Fate in Bleach: Unlimited Blade Works!

But even a defense of that magnitude was instantly shattered! Of course, what truly troubled Kisuke Urahara was the fact that Aizen's Mod Soul knew that Dankū, practically the "strongest defensive Kidō spell," couldn't withstand Ailin's Mod Soul's attack. Six consecutive Dankū had been necessary to finally block that single strike.

Judging by the five Dankū that had been effortlessly shattered, how powerful was Ailin's previous attack? At the very least, Urahara felt that even if he were to fully chant Hadō #96, Ittō Kasō, it wouldn't possess half the strength of that attack.

"The murky emblem faintly emerges, untamed and arrogant talent..."

"Surging tide; negation; paralysis; an instant; hindering eternal slumber..."

"The crawling iron princess, the ceaselessly self-harming clay doll..."

"Combine; rebound; extending to the ground; know your own powerlessness!"

Amidst the roaring sounds of battle, Aizen's Mod Soul's voice rang out, chanting a Kidō incantation.

Hearing that chant, Urahara's brow furrowed with worry.

It was the incantation for Hadō #90, Kurohitsugi!

With Aizen's Mod Soul's Kidō mastery, a fully chanted Kurohitsugi possessed the power to instantly kill most captains.

"Hadō #90—Kurohitsugi!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

With Aizen's final shout, a black cube over ten meters tall materialized around Ailin's Mod Soul.

To Urahara and the others' surprise, Ailin's Mod Soul didn't even attempt to defend himself. He was completely engulfed by the Kurohitsugi.

Shhh…

In an instant, the Kurohitsugi's power erupted. Countless shadowy blades pierced outward from within, forming massive crosses on its exterior. Then, having unleashed its full power, the Kurohitsugi slowly dissipated.

But what shocked everyone present was that even after being struck by a fully chanted Kurohitsugi, Ailin's Mod Soul's spiritual pressure remained unchanged.

No, not just his spiritual pressure… There wasn't a single scratch on his body.

"Impossible! How can Captain Ailin completely ignore a Kurohitsugi?"

For Tessai Tsukabishi and Hachigen Ushōda, this was a devastating blow. Their strength, as former Grand Kidō Chief and vice Kidō Chief, resided solely in their Kidō mastery.

Hadō above level ninety were considered top-tier Kidō. Those above level eighty possessed power comparable to a captain's Bankai. And those above level ninety could rival the Bankai of even the most powerful captains.

Yet, what they had just witnessed shattered their understanding of Kidō.

A fully chanted Hadō #90 couldn't even scratch Ailin, who hadn't bothered to defend himself? Was Ailin truly that strong?

Urahara pondered the same question. While he acknowledged Ailin's strength, he couldn't fathom him being capable of completely defending against a Hadō #90.

His gaze swept over Ailin's Mod Soul, and a realization dawned on him.

It seemed that the golden armor Ailin was wearing was a manifestation of his Zanpakutō's ability.

Moreover, it was an incredibly powerful defensive Zanpakutō.

With Ailin's power, forging a Zanpakutō with defensive capabilities was hardly surprising.

Urahara's guess was correct.

The golden armor worn by Ailin's Mod Soul was based on a weapon wielded by the demigod Karna from the "Fate" world.

"Sun, transform into armor!" was Karna's Noble Phantasm in its Shikai state.

It could merge with its wielder, transforming into golden armor that reduced the impact of any attack by ninety percent.

A fully chanted Kurohitsugi was undeniably powerful.

However, after being reduced by ninety percent by Ailin's armor, the remaining ten percent couldn't even penetrate Ailin's defenses.

As the Kurohitsugi dissipated, Ailin's Mod Soul, who hadn't even moved from his spot, his arms still crossed, glanced at Aizen's Mod Soul and couldn't help but marvel at the irony of fate.

They both shared the same memories, originating from the same source. But because he had entered his original's Reigai, granting him access to Unlimited Blade Works, his power was practically identical to his original's.

Aizen's Mod Soul, on the other hand, was limited by Sōsuke Aizen's spiritual pressure. Even if he used his Bankai, reaching the limit of a Shinigami's power, he would still be effortlessly crushed.

However, they had originated from the same source. Ailin's Mod Soul could anticipate Aizen's thoughts and desires.

In that case, let him provide Aizen with a most magnificent funeral!

With that, countless golden spatial ripples materialized behind Ailin's Mod Soul.

But this time, instead of the standard Zanpakutō, what emerged from the ripples were weapons of varying shapes and abilities, each radiating a powerful spiritual pressure. They were in their Bankai state and their true forms unleashed.

"So many… Zanpakutō…"

Everyone present was overwhelmed by the spiritual pressure emanating from these Zanpakutō.

Kisuke Urahara, Yoruichi Shihōin, Shinji Hirako, Kensei Muguruma, Love Aikawa, Rōjūrō Ōtoribashi, and Hachigen Ushōda, those who had achieved Bankai, sensed that these Zanpakutō were no weaker than their own.

In other words, every single one of the Zanpakutō hovering behind Ailin's Mod Soul was in its Bankai state?

As these Zanpakutō emerged from the golden ripples, they surrounded Aizen's Mod Soul.

Under the pressure of their combined spiritual pressure, Urahara and the others felt as if Aizen was a fragile young girl surrounded by dozens of burly men, utterly helpless.

The first to attack was a massive stone weapon.

It was Heracles' Noble Phantasm, Nine Lives: Shooting Hundred Heads!

With a flicker of its powerful spiritual pressure, the weapon swung, unleashing three devastating strikes.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

While both Nine Lives: Shooting Hundred Heads and Wind Scar unleashed three powerful attacks, the former was far stronger than the latter. Moreover, it possessed an incredible penetrating power.

The very space above them seemed to be scarred by the three strikes.

In an instant, Aizen's Mod Soul's body was cleaved into three. Then, the three strikes slammed into the ground, erupting in deafening roars.

However, a moment later, Aizen's severed body transformed into a tattered Fifth Division captain's haori.

Shihōin Secret Step, Number Two: Utsusemi!

Yoruichi's expression hardened upon seeing this. Utsusemi was a secret Shunpo technique exclusive to the Shihōin Clan.

There were four in total. Senka and Utsusemi were two of them.

Over the years, she had only taught Utsusemi to Byakuya Kuchiki and Soi Fon. And she had only taught them those two techniques, nothing else. But now, she was witnessing her family's secret technique being used by Aizen's Mod Soul?

Aizen's Mod Soul's memories originated from the original Aizen. In other words, the real Aizen knew Utsusemi?

When had he learned it?

Urahara, sensing Yoruichi's displeasure, quickly understood her thoughts. He hesitated for a moment, then tugged gently on her sleeve.

"Yoruichi, while your family's secret Shunpo techniques might seem difficult to master for most, for a genius, it's not impossible to reverse engineer them after witnessing them once. Sōsuke Aizen is the only one whose intellect rivals mine. I was able to understand Utsusemi and Senka. It's not surprising that Aizen could as well."

Indeed, in Urahara's eyes, while Ailin's strength was undeniable, it was primarily derived from the Zanpakutō he created.

No one knew how many Zanpakutō Ailin had forged, nor did anyone truly understand their abilities.

As far as Urahara knew, attack, defense, healing… As long as one could imagine it, Ailin could create it.

Aizen was different.

He was one of those who sought to transcend their limits through "research."

Yoruichi glared at Urahara. While his words were true, did he have to make their family's secret Shunpo techniques sound so insignificant?

Above them, after unleashing its attack, Nine Lives: Shooting Hundred Heads slowly retreated into the spatial ripple.

To Heracles, whose original was a great hero, a group attack was an insult to his pride.

Seeing Nine Lives: Shooting Hundred Heads withdraw, the other Zanpakutō unleashed their attacks, one after another.

Like Heracles, each of these Zanpakutō spirits possessed its own pride.

They refused to participate in a group attack against Aizen's Mod Soul.

Each Zanpakutō unleashed a single attack, then returned to Unlimited Blade Works.

Thus, the eleven captains and lieutenants who had been exiled from the Soul Society witnessed, for the first time, the unleashed power of so many captain-level Zanpakutō.

And through this display, they gained a deeper understanding of Ailin's strength.

Bakusaiga's Sōryūha, a wave of blue energy that obliterated everything in its path, reducing it to dust.

Tessaiga's Meidō Zangetsuha, a crescent-shaped wave of black energy that tore open a spatial rift capable of swallowing everything.