"It's useless. Before these eyes of mine, your Zanpakuto is nothing more than a frightening-looking toy."
Yhwach looked down at Lu Li, standing proudly within the Spirit Particle storm as several tornadoes of Spirit Particle flames swirled around him, making him seem like a deity.
"Is that so?"
Lu Li was not shaken by Yhwach's verbal provocation. He merely sneered. "Then why did you pull away from me just now?"
"Merely a combat instinct."
Yhwach's expression remained calm. "There is nothing left in this world for me to fear."
Clearly, after confirming that The Almighty could evade Lu Li's abilities, Yhwach considered himself invincible and no longer needed to worry about being killed.
"Honestly, every single one of you..."
Lu Li rested the massive Prison Demon on his shoulder. "Go ahead and keep saying things like 'invincible' and 'nothing to fear.' In the end, you'll still just be cut down by me."
As he spoke, he activated Flash, instantly teleporting to Yhwach's side without any windup and slashing at Yhwach's neck.
The tyrannical blade light and surging Soul Intent sent Yhwach's hair flying.
Yet in the next moment, just as Lu Li's blade was about to touch Yhwach's neck, Yhwach vanished and appeared at Lu Li's side, pressing one hand against the flat of Lu Li's Prison Demon Blade.
At the same time, Yhwach swung the Quincy Cross Sword in his right hand and struck Lu Li across the shoulder.
Lu Li activated his equipment's defensive skill, but it failed to offset the impact, and he was blasted down from the sky.
Yhwach looked down at the falling Lu Li. "I told you already. I have seen everything. Your fangs can no longer reach me."
Before he could give chase, Aizen unleashed Hadō. An enormous Black Coffin rose from the