Aizen easily defeated Maki. As he reached out and pushed open the door, a strange consciousness immediately transferred to him, followed by a terrifying Reiatsu pressure.
Aizen was no longer the boy he once was. His basic Reiatsu had reached the level of ten carts, which was the pinnacle of the Soul Reaper foundation. From now on, he could only rely on the power of his Zanpakuto to enhance his own power.
However, it's clear that Kyōka Suigetsu didn't significantly increase Aizen's power...
Sensing someone entering, Yanis hid in a corner formed by some broken rocks, desperately trying to suppress his Reiatsu, while Zero, who was lying on the ground, suddenly got up, holding the Blood Drink in his hand.
The Nangong Ling that Aizen light appeared on half of his left cheek, and his open pupils also emitted blue light, making him look very ferocious.
As for his right cheek, it was serene, and his right eye was closed, as if he were sleeping...
"It seems you're indeed in some trouble! Is that the Hōgyoku? With your Reiatsu, you should be able to Hōgyoku. Could this be Kisuke Urahara's doing?"
Aizen's expression gradually turned serious. He realized that something was wrong with Zero because the Hōgyoku was gradually eroding Zero's body.
If this situation continues, there will only be one outcome: the emergence of a being with self-awareness, but which may be unable to distinguish between friend and foe.
"Leave here, or your existence will be erased!"
Just as Aizen had predicted, a strange warning voice came from Zero's side. It wasn't Zero's will that uttered those words, but the Hōgyoku.
Aizen sneered, "Don't forget, I'm the one who created you and gave you meaning. What will happen to you if you erase my existence?"
"Let me tell you... You used your own abilities to orchestrate my elimination, but ultimately you couldn't fully control Nangong Ling's body and were defeated and sealed by the Soul Reapers, forever lost in the darkness, unable to reappear."
Faced with that childish threat, Aizen was completely unconcerned, and even tried to deceive the Hōgyoku, which was like a newborn baby. In Aizen's eyes, it was at most a tool with self-awareness.
"No, I don't believe you. I can sense that you intend to completely devour me."
The Hōgyoku controls most of Zero's mouth from the left side, making his speech appear strange, with the left side open and the right side tightly closed.
"Don't believe me? There's no other way; I don't want to force you to submit!"
Before Aizen could finish speaking, the Hōgyoku, controlled by Zero, swung its sword at him. It couldn't use Shunpo or Sonído, so it could only charge straight at him, but its power was enough to send Aizen flying hundreds of meters away in one strike.
Aizen attempted to confuse the Hōgyoku's vision with Kyōka Suigetsu, but it was futile. For the Hōgyoku, which could sense the desires in people's hearts, seeing through such a small trick was far too easy.
Hōgyoku Zero attacked again. After several parries, Aizen unleashed a pure energy slash at Aizen. Aizen easily dodged it and kicked Hōgyoku Zero away.
When Hōgyoku Zero crashed into the fake Rock Mountain, 'Six-Rod Light Prison' sealed his waist, followed by 'Nine Suns Binding'. Then, Aizen immediately followed up with the ninety-ninth Bakudō, 'Forbidden', and Hōgyoku Zero was pressed to the ground by the belt.
Aizen continued chanting, making the first verse 'Forbidden' even more stable, and the second verse began to appear, followed by pinning the Hōgyoku Zero firmly to the ground...
"Capturing you was far too easy; you only possess power, and your methods of using it are less than a tenth or a twelfth of Nangong Ling's."
Aizen stood up the bound Hōgyoku Zero and slashed through the bandages on his chest with a slash. No blood flowed out; instead, the flesh inside shone like a starry sky, which was quite strange.
The Hōgyoku remained calm and made no sound; it was saving itself in its own way...
"Is this your main body? It's so beautiful!"
Aizen was overjoyed as he reached out his left hand and clasped Aizen Hōgyoku on Zero's chest, causing the blue substance inside Zero's body to be hidden. The Hōgyoku flickered continuously, as if it were speaking.
At that moment, a sense of crisis arose in Aizen's heart. He decisively jumped back dozens of meters, dodging the sudden slash.
The blood- Red Greatsword was swung by the Chains alone, the Chains ending with Zero, who was wrapped up like a dumpling and covered in steel needles.
The Chains at the end of the Blood Drink Sword hilt has always been connected to Zero; Aizen noticed it earlier, but didn't have a chance to cut it off...
Aizen asked softly, "Are you awake, Nangong Ling? But it's too late. The Hōgyoku is already in my hands."
Zero didn't answer him, but instead unleashed an even stronger Reiatsu, a cold voice emanating from beneath the bandages. "Bankai - Blood Blade: Seven Pagodas!"
The Bakudō Aizen set up were as fragile as styrofoam boxes, collapsing in an instant. Zero's newly developed Bankai form didn't change much, except that seven red Red Spider Lilies floated behind his head...
This is the Hōgyoku's self-preservation. It had been unwilling to let Zero awaken because it wanted to gain control of that body, but after reading Aizen's intention to have another Hōgyoku devour it, the Hōgyoku immediately decided to awaken Zero...
"You've got some nerve! Trying to steal my things like that."
Zero stretched his neck, making a series of cracking sounds. He must have slept too long; he could tell just by the chaotic Reiatsu battle outside.
As soon as Zero sensed the outside world after his Bankai, the Heat Reiatsu arrived in the Training Room, then broke through the fragile Barrier and entered, standing between Zero and Aizen.
The newcomer was none other than Yama-jii, who had defeated Starrk. He looked somewhat disheveled, after all, it was Starrk's full-force attack. Even after using his Kidō to neutralize most of it, he still suffered minor damage.
However, he didn't take this minor issue seriously. His aura surged to its peak, and he shouted, "Bankai - Zanka no Tachi!"
The intense heat enveloped the entire Las Noches. Starting from the spot where the Yama-jii stood, the temperature gradually turned the ground into magma, spreading over several hundred square meters.
Back in Soul Society, he had been somewhat deliberate in preventing the ground from being subjected to excessive the Heat, in order to avoid causing too much damage to the Seireitei.
'Is this Captain-Commander Yamamoto's Bankai? At such close range, his Reiatsu is almost ignited. His combat ability is far superior to my Kyōka Suigetsu.'
Aizen's glasses were instantly shattered by the heat. He took a few steps back, indicating that he wanted to face Zero with Yama-jii... Little did he know that in Yama-jii's mind, he already belonged to the category of those who needed to Sacrifice.
Upon entering and seeing Aizen, Yama-jii was already wondering: 'Why did Aizen suddenly appear here? He can be quick to defeat his opponents and arrive fast, but I didn't sense his Reiatsu.'
'Furthermore, judging from Aizen's display of flowing-water-type Zanpakuto, could he withstand my Bankai at close range? And he even fought with Nangong Ling just now, forcing out his Bankai.'
Because he sensed the Reiatsu from Zero Bankai, Yama-jii rushed over before he could deliver a fatal blow to Starrk. A large piece of the Sky Cover outside collapsed, and Starrk fell below.
As for Aizen, Yama-jii had developed the "better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free" mentality, fearing that Seireitei, just like Nangong Ling.
For example, the Central 46 were all slaughtered, and now the Arrancar...
'We need to retrieve the Hōgyoku first, then deal with this old man covered in flames.'
With a thought, Zero appeared beside Aizen and swung his Greatsword down.
Aizen had already activated Kyōka Suigetsu, but to his astonishment, it was completely ineffective; Nangong Ling had his sights set on him in that very spot.
The power of Zero 'Bankai was terrifying. The Greatsword instantly severed Aizen's Kyōka Suigetsu and slashed diagonally from his right shoulder to his left abdomen. Aizen's eyes were filled with disbelief.
In the blink of an eye, Aizen was defeated—a pure difference in strength... But Aizen's eyes didn't show despair; instead, they were filled with ferocity...
Zero lifted the Greatsword that had just been slashing down, instantly severing Aizen's left arm. At that moment, the Heat aura swept over, and Yama-jii raised his 'Zanka no Tachi' to cut them both in half at the waist.
Sensing the attack from behind, Zero grabbed Aizen's left hand, which held the Hōgyoku, and instantly Sonído several hundred meters away, causing Yama-jii's slash to only strike Aizen. However, there was no fear in Aizen's eyes, only mockery...
The 'Zanka no Tachi' that was slashing at him gradually became illusory, and even Yama-jii became illusory; it was fake... And what he thought was a gap of several hundred meters had actually moved less than ten meters.
Kyōka Suigetsu is broken, but that doesn't mean Aizen can no longer use its power; you must understand, it was Aizen who created Kyōka Suigetsu Aizen.
"Tenchi Kaijin!"
At that distance, Yama-jii sliced Zero in half at the waist with a single strike. And that wasn't all; he turned and swung his blade again at Zero's head, intending to completely vaporize him and prevent his regeneration.
The seven Red Spider Lily lilies behind Zero danced, one instantly merging into Zero's body, while another met the attack of the Yama-jii, and then burst into intense light between the two.
Boom!
A massive Mushroom Cloud rose into the sky, instantly shattering the entire Sky Cover, and countless boulders rained down upon the interior of Las Noches, as if the end of the world had arrived.
Just now, when Yama-jii was fighting Starrk, Kyōraku used his Bankai. His Reiatsu became extremely cold, and he walked out of the pile of bricks and stones to face Ulquiorra directly.
"This Reiatsu... have you already Bankai?"
Ulquiorra's eyes remained calm; no technique seemed to work against him—a confidence that came from the bottom of his heart...
Even after being strengthened by the Hōgyoku, he still has weaknesses, but there are probably very few beings who can force him to expose those weaknesses. Based on his basic Reiatsu, Ulquiorra believes that even Kyōraku's Bankai might not be enough.
He learned the ability to deduce an opponent's strength based on Reiatsu from Zero...
"Yes! What a troublesome Bankai! Well then... let's begin the performance!"
"Performance?"
Kyōraku had a sinister smile on his lips. Ulquiorra had just noticed two key words when he felt a sharp pain shooting through his left rib, left abdomen, and right shoulder.
Even Ulquiorra would experience an instability in his Reiatsu if he were suddenly subjected to such damage...
"The Katen Kyōkotsu, the Black Pine Hearts: Act One, Hesitant Wounds Divide and Unite!"
Kyōraku simply recited the name of the move. Wherever he had been injured by Ulquiorra would suffer the same injury, but Kyōraku's injuries did not disappear.
Kyōraku had just slashed Ulquiorra's chest, but Ulquiorra recovered using his High-Speed Regeneration. This led 'Katen Kyōkotsu Black Pine Hearts' to believe that Kyōraku hadn't caused any damage to Ulquiorra, and therefore no damage was reflected back to Kyōraku.
"Damage reflection? That ability is useless against me, my speed..."
Ulquiorra a brief moment of surprise, Ulquiorra understood the move. Just as he was about to declare it ineffective, various Black Spots of different sizes appeared on his body, and black blood began to flow out.
If a normal person continued to bleed like that, they would definitely die from excessive blood loss.