The Humiliated Soul King

Boom—

Amid the massive roar, the five Thunder Beasts exploded. Ichibei Hyōsube, the legendary leader of Zero Division who had lived for a million years, was utterly obliterated.

Lu Li snapped his fingers, and the thunder filling the sky vanished. He himself slowly descended from the air, landing before the sacred path leading to the Soul King's palace.

"D-Did he win?"

Orihime Inoue stared blankly at the scene. She was comparatively too weak and had not understood what had just happened at all.

But the one who had ultimately disappeared was the Great Monk, not Kurosaki's grandmaster.

Standing before the sacred path, Lu Li softly called out, "Ichibei Hyōsube."

The next moment, the Great Monk's figure manifested once more before the sacred path, though fear still lingered in his eyes.

"Should we say it's been a long time at a time like this?"

Smiling, Lu Li raised the massive blade in his hand. "And then, goodbye forever."

As he spoke, his blade came down, directly killing the weakened monk once more. This time, not even the slightest trace of his true spirit remained. Even if someone called his name, he could never be reborn again.

"Boy, you'll regret this."

Before dying, the monk left behind those words, dripping with unwilling hatred.

He seemed to believe that Lu Li could not handle the mess that was the Spirit King Palace and would ultimately end up making a wedding dress for Yhwach.

"What a feeble threat..."

Lu Li smiled and shook his head. What the monk did not know was that Lu Li had intended to make a wedding dress for Yhwach from the beginning.

It was simply that the Soul King could not be killed by Yhwach. Lu Li had to deal with him first, or he would fail to complete