However, before that, the people currently in Hell had to evacuate.
Sora switched the Denreishinki to broadcast mode:
"The Royal Palace is about to fall into Hell. The falling Royal Palace will trigger an irresistible catastrophe in Hell. Everyone, including Captain-class Shinigami, must evacuate Hell immediately! You have only 10 minutes to evacuate!"
In Hell, the Shinigami currently engaged in battle heard Sora's urgent broadcast simultaneously.
"The Royal Palace is going to fall into Hell?!" Shunsui Kyōraku was shocked. "It seems something incredible is happening up there!"
"Are we ignoring the seal?" Sōjun Kuchiki was somewhat worried about the seal issue.
"It's useless to stay here for a disaster that even Captain-class Shinigami cannot withstand." Shunsui Kyōraku sighed. "We might as well consider how we are going to evacuate Hell first. The First Generation Captains don't seem to want to let us go!"
Although Sora had defeated Yhwach, the Will of Hell possessing the First Generation Captains had not disappeared and continued to control them.
Shunsui Kyōraku and Sōjun Kuchiki's opponents were the First Generation Captain of the 5th Division, Danjirō Obana, and the First Generation Captain of the 13th Division, Saizō Sakahone.
The strength of the First Generation Captains was significantly higher than that of the new generation. The reason Shunsui and Sōjun had persisted until now without being defeated was that the wills of Danjirō Obana and Saizō Sakahone were also resisting the Lord of Hell, preventing them from exerting one hundred percent of their strength.
Others also had their respective opponents.
Not far away, two bolts of lightning flashed and collided several times in the blink of an eye.
Yoruichi Shihōin was already sweating profusely facing her opponent.
The man in front of her, known for having the strongest Lightning-type Zanpakutō, fought in a style very similar to hers.
Both of them relied on speed and lightning abilities. But Yoruichi's speed was actually being held back a little.
"Little Yoruichi can keep up with my speed now! You've improved a lot; it really makes me happy!"
"I would also be very happy if you could hurry up and let me beat you, Father!"
"Hahaha, then you have to work hard!"
Yoruichi Shihōin's opponent was none other than the First Generation Captain of the 2nd Division, Chika Shihōin.
Besides his identity as a First Generation Captain, Chika Shihōin was also Yoruichi's father.
Father and daughter hadn't seen each other for over two hundred years. Chika Shihōin still remembered Yoruichi as a child.
Seeing her now, he was proud of how strong she had become.
Yoruichi held her Zanpakutō horizontally in front of her, her expression serious. "I don't have much time left. What comes next is my strongest move."
"Oh my, is the wonderful reunion time ending?" Chika Shihōin looked regretful. "However, the Will of Hell seems to be getting a bit anxious. I have to bring out more strength. Be careful, Little Yoruichi!"
Chika Shihōin raised his Zanpakutō high: "Bankai. Yae Raigumo Rinnarukami (Eightfold Thunder-Cloud Ringing God)!"
Countless thunderbolts surged from his Zanpakutō, condensing behind him into eight lightning tomoe drums nested on a ring, looking like the Thunder God descended to earth.
"My 'Shunkō: Raijin Senkei' (Thunder God War Form) was inspired by this Bankai..." Yoruichi muttered to herself.
She had witnessed her father's Bankai when she was a child, and it had left a deep impression on her, so she wanted to develop a similar move.
Unfortunately, the Thunder God War Form she made using Shunkō and Lightning-type Kidō only copied the shape and was nothing like her father's Bankai.
While thinking, Yoruichi also used her strongest move.
"Shunkō: Raiju Senkei: Shunryū Kokubyō Senki (Shunkō: Thunder Beast Battle Form: Flash God Black Cat Warrior Princess)!"
Lightning clung to Yoruichi's body, as if she were wearing clothes made of thunder.
The lightning on her head intertwined with her long hair, looking as if a pair of cat ears had grown.
Above her hips, a tail made of lightning was connected.
In the past, when Yoruichi fused with the power of Naruneko to transform into a cat demon, it would trigger the bestial nature in her heart.
But as her mastery of her Zanpakutō deepened day by day, she could now control the bestiality triggered by Naruneko.
Using Naruneko's power while she stayed in control made her much stronger than before.
Bzzzt—
Yoruichi's movement path drew a zigzagging bolt of lightning, rapidly approaching Chika Shihōin.
"This move looks like something I shouldn't take head-on." Chika Shihōin wanted to put some distance between them, but found he couldn't; Yoruichi was constantly closing in.
"Your speed has increased again!" Chika Shihōin's eyes lit up. "Your speed is about to surpass mine, I'm impressed, Yoruichi!"
Before, he could keep up with Yoruichi's speed, but now he couldn't anymore.
But the type of opponent he feared least was one who relied on speed.
The eight lightning tomoe drums behind him rotated counter-clockwise. One of the lightning tomoe turned into a dark black tomoe. At the same time, a visible lightning field appeared around him, enveloping Yoruichi who had rushed to his front.
The lightning field was filled with countless small lightning tomoe mines. No matter how fast Yoruichi was, as long as she approached the lightning field, she would crash into the lightning tomoe.
Chika Shihōin worried his daughter might rush in carelessly, so he warned her: "You remember this move of mine, right? Be extra careful! There are way more Rairin Tomoe (Thunder Ring Tomoe) now than when you were a kid!"
Although he had shown his Bankai in front of Yoruichi, it was just a demonstration back then, and he hadn't invested so much Spiritual Pressure to unleash the move.
Don't let the small size of these lightning tomoe fool you; each one could explode with the power of high-level Kidō.
"Shut up!" Although Yoruichi's reason had the upper hand, the influence of Naruneko's power still made her somewhat excited. "If this is all you've got, Dad, it's impossible to stop me!"
Then, Yoruichi actually kicked directly at the lightning tomoe near her body.
Bang—
After the lightning tomoe exploded, the blinding lightning instantly swallowed Yoruichi.
"Naruneko Gyōrai (Singing Cat Controls Lightning)!"
Bzzzt—
The chaotic lightning was actually guided behind Yoruichi by Naruneko.
Yoruichi's Zanpakutō, Naruneko, was not limited to releasing lightning; it also possessed the ability to control lightning. Even if the lightning power in these tomoe came from Chika Shihōin, it would still be manipulated by Naruneko.
Yoruichi flashed around, and the number of small tomoe in the lightning field quickly dropped.
Bang, bang, bang, bang—
The lightning from the tomoe was all drawn behind Yoruichi by Naruneko, even forming several tails of condensed lightning.
"You can even control my lightning? Yoruichi's Zanpakutō is excellent!" Chika Shihōin praised. "However, my Zanpakutō ability doesn't end here!"
Seeing the distance to Yoruichi getting closer and closer, the eight huge tomoe behind him rotated again.Chapter 440: Fatherly Love and Filial Duty After communicating with Ichibē Hyōsube, Sora decided to push the Royal Palace into Hell.