The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

This time, not only captains and vice-captains, but even ordinary Shinigami members could clearly feel the massive spiritual energy fluctuations that seemed to affect the entire Seireitei, causing everyone's hearts to tense up once again...

After all, it had only been a short time since Aizen, the captain of the Fifth Division, defected. Everyone still vividly remembered what happened back then, so it's no wonder they were terrified by such a dramatic change.

Following this, all the captain-level Shinigami on duty, including First Division Captain Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, and their assigned vice-captains set off towards the center of the spiritual energy storm—the Shinigami Academy…

"Shinigami Academy? So, the person who caused this astonishing phenomenon is a student?" Kyoraku Shunsui, who is still the captain of the 8th Division, pressed down his hat, which seemed to have been blown up by the spiritual energy storm, and murmured thoughtfully.

"Who knows what's going on?" Captain Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni of the First Division questioned.

All the Shinigami fell silent. They had been busy with Aizen's affairs, and who knew that something unexpected would happen at the Shinigami Academy?

Just like Yamamoto, he was baffled and didn't say much.

"Chojiro, go and call Domoto over." Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni didn't make things difficult for them and instructed the vice-captain Chojiro, who was following him.

"Yes." Chojiro, with his white hair and dressed like an elderly gentleman, replied and then dashed out with a Shunpo, quickly disappearing from the sight of all the captains.

It wasn't until quite some time later that he returned with an old man dressed in a death knight's robe.

"Captain-in-Chief," the newcomer greeted Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

"Domoto, what do you have to say about the current situation?" Yamamoto asked directly and bluntly.

"I'm very sorry, Captain-Commander, I'm not entirely clear on this matter either. However, I've already arranged for people to investigate, and I believe we'll have an accurate answer soon," the old Shinigami named Domoto replied.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni stopped asking questions and patiently waited for the result Domoto had given him.

Of course, the captains didn't have to wait long. In about ten minutes, another middle-aged Shinigami, also dressed in Shinigami attire, swiftly appeared beside Domoto and knelt down.

"Captain-General, Dean Domoto, the matter has been investigated. The current situation was caused by a student's cultivation practice at the academy. The student's name is Ishihara Akira, and he is currently in his dormitory. What do you think, should we interrupt him and wake him up, or what?" the new Shinigami asked.

"A student? Cultivation? With this kind of talent, he's probably going to be a captain-level talent again," Kyoraku Shunsui said, looking at the situation before him.

Although Jushiro Ukitake, who was standing to the side, did not speak, his expression showed complete agreement.

Only Unohana Retsu and Kotetsu Isane, who was beside her, exchanged a glance upon hearing this. They hadn't expected that Ishihara Akira, who was originally just a genius in Kido, would have such terrifying potential. They wondered if he would still follow his original choice and join their Fourth Division after this exposure...

After all, the Seireitei is currently short of personnel, and it really needs such a genius to boost morale. Who knows, he might be chosen by the Captain-Commander as a role model and entrusted with important responsibilities right after graduation.

"Then let's wait and see how much of a surprise this student named Ishihara Sho can give us." Kendoumoto looked at him, wanting him to make the decision. Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni returned to his original state and slowly responded to the strange phenomenon not far away.

"Yes."

Then the captains became like waiting stones, watching Ishihara Akane's exaggerated scene of devouring the spiritual power of Seireitei like a whale swallowing its prey.

……

Unexpectedly, Ishihara's condition continued into the evening without ending, which truly surprised the captains who were waiting to see Ishihara's true appearance.

"It's been so long and it's still not over. Could this kid be planning to raise his spiritual pressure to captain level in one go? If that's the case, wouldn't his strength be even greater after Bankai?!" Kyoraku Shunsui muttered in astonishment.

"Powerful? Great, now I have someone to chop down again." Kenpachi Zaraki exclaimed excitedly, having overheard Shunsui Kyoraku's mutterings.

Even though his injuries haven't fully healed yet...

But for Kenpachi Zaraki, who doesn't care about anything else as long as he can fight, this is nothing, and he doesn't need to worry about it at all.

"Soi Fon, have someone guard this place and prevent any unrelated people from disturbing that kid. Domoto, you'll coordinate. As for the rest of you, you can all leave now." Seeing that it was getting late and that Seireitei still had many things to deal with, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni gave the instructions.

"Yes!" Soi Fon and Domoto replied in unison.

"Yes." This was followed by the other team leaders.

Then, everyone glanced longingly at the spot where Ishihara Sho was, before activating Shunpo and rushing back to their squad barracks with their vice-captains.

"Omaeda, go back to the team and call everyone over," Soi Fon instructed Omaeda Nozomi, who was standing next to her.

"Yes." Then, Ōmaeda Norichiyo activated Shunpo and rushed back to the Second Division's barracks at an incredible speed that was completely disproportionate to her size.

Ishihara Sho continued to absorb the massive amount of spiritual energy within the Seireitei, ignoring the changes in the outside world...

"What's going on? Why isn't it full yet? Could it be that my seven wheels are seven bottomless pits that can never be filled?" Ishihara Sho felt that there weren't many changes within the seven wheels, but he could clearly feel the expanding space, and he couldn't help but say speechlessly.

If that's the case, even if I devour the Soul Society, I might not be able to achieve my goal of filling all seven rings...

After all, Buddhism says that "one flower is a world, one leaf is a Bodhi tree." As the root and embryo of the Womb Realm, the Seven Chakras, which are also seeds of small worlds, may very well be able to swallow up the entire Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and even the present world.

"So, have I unknowingly embarked on the path to world destruction once again?" Ishihara Akira said with a wry smile.

Chapter 182 Strategic Shift

Of course, this is an exaggeration. After all, given the size of Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the human world, even if Ishihara Sho stayed in his dormitory at the Shinigami Academy for a hundred years without moving and without being disturbed, he might not actually be able to swallow them all.

After all, the Soul King is still around, and the Soul Particles are still being created. So, if you really want to destroy the Bleach world, you'd have to kill the Soul King first.

Therefore, from this perspective, Ishihara Sho felt that he and Aizen should have a lot to talk about.

However, it's not to say that such an exaggerated act of devouring yielded no results whatsoever—

Firstly, in terms of spiritual pressure, he is already a full-fledged upper-class seat officer, which is the level of a typical third or fourth seat officer. The reason he hasn't reached the vice-captain level yet is mainly due to the awakening of his Zanpakuto.

And this, after Ishihara Akane devoured the spiritual space where Kurosaki Ichigo activated his Bankai for two consecutive days, and spent the entire day at the Shinigami Academy, finally granted him the right to know the name of his Zanpakuto.

In other words, as long as he stops absorbing spiritual particles now, performs his Shikai, and completes the transformation of his spiritual pressure, he will definitely become a vice-captain level Shinigami.

It's just that Ishihara Sho didn't do that, nor did he want to.

The reason is simple: he wanted to go all out and unleash his Bankai in one fell swoop...

Unfortunately, just as he could not fill his seven chakras, which were like the seeds of the world, no matter how much he devoured spiritual particles, the spirit of his Zanpakuto refused to yield and reveal the secret of Bankai, no matter how hard he tried...

"Could it be that the only option is to use the Transcendent Body..." Ishihara Sho muttered with a frown, having been sitting there for an unknown amount of time.

Then, Ishihara Akane tried again, but after failing once more, he decisively gave up on his idea of ​​subduing the Zanpakuto spirit with his own abilities and making it reveal the secret of its Bankai. He then calmed his mind and ended the spirit particle devouring operation that had been going on for an unknown period of time.

Then, Ishihara Akira opened his eyes, glanced at the still-closed dormitory door, and closed them again, instantly pulling himself out of the world of death...

……

"Why isn't it out yet?" Inside the student dormitory building of the Shinigami Academy, Captain Soi Fon of the Second Division, along with faculty and staff of the Shinigami Academy and captains of other divisions who arrived later, all gathered in front of Ishihara Akira's dormitory door. Looking at the door that hadn't been opened for half a day, they frowned and muttered to themselves.

"Could it be that something happened to him and he couldn't get up to open the door?" one teacher speculated.

Is that possible?

"maybe."

“After all, no one has ever absorbed spiritual energy like him for a whole month. It’s inevitable that his body will develop problems due to insufficient training. For safety’s sake, I suggest we break down the door and go in to check on his condition.”

“I agree. Captain Unohana is here too, which makes the inspection easier.”

"OK then."

Then, a teacher from the Shinigami Academy stepped forward and forcibly opened the door to Ishihara Sho's dormitory, exposing the situation inside...

"what?"

"What's wrong? What's wrong?" the others asked curiously.

"The person is gone," the first teacher to enter said in a panic.

"He's gone? How is that possible?!" The others rushed into Ishihara Akira's dormitory, staring in astonishment at the empty room.

There were no signs of damage to the windows, and the Second Division's Xingjun was guarding the area. If Ishihara Akira really sensed something was wrong and left the dormitory using some special method, it would be impossible for Xingjun's men not to notice.

The fact that they have not reported any news of Ishihara Sho's escape or departure so far indicates that Ishihara Sho did not leave the dormitory in a special way as they thought.

How do we explain the current situation?

Is this some kind of ghost?

And this was in front of the Grim Reaper captains who specialize in dealing with ghosts...

……

Meanwhile, Ishihara Sho, having just returned to the dream world, didn't immediately log back in. Instead, he stayed in the dream world to rest for a while. Taking advantage of his authority as the creator of the dream world, he browsed the memories of Iwase Kyoko and other key members of the Illuminati, learning about their recent situations. Only then did he begin to think again about creating a counterpart that could connect with the world of Bleach, thus opening the portal to the world of Bleach...

"I wonder if the Bleach world can be rebooted in such a short time." With that, Ishihara Akira took another step and entered the Bleach world...

Moreover, the location was very familiar; it was his dormitory at the Shinigami Academy, where he had previously worked.

Now, however, the captains are no longer here, and things have returned to normal...

"As expected, the time was too short, not enough to meet the standard for restarting the world. It seems I can only go back and rest for two days (in real time) before logging into the Bleach world to get my divine body back and help me unlock my Bankai." With a sigh, Ishihara Akira left the Bleach world again and returned to the dream world. In the blink of an eye, he was back in reality.

Then, he noticed some abnormalities in his body—

It's not about pointers or glucose, but rather other internal changes.

Immediately, Ishihara Shū closed his eyes and began to introspect—

The demons of the Seven Deadly Sins have vanished!

No, it can't be said that they disappeared, but rather that they disappeared from their original places, such as the sea bottom, root chakra, navel chakra, heart chakra, throat chakra, and third eye chakra. Only Lucifer, who is based at the crown chakra and represents the sin of pride, remains in the same place!

However, it is also significantly different from its original image—

Of the seven heads, only the one in the very center retained its original appearance; the other six heads had all transformed into the images of the six original sin demons that had vanished!

In other words, it is now the embodiment of the seven deadly sins, the true beast of Satan, the representative of all demons, the demon among demons.

Of course, he can also be called Mara.

At the same time, affected by his changes, his body also seemed to have undergone some subtle changes that he could not currently describe or judge, which gave Ishihara Akira a headache.

"What's this? You just found a way to solve the problem of the soul's hidden dangers, and you've already changed your approach, shifting from the virtual to the real and starting to take the material route?" Shi Yuanzhang, sitting cross-legged on the thirty-two-petaled seven-colored lotus platform, looked at the Satanic beast in front of him, whose eyes had become much more lively and seemed to have come to life completely, and muttered to himself speechlessly.

If he had known that his soul's ascension would lead to this outcome, he would have been better off staying in the real world and letting time heal the hidden dangers in his body.

"Damn it, you guys are really set on me, aren't you?"

Chapter 183 The Beast of Satan

Ishihara Yuuki composed himself, sat up in bed, removed the IV from his hand, went to the kitchen, found the food supplies, and began a new round of nutritional supplementation...

"Damn, am I experiencing binge eating? I can't even feel full."

From the very beginning, Ishihara Akira identified the first abnormality in his body: his stomach was like a black hole, and no matter how much he ate, he never felt full.

Although Ishihara Sho already had the potential to become a glutton after opening his navel chakra, it only meant that his digestion speed could be significantly improved under his willpower, not that he could eat as much as he does now and never feel full!