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Chapter 144
Chapter 144
Chapter 144
“Damn it, using a Command Seal!”
After his punch missed, Kaelith froze momentarily, then quickly understood the reason.
Sensing the Spirit Pressure in the air, his expression turned surprised.
“Damn, Aizen chased after them… With his insignificant skill, he probably can’t stop Muramasa.”
“Without his Zanpakut?, what does he have left?”
“Just a complete weakling.”
“No, I have to hurry over and prepare to collect his corpse.”
He turned his head and shouted behind him:
“Yoruichi! Follow me! Keep your distance and seal your inner mind!”
After shouting, he flashed forward, heading in Aizen’s direction.
“Alright!”
Yoruichi nodded and quickly followed.
Watching Kaelith’s back, she fell into thought.
She understood Kaelith’s personality fairly well.
His kindness wasn’t cheap.
If someone wasn’t acknowledged or close to him, Kaelith usually didn’t care about their life or death.
For him to go all out, rushing to help without hesitation, the true identity of that figure must be someone very close to him.
Then, a piece of intel surfaced in her mind.
This figure reminded her of the Shadow Killer. and they were once someone who indiscriminately killed Shinigami, friend or foe.
But at some point, he suddenly changed tactics.
He avoided all Gotei 13 Shinigami and only killed those from the rebel side.
When she first heard this intel, she found it puzzling and inexplicable.
Thinking back now… Didn’t Shadow Killer’s shift in targets coincide with the time Kaelith began to shine?
Yoruichi couldn’t help revealing a curious look.
So Kaelith might not be as straightforward as he appears.
She quickly filtered through the friends and closely linked people around Kaelith in her mind.
But after several rounds of thought, she couldn’t think of anyone close to Kaelith who possessed such skill.
Truly a mysterious man.
Could it be that while this guy pretended to laze around every day, he was actually plotting something grand behind the scenes?
…………
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Muramasa’s vision blurred, and in the next second, he appeared beside K?ga Kuchiki.
“K?ga?”
He gripped his sword, frowning slightly.
Earlier, his life-or-death clash with Kaelith had rekindled a long-lost thrill.
Muramasa knew that if he truly faced Kaelith’s full power, he likely wouldn’t be a match.
But even so, he longed to complete that ultimate strike beyond his limits.
At this crucial moment, being pulled back by K?ga Kuchiki gave him a subtle feeling of resistance.
However, this emotion lasted only a moment.
His boundless loyalty to K?ga Kuchiki made him instantly forget such unpleasantness.
Seeing Aizen before him, Muramasa immediately understood why K?ga Kuchiki had recalled him.
He suddenly lunged in the opposite direction from Aizen!
K?ga Kuchiki was left speechless seeing the direction Muramasa dashed toward.
His Zanpakut?… what was it doing?
K?ga Kuchiki opened his mouth, about to speak, when he saw Muramasa collide with someone.
Facing Aizen’s somewhat surprised gaze, Muramasa said flatly:
“Your illusion ability disrupts the opponent’s five senses, doesn’t it?”
“Unfortunately, that trick isn’t very effective on me.”
“My ability allows me to sense the location of the opponent’s Zanpakut?… so even if you hide yourself perfectly, you can’t hide your Zanpakut?!”
He reached toward Aizen’s blade:
“Awaken, unyielding soul!”
With that motion, an invisible ripple stabbed into Aizen’s body. Aizen frowned slightly.
Muramasa’s sudden appearance allowed him only half a moment to construct his soul defenses.
In that brief instant, he made a decision.
All the half-built soul defenses were allocated to protect his memories.
He completely abandoned any defense of his Zanpakut?!
Muramasa, who was invading, showed a hint of surprise in his eyes.
This guy… was too calm.
Facing the imminent loss of his Zanpakut? powers, he could still so decisively sacrifice the blade to protect something more important.
What a terrifying man.
With a backward pull, Muramasa extracted a figure from Aizen’s soul.
Aizen felt as if something had been removed from the depths of his soul.
The Zanpakut? in his hand lost its usual vitality, now just a piece of useless metal.
Not only was its release ability gone, even its sharpness drastically decreased.
Ky?ka Suigetsu now wasn’t even as good as an Asauchi…
So this is what it feels like to have your Zanpakut? taken?
It’s quite interesting, especially the hollow feeling in the soul.
A fine experience, potentially useful for the next round of soul experiments. Aizen thought as he looked ahead.
Beside Muramasa, a previously blurry figure now took clear form.
It was a tall Man in a white kimono, his gaze gentle.
In his hand, he held a Zanpakut? identical to Aizen’s.
Aizen looked at the man curiously.
“So you’re the personification of Ky?ka Suigetsu.”
The man lifted the corners of his mouth slightly.
“Indeed.”
“A pleasure to make your acquaintance at last, my master.”
“Or more precisely, my former master.”
He pressed his lips together, then narrowed his eyes, revealing a dangerous gleam.
“Though I’d love to ask what it feels like to lose me… after thinking it over, never mind.”
“After all, to you, whether you have me or not doesn’t seem to matter much, right?”
Aizen raised an eyebrow.
“Why would you say that? You are my Zanpakut?, born from my soul, you are naturally very important.”
Ky?ka Suigetsu let out a light snort.
“Let me borrow a phrase from Kaelith.”
“You can lie to others, but don’t lie to yourself.”
“In your eyes, my power was nothing but a simple tool… what you truly trust is your ever-growing Spirit Pressure!”
Hearing this, Aizen showed a thoughtful expression.
But this calm demeanor only fueled Ky?ka Suigetsu’s anger.
Losing him, losing his Zanpakut?’s ability, this guy wasn’t the least bit flustered?
Did he really hold him in such low regard?!
He said nothing more. His figure blurred as he swung his blade at Aizen.
Facing Ky?ka Suigetsu’s attack, Aizen raised his sword in kind.
With a clash of metal, he easily blocked his strike.
Seeing Aizen’s face, Ky?ka Suigetsu’s eyes gleamed with delight.
In that instant, he had completed a permanent hypnosis on Aizen.
From now on, he could toy with his former master as he pleased!
With a step, he appeared some distance away.
Simultaneously, he used his hypnotic power to make Aizen think he stood elsewhere.
From now on, his former master would wander like a headless fly, gradually losing his life in confusion, just like those Shinigami he once killed.
But at the very moment he thought this, Aizen’s calm face suddenly appeared before his eyes.
As Ky?ka Suigetsu watched in disbelief, Aizen’s right hand clenched into a fist.
Then, he punched forward!