"The Quincies over there have stopped fighting. Was it because of that Auswählen just now, or did Aizen stop Kyoka Suigetsu?" While Aizen and Yhwach were locked in battle, Shen Fei stood atop an abandoned building and surveyed the surroundings. Yhwach's Auswählen had caused countless Quincy casualties in the Ice Palace, but a few lucky survivors had still escaped it. Among them were several Sternritter who had previously fallen under Aizen's Kyoka Suigetsu.
Only a very small number of the Quincies in the Invisible Empire had survived from a thousand years ago, such as Jugram Haschwalth and Bazz-B. Most of the others had joined later, with the overwhelming majority joining within the past few years or decades.
Although Quincies generally had fairly long lifespans, living for over a thousand years was no easy feat. After the battle in Soul Society a thousand years ago, the Invisible Empire had quickly collapsed after losing its king, but the Quincy lineage had not been severed.
Quite a few Quincies had survived back then. The reason Quincies were now so scarce, to the point where pure-blooded Quincies were nearly extinct, was mainly because of Yhwach's repeated Auswählen over the past thousand years.
"Looks like fourth-stage Hogyoku-evolved Aizen isn't Yhwach's match. Those two are seriously destructive. Better stay farther away."
Although Aizen's fourth-stage Hogyoku evolution had made him immensely powerful, Yhwach was clearly even stronger. His Quincy crossblade forced Aizen to retreat again and again. Unfortunately, even Flash Step could not shake off Yhwach's Hirenkyaku.
"Wait, you aren't still thinking of fighting, are you? They've already come this way."
As Shen Fei approached the surviving Sternritter and saw them staring intently at him, he immediately pointed toward Aizen and Yhwach, whose battle had shifted in their direction.
The Invisible Empire was not small. It was