What is this situation?
On the scaffold a hundred meters away, Rukia was a little confused at the moment.
Within a short minute, the situation on Sōkyoku Hill had reversed several times. Even though she knew the inside story about Aizen, Rukia still felt her brain wasn't working fast enough.
"Do you need me to explain the current situation to you?"
"Tatsuma?!"
Hearing the familiar voice in her ear, Rukia was stunned for a moment before turning her head to look to the side.
"When did you get here?"
"Of course, I've been here from the start."
Tatsuma raised his finger and casually swiped towards Rukia. Several clicking sounds rang out, and the shackles binding Rukia's hands and feet broke.
Reaching out and grabbing Rukia by the collar, Tatsuma came to the top of the scaffold and set her down.
"Thanks, Tatsuma. I owe you another favor."
"Rather than just saying it, I'd prefer you repay the favor with actual actions."
"Cough! Next time for sure." Rukia was a little embarrassed.
Counting the previous times she had received Tatsuma's help to restore her Reiatsu, and his help to train her Bankai, she had already accumulated three favors.
However, ever since she met Tatsuma, she was either in a state of losing her Reiatsu and not being well, or she was in prison waiting to die. Even if she wanted to repay the favors, she had the will but not the ability.
Boom!
Just then, a terrifying Reiatsu fluctuation came from the distance, enveloping the entire Seireitei.
The ground shook violently, the air twisted and trembled, and the temperature of the entire Soul Society began to slowly rise.
"Hmm?"
Rukia snapped back to reality, looking towards the distance in surprise.
"That direction... is the Captain Commander doing it?"
"It seems he couldn't sit still, he's showing his true strength so quickly."
Tatsuma also looked towards the distant battlefield.
The overwhelming flames that were previously everywhere had disappeared.
Yamamoto, holding his Zanpakuto, continuously launched attacks, attempting to finish off Aizen.
But at the same time, Aizen also pushed the power of the hōgyoku to its limit. Three pairs of wings appeared behind him, and he moved rapidly, dodging Yamamoto's attacks one by one.
After both sides used their true abilities, the battle situation didn't change, but rather entered a new round of equilibrium.
However, Tatsuma could see that Yamamoto's movements were a bit more rushed, and he was starting to frequently reveal openings.
"Captain Commander, being distracted during a battle isn't a good habit."
Aizen also noticed this, seized the opportunity, and unleashed a slash.
However, as soon as the slash approached Yamamoto, it was burned away by the Zanka No Tachi West Zanjutsu Gokui on his body.
"Brat, didn't you eat!"
Yamamoto raised his sword and brought it down. The ground instantly melted and split open to both sides, a trench extending to the horizon. But just like before, the moment he attacked, Aizen transformed into a flash of light and disappeared from his original position.
"Since you like to hide, then I'll let you hide to your heart's content!" Yamamoto snorted coldly, deciding not to hold back anymore.
Conserving stamina to deal with Yhwach was indeed important, but being constantly held back by Aizen would only waste more stamina. If this stalemate continued, he would only waste more stamina on Aizen.
Inserting his Zanpakuto into the ground, Yamamoto injected a large amount of Reiatsu into it.
"Zanka No Tachi South Kaka Jumanokushi Daisojin!"
High temperature surged into the earth, and scorched skeletons crawled out from the ground, covering the entire battlefield.
Aizen couldn't dodge in time this time, his legs were grabbed by several skeletons, and the terrifying high temperature began to spread. However, with the hōgyoku, simple burns naturally meant nothing to him.
Reiatsu continuously converged between the light wings behind him, turning into a ball of light that smashed down towards the skeleton army.
Boom!
A deafening roar sounded, and the originally vast plain turned into a huge canyon.
But at this moment, the alarm bells in Aizen's heart began to ring wildly, and a dangerous aura enveloped him.
"Is it finally coming?"
Aizen's eyes narrowed as he looked at Yamamoto not far away.
The extreme heat that had been wrapped around his body disappeared, and the terrifying Reiatsu that shook the world was completely restrained.
Spirit, energy, and mind merged into one, Yamamoto concentrated everything he had into the next attack.
"Zanka no Tachi North Tenchi Kaijin!"
A divine speed strike tore through the air, and a slash arrived in front of Aizen the next moment.
He took the bait.
Facing the scorching slash that was close at hand, Aizen not only did not panic but instead showed a faint smile.
"The rest is up to you, Wonderweiss."
As a magic formation unfolded, Aizen disappeared, and a yellow-haired young man appeared in his place.
Wonderweiss's body continuously expanded, transforming into a Hollow several dozen meters high in the blink of an eye. The flames gathered in the slash were absorbed, and Wonderweiss was sent flying by the impact of the aftershock.
"It was blocked?!" Yamamoto showed a shocked expression.
In that brief moment of him being stunned, a surge of Reiatsu fluctuation rose.
Aizen appeared behind him, and six light balls converged from the six wings on his back.
"Damn it!"
Yamamoto reacted, and immediately mobilized the Reiatsu in his body to try to activate Zanka No Tachi West Zanjutsu Gokui.
But before that, the six light balls on Aizen's back fell first.
Boom! Boom! Boom...
A series of roars sounded, and attacks capable of changing the terrain instantly landed on Yamamoto.
Even a body of steel tempered through countless trials inevitably reached its limit at this moment.
"It's over, Captain Commander."
Looking at Yamamoto who was slumped in the crater in front of him, Aizen showed a faint smile.
"You are too confident in your attacks, just like I once believed that Kyoka Suigetsu would not be broken."
"When your most skilled area is attacked, you will inevitably reveal a weakness, and I anticipated this from the beginning and prepared for it."
"However, in my prediction, the time you would truly unleash your power was when a Captain-level Shinigami dies. It seems you are more impatient than I imagined."
"You talk too much." Yamamoto's hoarse voice sounded.
Enduring the pain in his body, he reached out and grabbed Aizen's ankle, and Reiatsu rose from his body again.
Hado #96: Ittō Kasō!
At the cost of sacrificing his arm, a giant sword-shaped flame took shape the next moment.
However, after taking this blow head-on, Aizen's clothes did not show any damage.
"Captain Commander, you should know this very well."
Making the Reiatsu barrier around his body tangible and visible, Aizen spoke calmly, "Under the power of the hōgyoku, I have already surpassed the limits of a Shinigami."
"A mere Hado #96 cannot harm me in the slightest."
"..."
"Have you fallen unconscious? It's a pity, you won't be able to see the feast that follows."
Aizen took out a cross-shaped badge.
This was an item he had obtained from Yhwach, capable of sealing a Shinigami's Bankai.
Of course, Aizen did not trust Yhwach. To avoid being tricked, he analyzed the cross badge after obtaining it and created a new one.
The new cross badge could not seal a Shinigami's Bankai during combat, but it could seize the opponent's Zanpakuto when the enemy had lost the ability to resist.
A faint Reiatsu fluctuation rose, and a red light shot out from the badge, landing on Yamamoto.
After a few seconds, the red light disappeared. The cross badge turned into a Zanpakuto with an ordinary appearance but a dark purple handle.
"Thank you for your assistance, Captain Commander."
Aizen chuckled lightly, holding the Zanpakuto.