Chapter 2443

Xia Na: "......"

Xia Na occasionally glanced at the guild chat, but mostly stared at the battlefield.

She recalled how the Ritual Snake had toyed with her like a cat playing with a mouse.

Now she looked at the battle before her—seemingly fierce, yet entirely under Aizen's control.

"...... It's literally the reverse of when the Ritual Snake fought me."

Xia Na murmured, her emotions unsettled.

The wheel of fortune turns.

Su Han's Kenbunshoku sensed the future; he immediately raised an eyebrow. "Looks like... the battle is about to end."

Aizen's sword technique.

Sharp and domineering, a single slash severed the Ritual Snake's body.

The terrifying, icy blade light tore through the black sea of flames entirely—this slash was too powerful, too terrifying! As if it would split the entire world in two.

The flames coalesced again, giving birth to the Ritual Snake once more—but now, the Ritual Snake no longer carried his former calm. Sweat coated his forehead, his body taut, eyes locked on Aizen, voice hoarse and filled with disbelief.

"...... You're Aizen? How could you be Aizen...... Aizen! How could you possess such power?"

The only thing the Ritual Snake had ever feared was Aizen's Zangetsu... if he fell under its effect, it would be troublesome.

As for Aizen's raw strength, he had never cared.

After all, as one of the Three Gods of the Red World, if he truly unleashed his full power, he could annihilate the world. But could Aizen do the same? Yet now, the Ritual Snake felt a threat to his life.

The opponent was incredibly strong! Even ignoring that Zanpakutō.

Purely in raw power... perhaps he surpassed him! "Have you lost your courage?"

Aizen slightly narrowed his eyes, then shook his head with faint disappointment. "Then... let's end this game."

"You, who have lost your courage, no longer qualify as my opponent... Your only value now is to serve as a sacrifice for the blade."

"You..."

The Ritual Snake fell silent, barely holding back his rage.

But before he could speak, Aizen calmly issued his command: "By Zangetsu, I command you: commit suicide."

The Ritual Snake's pupils shrank sharply—he suddenly found his body uncontrollable.

In his disbelief, his own hand pierced through his chest, spewing a mouthful of blood.

"...... How is this possible? What kind of ability is this? Zangetsu!"

Coughing blood, the Ritual Snake suddenly realized something—then felt it was wrong. "Wait...! How is this possible...? I never once saw Aizen's Zanpakutō! When exactly did I fall under the illusion?"

"And... Zangetsu is supposed to manipulate the five senses, right? How could it directly control my body? In Soul Reapers... there's nothing like this at all."

In the next instant, Aizen appeared before the Ritual Snake—he did not answer the Ritual Snake's questions.

Instead, he smiled and slashed once.

The Ritual Snake's body froze.

His eyes gradually lost focus.

His body bore no wound—yet his soul, even his rank, had been utterly severed by that ultimate slash.

Su Han's eyes flickered, then he extended his palm and gently clenched it.

A ring appeared before his palm; his hand passed through the ring and pressed directly onto the Ritual Snake's body.

"Ding! System detected! Do you wish to consume the system? Yes or no."

Su Han nodded slightly. "Yes!"

"Ding! Congratulations! You have received 200,000 points."

At the very moment Su Han withdrew his hand, a crisp task notification rang in the ears of every member of the Gonghui Society.

"Ding! Guild Leader Su Xiao Xiao has received 40,000 points."

Aizen Sōsuke has received 100,000 points.

Xia Na has received 4 points.

Bai Jing Heizi has received 20,000 points.