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"Ha...ha...hooh—" Aizen Sousuke narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the collapsing world before focusing his gaze on Ryougi Kazuya: "Why, why didn't you attack my neck? That might have killed me outright..."

"Do you believe such a thing?" Ryougi Kazumi said, putting away the bone blade on his arm.

He almost cleaved Aizen in two, but Aizen was Aizen after all, and escaped at the last moment.

“As expected… you know something.” Aizen Sousuke said, releasing his right hand. The wound looked like it had been stitched up, with white marks spreading outwards. It would soon be completely healed. “Unfortunately, even so, you can’t kill me.”

but...

Too dangerous.

I was so close... no... if this were me before the Hogyoku awakened, I'd probably be dead by now.

It tore its own body apart in an instant, leaving it almost completely unable to react.

Such outstanding abilities...it's astonishing. Is that the power of the Grim Reaper? No...it's more accurate to say that it's the power inherent in his body.

And...the most crucial point—why was he able to determine his own location?

Is it because of Ichigo Kurosaki?

He should have activated Kyoka Suigetsu at that time, swapping his appearance with Kenpachi Zaraki's. If that's the case... why didn't he attack Kenpachi Zaraki instead of himself?

Unbeknownst to him... had he already mastered how to deal with illusions and fleeting illusions?

What a terrifying guy.

A hundred years have passed, and he has quietly acquired this level of power. Or... did he already possess this level of power a hundred years ago?

“A hundred years ago, when you first entered the Seireitei, I already noticed your danger,” Aizen Sousuke said, looking at his wounds, which had now fully healed.

"Super speed regeneration?" Ichigo Kurosaki was slightly taken aback.

“No, it’s not super-fast regeneration, it’s just the Hogyoku’s self-protection mechanism.” Aizen Sousuke continued, looking at Ryougi Kazuya, “But at the time, I thought the most dangerous person was the captain of the 11th Division, Ryougi Shiki.”

"Ha—!" Kurosaki Ichigo charged forward.

The collapse around us has accelerated; at this rate, it will be over in a few seconds, and before that happens—!

"Crescent Moon Sky Slash—!"

hiss--

"Wow, that guy's powerful." Stark, shielding his eyes with one hand as he gazed at the black spiritual pressure swirling in the sky, said, "I can't withstand an attack like that..."

Even in Resurrection form, it wouldn't be able to stop it, and... that speed could hit you before you even try to dodge.

In other words, it's impossible to dodge or defend against...

"Lord Aizen..." he murmured to himself, looking at Aizen Sousuke, who had been hit head-on, with some concern.

"However, I didn't expect that you [Ryougi Kazumi] would be even more dangerous."

laugh----

"What—!?" Kurosaki Ichigo's pupils contracted, and the sound was accompanied by... Aizen Sousuke, who had torn his Getsuga Tenshou apart with his bare hands!

“There’s nothing to be surprised about.” Aizen Sousuke said, looking at Kurosaki Ichigo’s surprised face. “It’s just that I blocked your Getsuga Tenshou. There’s nothing to be surprised about. Many people have done the same thing in past battles. What I’m doing now is the same.”

"It's different..." Ichigo Kurosaki's forehead was covered in cold sweat. It was true that others had taken his Getsuga Tenshou head-on, but his strength now was qualitatively different from his past self!

Furthermore... Aizen Sousuke couldn't do this before, so why is he able to now...?

“You’re not the only one who’s growing.” Aizen Sousuke landed, and the white cloth-like thing on his body gradually covered his face. “Of course, what I’m doing now isn’t growth, it’s evolution. Excellent spiritual pressure, Kurosaki Ichigo, you’ve made me evolve a step further.”

clang--

Aizen Sousuke reached out and pinched the edge of Ryougi and Misaka's bone blades, just in time to avoid being blocked: "It's not a good habit to interrupt when others are talking."

*Pfft*

As he spoke, he slashed at Ryougi and Mi, leaving huge wounds on their bodies.

Chi-

Aizen Sousuke frowned and withdrew his finger, the upper half of which had been shredded by Ryougi and Miyabi's blades.

"You'd better not touch me without permission." Ryougi Kazumi, whose injuries had healed rapidly, continued her attack, waving her arms.

Aizen dodged left and right while slightly frowning.

At this moment, the white part finally completely covered him.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle —

"This is..."

The sliding blade made contact with Aizen Sousuke's arm, sparks flying like steel clashing, but it did not cause any damage to his arm.

“It seems… the Hogyoku understands my intentions.” Aizen Sousuke said with a smile, “Your ability is too troublesome. The blade is too sharp, so I have evolved an ability similar to steel skin. No, its performance is far superior. This is an attack that even your blade cannot leave any damage.”

clang--

Aizen Sousuke extended one hand and caught Kurosaki Ichigo's blade, saying, "Not to mention your blade. You can't possibly harm me now."

"Damn it—Crescent Moon!"

"Skyward Rush—!!!"

.......

boom----!

A black curtain of light appeared in the sky.

"Is that... that boy who caused the trouble in the traveler's quarters..." Kyoraku Shunsui lifted his straw hat and said, "What astonishing spiritual pressure... Has he grown to this level without us even realizing it..."

In the sky.

The light and shadow gradually faded away.

Two people fell from the sky, and at the same time, the black spiritual pressure gradually disappeared, revealing the situation inside.

"Oh...so that means...that little Mashu's Bankai has been released, right...Old man?"

"Ugh... Everyone! Prepare for battle!!"

Chapter 1121 An Unfamiliar Existence

"Hmph... Not bad power, but even so, it can't kill me."

"hateful!"

Kurosaki Ichigo took several steps back, watching Aizen Sousuke's injuries heal rapidly... Was there really no way to kill him?

Mashu's Bankai has collapsed.

He used blurring as a last-ditch effort—

The already powerful spiritual pressure instantly doubled, and at the same time, he used his strongest technique, Getsuga Tenshou, to inject most of his spiritual pressure into it.

but...

Although it injured Aizen Sousuke, but...

Just like Ryougi and Mi on the side.

Both of their injuries healed quickly.

The only difference is the method. The injuries on Ryougi and Mi's bodies are like the movement of flesh and blood, repairing and healing themselves.

And Aizen Sousuke's...

Layers of white spiritual pressure enveloped his body, helping him recover from the injuries he sustained during Ichigo Kurosaki's Getsuga Tenshou.

'This won't do... How am I supposed to defeat him? Defeat Aizen Sousuke? And the worst part is... we're already back in Karakura Town! Hmm? Wait a minute—'

Ichigo Kurosaki looked around...

Although it still looks like Karakura Town, something feels a little off.

"Is Mashu alright?" On the other side, Fujimaru Ritsuka helped Mashu slowly land on the ground and looked around: "It seems that we made it in time."

"Yes..." Mashu forced herself to open her eyes and looked at the sky...

She had used up too much spiritual pressure and all she wanted to do was sleep.

If it weren't for that century of slumber... after honing his spiritual pressure for a hundred years, he should be able to master his Bankai with ease now.

But that's not the case; she has been asleep for a century.

His spiritual pressure hasn't increased much either.

She had only recently learned Bankai. Generally speaking, even with sufficient spiritual pressure, it would take more than three years to master a Bankai like hers, which would truly make her a formidable fighter.

And now...

She lacked both spiritual pressure and true mastery.

If one could truly master it... perhaps the difference would be like the difference between Hitsugaya Toshiro's Bankai when he first appeared and the Bankai he fully mastered, almost equivalent to having an extra release.

No matter what skill you have, you can't use it well immediately after you get it; habit is a very important thing.

“I see. So the real Karakura Town is no longer around here.” Aizen Sousuke looked around and said, “But it doesn’t matter. Or rather, this is just right.”

Aizen reached out and swept away all the dust floating in the air around him, then looked at the Shinigami of the Gotei 13 who had appeared before him and said, "If I just defeat you, I can directly create King Ken, right?"

"However... this is quite a mess." Aizen Sousuke said, looking at the four captains who had arrived. "Only three of the Gotei 13 have managed to get here so far... It seems they suffered quite a bit of damage during the Quincy invasion."

"Hey...judging from your tone, are you Aizen?" Kyoraku Shunsui looked up at Aizen, whose face was completely obscured by his body, and said.

"Of course, if it's not me, who else could it be?"

“Is that so…that’s really scary…” Kyoraku Shunsui said, looking at Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni standing to the side: “Old man Yamamoto…can you sense his spiritual pressure? It seems that Aizen has become quite an extraordinary monster…I can’t sense his spiritual pressure at all.”

"Hmph, so you're still a brat, lacking training!" Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni said, his gaze towards Aizen becoming much more serious. He could indeed sense Aizen Sousuke's spiritual pressure...

However, without a doubt, it was a spiritual pressure even stronger than his current self.

Over the past thousand years, or even longer, his spiritual pressure has not increased in the slightest; he has only refined his Bankai.

This is what makes us stronger than we were a thousand years ago.

but--