The Hōgyoku Espada and the Soul King's Left Arm

"All we need to do is eliminate the enemies in the other few Riden, and that will be enough."

Everyone must split up and fight separately, each choosing a Riden.

After saying that, he and Jūshirō Ukitake teamed up perfectly and rushed towards one of the towers.

Meanwhile, the other team captains also tacitly divided themselves into teams and rushed out.

Soi Fon said to Ōmaeda, who was still desperately stomping on the sky, "Go down. The battles that follow are beyond your reach."

"But Captain, I'm the vice-captain of the Second Division, how can I give up here?" Ōmaeda shouted loudly.

Even though his Shunpo was extremely advanced, he couldn't use it in this space and could only rely on his own strength to barely maintain his upward movement.

"Then you'd better chase after me with all your might." Soi Fon had no intention of helping him and turned to rush towards the distant Riden.

Ōmaeda watched Captain Soi Fon walk away, he swallowed hard, making a loud gulp.

After pausing for a moment, he stomped his feet again, even using his hands, and continued chasing after Soi Fon's retreating figure.

The Soul King Palace, guarded by five Riden, has always existed in a hidden space above the Soul Society.

Even if people from Soul Society wanted to go up, they would have to use a special method of movement, and the passage would have to be opened by the Soul King Palace.

In the past thousand years, it has only been used once before, when Yhwach led the Wandenreich to attack Soul Society a thousand years ago.

Ichibei Hyosube, the Ichibē Hyōsube the Squad Zero of the Royal Guard, went down to Yhwach and used the Soul King's arm to seal the other's abilities.

Next came the Quincy from a thousand years ago, and their Gotei 13, which had just been formed by Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto.

The second time was when someone was promoted to the Squad Zero, and the Soul King Palace opened its doors again to welcome them.

Apart from that, the Soul King Palace has never been opened again in the past thousand years.

Now, the gates of the Soul King Palace have been forcibly broken open by the Wandenreich, leaving it completely exposed.

On one of the Riden, there was a woman with a cold and beautiful face, wearing Captain's Haori and Shihakushō, with three pairs of six golden doll-like arms behind her, and wearing high wooden clogs.

He stood in the center, coldly watching the invaders ahead.

She is one of the members of the Royal Guard Squad Zero, the Divine General of the North, known as the Great Weave Guard, and also the creator of the Shihakushō — Senjumaru Shutara.

She faced two intruders, Pernida Pakaja and Lille Barrow, members of the Sternritter's Schutzstaffel.

Just as she was about to speak, beams of Reishi suddenly appeared from the Wahrwelt.

They charged toward another Riden guarded by Ichibē Hyōsube, the leader of the Squad Zero.

Senjumaru turned his head and looked over, speaking in a classical tone:

"Is this how you, the King of the Quincy Yhwach, operate? Directly absorbing the power of your subordinates—how wicked!"

The beams of Reishi that just appeared were created by members of the Sternritter Auswählen's Cross of Yhwach.

Senjumaru could certainly sense that many of the Sternritter whose power had been drained were dying.

After glancing at them, she stopped paying attention and looked back at the enemy in front of her. "You two will be absorbed by Yhwach sooner or later, won't you?"

She believed that even if Yhwach had not absorbed the power of the two people in front of him, it was only because he thought his current power was enough to deal with Ichibē Hyōsube.

Unfortunately, Senjumaru understood that Yhwach was insufficient with only this much strength.

Perhaps before long, these two intruders will also have their power drained by the other, their fates in the hands of others.

Holding a sniper rifle, Lille Barrow, whose eye resembled a sight, spoke coldly, "We are different from them; we are members of His Majesty's Schutzstaffel."

The implication is that they will not be Auswählen by Yhwach.

But Senjumaru thought this was a joke.

With a golden arm behind her back, she extended a finger to her lips, and that classical tone rang out again. "For someone Yhwach, no one is incapable of sacrifice."

"Hmph, at this point, trying to sow discord is pointless." Lille Barrow pointed his gun directly at Senjumaru.

Just then, several figures suddenly appeared in the main hall.

These are three members of the Espada.

Second Espada Baraggan Ruisenbon; Sixth Espada Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez; Ninth Espada: Nnoitra Gilga.

After they landed on the field, they formed a triangular formation with the enemy forces Riden.

For the Schutzstaffel, Pernida, and Lille Barrow, both Soul Reaper and Hollows are targets that must be eliminated.

The same applies to the three Espada.

As for Senjumaru, she spoke up at this moment, saying, "There are quite a few intruders, aren't there? What exactly are you doing?" She turned her head slightly and looked in another direction.

Three captains of the Gotei 13 appeared.

They are: Captain Shunsui Kyōraku of the Eighth Division, Captain Kenpachi Zaraki of the 11th Division, Captain Jūshirō Ukitake of the Twelfth Division, and Vice-Captain Kaien Shiba.

Faced with the questioning from the members of Squad Zero, Shunsui Kyōraku reached out and removed his Zanpakuto and spoke with a hint of helplessness:

"There's no other way now. Let's get rid of these guys first, then we can talk about punishment."

Jūshirō Ukitake frowned, staring intently at Pernida.

He sensed a familiar aura emanating from the other person, and vaguely guessed who it was. He whispered:

"That little brat probably possesses the same power as me. Be careful."

Shunsui Kyōraku also looked over.

He knew, of course, that the Soul King's arm was inside Ukitake's body, meaning that the other party likely had another Soul King's arm.

These guys are definitely not easy to deal with.

With the addition of the three captains, it appears that the Soul Reaper's side now has a larger number of troops.

But this didn't matter to the three Espada present.

Nnoitra, his eyes blazing with fury, glared at Kenpachi Zaraki and roared:

"Leave that bastard to me!"

Battle is imminent.

Chapter 190 The Hōgyoku Espada, the Soul King Left Arm

Nnoitra walked straight toward Kenpachi Zaraki.

He pointed to a huge scar on his body and said angrily:

Today, I will cut this scar onto your body.

Kenpachi Zaraki scanned Nnoitra before him, and after a moment, asked with some doubt:

"Who are you?"

Upon hearing this, Nnoitra's pupils constricted sharply.

"Haha," he seemed to laugh in exasperation, "So that's how it is, you don't remember anymore."

He didn't waste any more words, and his Reiatsu erupted.

"Pray, Santa Teresa!" He immediately activated his Resurrección.

Only after he revealed his Resurrección form did Kenpachi Zaraki recognize him, and he said with a smile:

"Oh, it's you! I didn't recognize you earlier, I'm sorry."

He looked very relaxed, and his fighting spirit seemed to have increased slightly.

My former defeated foe dared to come back a second time; he must have improved his strength. Perhaps we'll have a pleasant battle.

In Nnoitra's eyes, Kenpachi Zaraki showed no fear and no Despair whatsoever.

Without the slightest hesitation, he slammed his hand on his chest, and an Hōgyoku was now embedded in the very center of his chest.

Immediately afterwards, his Reiatsu erupted again, but this time it was completely different. There was a golden torrent, but it was mixed with pitch black.

After a moment, the darkness intensified, and the gold was reduced to a thin outer layer.

This force made everyone present feel that something was wrong.

Shunsui Kyōraku immediately turned to Senjumaru Shutara beside him and asked:

"What kind of power is this?"

Senjumaru Shutara also frowned.

When she was the captain, she and Shunsui Kyōraku were colleagues who had worked together for a long time.

Even now that they've become members of Squad Zero, their interactions don't have the air of a superior and subordinate.

She continued in that somewhat classical tone:

"I have no idea."

At this moment, Jūshirō Ukitake spoke with some doubt, "It seems..."

But he only said that one sentence, then stopped, gently shaking his head, "It's probably just an illusion."

Actually, that black power seemed to contain traces of the Soul King's power.

However, he did not believe that a mere Hollow could control the Soul King's power, so he did not finish his sentence.

Even the Quincy were somewhat bewildered.

Lille Barlow carefully observed the Reiatsu emanating from Nnoitra and was similarly puzzled.

He had never seen this power before.

The short man beside him, however, became somewhat restless, seemingly very interested in this power and wanting to intervene in the battle.

After noticing this, Lille Barrow immediately spoke up:

"He's the Ninth Blade. The two next to him have higher numbers and are stronger. No need to rush."

Pernida Pakaja then continued to observe.

The golden Reiatsu, enveloping the black, suddenly returned to Nnoitra's body.

Immediately afterwards, a huge change occurred to him; the two pairs of arms on his back transformed into black bone scythes, their surfaces enveloped in golden Reiatsu.

His entire body was almost entirely covered in black, as if he had completely lost the pale white Hierro that the Void should have originally possessed, leaving only a small section of his chest and face.

At the same time, his hands transformed into black steel claws, which looked extremely creepy.

What is most striking is that the corners of his temples, which were originally like crescent moons, have now turned black and are enveloped in golden Reiatsu.

He grinned and looked at Kenpachi Zaraki:

"This is my latest form— Despair, the Santa Teresa."

You've felt it too, haven't you? The Despair power contained within my body right now.

His smile stretched almost to his ears; he couldn't wait to see Kenpachi Zaraki's Despair.

This body of mine, which has truly broken through the limits of the soul and reached a new level after merging with the Hōgyoku, is the true form that Despair should manifest.

Kenpachi Zaraki stared wide-eyed at the figure in front of him.

As we observed him, his breathing gradually became heavier, revealing a set of sharp teeth, and he laughed loudly:

"That's how it should be! Devour, Nozarashi!"

The instant he used his Shikai, he gripped the Nozarashi with both hands and slashed down.

Click! Four golden scythes crossed and set up the Nozarashi rack.

Nnoitra discovered that Kenpachi Zaraki wasn't in Despair, but he wasn't angry either.

Because he knew that his opponent could unleash even greater power, while he himself was already able to easily deal with Kenpachi Zaraki Shikai.

He casually raised his right claw and slashed across, and with a splatter, five bloody marks instantly appeared on Kenpachi Zaraki's chest, blood spurting out.

"What's wrong? This was just a basic attack. You can't take it anymore?" Nnoitra mocked.

Kenpachi Zaraki, feeling the pain, became even more excited.

He too unleashed a burst of golden Reiatsu, ignoring the blood on his chest, and swung his sword down once more.

Ding ding! But it was still stopped by the golden arm behind Nnoitra.