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Bullet rubbed his newly freed wrists, his face alight with excitement.
"Hahaha! I'm finally free!"
He looked at Sōsuke Aizen, his tone arrogant.
"Since you helped me, I won't cause you any trouble this time! Get out of my way!"
As his words fell, a terrifying aura, like an ancient beast, spread from Bullet's body. Despite being locked away in the Eternal Hell (Level 6) for over twenty years, he had spent the time secretly training and continuously enhancing his power. Now, he was nearly complete, his strength surpassing even his power when he was first imprisoned.
In his eyes, Aizen, a young man, was merely showing off with some bizarre Devil Fruit ability and was absolutely unworthy of being his enemy!
Bullet strode toward the cell exit. Before leaving, he intended to pay Impel Down back with interest! He would turn this place into ruins!
"Did I say you could leave?"
However, in the next second, Bullet was frozen by Aizen's words.
Boom!
Under Aizen's icy gaze, his Beyond Captain Level Spiritual Pressure poured out without reservation, pressing heavily down on Bullet.
"Oh, and this! It seems to be called Conqueror's Haki, correct?" Aizen seemed to be speaking to himself.
But in Bullet's look of sheer horror, the air shimmered with dense, red lightning. An unparalleled surge of Conqueror's Haki swept out. In that moment, Bullet felt the world turn upside down. Everything was shattered and crushed, leaving only Aizen standing atop the broken firmament!
"You... you actually awakened Conqueror's Haki?" Bullet was incredulous. He was certain that Aizen hadn't possessed this ability just moments ago!
Aizen gave a dismissive, cold laugh.
"Such things—doesn't one simply learn them by observing?"
"Ha?"
If anyone else had said that, Bullet would have thought they were mocking him. But Aizen was genuinely stating a fact.
It wasn't mockery, but the insult was amplified tenfold!
In this world, some geniuses simply defy common sense. And Aizen, even among those geniuses, was at the very pinnacle!
"Hmph! Even if you are a once-in-a-century genius! Don't expect me to submit easily!"
"I will use these hands to fight my way out myself!"
Pitch-black Armament Haki enveloped Bullet's entire body. Then, the Haki was deeply integrated into Bullet's flesh, and his skin turned an unnatural blue-purple.
"Demon Form!"
Bullet's signature combat stance, which dramatically increased his speed and strength. It was the reason he was called the Demon Heir.
"Die!"
Bullet shot out like a cannonball, leaving a white vortex of air behind him. Aizen calmly drew his Zanpakutō, Kyōka Suigetsu (Mirror Flower Water Moon). Armament Haki wrapped around the blade, turning it into a black blade that gently sliced down toward Bullet's fist.
Boom!
The cell was instantly leveled. Bullet looked at Aizen in shock. Aizen's Armament Haki was clearly weaker than his own, yet relying on another strange form of energy, he had effortlessly shattered Bullet's Haki.
Aizen's slender body stood firm, like an unmoving mountain!
"Is this the power you pride yourself on? It seems rather underwhelming!"
Aizen's nonchalant remark perfectly struck Bullet's sore spot. He was a radical self-reliance advocate who believed in attaining power through his own strength. Being openly criticized for being too weak was an intolerable affront.
"You bastard! You've truly infuriated me!" Bullet roared furiously.
"Even though you freed me, don't expect me to let you go!"
Bullet moved repeatedly, his Armament Haki-covered fists raining down around Aizen. The Eternal Hell, supposedly an impregnable fortress, trembled under his power.
"Such truly ferocious power!" Aizen showed a hint of appreciation. He didn't even raise Kyōka Suigetsu, merely whispering.
"Bakudō #81: Dankū (Binding Spell #81: Severing Void)!"
A translucent barrier appeared before Aizen. Bullet's countless punches all landed on the Dankū.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The intense explosions sounded like the fiercest bombardment. Yet, the translucent barrier of Dankū remained completely stable, showing no sign of cracking.
With Aizen's Spiritual Pressure, even a non-incantation Dankū could withstand Hadō up to Rank 89. Bullet was strong, but his normal attacks couldn't possibly match the power of a Rank 89 Hadō.
"What ability is this?" Bullet was utterly confused. If he knew the current situation on the seas, he would know this was a special power originating from the Holy Spirit Empire. Unfortunately, having been imprisoned for many years, he was completely ignorant of these developments.
"Damn it! Don't underestimate me!" Bullet roared, and the ground began to tremble violently. Countless broken rocks surged toward Bullet!
Paramecia-type Gasha Gasha no Mi (Clank-Clank Fruit/Composite-Composite Fruit)! It allowed him to merge inorganic materials he touched with his body.
Furthermore, he could combine inorganic materials together, rearranging them to create new weapons. If Bullet were allowed to use his power unreservedly, no one could predict what kind of monster he would create!
A cold light flashed behind Aizen's glasses.
"While I allow you to fight, if you cause such a commotion, I'll be the one in trouble!"
Aizen coldly raised his finger and began the full incantation of his Kidō.
"Sinister pattern, crown of disorder, arrogance, talent; Tide, denial, numbness, moment; Prevail and crawl. The steel princess, the perpetually self-mutilating clay doll. Unite, recoil, extend to the ground! Know your own powerlessness! Hadō #90: Kurohitsugi (Destructive Spell #90: Black Coffin)!"
The black, spiritually pressure-fueled sarcophagus swiftly enveloped Bullet, instantly stopping the surging rocks.
Buzz!
The Black Coffin trembled violently, and faint animalistic roars could be heard within.
The Black Coffin dissipated, and Bullet knelt on the ground, his body covered in bloody holes. However, he had reacted swiftly, protecting his vitals when he sensed the danger. Though he looked utterly miserable, his life was not in danger.
Bullet's vision was blurry. He said in a deep voice, "Why would a powerhouse like you be in the Marines?"
Aizen smiled faintly. "To uncover the truth of the world, of course! To make the world become what it ought to be!"
"Douglas Bullet! You possess the power to change the world. Join us, and let the world submit to us!"
Bullet was stunned. Making the world submit?
What a magnificent goal! The heart that had been dead since Roger's death seemed to begin beating again.