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

Chapter 530 Who is the strongest in the Sternritter?

"What are you doing? Are you trying to steal two by yourself?" Zoro looked at the burning Amaterasu fire and pouted.

"You just fought a Vasto Lorde-class Hollow, you should rest a bit." Fubuki stepped forward, her hands scattering yellow sand, and said softly.

"It's as if you've never fought a Vasto Lorde-class Hollow," Zoro said bluntly.

Just then, Smoker said with a chuckle, "I didn't, I'll do it."

"You might have a hard time by yourself, count me in. We're not morally inclined, so we can easily fight two against one," Webber laughed and stood next to Smoker.

These grim reapers suddenly began to 'relax' here.

Bambietta and Bazzby's expressions both turned grim.

Just then, the last Quincy spoke up with a smile, "Bambi, Bazzby, you two shouldn't get angry so easily. As the strong, you should give the weak some hope. Aren't their fantasies quite interesting?"

"Who is this brat? He sounds so arrogant." Zoro frowned, looking at the young Quincy wearing a hood with some displeasure.

"Me?" the Quincy said with a smile. "I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Gremy Tom, the strongest Quincy in the Sternritter."

"The strongest?" Sasuke Uchiha's eyes turned dangerous as he said, "Then I'll choose this one."

Fubuki observed the expressions of the other two Quincy. After the guy who claimed to be the strongest made his self-introduction, the two Quincy did not show any disdain or desire to refute him.

I already had some answers in my heart.

This guy named Gremi might very well be Yhwach's strongest subordinate!

"Hahaha, as expected, everyone likes me. But don't worry, none of you need to make a choice, because I alone can kill you all." Gremy laughed as he stood up, pulled off his hood, and walked down the steps with unhurried steps.

Bambietta and Bazzby exchanged a glance, feeling somewhat displeased, but quickly walked behind Gremy.

Sasuke, Zoro, Fubuki, and the others gradually became serious, and their spiritual pressure flickered faintly.

When Gremi was about ten meters away from the group, he stopped, raised his hands as if embracing something, and said with a smile, "Well then, let me think about how you'll die."

Gremy Thom, whose ability is "Dreamer," is indeed very powerful, capable of turning the fantasies in his mind into reality. No wonder he considers himself the strongest in the Sternritter.

And his self-proclaimed status as the strongest was indeed recognized by some within the Knights.

As they were talking, Graymite slowly lowered his left arm, pointed at Uchiha Sasuke standing at the front, and said softly, "You are free to..."

Seeing this, Sasuke's eyes were solemn, his spiritual pressure surged, and he dared not relax his Mangekyou Sharingan for a moment, ready to respond at any time.

But in the next instant, a violent spiritual pressure surged into the sky, instantly causing Zoro, Fubuki, and the others to change their expressions drastically, as if they never expected that the opponent's spiritual pressure would be so terrifying!

Then, a jet-black beam of light ripped through the ground, engulfing Gremy, Bambietta, and Bazzby.

Ok? ? ?

Sasuke, Zoro, and the others, who had just been in shock, were now stunned.

What's going on? Is it hitting itself?

"Huh?" Fubuki hesitated for a moment and said, "Wait a minute, this spiritual pressure... it feels like Bane's, doesn't it?"

"Now that you mention it, it seems to make sense?" Zoro said, somewhat puzzled.

"There's no mistake, it's the teacher's. And it's pitch black, isn't that his spiritual pressure? You scared me." Sasuke said with a sigh of relief.

Damn it, if that Gremi guy really had that much spiritual pressure, what would be the point of them fighting? They might as well just admit defeat!

It turned out to be a false alarm; everything was fine.

Was it just a coincidence? What happened to those three guys who were hit? Are they dead?

Just as everyone was pondering these events, the dark pillar of light dissipated within the Spirit King Palace, and a huge hole was torn open in the outer path of the Spirit King Palace, revealing the seventy-two barriers that had been pierced inside. Looking down, one could even see the Ice Palace.

Not far away, the three Quincy from before were already lying on the ground.

To be precise, the female Quincy named Bambietta had her lower body completely gone, as if she had been vaporized. She was completely silent, her spiritual pressure dissipated, and her eyes were filled with disbelief. She was clearly dying with her eyes wide open.

The guy named Bazzby was charred black all over, as if he had been 'burned' by a high concentration of spiritual particles. His body was carbonized and scattered on the ground when the wind blew.

The guy who claimed to be the strongest was right in the middle of this dark pillar of light because of his position. Now he's completely gone, not a single hair is left. The only thing that proves he existed before is his half-hood, which just happened to float down next to Bambieta's half-corpse.

"He's dead?" Zoro said, scratching his green hair unconsciously as he watched the scene.

"It would be strange if he didn't die, right? That was a beam of spiritual energy fired by Bane. Even though it felt like a casual strike." Fubuki clicked her tongue.

"After all, he's capable of breaking through seventy-two barriers. I finally thought I had a decent opponent, but it turns out we've been fighting all the way from Hueco Mundo to the Soul King's Palace. I haven't even used Bankai yet. Is this reasonable?" Uchiha Sasuke said with a helpless expression.

"Who told you to be so slow?" Zoro teased.

"I just want to seriously choose my opponent," Sasuke replied with a smirk.

As they were talking, the figure of Captain-Commander Yamamoto Genryusai leaped up from the hollow.

"Captain-Commander!" Zoro and the others quickly greeted him.

Yamamoto Genryusai nodded, then looked at Bambieta's half-dead body and said, "Are you done here? As expected of the elite of my Gotei 13, so quick..."

"Ahem," Fubuki said, slightly embarrassed, "No, they just happened to run into Bane's pillar of light."

"Oh?" Yamamoto Genryusai was also surprised by the coincidence. After a moment of stunned silence, his expression turned cold as he said, "Hmph, there's a proper way to die."

As he said this, Bane and the others leaped out of the hole.

"Oh, so this is the Spirit King's Palace?" As soon as Bane arrived, he looked towards the direction where a fierce battle was taking place in the distance, and chaotic spiritual pressure was emanating from it.

The massive inner palace, which had been blown apart like a shuttle, was now blasted in half. More than a dozen Quincy appeared to be engaged in battle with Oetsu Nimaiya, Kenpachi Kuruyashiki, Shutara Senjumaru, Kiryu Hikifune, Tenjiro Kirinji, and others.

As for the Eye Monk and Yhwach, they did not appear in Bane's sight.

They're most likely still inside the palace, right?

With a crack, Bane heard a noise at his feet, looked down, and exclaimed in shock, "Who is that? How could they die so horribly? They're burned to a crisp! It's inhuman! Who did this?"

Without paying attention, Bane accidentally stepped on and crushed Bazby's body, which embarrassed him somewhat.

Sasuke Uchiha opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything. Oh well, he was too tired.

Just as Yamamoto Genryusai was about to give the order to start the battle, a figure carrying extremely strong force and chaotic spiritual pressure roared in, like a cannonball, and slammed into the steps in front of everyone, directly smashing a huge crack and creating a tremor in the aftershock.

"Cough...it hurts so much!" Kenpachi Kuruyashiki was stuck in the steps in a terrible state, spitting out blood.

Zoro, Sasuke, and the others looked extremely shocked!

How long has it been? We just parted ways, and just a few breaths ago I saw him fighting with the Quincy. How could he have been beaten up like this so suddenly?

Before anyone could ask a question, an extremely terrifying pressure swept in from afar, and a Quincy with a physique like a giant appeared in the chaotic battlefield.

Nimaiya Oetsu swung his sword, severing the giant Quincy's arm, but was also struck by the other arm. He instantly turned into a meteor and crashed into the inner palace, where he lay motionless.

Immediately afterward, the giant Quincy's arm was restored to its original state in an instant, without leaving any injury.

He laughed cruelly, "Is that all you've got? The Zero Division is nothing special, not even a single blow from me!!!"

"So powerful." A glint flashed in Uchiha Sasuke's eyes, and a powerful spiritual pressure erupted from his body in an instant. In coordination with his Sharingan, he condensed Susanoo God of War and charged directly at the giant Quincy.

Zoro's eyes were also filled with excitement, and his body crackled with electricity. When an arc of electricity flashed across his hair, he disappeared from the spot.

"Are you even up to the task, you little rascal?" Bane had somehow appeared before the ruined staircase inlaid with the image of Kenpachi Kuchiyashiki, and said with a mocking expression, "You thought you could take on a thousand men single-handedly, but you got thrashed, huh?"

"Something's not right with that guy," Kenpachi Kuruyashiki said, as he gripped the edge of the ruins and pulled himself out.

As he stood up, he saw Yamamoto Genryusai walking in that direction, so he quickly called out, "Captain-Commander, don't use your Bankai lightly! If that guy gets his hands on it, things could get very bad..."

However, before he could finish speaking, a burst of intense flame erupted from the Ryujin Jakka in Yamamoto Genryusai's hand, transforming into a pillar of fire that instantly struck the Quincy giant in the far distance.

The raging flames instantly ignited him completely, transforming him into a burning fire giant, emitting painful roars and constantly striking the surrounding air.

Moments later, the entire giant turned to charcoal and knelt on one knee, resembling a black statue.

However, Yamamoto Genryusai's expression did not relax; instead, his eyes darkened as he said, "Truly a formidable general."

The moment the comment was uttered, the charred giant corpse shuddered violently, as if emerging from its cocoon like a butterfly. The giant Quincy shed its charred flesh and reappeared in everyone's sight.

"Who!? Is that you, Yamamoto Shigekuni, that scorching flame?!"

As he roared these words, the giant Quincy slapped the Susanoo Sasuke who was descending from the sky with a backhand, and then punched Zoro, who was manifesting lightning in the air, and shattered him on the spot.

It was as if these captain-level powerhouses were truly insignificant in front of him, as if they were no match for him.

"Gerald Valkyrie?" Bane murmured softly, looking at the figure.

He remembered this guy. If the Dreamer thought he was the strongest in the Sternritter, then Bane thought that Gerald Valkyrie was the strongest.

In the original story, this guy single-handedly wiped out the Visoreds and made Hirako Shinji and others question their existence. Later, Hitsugaya Toshiro, Kuchiki Byakuya, Zaraki Kenpachi and others came to support him. Even the combined efforts of several captains were utterly crushed by him.

It's fair to say he's an absolute force of nature, ridiculously strong.

In the end, if Yhwach hadn't launched the Saintly Act and killed him, he might have been able to wipe out the entire Gotei 13 at that time all by himself.

Clearly, even Yamamoto Genryusai is having trouble subduing this guy without using Bankai. And if he does use Bankai, and the old man's Bankai is stolen, then things will really be dangerous.

As if he had encountered some kind of problem, Yamamoto Genryusai turned to look at Bane.

Bane waved his hand dismissively, saying, "I'm not interested in guys like that. You guys chat, I'm going to find Yhwach."

After saying that, he ignored everything and walked calmly toward the severely damaged inner palace.

Seeing this, Yamamoto Genryusai was just about to say something when Aizen stepped out from the ranks and said, "Since you, Master, are not interested in this kind of role, why don't I, your disciple, take your place? Captain-Commander, please allow me to volunteer."

Upon hearing this, Yamamoto Genryusai looked at Aizen, sensing the terrifying spiritual pressure emanating from him, and nodded, saying, "Granted."

"Well then, everyone, I'll make a fool of myself," Aizen replied softly, taking a step forward.

Then his figure disappeared in front of everyone, and the next second, the huge Quincy was instantly cut in half vertically from the middle of his body.

(End of this chapter)