The eyes of all the Shinigami and Arrancar turned blank.
They watched in disbelief as the massive Ten Tails, a monster as large as a mountain, flowed into Nanaya's body like water.
The contrast was shocking.
Nanaya, who was no bigger than an ant compared to the Ten Tails, had somehow absorbed a creature powerful enough to destroy the entire world.
Step by step, Nanaya began walking toward Aizen Sōsuke.
With each step, his body started to change.
His black hair turned pure white and grew down to his waist.
His skin turned pale, almost glowing white.
A strange mark appeared on his forehead, resembling a combination of a Hollow mask and a shinobi forehead protector.
His casual black clothes vanished, replaced by a flowing white robe like the one worn by the Sage of Six Paths.
Black tomoe patterns formed along the collar and sleeves.
Behind him floated nine black orbs—Truth-Seeking Balls, swirling in a circle.
The fan-shaped weapon in his hand, originally similar to a Zanpakutō in Bankai form, morphed into the iconic staff of the Sage of Six Paths.
All the Shinigami watching were stunned to realize something strange—they couldn't sense Nanaya's Reiatsu at all.
There wasn't a trace of spiritual pressure.
If they hadn't been able to see him with their own eyes, they might have believed he didn't exist at all.
"I can still sense Aizen's spiritual energy… but I can't sense Nanaya's at all..." Kyoraku Shunsui muttered, eyes filled with shock.
"Did he completely transcend this dimension?" Ukitake said quietly, his face serious. After a deep breath, he added, "Right now, Nanaya feels even more overwhelming than anyone in the Zero Division."
Kyoraku nodded silently.
Even Yamato from the Zero Squad never gave him this kind of pressure.
Nanaya glanced at the staff in his hand and spoke calmly:
"This? I don't like it. It's useless."
With a thought, the staff began to twist and shift, reshaping itself into something that looked like a spiral of DNA.
"This... the Amano Spear. Not bad."
He smiled in approval as he gripped the new weapon.
The Six Paths Staff had the power of Yin-Yang Release, capable of destroying the very essence of its targets.
But Nanaya didn't need it—he already had the Truth-Seeking Balls, which could do the same.
The Amano Spear was different—it was more like a true Zanpakutō.
A weapon shaped not by technique, but by sheer will.
The stronger the heart and conviction of its wielder, the stronger the blade.
Seeing Nanaya's transformation, Aizen Sōsuke could no longer remain calm.
His arrogant expression vanished, replaced by anger.
"Impossible… You… You actually reached my level? A mere human… a person like you...!"
Fury filled Aizen's eyes.
He raised his right hand and began chanting a full incantation—something he rarely did.
"The black seal calls forth talent, proud and wild. The tide—rejection—paralysis—moment, halts the endless sleep.
The steel princess crawls, the clay puppet bleeds, unites, rebounds, strikes the earth, and sees its own weakness!"
"Hadō #90: Black Coffin!"
This was Aizen's strongest Hadō spell—and by fully chanting it, he ensured it would reach maximum power.
His tone showed it all: he wasn't just angry—he wanted Nanaya gone. Now.
A black cube—the Black Coffin—instantly formed around Nanaya and trapped him inside.
"You idiot! Why didn't you dodge!?" Shihouin Yoruichi's face changed, panic flashing in her eyes as she stared at the dark cube.
Realizing Aizen was about to attack again, she clenched her teeth, reached out with her right hand, and shouted:
"Shunkō!!"
A sudden burst of Reiatsu exploded from her shoulders, tearing her clothes apart and revealing her dark-toned skin.
From a distance, Kurosaki Ichigo and the others quickly shouted:
"Miss Yoruichi, calm down!"
"Nanaya will be fine! He's in his Six Paths form now!"
"Yeah, don't do anything crazy."
"Even if he hadn't sealed the Ten Tails, that attack wouldn't hurt him…"
Ichigo and the others were confident.
No one knew Nanaya's power better than they did.
Curious, Kyoraku glanced sideways at the lazy-looking Starrk nearby, then turned to Kurosaki Ichigo and asked:
"Wait, what did you mean by 'Six Paths' just now?"
Ichigo immediately perked up and began explaining excitedly:
"This is what Nanaya told me—once he seals the Ten Tails inside himself, he becomes like the Sage of Six Paths. A being above all others."
"He gains the power of a god of creation—the ability to create everything, and also the power to rule the world."
"At the same time, he also holds the power to destroy it completely."
"He can be a god who creates life—or a god who brings the end…"
When the Shinigami heard Ichigo's words, they all fell silent.
They took a deep breath.
If what Nanaya said was true...
Then he wasn't just powerful.
He was terrifying.
Even the strongest captain in the last thousand years couldn't claim to hold both the power to create and destroy the world.
As everyone stood frozen in shock, Shihouin Yoruichi clenched her teeth. Her body flared with spiritual pressure once again, lightning crackling around her as she shouted:
"Shunkō: Raijin Battle Form!"
In an instant, two horns appeared on her forehead, and a circular symbol made of six magatama-like drums took shape on her back—marks of the Thunder God's form.
Her already thin clothing began tearing apart under the surge of power.
Revealing more and more of her bronze-toned skin.
But before Yoruichi could make a move, Aizen Sōsuke turned to her with a cold glare.
"Yoruichi Shihouin… stay out of my way."
The moment he spoke, a blinding white light exploded from his body.
Six brilliant wings spread from his back—ferocious, white, and majestic.
Like a fallen angel descending with divine fury.
Now in this form, Aizen's speed seemed to surpass even light.
He appeared in front of Yoruichi in an instant.
"What!?"
Yoruichi's eyes widened in disbelief.
She had activated the second form of Shunkō, boosting her speed dramatically—but even then, she couldn't keep up.
She, the Flash Goddess, had been completely outpaced.
As Aizen reached out to strike her, a voice suddenly echoed from within the Black Coffin:
"Heavenly Power Hand."
The space around them twisted.
Before Aizen could react, his position was instantly swapped with Nanaya's, who had been inside the Black Coffin.
"Zzzt zzzt zzzt..."
Inside the cube, thousands of sword slashes tore through the air.
"Aaaahhh!!!"
Aizen screamed.
The destructive energy meant for Nanaya now ravaged his own body.
Not far away, Nanaya appeared beside Yoruichi. He frowned as he looked her over:
"Miss Yoruichi... aren't you even a little embarrassed?"
She was still in her Thunder God battle form.
Her clothes had mostly fallen apart.
All that remained was a black bikini-like bodysuit and thigh-high leather socks—accentuating her lean, athletic frame and firm, flawless skin.
You could even see the muscles along her inner thighs twitching.
"Are you okay?" Yoruichi asked, clearly surprised.
She had just seen Nanaya sealed inside the Black Coffin.
"What could possibly happen to me?" Nanaya replied with a smirk, spinning the Amano Spear in his hand."I was just adjusting to this new form."
It was his first time entering the Six Paths state, and he hadn't fully grasped all the changes in his body yet.
Even so, his power was overwhelming.
He had transformed the Truth-Seeking Balls into thin blades, and not a single one of the thousands of sword strikes in the Black Coffin had been able to harm him.
Once Yoruichi realized Nanaya was unharmed, she sighed in relief. Then, grinning playfully, she teased:
"Aw, what's the matter, kid? Are you getting shy?"
Nanaya's eyebrow twitched. He gave her a crooked smirk.
"Miss Yoruichi... you're misbehaving. You'll need to be punished."
Yoruichi blinked in surprise.
Nanaya's smile deepened into something mischievous.
Half in revenge, and half to test a new ability, he clapped his hands together and unleashed a surge of powerful Reiatsu.
"Wood Style: Deep Forest Emergence!"
A deep rumble shook the earth.
The battlefield cracked apart, and fresh green sprouts burst from the soil—growing at an astonishing speed.
In just seconds, the desolate land transformed into a dense, ancient forest covering a 10-kilometer radius.
Massive tree roots erupted from the ground like coiling serpents, wrapping tightly around Yoruichi's limbs.
"W-What!? Hey—mmph!"
Yoruichi's eyes widened as she struggled, but the roots held fast.
She couldn't break free.
To make it worse, the roots began to absorb the spiritual energy from her body.
A creeping sense of dread rose in her chest. She looked at Nanaya with wide, pleading eyes and waved her hands in protest:
"Nanaya, I'm sorry! I was wrong! But we've got a bigger enemy to deal with right now—please let me go! We should focus on Aizen!"
Nanaya's grin returned as he turned his gaze toward Sui-Feng.
"Aizen? He's not a problem. Sui-Feng… I'll leave Yoruichi to you. This forest blocks all spiritual perception—take her deep inside and 'train' her thoroughly."
From a distance, Sui-Feng froze for a moment—completely stunned by what she'd just heard.
Then, realizing it wasn't a dream, her cheeks flushed red.
She licked her lips unconsciously, and without hesitation, dashed toward the forest with burning excitement.
"Lady Yoruichi..."
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