In the chat group, after hearing what Aizen said, everyone continued discussing.
[Mayuri Kurotsuchi]: That's enough, Aizen. Do you think this Hogyoku is omnipotent? Ichigo Kurosaki has already used an attack that has never been used before or since. How could he possibly let you survive?
[Hitsugaya Toshiro]: What a powerful technique! Captain Shiba, I want to learn this move too—please teach me the Final Daiguren Hyorinmaru! I want to learn Mugetsu for ice!
[Kuchiki Rukia]: Yeah, if I could have a technique like that, I'd be willing to do it even if it meant losing all my powers!
[Byakuya Kuchiki]: If everyone in Soul Society could master such a skill, why would we fear powerful enemies? Even if we encounter unbeatable enemies like the future Quincy... as long as we use our full strength, we can definitely fight one-for-one.
Such ideas filled Soul Society's Shinigami with yearning!
After being shocked, the Quincy of the Wandenreich slowly regained rationality. They felt complex emotions toward Ichigo Kurosaki, who shared their bloodline—envy, jealousy, recognition, and pride... They also disdained and despised the Shinigami!
They were unwilling to admit that only Shinigami power played a role in this battle. After all, His Majesty had analyzed that Quincy power also played an important role!
So why were the Shinigami so proud?
[Lille Barro]: Oh, you Shinigami finally remembered us! Hmph, you think you're so great just for killing Aizen? This is just the beginning of your Soul Society's destruction.
[Gerard Valkyrie]: Our Majesty is much more powerful than this Aizen. He's an existence countless dimensions beyond him.
[Gremmy Thoumeaux]: And the top-ranked Quincy among us can also destroy this Aizen. Even with a Kurosaki Ichigo, you can't stop us.
[As Nodt]: And we can easily deal with the self-proclaimed strongest Shinigami, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.
[Jugram Haschwalth]: It's ridiculous for a mere Shinigami to want to become a true god. It seems the task of destroying Soul Society should be handed over to us Quincy!
Looking at the chat group conversation, Aizen's mentality gradually calmed.
Was I defeated by my own perfect creation? So is this what the Three Realms Projection wanted to warn me about?
With this thought, Aizen's rationality prevailed once again! After all, this was only a matter of the future. The future was never certain!
He felt more emotional at this moment. He had allowed Ichigo Kurosaki to grow, expecting him to surpass himself—at least becoming an opponent who could rival him, so his road to kingship wouldn't be too lonely.
However, Aizen had overestimated his own mentality. When facing Ichigo Kurosaki, whose strength grew by leaps and bounds, he still couldn't adjust his mindset quickly...
When he witnessed being finally defeated by his "son," he truly couldn't remain calm...
Aizen's mind was in turmoil, and he couldn't help but smile. I don't know if it's relief, bitterness... or loneliness?
Additionally, letting Ichigo Kurosaki defeat him in the future might be beneficial! The Three Realms Projection had declared at the beginning that Ichigo Kurosaki was his most perfect creation.
So in a way, was this also his success? He was correct!
Aizen slowly regained consciousness. He quickly recovered his past mentality—that of a confident king assured of victory. His spiritual pressure, which had been raging due to fury and anxiety, slowly subsided.
The Arrancars finally got a chance to breathe. They looked at their idolized Lord Aizen with surprise and suspicion!
Lord Aizen... actually smiled! The corners of Lord Aizen's mouth curved upward for the first time! It wasn't a bitter smile, nor a mad smile, nor an arrogant smile! But the most familiar, confident smile.
That's right—Aizen actually smiled again at this moment!
Ichimaru Gin was one of the few who dared inquire about Aizen's mentality at this time.
"Captain Aizen... you actually laughed?"
Ichimaru Gin almost wanted to ask if Aizen laughed because he'd lost his mind from the shock.
Aizen looked at Ichimaru Gin calmly and spoke in a composed tone:
"Why can't I laugh?"
"Seeing that my most perfect experiment could surpass me also proves how powerful I am!"
"To create an existence that surpasses me and the Hogyoku—who could have predicted I wouldn't achieve greater success in the future because of this!?"
Ichimaru Gin was somewhat speechless. Why does it sound like self-consolation or specious arguments?
However, after sensing Aizen's heartfelt joy, Ichimaru Gin had to admit that Aizen's mentality was indeed far beyond his imagination!
Not only was he so calm and regarded all beings as ants when he had the upper hand, but even knowing he had failed miserably and was at such a low point in his life, he could still maintain such a supreme king's mentality!
This Aizen is truly terrifying!
Seeing this, Ichimaru Gin suddenly had an extremely uneasy premonition. He felt increasingly hopeless about his future victory over Aizen, or about Kurosaki Ichigo defeating Aizen.
Aizen, who was so powerful, whose mentality was at the apex, and who was much stronger than Kurosaki Ichigo... was he really someone I could deal with? Could I still reclaim my lover's soul fragments?
Ichimaru Gin couldn't help feeling discouraged. Cold sweat ran down his back. He felt even more panicked than when he'd seen Aizen just merge with the Hogyoku and become invincible.
At this moment, Aizen's image in Ichimaru Gin's heart grew taller and taller. He felt that the one who should be most desperate now wasn't Aizen, who would be defeated miserably in the future, but himself...
In the chat group, Aizen continued speaking.
[Aizen Sosuke]: Kurosaki Ichigo, not bad. It seems you've finally defeated me.
[Aizen Sosuke]: At least you suppressed me temporarily. You possess super-dimensional strength that I greatly fear.
[Aizen Sosuke]: I admit that at this moment, you have indeed defeated me.
[Hitsugaya Toshiro]: Fine, Aizen, stop being stubborn. Ichigo Kurosaki hasn't only defeated you at this moment. You'll never have a chance to surpass him again.
[Matsumoto Rangiku]: You don't still think you can turn the tables now, do you?
[Aizen Sosuke]: Regardless of whether I can turn the tables in the future or continue evolving, I think this is something worth celebrating, because my road to kingship is finally not as boring as I imagined.
[Aizen Sosuke]: Don't forget what I said in the previous Three Realms Projection—Kurosaki Ichigo is my greatest creation.
[Aizen Sosuke]: I think I have no regrets creating such a perfect work. I'm truly surprised from the bottom of my heart!
After hearing what Aizen said, countless Shinigami were either shocked or wanted to complain! Or they wondered... Is he being stubborn! Even at this time, he can still be so calm and composed. Should we say Aizen has an invincible mentality... or that he's a masochist and pervert? Could it be that Ichigo Kurosaki is really his biological son, and he can't wait for him to defeat him quickly?
After hearing this, Captain-Commander Yamamoto couldn't guess Aizen's mentality. He was even thinking secretly:
"What Aizen said isn't that simple. He seems to have other schemes. With this thought, I must say solemnly: Ichigo Kurosaki has such terrifying spiritual pressure that I think he's completely crushed Aizen. After internal organs and brain are shattered, it's impossible to return to normal. Why is Aizen so confident? Unless... Aizen took other measures to change the future? Maybe he wants to kill Ichigo Kurosaki's growth in advance through current actions."
After hearing Captain-Commander Yamamoto's words, countless Shinigami suddenly realized:
"Yes! After watching videos for so long, I almost thought they were real scenes."
"Ultimately, this is just a future scene. Although Ichigo Kurosaki is quite powerful currently, he's still a rookie compared to Aizen!"
"He may not even master Hollowfication yet, and is still being abused by White Ichigo and other entities in his spiritual space."
"That's right. We must protect Kurosaki Ichigo after these videos end."
Previously, when Shinigami wanted to go to the human world, they were bound by the Three Realms Projection and couldn't open passages to the human world. Of course, while videos were playing now, Aizen shouldn't be able to resort to force. So they should be fine. But afterward, it was hard to say.
Thinking of this, Kyoraku Shunsui was quite troubled.
"Even if Aizen hasn't merged with the Hogyoku, he's not someone we can handle. I guess only Captain-Commander Yamamoto can say he can stop his attacks."
Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni also released his spiritual pressure, seeming like fire could burst from his mouth.
"That's right. When necessary, let me personally guard Kurosaki Ichigo, in case Aizen sends someone to attack him, or even does it himself."
Of course, their ideas were actually completely wrong. Aizen really wouldn't take action against Kurosaki Ichigo in advance. He even hoped Kurosaki Ichigo could continue maintaining the future evolution process shown in the projection! Slowly growing into that top powerhouse, putting pressure on himself, and forcing himself to evolve!
The only thing Aizen wanted to change was himself. He must learn from his lessons and strive to evolve to a stronger state. Strive to make the Hogyoku recognize him better and give himself higher-level evolution.
He must not degenerate into that beast-like, roaring Vasto Lorde form again! Otherwise, even the Hogyoku would be very disappointed in him!
Aizen was still carefully observing battle details in the projection, thinking back to every state of Ichigo Kurosaki, speculating what power made him so strong at this time.
Undoubtedly, Ichigo Kurosaki relied on mysterious fusion of multiple racial powers to make his Zanpakuto evolve! Initially, Ichigo made his right hand merge with it. After that, he even made his whole body merge with his Zanpakuto! In the projection, his Bankai Tensa Zangetsu, Zanpakuto Zangetsu, and various powers in his inner world all fused together. If these powers can be completely transformed into Ichigo Kurosaki's power, then it's understandable that he's so powerful.
Thinking about it, Aizen seemed to vaguely perceive another path! Another brand new evolutionary path!
Afterward, to everyone's delight, the Three Realms Projection resumed broadcasting again. They didn't know whether Kurosaki Ichigo's Mugetsu had ended, or whether the Three Realms Projection took a long time to repair itself...
At this moment, the audience really wanted to see the final scene. Could they witness Aizen turning to ashes?
After a long time, the raging spiritual pressure in the projection slowly calmed.
BUZZ!
In the black spiritual pressure flow, Kurosaki Ichigo's figure appeared again. At this moment, he still temporarily maintained the Mugetsu state with long hair, still with that expression of neither sadness nor joy, looking at where Aizen had fallen.
To his surprise, Aizen's figure appeared again.
[Originally, everyone could see very clearly that Aizen's body had turned to ash under Mugetsu's attack! But it seemed that under the Hogyoku's effect, he finally held on!
At this moment, he just collapsed on the ground, looking lifeless.
The audience's hearts were shocked, their faces pale with horror.
Did Aizen die completely? Will he be resurrected again? Didn't the previous blow completely cut him to pieces? He must not be allowed to revive and evolve again!
At this moment, after using the Final Getsuga Tensho, the gray bandages covering Ichigo Kurosaki's body began breaking gradually, revealing his strong chest.
When he looked at Aizen, his eyes suddenly froze. He saw Aizen's body slowly repairing itself. The tattered flesh and blood constantly reunited under the Hogyoku's effect. Even the center of his body hit by Mugetsu was constantly undergoing flesh and blood reorganization.
Ichigo Kurosaki quickly appeared before Aizen, frowning and saying:
"Aizen, do you still want to use the Hogyoku to repair and evolve?"
Ichigo Kurosaki wanted to continue attacking him. He raised the blade in his hand, ready to strike again...
However, at this moment, after the battle, he finally lost all his Shinigami power. His long black hair returned to short orange hair, and his legs went weak. He knelt on the ground.
At this moment, Aizen also slowly stood up. Most of his Hollow features had disappeared—his wings and tail were gone. But his face was still partially covered by white Hollow skin, not as handsome as before.
He regained his confident smile and said proudly:
"You lose, Kurosaki Ichigo!"
"You see, my Zanpakuto keeps disappearing. You should know what this means, right?"
"Just like you who merged with your Zanpakuto."
"No, I am much stronger now than you who lost your power. It's completely over! Kurosaki Ichigo!"]
After witnessing this scene, the entire audience was shocked again.
[Hitsugaya Toshiro]: What!? Even at this point, Aizen can still restore his body and even continue evolving.
[Gerard Valkyrie]: It's even more overpowered than overpowered! Ichigo Kurosaki using all his Shinigami power is overpowered enough, and there's no end to this overpoweredness!
[Matsumoto Rangiku]: It's over. No one can defeat such an existence.
[Ulquiorra Cifer]: As expected, our Lord Aizen won't end it so easily. He can indeed defeat you all one by one.
Aizen's mood at this time also improved!
[Aizen Sosuke]: As expected, I finally evolved!
[Aizen Sosuke]: Although my previous performance was somewhat ugly, now I've finally emerged from the cocoon as a butterfly.
[Aizen Sosuke]: I'm no longer bound by this Hollow form. This is the true journey toward godhood.
[Aizen Sosuke]: Fusing the Zanpakuto with the body is the true higher level of evolution. This really proves my hypothesis.
[Aizen Sosuke]: My previous lapses... are all in the past. From now on, I will continue evolving!
[Aizen Sosuke]: Become an existence you can never reach, and attain the Soul King level!
Aizen regained his confidence at this time! It seemed that even being badly beaten by Kurosaki Ichigo before didn't matter anymore.
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