‘Tensuo Zangetsu’ obviously didn’t want to give Kurosaki Ichigo a chance to speak, and the blade in his hand kept slashing like a violent storm.
"Hey Hey hey!"
Kurosaki Ichigo ran away in embarrassment, "I told you I didn't come to fight with you! I have a question to ask you!"
"ask me?"
‘Tian Suo Zhan Yue’ looked gloomy, “Is ‘The Last Crescent Moon’ going?”
"Yeah! That's great you know!"
Kurosaki Ichigo was delighted when he heard this, "So you heard us talking outside -"
"!!"
Another merciless slash came.
Kurosaki Ichigo turned his head and said with a horrified face: "Hey! What are you doing!? Since you know my purpose, then talk to me!"
"impossible."
'Tensuo Zangetsu' pointed the blade at him again with an expressionless face, "I won't...teach it to you."
"Huh...Is that so?" Kurosaki Ichigo smiled softly upon hearing this.
It seemed to be the same in the past. If he wanted to learn something from Zangetsu, he always had to go through the other party's test.
This is just what he wants!
"What if I have to teach you?"
Kurosaki Ichigo grinned and raised the Zanpakutō in his hand. This time it was his turn to take the initiative to attack.
"In order to protect Karakura Town and everyone... I must learn it!"
"so what?"
"!!"
Feeling the resistance of swinging the sword, Kurosaki Ichigo was slightly startled.
His hand, which was about to swing the sword, was forcibly held down by the 'Tiansuo Zangetsu' who suddenly approached.
"Varied……"
The terrifying power coming from the opponent's hand made him completely powerless to resist.
"What will become of what you want to protect...does it have anything to do with me?" Staring at Kurosaki Ichigo's surprised face, 'Tensuo Zangetsu' asked calmly.
As he spoke, he squeezed Kurosaki Ichigo's sword-wielding arm and tightened his grip.
boom--
Kurosaki Ichigo's figure was thrown out again and hit the submerged building, causing bubbles to continue to rise.
"Kurosaki Ichigo, you'd better figure it out... the thing you want to protect is not what I want to protect..." 'Tensuo Zangetsu' was suspended calmly in the water, looking down at Kurosaki Ichigo,
He said calmly.
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tread.
Aizen walked slowly on the roads of Karakura Town, heading towards the center of the city.
And wherever he passed... it turned into a sea of blood.
"Ah... my head hurts so much..."
The originally sleeping humans in this city are constantly waking up.
"What happened... I remember I was on my way to work... How could I fall asleep on the street? And... why did everyone seem to be asleep..."
The man with a tired expression looked at the other people lying down at the roadside stall in confusion, not knowing what was going on.
Muttering to himself, he turned the corner in a dazed manner.
Then, he saw the two people coming towards him.
"Ah...someone...someone is still awake. It's great!"
The man looked at the oncoming Aizen and Ichimaru Gin with joy, and stepped forward as if he wanted to ask about the situation, "Excuse me... do you know what happened -"
"Don't come near me..."
Aizen reminded lightly with a calm expression.
However, this reminder seems to be too late.
puff--
The man's body exploded involuntarily the moment it approached him, becoming part of the sea of blood formed along the way.
"Although people without spiritual pressure perception cannot feel my power, the spirit body itself cannot bear it."
Aizen explained helplessly.
He did nothing along the way. After all, who would go out of his way to crush ants on the road?
This is already the Soul Society, and of course the people who were transferred here were also transformed into spirit bodies by the World Transformation Pillar.
Although these people cannot perceive his power and do not know what fear is, his power does indeed exist.
The fragile human spirit body simply cannot withstand the energy fluctuations he invisibly radiates. Even if it is just close, it will be fatal.
"How pitiful...these people..."
Ichimaru Gin, who was following him, sighed helplessly.
"Death is nothing but 'salvation' for them."
Aizen smiled faintly, "Anyway, that man will reshape everything in this world. I'm just sending them back to the embrace of 'God' in advance. By the way, I can achieve my goal and kill two birds with one stone, right?"
"Yes……"
Ichimaru Gin narrowed his eyes slightly and responded unequivocally.
With Aizen's ambition, after his power has expanded repeatedly, will he really still obey that man's arrangements?
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"clang--"
The sound of knives resounded underwater again.
The figures of Kurosaki Ichigo and ‘Tensu Zangetsu’ were separated at the touch of a touch.
"What exactly do you mean?"
Kurosaki Ichigo frowned slightly and asked the indifferent 'Tensu Zangetsu'.
"What do you mean?" Tiansuo Zhanyue asked knowingly.
"Didn't you just say, 'What happens to the thing you want to protect has nothing to do with me'... I want to know, which side are you on? I always thought... you exist to help me.
, am I mistaken? Then why did you save me from danger several times before?" Kurosaki Ichigo asked seriously, "Answer me... Zangetsu!"
Hearing this, ‘Tiansuo Zhanyue’ frowned slightly, and then suddenly became furious.
He waved his hand suddenly and roared at Kurosaki Ichigo: "I have made my meaning very clear to you!"
"What?"
"Don't you understand? Then take a good look at this world!"
Tensuo Zangetsu looked down at Kurosaki Ichigo angrily, "It was originally a world full of hope, but now it has fallen into such a state! Although the continuous rain in this world has stopped, everything has sunk to the bottom of the sea. These
It's all because of you, Kurosaki Ichigo! Because of your despair, you stopped moving forward."
"What……"
Kurosaki Ichigo was stunned when he heard this.
puff.
The next moment, ‘Tiansuo Zhanyue’ approached without any intelligence, and his outstretched hand penetrated his chest.
"Don't you even realize your despair? Ichigo."
‘Tiansuo Zhanyue’ asked calmly, “What do you think… is the source of your terrifying power? That’s right… it’s your ‘despair’!
Because I'm afraid I can't win, I'm running away!
Give it all to the beast in your heart!
You escaped, and the problem was indeed solved...but the final result...is it really what you want to see?
Ichigo...I can't let you go on any longer.
Right here now... let me extract the source of your despair!"
As he spoke, the arm that had been stabbed into Ichigo Kurosaki's chest by 'Tensu Zangetsu' was suddenly pulled out.
“Ahhhhh——”
Heart-rending screams were heard.
Then a ferocious figure was forcefully pulled away from his chest by the 'Tiansuo Zhanyue'.
It was a ferocious figure that looked like a monster, symbolizing despair.
That's right, it was the completely insubstantial form that Ichigo Kurosaki showed when he defeated Ulquiorra!
tread--
The building beneath his feet instantly shattered under the ruthless trampling of the ferocious figure.
"Hahaha - long time no see, Ichigo..."
A familiar voice slowly came out from the cracked mouth of the ferocious mask, "Why are you looking so surprised? Could it be that if I changed my appearance, you wouldn't recognize me?"
"you……"
Hearing this slightly familiar voice, Kurosaki Ichigo's pupils narrowed sharply.
There’s no mistake, it’s that guy!
The guy who once wanted to take away control of his body and was the first to call him 'King'!
As if responding to his expectations, the ferocious figure in front of him took off the bull-head-shaped mask covering his head, and a cruel smile appeared on the exposed face: "I said, don't let me catch you.
……'king'!"
"!!"
Kurosaki Ichigo looked at the familiar face in surprise, "You guy...didn't you disappear at that time?"
He remembered clearly the scene when Xu Bai disappeared when this world was defeated by him.
"Do you really want me to disappear? It's so sad..." Xu Bai chuckled.
"What do you look like now? Wearing such a strange mask..." Kurosaki Ichigo asked with a slight frown.
"That's right...it seems like this is the first time you've seen this posture from such a perspective, right?" Tiansuo Zangetsu asked calmly, "Have you forgotten? When you defeated Ulquiorra,
The appearance, yes...this is the despairing and terrifying appearance you showed at that time."
"That's how I was..." Kurosaki Ichigo's eyes flashed with fear unconsciously.
"Yes, this is your fear."
'Tiansuo Zhanyue' replied calmly, "You are afraid of this power. You are afraid that you will lose control and hurt other people. Your own destructive impulse is suppressed by your heart. You are afraid that you will become like this again, so you become
It's even weaker, so you...can't achieve 'virtualization' perfectly."
"Is this a 'perfect' Hollow? Stop joking..." Kurosaki Ichigo denied through gritted teeth, "Okay... what do you want to do by bringing this guy out? You want me to defeat him again.
Are you willing to teach me the 'Last Crescent Moon Opposition'?"
"No……"
'Tiansuo Zhanyue' lightly denied, "The one you want to defeat is not him... but - us!"
As they spoke, the figures of 'Tiansuo Zhanyue' and 'Xubai' gradually turned into spirits and gathered in the same direction.
"!!"
Ichigo Kurosaki looked in surprise at the strange figures of the two people who had decomposed and reassembled before him. The unprecedented pressure made him almost breathless.
"what on earth is it?"
"We...are originally one. Both...are your own strength."
Overlapping sounds came from the mouth of the slowly condensing figure.
This figure glared at Kurosaki Ichigo in front of him with two completely different eyes, one black and one white, and roared angrily: "Let's start - Ichigo!"
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On the other side, on the streets of Karakura Town.
"What are you planning to do when you stop here?"
Aizen looked contemptuously at the woman blocking their way, "Miss Rangiku."
"..."
Matsumoto Rangiku had cold sweat on her forehead and remained silent without answering.
Aizen on the opposite side didn't seem to care and continued to ask: "Is it to prevent me from destroying Karakura Town and creating the 'King Key'? Or is it just to save these fragile humans?"
As he said that, he looked behind him. The direction he came from was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
"Forget it, I guess it's neither, right?"
Aizen looked back at the woman who remained silent again, and smiled softly, "It seems like you don't want to talk to me very much?"
"Captain Aizen..."
Ichimaru Gin suddenly spoke up, "I'm sorry, she is my old friend. I will...take her aside now."
"It doesn't matter, I still have a lot of time, I don't mind chatting with her."
"..."
Ichimaru Gin was silent.
Does that mean he is not allowed to take people away?
He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Aizen in front of him, and all the muscles in his body tensed up.
However, just when he was about to turn his back and run away with others, another strange voice came slowly.
"Hey! Hey! Hey! Everyone's attention! The hero is here! All irrelevant personnel must retreat!!"
Accompanied by a loud voice, a strangely dressed man ran over step by step with his legs high and exaggerated steps, and finally stood between Matsumoto Rangiku and Aizen as if nothing had happened.
"Hey, girl! Did you hear what I said? This place is very dangerous and is not a place for girls. Ordinary people, please get out of here~"
"..."
The atmosphere became silent for a moment.
Even Matsumoto Rangiku looked at the man who suddenly appeared with strange eyes.
Who are the ordinary people?
This is a place where gods fight! Why do you, a mortal, come to join in the fun!?
That's right, everyone, including her, can clearly feel that the man who came here is not a god of death, not a Quincy, and not a Hollow, he is just a complete ordinary person!
"Just back off!"
Matsumoto Rangiku growled at the man anxiously.
Before Aizen planned to take action, she had to let this guy know that this was not a place where ordinary people should stay.
So, she stretched out her hand to pull back the man standing in front of her.
Pull...
Pull?
Can't pull it?
After several attempts to no avail, Matsumoto Rangiku was shocked.
Although her current situation couldn't be worse...but it's not like she can't pull an ordinary person away, right?
Who is this man...?
"Okay, girl, leave quickly?"
The man smiled and threw her arm away, smiled and turned back to give her a thumbs up.
"you……"
"It's really interesting..."
Just when Matsumoto Rangiku didn't know what to do, the voice that frightened her the most sounded.
Aizen looked at the man who came here with great interest, and said calmly: "How can you still maintain your body standing so close to me? Interesting human beings. Tell me your name."
"I've been waiting for your words!"
Tang Guanyinji, who had been posing for a long time, twisted his body excitedly, "Listen up! Boy! I am the hero who protects this city! The hero among heroes! The strongest one who will never take action unless it is absolutely necessary.
The person——Tang Guanyin Temple!"
"Hero? Oh? Really?"
Aizen smiled faintly, and then with a thought, overwhelming terrifying power enveloped the man in front of him.