Chapter 132: Recovery

"Did it fail?"

Yamamoto Genryusai sensed that Xia Yan's spiritual pressure had completely disappeared. He sighed, waved his hand, and the burning city vanished without a trace, while Xia Yan's body slowly fell.

Just as Xia Yan was about to land, he was caught by Yamamoto Genryusai, but his body had already lost all breath.

"Hey."

Yamamoto Genryusai sighed, placed Natsuhiko's body aside, looked at Aizen in the sky, drew his Zanpakuto, and said, "Aizen, I will kill you to avenge Natsuhiko."

Can you do it?

Aizen smiled slightly, and a crack appeared in the sky above his head, where countless Gillian-class Hollows appeared, and a huge one-eyed beast was faintly visible in the shadows.

Aizen looked at Yamamoto Genryusai and said, "I'm sorry, I have to leave. Although I didn't get what I wanted, I will come back."

As he spoke, Aizen and Gin Ichimaru's bodies were enveloped by a transparent barrier and slowly rose up.

"Don't run."

Yamamoto Genryusai brandished his sword, and a huge flame flew into the sky. The flame's target was not Aizen and Gin Ichimaru, but the One-Eyed Beast and the Hollows.

The barrier enveloping Aizen Ichimaru Gin is called the Reflection Membrane. The space inside and outside the light is completely insulated, and under the protection of the Reflection Membrane, Yamamoto Genryusai is also unable to attack them.

However, as long as these Hollows are killed, the anti-membrane can be made to disappear.

Therefore, Yamamoto Genryusai's flames targeted the voids in the gaps, transforming into rolling waves of fire that swept towards the crevices.

But at that moment, the elusive one-eyed behemoth suddenly opened its mouth and exhaled a breath. The airflow encountered the flames, and the flames were instantly extinguished.

This is Fleur, the one-eyed behemoth that extinguished Yamamoto Genryusai's burning castle during the Battle of Karakura Town.

The flames vanished, and Aizen and Gin Ichimaru disappeared into the gap in the distance.

"Damn it."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's face was grim. He stood there for a moment, then walked to Xia Yan's side and looked down at him.

He is indeed dead.

Xia Yan lay on the ground, his body completely lifeless, having been killed by Aizen.

Although the details of their battle were unknown, the fact that even Xia Yan's prepared backup plan had failed, coupled with the fact that so many people were injured, filled Yamamoto Genryusai with great anger.

But at the last moment, Aizen still managed to escape.

Yamamoto Genryusai sighed, took off his haori, and was about to cover Natsuhiko with it.

However, Yamamoto Genryusai took off his haori, but slowed down his movements, staring at Natsuhiko's chest.

Xia Yan's clothes were destroyed and there were some wounds on his body, but why was there a necklace around his neck?

A heart-shaped necklace hung around his neck.

Despite being made of very ordinary materials, it didn't suffer any damage during the battle.

"what is this?"

Yamamoto Genryusai frowned and reached out to touch the necklace, but before his hand could touch it, the necklace emitted a bright light and whooshed into Xia Yan's body.

Hey, hey, hey.

Not long after, a faint heartbeat was heard, and Xia Yan's heartbeat reappeared.

"what!"

Once his heartbeat returned, Xia Yan suddenly opened his eyes, took a deep breath, and was startled to see the old face so close to his.

"Captain-Commander Yamamoto."

Xia Yan recognized the face and breathed a sigh of relief. He suddenly remembered what had happened just moments before: he had killed Aizen, but Aizen had used a clone created by his Bankai to escape the attack, while he himself had been killed by Aizen due to his injuries.

My heart should have been pierced through, so how am I still alive? Where is Aizen?

"Commander-in-Chief, am I not dead?"

Xia Yan looked at Yamamoto Genryusai and asked.

Yamamoto Genryusai shook his head and said, "You had no heartbeat and should have been dead, but just now, the necklace on your chest shattered, which restored your heartbeat and brought you back to life."

"The necklace on her chest?"

Xia Yan looked down at his chest, which was now empty. The heart-shaped necklace that Rukia had given him, which should have been there, was gone.

Why did the necklace save her?

The ability to revive oneself implies the possession of extraordinary abilities.

For a necklace to possess abilities, besides a Zanpakuto, the only other medium is Fullbring.

For example, Orihime Inoue's hair clip, Kūgo Ginjō's cross necklace, and Riruka's dollhouse.

Only the medium of Fullbring can possess its own abilities; even a Quincy's Spirit Bow is merely a tool.

At this point, because the Zanpakuto itself has a soul, and Fullbring is a technique that draws out the soul from an object and changes its form, it is used.

Therefore, the necklace's ability is likely to appear as Fullbring.

So why does the necklace possess Fullbring?

Xia Yan thought about how he and Rukia spent every day together, and how Orihime Inoue, wanting to protect others, had her heart read by the Hogyoku and awakened her power through a hairpin.

Chad, wanting to fight for others in the Second World War, had his inner thoughts read by the Hogyoku, and awakened his abilities through himself.

Even Ryuki, Kojima, and others can see spirits because of the Hogyoku.

When Rukia arrived in the human world, he lived with her constantly. When Orihime Inoue awakened, he was still thinking about what his Fullbring ability was.

Unexpectedly, he was resurrected, albeit only once, but it saved him.

The full power of Fullbring is that the Hogyoku understands the will, and both he and Rukia want to live.

Rukia has repeatedly expressed her wish that Natsuhiko would live, and Natsuhiko also hopes that he is not in a state of feigned death, but is actually alive.

During those three months, Xia Yan and Rukia spent every day together and were influenced by the Hogyoku. This also led to the necklace that Rukia gave to Xia Yan becoming a manifestation of this ability.

Xia Yan understood this point and couldn't help but sigh, realizing that he wanted to save Rukia, but ended up being saved by Rukia.

What saved him was the necklace that Rukia had given to Natsuhiko forty-five years ago.

The heart-shaped necklace was the perfect gift that gave Xia Yan the ability to revive his heart.

Everything was such a coincidence, yet it all fit together perfectly; it was truly a cruel twist of fate.

Xia Yan stood up, looked at Yamamoto Genryusai, and said, "Captain-Commander, I failed because of Aizen's Bankai."

The captain frowned and said, "Bankai?"

"good."

Xia Yan nodded and described the battle situation at the time. After hearing about Aizen's Bankai, Yamamoto Genryusai frowned and said, "No wonder, his Bankai ability is exactly what counters you."

Xia Yanshen agreed, believing that creating an exact replica of himself and eliminating his own form would perfectly counteract his abilities.

Don't even mention five seconds, even a minute, and you might not be able to find the right one.

If he doesn't merge with Bankai, he can't deal with him with an extremely powerful burst of energy, and his energy can be dodged, blocked, and neutralized.

Only by pursuing rapid combat power can one suppress Aizen.

Once he loses this, it will be very difficult for Xia Yan to defeat him.

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's Zanpakuto is more suitable for dealing with Aizen because its attack range is too wide. Even its Shikai, Scorching Hell, can destroy an area several times the size of Karakura Town after it is unleashed.

Not to mention the Bankai's four-directional attacks, which are even more terrifying.

Therefore, Aizen's Bankai was of no use to Yamamoto Genryusai.

Furthermore, Xia Yan also figured out why Aizen didn't use Bankai in the original work.

The reason is simple: he doesn't need Bankai to deal with anyone other than Yamamoto Genryusai.

Aizen's use of Bankai was ineffective against Yamamoto Genryusai, so he created the Fire Prince.

As for Aizen's later battles with Isshin Kurosaki, Yoruichi, and Kisuke Urahara, he had merged with the Hogyoku and no longer needed to use the power of Kyoka Suigetsu.

It seems that he has the ability to restrain himself. Xia Yan is a little troubled. What should he do?

As Xia Yan stood there troubled, Yamamoto Genryusai said from the side:

"Kid, I don't know what you're hesitating about. Put your clothes on first." (To be continued.)

Chapter 133: Goodbye

Inside the mountain of Shuangji Hill, there is a huge cave, which is the secret base of Yoruichi Shihouin and Kisuke Urahara. It was dug by the two of them when they were in the Covert Mobile Force. The halfway up the mountain is the base of the Covert Mobile Force.

It was here that Ichigo Kurosaki mastered Bankai, and Kisuke Urahara even built a hot spring where injuries could be healed.

Inside the cave, a figure lay quietly on the ground, her eyes closed, her face serene and peaceful—it was Soi Fon.

At this moment, Soi Fon's head was lying on a pair of legs, and the legs belonged to Natsuhiko.

Xia Yan changed his clothes but didn't go to see his friends first. Some of them needed to receive treatment, and others had to take care of others, so it wasn't convenient for him to see them directly.

And there's Soi Fon too; I can't wait to see her.

Xia Yan asked Yoruichi to take Soi Fon away from Soujigaoka, so that she wouldn't see him and get too excited, and since he might not be able to succeed, she wouldn't have to go through another sad experience.

If he were to truly die, Yamamoto Genryusai would destroy his own body, causing himself to disappear.

So apart from Yamamoto Genryusai, Unohana Retsu, and Shiba Kukaku, no one knew that they had ever lived.

In fact, he himself had died, but was rescued and thus came back to life.

Xia Yan arrived at the underground cave immediately, while Soi Fon was still unconscious.

"Humph!"

Soi Fon suddenly opened her eyes, and the next moment, she leaped up and kicked at Xia Yan's head.

boom.

Xia Yan's arm blocked the kick, while Soi Fon moved back and appeared in the distance, staring intently.

"Ok?"

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