Bleach: No cheat codes, he joined Aizen's side.

What could possibly pique Aizen's interest was not those "ordinary people" in Soul Society.

In fact, even Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, the former captain of the Gotei 13 who was once considered Aizen's greatest enemy, lost interest in him after he was defeated by Higashino Shuichi.

The main point is that after Higashino Shuichi, defeating Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni would be meaningless.

He no longer needs to prove anything by defeating Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

If he needed to, he would choose Higashino Shuichi.

Therefore, the place where Aizen is currently standing is actually above the Seireitei, in the void of the "divine realm," the Soul King's Palace.

"You are not welcome here, Shinigami, Aizen Sousuke!"

Directly ahead on this broad avenue sat a fat monk, with a string of large Buddhist beads around his neck and a huge calligraphy brush in his hand.

Although Aizen had never met the other person before, he still called out their name immediately.
"Hyoubu Ichibei, that stinky monk from the Zero Squad!"

Aizen looked at the other person and said with a smile.

"Higashino Shuichi is still in the real world. You came here now. Are you really not worried about him?"

Hyosube Ichibei was not at all surprised that Aizen knew him, or even that he could come to the Spirit King Palace.

After all, everyone in the Zero Division knew the relationship between Higashino Shuichi and Aizen.

But it is precisely for this reason that Hyosube Ichibei “kindly” reminded Aizen Sousuke that the latter and Higashino Shuichi were not absolute allies.

The alliance between the two was merely a temporary one based on mutual benefit.

"You don't need to worry about that. You should take better care of yourself."

Perhaps the question should be asked like this:
"Can your Zero Squad hold out until Higashino Shuichi and Urahara Kisuke finish their fight, and still have the energy to come looking for me?"

Aizen said with absolute confidence.

He knew that Higashino Shuichi, like him, had always had some special thoughts about the Zero Division, which was completely subordinate to the Soul King.

However, their ideas differed.

Aizen wanted to learn some information about the Soul King through the Zero Division.

This will be very helpful for him to reshape the world in the future.

However, Aizen knew that Higashino Shuichi's ideas were somewhat too radical.

Aizen didn't know why, but Higashino Shuichi was single-mindedly focused on eliminating the entire Zero Division.

It's as if he can't have peace of mind until the Zero Division is destroyed.

It's strange, but Aizen respects Higashino Shuichi's idea.

In any case, the Zero Division was just a tool for Aizen to further understand the Soul King.

He needs to learn about the information that wasn't recorded in the Great Spiritual Library in Soul Society.

Incidentally, he also wanted to have a go at this group of Shinigami who were loyal to the Soul King and whose combat power should theoretically have broken through the limits of Shinigami and surpassed Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni.

"Let's just consider this an appetizer before we really clash with those two."

That's what Aizen thought, and that's what he did.

While Higashino Shuichi and Urahara Kisuke were locked in a fierce battle in the Shadow World, and while Soul Society was in chaos due to the meddling he had sent, Ichimaru Gin and his group, Higashino Shuichi's men were also causing trouble.

At this time, when there will absolutely be no third party to disturb us.

It's hard to say whether this behavior pattern was learned by Shuichi Higashino from Aizen, or vice versa.

In short, the two of them had developed similar habits in many ways over such a long period of time together.

"You can try!"

Who is Hyosube Ichibei? Faced with Aizen's provocation, there is no need for him to tolerate it any longer.

At this moment, the Grim Reaper's Instant Step technique was used to its fullest potential.

The next instant, Hyosube Ichibei appeared in front of Aizen.

He opted for a direct, head-on attack.

There's no need to pretend to go behind Aizen's back.

For Grim Reapers of their caliber, this was nothing more than a waste of time.

The next ten seconds were an ultimate visual feast.

That was the purest, most brutal, hand-to-hand combat.

Their speed was so fast that even afterimages couldn't keep up with their movements.

Ten seconds later, Hyosube Ichibei leaned back and leaped, suddenly creating distance between himself and Aizen.

"Binding Spell Number Sixty-Two: Hundred-Step Railing!"

The sudden change of tactics caught Aizen completely off guard, and his body was immediately controlled by the spirit particle rods that fell from the sky.

Then comes the Thousand-Mile Heaven-Piercing Palm!
Hyosube Ichibei swiftly raised his hand and used his spiritual power to condense a giant, transparent hand in the air, which he then fanned towards Aizen.

Such a coherent and seamless attack was clearly premeditated by Hyosube Ichibei.

It would be a grave mistake to assume that the members of the Zero Division have become lax in combat simply because they know that the members usually stay in the Spirit King Palace and never leave unless there is a major incident.

Aizen would obviously not make such a basic mistake.

He simply underestimated Hyosube Ichibei's strength.

I originally thought that Hyosube Ichibei would be like those ordinary Shinigami, relying only on his own Zanpakuto abilities.

Unexpectedly, his opponent's first move, a combination of Hakuda and Kido techniques, left him in such a sorry state.

"I admit, you could be considered a worthy opponent, albeit barely."

Aizen reached out and pushed to the right front, and a jet-black spiritual pressure instantly condensed into the shape of a shield in his hand, firmly blocking Ichibei Hyosube's huge hand outside the shield.

As for the spirit rods around Aizen that had bound him, they disintegrated on their own with Aizen's movements.

The master of the demonic path!
This is yet another new direction of evolution that the Hogyoku within Aizen's body provides for his physical evolution.

It allows Aizen to freely control all the Kido around his body.

Those spirit light sticks around him were just the beginning.

Next up was that enormous spiritual hand!

Aizen released the dark spiritual pressure, and the giant spiritual hand stopped slapping towards his body.

It wasn't that Hyosube Ichibei didn't want to, but rather that even he, the creator of this giant spiritual hand, couldn't control it at this moment.

It already has a new owner.

Aizen flicked his right finger toward Hyosube Ichibei.

Under Aizen's control, the enormous spiritual hand rapidly reached out to grab Ichibei Hyosube.

The ink brush slashed through the air, leaving its mark in thick, black lines.

"Dye it black, Ichimonji!"

Faced with his own attack, Hyosube Ichibei was not entirely confident that he could handle it.

Therefore, Hyosube Ichibei freed his Zanpakuto.

It was a giant calligraphy brush, but after liberation, the brush tip had been transformed into a blade. When the blackened, translucent spiritual hand made contact...

The ink-black color stripped away the name of Lingzi's palm.

In the world of death, the importance of a name is self-evident.

Even figures like Hyosube Ichibei, Aizen Sousuke, and Yhwach couldn't help but chant their names when unleashing their skills.

Even the silent method that Shuichi Higashino prefers still requires chanting.

One could say that a name is like a second source of power.

To be deprived of one's name is to be deprived of one's existence.

Without power, there's no point in even discussing it.

Therefore, Aizen was able to see that enormous spiritual hand, without any warning, spinning and falling in the air like a kite with a broken string.

"Can even this type of attack be neutralized by erasing the name?"

Aizen's expression was somewhat solemn.

Hyosube Ichibei's abilities are indeed somewhat troublesome.

Even within the Grim Reaper's standard power system, this is already considered an unsolvable problem.

Any attack that gets hit by his Zanpakuto will become ineffective because his name is stripped away. What's the point of fighting then?
No wonder Higashino Shuichi said that if you want to defeat Hyosube Ichibei, you can't do it without some preparation.

Aizen can now understand the difficulties Higashino Shuichi faced back then.

However, Hyosube Ichibei's opponent now is not Higashino Shuichi, but Aizen Sousuke.

Such a troublesome ability is just a bit of a hassle for him, since he has already perfectly fused with the Hogyoku.
If he so desires, the Hogyoku will allow his body and the power he possesses to evolve in the direction he desires.

This is the correct usage guideline for the Hogyoku that Aizen developed while he was in Hueco Mundo, based on his previous experience of being tricked by Shuichi Higashino.

It's just a matter of erasing names; he could easily evolve a characteristic that would protect his body from such power in a matter of minutes!
However, when Aizen's idea was put into practice, he realized that something was not quite right.

His body did not evolve in the direction expected of resistance; instead, it gained an additional slash resistance, which could protect his body from a large amount of slash damage.

"what happened?"

This unexpected situation truly caught Aizen completely off guard.

The rules for using the Hogyoku don't seem to mention anything about this special situation occurring.
If Shuichi Higashino were here, he would definitely laugh.

Because the trap he had set for Aizen had finally come into effect at this moment.

The evolution brought about by Aizen's Hogyoku is actually somewhat similar to that of Perida Pakaja, one of Yhwach's subordinates who possessed the power of Holy Script to enforce his will.

However, Penida Pakaja's evolution is essentially a learning ability that she possesses as the left arm of the Spirit King.

It is a kind of evolution that allows one to learn from the traits of others.

However, Aizen's Hogyoku was used to fulfill Aizen's own wish, allowing him to evolve.

Furthermore, the Hogyoku within Aizen's body controls this evolution.

It allows these evolutions to remain in Aizen's body in an inherent form, becoming an almost innate ability of Aizen.

While this brought Aizen the advantage of being able to manipulate the new power very easily, it also inevitably brought him a disadvantage.

That is, all evolution is irreversible and cannot be erased.

A Grim Reaper's body is like a large tree, and the branches that can grow from the trunk of this tree are limited to a certain number.

Once all the available branches are filled, the tree can only grow horizontally, and there is no longer any possibility of vertical growth.

Aizen is now facing such a situation.

His body no longer allows him to evolve in a completely new direction.

Therefore, in order to fulfill Aizen's simple and unpretentious wish, the Hogyoku could only choose the closest possible direction to allow Aizen to evolve.

However, this evolutionary direction clearly cannot meet Aizen's current needs.

"This is a bit troublesome."

However, Aizen is not Higashino Shuichi; he doesn't yet know exactly where the problem lies.

All he knew was that he was in big trouble.

"Coming to our Zero Squad's territory with such confidence, you're not just going to hide, are you?"

Hyosube Ichibei relentlessly attacked Aizen with his Zanpakuto.

But Aizen dodged them all.

It is true that Aizen was unable to withstand the attacks of Hyosube Ichibei after he unleashed his Zanpakuto, but that does not mean that Aizen was a lamb to the slaughter from then on.

Compared to Yhwach in the original work, Aizen's combat skills are definitely several orders of magnitude higher.

The scene of Aizen accepting all of Hyosube Ichibei's attacks without question is nonexistent.

However, when Hyosube Ichibei no longer wanted to continue this childish game with Aizen, this battle, which was somewhat like a turn-based game, finally took a slight turn.

"O dark night, O eternal darkness, come here."

I'll meet everyone and drink it.

If you drink it, your life will vanish.

The road to the underworld is also adorned with blooming flowers.

Where the wine and food were, they were dyed black, split into eight pieces, and roasted black with black flames.

Eat it quickly, and what's left are white bones. Erect a monument for him, and mourn him.

To prevent him from being reborn again, to prevent him from becoming our sacrifice again!

"Don't turn to the Great Killing Mausoleum!"

Hyosube Ichibei first used his Zanpakuto to draw a restricted area around himself to prevent Aizen from escaping, and then chanted such a long and complicated incantation.

As Hyosube Ichibei chanted, he used his Zanpakuto to inscribe a giant magic circle on the ground within the area he had previously encompassed.

He also used his Zanpakuto to splash ink in the air, creating countless torii gates that stood within the magic circle.

Finally, as the magic circle was completed, the black mausoleum and group of tombstones rose from the ground.

The blackness, which had been splashed onto Aizen during the process of drawing the magic circle, was unavoidable and was continuously absorbed by the black mausoleum.

Along with the black ink came Aizen's flesh, bone marrow, and all the symbols that could prove his existence in the Soul Society.

This is the true way to erase the name "Aizen Sousuke".

After the ceremony, and once the world was quiet again, Hyosube Ichibei released the Unreversible Great Killing Tomb.

"Just some indigo dyeing."

Hyosube Ichibei smiled noncommittally, but was surprised to find that a blood-stained arm had appeared on his chest without him noticing.

"I bet you have no idea when you fell for my illusion, right?"

Aizen's voice rang out behind Hyosube Ichibei.

puff!
Hyosube Ichibei coughed up a mouthful of blood. He should have been on guard against Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu, so why?
Hyosube Ichibei was completely baffled. (End of Chapter)