"Every moment, your body will be pressed against my blade."
Shigure spoke casually, raising his hand with a light wave. "Just like this."
Before his words finished, Aizen—still healing in the distance—suddenly sprouted countless wounds across his body again!
These slashes damaged him faster than even the Hōgyoku could recover!
All the flowing air... could become his blade...
Had this ability... been hidden all along...?
Aizen felt numb to the tearing pain, but his gaze remained darkly fixed on Shigure.
He knew Segawa Shigure's attacks and words carried obvious provocation. Designed to make his emotions fluctuate.
Since obtaining Kyōka Suigetsu, no one had ever injured him this badly.
His emotions had indeed changed drastically.
He had to treat Shigure as a complete equal now.
The current Shigure matched genius Kisuke Urahara in cunning and scheming. In power, he could stand alongside—or even surpass—Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto!
In other words...
He was the greatest obstacle in this Ōken creation plan.
Only by defeating and killing him could the plan proceed.
Just as Aizen thought this, pale purple light suddenly burst from his chest.
The light coiled around his body like leaping lightning. All his wounds began miraculous instant recovery!
Aizen's expression returned to indifference. He lowered his eyes, as if talking to himself:
"It seems the time has come."
"The Hōgyoku has responded to my wish. Evolution is accelerating."
The pale purple lightning suddenly contracted, attaching to every inch of his skin like a transparent shell.
His spiritual pressure began slowly rising.
But then a sudden red beam shot from the distance, aimed at Aizen's left chest.
BOOM!
The beam hit like striking a mirror and reflected away!
Aizen slowly turned toward the attack's source.
"So you've come... Kisuke Urahara."
"You always enjoy interfering just when things are about to end."
"This troubles me."
Hearing this, Kisuke Urahara leaped down from a tall building, stopped mid-air, and walked over.
He pressed his hat lightly and said calmly:
"I'm surprised you'd say that, Aizen."
"Though I never expected Segawa to push you this far. How rare."
All wounds on Aizen's body had healed, but bloodstains revealed what had happened.
Meanwhile, Shigure showed no trace of blood or dirt.
Hearing Urahara's words, Aizen's expression didn't change. He glanced at Shigure, then looked back at Urahara:
"Please revise that statement. If you'd experienced Segawa's attacks, you'd understand somewhat."
He suddenly turned toward the little girl waiting in the distance—Lightning Alleste.
Alleste stared with wide eyes, her gaze sweeping between the three men.
She looked at them with only curiosity.
Aizen said quietly:
"My earlier carelessness prevented you from showing proper strength. But now it's time to demonstrate your usefulness, Alleste."
"Do your best to obstruct this enemy called Kisuke Urahara."
Alleste's water-like black eyes suddenly flashed, turning blazing gold!
The black feathers covering her body instantly displayed golden lightning radiance at their tips.
Resurrección: Thunder-Guiding Feather!
Urahara's heart jumped. His expression grew extremely grave.
He could see the spiritual pressure and lightning from this girl... were clearly Segawa Shigure's power!
Just as this thought emerged and he prepared to act...
Explosive thunderstorms burst from Alleste's body, spreading like a giant curtain that completely cut off Urahara's surroundings!
Two golden lights shot from Alleste's eyes.
From sky and ground, two thunder dragons burst forth, rushing toward the curtain!
In less than half a breath, they formed a massive golden lightning orb that completely sealed Urahara inside!
"Not bad. Very beautiful."
Aizen smiled faintly at Alleste, then looked at Urahara:
"This is one of Segawa's Zanpakutō powers. Experience it well."
"With your intelligence, you'll escape eventually... but this time is sufficient."
Urahara lowered his eyes, his expression grave.
The moment the curtain expanded, he discovered he couldn't even look directly at the surrounding lightning!
Shock filled Urahara's heart.
Is this the power of Segawa's Zanpakutō...?!
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