Death: This Death is a bit unorthodox.

Strictly speaking, this ability is not as simple as summoning a sword spirit, but is achieved by extending the mental world into the real world.

However, so far, Aozaki Mayuki has only limited the scope of the mental world to the sword spirit.

Furthermore, the spiritual pressure intensity of the summoned sword spirit is limited by Aozaki Mayuki's own spiritual pressure.

In other words, the power of these mental images, whether in Shikai or Bankai, depends on Aozaki Mayuki's own spiritual pressure level.

Chapter 171 Exotic Scenery

"Give up, crying isn't a sound I like to hear."

Aozaki Mayuki murmured softly, as if expressing her final pity to the pitiful people before her.

He sighed softly, a hint of unspeakable sorrow in his eyes, making one wonder what could have made this ruthless man so melancholic.

He made up his mind to embark on a bloody path in order to become powerful.

It's not that I like it, nor am I addicted to the pleasure of arbitrarily taking lives.

But I will never regret it, nor will I look back!

Aozaki Mayuki slowly extended her palm. Her hand was as white and delicate as mutton fat jade, yet it exuded a chilling aura.

With a gentle wave, he forcefully extracted the soul of the woman who was spewing water from her body.

The woman's body trembled violently, then she slumped limply to one side, lifeless.

"No! I don't want to die!"

A Fullbringer screamed in terror, his eyes filled with despair and resentment.

"Lord Ginjou Kūgo! Where are you? Please save us!"

Another Fullbringer screamed desperately, trying to find a last chance to survive.

However, their pleas did not elicit any pity.

Aozaki Mayuki waved his hand expressionlessly, and that hand swiftly and accurately pierced the chests of one Fullbringer after another.

Each time he reached out, a shrill scream rang out, and then a soul shimmering with green light was easily extracted from it.

Despite the Fullbringers' best efforts to resist, their power was insignificant in the face of Aozaki Mayuki.

Struggling and resisting are futile; in the end, one can only watch helplessly as one's soul is stripped away, and then die with resentment.

"Go in!" Aozaki Mayuki said in a low voice, her tone so calm it was chilling.

With a gentle tremor of his right hand, the serpentine light rope vanished, and a beautiful, crystal-clear jade appeared in his hand.

At this moment, for Aozaki Mayuki and the Hogyoku, there was no place in the world safer than beside him.

Therefore, he always kept this incomparably precious jade with him.

The thin membrane of spiritual particles surrounding the Hōgyoku, as if gently lifted by an unseen hand, slowly opened up.

Aozaki Mayuki slowly brought her left hand closer to the Hogyoku.

In the blink of an eye, the soul in his hand, along with the precious fragments of the Spirit King contained within, was drawn into the Hogyoku by a powerful suction force.

Just a few seconds later, the originally dull blue-black light on the surface of the Hogyoku suddenly began to flash rapidly, like a beating heart, emitting a heart-pounding energy fluctuation.

However, this unusual situation did not last long. Soon, the light of the Hogyoku gradually dimmed and eventually returned to calm.

Witnessing all of this, Aozaki Mayuki finally breathed a sigh of relief, a relieved smile appearing on her face.

He gently stroked the jade pendant in his hand, his eyes filled with joy, and then carefully placed it in his bosom.

"The Soul King fragments have finally satisfied the Hogyoku."

Aozaki Mayuki murmured to herself, a hint of barely perceptible excitement in her voice.

"Next, we need a virtual soul."

At this point, he couldn't help but frown.

The ability test for the Hogyoku is urgent, but nowadays the Gotei 13 are becoming increasingly strict in their supervision of all matters.

Conducting virtualization experiments would likely be too dangerous, so it seems we have to abandon that idea for now.

"In that case, let's start with the Arrancar experiments. That way, we can collect souls at the same time!"

Aozaki Mayuki secretly gripped the Hogyoku in her arms, her eyes firm and resolute.

He had waited so long for this day, and now his wish had finally come true!

At that moment, he was filled with excitement and looked around with great emotion.

The trees and grass swayed in the wind, rustling softly, as if the whole world was cheering and celebrating for him.

At this moment, he felt completely refreshed and extremely happy. He became radiant and full of vigor!

However, the only downside is that it's not a good place.

Unable to express the fervent emotions surging within him like a volcano, he could only helplessly pat the Myriad Manifestations at his waist, and heard two soft moans.

Aozaki Mayuki, through her keen spiritual pressure perception, discovered that only a handsome young man with black hair was standing alone in the distance, and was greatly disappointed.

"This kid is really calm. There's a reason why he'll become the kind of person who'll stop at nothing in the future."

Aozaki Mayuki shook her head and said.

His attitude towards Gintoki Kūgo was completely different from his attitude towards Ichimaru Gin.

He considered Gin Ichimaru a sworn brother and could entrust his life to him without worry.

But he couldn't do that when facing Ginjo Kugo.

If you entrust your life to this guy, he will probably kill you without hesitation.

Of course, it's not that Aozaki Mayuki can't treat Ginjo Kugo as a friend, but it will probably take quite some time before she can truly open up to him.

Ginjo Kugo still has some humanity left.

In the original timeline, he betrayed Soul Society because the Tsunayo family killed his Fullbringer companions in order to obtain the Soul King fragments.

Furthermore, he discovered that the Substitute Shinigami Certificate granted by Jushiro Ukitake could monitor him, mistakenly believing it was the work of the Gotei 13, and thus chose to betray Soul Society.

This shows that companions still hold some place in the young Ginjou Kugo's heart.

"Lord Sephiroth!"

Upon seeing the suddenly appearing man in black, Ginjou Kūgo calmly nodded.

“Let’s continue searching for companions!” Aozaki Mayuki glanced at him and said to herself.

"What?" Ginjo Kūgo was taken aback.

"I don't want your life, nor do I want those life-sustaining consumables."

Aozaki Mayuki glanced at the distant woods, patted his shoulder, and winked, saying:

"Go find true companions, the kind that are genuinely loyal. This is your mission, and you can't refuse!"

Ginjo Kugo's mouth was slightly open, but he didn't say anything.

Aozaki Mayuki glanced at him, then without further hesitation, she moved and left the place, heading into the distance.

Arriving at a deserted open space, Aozaki Mayuki clicked her tongue in amazement and frowned.

"Tsk, as expected, you don't always run into Hollows every time you come to the human world. Why didn't that Szayelaporro guy send more Hollows over?"

He couldn't help but sigh.

In the past, he was weak, so he first lingered in Rukongai, then went to Seireitei to improve his strength, and had to deal with all sorts of female Shinigami. He couldn't come to the human world often, and it was dangerous for him to go to Hueco Mundo because he wasn't strong enough...

This resulted in him not collecting enough illusory souls.

But things are different now. Having reached the second level of spiritual power and learned Bankai, I can not only sweep through Hueco Mundo and be invincible, but also have the power to protect myself!

Moreover, besides collecting souls, Aozaki Mayuki also really wanted to go to Hueco Mundo.

He had long wanted to learn from the powerful figures of Hueco Mundo and experience the exotic customs that were not found in Soul Society.

Chapter 172 Hueco Mundo

Aozaki Mayuki leaves the human world and enters the 11th Division barracks in Soul Society.

He made no attempt to hide it, openly declaring in front of Gin Ichimaru and the other members that he was going to start slacking off.

Immediately afterwards, Gin Ichimaru was summoned to his office alone.

After entering the room, Aozaki Mayuki casually sat down in the chair behind the captain's desk and nonchalantly began to speak:

"You don't need to come looking for me for a while, Yin. You'll be in charge of the team's affairs. I'll let you know when I get back."

Upon hearing this, Gin Ichimaru's body jolted violently.

This was the first time he had ever heard such a request from Aozaki Mayuki: to refuse to contact him.

He straightened his back, his expression becoming unusually serious:

Where are you planning to go? Is there any danger?

“Hollow Circle,” Aozaki Mayuki replied casually.

"Are you crazy?!"

Gin Ichimaru couldn't help but scream in surprise.

Before he could finish speaking, he felt a bone-chilling cold surge up from the soles of his feet, like a raging cold current, climbing up his spine and into his mind.

This chill did not come from changes in external temperature, but rather from the fear and anxiety deep within one's heart.

The reason is simple: Gin Ichimaru knows Aozaki Mayuki's personality very well.

Once he makes up his mind, nothing and no one can shake his will.

"Why go to Hueco Mundo? It's too dangerous there; it's a habitat for Hollows."

Gin Ichimaru took a step closer, his face tense, and lowered his voice to Maki Aozaki.

"We might encounter a Hollow, or even a Vastod-class Hollow, ten of which could destroy the Seireitei."

Clearly, his understanding of Hollows was still limited to the textbooks from the Shinigami Academy.