Chapter 206: Finale! Aizen and Araki Clash! Aizen Falls

"Lord Aizen, is the battle over?!"

Just moments after Ichigo Kurosaki fell, Gin Ichimaru, wearing the white trench coat of the shattered‑mask style that Aizen himself designed, and Tosen arrived together behind Aizen, who had fully merged with the Hogyoku.

"Hmm! Ichigo Kurosaki really is an interesting person~"

"Especially as a whetstone for me…"

Aizen heard this and softly said to Tosen and Gin Ichimaru at his side.

"Lord Aizen, where is your Zanpakutō?!"

Tosen, whose face was covered by an eye mask, seemed to sense something; he looked at Aizen's empty waist and asked in confusion.

"As you perceive, I no longer need Zanpakutō, the tool of Shinigami! Whether it's the Hogyoku or the Zanpakutō, they have both merged with me! I have now completely transcended the Shinigami…"

Aizen glanced at Tosen and replied calmly.

"Congratulations, Lord Aizen!"

The moment Aizen finished speaking, Tosen bent his waist toward Aizen, bowed, and loudly offered his congratulations.

"We'll celebrate after I completely defeat Araki‑sensei!"

"It's far too early to talk about celebration now!"

"The opponent we face next is the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society's history! Stronger than the royal agents of the Zero Division and the progenitors of the Five Great Noble Families…"

After merging with the Hogyoku, Aizen no longer displayed his earlier arrogance; his expression became composed, and he exuded restraint.

According to Araki's teaching, returning to simplicity is the Shinigami's ultimate state, and Aizen now believes he has attained that supreme realm.

"Indeed~"

"Honestly, no one knows just how powerful Araki‑sensei truly is~"

"It is said that since Araki joined the Gotei 13 a thousand years ago, he has never been defeated—a man forever on the winning side of the scales~"

Gin Ichimaru smiled slyly at Aizen, his grin like a cunning fox and like a venomous snake lurking in the shadows, ready to strike the strong with the weak.

"Heh, Gin, and Tosen, summon the Ten Blades~"

Aizen merely gave a faint smile. He had long seen through Gin's nature and knew exactly why Gin followed him…

But all that now seemed unimportant; originally he kept Gin only to use his sword to further stimulate his body's fusion with the Hogyoku. Since he has already achieved that, Gin's power is no longer necessary…

Moreover, with Gin's current strength, he could not even match someone who has fully merged with the Hogyoku and Zanpakutō, achieving a near‑godlike Trinity. Gin's divine gun alone cannot pierce the spiritual pressure barrier that coats his body…

Looking across the Three Realms now, the only beings that truly catch Aizen's attention are transcenders like Ichigo Kurosaki, Araki, Genryūsai and other Zero Division members, and the legendary King of the Quincy, Yhwach.

"As you command!"

After receiving Aizen's order, Tosen wasted no words and used his own blood to activate the Heavenly Upright Void Net, a signal specifically for the Ten Blades.

"Buzz!!"

As Tosen's spiritual pressure enveloped the entire Void Circle, the Waki of the Washi‑type, ranked among the Ten Blades, instantly appeared beside Aizen, Tosen, and Gin Ichimaru…

When all ten Waki materialized behind Aizen, the spiritual pressure they unintentionally released was enough to warp the very space of the Void Circle!

"So this is the Ten Blades?! Damn, damn…"

Ichigo Kurosaki, sprawled on the ground like a carpet, stared at the Waki surrounding Aizen, cold sweat beading on his forehead.

Among these Waki, the few female ones are the very ones who once clashed head‑on with Ichigo Kurosaki beneath the dome of the Xu ye gong…

It is precisely because Ichigo has fought those female squads that he knows just how formidable these Waki truly are!

Thus, when Ichigo thinks of these Waki being taken by Aizen to the Soul Society, his heart races with dread…

Ichigo knows that ordinary captains of the Gotei 13 stand no chance against these Waki. In particular, the Washi‑type that can replicate others' abilities, even copying their Zanpakutō, is the most lethal.

"Ichigo Kurosaki, I should thank you! It is your compassion that allowed Lilirith, Nili Eru, Helibel, and Roga Paramiya to survive in your hands! Because of your mercy, I can bring them together to utterly scourge the Soul Society! Ichigo, just watch quietly here! Watch how the great Waki that survived thanks to your compassion will destroy everything you sought to protect…"

Aizen glanced at the carpet‑like Ichigo sprawled on the ground and continued his ruthless tirade, showing no intention of sparing Ichigo…

"Aizen…"

Ichigo Kurosaki stared at Aizen and roared.

"Ichigo Kurosaki, even now you still intend to save me?!"

Aizen ignored Ichigo's roar, his expression calm as he looked at him and asked.

"Ah! Even so, I have no intention of abandoning you! Regardless of your motives, one of the Zanpakutō I wield now truly originates from you…"

"So Aizen, rest assured! I will definitely stop you; I won't let your plot to assassinate the Soul King succeed!"

Ichigo Kurosaki lay on the ground, his gaze burning as he said gravely.

"You truly are naive, Ichigo Kurosaki…"

Aizen heard this and his pupils narrowed slightly.

After a moment, Aizen looked at Ichigo on the ground and gently shook his head.

"Lord Aizen, the passage to the Present World is ready!"

"However, the fifth‑ranked member of the Ten Blades, Yijisi Jiba, has not yet returned…"

Just as Aizen, ignoring Ichigo, began walking toward the sky, Tosen flew to his side and reported the current gathering status of the Ten Blades.

Indeed, among the Ten Blades, Roga (rank 0), Altruro (1), Sein (2), Saru Apollo (3), Lilirith (4), Bailang (6), Helibel (7), Nili Eru (8), Dihuela (9), and Urciala (10) have all arrived; only the fifth, Yijisi Jiba, remains absent~

"Where did he go?"

Aizen looked at Tosen and asked.

"He seemed to say that since Lord Aizen no longer needs the Void Circle or the other Ten Blade candidates, he might as well devour those candidates…"

After hearing Aizen's words, Tosen said awkwardly.

"I see, then let him go~"

Aizen nodded lightly, saying nothing more.

Elsewhere…

Uryu Ishida led a team—Taiko Chado, Rukia Kuchiki, and Renji Abarai—through the labyrinth passage, where the beast known as Yamitsu, now towering a thousand meters tall, spewed white foul vapor and launched round after round of attacks at Rukia, Taiko, and the others…

Damn it, this guy's power is too great!

After Renji clashed head‑on with Yami using the Snake Tail Pill, he was blasted away by Yami's absolute power, lying in the sand heap, he helplessly spoke to Rukia and the others beside him.

Idiot! Who told you to clash head‑on with that guy?!

Rukia sighed helplessly after hearing Renji's words.

Clearly, if they just used mobility, kept dodging Yami's attacks, and kept harassing his weak points, they could win; why waste so much effort fighting head‑on with that big, stupid Yami?

Given Yami's overly huge size, making his weaknesses very obvious as a Great Hollow, it could be left to Renji, who returned from training in the Soul King Palace, to handle alone; Renji should be more careful, not so reckless…

Sorry! Sorry…

I just wanted to see how much my power has increased, right?

So I wanted to have a good fight with him, but I underestimated him…

Renji looked at Rukia Kuchiki and spoke with a slight apology.

I really can't do anything about you…

Rukia sighed helplessly after hearing Renji's excuse.

Boom!

However, just as Renji and Rukia completely disregarded these Great Hollows and were still chatting, a gust of wind blew and the whole labyrinth seemed to dim…

Strange! Is it that dark clouds are blocking the sunlight?

Renji raised his head with some doubt, but when he lifted his head, what he saw made his pupils shrink slightly.

Roar!!

All that blocked the sun was not some dark clouds…

but a Great Hollow whose size surpassed Yami's, its body almost bursting forth, a colossal Great Hollow resembling blue sky and white clouds, hand‑crafted by Aizen and located on the labyrinth's ceiling!

Compared to this Great Hollow, as huge as heaven and earth, Yami, whose body had been raised to kilometers by his ever‑rising spiritual pressure from constant anger, like a mountain, is nothing more than a tasty French snack~

What is this?

Renji stared at the enormous Great Hollow, his pupils shrinking slightly, his voice trembling a little.

Monster!

Rukia Kuchiki's forehead also broke out in countless beads of sweat.

Idiot! What else could it be? Of course it's a Great Hollow under Aizen's command!

He probably came to reinforce those Ten Blades candidates we've been beating up…

Ishida Uryu glanced at the toweringly huge Jiba and analyzed.

Hahaha! You're done for! It's an adult from the Ten Blades who's come…

He'll wipe out all of you!

Meanwhile, the Great Hollows that had been beaten up by everyone under Ishida Uryu's ability finally raised their heads, laughing loudly; they seemed about to see the scene where the Ten Blades adult they spoke of would avenge them…

Ten Blades? Is that guy the Ten Blades under Aizen?

The oppressive feeling from the Ten Blades candidates is completely on a different level…

Renji heard this and broke out in a cold sweat.

Jiba's and Yami's oppressive pressure on him are not even in the same dimension!

Renji had absolute confidence he could defeat Yami alone, but he had no confidence at all in beating Jiba…

Foolish Soul Reapers, are you ready to wait for death?! Appearing before you now is the fifth seat among the Ten Blades, already Jiba the adult!

At this moment, the Ten Blades candidates sent by Aizen to fight Renji and the others were still laughing wildly, while also revealing Jiba's identity.

The fifth seat among the Ten Blades? Is the fifth seat already this strong?

What kind of power do the top four Ten Blades have? I can't even imagine…

Renji said this, his face instantly changed, and beads of sweat poured onto his forehead.

And those Ten Blades candidates floating in the air had no intention to keep attacking; instead they quietly waited for Jiba's move, having prepared to witness the invincible Jiba the adult devour Renji and the others in this grand scene…

Unfortunately, such a scene will not occur…

Roar!

Just as the Great Hollows had imagined, Jiba opened his blood‑filled maw before everyone's eyes; no matter how you look at it, that mouth was aimed at devouring Yami, as if in Jiba's eyes there was nothing but Yami…

Hey! You bastard, what are you trying to do?!

Yami looked at the huge mouth constantly lunging to devour him, and a rare hint of panic appeared in his expression…

Roar!!

Unfortunately, Jiba had no intention of answering Yami's question; he grabbed Yami's body with one hand and, before everyone's eyes, shoved Yami's entire half‑body into his mouth.

Crack~

With a light sound, Jiba then, before everyone's eyes, suddenly opened his blood‑filled maw and bit off half of Yami's body…

Splash splash splash…

At that moment, where Jiba's big mouth had bitten open Yami's half‑body…

Countless spurts of bright red blood shot up toward the sky! Immediately after, it poured down like a torrential rain, falling on Ishida Uryu and the others!

Uryu hesitated not at all; upon seeing the blood in the sky, he immediately manipulated the surrounding spirit particles, crafting a huge spirit‑particle umbrella to shield everyone from Yami's blood.

Boom!

At that very moment, Jiba released the arm that had been holding Yami's body…

After Yami lost half his body to Jiba's bite and lost Jiba's aid, the once‑unyielding Yami, who had stood before Ishida Uryu and the others, instantly became a corpse missing half its body, wobbling and collapsing to the ground.

Boom!!

With Yami's demise, a cloud of sand was instantly kicked up, scattering in all directions!

These guys, could they be fighting among themselves?!

Seeing this, A San Jing Renji's expression carried a hint of doubt.

Never mind! But that Espada doesn't seem to be allied with these candidates after all! As for what's really going on, let's just quietly watch and see.

Thus we need to output the glossary with entries where raw_term is the English name we decide, original_term is the Chinese characters. Since there is no prior glossary, we just output our own.

"Lord Ji Ba, why are you attacking us?!"

Dulduni looked at Ji Ba, asking doubtfully.

However, Ji Ba had no intention of responding to Dulduni; he took Ya Mi's remaining half-corpses, lifted them up, and immediately stuffed them into his own mouth. Accompanied by the chewing of Ji Ba's enormous mouth that took up half his body, Ji Ba's throat strained slightly as he swallowed Ya Mi's entire corpse into his stomach.

Ji Ba said, his gaze turning to the other Espada candidates in the sky.

Ji Ba is also a picky gourmet; he doesn't eat just anything—only what he selects enters his palate.

Yu Long did not intervene in the battle between the Hollows; his opinion was to watch from the other shore, waiting for the two sides to decide a winner, then they would reap the fisherman's benefits.

At the same time, in the sky! After Ji Ba swallowed Ya Mi in one bite, the remaining six Espada candidates—Zomari·Rouru, Aroniero·Arruruereli, Ruby·Antenol, Dordoni, Tiriel, Gantenbain—all panicked!

They couldn't understand—Ji Ba was clearly their own superior, so why would he attack his fellow Espada candidates who belonged to the same faction?!

Unfortunately, the moment Ji Ba locked onto him, Aroniero Aruruerieri had no time to escape! Even if Aroniero did manage to flee, Aizen wouldn't protect him, for in Aizen's eyes, these Espada candidates are already abandoned discard~

"Run, I need to run..."

Aroniero's mind is filled entirely with his longing for life.

Unfortunately, before Aroniero could run a short distance, his head was shrouded in a dark, looming shadow! Aroniero naturally knew that what shrouded his head was not dark clouds; his face turned pale as he kept urging himself: "Get moving! I must get moving!"

"Boom!!"

Unfortunately, Aroniero ultimately couldn't escape Ji Ba's attack!

Accompanied by the fall of that massive hand, Aroniero, along with the white sand beneath him, was smashed into a huge pit……

"Boom!!"

The terrifying gale unleashed by Ji Ba's punch blew Ishida Uryu and the others nearby, as well as the other Espada candidates in the sky, toppling them sideways! They all began to fall toward the ground……

"Nom~"

As for Ji Ba, who had captured Aroniero, he now stuffed Aroniero—his fellow who possessed powers Ji Ba had never had—into his own mouth.

"Delicious~"

While Ji Ba evaluated Aroniero's flavor, he released his Resurrección form; seeing that Ji Ba's originally towering frame, as tall as Mount Everest, instantly shrank to a three-meter-tall, muscular brute upon deactivating Resurrección—so strong he could march straight to Marine Headquarters and apply for a position as a Marine Admiral.

"Lord Ji Ba! You actually killed Aroniero and Ya Mi! I'm going to report you to Lord Aizen! This is a betrayal of us Hollows!"

Just after Ji Ba returned to his human form, the remaining five Espada candidates immediately surrounded him, among them the trap Ruby, who launched a barrage of criticism at him; looking at his constantly rising and falling chest, one could see how angry his actions had made her.

"Noisy!"

After hearing Ruby's incessant chatter in his ear, Ji Ba wasted no words, instantly using Sonido to appear behind her, then, before everyone's eyes, snapped her neck with one hand.

"Whoosh! Boom……"

After Ji Ba's attack on Ruby, the formerly chattering Ruby instantly became a headless corpse, plummeting from the sky and crashing hard into the ground, kicking up a cloud of sand.

"What, do you also have objections to me?!"

After doing all that, Ji Ba looked at the remaining four Espada candidates and asked coldly.

"No no no! We don't dare..."

The moment those four remaining Espada candidates locked eyes with Ji Ba, it felt as if a deadly beast had fixed its gaze on them, and they shuddered involuntarily.

"I've bullied you this much, yet you still won't fight back! You have not an ounce of Hollow pride—living is just an embarrassment to us Hollows, no wonder Lord Aizen abandoned you, still clueless here—fine, just go die!"

Who would have thought, upon hearing those four Espada candidates' words, Ji Ba's face flashed with dissatisfaction! Immediately, his arm, before everyone's eyes, suddenly swelled to enormous size, instantly becoming kilometers tall! He then turned into an afterimage, and with a sonic boom, he hurled himself at those four Espada candidates!

"Boom!!"

With a deafening boom, the four Espada candidates were blown apart like severed kite strings, striking like meteors onto the soft sand of Hueco Mundo, carving out several deep pits; Ji Ba didn't even need to look to know that these Hollows, if untreated, would not survive……

"Leaving you with intact corpses is the greatest mercy I can show you!"

The instant Ji Ba's words faded, a Sonido vanished into the sky.

"In just a moment! Seven powerful Arrancar were taken out like that?!"

"Those seven Arrancar each possess strength rivaling that of a captain-level Soul Reaper—damn it, what kind of beings are Aizen's Espada?!"

At this moment, Renji stood in the endless desert, his eyes filled with panic, truly unable to comprehend just what level of power these so-called Espada have reached……

Unfortunately, the moment Ji Ba locked onto him, Renji had no time to escape! Even if Renji did manage to flee, Aizen wouldn't protect him, for in Aizen's eyes, these Espada candidates are already abandoned discard~

"Run, I need to run..."

Renji's mind is filled entirely with his longing for life.

Unfortunately, before Renji could run a short distance, his head was shrouded in a dark, looming shadow! Renji naturally knew that what shrouded his head was not dark clouds; his face turned pale as he kept urging himself: "Get moving! I must get moving!"

"Boom!!"

Unfortunately, Renji ultimately couldn't escape Ji Ba's attack!

Accompanied by the fall of that massive hand, Renji, along with the white sand beneath him, was smashed into a huge pit……

"Boom!!"

The terrifying gale unleashed by Ji Ba's punch blew Ishida Uryu and the others nearby, as well as the other Espada candidates in the sky, toppling them sideways! They all began to fall toward the ground……

"Nom~"

As for Ji Ba, who had captured Renji, he now stuffed Renji—his fellow who possessed powers Ji Ba had never had—into his own mouth.

"Delicious~"

Also "Ten Blades" appears.

"If every Espada under Aizen possessed that guy's supreme combat power and dominion over lower beings, then the Thirteen Court Guard Squads might be in danger! After all, many captains have come with us to Hueco Mundo to hunt Aizen, but the current Thirteen Court Guard Squads simply lack the strength to face these monsters that can kill Vasto Lordes as easily as crushing an ant."

Rukia gripped her Soul-Cutting Sword tightly; she suddenly panicked...

Rukia discovered a shocking fact: they might have fallen into Aizen's scheme, exactly as General Commander Harugiku said—Aizen deliberately let them attack Hueco Mundo in order to trap them there, preventing them from supporting Soul Society~

Within the Thirteen Court Guard Squads, the 4th, 5th, 6th, 11th, 12th, and 13th Divisions, half of the division captains, numerous strong vice-captains, and the former Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryusai, a top-tier combat force, are all facing off against Aizen in Hueco Mundo~

On Aizen's side, there are also captains Gin Ichimaru and Tousen Kaname, plus ten Vasto Lorde-level Hollows that have evolved into Arrancar—matching the Thirteen Court Guard Squads' entire force with thirteen top-tier combat powers! No matter how you look at it, Aizen's side holds the advantage~

Just as Rukia thought, when Ji Ba arrived at Aizen's gathering point, Aizen's mouth curled slightly with a faint smile: "Three traitor captains, plus eleven top-tier Arrancar, versus half of the Thirteen Court Guard Squads! This time we have the advantage; we will not lose!"

"We will obey Lord Aizen's command!"

In the sky, as Aizen's words fell, the eleven Hollows listed as Espada immediately went down on one knee and voiced their congratulations to Aizen in unison.

"Hehehe..."

"Next will be king versus king, general versus general battle~"

"I want to see whether the Hollows I, Aizen, personally raised are stronger, or the Thirteen Court Guard Squads that Teacher Harugiku has led for hundreds of years, invincible~"

Lan Ran slipped one hand into his pocket and spoke with a cheerful laugh.

After speaking, Lan Ran looked at Dong Xian beside him and said softly, "Dong Xian, use the Heaven‑Piercing Sky Net to notify the entire Void Circle! Let everyone present witness our victory~"

"As you command~"

Dong Xian heard this and immediately extended his arm…

In the next instant, two magical tools that resembled brushes, yet bore wings and moved on their own, used their ink‑soaked tips to inscribe the pattern of the Heaven‑Piercing Sky Net onto Dong Xian's arm.

Buzz!!

For a moment, as Dong Xian's spiritual pressure spread throughout the Void Circle, Lan Ran lifted his head and chest proudly and began his speech.

"Yuan Liu Zhai Patriarch, and Mao Zhi Hua Lie Mother, long time no see~"

"Just as you guessed, seizing Inoue Orihime from the 'Present World' was not my true intention. My real purpose was to trap Hei Qi Yi Hu, and with him, lure the captains of your Gotei 13 who came to the Void Circle to subdue me! ~"

"Now my plan, with the help of Ichigo and Jian Ba, has been accomplished~ As for Geng Mu Jian Ba and Hei Qi Yi Hu, although both were defeated by me, I spared their lives, so you need not worry about that~"

"My current strength has reached its pinnacle, attaining a level of Shinigami power unseen in centuries! I now possess the forces and might to ascend, and I will soon go to the 'Present World' to forge the King Key……"

"Here, I bid farewell to my dear ones! I am grateful for your cooperation; without it my plan would never have succeeded so perfectly, so I have decided to spare your lives! If nothing goes wrong, the next time you see me will surely be in the heavens!"

Lan Ran's voice, carried by Dong Xian's Heaven‑Piercing Sky Net, spread into the mind of every being in the Void Circle, including the Arrancars he had created~

"Lord Lan Ran, you and the Ten Blades elders will go to the 'Present World' to forge the King Key, then storm the Spirit King Palace, and ultimately stand in the sky—what does that make us?!"

As soon as Lan Ran finished speaking, some Arrancars who were not chosen let out angry roars toward the sky, their hearts full of resentment.

"My creations! I will thank you for your dedication~"

Lan Ran naturally heard the Arrancars' shouts; he gave a slight smile and thanked his creations.

"Lord Lan Ran!!"

In an instant, countless Arrancars wept with joy; even though Lan Ran ultimately did not choose them, they felt immense pride and honor that he had once considered them!

It was only that their strength was too weak—so feeble that if Lan Ran took them away, they would inevitably meet their end, so they do not blame his choice; they only keep blaming their own weakness…

"Lan Ran, you bastard, what kind of joke are you playing!"

Of course, besides those weeping with joy, there were also those enraged by Lan Ran's selection. Nuo Yi Te La and Ge Li Mu Qiao, who had been dueling Ban Mu Yi Jiao and Yan Sai Chuan Gong Qin, instantly halted, looked at Lan Ran in the sky, and roared.

"Farewell, Hei Qi Yi Hu……"

"Farewell, Yuan Liu Zhai Patriarch! Farewell, Mao Zhi Hua Lie Mother~"

"Farewell, my Arrancars, and the Shinigami of the Gotei 13~"

Unfortunately, Lan Ran had never looked at these low‑grade Arrancars; at his command, the sky of the Void Circle was instantly torn apart…

Immediately after, Lan Ran slipped both hands into his pockets, leading Shi Wan Yin, Dong Xian, and the uniformly aligned Washi Tuo De‑class Great Voids toward the distant 'Present World'.

"Damn!!"

At the same time, Nuo Yi Te La and Ge Li Mu Qiao let out a roar; as they spoke, they were about to tear open space, unleash a black resonance, and chase after Lan Ran!

Boom!

Unfortunately, the moment the two touched the space…

A certain device inside them immediately ripped apart!

The next second, Ge Li Mu Qiao and Nuo Yi Te La were instantly surrounded by countless black fragments; as expected, the two will be sealed within an endless void of darkness! ~

"Ah! Ah! Ah! It's the Anti‑Membrane Bandit!"

"Lan Ran foresaw this day! From the start he never intended to take us Ten Blades candidates; we were used from the beginning……"

As Ge Li Mu Qiao and Nuo Yi Te La were about to be engulfed by the black void, both let out near‑mad roars and howls.

"Those two guys disappeared?"

Ban Mu Yi Jiao, after realizing he could no longer sense Ge Li Mu Qiao and Nuo Yi Te La's spiritual pressure, muttered with a hint of doubt.

"From what they said, it seems Lan Ran betrayed them……"

"The one who sealed the two, it appears, was also Lan Ran's doing~"

Yan Sai Chuan Gong Qin's mind was indeed sharper than Ban Mu Yi Jiao's; he immediately grasped what had happened.

"Damn! Damn……"

On the ground, Hei Qi Yi Hu, wounded by a stab to his abdomen, was showing severe blood loss. He had considered using the Extinction Master's ability to stop the bleeding, but was shocked to discover that the blade Lan Ran drove through his heart was not merely superficial; at the same time Lan Ran embedded over fifty binding paths into his body, rendering Hei Qi Yi Hu helpless now.

"Ichigo! Ichigo, wake up!"

"Dual Heaven Shield! I refuse……"

As Ichigo drifted in confusion, he seemed to hear Orihime's shout.

"Looks like Orihime is alright now, that's such a relief……"

These were Ichigo's final thoughts before he passed out.

It was also shortly after Lan Ran left with the Ten Blades…

Mao Zhi Hua Lie and Yuan Liu Zhai each dealt with their own foes!

Mao Zhi Hua Lie, upon discovering that Runu Gangjia could be restored no matter how he was cut, immediately performed her Bankai, turning Runu Gangjia's entire body into thick water!

At the same time, Mao Zhi Hua Lie was amazed to find that when the blood‑water of her Bankai 'All Exhausted' touched Runu Gangjia, he could no longer undergo the dreaded desertification; unfortunately, she discovered this weakness too late…

As for the Fire‑Extinguishing Prince Wang Da Huai Si Ma Er Jie La, things were far worse……

Even if Wang Da Huai Si Ma Er Jie La tried to suppress Yuan Liu Zhai, he was merely a special Aqhuqas! The flame‑devouring power he possessed was limited, as was the number of times he could resurrect, whereas Yuan Liu Zhai's flames were virtually infinite…

Thus, after Wang Da Huai Si Ma Er Jie La had consumed Yuan Liu Zhai's flames to the limit and reached his own resurrection cap, a thunderous boom rang out and he immolated himself into ash, scattering across the world without a single spirit particle left~

After Mao Zhi Hua Lie, Yuan Liu Zhai and the others dealt with their enemies, they all headed toward the ruins of Lan Ran's Xu ye gong…

When they arrived at the ruins, they saw Geng Mu Jian Ba, ragged and disheveled, sitting on a stone block, with Ban Mu Yi Jiao and Yan Sai Chuan Gong Qin wrapped in bandages, and Hei Qi Yi Hu, rescued by Orihime, rapidly recovering before their eyes…

"Looks like everyone's fine~"

Mao Zhi Hua Lie smiled at this.

"Little Sword, it's great you're okay~"

Ba Qianliu sped over to Jian Ba's knee and laughed.

"It's not exactly fine! I was beaten by that Lan Zan fellow, and with Ichigo's human girlfriend I barely managed to pull a life back…"

Jian Ba pointed at Orihime, who was treating Yi Hu nearby, and said coldly.

"Eh?! Girlfriend?"

Upon hearing Jian Ba's words, Orihime's small hand trembled slightly, and the skin at her ears turned bright red in an instant.

"Has that Lan Zan fellow become very strong?"

Yuan Liu Zhai looked at Jian Ba and asked.

"Hmm! Very strong, super strong…"

"That guy already gives me a bit of Huang Mu-sensei's vibe!"

Geng Mu heard this, nodded, and said.

"Do you think Lan Zan can beat Huang Mu?!"

Yuan Liu Zhai heard this, his eyebrows slightly raised.

"Who knows?"

Geng Mu heard this and shook his head.

He then added, "At least Lan Zan won't lose as badly as I did at Huang Mu-sensei's hands!"

"Ahem…"

At that moment, the previously unconscious Kurosaki Yi Hu suddenly opened his eyes.

"Lan… Lan Zan!"

"I will go stop that guy's plan!"

Yi Hu said, leapt to a sitting position, and shouted loudly.

"Yi Hu, you should rest first!"

"With your current body, you can't stop anyone!"

"Honestly, with your strength you shouldn't be beaten; Yi Hu, during your fight with Lan Zan, did your heart waver?!"

Yi Jiao, with white bandages wrapped around his chest and holding a long spear, looked at the awakened Yi Hu and asked aloud.

"Um…"

Yi Hu said nothing, but his gaze said it all.

"Honestly, that Lan Zan fellow's specialty is making others waver!"

"He loves watching others be fooled by his few words!"

Yi Jiao sighed helplessly at Yi Hu's demeanor.

"Um…"

Yi Hu lowered his head, and as Yi Jiao said, he indeed had been deceived.

"Now let's rest peacefully!"

"After all, the upcoming battle no longer belongs to us~"

Yi Jiao said, then casually lay down on the beach.

"Eh? But if we don't stop Lan Zan, he'll definitely destroy the Soul Society! Lan Zan has become so strong that even I can't see through him…"

Yi Hu, after hearing Yi Jiao's words, immediately spoke.

"Hehe! Who do you think Lan Zan is going to face? It's the strongest Shinigami in this world, Captain Huang Mu! Since Captain Huang Mu, having learned Lan Zan's plan, still sent us to Hueco Mundo, it shows that the battle between the Gotei 13 and the Living World no longer needs our involvement; our mission is over~"

At this moment, Gong Qin let out a cold laugh, looked at Yi Hu, and said softly.

"Captain Huang Mu! Right, also Captain Huang Mu…"

When Yi Hu heard Huang Mu's name, a flash of realization appeared in his eyes; after descending from the Soul King Palace, he had become overly inflated, seeing himself as a savior, the only one who could defeat Lan Zan, but he forgot that long before his journey to the Soul King Palace, Huang Mu had already stood in the Soul King Palace for nearly a thousand years!

"From now on, leave it to Huang Mu~"

At this point, Mao Zhi Hua Lie also smiled, fully confident in the man she had set her sights on~

"Living World" Kurosaki Town…

"Boom!!"

When Lan Zan, Shi Wan Yin, and Dong Xian, leading a group of the Ten Zanpakutō, stepped onto this sky, who met them was not others but Huang Mu and the remaining captains of the Gotei 13!

Huang Mu arrived with the 2nd Division captain Sui Feng, the 3rd Division captain Feng Qiao Lou Shi Lang, the 7th Division captain Kuo Cun Zuo Zhen, the 8th Division captain Jing Yue Chun Shui, the 9th Division captain Liu Che Quan Xi, and the 10th Division captain Ri Ban Gu Dong Shi Lang, along with numerous vice‑captains, coldly staring at the incoming Lan Zan…

"Captain Huang Mu, long time no see~ I finally, just as you once stood before Master Yuan Liu Zhai, stand before you~"

Lan Zan looked at Huang Mu with a smile, speaking politely.

"Oh? How…"

"Do you also want to become the captain of the Gotei 13?"

Huang Mu heard Lan Zan's words and smiled lightly.

"Hehe~"

Lan Zan laughed out loud; he knew that even if he said he wanted it, Huang Mu would never agree! Moreover, he now no longer cared about the captain's position; he already had higher and higher choices~

"This Gotei 13 captain position can be given to you without problem!"

"In fact, in the original plan, the next captain's position was already intended for you, Lan Zan…"

Huang Mu looked at Lan Zan and spoke softly, his words tinged with a hint of regret.

"Huang Mu-sensei, don't you think it's a bit late to say that now?"

Lan Zan's expression froze; after a brief silence he addressed Huang Mu.

"Hehehe! Lan Zan, you don't really think that with the dozens of evil spirits you cultivated in Hueco Mundo and the two traitors you dug out of the Gotei 13, you can defeat me, do you?!"

Huang Mu looked at Lan Zan and sneered coldly.

"……"

Aizen heard the words, his expression shifted slightly.

"Looks like, Teacher Huamu, you've known about my deeds in the Hollow Circle since long ago~ Too bad you're too arrogant, thinking I could never amount to anything or surpass your control, so you didn't stop my actions~"

Aizen spoke calmly on the surface, but inside he was probing Huamu.

"Now I've brought my Great Hollows back~ And your Guardian Thirteen Squads—more than half of their captains are now trapped by me in the Hollow Circle~ Do you think, relying on your side's Junior Jingles and a bunch of cats and dogs, you can defeat my Ten Blades?! Let me tell you, each of these Ten Blades here is a Great Hollow I carefully selected, of Vasto Lorde level, and made into a Broken Mask using the Breakthrough Jade~"

Aizen said, trying to see a hint of change on Huamu's face.

"Just as Aizen was looking at Huamu with full confidence, Huamu's mouth curled slightly, he looked at Aizen and whispered: 'Aizen, when did you get the illusion that the Ten Blades were carefully chosen by you? And when did you get the illusion that the Ten Blades belong to you?'"

"Huh?!"

Aizen heard this, and his expression finally changed slightly.

"Hehe, Teacher Huamu, when did you become so boring~"

"You even learned to deceive people with words?!"

After a moment, Aizen's expression eased a bit, and he asked Huamu.

"Deceiving people? You think I'm you? Take a good look at your surroundings! Aizen~"

Huamu heard this, his tone carrying a hint of disdain.

"Huh?!"

At the moment Aizen heard Huamu's words, his pupils contracted slightly. And just as Huamu's voice fell, the Ten Blades, who had been standing still, drew their Soul-Cutting Swords and placed them at the necks of Aizen, Dongxian, and Shiwuan Yin!

"Lord Aizen, not good! The Ten Blades! The Ten Blades have all betrayed!"

At this moment, Dongxian and Shiwuan Yin, the two movie kings, were still happily performing.

Yes, they are the true movie kings!

Only saw Dongxian and Shiwuan Yin feigning extreme panic, speaking to Aizen.

"……"

Aizen heard this, his expression instantly darkening, his eyes like blades, staring fixedly at Huamu, and he coldly said: "Huamu Teacher, you actually schemed against me!"

Ten-thousand-word chapter! Aizen begins to lose his composure~

(End of chapter)