Continuation of the Battle from a Thousand Years Ago

"Yhwach, wouldn't it be better to just hide and eke out a living? Why insist on showing your true colors and throwing your life away?" The Old Man Yama spoke slowly, his voice icy.

The surrounding temperature was also rising, and the frost clinging to the walls and roof of the Ice Palace was melting.

Yhwach's face hardened with a sacred expression as he declared, "For the sake of world peace, our steps will never cease. Let your sinful and ugly world come to an end!"

The Old Man Yama drew his sword, and flames roared as the Reiatsu surged, engulfing the entire dilapidated, Wandenreich as he climbed higher...

The area where the Eighth Division clashed with the Holy Soldier.

Lisa Yadōmaru, wearing a knight's mask with a missing cross, wields a massive 'Tetsu Shibari Tonbo' and moves among the Holy Soldier. The ' Tetsu Shibari Tonbo shovel, can take a life with each attack.

Meanwhile, Nanao Ise was directing her team members while also using Kidō to create an opening for them.

Kyōraku had been fighting Robert Accutrone one-on-one for quite some time. His fancy outer robe and hat were gone, and his Shihakusho had been torn in several places, but it didn't seem to have caused too much damage.

Moreover, he had already forced out Robert Accutrone's Quincy Vollständig, and Kyōraku, unaffected by anything, was terrifyingly strong.

Bang! Bang!

The Reishi beam shot out so fast, enhanced by Robert Accutrone's ability, that it was too fast for Kyōraku's naked eye to follow. He could only react by making a dodge move the instant his opponent raised his hand.

In another Shunpo, Kyōraku approached Robert Accutrone. The moment they were close, Reishi bullets and blades flew around, and the surrounding buildings collapsed with a crash.

Kyōraku was struck in the abdomen, and blood dripped down.

Robert Accutrone was stabbed in the right wrist and back, and was clearly at a disadvantage after being brought into close combat.

Kyōraku, slightly out of breath, chuckled, "The Bullets are going way too fast!"

Robert Accutrone scoffed, "Your twin swords are fast too; even 'God’s Step' couldn't completely evade your attack."

Sensing the Reiatsu emanating from within Silbern, Kyōraku looked up and smiled, "It seems this battle can't last much longer!"

Robert Accutrone laughed and said, "If the two kings clash, the battle will indeed end quickly, but the losers will definitely be you."

Kyōraku shook his head slightly. "Since you can no longer obtain Bankai, your chances of winning are not high."

Robert Accutrone bowed slightly. "Even if we can't take away Bankai, even if the Arrancar are on your side, victory will still belong to us. Your Captain-Commander's duel with His Majesty has only accelerated this process."

As soon as he finished speaking, Robert Accutrone leaped into the air, his hands constantly pulling the trigger, sending the Reishi bullets flying in an arc towards Kyōraku.

Kyōraku swung his twin swords in a flick of his wrist, uttering a soft cry, "Imperfect Spinning Top!"

The two clashed again, but both kept a watchful eye on the direction of the Ice Palace during the battle.

"This time... you won't have a chance to make a comeback."

The Old Man Yama took a step forward and unleashed the 'Ryūjin Jakka', sending out a fiery ribbon that enveloped the entire Ice Palace.

Yhwach and Jugram Haschwalth leaped into the air simultaneously, and in a short time, the Ice Palace below had turned into lava flowing onto the ground.

The next second, magma mixed with flames formed a pillar of fire that shot into the sky and hurtled towards the two of them.

Yhwach and Jugram Haschwalth shifted slightly, dodging the pillar of fire while being separated from each other.

The Old Man Yama suddenly leaped up and appeared in front of Yhwach in the next moment, slashing down with his fire knife.

With a clang, a pale blue shell covered in filamentous patterns appeared in mid-air, blocking the flames— the Blut Vene Anhaben!

Just moments later, the high-temperature flames were about to break through the Blut Vene Anhaben, but Jugram Haschwalth wisely flew backward, giving Yhwach room to maneuver.

"The Great Holy Bow!"

Yhwach shouted, and an enormous bow materialized above his head, with three Large Heilig Pfeil Arrows, thicker and several times longer than spears, resting on the bowstring.

The moment the 'Blut Vene Anhaben' dissipated, it suddenly shot towards the flames in front, creating a gap in the flames due to the impact.

After dodging one of the shots, the Old Man Yama swung his knife repeatedly, sending two of the shots flying sideways to the ground. Suddenly, the shot that had passed through his 'Heilig Pfeil' circled back to him.

As the 'Large Heilig Pfeil' approached, the Old Man Yama slightly turned to the side, grabbed it in his hand, and thrust it towards Yhwach, who had suddenly drawn his sword and closed in.

Yhwach was stabbed in the abdomen, but his blade also fired five 'Small Heilig Pfeil'. Although four were blocked, one of them hit the Old Man Yama's abdomen.

Taking advantage of the Old Man Yama swung his "Ryūjin Jakka," Yhwach quickly retreated.

Yhwach stopped, and the 'Large Heilig Pfeil' on his abdomen dissipated into Reishi. There was no wound on his abdomen, so his attack would not harm him.

The Old Man Yama on the opposite side was in a worse state; he had been stabbed in the abdomen. Although he managed to stop the bleeding with his Reiatsu, he was still injured.

Within this space, whether it's Quincy Soul Reaper, a Hollow, or Arrancar, once they die, a large portion of their soul power will be absorbed by Yhwach.

Too many people have died in the battle, Yhwach's power is rapidly recovering, giving him a slight advantage in the exchange.

Yhwach said coldly, "Shigekuni Yamamoto, a thousand years ago you used trickery to severely injure me beforehand, and even using your Bankai in the end you couldn't kill me, let alone now?"

As he spoke, Yhwach's gaze swept over the Chōjirō Sasakibe was watching the battle from the ground... It was that little bastard who had no sense of martial ethics.

Jugram Haschwalth instantly understood, drew his sword, and closed in on the Sasakibe in a flash, slashing diagonally with his Greatsword.

Sasakibe wasn't some pushover who could be instantly killed by Ichigo; he ducked to dodge while simultaneously thrusting his sword forward.

Ding-dong!

Jugram Haschwalth Scapegoat Shield, and flashes of sword light and lightning clashed between the two. It wasn't until more than ten seconds later that Sasakibe was finally cleaved away by Jugram Haschwalth's sword.

Instead of turning back to fight, the Sasakibe turned and ran.

"You know you've used up all your luck in fighting me! Die!" Jugram Haschwalth, his eyes filled with killing intent, chased after him.

Seeing this, Yhwach sneered, "Like a dog with its tail between its legs... How about that? The test ends here. Now you can try to kill me with your full strength, Shigekuni Yamamoto!"

The Old Man Yama slowly raised his eyelids, his Reiatsu gathering to its peak, and said coldly, "Bankai... Zanka no Tachi!"

The flames that lingered between heaven and earth from the 'Ryūjin Jakka' technique suddenly vanished without a trace, and the Old Man Yama's Reiatsu also seemed to disappear.

Those within the Wandenreich felt a burning sensation on their skin, and their ice and water-type Zanpakuto almost lost their power...

"The water... it's gone?"

Tier Harribel was filled with disbelief as she watched the once lake-like body of water suddenly dry up so quickly that not even a drop of water vapor remained.

She pondered for a moment before recalling that this situation seemed to have occurred once before in the Soul King Palace, except that she was in her Resurrección state and engaged in fierce combat then, so the sensation wasn't as pronounced...

"Is this... the Captain-Commander's Bankai?"

Having just killed a Quincy Reserve Forces, Tōshirō felt his Bankai being forcibly deactivated and recalled some rumors about his predecessors.

'The flames have vanished? Compared to a thousand years ago, his Bankai seems to have changed a lot, and... it really can't be taken away.' Yhwach was shaken.

He slowly retracted the Quincy Medallion he had secretly raised earlier, and sneered, "Hollowfication, huh? Shigekuni Yamamoto, I never thought that someone as the Soul Reaper Commander would stoop to this level."

It's no wonder Yhwach said that; after Bankai, the Captain-Commander's right eye and the right side of his bald head were completely covered by a Hollow mask, and that trace of Reiatsu was powerful and violent.

"Degenerate? Heh, decades ago a brat taught this old man that as long as he can win, he doesn't care about justice, because once he wins, he is justice." The Old Man Yama smiled wickedly and spoke leisurely.

He continued, "And this, I didn't need him to teach me, because I've always done it this way for a thousand years."

"After our battle, the long period of peace made me soft-hearted, which allowed you to return today. Two hundred years ago, I should have come here at all costs to bury you."

Upon hearing this, Yhwach suddenly opened his Double Pupils, a bloodthirsty smile spreading across his face, "Having learned a lesson from you, today I, who can see everything, will take everything from you."

A thousand years ago, Yhwach not only learned a lesson from Yamamoto, but also had part of his 'eyes' blinded by the Monk using the Soul King's hand, which led to his complete defeat in the battle.

"You can see everything? Then come and see how my Bankai differs from that of a thousand years ago!"

The Old Man Yama gripped the 'Zanka no Tachi', and the next moment, he appeared in front of Yhwach and swung the sword down.

Yhwach seemed to have anticipated this, a smile appearing on his lips as he quickly dodged, and then an endless barrage of 'Heilig Pfeil' rained down on the Old Man Yama — Sanctuary’s Praise.

But even after the Old Man Yama emerged, he remained completely unharmed— his Zanka no Tachi: Hellfire Mantle, with its high-temperature defense, could block all attacks.

The Old Man Yama held his knife horizontally and said indifferently, "Didn't you say you could see everything? Then why struggle like this? Just stand there and let me cut you to death."

"Hiding all the flames within the blade, capable of erasing everything the sword touches—that's the Bankai you've attained after countless years of training, isn't it?" Yhwach explained with a faint smile.

"And that move just now, the terrifying flames became invisible, any attack that touched you would be vaporized, I saw it all," Yhwach continued coldly.

Then he suddenly burst into laughter. "From now on, you will die within three moves!"

The Old Man Yama naturally didn't believe it. He coldly said, "Then I'll have to see it. First move: Zanka no Tachi - Kaka Jūmanokushi Daisōjin."

"Yhwach, listen to the cries of those who once fought for you!"

Yhwach pretended to listen attentively, then burst into laughter and shouted, "I heard it! What a beautiful sound! They are cheering and singing for peace. They are the cornerstone of peace. I will never forget them!"

The vengeful spirits of the Quincy who had died at Yamamoto's hands rushed toward Yhwach.

In Yhwach's eyes, they were not even the skeletal, vengeful spirits of the scorching sun, but Quincy with flesh and blood, capable of crying and laughing.

But so what? The moment they got close to Yhwach, they were all instantly wiped out by the Heilig Pfeil he unleashed.

Ruthless, indifferent, and plundering everything... This is the King of the Quincy.