"They said it was the last one, so of course it's strong!"
"But I'm really worried… what if this 'last' move is some kind of all-out, life-burning technique?"
"If Ichigo used everything he has just to fight Aizen, what's he going to do afterward?"
"What Aizen said before… I think that's very possible!"
"Yeah, but I don't think Ichigo would do something like that, right?"
"This is hard to say. What if Aizen evolves again?"
Because of Ichigo's abnormal strength, everyone grew worried.
At this moment, Aizen also reacted.
"No, I don't believe it!" After cheating through evolution three times and countless enhancements, if he still couldn't match Ichigo, Aizen simply refused to believe it!
"Kurosaki Ichigo, stop playing mind games here!"
"Die!"
Aizen used Shunpo and rushed toward Ichigo once more!
But this time, Ichigo didn't indulge him anymore!
Ichigo had also heard Kisuke's words… if Aizen kept evolving incorrectly, there was a real chance he might suddenly self-destruct, and Ichigo believed that.
So he didn't plan to give Aizen time to think. Instead, he was going to constantly disrupt his mindset!
After his appearance changed so drastically, Aizen had clearly become impatient and desperate for quick results… this was a perfect opportunity!
Just when Aizen's Shunpo distance hadn't even reached halfway, Ichigo's Shunpo arrived first!
In a split-second, high-speed exchange, under Aizen's horrified gaze, Ichigo slammed a heavy punch straight into his abdomen!
Instantly, a white Mach ring exploded from around Aizen's body, expanding outward!
And at the center of that Mach ring was Aizen's body, flying backward in a C-shape!
Completely ignoring the pain surging from his abdomen, Aizen had only one thought:
'Why was Ichigo's strength still this terrifying? Didn't he just get enhanced?'
As if seeing through Aizen's shock, Ichigo looked at the flying Aizen and sighed.
"Idiot. I wasn't even using my strength before!"
"Would you become wary of your house cat just because it can move your thumb a little?"
After saying that, Ichigo used Shunpo again!
A black figure appeared behind Aizen, who was still flying backward in a C-shape!
Raising Tensa Zangetsu high, Ichigo smashed it straight down onto Aizen's back!
Hit by this terrifying force, Aizen's trajectory changed completely. His entire body became like a bunker-busting bomb, drilling relentlessly toward the depths underground!
The ground before him was no softer than a swamp!
Using the surface of Karakura Town as the reference line, Aizen plunged rapidly downward!
…
100 meters, 200 meters, 300 meters… 500 meters!
He continued drilling downward, finally stopping deep underground at 500 meters!
At this moment, sensations flooded Aizen's body… his abdomen, his back, and everywhere his body had scraped against the earth!
"Damn it!" In the underground pit, Aizen slammed the ground viciously with his fist!
The tremendous force spread through the underground with that punch, triggering an earthquake!
Power capable of causing an earthquake with a single punch was shocking!
But here, it didn't amount to much at all.
After all, if that already shocked him, then what about the force that had smashed him all the way down here in the first place?
Crack-
Struggling to his feet, Aizen painfully reset his broken spine…
Touching the scars on his back, Aizen's expression was complicated. "He actually used the back of the blade instead of the edge… damn it!"
"But if it's only that level of power, then I can do it too!"
"Hogyoku, add more points!" Aizen let out a roar like some feral beast!
Just like the previous two times, even more powerful Hogyoku energy began to course around Aizen's body!
As a result, Aizen's body began to grow again!
A five-meter-tall giant appeared before everyone!
Looking at the pit above his head where he had fallen from, Aizen bent his knees slightly!
The next moment, his powerful, muscular legs kicked off hard!
Boom-!
Aizen shot into the air like a rocket!
Breaking through earth that wasn't much harder than tofu, Aizen appeared once more in front of Ichigo!
Looking at the demonic, muscle-bound Aizen ahead of him, Ichigo's expression turned strange.
"You really are using absolutely everything you've got just for power, huh?"
"So what?" Aizen sneered. "As long as I can beat you, that's all that matters! What, seeing my growth, is the Soul King behind you getting scared?"
Ichigo shrugged. "Not really scared. I just think you're about to be done for."
"Ridiculous, I'll die?" Hearing Ichigo's words, Aizen drew back his fist!
A fist the size of an iron pot smashed toward Ichigo!
The air compressed around the surface of his fist, forming an invisible gauntlet!
Without a doubt, Aizen's strength now had already surpassed Ichigo's!
But Ichigo didn't need to clash with Aizen head-on in terms of raw power!
Calmly watching the fist swing toward him, Ichigo began chanting, "Bakudo #8, Seki!"
A faint Reishi shield appeared above Ichigo's head!
Seeing this thin Reishi Shield, a trace of disdain flashed in Aizen's eyes.
However, when his fist collided with the shield, Aizen froze, falling into doubt about his very life:
"How is this possible? It's just a Bakudo #8, and it blocked my full-strength punch?"
Hearing Aizen's words, Ichigo sneered and spoke a famous line from someone in another time and space before his transmigration:
"I've never cared about what number something is!"
"What's the use of a high-numbered Kido? Being strong is all that matters!"
Because Ichigo himself was strong, he could use a mere Bakudo #8 to block Aizen's furious punch!
And hearing this, Aizen finally understood… and once again fell into a daze!
At this moment, he finally accepted the reality that Ichigo was stronger than him!
"Damn it, Hogyoku!"
Aizen shouted again!
The familiar blue-black lightning surged into his entire body, and his Reiatsu began to rise rapidly!
And this wasn't just once… it was twice!
After the boost, Aizen finally managed to sense the existence of Ichigo's Reiatsu!
"So there really is Reiatsu this powerful?" Aizen's expression turned indescribable!
"Kurosaki Ichigo, I admit you are my opponent!" Aizen said, pretending to be tough. "Now, how about giving both of us a choice?"
"A choice?" Ichigo tilted his head slightly, looking at Aizen in confusion.
"That's right… a choice about dividing the world," Aizen said in a deep voice.
If anyone else were here to hear this conversation, they would surely be shocked by Aizen's confidence.