Bleach: From Rugum to Thousand-Year Captain

"Go ahead and do it if you're ready. I'd love to see you take that step if you can do it. Just don't be heartbroken and disappointed after you fail."

Tianyue Quezhai lay down; "Failure? I won't fail. I have countless chances to try and fail. It doesn't matter if I die in the mental space. I haven't died in a long time. I'll know my own worth after dying once."

The blue sky and white clouds in the spiritual space are no longer as gentle and breezy as they used to be.

After being eroded by the forces of aging, the blue sky and white clouds began to disappear, and the sky gradually darkened.

Shen Di nodded; "So this is the external force that breaks the balance? It's a peculiar power. I can feel my mental space being eroded. But it won't be long before it's destroyed. What do you plan to do?"

"I'll do nothing but accompany you to see the sea one last time."

"How pretentious, Tianyue Quezhai. I am you, we are both lonely beings, what's the point of accompanying or not accompanying?"

However, Tianyue Quezhai did not speak again, carefully sensing everything in the spiritual space while waiting for death to come.

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Chapter 126 Man and Blade as One

On the steps of the throne, Tianyue Quezhai closed his eyes and ignored all the noise from the outside world.

Although the blade of the Divine Truth on his leg was long, it could not withstand the unstoppable force of Barragan's aging. It quickly eroded most of the blade and spread to his left knee.

Seeing that Tengetsu Quezai's body had been tainted by his power, Barragan remained calm and composed, because this outcome was exactly what he had expected.

"Grim Reaper, you must be devastated watching your body rapidly deteriorate. Aren't you going to say anything? What a strange fellow."

"Tianyue Quezhai?"

Shikato Hakunsai was puzzled by Tengetsu Sukusai's actions of risking his life even though he wanted to reach a higher level.

However, he still did not step forward to make a move, and kept analyzing the attack pattern of Barragan's aging power in his mind.

If Tengetsu Sukusai dies, Shikito Hakunsai will take his place and continue the fight.

When Tianyue Quezhai's left knee disappeared, he immediately frowned and let out a muffled groan.

However, he persisted in not withdrawing from the state of sword meditation, and still opened his mind to await the coming destruction.

The mental space was now as terrifying as the apocalypse, and the gentle breezes and warm scenery of the past had completely disappeared.

Gale-force winds and torrential rain raged throughout the space, and the sea surged and churned, as if it would submerge the sandy islands at any moment.

Furthermore, black spots began to appear on Shendi's body, and it became somewhat transparent and illusory, indicating that Shendi's power was declining and heading towards destruction.

Tianyue Quezhai gazed at Shendi at this moment; "We've been old friends for a hundred years, and it's a bit of a mixed feeling to say goodbye now, but in the end, I still want to thank you for accompanying me all the way."

"Thanks, Divine Truth!"

"..."

Shen Di maintained his smile, remaining calm and composed without any extra emotional fluctuations.

And so, slowly, slowly, slowly, they disappeared from this beach, leaving only the equally blackened Tengetsu Quezhai.

As the external body disappeared, the left knee and waist of Tianyue Quezhai were projected into the spiritual space.

Intense pain emanated from all parts of the body, not only physical pain but also the mental breakdown that had to be endured.

Although it was painful, it was still within his tolerance.

Pain is accompanied by the fusion of power, but it is nothing compared to the gains.

Many people are not afraid of pain; on the contrary, most people have a higher tolerance for pain than you might imagine.

What I fear is the worry about the unknown after the pain, and the fear of death.

However, Tianyue Quezhai did not have this concern; he had countless opportunities to use cards to take the fall.

The state of one's spiritual world is like a storm pouring down from the sky, with thunder and lightning raging like a raging dragon.

The storm roared, carrying endless fury and rage, sweeping across every corner of the spiritual world.

Tengetsu Quezhai was blown about, his mangled body barely holding him up, and Shendi, who was holding a broken sword, pointed it at the darkest place in the sky.

That place was the source of the power of aging, but Tianyue Quezhai did not resist the power of erosion.

Instead, he stepped towards the sky, plunging himself and Shen Di headlong into the darkness.

The power of aging completely devoured Tianyue Quezhai and Shendi. His body was breaking apart, his bones were creaking, and Shendi was trembling and wailing, just like his face at this moment.

Out of the corner of Tianyue Quezhai's eye, he could see the island and the sea beneath his feet shattered like a paper scroll, until everything was completely devoid of light, and the darkness of death became an eternal night.

The moment the scroll disappeared, Tianyue Quezhai suddenly exerted his power.

His inner power surged continuously, and his entire body was enveloped in silvery-white energy, even the shattered parts of his body were filled with silvery-white light.

In the complete void and darkness, the silvery-white light appeared so dazzling.

Light filled the darkness, and wherever it went, silvery-white light raged, trying to dye the dark world into a silvery-white curtain of light.

Tianyue Quezhai, whose spiritual space was completely shattered, gave a soft shout, and Tianyue Quezhai, whose body had already disappeared three-quarters of its length outside, shouted in unison.

“There is no end to ignorance, nor is there an end to ignorance.”

"There is no old age and death, nor is there an end to old age and death."

"Exhaustion is both the end and the beginning. When the divine truth and ignorance cease, great freedom and light will shine forth!"

"I heard you, Barragán!"

Just as Tianyue Quezhai was about to face death due to the erosion of aging power, he stopped using his body to resist aging.

Instead, he completely released his spiritual pressure barrier and embraced aging.

The head of Tianyue Quezhai was swallowed by purplish-black energy and then disappeared without a trace, turning into nothingness.

"What? These are your last words? Uh..."

Before Bailergang could finish speaking, Tianyue Quezhai suddenly appeared in the void, standing perfectly in the spot where he had died.

And in his right hand he held the still intact Divine Truth.

This situation was completely beyond Barragán's common sense. In his understanding, once something was tainted by his aging power, nothing could escape its influence.

But today seems to be an exception; his aging powers are not working.

"Impossible! What kind of trick are you playing? This is magic, isn't it? You've really fooled me, Death!"

"Thank you, Hueco Mundo King Barragan. It is thanks to your aging power that the Zanpakuto's spiritual space was broken, allowing my power to directly devour and fuse with the Zanpakuto."

"I have now gone a step further; my Zanpakuto has become one with me, becoming my power. In other words, I... am the sword."

Barragan roared, "Impossible! What are you talking about? How could such a thing happen! You bastard, you can't keep the power of aging forever, everything must come to an end!"

Barragan couldn't believe he hadn't killed Tengetsu Chosai. He stood up straight from his skeletal body, and a purplish-black power of aging began to surge through his body, rushing towards Tengetsu Chosai like a wave.

"The power of aging is indeed troublesome, but that's all there is to it."

"King of Hueco Mundo, let me show you the power of a Shinigami who is neither dead nor alive."

"Ignorance!!!"

Tengetsu Sussai did not use any other techniques, nor did he use his Shikai or the final form of his Zanpakuto, Bankai.

Shikai and Bankai are the states when a Shinigami and a Touka's soul merge and accept each other; they are manifestations of projecting the deepest power of the soul.

Tengetsu Sukusai destroyed the spiritual space, borrowed the power of aging to terminate the spiritual space in advance, and used his own power to completely encompass everything about the Zanpakuto, so that everything returned to oneness.

Tengetsu Sukusai lost his Shikai and Bankai, which gave him the ability to use the power of Shinji at any time without reservation or hindrance.

Under this strike of ignorance, there is no erosion from the power of aging; everything returns to nothingness.

With a simple slash, Tianyue Quezhai unleashed the aged, purplish-black power released by Bailergang, which, like Moses parting the sea, was sliced ​​in two and rendered unable to attack Tianyue Quezhai.

This strike seemed to have the fluctuations of the void, and even the power around Barragan himself was dissipating.

After unleashing this strike, Tengetsu Sussai gave a slight tremor, and his Zanpakuto, Shinji, vanished.

It wasn't sent into his spatial backpack, but rather completely returned to his body.

Tengetsu Chosai turned away from the so-called King of Hueco Mundo, Barragan, and said as he walked out.

"You are no longer of any use, but Hueco Mundo still needs a balance of power, so I'll spare your life for now. After all, with your power of aging, you are indeed a good candidate for our training. Killing you here would make Hueco Mundo quite boring."

"Bastard, bastard, bastard!!!"

Barragan was furious, but his power was now suppressed by Tenyue Quezhai, leaving him powerless like a lamb to the slaughter, unable to retaliate against Tenyue Quezhai.

"Let's go, Shikatori, it's over."

"Oh... Oh oh!"

Tengetsu Quezhai raised his hand and gently tapped the black chamber, which opened again. Luqu Bayunzhai hurriedly followed, and the two of them swaggered away from Bailergang's sight.

Barragán was furious, but he was powerless to do anything as he watched Tengetsu Quezai and Rokuqu Bayunzai leave.

His aging power was completely ineffective under Tianyue Quezhai's single strike, which made the proud man feel extremely angry and humiliated, and also plunged him into a state of insecurity, questioning the power of aging.

As the King of Hueco Mundo, his power and status are unmatched in Hueco Mundo, yet today he was easily defeated by a Shinigami.

"Death! I swear I'll make you pay for angering me! Just you wait!"

Meanwhile, Tengetsu Sukusai and Shikatori Hakunsai quickly returned to Soul Society through the Black Hole, ending up in the 20th ward of North Rukongai due to spatial displacement.

Having achieved his goal, Tianyue Quezhai was in high spirits. Since he had already sneaked out anyway, he decided to give himself and Luqu Bayunzhai a long vacation. Why not have some fun?

The fusion of Zanpakuto is just the beginning; what follows is a long period of physical transformation.

He didn't know what he would become, but he could no longer be considered the Grim Reaper.

His red Death God's spiritual network had some silvery-white mixed in, also because he was looking forward to seeing how the spiritual body would change.

"Tengetsu Sussai, you were actually able to revive from the dead? Is this the power that comes from the unity of man and sword in Zanpakuto? Although we are Shinigami, we have never seen anyone who can ignore death!"

Lu Qubaiyunzhai was quite excited; this trip had truly broadened his horizons.

I never expected that a Hollow would possess such formidable power, and I never expected to witness a Shinigami achieving perfect harmony between man and sword.

"May I take this as a subtle compliment? The state of man and sword as one is quite special. I only managed to achieve it by using a trick. Ordinary Shinigami cannot achieve man and sword as one. You should just focus on developing the power of Bankai."

"Hueco Mundo, the Human World, Soul Society, and even Hell. This world is full of powerful beings. If you become complacent and neglect to improve your strength just because you haven't encountered them yet, you will regret it later."

There aren't many entertainment options in Rukongai. Along the way, Tengetsu Sussai and Shikatori Hakunsai would occasionally have a drink or some food, and their entertainment consisted of killing people.

The fish being chopped down were just small fry, which was quite boring. It would have been much more comfortable to go back to Seireitei and "go to jail".