Chapter 121: You wouldn't be thinking of going to hell, would you? ()

"It's over."

Taking Zanka no Tachi from Yamamoto's hand, Lin Que spun it twice before inserting it into the ground nearby under everyone's nervous gazes.

"So I said, people must listen to advice."

"I told you just now that if you surrendered directly, you might have been able to save some face."

Lin Que squatted down, reached out, and poked Yamamoto's big bald head, then shrugged his shoulders helplessly.

"It's fine now, you brought out all your family assets and didn't even burn a single hair of mine."

"Your face as the strongest Shinigami in a thousand years~ it's completely lost now."

"You..."

Yamamoto glared at Lin Que, seemingly wanting to say something.

But after taking Lin Que's strike head-on, his body and will had long since reached their limit.

Swinging that Tenchi Kaijin just now had even overdrawn himself.

Now that the battle line had completely collapsed and he had suffered Lin Que's humiliation, even Yamamoto couldn't bear it, tilted his head, and fell into a coma directly.

"Boring."

Lin Que curled his lips, moved his gaze away from Yamamoto, and looked at the silent captains not far away.

"Is there anyone else who wants to fight? If there is, stand out; I'll accompany you for a move or two."

Who would fight now?

Even Kyoraku Shunsui, who had the heart to help, was now in no mood to go up and spar with Lin Que.

The gap is simply too large, so large that one can't even see it clearly.

Even if his current power were multiplied by ten, the result of facing Lin Que would probably still be as tragic as Yamamoto's.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Just as the atmosphere at the scene became increasingly heavy, several figures suddenly rushed over from afar.

"Hmm? Why did it end so quickly?"

Shihouin Yoruichi, who ran the fastest, saw Yamamoto in a coma under Lin Que's feet the moment she landed.

"Did even Your Excellency the Head Captain suffer defeat?"

"Is this the true strength of Lord Lin Que?"

Tier Halibel, who arrived two steps later, also saw Yamamoto.

Regarding this old man emitting a terrifying aura, she had seen him in the intelligence Aizen had given.

"To actually defeat the strongest person in the Soul Society single-handedly—this strength is probably something even Lord Aizen cannot compare to."

"Arrancar? And two of them?"

Hitsugaya Toshiro frowned and reached for his Zanpakuto.

It was already troublesome enough to face one Lin Que, and now two more Arrancar with clearly extraordinary strength had arrived.

And listening to what they meant, they seemed to know Lin Que.

This was not good news.

A strong person walking alone and a strong person associated with Hueco Mundo are two different things.

The former at most represents the Seireitei being captured, while the latter represents Hueco Mundo unchaining its shackles and acting freely.

Thinking of this, Hitsugaya Toshiro's expression became increasingly solemn.

"Calm down, Captain Hitsugaya."

Silently glancing at this young captain who had a tendency to make a move at the slightest disagreement, Kuchiki Byakuya looked at Shihouin Yoruichi, who had arrived first.

"What is going on? Why would you come over at this time, and with two Arrancar?"

"Do you even need to ask? Isn't the result obvious?"

Shihouin Yoruichi shrugged her shoulders: "This guy ran from Hueco Mundo to the living world and then fought all the way to the Soul Society."

"Long before he came to your North North North Side, we had already been beaten up once."

"Don't go around spreading rumors about me."

Lin Que looked over: "I only beat up Hirako Shinji and the others; as for you, you surrendered before I even made a move."

"Well, well~ don't worry about such small details."

Shihouin Yoruichi scratched her head and looked at the ruins around her with a headache.

Just now, from far away, she had felt that terrifying scorching aura.

It was very clear that the Head Captain of the Soul Society had used the Bankai that was said to be able to destroy the world.

As a result, it hadn't even been a minute, and in the time it took her to travel, the opponent was gone.

"Although I knew you were strong, I didn't expect you to be this outrageous."

"What are you planning to do next? Like Aizen, create an Oken and then attack the Soul King Palace?"

"Oken?"

Lin Que asked back: "Why do you need to get such troublesome things to go to the Soul King Palace?"

Of course, it's because only the Oken can open the passage.

The answer subconsciously surfaced in Shihouin Yoruichi's mind.

As the head of one of the four great noble families, Shihouin Yoruichi knew many things that ordinary people did not.

Among these, naturally, included the secrets of the Soul King Palace.

Between the Soul King Palace and the Seireitei, there are a total of 72 barriers.

Each of these barriers is very hard and thick, and has the ability to self-recover.

It is rumored that even Head Captain Yamamoto, who holds the strongest Zanpakuto, cannot pierce through them even if he activates his Bankai.

However...

The invincible Head Captain Yamamoto had already fallen!

Silently looking at Yamamoto under Lin Que's feet, Shihouin Yoruichi did not say the answer in her mind, but asked another question.

"You... wouldn't be able to smash through all the barriers in a short time, would you?"

"It's not like it's a difficult thing."

Lin Que raised his head to scan the sky, then raised his right hand and swung it casually toward the top of his head.

The next instant, a terrifying air-blast sound rang out, and a visible wave of air flew toward the sky.

In less than the blink of an eye, 72 crisp cracking sounds came from above in succession, causing the corners of everyone's eyes present to twitch.

"Look, isn't it opened now?"

Seemingly not seeing the numb expressions of the crowd, Lin Que withdrew his right hand with a smile.

"It's not a difficult thing; there's no need to take a detour to get some Oken; it's simply a waste of time."

"To actually be able to open it..."

Kyoraku Shunsui began to have a headache: "There's not even a moment for us to react or think; it simply can't be stopped."

"It seems the next things can only be left to those of the Royal Guard."

"Do you want to try to stop me?"

Lin Que smiled: "Then I'll give you some time to think."

"Anyway, going to the Soul King Palace is the last step; there is still one place I haven't been to before that."

Kyoraku Shunsui frowned: "There is still one place you haven't been to?"

From Shihouin Yoruichi's words, it can be known that the opponent came from Hueco Mundo, then went to the living world and had a fight, and finally came to the Soul Society.

Theoretically speaking, all the places he could go should have been visited.

If one had to say where else he hadn't been...

"You wouldn't be thinking of going to hell, would you?"