After warning the Shinigami in Hell to evacuate, Sora prepared himself to push the Royal Palace into Hell.
Ichibē Hyōsube came to Sora's side: "The 'connections' between the realms and the Royal Palace have been severed. Do it quickly."
While Sora was contacting the Shinigami, the Zero Division had severed the connections between the Royal Palace and the Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the World of the Living.
"Alright!"
Sora nodded and swiped his index finger in the air, opening a passage to the outside of the Royal Palace space.
After the Soul King's death, this space became extremely unstable. It once required the 'Oken' to enter, but now could be torn apart at will.
The group arrived outside the Royal Palace, and the other six members looked at Sora Katori, waiting for his next move.
Pushing the Royal Palace into Hell seemed simple: after severing connections to the Three Worlds, one just needed strong Spiritual Pressure to sink it.
If one released powerful Spiritual Pressure roughly, it could pierce the Royal Palace's barrier and allow the Reishi storm inside to escape.
If that happened, the Three Worlds would still fall victim to the unleashed Reishi storm.
Sora's Spiritual Pressure control had always been his strength—enough to sink the Royal Palace without destroying it.
Sora unleashed a surge of Spiritual Pressure from his body.
A terrifying Spiritual Pressure, strong enough to pierce the Three Worlds, pressed down on the Royal Palace.
The heavy Spiritual Pressure fit perfectly within the Royal Palace's boundary. Rather than concentrating on one point, it spread evenly, pressing against every part of the boundary.
"The Royal Palace moved!"
Sōsuke Aizen closely observed his teacher, Sora, watching each step.
He felt that with his current strength, he could also sink the Royal Palace without the Lynchpin of the Three Worlds. But doing so would probably shatter the Royal Palace completely. He couldn't move the Royal Palace the way his teacher did.
"After fusing with the Hōgyoku, my Spiritual Pressure has grown—but my control is lacking compared to before," he admitted.
The Hōgyoku's changes to Aizen were still ongoing; he hadn't adapted to the shifts in his Spiritual Pressure.
The Royal Palace sank very quickly, and its original position was soon vacated.
"This temporary Lynchpin of the Three Worlds should also come in handy."
Ichibē Hyōsube took out the 'Lynchpin of the Three Worlds' made from Pernida, the Left Arm of the Soul King.
After Yhwach killed the Soul King and destroyed the 'Lynchpin,' the Three Worlds shook violently—almost like doomsday—requiring a new Lynchpin to stabilize them.
The original position of the Royal Palace was the center of the Three Worlds, and the new 'Lynchpin' also needed to be placed here.
Ichibē Hyōsube chanted incantations, linking the new 'Lynchpin of the Three Worlds' to the Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, and the World of the Living. Natural disasters in the Three Worlds quickly subsided.
The Royal Palace sank quickly, and the evacuation in Hell was also coming to an end.
"As Lieutenants, you are already quite competent."
Entetsu Kumoi praised.
His mouth was full of big gold teeth, making his smile look scary.
Although Sajin Komamura had activated his Bankai, the armored giant behind him remained chained, unable to move.
Entetsu Kumoi was the First Generation Captain in charge of the prison. His ability matched his duties quite well.
His Zanpakutō was a Kidō-type Zanpakutō. Not only could it cast unique, powerful Bakudō (Way of Binding), but it could also strengthen the Bakudō it cast.
Even Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō, summoned by Sajin Komamura, was locked by Entetsu Kumoi's Bakudō and couldn't move.
"Still haven't broken free?"
Shinji Hirako was sweating profusely. He constantly used the ability to invert perception, making it difficult for Entetsu Kumoi and Uhin Zenjōji to attack them.
He thought Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō could break free from such Bakudō. So when Entetsu Kumoi used Bakudō to lock Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō, he didn't use Sakanade's ability to interfere. After a good while, Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō still failed to break free from the Bakudō's binding.
"His Bakudō is too strong. Even Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō, possessing immense strength, cannot break free."
Sajin Komamura shook his head.
After using Bankai, he was bound to Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō. If Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō was injured, he would be injured. If Kokujō Tengen Myō'ō was locked, it meant he was locked too.
"That's troublesome..."
Shinji Hirako had no solution either. Although he had also mastered Bankai, his Bankai didn't distinguish between friend and foe, making it unsuitable for the current situation.
Just then, Entetsu Kumoi froze slightly, and several sword wounds suddenly appeared on his body.
In the next instant, a translucent barrier separated him from the outside world. Invisible blades clashed with the barrier, making ear-piercing sounds.
"Batsunsai Katori!"
Entetsu Kumoi heard the chanting and instantly understood whose ability this was.
Entetsu Kumoi excelled at Bakudō; the modified version of Dankū was enough to withstand Batsunsai's attacks. But Uhin Zenjōji, beside him, wasn't so lucky.
Batsunsai's attacks landed on Uhin Zenjōji. His huge body was shredded with dozens of cuts in a second.
Uhin Zenjōji wore a mask, but it was not a Hollowfied Shinigami's mask; it was his Zanpakutō, 'Kimen' (Oni Mask).
"Blue Oni!"
The mask on Uhin Zenjōji's face turned blue and grew hideous horns. The wounds on his body healed rapidly.
When 'Kimen' switched mask forms, it strengthened a specific ability of his spirit body. 'Blue Oni' corresponded to regeneration ability.
After entering the 'Blue Oni' state, Uhin Zenjōji gained recovery power like high-speed regeneration.
Uhin Zenjōji ignored the invisible blades cutting his body and pounced by himself towards Batsunsai in the distance.
However, how could Batsunsai's blade be tanked so easily? When the slashes of the invisible blades concentrated on Uhin Zenjōji, his body was instantly torn apart.
"How did she become so strong?"
Uhin Zenjōji's head separated from his body. The spinning head in the air had a face full of confusion.
Batsunsai Katori in the Hollowfication state had become much stronger than her old friends. She defeated Uhin Zenjōji, who wasn't good at defense, in just one fight!
Behind Batsunsai, Lisa leaped high:
"Bankai. Tonbo Fuyū Sen (Dragonfly Floating Flash)!"
Her halberd, disassembled and reassembled, becomes an electromagnetic floating cannon.
Her weapon transformed into a massive electromagnetic railgun, its body wrapped in magnetic rails shaped like dragonfly wings.
Twelve wing-shaped floating cannons, looking like enlarged dragonfly wings, unfolded from Lisa's back.
The twelve wing-shaped floating cannons lit up with electric light, floating behind her like electromagnetic wings.
Much like the young Captain Hitsugaya, Lisa hadn't fully mastered her Bankai. She only had enough power for a single strike, and hitting a moving target wasn't easy. But with her teammates helping, now was the best moment to use Bankai.
After killing Uhin Zenjōji, Batsunsai continued to suppress Entetsu Kumoi with invisible blades, forcing him to remain in place and maintain the Dankū barrier.
Blue-white plasma surged into the main cannon rail in Lisa's hand. It looked like a halo of boiling molten iron.
In the next moment, a blue-white beam instantly bombarded the Dankū barrier in front of Entetsu Kumoi.
Bzzzt—
Cracks appeared on the Dankū barrier. At the same time, invisible blades also landed on the cracks of the barrier.
Crack—
The barrier shattered in response. The blue-white beam, unobstructed, instantly swallowed Entetsu Kumoi.
"Done!" Lisa panted slightly, her Bankai vanishing quickly.
"Good thing Grandmaster and Lisa came. Otherwise, I really couldn't hold on just now."
Shinji Hirako breathed a sigh of relief.
With more and more Captain-class combatants released, the battles on other battlefields ended quickly.
Just as everyone was about to leave Hell, the ground started to shake hard.
The originally red-black sky was faintly lit up with white light.
"Go quickly! The Royal Palace is falling!"
Everyone passed through the Senkaimon one after another, returning to the Soul Society.
"Oh no, Head Captain Yamamoto and Captain Saitō seem to be still in Hell! Have they returned?"
Shunsui Kyōraku remembered that his teacher seemed to still be in Hell.
"The communication signal with Head Captain Yamamoto and Captain Saitō was cut off. However, Vice-Captain Kurotsuchi went to the location before the signal was interrupted and found them."
Akon adjusted the Reishi screen, switching to Mayuri Kurotsuchi's perspective.
A Hell Butterfly followed beside Mayuri Kurotsuchi; the perspective Akon switched to was the Hell Butterfly's.
"Vice-Captain Kurotsuchi, the Shinigami at the Seal Site, has successfully evacuated. How is the situation on your side?"
"You should thank me for coming!" Mayuri Kurotsuchi pointed to the two people behind him. Their Senkaimon Key was destroyed by the enemy. Even after beating the enemy, they couldn't leave Hell right away!
Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and Furōfushi Saitō defeated Chigiri Shijima. But Chigiri Shijima destroyed their tool for leaving Hell, so they couldn't return to the Soul Society or go to the Seal Site quickly.
On the Reishi screen, the violent changes in Hell could also be seen from the location of Mayuri Kurotsuchi and the others.
Staring at the gradually brightening sky, Mayuri Kurotsuchi laughed strangely: "The Captain is really something. He left for a trip and knocked down the entire Royal Palace."
Seeing Mayuri Kurotsuchi still in the mood to watch the sky changes, Akon urged hurriedly: "Come back quickly. The time the Captain mentioned is up!"
"No rush. The Captain wouldn't tell us the exact time; he must have reserved some extra time."
While speaking, Mayuri Kurotsuchi didn't stop working. He set up cameras so he could keep watching what happened in Hell after leaving.
"Done. Now we can go."
After setting up the monitoring equipment, Mayuri Kurotsuchi opened the Senkaimon.
The group returned to the Soul Society very quickly.
"Old Man Yama, did you actually slip up?" Shunsui Kyōraku was surprised to see Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto actually missing an arm.
In his opinion, his teacher was simply an invincible being who had never suffered such severe injuries.
"I was careless." Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto looked displeased.
"Didn't expect to encounter Chigiri Shijima. Old Man Yama and I were ambushed by him." Furōfushi Saitō said helplessly.
Chigiri Shijima's ability was very troublesome. If he wasn't killed in one hit, he could transfer injuries to others.
Fortunately, she and Yamamoto were strong enough. Even with the loss of an arm, they found an opportunity to kill Chigiri Shijima.
"What is going on with the Royal Palace?" Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto asked the question he cared about.
"It should be that Yhwach took advantage of us going to the Seal Site and ran to the Royal Palace. As for what happened in the Royal Palace, it's unclear." Shunsui Kyōraku stroked his chin and speculated.
Due to the tight time, Sora didn't go into details when notifying everyone, so they were still confused.
"Then let's watch the marvelous spectacle of the Royal Palace sinking into Hell together. This might be the only chance to appreciate such a sight!"
Mayuri Kurotsuchi operated on the console and connected to the monitoring equipment just set up in Hell.
Hearing this, everyone looked at the Reishi screen.
In Hell, the dark red sky grew as bright as day, fully lit.
The ground tremors were much more severe than they had been before they left. Some ground had even cracked open.
Rubble was sucked into the air by invisible forces.
Soon, the Royal Palace landed in Hell.
In the next moment, the Reishi screen flashed with dazzling white light and then went black.
"My equipment was destroyed instantly. The power of two worlds colliding is indeed quite terrifying."
Mayuri Kurotsuchi sighed rarely. He wanted to see the subsequent scenes, but unfortunately, with current Reishi technology, it was impossible to collect such images.
...
Hell.
After the Royal Palace fell into Hell, it created a massive crater upon impact. The entire Royal Palace's small world disintegrated instantly, and the Reishi storm poured into Hell.
"The Lord of Hell has broken free." Sora sensed a powerful Spiritual Pressure flash and disappear. "His just-released spirit body also seems unable to withstand the impact of the Royal Palace..."
The collision of two worlds erupted with immeasurable power, actually destroying the spirit body of the Lord of Hell directly.
"However, as long as Hell exists, the Lord of Hell will be reborn in some years..." Sora remembered the Lord of Hell's characteristics. The Lord of Hell was deeply bound to Hell. Even if His spirit body was destroyed, He couldn't be completely killed.
The Reishi storm pouring out from the shattered Royal Palace's small world tore Hell into several pieces, centered on the Royal Palace's impact point.
Everything in the places affected by the Reishi storm was ground into dust, and even the ground was no exception.
"If the entire Hell is used as a foundation, the Three Worlds can continue to exist. However, this requires reforging the Three Worlds." Sora looked at the Reishi storm ravaging Hell and seemed to see an opportunity to reforge the Three Worlds.
Now that the Soul King was dead, the 'Lynchpin of the Three Worlds' made from Pernida could only support the Three Worlds for twenty years. Moreover, during this period, the world would continuously collapse until it returned to its primordial state.
So, he had to find a way to solve this problem before the 'Lynchpin' failed.
Although Sora felt the Soul King should have left a backup plan for Ichigo Kurosaki, the current situation seemed to require him to solve the problem of the Three Worlds himself.
"I'm still not strong enough..." Sora thought he still couldn't fix the Three Worlds with his current strength.