Death God: Sunny and Cheerful Boy

"Kuriyashiki... Yeah." Yilong nodded slowly at this time, as if he realized the seriousness of the situation.

However, Aizen still reminded him: "Don't replace the Zaraki Souya who you played with before with Kenpachi Narikiyashiki. Kuriyashiki is the real Kenpachi, not a guy like Zaraki Souya who just uses the power of [Zanpakutō]."

"No, speaking of Zaraki Fuuya, he was played around by you, Lord Aizen, right? And... speaking of it, when we were dealing with Zaraki Fuuya before, did you discover anything, Lord Aizen?" Yilong asked with some concern.

The reason for asking this question is, of course, because of what happened to the Tsunayashiro family.

Judging from the performance of the Tsunayashiro family, they should have just acquired the ability to "make dummies" not long ago, otherwise they would not have been exposed now.

In other words, either he was just able to use [Yanluo Jingdian] to imitate the power of [Yu Lu Zhe Liu], or he had already understood the power of [Yu Lu Zhe Liu] more than two hundred years ago, but had only just found a way to use the "specimen of the civilian death god" to control the fake body.

If it is the latter, then it can only be said to be "pure coincidence", and if it is the former, then they should have observed the power of Zaraki Futaya when Zaraki Futaya escaped from prison before!

In comparison, the latter is obviously more likely.

but……

If the power of Zaraki Fuuya was observed at that time, then... he must have also paid attention to Ikkyuu, and even to Aizen who arrived later!

But judging from their reactions, that doesn't seem like it. Otherwise, if they really realized Yilong's background or purpose, they should have started to "go crazy".

And if they had been paying closer attention, they would even have discovered that Aizen, who was undergoing an autopsy at the time, was not actually dead!

"Discovered? Do you mean the surveillance by the Tsunayashiro family? Don't worry, I covered it up. They didn't discover our relationship at the time." Aizen said calmly.

Yilong: ...

So you didn't cover up the parts that have nothing to do with you, right?

No wonder those psychopaths dislike me!

Ichiryu understood that since Aizen had covered up the part related to him, then... his weird behavior would not be fully exposed to the Tsunayashiro family, otherwise they would go even crazier.

The experiment that Zaraki Souya did under Yilong's instructions was not as simple as it seemed. It already involved the reality of the world. If they saw Yilong's full reaction, they would be able to infer that Yilong knew the status of the Soul King and the Three Realms and even had his own ideas about it.

This could also explain why the bastards of the Tsunayashiro family repeatedly targeted Yilong - if it was just for profit, then the intensity was a bit too much. Many times, Yilong even felt that they were harming others and not benefiting themselves. After all, he was from the Shihouin clan, and our five... four great nobles were of the same blood, right?

"Lord Aizen is very wise." Yilong complimented sarcastically.

Aizen just smiled slightly at this. Tosen Yosuke on the side was a little dissatisfied with this "sarcasm", but because of Aizen's previous stop, he just pretended to "stare at" Ichiryu at this time.

(End of this chapter)

223. Chapter 222 Personal Grudges

223.

2023-10-13

Yilong and Aizen finally met each other, so naturally they asked about the progress of [Hougyoku]...

"Both Urahara's [Hougyoku] and the [Hougyoku] I prepared before are incomplete, but after fusing them, we already have the foundation to prepare a complete [Hougyoku]. What we lack now is just a little bit of stimulation." Aizen said calmly.

"Exciting? For example?" Yilong asked back calmly.

"For example, there was an ability that appeared in the previous disaster in Soul Society that caught my attention." Aizen looked at Yilong tentatively at this time.

"Puchi...Hahaha, I don't think it's necessary." Yilong suddenly laughed.

"Yilong! What are you laughing at?" Dongxian couldn't help but scold him for his rudeness.

"Lord Aizen, don't you have a bad taste? I don't think it's necessary... I think all we lack now is time." Yilong seemed to have discovered something.

"As expected, you, my...best friend." Aizen's voice lowered a little at this time.

Aizen was not surprised that Ichiryu discovered that he was lying - indeed, the maturity of [Hōgyoku] did not require Inoue Orihime.

The reason why I mentioned her is because Aizen wanted to use Inoue Orihime to catch another wave of fish...

Just like he did in some "future".

Ichiryu also realized this and... directly "exposed" him, saying that "all that is lacking is time", which refers to both the [Hougyoku], [Ichigo's becoming stronger], and [luring some captains to Hueco Mundo].

Especially the latter, Ichiryu has actually succeeded - as the captain-in-chief of the [Expedition Force] and the commander of the expeditionary corps, Ichiryu has a lot of say, especially when fighting in Hueco Mundo.

However, what surprised Aizen a little was that Ichiryu would point out the matter so "unscrupulously" without any intention of pretending to be polite?

Why is he so arrogant?

Aizen looked at Yilong inquiringly at this time, and Yilong also closed his eyes, as if looking at him...

but……

In the end, Aizen did not pursue the matter further - the feeling of "everything is under control" was comfortable, but it lacked some "little excitement" after all.

Just think of it as one of the last “little excitements” left!

In fact, Aizen did not lie. He did need a little stimulation - but it was not needed when ripening the [Hougyoku], but when he was fusing the [Hougyoku] himself.

Without this stimulation, even if Aizen had a complete [Hogyoku], he would not be able to fuse and activate it...

Aizen has not yet fully understood the nature of [Hougyoku], he just vaguely understands that the ability of [Hougyoku] is the embodiment of the mind!

The power of the mind can only be transformed when there are "waves"...

What Aizen has to do is to walk a tightrope - after fusing with the [Hougyoku], he must push himself to a higher evolutionary form as soon as possible, otherwise, once his mind becomes calm because of "perfection", his evolution will stop!

If he hadn't fought against the power of Squad Zero when the evolution stopped, then all his previous plans would have been in vain...

Moreover, Aizen always thought rationally that he was confident that he could deal with Ichilong. Not only was there a gap in strength, but more importantly... he had actually been hit by [Mirror Flower and Water Moon]!

In other words, Aizen can manipulate Ichiryu's perception at any time.

Although if Ichiryu uses all his strength to control the surrounding spirit particles, Aizen will also have to put in most of his energy to confuse him, but... this means that Aizen can easily kill Ichiryu.

This is different from when spiritual pressure collides, you have to use most of your spiritual pressure to suppress the opponent...

The spiritual pressure is slightly better, so it will take time to determine the winner, and even the weaker one can escape.

And in the release and breaking of illusions at the conscious level, a slight difference means the difference between life and death!

But emotionally, Aizen always felt that if he really did this, he would be in danger!

And in Yilong's heart, he can also deduce such a future...

If Aizen really tried his best to kill himself, the end result would be that he would be killed, and Aizen... would also be killed by Ichimaru Gin's sneak attack when he was distracted.

This is probably the only HE route for Gin Ichimaru, otherwise he wouldn't be able to sneak attack Aizen with those two moves.

Unfortunately, neither Ichiryu nor Aizen will give him this opportunity. Aizen will not attack Ichiryu under such circumstances, and Ichiryu will not overly provoke Aizen.

Even now, Yilong is not completely against Aizen's plan - Yilong came here today for this!

Insider information: Those bastards in Seireitei actually...

"Hōgyoku... Lord Aizen, I think there is someone who is more suitable to be captured than Takanari." Yilong suggested sincerely at this time.

that person……

Of course, it was some bad store manager who seduced Yilong's eldest son into rebellion!

If reporting vendors for selling substandard goods wasn't so effective, Yilong would have wanted to deal with this guy who always seduced his son!

"That's right, he should be one of the people who knows the [Hougyoku] best." Aizen now does not think that his understanding of [Hougyoku] is worse than Urahara.

However, their understanding of [Broken Jade] is definitely complementary.

After all, Urahara was the first Shinigami to start preparing the [Hōgyoku], and Aizen also absorbed his experience before starting.

However, Urahara discovered some problems with the [Hougyoku], believing that its preparation process was cruel and that it was too early for the effects to be seen by the God of Death, so he sealed the technology and did not continue researching it...

Therefore, it can be said that Aizen has a better understanding of what happens after the preparation of the [Hougyoku], including how to use it, while Uraraka has a better understanding of the basic principles of the [Hougyoku].

The only problem is...

Is Urahara Kisuke so easy to catch? Even if he comes to Kyonoya Palace by himself, we have to consider whether to let him in!

Dongxian stared at Yilong more and more, feeling that he had no good intention in doing this.

"But Urahara Kisuke is different from ordinary Shinigami. He is both strong and wise." Aizen still seemed to have concerns.

Yilong understood that this was to show his sincerity, so he took the initiative to say: "Now that Seireitei has a big problem, even if we don't do anything in Seireitei, we can do something else in the world, such as...

"If a large number of Arrancars appear somewhere in the human world, the expeditionary forces will shift their focus there. At that time... it would be normal for Captain Urahara to be involved, right?"

Yilong's suggestion is inevitably tainted with some personal grudges.

Aizen didn't seem to be convinced, but Yilong didn't say anything further, just mentioned...

"And... Lord Aizen, you wouldn't want a god of death who knows more about the [Hougyoku] to be watching you covetously when you fuse it, right?" Yilong said directly.

He also specifically emphasized "better understanding"...

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Dongdong: Only two chapters today, I have an appointment tonight...

When it comes to holidays, writers have more things to do. After all, friends and relatives only have holidays at this time. We write every day, but if we don’t make an appointment at this time, we won’t be able to make an appointment...

I'll post more after the holidays...

(End of this chapter)

224. Chapter 223: Tight Seireitei

224.

2023-10-13

Early morning of March 998, 3 in the Jihad calendar.

After a whole night of chaos, with the cooperation of the [Guardian Force] and [Service Force], the Shinigami of Seireitei retreated to the inner court, temporarily isolating the chaos from the inner court, the entire east district, and a small part of the south district...

In other words, most of Soul Society has been "fallen"!

Although those "Zanpakuto" seem to have no interest in things like "occupation" and their purpose is currently unknown, it is certain that as long as they have the opportunity, they will not hesitate to attack other Shinigami, especially those who are supposed to be their partners.

Most of the Shinigami have probably lost the ability of "Shikai" and "Bankai". The stronger the Shinigami, the more severely their strength is restricted. Caught off guard, they have in fact given up most of Soul Reign and retreated to the inner court.

The Inner Court is the clan land of the great nobles, and is the location of institutions including the Forty-Six Chambers, the Golden Seal Noble Council, etc. It is most strictly guarded. The East District is also the noble district, so only these two places are guarded!

In fact, it cannot be said that the [Guardian Force] "only protects the nobles". After all, the nobles, big and small, have thousands of "death gods without Zanpakutō" private soldiers...

These private soldiers will not assist the [Guardian Force] and [Service Force] to "recover lost territory". It is already the limit for Kuchiki to convince them to unify the command of these private soldiers, cooperate with the [Ghost Daoshu]'s techniques, and control the major roads between the inner court and the east district.

If you dare to take their private soldiers to other places when there is danger in the Soul Society, they will definitely fight back in a minute...

As for the "small part of the southern district", it was a commercial district densely populated by aristocratic industries, and was located close to the eastern district, so it was also guarded.

Since the assistance of these Shinigami's private soldiers is only available in the East District and the Inner Court, Kuchiki and Kyōraku can only hold on here and stabilize their position.

At this time, the [Guardian Force] and [Service Force] jointly held a captain's meeting, and even Captain Ukitake of the [Subjugation Force] who stayed behind in Seireitei also attended the meeting...

Faced with the current predicament, before anyone else could say anything, the inner court captain, Omaeda, spoke without hesitation: "Captain-General, Commander-in-Chief Kyoraku, given the current situation, I think we should immediately ask the expeditionary army to come back for help!"

Omaeda's inner court team is affiliated with the [Guardian Force], so they directly call Byakuya "Captain-General".

"The Zanpakuto riots are nothing but minor problems. I believe that all the captains can reconcile with their own Zanpakuto as soon as possible...and the situation facing the expeditionary army is complicated now. I do not agree with recalling the expeditionary army." Hitsugaya said directly at this time.

No wonder Hitsugaya is so confident—he is one of only two captains who can still use Bankai!

After Kyoraku's [Katen Kyoukotsu] appeared independently, it was no longer able to use Bankai. The only one who could use Bankai was... Kurotsuchi Mayuri!

Although Hyorinmaru was missing, which made Hitsugaya feel a little uncomfortable, but... Hitsugaya's Zanpakutō, for some reason, did not lose the abilities of "Shikai" and "Bankai", and Kurotsuchi Mayuri was not affected.

"Hmm? Captain Hitsugaya, do you mean to say that we alone can defeat the Zanpakutō of so many captains? I don't think we can do it." Omaeda immediately said with dissatisfaction.

That’s right, our Zanpakutōs—including Omaeda, and more than a dozen Shinigami—also had no problems. The thing they have in common is… they are all Ichiryu’s confidants!

It’s just that most of them are not at the captain level…including Captain Omaeda, whose strength is not up to the captain level either.

However, this is also the reason why Kuchiki and Kyōraku don't want to call Shihouin back - this is really not something you did?

Especially Kurotsuchi Mayuri's [Zanpakutō], which was not affected at all...

When did you become so close to Shifengyuan?

In addition, the strength of the "Soul Hunter", a special member, was not affected at this time. After all, he did not use [Zanpakuto] at all.

This also makes everyone understand that this unknown enemy's ability is aimed at [Zanpakuto]!

"By the way...Captain Kurotsuchi Mayuri, do you have any new inventions? If so, I hope you can show them to me." Komamura looked at Kurotsuchi Mayuri questioningly.

Hitsugaya's [Zanpakutō] was also affected, but he was able to perform [Bankai] on his own. Many people present had already guessed that this was probably because Hitsugaya had fought with "another [Hyorinmaru]" before.