Chapter 219: No time to be sentimental about Aizen's appearance! The next one is on stage

'Kurosaki' house.

Renji, Rukia, Ichigo, Orihime, and Sado, five people sat in Ichigo's room, gathered together.

"So according to what you mean, you're saying..." Ichigo asked Renji and Rukia with confusion, his arms crossed before his chest: "Just yesterday, the 'Soul Society' was invaded by the Quincy army led by Yhwach?!"

"Yes..."

Renji nodded lightly upon hearing this.

"Aizen Sosuke, after experiencing this battle between Soul Reapers and Quincy, has already been released from the 'Muken' hell where he was imprisoned by Uncle Araki, and has become the new Captain-Commander of the 'Gotei 13'?!"

"As for Uncle Araki, the former Captain-Commander of the 'Gotei 13', because of Yhwach's threat to His Majesty the 'Soul King', he temporarily left the 'Seireitei' and headed to the 'Soul King Palace' to fulfill the duties of a Royal Guard member, right?!"

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at Renji and Rukia and continued to ask.

"Exactly!"

Rukia nodded vigorously upon hearing this.

"My head hurts! It feels like so many things have happened these past few days..."

Kurosaki Ichigo said while gently rubbing his temples.

"Then according to what you said, this guy should be one of the members of the 'Sternritter' led by Yhwach, right?!"

Ichigo said this, looking into the room at Kirisge, who was bound by countless Binding Ways and unable to continue using his Quincy powers.

"What a miscalculation!"

"I didn't expect Kurosaki Ichigo's power to be so strong!"

"Your slash could so easily surpass me, who had received Yhwach's second blessing! It's simply unimaginably powerful..."

"I suddenly understand now why both His Majesty Yhwach and that Captain-Commander who commands the Soul Reapers value you so much!"

Quilge had gradually regained consciousness at this time; he looked at the composed Kurosaki Ichigo in the room through his sunglasses and sighed helplessly.

"Oh! You've woken up?"

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at the awake Quilge and greeted him.

"This guy's recovery is truly astonishing!"

As for Renji and Rukia in the room, they stood up from the ground, looking nervously at the awake Quilge; clearly, Quilge's recovery was a bit beyond Renji and Rukia's expectations.

"Don't be so shocked..."

"My recovery is nothing among the Sternritter!"

Quilge looked at Rukia and Renji and said.

"As expected! It's better not to keep him; we might as well kill him!"

Renji looked at the triumphant smile on Quilge's face, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

"I think that's fine~"

Rukia nodded lightly after hearing Renji's words; she agreed with Renji's decision.

"Hey, hey, hey! You Soul Reapers are a bit too impatient, aren't you?"

"You kept me because you wanted to extract some information about His Majesty and the 'Wandenreich' from my mouth, right?"

"But you can rest assured about that, because I will absolutely never betray His Majesty Yhwach! In other words, I will not provide you with any information about His Majesty and the 'Wandenreich'..."

Quilge said, showing a confident smile to Renji and Rukia.

"Speaking of which, Ishida Uryu has been quite abnormal these days too!"

"I wonder what he's been up to lately?!"

Just when Quilge was looking triumphantly at Renji and Rukia, without the slightest self-awareness that he was a captive of Rukia and the others!

Kurosaki Ichigo seemed to have suddenly remembered something and whispered to himself.

"That's only natural! After all, Ishida Uryu has already surrendered to our 'Wandenreich'! However, Kurosaki Ichigo, please don't take Ishida Uryu's behavior as a betrayal of you! As a Quincy, Ishida Uryu joining our 'Wandenreich' is the path he should choose! Conversely, Kurosaki Ichigo, you who inherited the Quincy bloodline but fight for the Soul Reapers, are the traitor to our Quincy bloodline~"

Quilge looked at Ichigo and said after hearing Kurosaki Ichigo's words.

As Quilge's voice fell, Renji and Rukia immediately showed looks of realization and said softly: "So that's it! Ishida Uryu actually joined the 'Wandenreich' a long time ago?!"

"Damn it! I actually just blurted that out!"

Only after Renji and Rukia finished speaking did Quilge's face change again and again.

"Damn it! Silence is golden! Silence is golden!"

Quilge, who was already a chatterbox, kept silently reciting his motto in his heart, silence is golden~

"Your work of keeping your mouth shut isn't very good~"

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at Quilge and said with a laugh.

"Oh! It seems Kurosaki Ichigo, you aren't surprised that Ishida Uryu joined our Quincy; it seems you seem to have known it all along?!"

Quilge looked at the calm Kurosaki Ichigo, was silent for a while, and then said to Kurosaki Ichigo.

"It's alright! It's just that Uryu was too abnormal! So I guessed it in advance!"

Kurosaki Ichigo answered with an extremely calm expression after hearing Quilge's words.

"Is that so?"

Quilge opened his mouth after hearing Ichigo's words and said nothing more.

After Quilge had so naturally blurted out the information that Ishida Uryu had already joined the 'Wandenreich' in front of everyone...

Quilge now became a bit nervous; he became increasingly cautious when speaking, fearing that he would make mistakes again and reveal more information about the 'Wandenreich' and His Majesty Yhwach to everyone~

"Anyway, those things aren't important!"

"Kurosaki Ichigo, please allow me to introduce myself again!"

"I am Quilge Opie, a member of the 'Sternritter'."

"The reason I came to the 'Human World' and to your front door is to invite you to join our 'Wandenreich' and fight against the 'Soul Society' together! I don't know what you think now, Kurosaki Ichigo? Are you going to accept my request? Become a great, glorious Empire Knight and a member of the Sternritter?!"

Quilge looked at Kurosaki Ichigo and asked.

"Sorry! I have no interest in Yhwach, the Sternritter, or the so-called 'Wandenreich'! So my answer is, I refuse!"

Kurosaki Ichigo waved his hand at Quilge after hearing Quilge's words, and answered without a hint of emotion in his voice.

"Is that so? That's really a pity! I was thinking about the scene of us fighting together! However, since you insist on refusing me and refusing His Majesty's kindness, then I can only follow His Majesty Yhwach's order and seal you here!"

Quilge said, still standing up from the floor.

At this moment, Quilge was full of smiles and extremely confident~

"Kurosaki Ichigo, do you know? The reason you refused me so readily is because you have no idea what my Schrift ability is! If you knew anything about me, you would definitely be wary~ Now let me tell you my ability~"

Quilge said, pointing his finger in the direction of Kurosaki Ichigo.

"My Schrift is J (The Jail), specifically for imprisoning prisoners who don't listen to His Majesty! And you, Kurosaki Ichigo, are the brand-new prisoner who will be imprisoned by me..."

By the time Quilge said this, he had already activated his Schrift ability.

"Alright! That's enough talk~"

"It's over, Kurosaki Ichigo! The reason you will be imprisoned by me is entirely because you underestimated me; this is your weakness..."

By the time Quilge said this, he had fully mobilized his Schrift ability, sealing it toward Kurosaki Ichigo!

However, to Quilge's surprise, he was unable to activate his Schrift ability as he had expected...

"Eh?!"

Quilge was slightly stunned by this.

For a time, the scene became a bit awkward.

At the same time, the air was filled with a subtle atmosphere~

"Chuunibyou?!"

After a while, Kurosaki Ichigo seemed to have come to his senses; he stroked his chin, looked Quilge up and down, and said with a confused expression.

"Not at all!"

To this, Quilge denied it loudly.

"This is too strange; why can't my Schrift ability be activated?"

"No! Not just the Schrift ability, even my most basic Quincy abilities cannot be used normally now! Unbelievable, I can clearly feel where the power is, but why can't I exert any strength?"

Quilge looked at his hands in disbelief.

"Kurosaki Ichigo, what exactly did you do to me?!"

Afterward, Quilge seemed to have thought of something and asked Ichigo.

"Me? I didn't do anything to you!"

Ichigo shrugged his shoulders at Quilge upon hearing this.

"Don't joke around; are you saying that I lost the qualification to use Quincy powers because of my own reasons? Stop joking..."

Quilge roared angrily after hearing Ichigo's words.

Ichigo answered immediately after hearing Quilge's roar: "No! Although I didn't do anything to you, it doesn't mean others didn't do anything to you..."

"Are you saying? The problem with me now is because of these two Soul Reapers?"

"Stop joking? Mere Soul Reapers, how could they seal my Quincy powers?"

Regarding this, Quilge indicated that he didn't believe Ichigo's nonsense at all.

He was a noble Quincy; how could his powers be sealed by mere Soul Reapers?

If this got out, where would he, Quilge, put his face?!

"Hahaha, Quilge, you underestimate us Soul Reapers too much!"

"Although we Soul Reapers indeed don't have a way to seal your Quincy powers..."

"But if there is a powerful Quincy who knows the Quincy body structure extremely well helping us! We can implant Kido into your body to block the channels you usually use to activate Quincy powers..."

Renji burst into loud laughter after hearing Quilge's words, then looked at Quilge with burning eyes and answered with a laugh.

"Huh? You must have a limit to your fooling me!"

"We Quincy all regard you Soul Reapers as enemies!"

"Under such circumstances, who would help you?"

Quilge looked at Renji and retorted angrily. Clearly, Quilge didn't believe that there could be a Quincy in this world who would betray Yhwach, the ancestor of all their Quincy, and also their Quincy King...

"Excuse me, I brought you tea~"

Just as Quilge's voice fell, the door to Kurosaki Ichigo's room was suddenly pushed open, and Kurosaki Masaki, with a smile as warm as the sun, brought the brewed tea to the room where everyone was.

"Thank you, Auntie~"

Regarding this, everyone in the room smiled and thanked Kurosaki Masaki.

Then, Renji and Rukia looked at Quilge and asked: "That Quincy from the Sternritter, do you have any other questions in your heart now?!"

"None~"

Quilge looked at Kurosaki Masaki in the room, and he was silent.

The questions he originally wanted to ask Kurosaki Ichigo, Renji, and the others all disappeared without a trace the moment he saw Masaki~

Quilge naturally knew that Kurosaki Masaki was the powerful Quincy who knew the Quincy extremely well and had helped Renji and Kuchiki Rukia~

"What a miscalculation!"

"I actually forgot that Kurosaki Ichigo's mother was also a powerful, pure-blood Quincy! Now the mission is ruined~"

Quilge sat decadently on Ichigo's floor, a bitter smile on his lips.

The current situation was something Quilge had never expected...

It seemed that his mission to invite Kurosaki Ichigo or use his Schrift ability to temporarily trap Kurosaki Ichigo was going to fail~

"Kurosaki Ichigo, please allow me to invite you one last time!"

"I'm begging you, join our 'Wandenreich'!"

"For the future of us Quincy!"

"At the same time, for our great Emperor, His Majesty Yhwach!"

"Please become a member of the Sternritter!"

Quilge, seeing that the hard way didn't work, immediately chose to go soft.

Quilge knelt on one knee before Ichigo and pleaded.

"Is that so? In other words, only if I join the Sternritter and choose to serve Yhwach like you, will the Quincy have a future, right?"

Kurosaki Ichigo asked in a deep voice after hearing Quilge's words.

"Exactly!"

Quilge nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

"However, I refuse!"

"The thing I like most in my life, Kurosaki Ichigo, is to say 'no' to those guys who think they are smart, force me, and morally kidnap me!"

Kurosaki Ichigo didn't think much and directly refused Quilge.

"What?!"

Quilge stumbled and almost fell to the ground after hearing this.

"Kurosaki Ichigo, you guy, you really made me lose completely!"

Regarding this, Quilge lay on the floor of Ichigo's room and said helplessly to Ichigo.

At this moment, Quilge had tried his best, but it was useless, and he had no other way~

"Anyway, I have no interest in becoming a Quincy~"

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at Quilge and said earnestly.

"Then what do you plan to do next?"

"Follow these Soul Reapers to the 'Soul Society', and then attack our Quincy King and your fellow Quincy who are the same as you?!"

Quilge looked at Kurosaki Ichigo and scolded angrily.

Quilge tried to use Kurosaki Ichigo's morality to kidnap Kurosaki Ichigo.

"Rest assured! I won't implicate innocent people! I will only attack you, Yhwach, and those who block me from attacking Yhwach..."

Regarding this, Kurosaki Ichigo looked at Quilge and said with a smile.

"Pfft..."

Quilge spat out a mouthful of blood after hearing this, and because his psychological defense had been broken by Kurosaki Ichigo, he completely passed out on the ground.

"Kurosaki Ichigo, you're ruthless!"

Before passing out, Quilge was still muttering Kurosaki Ichigo's name.

Clearly, Quilge and Kurosaki Ichigo were also 'true love'~

"No time to lose! Let's set off now and head to the 'Seireitei'!"

Kurosaki Ichigo looked at Renji and Rukia beside him and said softly.

"Good!"

Rukia and Renji, after hearing Kurosaki Ichigo's words, were stunned for a moment, and then, fearing that Kurosaki Ichigo would go back on his word, nodded immediately.

Although Rukia and Renji didn't expect Kurosaki Ichigo to agree so readily to their request to help the 'Seireitei' protect the 'Soul Society'...

But since Kurosaki Ichigo had already agreed, why wouldn't they be happy to do so?!

"Let's go! I can't wait anymore~"

Kurosaki Ichigo said, standing up and urging Rukia and Renji.

"Uh! Ichigo, why are you in such a hurry?"

Regarding this, Renji and Rukia still looked at Ichigo and asked.

"Need you ask? I can't wait to rush into the 'First Division' Captain's Office and beat that bastard Aizen Sosuke up!"

"After all, regardless of whether Aizen really did it to make the play with Uncle Araki more realistic to deceive Yhwach!"

"Or, he really intended to use this play to betray Uncle Araki and set himself up as king! The fact that that guy snuck up on me from behind while I was careless during our duel in 'Hueco Mundo' cannot be changed~"

Kurosaki Ichigo crossed his arms before his chest and said unhappily.

"So it was because of this?!"

Regarding this, Rukia and Renji just smiled lightly.

As expected, Ichigo was still that Kurosaki Ichigo!

Thus, after Kurosaki Ichigo agreed to Rukia and Renji's request~

Renji, Rukia, Ichigo, Orihime, and Sado immediately used the 'Gotei 13' Senkaimon and headed to the 'Seireitei' without stopping~

"Sorry! Your Majesty, I failed..."

In Kurosaki Ichigo's room, Quilge looked blankly at the ceiling of Ichigo's room, his mind wandering! Because the channel for transmitting power had been sealed, he was now no different from an ordinary person in the 'Human World'~

Not to mention returning to the 'Wandenreich', he couldn't even notify Yhwach of what had happened here! As for the equipment on Quilge, whether it was his military sword or his communicator, they had all long since been destroyed by Kurosaki Ichigo's Getsuga Tensho~

'Wandenreich'.

"Report, Your Majesty, Quilge has lost contact!"

Jugram Haschwalth reported to Yhwach on the throne.

"Oh? Quilge has lost contact?"

"Forget it, everything is according to plan..."

"Quilge's loss of contact will not become an obstacle to our progress!"

Yhwach said to Haschwalth upon hearing this.

"Understood~"

Haschwalth bowed respectfully to Yhwach upon hearing this.

"By the way, Your Majesty Yhwach, Ishida Uryu just returned!"

"But behind him, I didn't see Kurosaki Ichigo's figure..."

"Clearly, Kurosaki Ichigo chose the opposite path to ours~"

Immediately after, Haschwalth seemed to remember something and said to Yhwach.

"Oh? Ishida Uryu is back? I know..."

Yhwach nodded slightly after hearing Haschwalth's words.

"As for Kurosaki Ichigo! Just let him be~"

Yhwach didn't seem to take Kurosaki Ichigo to heart.

"Understood!"

After Haschwalth got the answer he wanted from Yhwach, he immediately turned around and strode away.

Because Yhwach lacked combat power, he had received almost all the Arrancar that Aizen Sosuke had once abandoned in 'Hueco Mundo'~

Therefore, in the current 'Wandenreich', there were a large number of Arrancar active, and in number, they even exceeded the members of the Sternritter! It was precisely because of this that the current 'Wandenreich' was less of a Quincy Empire and more of an Empire of these Arrancar created by Aizen~

This made Haschwalth feel a headache, because when there were many people, there would be contradictions, and when there were contradictions, there would be conflicts, and when there were conflicts, there would be fighting and killing...

Especially these Arrancar, although they had gained Aizen's power and their appearance had become indistinguishable from humans, their personalities were still more like wild beasts, rude and cruel~

In summary, Haschwalth had been racking his brains recently to regulate the relationship between the Quincy and the Arrancar, consuming a lot of his energy~

At the same time.

Following Ishida Uryu's return to the 'Wandenreich'.

In the lounge used by the Sternritter to rest.

Lille Barro, one of Yhwach's Four Great Guards, and Askin both sensed something was wrong~

Just seeing the five female knights led by Liltotto and Bambietta—namely Meninas, Candice, and Giselle—approach Uryu and greet him softly after seeing Ishida Uryu, with Giselle even having a hint of fawning in her eyes when looking at Uryu~

As for Bazz-B and Cang Du, they immediately stood up from their seats in the lounge upon seeing Ishida Uryu and nodded slightly to Uryu! Even Askin, who usually didn't care much about the atmosphere, could see the respect everyone had for Ishida Uryu.

Even Gremmy Thoumeaux, who usually didn't put anyone in his eyes and couldn't even get half a bargain from Lille Barro or Gerard Valkyrie, nodded with a smile after seeing Uryu~

As for PePe, who had tried to capture Uryu but was clever enough to be captured by his own ability, he didn't even need to be mentioned~ The uncontrollable love in PePe's eyes when looking at Uryu was almost turning into silk~

"How strange~"

Askin furrowed his brow; he looked at Uryu and then at the other Sternritter members, feeling that something was wrong somewhere~

However, he couldn't say what this strange thing was for a moment...

It was as if these knights in the Sternritter were all too respectful to Uryu! Although Uryu was the Crown Prince of their 'Wandenreich', it shouldn't be like this~

"Hmm?!"

Thinking of this, Askin's face changed slightly. An absurd idea suddenly rose in his heart: was there a possibility that Uryu actually had some unspeakable relationship with the 'Seireitei', and he used the 'Seireitei's' hand to successfully eliminate the dissidents in the Sternritter?!

"No way?!"

"If that's really the case, then it's troublesome."

Askin's face was a bit ugly as he muttered to himself in his heart.

As for these members of the Sternritter, the reason their attitude toward Uryu was so different was not much different from what Askin thought, except for one point...

These Sternritter members who had already absorbed the blood brought by Uryu now had a few more feelings of fear in their hearts toward Uryu, in addition to reverence~

Of course, the reason they feared Uryu was not because of Uryu's strength, nor because of anything else, but because Uryu had promised them that he would guarantee the safety of all of them~

As a result, this time Yhwach took all the Sternritter members and a group of Holy Soldiers to the 'Seireitei' to fight the 'Gotei 13'...

Only they were the ones who safely survived the battlefield~ Others, except for the Guard Squad focused on by Yhwach and Haschwalth, were all dead~

The most terrifying thing was that Uryu did not participate in this battle of Yhwach invading the 'Seireitei'! Could Uryu's absolute control over the battlefield not make people afraid?!

If they had thoughts of betrayal toward Uryu, or any other bad thoughts, would they be the next ones to die on the battlefield?!

For a time, everyone felt a chill down their spines~

Of course, there are also those with nerves so thick that they don't care about anything~

For example, Gerard Valkyrie, who is still constantly stuffing his face with food!

"His Majesty has summoned us!"

Just as the atmosphere in the Sternritter lounge was gradually becoming eerie~

Jugram Haschwalth, Yhwach's other half, pushed open the lounge door expressionlessly, and as he walked in, he spoke to everyone.

"Understood!"

As Haschwalth's voice fell, the members of the Sternritter immediately headed toward Yhwach's palace!

After everyone stepped into the palace...

Yhwach was seen standing high above on a platform, and standing beside him were naturally his other half, Haschwalth, and his successor, Uryu Ishida—the two people in the "Wandenreich" with power second only to Yhwach.

As for the other Sternritter members, whether it was Yhwach's four great guards or the ordinary knights, they all stood quietly below.

"Haschwalth, Uryu Ishida, Pernida, Askin, Bambietta, Liltotto, Bazz-B, Cang Du, PePe, Meninas, Gerard, Candice, Gremmy, Lille Barro, Giselle!"

"You are the final fifteen of our great Sternritter! You are also the most powerful fifteen! Although we have decreased in number, we far surpass the past in quality. You are no longer who you once were~"

"Now, let us sing the Saint Emperor's Anthem loudly! Let us celebrate here, loudly! Celebrate the arrival of the final nine days from the prophecy! These will be the last nine days of this world~ We shall surely be victorious~"

Yhwach used his cold eyes to sweep across the faces of Haschwalth, Uryu Ishida, and the Sternritter members beside him, speaking in a passionate voice.

"The sealed Quincy King will regain his heartbeat in nine hundred years, regain his consciousness in ninety years, and regain his power in nine years! Finally, it will only take nine days to reclaim this stolen world..."

When the Quincies heard Yhwach's words, they knelt on one knee on the ground one after another, singing loudly, their faces full of piety for their faith~

"Next! It is time to make the 'Gotei 13' pay the price!"

Yhwach said, his eyes gradually turning cold.

At this moment, his power was instantly pushed to the limit!

At the same time, the "Soul King Palace."

Araki sat quietly on the empty "Spirit King's Approach."

Immediately after, Araki seemed to sense something; he silently moved to the edge of the approach and leaned over to look down at the "Seireitei" below.

"So that's how it is, has the time come?!"

Araki muttered to himself.

Then, Araki seemed to think of something and whispered softly: "The muddled Quincy King, who took nine hundred years to regain his heartbeat, ninety years to regain consciousness, and nine years to accumulate power, only to be utterly defeated in nine days! He then spent nine hours completely breaking his defense! After experiencing nine minutes of battle, he finally failed! Ultimately, he spent nine seconds becoming the new wedge for the 'Soul King Palace' used to maintain the 'Three Realms,' completely replacing the former 'Soul King'~"

"Alright Yhwach, let's have the final showdown~"

Araki was high above, like a god looking down upon the earth.

At the same moment.

Kurosaki Ichigo had just passed through the Senkaimon and entered the "Seireitei."

"Boom!!"

Before Kurosaki Ichigo could think much...

The entire "Seireitei" was immediately swallowed by endless shadows!

The streets within the "Seireitei" were constantly changing; countless streets vanished without a trace, turning into buildings no one had ever seen before~

In the sky, the sun could no longer be seen!

Endless pitch-blackness shrouded the entire land~

The high-and-mighty Quincy King Yhwach, with his right-hand men Haschwalth and Uryu Ishida, stood directly on the high platform.

As Yhwach's mouth curled slightly upward, he spoke coldly to the entire "Seireitei": "Shinigami of the 'Gotei 13' who are accustomed to the sunlight, welcome to my world! This is the 'Wandenreich'~"

"Boom!"

As Yhwach reversed the light and darkness of the "Seireitei"!

He swapped the "Seireitei," which was in the light, with the "Wandenreich," which was in the shadows! The entire "Gotei 13" fell into a brief state of chaos~

At the same time, the Quincies under Yhwach began their respective actions. In a short moment, they blew up countless buildings, plunging the entire "Wandenreich" into a sea of flames and a wave of explosions.

As for Kurosaki Ichigo and the others who had just entered the "Seireitei," their expressions changed even more!

"Not good! Yhwach has made his move, Ichigo, let's go!"

Rukia warned Kurosaki Ichigo.

"Yeah! I know..."

"Anyway, we just need to blow away the guys invading the 'Soul Society,' right?"

Kurosaki Ichigo said, drawing the two Zanpakuto that were tucked at his waist and back, which were emitting a cold light.

Kurosaki Ichigo did not hesitate at all and entered battle mode~

"Yhwach, have you finally made your move?!"

"I thought you would prepare for a few more days~"

"It seems you still don't have enough patience~"

At the same time, Aizen Sosuke stood on a rooftop far opposite the platform where Yhwach was located and smiled softly at Yhwach.

Beside Aizen, the six-year-old Araki Fuka yawned tiredly.

"Aizen Sosuke?!"

"I didn't expect Araki to actually hand the 'Seireitei' over to you~"

"Heh heh, that's right! Anyway, he also knew that this 'Seireitei' could no longer be defended! It's normal to hand it to you; Aizen, you have become Araki's abandoned pawn~"

Yhwach and Aizen looked at each other from afar; although he was reciting Aizen's name, his gaze was locked on Fuka behind Aizen.

"That child is very dangerous!"

Yhwach looked at Fuka; for some reason, he wanted to stay away from Fuka from the bottom of his heart! This made Yhwach's gaze narrow slightly.

"Yhwach, it seems that our previous battle didn't teach you a sufficient lesson, to the point where you still dare to appear before me now..."

Aizen Sosuke looked at Yhwach with a faint smile on his face.

"Aizen! Don't be too arrogant..."

"If it weren't for Araki, you would be nothing!"

"Your Reiatsu poses no threat to me!"

After hearing Aizen's words, Yhwach's pupils shrank slightly; his expression shifted, and his face began to turn ferocious~ Lies don't hurt people, the truth is the sharpest blade~

It is a fact that Yhwach fell for Aizen's trick in the previous battle, being hypnotized by Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu, which caused him to miscalculate the time...

"Heh heh~ Yhwach, why are you so agitated?!"

"I didn't intend to continue attacking you!"

Aizen looked at Yhwach and smiled coldly.

"Aizen Sosuke! You no longer have the opportunity to attack me!"

Yhwach looked at Aizen and said with certainty.

"Haha..."

After Aizen took a deep look at Yhwach, he suddenly laughed.

"Yhwach, if I remember correctly! Your army should have all died in the last battle between the Quincies and the Shinigami, right? Do you still have enough troops now to attack the 'Seireitei'?!"

Aizen looked at Yhwach and mocked him.

"You don't need to worry about that!"

"As long as I am alive, I can have as many Holy Soldiers as I want..."

"As for how to make up for the combat power of those missing 'Sternritter' members? You don't need to worry about that either, Aizen~"

"Speaking of which, I have to thank you for this, Aizen! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have so much ready-to-use combat power!"

"My Arrancar army! It's time to step out and show your faces before your old master! Let your old master know who your true master is..."

The moment Yhwach's voice fell, a group of Arrancars led by Nnoitra and Grimmjow, all wearing white Quincy military uniforms, immediately appeared in the sky~!

They stood before Yhwach, knelt on one knee in the direction of Yhwach with respectful expressions, and said solemnly: "Greetings, our Arrancar master, the great Quincy King, His Majesty Yhwach!"

"Did you hear that, Aizen? The response of these Arrancars..."

Yhwach ignored these Arrancars in front of him entirely; he stared intently at Aizen Sosuke in the distance and said triumphantly to Aizen.

It seemed that in Yhwach's eyes, he had never cared about the combat power of these Arrancars! The reason he recruited so many Arrancars was just to annoy Aizen Sosuke, nothing more~

"Arrancars? Heh heh..."

"These aren't Arrancars, they're just waste I discarded~"

"Yhwach, you really are quite interesting..."

"I didn't expect you to treat these pieces of trash I discarded as treasures?!"

After hearing Yhwach's words, Aizen Sosuke couldn't help but laugh.

"Hmm?!"

After hearing Aizen Sosuke's words, Yhwach's expression changed slightly.

"My Arrancars, go and eliminate Aizen Sosuke!"

"Tell Aizen Sosuke just how powerful you are now!"

Yhwach looked at the Arrancars in front of him and said coldly.

"As you command!"

Having received Yhwach's order, the Arrancars did not hesitate and charged directly toward Aizen Sosuke~

These Arrancars, each with a ferocious expression, looked at Aizen in the distance and roared: "Aizen! Now it's time for you to feel the sensation of being enslaved by your power, completely devoid of any freedom, just like we were back then~"

"It seems you haven't just been brainwashed by Yhwach's power, you've also become stupid!"

"Do you think you can defeat me just by relying on your power?"

"Or is it because I've been away from 'Hueco Mundo' for too long, so long that you've forgotten the essential gap between me and inferior products like you?!"

Aizen looked at the group of Arrancars flying toward him; his eyes were calm as an ancient well, without a single ripple. He looked at them as if he were looking at a group of things that were already dead. To Aizen, these Arrancars were just a group of talking corpses~

"Got you~"

Some of the faster Arrancars.

While Aizen was speaking, they had already arrived at Aizen's side and drew the Heilig Pfeil granted to them by Yhwach, aiming at Aizen's head...

"Kneel!"

In response, Aizen stood motionless in the face of the Arrancars surrounding him, maintaining his posture with both hands in his pockets!

But the moment Aizen opened his mouth to say the word "Kneel," an immensely vast Reiatsu was released from Aizen's body in all directions~

Yes, in Aizen's view, releasing Reiatsu was enough to deal with these Arrancars he had once discarded; they were just a bunch of trash, nothing more~

"Boom!!"

And it was the very moment Aizen released his Reiatsu.

These Arrancars surrounding Aizen hadn't even launched their attack; they had only just set up their offensive stance! They all felt as if their heads had been struck hard by someone.

Immediately after, the Heilig Pfeil in their hands were instantly shattered by Aizen's Reiatsu...

"Boom!"

The next second, these Arrancars who had gained Quincy power from Yhwach fell from the sky and crashed heavily onto the ground~

Making a roar like a meteor falling to earth!

It echoed through the streets of the entire "Wandenreich"~

"Damn it! Damn it..."

Although these Arrancars, who had finally gained greater power, were unwilling to be defeated by Aizen like this, no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't move their bodies to advance even a single step toward Aizen~

"Boom!!"

Among them, as they resisted Aizen!

The Reiatsu Aizen exerted on them became even greater~

As for Aizen Sosuke, he still maintained his posture with both hands in his pockets, his eyes firmly fixed on Yhwach's direction.

It seemed that to Aizen, these Arrancars were just a bunch of noisy bugs! Swatting them to death was enough; he didn't even need to open his eyes to look at them...

"Is that it?!"

After Aizen finished all this, he didn't forget to look at Yhwach and ask helplessly.

"Aizen..."

Yhwach looked at Aizen's arrogant posture with his hands in his pockets, his eyes narrowing slightly.

I don't know if it was Yhwach's illusion, but regardless of who was stronger in terms of power, he seemed to have already lost to Aizen in terms of presence~

"Yhwach, if your so-called enhanced version of Arrancars refers to those pathetic losers just now, then I am truly disappointed..."

"Forget it, let me show you what a real Arrancar should look like! Come out, my Espada! Let Yhwach see what a real Arrancar is! Tell him what the difference is between you and the trash I discarded in 'Hueco Mundo'..."

Aizen Sosuke said, a hint of triumph appearing in his eyes.

"Boom!!"

As Aizen Sosuke's voice fell!

The space around Aizen was instantly torn apart!

One crack after another filled the space~

The next second, a pitch-black Garganta opened before everyone...

One after another, Vasto Lorde-level Great Hollows wearing white Arrancar trench coats designed by Aizen himself appeared before everyone.

The arrivals were naturally the Twelve Divine Generals cultivated by Araki...

They were Ikomikidomoe, Lilynette, Szayelaporro, Roka Paramia, Nelliel, Ulquiorra, Halibel, Dihyela, Cien Granz, Arturo, Barragan, Picaro, and the siblings Homura and Shizuku~

"Boom!!"

As Aizen's Espada, who were also Araki's Twelve Divine Generals, appeared!

A majestic and vast Reiatsu was released from the bodies of the Twelve Divine Generals, falling upon Yhwach, Uryu Ishida, and Haschwalth~

"Are you kidding me! These fourteen Arrancars appearing before us right now! They are all Vasto Lorde-level Great Hollows?!"

Uryu Ishida looked at the fourteen Arrancars standing in the void beside Aizen, his pupils trembling slightly, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Hmm?!"

It was Uryu Ishida's words that made Yhwach, whose expression was already extremely gloomy, look even gloomier.

"So that's how it is..."

"Is this your preparation? Aizen!"

Yhwach looked at Aizen with a cold expression.

"But this is very much your style, Aizen!"

"You have always been the type of person who would stoop to cooperating with Hollows for the sake of victory~"

Yhwach's words were filled with disparagement for Aizen.

It seemed that in Yhwach's eyes, Aizen using Hollows was cooperating with Hollows, which was a fall from grace! Him using Hollows was just recycling waste, letting the already ruined Hollows become the foundation for him to climb to the peak~

"That's a very ugly way to put it! Yhwach..."

"These Vasto Lorde-level Great Hollows before you!"

"Weren't prepared for you by me~"

"But were prepared for you by Teacher Araki himself..."

"To have Teacher Araki prepare for you for a thousand years!"

"Yhwach, I think you should be happy..."

"You should feel honored by this and celebrate loudly~"

Aizen Sosuke looked at Yhwach and said coldly.

"Boring!"

Yhwach looked at the Great Hollows in front of Aizen and waved his hand.

"My knights! Stop them..."

Yhwach declared coldly.

"Boom!!"

As Yhwach's voice fell.

Bambietta, Liltotto, Bazz-B, Cang Du, PePe, Meninas, Candice, Gremmy, Giselle—nine knights in total!

Plus Grimmjow and Nnoitra, two Great Hollows who had reached the Vasto Lorde threshold and gained Quincy power bestowed by Yhwach~

Eleven people in total immediately flew into the sky; without much hesitation, they directly blocked the Vasto Lorde-level Great Hollows filling the sky~

"Boom!!"

As the Reiatsu of the Quincies and the Vasto Lorde-level Great Hollows collided! The entire "space" swapped over by Yhwach seemed to begin to distort; this Reiatsu was still too powerful for the fragile "Seireitei"~

"'Gotei 13,' take orders!"

"Immediately eliminate all enemy forces within the 'Seireitei'!"

At the moment when all of Yhwach's knights were held back by Araki's Twelve Divine Generals...

Aizen Sosuke smiled slightly and used Ten-Ting-Ku-Ra to order the "Gotei 13" to purge all enemy forces in the "Seireitei"~

With the "Wandenreich" lacking the support of high-end combatants like the Sternritter, the ordinary Quincies and Holy Soldiers had practically no power to resist the "Gotei 13," which had all its captains and vice-captains present!

The battle happening in the "Seireitei" right now couldn't even be called a battle; it was just a purely one-sided slaughter~

I have to say, when it comes to being ruthless, you have to look at Aizen Sosuke.

Aizen had planned an annihilation battle from the very beginning!

"Boom!"

At the same time, the Sternritter members in the sky, because they hadn't received Uryu Ishida's order, knew that it wasn't time to defect yet!

This grand drama against Yhwach still had to continue~

For a time, the Sternritter members found their respective opponents~

"Hey! Fight me!"

"I want to see if your Cero is stronger, or if my explosion is stronger!"

Bambietta went straight for Lilynette.

After a brief exchange with these "Vasto Lordes," Bambietta was deeply attracted to Lilynette's ability~

Like her, Lilynette could also unleash large-scale explosions without limit! The only difference was that Lilynette used a more powerful Cero~

"Little girl, you are no match for me!"

Lilynette looked at Bambietta and said coldly.

"How do you know if you don't try?!"

In response, Bambietta became eager to try.

After being strengthened twice by Uryu Ishida and Yhwach, Bambietta was confident that even if her explosions weren't as powerful as the Great Hollows' Cero, they shouldn't be much worse~

"Sigh..."

Lilynette let out a long sigh.

The infinite Cero she was unleashing now wasn't ordinary Cero; every seemingly plain-looking Cero had power rivaling the Cero Oscuras that Aizen had defined when he was in "Hueco Mundo"~

"Since you insist on fighting me!"

"Then I will bestow upon you a defeat!"

Lilynette's expression gradually became serious.

"Oh! That actually looks like something!"

Bambietta's expression changed slightly.

"I heard your body is very hard?!"

Cang Du looked at the tallest one, "Jiba."

"It's alright! My Hierro is just the hardest in history!"

"Jiba" tilted his head upon hearing this.

After "Jiba" devoured the Espada candidates under Aizen, his power had reached an unprecedented level!

Honestly, the ranking Aizen gave him before no longer counted; he should be able to advance at least two more spots~

"I want to see if you are harder, or if my 'Steel' is harder!"

Cang Du said, his skin already turning into steel.

After multiple reinforcements, Cang Du's body was already approaching the level of an alloy~

"If you want to compare hardness with me, 'Steel' won't cut it! You need at least diamond level!"

"Jiba" revealed a ferocious smile.

"In that case, you fight me~"

Bazz-B erupted with endless flames, his gaze locked on Arturo.

"Huh? Are you talking to me? You little punk..."

Arturo looked at Bazz-B and asked coldly.

"You guy, do you really want to die?!"

Bazz-B seemed angered by Arturo's words and roared.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to belittle you!"

"Because, in my eyes, you really are at the level of a little punk~"

After hearing Bazz-B's words, Arturo stretched his muscles slightly and said coldly.

"Right! Since you're a fire user~"

"Then whose flames are stronger, yours or Genryusai's?"

Arturo looked at Bazz-B and asked coldly.

"Of course mine are stronger!"

Bazz-B broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead and answered with a guilty conscience.

"That's great! After all, Genryusai's flames can't kill me!"

Arturo said, turning into a bolt of lightning, arriving directly in front of Bazz-B, and before Bazz-B could react, he grabbed Bazz-B's face with one hand and flew into the distance!

"Bazz-B picked what might be the strongest guy here!"

Liltotto looked at Bazz-B being taken away, her pupils shrinking slightly.

I have to say, the Immortal King Arturo's speed was still very fast, so fast that ordinary Sternritter would find it hard to dodge without entering Vollstandig...

"Then I'll fight you~"

"I want to let you know what love is~"

Just as PePe intended to launch a sneak attack, Ulquiorra blocked his path.

Immediately after, PePe discovered that his ability had no effect on Ulquiorra at all! This made PePe feel a burst of panic; it was the first time he had encountered a monster that ignored his ability~ At the same time, this ignited PePe's desire to conquer Ulquiorra!

"Love?!"

Ulquiorra frowned slightly after hearing PePe's words.

He, Ulquiorra, doesn't even have a heart, and you're talking to me about love?!

Isn't that looking down on the death attribute he represents—"Nihilism"?!

At the same time, Ulquiorra also felt a trace of curiosity about PePe~

Honestly, Ulquiorra was still very curious about what love was~

Although, Ulquiorra felt that PePe, a guy whose soul and appearance were both incredibly ugly, couldn't help him understand what love was...

Besides that, Meninas, Candice, Giselle, and Liltotto were confronting the five people: the siblings Homura and Shizuku, Picaro, Szayelaporro, and Cien Granz~

"We're at a bit of a disadvantage in numbers!"

Liltotto looked at Gremmy in the distance, hoping Gremmy could provide them with a little help~

Unfortunately, Gremmy was also facing a formidable enemy; after all, standing in front of Gremmy was the most powerful person of them all, Roka Paramia~

"It seems we have to rely on ourselves here..."

Liltotto sighed helplessly.

As for Grimmjow and Nnoitra, they chose Tier Halibel and Nelliel!

"Nelliel! Let's fight to the death!"

Nnoitra's eyes flashed with madness as he slashed continuously at Nelliel.

"Madman!"

Nelliel's eyes revealed an unprecedented calmness.

Nelliel blocked Nnoitra's sword with one hand and punched Nnoitra in the stomach.

"Pfft..."

Nnoitra immediately spat out a mouthful of bright red blood and flew backward.

"Cough cough! As expected of a Vasto Lorde-level Great Hollow, truly powerful!"

Nnoitra sneered, but he didn't give up because of Nelliel's strength; instead, he became even more eager to try because of it.

"Stupid!"

Nelliel shook her head helplessly and gave her evaluation.

"Nelliel! I will defeat you..."

"I will definitely prove myself..."

Nnoitra didn't care how Nelliel viewed him; he only cared about proving himself in his own way. Perhaps in Nnoitra's view, only by defeating Nelliel could he show his strength?!

"Sigh..."

Nelliel wasn't interested in Nnoitra's persistence; she just wanted to end the battle quickly.

At the same time, Nelliel was also speechless in her heart...

How did she end up picking such a madman?!

Sometimes Nelliel really wanted to cry out: "Is there anyone who understands? We agreed to just put on a show and be done with it, but this guy is doing it for real, who can take this?! Just let Barragan come and slaughter him!"

By the way, because Barragan didn't have small skills and only had ultimate moves, he really didn't know how to make it look like a real fight without killing his opponent~

So, in order not to slaughter Uryu Ishida's subordinates, he chose to hold his ground, sitting alone on his bone throne with a cold, aloof demeanor the whole time~

As for Dihyela, who stayed by Barragan's side looking exactly like a subordinate, the reason he chose not to enter the fray wasn't because he was afraid of fighting, but because he was afraid of losing to the Quincies and embarrassing Araki and the Twelve Divine Generals...

In order not to embarrass Araki, Dihyela had to hold his ground! As long as he didn't make a move, no one would know that he was actually the weakest of them all~ Everyone would take him for a master who disdained to make a move~

Just like Barragan, who was sitting on his bone throne acting cool right now~

"Boom!!"

For a time, the entire "Seireitei" was startled by everyone's battle!

As for Yhwach and Aizen Sosuke, the two were still confronting each other, with no intention of making a move!

"The time is almost up!"

"Everyone, fight with all your might!"

Yhwach stared fixedly at Aizen Sosuke, a sneer on his lips, and spoke in an incredibly cold voice to those around him.

"Boom!"

As Yhwach's voice fell.

"Ding-dong! Ding-dong! Ding-dong!"

For a time...

The sound of countless Quincy Vollstandig bells rang out in the "Seireitei"!

The Sternritter members under Yhwach did not delay at all and directly activated their brand-new final Quincy form~

"Boom!!"

For a time, countless colorful wings shone between heaven and earth!

After activating Vollstandig, the terrifying Reishi that gathered toward these Quincies between heaven and earth made countless Shinigami in the "Seireitei" feel dizzy~

"Boom!"

As the Quincies activated Vollstandig...

Their combat power increased by who knows how many times!

For a time, the Vasto Lorde-level Great Hollows, who had previously held the advantage, immediately fell into a disadvantageous position...

"What, is it over already?"

"Is this the true power of the Arrancars that you told me about, Aizen Sosuke?!"

Yhwach looked at Aizen with mockery in his words.

"You say the true power of the Arrancars?"

"Heh heh, why don't I remember showing you the true power contained within these Arrancars of mine?!"

After hearing Yhwach's words, Aizen laughed.

"Heh heh! The true power of the Arrancars you speak of is Resurreccion, right?!"

"If it's Resurreccion, let's just forget it! Don't show it, it's useless!"

"Aizen, you should know that I spent some time in 'Hueco Mundo,' and during that time, I have already researched the power of your Great Hollows called Resurreccion quite thoroughly; they will definitely not be a match for the Quincy Vollstandig~"

Yhwach looked at Aizen and said coldly.

"Resurreccion? Heh heh, it's not that kind of boring power!"

After hearing Yhwach's words, Aizen just sneered.

"Yhwach, you should know!"

"These Arrancars are byproducts of my research into the Hogyoku!"

"Then when did you start thinking that I was the only one who fused with the Hogyoku?!"

Aizen looked at Yhwach and asked coldly.

"You mean?!"

After hearing Aizen's words, Yhwach's expression changed drastically.

"It's time to show the true power! My Arrancars!"

In response, Aizen didn't mean to explain anything, just smiled lightly.

"Boom!!"

As Aizen's voice fell!

The entire "Seireitei" began to shake!

"Boom!"

The next second, all the Great Hollows immediately entered the Hogyoku form!

That infinite Reiatsu directly swallowed the entire "Seireitei"!

Shinigami below the vice-captain level would have their expressions change drastically just by feeling the bone-chilling Reiatsu in the sky, and then they would faint!

Fortunately, each division had prepared in advance, and all Shinigami below the vice-captain level had gone to the "Rukongai" to wait for the war to end!

At the same time, in the "Soul King Palace."

"Yhwach! I hope you like the first gift I sent you~"

Araki, who was watching the show, felt the Reiatsu on the ground and revealed a smile.

Araki naturally knew that his Twelve Divine Generals had already begun to bring out their true power!

It's just that I don't know if Yhwach likes this gift or not?!

(End of chapter)