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Chapter 640: The Holy Separation
Chapter 640: The Holy Separation
"Cang Du attacked me, so I took back his power."
Feng Ye stood there, his presence weighing heavily on the entire world, causing all the Quincy to either kneel or fall to the ground. He spoke in a flat tone that carried the weight of his power.
This oppressive pressure caused the entire Wujie Empire to tremble violently.
Deep within the central palace of Silbern, the heart of the Wandenreich, the recently revived Yhwach, whose consciousness had not yet returned, seemed to instinctively sense the threat posed by Feng Ye. His dormant powers began to stir, sending ripples of energy throughout the realm.
Buzz! ! !
Beams of light emerged from within Silbern, spreading in all directions.
This was the Holy Separation—Yhwach's ability to deprive other Quincy of their powers and reclaim them for himself. As the king of the Quincy, Yhwach had the power to take back the powers of all Quincy, and it was through the sacrifices of his people over the millennia that he had gradually regained his strength.
If left unchecked, he would have fully regained his abilities in a few more decades. But now, sensing the threat posed by Feng Ye, he instinctively activated the Holy Separation!
This Holy Separation was not targeted at a single individual but was unleashed upon the entire Wandenreich and all Quincy existing in the present world. In this moment, Yhwach sought to strip all Quincy of their powers, concentrating their strength within himself to hasten his resurrection!
However...
Feng Ye, having perceived Yhwach's actions, merely glanced in the direction of the central palace of Silbern and waved his hand dismissively. An invisible force swept through the realm.
The pillars of light that had begun to rise were instantly snuffed out without a trace, along with the central palace itself, frozen in place by an overwhelming power.
"His Majesty's Holy Separation... has been stopped..."
Reichenbach, one of the Sternritter and a vessel for Yhwach's power, knelt with his sword in hand, struggling to keep his body upright. He whispered in awe, clearly aware that Yhwach had instinctively activated the Holy Separation, only to be instantly suppressed by Feng Ye.
It was evident...
Just as they had witnessed during their surveillance of the Seireitei, Feng Ye possessed overwhelmingly superior strength and abilities that far surpassed their own.
Unless Yhwach fully resurrected and regained his omniscient and omnipotent powers, they stood no chance against Feng Ye, nor did the Sternritter.
"If Cang Du has offended you... he deserves to be punished... but we have not transgressed, and our disagreement with the Shinigami is merely a difference in ideology..."
Reichenbach, straining to keep his body upright, spoke with difficulty as he looked at Feng Ye. His words carried a mixture of reverence and desperation.
Feng Ye glanced at Reichenbach and calmly replied, "It is indeed just a difference in ideology. Neither the Quincy nor the Shinigami can be solely defined as good or evil, but it is true that you cannot coexist."
"Do... you choose the Shinigami?"
Reichenbach's voice trembled, not out of fear but because the pressure exerted by Feng Ye made it challenging to form words.
As the creator of this world, Feng Ye was the source of all existence, including the Shinigami, Quincy, and Hollows. Therefore, given the incompatible nature of the Shinigami and Quincy, Feng Ye naturally had the power to choose between them.
"Yes," Feng Ye replied peacefully. "I choose the Shinigami."
While he could have chosen either side, the Shinigami had a more significant number and a more established system compared to the Quincy. If he had chosen to preserve the Quincy and eliminate the Shinigami, the task would have been far more challenging, requiring a complete upheaval of Soul Society.
Moreover, the crucial difference between Yhwach and Yamamoto Genryuusai Shigekuni was that while Yamamoto could be rigid and set in his ways, his loyalty to Soul Society and the Soul King was unquestionable. Yhwach, on the other hand, sought to usurp everything for himself. Given a choice, Feng Ye would naturally opt to preserve the latter.
So, if he had to choose, he would always side with the Shinigami.
Feng Ye's words caused Reichenbach to clench his fists slightly, his heart filled with unwillingness. Though he knew he couldn't even stand, let alone resist, he couldn't help but feel a sense of injustice. "Isn't that... unfair to us...?" he asked through gritted teeth.
Feng Ye gazed at Reichenbach with a nonchalant expression and said, "In this world, there's no such thing as fairness. All so-called fairness is merely an attempt to find a measure of balance."
While Feng Ye valued the concept of fairness, his idea of fairness was based on his perspective. As everyone's hearts were different, there could be no absolute fairness, nor could there be a perfect balance that satisfied everyone.
The same was true for the universe; it was born out of imbalance. If everything were evenly distributed, the universe would be a lifeless, static void, with particles uniformly spread across all regions, devoid of planets, stars, and black holes.
Since absolute fairness didn't exist, he would act according to his sense of justice.
Buzz! ! !
Feng Ye raised his hand and gently reached toward the sky.
White beams of light radiated from him, spreading in all directions and enveloping Reichenbach, Bazz-B, and all the other Quincy present.
This light was similar to the power Yhwach had unleashed during the Holy Separation, yet it was also distinctively different.
Fzzz! !
Feng Ye's radiant light enveloped the entire Wandenreich, and all the Quincies within it trembled as they felt their powers slowly slipping away.
In the central palace of Silbern, a portion of Yhwach's revived power instinctively erupted, transforming into a dark mist that surged out from the palace towards the sky, seeking to challenge Feng Ye.
But.
With just a flick of Feng Ye's finger, Yhwach's revived power was gripped by an invisible spatial giant hand that choked it in mid-air.
No matter how the dark mist writhed and struggled, it couldn't break free from that invisible grasp.
Finally...
As the white light completely faded, a faint golden ball of heat appeared above Feng Ye's head, a product of the combined powers of all the Quincies within the Wandenreich.
Feng Ye reached out towards the ball of light, drawing it closer to his fingers, and then silently absorbed it into his body, where it disappeared without a trace.
After completing this task, Feng Ye closed his eyes slightly.
A few seconds later, he opened his eyes again, and the spiritual energy fluctuations that had been emanating from his body disappeared.
While the collective power of the Quincies was indeed formidable, it was not a significant challenge for Feng Ye, and absorbing it was akin to an ordinary person drinking a glass of milk.
"My power... it's gone..."
Bazz-B and the others felt the oppressive pressure dissipate, but they still couldn't stand up immediately. The loss of their Quincy powers left them extremely weak and disoriented, and fear showed in their eyes.
Reichenbach, who remained kneeling with his sword in hand, his face pale, was also breathing heavily, with sweat dripping down his forehead as he struggled to look at Feng Ye.
"There's no need to be so fearful," Feng Ye said calmly as he looked at Reichenbach and the others. "Although I have chosen the Shinigami, you are still my people. I will not kill you. You can continue to live as ordinary humans, and after death, you will enter the Soul Society like everyone else."
As he finished speaking, Feng Ye waved his hand towards the void, and the space of the entire Wandenreich suddenly distorted. An invisible giant hand reached out and pulled at the lives of all the inhabitants of the Wandenreich.
Immediately after.
In a corner of the human world.
The sky's space twisted and rippled violently, and then, large groups of people appeared, falling from the sky and landing in a vacant lot below.
"What's happening?!
"Why has my power disappeared...?"
"Where am I? How did I get here?"
The ordinary civilians who had been scattered throughout the different regions of the Wandenreich now looked around with frightened eyes, filled with fear of the unknown.
Reichenbach was placed on a small hill, still maintaining his single-kneeled posture. It took him several seconds to stand up shakily, and he had to steady himself by swaying his body and taking a few breaths.
Feeling that the power within him had completely vanished, turning him into an ordinary human, he took a few more breaths to calm himself down before looking down at the large group of Quincies below.
The Quincies below also looked up at Reichenbach.
"Lord Reichenbach," they said.
"What is going on here...?"
Reichenbach lowered his gaze slightly, then looked at the crowd and said, "This is the human world."
"Our war with the Shinigami... is over."
As these words were spoken, the area fell into a momentary silence.
And in this silence, Reichenbach looked up at the sky, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes as he murmured, "Your Majesty..."
Feng Ye had taken back the powers of the Quincies, bringing an end to the millennia-long bloodshed between them and the Shinigami. In a sense, this could be seen as a good thing, as the Quincies no longer had any enemies and would no longer be at odds with anyone. They could continue to live as ordinary humans.
After death, they would also turn into spirits and enter the Soul Society like everyone else. If they wished to regain their powers, they could cultivate again. With their foundation as former Quincies, it wouldn't be difficult for them to become Shinigami, and for the Sternritter members, attaining the level of a captain was equally achievable.
However...
Feng Ye had taken away their lives as Quincies and given them the lives of ordinary humans, but he might not do the same for Yhwach.
Nevertheless, there was nothing he could do about it, and he didn't have the capacity to manage such matters. With a mere thought, he had reclaimed the powers of all the Quincies, a feat that no Quincy could hope to resist.
In front of Feng Ye, they were merely mortals.
(End of Chapter)
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