Naruto: Sasuke Uchiha Returns from Soul Society

Toshiro forcibly steadied himself in mid-air, clutching his numb shoulder, his face grim.

Flames of this size and intensity...

It's probably comparable to the Captain-Commander's Shikai, isn't it?

"Tsk, as expected, using only one finger is still a bit of a stretch?"

Amidst the smoke and dust, Bazzby shook his hand, looking at the unharmed Toshiro with some dissatisfaction.

He raised his hand again, this time holding up three fingers.

The blue flames compressed and pulsed between his fingers, emanating an even more terrifying aura.

"In that case... let's use three fingers at once!"

As the Quincy fully unleashed their "Perfect Body," the situation within Seireitei, which had initially leaned slightly towards the Shinigami, began to subtly shift. While it didn't completely turn in favor of the Quincy, the war was already showing signs of becoming one-sided.

Chapter 280 The only thing I can't see is you

At that moment, a sudden change occurred.

"......Um?"

Bazzby looked down in astonishment at his own body.

A burst of spiritual light surged and erupted within him, as pure as a divine miracle.

It wasn't just him.

In every corner of the battlefield, whether it was Ace Nott, who was gaining the upper hand, or Najacoup, who was fighting a bitter battle, almost all the Quincy were shining with the same light.

The light was sacred and inviolable, but their faces showed no positive emotions, only fear and shock.

On the faces of most Quincy, there was confusion, astonishment, and bewilderment.

"This, this is..."

Bazzby felt the power rapidly draining from his body. The blue flames on his fingers flickered a few times before going out completely with a "poof".

The five-pointed star halo above his head, representing the brilliance of the "Perfect Holy Body," dimmed and shattered.

"What's going on?!"

Hitsugaya Toshiro squinted, looking at the bizarre scene before him.

He could clearly sense that it wasn't that these Quincy had voluntarily released their state, but rather that a much larger and irresistible force was forcibly extracting the spiritual particles from their bodies.

"Power, my power..."

Not far away, a member of the Sternritter collapsed on the gravel-strewn street, his legs giving way.

The wounds from the battle didn't make him frown, and the threat of death didn't make him back down.

But at this moment, faced with this beam of light that caused no physical damage, his mental defenses completely collapsed.

"Why......"

He clung tightly to the wreckage on the ground, covered in blood, yet he seemed oblivious.

Looking up at the pillar of light rising from within her body, tears mixed with blood slid down her cheeks.

"Your Majesty..." his voice trembled, filled with sorrow, "Have you abandoned us?"

This desperate murmur spread rapidly through the Quincy ranks like a plague.

The most painful hurt comes from what one believes in.

"Is this your choice, Your Majesty?!" Bazzby looked up at the cloud-shrouded void, his eyes bloodshot with rage.

"We fought to the death for you! And now you're taking away our strength at a time like this?!"

Anger, resentment, and humiliation surged wildly in his chest, yet he could not stop the flow of that power.

Toshiro Hitsugaya, standing opposite him, narrowed his eyes.

His Majesty?

Is this beam of light really related to the Quincy King named Yhwach?

When he sensed the abnormal changes in the bodies of these Quincy, he thought that Mayuri Kurotsuchi had secretly developed some kind of "special medicine" specifically for Quincy.

Now it seems that things are far more complicated than he imagined.

“This is the power of ‘Sacredness’.” Ishida Uryu appeared on the battlefield. “Your Majesty has the ability to bestow power upon others, and at the same time, the ability to reclaim that power.”

Mayuri Kurotsuchi narrowed his eyes, staring at Uryu Ishida who had just appeared before him, and sneered, "Heh... As expected, all Quincy are birds of a feather. So you've finally sided with Yhwach too?"

"According to you, Yhwach's situation in the battle with that Uchiha brat is probably not good."

"If he hadn't been driven to the brink and needed more power to turn the tide, why would he have done something like this?"

This speculation caused many of the Grim Reapers present to show expressions of disbelief.

They had already experienced firsthand how bizarre, troublesome, and powerful those Quincy's abilities were during their recent clash.

If this power, enough to drive a captain-level Grim Reaper to the brink of defeat, was merely "bestowed" upon him by that man...

And it can be recycled at any time?

If Yhwach were to concentrate all these bizarre and complex abilities into one person, what kind of terrifying monster would that man become?!

Sasuke Uchiha, who was able to defeat him, must have reached a certain level of power.

"No need for wild speculation." Ishida Uryū said in a cold tone, "Some time ago, His Majesty found me and not only bestowed upon me my power, but also designated me as the next successor of the Invisible Empire."

“There’s no need to worry about his safety.” He adjusted his glasses. “This so-called ‘sanctification’ is simply to allocate excess resources to those who need them more and who are more valuable.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Rukia arrived in a flash, her tone somewhat agitated.

"Ishida! Where's Ichigo?! How is Kurosaki Ichigo?!"

"Him?" Ishida Uryu looked down at Rukia, his tone cold. "If nothing unexpected happens, judging by the timeline, he should be arriving in Soul Society by now."

“You…” Rukia gritted her teeth, “What happened here has nothing to do with him, so why are you dragging him into this?!”

Ichigo had just regained his powers and could have lived a peaceful life in the human world without having to get involved in the feud between the Shinigami and the Quincy.

“This is His Majesty’s order.” Ishida Uryu didn’t explain much, coldly tossing out a sentence, “Instead of worrying about him, I suggest you worry about yourselves first.”

It seemed to be to confirm Ishida Uryu's words.

The pure white light emanating from the Quincy split into thin streams, falling like a meteor shower on another group of people!

Yugran Haschward bathed in that holy light and slowly closed his eyes.

Not only him, but several other Sternritter members also received this "gift".

As the light faded, the situation on the battlefield changed once again.

Those Quincy whose power was stripped away by "Sanctification" had their spiritual pressure weakened, and many even completely lost their ability to fight due to the collapse of their mental will.

However, the spiritual pressure of the core members, led by Haschward, continued to rise.

"Is this what they call 'survival of the fittest'...?" Kyoraku Shunsui looked at the scene before him, his grip on his twin swords tightening slightly.

"No need for nonsense."

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's gaze swept over the Quincy lying on the ground, without a trace of pity in his eyes.

"Gotei 13, listen to my command! Kill those Quincy who have lost their powers due to 'Sanctification' on the spot!"

"Concentrate all our forces to deal with the remaining enemies!"

"Yes!"

The Grim Reapers echoed in unison, their fighting spirit rekindled.

"hehe......"

Gisele Juair emerged from the pillar of light, licked her lips, and her eyes were filled with chilling malice.

"What a pathetic and foolish bunch of Grim Reapers! Don't you understand yet?"

She opened her arms, and the surging spiritual pressure around her spread outwards, carrying a faint sense of weight.

"With the power bestowed upon you by His Majesty, you are no longer qualified to contend with us!"

"Be a good boy and become my cute 'zombie' toy!"

...........

Within the initial sphere space.

Sasuke held Indra and stared at the man standing opposite him with a cold gaze.

"The abilities you've demonstrated are even inferior to Haschward's."

"If your power is limited to this, then you won't be able to survive a defeat like you did a thousand years ago."

Yhwach raised his head slightly, a cryptic smile appearing on his face.

"Do you still believe, even now, that I lost a thousand years ago?"

“Even if you lost to Yamamoto Genryusai a thousand years ago for other reasons.”

Sasuke shook his head, and his spiritual pressure began to rise.

"But your opponent now is me, and you have no chance of winning."

"No chance of winning?"

Yhwach's deep voice came through: "Why would you draw such a conclusion?"

"Is it because of this area? Or because of your abilities just now, which did cause me some trouble?"

“Undeniably, you are a variable beyond my imagination.” Yhwach lowered his hand, his tone gradually becoming deeper. “But you seem to have some misunderstanding about me.”

Just then, an extremely dazzling beam of light suddenly descended into the primordial space.

"This is......"

Sasuke's eyes narrowed. Under the impact of that beam of light, Yhwach's already enormous spiritual pressure continued to expand.

Within that pillar of light, countless tiny fragments were faintly mixed in, wailing and struggling, before being completely swallowed up.

"Did my closed eyes cause you to misunderstand?" Yhwach chuckled twice, slowly turning his head, revealing his face, which had been hidden by his hair, for the first time in its entirety.