The journey from the Quincy

Even though Ichigo Kurosaki does not have all of his power under his control now and the possibility of the above situation occurring is very small, Bai Yuetong will not gamble his life on whether Ichigo Kurosaki will explode when he is on the verge of death. He does not want to suffer the same treatment as Xiaowu who died tragically.

Therefore, out of consideration for her own safety and the future, Bai Yuetong never thought about killing Kurosaki Ichigo in the Hueco Mundo.

"I see. I was too emotional."

Although Kielge was very unwilling, he was a loyal follower of Yhwach, and since it was his majesty's order, he had to obey.

Chapter 20: Ichigo retreats, mission accomplished

"It's all because of me... If it weren't for me, Grimmjow wouldn't have shown up, and he wouldn't have..."

Ichigo Kurosaki was leaning on Tensa Zangetsu, feeling extremely remorseful. Under the backdrop of the azure firelight, his eyes were dull and he looked extremely decadent and gloomy.

"Now is not the time to be depressed, Mr. Kurosaki."

Kisuke Urahara, holding up the Blood Shield, used the Razor Red Princess to continuously slash to clear a path, crossed the raging blue sea of fire, and came to Ichigo Kurosaki.

"Mr. Urahara..."

When Ichigo Kurosaki saw Kisuke Urahara, it was like a helpless child seeing someone he could rely on.

At this moment, his heart was extremely anxious, as if he was being burned by the spirit flames from the outside world. Guilt and self-blame were constantly gnawing at his soul.

The more moral a person is, the more likely he is to automatically take on pressure that does not belong to him. Ichigo Kurosaki is such a gentle man with a heart of a saint.

What's more, this was the first time he saw a friend die in front of him and he was powerless to do anything.

Although Grimmjow was once an enemy, after the battle, a subtle friendship has developed between the two competitive men.

He blamed himself, he felt guilty, he was afraid, afraid that his friends in Soul Society might have met with accidents like Grimmjow.

"It's time to retreat."

Urahara Kisuke said softly.

"What did you say?"

Ichigo Kurosaki couldn't believe it.

Ichigo Kurosaki, who was already somewhat distraught, was actually waiting for the reliable Mr. Urahara to make a decision for him on what to do next. Unexpectedly, he heard the word "retreat", which was like a thunderclap in his ears.

"The enemy has no patience for worthless beings and will destroy them just like he did to Grimmjow. In other words, those people he didn't kill right away, such as Ms. Inoue, Mr. Chad, and Ms. Nel, are all valuable to him.

At present, their lives are safe. And the other side has hostages, so I don't think you can fight with all your heart, Mr. Kurosaki."

What Urahara Kisuke didn't say was that, considering the other party's collection of female Arrancar and forceful kiss to assert sovereignty, he was also a lustful person.

Therefore, Bai Yuetong would most likely not hurt these women until he got tired of them.

Of course, he wouldn't say this directly to Ichigo Kurosaki, as the young man might not be able to accept it.

As for why the male Chad Yasutora is still alive, it could be just a matter of convenience, or he could be spared as a human Fullbringer, or the other party could just be using Chad Yasutora to force Inoue Orihime to save people.

In short, the fact that Chadu Taisho was not killed immediately means that Chadu Taisho is still safe for the time being.

"Mr. Urahara..."

Ichigo Kurosaki understood Urahara Kisuke's subtext and looked very conflicted and painful at this moment.

The safety of Chad, Inoue, and Nel is guaranteed, but that means the lives of Soul Society's Shinigami, such as Byakuya, Renji, Rukia, and others, are not guaranteed.

But asking him to abandon his companions who were so close to him and go to save another group of friends was too much torture for Ichigo Kurosaki.

Because this is equivalent to betrayal. No matter how it is described, it is a betrayal of friendship, and no matter which side he chooses first, it is a betrayal of the other side.

Although his companions on both sides may understand Ichigo Kurosaki's difficulties, for Ichigo Kurosaki, who has a very high sense of morality, he cannot deceive himself. This is the ultimate torture for him and will become a knot in his heart that he cannot easily let go of.

Moreover, even if he were to go directly to support Soul Society now, could he really turn the tide?

After witnessing Byakutsuki Hitomi's overwhelming power and despicable style, Ichigo Kurosaki is no longer so confident.

Once Yu Yu starts to lack confidence, Ichigo Kurosaki's sensitive and fragile heart will start to think too much. Once he thinks too much, he will fall into serious mental exhaustion.

Once he falls into mental exhaustion, Ichigo Kurosaki will enter a vicious cycle of self-suppression. His inner strength will become unbalanced, and his strength will begin to fluctuate.

“Mr. Kurosaki, perhaps you are the enemy’s main target, otherwise he would have treated you just like he treated Grimmjow.

Therefore, their real purpose may be to capture you alive. If you stay here for a long time and cannot make a decision, the enemy will threaten to harm Miss Inoue and others to force you.

Leaving Hueco Mundo now will be good for both you and Ms. Inoue. Otherwise, your kindness will cause your companions who would otherwise not be hurt to suffer."

Seeing that Ichigo Kurosaki was getting stuck in a rut, Urahara Kisuke immediately analyzed the situation for him and made him understand that the best option now was to leave the Hueco Mundo.

"Humph, you want to escape? Don't even think about leaving Hueco Mundo like this! Even if I have to gamble with the life that His Majesty has given me, I will definitely stop you!"

Kiluge roared, raised his spirit sword high, and rushed forward fearlessly despite the burning sea of fire.

It was this action of Kiruge that assisted Ichigo Kurosaki in temporarily escaping from his mental exhaustion, and he was determined not to let the enemy succeed.

"I understand, Mr. Urahara!"

Ichigo Kurosaki finally showed a determined look and stopped being fussy, which made Kisuke Urahara feel very relieved.

"Go ahead, Mr. Kurosaki. I'll hold them off for you for a while and won't let them bother you."

As soon as Urahara Kisuke opened the gate, Kurosaki Ichigo rushed in decisively and rushed towards the finish line.

"Damn it! Why did you just watch? Why did you let Kurosaki Ichigo protect Soul Society?"

Kiruge failed to stop Ichigo Kurosaki and was slashed several times by Kisuke Urahara. He wanted to use Prison again but was stopped by Bai Yuetong who walked over slowly, which made him very annoyed.

"Don't get excited, instructor. The war in Soul Society is probably over for now. Our mission to hold back Kurosaki Ichigo has been successfully accomplished.

If Ichigo Kurosaki wants to protect the already devastated Soul Society, then let him do it. Besides, the world behind that door is not Soul Society but the real world, right? "

Bai Yuetong looked at Urahara Kisuke.

Just now, through the ability of sharing, he synchronized the senses of some female Quincies and saw the strange phenomena of high temperature, lack of water and sudden rainfall in Soul Society, and guessed that the old man on the mountain was about to die.

Soon, the scene of the [Holy Soldiers] launching a massive attack and ravaging Soul Society indicated that the strongest god of death in the past thousand years, Old Man Yama, had been hacked to death by Yhwach, and the war in Soul Society came to a temporary end.

And this is exactly the case. His Majesty believes that the Gotei 13 have been defeated and it is almost time for Squad Zero to come out, so he begins to order the members of the Stern Cross Knights in Soul Society to retreat first and wait for Squad Zero to assemble.

While Bai Yuetong was empathizing with Minina, she also asked for one thing, which was to show mercy in time and take the female death god Rukia Kuchiki, who had been beaten to the brink of death by her heavy punch, back to the Invisible Empire as a prisoner of war.

Unlike other Shinigami, Rukia has a very special meaning to Kurosaki Ichigo.

Because Rukia is the starting point of Ichigo Kurosaki's becoming a god of death, she is Ichigo Kurosaki's life mentor, she is the guide sent from heaven who interrupts Ichigo Kurosaki's ordinary daily life and leads him to the real fantasy world, and she is the ray of hope that truly redeems Ichigo Kurosaki.

It was the first time that the rain stopped in Ichigo Kurosaki's inner world, which had been gloomy since his mother's death. It allowed Ichigo, who had always been self-loathing and had self-destructive tendencies, to truly walk out of the haze of the past, have the courage to move towards the future, and live a positive and optimistic life.

Moreover, she has appeared in time many times when Kurosaki Ichigo needed her most, giving Kurosaki Ichigo the courage to fight fear and move towards the future, and the important power to protect his family personally.

If you want to use and control Ichigo Kurosaki, the best way is actually to hold Ichigo's beloved mother, Masaki Kurosaki, in your hand.

However, Masaki is dead and cannot be captured as a hostage for the time being, so it would be good to have Rukia in hand now.

"what?!"

Kiruge widened his eyes, and his strange gaze repeatedly wandered between Shiratsuki Hitomi and Urahara Kisuke, finally stopping on Urahara Kisuke.

What a treacherous and sinister villain he is, and an extremely dangerous person. He was able to trick Ichigo Kurosaki into escaping from the Hueco Mundo and heading for the human world without batting an eyelid, and he doesn't care about the lives of the Shinigami in Soul Society at all.

Did he think it was too late to go to Soul Society now, so he wanted to protect the living forces? What a decisive and cruel man.

Chapter 21: Usurping the Altar and Plundering Urahara

"Oh my, I've been seen through. What a terrifying insight."

Urahara Kisuke laughed and pretended to be relaxed, joking, "Since your mission has been completed, can we stop fighting?"

"Use the [Prison] to capture him, instructor. His Majesty only said to capture Kurosaki Ichigo alive, but he didn't say to capture Urahara Kisuke alive."

Bai Yuetong had no intention of playing around with Urahara Kisuke, and instead spoke directly to Kielge in an almost commanding tone.

"I see. He really likes to order people around."

Kielge did not refuse, but said quietly, "The leader of the five special forces has escaped, but catching Urahara Kisuke, one of the five special forces, can make up for some of the losses."

After he finished speaking, a series of azure-blue spirit particle fences appeared around Urahara Kisuke at an extremely fast speed and began to form a huge spherical spirit particle cage.

Even though Urahara Kisuke was prepared after hearing the conversation between the two, he was unable to dodge.

Because long before Bai Yuetong ordered Kiruge, the outer shell of the Static Blood Suit that could cover a sphere of several hundred meters centered on Urahara Kisuke had already been formed, and he was already a bird in a cage.

Before Urahara Kisuke has studied the abilities of Byakutsuki Hitomi clearly, he dare not touch anything that can corrode the human body. Grimmjow's fate is still vivid in his mind.

Moreover, there was a gate behind him. If he dodged it, Ichigo Kurosaki who was not paying attention to his back might be intercepted by the unwilling Jiluge.

It was that moment of hesitation that caused Urahara Kisuke to fail to escape in time and be imprisoned in the prison created by Kiruget's ability.

"No matter what tricks you have, once you are locked up, you will not be able to escape from the [prison]. The holy word that His Majesty has granted me is 'J'! I am the [prison] Jirujie Opi!"

Kiluje laughed loudly and wildly.

Among the five special combat forces, Urahara Kisuke's characteristic is "means", which allows him to solve all problems and difficulties cleanly and efficiently with endless unknown means.

But in Kielge's opinion, as long as one is imprisoned in his [Prison], no matter how many tricks Urahara Kisuke has, he will be unable to use them and can only die in despair in prison.

"You are happy too early, instructor."

Bai Yuetong poured cold water on him, "Urahara Kisuke will definitely be able to escape from prison, so don't let your guard down. Perhaps he was so obedient to being locked up because he was using the enemy's prison to buy himself some time to safely study and analyze the Quincy's abilities up close."

He knew that Urahara Kisuke's Bankai Kannon Kaikohime Kai had the ability to reconstruct and transform anything touched by his Zanpakutō (including living creatures and buildings, including himself) within the range of his Bankai.

Kiruget's [prison] just happens to be incompatible with Urahara Kisuke, who can transform everything. If he wanted to, Urahara Kisuke could actually use his Bankai ability to open up a safe passage and escape from prison directly on the spot.

The reason why he doesn't activate his Bankai and run away now is just because he is worried that his Bankai will be taken away and given away for nothing. Besides, Urahara Kisuke may still be thinking of studying the Quincies' intelligence at close range.

This is not a risk to him, and Urahara Kisuke should have the confidence to do so.

"You worry too much."

Kiluge said very unhappily.

This was a serious lack of trust in his ability, and it was also trampling on his honor and pride. However, since Bai Yuetong had saved his life, he couldn't get mad right away, so he could only say sarcastically, "Since you think he did it on purpose, why did you let me use my ability as he wished?"

"Because I also need enough time to make the Usurpation Altar."

There was a cunning gleam in Bai Yuetong's eyes.

"What did you say?"

Kiluje's mouth opened wide, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

Bai Yuetong did not continue to respond to Kiluge, but stretched out her right hand, and shot out a spirit bullet from each of her five fingers, and then threw out the star emblem she was holding. The spirit bullets and the star emblem intersected together, emitting dazzling holy light, and finally formed a huge Quincy five-star formation above the [Prison].

"It's unbelievable... I actually succeeded. Now I finally understand why His Majesty favors you so much. With such talent, you are born to be a Quincy!"

Kielge murmured in shock, recognizing it as the prototype of [Usurping the Altar], he tremblingly took off his glasses and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The Quincies' star technology is actually a derivative application of Yhwach's ability to usurp the altar.

Therefore, Seigen is completely dependent on Yhwach, and Seigen's ability to seize the Death God's Bankai is not actually an ability of the Quincies of the Sternknights.

It is equivalent to Yhwach "seizing" all the power he has, combining it with the technology of the Invisible Empire, and making it into props that can be mass-produced and wholesaled, allowing his subordinates to borrow its power. Moreover, this is not a skill that an ordinary Quincy can master through normal training.

But Bai Yuetong actually used the star seal, which was a derivative of His Majesty's ability, to launch the real [Usurpation of the Altar]...

This kind of thing was something that Kiluge had never heard of before!

“It’s still a little short of true success.”

Bai Yuetong shook her head. "If I don't use the Star Seal as a base and primer, and rely solely on myself, it will be extremely difficult to quickly build the Usurpation Altar and use it on the battlefield."

"With your talent, it's only a matter of time. You are able to quickly usurp the altar with the power of the Star Seal. That's also your ability."

Jilujie felt that this boy's requirements were really high, but he had such talent, which should not be wasted. He should have strict standards for himself.

It seems that this guy can construct the ritual so skillfully. It is actually not a problem for him to construct it on his own to usurp the altar without the help of the power of the star chapter. However, such an advanced ritual still requires a lot of preparation time for him.

With the help of the power of the star chapter, you can only save time and increase your success rate.

After all, the battlefield changes rapidly, and it is impossible to give you a lot of preparation time to collect spirit particles, engrave formations, and chant spiritual words.

Even the Shinigami have special techniques that pursue casting speed by first breaking the chant and then using additional chants to increase the power. The Quincy naturally also has various equipment that can assist in the casting of [Holy Chant] spells, and can even engrave ritual runes on silver bars in advance for quick casting.

"But, are you planning to put my [Prison] on the Usurpation Altar as well?"