Ginjō's eyes rolled upwards, most of the whites exposed, as if he had completely lost consciousness.
This Cero was clearly the result of Harribel holding back.
She knew in her heart that if she used her full power, she would likely directly obliterate Ginjō.
It would then become extremely difficult to find his Soul and the Soul King's fragments.
Therefore, Harribel did not use her full power for this Gran Rey Cero; she merely used a Cero while suppressing her Reiatsu.
At this moment, facing the helpless Ginjō, Harribel took a step without hesitation, swiftly plunging her right hand into his chest.
In an instant, with the power of the white glove, Harribel's hand accurately grasped his Soul and pulled out the large amount of the Soul King's fragments he had absorbed along with it.
Immediately after, she unhesitatingly sealed the Soul in her hand within a jade bead vessel.
Then, Harribel turned lightly, and with a crisp "bang," she instantly appeared beside Nelliel.
Nelliel held up one hand high, her arm, tightly encased in a white glove, firmly clutched an identical jade bead, and inside that jade bead was Tsukishima's Soul.
Thus, the goal of their trip was finally achieved.
Was Ginjō strong?
The answer was clearly yes.
If it weren't for Harribel and Nelliel, who had indirectly evolved for decades due to the Hōgyoku, who came this time, then even other Espada members, including Starrk, probably wouldn't have been his match.
"These people have all fainted, which saves a lot of trouble. Let's take the materials from their bodies as well."
After putting away the jade bead containing the Soul, Harribel gazed at the fallen Fullbringers on the ground and said after a moment of silence.
These Fullbringers, due to their extraordinary lives, mostly harbored a common desire—to become ordinary humans.
This was also why they originally sought Ginjō.
Because Ginjō promised to help them eliminate the power that made them incompatible with the human world.
After many years of technological development, the gloves that Harribel and Nelliel now possessed were capable of successfully extracting foreign objects from Souls without harming the Soul itself.
It was precisely for this reason that they had previously sworn to Ginjō that if he handed over the Soul King's fragments, they would spare his life.
Unfortunately, Ginjō ultimately chose to resist, so the only path awaiting him was death.
The two looked at the Fullbringers strewn across the ground and decisively took action.
......
On the other side, within a transparent barrier.
Aozaki Reiji stood in the desert of Hueco Mundo, holding an ancient samurai sword in his hand, gently slicing open the void before him.
As the long sword passed, a pitch-black crack appeared in the air, as if it were an entrance to another world.
The power of Ame-no-Minaka was far more than this.
He could not only perform spatial movement but also manipulate space in various ways, such as spatial distortion, elimination, inversion, compression, and creation.
Simply put, Ame-no-Minaka's ability could be summarized as complete control over space.
Thud!!
A loud sound.
In the dim space, Aozaki Reiji casually threw out a huge body.
This body had been cut in half and lay lifelessly on the ground.
A large amount of crimson blood gushed from the severed parts of the two halves of the corpse, staining the surrounding ground.
However, strangely, despite the body having been dead for a long time, the blood had not yet coagulated and was still slowly flowing.
At the same time, the scattered spiritual particles were also slowly drifting, seemingly waiting for something.
However, compared to previous miracles, the drifting speed of these spiritual particles was significantly slower.
They seemed to have lost their former vitality, becoming sluggish and powerless.
Such a change made one wonder if this so-called miracle could truly descend again.
Aozaki Reiji quietly looked at the scene before him, softly uttering a name:
"Gerard..."
As he pronounced this name, a strange power seemed to awaken.
A wisp of spiritual particles slowly drifted out from the almost stagnant cluster of spiritual particles, as if responding to Aozaki Reiji's call.
This wisp of spiritual particles shimmered with a faint light, like a lonely star, shining a spark of hope in the darkness.
However, the miracle did not descend.
He swept past Aozaki Reiji's body like a gentle breeze, as if wanting to smash a fierce punch into his face.
"Time is almost up... Your miracle won't happen. Everything ends here!"
Aozaki Reiji frowned tightly, his pupils instantly becoming double pupils, and an invisible aura seemed to emanate from his body, causing even the entire world to freeze.
Gerard Valkyrie, the Heart of the Soul King, had been preserved in the alternate dimension created by Ame-no-Minaka ever since he was killed.
His Miracle power had always been firmly suppressed by Aozaki Reiji's power of stasis.
But this alone was clearly far from enough.
Although the Miracle power was greatly restricted, it continued to function without cease.
Although Aozaki Reiji's power held the upper hand in the confrontation.
But to prevent Gerard from miraculously retaliating, he did not rush to absorb him.
After all, this was a fierce collision between the powers of the Soul King, so Aozaki Reiji exploited the power of advancement from the Soul King's left hand.
Every time the Miracle power and the power of stasis collided, Aozaki Reiji would use the power of advancement to assist the latter.
With each collision, as time passed, the power of stasis on Aozaki Reiji's body continuously evolved, gradually gaining the upper hand, until... it completely suppressed the Miracle power!
Aozaki Reiji suppressed the excitement in his heart, taking deep breaths repeatedly.
He stood in the middle of the giant corpse's rupture, slowly spreading his hands.
A strange sense of heaviness enveloped his entire body, as if the weight of the entire world was condensed within his small frame.
"Bid farewell to the world..."
Aozaki Reiji murmured.
His exultant body and active thoughts almost brought him to a state of clear mind, and his Reiatsu flowed out of his body according to his will, spreading towards the "departed one."
Although Gerard's brain had been split in two, and he should not have the consciousness to react, his Soul seemed to still sense the approaching danger.
The spiritual particles in the air trembled slightly, as if speaking of their owner's fear.
This man, who was once fearless and confident, was now afraid.
All because the man of miracles had been abandoned by miracles.
For the current Gerard, his former self, once regarded as the embodiment of miracles, had long gone.
The black and white Reiatsu was as thick as a vast ocean.
It seemed to be covered with dense, countless eyes, and these eyes emitted a bone-chilling cold.
The torrent slowly flowed over Gerard's body.
Gerard's "corpse" trembled uncontrollably, as if suppressed by an invisible force.
At this moment, Aozaki Reiji's eyes grew even colder.
His gaze was as icy as a cold star, absolutely chilling.
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