Chapter 255
"Captain-Commander, although you want to kill me, I don't want to kill you, so please don't say such things to me."
Faced with Old Man Yamamoto's harsh words, Aizen still smiled and replied, which directly drew Old Man Yamamoto's angry glare.
"Kid, are you implying that you can kill me at any moment?!"
Aizen didn't react to Old Man Yamamoto's words, but Li Yue, who was watching from a distance, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
I think that line is from Madara, right? Old Man Yamamoto, how come you're saying things like that? Are you going to start dancing next?
However, Old Man Yamamoto did not dance; instead, in his Wrath, he swung his sword and slashed at Aizen first.
The leaders of the three major forces have officially begun their war!
466. Why not sit down and have a cup of tea?
So, what's the situation now?
At the entrance to the Wandenreich, the surviving Bleach emerged from the entrance, feeling the three terrifying Reiatsu within the Seireitei, and were filled with doubt for a moment.
Inside the Wandenreich, they were at a disadvantage in their battle against the Quincy. Suddenly, the Quincy's techniques became unpredictable and mysterious, causing them to lose the battle. But no sooner had they lost Quincy suddenly knelt down in front of them, completely unexpectedly.
This left them momentarily confused about the situation.
However, the three powerful Reiatsu that appeared afterward made them realize what was going on: a new and powerful enemy had emerged.
Three powerful forces swiftly departed from the Wandenreich, and the remaining Bleach Gods naturally followed suit, leading to the current situation.
"Hey, hey, that Reiatsu, isn't that Aizen? If I remember correctly, it should be Aizen."
Shunsui Kyoraku felt the most immense Reiatsu within it and couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
"This Reiatsu definitely feels like Aizen's, but the intensity is a bit off. Could it be that the Quincy did something to Aizen to make Aizen so strong?"
Jūshirō Ukitake was also curious.
The undercover Gin Ichimaru, standing nearby, spoke with a smile.
"I don't think this was done by the Quincy."
"Captains, look over there. Those people don't look like Quincy."
At Gin Ichimaru's prompting, the Bleach looked toward the location of the Espada and saw the hollow bodies that were characteristic of Hollows.
"Virtual? No, why don't they have masks? No, they do have masks, but they're not complete, and they even have..."
Jūshirō Ukitake displayed his most adept expression of surprise, like an honest man.
"Is that Zanpakuto!?"
"It seems that after the Quincy, we have encountered an even more serious situation."
Shunsui Kyoraku's usual carefree attitude vanished, and his expression turned serious.
"Oh?"
While the Bleach were noticing the Espada, the Espada were also noticing the Bleach.
"Welcome back, captains."
Li Yue, standing at the very front of the Espada, greeted the Bleach with great enthusiasm.
"Oh, Youngster Li Yue, we meet again."
Shunsui Kyoraku resumed his cheerful expression, pressing his hat on his head as he greeted Li Yue.
"I wonder what will happen when we meet this time?"
"Some things will indeed happen, but I have some suggestions to share."
"Oh? Please tell me about it."
The other captains remained silent, tacitly accepting Shunsui Kyoraku as their spokesperson. After all, among the captains present, Shunsui Kyoraku and Jūshirō Ukitake were the most senior, and the other captain, who was even more senior, was still treating patients in the Fourth Division's barracks.
"Fighting can kill people. We've all lived this long, it's not easy for us. So why don't we sit down and have some tea?"
Li Yue offered her suggestion with a relaxed expression.
"While from my personal perspective, I would really like to sit down and have some tea with you instead of fighting, from my standpoint, that seems unrealistic."
"From your perspective, then let's talk from your perspective."
Li Yue looked up at the three intertwined Reiatsu in the distance.
"Captain Kyōraku, do you think you can get involved in that battlefield?"
"Although I consider myself quite strong, it's a pity that I can't get involved in that battlefield right now."
Shunsui Kyoraku also looked into the distance.
"If I rush in, I'll probably die."
"That's right. The Captain Kyōraku knows his own strength very well, and I also know our strength very well, which is why I made this suggestion."
Li Yue spread her hands out.
"Let me introduce you all. These are the Captain Aizen selected and nurtured over a hundred years. They allowed Arrancar to break through the boundaries of Bleach and sealed their power in their Zanpakuto. Just like Bleach, they are called Arrancar, which literally means Shinigami Transformation."
"By the way, many of these Espada are Vasto Lorde who once lived in Hueco Mundo."
Vasto Lorde!
After those four words were uttered, the expressions of the Bleach visibly changed.
As professionals who have fought against Hollows for a long time, the Bleach know Hollows very well, especially the Hollow ranking system, which was set by the Bleach themselves. After all, Hueco Mundo has always been chaotic and lacks any cohesion.
However, the top-tier Hollows born in this environment are Vasto Lorde. In terms of rank, Vasto Lorde are very rare, but each Vasto Lorde is a being that surpasses the Captain level.
Of course, the Captain level here refers to the ordinary Captain level, excluding a century-old captain like Shunsui Kyoraku.
Even so, the pressure exerted by several Vasto Lorde on the Bleach Captains was still immense.
"Therefore, if we were to fight, regardless of who wins, both sides would suffer heavy losses. There is no way that one side could be easily defeated. Captain Kyōraku, do you agree with what I'm saying?"
"That's absolutely true. No matter how the two sides fight now, the winning side will always be the one that suffers a Pyrrhic victory."
The Bleach had already fought the Quincy, and were covered in wounds; none of them were unharmed, and their Reiatsu was severely depleted. Under these circumstances, even if they won a battle against the Espada, who were all unharmed, few of them would survive.
"Not only that, the surviving side is even less able to get involved in the three-way battle. No matter who it is, if they survive and enter that battlefield, they will die without a burial place."
"So, why don't we sit down and have some tea, wait for the battle between our respective leaders to come to a conclusion, and then decide on our next move?"
"What do you think of my proposal Captain Kyōraku?"
"Although you're not on our side, Youngster Li Yue, I surprisingly agree with your suggestion."
Shunsui Kyoraku answered with a smile.
In Shunsui Kyoraku's opinion, Li Yue's suggestion was really good for the Bleach.
After the battle with the Sternritter, the Bleach are now extremely depleted in combat power. Not only do they face the Espada, but also Li Yue, whose strength is unknown. Once the battle begins, the Bleach will definitely be at a disadvantage because the enemy knows too much about the Bleach's abilities, while they know nothing about the enemy's abilities.
In a battle between equal forces, the key is information advantage. If you have less information, you are more likely to be killed by the enemy who has the advantage in information.
"So, Captain Kyōraku, do you agree with my proposal?"
"Since you're so considerate of us, Youngster Li Yue, I naturally agree."
Although he didn't know what Li Yue wanted to do, Kyōraku chose to agree.
467. The situation suddenly changed.
[Meme Lord: Come and see! A battle between three powerful individuals!]
In the Chat Group, Li Yue sent a message and simultaneously started a live stream, broadcasting the battle between Aizen Yamamoto and Yhwach to the group members.
The long-awaited group live stream caused everyone in the group to suddenly appear.
[This is Hip-Hop: Who are they?]
Uchiha Madara was quite interested in battles, so the first thing he asked after seeing the live stream was a question.
[The Meme Lord: Captain Aizen, Old Man Yamamoto, and Yhwach.]
[Give Me Some Face: I don't recognize any of the others except for Captain Aizen.]
Shanks was also very curious. As the Emperor of the Sea, he was naturally curious about the battle between powerful beings from Otherworld. Since he didn't need to fight himself and was just going to watch the show, he was happy to participate.
[Perverted Scum Man: Senpai, you went to Captain Aizen's world again?]
[Meme Lord: That's right, because Captain Aizen has something big to do!]
Although having Sasuke nearby wasn't suitable for being on camera, it didn't stop Li Yue from doing a live stream. Sasuke, although the poison had been digested, hadn't fully recovered his mobility, so he was sitting on the ground resting while watching the battlefield in the distance. Or rather, he was engrossed in the terrifying battlefield, the battle between masters, which truly fascinated him, making him fantasize about reaching that level himself in the future.
[Fat Woman in Black Stockings: Has it already come to this point?]
As one of the earliest members of the group, Kasumigaoka naturally knew what the so-called major events in Aizen's world were, especially after seeing these three people on the scene through Li Yue's live stream.
An old man with a muscular physique, a middle-aged man dressed in all black, and Aizen wearing a white trench coat.
Those who have watched Bleach: Kasumigaoka know that the muscular old man is Captain Commander Yamamoto of Soul Society, and the middle-aged man in black is naturally the villain Yhwach.
So Aizen is preparing to directly start the final Thousand-Year Blood War?
[Meme Lord: Not really. The exact timeframe hasn't arrived yet. It's been brought forward quite a bit. After all, Captain Aizen has a completely different future, so we detonated the Wandenreich point ahead of schedule.]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: That's right, we detonated this point ahead of time, so things will be different.]
[This is Hip-Hop: You seem quite at ease, you're even chatting with us.]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Because I'm facing opponents who know everything about me, it's not a problem for me to chat with everyone, is it?]
Aizen was very confident in himself because Li Yue had given him all the information about the Bleach world long ago, so he had all the enemy information. If he still couldn't win with all the enemy information, then he would be too bad.
Especially now, having fused with the Hōgyoku, he still faces Old Man Yamamoto and Yhwach with such confidence, showing no concern whatsoever that he will lose to them.
[This is Hip-Hop: Hmph, I can do that too!]
As the king of dance on the battlefield, Uchiha Madara believed that he was perfectly capable of fighting multiple people. After all, he could achieve a 5v1 situation, not one person fighting five opponents at once, but 25 people beating up five opponents!
[So Arrogant! Captain Aizen, you're strong, but you should still be a little more careful. That old man's sword looks terrifying!]
In the scene, Captain Commander Yamamoto wields his Zanka no Tachi and slashes directly at Aizen. Aizen easily dodges, but the spot where Aizen was standing is cleaved by this slash, creating a huge, seemingly bottomless chasm that extends for a kilometer!
Having dodged the attack, Aizen retaliated by slashing at Captain Commander Yamamoto. Captain Commander Yamamoto countered with his own Aizen, and their blades clashed. Aizen used Kyōka Suigetsu to block Zanka no Tachi, and a massive amount of Reiatsu erupted from Aizen's body, continuously counteracting the Heat Reiatsu unleashed by the Old Man Yamamoto.
"You actually managed to withstand my attack with your Reiatsu. Your Reiatsu is indeed the most Reiatsu I have ever seen. But how long can you maintain such Reiatsu?"
Old Man Yamamoto was not disappointed when he saw his attack being neutralized, because it was just a normal attack after he Bankai. However, the opponent needed to consume a huge amount of Reiatsu to neutralize his normal attack. If this war of attrition continued, the opponent would be the one who couldn't hold on in the end.
"How long I can hold on depends on how long you, the Captain-Commander, can maintain this state."
Aizen smiled and answered, then the two of them retreated simultaneously and swung their swords in the same direction.
A giant blue arrow—or rather, a massive beam of light—was cleaved in two by their blades and exploded, the resulting blue Reishi turning the area around them blue. However, this blue Reishi explosion was then dispersed by the two Reiatsu.
The large Holy Arrow from Yhwach was easily neutralized by the two of them.
Then, Old Man Yamamoto his sword at Yhwach, but Yhwach neutralized it with his the Almighty and omnipotence. Aizen his sword in the same way. Although it did not have the terrifying heat of Old Man Yamamoto, the terrifying sword pressure brought by the powerful Reiatsu also directly cut off hundreds of square meters of land in one strike.
The three continued to collide, turning everything around them to ashes. The original Seireitei buildings had completely disappeared under the onslaught of their Reiatsu attacks, leaving only thick scorched earth eroded by Old Man Yamamoto's Reiatsu.
The area of scorched earth continued to expand as the fighting continued.
[Meme Lord: Old Man Yamamoto's Bankai is still terrifying. Given enough time, he could evaporate the entire Soul Society.]
[This is Hip-Hop: What is his ability, and why can he create such an effect with just an ordinary knife swing?]
Even Uchiha Madara couldn't help but be curious after seeing Old Man Yamamoto's high attack power. Among the three, Aizen used the simplest method of throwing bricks with his strength, relying on his strongest Reiatsu to attack purely with sword pressure and Reiatsu to cleanse the air. Yhwach's Reiatsu was slightly weaker, but as Quincy, he could continuously collect Reishi from the air of Soul Society and use them as his weapons to attack, such as the most basic Holy Arrow.
While Old Man Yamamoto's Reiatsu might be the weakest here, his attack power was terrifying and his expressiveness was the most exaggerated. Every swing of his sword created a dark ravine, leaving scorched earth in its wake, especially his Reiatsu armor.
Yhwach's Holy Arrow couldn't even reach Yamamoto before it was melted by the terrifying heat emanating from his body. Aizen had to unleash his Reiatsu to counteract it, but Yamamoto only needed to stand there, and all the attacks would be instantly vaporized before they even reached him!
Therefore, even the Uchiha, who were skilled in fire-style techniques, were extremely shocked when they saw Yamamoto.
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Although the Captain-Commander is my opponent, I have to admit that in terms of attack power, I would call him the strongest.]
Li Yue smiled as she read Aizen's comments.
[Meme Lord: Captain Aizen, why are you talking like that?]
[The Hair Gel Man in the Sky: Huh?]
[This is Hip-Hop: Hmm?]