Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 520 Yhwach: I woke up to find I had a dad?

The Shadow Side of Seireitei.

Nearly a thousand years ago, the remnants of the Empire of Light, defeated by the Gotei 13, lurked in this hidden and unknown space.

Using spiritual particles, they constructed this space, built a city called "Silver Frame City," and wove together a core structure called "Ice Palace."

Yhwach, the progenitor of the Quincy, was nearly killed by Yamamoto Genryusai.

Now it lies dormant in this ice palace.

This is the invisible empire!

The remnants of the former Empire of Light, following Yhwach's original imperial system, continued to form what is now known as the "Knights of the Stars".

During Yhwach's slumber, the Knights of the Stars are managed by Yggdrasil, the highest-ranking knight in the order.

Because Haschwalth's abilities are very special, he is also called "half-body" by Yhwach and is deeply respected by the Quincy.

On the steps in front of the Ice Palace, Haschward, dressed in pure white knight's attire, sat with his long legs spread wide, looking handsome and dashing.

Before him, below the steps, stood a middle-aged, composed Quincy who was reporting the situation to him.

This middle-aged man is named Robert Agutron.

He is also a member of the Knights of the Stars, and his holy symbol is N.

"The entire Seireitei is now completely deserted. The Shinigami there have either gone to the Pure Land for refuge or formed a special forces team with the Gotei 13 to go to Hueco Mundo to conquer the so-called Las Noches," Agutron said.

"Such a weakened Seireitei is a rare sight in a thousand years. It's just a pity that His Majesty is still asleep, otherwise this opportunity..." Hasward murmured softly.

After a slight pause, Haschward asked again, "Have you found out anything about this so-called Hueco Mundo? Also, is there any progress in infiltrating the Pure Land?"

Ajutron's expression turned somewhat awkward, and he shook his head, saying, "I'm sorry, neither matter has made sufficient progress."

Before Haschwalth could ask, Akutron quickly said, "We Quincy can't enter the Pure Land at all. Although Soul Society is also made of spirit particles, the Pure Land should really only be able to accommodate spirits. Quincy like us with flesh and blood can't get close."

Hasward did not speak.

Agutron continued, "As for Las Noches, we are currently unable to conduct effective exploration of Hueco Mundo due to manpower and concealment limitations. However, based on intelligence gathered from the Shinigami, we can confirm that Las Noches possesses extremely terrifying power. They can cause Hollows of various levels to undergo Arrancar transformation, and also..."

"There's no need to repeat the same old intelligence," Hasward interrupted Agutron's introduction.

Ajutron also quickly shut his mouth, clearly showing great awe for the "half of His Majesty's body".

"It will be soon. In about a hundred years, His Majesty will regain his heartbeat," Hasward said softly.

His tone and eyes were filled with anticipation.

Yhwach, their supreme ruler, is the embodiment of all their faith. When His Majesty awakens from his slumber, this world will ultimately be theirs!

But just as Haschward was thinking about these futures, suddenly, a thrilling spiritual pressure emanated from the ice palace behind him.

Hasward paused, his eyes filled with disbelief, confusion, and shock.

Not only him, but also Akutron in front of him, all the Quincy in the entire Wandenreich seemed to sense something in an instant, and looked at the location of the Ice Palace from different directions with surprised, shocked, incomprehensible and incredulous eyes.

They immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed toward the Ice Palace at top speed.

When they arrived, Hasward was no longer on the steps; only Agutron was still standing blankly at the bottom of the steps.

"Ajutron, what happened?" Bambieta Bastabay appeared beside Ajutron with a flying kick and asked in a deep voice.

This seemingly young and adorable female Quincy is actually extremely willful and cruel, but her Holy Letter level is very high, at E!

"Was that His Majesty's aura just now? Where is Hugo (Yugelan)?" Bazzby asked anxiously.

Ajutron then came to his senses and said, "Lord Hasward has already entered the palace and ordered us all to wait outside. No one is allowed to enter without permission. As for what happened just now... I don't know what happened, but... but... that was His Majesty's aura, wasn't it? Otherwise, Lord Hasward wouldn't have been so distraught."

"But how is that possible?" another Quincy said gravely. "There are still about a hundred years until His Majesty's prophecy of retrieving the heartbeat nine hundred years from now."

Nine hundred years to regain the heartbeat, ninety years to regain consciousness, nine years to regain power, and nine days to seize the world.

This prophecy is known to everyone in the invisible empire, and everyone believes it to be the truth!

So, the prediction turned out to be wrong?

Just as everyone was filled with panic and unease, a tall man spoke up in a generous tone: "Why are you all so alarmed? Doesn't His Majesty's early awakening mean that he has become even stronger? This is a cause for great celebration. We have waited for hundreds of years, and finally His Majesty has awakened. Isn't this something we should cheer for?"

"Valkyrie is right!" Bambieta immediately realized.

After thinking about it carefully, everyone realized that it was indeed true. Their panic subsided, and their eyes began to sparkle with anticipation.

Meanwhile, on the throne in the Ice Palace.

Yhwach, the Quincy King, was sitting on it.

For hundreds of years, he has maintained this posture, without breathing, without heartbeat, without any signs of being "alive," yet he has not died.

But things are different now.

Yhwach had opened his eyes, and Haschwalth was kneeling before his throne.

Even Yhwach, who is said to be omniscient and omnipotent, had a look of confusion in his eyes at this moment, as if he was not quite able to react.

"Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?"

Yhwach was filled with three kinds of confusion.

But after a moment, the confusion in his eyes dissipated, as if he had recalled some memories, and he looked down at Hasward kneeling below.

"What time is it now?" Yhwach asked, opening his mouth.

His voice was somewhat hoarse, but it still carried a sense of authority.

Hearing Yhwach's voice after so long, Haschward felt a slight surge of excitement, but he remained remarkably composed as he said, "Seven hundred and eighty-three years have passed since that bloody battle, Your Majesty."

"Is that so?" Yhwach murmured, then fell silent.

This doesn't make sense, does it?

Didn't I already see the future back then?

It would take me nine hundred years to regain my heartbeat, and nine hundred and ninety years to awaken my consciousness, but how come I've awakened in less than eight hundred years?

Is this reasonable?

What happened?

Moreover, it wasn't just his heartbeat and consciousness; Yhwach could feel power constantly filling his body.

This feeling delighted him, because no matter what, he had regained his power, which was a good thing.

At the same time, it also made him feel uneasy and fearful. Because this situation was clearly out of his control!

Once his internal strength had recovered to a reasonably good level, Yhwach thought to himself, "Let me see what's going on here!?"

Omniscient and Omnipotent, activate!

Sensing the change in Yhwach's spiritual pressure, Haschwalth instinctively raised his head and then saw Yhwach's eyes 'opening'.

This filled Hasward with immense fear.

If he remembered correctly, if His Majesty were to "open his eyes" and look into the future before the so-called "nine years to regain power" were over, he would directly strip the Quincy of their power, causing them all to be eliminated!

What's going on? His Majesty woke up early just to kill us?

Fear flickered in his mind, but soon Haschward realized that the death and the loss of power did not seem to have occurred!

Just as he was thinking about these things, Yhwach suddenly groaned, his eyes, which were not yet fully open, snapped shut, and then bright red blood flowed from the corner of his eyes.

This filled Hasward with even greater fear. Had his omniscience and omnipotence been interrupted?

What could be the reason?!

What kind of power is it?

The crimson blood flowing from Yhwach's eyes disappeared at an extremely fast speed, leaving no trace. It was at this moment that Yhwach reopened his eyes, but this time it was just a normal opening.

I don’t know if it’s just my imagination, but Hasward always felt that there was something cloudy in his eyes.

"Who is Cantis Bane?" Yhwach asked Hasward with a hint of seriousness in his voice.

He had just tried to see what had happened, but all he saw was this name, and then his omniscience and omnipotence were interrupted on the spot, and he himself almost went blind.

This terrified Yhwach, even though he appeared quite calm at the moment.

As the so-called "son of the Spirit King," his status should be quite high. In this world, apart from the Spirit King, there should be no one more noble than him, right?

After the Spirit King became the "wedge," he should be the most powerful.

How did such a ruthless person suddenly appear? Omniscient and omnipotent, and unobservable, this means that the opponent possesses at least a rank no less than that of a complete Spirit King!

According to seniority, he's at his father's level!

What's going on?

The future I saw before I was defeated and fell into a deep sleep wasn't like this!

How come I woke up with a new dad?!

Upon hearing this, Haschward quickly recalled their limited understanding of "Cantis Bane" and said, "He was a very mysterious figure who appeared in the mortal world around four hundred years ago. Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni invited him to join the Soul Society, and he later became the captain of the 9th Division of the Gotei 13. Within the Soul Society, he is commonly known as the 'Spirit Lord,' and unlike traditional Shinigami, he possesses extremely terrifying power and also has his own independent realm, no less powerful than the Soul Society, called the Pure Land."

Despite listening to Haschward's explanation, Yhwach remained completely clueless.

Because what Haschwald said didn't actually touch on anything fundamental; it was all stuff that many people in Soul Society already knew.

"Is he still in Soul Society?" Yhwach asked.

"No, the Soul Society is extremely weak right now. Almost all of Seireitei's power has been sent to Hueco Mundo. Whether it's this guy called the Spirit Lord or Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, they're all in Hueco Mundo. The entire Seireitei has almost no defensive forces," Haschwald quickly said.

Yhwach's eyes lit up. To be honest, he was somewhat troubled by that Bane, but if he could seize the power of the Spirit King and become the new king before facing him "face to face," then he would have nothing to fear!

Now is the perfect time to take advantage of the situation. While everyone is in Hueco Mundo, he should immediately seize Seireitei, storm the Soul King's Palace, and become the new king.

Turning back, he could finally confront the unsettling "Cantis Bane," couldn't he?

(End of this chapter)