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Chapter 1128: Wouldn't It Be Better to Treat Yhwach as a Substitute for the Soul King?
Chapter 1128: Wouldn't It Be Better to Treat Yhwach as a Substitute for the Soul King?
Ichigo's new Bankai combined the white longsword and black shortsword in his hands. The original black-and-white dual blades transformed into a weapon with protruding horns, a blade with a white edge and a black core, and a black chain attached to the hilt.
Even with the return of his omnipotent power, Yhwach, who had defeated Ishida Uryū, found it quite challenging to fight against Ichigo's new enhancement.
To avoid wasting time, Yhwach decisively used "Höllenblut."
Höllenblut is a technique that forcibly takes the power and life of other Quincies to strengthen one's own abilities.
Pure-Blood Quincies can initiate Höllenblut against Half-Blood Quincies, and as the progenitor of all Quincies, Yhwach naturally has the power to initiate it against all Quincies.
Any Quincy deemed "unnecessary" by Yhwach becomes a target for this ritual.
Clearly, the Star Cross Knights left in Soul Society were now nothing more than pawns to Yhwach.
Höllenblut itself provides a boost, and when the Quincies of the Vandenreich, whom Yhwach had given souls, are drained of their life force, their souls return to his body, providing another boost to his strength.
One use of Höllenblut, double the rewards—this was Yhwach's original plan.
When Ichigo saw Yhwach use Höllenblut, he was greatly enraged. He attacked even more fiercely and roared, "You damn bastard, what do you think life is worth?"
Putting aside their positions, those Quincies revered Yhwach and were loyal to him, but now he was wantonly trampling on the lives of his comrades!
Ichigo had heard about Höllenblut from Yoruichi and Kurosaki Isshin.
He knew that his mother, Kurosaki Masaki, and Uryū's mother, Kuzuha Yae, had died because of the Höllenblut Yhwach initiated nine years ago.
Ichigo's wish and belief were to protect everything he wanted to protect.
But Yhwach's willingness to sacrifice his subordinates' lives by using Höllenblut was completely at odds with his principles, so it was only natural that he was enraged on the spot!
"Comrades? Boring things. To me, they are merely the stepping stones for making the Quincies the strongest race.
Once I absorb the Soul King's power, I can create Quincies whenever I want."
Apart from the Four Royal Guards and his right-hand man, Yhwach had never taken the other Star Cross Knights seriously.
To achieve great things, some necessary sacrifices are inevitable, and this was the moment for them to prove their worth.
At first, Yhwach's Höllenblut went smoothly, and he could clearly feel his spirit pressure and strength rapidly increasing.
Even with Ichigo's new enhancement, he was quickly overpowered and thrown to the lower levels of the Soul King Palace.
But soon, Yhwach discovered that despite the potential for further enhancement, he could no longer drain the power and life of the remaining Quincies. The power he had already absorbed was even gradually flowing back!
If it were the old Yhwach, he might have been panicked by such a turn of events, but now, with his omnipotent power, he merely rotated the three pupils in his eyes and understood the cause.
"Is it Yoruichi's doing again? It's too late for whatever you've planned.
The Soul King has already been slain. Once I absorb his power, no one in the world will be able to stop me!"
To prevent further loss of power, Yhwach decisively interrupted the "Höllenblut" and slowly approached the remains of the Soul King, reaching out to absorb all of the Soul King's power into his body.
As a descendant of the Soul King, his body had the potential to accept this power, which was part of Yhwach's initial plan.
The Soul King's right hand represented cessation, while the left hand represented progression. From far away in the Soul Society, Ukitake witnessed the collapse of the three realms—Soul Society, the Human World, and Hueco Mundo—due to the Soul King's death.
Just as he was about to sacrifice his life and use the power of the Soul King's right hand to temporarily serve as the foundation of the three realms, he was stopped by Yoruichi.
Ukitake had been frail and sickly since childhood. His parents had taken him to the shrine of the One-Eyed God, where, in exchange for his lungs, he was granted the power to become a substitute for the Soul King.
Because of this, Ukitake's physical condition was forcibly kept at the age of three by the One-Eyed God, the Soul King's right hand.
If he used the "Divine Hanging" to unleash the power of the Soul King's right hand, it would indeed stabilize the collapsing three realms. However, using this power would undoubtedly lead to Ukitake's death.
"Yoruichi, I hope you don't stop me. Thanks to the power of the One-Eyed God, I've lived much longer than I should have. I have no regrets.
Now that the Soul King has been killed, we need to stabilize the collapsing Soul Society and the Human World and prevent the Soul King's power from being absorbed. The only way is to use the 'Divine Hanging.'"
Yoruichi and Kaien had always been Ukitake's greatest pride. Due to his frail and sickly condition, he had never been able to help much, but they had managed to run the Thirteenth Division efficiently and achieve far more than he had ever imagined.
Yoruichi, though lazy, had always been clear to Ukitake.
She had changed the fates of many people with her own abilities. Even when Shunsui was the captain, she and Captain Unohana had prepared for the possibility of death.
In the end, Captain Unohana, who had been prepared to die, was successfully brought back by him.
After the battle with Yhwach, the captain, heavily injured and having lost his Bankai, had passed the position to Shunsui. Now, though in a coma, he was still alive.
Ukitake understood Yoruichi's desire to save everyone, but it was far from a simple task.
Because of his frail condition, Ukitake had been unable to help much in the battle against Aizen or in the Thousand-Year Blood War. Now was the only time he could be of use.
"Captain Ukitake, the Soul King is beyond saving. Or rather, for the Soul King, death might be a form of relief.
Even if you sacrifice yourself to temporarily stabilize the Soul King's dying state, can you stop Yhwach?
Yhwach is not a fool. If the three realms collapse, what would be the point of him elevating the Quincy to the highest position?
If he wants the Soul King's power, then give it to him. We just need to defeat Yhwach and use him as a substitute for the Soul King, serving as the foundation of the three realms. Everything would be back to normal."
Yoruichi's words left the Thirteen Court Guard Squads and the Quincy stunned. Only Aizen, standing nearby, applauded, saying, "Captain Yoruichi, your thoughts are indeed different from ordinary people." (End of Chapter)
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