A date with Sister Hua at the Ice Palace

The core of the Wandenreich is the Ice Palace.

The building's style is a hodgepodge, with Roman columns, Russian solidity, and Gothic spires, only its surface is covered with a thick layer of frost.

Perhaps because the Death God were standing at the heart of Karakura Town, or perhaps because the powers of Shazo were mutually attracted, the Ice Palace materialized directly before the Death God.

Aizen looked up. "The manifestation of the Shadow World has brought down Spirit Particles from the sky. The concentration of Spirit Particles in the environment is now excessively high, which is not good news."

Captain-Commander Yamamoto replied without changing his expression, "Yes, fighting on Quincy territory, this situation is unavoidable."

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Retsu Unohana said, "You'll get used to it."

Shunsui Kyōraku smiled wryly, "Unohana- senpai, we can't get used to this. We're not like you, who can rack up heads with just Swordsmanship."

"By the way, the most dangerous one is Tōshirō, so be very careful later."

Tōshirō Hitsugaya was startled. "Huh, me?"

"Captain Kyōraku, what should I be careful about?"

"Quincy are very skilled at using the power of frost, and they are highly adaptable to your Zanpakuto. Moreover, after your Bankai, your wings and ice wheels are the most active Spirit Particles that Quincy love to plunder."

Tōshirō Hitsugaya's face stiffened. He had just been excited about the frost environment, completely overlooking the disadvantage that his enemies were also well-adapted to it.

He breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully, "Thank you for the reminder, Captain Kyōraku. I'll be careful."

Boom!

Before the Death God could finish speaking, the Ice Palace erupted with a deafening roar, followed by violent shaking and arrogant, maniacal laughter.

Yumichika Ayasegawa covered his face with his hands. "It's the captain."

Shazo nodded. "Yeah, Captain Zaraki has gotten lost again and ended up in front of the enemy."

Old Man Yamamoto opened his mouth, but finally said, "Let's speed things up a bit; we can't let Kenpachi bear the risk alone."

Because they are hidden in the shadows, the Wandenreich has weak detection capabilities and prioritizes concealing its own existence over detecting external threats.

Therefore, the Quincy have not yet realized that their own kingdom has been ejected from the shadow of the Soul King's throne and manifested in the present- World of the Living Karakura Town due to the collapse of the Soul Society's Spirit Seat.

The sudden invasion, caught completely off guard by the invaders, shook the Ice Palace, their Quincy couldn't help but feel fear.

The millennia of concealment were not about freezing people to preserve them, but about carefully maintaining the Spirit Particles space, trying Hundred Plans to gather information about the Death God, and living in constant fear of being discovered by the Death God.

This kind of Gutter existence continued for a thousand years, twisting the Mind Stone of the Quincy.

On the one hand, they have a thorough understanding of Death God. After thousands of years of dedicated research, they are confident that they can easily crush all the Death God, and therefore have an exaggeratedly condescending mentality.

On the other hand, they were nearly wiped out by the Death God a thousand years ago, and then hid in the shadows from the Death God for a thousand years, which involuntarily instilled in them a fear of Death God.

It's roughly similar to being afraid of snakes or caterpillars.

Kenpachi Zaraki's appearance was like a venomous snake or caterpillar suddenly shoved into the neck of a Quincy, causing the Quincy to break down mentally and be easily killed.

The deaths of the Quincy ignited the news of the Death God's invasion, which spread faster than a virus, causing widespread chaos in the Wandenreich.

The Quincy completely disregarded order and discipline, and all those who heard the news rushed to besiege Kenpachi Zaraki.

Giant Spirit Particles light arrows pierced the sky, shooting towards Kenpachi Zaraki with a whooshing sound, leaving the side entrance of the main hall in a mess.

Thanks to Kenpachi Zaraki taunting skills and his maxed-out Tank abilities, he successfully lured all the Quincy to the side gate, leaving the main gate unguarded, even without the most basic guards.

Captain-Commander Yamamoto coldly said, "Let's go!"

"Don't worry about Kenpachi Zaraki. Trust that he will grow stronger and more courageous with each battle. He won't be in any danger until we successfully kill Yhwach."

All of Death God agreed.

Since Kenpachi Zaraki killed Kenpachi Kiganjō and became the captain of the Eleventh Division, he has always been at the forefront of any battle, wreaking havoc on the enemy with his most ferocious manner, attracting the attention of a large number of enemies, and creating the best battle situation for the other divisions of Death God.

It's been like this for centuries, everyone's used to it, and we believe he won't die this time either.

Entering the Ice Palace through the Main Gate, the cold vanished the instant one crossed the threshold, but the Death God paid no heed.

Only Aizen looked around with interest. "The sealing techniques here are quite interesting."

As you walk deeper into the palace, you see crosses and pentagrams everywhere, densely engraved on every surface.

Clearly, the Quincy's life in hiding was very boring, which is why they put so much effort into the walls, floors, and roofs.

As the territory of the Quincy, the Ice Palace is very similar to Church, with layers of pillars and arches interspersed in the corridors.

The overall color scheme is white, exuding a solemn and sacred feeling.

As you go deeper, the carvings of crosses and pentagrams decrease, replaced by stone sculptures and hand-painted oil paintings close to the walls.

At the same time, the number of doors also increased. Despite being outnumbered and at a disadvantage in terms of environment, the Death God still chose to split up their forces.

According to Captain-Commander Yamamoto, the goal is to find Yhwach as quickly as possible, kill him, and end the Thousand-Year Blood War war.

Almost all the Death God expressed their approval, and even Gin Ichimaru and Aizen accepted it without any doubt.

What surprised Shazo even more was that Yoruichi Shihōin, who had initially organized Ichigo Kurosaki into the Ryoka Squad and expressed dissatisfaction with their split-up actions after invading the Soul Society, actually accepted the tactic of dividing the forces.

Shazo couldn't understand where the Death God ' confidence came from, but he didn't care that they were courting Death God, so he didn't say anything to stop them.

But he reached out and grabbed Retsu Unohana: "Sister Hua, come with me."

Retsu Unohana was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Okay, let's do it together."

The two walked hand in hand along the corridor, admiring the ubiquitous sculptures and oil paintings, occasionally stopping to critique any particularly good ones.

They didn't look like they were there to fight at all; they looked more like a couple visiting a museum or art gallery.

Because they felt comfortable with the atmosphere, Shazo and Retsu Unohana tacitly avoided fighting, trying to avoid Quincy's Spiritual Pressure they sensed.

And you know what? They traveled a lot more by going around in circles, but because they didn't fight any Quincy, their speed of progress was the fastest of all the Death God.

However, the Ice Palace is ultimately Quincy territory, and certain stages cannot be bypassed.

After advancing for five minutes, the two were finally blocked. The next moment, Quincy who had been lying in ambush appeared from behind and from the left and right.

Clearly, this is a trap, or a covert and overt surveillance post.

Surrounding Shazo and Retsu Unohana were four Quincy, dressed in uniform white military uniforms with white Cloak and pentagram ornaments hanging on their chests.

"Death God, how dare you invade the dwelling place of the gods! This is your burial ground!"

Retsu Unohana asked, "Who's coming?"

Shazo laughed, "Sister Hua's murderous aura is boiling over, come on!"

Retsu Unohana smiled radiantly, "Okay!"

The four Quincy did not possess strong auras, clearly indicating they were not members of the Sternritter, but rather ordinary Soldat.

Retsu Unohana used [Shunpo] and disappeared from the spot. When the beautiful long-haired woman reappeared, her braids had been scattered by the instantaneous Spiritual Pressure, and she had returned to Shazo's side.

Meanwhile, the four Quincy ten meters away had all split up and were sleeping peacefully in pools of blood.

But Retsu Unohana did not stop. Although her Spiritual Pressure did not erupt, her aura became even more dangerous. Her blood -Zanpakuto was not sheathed, but pointed forward.

"How long are you going to stand there, you Quincy?"

A short Quincy, dressed in a white hooded, high-necked, button-down robe, with slightly curly blond hair covering his forehead, and clearly resembling a young Quincy, strolled leisurely out of the passage ahead.

He said with slight surprise, "So you found out."

"That's right, you must be Retsu Unohana, the captain of the Fourth Division, a rather ancient and dangerous Death God."

He clapped his hands gently, a naive smile on his face, and the bracelet bearing the Wandenreich emblem jingled crisply.

"It's an honor to meet you, Captain Retsu Unohana!"

In battle, Retsu Unohana is extremely aloof and rarely speaks unless absolutely necessary, because her words are all conveyed through her sword and her swordsmanship.

So Shazo became the mouth double and asked, "Who are you?"

"Grey Tommy, my name is Grey Tommy." The boy's smile suddenly turned sweet, "I am a member of the Sternritter, endowed with the Schrift V by Yhwach, and am the strongest Quincy in the Sternritter."

Retsu Unohana frowned at him, then examined her Zanpakuto closely. She glanced back at the four Soldat had split up on the ground, and suddenly clicked her tongue, saying, "No blood— Shazo."

Shazo understood what Sister Hua meant, so he readily stood in front of her. "Alright, leave the rest to me. I don't mind killing without bloodshed."

However, Gremy Tom looked down on Shazo, saying dismissively, "Why change the person? Although Captain Retsu Unohana isn't one of His Majesty's Five Special War Powers, she's still one of the top Death God combatants, second only to Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto. It would be quite interesting to see her fight him."

"You seem to be the Fourth Seat of the Eleventh Division, not even a vice-captain. I could eliminate you without even expending any effort. Isn't this a waste of time?"

"Who are the Five Special War Powers?"

Shazo ignored Gremy Tom's attitude because he was very interested in the special combat power that the kid was talking about.

In the original work, Yhwach marked five Soul Society fighters, but he only knew Kenpachi Zaraki and the protagonist Ichigo Kurosaki, and had no recollection of who the other three were.

Therefore, Shazo took the opportunity to inquire in order to improve his intelligence.

Gremy Tommy seemed to enjoy talking to people, and he calmly said, "Six Special War Potential! Dangerous Death God specially marked by the great His Yhwach, each one of them is capable of threatening our Sternritter."

"The first one is Kenpachi Zaraki; his fighting power is exceptionally strong!"

"Under no circumstances will Kenpachi Zaraki's fighting power diminish; injuries and setbacks will only further enhance his fighting power. He is a monster whose fighting spirit is always high."

"I really wanted to fight him, but he was surrounded by too many Quincy. Even if I went over, I wouldn't be able to intervene, so I had to give up with regret."

"The second is Aizen Sousuke; his Spiritual Pressure is exceptionally strong!"

"Although his combat techniques, Kido, and Zanpakuto are also exaggerated, the most unreasonable thing is the immense Spiritual Pressure he exudes after obtaining the Hōgyoku, which ignores any technique and can directly crush any enemy."

"It seems he's still very sharp, and we can't find any trace of him now."

"The third one is Kisuke Urahara; his methods are too troublesome!"

"This guy always has an endless supply of tricks up his sleeve; he can always pull out some amazing gadgets to solve tricky problems and predicaments."

"Luckily I didn't run into this guy, or I would have had a headache."

"The fourth is Ichibē Hyōsube; His Majesty says his wisdom is unparalleled!"

"Because this Grim Death God who calls himself a monk is the oldest known Death God, even outliving His Majesty, and has thus accumulated unparalleled experience and wisdom."

"The last one is a newcomer, who has reportedly been Death God for less than a year. His name is Ichigo Kurosaki."

"His Majesty says that Ichigo Kurosaki's potential is limitless!"

"How strange, he's the Death God I most want to fight. I really want to experience how an enemy with unlimited potential fights."

"Thank you for the information, I'm very satisfied." Shazo Zuo nodded and said, "Grey Tommy, I can tell you, the so-called 'limitless potential' is the protagonist of the era, and fighting him is not a pleasant experience!"

Gremy Thormu asked curiously, "Oh? What exactly is it like to fight?"

Shazo replied, "It's disgusting, but even more so, it's frustrating."

"Ichigo Kurosaki may not seem very strong, but no matter how you defeat him, he can always get back up and continue fighting."

"If you severely injure him, he will be able to continue fighting despite the pain, and his combat power will double."

"If you knock him unconscious, he'll get back up, or even fight you with a new consciousness, and his fighting power will increase tenfold. He might even have a new appearance, or even temporarily break through to a higher level."

Gremy Thoreau: "----"

"Okay, you're right. This kind of enemy is really shameless; fighting them is disgusting."

"Alright, we've said enough. It's time to send you on your way."

Shazo was taken aback. "So eager to die?"

Gremy Thoreau laughed, "What? You're quite humorous—"

The young Quincy's words were interrupted as a vertical bloodstain appeared between his brows.

The next moment, Gremy Tomour was evenly split in two.