Aizen could feel his soul undergoing some kind of magical transformation.
This meant that he had to give up his past self.
He accepted it without hesitation.
Standing on the ruins of the building, Urahara Kisuke looked at Aizen who was undergoing a strange transformation and frowned:
"I haven't seen you for a while, and your outfit has changed quite a bit. What, you don't like your original look?"
He noticed two white foreign substances appearing on Aizen's chest.
These white foreign substances were like living things, gathering at the opponent's wound. In the blink of an eye, they quickly filled and repaired the wound that had pierced Aizen.
This treatment method was very similar to high-level Kaidō, which uses super-strong reiatsu to repair the spirit body or even the soul of the injured. This showed that this white foreign substance was composed of super-high concentration of reiatsu.
Moreover, these reiatsu were so strong that they had become materialized.
The reiatsu was materialized, and it was transforming and evolving, like a butterfly emerging from a cocoon. This was very similar to Hollowification, but it was definitely not Hollowification.
Only the Hōgyoku could do it.
But Urahara, who had studied the Hōgyoku, knew that an incomplete Hōgyoku couldn't achieve this extent. Moreover, the Hōgyoku on Aizen's chest was very different from the one he had placed into Rukia. The gem was completely different.
This was a new Hōgyoku, the product of the fusion of two Hōgyoku—the so-called complete Hōgyoku.
Combined with previous observations, he concluded that the role of the complete Hōgyoku was definitely not as simple as Hollowification. The new Hōgyoku had stronger abilities and was no longer limited to Hollowification.
He had expected this a long time ago. However, he didn't expect Aizen to start fusing with the Hōgyoku so quickly and embark on the road of evolution.
At this time, the Hōgyoku on Aizen's chest was flashing with purple mist. The Hōgyoku was becoming more and more active. Under its effect, Aizen's soul and reiatsu began to deform, transform, reorganize, and evolve!
The advantage was that the opponent's old power had reached its limit. The opponent was at a moment when the old power was exhausted and the new power had not yet been born. This might be his only chance to implement his plan.
"Any creature on the road of evolution is ugly," Aizen said calmly. "You should be very clear about this. After all, Shinji Hirako and the others were able to survive, thanks to you. It's a pity that their evolution is not complete. Because the Hōgyoku was not complete. I also want to thank you for your efforts in sending me the Hōgyoku necessary for evolution."
While speaking, he could feel that his power as a Shinigami was slowly disappearing. His soul was disintegrating and reorganizing. A brand-new power surged out.
Because he did not have complete control over this power, Aizen did not plan to use the power of the Shinigami system for the time being, including the perfect Kyōka Suigetsu. With this stronger and more perfect power, Kyōka Suigetsu was no longer needed. Only after truly entering this evolutionary form could Aizen understand the power of Uehara Shiroha.
Now, he finally had the capital to fight his opponent.
After hearing Aizen's answer, Urahara's eyes narrowed as he asked: "So, have you merged with the new Hōgyoku now?"
Thinking about it now, it was indeed a mistake on his part, a big one. He shouldn't have involved Rukia, let alone let Aizen obtain the Hōgyoku. Because Rukia was Uehara Shiroha's person, he paid a heavy price for it and implicated innocent people.
But at the time he had no choice and was completely unable to stop Aizen's conspiracy. Now he could only rely on the "put himself in a desperate situation and then survive" plan. This plan was completely risky, very passive, and the success rate was not high. But it was indeed the only way he could think of.
Although Uehara Shiroha was an insurance, he was not reliable. Because to some extent, that terribly strong man was more terrifying, more mysterious, and more difficult to control than Aizen. Even Aizen who had fused with the Hōgyoku was the same.
Urahara really didn't know what Uehara Shiroha would do. Aizen only wanted to build a new order and would not completely destroy the old world. And that Commander Uehara might destroy everything. The other party had the ability to do it and might also do this.
Aizen responded disdainfully to Urahara's question: "Fusion? Please call this obedience. The Hōgyoku that you cannot control obeys me. This is the gap between us. You once had the opportunity to control the Hōgyoku and change the world. But you gave up, and you are no longer qualified to use the power of the Hōgyoku. This is the reality. Facts have proved that I am the only one who can surpass the Shinigami, Uehara Shiroha, and the Soul King!"
This man did what he did, but he didn't cherish it. Obviously, both of them thought of a way to break the limit, but the other chose to escape. How cowardly!