Summoning Ulquiorra

Holy Soul Village.

A five- or six-year-old boy named Aizen sat on the bed in his bedroom, looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar room.

"Oh, have I been reincarnated in the Douluo world again?"

Inside the rundown little house, there was nothing besides a chair and a table.

Aizen lowered his head and looked at his tiny hands, clicking his tongue in amazement.

As he pictured the simple, rustic Holy Soul Village in his mind, Aizen smiled faintly.

"Interesting. I never expected to be reincarnated again, and in the Douluo world at that."

This Aizen was not that Aizen.

His surname was simply Aizen, and his given name was Ran.

In his previous life, he had been reincarnated into the world of Soul Reapers. After exposing Aizen Sousuke's conspiracy, he had worked with Ichimaru Gin to kill Aizen Sousuke and seize the Hogyoku.

Unfortunately, even with his spoilers to help, Ichimaru Gin still had not managed to kill Aizen Sousuke. Even after Aizen fled with the Hogyoku, it had been useless.

Aizen Sousuke had soon found him and pierced his heart with a single blade. When he died, Aizen had clutched the Hogyoku tightly in his hand!

He somewhat regretted going to the world of Soul Reapers, trying to be a hero, opposing Aizen Sousuke, and getting involved in something like that, only to die in the end.

He only hoped that, if there was another life, it would not be this difficult.

He had never expected the Hogyoku to truly grant his wish and bring him to Douluo Continent.

Feeling that the Hogyoku was still inside him, Aizen gazed at the ceiling as a thought arose in his heart.

"I've already transmigrated twice. It'd be nice if I could get a system!"

Aizen chuckled. Being reincarnated once more was already good enough, yet he still hoped for a system. Wasn't that asking for too much?

"Ding dong!"

"The Soul Reaper Summoning System is now online. As this is the host's first time activating the system, you have received one summoning opportunity. For future summons, please collect souls to activate them!"

Hearing the voice in his mind, Aizen froze for a moment.

"I was just saying it was impossible for there to be a system, and now one has appeared. Could this Hogyoku be a wish-granting machine?"

His heart trembled slightly as he slowly opened the Soul Reaper Summoning System and discovered numerous character cards within it.

They were all Soul Reaper characters he knew well.

Kurosaki Ichigo, Kuchiki Byakuya, Hitsugaya Toshiro, Shihouin Yoruichi, Ishida Uryu, Urahara Kisuke, Inoue Orihime, and even Yhwach, Ichibei Hyosube, Aizen Sousuke, and Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni!

All these characters were grayed out, likely because he had not summoned them yet. Beside them, it stated that Aizen had one summoning opportunity.

Unable to wait any longer, Aizen began the summoning immediately.

Any one of these characters, if brought to Douluo Continent, would be invincible.

Reaching the peak of life the moment he was reincarnated, then conquering all of Douluo Continent with powerful Soul Reapers—it would be far too easy.

Ding ding ding!

Multicolored light swept across each character card before finally stopping on one depicting a slender, frail figure with short, messy black hair, pale skin, green eyes, and dark green Arrancar markings resembling tear tracks on his face. The number "4" of the Espada was engraved on his left chest, while his Hollow mask covered the left side of his head like a horned helmet.

Ulquiorra Cifer!

It was actually the Fourth Espada, Ulquiorra, an Arrancar capable of a second release. His combat power was unquestionably among the very best.

With such a powerful Arrancar summoned by him, Douluo Continent was doomed!

A ball of light emerged from his body and floated to a spot two meters in front of him, where it began to condense into form.

As Aizen watched the ball of light change shape, he was overwhelmed with excitement and eagerly awaited Ulquiorra's appearance.

While waiting, Aizen could not help licking his dry lips.

When a boy who looked five or six years old appeared before him, he was somewhat at a loss. Yet upon closer inspection, the boy bore a seventy percent resemblance to Ulquiorra.

At that moment, Ulquiorra wore a white, black-lined, high-collared long-sleeved coat with a black interior, along with white hakama trousers fastened by a wide black belt. However, he had no Zanpakuto at his waist, no mask on his face, and not even a hollow hole in his chest.

"Huh? Why has my invincible Ulquiorra turned into a child?" Aizen looked at the boy with a mixture of laughter and tears.

"Lord Aizen!" Ulquiorra dropped to one knee and offered Aizen the highest form of respect.

Helpless, Aizen sighed and nodded lightly.

"I should have known. It was impossible to be invincible right from the start."

Just as the disappointed Aizen was feeling down, he noticed that Ulquiorra's card in the Summoning System could be tapped to view its details.

Aizen casually opened it.

Name: Ulquiorra

Race: Human (can transform into a Hollow)

Age: Six

Level: Soul Power Level 10

Martial Soul: Unawakened

Skills: None

After reading Ulquiorra's information panel, Aizen finally understood.

Because he had been summoned into the Douluo world and was subject to its rules, his race had become human.

However, he could transform into a Hollow. Did that require some condition?

Aizen had no idea what the specific condition was.

At the same time, Aizen found his own information panel in the system.

Name: Aizen

Race: Human (can transform)

Age: Six

Level: Soul Power Level 10

Martial Soul: Unawakened

Skills: None

Other than the name and the race description being two characters shorter, everything else was identical to Ulquiorra's.

Looking at Ulquiorra before him—loyal, cold, expressionless—Aizen thought that although he was weak now, he had great potential. There was no need to hope for too much.

"I'll call you Little U from now on!" Aizen warmly gave Ulquiorra a nickname.

Ulquiorra did not resist because Aizen's naming was somewhat frivolous. Instead, he accepted it as a matter of course.

"Yes, Lord Aizen."

The more Aizen looked at Ulquiorra, the more he liked him, and he could not help chatting with him.

He discovered that Ulquiorra did not possess the memories Aizen remembered. Instead, he was like a child who had grown up playing alongside him, except that he had inherited Ulquiorra's personality.

Realizing this, Aizen could not help frowning as he pondered.

"What's going on?"

Knock, knock, knock!

At that moment, someone knocked on the door.

Oh no, who was here?

Ulquiorra was still here. What if someone saw him?

He had been reincarnated here, so he possessed this body's memories.

Holy Soul Village knew he existed, so that was certainly fine.

But Ulquiorra had been summoned by him. If he was discovered, how would he explain it?

"Little Aizen, are you there?"

An old man's voice came from outside.

That was Grandpa Jack's voice!

For a moment, Aizen had no idea where to hide Ulquiorra!

His bedroom was too bare. There was not even a wardrobe.

Under the bed? The moment someone entered, they would see everything at a glance. There was nowhere to hide a person.

"Hmm, why isn't there an answer? Could something have happened?"

Grandpa Jack's anxious voice came from outside.

Then, with a bang!

The door flew open, and Grandpa Jack remained in the posture of having rammed it open.

When he saw the two boys in the room, Grandpa Jack's anxiety immediately turned to relief.

"So you're both here. You gave me quite a scare. You must be hungry, right? My old woman is making food for you. Here, have some candy first. I bought these especially for you two, so don't tell my old woman!"

Like a thief, Grandpa Jack pulled two pieces of candy from his pocket and handed one each to Aizen and Ulquiorra. After watching them eat the candies, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

Why did Grandpa Jack seem to know Ulquiorra?

Aizen smiled awkwardly and asked, "Grandpa Jack, did you come to my house for something?"

Grandpa Jack said, "Aizen, Ulquiorra, you're both six years old now. You should attend this year's Awakening Ceremony."

Aizen suddenly understood. So that was what this was about.

Thus, wearing the delighted smile appropriate for his age, he said, "That's wonderful! We can become Soul Masters!"

Grandpa Jack kindly patted Aizen's little head and said, "It'll be three days from now. We'll come pick you up then!"

At that moment, Ulquiorra suddenly spoke. In an emotionless voice, he asked, "What is a Soul Master?"

Grandpa Jack was stunned for a moment, then smiled in understanding. "You don't know what a Soul Master is? Let me explain!"

"Every one of us actually has a Martial Soul. If your Martial Soul is strong, you can become a Soul Master. That's an extremely prestigious profession. Do you know why we're called Holy Soul Village? It's because our village once produced a Soul Saint, and he was very powerful!"

Ulquiorra listened with great interest, while Aizen also pretended to be curious so that Grandpa Jack would not feel too awkward.

"The deacon who helps the children of our village awaken their Martial Souls is even a Soul Grandmaster!"

Afterward, they chatted about everyday matters and that evening's meal.

When it was time to eat, Grandma Jack brought over the food. The four of them had dinner together, and only after clearing away the dishes did they leave.

Before leaving, Grandpa Jack did not forget to remind them that he would come pick them up in three days.

Three days passed quickly.

To Grandpa Jack, both Aizen and Ulquiorra were orphans.

According to his memories, ever since this body's parents had died, Grandpa Jack had been the one delivering meals. Even Aizen's clothes had been given to him by Grandpa Jack.

Aizen was deeply grateful to such a good person.

On the morning of the third day, led by Grandpa Jack, Aizen and Ulquiorra arrived at the wooden Spirit Hall building in the center of the village.

On that same day, Aizen saw Tang San.