Chapter 230: The Power of Space and Time, One Breath for a Thousand Years

"You didn't die, why should I die?"

From a distance, Natsuki responded to Aizen bluntly.

"Your current appearance is even more disgusting. You have simply fallen into a cesspool."

Ever since he reappeared before the God of Death and declared war on him, Aizen has heard the word "degenerate" countless times. Many people said that he was corrupted, but it was Natsuki's words that were the most unpleasant and made Aizen the most angry.

boom! !

A black flash took shape in an instant and gushed towards Xia Mu.

The space seemed to be distorted by this flash.

Xia Mu looked at the oncoming flash and swung his sword to attack.

In an instant, the Void Flash was cut into several pieces like clouds in the sky, and the aftermath fell in all directions. Below it was Karakura Town shrouded in a barrier. Falling on it, the barrier condensed by Captain-General Yamamoto could not prevent the dark matter spewed out by Aizen from covering it, but it was still an easy matter to block the aftermath of the Void Flash.

As the aftermath of the virtual flash fell on the barrier, the dark matter that originally shrouded the barrier was destroyed by external forces. Combined with the extremely hot temperature above the barrier inside, the darkness was finally eliminated.

The town of Karakura within the barrier had originally fallen into extreme darkness due to being wrapped in dark matter. The many Shinigami could only rely on the ghosts for lighting. As for the street lights in the city? The existing power supply? When Karakura Town was hit hard, they were all destroyed.

"Its daybreak?"

The biggest impact of the dissolution of dark matter is that the gods of death in the barrier can finally see the situation in the outside world again.

Although the sky was covered with a layer of red due to the barrier, the terrifying flames would only be generated unless the barrier was triggered. Under normal circumstances, it was like having an extra layer of filter, and the outside situation could be seen clearly.

All the Shinigami in Karakura Town were staring towards the sky.

Previously, Karakura Town was shaken one after another, and they all realized what Aizen had done, but then the entire Karakura Town returned to calm, which made things seem a little weird.

After Natsuki swung his sword to destroy Aizen's flash, he continued to swing his sword towards Aizen.

In an instant, the surrounding spirit particles gathered together and turned into arrows, shooting towards Aizen.

Aizen's body swayed, as if it had expanded, and black power gushed out, transforming into multiple black tentacles. The tentacles waved around Aizen's body, forming a 360-degree defense with no blind spots. The roaring sound continued to echo around Aizen's body. This was the sound of the explosion caused by the contact between the spirit arrow and the black tentacles condensed by Aizen.

Another place on the edge of Karakura Town.

Ishida Ryugen had come to this area a long time ago because of the incident in Karakura Town.

At this moment, after seeing Xia Mu's fighting style, his expression suddenly became a little strange.

Of course he knew Xia Mu.

Before this, Xia Mu met him about his son Yulong, and they talked a lot.

After the battle of Karakura Town broke out, as Karakura Town was shrouded in a barrier, he hoped that Natsuki inside the barrier could take care of his son Uryu. Unexpectedly, Natsuki was not inside the barrier at all, but outside it.

What concerned him more was Xia Mu's way of fighting.

No matter how you look at it, he looks like a Quincy!

“It’s probably just similar.”

Ishida Uryu pondered to himself.

Seeing that Aizen blocked his attack in this way, Natsuki felt that Aizen was perverted. He glanced at Karakura Town below. Because of the aftermath of the previous attack, the dark matter covering the sky disappeared a little, and cracks appeared, allowing him to vaguely see the situation inside Karakura Town.

It looks like the city inside has suffered damage, but those guys seem to be in good condition.

He swung his Zanpakutō once again, and a vast amount of spirit particles gathered together. As he slashed, they flew forward like a streak of silk. When they landed above Karakura Town, the streak of silk disintegrated and turned into rain that fell downwards.

The spirit particles are like rain, washing away the darkness.

As the special rain condensed from spirit particles fell on Karakura Town, in a short moment, the darkness covering the entire Karakura Town completely disappeared, and then, the red barrier was triggered, and an extremely hot flame burst out.

But this outbreak did not last long, because there were no further attacks, so the barrier would naturally not continue to be triggered.

Inside the barrier, there was first a ray of light, and then more light was cast into it.

In an instant, the darkness shrouding the barrier completely dissipated.

The many death gods within the barrier can finally see the situation outside clearly.

Originally, they didn't care much about the situation outside.

Until they saw clearly the figure standing in the sky and confronting Aizen.

The white haori fluttered in the wind, and that familiar look caught the eyes of many death gods, shocking many of them.

"he is……"

"How?"

"He actually..."

Many death gods spoke one after another, unable to hide the shock in their hearts.

Why did they launch an attack on Hueco Mundo before? In addition to the shocking information about Hueco Mundo obtained by the advance team of the 11th Division, which could no longer be ignored, the captain of the 11th Division, Kenpachi Natsuki, who led the advance team to Hueco Mundo, was missing in Hueco Mundo.

To this end, Captain Yamamoto assembled a large army and chose to take the initiative to attack, hoping to destroy the forces of Kuroyoru in the Hueco Mundo in one battle and bring the sinner Aizen to justice.

Of course, the subsequent evolution of the war was also surprising.

As for the Kyonyakū, it seemed that they had suffered a heavy blow, resulting in the appearance of few powerful Hollows. Just when they thought they were going to win the battle, the appearance of the sinner Aizen reversed the situation of the war.

Although I don't want to admit it.

But with so many Shinigami around, they really had no strength to fight back when facing Aizen. Now they could only rely on the barrier formed after the captain-general sealed himself to barely protect Karakura Town.

They even placed their hope of defeating Aizen on Ichigo Kurosaki.

According to Isshin Shiba, Ichigo, who has mastered the forbidden technique of the Shiba family, has a hope to fight Aizen.

But there is only hope.

No one expected that there would be a sudden turn of events at this time.

He had previously fallen in the Hueco Mundo, lost all spiritual pressure reactions, and was believed to have died in the battle with Aizen, but he has reappeared in the world.

"Captain Xia Mu!"

Finally, someone revealed the name of the man in the sky.

"Natsuki."

When Ye Yi saw Xia Mu's figure, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

Kyoraku Shunsui, Ukitake Jushiro, Urahara Kisuke, and many captains of the Gotei 13 were also extremely excited after seeing Natsuki.

The members of the 11th Division, such as Ichimaru Gin, Komamura Sajin, Matsumoto Rangiku, Madarame Ikkaku, Ayasegawa Yumichika and others, also cheered after seeing Natsuki's figure. Although Tosen Kaname couldn't see it as a blind man, he was also very excited after knowing this.

"Xia Mu, I knew you would not die."

Watanabe Yuji also spoke loudly.

After the battle in Hueco Mundo, he felt very guilty, blaming himself for not being able to protect Natsuki, allowing Natsuki to fall into Hueco Mundo and disappear.

So when Captain Yamamoto declared war on Hueco Mundo, he volunteered to join the war.

Now, seeing Xia Mu here again, although I was a little curious about where Xia Mu had been before, I was more happy.

"A boring move."

Aizen looked at Karakura Town below where the darkness had been dispelled and commented on Natsuki's behavior.

"Or do you want to help me break the barrier that covers it?"

Xia Mu met Aizen's gaze and said, "I just think that it would be a pity if there were no spectators for the battle between you and me. This may be your last battle. After this battle, you will be defeated and will never see the light again."

"How arrogant!" Aizen said coldly, "But this is really your usual style. You are always so arrogant."

"Since you want these people to witness our fight, I will crush all your pride in front of them and wipe out all the hopes of you, the gods of death. Then, in your despair, I will ascend to the Palace of the Spirit King and become the new supreme king!"

As he spoke, Aizen glanced at the barrier below from the corner of his eyes.

A strange and ferocious smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Because Aizen's current appearance is weird, with his mouth extending directly to his earlobe, when he smiles, it looks like the "Abomination" grin in the Marvel movies, as weird as it can be.

"Do you want to know why they would rather stay in the barrier than come out and fight me?"

Without waiting for Xia Mu to answer, Aizen shouted again: "It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't!"

"Because I have now evolved into the realm of God. I have surpassed all the Shinigami and Hollows. Things like Zanpakutō have completely merged with me."

"The way you used to block out the hypnosis by closing your eyes is no longer useful."

"I am now just a flower in the mirror and a moon in the water!"

As he spoke, Aizen released his own spiritual pressure.

An invisible force swept across, and an illusion was instantly woven out, affecting Xia Mu.

In the previous battles with Natsuki, Kyoka Suigetsu had not been effective. Even during those many years in Soul Society, Natsuki was not able to see Kyoka Suigetsu's Shikai, making Natsuki a puppet to be played with by him. This was something that Aizen found difficult to accept.

Since I have the chance today, I must play with Xia Mu hard.

In this way, Xia Mu understood that no matter how powerful he was, he was just a puppet in front of the real God.

After Aizen said those words, Natsuki's heart suddenly felt awe-inspiring. He had never thought that Aizen had evolved to this level. No wonder he hadn't seen Aizen's Zanpakutō. It turned out that the sword had already merged with the other party.

If you think about it carefully, this should actually be the true appearance of the god of death.

The Zanpakutō itself is a power born from the soul of the god of death. This power should belong to the god of death itself, so why does it need to be used with the help of a sword? Although the sword is very convenient, its disadvantage is also obvious, that is, it is easy to be targeted.

Unfortunately, due to some reasons, it is very difficult for the god of death to reach the level of unity between man and sword. 'Aizen, you really should not be underestimated.'

Xia Mu thought to himself.

At this moment, he felt an extremely discordant force coming at him, trying to overturn all his cognition.

"So this is the reaction to being hit by a mirror flower or water moon."

Xia Mu spoke secretly.

"It seems to be nothing more than that."

If an ordinary person were to be caught in a mirage, his cognition would naturally be completely changed.

But Xia Mu is different.

He himself is in the Bankai state.

In this state, he and everything around him are in a chaotic state, without any substantial definition. They can be overturned and reorganized at will. Time, space, and everything in the universe can be subverted and reversed.

After personally experiencing the power of mirror flowers and water moons, the next moment, Natsuki activated the power of Bankai and reversed his own existence.

According to his definition, he has no such thing as five senses.

Naturally, Aizen's mirror flowers and water moons did not work.

So, having lost his five senses, how does Xia Mu perceive everything in the outside world?
You just need to redefine your existence.

For example, he is a robot that can sense everything in the outside world through electromagnetic induction.

Or, by amplifying senses other than the five.

After all, the five senses are just the five basic senses that humans use the most. In addition to them, there are actually many other senses, but their functions are not as sensitive as the other senses. Normally, it is difficult to use them to help humans accurately judge external information.

As for the god of death, in addition to the five senses, there is also spiritual perception.

But it is different with Natsuki. With the power of Bankai, after his five senses were "abandoned" by himself, he strengthened his other senses. This not only made him appear to be fine, but his ability to perceive was even stronger than before.

Aizen soon realized that Kyoka Suigetsu had lost its effect.

Because after he used his ability to manipulate the five senses to confuse Xia Mu, Xia Mu actually rushed towards him with a knife.

This made him a little dissatisfied.

The tentacles that had grown earlier did not disappear, but were stretched straight under his control, shooting towards Xia Mu with a hissing sound.

Xia Mu waved his hand, and the spirit particles condensed into arrows, facing these black tentacles.

He stepped on the air and ripples appeared.

The next moment, Xia Mu's figure jumped out of thin air and came in front of Aizen.

Swish!
The Zanpakutō was swung, and it looked like just an ordinary slash.

But Aizen had fought with Natsuki many times and was well aware of how strange Natsuki's abilities were. In the last battle in Hueco Mundo, Natsuki even dug out all the Hogyoku from his body. If it weren't for the special abilities of the Hogyoku, which had returned to his body, he would have been really doomed.

The tentacles that were originally stretched straight broke into pieces, flew out, and entangled with those spirit light arrows.

The wings behind Aizen circled forward and blocked Aizen's body. They blocked Xia Mu's slashing attack, and the terrifying aura filled the eyes on the wings quickly grew, and small but powerful hollow bullets condensed and emerged.

Boom boom boom! !
What era is this? Still using knives?

Under the coverage of heavy firepower, Xia Mu's figure was quickly submerged.

Aizen wanted to use practical actions to tell Natsuki that times have changed.

Compared with the last time, he has undergone earth-shaking changes. To be precise, this is all related to Xia Mu. If Xia Mu had not dug out the broken jade in his body and further forced out the potential hidden in his body, he would not have been able to evolve to this point.

Of course, Aizen was not grateful to Natsuki.

On the contrary, he hated Xia Mu very much.

Evolution that is too rapid can also bring about serious negative effects.

If Xia Mu had not forced him, he would not have chosen to take this path, but would have taken a step-by-step approach to evolution. Although that would take more time, he would be able to reach this point sooner or later, and he would not have to worry about any problems with his body.

It’s all Xia Mu’s fault!
It's all Xia Mu's fault!
Hollows continued to appear, and suddenly, a force even more powerful than the Hollow Bombs exploded, breaking all the Hollow Bombs. The powerful force landed on Aizen's body and blew him away.

Xia Mu was completely unharmed holding the knife.

He used practical actions to tell Aizen that times have not changed.

"Dimensional Slash!"

Xia Mu swung his sword, and the space in front of Aizen cracked. The dimensional power surged out from the cracked space. In an instant, Aizen's body became twisted, and his body was about to be torn apart by the power of space.

The pain continued to overwhelm him.

"Ahhhh!"

A hideous and terrifying voice came out of Aizen's mouth.

During this process, powerful strength surged out from Aizen's chest, and the power of the Hogyoku was still exerting force. Although they are both called Hogyoku, the Hogyoku of Aizen now is obviously different from the one in the original work, and the upper limit seems to be higher.

Apart from anything else, the Hogyoku in the original work had a clear upper limit, and it was directly destroyed by Ichigo Kurosaki's Mutsuki.

Of course, the destruction may also be external, and its core power has already merged with Aizen's body. The biggest proof is that in the original work, when Aizen came out of Mugen, he evolved again. He did not have Zanpakuto, nor did he release Kyoka Suigetsu, but he was able to use the power of Kyoka Suigetsu.

As the power of the Hogyoku exploded, the attack that was originally launched by Natsuki's manipulation of the power of space was immediately eliminated, the space healed, and Aizen's twisted body returned to its original state.

"Do you think an attack like this can kill me?"

"I am now immortal."

Aizen continued to speak arrogantly.

As the wings flapped, black cracks appeared around Xia Mu's body.

"The power of space is not something you can use only."

This can also be considered as the inspiration that Aizen got from Natsuki.

Facing Natsuki's extremely strange Zanpakuto, simple Hollow Flash and Hollow Bullet, no matter how powerful they were, were of no use. Instead, it was the power of space used by Natsuki to cut through space and form a dimensional slash, which gave Aizen an idea.

Since your ability is so weird, I just need to be weirder than yours.

The power to manipulate space is turned into attack, but in the original work, Aizen naturally does not have it.

Although there are props such as the Anti-Membrane Bandit in the Xuye Palace that can temporarily exile the enemy to a different space, these are just props, not a means of manipulating the power of space to destroy the enemy.

But the blue dyeing now is different.

The power of the Hollow has taken a dominant position in his power, and from his appearance it can be seen that he is no longer the god of death, but a Hollow.

The mirror flowers and water moons are integrated with the body.

This kind of thing is not strange for Xu.

After all, many Hollows are born with powerful and strange abilities, and they don't have things like Zanpakuto.

Later, when the mask was broken, the ability was stripped out and integrated into the sword, but after they liberated the sword, the ability of the sword returned to the original body.

Black cracks, like black eyes, appeared in an instant and fell on Xia Mu's body. Different from the dimensional slash, this was simply the use of the power of the black cavity, or the anti-membrane.

The Light of Anti-Membrane is the move used by the Hollow to save his companions.

People outside can see the people inside the anti-membrane, but they cannot touch them because they are two different spaces.

Now, I will use the reverse membrane to banish different parts of your body to different broken realms. Can you still survive?

The answer is yes!

When the anti-membrane light came, Xia Mu redefined his own existence.

'The only one in the world!'

This is an extremely high status.

Xia Mu cannot be the only one in the world in the true sense, but in this world, he can use his Zanpakutō to achieve "pseudo-uniqueness in the world", for example, firmly fix his own existence in the real world.

No broken realm, or even any other world, can contain or bear his existence.

No matter how strange the light of the anti-membrane is, Xia Mu's existence is like an indispensable part of this place, and it is impossible for him to fall into any broken boundary.

Unless, this so-called broken world can swallow up the entire world.

This is obviously something that cannot be done.

"Is the power of space useless?"

Aizen looked at Natsuki, who was swept by the anti-membrane light and the black cavity, and was still unharmed. He gained a better understanding of Natsuki.

Yes, Xia Mu was able to manipulate the power of space to launch attacks before.

"Since the power of space is useless, what about the power of time?"

In this world, there is no saying that "space is respected and time is king", but the power of time and space is indeed a forbidden power. Although the god of death has the method to control them, the ability to use them to fight is still very rare.

Gray-black mist rose from Aizen's body.

When the power of the anti-membrane could not affect Xia Mu, the fog came again and wrapped Xia Mu.

In the fog, the flow of time is rapidly accelerating, one breath is a thousand years. In just a short moment, the passage of time for Xia Mu has reached an extremely terrifying level.

(End of this chapter)