You are very strong, but my painting style is better than yours!

Yhwachs bestowed upon him sacred script, enabling him to develop this unique talent, and then dispatched this "shadow warrior" to fight against Yamamoto Shigekuni... As a result, although Yamamoto successfully killed the enemy, he also exposed all the information about the "Zanka no Tachi".

With a calculated attack on an unsuspecting opponent, and given the inherent difference in strength, Yhwach, who had been hiding in the shadows, appeared and easily overpowered the still-developing Yamamoto, stealing his Bankai in the blink of an eye and ending the battle with a single strike...

However, in the Iori timeline, Yhwach may not have found the Shadow Warrior and trained him, but instead created his own Stand using a different method.

—Spirit Remains Technology.

This is indeed a very convenient thing. In the beginning, the only reason to rescue that piece of "frozen meat" from the Mukan was to cause some trouble for Soul Society (Yoha invited many people to the Mukan, but most of them were unwilling to follow him).

Unexpectedly, the spirit remains they developed have such a wide range of uses.

Besides secretly replacing key figures in the Thirteen Teams with spirit corpses, it can also create a powerful army in a short time. Apart from being unstable and prone to rebellion, it can be said to have no flaws.

What pleased Yhwach the most was that he had "Frozen Flesh (Inaba Kagerouza)" use the body of a Quincy as a vehicle and Yhwach's blood and will to create a spirit that could recreate Yhwach from a thousand years ago!

Of course, this is related to the large amount of blood Yhwach poured in; normally, the strength of a spirit corpse cannot reach this level.

With just this enhanced spirit body, Yhwach was able to get the "strongest in a thousand years," Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, to go all out—and he was in a pretty good mood.

It wasn't just here; similar scenes could be seen everywhere on this chaotic battlefield. Inaba Kagerousa's creations brought unimaginable trouble to the Seireitei.

(This indirectly proves that sealing him away was a very correct choice.)

At this moment, in Yhwach's "eyes," hundreds and thousands of rays of light continuously lit up and then disappeared in various places... those were the soul fluctuations of the Quincy.

For every enemy the Quincy annihilate, their soul grows stronger. Conversely, when they are attacked, the escaped souls have most of their power extracted and merged into Yhwach's body to nourish his naturally flawed soul.

In other words, no matter how the war between the Shinigami and the Quincy unfolds, Yhwach is gradually growing stronger!

With the help of his bloodline perception with each Quincy, Yhwach could even roughly judge their numbers and spiritual pressure scale. The entire battlefield was as if it were placed in the palm of his hand, and those Quincy who fought for "His Majesty" were like bouncing gold coins, just waiting for Yhwach to "cash out" them.

As long as the Quincy King has a thought and launches a large-scale "Holy Separation," these souls will transform into pure spiritual particles and enter his body, just like the Hollows do, turning them into nourishment.

If he really makes a move, even all the captain-level Grim Reapers combined wouldn't be a match for him!

But he did nothing; he simply watched quietly, waiting for the chaos to end.

Blood, soul, longing, growth...

After absorbing the Soul King's arm, his body would evolve to a certain extent with each increase in his spiritual pressure. What's even more amazing is that the direction of his evolution could be influenced by his own will.

For example, right now, after killing and taking away Shiba Hayato's Bankai, and with Quincy constantly "returning" into his body, his spiritual pressure is fluctuating violently and gradually sublimating, and his physical body is also changing accordingly.

He must take this seriously and adjust himself to a perfect state of unity between body and soul—interestingly, he doesn't need to grow too fast now, otherwise the evolutionary process is prone to problems.

"Hmm? Is Li Jie already unable to hold on?"

Wow, Yamamoto's got some skills too. Looks like he'll be within these few moves.

He didn't have to wait long. The Quincy's battle lines were too loose. After Iori led his squad into Seireitei, the Quincy were already overwhelmed and unable to defend themselves properly. In particular, the momentum in the noble residential area was very strong, forcing the Quincy to abandon the blockade and instead shrink their defenses to focus on key areas.

Commander Rijebal responded accordingly. The elite Quincy, with their superior mobility and the ever-expanding "Shadow Domain" over the past millennium, quickly shifted positions within the Seireitei, avoiding Iori's advances and pursuing the retreating Shinigami on other battlefields, continuously expanding their gains.

But it's obvious to anyone with eyes that with Aizen and Iori joining the fray, it's only a matter of time before the Shinigami turn the tide.

On the other side, on the most important battlefield, Yhwach seemed to have the advantage, but in reality, he was gradually being forced into a desperate situation!

Clad in prison garb that can withstand all physical attacks, and wielding a katana capable of destroying everything, each swing of the sword causes the ground to crack open for at least a thousand meters, leaving no gravel or dust. The original material form has already collapsed into the most basic particles under that extreme heat.

At this moment, Yamamoto perfectly fits the definition of a "God of Destruction".

Clang!

The Shadow Warrior of the King of Annihilation used his power to deflect Yamamoto. The strongest Shinigami did not hesitate and launched an attack even when facing an enemy stronger than himself. His sharp swordsmanship combined with the Zanka Katana was the most direct manifestation of destruction.

Every time the Blazing Katana clashed with the Black Saber, a large chunk of the surrounding material would be sliced ​​off out of thin air.

At the point of contact, a violent collision occurred under the impetus of enormous force, unexpectedly generating a radiating phenomenon resembling lightning bolts—just like the dazzling light that burst forth at the moment of the explosion.

"You're old, Yamamoto!"

boom!

With a flick of the blade, Yhwach knocked back Yamamoto, who had exhausted his strength. Yhwach stepped forward and, without any particularly sophisticated techniques, simply swiftly and straightened his saber. Yamamoto, relying on his passive instincts, parried the blow.

Clang!

The immense force caused Yamamoto's hand to tremble violently, and his expression turned as serious as obsidian.

Clang!

Yamamoto retreated step by step. Yhwach's attacks were not particularly urgent, but they made the Captain-Commander feel unable to defend himself.

However, just as Yhwach was gradually turning the tables and gaining the upper hand, he had just taken a crucial step—

boom! ! !

Flames engulfed Yhwach, and the towering pillar of fire instantly burned through the spirit barrier. The heat released plunged the entire Soul Society into a scorching inferno. Countless Shinigami and Quincy struggled against the scorching storm, fearing that they might be blown away and turned into mummies in the high-temperature atmosphere.

It's the "Sword of Blazing Fire"!

Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni deliberately feigned weakness, and in an instant, he completed the transformation of his Bankai form, from the Zanka Tachi, which focused on concentrated damage, to the Gouka sword, which swept away everything!

It should be noted that Yamamoto learned how to "restrain" his Bankai over the course of a thousand years in order to prevent it from causing such great destruction, which led to the creation of the Zankatana.

A thousand years ago, the one who once sent the Quincy King into the underworld was this Bankai, which had no restraint and only needed to vent its anger and power like a supernova explosion!

Even if Yhwach survives this attack, he will inevitably pay a heavy price.

—In the sky, the real Yhwach watched this scene with mixed feelings.

He watched as his shadow warrior was utterly crushed, burned, and hacked down by Yamamoto, like a butcher treating an animal without a shred of blood or tears… It brought back some unpleasant memories.

Alright, it's time to step in and end this!

Yamamoto's skills stop here. He has thoroughly investigated both modes of his Bankai and they pose no threat to him!

A star emblem appeared in Yhwach's hand. He glanced deeply at Yamamoto, who was still puzzled by the ease of the battle, and a confident smile appeared on his lips.

If you can acquire [Flowing Blade Like Fire], its effect will be much better than the ordinary 'Saint'!

However, just as he was about to step out of the barrier and reveal his true form to the world, his foot suddenly stopped in mid-air and then he withdrew it.

"..."

Yhwach's expression became calm yet tinged with anger, like a dam about to burst into flames.

"How could such a thing happen..."

He turned around in the void, and on the spiritual platform laid out with star and cross patterns, a figure that felt incredibly familiar to him appeared—

"Aizen Iori... how could it be you?"

The usually confident and enigmatic Yhwach could hardly believe his eyes.

Indeed, the one who came alone to this void where Yhwach was hiding, and who made the Quincy King so shaken, was none other than Iori—"himself"!

It's understandable that Yhwach was shocked, because there was another Iori fighting in the Seireitei below, and in his eyes, that was undoubtedly the real Iori...

"Shadow Warrior?"

"Nice to meet you, King of the Quincy."

Iori looked at Yhwach with a friendly and curious expression.

You are younger than I expected.

"Hehe, let's skip the formalities. I'm very curious about how you found this place, and... why are there two of you?"

A strange iridescent light flashed in Yhwach's red eyes, followed by even greater confusion:

How come he thinks both of them are real?

This is impossible!

These eyes can see through the past and the future; they can never be wrong!

"Naturally, one of them is a clone."

Iori smiled and didn't hide anything: "In the instant I was hit by the 'Broken Realm,' all spiritual energy fluctuations were eliminated, and no one could detect what exactly happened. At that moment, I hid myself, and it was my clone that stayed behind to lead the Shinigami back to Soul Society."

"impossible!"

Yhwach glanced subconsciously at Iori in the courtyard; his peculiar eyes could see through everything—which was how they should be.

"If you can't even tell the difference... from soul to spirit body, they're completely identical, so how can you be sure you're the real body?"

"Heh~"

Iori shook her head and chuckled, "So you see it as 'indistinguishable'? How disappointing... It seems my previous worries were unnecessary; your level of understanding is far from enough to make me take you so seriously."

"..."

"That's just a pure energy entity. Although it houses my consciousness, its power and the strength of my consciousness are worlds apart from the original body."

I was worried before that while my main body was confident in transcending your 'omniscience and omnipotence,' my clone might not be so qualified… but it turns out I was just worrying unnecessarily.”

Iori suddenly became serious: "It seems that my judgment of strength is not accurate enough."

After all, to someone standing on a mountaintop, no matter how strong the person looking up at them is, they appear to be nothing more than an insignificant speck of dust.

Ah, please don't mind, you're not weak, just not strong enough to judge me—that's not a sin.

Chapter 495 You are the challenger.

Perhaps I had too high expectations of Yhwach—this thought flashed through Iori's mind.

Of course, it's also possible that he underestimated his current strength.

Yhwach's strength lies in his realm. As the son of the Soul King, no power of any attribute can kill him in the world of Bleach. Whether it is Hollow or Shinigami, even if they are extremely powerful, such as Yamamoto or Stark, they can only injure or defeat him at most.

To kill him, one must be a special being capable of unifying Yin and Yang, such as the Spirit King or a candidate for Spirit King.

Furthermore, while his "omniscience and omnipotence" is an almost cheat-like ability, it still has limitations before absorbing the Spirit King, so he cannot be considered invincible.

Iori was never worried about not being able to kill Yhwach, and he had long had a plan to deal with "omniscience and omnipotence". There was more than one way to perfectly avoid Yhwach's spying, and if he wanted, even the Soul King's gaze on him could be completely blocked.

However, he really didn't expect that not only the main body, but even a clone could be immune to Yhwach's future vision... You should know that this clone can't even be considered a "great supernatural power", it's just a simple application of the power [Life-Saving Hair].

It seems that [Acknowledgment Power & Existence Power] have an additional impact on causal skills...

A similar thought flashed through his mind, but he quickly refocused his attention on Yhwach:

After all, he is the final boss in "Bleach," so he should be given some preferential treatment and allowed to make a dignified exit.

—Iori has always been a kind person.

"Although I don't know what methods you used to trick me and escape from the sight of these eyes, since you were able to come here and stand before me squarely to issue a challenge... I'll give you a shout-out for your courage, Aizen Iori."

Yhwach was enraged by Iori's calm but indifferent tone, but he remained composed and did not lose his composure; he simply smiled coldly and narrowed his eyes.

He didn't believe his abilities had failed; he had simply been exploited. After all, his "omniscience and omnipotence" hadn't reached its limit. Theoretically, he could only replenish his power and reach a "peak" that was currently permissible after recovering the souls of all the Quincy.

Before that, he couldn't even fully open his "eyes," and it's not impossible that there were "blind spots" in this state.

If Iori has a fragment of the Spirit King within him (which he considers almost certain), then it's normal that he can shield himself from "omniscience and omnipotence".

As for the clone below?

Seireitei also has many talented people, such as Kiryu Hikifune and Mayuri Kurotsuchi, who are experts in the study of "spirit souls". He was able to create a spirit clone to deceive Yamamoto, so why can't others have something similar?

To put it bluntly, Yhwach was extremely confident in his own strength, and as the son of the Soul King, he was certain that apart from his "father," there was no one in the three realms who could threaten him.

If there is something or someone that is not in his field of vision, then he must have missed it; there is no possibility that it is "outside the scope of his cognition"!

Iori's remarks just now were actually saying that he "lacks self-awareness"—this was by no means sarcasm, but a serious analysis of Yhwach's worldview.

However, to be honest, if it weren't for the unexpected factor of Iori, Yhwach's idea would definitely not be wrong within the scope of the three realms!

"..."

Iori didn't speak, but looked at the Quincy King with a strange expression.

This puzzled Yhwach, and he was even a little embarrassed and annoyed, because Iori was not showing any solemnity or fear in the face of a powerful enemy, but rather a sense of relief, ease... and even sympathy.

pity?

I felt sorry for a mere Grim Reaper!

Since his birth, Yhwach has experienced the emotions of many people as an "idol/god/king," including reverence, faith, disgust, and hatred... but no one has ever sympathized with him!

Because so-called "sympathy" is the privilege of the strong, and for the Quincy King, no one can call himself strong!

"I don't understand, what gives you such courage to look at me with such disrespect!"

Yhwach's cloak fluttered under the influence of spiritual pressure, its shadow flickering like a reflection of flames.