Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 489 Aizen: I choose you, Yhwach!

In the present world, Edo is a place of spiritual rebirth.

Led by Yamamoto Genryusai, the Gotei 13 constructed a spiritual barrier invisible to ordinary people above the sacred grounds of Edo, serving as the Shinigami's base in the human world.

Only the concentration of spiritual particles within the Spirit Realm, comparable to that of the Soul Society, allowed the Shinigami to maintain their activities in the mortal world for an extended period. This was the main reason why they conquered the Spirit Realm from the very beginning.

Inside a tent, Aizen Sousuke sat alone, holding a notebook in his hand, writing and drawing on it, occasionally frowning as if he were thinking about some very serious problem.

Just as Aizen seemed puzzled by a certain question, Orochimaru's voice came from outside the tent.

"Aizen-kun, is this convenient?" Orochimaru asked softly.

Aizen's attention was immediately drawn back, and he replied with a smile, "Orochimaru-sensei, please come in."

In terms of status, Aizen is not much inferior to Orochimaru. Orochimaru is the third seat of the 12th Division, while Aizen is the third seat of the 8th Division. Although Orochimaru is a retainer of the Spirit Lord, he is also the Spirit Lord's personal disciple.

However, Aizen still respected Orochimaru quite a bit. In terms of growth in strength, Aizen didn't think Orochimaru could compare to him, but he greatly admired Orochimaru's thoughts and intelligence. Furthermore, Aizen appreciated Orochimaru's unrestrained and free-spirited style of doing things.

In addition, Aizen had indeed received instruction from the academy, so he always maintained a sense of respect for Orochimaru.

Orochimaru treated Aizen the same way. Although Aizen always called him "Orochimaru-sensei," Orochimaru never regarded Aizen as a junior again after Aizen graduated from the Shinigami Academy.

Respect is the unspoken understanding between them.

"Excuse me." Orochimaru lifted the tent flap and walked in. Looking at the notebook in Aizen's hand, he smiled and said, "Still pondering those things you instinctively sensed are amiss?"

Aizen nodded seriously upon hearing this and said, "That's right. The more I learn about the Quincy, the more I feel that something is not quite right."

After a slight pause, Aizen asked again, "The testing device I asked you to make last time..."

"That's exactly what I came to tell you." After Orochimaru sat down, he took out a document from his pocket and handed it to Aizen Sousuke, saying, "Your instinctive perception is not wrong. After every Quincy dies, their soul disintegrates, and then a part of their power, which is difficult to detect, suddenly disappears. That's what you always felt was a bit off."

Most of the Shinigami who came to the human world to fight this time only needed to think about how to kill the Quincy.

But Aizen and Orochimaru are different; they have to consider many things.

As the third seat of the Eighth Division, Aizen was tasked with meticulously investigating the Quincy and gathering intelligence. In addition, he was naturally meticulous and quick-witted, so he noticed a long time ago that something seemed off about the Quincy. As more and more information was declassified and he gradually came to understand and recognize the Quincy, this ancient group of "esper" individuals, he became more and more convinced that his feelings were not unfounded!

Orochimaru, as a member of the 12th Division, was naturally there to "study the enemy." The fighting had been going on for almost a year, and Orochimaru couldn't even remember how many Quincy he had dissected. Apart from the initial few battles in the Chongling Lands, Orochimaru hadn't participated in any more battles since.

Orochimaru originally came to the human world to familiarize himself with his Bankai, but so far, he has only used Bankai twice. His mind and attention have been entirely focused on the Quincy.

In comparison, Mayuri Kurotsuchi was the same; the two of them were like competitors, frantically conducting research on Quincy.

In the original story, Mayuri Kurotsuchi should still be in prison at this point in time, and later he was even imprisoned in the Maggot Nest. In any case, he most likely didn't make it to the great battle between the Shinigami and the Quincy.

Therefore, he later harmed Ishida Uryu's grandfather.

Now, although it's unknown whether the Ishida family can survive this calamity and continue their lineage, Mayuri Kurotsuchi is unlikely to engage in such petty behavior again; he has already thoroughly researched the matter.

As Aizen Sousuke looked at the document Orochimaru had given him, Orochimaru continued, "Mayuri Kurotsuchi and I conducted repeated experiments on several living Quincy. Regardless of which family they came from, after their deaths, a portion of their power would suddenly disappear. It couldn't even be called spiritual pressure or spiritual particles; it was more like... something I can't describe yet."

"A ceremony," Aizen said softly.

Orochimaru paused for a moment, then a wicked smile appeared on his lips. "I knew it felt familiar. That's right, a ritual, like a sacrificial ritual, even if it doesn't seem to be something they did willingly."

After a slight pause, Orochimaru continued, "Besides that, we've also discovered a very peculiar phenomenon: regardless of their Quincy family background, whether they are half-Queens or pure-blooded Quincy, regardless of their physical condition—whether they are old and frail, plagued by illness, or young and strong, healthy and without ailments—they all possess an indelible, rooted bloodline within their bloodline, and this lineage remains constant at a fixed value!"

Aizen hadn't truly started working as a 'scientist' yet, so he seemed a little confused, or perhaps he was afraid he had misunderstood Orochimaru's meaning.

Seeing this, Orochimaru carefully explained, "The Quincy all come from the same Root bloodline, which is not surprising. Generally, those who categorize their race as 'hybrids' or 'pure-bloods' usually have a single and unique bloodline. I used to know many of them."

Orochimaru, as a former expert on bloodline limits, has conducted countless related studies in the ninja world. His authority on bloodlines and hereditary powers is unparalleled, at least in the Soul Society.

In the original story, when the Shinigami carried out their second extermination of the Quincy, the Research and Development Bureau had not yet been established. The researchers in Soul Society were all doing their own thing, and no one was studying the Quincy. Therefore, many things were not discovered. It is likely that the first person in Soul Society to conduct experimental research on the Quincy was Mayuri Kurotsuchi, but by then, there were not many samples left.

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"But since there's a distinction between purebloods and hybrids, it implies that there should be some differences in the expression of their bloodline power. These differences are often directly related to their Root Bloodline. However, after observing so many samples, the problem I've discovered is that the concentration of the Root Bloodline in the bloodlines of pureblood and hybrid Quincy is completely identical!" Orochimaru said, his eyes turning grave. "Regardless of family, bloodline, gender, age, health, or infirmity, it can be said that all differences in the samples are outside the scope of this value. The entire Quincy clan probably has the same concentration of this Root Bloodline within them, which clearly contradicts the possibility of natural evolution!"

"Orochimaru-sensei, do you mean that the Quincy clan was intentionally left to fend for itself, or rather, cultivated?" Aizen Sousuke asked, equally surprised.

"I do have this consideration, and after you mentioned the word 'ritual' just now, I became even more suspicious. The entire Quincy clan constantly proliferates and dies, going back and forth, yet they can maintain the same concentration of their root bloodline. This is completely contrary to the natural laws of development. It must be manipulated and influenced. Their life and death may all be for the purpose of sacrificing that suddenly disappearing power in the end!" Orochimaru said softly.

"Yhwach, the progenitor of the Quincy. Even without any evidence, just this superficial speculation makes it feel like all the blame is pointing at him," Aizen said immediately.

"Thinking about it from the perspective of sacrifices and offerings, it's very possible that Yhwach, the progenitor of the Quincy, would reclaim the power that suddenly disappeared without us being able to detect at the time of the Quincy's death. Considering the information revealed by the Spirit Lord earlier, this might be something he did in order to revive himself?" Orochimaru looked at Aizen and said with doubt.

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Aizen paused for a moment, then said, "So, the more Quincy we kill in the human world, the faster Yhwach will revive?"

"That's a possibility," Orochimaru nodded.

"But there's a possibility that the Quincy population isn't large enough, and even if we wipe out all the Quincy, Yhwach might not be able to be resurrected, or even never be able to be resurrected again?" Aizen added.

"That's highly unlikely. Not only can we not completely eradicate the Quincy bloodline—whether they're hybrids or purebloods, if they really wanted to find a place to hide in the vast world, we couldn't possibly search the entire world, could we? Secondly, there are probably still a large number of Quincy among the so-called 'shadows' who haven't been recorded or observed yet. Any one of them could easily continue another bloodline family. Therefore, even if we wiped out all the Quincy in the world, we still couldn't completely prevent his resurrection," Orochimaru said.

However, Aizen had no intention of stopping Yhwach's resurrection.

Not only did he not intend to stop it, but on the contrary, he was extremely excited!

If this could bring Yhwach back to life as soon as possible, wouldn't that mean a visible "target" has been set up?

If I remember correctly, when I saw this guy's record in the Great Spirit Book Corridor, it seemed that he was going to the Spirit King's Palace to kill the Spirit King.

Now that he has been resurrected, how could he not continue his great cause and ambition?

What kind of character is this?

Isn't this just giving the teacher the role of "leader of the king"?

Aizen had originally considered that if there was really no other way, he would rather risk being scolded by his teacher than not step forward and play the villain, and take the blame!

Everything is for the purpose of destroying the vile Spirit King Palace and making the teacher the true king!

Moreover, Aizen felt that, based on the facts he knew so far, doing such a thing was entirely for the benefit of the three realms, right?

To the Spirit King Palace and some conservatives, he is the villain, but from a macro perspective, he is the lovable and charming protagonist!

Of course, now that he knows this part of Yhwach's information, Aizen thinks that perhaps he doesn't need to play this cute and charming role anymore, and he can give it to Yhwach.

However, this matter still needs to be carefully planned.

Thinking of this, he looked at Orochimaru with burning eyes and said, "Orochimaru-sensei, if I remember correctly, you have a lot of successful experience and achievements in bloodline power inheritance, biological systems, cloning, and other technologies, right?"

(End of this chapter)