Ascending to the Soul King Palace

As Yhwach showered down the Reishi following the Auswählen, every member of the Sternritter gained even greater power, and everyone cheered, except...

On the battlefield of the World of the Living, opposite Urahara Kisuke, the sudden surge of power caused Liltotto to fall silent. As Quincy, she keenly sensed that many Reishi had disappeared in Karakura Town; those were the Quincy had come to the World of the Living with her.

"This is... the Auswählen?" Urahara Kisuke asked, noticing Liltotto's unusual behavior. He was a witness to the Auswählen, and although he hadn't experienced the redistribution of power, he had experienced its disappearance.

"This time, the targets were Sternritter; they became nourishment for our battle." Liltotto raised her head, a hint of anger hidden in her calm eyes.

Just as Ishida Uryū said, Yhwach is indeed using the Quincy as tools. This time it's ordinary Quincy are suffering; next time, will it be her?

If Yhwach falls into a slump...

Liltotto dared not think about it further; could she really reach New World by following that emotionless person?

In Uryū's narration, Liltotto already knows that Yhwach's goal is to return the Three Worlds to chaos. In such a New World, Quincy still have a reason to exist?

If you put yourself in Yhwach's shoes, after success, the new world wouldn't need so many flawed subjects. It's possible that the power could be reclaimed, and Yhwach might even be the only one left.

Liltotto's body trembled slightly; it was the first time she had ever hated the power she had been given.

"What's wrong?" Urahara Kisuke asked. Liltotto hadn't finished telling him all the information yet, and he couldn't afford for anything to happen to her.

"Urahara Kisuke, your Bankai can modify everything, right? Quick! Use your Bankai to examine my body. Can the Quincy's power still..."

Leaving Liltotto's perspective for now, our gaze shifts to Yhwach in Soul Society.

Feeling his shameful subordinates gradually gaining strength, Yhwach was in high spirits. This was how it had to be; only a complete Quincy crushing everything could wash away the humiliation of a thousand years ago.

Although Yhwach did indeed bring about his own demise in that battle a thousand years ago, it was a genuine defeat. Now, he first wiped out his old enemy Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto with a wave of his hand, and then used the Auswählen to redistribute his power, leading the Quincy to suppress all enemies.

This feeling is simply amazing. Now, all that's left is...

Yhwach raised his head to look at the sky, ascended the Soul King Palace, killed the Soul King, unified the Three Worlds, and ascended the throne of this unique world. There were not many steps left.

Yhwach no longer cared about the rest of the battlefield. Next, he had to do something crucial. He transformed into a streak of light and shot straight into the sky. The seventy-two layers of barriers were nothing to him. Climbing to the Soul King Palace was a piece of cake for him.

"Have they already set off for the Soul King Palace, Yhwach?" In Ikkaku of Seireitei, watching Yhwach disappear in a streak of blue light, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto stood up with the Sasakibe.

"Genryūsai, what should we do next?" The Sasakibe still couldn't believe that Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto had actually let Yhwach pass.

Based on his understanding of Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, even if it meant sacrificing the entire Seireitei, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto would not hesitate to use Beyond Bankai to stop Yhwach. Sasakibe didn't believe that Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto would consider any emotions in the face of such an important matter.

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, being a shrewd man, immediately understood what Sasakibe was thinking. "I haven't even made it into the ranks of special combatants. Let the younger generation handle the future. Chōjirō, we old men will go and do what we can to help."

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto and his Flash Step vanished with Sasakibe, heading towards one of the fiercest battlefields in Soul Society.

After relinquishing his position Captain-Commander, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto became much more open-minded and let go of much of his past stubbornness.

Especially in the past year, seeing the rapid changes in Soul Society, even this old man can easily travel throughout Soul Society using the new payment methods.

At that moment, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto felt that his past insistence had become a joke. His slippery disciple, Shunsui Kyōraku, had properly shouldered the responsibilities of the Captain-Commander. Without his interference, perhaps Soul Society would be getting better much faster.

No, he did achieve something. During his term, almost all the old noble families of Seireitei became dust of history. Only the Four Great Noble Clans and the Kuchiki Clan remained. One of them had a former head of the family who defected with a commoner, and the other had married a commoner.

Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto believed that the Soul Society would get better and better, and all he had to do was trust the choices of the young people.

Even three months ago, when Sawada Tsunayoshi, Shunsui Kyōraku, Urahara Kisuke, and Sosuke Aizen stood before him together, Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto chose to believe in their arrangements.

Now, what Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto needs to do is clear the way for the other young people. That battlefield where the meteorite fell from the sky, the Visionary Gremmy, can you imagine the power of the old men from the old era!

A massive, Spirit Bow and Arrows pierced through the barrier, Yhwach followed leisurely behind it, easily ascending to the Soul King Palace.

Omotesandō, Zero Division's Residence, Inner Palace...

Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar scene before him, even Yhwach felt as if he had been transported to another world. The entire Soul King Palace had changed. Only two Zero Division's Residence guarded the Inner Palace, while the remaining fragments had transformed into a planetary belt that surrounded the three.

Since Aizen destroyed the Soul King Palace, the Monk and Ōetsu Nimaiya have only restored their own Zero Division's Residence. It's not that they didn't want to rebuild the palaces of the other three to make the Soul King Palace look more orderly, but that they simply couldn't do it.

Having lost their powers, the Monk and Ōetsu Nimaiya had to move things little by little to repair their palaces, leaving them with no extra strength to restore them while the master of the Zero Division's Residence was away.

Unless those three guys from Kirinj, who are living happily in Seireitei, return to the Soul King Palace and rebuild Zero Division's Residence with their own essence.

That's obviously impossible. The fact that even the Soul King had tacitly approved of the actions of the three from Kirinj and had not allowed the Monk to send a recall notice to the Seireitei is the best evidence of that.

"It's been such a long time. A thousand years ago it was the two of you, and a thousand years later, it's still you who greet me."

Yhwach walked leisurely Omotesandō, as if he were back home. At the end of the Omotesandō stood two people, the only two living people in the Soul King Palace: the Monk and Ōetsu Nimaiya.

A thousand years ago, before the Seireitei was established, Yhwach, who led his troops to the Soul King Palace, was received by Monk and Ōetsu Nimaiya.

When Yhwach's idea of unifying the Three Worlds was rejected, the Monk used the Soul King's left hand to seal his the Almighty, forcing Yhwach to wage war against Soul Society in order to fake his death and escape the seal.

Now that he has seen his enemy, the Monk, again, and especially seeing his completely devoid of spiritual pressure, how could Yhwach not be happy?

After all, in Yhwach's view, if he hadn't been Monk, he could have achieved his goal a thousand years ago.

"Yhwach, a thousand years have passed, yet you have not changed," the Monk said.

"You two have changed quite a bit after just one night's sleep!" Yhwach didn't hold back his sarcasm. "What? Are you two here to stop me again today?"

The Monk and Ōetsu Nimaiya exchanged a glance, then helplessly stepped aside. They were nothing more than tools of the Three Worlds, one a tool for recording names, the other a tool for forging blades.

It is said that when Shunsui Kyōraku last came to pay his respects, the Soul King bestowed upon him the method for Zanpakuto, but it is unknown how the Technology Development Agency is progressing with the research.

If the research is successful, Ōetsu Nimaiya might not even qualify as a tool anymore. That would be fine. For Ōetsu Nimaiya, it's better to go through the cycle of reincarnation in the Three Worlds than to live such a wretched life. Ever since his defeat by Tsuna, he has lost all ambition.

For a swordsmith, the greatest shame is that his sword is defeated by one forged by an amateur.

Seeing the Monk and Ōetsu Nimaiya step aside, Yhwach raised an eyebrow, but quickly relaxed. These two guys, who had no spiritual pressure, posed less of a threat to him than a piece of paper.

It was because there were no more divine generals in the Soul King Palace to hinder his progress. Yhwach hadn't even brought his personal guards. Rather than being idle in the Soul King Palace, stopping the people in the lower realms would be more effective for him.

Yhwach strode forward, his hatred for the Monk vanishing the moment he saw the Monk yield. A fellow who was now less than an ant was not worth the King of the Quincy's attention.

As Yhwach walked past him, the Monk tried to speak several times, but ultimately said nothing.

The Monk watched Yhwach's retreating figure as he slowly walked into the Inner Palace, his gaze seemingly able to pierce through the distance and look directly at the Soul King inside.

To say that the Monk hate the Soul King would be a lie. Anyone who has ever tried to hold the power of life and death over the Three Worlds, only to be suddenly cast down to the dust and become a recording machine without even human rights, would feel hatred due to this huge contrast.

Logically speaking, for people like Monk who have lost their strength, appearing on Yhwach's inevitable path would only bring them humiliation. Their best option would have been to stay quietly in their respective Zero Division's Residence.

But the Monk and Ōetsu Nimaiya still came out, wanting to use Yhwach's power to break free from the Soul King's restrictions.

But when he saw Yhwach again, he couldn't say a word and could only slink away like a stray dog.

Perhaps Soul King saw through the Monk and Ōetsu Nimaiya's current cowardice, which is why he didn't use Soul King power to forcibly control them in the palace—just two insignificant ants who couldn't cause any trouble.

The asteroid belt surrounding the Inner Palace was of course no match for Yhwach's arrival. With a flash of light, the asteroid belt-like debris was pushed aside by spiritual pressure, and blue Reishi formed steps that led directly to the Inner Palace, extending all the way to Yhwach's feet.

Yhwach ascended the steps, it was as if he were walking the path to his ascension to the throne, each step bringing him closer to the world he desired.

The moment you step onto the Inner Palace floor tiles, Yhwach announces his presence.

"Soul King, I've arrived!"