After witnessing this scene, those from Aizen's faction finally couldn't sit still anymore.
"My goodness, this Arrancar actually joined the Quincy!"
"This is definitely a traitor and must be severely punished."
The Hollows, who are sworn enemies of the Quincy, truly hated Ebern's traitorous behavior!
After Ebern felt the knife-like spiritual pressure of the surrounding Arrancars, he could only tremble and shiver as he spoke in a quaking voice:
"This... this is just a scene from the future, there must be a reason... Don't get angry..."
Tosen Kaname didn't give him much time to explain:
"This guy not only joined the so-called Quincy, but also takes pride in it, and even refuses to acknowledge the Arrancar that Lord Aizen achieved with the Hogyoku. There's no doubt we needn't show mercy to him!"
He knew in his heart that there was no need for Aizen to handle these matters personally—naturally his subordinates had to do it for him.
So Tosen raised his sword and killed him directly.
SLASH!
"Ahhh!"
With a scream, the cannon fodder Ebern was beheaded.
Aizen didn't even look at it, but continued staring at Kurosaki Ichigo on screen.
Ichimaru Gin asked Aizen in confusion:
"Captain Aizen, tell me, how did this guy get bewitched by the Quincy?"
Aizen commented without emotion:
"Keep watching! I'm also interested in what happens in the future."
"The process of the Quincy attacking Soul Society is definitely not simple."
"Is this so-called Ebern their way of testing the waters?"
Aizen had not yet recovered from his previous battle with Ichigo Kurosaki, and he had to think carefully about what to do next.
If Ichigo Kurosaki is still alive, who leads him? Who is the current master of Soul Society? Will it be myself? Is Ichigo Kurosaki, whom I've always placed high hopes on, willing to become my subordinate? What role will I play in this Thousand-Year Blood War?
Aizen was now looking forward to it.
On screen:
[During the battle, Ichigo Kurosaki also heard it! This guy seemed to be provoking him constantly, seemingly forcing him to use Bankai. There must be some unknown secrets.
But Ichigo Kurosaki really couldn't continue passively defending. Well, then accept his provocation!
"Bankai! Tensa Zangetsu!"
When Ebern saw Ichigo Kurosaki release his Bankai, he became even more excited. The ecstasy on his face couldn't be concealed at all!]
After witnessing the battle, the Shinigami also understood his purpose.
[Hitsugaya Toshiro]: Sure enough, he must also have the ability to absorb Bankai.
[Komamura Sajin]: That's right! Otherwise, how could mere cannon fodder like this defeat Kurosaki Ichigo?
[Kyoraku Shunsui]: It seems that in the future, the so-called Quincy group will launch a war against our Soul Society. Besides attacking us, they're also targeting Ichigo Kurosaki.
[Madarame Ikkaku]: I wonder if Ichigo can defeat this Ebern quickly and go to Soul Society for support?
The Shinigami began seriously analyzing the Wandenreich's future actions!
[Kurosaki Ichigo]: Don't worry! I have confidence I can defeat this guy.
[Ukitake Jushiro]: We don't need to worry about Ichigo Kurosaki. I was thinking that even this unknown Arrancar Ebern was so powerful that he could try to steal Ichigo Kurosaki's Bankai. Yhwach must have played a big role in this!
[Kyoraku Shunsui]: And he was able to betray so blatantly. Has Hueco Mundo become Quincy territory?
[Ulquiorra Cifer]: How is that possible? Our Hueco Mundo will never be occupied by these foolish Quincy. What's so powerful about these guys? If I were there, I would have destroyed them long ago.
[Coyote Starrk]: Is Bankai so powerful? We don't rely on Bankai to fight at all. It's easy to destroy these Quincy.
[Byakuya Kuchiki]: I must remind you that whether you can defeat them is secondary. Most of the powerful Espada have been destroyed by us long ago, correct?
[Abarai Renji]: Indeed, Numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7 should all be dead...
[Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez]: Hey, don't count me in this. My death hasn't been depicted yet.
[Matsumoto Rangiku]: Come on! You've already been defeated by Kurosaki Ichigo—do you still want to live?
[Aizen Sosuke]: How interesting! They actually attacked my Hueco Mundo? I want to see how they accomplish this.
[Tier Harribel]: As long as our Lord Aizen is still here, they will never succeed.
[Kensei Muguruma]: What if your Aizen is really gone? Maybe he's been killed by our Kurosaki Ichigo.
[Ichimaru Gin]: Don't jump to conclusions. Maybe Captain Aizen has come to Soul Society and become its master, so Hueco Mundo was temporarily abandoned and taken over by the Quincy.
[Suì-Fēng]: I really admire you, Ichimaru Gin. Even at this time, you can still maintain your mysterious confidence in Aizen.
Because much important information about the future was missing, everyone was guessing and arguing.
During the quarrel:
[Ebern was very proud after seeing Ichigo Kurosaki finally use his Bankai. He took out a medallion and began chanting.
"Knowing that nothing can be done, I will Sklaverei..."
Countless blue spirit particle light beams suddenly descended, emitting extremely terrifying sealing power. Simultaneously, it greedily generated suction, trying to deprive Ichigo Kurosaki of his Bankai.
WHOOSH! WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
In this sealing barrier, Ichigo Kurosaki was slightly startled. His black wristband actually began cracking. The power in his body seemed to be overflowing from his form.
Is this Ebern's strange ability?
The Shinigami also looked at the scene with great surprise, reluctance in their eyes.
Is Ichigo Kurosaki's Bankai going to be taken away now? This method is really too unreasonable, right? Even such a weakling is qualified to snatch Ichigo Kurosaki's Bankai? It's unbelievable.]
In Hueco Mundo, Aizen was also somewhat surprised at this moment, looking at Ebern's corpse!
"Is it possible that Ebern really had a chance to snatch Ichigo Kurosaki's Bankai, or even defeat him?"
"Am I wrong? Is there no way to know his true strength?"
"It seems not..."
"Is this Quincy power? Can it surpass my Hogyoku?"
Aizen couldn't help feeling very displeased at this moment.
Although Aizen was very dissatisfied, he continued watching patiently. After all, he had experienced the ups and downs of his mentality when fighting Ichigo Kurosaki before. Therefore, at this moment, Aizen's originally strong mentality became even more indestructible.
Even without knowing the exact result of his last battle with Ichigo Kurosaki, he still maintained a calm and composed mentality.
Although I never paid much attention to the Quincy, seeing the tragic wars provoked by them in the future, I must admit this so-called Yhwach should still have some skills. If I want to climb to a higher dimension, I may have to learn from these Quincy and see if I can merge their power. After all, I won't miss any way to improve dimensionally and become a god.
Afterward, something even more surprising to the audience happened:
[Kurosaki Ichigo shouted loudly, swung his sword heavily, and finally relied on his own strength to cut through the sealing barrier.
The ritual of depriving the Bankai was interrupted.
Before Ebern's shocked eyes, Kurosaki Ichigo used his usual finishing move.
"Getsuga Tensho!"
BOOM!
Ebern was immediately severely injured by Kurosaki Ichigo. He also shouted angrily:
"Why? Why didn't your Bankai disappear?"
Ichigo Kurosaki also caught the secret.
"What does that mean? I had so many questions in these five minutes. Why did my Bankai disappear?"]
After witnessing this, the audience was also very surprised!
[Matsumoto Rangiku]: Ah, Ichigo Kurosaki actually avoided having his Bankai stolen!
[Hitsugaya Toshiro]: Excellent! He's definitely not something Ebern can handle! Even if Ichigo Kurosaki isn't as strong as at his peak, he's definitely better than an ordinary Shinigami.
[Unohana Retsu]: As long as he has 30% to 40% of his peak strength, he can easily defeat all the Quincy that appeared before, right? Even dealing with the mysterious Yhwach shouldn't be difficult.
[Gerard Valkyrie]: Haha, it's just fighting a bunch of soldiers. What's the point of winning? We are real members of the Sternritter, and we're definitely not that weak.
[Lille Barro]: This Ebern is indeed a disgrace to us, although I don't know how he joined our camp. However, after all, he's just an Arrancar made by Aizen, not a pure Quincy. Failure is inevitable!
In the Wandenreich, the Quincy were all very angry at this moment.
[BG9]: This is the technique for seizing Bankai that we've been researching for so long, but we didn't expect it to be exposed right away.
[As Nodt]: It's fine if he's exposed, but this guy hasn't succeeded yet.
[Pepe Waccabrada]: Are all these Arrancars so stupidly confident?
[Quilge Opie]: After all, Ichigo Kurosaki was the one who almost defeated Aizen! No one with normal intelligence would attack him! At the very least, only an Espada would dare attack him!
At this time, Yhwach continued speaking slowly and leisurely.
"Don't worry, it's just a small episode in the future."
"If nothing unexpected happens, we will launch war against Soul Society in the future after I've fully recovered my strength."
"At that time, I must have been very clear about the power of Ichigo Kurosaki and others!"
"Just continue reading patiently!"
"See how I plan to attack Soul Society in the future."
Additionally, Yhwach also thought of other things.
"But... why was this ceremony of absorbing Bankai interrupted?"
"Is it because this Ebern is too incompetent?"
"That's possible. I probably wouldn't even take the initiative to send him to deal with Kurosaki Ichigo, right?"
"But... it's more likely because of Kurosaki Ichigo! After all, he has our bloodline."
"So no matter how incredible it is, it's normal."
"To have his power taken away by such an inferior Quincy—that might not be worthy of his identity!"
After hearing this, the Quincy looked at Yhwach with strange expressions. He's indeed treated like his own son.
They were even doubting: If Yhwach had to take action against Ichigo Kurosaki in the future, would he be like Aizen? The fight would be like that between father and son, full of tenderness. He probably wouldn't kill him! That picture was so beautiful... so touching! This Ebern went to Ichigo Kurosaki, who had connections with him. He was so bold! Even if he could really kill Ichigo Kurosaki... maybe Yhwach would just turn his ashes to dust!?
In the projection:
[Seeing that he couldn't seize Kurosaki Ichigo's Bankai, Ebern could only accept his failure unwillingly. He used the unique technique of the Quincy to escape into black shadow, fleeing back to the Wandenreich.
Kurosaki Ichigo had no time to stop him and could only watch him disappear.]
At this time, others also began discussing Ebern's mysterious power in the future.
[Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez]: This guy could just leave without saying anything? Even Kurosaki Ichigo couldn't stop him?
[Urahara Kisuke]: This should also be a very important ability. Just like the Negación that Arrancars often use.
[Mayuri Kurotsuchi]: And is this also related to the Wandenreich's hiding method? We've always wanted to know where the Quincy are hiding. If they're hiding with this strange power, then it's understandable that we can't find them.
For a while, the Shinigami analyzed seriously! But there was no way to figure it out completely in a short time.
The screen continued showing Ichigo Kurosaki's scene:
[Ichigo Kurosaki returns home. Just then, a member of the Shinigami team receives an important message through remote communication!
"A battle broke out in Soul Society, and seven unidentified individuals invaded the First Division's office."
"Near the Black Ridge Gate."
"116 members of the Gotei 13 encountered unknown invaders and were wiped out."
"The Lieutenant of the First Division, Chojiro Sasakibe, was also seriously injured in this battle and eventually died..."]
Hearing this, the audience was shocked.
[Chojiro Sasakibe]: Ah, no way! I'm actually dead—this was the Quincy's doing, right?
[Suì-Fēng]: Lieutenant Sasakibe is Captain-Commander Yamamoto's right-hand man. I didn't expect that he would...
[Ichimaru Gin]: Indeed, he mastered Bankai in just one month. This record is rare in Soul Society.
[Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni]: Damn Quincy! They actually did this to Chojiro in front of me... I will never let them go!
Seeing his lieutenant who had been with him for so many years being killed, Captain-Commander Yamamoto became furious again!
Blazing fire shot from his eyes!
ROAR!
His unconsciously overflowing spiritual pressure forced the surrounding Shinigami to retreat dozens of steps, sweating profusely!
After all, in previous scenes, even the seriously injured Byakuya Kuchiki didn't seem to die in the end. And his capable lieutenant, Chojiro Sasakibe, was the first confirmed casualty.
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