The True Hero, Aizen Arrives

Uranus's blue-green atmosphere resembled a pool of liquid emerald, flowing slowly through the extreme cold of minus 224 degrees Celsius.

When sunlight pierced the methane clouds at an inclination of ninety-eight degrees, the entire sky fractured into countless diamond-shaped patches of light, like shattered prisms suspended above an ocean of liquid diamonds.

The air currents here sliced through ammonia ice crystals at nine hundred meters per second. The eye of the resulting storm had remained over the North Pole for twenty years without dispersing, like a sapphire ring left behind by God.

At this moment, the battle between the man and woman had paused. Lu Li sat atop an icy rock, admiring scenery that could never be seen on Earth.

Faced with Valkyrie's question, he drew Prison Demon halfway from his waist. "This is my Zanpakuto's ability. It has nothing to do with Bloodline, right?"

"The power of a Zanpakuto is a form of manifestation of your soul's power. The Final Release you developed brings you closer to the depths of your soul, but I think this power of yours is uncontrollable."

Valkyrie commented, "In fact, I sensed it during Space Brawl. You lost control for an instant, and that definitely wasn't something a normal Zanpakuto ability could cause."

Lu Li recalled it. At the time, it had seemed as if another personality had emerged from within him, nearly defeating Valkyrie outright, only for him to regain control at the crucial moment.

He also recalled the childhood memories he had seen while fighting Soul Singer—memories even he had forgotten due to the overwhelming shock. He suspected that Master had hidden something from him. Had their meeting truly been a coincidence of fate?

A normal Zanpakuto was definitely not like this. Lu Li had known that long ago, and his battle