Lone Hero's Armor, Lu Li

Time rewound slightly. Within the Seireitei, the members of the Gotei 13 were busy reinforcing the barriers and maintaining order in the Rukongai District.

Everyone wore worried expressions, but there was nothing more they could do.

Kisuke Urahara of the Research and Development Institute had rushed out a portal leading to the Spirit King Palace. But after Kyōraku Shunsui and Jūshirō Ukitake led a team through, they discovered that the palace was shrouded by a pitch-black sphere, making any intervention impossible.

After receiving word in the Seireitei, everyone understood that they likely could not interfere in the battle against Yhwach at all. They could only wait for the outcome.

"Now, all we can do is trust those two boys."

The Captain-Commander remained in the Seireitei, his tone heavy with melancholy.

With Retsu Unohana's help and the Research and Development Institute's new products, he had recovered a considerable amount of Reiatsu. He was waiting for it to fully return.

If that black prison still had not been broken by then, he would find a way to join the battle.

However, this idea was fiercely opposed by the elders of the major noble families. They believed Lu Li and Aizen might have exhausted every last ounce of strength to create the current situation.

If they forcibly destroyed the black prison from outside, releasing Yhwach might bring about an even greater disaster.

"Captain-Commander!"

At that moment, Chōjirō Sasakibe ran over from the perimeter, joy written across his face.

The Captain-Commander, who had been recovering, looked up. Seeing Chōjirō's delight, he felt somewhat reassured and knew it was good news. "What is it?"

"Captain-Commander, the tremors across the Three Realms stopped just now. Captain Urahara's measures have taken effect. The new Soul King has already been installed within the Spirit King Palace. The Three