Artoria's brows furrowed deeply as she replayed the scene in her mind.
Teleportation? Or a speed beyond what the naked eye could perceive?
She quickly dismissed these ideas because Hitsugaya Tōshirō had indeed landed a hit on Aizen at the start.
This left her even more puzzled.
Across the round table, Lucifer sighed, unable to muster any strength here, let alone perception.
He couldn't fathom why.
At this moment, Deadpool voiced what everyone was thinking: "Mr. Aizen, would you mind clarifying?"
With everyone's eyes on him, Aizen didn't respond directly but instead said with a hint of regret:
"It's a pity that powers can't be used here. Otherwise, I could demonstrate it for you. What a pity."
Aizen truly felt regretful. He knew that those present were not nobodies in their respective worlds, and if he truly had control of Kyōka Suigetsu, it would be immensely beneficial in the future.
"Even though it's not the right season, seeing ice and snow now isn't so bad," Aizen commented casually as he walked past the fallen Tōshirō without a second glance.
At that moment, the sound of landing again was heard, and two figures approached from the open door.
It was Captain Unohana Retsu of the Fourth Division and her lieutenant, Kotetsu Isane.
Unohana Retsu blocked their path, glaring coldly at Aizen, her tone sharp:
"Captain Aizen! No, you shouldn't be called captain anymore. Sinner, Aizen Sōsuke!"
Aizen remained unfazed, smiling as he greeted her: "Hello, Captain Unohana. I was expecting you. Did you realize something was wrong and come immediately?"
Unohana Retsu calmly analyzed:
"A completely forbidden area where entry is not allowed for any reason. There's only one such place in the Seireitei."
"And if you created a corpse puppet so lifelike that it deceived all the Shinigami to hide yourself, then your destination must be the most difficult place to find in the Seireitei. It wasn't hard to guess."
Aizen's smile widened: "Your judgment is correct, but there are two mistakes."
"First of all, I didn't come here to hide!"
"There is another thing—this is not a corpse doll!"
The moment these words were spoken, Unohana Retsu's pupils trembled in shock.
Kotetsu Isane cried out in horror, "When!?"
Just a moment ago, Aizen raised his left hand, holding the "doll" in front of Unohana Retsu's face, yet it wasn't in his hand before!
How did this happen?
Aizen didn't have it in his hand just now, and there was no trace of any space-manipulating technique!
This bizarre scene shocked not only the people in the live broadcast room but also countless viewers across various worlds.
In the Hokage world...
In the Hokage's office, Jiraiya knocked his head in confusion. "Does this scene seem familiar to you? It's strange, but I can't quite place it."
Tsunade nodded in agreement, feeling the same sense of familiarity.
Uchiha Itachi, sitting at another desk, suddenly lit up and exclaimed, "It's an illusion! That's how it can be explained!"
Given the different worlds, Jiraiya hadn't considered this possibility at all.
Jiraiya's eyes widened in realization but then furrowed his brows. "But Aizen didn't do anything. He just stood there silently without any sign of activating his power."
"And as seen in the previous video, a Shinigami's power comes from their Zanpakutō, but Aizen didn't activate it at all."
Itachi also fell silent, finding the situation inexplicable.
Unohana Retsu was equally shocked because even she didn't see how Aizen managed to do it from nothing!
Aizen's next words made her heart skip a beat.
"When?"
"From just now until now, I've been holding it in this hand."
This statement sent chills down the spines of countless viewers, leaving them in a state of eerie discomfort.
In the live broadcast room, Lucifer was relieved.
If it involved creation from nothing, it would mean a power akin to divine rule or god-like abilities.
But now, it was clear that wasn't the case.
At that moment, Aizen continued to laugh. "It's just that until now, I didn't want to reveal it."
Kotetsu Isane was completely confused and didn't understand what Aizen was talking about.
As if sensing their doubts, Aizen smiled warmly.
"You'll understand soon. Look, I'm about to release it... Break, Kyōka Suigetsu."
As Aizen finished speaking, the corpse puppet shattered like a mirror, revealing a Zanpakutō in Aizen's hand!
"This is my Zanpakutō, Kyōka Suigetsu. Its ability is Complete Hypnosis," Aizen explained calmly.
"Complete Hypnosis?" Kotetsu Isane shook her head in panic. "No, isn't Kyōka Suigetsu a Zanpakutō of the water system, using the reflections of mist and flowing water to disrupt the enemy's vision and cause them to attack each other? This is what you showed all the vice-captains, right? The effect was indeed the same! How can it have another ability now?"
At this moment, Unohana Retsu suddenly interrupted Kotetsu Isane: "So, the so-called display was the ritual of Hypnosis, right?"
Aizen nodded and smiled. "Bingo! Complete Hypnosis can control the five senses, making an object's posture, shape, texture, touch, and even smell appear different to the enemy. It can make flies look like dragons, swamps appear as flower fields, and lava seem like hot springs. The condition for activation is to let the enemy see the moment of Kyōka Suigetsu's release. Even if someone has only seen it once, from that moment on, whenever I release Kyōka Suigetsu, they will fall under Complete Hypnosis."
Aizen's calm words chilled everyone to the core.
Except for Lucifer, everyone glared at Aizen with a mix of fear and anger. If it weren't for the power present here, Aizen would have likely taken the opportunity to show Kyōka Suigetsu to everyone unsuspecting, with unimaginable consequences.
At this moment, Strange, who had always harbored arrogance, completely relinquished his pride and did not dare to relax anymore.
Because, in front of this seemingly harmless man, there was true terror!
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