Due to the unique characteristics of the Twilight Thorns, it's even harder to deal with than the original Twilight Forest.
Forget about the level of vice-captains; even captain-level powerhouses find it extremely troublesome to deal with.
Ukitake Jushiro, who has been sick for many years, failed to dodge in time. He tried to use Kido to blast these thorns, but the next second something shocking happened.
After these thorns were blasted away, they actually multiplied at an even crazier rate, instantly entangling him, with countless spikes piercing into his body, making him groan in pain.
Yoruichi immediately used Shunpo to try and save him, but Ukitake Jushiro immediately yelled, "Don't come over! The more you fight, the more it grows!"
Just as he finished saying this, Ukitake Jushiro was completely engulfed, leaving only a massive ball of thorns in his place.
"Something's not right…"
Looking at the massive ball of thorns in front of her, Yoruichi suddenly frowned as if realizing something, "This doesn't seem like Aizen's ability…"
And just as she finished saying this, a cracking sound suddenly rang out.
Not far away, Aizen suddenly transformed into Fang Mo's appearance.
Yes, Aizen's Zanpakuto, Kyoka Suigetsu, also has its limits. Although it controls the five senses, it can't make you not feel death, right?
Fang Mo had just used his ultimate skill to clear the field. Even if he wanted to keep up the act, he couldn't anymore. The vice-captains were almost burnt to ashes, and then there's Fang Mo with flames, plants, and ice. Clearly, this is not a Shinigami's ability, the other captains aren't fools, they'd realize something was wrong.
"What!?"
Seeing that Aizen had suddenly turned into the Ryoka, everyone on the scene was stunned, except for Zaraki Kenpachi, who was excited. He didn't expect to find the right person by mistake. This was great; he wouldn't let him leave without beating him to death today.
But just then, the roar of Kurosaki Ichigo suddenly came from not far away.
"Stop! Don't touch Rukia!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and found that Aizen had somehow appeared above the Sōkyoku Hill. At this moment, he had inserted his hand into Rukia's chest and pulled out a dark blue gem.
As for Kurosaki Ichigo, the unfortunate kid wasn't hurt, he was just entangled by the Twilight Thorns because of his carelessness. Now he could only watch as Rukia was pierced through her chest and then thrown down from the hill like garbage by Aizen.
"So this is the Hogyoku that Urahara Kisuke researched, truly surprising."
With the item in hand, Aizen also revealed a confident smile. Soon he noticed Fang Mo not far away and directly said, "I really have to thank you, unknown... Ryoka. If it weren't for you drawing these people's attention, it wouldn't have been so easy for me to get this."
"Are you done talking?"
Fang Mo glanced at Aizen: "Once you're done talking, you might as well flee to Hueco Mundo and start farming. Don't ruin my mood for a fight."
"Hm?"
Hearing Fang Mo's words, Aizen was somewhat surprised and raised his eyebrows: "It seems... you're quite familiar with my plans."
"If it were you, you'd understand this feeling, right?"
Fang Mo looked at Aizen and then calmly said, "Heading forward, feeling invincible... It's exhilarating to be unbeatable, but it gets boring if you're unbeatable for too long, don't you agree?"
"..."
Aizen's brow was slightly furrowed. He understood the meaning behind Fang Mo's words in an instant.
In just a few sentences, Aizen already understood the real reason Fang Mo came to the Soul Society. It wasn't to wipe out the Gotei 13 or to prevent him from obtaining the Hogyoku, or to help Urahara Kisuke or anything like that. He might just be amusing himself.
Challenging all the captains was part of it, as was deliberately letting Aizen go.
Aizen knew well that the power of a Shinigami has its limits. He wouldn't be able to defeat this monster solely relying on that power. Fang Mo probably realized this too, so he decided to let Aizen obtain the Hogyoku, planning to fight him again after evolving to a higher dimension.
"He really is an... interesting guy."
Thinking this, Aizen's gaze towards Fang Mo changed a bit, taking on an indescribable nuance.
Before Aizen could speak again, suddenly two figures flashed by, two blades were put to his neck. He looked left and right and found it was Retsu Unohana and Mayuri Kurotsuchi.
"That's enough, Aizen."
Retsu Unohana said seriously, "I've been finding it strange for a while. I didn't expect you to actually be alive. Did you arrange all this?"
"I'd advise you not to move, Captain Aizen."
On the other side, Mayuri Kurotsuchi was holding his Zanpakuto, with a sly smile on his face looking at Aizen: "I'm very interested in that thing you have there. You call it the Hogyoku? Heh heh heh, quite interesting. Would you mind handing it over for me to study?"
"Captain Unohana, Kurotsuchi, I didn't expect both of you to survive that last round."
Aizen was not the least bit nervous, but instead smiled: "But is it really okay to not go save people now? Several captains are about to die."
"They knew the risks when they stood here."
Retsu Unohana said directly, "As for you, Aizen, why did you kill the people in the Central 46 Chambers? What exactly is your goal?"
Facing Retsu Unohana's intense questioning, Aizen just smiled and didn't speak.
However, in the next second, a sudden, terrifying spiritual pressure swept over the entire scene. A red light flared up not far away, and the twilight thorns were instantly burned to ash.
"Everyone, back off for me."
The Head Captain, wielding Ryujin Jakka, walked slowly from a distance, his chest exposed, "I... will personally execute this traitor!"
As he spoke, a scorching heat wave erupted from him. Even the twilight thorns couldn't withstand this high temperature; they were burned to ash before they could multiply. As Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni approached, he actually cleared a path free of thorns, just this aura was terrifying enough.
"Head Captain."
After seeing Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, Aizen also showed no tension and smiled, "Aren't you going to deal with that Ryoka first? He has killed quite a few Shinigami from Gotei 13..."
"I will take care of both of you."
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni was furious at this moment. In his eyes, Aizen daring to kill the people of the Central 46 was truly an extreme crime; these were nobles after all. His actions were even worse than the Ryoka, Fang Mo. Today he must personally cut him down here, and of course, the Ryoka could not be spared either. With that thought, Yamamoto erupted in a burst of high heat and raised his sword.
"Sword of Great Fire!"
With a low shout, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's figure instantly disappeared from the spot. However, just when everyone thought he was going to kill Aizen, Fang Mo suddenly raised his Ender Sword, Snow Queen.
The next second, the burning blade struck the Snow Queen.
"What!?"
After seeing this, everyone present was stunned. The Head Captain had said he would kill Aizen first, but he suddenly attacked the Ryoka? This seemed somewhat like an ambush. With the Head Captain's temperament, he wouldn't do such a thing.
What puzzled everyone was that even Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni himself was stunned.
"What is... going on?"
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni said, furrowing his brow.
"It's his Zanpakuto!" At this moment, Yoruichi suddenly spoke, "Aizen's Zanpakuto's ability is complete hypnosis!"
"Complete hypnosis?"
Everyone was stunned, this wasn't what Aizen had said earlier.
"So it's like that, a Zanpakuto that manipulates the mind?" Retsu Unohana immediately realized, "No wonder I thought there was something wrong with Aizen's body. It wasn't the body that was the problem, but I myself... have been affected by illusion?"
"Hehehe…"
Hearing this, Aizen also smiled: "You're right. My Zanpakuto, Kyoka Suigetsu, can manipulate the five senses, whether it's shape, mass, state, taste, touch, or even spiritual pressure. From the beginning, you've all been caught in an illusion."
"Perfect hypnosis?"
Mayuri Kurotsuchi heard this and frowned: "Hypnosis should have some prerequisites, right? Strange... When did you manage to do this?"
"The condition for activating Kyoka Suigetsu is to let someone witness the moment of its release."
Aizen smiled and said: "As long as you've seen it once, you'll be under hypnosis from that moment on. Whenever I release my Zanpakuto in the future, you will be under my control."
"So that's how it is."
Retsu Unohana quickly understood: "You showed the power of your Zanpakuto to all of us before, and the purpose was this?"
"Exactly."
Aizen calmly said: "Of course, those who cannot see are immune, so... Tosen was under my control from the very beginning."
With his words, Tosen also slowly walked over from not far away.
"Hmph, mere tricks."
However, Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto didn't care about all this. At this moment, he directly raised his Ryujin Jakka and said: "Aizen Sosuke, do you really think that mere illusions will let you escape from me?"
"Head Captain, I have no intention of underestimating you."
Aizen smiled and said: "But please think carefully, why would I be explaining all this to you?"
"What?"
Genryusai Shigekuni Yamamoto frowned.
In the next second, a massive black crack suddenly tore open in the sky. A large group of terrifying white monsters poked their heads out, emitting horrible screams. Following that, three rays of light descended from the sky, enveloping Aizen, Gin Ichimaru, and Tosen Kaname.
"Sorry, Head Captain. I'm leaving now," Aizen said indifferently.
"Hollowfication..." Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni looked at the scene before him, his face so dark it was terrifying. A fearsome killing intent radiated from him, but he did not act.
He couldn't. This Hollowfication was the ability of the Hollows to save their comrades. Once it was complete, the inside and outside would be different spaces. For now, Yamamoto couldn't stop Aizen from leaving; he could only watch this terrible criminal leave the Seireitei.
"Collaborating with Hollows?"
Retsu Unohana also seemed shocked by this and said incredulously, "Aizen... why are you doing this?"
"For..."
"For a higher realm!"
Before Aizen could say a word, Fang Mo suddenly spoke up on his own, "No one starts out on top, not you, not me, not even gods. But this unbearable period of vacancy for the throne of heaven is about to end! From now on, I, Aizen, will stand at the pinnacle!"
"..."
Aizen looked at Fang Mo, at a loss for words for a moment.
However, his emotional adjustment abilities were still strong. After taking a deep breath, he quickly smiled again, "Goodbye, captains, goodbye, interesting Ryoka. Next time we meet... you will regret what you've done today."
"Do you have to act so arrogant?"
However, Fang Mo was also fearless, directly raising his big sword at Aizen and saying, "Keep acting arrogant, and I'll flood your Hueco Mundo, you believe me?"
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