Bleach: No cheat codes, he joined Aizen's side.

Hyobu Ichibei's body went limp and fell from the air.

A single attack through the chest was not enough to kill him.

Just moments ago, when Hyosube Ichibei realized that Aizen had pierced his body with his hand, he coughed up blood and turned around to strike Aizen from behind.

At such close range, even Aizen Sousuke would be severely injured if he took a blow from him, if not killed.

In Hyosube Ichibei's view, exchanging injury for injury was definitely a win for him.

To his surprise, his palm strike missed its mark.

The reason he missed was not because Aizen dodged, but because Aizen wasn't behind him at all.

Aizen was standing in front of him!

His chest was pierced by Aizen from front to back, not from back to front!
The violent spiritual pressure rained down on Hyosube Ichibei's body like a sudden downpour, and the black arrow pierced through his body.

This is the real reason why Hyosube Ichibei "fell".

Are you surprised?

Speaking of which, this trick was actually told to me by Higashino Shuichi, whom you previously told me to keep a close eye on.

He said that for enemies who already know about his Mirror Flower Water Moon ability, instead of using it all the time, it is better to save it for a critical moment. This way, the enemy will be on guard against Mirror Flower Water Moon at all times, while also saving his own resources and allowing him to strike unexpectedly at a critical moment.

There are indeed many differences between us, but one undeniable fact is that even I must admit his talent and keen insight in combat.

Aizen pulled his arm out of Hyosube Ichibei's body and then said.

He never underestimated Higashino Shuichi's talent in combat. In fact, it was precisely because of this talent that he recruited Higashino Shuichi into his ranks.

In comparison, Higashino Shuichi's hostility toward the nobility was secondary.

And Higashino Shuichi proved his excellence in this regard time and time again through his actions.

"Next, it's the turn of the other members of Squad Zero."

Aizen turned around, certain that Hyosube Ichibei was dead from his attack.

Even the spiritual pressure has disappeared, which is enough to explain everything.

However, Aizen had not taken more than a few steps, and had not even stepped out of the palace where Hyosube Ichibei was, when he sensed that familiar and powerful spiritual pressure appear behind him again.

Higashino Shuichi did indeed tell Aizen Sousuke about most of Hyosube Ichibei's abilities, but he omitted this one.

It wasn't because Higashino Shuichi deliberately didn't say anything, but because he had no reason to know about Hyosube Ichibei's ability, unless he told Aizen that he had casually killed Hyosube Ichibei once while he was training at the Soul King Palace.

That's even more impossible.

Without a reasonable explanation, Higashino Shuichi would not choose to speak out.

Since this was just a side job, and he wasn't Aizen's babysitter, there was no need for him to consider everything for Aizen.

Moreover, in Higashino Shuichi's plan, everyone in the Zero Squad was originally his prey.

So Aizen was completely bewildered when faced with this situation.

But neither she nor Aizen could hold out for long before they launched another attack on Suga's Hyosube Ichibei.

Aizen had seen the ability to revive and regenerate before. These abilities all had a common weakness: they were extremely weak immediately after rebirth or revival.

As long as we can seize this precious window of opportunity, it doesn't matter if we can revive or be reborn multiple times; it's just a matter of throwing a few more punches.

However, when Aizen and his group actually faced the resurrected Hyosube Ichibei, he realized that the pattern he had previously summarized did not apply to Hyosube Ichibei.

Hyosube Ichibei was in perfect condition, even more so than when he fought Aizen.

"This is interesting!"

Aizen Sousuke, who was slapped away by Hyosube Ichibei, knew that the situation was not good, but he still maintained a smile.

His body has evolved too many times haphazardly in the past, to the point that it is now completely unable to evolve in the direction of death.

Therefore, even Aizen would find Hyosube Ichibei's incredible resurrection ability extremely troublesome.

But he was Aizen, and the "strategic retreat" that had occurred in Soul Society was enough to make him feel embarrassed.

Something like this should not and cannot happen again.

Even without an audience, he was determined to deliver a perfect performance!
"No sound!"

The moment Aizen gave the order, all sound was silenced from the entire temple area where Hyosube Ichibei was sitting.

This is the evolutionary direction of the Hogyoku that was previously inside Aizen, which evolved to help Aizen resist the attack from Kisaragi Shusuke.

After further refinement, Indigo dyeing can now be visualized.

Simply put, this allows Aizen to upgrade his ability to control his five senses, which was originally limited to specific targets, to the point where he can directly manipulate the five senses within the area covered by his spiritual pressure.

In other words, Aizen can freely make sounds disappear or appear, light distort, and so on throughout the entire space.

On the surface, this seems no different from making the enemy fall into a trap of illusion.

However, in reality, the power of the Mirror Flower Water Moon can be countered by strong spiritual pressure.

For example, Kenpachi Azajo, who was originally in the Avici Hell, could ignore Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu, which was already fully fused with the Hogyoku, by relying on his powerful spiritual pressure.

The same method also applies to Hyonshube Ichibei, whose spiritual pressure is even stronger.

This is why Aizen didn't choose to use Kyoka Suigetsu on Hyosube Ichibei from the beginning.

Aizen knew that Kyoka Suigetsu would only have a short-lived effect on Hyosube Ichibei.

However, Aizen's current abilities, evolved from the Hogyoku, are different.

Because it affects the entire space, its target is the space itself, not a specific person.

Therefore, people in this space can no longer use the same method they used to fight against Kyoka Suigetsu to fight against Aizen's new ability.

This can be considered one of the few trump cards Aizen had reserved for himself.

Even though he was deliberately led in the wrong direction by Higashino Shuichi, Aizen still managed to develop it into a top-tier technique, which is Aizen's innate talent.

"If you can't chant, you won't be able to unleash that terrifying killing move from before, right?"

Aizen looked at Hyosube Ichibei and thought to himself.

At times like these, the importance of Higashino Shuichi's one of the few inventions in Soul Society—silent chanting—becomes apparent. Unfortunately, very few people throughout Soul Society, including the members of the Zero Division, realize the benefits of this technique.

This obviously does not include Hyosube Ichibei.

Even so, Hyosube Ichibei's close-quarters combat skills are still quite outstanding.

Despite his limited abilities, Hyosube Ichibei still charged forward and fought Aizen for over a hundred rounds before finally being defeated.

Once again, Aizen poured his dark spiritual pressure into Ichibei Hyosube's body, tearing it apart and causing it to collapse.

This time, Hyosube Ichibei must be dead beyond any doubt.

But Aizen did not leave, nor did he dispel his domain that covered the entire temple.

He will come back.
Aizen was certain of it.

That was indeed the case. However, Hyosube Ichibei's resurrection site this time was not in his temple. When Aizen saw Hyosube Ichibei again, several Shinigami wearing Zero Division uniforms were following behind him.

"Nimeiya Oue, Kirinji Tenshiro, Shutara Senjumaru, and Hikifune Kiryu
"Hehe, everyone's here?"

Aizen knew these Shinigami; their names were legendary figures recorded in the history of the Great Spirit Book Corridor.

Each of them is a powerful Shinigami who has left their mark on the history of Soul Society.

Furthermore, after joining the Zero Division, their skeletal structure is strengthened by the Soul King's power into what is known as the King's Key.

This means that every member of the Zero Division possesses some of the Soul King's power.

The power of the Spirit King is evident to all.

"Not long ago, I did feel that the barrier between the Spirit King's Palace and the Seireitei was broken. I thought it was just that little brat running back again, but I never expected it to be you."

Shutara Senjumaru spoke first, her gaze towards Aizen filled with disgust.

"If I remember correctly, you suffered a crushing defeat when you launched your attack in Soul Society and fled back to Hueco Mundo in a huff, right?"
"We couldn't even handle Yamamoto and his gang of Shinigami in Soul Society, yet they're directly leaping over to our Zero Division's territory. Isn't that a bit too hasty?"

Kirinji Tenjiro followed up casually.

"No matter what your purpose is this time, you are different from that little guy. You can't go back!"

Oetsu Nimaiya, unusually, did not make any jokes on the sidelines, but instead seriously issued an ultimatum to Aizen.

The reason he said that, and why he treated Aizen and Higashino Shuichi differently.

It's because their Zero Division received the part of the Soul King's will concerning Aizen's predetermined fate in the script.

However, they have never received any scripts related to Shuichi Higashino.

"Haha, I never thought about going back. I haven't even met the current Spirit King yet, so why would I want to go back?"

Aizen said without fear.

Then, the world changed color, and there was no sound or shadow.

Within the range of Aizen's unrestrained spiritual pressure, the entire world lost its light and sound.

The only thing left for Hyosuga Ichibei to distinguish direction and friend from foe was his spiritual sense.

Compared to the original work, Aizen fused with the Hogyoku much earlier and his research on the Hogyoku was much more in-depth.

Because of Higashino Shuichi's advance, Aizen had no need to design a battle in Karakura Town specifically to create a key connecting Seireitei and the Soul King Palace in order to travel to the Soul King Palace.

Higashino Shuichi has shown Aizen through his actions that going to the Soul King Palace doesn't necessarily require that key; as long as one is strong enough, it's possible to force one through those seventy-two layers of barriers.

Therefore, Aizen had ample time to understand himself and the Hogyoku.

Therefore, not only Hyosube Ichibei, but also Shutara Senjumaru and others discovered a terrifying reality: they had no way to deal with Aizen's blockade.

One sword!
Aizen's Zanpakuto was destroyed because the Hogyoku deemed it unnecessary, so this is a fake sword that Aizen created using his spiritual pressure.

But it was this very "sword" that Aizen easily used to pierce Kiryu's throat.

Kiryu reached out to grasp the spiritual blade, but his fingers stopped less than a centimeter away and then fell limply to the ground.

She had clearly activated her domain, protecting herself and the other members of the Zero Squad within it.

But why is Aizen still here?

The answer is actually very simple.

So simple that when Aizen turned to look at the other members of the Zero Division, he couldn't help but mentally mock Kiryu's stupidity.

"Not every captain of the 12th Division can fight like Kisuke Urahara. So what if he gets some Soul King power?"
One hundred times is still not as good as one hundred twice.

For ordinary Shinigami in Soul Society, the Zero Division is indeed an unattainable existence, but for these top Shinigami, it's really just that.

In terms of combat prowess alone, Aizen felt that members like Hikifune Kiryu were even inferior to battle maniacs like Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, Unohana Retsu, and Kyoraku Shunsui from Soul Society.

As was the case with Kiryuki Kiryu and as was the case with Kirinji Tenjiro.

Neither of them could withstand a single blow from Aizen's attacks.

It can only be said that, at crucial moments, illusions and fleeting moments can indeed have a very significant effect.

Aizen became increasingly adept at seizing opportunities.

Nimaiya Ohetsu brandished his long sword, combining it with Shutara Senjumaru's needlework, attempting a counterattack against Aizen.

However, it only caused Aizen a slight problem, even though Hyosube Ichibei attacked Aizen at the same time.

Under Aizen's deliberate blockade, what should have been a battle brimming with skillful maneuvers was instead turned into a jungle brawl.

If Kenpachi Zaraki were here, he would probably love this kind of brutal, hand-to-hand combat.

It wasn't until Hyosube Ichibei finally retrieved the silent chanting invented by Higashino Shuichi from the previously stored Soul Society database during this long and repetitive process, and then learned it.

"Really beat it with a white pen and one character!"

This is a special Bankai form unique to Hyonshube Ichibei.

It is said that this is because Hyosube Ichibei's Zanpakuto was an evolved Zanpakuto that was born before Bankai appeared.

Hyosube Ichibei then used his Zanpakuto to write the characters "無拘" (meaning "unrestrained") in the air.

In an instant, the whole world was bathed in clear skies and bright sunshine. (End of Chapter)