Sokyoku Hill.
Swirling strips of white cloth appeared abruptly above the execution grounds, drawing curious gazes from the Captains and Lieutenants.
Senmaioroshi.
By using specially made spiritual tools, chanting complex Kido Incantations, and employing an auxiliary Kido technique, one could instantly transport a person or object covered by the white cloth spiritual tool to a designated location.
This Kido was not particularly difficult, but due to its various limitations, few Shinigami used it.
The Captains were curious. At a time like this, who would use Senmaioroshi to arrive at the Sokyoku Execution Grounds?
When the white cloth fell away and that familiar smile appeared, everyone present froze in place as if they had been turned to stone.
Some even had their pupils constrict as their restrained, immense spiritual pressure erupted in an instant. Terrifying pressure filled Sokyoku Hill.
"Aizen... Captain..."
Cold sweat slid down Soi Fon's forehead and beneath her pale neck, yet she had no mind to spare for herself. She could only stare blankly ahead—
At that white figure, bathed in the morning glow.
"Returned from the dead? Or were you never dead to begin with?" Mayuri Kurotsuchi was the first to recover from his shock. His mouth split into a crazed grin. "How interesting. It seems we were thoroughly played by this fellow!"
Retsu Unohana lowered her gaze slightly, maintaining her calm demeanor. During her earlier deliberation, she had already noticed the flaws in the corpse.
Aizen's return from the dead did not come as much of a surprise to her.
She was only curious about his purpose in appearing at the Sokyoku Execution Grounds.
Just moments ago, Jushiro Ukitake had enraged Captain-Commander Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto by unilaterally halting the Sōkyoku execution, resulting in a battle between master and disciple.
Shunsui Kyoraku had decisively sided with Jushiro