Chapter 250

However, not all captains are like Kenpachi who only know how to slash. Almost all captains rely on their own Zanpakuto to fight, which makes the Bleach very troublesome.

Fortunately, the captain of the Twelfth Division, Mayuri Kurotsuchi, the current director of the Research and Development Bureau, quickly analyzed the Wandenreich and the Quincy based on the available data. He developed a house that would keep him in constant light, preventing the Quincy from entering the room through shadows and thus cutting off their Quincy.

The next task for the Bleach is to fight the Quincy under the leadership of Captain Commander Yamamoto. Mayuri Kurotsuchi's mission is to analyze the Quincy's weaknesses as quickly as possible while the other Bleach Quincy are fighting them, especially the methods to steal their Bankai and break their abilities, so that the Captain level Bleach can regain their Bankai and increase their fighting power.

"It's no use. Although Yhwach hasn't woken up yet, the Bleach still can't Quincy. Unless we take advantage of the fact that Yhwach hasn't woken up yet and send the 0th Division into battle."

"Unfortunately, the Zero Division will absolutely not show up now. Before Yamamoto falls, the Zero Division does not feel the need to show up."

"That's a real shame."

Li Yue and Aizen, the two masterminds behind the scenes, kept commenting on the footage on the monitor screen.

"However, letting the Royal Guard enter is the direct way for you, Father, to find the Soul King Palace, isn't it? As for creating the King's Key to open the passage, that method is completely unnecessary now."

"That's right, it's no longer necessary to open the passage by creating the King's Key, but it's also no longer necessary to have the Royal Guard appear to locate the Soul King Palace."

Aizen looked at Li Yue with confidence.

"Because I already have better options."

"I see."

Li Yue immediately understood Aizen's meaning.

"My godfather wants me to open the passage to the Soul King Palace, right?"

"That's right, the Soul King Palace is located above the Seireitei, but Soul King Palace is protected by a large number of barriers, making it impossible for outsiders to see or touch it. But this is not a problem for you, Li Yue-kun, right?"

The Zanpakuto, capable of separating everything, could completely shatter the barrier surrounding the Soul King Palace if Li Yue slashed it upwards. At that point, the Soul King Palace would appear before Aizen on its own.

"I have now fully fused with the Hōgyoku, and the future you see is different from what you see in Li Yue-kun. This time, I will not back down, nor will I give up the sword in my hand."

"Then let me pave the way for my godfather!"

Li Yue also looked at Aizen, and the two of them revealed an evil smile.

"The day when I proclaim, 'A true man is born between heaven and earth; how can he remain subservient to others for long!' is not far off!"

Aizen's smile froze.

456. The Beginning of the Thousand-Year Blood War

Li Yue stayed in Las Noches for two days. During those two days, Sasuke was brutally beaten by three of Tier Harribel's subordinates.

Sasuke originally thought that he was no match for the Espada, but his subordinates could at least put up a fight. Unfortunately, Sun-Sun and the others didn't play games with Sasuke. Instead of choosing one person to fight Sasuke, all three of them attacked together.

You choose between taking on the three of us by yourself, or having the three of us gang up on you.

This left Sasuke, who was thinking of leveling up through a one-on-one fight, completely dumbfounded. You guys have no sportsmanship!

As a result, Sasuke brutally tortured by the three of them. The three even used their ultimate move, combining parts of their bodies to form a giant Ayon, Yawon.

Although it's called Ayon, it's actually a composite beast that combines the characteristics of three people. It can't even beat the Espada, but it can easily beat Sasuke.

Sasuke also tried to release Indra and use his Three Tomoe genjutsu to control them, but unfortunately, Sasuke's Reiatsu was too much lower than theirs. He could control them for a while when they hadn't released their Zanpakuto, but after they were released, Sasuke's Three Tomoe was not very effective. He could only control them for a very short time, and they easily broke free. Then he was beaten up by Yawon.

However, there were also benefits. The two days of being beaten, coupled with the environment of Hueco Mundo, caused Sasuke's Reiatsu to increase rapidly. His Reiatsu increased from the level of a low-ranking Seated Officer to the level of a high-ranking Seated Officer.

Because he already possesses the influence of Indra 'Chakra, Sasuke's soul is stronger than that of an ordinary soul. Now that he has awakened the power of the Bleach, his talent is already top-notch, so his Reiatsu increases very rapidly.

After being beaten for two days, Sasuke released his Reiatsu into Soul Society. Combined with Indra in his hand, he could at least secure a Third Seat in the Gotei 13. As for the Vice-Captain level, he lacked sufficient combat experience due to a lack of systematic training in Kido.

Two days later, Sasuke stood before Li Yue, his body wrapped in bandages.

"It seems you've had a good time these past two days."

Although his whole body was wrapped in bandages, Li Yue could tell that Sasuke was in very good spirits.

Despite being beaten for two days, Sasuke was not discouraged at all. On the contrary, he was full of energy. Although he was beaten, he was visibly stronger, which made him feel great and he was in a good mood.

Are we going to Soul Society today?

Sasuke, feeling proud of his increased strength, asked Li Yue a question.

"That's right. Although you've been beaten up here for two days and have indeed become stronger, you're still trash. So, going to Soul Society to continue fighting is inevitable."

The two days spent in Hueco Mundo were not just to let Sasuke get beaten up, but also to wait for the Soul Society to take action.

Aizen had been monitoring the Soul Society and even the Wandenreich. They could see everything inside the Wandenreich, so Aizen was waiting for the Gotei 13 to fight the Wandenreich first.

After all, why not take advantage of a bargain? In the current Soul Society, some even believe that Aizen joined the Quincy camp along with Li Yue. The Quincy have no chance to explain themselves; they never expected to be scapegoated like this, facing a direct battle with the Bleach.

"Captain Aizen, how's the situation with the Bleach?"

Li Yue looked at Aizen beside her, Aizen was currently observing the Soul Society.

"They have already begun their attack, and this time, Captain Commander Yamamoto is personally leading the attack."

The previous advance force was led by several captains, but this time it was Captain Commander Yamamoto himself leading the team, which is a completely different situation.

"The three captains whose Bankai were taken away are among them. They probably want to take back their Bankai themselves."

The Bankai of their Bankai does not mean that the captains have lost their fighting power. They have only lost the strongest fighting power of their Zanpakuto. However, as captains, they still have other ways of fighting, such as the most basic Zanjutsu and Kido. Except for some special captains, most captains need to develop in all aspects, and Kido is also a necessary part of development.

"However, whether or not they can regain Bankai is not up to them, but up to Mayuri Kurotsuchi."

"That's right. The reason why Quincy can steal Bankai is that Mayuri Kurotsuchi to figure out the reason why they stole Bankai in order to take it back in a targeted manner."

"Captain Aizen, did you figure out how they stole the Bankai?"

"I can't figure it out yet. I need some information to figure it out, but for me, whether or not I can regain Bankai is not important."

"That's right. Captain Aizen has already broken through the boundary between Bleach and Hollow. You no longer need Bankai to enhance your power."

With the combination of Kyōka Suigetsu and Aizen's terrifying Reiatsu, no one could escape the control of Kyōka Suigetsu.

Of course, this applies to ordinary Bleach. In the Royal Guard, the Great Monk knows the names of all the Zanpakuto in Soul Society and can easily erase their names, thus making the Zanpakuto's power disappear. He can disable Kyōka Suigetsu's power by erasing its name.

It would have been fine if Aizen hadn't known this, but now that Aizen does, he has already devised a plan.

"That's right, Bankai is meaningless to me now, but I will continue to use the power of Kyōka Suigetsu."

In the original story, Aizen fused with the Hōgyoku, and then, as he purified it, his Zanpakuto began to disappear. He believed that this was because, with his evolution, he no longer needed his Zanpakuto. However, in reality, it was because the power of Kyōka Suigetsu had completely merged into him. As a result, even when he was sealed, he could still use the power of Yhwach Kyōka Suigetsu to confuse Yhwach's eyes, which could see the future.

Now, knowing this future, he has long since integrated the power of Kyōka Suigetsu into himself, and he now has absolute confidence in the power of his own Zanpakuto.

"Oh, they've started."

Aizen spoke, he used Reishi to create a projection in the air.

On the projection, all the members of the Gotei 13 were gathered in the plaza in front of the First Division. After the first vanguard suffered heavy losses against the Wandenreich, Captain Commander Yamamoto chose to launch a full-scale attack for the second time. He wanted to personally annihilate the Wandenreich!

This muscular old man was suppressing his anger. The anger from being fooled by Yhwach's faked death and the anger from the heavy losses suffered by the vanguard were all combined. His terrifying Reiatsu, which had accumulated for thousands of years, could no longer be contained and was now being vented on his enemy.

However, his enemies are naturally not those Sternritter minions; his target is always Yhwach. As for the other Quincy minions, that's for the other Bleach captains to deal with.

In the plaza outside the First Division, the Bleach gathered there, whispering amongst themselves. Although it was outside the First Division, these ordinary Bleach couldn't help but murmur among themselves. They were just gathered together, without even standing in formation, standing in complete chaos. The only difference was that they were gathered together as groups based on their own divisions, and there was still some separation between the members of each division.

"Quiet!"

The muscular old man slammed his cane into the ground, and an invisible wave erupted from his body, engulfing every Bleach present. The whispering Bleach instantly fell silent.

"I think you should already know about the vanguard's crushing defeat."

Captain Commander Yamamoto opened his eyes, which were almost completely covered by his eyebrows.

"I am very dissatisfied with the incompetence of the vanguard, but before dealing with those failed captains, we must first eliminate those Quincy who threaten the safety of the Three Realms!"

The Bleach Captains did not respond, all watching with indifferent expressions. They were used to it; it was always like this at the Captain level meetings. Unless it concerned their own affairs, they would not speak.

Captain Commander Yamamoto had gotten used to these guys' behavior.

He looked directly at Mayuri Kurotsuchi, the captain of the Twelfth Division. Among the captains, he was the only one who was currently in high spirits, because he would not directly join the battle, but would instead collect data and conduct research from the rear, which was his favorite job.

"Captain of the Twelfth Division."

"Yes, Captain-Commander."

"Open the passage."

"Yes."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi grinned and walked forward with a smirk, throwing several blocks at the ground. A large gate made of black shadows appeared before the Bleach.

The Captain-Commander tapped the cane in his hand.

"Now, go and annihilate all the Quincy!"

The Gotei 13's all-out attack on the Wandenreich has begun!

457. Aizen again.

The Gotei 13's all-out attack on the Wandenreich has begun, and the Bleach have started to enter the Wandenreich.

The Quincy in the Wandenreich also learned that the Bleach were about to attack them, so the Sternritter, along with all the ordinary Quincy, gathered together to confront the Gotei 13.

But this attack is different from the previous vanguard. Although there is not enough data, they at least know that the Quincy a thousand years later are different from the Quincy a thousand years ago, especially those guys from the Sternritter, who can even seize Bankai.

Since you've managed to acquire Bankai, I'll defeat you using fighting methods other than Bankai!

The Shikai and Kido of Zanpakuto became the main fighting methods for the Bleach captains in the first phase of their battle against the Sternritter.

However, this fighting style also has a problem: the attack methods of Kido are somewhat rigid. Whether chanting or not, Kido's attack methods are nothing more than using the nature changes of Reishi to attack, such as fire, wind, or binding. This is not bad against other enemies, but it does not seem to have much advantage when facing Quincy.

Because Quincy are born with the ability to control Reishi.

Yhwach is the Son of the Soul King and is born with the ability to control Reishi. The Sternritter Quincy, can also control Reishi. Therefore, Kido, a fighting style that purely uses Reishi for attacks, is not very effective against the Sternritter.

However, before Mayuri Kurotsuchi Quincy can figure out how the Quincy steal Bankai, the captains cannot use Bankai at will. After all, if Bankai is stolen or even controlled and used by the enemy, it would be a huge blow to their own members.

The captains are fine because they are familiar with their own Bankai, but it's a different story for the Bleach under their command. The ordinary Bleach in the team are completely different. The so-called Bankai of Bleach is the amplification of Reiatsu. Most Bleach's Bankai abilities are wide-range destructive. Once their Bankai is taken away and used against their own people, then their own people are really unlucky.

Although the captains of the Bleach do not use their Bankai to prevent it from being taken away, the Quincy will not hold back their Bankai.

The Bankai of the captains of the Tenth Division, Sixth Division, and Captain of the Seventh Division had been stolen and were in the hands of the Quincy. Therefore, they immediately used the Bankai of these three captains after the start of the battle.

"Great Crimson Ice Wheel is still beautiful."

Li Yue clapped her hands repeatedly as she watched the Great Crimson Ice Wheel being used by the Quincy on the projection.

"Although it's not the season for snow, it's still a nice feeling to see snowflakes now."

"After all, this is the invincible Great Crimson Ice Wheel."

The eternal genius captain Tōshirō Hitsugaya, the eternally defeated Tōshirō Hitsugaya, this genius captain is always so confident when facing enemies, but he will always be slapped in the face, and slapped in the face severely.

"Ice?"

Sasuke was also watching from the side. When he saw the huge ice wings unfolding behind the Quincy in the projection, he frowned slightly.

"That's right, it's ice, and the strongest ice-type Zanpakuto, Hyōrinmaru, Hyōrinmaru Zanpakuto of Tōshirō Hitsugaya, the captain of the Tenth Division the Gotei 13 in Soul Society."

"So, that woman is the captain of the Bleach?"

Because he was unaware of the backstory, Sasuke didn't know that the person currently using Great Crimson Ice Wheel was actually Quincy.

"Of course not, she is Quincy."

"What is Quincy?"

A string of question marks appeared above Sasuke's head. How come it was yet another completely unfamiliar term?

"A bunch of guys who play with Reishi."

Your explanation is worse than no explanation at all, bro.

Sasuke looked at Li Yue, utterly speechless.

"You don't need to know what Quincy is. You just need to know one thing: what you are seeing now is the Bankai of Great Crimson Ice Wheel."

"Bankai? That's what you mentioned before, the higher level of release of the Zanpakuto, the ability that makes me even stronger?"

Sasuke stared wide-eyed at the Quincy projected on the screen. Just as Li Yue had said before, it didn't matter what the Quincy was now. All he wanted to see was how powerful the Bankai he wanted was.

In the projection, Bambietta, a Quincy belonging to the Sternritter, had huge ice wings on her back. With a wave of her right hand, a giant Dragon made of ice and water appeared around her, its huge body coiling up to shield her. Then, with another wave of her left hand, the giant ice dragon pounced directly on the dead and wounded on the ground.

The ice dragon crashed onto the ground and exploded instantly. Ice and water splashed onto the Bleach on the ground. The mixed water then began to freeze rapidly. In an instant, all the original water solidified into hard ice blocks, which combined with the original ice blocks to form a huge iceberg, instantly freezing more than a dozen Bleach.