Bang!
A sound like breaking glass suddenly rang out.
"What's wrong?"
Everyone looked towards the sound in confusion.
"What!"
They exclaimed in shock.
A large area of the sky, which had developed cracks from Muramasa's earlier attack, had now completely shattered, forming a huge Garganta.
"Gurgle, gurgle..."
Black mud flowed from the huge Garganta, and the moment it hit the ground, it transformed into one Gillian-class Menos Grande after another.
"That is..."
"Could it be..."
"Are Menos from Hueco Mundo coming out too?!"
"Not again! Do we have to deal with these guys too?!"
Everyone complained bitterly. Dealing with the previous Menos had already consumed too much of their power, and now countless more were pouring through the Garganta from Hueco Mundo into the Living World.
"My, my, more pointless work."
Ikkaku didn't seem to care, instead looking quite enthusiastic.
"Now is not the time for other things. Anyway, we need to deal with these Hollows first. Otherwise, if we let them run wild, it will cause a major disaster for the Living World."
Sajin said solemnly.
"But this can't go on. Those Menos can continuously pour from Hueco Mundo into the Living World, but we've consumed too much Reiryoku in the previous battles. If we keep fighting, the first to fall will definitely be us."
Sui-Feng frowned.
Hearing Sui-Feng's words, Komamura also fell silent. Faced with this situation, he had no good solution.
"That sphere's Reiatsu is increasing again. And because of its attraction, the Garganta is getting bigger, attracting more and more Menos. At this rate, Menos will keep pouring towards us endlessly."
Rukia suddenly spoke up to remind everyone.
The reason Menos from Hueco Mundo kept pouring into the Living World was mainly because they were attracted by that huge red-black sphere.
"If that's the case, then I'll go!"
Hozukimaru suddenly stepped forward.
"Go where?"
Ikkaku couldn't help but ask.
"That fissure, or whatever it's called, the Garganta. If we can block it up, right?"
Hozukimaru said.
"Are you stupid? How can you block something that big!"
Ikkaku couldn't help but said angrily.
The fissure formed by the Garganta was very large and continuously expanding. Blocking it with manpower was undoubtedly very difficult.
"Damn it! More Menos are pouring in!"
Rukia suddenly shouted.
"What do we do now!"
"We have to stop them quickly!!"
"But how!!!"
At the critical moment, everyone started to panic a little.
Boom—!!
Just then, Byakuya and Senbonzakura, without a word, directly erupted all their remaining Reiryoku. Countless tiny pink cherry blossom blades flew in an overwhelming wave towards the huge Garganta fissure.
Renji: "Captain!"
Rukia: "Nii-sama!"
Ruri'iro Kujaku: "Those two..."
Hozukimaru: "Such strong Reiatsu..."
Kira: "After being so seriously injured... they still have such power!"
Sui-Feng: "They want to use their Reiatsu to suppress those Menos and seal the Garganta? That's reckless!"
"Can they do it?!"
Renji couldn't help but ask anxiously.
Sui-Feng frowned and thought for a moment, but... they didn't have enough Reiatsu left.
Byakuya had been quite injured in his fight with Koga, and plus consuming too much Reiryoku dealing with the earlier Gillian, he simply didn't have enough Reiatsu left to suppress the endless stream of Menos trying to pour through the huge Garganta into the Living World.
Not to mention Byakuya was injured and his Reiatsu was greatly depleted. Even if Byakuya were at his peak, fully powered and unharmed, he couldn't do this against so many Menos.
However, Byakuya and Senbonzakura were not fighting alone.
Seeing Byakuya and Senbonzakura giving their all to suppress the Menos and seal the huge Garganta with their Reiatsu, everyone was inspired by their determination.
Morale soared, and they also joined in to help Byakuya and Senbonzakura.
"Ha!"
"Ha!"
"Ha!"
Shinigami and Zanpakuto alike shouted, gritting their teeth as they erupted all their remaining Reiryoku, joining Byakuya and Senbonzakura in suppressing the Menos and sealing the huge Garganta.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Beams of Reiatsu, like colorful neon lights, struck the huge Garganta fissure.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
With the combined efforts of the Captains and Lieutenants, the Menos in the Garganta let out unwilling roars and were forcibly repressed back into Hueco Mundo.
And the huge Garganta fissure itself began to heal, getting smaller and smaller until it completely disappeared!
"Whew!"
"We... succeeded?"
After jointly sealing the huge Garganta fissure, everyone couldn't help but breathe a huge sigh of relief.
Whoosh!
Senbonzakura flashed and appeared before Byakuya, who was breathing heavily from the great consumption of Reiryoku.
"Are you alright?"
Senbonzakura asked with concern.
"Hmph, who are you asking?"
After recovering, Byakuya pretended to be cold and proud.
"Heh..."
Senbonzakura, knowing his master's personality of being cold on the outside but warm on the inside, didn't mind.
"Alright, let's finish off the remaining Menos."
Byakuya, having caught his breath, said again.
Then everyone rushed towards the scattered Menos on the scene.
As they dealt with the remaining Menos, that huge red-black sphere continued to expand relentlessly.
…
Rewind a bit in time.
When the red-black plasma river formed by Muramasa surged towards him, Toshiro didn't choose to resist. Instead, he naturally allowed himself to be submerged...
"Falling..."
"Falling endlessly..."
"As if falling from heaven into a bottomless abyss..."
The feeling of weightlessness accompanied Toshiro. All around was a blinding blood-red, nothing else.
Plop!
After falling for who knows how long, Toshiro plunged into the water with a plop.
Bang!
With a wave dozens of meters high, Toshiro's figure burst out of the water.
Toshiro looked around. There was nothing but endless water, with stone pillars standing in it, and nothing else.
"This place..."
"This is my dwelling place."
Just as Toshiro started to speak, a voice suddenly came.
Toshiro turned to see Muramasa's figure walking across the water towards him.
"Just as your Zanpakuto resides in your Inner World, this is my dwelling place. I didn't expect to meet you here, Hitsugaya Toshiro. What a surprise."
Muramasa said, also somewhat surprised.
"But how did you get here?"
Muramasa asked again.
"Nothing special. I came because I wanted to. That's all."
Toshiro said calmly.
Toshiro still remembered this part from the Bleach anime. So when the red-black plasma river surged towards him earlier, he didn't resist.
Because Toshiro wanted to have a final reckoning with Muramasa here.
For Toshiro, although Muramasa wasn't strong, he was an opponent worthy of sympathy. So, to show respect, Toshiro didn't finish him off immediately but chose to make a proper ending here.