You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

Ultimately, the difference in spiritual pressure between the two sides in the Bleach universe comes down to their spiritual pressure levels. If the difference in spiritual pressure is too great, then even if they stand still, you might not be able to cut them down—Kenpachi Zaraki is a prime example.

"Complete hypnosis" is not a conceptual existence; it is still affected by spiritual pressure and spiritual realm.

Yuuki herself has very strong spiritual pressure. She has already reached the strength of a captain before she has even reached her peak. She can manipulate most of the Shinigami in the Seireitei. However, if she were to encounter Captain-Commander Yamamoto... she would probably only cause a short-term perception deviation and would not even be able to turn it into actual results.

If she wanted to control the Captain-Commander, Yuuki believed she would need to train for at least another sixty years to reach the threshold—of course, this wasn't a very long time for a "Shinigami".

Returning to the battle just now, the Skeleton Emperor Barragan, as the ancient king of Hueco Mundo, is an extremely powerful being in Vasto Lorde. Although his spiritual pressure is not as high as Yamamoto's, it is far beyond that of ordinary captains.

Under normal circumstances, Yuuki would end the battle as quickly as possible to be on the safe side—if she couldn't kill him, she would escape, so as not to let Barragan notice the problem if it dragged on for too long.

However, when she and Iori simultaneously unleashed their Zanpakuto, their spiritual pressure seemed to overlap, and her abilities appeared to be amplified by Iori's domain.

Furthermore, she inexplicably has the ability to "see" a more detailed world, and can even vaguely sense the fluctuations of spiritual particles, thus naturally constructing a more "realistic illusion".

Surprised by this, she changed her battle strategy, beginning to maintain the effects of her Shikai for extended periods, meticulously observing the reactions of each Shinigami and Hollow, including Barragan and Saito, and then comparing them with the hypnotic effects of the past...

Yes, this is truly invaluable data!

The Skeleton Emperor was unaware that he had been used as an experimental subject. He only knew that killing Yuki would break the illusion, so he raised his hand and withdrew his giant axe. The next moment, he disappeared into thin air and reappeared behind Yuki.

The King of Hueco Mundo raised his executioner's axe high, aiming it at the girl's fair, slender neck—

"Qiang!"

The great axe clashed with the longsword, sending sparks flying.

Yuuki stood still, a confident smile on her lips, while Aizen Iori calmly received the attack!

"Ok?"

Barragán was slightly surprised, firstly because Iori was still alive, which proved that he had been hypnotized earlier than he had imagined.

Secondly... there was actually someone who could rival him in strength!

Despite being just a skeleton, he is surprisingly a power-type fighter, and even those massive beast-shaped Hollows cannot match him.

"it is good!"

Barragán was full of praise for the performance of the two Deaths, and the only reward he could give them was death.

"I have to admit, you are not ants, but qualified challengers—I acknowledge you!"

Bang! ! !

The immense recoil force sent both of them flying, but they managed to regain their footing.

"As my enemy, accept this honor and submit to death!"

Barragán released an extremely dense, pitch-black aura from his hands, making the surrounding air murky.

"Stop wasting my time."

Upon hearing this, Iori raised an eyebrow, gripped the divine sword, and said with a half-smile, "Don't worry, it won't waste your time."

At that moment, Yuuki had a sudden inspiration and deactivated the [Mirror Flower Water Moon] ability, and a barren desert was instantly replaced... or rather, its original appearance was revealed.

It was a mirror of water, smooth as mercury, clearly reflecting the entire sky of Hueco Mundo and that crescent moon—

Suddenly, Barragán "saw" everything clearly.

He saw his subordinates, all of whom had been killed, their bodies scattered across the mirror.

He saw the ignorant and bewildered soldiers of the expeditionary force, still putting on a tragic show.

At the same time, he also saw his reflection in the mirror.

"This, how is this possible!"

Barragán couldn't believe his eyes: "Could it be that from the very beginning I—"

"When did you start to have the illusion that you weren't in a dream world?" Yuuki asked leisurely.

The Skeleton Emperor felt a moment of dizziness, unsure whether what he was seeing was a deception, or if it had been a deception from the very beginning of the battle...

But he soon no longer needed to worry, because Iori freed the divine sword.

"King of Hueco Mundo, rest assured, I won't waste too much of your time."

Iori casually swung down [Mirror Still Water], the beautiful sword blade slicing through the illusory reflection on the mirror's surface.

"And—you're the challenger!"

【澈】！

hum! ! !

There was no sword pressure, no demonic path, and no physical destruction; an invisible force, transcending cause and effect and space, ignored all barriers and supernatural abilities, directly impacting the target.

Zheng!

An unseen "blade" instantly cleaved the Skeleton Emperor in two!

Chapter 170: Claiming to be a Monarch Without Limits (4K)

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I'm sorry, I couldn't satisfy Lord Aizen.

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Skill Extraction:

[Reversal Technique - Strongest]

(passive)

• Only effective against enemies with the title of "Strongest".

• After the opponent issues a "declaration of victory", their luck value is forcibly reduced, and their accumulated fortune as the "strongest" will be reversed.

• In the judgment conditions, the enemy's "declaration of victory" is regarded as a kind of power word; the more complete and formal it is, the stronger its effect.

From this perspective, this skill is strictly speaking a curse released through words of power, except that it is cast by the enemy on themselves.

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"Why... what exactly happened?"

The Skeleton Emperor, his upper and lower body separated, lay on the ground, staring at the cold, waning moon in the sky, darkness surging in his empty eye sockets.

With only one arm intact, he was now gripping the execution axe tightly, as if only in this way could he bring a sliver of reality to this illusory nightmare. Although defeat was inevitable, the hard touch gave him a little comfort.

What exactly happened—this question echoed in Barragán's mind, but he was powerless to think of an answer.

As the ruler of Hueco Mundo, he stood at the pinnacle for a thousand, two thousand, three thousand years... and even longer.

What happened today completely shattered his pride!

Even now, he still can't accept his defeat. He clearly possesses such a powerful force as "aging," and no one can resist the tide of time... yet he was still easily defeated in just a moment, not even a major battle.

The king's end was neither a bloody betrayal nor a grand war, but a casual sword strike by a young man—how tragic!

But emperors have their own way of dying; how can they just lie on the ground and obediently submit?!

With a sudden burst of strength from his skeletal right hand, Barragan, now only half a body, managed to prop himself up, releasing a dense aura of death that gathered on his great axe before hurling it fiercely at the boy—

"Die with me!"

If destruction is inevitable, then at least drag your enemies down to hell with you!

"Duan Kong!"

Yuhime parted her lips slightly, and her clear and decisive shout commanded a powerful spiritual pressure to condense in the atmosphere, forming an invisible barrier that blocked the path of the great axe.

But it didn't work!

The advanced Kido of number eighty-one could almost completely isolate space, but it shattered like thin glass the moment it came into contact with the great axe. The pitch-black aura of "aging" could decay everything, and even Kido was no exception.

Aren't you going to hide, Iori?

Yuki wavered for a moment, which was rare for her, but when she noticed the boy's calm expression, she suddenly felt at ease.

At the edge of the horizon, the target locked by the execution axe, the seemingly ordinary boy, showed no fear. Facing the terrifying blow that symbolized death and could destroy everything, he simply raised his hand calmly—

boom!

A short, sharp collision sound rang out, and an ominous, dark spiritual pressure surged continuously. An ordinary-looking right hand caught the joint between the two large axes. The heavy mass and impact made Iori feel very strained, but the straightforward attack route could not hurt him. After a period of buffering, he caught it without any injury.

The sharp blade stopped in front of him. The young Grim Reaper frowned slightly, took the great axe away from him, and casually tossed it onto the sand.

"—!"

Aizen Sōyūhime's pupils contracted slightly, then a pleased smile curved her lips, like a mad scientist encountering a unique mutant.

Barragán also witnessed this scene, but fell into extreme self-doubt, finding it even more unacceptable than when he himself had been cut in two.

How could anyone escape unscathed after taking that attack!

It's not that the giant axe is particularly powerful... it is indeed very strong, but a pure physical impact is unlikely to kill a Captain-level Grim Reaper.

But that giant axe was wrapped with his all-out "aging" superpower!

No person or thing can escape the shackles and constraints of time; all will inevitably decay into ashes...

In fact, this ability is absolutely valid, and even Barragan himself and his weapon are not immune to it. When using it, one must isolate their body from it—it appears to be released from the fingertips, but in reality, there is an extremely thin gap between the fingertips and the power source.

Sometimes Barragan thinks this is not a gift or ability, but rather the manifestation of the rules that keep the world running, which just happened to choose him as their vessel.

It can be said that Barragán also held great reverence for "aging".

But what did he see?

The Grim Reaper touched the black mist with his physical body, yet he suffered no harm whatsoever.

Has the power of "aging" been prematurely exhausted? — Barragán looked at the large axe beside him.

No, there isn't!

The great axe had been corroded down to only one-third of its original size, and it looked like it was about to turn to ashes under the black mist.

And Iori...

"What the hell are you!"

Barragan felt his worldview had been turned upside down!

If his previous defeats had only caused him to fall from his throne, this moment completely negated everything he had achieved.

Whether it was the dignity of a king or the pride of a strongman, both were trampled mercilessly on the ground and mixed with the sand and dust!

The most tragic thing is that... Aizen and his sister did all this without any subjective intent towards him, as if they were doing something very ordinary.

"This is a difficult question to understand."

Iori frowned slightly: "Even if you ask me that, this is all I can say—just an ordinary Grim Reaper passing by."

"What trick did you use?"

Barragan calmed down and forced a laugh, "What a clever illusion... I was fooled to this extent, and I never thought I would still be in an illusion..."

"Environment? I don't know what you've misunderstood, but—"

Iori raised her hand, spread her five fingers, and showed them to Barragán:

A wisp of black smoke was rising and swaying in his palm.

"If you mean this... then this is not a hallucination."

"My power... is impossible!"

You can’t go wrong!

The five senses can be deceived, but spiritual pressure cannot be faked. Barragan clearly sensed that it was his own power!

but……

"Is it strange that I haven't been affected by 'aging'?"

Iori looked enlightened and waved his hand kindly. The black smoke immediately dissipated, and at the same time, a strange "dust" fell from his hand.