Chapter 1740: Rick's Resolve and Awakening

"Alright! My side is already settled, so next up is... Aizen's side."

Su Han cast his gaze toward the distant battlefield where the Archangel was, his tone a little odd, "Hasn't their fight ended yet?"

"Almost!"

Qi Mu Nanxiong's voice sounded from beside Su Han. Space twisted, and Qi Mu Nanxiong's figure abruptly appeared. "From my observation, Aizen is probably testing whether he can turn those angels into specimens."

"Looks like he's achieved his goal."

Su Han rubbed his chin as he watched Aizen beat Michael down to nothing but a soul.

In the end, he took out the Hōgyoku and completely devoured and sealed Michael's soul. He smacked his lips, somewhat astonished. "... So the Hōgyoku actually has this kind of function."

"It might, it might not."

Qi Mu Nanxiong, expressionless as always, quipped,

"Maybe it didn't at first... this function was added by Aizen himself later on, specifically to deal with situations like this."

Su Han was briefly stunned, thought it over, then nodded. "The possibility you mentioned... is actually not small."

After dealing with Michael, Aizen no longer held back.

One Hadō after another was unleashed, blooming with unparalleled destructive power.

Gabriel and Uriel simply couldn't withstand Aizen's killing blows. Combined with the deaths of Alseid and Altecht, their fighting spirit was completely gone, and they had no heart to fight.

Their bodies kept collapsing, blood spraying.

In the end, these two angels met the same fate as Michael—completely sealed away by Aizen using the Hōgyoku.

Using Shunpo, Aizen appeared beside Su Han, tucked the Hōgyoku back into his robes, and wore a calm, gentle smile at the corner of his lips.

The void beside him twisted, a gap abruptly appeared, and Ba Yunzi also stepped out from the gap.

Composed and unhurried, graceful and noble.

Su Han swept a glance around, realized one person was still missing, and immediately looked toward Kageyama Shigeo in the distance. He rubbed his brow with a slight headache and sighed, "... Running into such an honest kid! I almost regret bringing him along."

"Before he came here, I already had a guess—he probably came just to make up the numbers!"

Qi Mu Nanxiong spoke expressionlessly, pausing briefly, a hint of helplessness creeping into his voice. "It's just... I didn't expect him to be even more thoroughly a bystander than I imagined."

Su Han snapped his fingers. Space flashed with light, and Kageyama Shigeo appeared beside Su Han.

He was briefly stunned, but upon seeing Su Han, he calmed down again.

"Then next up is... splitting the loot."

Su Han looked around at everyone present.

At first, Qi Mu Nanxiong and Kageyama Shigeo were a bit puzzled. Seeing their confusion, Su Han added softly, "Points recovered from the system."

Paying no heed to Qi Mu Nanxiong's sudden realization, Su Han calculated in his mind and softly distributed, "This time we obtained a total of 250,000 points."

"Divided by contribution... I get 100,000 points! Qi Mu Nanxiong gets 5

Aizen gets 40,000 points.

Ba Yunzi gets 30,000 points.

As for Kageyama Shigeo, he gets 10,000 points! What do you all think?"

"No problem with me!"

Aizen put his glasses back on, his smile once again gentle. "I think the president's distribution is very fair."

Aizen had no objections.

Ba Yunzi and Qi Mu Nanxiong naturally couldn't have any objections either.

As for Kageyama Shigeo... his attitude could basically be ignored.

Su Han closed his eyes, dividing the points while asking, "By the way! Rick, what are your thoughts now?"

"If I had to say what I'm thinking,"

Rick rubbed his nose and said softly, "It's probably to keep spreading the cultivation system within the society, and to keep getting stronger. Not just making myself stronger! But also making the human race stronger."

Clenching his fist, Rick's eyes lit up a little, his words resolute. "I want to make humanity truly the overlord of this world!"

"Without the absolute dominion of the Throne of Kings! Without the favor the god of games Tet showed toward humanity after becoming the sole god... for humanity to survive in this world, let alone rise, is extremely difficult."

Su Han said softly.

"But there's still hope, isn't there?"

Rick replied calmly, then looked toward Qi Mu Nanxiong. "Moreover, I now have friends willing to help me... the current situation! Compared to before, it's already immeasurably better..."

Having finished dividing the points, Su Han opened his eyes, took a deep look at Qi Mu Nanxiong, then glanced at Aizen.

He could clearly sense that Qi Mu Nanxiong and Rick were on very good terms, but between Rick and Aizen... there was an invisible gulf. "... Is it because Rick saw the memory replica and is thus wary of Aizen?"

Su Han's gaze flickered slightly, a guess forming in his mind.

Although the Aizen in the society had lost much of his edge compared to the one in the memory replica, many newly joined members who finished watching Bleach were still very fearful of Aizen.

It was simply because this... big shot from the Bleach world had too high a presence, and his methods were far too ruthless.

Even knowing the society's rules would curb him from harming society members,

unless one spent a long time with him... ordinary people still kept a respectful distance.

Aizen adjusted his glasses, unbothered by it, and said with a smile, "Now that the war god Altecht is dead! If Qi Mu Nanxiong is willing, he could even single-handedly flatten this entire world! Ushering in a glorious era for humanity."

"I won't directly act to flatten the world!"

Qi Mu Nanxiong shook his head, saying he wasn't someone who liked war. "I'll only protect the human race... until they have the strength to protect themselves..."

After a brief pause, Qi Mu Nanxiong continued.

"As for the future—whether the humans of this world will dominate! Or let other races dominate... these... are none of my business."

"Of course I know that!"

"

Rick showed no surprise or resentment. He nodded in deep agreement, his words heartfelt. "If dominating the world isn't done with one's own hands, but by relying on outside force, then it would be utterly meaningless."

Su Han gave the two of them a deep look, then finally moved past the topic. "Since the matter here has been resolved, we should head back as well."

After a long silence, Riku bowed deeply to Su Han, Shigeo Kageyama, and Ba Yunzi.

"I know you came because of the guild mission... but still, thank you so very much... thank you for coming to help us."

Su Han smiled and waved his hand, tapping 'Submit Mission' in his mind.

A streak of resplendent light swirled around their figures.

When the light faded, the figures of Su Han, Shigeo Kageyama, and Ba Yunzi vanished along with it.