Duan Mu's spiritual pressure shuddered around him. Borrowing the force, he sprang away and immediately widened the distance between himself and Aizen.
Aizen did not stop him. Instead, he stood beside Wonderweiss and watched Duan Mu with great interest.
"A Hollow created specifically to counter the old man Yamamoto?"
In the distance, Kyōraku Shunsui looked at Duan Mu, a strange glint flashing through his eyes.
Duan Mu met everyone's gazes and slightly furrowed his brows. He had no idea what illusion Aizen had made them see. After all, ever since he had attacked Wonderweiss, Duan Mu had never stopped maintaining Binding Kido over his eyes.
But...
Judging from everyone's current gazes, Aizen evidently had not deceived him. Whether it was the Visored Army or the Gotei 13, everyone had shifted their attention from their opponents to Duan Mu.
"Interesting, isn't it?"
Aizen's voice drifted over. He walked step by step to the front of the Gotei 13, then slowly turned around to face Duan Mu.
"Before God, ignorant mortals are ultimately nothing more than puppets that can be manipulated at will."
Duan Mu no longer paid attention to Aizen. In the eyes of the Gotei 13 and the Visored Army, he had now become Aizen.
However, Aizen did not use this opportunity to deal with the others. He merely stood in the center of the group, watching the solitary Duan Mu as though he wanted to see how Duan Mu would respond.
Only...
Duan Mu shifted his gaze and glanced at Captain Commander Yamamoto in the distance. Although Aizen had hypnotized everyone, he had not rashly approached Captain Commander Yamamoto.
Moreover, Captain Commander Yamamoto had not spoken from beginning to end. Although his gaze toward Duan Mu was full of authority, there was faint confusion and hesitation beneath it. Clearly,