Yushima realizing that the Zero Division was no longer around, Yujima respectfully asked Aizen, "Lord Aizen, have you dealt with all the enemies?"
"No."
After denying it, Aizen said to the group, "There was a battle here just now. When I came out, the Zero Division had already disappeared..."
The 'Soul King's Inner Palace' hidden by the Zero Division members.
While Aizen and the others were still searching for the Zero Division, Zero had already led his subordinates to the Soul King and briefly explained the Soul King's current state and the reason for his transformation into this form...
"This guy is the so-called Soul King who created the Three Worlds Realms? This is astonishing." Yanis stared in surprise at the Soul King sealed in the crystal.
Nel said with a hint of pity, "Isn't that too cruel! Limbs severed, heart ripped out, yet consciousness preserved and sealed away."
Ulquiorra kept his gaze fixed on the Soul King, remaining silent... He himself had once been unable to speak, but could still walk. This man, who should have stood at the pinnacle of the world, could only see the world with his eyes.
Grimmjow asked, puzzled, "Since he possesses such immense power, why doesn't he resist? Can't he bear to kill his former Attendants?"
As he spoke, his gaze swept over the Monk bound in Chains. He found such traitors, who colluded with outsiders, to be the most disgusting.
In Grimmjow's worldview, if you don't want to continue following a leader, then you leave.
Or if you want to be a leader, then hone your skills and take on the challenge honestly and fairly.
As Zero walked towards the Soul King, he said, "He probably saw a brighter future for the world! After all, if he hadn't died, a new war might have broken out, which is something he didn't want to see."
"However, if I had been in his position back then, I certainly wouldn't have been at his mercy. After all, I could have monitored the Three Worlds while I was alive, without even needing Guards Corps."
Zero stood before the Soul King, their eyes meeting directly... The next second, Zero's consciousness was once again pulled into the Soul King's mental world.
This is a beautiful grassy slope with a stream flowing past a Thatched Hut. Nearby, roe deer are grazing with their heads down, and wild horses are galloping wildly.
The Soul King, dressed in a white Western robe, sat on a small chair in front of Thatched Hut, a small table in front of him. He said to Zero, "Sit!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a chair appeared out of thin air. Zero nodded and sat down without ceremony, as if the world were truly there...
Zero smiled and exclaimed, "Truly divine power!"
"If this were your mental world, you could do the same." With a snap of his fingers, the Soul King conjured a modern-day Iced Cola in Zero's hand.
Ling Wei was slightly taken aback; she hadn't seen this drink in so many years since she came to this world...
Before Zero could speak, the Soul King continued, "What do you intend to do with Yhwach?"
Zero looked at the Soul King and said seriously, "Kill him, use his power to modify Hueco Mundo."
The Soul King nodded slightly. "He carries my resentment and goes against my principles. If he takes away my power, he will take away all the souls in the world."
Zero asked, puzzled, "How did he come into this world?"
"When I was dismembered and sealed away, the blood I left behind in the world transformed into him after tens of thousands of years. That's why he can seize power through the bloodlines of the Quincy," the Soul King said calmly.
Ling Wei nodded slightly. "Then I'll begin!"
"Um."
The Soul King nodded slightly; Zero had already vanished from this spiritual world.
He picked up the cola from the small table and drank it all in one gulp. His expression remained calm and composed, as if he were not afraid of disappearing from this world.
Outside, Zero appeared to have only stood in front of the Soul King in a daze for a few seconds.
The next moment, the Greatsword in his hand pierced directly into the Soul King's body, and a surge of Reiryoku, like a tidal wave, flowed from the sword into Zero's body.
Zero's body was like a sponge that could never be saturated, absorbing all the Reiryoku, which was like seawater.
His body had already been transformed by the Hōgyoku to be as powerful as a god. After being struck by Isshin Shiba's "Final Getsuga Tenshō", the Hōgyoku shattered, and the divine particles within it completely fused with Zero's body.
He forcibly absorbed Mimihagi while still sealed, and when he emerged, he was already nearly at the level of the Soul King before his death.
Having absorbed a portion of the Soul King's power, it instantly reached a balance...
When the Soul King's power was completely absorbed, Zero's 'Blood Drink', which served as a transitional vessel, suddenly emitted a red light and transformed into a Divine Artifact.
Even if Zero were to die in an accident a million years from now, Blood Drink would not disappear with him like Zanpakuto. It would exist as an independent entity in the world, an independent entity capable of its own Bankai.
After absorbing the Soul King's power, Zero remained completely unchanged, except for his Zanpakuto becoming independent.
As his power vanished, the Soul King and the crystal that sealed him turned into starlight and disappeared into the world.
Click! Click! Click!
Soul King died, three soft sounds, audible only to Zero, echoed through the space, followed by a tremor.
"What happened? Why was there an earthquake all of a sudden?" Yanis asked, somewhat puzzled.
Zero turned around and comforted him, "Because the Soul King died, the world's Reiryoku lines connecting him were severed, and the world began to collapse..."
"Don't panic, I'll just connect it to my body... You guys go and stop those uninvited guests outside."
As Zero finished speaking, the five of them vanished instantly, reappearing in front of Aizen and the others.
After the Soul King died, the seal hidden Inner Palace disappeared, and the light emitted by the Blood Drink caused Aizen and the others to instantly approach this direction.
As they tried to bypass the ground floor and get directly to the floor where the Soul King was, five figures appeared above them.
The moment Grimmjow appeared, he grinned maliciously and threw hundreds of 'Bala' at the five people below.
Aizen frowned slightly: ' The Arrancar from Hueco Mundo have appeared here, and the space is fluctuating repeatedly. Could it be that they took the opportunity to rescue Nangong Ling, and then Nangong Ling defeated the Zero Division and...'
Aizen thought about it more and more and it seemed very possible. Faced with the 'Bala' that were being thrown at him, he instantly transformed into a form of light and disappeared. When he reappeared, he was already inside the attic.
Just as Aizen was about to stroll casually to the former Soul King's bedroom, a slender figure with a sword blocked his way, coldly saying, "This path is blocked!"
Aizen glanced at him and chuckled, "Ulquiorra Cifer, one of the members of the Hueco Mundo Council, can you tell me why you're here?"
Ulquiorra said indifferently, "Trying to get information out of us? I might as well tell you. We are Lord Nangong's Guards; if he's here, I'll naturally be here too."
Even though he was mentally prepared, Aizen couldn't help but be surprised for a moment, then said slowly, "I understand."
After indicating that he knew, Aizen walked inside as if no one else was there. Just as he was about to pass Ulquiorra, a black Cero straight towards him.
Aizen's expression remained calm as he murmured, "Bakudo #81, Dankū!"
Boom!
The enormous roar shook the entire building, but the corridor Aizen was walking through remained undamaged, and he continued to walk slowly forward.
On the contrary, the corridor where Ulquiorra was located was shattered by the reversed Black Cero, and his clothes were burned in several places.
Even a powerful Black Cero couldn't break through Aizen's casually released defensive Kidō.
"Sealing, Black-Winged Great Demon!"
Seemingly aware of the gap between himself and Aizen, Ulquiorra no longer hesitated and instantly entered his Resurrección state.
And it didn't Resurrección piece by piece, but directly entered the Hōgyoku Form, with its demon wings turning into two pairs, and its black fur glowing with green light.
Ulch stretched out his hand, and a green spear Lance with black lightning appeared in his grasp.
Thump!
Ulquiorra stood before Aizen once more, his dark green Lance sweeping out horizontally.
Seeing Ulquiorra's form, Aizen was slightly taken aback, but instinctively raised his sword to block.
Boom!
The shockwave from the collision of Reiatsu exploded between the two, instantly shattering the entire corridor. Splinters of wood and building debris floated in mid-air, not falling to the ground.
Aizen asked in astonishment, "I'm truly surprised that he shared the power of the Hōgyoku with you."
Ulquiorra said indifferently, "How could you possibly understand the magnanimity of Nangong!"
Hearing this, Aizen still smiled and said, "That's true, but with this little power, you can't stop me. As long as I go in now, I can definitely interrupt some of his good deeds!"
As he spoke, Aizen slightly shifted the Sword Pressure in his right hand, sending Ulquiorra flying out of the small ruins.
Only after pressing him back over a thousand meters did the force of the Sword Pressure begin to weaken, allowing Ulquiorra to shatter it and stop.
But before Ulquiorra could make a move, a huge black coffin enveloped him... Hadō #90, Black Coffin!
Just as the 'Black Coffin' was about to complete its Sealing, Ulquiorra, defiant of evil, pierced a hole in the 'Black Coffin' —which Aizen hadn't even inscribed—with a single shot and escaped.
"Hateful."
Ulquiorra looked closely but Aizen was nowhere to be seen. He cursed under his breath and was about to continue his charge into the 'Soul King's Inner Palace'.
Suddenly, a Red Translucent Giant Palm, over ten kilometers in diameter, appeared in the sky and shattered the entire 'Soul King's Inner Palace,' then began to sink downwards at an astonishing speed.
Ulquiorra looked closely and saw Aizen in his palm, wings spread wide...
Zero, standing amidst the ruins, had one hand behind his back and the other in a downward-pressing gesture; beside him, Chains extended, binding the Blood Drink of Zero Division.
Buzz!
A Purple Shockwave appeared, attempting to stop the giant hand from sinking, but the giant hand only paused for half a second, then expanded and accelerated its descent.
"Asshole!"
Unable to stop his descent, Aizen roared to the sky and soon crashed through the first barrier counting from the Soul King Palace, continuing to sink downwards.
Zero laughed, "Sōsuke Aizen! Get out of here!"