At the same time, the other cocoons shattered one after another. Figures emerged from each.
Looking around, many seemed surprised.
"What kind of place is this?"
"This feels different—no Edo Tensei bodies. More like spiritual forms?"
"Good, good—finally, a fight!"
"Are these our opponents? They look strong."
This time, besides Itachi Uchiha, Shisui Uchiha, and others who'd come to the Soul Society with Lin Xuan before, Lin Xuan had also Edo Tensei'd several legendary Kage-level shinobi—the First Tsuchikage, Third Raikage, and more.
Kage-level versus captain-level.
That promised to be an excellent fight. And the Kage Lin Xuan had revived had all spent time in the One Piece and Dragon Ball worlds—their strength far exceeded what it had been in life.
Against the Soul Society's captains, they should have no problem.
Members of Akatsuki—Kisame Hoshigaki, Deidara, Kakuzu—were among the revived as well.
This was the first direct clash between the Naruto world and the Bleach world—a proper invasion of the Soul Society.
Even Lin Xuan couldn't help feeling anticipation.
Meanwhile, Shinigami throughout the Seireitei and people in Rukongai were completely stunned.
Watching the broadcast—one bizarre figure after another stepping from cocoons—it was overwhelming.
Even Yamamoto and the others were dumbfounded.
The bizarre entrance had shaken them. In all his long life, Yamamoto had never seen anything like it.
Soon they spotted the man who'd fought Gin Ichimaru to a standstill at the Seiryū Gate among the crowd.
Those crimson eyes made many hearts tremble.
Gin Ichimaru especially—eyes half-lidded, remembering his previous encounter, fingers twitching slightly.
Everyone's gaze grew heavier.
Not just because of the strange entrance—but because this suddenly appearing force all seemed formidable.
They couldn't understand where such a massive power had come from.
Why had they never detected them before? It was as if they'd materialized out of nowhere.
It wasn't just the captains—Ichigo, Yoruichi, and Kūkaku's minds had gone blank.
They'd wondered why Lin Xuan was so confident. They never imagined he could summon so many people this way.
Even if he'd told them beforehand, they might not have believed it.
Even now, they half-wondered if they were dreaming.
"Incredible. Guild Master Lin's methods are unbelievable!" Ichigo exclaimed.
Yoruichi stared at Lin Xuan's back, equally shaken.
This man felt more and more mysterious.
She remembered what Kisuke Urahara had told her after contacting her before they left.
She'd thought it was all a joke.
Now her thinking had changed. She understood why Urahara's opinion of this man had shifted so dramatically after meeting him.
Maybe everything Urahara said was true.
Meanwhile, everyone watching the broadcast across the Soul Society erupted in uproar.
Every Shinigami in the Seireitei was shocked by what they saw.
But some, like Kenpachi Zaraki, didn't care and raced toward the execution ground.
He'd been delayed because Yachiru Kusajishi on his shoulder kept giving wrong directions, sending him the wrong way several times.
Others, like Renji Abarai, breathed easier seeing Rukia saved.
Meanwhile, in the underground conference hall of the Seireitei—
Aizen Sōsuke's always-composed face changed for the first time, surprise written across it.
After a long moment, he exhaled and smiled to himself. "Interesting. A truly remarkable man—always surprising me.
I'm growing more and more curious about you."
Aizen began looking forward to meeting Lin Xuan properly. What would happen when they did?
Just then, someone burst in from outside—his subordinate Momo Hinamori.
"Captain Aizen—how? You were dead!"
Momo looked at the man she respected most, overjoyed to find him alive.
Then she noticed the bodies of Central 46 members on the seats—people who'd been dead for some time.
She didn't know what to do.
Aizen looked at his subordinate and smiled.
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