This was the Soul Society. Leaving aside how strong his spatial defenses were, the Soul Society's Space Barrier alone was far thicker than Karakura Town's in the World of the Living.
Other than the established passage leading to Karakura Town in the World of the Living, it was almost impossible to carve out another passage through the void here!!!
Uchiha Hiko looked at the purplish-black rift in the void, which was only about a person's height tall, and thought, This must be the backup Aizen Sosuke left behind.
Drawing back his gaze, Uchiha Hiko stood three or four steps behind Aizen Sosuke. He tightened his grip on the Netherflame Blade and stared fixedly at Aizen Sosuke's back!!
Then he suddenly thrust forward!!
"Hmm???" Aizen Sosuke suddenly felt a burst of coldness at the spot over his heart on his back. Instinctively, he shifted slightly to the right.
"Eight-Nine-Three"—"Urgh~~~" A transparent Ryujin Jakka instantly pierced through Aizen Sosuke's chest. Blood dripped from its invisible blade tip, outlining the shape of the blade.
Aizen Sosuke stared in disbelief at the Zanpakuto piercing through his chest. He could only feel the life force within him continuously draining away, while his body grew increasingly exhausted...
His hand left the Sokyoku Blade, and the light surrounding them instantly dissipated. The blade aura spilling from the Sokyoku Blade also immediately ceased.
Uchiha Hiko shifted into physical form, and his figure gradually emerged.
Aizen Sosuke turned around with difficulty and looked at Uchiha Hiko, the man he had drunk and chatted merrily with only months ago...
"This guy!!!"
"He actually deceived me..."
The corners of Uchiha Hiko's lips curled into a faint smile. "Aizen, if you'd dodged that strike just now, you would've been fine."
"But since you ran straight into the muzzle yourself..."
"Then... stay in