Chapter 258
"Of course, if you are even more talented, you can become stronger through constant battles and reach the Captain level ahead of time, or even the level of those Arrancar, that's not impossible."
As Li Yue spoke, she looked down at Sasuke.
"Then, you useless and incompetent clan leader, can you do it?"
"Hmph! I can definitely do it!"
Although it's possible to do it while still alive, Sasuke isn't the type to give up easily; he believes he can definitely do it!
471. Target: Soul King Palace
Captain Commander Yamamoto has fallen.
Despite his best efforts to defend himself against Yhwach, he was ultimately weakened by the loss of his Bankai.
Yhwach was controlled by Aizen through the Sage of Six Paths. Although his fighting power was reduced due to losing consciousness, he was still able to make Captain Commander Yamamoto quite helpless by relying on the Bankai of the Zanka no Tachi.
Finally, realizing that Yamamoto would never surrender, Aizen used Kyōka Suigetsu to control Captain Commander Yamamoto, and then had Yhwach kill Captain Commander Yamamoto.
"What a pity, Captain Commander Yamamoto, you could have actually survived and protected the order of the New World."
Beside the corpse of Old Man Yamamoto, Aizen coldly stared at the old man's body, which had been cut in half at the waist.
"By the way, is it really fashionable to cut things in half like this now?"
Li Yue carried Sasuke to Aizen's side.
"Did Li Yue-kun see something similar about being cut in half at the waist elsewhere?"
Seeing Li Yue approach, Aizen smiled again.
"Yes, I have indeed seen it elsewhere. That world is a world where people like to play with spells, and there was a person in it who thought he was invincible. In his arrogance, he was directly cut in half at the waist by someone."
At this point, Li Yue remembered something.
"That's not right either. The time there isn't as early as here. The time here is earlier."
Although Satoru 2.5 is really popular recently, in terms of cancellation, the Thousand-Year Blood War of Bleach appeared much earlier than Jujutsu Kaisen, so Old Man Yamamoto was cancelled much earlier than 2.5.
However, Old Man Yamamoto didn't quite catch on to this meme. The 2.5 meme was just too popular, and compared to that, Yamamoto's cancellation didn't cause any stir at all; it was too bland.
"The world of sorcery?"
Aizen didn't care about being cut in half; what he cared about was hearing about a new world from Li Yue.
"That's right, the world of sorcery. It's just a pity that we don't have any members from the world of sorcery yet. Perhaps members will join in the future."
Li Yue shrugged.
What are you talking about?
Sasuke listened to Li Yue and Aizen's conversation and said he couldn't understand it at all.
"Children shouldn't interrupt when adults are talking."
"Besides, you don't understand what we're saying, and you still won't understand even if we explain it to you."
Li Yue had already turned off the live stream, so it didn't matter if Sasuke spoke up. As long as the people in the Chat Group didn't know, or rather, Uchiha Madara didn't know, it was fine.
"Captain Aizen, what are your plans next?"
In response to Li Yue's question, Aizen looked up at the sky. Above the Seireitei, in the void at an unknown height, lay the location of the Soul King Palace.
"Next, I plan to blast open the Soul King Palace."
He looked down at Li Yue.
"But before that."
"I see."
Li Yue drew his Enma's Blade and slashed at the air, creating a Portal. He then threw Sasuke through the Portal, and Sasuke landed directly on the battlefield between the Espada and the Bleach.
"Ulquiorra, let him fight Bleach. As long as he doesn't die, nothing else matters."
"Yes."
Ulquiorra, who was directing the onlookers from the rear, nodded immediately upon hearing Li Yue's words, and then coldly Sasuke.
"Trash, go fight! I'll keep an eye on you as Lord Li Yue instructed."
Sasuke's lips twitched.
You're so powerful, you call the shots, what can I do?
Having fully regained his mobility, Sasuke got up from the ground, drew his sword, and charged into the battlefield. He definitely couldn't beat the Captain level, but he could now defeat the Vice-Captain!
Li Yue watched the Portal slowly close and shook her head helplessly.
"Tsk tsk, what a pity. I was originally planning to take him to the Soul King Palace to broaden his horizons, but now I'll let him continue fighting down here to accumulate combat experience."
"Li Yue-kun seems to think highly of him."
Li Yue opened her arms wide, her face full of sincerity.
"After all, he is the reincarnation of Indra, and he is one of the few normal people in the Ninja World. I want to try to help him and see if he can change the original course of that world under my influence, especially to achieve the goal I want to achieve, and then give Madara a surprise. I'm doing all this for Madara!"
For Madara's sake, you lie to people in the group all day long, making them live in fear and anxiety, alone in the underworld every day.
Aizen looked at Li Yue and shook his head slightly in resignation.
"Alright, now that he has left, I would like to ask Li Yue-kun to help me open the passage to the Soul King Palace."
"No problem!"
Aizen's method of searching for the Soul King Palace was very simple: he used Reiatsu. The Reiatsu burst was incredibly simple and brutal, starting with Aizen.
A blue beam of light erupted from Aizen's body, transforming into a massive beam tens of meters wide that shot directly into the sky. The dazzling light even dimmed the surrounding area, which was normally in daylight. Such a commotion was clearly visible throughout the entire Seireitei and the Rukongai outside the Seireitei.
Especially on the battlefield between the Bleach and the Arrancar, the Bleach stared wide-eyed in astonishment at the towering pillar of light.
"This Reiatsu has completely surpassed that of the previous Captain-Commander. Even the Captain-Commander's Bankai is completely unable to withstand this Reiatsu. This is Aizen's Reiatsu. How is he able to be so strong!?"
Everyone was shocked. Using Reiatsu as a cannon was not just extravagant; it was pure lavish spending and showing off!
"Old Man Yamamoto's Reiatsu has disappeared. It seems we are too late."
Shunsui Kyoraku sighed helplessly, while simultaneously wielding his sword to parry the attacks of Espada No. 1 Stark.
"It seems you're destined to lose."
Stark looked at Shunsui Kyoraku with a cold expression.
"Why don't you surrender? Lord Li Yue just said that if you feel there's no need to kill, then there's no need to kill. We don't necessarily have to fight to the death, do we?"
Stark, the number 1 Espada, is actually a very lazy Arrancar. He can become Arrancar his own. Because his Reiatsu is too strong, other Hollows cannot get close to him. Therefore, he simply splits his own soul and creates an independent personality, making "himself" his friend.
"That won't do. The death of the Captain-Commander does make me sad. Even if we were all killed, it would only end in defeat for you."
"Oh? Why?"
Stark asked with a cold expression, showing no sign of curiosity whatsoever.
"I think I've figured out Aizen's purpose."
Shunsui Kyoraku didn't answer, but instead began to talk to himself, parrying while glancing at Li Yue and Aizen in the distance.
"From the existence of Yhwach, we can deduce that Yhwach's goal is to overthrow the Soul King's rule. Now, Aizen is the mastermind behind it all. Since Yhwach's goal is the Soul King, then Aizen's goal should also be the Soul King."
"I don't know about that. I was just fighting according to Lord Aizen's orders. Although I don't even want to fight, I just want to lie down and sleep for a while."
"You're being far too Sloth. You just revealed your number, number 1! I checked your situation; the earlier the number, the stronger the Reiatsu. You're the strongest Arrancar, and all you want to Arrancar is sleep?"
"That's right, I just want to sleep."
Stark nodded in response.
"However, I'm now also somewhat interested in what you just said about us being destined to fail."
"Because Aizen's goal is the Soul King, he should be looking for the Soul King Palace right now. But unfortunately, above the Soul King Palace, there is the Royal Guard, which is superior to our Gotei 13."
"Royal Guard?"
Stark frowned slightly. He had never heard of this before. Although he had been in contact with Bleach, he only knew about the Thirteenth Division. In fact, the Royal Guard was only known to the higher-ups and nobles in Bleach. Ordinary Bleach had no idea about the Royal Guard.
"That's right. Although there are only a few people in the Royal Guard, each of them is superior to our Thirteenth Division. So even if Aizen uses his schemes to eliminate Yhwach and the Captain-Commander, when he actually goes up there, he is destined to lose to the Royal Guard."
Shunsui Kyoraku looked very relaxed.
"Although we may die before Aizen loses, the final outcome will be that after the Royal Guard defeats Aizen, they will descend upon Soul Society and eliminate all of you who have invaded Soul Society. So I say, your defeat is inevitable."
"But before that, you will die."
"If we fail to protect Soul Society, the Royal Guard will come down and cause us trouble. So rather than let them cause us trouble, it's better to die on the battlefield. That sounds better, doesn't it?"
"You're really magnanimous."
"You, who are number 1 but only think about sleeping, are the same to me."
Shunsui Kyoraku looked at Stark and asked again.
"So, now that you know your future destiny, what are your thoughts?"
"I have no particular thoughts. I am simply following Lord Aizen's orders. As for the future fate you mentioned, I don't think it will happen."
"Oh?"
Shunsui Kyoraku looked at Stark with curiosity.
"I'm not very clear about Lord Aizen's abilities, because I'm completely no match for him, but I do know about Lord Aizen 'Li Yue strength."
"You mean Youngster Li Yue?"
"That's right, Lord Aizen said that the final focus of this battle is Lord Li Yue."
After Stark finished speaking, Shunsui Kyoraku opened his eyes wide.
When dealing with Yhwach, Aizen summoned a special Hollow to devour Yhwach, and even mastered Captain Commander Yamamoto's Bankai through this method. Aizen had been preparing for Yhwach for a long time.
Now that Aizen is going to attack the Soul King Palace, he will definitely make special preparations.
For example, Li Yue, who hasn't made a move yet!
Could it be that Aizen had already gathered intelligence on the Royal Guard of the Soul King Palace and prepared Li Yue as a countermeasure long ago?
While Shunsui Kyoraku was shocked, Aizen in the distance also achieved his goal.
A blue beam of light shot into the sky, reaching an unknown height, and finally touched the layers of barriers. The powerful Reiatsu impacted the barriers, causing them to become fully visible.
"Li Yue-kun, the rest is up to you."
"No problem, let me clear the way for Captain Aizen."
Li Yue gripped the Enma's Blade with both hands.
"Bankai!"
Reiatsu as immense as Aizen's erupted from Li Yue's body.
"How could this be!?"
Shunsui Kyoraku stared in shock as the second powerful Reiatsu appeared.
"Could he really be Aizen's secret weapon?"
When I first met Li Yue in Soul Society, Li Yue Reiatsu was only around Captain level. Now, she's reached this level alongside Aizen. How did she manage that?!
Hōgyoku! I used Hōgyoku!
If Aizen were here, he would definitely explain it this way.
Aizen shared his Reiatsu with Li Yue through the Hōgyoku. This was the method Aizen had planned to use to increase Li Yue's Reiatsu. It could only be used when the two of them were together, thus ensuring that the Hōgyoku was with Aizen while also greatly enhancing Li Yue pressure.
Having completed his Bankai, Li Yue gripped the Enma's Blade in both hands, pointing it directly upwards.
"Separate, world!"
With a single slash, a curtain of light shot directly into the sky from Li Yue, forming a thin blue light barrier that stretched from the ground to the heavens throughout the Soul Society.
Like a mirror, this thin curtain of light expanded continuously with increasing altitude until it could not be seen from the ground at all.
But both Aizen and Li Yue immediately sensed the change above after Li Yue swung his sword.
The two looked up at the sky and smiled at the same time.
"The barrier of the Soul King Palace has been broken."