Restricted Death

Chapter 264 The Powers of the Past

Similar forces...

Hyobu Ichibei's earlier words, as well as Shin's long-held suspicions, seem to have come true.

The fact that Barragan Ruisenbon, who was killed, could be resurrected is something Shinto couldn't do, but Aizen did it!

Realizing that Aizen's current power might far surpass his own, Shin's expression became extremely solemn.
Aizen strolled leisurely toward them, saying, "I learned a lot in the Great Spirit Book Corridor, but when I went in, there were only two things that truly concerned me."

"First, everything about the Quincy, but to be honest, the final answer was somewhat disappointing."

"Secondly, there is your true ability, but the Great Spirit Book Corridor does not seem to have a complete record of your abilities, which means that you have never revealed your true power."

"Just when I thought that my trip to the Great Spirit Book Corridor had yielded no significant results, I thought of the Hogyoku. Kisuke Urahara, that guy, clearly has genius-level skills and wisdom, but he lacks the vision to match them. He doesn't understand the Hogyoku at all, yet the Hogyoku helped me gain power in the Great Spirit Book Corridor that was completely beyond my expectations."

Xin's expression was cold: "The powers of the past?"

Aizen smiled calmly: "You could say that. It is indeed related to the power of time. Shin-kun, your power is also to manipulate time, right? But all you can do is make time flow through a person's body, so you can't revive your Hoshino Toru, the fourth seat. But I can make a person travel through time."

As soon as he finished speaking, a terrifying spiritual pressure suddenly erupted from Aizen's body, sending chills down one's spine. Shin flashed to the front of Kurosaki Masaki and Katagiri Hae, protecting them behind him. Using the power of "Stagnation" to be immune to the spiritual pressure impact, he dealt with everything that was about to happen.

Within Shin's sight, Aizen's figure suddenly vanished from the spot, and the collapsed palace around him instantly returned to its original state, but then turned into ruins at an extremely fast speed. Shin was shocked by this. He had used the power of "Stop" to envelop himself, Masaki, and Yoru, but the changes in the surrounding scenery were completely unaffected.

Time is flowing backwards...

Shin was forced to acknowledge this fact. He was shocked that Aizen had mastered such power and wanted to stop him, but he found that his "stagnation" only slowed down the flow of time, while using the power of "rewind" actually sped it up.

Amidst the rapid changes, Xin felt as if he had lost all sense of space, as if he were suspended in the void. He didn't know how much time had passed before the surrounding scenery finally settled.

They waded into a body of water that was not deep, only submerging half their bodies, but there was nothing else in sight except for the water.

Masaki Kurosaki and Hazumi Katagiri had both lost consciousness and were floating on the water.

"This is what the world looked like in its earliest days."

As Shin looked around, Aizen's voice suddenly rang out beside him again. Looking in the direction of the voice, he saw Aizen standing not far from him, seemingly out of nowhere, both of them in the water.

Xin didn't say anything, but simply lowered his eyes to look at his palm.

“Surprised, aren’t you? The world started like this.” Aizen continued, watching the change in Shin’s expression.

Xin coldly replied, "If you truly possessed the power to travel through time, you would be omnipotent by now. I wonder what kind of trick this is of yours."

Aizen's expression was a half-smile: "That's right. I only brought you here, but we can't interfere with what happens here. This isn't true time travel. Of course, it's not that I can't do it, it's just that my power isn't enough to travel that far." "Not enough to travel that far? How far?" Shin asked calmly, his words sounding like a statement, before he gave his own answer: "I think it must be very close, Aizen. You won't be satisfied with your current situation. If you had the power to alter the past, you would definitely go back. In other words, you can't even go back to the time when you defected from Soul Society."

After hearing the letter, Aizen's eyes flickered slightly, but a faint smile remained on his lips.

“You’re right. I’m thinking, how can such power be considered real power? And in my opinion, isn’t the so-called alteration of the past just a denial of one’s former self? To be honest, I don’t like such power.”

After he finished speaking, he snapped his fingers, and Shin suddenly felt everything around him change at an accelerated pace again. But it was probably true, as Aizen had said, that they were already in the early stages of the world's creation. No matter how the surroundings changed, it was still just a boundless body of water, and the surface of the water rose and fell in a strange manner.

However, Shin, Aizen, Masaki Kurosaki, and Yoru Katagiri seemed unaffected by the changes around them in this world.

When Aizen snapped his fingers again, the changes around him suddenly stopped.

Xin then discovered that there was another figure not too far from them.

This is a young-looking man, shirtless, standing upright submerged in the water, his eyes as calm as death.

Upon seeing this person, Xin's heart stirred slightly; he seemed to have guessed the person's identity.

Yohabach!

He was born at such an early time.

Aizen's gaze was also focused on this person. After obtaining this power, he had a complete understanding of the history of this world and knew everything that had happened in the past.

Aizen already had a thorough understanding of how Yhwach was born, his purpose, and his power.

Because he understood Yhwach's power, he also knew that if Yhwach were to awaken again, his power would far surpass what it had been before, reaching a level that he himself could not predict or estimate.

Aizen turned to look at the letter and said slowly, "You don't seem surprised at all when you see him. This is someone who could potentially destroy Soul Society, or even the Three Realms, in the future."

Shin stared at Yhwach, who had his eyes wide open but seemed oblivious to everything, and asked Aizen, "Aizen, are you afraid of him?"

Upon hearing this, Aizen's smile vanished completely. He said, "Shin-kun, you know so much, yet you seem to know nothing about me. Or are you deliberately trying to provoke me?"

Xin calmly said, "Don't you also not understand me? Yhwach's ability is omniscience and omnipotence. He not only knows the past, but also knows the future. Omniscience is omnipotence. Don't you feel afraid of such power?"

Aizen asked casually, "Then why did he fail a thousand years ago?"

As he spoke, his eyes narrowed: "How can a loser be worthy of my fear?"

(End of this chapter)