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Chapter 267 "Mirror Flower Water Moon"

No one could see the strange smile on Aizen Sosuke's face.

Not only did they not see the smile, but they didn't even hear what Aize said, "You are not attacking Aizen." They continued to attack, eventually causing a large-scale tragedy.

"boom!"

Abarai Renji's Baboon King Snake Tail Ball hit Aizen Sosuke fiercely, but in the end, it was several vice-captains who flew out from the dust and rubble, and they all fell into the ruins in the distance with screams.

Kenpachi Zaraki swung his sword at Aizen Sosuke, but all he hit was a false illusion. Then he himself was surrounded by countless cherry blossoms that came like a wave. Blood splattered all over his body and he fell down.

The Black Rope of Heavenly Punishment Myōo that Komamura Sajin hit was not Aizen Sosuke, but Soi Fō and Shihouin Yoruichi who rushed to the front. The blizzard released by Hitsugaya Toushirou froze Kyōraku Shunsui and Ukitake Jushiro.

Then came Byakuya Kuchiki, Renji Abarai, Sajin Komamura and Toshiro Hitsugaya who were at the back. The first two were hit by Gin Ichimaru's magic spear, one was stabbed in the abdomen, and the other had a huge wound on the chest. The last two were pierced by the countless sharp blades released by Tosen Kaname and turned into hedgehogs on the spot.

The attacks launched by the nine captain-level Shinigami finally fell on their companions and did not cause any harm to Aizen Sosuke at all.

Only Ichigo Kurosaki rushed to Aizen Sosuke without hesitation and slashed at him at an extremely high speed.

but……

"Ding!"

The moment the tiny black blade slashed out, a finger stopped it and blocked it.

"Varied……"

Kurosaki Ichigo's eyes widened.

"I almost forgot, you are not hypnotized." Aizen Sosuke held Kurosaki Ichigo's sword with one hand, and drew out his own Zanpakutō with the other hand. With a smile on his face, he said, "But it doesn't matter. This won't have much impact on me."

"After all, only ants in groups can kill elephants."

“When there is only one ant, it is smaller and weaker than anything else.”

As he spoke, the Zanpakutō in Sosuke Aizen's hand moved.

"Zhi!"

The knife light flashed in the air, like a cold edge and cold moonlight.

"Pfft!"

Ichigo Kurosaki's waist suddenly bleed and a lot of blood spilt out. He was seriously injured on the spot.

"------!"

Ichigo Kurosaki's wide eyes gradually narrowed, and then he fell to the ground.

The blood spread under his body, quickly forming a pool of blood, which was glaring and bloody.

one strike!
With just one strike, Aizen Sosuke instantly killed Ichigo Kurosaki who had learned Bankai!
No, it should be said that a few seconds after all the captain-level Shinigami launched their attack, everyone, including Kurosaki Ichigo, was dealt with by Aizen Sosuke!

What was peculiar was that with so many vice-captains watching around, no one saw how the captain-level reapers were defeated.

They only saw a group of captain-level Shinigami rushing towards Aizen Sosuke, and then these captain-level Shinigami either fell down inexplicably or were hit by their own attacks and lost their combat ability on the spot.

Even Aize is like this.

“As expected, it has become like this…”

Although he had the same vision as everyone else and was unable to see the truth, Aize seemed to have guessed the result and held the Sky Crown King tightly in his hand.

Then, Aize grasped one of the countless Zanpakuto surrounding him and suddenly turned around.

"Qiang!"

The cold slash like moonlight fell on his raised Zanpakutō without any warning, rubbing off a large number of sparks on it.

The figure of Aizen Sosuke appeared there unknowingly. Looking at Aize who blocked his attack, his eyes narrowed slightly under his black-framed glasses.

"Sure enough, you are not completely deceived by the power of Mirror Flower and Water Moon."

Aizen Sosuke said this with great certainty.

Kyoka Suigetsu, the Zanpakutō of Aizen Sosuke, was released once in front of Aize during the incident decades ago, and it was claimed that its ability was to disrupt the enemy through the random reflection of fog and water, causing the enemy to kill each other.

However, this is a lie.

"Your Kyouka Suigetsu is an illusion-type Zanpakutō. Its true ability is complete hypnosis."

Aize looked at Aizen Sosuke and spoke coldly.

"Anyone who has seen the Shikai of Mirror Flower and Water Moon once will become a captive of Mirror Flower and Water Moon from the moment they see it being released."

"Their five senses will be controlled by the illusion, and they will misunderstand the posture, appearance, texture, touch and even taste of an individual. They may mistake a fly for a dragon, or a swamp for a flower field."

"No matter when and where, as long as the Mirror Flower and Water Moon are released, you, as the holder, can make these captives see, hear, smell and feel everything you want them to see, hear, smell and feel."

"This is the true power of your Zanpakutō."

This is why Aize, knowing that Aizen Sosuke was the mastermind behind everything, has always selectively ignored him, not exposing him, and not revealing the truth he knows to others.

This is because, over the past hundred years or so, the captain, vice-captain, and other important figures of the entire Gotei 13 have all seen Kyoka Suigetsu's Shikai and become her captives.

Including Aize, who also saw the Zanpakutō that Aizen Sosuke deliberately released in the incident decades ago.

From that moment on, they were all captives of the mirror flower and water moon. No matter what they saw, heard, smelled, or felt, it could have been a fake created by Aizen Sosuke using his complete hypnosis ability.

The sense of being watched and the sense of disharmony that Aize has been able to feel for the past decade or so are the result of Aizen Sosuke using the ability of Kyoka Suigetsu to hide his tracks and observe him from all sides.

When he was attacked by Ichimaru Gin and Tosen Kaname in the 5th Squad barracks, the two men were not seen by Aze because of Kyoka Suigetsu's ability, or rather, they were seen by Aze but he mistook them for other unimportant things.

There is also the body of Aizen Sosuke who died at the hands of Aize. It was also something else, but because Kagami Suigetsu hypnotized everyone who saw that thing, they made everyone think that thing was the body of Aizen Sosuke. That's why everyone thought that Aize killed Aizen Sosuke at that time.

A group of captain-level Shinigami thought that they were attacking Aizen Sosuke, but in fact their five senses had long been disrupted by the mirror flower and water moon, and the ones they attacked were not Aizen, but their companions around them.

Only Ichigo Kurosaki, the teenager who had been living in the real world before, was coming to Soul Society for the first time, entering the Soul Society for the first time, and seeing Aizen for the first time. He had never seen the Shikai of Kyoka Suigetsu.

Therefore, he was the only one who was not hypnotized by Jinghua Shuiyue and was able to accurately capture Aizen Sosuke himself and attack him. Unfortunately, facing Aizen, who had reached the limit of a Shinigami more than a hundred years ago and whose abilities in all aspects far exceeded those of ordinary captain-level Shinigami, Kurosaki Ichigo, a Shinigami who changed his career halfway, was still too weak.

Even though he has now mastered Bankai and is comparable to a captain-level Shinigami, he is still unable to defend himself against Aizen.

However, Aizen Sosuke was not surprised at all when Aize revealed the true power of his Zanpakuto in front of him.

After all, Aize had demonstrated this several times before. Even if he was hypnotized by the illusion, he would not surrender to death like the others.

Although he still didn't know why Aize knew him so well, Aizen Sosuke never relied on others to answer his questions.

He will find the answer in his own way, and only the answer he finds himself is the truth. Everything said by others is not trustworthy.

such as……

"If I'm not mistaken, you didn't break through the complete hypnosis of Mirror Flower and Water Moon, but used methods other than the five senses to avoid the confusion of Mirror Flower and Water Moon, right?"

Aizen Sosuke smiled leisurely.

"You half-closed your five senses, discarded the information they conveyed to you, and relied on something like a vague sixth sense or instinct to fight."

As he spoke, the smile on Aizen Sosuke's face turned strange again.

"I have to say, this method is really powerful. This is the first time I've seen someone who can escape the complete hypnosis of Mirror Flower and Water Moon in this way."

"But it's not that you weren't affected by the power of Mirror Flower and Water Moon. You just relied on your illusory sixth sense or instinct to deal with external attacks and throw yourself into the battle."

"That is to say, although you will not ignore the attacks of others, and you know where to attack in order to hit the enemy, you will not know who is attacking you, let alone who you have hit."

When he said this, Aizen Sosuke's voice and appearance became like that of another person.

"Am I right, Captain Ai?"

Gin Ichimaru gave Aize a venomous smile, causing Aize's pupils to shrink sharply.

"Qiang!"

At this moment, a slash appeared behind Aize, hitting the swords surrounding him.

"boom!"

Aize held the hand of the Sky Crown King and suddenly slashed backwards. The astonishing force caused a spectacular air explosion, shattering a large area behind him.

"Second Form of Clearing the Insects: Red Migratory Locust!"

Dongxian appeared in mid-air, waving Qingchong and releasing countless sharp blades, which fell on Aize like a rainstorm. However, just like the previous slash, the countless swords surrounding Aize only made a sound of metal clashing, and none of them could touch Aize himself.

"Shoot it! Sharpshooter!"

Gin Ichimaru also released his Zanpakuto. The blade of the Zanpakuto in his hand turned into a flash of light and stretched towards Aize, but was blocked by the countless swords around Aize.

Aize was keenly aware that the attack he saw was different from the attack he actually received.

The sharp blades that fell like a rainstorm from Tosen Yaoi did not hit the sword above his head, but instead hit the sword at his side. It seemed that Ichimaru Gin's divine spear was shot from the front, but in fact it collided with the sword behind him, causing sparks to burst behind him.

So, he ignored these phenomena, closed his eyes, completely closed his five senses, and placed his mind completely on the Heavenly Crown King in his hand. While he became one with the Heavenly Crown King in body and mind, the gold-plated lines in his body vibrated, causing his body to move naturally.

"Qiang!"

With his eyes closed, Aize suddenly rushed forward and chopped at a rock, which collided with the rock, making a crisp sound.

“Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang…!”

Aize, however, attacked the rock regardless. The Sky Crown King in his hand turned into countless sword lights and slashed out. Each one was sharp and fast, heavy and carried tremendous power, almost enough to shatter the ground. However, he failed to shatter the rock. Instead, it was as if he was continuously fighting with an invisible blade, and clanging sounds continued to be heard.

"boom!"

The ground where the rock stood could not withstand the tremendous force and eventually exploded.

The figure of Aizen Sosuke rushed out from it, and while retreating violently, he spoke as if with a sigh.

"Is this the power of your Zanpakutō?"

"You are indeed very strong. It was necessary for me to deliberately spy on you earlier. Unfortunately, you seemed to have been on guard from the beginning, so I couldn't spy on anything."

"Luckily, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni helped me force out your Shikai, otherwise I might have been caught off guard by you."

Aize didn't hear what Aizen Sosuke said at all.

He has completely closed off his five senses and is now fighting only relying on his instinct to wield his weapon. He cannot hear any sound from the outside world and cannot see anything.

Aize continued to rush towards Aizen Sosuke with his eyes closed, but all he got in return was Aizen Sosuke's low chanting voice.

"Broken Dao No. 90: Black Coffin."

When this chant sounded, deep darkness appeared around Aize.

The darkness turned into a pitch-black wall of light, rising from the front, back, left and right of Aize, connecting with each other to form a huge black coffin, trapping Aize inside.

The next second, countless shadow blades burst out from the coffin, turning into ubiquitous slashes, slashing towards Aize.

“Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang…!”

The fierce sound of metal colliding suddenly rang out again from the countless swords surrounding Aize, causing countless sparks to burst out.

The ubiquitous slashing attacks were blocked by the Zanpakutō that were placed in every corner around Aize and could not break through the blade matrix at all.

"boom!"

Aize slashed with his sword, and the amazing power gathered by the King of Heavenly Crown easily shattered the black coffin, breaking it into countless pieces.

"...Although the power of the Kurokoban is less than one-third of the full chant after the chant was abandoned, it was able to break through the 90th Hado so easily. The power of your Zanpakutō is really exaggerated, Captain Ai."

Aizen Sosuke, who had already retreated to a safe distance, lost the smile on his face for the first time.

Even he was helpless against Aize now...

(End of this chapter)