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Hiding one's emotions is the easiest thing for this kind of person, but both sides tacitly refrained from exposing it.
It's unnecessary for Aizen.
He could tolerate Gin Ichimaru, who thought about killing him day and night to avenge himself, and Barragan, who dreamed of turning the tables and becoming the master all the time. What was a little bit of resentment compared to that?
He never cared what his subordinates thought, and he didn't mind even if they wanted to rebel.
It would be quite interesting to be able to gather strength and turn against someone right under his nose, wouldn't it? It's just that I hate him.
For Aizen, who betrayed his country, this opportunity only comes once. If he fails, he will have to pay the price with his life.
"After leaving, he integrated the remaining expeditionary force and became the new leader. He sent someone back to the Spirit Court to report this. The army commander, Wada Yohei, was greedy for merit and reckless. He led his troops to attack the Great Void Forest, but was ambushed and suffered a crushing defeat and death."
With the help of Tianbei Xiuzhu's burst of power, he barely managed to rescue one of his subordinates and escape the encirclement.
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"I see."
Tianbei Xiuzhu's expression remained calm.
Having made his choice, Aizen knew how to explain himself to his superiors even if he didn't say anything.
The death of a captain-level Grim Reaper is no small matter, especially since the number of Grim Reapers who die at once is not small. If the survivor shows no reaction, even if he is not a suspect, he will still be the subject of gossip.
Fortunately, the Hueco Mundo Expeditionary Force was not a group of Shinigami gathered together, so Aizen's killing spree this time was not particularly severe.
If the expeditionary force had been united, they would have been wiped out by Hueco Mundo long ago.
Because their numbers are relatively dispersed, they are highly mobile.
Even if a powerful force like Hueco Mundo can wipe out one area, it will still be targeted and harassed by other forces. Even if the high-level combat strength is relatively stable, it will still be very difficult for them.
Given Yohei Wada's wariness of Las Noches, maintaining a peaceful standoff is already quite good; Las Noches has no need to provoke trouble.
After exchanging a brief overview of their respective situations, Tenbei Shusuke left with Kibune Risa.
Speaking of that... the cold and ruthless Kibune Risa is actually a very sensible person. Although her talent is average, she has good intelligence. Not only did she follow in Amagai Shusuke's footsteps from the very beginning and become one of the few survivors, but she also won Amagai Shusuke's favor to a certain extent.
That man was fundamentally different from Tempe.
One is gentle by nature, the other is cold by nature; one has his own principles, while the other is a pure power supremacist, a hyena that will turn on its master at any opportunity.
These kinds of people aren't actually that scary, especially someone like Kibune Ryo, who has a clear understanding of his own position.
He understood that Aizen only valued Amagai Shusuke, so when Amagai Shusuke made his choice, he not only had no influence on him, but also showed no intention of abandoning Amagai Shusuke and surrendering to him.
It wasn't that he was stupid, but that he knew he wouldn't have a good ending if he abandoned Tenbei Xiuzhu. No leader likes a subordinate who is a traitor.
Amagai Shusuke understood this as well, so as long as Kibune Risa was inferior to Amagai Shusuke, he would always be a dagger in Amagai Shusuke's hands! At this moment, Tirudy and Charlotte suddenly handed over a small instrument, like a test tube.
"grown ups."
"Well done."
Shaking the small mechanical test tube, Aizen felt the rich spiritual power within and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Those Shinigami are dead? What a joke! Does Aizen really seem like such a cruel guy?
"My lord, I don't understand why you collect the souls of these weak Grim Reapers."
Unable to suppress her womanly curiosity, Tiruti couldn't help but speak up.
Everything in the world has its own meaning; taking someone's life without a purpose is a very foolish and wasteful act.
Aizen glanced at Tilty, who had withdrawn from her Resurrección, and began to lecture her softly: "Instead of killing without any benefit, why not make use of the remaining value?"
Seeing that Tilty seemed to understand but not quite, Aizen didn't care whether she understood or not.
Moreover, he does need some Shinigami souls to conduct some experiments. Even if he knows that he can't create the Hogyoku that Urahara Kisuke possesses, it doesn't mean that Shinigami souls are worthless to him.
Rather than letting these Grim Reapers die like this, it's better to contribute to his research; at least they'll die a worthy death.
If one is lucky enough to be given a completely new life, it's not impossible, but it's unclear whether one will remember their current memories.
Those who read the original Bleach manga will subconsciously associate "Halving Five, Faceless" with...
"Mask"
The idea that they are opposing forces is actually a very erroneous view.
Breaking through the fifth level, the Hollow's autonomous evolution means that even without the intervention of the Hogyoku, Vasto Lorde's Hollows would gradually shed their beastly forms and transform into humans, making bone masks increasingly rare.
The Visor is a product of the Hollowfication experiment, and it gains the power of the Hollow. Even powerful figures like Aizen and Yamamoto have never been seen to have their own Visor.
In reality, the Hollow's transformation into a Shinigami is what truly corresponds to the Visored. Simply breaking through to the fifth level and becoming a Visored is merely the Hogyoku's premature growth, a result of its forced development.
Why is Ichigo the Hollow so incredibly strong, while the Visoreds don't have that kind of... potential? Some say it's because the Hollows within the Visoreds aren't as strong as Ichigo the White, and well, that's not entirely wrong.
Strictly speaking, there was no void inside Hirako Shinji and his group.
The Hollowfication Experiment, in essence, is to hollow out them, using the Hogyoku to guide out their corrupted side to create the "Hollow Form 687 State".
They could gain intangibility after defeating the illusory form, but clearly those guys were failures.
They cannot achieve complete blurring because the circumstances are different.
There is a White Ichigo inside Ichigo's body. It's not just the inverted Ichigo. It's the Hollow White who invaded Kurosaki Shin's body with his spiritual pressure before he died, and then inherited it into Ichigo's body, which is why he has this potential.
The Visoreds' Hollowfication is not perfect because their soul forms are fundamentally Shinigami (death gods).
Similarly, even the five-faced Shinigami transformation of the demons cannot be considered absolutely perfect.
There are differences between the Zanpakuto of the Five Elements and those of the Shinigami. For example, only Ulquiorra, who truly broke through to the Five Elements on his own, learned the Second Release Technique.
These problems will be solved once the Hogyoku matures, but Aizen needs to create Hollow White himself to test it out. Only then can his subordinates evolve in the most perfect direction.
Whether it's Shinigami or Hollowfication, at least Tosen Kaname's completely Hollowfied state, yet unable to use his Zanpakuto, seems somewhat more successful than Hirako Shinji and the others, but in essence, it's still not perfect.
All right.
The main point is that Aizen wanted his evolution to be more perfect; transforming into Butterfly or something like that just didn't look good.
So even without the Amagai Shusuke incident, Aizen would still need to find an opportunity to obtain some Shinigami souls for experiments; otherwise, he wouldn't have prepared the equipment so early.
Chapter 415 I'm Here to Save You (2/3)
Urahara Store.
After successfully establishing diplomatic relations with the Nura Clan, Urahara's shop gradually gained popularity among the yokai and onmyoji communities.
The only reason they were worried about Aizen coming to steal the Hogyoku was that only a few high-ranking yokai and onmyoji knew about Urahara's shop, and the shop was not based on a human residence.
As usual, Urahara Store, which didn't have many customers, was suddenly pushed open. A man who was dozing off on the table looked up sleepily.
Upon recognizing the newcomer, Kisuke Urahara, whose hair was somewhat disheveled, suddenly perked up and revealed a sly smile.
"Oh, welcome, guest."
"What a hypocritical smile. Is my custom-made weapon ready yet?"
Ignoring Kurotabo's words, Urahara Kisuke smiled broadly: "Of course, I value Mr. Kurotabo's order very, very much."
Even if other people's goods aren't ready, the weapons you ordered must be completed first.
Don't give me that.
Kurotabo, gradually getting used to this man's personality, curled his lip and said, "You say the same thing to every customer, don't you?"
"hehe."
Urahara covered his mouth with a paper fan, his sly grin revealing no denial whatsoever.
Don't assume that research doesn't require capital investment. Although many of the materials he needs are not from the real world, because he does business with monsters and Onmyoji, many of the products require real-world raw materials.
Especially since special materials from the supernatural world are generally very valuable, he is also very short of money while trying his best to maintain social relationships.
This also led to Yoruichi Shihouin's complete unwillingness to live with him; his mercenary businessman demeanor was truly repulsive.
"Tetsuzai!"
"Coming, manager."
Wearing an employee uniform, Wo Ling Tie Zhai carried an unassuming hammer, making a clanging sound, as he walked to the front desk.
Kurotabo casually took a hammer, tapped it lightly with his finger, and commented, "The forging is not bad, but I'm not sure if there's anything special about this weapon."
"Of course, this... hammer is a masterpiece that I painstakingly crafted over three days and three nights."
When introducing his work, Kisuke Urahara's tone was as exaggerated as it could be: "Don't let this... hammer's unassuming appearance fool you, it actually has an automatic target acquisition function."
look!"
As spiritual energy was channeled in, the hammer, which had been intimately attached to the handle, suddenly flew out. A spiritual chain connected the two ends, causing the large sphere to fly a distance before returning to float quietly in the air.
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Kurotabo has a slanted eye.
Kisuke Urahara blinked innocently and said, "What, are you not satisfied?"
"No, what's the difference between this and a meteor hammer?"
With veins bulging on his forehead, Kurotabo couldn't help but slam his fist on the table and start complaining.
"This is much more flexible than a meteor hammer; an ordinary meteor hammer cannot be moved at will."
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! A few seconds later, Tian Fang, his face dark, was freed from the spiritual energy chains.
However, after calming down a bit, his eyes lit up slightly.
The effect of this hammer is essentially the same as a hammer plus a rope and thread, and it also has some of the abilities of the Kubinashi, only it has lost the Kubinashi's... stealth and trap abilities.
However, this ability can be surprisingly effective in crucial moments, producing unique results.
As for the material of the weapon itself, it wasn't particularly important to me.
Kurotabo was originally a weapon-type monster. As long as it wasn't an ordinary object, once absorbed into his body and nurtured with spiritual energy for a sufficient period of time, it would completely transform into his power. At that time, the strength of the weapon would be determined by the upper limit of Kurotabo's power.
However, the weapon itself is made of ordinary materials, and the time required for nurturing it will be extremely long.
Although he had many types of weapons, they were all still within the scope of human weapons, and apart from having a large quantity, they had no special effects.
This is mainly because yokai are not good at making special weapons. The Nura family's heirloom, Miyagi-maru, is a demon-slaying sword, a weapon specifically designed for use against yokai.
The store manager is lying to people again.
Silently, Wo Ling Tiezhai shook his head inwardly.
The Grim Reaper has many ways of creating special weapons, which is like the difference between a spaceship-level civilization and a primitive civilization compared to the monsters.
After learning about Kurotabo's unique abilities, Kisuke Urahara created weapons that seemed useful but were actually quite basic in terms of technology.
These things are obsolete in Bleach; they're just small things that Kisuke Urahara used to practice with materials from the real world.
Besides practicing, it's also to avoid creating a monster.
No matter how powerful the weapons he creates are, apart from special creations like the Hogyoku, even the strongest external objects are still just external objects.
Since it is an external object, it will always have an upper limit and a limit. However, weapons can be transformed into Kurotabo's own abilities, so external objects are no longer external objects. Naturally, Urahara Kisuke would not risk creating another monster.
Fortunately, Kurotabo's ability to absorb weapons had various limitations, which prevented Urahara from being too wary.
The inability to absorb firearms is one issue, and the fact that he can only nurture one weapon at a time means that Kurotabo could never become a monster with countless abilities. However, this is all predicated on the fact that Kisuke Urahara did not help Kurotabo in the way that Zanpakuto do... by using a sword as a vessel to enhance special abilities.
One should always be wary of others.
Kurotabo, unaware of the situation, was quite satisfied. Just as he was about to take out the remaining payment, he noticed that the two people in front of him were looking at him with much more serious expressions.
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Hmm, something's not right!
Kurotabo realized halfway through his sentence that the two people weren't looking at him, which startled him and made him immediately...
He turned his head away.
A young man with two katanas at his waist walked slowly into the shop, grinning, and said, "Boss, do you have any wine?"
"It's you!"
"No time!" Urahara began, and Kurotabo's eyes widened in surprise.
"What's wrong, you defeated opponent?"
Okada Izou turned his head away, his eyes filled with mockery.
"!!!"
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