Chapter 195
In the original novel, there is also a method of spatial teleportation used by Kidō masters. The former Great Kidō Chief, Tessai Tsukabishi, once employed a forbidden technique: "Space Transfer and Time Stop."
This spell allowed the user to halt time temporarily and move the target to another location during this suspended moment. However, because it interfered with the natural time sequence of Soul Society, it was classified as a forbidden art under Kidō regulations.
During the Hollowfication incident of that era, Aizen Sōsuke used Kyōka Suigetsu's abilities along with Hadō to counter Tessai's spell and escape. Tessai still managed to use Space Transfer and Time Stop to move those affected to safety.
For Hideki Yuta, who had mastered the Black Coffin (Kurohitsugi), spatial transfer was even simpler. By combining Black Coffin with high-level Kidō principles, he could open a transfer channel beneath anyone's feet and send them directly to desired locations. This ability alone expanded into countless possibilities-it was, after all, the power of space itself.
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Lilynette stared at Yuta blankly, unable to process that this man, who had antagonized her moments before, now stood in front of her as her shield.
"...Why... don't you want the sword anymore?" Yuta turned his head slightly with a teasing tone.
"Hmph! Don't think you're some kind of good guy just because you protected me! You're still the thief who stole my sword!" Lilynette snapped with clear agitation.
"Alright then. I'll return it to you." Yuta tossed her zanpakutō lightly toward her.
She reached out quickly, catching it in both hands with startled eyes. "Hey... you're really giving it back?"
"Of course. It's your sword, not mine."
"...You really don't want it anymore?"
"What is it? Do you still want to hand it back to me?" Yuta leaned forward slightly, hands shoved into his pockets, peering directly at her face.
Flustered, Lilynette's cheeks flushed red as she stammered, "Who-who would ever give it back to you? I-It only makes sense for me to keep what's mine!" She stomped a foot in frustration before crossing her arms and slotting the sword back into the broken horn on her head.
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On the battlefield, thunderous energy that previously cloaked the skies dispersed. The area surrounding Aizen Sōsuke collapsed inward, forming a vast crater. At its center stood Aizen, encased in a white chrysalis-like armor that was beginning to fracture, fissures running across it as though it would shatter completely at any moment.
Murmurs rippled across the battlefield.
"Amazing..."
"That battle form of the Shunkō Raijin was beyond anything I've seen."
"The destructive power is incredible."
"This technique... it must be Yuta's idea."
Sōsuke himself remained composed despite the damage. Yuta... I hadn't expected you to push me to this point without even striking directly. His lips curved faintly. I truly look forward to facing you.
The crowd's awe deepened as the white shell cracked fully, revealing Aizen beneath. His form was no longer human in appearance; purple-black crystalline substance glowed faintly like jagged jade, his hair flowing longer than before, his sclera stained black while his pupils glowed an icy white. He had entered the Hōgyoku's Collapse: Stage III form.
"Your Shunkō · Raijin battle form is impressive," Aizen said calmly, "but ultimately, this is the extent of its reach."
With that, he moved swiftly, striking Yoruichi Shihōin down with a forceful blow.
Her body crashed into the ground below, dust and debris scattering as the earth trembled. From within the smoke, her voice emerged low and edged with killing intent-a tone absent of her usual warmth.
The oppressive spiritual pressure surged upward violently, piercing the sky and sweeping outward like a storm, tearing apart clouds and shaking the battlefield. Urahara Kisuke, Kurosaki Isshin, and Kurosaki Ichigo were forced to retreat under the crushing weight of the reiatsu that pressed on their bodies like a mountain.
"What... what kind of ability is this?" Kira Izuru muttered in disbelief, his eyes narrowed at the blinding column of lightning that shot upward and struck Aizen directly.
The ground inverted upon itself, appearing to become the very sky as lightning rained upward from the earth and slammed into Aizen's chest. A gaping hole tore clean through him, his torso disintegrated into nothingness where vital organs should have been.
Shock rippled across the battlefield. "What...?"
With a dull thud, Aizen fell to one knee. The sight left every bystander breathless.
"Aizen... is he dead?" someone whispered.
The wound had all but erased his chest cavity-heart, lungs, and stomach all annihilated-leaving behind only the Hōgyoku embedded within, glowing dark violet-black amidst the void.
Soi-Fon clutched her bandaged arm tightly as her gaze locked onto the scene. Inwardly, she understood what it meant.
Yoruichi-sama... I thought the ability of Shunkō was mine alone, but you had already surpassed me long ago. Techniques like Shunkō · Raijin and Shunkō · Raiju Senkōn Black Cat Warrior... their power even forced down Aizen Sōsuke, whom the entire Gotei 13 could not subdue.
Yoruichi-sama...
The name surfaced in her heart reverently as she watched her mentor.
Elsewhere, Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni was being carried away from the battlefield by his subordinates to safety. Unohana Retsu was tending immediately to Hinamori Momo's wounds, keeping her alive though unconscious.
Renji Abarai's voice broke through the tension as he pointed toward the crater. "Look! Aizen's finished! We won!"
Gin Ichimaru's eyes narrowed, his faint smirk faltering very slightly as he whispered under his breath, "...So... Aizen really might be dead?"
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