After severely injuring the completely powerless Yamamoto, ensuring he wouldn't get up again, Aizen then staggered forward.
After walking some distance, Aizen loudly said:
"Urahara Kisuke, Shihoin Yoruichi, Shiba Isshin, what, even now I'm like this, are you still not coming out?"
And as soon as Aizen's words fell.
Swish swish swish-
Three figures appeared using Shunpo!
Kisuke, Isshin and Yoruichi are forming a triangular formation, surrounding Aizen!
"Truly terrifying, Aizen. To survive an attack from old man Yamamoto like that. Should I say, as expected of you?"
Looking at Aizen, whose clothes were torn, revealing large areas of scalded skin, completely charred, Kisuke adjusted his hat and gravely said.
"No, strictly speaking, I did not survive that move of Captain-Commander Yamamoto's."
"It was just the Captain-Commander showing mercy!" Aizen shook his head, fully acknowledging Yamamoto.
"Even showing mercy, that's still extremely terrifying!"
Isshin said heavily,
"To survive from Captain-Commander Yamamoto's hands, you are the first person in a thousand years!"
"Aizen, you can be proud enough!"
"Hmph!" Hearing Isshin's words, Aizen gave a disdainful chuckle.
He looked somewhat surprised at everyone, arrogantly retorting:
"Proud enough? Do you all think this is the end of my journey?"
"That just the three of you can successfully arrest me?"
"Kurosaki Isshin, aren't you being too arrogant!"
Even surrounded, Aizen's attitude didn't change in the slightest.
Seeing this, Yoruichi puzzledly added:
"But you've undoubtedly reached your limit now, haven't you?"
"Aizen, do you still have strength to swing your sword?"
"No, of course not!" Aizen honestly said, spreading his hands.
"Don't be fooled by my current appearance… just bickering with you all exhausts me!"
"Captain-Commander Yamamoto is the living history of the Soul Society."
"Battling such an existence, undoubtedly, I have reached my limit!"
"Reached the limit of me, Aizen Sosuke, as a Shinigami!"
Aizen's words greatly puzzled everyone.
"So where is your confidence coming from?"
Isshin asked perplexedly:
"Are you still counting on Ichimaru Gin to save you?"
As he spoke, Isshin looked to the side, where the recently arrived Ichimaru Gin had been intercepted by Ichigo.
Noticing everyone's gaze, Gin gestured towards Ichigo before him, indicating he couldn't help.
Aizen nodded at Gin, showing he didn't mind.
Subsequently, Aizen denied: "Of course not, why would I count on Gin to save me?"
Hearing Aizen, Isshin grew even more confused. "Then Hollows? You have backup in Las Noches?"
"Also no!" Aizen shook his head. "Wonderweiss was my final contingency!"
"Then..." Isshin wanted to press further.
It wasn't that he didn't want to simply go up and finish Aizen with three strikes.
But surviving Yamamoto's life-risking attack, not only keeping his own life but also sparing the Captain-Commander's life-
Such strength gave immense deterrence.
Coupled with Aizen's consistently mysterious image, severely injured yet remaining composed, Isshin felt somewhat indecisive.
However, after continuous dialogue, Aizen had grown very impatient with Isshin's foolishness!
"Haven't you realized yet?" Aizen interrupted.
Seeing Isshin's clueless gaze, Aizen speechlessly shook his head. "I truly don't know how you fathered a son like Kurosaki Ichigo..."
"Forget it!" Without continuing to argue with Isshin, Aizen looked at Kisuke beside him, directly revealing the answer.
"Haven't you figured it out? My confidence, from beginning to end, is, and has only ever been, myself!"
"Urahara Kisuke, you've been silent because you're analyzing, right? No need to continue! My evolution using the Hogyoku has already begun!"
Behold, on Aizen's chest, burned and blackened by Ryujin Jakka's eruption, a brilliant blue light emerged!
Subsequently, at the position of his xiphoid process, a beautiful blue-black small orb, with a structure somewhat resembling a Hollow hole, but a cross-shaped black void, embedded itself on Aizen's chest!
Looking at this small orb, everyone's eyes showed solemnity.
"The Hogyoku!"
"That's right, the Hogyoku!" Aizen nodded.
"I always avoided direct conflict with Captain-Commander Yamamoto precisely because he possesses the ability to instantly kill me, making me die before I could even use the Hogyoku!"
"But now, he didn't kill me. So, evolution utilizing the Hogyoku has also advanced!"
As he spoke, Aizen looked at Isshin, "Actually, initially, the first evolution was intended for my battle with you, Kurosaki Isshin!"
Hearing this, Kurosaki Isshin was shocked.
Even the live stream audience, watching Ichigo confront Gin but keeping attention on this side, was also shocked.
"Holy crap, so for today's battle, Aizen planned everything from the start?"
"So impressive! Though we all knew Aizen was impressive, he always raises our evaluation of him!"
"So strong, Aizen! He's truly the first major antagonist I've seen in so many years, whether in novels, movies, or TV shows, whose intelligence, strength, and coolness are all perfectly on point!"
"Honestly, I kinda want to see Aizen as king!"
"With Aizen's magnanimity, even as king he wouldn't treat those below him badly!"
"Indeed!"
Regarding Aizen's charisma, the viewers from Blue Star were completely won over.
But they still had one thing unclear.
"Isn't the Hogyoku's ability to break through soul limits?"
"Even if Aizen fuses with the Hogyoku and breaks through his soul limit, would that immediately give him combat strength against these people?"
"No matter how you look, Aizen shouldn't still be able to act this arrogant!"
"Unless the Hogyoku's ability is actually…"