Death: Starting as the Guardian of Avici Hell

Silently, countless spiritual particles rapidly gathered, forming a massive Annihilation Cross, standing like a tombstone atop the ruins.

Seeing this, a hint of mockery flashed in Yamamoto's eyes.

Then, he calmly swung the knife forward.

Without any warning, the Zanka Blade suddenly accelerated and fell straight towards Yhwach's location.

"Mere Death..."

Seeing the imminent slash, Yhwach remained expressionless and immediately activated the Quincy Cross, which resembled a tombstone.

In an instant, the spirit bow was constructed, and dozens of giant holy arrows, each over ten meters long, were placed on the bow.

Fully charged, then unleashed.

Boom! !

The air in front was instantly torn apart, and the giant Holy Annihilation Arrow went straight into the scorching slash.

However, what happened next was beyond Yhwach's expectations.

The moment the Holy Arrow touched the blade, there was no explosion, nor did any violent flames spread out.

Yes, but it was just the sacred arrow of annihilation that was instantly erased.

Even the traces of the spirit particles were completely burned away, leaving only a wisp of the setting sun's afterglow.

When the tip of the blade touched the solid ground, it instantly wiped out dozens of miles of land.

The enormous ravine stretched to the horizon, like the gaping maw of some giant beast, opening at Yhwach's feet, causing his pupils to shrink instantly.

Why is Yamamoto Shigekuni's power so much greater than it was a thousand years ago?

This is unreasonable!

"Yhwabach, this is the end!"

Yamamoto Shigekuni's expression was indifferent, as if he were looking at a dead man:

"The unfinished business of my past will be concluded here."

A surging momentum soared into the sky, as if the heavens and earth were collapsing. The heavy, scorching air suddenly pressed down, and the ruined earth let out a mournful cry. A dazzling, intense light shot into the sky, obscuring the entire field of vision.

Yhwach's pupils contracted, and he suddenly raised his right hand.

Countless azure lines rapidly emerged on its body and extended wildly outwards until they formed a massive protective barrier.

The Quincy's strongest defensive spiritual technique: the outer shell, the Bloodstained Armor.

The sword demon's low murmur also rang out at this moment:

"Remnant Fire Taishou·North——"

"The world turned to ashes!"

As the charcoal-black blade fell, the so-called strongest defense instantly crumbled, and the sound of shattering echoed one after another, sending chills down one's spine.

With destruction looming, Yhwach's outstretched right hand instantly clenched.

Holy chants - Hymns of the Sanctuary!

A massive battle formation, combining offense and defense, unfolded beneath his feet, instantly covering everything within sight, even engulfing Yamamoto.

Countless crosses of annihilation rose from the ground, resembling tombstones of death.

An endless barrage of holy arrows erupted instantly, their dazzling azure light burying everything.

However, the next second, Yhwach's carefully constructed defenses were completely destroyed.

A blazing wave of fire shot into the sky, engulfing the entire Holy Domain of Praise.

Destruction surges, annihilating everything.

When the dust settled, the True Central Spiritual Arts Academy had completely vanished, replaced by a huge, red-hot crater.

At the bottom of the pit, two figures faced each other, with blood-red lava beneath their feet.

Even with multiple layers of reinforcement from the Ghost Path, the Spirit Arts Academy was completely wiped out the moment the attacks clashed.

In the heart of the terrifying heat, Yamamoto stared expressionlessly at the opposite side.

Yhwach looked even worse than he had expected.

Half of his body was completely wiped out, and even half of his head was cut off, revealing the charred skull. It was an extremely gruesome scene.

Even so, the other party still did not die.

His aura grew increasingly violent, and his spiritual pressure surged higher and higher, as if there were no limit to it.

Yhwach struggled to raise his remaining left hand, wiping away the blood. A strange, writhing sound came from his eye sockets, followed by a hoarse voice:

"I really underestimated you, Yamamoto Shigekuni."

"I never imagined you could get this far."

"But that's all there is to it."

"Self-Given and Healing".

As the black, sludge-like spiritual pressure surged forth, the horrific injuries healed at a visible speed.

In the blink of an eye, it healed along with the tattered clothes.

Meanwhile, in his newly grown right hand, he was clutching a star emblem.

"Your Bankai belongs to me."

As Yhwach aimed his star emblem forward, black spiritual pressure surged forth like a living thing, instantly bridging the distance between the two and fiercely injecting itself into Yamamoto's body.

Yamamoto is not good at acting.

Just stand there quietly, letting the other party plunder you.

Looking at that expressionless, aged face, Yhwach felt a strong sense of unease.

Does the old man have some other trick up his sleeve?

But as the Grim Reaper, I've already taken away his biggest trump card. How can I possibly turn the tide?

When this thought arose, Yhwach's expression changed drastically, and his eyes became bloodshot.

A familiar feeling erupted within me.

It's all fake!

The old man mixed some kind of poison into his Bankai!

Before he could undo the Star Seal transformation, intense pain erupted within Yhwach's body, causing bulging, menacing veins to jut out and large amounts of blood to burst from his newly repaired body.

"I'm so hungry!!"

"Yamamoto Shigekuni, I despise you!"

Yhwach's features were contorted in rage, blood gushing from his face, a far cry from his initial composure.

The course of this battle has completely exceeded his expectations.

He originally thought he could easily crush Yamamoto Shigekuni and arbitrarily decide the course of the war.

He hadn't expected that his opponent would not only be stronger than he anticipated, but would also use the underhanded tactic of mixing ethereal poison into his Bankai.

Is this old man really the Yamamoto Shigekuni he knows?

"It's not too late to despise them after you're dead."

Although he no longer has his Zanpakuto, it doesn't stop Yamamoto from continuing to fight.

As Yhwach activated his ability to expel the Void Poison, a scarred body rushed in front of him.

A fist the size of a clay pot was raised, with black and red lightning overflowing between the fingers.

The next instant, a deafening explosion rang out.

A sudden premonition of death overwhelmed Yhwach, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

He saw it; Yamamoto's fist pushed forward.

Matter lost its outline at this moment, and everything collapsed before his eyes like bubbles, replaced by a terrifying, intense light that shattered space itself.

The impact of spiritual pressure erupted wildly, followed by a physical attack containing pure destruction.

Black Flash - Double Bones!

The instant he was touched by the intense black and red light, Yhwach saw his own body ignite, burn, and turn into charcoal.

The skin cracked and peeled away, turning into countless ashes and dissipating, revealing the hideous bones.

Consciousness seemed to begin to dissipate as well.

Then, a strange wriggling sound rang out, the eyeballs rolled, and two blood-red pupils appeared in their sockets.

"I give myself a new life."

Under Yamamoto's astonished gaze, Yhwach's body seemed to rewind time, growing rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, a brand new Quincy King reappeared on the scorching earth.

"You can't kill me, Yamamoto Shigekuni."

Yhwach gripped the pentagram emblem tightly, and spiritual energy surged forth, weaving into a jet-black Quincy cross blade.

Yamamoto frowned slightly. He clearly sensed that the pressure from the other side was much stronger than before.

If Yhwach was merely the limit of a Quincy when he first appeared, then he has now undoubtedly become a true transcendent.

Just as the traitor said, this guy isn't so easy to kill.

Just as Yamamoto was feeling sentimental, Yhwach had already readjusted his state, pointed his Quincy sword forward, and unleashed a surge of spiritual pressure that caused the earth to collapse.

"Yamamoto Shigekuni, this is the end."

Upon hearing this, Yamamoto revealed a strange smile:

"You don't think that's all I'm capable of, do you?"

Upon seeing that smile, Yhwach was startled.

Under his incredulous gaze, the old man opposite him pressed his hand to his face.