Duan Mu casually tore off the charred and broken clothes on his upper body and looked at Captain Yamamoto in the smoke.
At this time, he looked as embarrassed as he could, his whole body was charred, one arm was turned into charcoal, and even the spiritual pressure in his body was exhausted in order to suppress his own flames that knew no difference between friend and foe.
Although I don't know when he and Makoko discussed it, their plan can be said to be perfect, but they thought Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu was too scary.
No, strictly speaking...
Neither Captain Yamamoto nor Mako Hirako believed that Aizen dared to resist Captain Yamamoto's current state and strike with all his strength, so they subconsciously thought that the Aizen who appeared at the edge of the barrier was the real Aizen.
But in fact, Aizen has always been trapped in place by Captain Yamamoto's flames. He only used Kyouka Suigetsu twice from beginning to end, once to prevent his voice from reaching the ears of Hirako and Mako, and once to block the barrier.
The edges form an illusion.
In other words, if Captain Yamamoto had not immediately redirected his attack, the battle might have ended by now.
"How...how is it possible..."
Seeing Captain Yamamoto who was seriously injured, everyone in the Gotei 13th Division couldn't help but have expressions of disbelief on their faces.
Captain Yamamoto was defeated?
Even though this scene happened right in front of everyone, it was still hard for them to believe it, and they were even more inclined to believe that it was an illusion created by Aizen using the mirror flowers and water moon.
But whether it was the people on the ground who fell to the ground due to the broken barrier, or the charred Hirako Mako who fell to the ground in the distance, they all made them realize...The scene in front of them was probably real, not an illusion.
.
"Yamamoto Genryusai."
Amidst the words, Aizen slowly fell from the void and approached Captain Yamamoto little by little: "To you, I will not say 'spare your life', which is equivalent to the history of Soul Society..."
"Hey, are you going to give your closing speech?"
However, before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a sudden interjection: "Or do you think I pose no threat to you?"
Aizen slowly turned around, looked at the shirtless Duan Mu in the sky in the distance, and smiled slightly: "Is your observation over?"
Duan Mu smiled when he heard this: "Reluctantly."
"Are you sure about that?"
"Also reluctantly."
Aizen nodded and did not continue to ask any more questions, but carefully observed Duan Mu.
Previously in the scorching hell, although Duan Mu had been staying in the corner, resisting the flames, an extremely strange aura could be heard faintly coming from the purple super spiritual pressure wall. However, after breaking away from the protective barrier, that aura
Then suddenly and inexplicably disappeared.
Aizen can be sure that Duanmu must have done something in the protective barrier.
"to be honest."
Duan Mu smiled slightly: "Although this is the third time I have fought you, I am still not sure that I can defeat you. And just... what I observed just now made me understand something even more."
"oh?"
"I can't kill you now!"
Aizen chuckled lightly. Although there was no sarcasm in the laughter, it gave people the feeling of 'you are talking nonsense'.
"If you want to delay time in this way, I advise you to give up."
Aizen stepped forward, and the milky white substance spiritual pressure around his body was completely restored, wrapping it up again:
"As my battle to become a god, your performance has been outstanding enough. What's next... eh?"
Aizen's voice suddenly stopped, and he turned his head to look into the distance, with a strange color flashing in his eyes: "Is this why they follow you?"
Duan Mu looked along his gaze and shook his head slightly:
"They are my friends, not subordinates. There is no such thing as following."
Looking around, the sky in the distance has been completely shrouded in dark spiritual pressure. At a glance, it looks like black clouds are pressing down on the world.
An aura that makes people feel depressed and frightened from the bottom of their hearts suddenly permeates the entire Karakura Town, even making the sun's light become a little dim.
Dark feathers fell from the sky, but when they fell, they dissipated strangely, forming bursts of dark mist.
"This is really surprising."
Within the scope of the black mist, Stark looked at the changes in the surrounding environment and sighed heavily: "I always feel like I am being eliminated."
Ulquiorra was like this, and so was Tiruti in front of her.
Is it a common thing to return to the second level?
Buzz~
At this moment, the void trembled, and the endless black energy gathered to form a dark solid spiritual pressure ball. Within the spiritual pressure ball, a purple flame suddenly emitted. This purple flame flickered on and off, and looked very inconspicuous.
It seems like it can be extinguished at any time.
But there was an extremely terrifying aura in the flame, and all the surrounding dark mist surged towards the flame.
When the fog cleared, Stark discovered...
The purple flame is not a real flame, but a facial pattern imprinted on the center of the eyebrow.
At this time, Tiruti's appearance changed drastically. The original pantyhose turned into bone armor similar to tights. Her slender waist was not covered at all, revealing a unique beauty.
Behind it is a pair of wings that are taller than hers. The original purple wavy braid has turned into knee-length hair like a purple waterfall. The face has not changed much, except for the original teardrop face.
The tattoo turned into a purple flame-shaped facial pattern between the eyebrows, and the whole person exuded a dangerous and violent aura.
Although Tiruti's second stage return blade is completely different from Pikaro's, one thing is very similar. Both of them have purple branch-like lines all over their bodies.
At this moment, Tiruti suddenly looked up at the sky and let out a long whistle. The whistle was not harsh, but most people present felt an inexplicable tremor in their souls.
"It's really scary~"
Kyōraku Shunsui looked at Tiruti who was screaming up to the sky and asked: "Is this kind of situation very common in Hueco Mundo?"
"No."
A voice replied: "This is also the first time I have seen this situation... Well, judging from Aizen-sama's reaction, he is obviously a little surprised by the current situation."
"Yeah?"
Kyōraku Shunsui turned his head, looked across at Ichimaru Gin and said with a smile, "That's really a blessing."
"Happy?"
Ichimaru Gin shook his head slightly: "This is not a situation that can be rejoiced. Rather... after Master Aizen sees this, your situation will become more and more dangerous."
"You must know that in Lord Aizen's view, the Arrancar has already reached its limit. No matter what method is used, they will not improve further. However..."
Ichimaru Gin looked up at Aizen in the air, with a strange smile on his face: "Someone else has done something that I can't do. What do you think he will think?"
The so-called ten blades...
It may sound like a powerful person, but in fact they are just a group of poor people who have been abandoned and don't even know it.
After this battle is over, even if they are not dead, they will be cleaned up by Aizen, because in Lord Aizen's view, these guys are no longer enough to follow him.
But the ability that Tiruti has shown now will make Aizen-sama interested in Arrancar again.
Or rather...
He will study these Arrancars and try to find answers from them.
Thinking of this, Ichimaru Gin couldn't help but glance at Duanmu in the air. He really didn't understand how Duanmu did it. You must know that Lord Aizen can't make the Ten Blades go any further even if he uses the Bengyoku.
"Is it that exaggerated?"
The person who asked the question was not Kyoraku Shunsui, but Lisa, the former vice-captain next to him. She frowned: "Didn't the guy named Ulquiorra also perform the second stage of returning to the sword?"
"In your opinion, is that the second stage of returning to the sword?"
Ichimaru Gin shook his head slightly: "The reason why the Arrancar's sword liberation is called the Return of the Blade is entirely because after the sword is released, the Arrancar will return to its original posture. In other words, this is not an enhancement, but a kind of
Unlock.”
"Although Ulquiorra's second stage return sword is surprising, it does not exceed this range. Strictly speaking, his first stage return sword has not completely changed back to its original posture, and the second stage return sword is his
As Kyon's true face. Although he has never shown it, Aizen-sama is not surprised that he has this ability."
"but……"
Ichimaru Gin paused and looked at Tiruti in the air: "The posture she is showing now is a change in the level of life. It can be said that she is completely in a different state between her normal state and her second-level return.
With two levels of life, her situation is just like Aizen-sama fused with Honyu, this is an evolution!"
An evolution that can only be achieved through the fusion of Bengyu!
"You really brought me a big surprise."
Aizen observed Tiruti's form at this moment very carefully, especially the purple lines on her body.
Ichimaru Gin is right, the posture displayed by Tiruti at this time is indeed an evolution at the level of life.
It really shocked Aizen.
But it wasn't what Gin Ichimaru thought...the reason why someone else could do something he couldn't do.
Because, if he wanted to, he could also evolve the Ten Blades to their current form.
even……
What Tiruti revealed now was not very different from the result of his deduction.
The Ten Blades of Collapsed Jade!!
As the name suggests, it is to fuse the Ten Blades and Bengyu that can no longer evolve, allowing them to break through their existing strength levels.
Regarding this point, Aizen once thought about trying it. Although it is extremely difficult to create a complete Hondama, it is not difficult to recreate the semi-finished Hondama that he once made. It just requires a lot of time and energy. In fact,
It's not worth the loss.
And as Ichimaru Gin said, Arrancar is already a failed product in his opinion, and naturally he has no interest in continuing to invest in them.
But it's different now.
Because Aizen can be sure that there is no aura of Bengyoku on Tiruti, not even a trace.
Is it because of the body surface lines?
Aizen looked at the dense branch-like lines on Tiruti's body and suddenly felt that they looked inexplicably familiar.
"???"
Duan Mu looked at Tiruti who had an extremely terrifying aura. Although his face didn't show it, he was extremely confused in his heart.
because……
He had been lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Tiruti's second-stage return blade. Although the form had not changed, it was definitely not as terrifying as it is now, and...
What the hell are those purple lines?
When Tiruti returned to the sword in the second stage, she didn't have those lines on her body.
Duanmu suddenly realized that he didn't understand the Arrancar he had transformed at all. He had always thought... that Tiruti was able to defeat Nnoitra with the second stage return blade was already a very powerful thing.
As for the fact that Pikaro defeated Bailegang with the second-stage return blade, Duan Mu was not particularly surprised. After all, Pikaro was the 20th blade that Aizen once recognized. After acquiring the ability of the second-stage return sword, Duan Mu was not particularly surprised.
, it is not so incomprehensible to defeat Bailegang of the same sequence in a near-death manner.
But the scene now was completely beyond his comprehension.
The Tiruti in front of him even made him feel threatened, which made Duan Mu couldn't help but think of a story... Tiruti is the descendant of a certain Void King, and then happened to be activated by his own spirit pattern, like a dog with bloodline.
Blood bridge section.
However, Duan Mu is extremely convinced that Xu does not care about blood...
and……
Although the lines were spiritual lines, the branch-like shape floating on the body reminded Duan Mu of a power in his memory.
The Quincy's blood suit!
The lines on Tiruti's current body surface are very similar to the blood suit in Duan Mu's memory, but they are actually very different in nature.
"It's amazing."
At this time, Aizen completely ignored Duan Mu and did not kill Captain Yamamoto. Instead, he looked at Tiruti with interest, as if he was expecting her performance.
At this moment, another terrifying breath came.
Duan Mu and Aizen turned around to look at the same time, and what came into view was Nilu.
At this time, Nilu's posture is roughly the same as that of a Gui Ren. She is still a half-goat holding a spear, but the spear is burning with purple flames, and there are four devil-like horns on her head, and on her chest.
, the elbows and shoulders are covered with white fluff, and the white waist and abdomen have purple lines.
But unlike Tiruti, Nilu does not have those branch-like spirit void lines on her body.
This scene made Aizen shake his head slightly.
Duan Mu also frowned and murmured secretly in his heart: "Is Tiruti really a descendant of King Xu?"
Unlike the two of them, Tiruti was not surprised after taking a look at Nelu.
Because the purple lines on the body surface do not appear immediately after the second stage is returned to the sword, but will gradually appear on the body surface after a long period of time.
It was probably half a year after he was transformed that purple spiritual lines appeared on his body; while Pikaro's process took more than eight months.
Only when the purple lines appear, the life-level evolution of the second-stage return blade can be truly brought into play, allowing the Arrancar to undergo the transformation of Duanmu to further grow.
The reason why this is so...
According to Tiruti's guess, it should be a process of complete digestion of the flesh and blood that was fused with Duan Muna and the spirit void pattern.
It's not just about swallowing flesh and blood, but the combination of flesh and blood with the spirit void pattern, which makes the spirit void pattern integrated into the flesh and blood change like this.
Therefore, neither the spiritual void pattern alone nor the flesh and blood alone can bring about this kind of evolution at the life level.
The spiritual void pattern was created based on Duan Mu's spiritual power. Only Duan Mu can use it. Tiruti can only rely on her connection with Duan Mu to engrave the void pattern.
It can be said that the spirit void pattern represents Duan Mu's spiritual pressure, while the flesh and blood represents Duan Mu's physique. Both are indispensable.
