"Hmph! Didn't expect this, did you? I'm back!"
Yhwach stared into Ichibē Hyōsube's eyes and, with excruciating slowness, pulled the Quincy Cross Sword from the other man's chest.
At this moment, he resembled a tyrant who had just reclaimed his throne, radiating coldness, ruthlessness, and cruelty from every inch of his body.
But regrettably, the monk could no longer speak.
His neck and mouth had vanished completely. The Reishi and energy he had accumulated over millions of years were rapidly breaking down, devoured by the Zanpakuto—Death.
Before long, he vanished from this world entirely.
Clearly, even at the very end of his life, Ichibē Hyōsube could not believe that Yhwach, who had supposedly been sealed away, would suddenly appear at such a moment, endure Kōten Taisatsu's power to reduce all things to nothingness, and deal him a fatal blow.
Allen then emerged from his hiding place and finished him off for good.
Under the powerful laws of death, powerful enough to rival the Spirit King, he could clearly sense that his soul had been completely severed from the Spirit King's Palace, while every Royal Key within his body had crumbled away.
There was no need to ask. This death would be the end of his long life. There would be no chance of resurrection ever again.
Very soon...
Once his entire body disappeared, there was no longer anyone named Ichibē Hyōsube in the world.
His death left the remaining Death captains on the battlefield wearing expressions of unimaginable shock.
Shunsui Kyoraku, the current Captain-Commander in particular, was trembling slightly even as he gripped Katen Kyōkotsu with both hands.
You must know, this was the highest leader of Zero Division, regarded by the Soul Society as its final trump card!
A man said to possess strength equal to all the Deaths