Logically speaking, Ichigo Kurosaki should be satisfied, but there is always some emptiness in his heart.
These fighters are not wild monsters with fixed experience points. They also practice, improve their purity, and always accumulate experience from failures, thereby gaining new techniques and powers. However, fighting with these fighters did not bring Ichigo Kurosaki much satisfaction.
This sense of emptiness also brought consequences. When Aizen, who came with Hinamori Momo, saw Ichigo Kurosaki, his first words were: "Ichigo, you seem to have become weaker than yesterday."
Kurosaki Ichigo put his hands in his pockets and responded in a calm tone:
"Well, I've become weaker. If it weren't for this, those fighters wouldn't be able to feel happy at all."
The so-called purity is not just an engine for becoming stronger. When Ichigo Kurosaki feels empty and bored, this purity gradually becomes a seal that restricts his body strength and restrains his spiritual power. All of this is Ichigo Kurosaki's choice from the bottom of his heart, because he wants to better enjoy the joy of fighting.
Aizen's eyes were a little puzzled, because Ichigo Kurosaki at this moment always reminded him of Kenpachi Zaraki, the super-difficult-of-direction battle maniac in the 11th Division.
In order to enjoy the battle more pleasantly, Kenpachi Zaraki put layers of seals and restraints on himself, but even so, his combat power is still at the top echelon of Soul Society.
"Ichigo, I am increasingly looking forward to your heroic appearance when you step into Soul Society, but before that, please allow me to test your fighting ability. After all, the path you have chosen cannot be separated from fighting."
Fighting with Ichigo Kurosaki is the main purpose of Aizen's trip.
No matter how careful your observations are, they cannot replace the significance of trying it yourself.
After hearing this, Kurosaki Ichigo suddenly laughed:
"Hehe, it's so pleasant to be able to fistfight with a new friend up close!!!"
In an instant, Kurosaki Ichigo entered a frenzy of fighting state, and even the way he spoke changed. In fact, since he met Aizen yesterday, he had been eager to make a move, because in his overdeveloped fighting instinct, Aizen was so unfathomable.
Making new friends is a good thing, but being able to lift the veil of mystery off new friends and have a passionate fight with their truest side is a great pleasure when these two good things are combined!
Seeing Ichigo Kurosaki's style change instantly, Aizen couldn't help but twitch his lips, but he didn't start immediately. Instead, he turned to Hinamori Momo and said:
"Hinamori Momo, go get acquainted with Kurosaki Ichigo. Don't hold back."
Momo Hinamori's strength is average, but that is only average in Aizen's eyes. As a vice-captain who graduated from the Central Academy with honors, Momo Hinamori has a solid foundation in swordsmanship, physical skills, even instant movement and kidou. As a tool to measure Ichigo Kurosaki or to warm up for him, she is still qualified.
Hinamori Momo is very good at being obedient. Although she was confused, she still followed Aizen's orders and got ready to fight with Kurosaki Ichigo.
Although Ichigo Kurosaki was a little disappointed, he was not too discouraged. To him, no matter what kind of battle it was, it was valuable.
The ensuing battle was beyond everyone's expectations because it was a one-sided devastation.
Although Ichigo Kurosaki was still in the confinement of purity during the battle, he was like a wild beast, exerting his instincts to the limit. His grasp of the enemy's flaws and utilization of the attack opportunities were perfect. If he had not wanted to deliberately test the power of Momo Hinamori and let her Zanpakutō hit him, Ichigo Kurosaki would not have suffered any injury in this battle.
But in Hinamori Momo's eyes, Kurosaki Ichigo is no longer a human, but a Hollow in human skin. He is even more terrifying than all the great Hollows she has ever met, because even the great Hollows would not hold the Hollow Flash in their hands and then chop at people at an unknown frequency per second. Such ferocity makes people feel despair from the bottom of their hearts.
"The power of the Hollow has been completely dominated and integrated into its instincts. It is used like breathing. The overly pure and extreme fighting will overwhelmingly crushes the devouring desire symbolized by the Hollow. In other words, the premise of perfect Hollowization is the strength of will? No, it is not that simple. The most important thing is the power called purity. The extreme purity allowed Ichigo the Black Knight to deconstruct the power of the Hollow, and then reorganize it with his own will, and then evolve into a Hollow. However, his Hollow is different from all the Hollows in the Hueco Mundo. It is completely another species..."
Aizen lowered his eyes slightly, assessing Ichigo Kurosaki's power state. His extraordinary wisdom and talent, as well as his long accumulation in this area, allowed him to analyze many secrets in an instant.
All the Hollows in the Hueco Mundo are essentially the power that has been infected by the Eternal Hollow, and are degenerating and transforming into the template of the Eternal Hollow. This is a systematic change, from ordinary Hollows to Great Hollows, and even to the later Arrancars and the so-called King Hollows. All the changes and improvements are actually getting closer to the Eternal Hollow step by step.
However, Ichigo Kurosaki's Hollowification is completely different. His Hollowification was not caused by the infection of the Eternal Progenitor Hollow, but was transformed by his own purity and will. He is a Hollow, but he and the Hollows are two completely different species. He is naturally a king, and this crown of king does not need to be bestowed by others, but is born from the moment he is born.
Other Hollows, when they reach the end, will only become part of the Eternal Hollow, but when Ichigo Kurosaki reaches the end, he has the possibility of standing shoulder to shoulder with the Eternal Hollow, or even surpassing it.
"Very good, Ichigo. Next, let me see your...purity!"
After Kurosaki Ichigo defeated Hinamori Momo, Aizen finally couldn't help it and decided to take action himself.
31. Ishida Uryu beaten by the world
When Ni heard that Aizen was finally going to take action himself, Ichigo Kurosaki's fighting spirit became much stronger than before.
As the vice-captain, Momo Hinamori has given Ichigo Kurosaki a big surprise. Although she has slow reactions, low fighting spirit and can be knocked to the point of whimpering after a few punches, she also has considerable strengths. Although he has hit her several times and left her with some injuries, Ichigo Kurosaki inexplicably has a hunch that if he really wants to kill Momo Hinamori, it will be difficult with his current strength.
To describe it in the terminology of the game, Ichigo Kurosaki used the attack to peek at Momo Hinamori's health bar, and then realized through instinct that after his few punches that contained killing power, Momo Hinamori's health bar seemed to have only decreased by an extremely subtle amount.
The vice-captain has already given Ichigo Kurosaki such a big surprise, so needless to say the real captain Aizen. When Ichigo Kurosaki thought of this, he was so excited that not only adrenaline but even male hormones surged. He felt that Aizen was even more beautiful than all the beauties he had ever seen and more worth looking forward to.
As he thought about it, Ichigo Kurosaki couldn't help but get so excited that his whole body was filled with blood. This is not an adjective, but a description of the fact. Under Aizen's gaze, Ichigo Kurosaki's muscles swelled subtly. Although he was still far from the devilish muscular man like Rukia, he was already strong in the eyes of mortals.
When Aizen looked at Ichigo Kurosaki's eyes, he felt a little strange involuntarily. He always felt that the way Ichigo Kurosaki looked at him now was a little bit subtle and obscene.
But Aizen didn't think much about it, he just said calmly:
"Ichigo, be careful. My Zanpakutō, Kyoka Suigetsu, is a water-based Zanpakutō that can confuse the enemy with the random reflections of mist and water, causing them to kill each other..."
Kyoka Suigetsu's description was, of course, wrong, but Aizen's reminder was not meant with malicious intent. Instead, it was a reminder for Kurosaki Ichigo to be careful with his "sword".
This is Aizen's usual style. Even his rare kindness is habitually concealed.
"Shatter it, mirror flower and water moon"
The Shikai's Kyoka Sugetsu bloomed with a completely hypnotic and mysterious power in the broken air, but this power was met with a powerful iron fist from Ichigo Kurosaki who had been impatient for a long time.
At this moment, Aizen realized that Kyoka Suigetsu's complete hypnosis did not seem to work well on Kurosaki Ichigo.
Aizen didn't know that when the Kyoka Suigetsu was first released, Uncle Zangetsu in Kurosaki Ichigo's body snorted coldly.
The apparent power of Ichigo Kurosaki is just the tip of the iceberg, and beneath the iceberg is a vast and endless majesty. He wants to completely control Ichigo Kurosaki's five senses with just his initial release. He will have to wait until Aizen becomes one or two levels stronger.
The battle was intense, with Aizen and Ichigo Kurosaki fighting back and forth. However, there was no need to explain the truth. Just look at how Aizen was still in the mood to instruct Ichigo Kurosaki during the battle, and you can see a glimpse of it:
"Ichigo, you use all your strength to pursue speed and power, and then use your instinctive keen perception to make your attacks as accurate and deadly as possible. This is a very good fighting method, but in Soul Society, Zanpakuto, Kidō, and some treasures with various magical powers are enough to hinder your fighting method. You need to further hone your strength and make it change, or become more extreme."
The battle continued for a while, because Aizen stopped swinging his sword, raised his hands, and began to perform Kidō.
Unremitting hard work over the long years, coupled with outstanding talent, made Aizen's power flawless. He was at the top level in all aspects, including the Kido. In the Kido, no matter it was the Kaijutsu that excelled in recovery, or the damaging Hado, even the most profound control-type forbidden techniques, Aizen was extremely proficient in them, and at this moment, he could use it effortlessly, which was a powerful sealing technique.
Although Ichigo Kurosaki quickly broke free with brute force, he had already stopped because he knew that the time he was struggling was enough for Aizen to use Kyoka Suigetsu to move in and out seven times. Although it might not kill him, it would be enough to cause serious injury.
"It was a very good competition. Your purity has made me feel the passion for battle that I haven't felt for a long time."
Aizen's words were not just consolation, but sincere words from his heart. Kurosaki Ichigo's fist carried the hottest and purest purity, and had an extremely strong appeal. The fight just now was not long, but Aizen had the urge to let go of all his concerns and fight Kurosaki Ichigo to the death more than once.
Aizen knew clearly that this was quite abnormal for him, which was why he suddenly ended the competition with the forbidden Kidō technique.
As his thoughts turned, Aizen had guessed that it might be the purity of Kurosaki Ichigo that played a role. Kurosaki Ichigo was eager to fight, and that purity turned into some kind of spiritual interference force, which had an impact on him, making him fight with Kurosaki Ichigo to the end. However, Aizen did not speak out this guess, but continued to comment:
"I know you still have a trump card to play. The transformation you made when facing Fisher was actually quite similar to the Shinigami's Bankai, which can greatly enhance your physical functions, allowing your already strong strength and speed to be further transformed. In this respect, you already have the power to rival some of the less powerful Shinigami leaders. If we really continue to fight, I, who have never been good at fighting, may not be your opponent. You can be proud of this."
Aizen smiled faintly, he did not lie, he just habitually blurred the truth. As the captain of the 5th Division, his apparent strength might not necessarily be able to defeat the explosive Ichigo, and his admiration for Kurosaki Ichigo was truly from the heart. Being able to rival a Shinigami captain-level with average combat power, this evaluation may not seem very good, but coupled with the description of "only awakened for a few days", it is enough to make people shudder.
In just a few days, he has become so strong. What will happen if more time passes?
What Aizen really wanted to confirm on this trip was the possibility of Ichigo Kurosaki, and after confirming this, Aizen was satisfied.
"I will try to arrange what you want in the next few days. Before that, I want to have a private chat with the audience behind you."
Aizen went straight to the point and made a request, but Kurosaki Ichigo didn't care. He just looked up and shouted, "Are you there, audience?"
Instantly, the divine voice appeared spontaneously: "I am here, I have always been here."
Kurosaki Ichigo gestured to Aizen with his hand, and Aizen smiled and nodded to Kurosaki Ichigo, then walked away on his own. After he walked to the side, he restrained his almost solidified gentle and generous smile, and said lightly with a bit of coldness:
"Excuse me, are you the Spirit King?"
Mo Yu, sitting in front of the computer, looked at Aizen and found some interesting things. When other people wanted to talk to him, they would generally raise their heads. It was a subconscious reaction. Only Aizen, as always, looked straight ahead and instinctively did not want to look up at anyone.
"I'm not, but I could be. Just like the purpose of the Darwin Awards, life could have infinite possibilities."
After hearing this, Aizen did not have any special reaction, and continued indifferently: "As far as I know, the Soul King was divided by the rebels, and many body parts were abandoned in various places, leaving only the torso that is easier to control and more important. I have a guess that perhaps the Soul King's brain was also abandoned, and then after years of evolution, the "consciousness" that symbolizes the Soul King was finally born. In this case, perhaps it can explain why you want to seize the Soul King's body, and why you are confident that you can build the Three Realms into an ark after regaining the body."
Mo Yu touched his chin and felt that this explanation was quite reasonable. In fact, there were examples of many parts of the Soul King's body giving rise to self-awareness after being thrown into the mortal world. For example, the Soul King's right hand joined the Shadow Empire under the name of Penida Pacaja and became Yhwach's personal guard.
But Mo Yu just said: "It's an interesting guess, but it's like the ultimate answer of the universe is 42, but does it matter?"
Mo Yu is not a riddle man, but when facing Aizen, he thinks it is quite interesting to be a riddle man, neither admitting nor denying, neither confirming nor refutation, with some nonsense in between, and the rest you have to figure out.
In fact, Aizen was more accustomed to this way of communication. With the help of this brief communication, he seemed to understand a lot of things. As for what he understood, even God couldn't figure it out. Aizen just continued to ask:
"Do you know me?"
"I know a little bit, but not much. From my point of view, you are quite interesting and have good aesthetic taste. However, your Hueco Palace in Hueco Mundo has such a large area, but the building and decoration style are so cold and spacious. It's a bit too wasteful. You have housing resources and I have channels. In addition, the long-term rental industry is quite popular recently. We can work together to do something."
Aizen didn't care about Mo Yu's unreliable speech style. In other words, in Aizen's view, the Soul King who was betrayed and whose body was cut to suppress him was only crazy to this extent, which was already a good thing:
"If you really understand me, then you should also know my attitude towards you. I will not be a very good subject. You should not let Kurosaki Ichigo come to me, because I may kill him at any time."
Mentioning Kurosaki Ichigo, Mo Yu's tone became a little more serious: "What a coincidence, I'm not a very good god either, it seems we get along very well. As for Kurosaki Ichigo, even without me, you can't kill him. You will eventually meet, fight, and then choose to fight side by side and face the huge darkness together. This destiny has already existed, it's just a matter of sooner or later."
Aizen once sneaked into the secret library of the Shiba family, and saw some records about the Soul King in it. The ancestors of the Shiba family once mentioned that the Soul King seemed to have the power to see through the future and know destiny, and what Mo Yu said at this moment seemed to verify this statement.
Aizen's expression moved slightly, as if he was thinking, but it didn't last long. He asked calmly: "What can I get after the Three Realms Ark sets sail."
Mo Yu asked back: "What do you want?"
Aizen said with a half-smile: "How about becoming the god of the new world?"
"You who said this always feel that you will be forced to death by a detective in the future. However, if this is your wish, there is no problem. I can even tell you directly that in my plan for the Three Realms Ark, there should be no Spirit King. The survival of the Three Realms depends on whether we can find a person to kill. This is really nonsense. Without the existence of the Spirit King, if you are strong enough, it doesn't matter if you are the god of the new world."
This is Mo Yu's true words. In the original work, the original Soul King died, and Yhwach's body was made into a pledge to continue maintaining the Three Realms. If there was no Yhwach, the Eye Monk of Squad Zero would have planned to "make" Kurosaki Ichigo into a pledge immediately. As for how to make him, it is hard to say. If you speculate with malicious intent, it is nothing more than cutting him into a human stick and sealing him up.
This was something Mo Yu didn't like very much and didn't intend to tolerate.
Regardless of whether it was true or not, Mo Yu's promise, or Mo Yu's attitude, was enough to satisfy Aizen:
"There are two ways to get to the Soul King Palace. The first is for the Royal Secret Service Zero Squad to lead the way. The second is to create a key that can pass through the Soul King Palace. Both of these methods require Ichigo Kurosaki to break into Soul Society as a travel disaster and then cause a big commotion. Do you agree? If you agree, I need someone around Ichigo Kurosaki to act as an initiator."
Mo Yu smiled slightly, sensing some of Aizen's hidden thoughts. Kurosaki Ichigo's big fuss could indeed attract the attention of Squad Zero. If handled properly, it would not be impossible to lure Squad Zero down. However, Wang Jian's creation was not the case. In this regard, Aizen obviously had his own plans. Mo Yu said lightly:
"No problem, but you have your plans and I have my script, so you can't touch Rukia!"
Aizen raised his eyebrows. He didn't expect that some of his thoughts were guessed by Mo Yu. In fact, when he saw Rukia transform into Devil Kinnikuman and transform her Hollow into a fighter, Aizen guessed that the Hogyoku was most likely on Rukia.
Because Aizen also has a Hogyoku that he made himself, and he knows some of its wonderful properties. It's just that the Hogyoku in his hand has not yet been fully awakened and cannot be truly utilized. That's why he has always wanted to get the Hogyoku in Urahara Kisuke's hand, combine the two into one, and create a perfect Hogyoku.
The creation of Wang Jian also needs to rely on the magical power of Hougyoku. For this reason, Aizen wanted to take advantage of Ichigo Kurosaki to bring Rukia back to Soul Society, and then develop this aspect. Unexpectedly, he was discovered by Mo Yu and warned in advance.
Aizen is not a person who gives up easily, but he is not an impulsive person either, so he smiled and said, "Let's put Rukia's matter aside for now. Now I want to hear your script instead."
Mo Yu suddenly became excited: "Even if you didn't say it, I was thinking the same thing. I have a great special actor on hand. Compared to Rukia, he is better at being captured and leading the male protagonist to come to the rescue. Moreover, his identity is quite special. If he is handled well, he can also make some bosses that will only appear in the subsequent plots appear in advance..."
Listening to Mo Yu's narration, Aizen's expression changed slightly, but he listened attentively. After a while, he even showed an expression of agreement and that you are more evil.
Time passed naturally, and most of the day had passed. On the other side of Karakura Town, a man was in anxiety. He was Ishida Uryu.
Ishida Uryu kept pulling the Reizi bow and shooting at a large rock to train his basic skills.
After a moment, Ishida Uryu put down the Reizi War Bow in his hand and said to himself: "Not enough, this amount of power is totally not enough!"
After playing the first episode of the strongest academy security guard as the heroine, Ishida Uryu had her power finally unlocked by Rukia. However, this experience left an indelible shadow on his heart. Coupled with the world crisis he recently learned about, he became increasingly dissatisfied with his own power.
"Could it be that my purity is not enough? Damn it, what exactly is purity? We are all Quincy, why can Kurosaki Ichigo become so strong with purity? Can I only go back to my dad and ask him if there is any secret about purity in the Quincy inheritance? Forget it, I'd better train myself. I will definitely figure out what purity is."
Ichigo Kurosaki has a good relationship with his father, but Uryu Ishida has a bad relationship with his father. Thinking that he has to bow to his father in order to obtain the secret of becoming stronger, Uryu Ishida chooses to work hard on his own.
But at this moment, a divine voice descended from the sky:
"Young man, I have good news for you. After careful consideration and research, as well as in-depth communication with our partners, I have finally found a task that you are capable of performing in the Wandering Ark's salvation plan..."
Mo Yu had said before that he would make overall plans and assign tasks to everyone so that everyone could contribute to the plan to save the world. Ishida Uryu also knew this and asked:
"Why are you speaking so quietly? Is there anyone else here? You don't need to whisper, right? Forget it, let me tell you what my mission is. Although I am willing to contribute to this world, my strength is limited and far inferior to Kurosaki Ichigo. I can't beat up the whole world. If the mission is too difficult, you might as well go find Kurosaki Ichigo."
In fact, Ishida Uryu has never had much trust in Mo Yu, and the reason is simple. Ishida Uryu is not a fool. Now he already vaguely knows what happened to him in the first episode and who is the mastermind behind it. If it weren't for the fact that the void crisis on the edge of Karakura Town was so real, and only Mo Yu provided a rescue plan, and Mo Yu could not be found, Ishida Uryu would not be so calm.
"Don't worry, you don't need to beat up the whole world. Your task is very simple. You just need to lie down and let the world beat you up. Next, your lines are very simple. You just need to keep repeating that I did everything. If you want to come up with some cooler lines, my partners will help you."
"Huh!? What? Why is my mission so strange? Also, who is our partner?" Ishida Uryu tilted his head, totally confused as to what Mo Yu meant.
But at this moment, several figures suddenly appeared not far from Ishida Uryuu. The leader, Byakuya Kuchiki, said with a stern expression:
"Are you the culprit of the time reversal incident? I am arresting you now with the ruling of the Central 46th Office."
Ishida Uryu tilted his head, and small question marks appeared on his forehead:
"Wait, what are you talking about?"
Upon hearing this, Kuchiki Byakuya's expression suddenly changed: "Good fellow, you actually dare to say that the plan to destroy Soul Society was made by you, Ishida Uryuu?"
Ishida Uryuu became more and more confused and waved his hands repeatedly: "Wait a minute, I didn't say that."
Kuchiki Byakuya's expression became more and more stern: "Everything is for the Quincy's sacred plan, right? I hope you can remain honest when facing interrogation and in the future."
"Hey, hey, where did you come from? Why don't you listen to what you are saying?"
Just as Ishida Uryuu was trying to explain, Aizen, who was beside Kuchiki Byakuya, held Kagami Suigetsu with a gesture of concealing his merits and fame, and said calmly:
"Captain Kuchiki, there is no need to talk to such a criminal. Capture him and bring him back to Soul Society."
The complete hypnotic power contained in the mirror flower and water moon is extremely useful in helping others dub, and now, Ishida Uryu, who knows nothing about the situation, has deeply realized this.
32. The UP host is watching his masterpiece
"What? Ishida Uryu is suspected of destroying Soul Society and is now being sought by Soul Society across the border. Is this true or not!?"
At the daily routine meeting, after receiving Rukia's notification, Ichigo Kurosaki, Orihime Inoue, Chad and others were all shocked. Even Kisuke Urahara couldn't help showing an expression that said, "This useless boy has this ability, are you kidding me?"
