In an instant, the surrounding cherry blossoms suddenly began to flutter faster and in greater numbers, becoming a dense expanse in the blink of an eye, seemingly about to obscure the entire sky.
Finally...
All the cherry blossoms converged at the end of the long street, like a pink tide, advancing forward.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
As the cherry blossom tide pushed forward, continuous roaring sounds echoed from the surroundings, and the walls lining the long street continuously crumbled.
Bai Ye's heart leaped. Indeed, the more beautiful something was, the more dangerous it was!
Looking at the cherry blossoms that completely sealed off the long street, Bai Ye gritted his teeth, took a step forward, and then threw a punch forward with all his might.
"Phoenix!" Bai Ye roared, "Phoenix Flame!"
Bai Ye threw a punch forward, and flames suddenly appeared, entwining his arm.
The surrounding temperature continuously rose, exuding a scorching heat. The air seemed to suddenly become parched, and then, the moment the fist was thrown...
A massive pillar of fire appeared, charging straight ahead, and then fiercely collided with the cherry blossom tide.
And then...
With a boom!
The pillar of fire was instantly swallowed. The moment it collided with the cherry blossom tide, the pillar of fire seemed to be sliced by countless blades. It suddenly shattered into pieces, becoming small fire clusters that scattered on the ground.
Powerless!
Bai Ye's flames were easily shattered!
Cold sweat beaded on Bai Ye's forehead. Captain-level Shinigami were truly too strong!
If he couldn't win, he could only run!
But at this moment...
The tide of cherry blossoms surged, instantly sweeping past Bai Ye from all sides, encircling him, and completely sealing off any escape route.
The moment Bai Ye shifted his body, he had to stop.
For a moment, Bai Ye felt as if everything he thought was completely seen through by the opponent!
No escape!
"Kidō Number Four, Haineko!"
From within the cherry blossom tide, a gap suddenly appeared, and a golden rope-like light lock suddenly shot out towards Bai Ye.
Bai Ye quickly dodged to the side, but the rope seemed alive, constantly wriggling in the air and relentlessly pursuing Bai Ye, quickly wrapping around his ankle.
With a bang, Bai Ye was forcibly dragged down from the air and crashed to the ground. Immediately after, the rope slithered up Bai Ye's body like a snake, binding him tightly.
Bai Ye struggled with all his might but found that the rope of light was extremely resilient, impossible to break with brute force alone.
At the same time, the surrounding cherry blossoms dissipated, returning to the side of the Shinigami Captain and transforming back into the shape of a Zanpakutō.
The other Shinigami stepped forward and saluted, "Captain!"
The Shinigami Captain nodded and said, "Take him away."
"Yes!"
Bai Ye was lifted by several Shinigami and half-dragged, half-pulled forward.
"I have absolutely no connection with that person," Bai Ye said with a mournful face, "I was just passing by."
"Shut up!" The blonde older sister pointed at Bai Ye and said, "Whether you know each other or not, daring to attack the Shinigami patrol team is enough to warrant punishment. Take him down."
Two Shinigami immediately dragged Bai Ye away.
Bai Ye struggled desperately, "I'm wronged, I'm a law-abiding citizen! Is there no law? Is there no justice... Wuwuwu..."
A Shinigami casually took off his sock and stuffed it into Bai Ye's mouth, and the world instantly became quiet.
Soon, Bai Ye and the man were escorted through the street.
Not being executed on the spot...
Was also good news!
Then...
Bai Ye was quickly shocked. After proceeding all the way, they arrived at the central area of the Soul Society, and in front of them, a huge and towering wall appeared, inside which were lofty and luxurious buildings!
That place was, in fact...
Seireitei!
Seireitei is the core area where Shinigami reside, guarded by the Gotei 13, and is also where all Shinigami live. The surrounding walls are built with spiritual energy-blocking Reishi stone, and the spiritual energy fluctuations decomposed by the Reishi stone are used as a barrier to protect Seireitei's safety. Ordinary people cannot break through the barrier and naturally cannot enter Seireitei. To enter from the Soul Society, there are only four gates in the east, south, west, and north, respectively named Byakudo, Seiryū, Kokuryō, and Shuwa.
Following the current route, their target was clearly to enter Seireitei.
However, according to Bai Ye's memories from his previous life, Seireitei was actually a forbidden zone, and a zone with a not-low level of danger, not a place that could be challenged at this time. Furthermore, the method of entry was different from the method of triggering the Seireitei forbidden zone in Bai Ye's memory.
Soon, Bai Ye's guess came true.
The group of Shinigami indeed escorted the two to the Byakudo Gate on the east side, and then the gatekeepers lowered the massive Byakudo Gate. The一行 successfully entered Seireitei.
However, there was no forbidden zone mission!
According to the rules for triggering a forbidden zone, after entering a forbidden zone, the system would start teleporting other chosen ones from the same area, and then a forbidden zone mission would appear. But nothing had happened so far.
This meant that although they had entered Seireitei, the forbidden zone had not been triggered, and therefore, there was no forbidden zone mission.
What was going on?
Bai Ye was also a bit confused by the situation and couldn't help but look at the man in front, thinking that he might be the only one who could answer his questions.
Soon, the two were escorted to the front of a tall tower.
Seireitei also had many area divisions, such as the Central 46 Chambers, the Gotei 13 barracks, the Research and Development Institute, etc. Overall, the closer to the center, the more important the area and the stricter the security. And the white tower in front of them was...
The prison!
Bai Ye and the man were soon escorted into a floor located in the middle section of the tall tower, and then, a Shinigami opened a cell.
The cell was square, with a large iron gate. Inside the cell, besides a very small square window, there were only two beds made of white stone. Nothing else.
"Go in!"
A Shinigami pushed the two of them, and after sending them into the cell, he closed the iron gate.
"Hey, hey..." Bai Ye pressed against the gate and said, "Brother, I'm in the cell now, can you loosen this thing on me?"
As Bai Ye spoke, he looked at the rope of light still binding him.
A Shinigami glanced at Bai Ye with disdain and casually waved his hand. Immediately, the rope on Bai Ye suddenly loosened, shattered inch by inch, and dissipated into specks of golden light.
The Shinigami glanced at Bai Ye and said, "Stay put and don't cause trouble, understand!"
After the Shinigami warned Bai Ye, he led the way and soon disappeared at the end of the corridor.
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