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Chapter 1124: The Final Confrontation! The Return of the Invisible Empire's Offensive!
Chapter 1124: The Final Confrontation! The Return of the Invisible Empire’s Offensive!
Under Sui-Feng’s disdainful gaze, and with various threats and inducements from Yecheng, Bambietta ultimately caved and revealed a great deal about the Invisible Empire and the weaknesses of the Quincies.
Using the intelligence provided, the Research and Development Institute developed a potion, the "Shadow Infusion Potion", designed to counter the Quincies' ability to absorb Bankai.
In simple terms, the "Shadow Infusion Potion" is created using the powers of the Hollows. The Quincies, a race with no resistance to Hollows, find everything related to Hollows to be highly toxic.
The principle behind the "Shadow Infusion Potion" is to allow the captains of the Gotei 13 to absorb some Hollow power, thus Hollowfying their Bankai.
By doing so, when the Quincies absorb a Hollowfied Bankai, they are essentially absorbing a toxic Bankai, which will immediately render their abilities ineffective.
In the Shadow Realm of the Invisible Empire, after learning of the successful development of the "Shadow Infusion Potion", Yecheng and Aizen prepared to take action.
Previously, the two had refrained from rashly attacking the Invisible Empire, aiming to gather more useful intelligence and to ensure that the captains' Bankai would not be permanently lost if the Quincies who absorbed them were eliminated.
Now, with these concerns alleviated, they were free to act without restraint.
The sudden invasion of the Ice Palace by these two powerful forces threw the Invisible Empire into chaos, even forcing the once-dormant Yhwach to awaken.
Yhwach's four personal guards—Hieracra C Pernida, Hieracra D As Nodt, Hieracra M Gerald, and Hieracra X Lilynette—along with Hieracra A Uryū Ishida and Hieracra B Haschwald, who served as his right and left hands, were all prepared for battle.
Originally, these six were reserved to defend the Soul King's Palace, but the invasion by Yecheng and Aizen forced Yhwach to deploy them prematurely.
If possible, Yhwach would have preferred to deal with Yecheng and Aizen himself.
However, after 900 years to restore his heartbeat, 90 years to regain consciousness, and 9 years to recover his strength, he was still a short time away from fully regaining his power. In other words, Yhwach was not yet at his peak, and his omniscient and omnipotent abilities had not been fully awakened.
"Deploy the Shadow Realm and launch a full-scale assault on the Seireitei!"
Upon learning of Yecheng and Aizen's invasion and awakening, Yhwach issued this command. He could sense that the time had come; his omniscient and omnipotent abilities were about to be fully restored, and the opportunity to head to the Soul King's Palace was at hand.
In the Seireitei, Yecheng, who had been invited to the Kuchiki household under the guise of training Rukia at the behest of Hiho, suddenly looked up.
Before Rukia could ask what was happening, a hemispherical shadow barrier instantly enveloped the entire Seireitei.
"The second wave of the Invisible Empire’s attack has begun. This time, it’s the final showdown!"
Unlike the first time, when only a portion of their forces were deployed, this offensive saw the Invisible Empire mobilizing all their resources.
Watching his shadow clone return from the Shadow Realm to the Seireitei, Yecheng casually tossed the unconscious Hieracra W Wind aside as if it were trash.
Nearby, on the ground beside Aizen, lay several members of the Star Cross Knights, including Hieracra N.
"Captain Aizen, I'll leave this area to you. I need to reinforce the Gotei 13 where defenses are lacking."
Despite the significant reduction in the number of Star Cross Knights, their captain-level combatants still outnumbered those of the Gotei 13.
Whether to buy time or make a desperate move, Yecheng had to admit that Yhwach's decisive decision was quite correct.
With the combined strength of Yecheng and Aizen, even if they were surrounded by the enemy’s main base, they could completely dismantle the Star Cross Knights' forces. It would take more effort, but it was only a matter of time.
If their strength was insufficient, Yecheng and Aizen would be lambs to the slaughter. However, with the power to overthrow the Invisible Empire, they were like tigers among sheep.
After hiding in the Shadow Realm for a thousand years, it wasn't easy for him to amass such a formidable force.
Although Yhwach didn't care about the lives of his subordinates, he believed that if the Star Cross Knights were all killed by Yecheng and Aizen, they would never fulfill their true potential.
Thus, it was better to fully unleash the Shadow Realm, allowing the Star Cross Knights to kill more Shinigami for him.
Grimmjow Jeagerjaques, with the Hieracra V Visionary, had defeated several vice-captains like Yumichika Ayasegawa and Tetsuzaemon Iba, and now faced the arriving Kenpachi Zaraki.
Grimmjow's Hieracra V Visionary was one of the most powerful abilities in the Star Cross Knights.
As long as it didn't exceed his understanding, he could materialize his imagination into reality.
In other words, if he imagined that an arm would break when blocking an attack, it would break regardless of the original strength. If he imagined that a meteor would fall from the sky, it would fall.
He could even create fictional characters to serve as his henchmen through his imagination.
In short, his ability was a low-grade version of "word becomes reality."
At first, Kenpachi Zaraki struggled against Grimmjow's seemingly absurd ability.
However, after releasing his Zanpakutō, Kenpachi, with his indestructible constitution, managed to suppress Grimmjow and left him with the impression of a "monster."
By considering Kenpachi a "monster", Grimmjow then imagined himself to be even stronger, ultimately causing his body to be unable to withstand the immense power, leading to his own tragic demise.
Mask, with the Hieracra S Superstar, had the ability to fully recover and become stronger as long as there were children nearby cheering for him.
Despite being defeated multiple times by the captains Ikkaku Madarame and Rōjūrō Otoribashi, Mask continuously summoned children to cheer for him, leading to a prolonged and grueling battle.
Ultimately, it was Renji Abarai, who had returned from training at the Spirit King's Palace and mastered the Bankai "Twin King Snake Tail", who successfully defeated him.
As for As Nodt, who had absorbed Byakuya Kuchiki's Bankai, he found Byakuya again and, despite Byakuya reclaiming his Bankai, used the Perfect Holy Body and God's Punishment.
However, this time Byakuya was not alone; he was accompanied by his sister-in-law, Rukia Kuchiki, who had also mastered Bankai under Yecheng's special training.
The most beautiful Bankai in the Soul Society, Shinso, made the entire Seireitei pale in comparison. The supposedly strongest ice-type Zanpakutō, Hyōrinmaru, was reduced to a mere joke.
(End of Chapter)
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