Take the Gotei 13 a thousand years later, for example.
The first tier is definitely Yamamoto and Aizen. Old man Yamamoto is known as the strongest shinigami in a thousand years, and his strength is unquestionable.
Aizen is a man of extraordinary talent. Even without the Hogyoku, his Reiatsu is no less than that of the captain-general.
The second echelon is Unohana Retsu and the liberated Kenpachi Zaraki. Unohana is an all-rounder who can attack and heal, and her Kidō is also very outstanding, but in terms of pure hard power, the liberated Kenpachi is definitely stronger.
The third echelon consists of Kyoraku Shunsui and Ichimaru Gin.
Kyoraku Shunsui's Zanpakuto has a rare regularity, and even he himself cannot violate the rules of his Zanpakuto. Although Bankai is more bizarre, Bankai is based on Reiatsu. If the Reiatsu is not as good as that of the enemy, he may be killed by the enemy.
Gin Ichimaru is a very standard hexagonal warrior. All his stats are very average. He can fight against Ichigo Kurosaki after he turns into a hollow. And the amazing sword strike after his Bankai almost killed Aizen in one second. The probability of him getting killed at the first sight is very high.
The other captains are of similar strength, and each has his own strengths.
Soifon is good at agility, Sajin Komamura is more inclined to strength, Tōsen Kaname is good at sneak attacks, Tōshirō Hitsugaya has not grown up yet, and Kurotsuchi Mayuri has the weakest combat power but the most means. However, these people have one thing in common, that is, they are generally stronger than Kensei Muguruma, and some of them may be able to beat Kensei Muguruma.
Right, Kensei.
Yamabuki's current Reiatsu is only about level four or five. He can indeed fight against a captain-level master, but he cannot win.
Yamabuki used instant steps to quickly shuttle around the area. He not only searched the village inside and out but also went to nearby villages. Unfortunately, he did not see the Shinigami.
"This is strange! How could he suddenly disappear?" Yamabuki was puzzled. Did he encounter danger?
Most of the Death Gods stationed in the real world are not very strong. Not to mention encountering Gillians or Adjuchas, even encountering ordinary Hollows would be enough to give them a hard time.
After searching for a while without any results, Yamabuki prepared to notify Soul Society to open the gate to let him go back.
The communication device of Soul Society is a black butterfly called the Hell Butterfly. Even Yamabuki couldn't figure out why a tiny butterfly could be used as a walkie-talkie!
Just as he was about to notify Soul Society, he suddenly heard a low growl of a wild beast behind him.
Yamabuki raised his eyebrows and turned around instantly.
A giant Hollow was standing there, looking at him coldly.
"Sure enough..." Yamabuki immediately had a conclusion in his mind. Sure enough, the shinigami living here had been eaten by this giant hollow. The hollow would attack life with a high Reiatsu.
The Reiatsu of an ordinary person's soul is already very high for a Hollow, and the Reiatsu of the shinigami is countless times higher than that of an ordinary soul. Few Hollows can withstand this test.
"So, my companion was eaten by you?" Yamabuki asked, drawing his sword.
Unfortunately, these Hollows had no intelligence at all. After seeing the food, he opened his mouth wide, and smelly saliva dripped out of his mouth. Then he kicked his legs and pounced on it at an extremely fast speed.
However, this little hollow is nothing to Yamabuki now, and he can kill him with just one sword.
Just as he was about to draw his sword to kill the giant Hollows and report back, a blue light suddenly burst out in the distance. Then the blue light condensed into an arrow, which instantly pierced through the giant Hollow's head. The giant Hollow's body twitched twice, and then its entire body dissipated.
Yamabuki's pupils dilated. Holy shit, the means of attack just now was... Quincy.
He hurriedly looked in the direction where the spiritual arrow came from and saw a man in a white robe standing there. He looked like a Westerner, with a cold and arrogant face and a spiritual bow in his hand. The arrow just now was shot by him.
Yamabuki took a half step back and held the knife tightly in his hand.
The man in a white robe also looked at Yamabuki coldly.
"Who are you?" the man in a white robe asked in awkward Japanese.
"I'm a passerby, I don't know anything. Bye!" Yamabuki didn't know whether the other party was just one person or a group of people, so he decided to hide for now.
As he spoke, he backed away and decided to tell the captain about this matter when he got back.
As a result, after taking two steps back, the man in a white robe raised the spirit bow in his hand and aimed at Yamabuki.
"The sword in your hand is the Zanpakutō of the shinigami, right? And the butterfly following you should be the Hell Butterfly. You are the shinigami!" The voice of the man in a white robe became extremely cold.
Yamabuki stopped in an instant.
"How do you know about Zanpakuto?" asked Yamabuki.
"We arrested a man before, and he was also carrying the same type of knife," said the man in a white robe.
Well, mystery solved. The poor guy who disappeared emotionally was not eaten by a Hollow but was captured by a Quincy.
"We got a lot of information out of him. I heard that you have set up a new team, but it doesn't matter. It won't be long before you all will be slaughtered." The man in a white robe showed an arrogant and cold smile on his face as if he were looking down at a bug. That condescending attitude made people feel sick.
"Tell me your name, shinigami," asked the man in white robes.
"Yamabuki. What about you?"
"Martin Davis. Shinigami, I will be your shinigami!" Martin pulled the spirit bow in his hand fiercely, and a light blue spirit arrow appeared on the bowstring. This is the most commonly used weapon of the Quincy. Yamabuki held the knife in both hands and stepped forward instantly.
Of course, you have to choose close combat when fighting a shooter!
Just when Yamabuki thought that his sword was a sure win, a ball of spirit particles suddenly burst out from under Martin's feet, and then his body moved quickly, actually escaping the attack range of his Zanpakuto.
"So fast! Is this the legendary Hirenkyaku?" Yamabuki was secretly shocked, turned around, and swung his sword, not giving the opponent any chance to shoot.
"It's so annoying to see you running around like that." Martin snapped his fingers, and two huge spirit bows suddenly appeared in the air. He didn't even need to pull them with his hands. With Quincy's ability to control spirit particles, the two spirit bows were activated at the same time!
The spirit arrows turned into two blue beams of light and smashed down!
Yamabuki retreated quickly, and Martin looked at him indifferently: "You are a little bit stronger than the Shinigami we caught before. You should be a well-known person in Soul Society, right?"
"Important? What nonsense are you talking about? I'm here to patrol. I'm the weakest one. There are hundreds of thousands of people with my strength in Soul Society. So, your strength is not that good? It's far worse than I thought!" Yamabuki directly turned on the sarcasm.
Martin snorted coldly, "How shameless!"
Afterward, three spirit bows appeared in the air again, forming a pentagram shape with the previous two!
"Shinigami, let me show you the insurmountable gap between you and me!"
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