Chapter 651: Prophecy, Aizen's Decision
Chapter 651: Prophecy, Aizen's Decision
"what?"
Lu Li was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Sosuke rushed over here non-stop early in the morning because of this.
"How did Sosuke know that?"
Lu Li was a little confused. The last time he came, he had discussed issues related to Yhwach with Sosuke, and the other party had further confirmed the truth of a thousand years ago through his own methods.
So Aizen should also be aware that Yhwach's resurrection is indeed approaching, but theoretically, it will take at least a year and a half.
Considering that in the original work Ichigo also went through a period of peaceful daily life after rescuing Rukia, Lu Li felt that it would probably take two years for Yhwach to be resurrected.
Lu Li did not mention any time-related issues in this main quest, which means that he can stay in this world until he completes the main quest, so he thinks it is still too early for Yhwach to be resurrected, and he can take advantage of this time to practice and strengthen himself.
As a result, Aizen suddenly ran over and told him that Yhwach was about to be resurrected, which made him a little confused.
"Mr. Lu, do you remember what I told you before? Recently, many Shinigami that I have no impression of have appeared in the Soul Society. They are relatively powerful."
Aizen said that they did not avoid talking to Xiaowu and the others. Anyway, if the war of the heavens breaks out in the future, the friends of Xuyahū will also be involved. Even if they know about it in advance, they will not leak it to others.
"Sosuke means... they brought relevant news?"
Lu Li asked curiously, he knew those people were explorers.
"That's not the case. I don't know why, but those people seem to be very afraid of me. They almost never meet me. I just observe them in secret."
Aizen explained, "During my observation, I discovered several interesting 'Death Gods'. Although they also have organizations in the Soul Society, they always disappear inexplicably."
"disappear?"
Lu Li touched his chin and said thoughtfully that he felt those explorers might not be the real Death God camp.
"Yes, didn't Mr. Lu once say that the Invisible Empire is hidden in the shadow of the Soul Society? After my research, I found that those disappeared Shinigami might have entered the Invisible Empire through special means."
Aizen said, "It may not be accurate to say that we are entering. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to call it going back."
"The Quincy have started to move so frequently, gathering intelligence on the Seireitei. It seems that something has changed..."
Lu Li pondered and said that he didn’t think that when the Invisible Empire was not planning to launch any activities, it would allow internal members to enter and exit frequently.
Back then, the Soul Singer's talent was so strong that he should have been admired by the Invisible Empire. But even if he was a Soul Singer, he would be expelled if he left the Invisible Empire. This shows that the Invisible Empire has very strict requirements for confidentiality.
Now that these ordinary explorers can come and go freely, it can only mean that the Invisible Empire is ready to launch military operations and is collecting intelligence in preparation for war.
"Sosuke, I actually acquired a prophetic ability during my journey, but it can only be used once. What prediction do you think I can make now will be more beneficial to our next action?"
Lu Li asked, the situation was confusing, he suddenly remembered that he had a new ability of the God King Fruit, a prophecy limited to once in each world.
"Oh? Mr. Lu has more and more interesting abilities."
Aizen smiled and said, "This shouldn't be the power of the Hogyoku, right?"
"It was an accidental discovery during the journey. The broken jade was of great help to me."
Lu Li explained casually.
Aizen thought for a second before saying, "Since Mr. Lu didn't predict the details directly, it means it's not a wide-range prediction ability. So why don't you predict when Yhwach will be resurrected?"
Lu Li's eyes lit up, and he felt that Sosuke's proposal was more reliable. As long as he knew the other party's exact resurrection time, he could infer the Invisible Empire's overall military operations.
As for what the explorers want to do, such as resurrecting Yhwach early, he doesn't have to worry about it.
"Okay, let me try."
As Lu Li spoke, he activated the prophetic ability of the God King Fruit, and then he saw a line of small words appear in front of him.
[The King of the Quincy will fully recover his strength in ten days]
The point of Lu Li's divination was not when Yhwach would wake up, after all, he knew the other party's details better.
The legendary sealed King of the Quincy regained his heartbeat after 900 years, and regained his consciousness after another 90 years. Strictly speaking, he has awakened at this time.
What's important is the subsequent 'regaining power after 9 years'. Lu Li needs to confirm when Youhabach can return to his peak.
“That’s not good news.”
Lu Li said, "The other party will be fully resurrected in ten days, and I'm afraid they will go to war with Soul Society."
"Mr. Lu, even though you said that, you were actually laughing."
Aizen said, pointing at the corner of Lu Li's mouth that he couldn't help but curl up.
Lu Li touched his face and said, "I'm just a little excited, but as I said, this is not a good thing for us because we have too little time to prepare."
According to Lu Li's original idea, he arrived at an early time and had plenty of time to accumulate. With his talent, combined with Sosuke's technology and hard work, he thought he could improve some of his basics before the decisive battle.
As a result, because of the explorer, Yhwach revived and regained his strength ahead of schedule, which made Lu Li a little passive.
The explorers' idea is very simple. They are not afraid of the Holy Saint anyway. If they help Yhwach at this point in time, the Quincy will obviously have a big advantage. They can take advantage of the situation to defeat all the Death Gods and reap all the benefits.
They don't seek to conquer the world, they just want to maximize their profits.
But it caused some minor troubles for Lu Li, a serious strategy hunter. It was too late to stop it now. After all, the explorers had probably been in this world for several months, and all the technology had already been used on Yhwach.
Even if Youhabach has not recovered his full strength yet, he is not someone that ordinary people can challenge. If you just kill him, you may not be able to win easily.
Furthermore, Lu Li's main quest requires him to kill the complete form of Yhwach in order to obtain the pure fragments of the World Core, so he cannot kill Yhwach in advance.
By doing this, he might be able to easily pass through the world of the God of Death, but he would not be able to penetrate and take in this world, and thus would not be able to use his own contract.
"Preparation time?"
Aizen smiled, "Lu Jun, I have been preparing for two hundred years, is that too little?"
Lu Li came back to his senses and realized that he was out there, but Sosuke had been in the world of Death Gods all the time and had known about the King of Quincies for a long time. How could he have done nothing for two hundred years?
Compared with the two hundred years of preparation time, the awakening error of one or two years is almost negligible.
"Sosuke, do you have a plan?"
Lu Li asked curiously.
"That depends on what Mr. Lu wants. I have many countermeasures. It depends on what result you want."
Aizen pushed his eye sockets as he spoke, making it seem like he was really nearsighted. "What's the best plan?"
Lu Li inquired, it felt good not to have to use his brain.
"The best strategy would be for me to report to the captain-general as soon as I get back and have the Seireitei mobilize all their forces to directly attack the Invisible Empire and kill Yhwach before his strength is fully restored."
Aizen said with a smile, and it was obvious that he also felt that this best strategy was probably impossible to implement.
"But this doesn't fit in with our original plan, does it? Your ideal is not to kill Yhwach, Sosuke. This can only be said to be the best way to deal with Yhwach, which goes against our overall plan."
Lu Li said, "Besides, due to some personal reasons, I would rather fight against Yhwach in his prime."
"That's why I said that deep down in Mr. Lu's heart, he didn't think this was a bad thing..."
Aizen complained, "You are such a warmongerer that I'm afraid you can't wait to fight with Yhwach."
"What a warmongering maniac..."
Lu Li wanted to explain himself, but he felt many gazes coming from his friends in Kyonaya Palace. It was obvious that Aizen had expressed everyone's thoughts.
Seeing this, Lu Li stopped trying to defend himself. "Okay, I admit it. I just wanted to fight him to see how powerful the legendary King of Quincy is."
The main reason is that Lu Li is now in a state of stagnation in all areas. He finally meets a very challenging opponent, and he doesn't want to kill the opponent in the bud without any moral principles.
In addition to the main quest, he also needs to hone his martial arts with Friendship Harbach to take his soul to the next level.
"Then let's talk about the middle strategy."
Aizen said, "We just need to sit back and wait."
"Sit back and wait?"
Lu Li didn't quite understand this simple explanation.
"To put it in more detail, we will wait for the Quincy to come to our doorstep, and in their first battle, we will just give them a head-on blow."
Aizen said, glancing at Nel and the others, "I think the first place the Quincy will attack is not Soul Society, but Hueco Mundo."
“Hueco Mundo!?”
Nel exclaimed, and Harribel's expression became serious.
Originally, they thought that although this matter was serious, it had little to do with the world of Hueco Mundo, but now they can no longer think so.
"Yes, after my research, the reason why Quincy wants to destroy all Hollows is not out of any sense of responsibility, but because Hollows are actually a kind of poison to Quincy, and the relationship between you is mutually restraining."
Aizen explained, "This battle is also crucial to the Quincies, so of course they must eliminate the force that poses the greatest potential threat to them first."
"Come on, I'm not afraid of that Quincy!"
Nel waved her fist and said, full of energy, two hundred years ago, the Quincy invaded Hueco Mundo.
The battle was fierce, but she was unable to help Lu Li and she has been feeling resentful about it ever since.
If the Quincies dare to attack Hueco Mundo this time, he will make sure they pay the price.
"Ordinary Quincy should not be your opponent. Your Hougyoku fusion form has never been shown to the public. This can be considered as an intelligence advantage."
Aizen analyzed, "So as long as Yhwach doesn't go out in person, Hueco Mundo should be able to kill their vanguard."
"Actually... I just let everyone use their new abilities yesterday..."
Lu Li said a little embarrassedly.
Aizen was stunned for a moment, then he held his forehead and sighed, "Then let's prepare for the worst and assume that Youhabach will lead the attack directly."
He was a man who would not take chances in doing anything. Even though theoretically the Hueco Mundo was very clean now and there were no Quincy spies, he could not say that the power of several Hollows had not been leaked.
"I'm sorry, I just wanted to see how much stronger everyone has become."
Lu Li scratched his head. He now understood why Aizen had never allowed others to use the Hougyoku form. It turned out there was this deeper meaning.
"But if Yhwach leads the team himself, wouldn't it turn into an all-out war between Hueco Mundo and the Quincy?"
Lu Li asked again.
"It may not be the worst case scenario. Even if Yhwach attacks Hueco Mundo himself, he won't be able to fight for long. After all, the focus of his attack is on Seireitei."
Aizen analyzed, "If he can't take down Hueco Mundo with less force in a short period of time, he will probably switch to a flash attack on Seireitei. After all, his greatest advantage is playing in the dark. If he fights in Hueco Mundo and everyone in the three realms knows about it, he will run to the light."
"It seems like Soul Society is bound to have a war after all."
Lu Li was moved upon hearing this and felt that what Aizen said made sense.
"But this is also a good opportunity to overthrow the old system and change the world, isn't it?"
Aizen said, "Based on your character, Lu Jun, you will not attack the Soul Society. If the captain-general stops you, you will never attack the Soul King Palace."
"That's true. In a sense, Yhwach has made things easier for us."
Lu Li smiled and said that he was not a saint and that people would die in war.
Even if he were to reach the Invisible Empire now, with their strength at this stage, they could still move to the Three Realms in an instant, and by then they would still shatter the world into pieces.
Killing Yhwach instantly is not very realistic even in the opponent's current state.
Whether the battle takes place in Soul Society, Hueco Mundo, or in the real world, there will never be zero casualties.
In Lu Li's mind, there is no distinction between Hollows and Death Gods. There will be casualties in a war on either side, so it would of course be better to let Yhwach attack the Soul King Palace.
Not only would that minimize casualties, but it would also allow Yhwach to clear the way for them, making it easier for them to create a new situation after defeating Yhwach.
"The real name of the Zero Squad, Monk Huo, is a problem for us. Although we are no longer pure Shinigami, if the power of the Zanpakuto is controlled, it will still affect our combat effectiveness."
Aizen said, "So I think it would be more appropriate for us to take action after using Yhwach to get rid of the monk Manahu."
"Sosuke, don't you consider fighting the enemy together?"
Lu Li asked with a smile.
Aizen smiled, "Lu Jun is joking again. People like Hyoshubu Ichibei will only think about how to make us the new Soul King at the critical moment."
(End of this chapter)