Bleach: Watch Closely, This Is How You Use a Zanpakutō novel Chapter 185

Chapter 185 - 185: Thicket

Masatsuki Aozaki gently placed a hand on his chest, feeling the mysterious power radiating from the blue-black Hōgyoku embedded within him. It rested there quietly.

Suddenly, he snapped back to reality, his eyes sharpening with newfound clarity.

At that moment, he felt as if he had transcended the world, gazing down upon it from a lofty, otherworldly perspective. The vast spectacle of existence unfolded before him like a magnificent, vividly painted scroll.

And upon this immense tapestry, a pair of familiar eyes slowly opened, deep and wise beyond measure.

A strange sensation surged through Masatsuki Aozaki's heart.

He felt as though he knew this presence—as if, somewhere in his memory, he had once understood its true identity. Yet, as he faced it now, his recollection grew hazy and indistinct.

This contradiction unsettled him deeply.

Just then, a resonant, bell-like voice rang out:

"Go forward."

Forward? But where?

Masatsuki Aozaki found himself lost in thought.

An irresistible impulse stirred within him, compelling him to lift his gaze to the vast, empty sky. It felt as though all he had to do was take a single step, and he would ascend to an entirely new plane of existence.

Yet, that boundless emptiness carried an eerie sense of isolation—so vast, it was almost terrifying.

And in the next instant, everything would change beyond recognition.

He hesitated, standing frozen in place, debating whether to step into the unknown.

What lay beyond? What did this path truly mean? Was it worth pursuing without hesitation?

Questions flooded his mind, filling him with doubt.

Yet, his yearning for the unknown surged like an unstoppable tide, relentlessly eroding the barriers of his resolve.

Masatsuki Aozaki stepped forward, as if truly ascending into the heavens.

In that fleeting moment of uncertainty, reality snapped back into focus. He found himself seated, his body slack, as if he had merely drifted into a trance.

A second later, he blinked, then straightened as though nothing had happened.

"My Reiatsu hasn't increased... Is it because the Hōgyoku hasn't fully awakened yet?"

Muttering to himself, he slowly lowered his head, blinking thoughtfully.

The Hōgyoku had fused perfectly with his body, yet it hadn't triggered the evolution he had expected. There wasn't even the slightest sign of an increase in Reiatsu.

"It didn't raise my Reiatsu level... but I can tap into the immense Reiatsu stored within the Hōgyoku."

"In other words, the total amount of Reiatsu I can wield now far exceeds what I had before."

Masatsuki Aozaki contemplated this in silence.

Though his Reiatsu level remained unchanged, the sheer volume of Reiryoku at his disposal had multiplied several times over.

He nodded slightly, then shut his eyes, focusing his enhanced spiritual perception to its fullest extent.

His awareness expanded at a staggering rate, stretching across a vast radius of hundreds of miles—an area roughly a third the size of the Seireitei. In terms of the World of the Living, it was comparable to the entire landmass of Japan.

After a brief pause, his figure blurred into motion. In an instant, he became a streak of shadow, vanishing into the distant horizon like a fleeting gust of wind.

...

The strength test for the three Hollow girls had long since concluded, and they were now resting.

Among them, only Harribel caught a glimpse of Masatsuki Aozaki's retreating figure.

Considering the dangers that lurked within Hueco Mundo, she instinctively wanted to follow him.

But she quickly realized just how terrifyingly fast he was.

After pursuing him for a short distance, she understood that catching up was impossible. Left with no choice, she abandoned the thought.

"Masatsuki-sama, where are you going? Will there be danger?"

A trace of concern surfaced in Harribel's heart, but knowing that her own strength was insufficient, she could only sigh inwardly.

Boom! Boom! Boom! _{free.webn\ove(l)(.)c(o)m}

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