It was a deep dark night, the sky was covered with clouds, the light of the moon was blocked, and the space in front of me was completely black.
In the Seireitei, five people were running in the street, running towards the Confession Palace.
The location of the Penitence Palace is at the other end of the Shuangji Hill. You can reach the Shuangji Hill through a long suspension bridge.
The Penitence Palace is a huge white tower, tall and magnificent, and closely guarded.
The five people arrived at the Confession Palace. Shiba Haiyan said: "I, Ikkaku and Rukia went up first. Ikkaku attacked the guards. Lucia and I fought against the captain and tried to take him away from the Confession Palace. Ikkaku found love. Tsuji and Yihe, take Suibee and leave quickly, and go to the present world. "Do you understand?"
"clear."
The remaining four people answered in unison, and the five people immediately divided into two teams. Shiba Kaiyan and Kuchiki Rukia Madarame rushed to the Confession Palace, while Abarai Renji and Kira Izuru were hiding outside the Confession Palace.
Shiba Haiyan brought Rukia and Ikkaku to the Confession Palace, and the two gate guards immediately shouted, "Who is it?"
Madarame Ikkaku rushed over and punched each one, knocking the two of them to the ground.
Madarame then directly grasped the Zanpakutō and shouted: "Swastika, Dragon Pattern Onidenmaru."
The Zanpakutō in his hand instantly became huge and hit the gate of the Penitence Palace directly.
Boom.
The huge iron door shattered and opened, revealing an empty hall. In the hall was a spiral staircase that clung to the four walls. The spiral staircase spread upwards to the end of sight.
Madarame Ikkaku retracted his Zanpakutō, and the three of them gestured towards the back, rushed in first, stepped on the stairs, and ran up.
The stairs turned in a circle, and platforms appeared on both sides, running across the wall and accessible by spiral stairs.
On these platforms, there were several watchmen standing. When they saw the three people, they immediately rushed over.
Madarame rushed up and knocked them down, and then the three of them continued forward and reached the third circle. A second platform appeared around them, and there was another circle of rooms.
After clearing out the guards, they ascended the stairs again, reaching the final spiral staircase, the fourth floor.
There are only a few rooms here, and each room is very huge, with a spire extending upward.
At the end of this circle of stairs, there was only one person, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto.
He sat there cross-legged, looking at Shiba Haiyan, Kuchiki Rukia and Madarame Ikkaku, and said softly: "Shiba Haiyan, I am very disappointed that you will come. As a captain, you actually tried to save sinners."
Shiba Haiyan clenched the Zanpakutō in her hand and said: "Natsuhiko has disappeared. He is my younger brother. I must save Zaihou. And she was not wrong in the first place. She just followed Natsuhiko to the Soul King Palace. She is not guilty. Even if she is sentenced to death by Central Room 64, I cannot accept the result of death."
Yamamoto Genryusai said: "But she attacked Team Zero and killed Kisuke Urahara who tried to stop Natsuhiko, so she should be sentenced to death."
Rukia Kuchiki said anxiously: "No matter what, Natsuhiko has done a lot for the Seireitei. Without him, the Seireitei might have been wiped out several times. Why can't we let Zaihou go?"
"This is the result of the trial in the Central Room 64, and I will defend this trial."
Yamamoto Genryusai's face was cold, and then he said: "Now I'll give you a chance. Go back quickly. I can pretend I haven't seen you."
"This is impossible."
Madarame Ikkaku took a deep breath and said: "Natsuhiko's subordinate saved me, I will return his life, not to mention, he is my friend."
"Captain Haiyan, I'm sorry. You said that you and Rukia Kuchiki would fight against Captain Yamamoto, and that I would rescue Captain Zombie. I can't agree to that."
Madarame Ikkaku clenched the Zanpakutō in his hand and shouted: "Swastika, Dragon Pattern Onidenmaru."
He held a huge Zanpakutō and rushed towards Yamamoto Genryusai. In an instant, he was in front of Captain Yamamoto and smashed the Zanpakutō in his hand on his head.
"snort."
Yamamoto Genryusai took out the crutch in his hand, swung it upward, and instantly hit Kitomaru's largest blade.
"boom."
The cane exploded, revealing a Zanpakutō. The Zanpakutō hit the dragon pattern Kitomaru, instantly shattering one of Kitomaru's blades.
Madarame was thrown away by the huge force, fell to the ground, and then coughed up blood.
"Okay, that's great."
Madarame Ikkaku tried to hold himself up, but was helpless. He felt that his arms were broken.
"Next are you two, you guys fall to me too."
Yamamoto Genryusai shouted loudly, tiptoed, jumped towards Shiba Haiyan, and slashed with his sword.
"Roar the violent waves, Sugu."
Following Shiba Haiyan's words, the surrounding waves rolled and rose into the sky, blocking Shiba Haiyan and Kuchiki Rukia.
Yamamoto Genryusai's Zanpakuto hit the wave, and the force shattered the wave, but the current was instantly replenished, blocking Yamamoto Genryusai's slash.
At the same time, the waves filled the entire Penitence Palace, rolled up Madarame and sent him to one of the rooms on the fourth floor.
Seeing this scene, Yamamoto Genryusai turned around and chased after him, but in just a moment, the direction he was facing was wrapped in a curtain of water, which rolled him up and sent him out of the Palace of Confession and to Shuangji Hill.
I saw one of the walls of the Palace of Confession shattered, and the ocean rose into the sky, rolling towards the Shuangji Hill.
Also appearing on the Shuanggen Hill was Kuchiki Rukia. Her toes gave off a push and she was able to float on the water without spending too much effort.
"Fight here."
After opening the battlefield, Shiba Haiyan slowly emerged from the water and clenched the trident in his hand.
Rukia Kuchiki and Haiyan Shiba stood on the water, while Genryusai Yamamoto was suspended in mid-air, not daring to touch the water at all.
"Then I'll deal with you and then fight."
Yamamoto Genryusai clenched the Zanpakuto in his hand and shouted softly: "Everything in the world is turned into ashes, and the blade flows like fire!"
The next moment, the Zanpakutō burst into flames, and all the water flowing near his Zanpakutō rose into water vapor.
Seeing this scene, Kuchiki Rukia also clenched her Zanpakutō, wanting to be freed.
But Shiba Haiyan stopped her and said: "Rukia, don't get involved in the battle yet. I'll try to delay Captain Yamamoto. You stand aside to maintain deterrence and carefully look for opportunities. If I can't hold on, you free Zanpakutō, try to seal Captain Yamamoto in one breath. You have made great progress now, but your spiritual power is relatively weak. Don’t waste your spiritual power in early battles. You must maximize your Zanpakutō ability. Let’s deal with Captain Yamamoto with just two people. The captain has no chance of winning, and the purpose is to delay as long as Broken Bee can leave, then our mission is over."
Hearing Shiba Haiyan's words, Rukia slightly staggered her body and opened a distance, but still within the range of the ocean.
"I won't let you delay, because I will defeat you in an instant."
Yamamoto Genryusai tightened his grip on Ryuken Wakahu and shouted softly: "Scorching Hell."
Along with his words, seven or eight huge fire pillars appeared between the sky and the earth. These fire pillars instantly vaporized the waves and turned into gas and rose up.
"Without your ocean-consuming flames, I wouldn't have dared to use the Searing Hell in the Seireitei."
After Yamamoto Genryusai finished speaking, the pillar of fire exploded instantly, steaming the ocean and turning it into water vapor all over the sky.
With just one move, all the water turned into steam, making Shiba Haiyan's swastika useless.
. . .
"This is it."
Madarame Ikkaku broke open the prison where Zaibee was being held and appeared in the prison. He immediately saw Zaibee in white sitting there with his legs crossed.
Seeing this scene, Madarame Ikkaku said quickly: "Captain Broken Bee, come with me quickly."
Broken Bee shook his head and said, "I won't leave."
Madarame Ikkaku said anxiously: "Why? You will be executed tomorrow, why don't you leave?"
Sui Feng smiled bitterly and said: "Xia Yan is gone, what is the purpose of my life?"
Madarame shook his head and said: "No, Natsuhiko may still be alive. Didn't Aizen state it? Natsuhiko has just become faster and is still relative to us, because he cannot stop in one place for a hundred years, so we cannot see You can't see him until you are alive."
Broken Bee said softly: "For him, one second is one hundred days, and ten days is equivalent to more than 80 million years. How can someone's consciousness sustain for such a long time? His body will not die, nor can he The only result of committing suicide is that he will be trapped in the gap of time forever, and he will never be seen again. If Xia Yan still maintains consciousness, how can he not come to save me? Xia Yan who has lost his sense of autonomy, or not Xia Yan? It’s impossible to see him, never, so I choose to die.”
"But"
Madarame Ikkaku looked troubled when he heard this.
"Captain Yamamoto has been taken away, let's leave quickly."
At this time, two figures rushed into the room, it was Renji Abarai and Izuru Kira.
Madarame scratched his head and said, "Captain Soi-Fong doesn't plan to leave."
Abarai Renji looked at Suibee and asked in confusion: "If you don't leave, why don't you leave?"
Madarame repeated what Zaihou had just said, and Abarai Renji said angrily: "Captain Zaizu, you must leave, because you are Natsuhiko's only love, and you carry all his love, how can you not survive? Woolen cloth?"
Kira Izuru also said: "It's not only Natsuhiko's love, but also our love. Those who came this time and supported us here are some of Natsuhiko's childhood sweethearts, some of them are Natsuhiko's friends, some are his colleagues, and almost everyone We were saved by him, he saved our lives, and our feelings and gratitude to Xia Yan are all focused on you. You bear everyone's expectations. Captain Broken Bee, please leave with us and survive. good?"
Kira Izuru's eyes were a little red.
He didn't think that Natsu Yan was doing the right thing. If he saw that Natsu Yan was going to invade the Soul King's Palace, he would refuse to protect the Soul King because the Thirteenth Division protected Seireitei while the Zero Squadron protected the Soul King's Palace. He belonged to the Thirteenth Division and refused to protect the Soul King. Don't help Xia Yan.
But Xia Yan died. Even if Xia Yan did something wrong, the emotions in his heart would not disappear.
Not only that, everyone's emotions will not disappear and can only be poured into Sui Feng, because she is Xia Yan's favorite person.
"Emotions? Your feelings are pinned on me. Then who do I pin my feelings on? You can get spiritual comfort, but what about me? Do I have to continue to endure this kind of suffering that is worse than death?"
Broken Bee's eyes were red, with tears rolling in his eyes. He looked at the three of them and said, "Whether you are hurt or not is none of my business. I just want to be free, forever free from Xia Yan's disappearance."
At this point, Broken Bee choked up a bit, "More than once, Xia Yan has died more than once. If he really died, I would believe that he would come back. But he did not die, but became a person forever." Ghost, no one can see him, no one can see him, spending tens of millions of years alone in a place where no one can see him, it is more painful for me to think about him than to be dead. Can you imagine how painful it is for me to lose my will and become a ghost with nowhere to go home
"So please leave me alone and give me relief from this pain. Leave quickly. Please."
When he said the last five words, Broken Bee's face was filled with pleading.
Hearing this, Madarame Ikkaku yelled: "Since you don't plan to leave, then we will kidnap you. Abarai Renji, prepare to take action."
With that said, Ikkaku Madarame was about to take action, but Renji Abarai grabbed Madarame Ikkaku, lowered his head and said, "Forget it."
Madarame Ikkaku didn't understand Renji Abarai's behavior, stared at him and said, "What are you doing? Aren't you Natsuhiko's good brother?"
Kira Izuru sighed and said: "Captain Zuihou is right. We want to pour all our feelings for Xia Yan and gratitude to Xia Yan into Zuihou's body. But we have forgotten that the most painful thing is actually It's Captain Broken Bee. Every day he survives, the pain will increase, and the pain will not lessen, but will only become more intense. We can't be so selfish and let Captain Broken Bee slowly go into the abyss just for the sake of comfort. "
"ah!"
Madarame Ikkaku yelled, looking a little depressed.
Broken Bee said softly: "I won't leave. Don't waste time here. If you save me, you can only make yourself a sinner like me. Now leave here and find Shiba Haiyan and Lucia. Stop them and there is still room for reversal.”
Renji Abarai gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go."
Madarame Ikkaku waved his fist, he was unwilling to do so, but there was nothing he could do.
The Broken Bees have already made a decision, and they cannot change it with their power alone.
They didn't expect that when they went to save Zhifeng, they would be persuaded by Zhifeng in the end.
The reason why they were persuaded was not because they were not firm in their stance, but because they also experienced the pain that Broken Bee said.
That kind of sadness was unbearable for them.