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"How heartless, Reiji."
Aizen looked at the person before him expressionlessly.
The blade in that person's hand, without the slightest hesitation, severed the head of his former friend.
Aizen's gaze was exceptionally cold, as if he had long known this would be the outcome.
"But you don't seem as calm as you appear."
Aozaki Reiji raised his brows, looking at the body gradually being covered by white Reiatsu.
Aizen was "evolving," which indicated that his inner self was far from as calm as his exterior suggested.
"How interesting, you understand my current state very well."
Aizen slowly raised his hand, examining it carefully, a hint of uncontrollable excitement in his tone.
"You truly completed that thing as well. No wonder Kyōka Suigetsu had no effect on you. It seems you have already achieved evolution."
Aizen's lips curled slightly upward, seemingly quite satisfied with this result.
"You should stop relying so much on such petty tricks."
Aozaki Reiji scoffed, curling his lips.
In fact, the moment he stepped into the palace, he sensed that Aizen had secretly activated Kyōka Suigetsu.
However, the vast difference in Reiatsu between them led him to simply ignore it.
"You knew about Kyōka Suigetsu's abilities and weaknesses all along?"
Aizen suddenly revealed a smile, slowly extending a hand towards Aozaki Reiji.
His voice was filled with relief and joy:
"Reiji, you are indeed a man who can stand shoulder to shoulder with me, on the same level."
"I still remember, you also dislike this world, and you detest its current state, don't you?"
"Then, have you never thought of changing this world?"
"Come, stand by my side. With your current strength and status, you are fully qualified to walk alongside me."
"Together, we can create a more beautiful, brand new world! A world that satisfies us!!"
Just like in the past, Aizen once again extended an olive branch to Aozaki Reiji, issuing a sincere invitation.
"As for 'changing the world' and such, I actually don't care," Aozaki Reiji said with a faint smile, gently shaking his head.
"However, I have a question I want to ask you."
"What question?"
Aizen looked at Aozaki Reiji with some surprise.
He clearly hadn't expected that one of the top noblemen in Soul Society would so decisively indicate acceptance of his ideas.
Aozaki Reiji picked up Shinra Bansho in his hand, stepped towards Aizen, and asked:
"Do you know what the difference between a king and a mount truly is?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Tōsen Kaname's expression turned extremely grim.
Aizen, however, did not feel insulted; instead, he was deep in thought.
The entire scene instantly fell into a strange silence.
After a brief silence, Aizen slowly spoke:
"Are you saying… domination and being dominated?"
His voice was light, but carried an indescribable coldness that sent shivers down one's spine.
"Yes, there is only one throne in the high heavens." Aizen nodded.
"Since there is only one king, the other is destined to be merely a mount, to be dominated by him."
His lips curled slightly upward, revealing a look of excitement.
"Let us see."
"Who will finally end this unbearable vacancy of the Heavenly Throne."
"Who will truly stand at the pinnacle, Aozaki Reiji!"
As he spoke the last sentence, Aizen's tone suddenly became fervent, and his aura surged accordingly.
His eyes gleamed with intense light, and he seemed to transform into a sharp sword, exuding unparalleled pressure.
Aizen no longer spoke, but the aura emanating from him still made people's hearts palpitate.
As Aizen's words fell, a figure descended from the sky, landing behind Tōsen Kaname.
This figure was slender and appeared somewhat fragile, yet it exuded a mysterious and unfathomable aura.
Ryujin Jakka below emitted raging flames, as if it would incinerate the entire world.
However, when this figure appeared, the flames instantly extinguished, as if suppressed by an invisible force.
Aozaki Reiji glanced at Ryujin Jakka.
She tightly gripped her Zanpakuto, a hint of displeasure in her eyes.
The newcomer was a male Arrancar, only about 1.6 meters tall.
His hair was fiery red, dazzling like burning flames.
His mask was a broken, demonic horn-like shape, covering only half of his head.
This unique appearance made him stand out.
However, compared to other Arrancar, this Arrancar's eyes appeared very dull, as if he had lost his Souls.
His gaze was empty and lifeless, making one wonder if he possessed normal cognitive abilities.
"Wonderweiss Margela, the Flame Extinguishing Prince."
Aizen's voice slowly drifted over, carrying a barely perceptible hint of triumph.
"Hearing that name, you've probably guessed it, haven't you?"
Aizen continued, his eyes gleaming with confidence.
"That's right, to counter the powerful fire-type Kido contained within your Zanpakuto, I specifically created Wonderweiss."
"He possesses a very unique and singular ability—to suppress the 'flame' power within your Zanpakuto."
Aizen's words were full of confidence, seemingly immensely satisfied with his masterpiece.
He believed that with Wonderweiss's existence, Aozaki Reiji's strength would be greatly limited.
Coupled with the Hōgyoku in his chest, his chances of victory would significantly increase.
Aizen could not possibly ignore the power of Shinra Bansho.
Among them, the most terrifying was undoubtedly the fire-type Kido ability with its heaven-defying destructive power.
Thus, he used the power of the Hōgyoku to transform an Arrancar.
The birth of Wonderweiss Margela was specifically to counter the "flame" characteristic of Aozaki Reiji's Shinra Bansho.
However, as the price for sealing "flame," Wonderweiss would lose language, consciousness, knowledge, and reason.
Despite this, he still retained powerful combat abilities sufficient for a brief confrontation with Baraggan.
"Flame Extinguishing Prince?"
Aozaki Reiji couldn't help but tilt his head.
Isn't this just using the same tactic against the old man, but on himself?
Does he want this guy to engage in close-quarters combat with him too?
Does he even have the qualifications?
"Aizen, are you perhaps looking down on me too much?"
Aozaki Reiji charged forward with astonishing speed.
Like a meteor streaking across the sky, leaving trails of afterimages in the air, as if to tear the entire space apart.
"You wouldn't naively think that I still need to rely on that kind of power, would you?"
With a soft shout, the Zanpakuto in Aozaki Reiji's hand gleamed with cold light.
Like a cold moon hanging high in the night sky, it exuded endless chill and killing intent.
In an instant, the cold-gleaming slash fell!
The so-called Flame Extinguishing Prince didn't even last half a second before being instantly vertically cleaved in two by that incomparably sharp blade light!!
The bloody scene was shocking, and the air was thick with the scent of death.
"How could this be?"
Aizen frowned slightly, secretly astonished.
He had to admit that he had underestimated Aozaki Reiji's strength.
He naturally wouldn't have thought of letting the Flame Extinguishing Prince face Aozaki Reiji alone.
Aizen's original plan was for the Flame Extinguishing Prince to seal Shinra Bansho's fire-type Kido, while he himself would engage Aozaki Reiji in battle.
But even he couldn't react to the previous attack!
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