"After entering the Soul Society, Captain-Commander Yamamoto, you'll need to lead everyone back from the Rukon District to the Seireitei."
"That won't be much of a problem for us, especially when we're in a hurry to reach the Soul Society."
"Everyone, let's move!"
"Yes, Captain-Commander!"
Led by Captain-Commander Yamamoto, the Shinigami Captains and Vice-Captains entered the Senkaimon.
At that moment, only Gin Ichimaru, M Matsumoto Rangiku, and several Arrancar who still had some breath left remained in the false Karakura Town.
"The Sky Canopy of Las Noches has been shattered..."
"And Nnoitra, Zommari, Szayelaporro, Luppi, and Yammy's spiritual pressure have all vanished."
Stepping onto solid ground once more from the Garganta, Aizen Sosuke looked up at the sky above Las Noches, where a massive hole had been torn open amid countless black cracks, and spoke softly.
Of the Espada left behind in Hueco Mundo to guard Las Noches, only the Fourth Espada Ulquiorra and the Sixth Espada Grimmjow still possessed faint traces of spiritual pressure.
Even Aizen Sosuke was somewhat surprised by this outcome.
Before returning to Hueco Mundo, Aizen Sosuke had exchanged a move with Ichigo Kurosaki.
Although Aizen Sosuke had caught Ichigo Kurosaki's Getsuga Tensho with one hand and sent him flying with a single slash, that did not mean Ichigo Kurosaki was weak.
He had achieved such a result only because Aizen Sosuke was simply too strong.
If he had not been purified several times by the Hogyoku's power, Aizen Sosuke felt that even he might not necessarily have been Ichigo Kurosaki's match.
The fact that Grimmjow and Ulquiorra had survived Ichigo Kurosaki's hands made Aizen Sosuke regard them somewhat more highly.
However, to the current Aizen Sosuke, whether it was Ulquiorra or Grimmjow, they were both far too weak and utterly unqualified to follow behind