At this moment, audiences were speechless about Aizen's actions.
[Then, Tosen used Tenteikūra to act as a remote loudspeaker, allowing Aizen to address countless people.
"Invaders of Hueco Mundo..."
"We will subsequently launch an attack on the World of the Living."
"I've left Inoue Orihime in the Fifth Tower. If you wish to save her, proceed!"
Hearing this, Ichigo Kurosaki, Kenpachi Zaraki, Unohana Retsu, Byakuya Kuchiki, and Kurotsuchi Mayuri all became alert! What was Aizen planning?!
Only Aizen's voice continued echoing.
He began describing something tremendously contradictory:
"Inoue Orihime has now become useless!"
"Although Inoue Orihime's ability is extraordinarily powerful..."
"This power of rejection has transcended human capabilities."
"Soul Society's leadership understood this perfectly! So when she was kidnapped, Soul Society went on high alert, strengthening defenses while neglecting the World of the Living."
At this moment, Aizen's plan began crystallizing for the world!
"Soul Society recalled all Shinigami members originally protecting the human world back to Soul Society."
"Inoue Orihime has become bait to attract the Substitute Shinigami and other combat forces to Hueco Mundo."
"Most importantly, she attracted four captains to the Hollow realm."
"And now, they will be trapped here."
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
The Garganta instantly sealed closed.
The four black voids they had traversed were completely blocked.
Captains like Kuchiki Byakuya and Unohana Retsu were greatly surprised—they had no time to escape!]
Hearing this, the Shinigami were all tremendously shocked.
Although they could vaguely guess Aizen's purpose from previous scenes, they remained stunned when hearing him speak the truth.
[Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni]: So this is Aizen's objective!
[Sasakibe Chōjirō]: Could what we thought previously be wrong? Beyond his role regarding Kurosaki Ichigo, were there other reasons for capturing Inoue Orihime to attract these combat forces?
[Byakuya Kuchiki]: Indeed, he attracted captains like Kenpachi Zaraki here. Soul Society's fighting power has been greatly diminished.
[Ishida Uryū was shocked and asked Kurotsuchi Mayuri:
"Is there no alternative method to open this passage?"
Kurotsuchi Mayuri explained calmly:
"It's useless. The only person capable of analyzing this Garganta is Urahara Kisuke. We cannot contact him, so there's no way to open it."
Aizen continued explaining his strategy:
"Each captain of the Gotei 13 is tremendously powerful, but now three have betrayed and four are blocked—Soul Society's combat strength is greatly weakened."
"We will destroy Karakura Town first, then create the Ōken."
"Finally, we'll conquer Soul Society."
"As for you in Hueco Mundo, I'll deal with you slowly when I return!"
Aizen's words were commanding!]
In the chat group:
[Unohana Retsu]: This is genuinely troublesome. Aizen is already difficult enough, and now our forces are compelled to disperse.
[Urahara Kisuke]: Although Kurotsuchi Mayuri doesn't seem to have much combat power at this time, attracting this special combat force, Kenpachi Zaraki, is quite effective.
[Kurotsuchi Mayuri]: Hey, hey, hey, who told you I lack fighting power? Underestimate me and you'll pay dearly.
[Ulquiorra Cifer]: Without a medical captain, the Shinigami would struggle, but with Lord Aizen's power, healing becomes unnecessary.
[Tier Harribel]: The reason so many captains survived wasn't due to the so-called medical squad, but because Lord Aizen showed mercy.
[Kyoraku Shunsui]: Haha, you can't say that. Perhaps this is also one of Aizen's important objectives—don't underestimate our Captain Unohana! It seems Aizen has never dared face Captain Unohana directly, correct?
[Tier Harribel]: Are you joking? A medical squad captain talking like she's so powerful. At most, our Lord Aizen simply doesn't wish to fight women. After all, he doesn't want to be cruel.
[Gerard Valkyrie]: Hmph, Aizen truly wants to attack the Soul King Palace, sacrificing so many lives to create this Ōken.
[Jugram Haschwalth]: However, everything he attempts is doomed to failure. The only one capable of replacing the Soul King is His Majesty.
[Shiba Isshin]: Don't be hasty drawing conclusions. Don't forget I was still in Soul Society then... Although I don't know what I was doing, I was definitely closely connected to Soul Society and wouldn't let you succeed.
Simultaneously, Kurosaki Ichigo also shouted loudly:
[Ichigo Kurosaki]: Soul Society will never fall under Aizen's control!
[Ichigo Kurosaki]: Anyway, I don't care about your specific purposes... No matter what, you must not harm my friends or my city.
[Ichigo Kurosaki]: I will stop you at any cost!
[Aizen Sosuke]: If you wish to protect your friends, you must possess corresponding strength and determination! Kurosaki Ichigo, I hope you can obtain these qualities!
[In the projection, Kurosaki Ichigo was tremendously shocked hearing this news and desperately tried stopping Aizen.
However, at this moment, he was powerless.
Kenpachi Zaraki informed Kurosaki Ichigo that Urahara Kisuke had accomplished one more task before allowing these captains to venture to Hueco Mundo.
He had prepared all captains for battle at Karakura Town.
Hearing this, Yasutora Sado remained somewhat puzzled:
"Are we going to fight in Karakura Town? How can these captains battle with full strength? Karakura Town couldn't endure it, right?"
Kurotsuchi Mayuri continued explaining.
The orders they received were simply to prepare for battle at any time. The captains were deployed there for combat readiness, but couldn't officially fight. They had to rely on Tenchūren pillars—transforming Karakura Town into a place where they could battle.
Therefore, Urahara Kisuke connected four points forming a massive Tenchūren gate with a one-kilometer radius, creating facilities called Tenchūren pillars.
These were positioned on all sides of Karakura Town.
Simultaneously, Urahara Kisuke commissioned the Research and Development Institute to create an exquisite Karakura Town replica and place it outside Rukongai.
After tremendous effort, Kurotsuchi Mayuri finally succeeded.
This replica could surround Karakura Town and replace it with something in Soul Society.
Therefore, they transferred the entire Karakura Town intact outside Rukongai.
Residents were also transported to Soul Society along with the streets.
Now the location Aizen invaded was merely a replica of an empty Karakura Town.
Even if destroyed by captain-level battles, it wouldn't matter!
Thus the grand Battle of Karakura Town appeared later!]
Everyone finally understood Soul Society's deployment and could only admire it!
[Gerard Valkyrie]: Good grief, it's this Urahara Kisuke again. He's truly everywhere. Whenever inventions are involved, he's present!
[Jugram Haschwalth]: It's incredible that such powerful devices are actually employed for a single town.
[Lille Barro]: The technological sophistication required for such spatial manipulation is remarkable.
[Äs Nödt]: Swapping an entire city with a replica... terrifying capabilities.
[Askin Nakk Le Vaar]: Even His Majesty would acknowledge such impressive preparations.
[Ichigo Kurosaki]: So everyone in Karakura Town was safe the whole time?
[Urahara Kisuke]: The safety of innocent civilians was paramount in our planning.
[Orihime Inoue]: Knowing everyone was protected... that's such a relief.
[Chad Yasutora]: Urahara-san thought of everything, even protecting the entire city.
[Rukia Kuchiki]: The scale of preparation required must have been enormous.
[Renji Abarai]: No wonder they needed so much advance planning for this battle.
[Kenpachi Zaraki]: A whole fake city just so we can fight properly? Interesting!
[Mayuri Kurotsuchi]: The technological achievement of creating a perfect replica...
[Unohana Retsu]: Such comprehensive preparation shows the gravity of the situation.
[Aizen Sosuke]: Even I must admire Urahara's strategic foresight and technical brilliance.
[Gin Ichimaru]: Captain Aizen vs. the shop keeper—what a chess match.
The revelation of both Aizen's masterful trap and Urahara's equally brilliant countermeasures left audiences marveling at the strategic depth both masterminds brought to their ultimate confrontation.