You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

It’s not that the giant axe is so powerful... it is indeed very strong, but pure physical impact is unlikely to kill a captain-level Grim Reaper.

But the giant axe was entangled with the "aging" power that he had put all his strength into!

No person or object can escape the shackles and constraints of time, and will inevitably be corrupted into a pile of ashes...

In fact, this ability is absolutely true. Even Bylergan himself and his weapons are not immune to it. Normally, when using it, one must isolate one's body from it - it seems to be released from the fingertips, but in fact there is an extremely thin gap between the fingertips.

Sometimes Bylergan would think that this was not a natural gift, but the embodiment of the rules that kept the world going, and that he happened to be chosen as the embodiment.

It can be said that Bylergan also has great awe for "aging".

But what did he see?

The Grim Reaper touched the black fog with his physical body, but didn't say he suffered any harm?

Was the power of "aging" consumed prematurely? Bylergan looked at the axe beside him.

No, there isn't!

The axe had been corroded to the point where only one third of it remained, and it was about to turn into ashes under the cover of black mist.

And Iori...

"What the hell are you!"

Bylergan felt that his worldview had been overturned!

If the previous defeat only made him fall from the throne, then this moment completely negated everything he had.

Both the dignity of the king and the reserve of the strong were mercilessly trampled on the ground and mixed with the sand and dust!

The saddest thing is... the Aizen siblings who did all this didn't even have any subjective consciousness directed at him, it was as if they were doing something very normal.

“This question is difficult to understand.”

Iori frowned slightly: "Even if you ask me that, I can only answer this way - just an ordinary Shinigami passing by."

"What trick did you use?"

Bylergan calmed down and forced a smile, "What a powerful trick... I was fooled to this extent. I didn't expect that I am still in the illusion until now..."

"Environment? I don't know what you misunderstood, but——"

Iori raised his hand, spread out his five fingers, and showed them to Byakugan:

A wisp of black smoke was rising from his palm.

"If that's what you mean... this isn't an illusion."

"My power... Impossible!"

You can’t go wrong!

The five senses can be deceived, but spiritual pressure cannot be faked. Bylergan clearly sensed that it was his own power!

but……

"Are you wondering why I'm not affected by 'aging'?"

Iori showed a look of understanding and waved his hand kindly. The black smoke immediately dissipated, and at the same time, a strange "dust" fell from his hand.

If you look closely, you will find that his palm became extremely thin in an instant, almost like a skeleton, but it returned to its original state within a few breaths.

Bylergan was suddenly stunned, as if he had thought of something, but he didn't dare to believe it.

"Super-fast regeneration... No, even if a Hollow has evolved this characteristic to the extreme, it is impossible to offset the power of 'aging'... A body eroded by time cannot be restored!"

"It's usually like this. This ability is indeed quite unsolvable, but I'm a little different."

Iori looked down at his intact palm, his tone calm and serious: "This is not 'regeneration', but 'return to the original state'. Although the two look similar, they are actually very different.

Whether it is the Shinigami's Kaido or the Hollow's super-fast regeneration, in essence they are all about consuming spiritual pressure to stimulate cells (yes, spirits also have cells) to undergo multiple divisions and recombination.

After being damaged, my body returns to its pre-damage state. This process not only does not consume spiritual pressure, but instead adjusts it to its peak state, which is the return of the phenomenon caused by the 'immortality of the soul'.

Um, although it’s not accurate, but for the sake of convenience, it’s like going back in time, understand?”

“…Hehe…Hahahahahaha!”

Bylergan was shaking all over and couldn't help laughing. As a king, he had never lost his composure like this before, and his emotions were out of control like a flood.

"What a joke! The power of time is absolute! Nothing in this world can escape the punishment of 'aging'!

Everything must come to an end, even the world itself is not eternal... and you say that your soul is immortal?

Hahahaha… Such a ridiculous thing… If it really exists, it must be a power that can resist the law of time, hahahaha~

Are you kidding...

What a joke! ! ! "

"In your perception, this is indeed an irrational phenomenon that is almost a joke, but it does exist - and I am the best proof of it."

Iori looked at the King of Hueco Mundo with neither joy nor sadness. As the victor, he did not mock Bylergan, but waited until he had finished venting his anger.

The boy could understand Bylergan’s madness, because the “Third Law” was indeed a miraculous product that could defy time!

Although it is not truly immortal (it is still possible to be killed by others), at least in concept it is enough to compete with "aging".

But in the final analysis, Bylergan had nothing to be unwilling about.

Because whether in Type-Moon or Bleach, the compatibility in battle is certainly important, but the magnitude cannot be ignored!

As the saying goes, "Talking about toxicity without talking about dosage is like being a hooligan." When the power is strong enough to a certain extent, it can ignore or even restrain the relationship between the two.

If Bylergan fully understood the essence of the power of "aging", then Iori would never dare to receive it empty-handed... But who made this King of Hueco Mundo only master the basics?

The body of the Third Law is eternal only in theory, and is also affected by time, so it deteriorates under the effect of "aging"... but this degree of deterioration can be restored at any time.

Bylergan is a great Hollow that has existed since ancient times. He possesses such a powerful talent, but he only remains as the King of Hueco Mundo (he doesn't even truly rule Hueco Mundo)... Who can be blamed for this?

"This time, 'eternity' defeated 'aging' - I don't know if you can accept this result."

Iori had lost interest in the Skeleton King and took a step forward.

Is it finally over?

Bylergan slowly breathed a sigh of relief. There were a myriad of complicated emotions in his heart, but in the end they all turned into a sigh.

Just as he himself said, there is nothing eternal in this world, so the "King of Hueco Mundo" naturally cannot exist forever and will eventually come to an end.

It is better to die in the hands of another strong man than to decay gradually under the erosion of time.

"Okay, come on, chop off my head, and I will give you this honor—"

sieve!

A shallow footprint was imprinted on the sand. A breeze blew by, and Iori walked straight past the white skeleton, moving forward without looking around. Yuki was a little slower, but soon caught up.

"……Hello!"

Bylergan was stunned. He turned around in astonishment and shouted, "Where are you going? I'm here!"

The brother and sister stopped and turned around curiously: "Do you really want to die?"

"...I am the King of the Great Void. To you, the God of Death, is there anything more important than killing me?" Bylergan asked in a deep voice, as if he felt that he was being looked down upon.

"Something more important?"

Iori and Yuuki looked at each other and said, "That's quite a lot, right?"

Bailegang: "..."

"To be honest, I don't want to kill you right now."

Iori thought for a moment and said very frankly, "If nothing unexpected happens, after this incident, I should return to Soul Society, and it doesn't really matter whether I kill you or not.

After all, the Hollows cannot be killed completely. Even if one king dies, the next one will be born soon."

In fact, if he could conquer Bylergan and occupy Hueco-Sakura Palace, he could call himself the King of Hueco Mundo and gain a large number of subordinates.

But this desolate environment has no appeal to Iori, and to become the king of Hueco Mundo as a god of death, one must possess overwhelming strength... Iori's spiritual pressure is even lower than Bylergan, so this task is still quite difficult.

Compared to Aizen, who manages the Hueco Mundo in the original work, Iori's accumulation is not deep enough.

After all, the most difficult part of this matter is not conquering those hollows, but how to prevent Soul Society from discovering them - Iori does not have a Zanpakutō as convenient as [Kyoka Suigetsu].

In addition, how to travel freely between Hueco Mundo and Soul Society is also a problem. At least we have to wait until we acquire this technology before considering building up power in Hueco Mundo.

——Anyway, Yuuki has no motivation to rebel at the moment, and Iori has reserved Hueco Mundo in advance, so it can’t be considered as stealing her things.

“You misunderstood, I have always been a pacifist.

If I kill you, it will make the numerous Hollows lose their control, right? If the situation in Hueco Mundo becomes unstable, Soul Society and the human world will also be affected. "

Iori stroked his chin and said, "So, you are still the king of Hueco Mundo, and nothing will change."

"…Is this old man not even worthy of being killed?"

For some unknown reason, Bylergan started to protest.

"How dare you humiliate me like this!"

"That's too much. In my eyes, you are a very valuable person."

There was no extra emotion in Iori's eyes. He looked down at him and said, "As an extremely rare research specimen."

"Research?"

"If I kill you, there won't be a second sample of such a special and powerful power as 'aging'." The boy was serious and not joking.

"Damn it! You bastard!"

Bailegang said angrily: "Do you think I will obediently follow your arrangements and wait for you to come back one day in the future to reap my power?!"

"That's really interesting... You seem to have misunderstood me. Did I ever ask for your opinion?

This is a notification, not a negotiation.”

Iori reacted calmly, but the look in his eyes made Byakugan despair, because it was a look of indifference, as if the will of those who defied it was not cared about at all by the will of those who defied it.

The young man said calmly: "Your Majesty Bailegang, this rusty crown will remain with you, and you can continue to regard yourself as an unlimited monarch in this walnut shell.

But unlike you, my world is not so narrow."

Chapter 171: Take me as your last disciple, Captain! (4.5K)

In a corner of the Soul Society stands a tall and solemn ancient gate, which is usually never opened. But today it slowly opened, revealing a hole leading to the deep void. The extremely powerful ghost power restrained the internal space fluctuations so that it would not disturb the Soul Society side.

A group of people wearing square scarves and wide robes gathered here and stood on both sides, with their hands in seals and silently chanting obscure spells, carefully maintaining the stability of this "gate through the world".

This is because the density of lepton in the three realms is different, and they can only live in peace by isolating themselves from each other by the barriers. When a space channel is generated, a small-scale lepton countercurrent will occur.

Those "black cavities" temporarily opened up by the Great Void, or the small-scale portals used by the God of Death to perform tasks, have little impact due to their limited size.

However, this large-scale gate has existed since the early days of the Soul Society, and the Shinigami have been using this fixed channel to monitor the movements of the Hueco Mundo. Its scale and duration are far greater than other small devices, so it must be protected by the power of the Kidō.

Because the misuse of this thing will affect the stability of space and even change the spiritual environment of the three realms, the Soul Society has issued a strict ban and destroyed a large number of small passages, leaving only the official cross-world gates - in fact, some nobles still have them hidden in their homes for private use, and some scientists can also develop them on their own.

After the large gate was opened, there was no movement for a long time, and the surrounding death gods and ghosts became nervous.

They received an urgent call from the Hueco Mundo expeditionary force, and they were asked to open the gate to prepare for the expeditionary force's return. Those who knew that something unexpected must have happened, otherwise they wouldn't be so hasty. But there was no movement for such a long time, could it be that the expeditionary force...

hum!

Finally, the barrier covering the gate began to fluctuate, and a layer of hazy white light appeared, covering up the deep dark passage.

Just like a drop of water falling on the water, slight ripples appeared at first, and then gradually expanded to the whole, the light curtain in the gate began to shake gradually.

call!

A slightly embarrassed figure walked out of the gate. His expression was serious but a bit flustered and bewildered. After a moment of hesitation, he quickly moved away. Then, one by one, soldiers wearing Death Tyrant uniforms filed out from the light curtain.

Judging from the bloodstains on their bodies and their messy clothes, most of them had experienced battles before, and judging from the fact that they were unable to carry any baggage and equipment, it must have been an undignified defeat...

Gum!

The Grim Reaper in charge of the response felt his throat move up and down, and he felt a sense of fear:

The expeditionary force is composed of elite soldiers, and there are captains in charge!

Such an army actually fled back to Soul Society in a panic. What kind of a formidable opponent did they encounter?

"Is that all?" An officer began to verify the identities and conduct a headcount based on the list.

Although the probability is extremely small, the abilities of the Hollows are varied and it is possible that some of them can simulate a human form, so the expeditionary force returning from the Hueco Mundo must undergo a full set of basic examinations.

"what?"