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The place I arrived at after tearing open a Garganta was the dead center of the Seireitei. I wanted to spend more time sightseeing in this soul capital I was seeing for the first time, but unfortunately, I didn't have that luxury. I had to finish this quickly. I drew the sword strapped to my waist and released it without a moment's hesitation.
“Resurrección. Worship. La Muerte Emperador.”
Just by releasing my Resurrección, the buildings beneath me began to crumble, exposed to the sheer weight of my Reiatsu. Just as Baraggan had done, the buildings were dying as they succumbed to the Senescence inherent in my spiritual pressure. My Reiatsu flooded the Seireitei, immediately broadcasting my presence to every Soul Reaper in the vicinity.
“Let's start things off light.”
Whirrrrrrr!
“Gran Rey Cero Oscuras!”
The Gran Rey Cero, a light unique only to the Espada. The black Cero Oscuras used by an Espada in their released state. I combined them into a Gran Rey Cero Oscuras and fired it with full power toward the 12th Division Research Lab. A dark-blue flash of destructive light streaked toward the building.
One of my objectives here was to draw maximum attention, and the others were to destroy the communication network located in the 12th Division Lab and level the 4th Division Relief Station. Honestly, destroying those two locations alone would inflict massive damage on the Seireitei. After all, those two places were the only medical and technical development facilities in the capital.
BOOOOM!
With a sound like a carpet bombing, the midsection of the 12th Division Research Lab was vaporized. I was about to prepare a follow-up shot to completely pulverize the rest, but I stopped and redirected my aim at the Soul Reapers swarming toward me.
“Gran Rey Cero Oscuras!”
BOOOOM!
The approaching Soul Reapers vanished without a trace. They were just generic foot soldiers without so much as a seated rank, but I didn't hesitate to keep slaughtering the ones that followed. Sometimes using Cero, sometimes Bala, and sometimes Life Absorption, I killed every Soul Reaper that came near. Eventually, Soul Reapers capable of using Shikai began to appear.
“Gran Rey Cero Oscuras!”
BOOOOM!
Unfortunately for them, merely mastering Shikai wasn't enough to stop me, let alone get close. To actually hinder or attack me, they would need at least a Captain-level Soul Reaper. No matter how many seated officers they threw at me, the difference between them and a Captain—or myself—was the difference between heaven and earth. That is the sheer power gap between one who has mastered Bankai and one who has only reached Shikai.
“Do you have any idea where you are standing, monster?!”
After killing several more waves, a heavy hitter finally made an appearance. Soi Fon, the Captain of the 2nd Division of the Gotei 13 and the Commander-in-Chief of the Stealth Force, arrived on the scene. Honestly, it felt a bit overdue, but the timing wasn't bad.
“Of course I know. This is the Soul Society. Specifically, the Seireitei, home of the Gotei 13.”
“For a mere Arrancar to dare invade this place... Abandon any hope of returning alive.”
As she spoke, members of the Stealth Force who had been concealing their presence lunged at me simultaneously. To be frank, since I already knew where they were hiding, it couldn't really be called an ambush. Every single one of them thrust forward with short blades in hand.
“My, my, I’m only here to say hello today.”
Whish.
With a single swing of my sword, I parried the simultaneous attacks coming from above, below, front, back, and both sides. The weapon I was wielding now wasn't the scythe I used as a Vasto Lorde, but a massive greatsword. Even though it was larger than my own body, it was weightless in my hand, allowing me to swing it effortlessly.
“Die!”
As I blocked the Stealth Force's assault in a single motion, Soi Fon immediately followed up with a thrust from behind, having already released her Shikai. It was a strike timed perfectly for the moment I had to pull my greatsword back from the swing, but unfortunately for her, my weapon wasn't just a sword.
CLANG!
“What?!”
In my released state, my weapon was a shapeless armament that I could change at will. Since it was composed entirely of Reiatsu, I could modify its form to whatever I needed. This time, I had formed a shield. A one-handed shield perfectly suited for blocking a small, dagger-like piercing attack.
“Let’s take things slow, Captain Soi Fon. I still have plenty of time.”
I spoke with a grin to Soi Fon as she recoiled after the failed attack. I hadn't even been here for ten minutes yet. I needed to hold the Soul Reapers' attention for at least twenty more minutes. Time was more than enough.
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The protagonist's Resurrección looks like the image provided. However, normally he doesn't wear black armor but rather the white Espada uniform, and he lacks horns on his head. Once released, you can imagine it looks exactly like the reference.
Corrected the terminology to Spanish based on everyone's interpretations.
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