Bleach: The Invincible Slacker from Rukongai

Because of this fundamental principle, absolute power remained completely unsolvable in any meaningful way.

Just like the ability to break through defenses in basketball—if you possessed it, you possessed it, and if you didn't, then you simply didn't. Ultimately, this ability was the only thing that could decisively end the game.

The so-called "hard-solving ability" meant that it could do whatever it wanted right over your head, while you remained helpless and had absolutely no way to counter or respond effectively.

Infinite Void was exactly such an overwhelming power. In this infinite alternate world, the once powerful and glorious "transcendent" could only become a "helpless victim."

And Uehara Shiroha's next action was to perfectly replicate Aizen's previous attack pattern, which was simply part of his daily routine.

Just as Aizen finished delivering his passionate battle declaration, Uehara Shiroha had already appeared directly behind him and swung his arm in a cutting motion.

"White Album!"

As his arm descended, the temperature around them dropped rapidly and a wickedly sharp ice blade instantly formed in his hand. A brilliant cold light flashed, and the ice blade that could freeze absolutely anything had already slashed toward Aizen's head.

It was not until half of his face was covered with spreading ice and his mind was beginning to freeze solid that Aizen finally managed to react to the attack.

The power of the Hogyoku activated in response to the crisis, and he transformed into pure light and disappeared from his original position. Even with this desperate escape, half of his face had been severely damaged, and the reiatsu surrounding him had been almost completely frozen solid.

Fortunately, the power of the Hogyoku was becoming increasingly active, and white substance flowed out along with the familiar purple light. A powerful and specialized reiatsu manifestation instantly erupted from Aizen's body and broke through the devastating freezing power of the White Album.

Of course, this escape was only possible because Uehara Shiroha had not unleashed the strongest capabilities of White Album, and had chosen not to press his advantage for a finishing blow.

Otherwise, Aizen would never have been able to break free from the freezing effects of the White Album so easily.

After their first direct exchange, Aizen understood that he could not get close to Uehara Shiroha and needed to maintain significant distance. Although he recognized that this freezing ability was definitely not his opponent's Zanpakuto technique, in practical terms, this power was far stronger than most ordinary Bankai abilities.

You had to understand that he now possessed almost the strength equivalent to the Fifth Stage, and even when compared to other transcendent beings, he was still considered formidably powerful.

Even Ichigo Kurosaki, who had activated the Final Getsuga Tensho, had been injured by his previous Cero attacks. However, despite all his accumulated strength, he had been almost instantly killed by Uehara Shiroha's freezing ability.

In fact, if it weren't for the Hogyoku's protective power, he might have been completely defeated in that single exchange.

Compared with the freezing ability that Uehara Shiroha had just demonstrated, Hitsugaya Toshiro's Hyorinmaru was not even worth mentioning. In front of Uehara Shiroha's ice powers, the supposedly strongest ice and snow-type Zanpakuto was simply an embarrassing joke.

It seemed that he would have to become even stronger and continue evolving until he surpassed everything!

While these thoughts raced through his mind, his complete regeneration ability activated automatically. Without the oppressive suppression of Uehara Shiroha's overwhelming reiatsu, his injuries recovered with remarkable speed.

Floating above them in the sky, the fully recovered Aizen called out in genuine shock: "Is this your ice-based ability? With the blessing of the Final Getsuga Tensho, it has become incredibly powerful! What a terrifying capability!"

"And your movement speed... It's impossible that a simple Hoho technique could surpass my light-speed movement! Is it because of some kind of spatial manipulation ability?"

"However, I have now discovered that your Final Getsuga Tensho is not perfect. Compared to Ichigo Kurosaki, you cannot fully utilize its complete power. You are now operating at approximately the same level as me, and may even be somewhat weaker than my current state."

"I can clearly sense your reiatsu now, and I believe I can defeat you."

Without the absolute suppression of overwhelming reiatsu, he could still fight and struggle meaningfully. In fact, his current strength was so impressive that even he was somewhat afraid of his own capabilities.

This was a state of power that he could never have imagined or expected to achieve. The previous Fifth Stage form had already exceeded all his expectations, and he had believed he could overcome any obstacle.

It was simply that Ichigo Kurosaki's Final Getsuga Tensho had been far too powerful. He had been instantly defeated just as he was awakening to his true potential.

Before being sealed by Urahara's kido, he had already begun fusing with his Zanpakuto and was progressing toward his true ultimate form. That is to say, in the end, Aizen had never actually reached his complete Fifth Stage transformation.

One could only imagine how powerful a full Fifth Stage evolution might have been. However, after this new evolutionary process, he possessed Fourth Stage power that was not inferior to his previous Fifth Stage.

A new Fifth Stage would undoubtedly be far stronger than anything he had achieved before. If he could reach that transcendent level, he would be able to completely crush the Ichigo Kurosaki who had defeated him previously.

By that time, he would definitely be capable of defeating Uehara Shiroha as well.

With this powerful conviction driving him forward, Aizen continued his evolutionary process. His physical form and the power of the Hogyoku underwent another dramatic transformation.

The purple veins throughout his body became more prominent and filled with concentrated power, with portions of them condensing into more sophisticated energy structures.

His pupils became almost completely transparent, and his hair grew longer until it cascaded down to his waist. Aizen could sense that he was approaching the new ultimate form, but he remained just slightly short of achieving it.

It was precisely this small gap that, no matter how desperately he tried, he seemed unable to bridge completely.