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"Give up, crying and wailing is not a sound I like to hear."
Aozaki Reiji murmured softly, as if speaking his final mercy to the pitiful people before him.
He sighed lightly, a hint of unspeakable sorrow appearing in his eyes, making one wonder what could make this ruthless individual so melancholic.
He had resolved to embark on a bloody path for the sake of his own strength.
He did not enjoy it, nor was he addicted to the pleasure of wantonly plundering lives.
But he would never regret it, nor would he turn back!
Aozaki Reiji slowly extended his palm, a hand as fair and delicate as mutton-fat jade, yet emanating a chilling coldness that made one's heart palpitate.
With a gentle wave, he forcibly extracted the Souls of the woman who had been spitting water from her body.
The woman's body trembled violently, then slumped lifelessly to one side.
"No! I don't want to die!"
A Fullbringer shrieked in terror, her eyes filled with despair and unwillingness.
"Ginjō-sama! Where are you? Please save us!"
Another Fullbringer cried out hoarsely, desperately seeking a last glimmer of hope.
However, their pleas did not elicit the slightest pity.
Aozaki Reiji waved his hand expressionlessly, that hand, like a phantom, swiftly and accurately plunged into the chests of one Fullbringer after another.
Each reach was accompanied by a shrill scream, and then a green glowing Soul was easily extracted by him.
Although these Fullbringers struggled with all their might to resist, their power was insignificant before Aozaki Reiji.
Their struggles and resistance were futile, and they could only watch helplessly as their Souls were stripped away, then died with bitter resentment.
"Go in!" Aozaki Reiji said in a low voice, his tone chillingly calm.
His right hand flickered slightly, and the rope of light, like a spiritual snake, dissipated, immediately followed by the appearance of a crystal-clear, beautiful Hōgyoku in his hand.
At this moment, for Aozaki Reiji and the Hōgyoku, there was no safer place in the world than by his side.
Therefore, this invaluable Hōgyoku was always kept with him.
The thin reishi membrane around the Hōgyoku, like a thin veil, slowly opened as if gently unveiled by an unseen hand.
Aozaki Reiji slowly brought his left hand closer to the Hōgyoku.
In the blink of an eye, the Souls in his hand, along with the precious Reio's fragments contained within them, were swept into the Hōgyoku by a powerful suction force.
After only a few seconds, the Hōgyoku's surface, which had been a dull blue-black, suddenly began to flash rapidly, like a beating heart, emitting a heart-pounding energy fluctuation.
However, this abnormal situation did not last too long; soon, the Hōgyoku's light gradually weakened, eventually returning to calmness.
Witnessing all this, Aozaki Reiji finally let out a sigh of relief, a relieved smile appearing on his face.
He gently caressed the Hōgyoku in his hand, his eyes filled with joy, then carefully placed it into his bosom.
"The Reio's fragments have finally satisfied the Hōgyoku."
Aozaki Reiji murmured to himself, a hint of undetectable excitement in his voice, "Next, I still need the Souls of Hollow."
Upon saying this, he couldn't help but frown.
Testing the Hōgyoku's abilities was urgent, but now the Gotei 13's supervision of various matters was becoming increasingly strict.
Attempting Hollowfication experiments would likely be very dangerous, so for now, it seemed he could only give up on that.
"In that case, let's start with Arrancar experiments. That way, collecting Souls can also proceed simultaneously!"
Aozaki Reiji secretly clenched the Hōgyoku in his embrace, his eyes firm and decisive.
He had waited too long for this day, and now his wish was finally granted!
At this moment, his heart was surging with excitement as he looked around.
Trees and green grass swayed in the wind, rustling, as if the entire world was cheering and celebrating with him.
At this very moment, he felt utterly refreshed and immensely pleased, becoming radiant and spirited!
However, the only drawback was that this was not a good place.
Unable to vent the fervent emotions erupting like a volcano within him, he could only helplessly pat the Shinra Bansho at his waist, hearing two soft hums.
Through his keen Reiatsu perception, Aozaki Reiji discovered that only one handsome young man with black hair stood alone in the distance, which greatly disappointed him.
"This kid is really calm; there's a reason he'll become such a ruthless person in the future."
Aozaki Reiji shook his head and said.
His attitude towards Ginjō Kūgo was completely different from his attitude towards Ichimaru Gin.
He could regard Ichimaru Gin as a sworn brother, someone he could safely entrust his life to.
But facing Ginjō Kūgo, he could not do the same.
If he were to entrust his life to him, that guy would probably kill him without hesitation.
Of course, Aozaki Reiji was not unable to treat Ginjō Kūgo as a friend, but to truly open up to him would probably take a considerable amount of time.
Ginjō Kūgo still had some humanity now.
In the original timeline, he betrayed the Soul Society because the Tsunayashiro Family killed his Fullbringer companions to obtain Reio's fragments.
Moreover, he discovered that the Shinigami Substitute Badge granted by Jūshirō Ukitake could monitor him, mistakenly believing it was a malicious act by the Gotei 13, and thus chose to betray the Soul Society.
From this, it can be seen that the existence of companions still held some importance in the young Ginjō Kūgo's heart.
"Sephiroth-sama!"
Seeing the suddenly appearing man in black, Ginjō Kūgo calmly nodded.
"Continue to search for your companions!" Aozaki Reiji glanced at him and said to himself.
"What?" Ginjō Kūgo was stunned.
"Not those consumables for maintaining life, and I don't want your life either."
Aozaki Reiji looked at the distant forest, patted his shoulder, and winked:
"Go find true companions, the kind with genuine feelings, okay? This is the task I'm giving you, and you can't refuse!"
Ginjō Kūgo's mouth slightly opened, but he said nothing.
Aozaki Reiji glanced at him, then no longer hesitated, moving his feet to leave the place and walk towards the distance.
Arriving at an uninhabited open space, Aozaki Reiji sighed with emotion, frowning.
"Tsk, as expected, not every visit to the Human World results in encountering Hollow groups. Why doesn't Szayelaporro send more Hollows over!"
He couldn't help but lament.
In the past, he was weak; first, he mingled in Rukongai, then went to Seireitei to improve his strength, and had to deal with various female Shinigami. He couldn't come to the Human World often, and his strength wasn't enough to go to Hueco Mundo, which was also dangerous…
This led to him not collecting enough Hollow Souls.
But now it was different; having reached Second Class Reiatsu and learned Bankai, going to Hueco Mundo, while not guaranteeing invincibility across the realm, he would at least be able to protect himself!
Moreover, besides collecting Souls, Aozaki Reiji truly wanted to see Hueco Mundo.
He had long wanted to challenge the strong in Hueco Mundo and experience the exotic customs not found in the Soul Society.
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