"This… this is impossible!!!"
"You actually know Space-Time Kidō, a forbidden technique that has been lost for ages?!"
"And the Kidō itself can ignore spatial barriers and penetrate the Negación?!"
"Bai Chen… how could you really push me to absolute death like this?!"
Watching with his own eyes as the black flames—transported through Space-Time Kidō—continued pouring into the interior of the Negación beam…
Tōsen Kaname's mentality completely collapsed.
Less than three minutes earlier, the arrogance and triumph on his face had vanished.
In their place appeared terror and despair.
The suffocating heat rushing toward him—
and the rapidly rising temperature inside the Negación—
made him feel the approach of death once again.
He screamed hysterically.
"A clown will always be a clown."
"The reason you think something is impossible…"
"…is simply because your own power is too weak to ever reach this level."
"That's why you believe it defies logic."
Bai Chen continued pouring spiritual power into the technique.
The vast ocean of black flames kept being transferred into the interior of the Negación.
At the same time, he sneered coldly.
His gaze toward Tōsen was filled with pure mockery.
In truth—
Space-Time Kidō, while forbidden, was not some unimaginable miracle.
Even in the original history, Hachigen Ushōda had once used a similar technique.
He had sealed his own arm infused with the aura of death into a spatial container—
and teleported it directly into Baraggan's body, killing the Hollow king from the inside.
What Bai Chen was doing now was simply the same principle.
He was teleporting the black flames of Great Fire Annihilation—
which carried a similarly destructive aura—
directly into the Negación's interior space.
There was nothing mystical about it.
But for Tōsen—
it meant the end.
High above the battlefield, in the dark sky—
even Gin Ichimaru could no longer remain calm.
"Captain Aizen… this is bad!"
"Tōsen… he's really about to be killed!"
From Gin's perspective, the Negación beam had already been completely filled with black flames.
Tōsen's figure had disappeared entirely.
The entire interior of the beam was burning.
Thousands of degrees of heat continuously scorched his body.
Under normal circumstances, a captain-level Shinigami might still be able to resist for a while.
But now—
Tōsen had already lost an arm.
His spiritual pressure had weakened.
His vitality was fading.
He no longer had the strength to resist.
He couldn't even struggle.
And so—
he was completely swallowed by the black flames.
Hearing Gin's anxious warning, Aizen's voice turned cold and impatient.
"You don't need to remind me."
Even someone as indifferent as Aizen—
who had always cared only about reaching the throne of heaven—
could not remain entirely unaffected as he watched his loyal subordinate die.
Tōsen Kaname—
a man who had followed him faithfully for over a century—
was being erased before his eyes.
Aizen's mood darkened.
At the same time, his wariness toward Bai Chen deepened even further.
Gin sighed quietly.
"What a pity…"
"I thought once the Negación appeared, Tōsen would at least escape."
"We might have met him again in Las Noches."
But now—
that possibility had vanished.
Even Gin couldn't fully comprehend the depth of Bai Chen's abilities anymore.
How many hidden techniques did he still possess?
That was the truly terrifying question.
In the end—
under the complicated and wary gazes of Aizen and Gin—
the Negación beam was completely consumed by black flames.
From top to bottom—
the entire column of light burned.
Tōsen Kaname—
Aizen's long-hidden accomplice—
a conspirator who had concealed himself within Soul Society for more than a century—
was reduced to ashes.
His soul destroyed.
His existence erased.
He would never be reincarnated.
The brutality of that scene shook everyone present.
Inside the safe zone, Isshin Shiba and the 10th Division soldiers were equally stunned.
"Captain Tōsen… the traitor…"
"He was actually killed just like that?!"
"That was a captain of the Gotei 13!"
The soldiers trembled.
Their legs nearly gave out beneath them.
To them, captains were figures standing high above ordinary Shinigami.
People worthy of admiration.
Yet now—
a captain had been killed.
Not by a Hollow.
Not by an Arrancar.
But by another Shinigami.
A man who had only joined the Gotei 13 six months ago.
Even though Tōsen had been confirmed as a traitor—
witnessing such an event with their own eyes was still terrifying.
Isshin Shiba, however, after the initial shock—
actually felt relieved.
"Fortunately, Bai Chen acted quickly…"
"If Tōsen had managed to escape back to Hueco Mundo…"
"Not only could he potentially recover from his injuries…"
"Hueco Mundo would gain a captain-level fighter who knows Soul Society's secrets."
"That outcome would have been far worse."
Isshin's expression remained grave as he spoke.
But the moment he finished—
his expression suddenly changed.
His pupils shrank.
His gaze snapped away from the burning Negación beam—
and locked onto the distance.
Because—
while everyone else was still stunned by Tōsen's death—
Bai Chen had already moved again.
Without hesitation.
Using an incredible Flash Step, he vanished from his original position.
In the next instant—
he appeared directly in front of Hollow White.
Raising the flaming war fan, Bai Chen swung downward with overwhelming force.
Spiritual pressure roared around the blade.
And that strike—
was aimed directly at White's horned skull.
A slash powerful enough—
to sever the horn in a single blow.
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