaving his body unprotected and directly exposed to the other hellish guards.

If it were someone else, beset by enemies on all sides, both internally and externally, they would likely be in dire straits.

But he is Jiang Jiu, a ghost!

Chapter 233 The Battle of the Heart

His body was being attacked by the Hell Guardians, but his steel skin, blood armor, and the spiritual pressure he unconsciously released blocked all the attacks.

The terrain kept changing under the intense attack, but the only thing that remained unchanged was Jiang Jiu's perfectly intact body.

In his heart, he had five enemies.

Kushanata, Aizen, Kuchiki Kyoga, Toshiro, Kusakabe Soujiro.

All five of them possess at least captain-level strength, especially Aizen, who has even surpassed captain-level strength.

Even without his Zanpakuto, the other four combined would not be a match for him; he alone possessed spiritual pressure several times that of a captain-level individual.

This spiritual pressure is even stronger than Jiang Jiu's.

However, battles are not just about spiritual pressure.

In their inner world, all they had to do was disrupt Jiang Jiu's inner world.

Aizen rushed forward first, and he was responsible for holding off Jiang Jiu.

The other four people did their best to destroy the surrounding environment.

When the opponent made this move, Jiang Jiu didn't really have a good way to stop it for a while, and could only choose to fight Aizen head-on.

However, Jiang Jiu is not without ways to deal with Aizen.

Because last time, he had already fought Aizen in his inner world, and he fought Aizen and Meijin simultaneously, and he fought with his eyes closed.

He didn't feel as much pressure facing Aizen one-on-one this time.

"If you can't beat me in my Hogyoku stage, surely you can beat me in your normal state?" Jiang Jiu used all his tricks and all his trump cards: "Your spiritual pressure is less than 10% higher than mine. Without superb swordsmanship, what do you have to fight me with?"

For a moment, Aizen, whose spiritual pressure was even stronger, was completely suppressed by Jiang Jiu.

He repaid all the frustrations he suffered in reality to Aizen in his inner world, but unfortunately, Aizen was not conscious and could not empathize with him.

Kushanata noticed Aizen's predicament but made no move to help him.

All he needed to do was keep Aizen occupied while he and the other three focused on destroying the inner world.

He won't interfere unless he loses.

"Hado #57: The Earth Shakes..."

Jiang Jiu would not allow them to wreak havoc, so he used his demonic arts to harass them.

The earth keeps turning, constantly changing their foothold, so that they have no time to cause destruction.

Kushanata immediately realized that Aizen alone was not enough to restrain Jiang Jiu, so he sent Toshiro, Kusakabe Soujiro and Kuchiki Kyouga together to support Aizen.

With four against one, he believed that no matter how powerful Jiang Jiu was, he wouldn't have the energy to spare to look after other things.

He himself did not join the battle, ensuring his safety while disrupting Jiang Jiu's inner world.

With a four-on-one situation, Jiang Jiu definitely felt the pressure.

He was able to suppress Aizen using technique, relying on the rhythm of his breathing.

The four-on-one format will obviously disrupt this unique rhythm.