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Faced with this situation, the old man Yamamoto gave Haschward no more time to escape. He instantly appeared in front of Haschward and swung his sword down.

459. Sasuke: I'm fighting a captain-level opponent? Really?

The volcano erupted again, and this time, the eruption area was twice as large as before. After this eruption, the situation in Hasward was much more dire than before.

"It seems you're quite reluctant to part with that shield you're holding."

Old man Yamamoto gripped Ryujin Jakka and looked disdainfully at Haschward opposite him.

"At the instant the flames erupted directly in front of me, you slipped into the shadows behind me, thus dodging my attack. In order to protect the shield in your hand, you exposed your ability to infiltrate other people's shadows. It seems you have made a choice."

As Yamamoto said, when Yamamoto attacked, Haschwald chose to infiltrate Yamamoto's shadow to avoid his attack. This was an ability that the Quincy had not previously revealed. In fact, it was an ability that all the Quincy of the Sternritter possessed, and it was this ability that allowed them to establish the Wandenreich in the shadow of the Seireitei.

But now, he has no choice but to expose himself.

"As expected of the strongest Grim Reaper in a thousand years, I admit I underestimated your abilities."

Haschward's expression was not good. He did not expect that his powerful Harmony of All Things would fail on the old man Yamamoto. The other party's spiritual pressure was more terrifying than he had imagined. In particular, the other party had not even activated Bankai yet, but was only in Shikai. The increase in spiritual pressure made the Harmony of All Things that he had already completed become ineffective.

Is this the Grim Reaper who nearly killed Yhwach a thousand years ago?

"Kid, if you have any other trump cards, bring them all out at once, or I'll take your life with the next strike!"

Old Man Yamamoto issued the kill order, and Hasward understood that if he didn't take it seriously, Old Man Yamamoto's next strike would really kill him.

If that's the case, then the only option against old man Yamamoto is to use the complete Holy Body.

The Complete Holy Body is a powerful force wielded by members of the Sternritter, capable of explosively enhancing the combat power of Quincy. Only members of the Sternritter who have obtained the Holy Script can use it.

As the Grand Master of the Sternritter, Haschwalth could naturally use it, but once he did, it would mean revealing his greatest trump card, just like the Bankai of the Grim Reaper, which represents the strongest power of the Grim Reaper. The Perfect Body is also the strongest power of the Sternritter.

But can this strongest power defeat the strongest death god in a thousand years?

With this thought in mind, Hasward hesitated about whether to use up the Holy Body. Just as he was hesitating, a figure appeared behind him.

"Enough, Yugelan, step back."

Hasward turned around, then stared wide-eyed in surprise.

"Your Majesty, you..."

Halfway through his sentence, Hasward stopped and changed the subject.

"I understand, thank you."

"Step aside, leave this to me."

Standing before Haschward was none other than Yamamoto's ultimate target in this invasion of the Wandenreich: the Quincy Emperor, the son of the Soul King, Yhwach!

"So you've finally appeared, Yhwach."

The old man Yamamoto gripped Ryujin Jakka and looked at Yhwach in front of him. There was no mistake, the man in front of him was exactly the same as when he had cut him down a thousand years ago!

"This time, I will personally burn your corpse to ashes."

"Is that so? Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, I have been resurrected. You cannot defeat me simply by unleashing Ryujin Jakka."

Yhwach grinned, his spiritual pressure erupting and transforming into a blue pillar of light that shot into the sky. Yamamoto's spiritual pressure also erupted, transforming into a blazing pillar of fire that shot into the sky.

In terms of spiritual pressure, Yhwach in front of him was almost the same as the old man Yamamoto.

"Without your Bankai, you can't kill me!"

Yhwach made some harsh remarks, clearly indicating that in his eyes, the old man Yamamoto without his Bankai posed no threat. Meanwhile, the old man Yamamoto standing opposite him stared at Yhwach with his small eyes wide open.

"I see. So you want me to use my Bankai so you can take it, is that it?"

"Heh, you saw through it, but how will you deal with it? Will you risk having my Bankai stolen to use your own and fight me, or will you be killed by me in order to protect your Bankai?"

Yhwach was completely unconcerned that his intentions had been exposed, and even went so far as to reveal his purpose.

"You think you can take my Bankai just because you've stolen a few brats' Bankai? If you think you can take my Bankai, then try and take it!"

Yamamoto had no idea that Yhwach could take away his Bankai, so he went all out.

"Swastika!"

The flames that had been surrounding Yamamoto suddenly erupted, transforming into a towering pillar of fire. However, after striking the sky, the pillar of fire vanished into thin air, leaving only Yamamoto standing there, holding a sword that looked charred.

"Ok?"

Yhwach looked at the old man Yamamoto and was puzzled for a moment. He couldn't quite understand what was going on with the old man's Bankai. It didn't look like Bankai at all, but rather like a failed and embarrassing Bankai.

The Quincy who have witnessed the power of Ryujin Jakka for over a thousand years know all too well how strong it is. After all, it was this very sword that put Yhwach into a deep sleep.

The flames from its Shikai release alone could burn down the entire Seireitei. With such a powerful Zanpakuto, the flames must be even more intense when it goes into Bankai.

But now, his Bankai seems to have no impact whatsoever.

Yhwach didn't notice anything, but another group of people at the entrance to the Unknown Empire sensed it.

"It's terrifying. We can already feel the dryness even before we've gone inside."

Li Yue, who had just landed in the dark cavity, couldn't help but complain about the suddenly dry air.

"It seems that Captain-Commander Yamamoto has already used Bankai."

Aizen, standing beside Li Yue, also sensed the change in the air. Because of the distance, they did not feel the Captain-Commander's exaggerated spiritual pressure, but due to the Captain-Commander's Bankai, the evaporated air had been transmitted from the Wandenreich to the Soul Society outside through the passage opened by Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

Li Yue and Aizen, who had just come from Hueco Mundo, sensed it immediately.

"The timing was just right."

"Once the fake Yhwach is defeated, the real Yhwach will probably activate Athena and forcibly restore his power. After all, he doesn't want to sit on his throne and be burned to ashes by Captain-Commander Yamamoto."

“That’s right, then the real Yhwach will wake up.”

Both Aizen and Li Yue witnessed Yhwach's appearance, but they both knew that this Yhwach was fake, a transformation of Lloyd from the Sternritter. He could perfectly transform into other people's appearances and even use their techniques. In the original story, he followed Yhwach's orders, transformed into Yhwach's appearance, and attracted Yamamoto to use his Bankai.

Although the final outcome was that he was killed by Yamamoto's Bankai with a single slash, it also allowed the real Yhwach to see through Yamamoto's Bankai, thus successfully stealing Yamamoto's Bankai and then killing Yamamoto with a single slash.

As for now, the real Yhwach has not yet woken up, but it is clear that in order to buy time and protect Haschward, Lloyd has chosen to take the form of Yhwach and provoke the old man Yamamoto.

This protects Haschward, the leader of the Sternritter, and also allows Yamamoto to reveal his Bankai. They can then hope that the other members of the Sternritter, especially Haschward, can see through his Bankai and take it. In this way, while Yhwach is still unconscious, they will at least have a fighting chance.

Otherwise, the entire Invisible Empire would die at the hands of old man Yamamoto.

Should we go there now?

"Let's wait a bit. We can go in after the real Yhwach appears."

Li Yue and Aizen stood near the entrance, loudly plotting something, which left Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who was standing right there at the entrance, speechless.

However, his attention was not on the two's discussion; it was on the black box behind Li Yue and Aizen.

"That's the Black Chamber? Shouldn't you two be inside the Invisible Empire?"

As the director of the Technology Development Bureau, Mayuri Kurotsuchi was extremely familiar with the Black Hole, a method of crossing boundaries used by Hollows he had dealt with for countless years. This was not something Quincy could use.

"You are not within the Wandenreich, but rather in Hueco Mundo!? Could it be that...!"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi felt he had discovered the truth. These two people had swaggered out of the Seireitei and revealed the abilities of the Wandenreich and Yhwach when they left, leading everyone in the Seireitei to believe that they were hiding in the Wandenreich. After all, they had indeed found the Wandenreich, and their vanguard had been badly defeated.

But now, these two people have suddenly appeared out of Hueco Mundo. Clearly, everyone has been fooled!

"Oh dear, Captain Aizen, our true location has been discovered."

Li Yue asked Aizen with a grin.

"what can we do about it?"

“Li Yuejun, there’s no need for us to hide anymore. Now that we’ve been discovered, let’s just show our strength.”

Aizen finished speaking with a smile, and behind him, the figures of the Espada emerged from the black cavity. Each of them wore a white trench coat, the standard attire of Las Noches, and each had a hollow body representing a Hollow.

"That's... a Hollow! And with such spiritual pressure!"

"Aizen, I never thought you'd come this far."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi was very surprised.

"Alright, alright, Captain Negi, no need to be surprised. After all, you'll be down soon."

Li Yue pointed at Mayuri Kurotsuchi and gave instructions to Sasuke, who also jumped out of the black cavity behind him.

"Sasuke, kill him!"

"what?"

Sasuke stared at Mayuri Kurotsuchi in surprise. Mayuri's captain's uniform clearly showed his identity, and Sasuke also realized what a captain-level Shinigami was—a ruthless person who could use Bankai.

Are you really going to send a newbie like me, who's only around third seat, directly to the captain level?

460. Sasuke felt the sun had finally come out.

Sasuke never expected that his first battle in Soul Society would be against a captain-level enemy. He had learned about it in Las Noches; the Espada of Las Noches corresponded to captain-level enemies in Soul Society. He couldn't even beat an Espada subordinate, yet in Soul Society, he was immediately put to fight a captain-level Shinigami.

Are you serious?

Sasuke's eyes widened, hoping to hear the word "joke" from Li Yue, but unfortunately, Li Yue didn't say those three words and even looked at him with disdain.

"What are you still standing there for? Didn't you hear me?"

"Me, hit the captain?"

Sasuke was still somewhat incredulous. "Aren't you afraid I'll be instantly killed by someone else? Even Ulquiorra knows he can't withstand a single basic attack from him. Do you really think I can withstand that captain's basic attack?"

"That's right, it's you. You don't even have the courage to take action against the captain? I knew you were trash, but I didn't expect you to be even more trash than I imagined. Besides being trash, you're also a coward."

"Hey, I'm not a coward."

Sasuke retorted to Li Yue.

Li Yue knew perfectly well why Sasuke was refutating him, so he offered his explanation.

"If you're afraid of dying, I can tell you that there are differences even among captains."

"That's it, I understand."