Chapter 668: The Captain-General Who is both pleased and regretful
Chapter 668: The Captain-General Who is both pleased and regretful
Wang Yue, who was controlled by Lu Li, immediately opened the door of the training place and released Ichigo.
"Master, I can still do it, give me a little more time..."
Ichigo wanted to say that he was about to find the trick and would definitely be able to defeat these shallow warriors, but he was interrupted by Lu Li before he could finish his words.
"What we lack most now is time."
Lu Li said, raising his hand and slashing through the void, a dark crack opened up, "You should go home first and talk to your father. You can't reforge your Zanpakutō now."
Of course Lu Li could tell Ichigo about his life story himself, but that might not be as profound as what his father told him.
Moreover, whether or not one can awaken a new Zanpakutō is not simply a question of one's background, but more of a question of one's state of mind.
Lu Li feels that Ichigo needs to go to the world where he lives to take a look around, so that he can be more determined to protect the world.
"At times like this I..."
Ichigo wanted to argue, but when he saw the stern look in his master's eyes, he could only swallow his words.
"Kurosaki-san, let's go back first. Your master must have a reason for doing this."
Orihime also advised that after going through so many things, she felt that Kurosaki's master was invincible. At this time, the two of them could not help much, so it would be better for them to go back first.
"Inoue..."
Ichigo hesitated to speak, but then smiled brightly, "I'm glad you're okay. Let's go back first."
After confirming, Lu Li directly sent the two into the Yomihirasaka passage, and the landing point was the present-day Kurosaki Hospital.
At this time, Hikari Kiryu landed in the Phoenix Palace and looked at Lu Li with complicated eyes, "What do you want to do?"
At this moment, Hikifune Kiryu was a little confused, because she found that the world was not destroyed. Lu Li did not touch the Spirit King, but it seemed that he had completed some work.
“Like I said in the beginning, to create a better world.”
Lu Li smiled and said, "The throne of heaven has been vacant for too long. We need a real king to plan the three realms."
"Do you want to ascend the throne and rule the three realms?"
Hikifune Kiryu looked at Lu Li with strange eyes. She didn't think Lu Li was a middle school student, but she felt that this kind of thing didn't seem to be in line with Lu Li's style. He was not the Lu Li she knew at all.
"No, there is someone else who will ascend the throne of heaven."
Lu Li shook his head, then waved his hand, and another crack opened.
"Where are you going?"
Hikifune Kiryu was completely confused. He didn't know what the meaning of Lu Li coming to the Spirit King Palace was. Could it be that he just wanted to kill a few members of the Zero Squad?
Lu Li pointed downwards and said, "The battle in the Soul Society isn't over yet. I can't just watch the old man and his men get killed by Yhwach, can I?"
He felt it when he was fighting with the monk just now. The temperature in the air was getting hotter and hotter. It was obviously caused by the old man's Bankai for some time.
As he said that, he walked into the black crack under Hikifune Kiryu's confused gaze.
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In the Soul Society, the fierce battle continues.
The central battlefield area has been completely vacated, all grassroots soldiers have gone to take shelter and assisted in evacuating the surrounding Rukongai residents.
No one could intervene in the battle at the core battlefield, not even the captain.
The water in Soul Society is constantly evaporating, the earth is cracking and drying up, the flowers and plants are withering, and the trees are dying, just like a natural disaster and drought.
Captain-General Yamamoto stood there, his Ryujin Jakka already in his Bankai, the high temperature of the Zanka-dachi made the temperature of Soul Society rise every minute.
His beard had grown untied, his white eyebrows did not look kind, his upper body was bare, his strong and muscular body was visible, his skin was covered with crisscrossing scars, which were the medals of having been through hundreds of battles.
"Youhabach, is this your true form?"
Old man Yamamoto looked at his opponent with a serious expression, feeling the powerful spiritual pressure of Yhwach. For a moment, he didn't know whether he had grown old after a thousand years, or whether Yhwach had become stronger.
"Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni, you are old."
Yhwach holds the Quincy Cross Blade, and the affiliation of the spirits causes constant turmoil in the Soul Society. He arrives at the battlefield of the Soul Society in time and has now stabilized the situation.
He looked at the white-bearded old man in front of him, and his tone was somewhat emotional, "You have become even more cowardly than you were a thousand years ago. You are no longer my opponent."
"How ridiculous! A defeated general dares to talk about bravery. Although I am old, I was able to kill you a thousand years ago, and I can burn you to ashes today."
Captain-General Yamamoto moved his body while speaking, looking for Yhwach's flaws. He had just fought with Yhwach for a while, but did not hurt the other party. He could only say that the other party's spiritual pressure did not match his memory.
"Really? Then why don't you attack and destroy me?"
Yhwach said with a smile, his eyes shifting to the other side, "In my opinion, you are not as threatening to me as this young man now."
In the direction he was looking at, there stood a chestnut-haired Shinigami wearing a captain's haori. He had a handsome appearance and was calm in the face of adversity.
"Sosuke, can your Kyouka Shuiyue interfere with him?"
The captain did not accept Yhwach's provocation, but asked the Grim Reaper behind him.
"It's difficult. He seems to have the ability to foresee the future. My illusions can't confuse him."
Aizen said in a serious tone, his expression half fake.
The reason why I say half is because his Mirror Flower and Water Moon are not completely ineffective, but they are indeed not fully effective against Youhabach, and he can find opportunities to deceive Youhabach in the fragments of the future he sees.
This was the first time he encountered such an opponent, and Yhwach's spiritual pressure was not to be underestimated. It was also the first time he saw a creature with stronger spiritual pressure than his own.
Currently, judging from the numerical value alone, he feels that his spiritual pressure is higher than that of the captain-general, but still not as good as Yhwach. The two of them are now fighting against the enemy together, and they have just barely avoided defeat.
"Really? Then go deal with the battlefield over there."
There was both regret and relief in the captain's eyes. The regret was that Aizen's ability was not enough to deal with Yhwach, but the relief was that he didn't expect that some of the younger generation in the Gotei 13 had grown to this level and were not weaker than himself.
"Captain..."
Aizen was a little hesitant. He personally didn't care. He originally thought that the captain-general was a stumbling block to his big plan.
But Lu Jun specifically said that the captain had cultivated him and he didn't want to see the old man die.
Apart from other things, Aizen was very good at observing people's combat power, and knew that the captain-general was no match for the current Yhwach. Just now he said that his ability was ineffective, but in fact he had already confused Yhwach twice without him noticing, otherwise the captain-general might have been killed.
"Boy, put away your disrespectful thoughts."
Captain Yamamoto stretched his muscles, and the muscles on his shoulders made a popping sound. "I'm not old enough for you to worry about me. You go and deal with that guy and limit the losses to the Soul Society. As for Youhabach, I will kill him!"
The determination in his eyes was as hot as fire. He did not look like an old man thousands of years old at all. His fighting spirit and spirit were at their peak.
The captain-general did not think that he could definitely kill Yhwach in a one-on-one fight, but he felt that he had to save the Soul Society even at the risk of his own life.
This is the result of his hard work over a thousand years, and it is also the future in his eyes. He is old, but under his cultivation and management, there are now outstanding children like Aizen Sosuke and Kyoraku Shunsui who are capable of taking over from him.
In this way, he could die peacefully, having completely eliminated the opponent whom he had not been able to completely eliminate a thousand years ago.
In the previous battle, he was fighting against Yhwach's stand, which gave him the upper hand for a while, but when Yhwach's real body arrived, the situation was instantly reversed.
Moreover, Youhabach's stand was not killed by him, but was saved by Youhabach, and is still attacking other Death Gods on the battlefield.
If Aizen joins him in dealing with Yhwach's real body, Yhwach's stand will abuse the other Shinigami captains.
Currently, the captains of the Gotei 13 have been defeated by Yhwach's Stand and were about to be annihilated, but a dark crack opened up and a Vastod-class Arrancar from Hueco Mundo descended and fought together with the eleven captains to curb their offensive, and no one was killed for the time being.
But even though Yhwach's Stand cannot unleash Yhwach's full power, its basic stats and abilities are terrifying enough that ordinary captains cannot handle it. Even with the help of a Wa-level Arrancar, it is just a stalemate.
In the mutual attacks, Soul Society was almost completely destroyed, which was not what the captain-general wanted to see, so he hoped that Aizen would go over and kill Yhwach's stand.
Lloyd Lloyd imitates Yhwach, and his strength is very mysterious. He cannot withstand the violent output of the Captain-General, but the power of the Quincy is real, and he has a clear advantage over the lower-level individuals.
"Lloyd has half my strength now. Who do you think will be defeated first, or will you die first?"
Yhwach did not stop Aizen from leaving the battlefield, but just asked Captain-General Yamamoto with a smile.
"Have you ever considered the consequences of being killed by me first? How arrogant of you."
The old man wielded the Zanhuo Katana, and the first move was to destroy heaven and earth. The momentum was unparalleled, and the entire battlefield was engulfed in flames that reached the sky.
Amid the flames, a powerful spirit storm was swirling, creating a vacuum. Yhwach stood there and said calmly, "I've seen too many ways for you to die."
As he spoke, his eyes turned into strange double pupils. It was obvious that his strength had been fully restored. When his eyes were open, he could see much of the future.
During the battle, he used this power to dodge Mr. Yamamoto's attacks countless times and has not suffered any substantial injuries until now.
Amid the roar, Captain-General Yamamoto glanced at the battlefield where Yhwach's Stand was. Looking at those powerful Arrancars after their Second Stage Return to Blade, he felt extremely complicated and sighed.
"I am here to protect the court, so what's the harm in death?"
Master Yamamoto looked at Yhwach with a burning gaze, "No matter how many endings you see, I will burn you to death with one sword."
He knew that the strength of the resurrected Youhabach had reached a level that was incomparable to a thousand years ago. It was not that he had grown old, but that Youhabach had become stronger.
But even so, he must fight hard to defeat the opponent in front of him and make his final contribution to the stability of the three realms.
It’s just a pity that due to his stubborn and upright character, he was ultimately unable to speak the truth to his former disciple.
It was Squad Zero and the Central 46th Chamber that convicted Lu Li, and it was he who watched as Lu Li was driven away. But now that Soul Society is facing such a great crisis, the Arrancars of Hueco Mundo still came to help.
When he saw those Arrancars, the captain's mind wavered. He searched the battlefield but did not see Lu Li.
He felt regretful and sighed in the flames, "Are you unwilling to forgive me after all..."
On the battlefield, after only a moment of emotion, the captain quickly gathered his focus and prepared for the final showdown with the opponent in front of him.
Youhabach was now on his way to becoming omniscient and omnipotent. He could naturally see the captain's thoughts and said something to attack his heart, "Are you waiting for Lu Li? Don't wait. He won't be able to make it to the battlefield."
He raised his arm and activated the Quincy's Great Bow, shooting wildly at Captain-General Yamamoto, colliding with the power of the Zanka-dachi.
"Lloyd has already held back your Gotei 13. Where do you think my personal guards are?"
Captain General Yamamoto's eyes changed slightly at Yhwach's words.
Only then did he realize that it was not that Lu Li did not want to come to Soul Society for support, but that he was predicted by Yhwach and stopped somewhere!
"You...what on earth can you see with those eyes?"
Captain Yamamoto said solemnly.
Yhwach opened his arms and said in a deep voice, "Everything!"
He had suffered a loss once, and with his character, how could he not fight back?
After opening his eyes, he found that Lu Li had ascended to the Soul King Palace, but did not kill the Soul King or seize the Soul King's power. Instead, he asked Kurosaki Ichigo to reforge his Zanpakuto, which was exactly what he wanted.
After all, he also needs Ichigo Kurosaki to help him kill the Soul King so that he can achieve his ultimate goal.
He also foresaw that Lu Li would come down from the Soul King Palace to support the battlefield of the Soul Society, so he asked his personal guards to make arrangements in advance and ambush at the exit of Lu Li's landing point.
At this time, with the help of the secret treasures presented by his new members of the Stern Cross, Lu Li might have been dragged by his personal guards into a different time and space where space teleportation is impossible.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
As soon as Lu Li emerged from Yomi Hirasaka, he saw that the world in front of him was completely different from the location he planned to travel to.
After his figure appeared, the next moment, Yomi Hirasaka closed, and time and space seemed to be a little chaotic in the gray world.
Five figures stood there, seemingly having been waiting for a long time.
"Lu Li, your majesty's wisdom has already seen through everything."
Haschwald stood in the center and said, "You just stay here and wait helplessly for the birth of the new world."
Lu Li felt the characteristics of this space and found that his Huang Quan Biliangsaka could not leave directly. It would take at least several dozen seconds of continuous space shock bombardment. The guards in front of him did not seem to want to let him escape quickly.
He had confirmed the battlefield situation of Soul Society with Aizen before. With the reinforcements of the Arrancar and the cooperation of Aizen and the captain-general, the situation would not collapse for the time being, so he was not panicked.
He was just curious about who gave Yhwach the idea to use the guards to hold him back.
"See through everything? I don't think so..."
Lu Li shook his head. "If he really could see through everything, he wouldn't have let you guys stop me."
As he spoke, the murderous aura from his body surged out like a torrent of destruction, causing the guards to change color.
(End of this chapter)