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While Ichigo's wounds, Unohana asked, "Kurosaki, I have something to ask you. You encountered Aizen at Sōkyoku Hill, right?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Ichigo asked, looking puzzled. Ye Yang turned around and asked, "What do you think of Aizen?"

Ichigo, "I don't have any thoughts. He's so strong, it's like a monster." Ichigo always felt helpless whenever he thought about that time, "I was no match for him at all. I was defeated even though he didn't have his Shikai."

Ye Yang and Unohana, however, noticed the key point. She said softly, "There's no Shikai, right?"

"Yes"

"That's wonderful!" Ichigo was even more puzzled when Unohana said this. Unohana explained, "It seems that such a huge difference in strength is the luckiest thing for you. Listen to me, Kurosaki, right now, in the entire Soul Society, the World of the Living, and Hueco Mundo, you are the only one who can deal with Aizen." Unohana added to herself, "The only other one is Captain Ye Yang in front of you."

What do you mean by that?

"That's because of Aizen's Zanpakuto's power!" Ye Yang explained.

What ability?

"Aizen's Zanpakuto, Kyōka Suigetsu, has the ability of Complete Hypnosis, completely dominating the five senses of the person hypnotized by Kyōka Suigetsu. However, its activation condition is that the enemy sees Kyōka Suigetsu being released the moment it is released. Unfortunately, all the members of our Thirteenth Division, as well as Kisuke Urahara and the others in reality, and everyone who knows him, have all been hypnotized. Of course, this includes me. But the only one who has combat power and has not been hypnotized is you, Ichigo Kurosaki!" Ye Yang explained the ability of Kyōka Suigetsu.

"Did you see the moment of liberation?" Ichigo asked.

"Yes, that means that people who don't see the release moment won't be hypnotized. So Ichigo, you absolutely must not see Aizen's Zanpakuto release during your battle with Aizen, otherwise you will lose the right to fight him," Ye Yang reminded him. Although he planned to fight Aizen personally after arriving in the World of the Living, there was always the possibility of unexpected events, so he still wanted to remind Ichigo.

Ichigo nodded. "I understand. It's so good to hear that before the battle. That's enough. If it's something only I can do, then there's nothing more to say. I'll go and defeat Aizen!"

Ichigo's words were full of confidence. No matter the time or the difference in strength, Ichigo always had this confident demeanor, and Ichigo always managed to create the Miracles. Therefore, Ichigo also had a chance to defeat Aizen this time.

However, this time Ye Yang did not intend to give him that chance, because Ye Yang wanted to personally end this battle, and it was time for this century-old feud to come to a conclusion.

The exit to the World of the Living was soon in sight. Thanks to Ye Yang's reminder, Ichigo immediately used Hollowfication, arriving behind Aizen the instant he burst out of the Garganta. "Getsuga Tenshō!" Ichigo shouted.

A black crescent Getsuga struck Aizen's neck directly, causing a violent explosion! Before the explosion had even subsided, Ichigo unleashed Getsuga again, shocking everyone present!

Ye Yang and Unohana also emerged from the Garganta. The next moment, Ye Yang appeared beside Soi Fon: "Are you alright, Shaoling?" Although Soi Fon had some wounds, she was otherwise unharmed.

A blush crept across Soi Fon's face. "It's alright. Thanks to your intelligence, our Thirteenth Division suffered no major losses."

"What's the situation now? Is Aizen the only one left?" Ye Yang had just arrived in the World of the Living and knew nothing about the situation here.

Soi Fon spoke up, "We've already eliminated Aizen's first thirty Espada, and Kaname Tōsen has also been killed. Now only Sōsuke Aizen and Gin Ichimaru remain. The Visoreds have also come to our aid, and your arrival has further increased our chances of victory. Aizen is now surrounded on all sides!"

Ye Yang understood. He glanced at the other captains, Hirako and the Visoreds, and finally Kaien standing beside Ukitake. Ye Yang nodded slightly in greeting, and they smiled back. They all knew this wasn't the time for reminiscing, so everyone turned their attention back to the center of the battlefield. Had Ichigo's sneak attack succeeded?

When the black Getsuga dissipated, Aizen stood there unharmed. No one was surprised; if it were that easy to kill Aizen would have died countless times over.

Aizen turned around with a confident smile. "Yo, young Ryoka. Long time no see. A very good slash, but unfortunately, you chose the wrong spot. The back of the neck is a creature's biggest blind spot. Do you think I would be completely unprepared?" A transparent crystal shimmered behind Aizen, indicating that he had already taken precautions.

Ichigo seemed somewhat unwilling. Even with a sneak attack and his strongest technique, he hadn't managed to harm Aizen in the slightest. How could he accept this? Aizen seemed to see through Ichigo's thoughts, "Unwilling to accept it? You can try again, but your blade won't be able to touch me."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Ichigo took action, Zanpakuto forward with his Getsuga adorned with the Aizen easily dodged, and this happened several times in a row. Suddenly, Aizen appeared behind Ichigo, but he didn't attack; he simply patted Ichigo lightly. Ichigo quickly jumped away.

"His timing for that attack was perfect, so how was he able to dodge it? Is that the power of his Zanpakuto?" Ichigo wondered to himself.

But Aizen seemed to see right through him, saying, "That exchange just now had absolutely nothing to do with my Kyōka Suigetsu; it was just one of my basic abilities."

Aizen took a step forward as he spoke, while Ichigo took a step back. Aizen chuckled and said, "Why are you backing away? Shouldn't we be closer to fight? Or are you too afraid that I'll disappear from your sight? If that's what you're thinking, it's ridiculous. Distance only matters when two equally matched opponents are fighting, and the distance between us before was completely meaningless."

"Like this," Aizen appeared instantly in front of Ichigo, his right hand pressed against Ichigo's chest, "See, if it's like this, I'll be able to touch your heart right away."

Ichigo stared wide-eyed at Aizen. He hadn't even seen how Aizen had come over. Shocked, Ichigo immediately swung his sword, but still missed.

The difference was obvious at a glance. Ye Yang turned to Soi Fon and smiled, "Shaoling, you wait here for me. I'm going to end this battle."

"But, Brother Ye Yang..." Soi Fon was a little worried. Although she had always trusted Ye Yang, he was facing Aizen, the man who had toyed with the entire Soul Society!

Ye Yang couldn't help but pat Soi Fon's hair. "It's alright, don't worry." The next moment, Ye Yang appeared beside Ichigo, patting his shoulder. "Ichigo, you can go down now. Leave this to me."

Ichigo wanted to continue fighting, but the difference in strength was too great, so he retreated immediately. Ye Yang smiled at Aizen and said, "Aizen, we meet here after all."

Now that his opponent was Ye Yang, even Aizen's smile faded somewhat. He slowly nodded. "Ye Yang, do you know? A hundred years ago, I foresaw that we would be on opposite sides today."

"Really? I think so too." Ye Yang smiled slightly. He had imagined this scene countless times, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon.

Aizen smiled and shook his head, "Actually, we are very similar, but why must we become opposing sides? If we join forces, no one in the entire Soul Society, the World of the Living, Hueco Mundo, or even the Spirit Realm can stop us. Must we obey that kind of thing? Don't you feel resentful living under that kind of thing?"

"That kind of thing?" Ye Yang chuckled. "You mean the Soul King? If the old man heard that, he'd definitely call you a traitor."

"I don't believe that you, as the Shihoin Clan Head, have never been to the Spirit Realm. Are you really willing to submit to that kind of thing?" Aizen's tone was calm, as if he were stating a fact.

Ye Yang smiled noncommittally. The Four Great Noble Clans were originally there to protect the existence of the Soul King. As the head of the family, how could he not have seen the so-called Soul King?

"No matter what, he's still Soul King. He represents the order of the entire world. If the Soul King is gone, the world will fall into chaos, and that will be the real trouble. Isn't it better to be content with the status quo?" Ye Yang retorted.

In Ye Yang's memory, Aizen was not someone who had to be eliminated. At least when he first met Aizen, he was still a simple and honest boy. However, the death of that girl and the gradual corruption of Soul Society made him harbor rebellious thoughts.

Aizen once said he wanted to stand in the heavens, because he was unwilling to be below the so-called Soul King, unwilling to be bound by the Soul Society. He was a born king, how could he be content to be below others?

So he chose to rebel; he wanted to be above everyone else, he wanted to rewrite the rules. That's why he embarked on this path. Ye Yang shook his head helplessly, "Perhaps our ideas are different."

Ye Yang sighed softly, "Let's fight."

However, Aizen gently shook his head. "No, to be honest, I'm least confident when it comes to you, so I plan to save you for last. Before that, I'll take care of them all, and then I'll fight you when everything is over!"

Ye Yang drew his Zanpakuto directly. "Do you think you can decide the order of the battle?"

"Do you think I foresaw this day? Do you think I would be completely unprepared? I know ordinary barriers can't trap you, but don't forget, the Hōgyoku is in my hands, and it has long since become one with me. A barrier made from the fully awakened Hōgyoku should be able to trap you for a while. I will resolve everything within at least two hours."...(.)