Petty Tricks

The situation took a sharp turn for the worse. After the auxiliary effect of the Sakanade disappeared, within a few rounds, only Hirako remained as a combatant in the Visored.

"Captain Hirako, what you couldn't do before, you can't do now either," Aizen said to Hirako with a mocking expression.

Hirako understood Aizen's meaning. In the past, he had tried to stop Aizen on his own, but he hadn't expected to be outmaneuvered by Aizen. He couldn't stop Aizen in the past, and he couldn't do it now either.

Aizen's act of revealing his secrets seemed to have angered Hirako, Hirako rushed forward without regard for anything else and delivered a horizontal slash to Aizen.

The Sakanade passed through Aizen's body, Hirako's eyes flashed with shock. This feeling of missing his target was very familiar. Kyoka Suigetsu? Aizen could use Kyoka Suigetsu again?

Hirako's body quickly provided the answer; a sharp pain shot through his back as Aizen suddenly appeared behind Hirako and stabbed him.

"How is that possible?" Hirako did not stop the effect of the Sakanade. Logically speaking, Aizen should still be unable to use Illusion due to the imbalance of spiritual pressure.

"Nothing is impossible. I adapted to that spiritual pressure very quickly." Aizen said matter-of-factly. Hirako might be difficult for others, but for Aizen, who had a good mind and the extreme spiritual pressure of Bleach, he adapted to the effects of the Sakanade in his body in just two rounds.

Hirako gritted his teeth and endured the pain, continuing to Aizen with his sword. But just as Aizen had said, every strike Hirako made only hit the illusion of Aizen, resulting in yet another sword wound on Aizen's body.

Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen exchanged a glance. The situation had stabilized, and they were preparing to leave to get down to business when they heard two sharp shouts accompanied by spiritual pressure rushing towards them.

"Flash Cry!"

"Kamisori Benihime!"

A pillar-shaped Kido pressure and a crescent-shaped red slash attacked Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen respectively. When would this end? Even clay figures have some temper. These two felt that nothing was going right for them today. Every time they were about to make a move, they were inexplicably blocked by attacks.

Gin Ichimaru and Kaname Tōsen each took a hit to meet the two attacks. At this moment, they also saw who the attackers were: Yoruichi, who was wearing a black backless bodysuit, and Urahara Kisuke, who looked relaxed.

"Excuse me, everyone, please refrain from wandering around," Urahara Kisuke said, pulling down his hat.

Upon seeing Urahara's appearance, Aizen stopped torturing Hirako. He looked at Urahara Kisuke with a puzzled expression, "Urahara Kisuke, why do you always have to oppose me? You clearly have talent that surpasses everyone else, so why do you possess this corrupt world!"

Aizen had wanted to ask Urahara this question for a long time. Only he knew what kind of talent Urahara Kisuke truly possessed; the successor of the Squad 12 couldn't even reach the tip of Urahara's level.

Aizen had considered recruiting Urahara to work under his command, but by the time he had this idea, he was already facing difficulties in his research on the Hogyoku. By then, it was too late, as Urahara Kisuke had become his adversary due to the Hollowfication Incident.

After defecting from Soul Society, Urahara Kisuke repeatedly thwarted Aizen's actions, disrupting much of the research conducted in the World of the Living.

When Aizen learned that Urahara had also created the Hogyoku, he felt regret for the first time. However, there was no way to mend his relationship with Urahara. Aizen could only turn his attention to the Hogyoku created by Urahara Kisuke.

Urahara Kisuke was also cunning. After realizing that Aizen's target was the Hogyoku, he kept changing the location of the Hogyoku. However, as a defector, he was always outnumbered and outmatched. In terms of intelligence gathering, he was no match for Aizen, who controlled the entire Seireitei. This was the origin of the current Ryoka invasion incident.

"Aizen, our paths diverge, so there's not much more to say." Urahara knew that given Aizen's obsession, he would never be satisfied without letting him see what was in the sky.

"Well said, we have different paths." Aizen casually slashed again, adding another wound to Hirako. Finally, unable to hold on any longer, Visored shattered and he collapsed to the ground. Aizen seemed oblivious, his eyes fixed on Urahara he asked, "Can you tell me where you hid the Hogyoku?"

"Oh dear, since it's hide-and-seek, it's much more fun to find the answers ourselves," Urahara said smugly, like a child who had gained an advantage in a game.

"This is really interesting. I can't wait to start the game." Aizen turned and ordered, "Yes, take him down!"

Without hesitation, Kaname Tōsen Tosen used the second form of the Suzumushi Urahara Kisuke: Suzumushi on Kisuke Urahara. A large number of white needles engulfed Urahara, but a strange look appeared on Kaname Tōsen's face.

Kaname Tōsen's combat experience told him that his Suzumushi had hit the enemy, but it was too easy. His opponent was the cunning Urahara Kisuke; how could he be defeated in one move? He was already preparing for his next attack.

When the smoke cleared, everyone saw a chubby Urahara Kisuke in the white thorn bushes; it was clearly not Urahara.

"Yes, that's a substitute," Aizen reminded him.

At the moment of being attacked, Urahara Kisuke used a portable Gigai to dodge the attack. This thing contained Urahara's spiritual pressure, but once attacked, the enemy could easily discover that it was a fake body.

However, Urahara's opponent was Kaname Tōsen, who had lost his sight. Tōsen had always relied on spiritual pressure to judge his enemies, and he was the only one who couldn't detect Urahara's tricks immediately, requiring Aizen to remind him.

Kaname Tōsen immediately searched for Urahara's location. Not far from Gigai, he detected Urahara's spiritual pressure. At that moment, Urahara was muttering incantations and suddenly pointed his finger at Aizen's location.

"Bakudo Seventy-Nine - Kyūyō Bakudo!"

Nine jet-black spiritual pressures, each the size of a basketball, appeared around Aizen, one of which was imprinted on Aizen chest. This Bakudo was used to lock the enemy in place and in eight directions, preventing their escape.

The sudden Bakudo didn't surprise Aizen; he simply asked with some curiosity, "How can you be so sure that I am the original?"

It's important to know that Aizen is capable of using Kyoka Suigetsu. Urahara's decision to use Kido even when he knew Aizen's abilities were not restricted indicates that Urahara was able to find Aizen's true form.

If Urahara had already mastered the method to find the true form, there would have been no need to wait until today to make his move, indicating that Urahara's skills are not sustainable.

"Well, just a little trick," Urahara said casually, a confident smile on his face.

Aizen incredibly wise; Urahara's words were a reminder to him. He looked at his blood-stained Kyoka Suigetsu, and with a surge of spiritual power, Kyoka Suigetsu was restored to its original state of purity.

Seeing Aizen's actions, Urahara couldn't help but sigh. It was precisely this kind of brain that made Aizen so difficult to deal with. If it were anyone else, Urahara would have already taken revenge. Why did he have to hide in the World of the Living for a hundred years?

Urahara's trick was the bloodstains on Aizen's Zanpakuto; he had hidden a special drug in that blood, allowing him to locate Aizen.

This inspiration came from Kurotsuchi Mayuri, who took over the Squad 12. Kurotsuchi Mayuri had a penchant for equipping himself with all sorts of strange things, even things that might contain a single, lethal strike within his blood.

Urahara injected this drug into Hirako Shinji's body, but the amount was very small so as not to affect Hirako's normal movements.

Hirako was afraid that Aizen hadn't received enough of the potion, so he endured the pain and took two more blows from Aizen. He did this so that Urahara could catch a glimpse of Aizen's true form at that moment.

As for what can be done after capturing Aizen, of course, it's revenge!

The next instant, a series of Void Spirits crashed down on Sogyoku Hill and bloomed. The Visored had been lying on the ground all put on Void Visored again. They had deliberately been defeated, waiting for this moment.

At that moment, Aizen happened to be near the Visored. After he cut down Hirako, he didn't move an inch, which was the perfect distance for the Visored to attack.

The Visored appeared near Aizen, all brandishing their swords and Aizen at him. Faced with this, Aizen simply commented, "Brilliant."

But to everyone's surprise, Visored were about to strike, they all changed the direction of their swings, and the seven Zanpakuto, along with the Kido blades condensed by Hachigen, slashed towards Aizen's left side.

Aizen's expression changed immediately. How did they know where his true form was?

After shaking Zanpakuto, Aizen knew it would take some time to break free from the Kyūyō Bakudo Binding Technique. Cautious as he was, he activated Kyoka Suigetsu once more, silently altering everyone's perception of his position.

Even though Kisuke Urahara Kisuke's little tricks were no longer effective, why could the Visored still find his location? There was no time for Aizen to think; eight sharp blades were already aimed at him, and he had to make a choice.

Boom! Aizen's spiritual pressure soared into the sky, tearing a hole in the clouds. Originally, Aizen hadn't planned to expend so much effort, but now he had no choice but to release his strongest spiritual pressure to break through the Kyūyō Bakudo.

Once freed, Aizen unleashed a horizontal slash. With his exquisite Zanjutsu, this single strike blocked all eight previous attacks, making the rest much easier to deal with. He wouldn't let Urahara Kisuke or the Visored get away with it.

Splash!

A spray of blood erupted. Aizen's sword, which was clearly meant to be defensive, had inadvertently turned into an attack. At the critical moment when Aizen swung his sword, all the Visored instinctively retracted their blades and extended their other hands. The blood gushed from their hands.

Why would the members of the Visored do this?

Aizen's mind raced. If he used an offensive sword technique, these people would all lose at least one arm each. Such a counterproductive move was utterly brainless...

No, it's not that they're brainless; they've been planning this all along. Aizen is quite certain that the Kyūyō Bakudo binds him, and he must unleash his spiritual pressure to break free of the Bakudo when facing the sharp blade. In that instant, Aizen won't be able to use any powerful techniques, meaning that the first sword Aizen swung at the Visored wouldn't be very powerful.

This is why the Visored dares to reach out with impunity.