Chapter 674: The Captain's Revolving Door
Chapter 674: The Captain's Revolving Door
Captain Yamamoto's face darkened when he heard this. He admitted that he was also a killer a thousand years ago, the type who would do anything to get rid of his enemies.
The first generation of the Thirteen Court Guard Squadron was a group of killers who killed people in the name of protecting the court, and almost all of them were villains.
But it was precisely because of this crazy army and his ruthlessness that he defeated Yhwach.
But after that battle, perhaps because too many people who fought alongside him died, or perhaps because the Soul Society entered a long period of peace, he gradually became gentler.
He realized that iron, blood and killing were not the future of the Three Realms. He hoped to create a world where even the children of Rukongai could have a path to advancement, so he established the Maou Spiritual Academy.
Over a thousand years, he cultivated batch after batch of outstanding children. Watching the children grow up and the Soul Society becoming more and more stable, the murderous nature in his heart was gradually worn away.
"Youhabach..."
Captain Yamamoto's mind flashed through the past thousand years, and he was filled with emotion. "Perhaps I have indeed changed, but I don't think this is a bad thing."
Holding a Zanhuo Tachi, he walked forward from behind Ah Huo, who had been serving as his shield, and said, "A compassionate sword is not necessarily weaker than a heartless sword. Thousands of years ago, my sword existed for killing, but now, my sword exists for protection."
"Stop making me laugh, Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni."
Yhwach held the Quincy Cross Blade in his hand, looking extremely powerful. "You may have used these words to fool the kids in the Shinō Academy, but did you take them seriously? If you could become stronger just to protect someone, your end wouldn't be death."
As he said that, he stepped forward and with just one strike, he used his spiritual energy to attack Ah Huo, causing his belly to cave in. His entire obese body flew backwards like a water ball that had been squeezed to its limit.
Amid a series of roars, Ah Huo's body smashed countless buildings, and was blown hundreds of kilometers away and buried in the ruins.
The Great Sage Bow in his left hand was activated, and endless spirit arrows, each with the power to destroy the world, drowned Captain Yamamoto.
boom--
At this time, endless flames rolled back into the sky, and Captain Yamamoto walked forward wrapped in the prison uniform of the Remaining Sun, like an old man climbing a mountain in the wind and snow.
His flames were blown by Youhabach's spirit particle storm, so that sparks kept flying backwards. It was obvious that he could not withstand the supreme power of Youhabach after the separation.
In the end, this world is determined by numbers. After his demise, Yhwach is too powerful. Captain-General Yamamoto is just a traditional god of death after all. Faced with the chasm of power, he is unable to cross it.
But even so, he did not stop moving forward. He swung his sword to cut the spiritual arrow of the Great Sage's bow. His eyes seemed to be burning with fire and a will to die.
"Captain..."
The people of the Gotei 13 expressed their concerns when they saw this scene, but they could not intervene in a battle of this level at all.
Not to mention Yhwach, even the captain-general's prison uniform of the Remaining Sun was too hot for them to get close to.
Among the captains of the Gotei, Aizen frowned slightly. He had already sensed Yhwach's murderous intent, so he made a move in secret, using the Mirror Flower and Water Moon to make Yhwach see the future in which Captain-General Yamamoto would be killed by him.
But he doesn't know what future Youhabach can really see, and Captain Yamamoto may really be killed by the power of Youhabach after the Separation.
Mr. Lu, is it true that the Royal Guards have held you back? Why haven't you caught up yet?
Aizen has already taken a step and is ready to head towards the battlefield. If all else fails, he will have to continue cooperating with the captain-general to deal with Yhwach.
However, after his sanctification, Yhwach’s strength has greatly increased, so he is probably under a lot of pressure.
"Praise to the Holy Land."
Facing Captain Yamamoto's desperate attack, Yhwach simply released his ability calmly.
I saw that there was a huge wall of light under his feet and around him, isolating Captain Yamamoto outside. This was a huge defensive spell of the Quincy that combined offense and defense. Once the captain stepped into the area, he would be shot to death by endless sacred arrows.
boom--
Amidst continuous roars, countless arrows shot at the captain's Remnant Sun Prison Robe. Despite the protection from the burning flames, the impact force could not be completely resolved. Even with the captain's well-tempered body, he was shaken and bleeding from his mouth.
But there was no intention of stopping his steps. In this short distance, he moved forward slowly, and even time seemed to be slowed down countless times.
In the brilliance of the spirit particle flames and arrow storms, he seemed to see his own life. When he was young, he wandered around in the Soul Society and was naughty and eccentric.
As an adult, he was invincible in Soul Society and was arrogant and thought himself invincible. In middle age, he became more murderous and established the first generation of the Thirteen Court Guard Squadrons, killing people in the name of protecting the court.
But when I think about it, it is still after I get older that I have the most memories of these thousand years.
He witnessed the increasing peace in Soul Society and saw the growth of batch after batch of children in the Maou Spiritual Academy.
He watched as the former killing corps gradually transformed into the united and friendly Gotei 13. He would also hold a tea party every week for everyone to come together to taste tea and communicate.
He remembered that Unohana came to him to apply to withdraw from the 11th Division and go to the 4th Division as a backup. He remembered Kyoraku Shunsui's mischievousness and Ukitake Jushiro's righteousness.
He remembered...
There have been so many interesting things over the past thousand years. He didn't expect that as an old killer like himself, if he worked hard, he would be able to have some warm memories in his old age.
It's just a bit regrettable. He should have corrected the wrongs for his disciples, but now they are strangers.
I also blame myself for being too upright all my life and saying one thing and thinking another.
It would be nice if I could apologize to that child before reaching the end of the journey.
Amidst all the memories and emotions, the captain-general looked at Yhwach who was so close to him with his eyebrows raised, like a furious King Kong!
"Heaven and earth ashes!"
The final and most intense fire was released from the Self-Injurious Fire Sword. It was the history of Soul Society for thousands of years, and it was also the final power that an old man unleashed when protecting his children.
Faced with the scorching flames, even Yhwach's expression changed slightly, because in his eyes, he did not see Captain Yamamoto capable of launching such a powerful attack.
The opponent should have been shot into a sieve and fell down helplessly by these endless sacred arrows.
The scorching fire burned Yhwach's clothes and turned his black cloak into ashes, forcing him to dodge back, almost burning his eyebrows and leaving a charred wound on his chest.
Because the development of things was beyond his expectations, he was a little confused and a little annoyed.
He poured all his strength into the Cross Blade of Annihilation, and with an endless storm of spirit particles, he slashed at Captain-General Yamamoto, who had already unleashed all his strength and whose spiritual pressure was rapidly fading, unable to even maintain his Bankai.
After the strongest blow, Captain Yamamoto's strength was exhausted. He looked at the burn marks on Yhwach's chest and knew that Yhwach was not fatally injured or even seriously injured.
There was regret and worry in his eyes. As his body fell backwards in the spirit particle storm, he glanced at the shouting captains in the distance, and his eyes stopped on Aizen. The rest is up to you.
The next moment, Yhwach's Quincy Cross Blade fell.
boom--
"Captain!"
"Old man Shan!"
When the captains of the Gotei 13 saw this scene, they all cried out in grief. They could not believe that the captain-general who had been invincible for thousands of years, the pillar of the Gotei 13, had died in battle.
The violent shock wave in the field stirred up endless rubble and dust. When the storm of spirit particles swept away the fog, the captains of the Gotei who were rushing over were able to see the situation in the field clearly.
The expected death of the captain-in-chief did not occur, and Yhwach's Quincy was actually blocked firmly.
"how come……"
There seemed to be confusion in Yhwach's tone as he looked at the man who blocked his blade.
"Land from!?"
When the captains of the Gotei saw the new figure appearing on the battlefield, there were expressions of shock and surprise on their faces. They did not expect that in such a desperate situation, the most talented Grim Reaper in the Seireitei's thousand years would return.
"Mr. Lu, you're such a jerk... I was worried about you for nothing."
Aizen smiled and retracted the spiritual pressure that was about to be used for Bankai. He was just planning to deceive Yhwach and save the captain-general, but when he saw Lu Li rushing out of Yomi Hirasaka, he stopped.
"Lu Li, this guy...if you were going to come, why didn't you come earlier? Why did you have to wait until now!?"
When Ye Yi saw Lu Li arrive at the battlefield in time, although he had a look of joy on his face, he couldn't help but complain.
At this moment, in the center of the battlefield, the captain looked at the figure standing in front of him with a plain expression.
The enlightenment at the critical moment of life and death put him in an extraordinary state. He only showed a rare smile on his face, "You little brat, you still remember to come back."
"Old man, don't blame me for being late. There's a traffic jam on the road."
Lu Li grinned, exerting his strength and using his skills to block Yhwach's blade.
Yhwach took back the Quincy Cross and looked Lu Li up and down. "I see. Are you using this little trick to deceive me?"
"After all, you were the one who initiated the Holy Sorrow. Obviously, you didn't care about the Royal Guards and Haschwald from the beginning, right?"
Lu Li said that he actually didn't quite understand what Youhabach meant.
It's better to say that the current situation is a bit strange. If Yhwach knew that he could escape, he should not have stayed in Soul Society for so long. But in fact, he has been fighting very leisurely, as if he wants to vent his anger on his opponent from a thousand years ago.
All I can say is that Youhabach may not have even seen the scene of me defeating the Royal Guards, otherwise he would not have waited until I rescued the captain-in-chief.
"Haschwald is an important right-hand man to me."
Yhwach said expressionlessly, "I am about to achieve my long-cherished wish. A new world is about to be born. He should be pleased to see this great empire reigning over the new world."
"How hypocritical, Your Majesty."
Lu Li was healing his arms as he spoke. Just from taking a blow from Youhabach, his arms had a lot of bone fractures. If it weren't for his superb force-dissipating skills, that blow from Youhabach would have shattered all the bones in his body.
After being sanctified, the gap between Youhabach's attributes and his own has become even greater.
"No need to use such low-level provocation. I have seen through your tricks. You missed the one in a billion chance to defeat me. Is it really worth it just to rescue Yamamoto, a useless old man?"
There was a hint of discord in Youhabach's words, and he understood everything when Lu Li appeared.
He was deceived by Aizen's illusion and saw a false future.
In the future he saw, Lu Liben was killed by Haswood's ability to harmonize the world after a bloody battle with the Royal Guards, and Captain Yamamoto would also die in the previous battle with him.
Because he knew that the Palace of the Spirit King had been cleared out by Lu Li, he could just go up and absorb the Spirit King and be done with it, so he felt that he no longer needed subordinates, so he directly launched the Holy Separation, wanting to end the battle and quickly create a new world.
Unexpectedly, Aizen and Lu Li set up a trap and caused a misunderstanding.
However, this was not a big problem in Yhwach's opinion. Anyway, he didn't think that Aizen's ability would be effective if he was not prepared.
"Youhabach, I have also read the history books. You were defeated by the old man a thousand years ago. That blow must have scared you a lot, right?"
Lu Li said with a smile, and at the same time raised his hand, using the ability of the pet space to retrieve Ah Huo and then release him. He brushed off the dust on Ah Huo's body, and his stomach rumbled.
He ignored the change in Youhabach's eyes, turned around and used Huidao to heal the captain, "Old man, leave it to me from now on. I promise you that I will not let the three realms collapse."
The captain looked at Lu Li with satisfaction, "Looking at it this way, I really am old. The rest of the things will be left to you young people."
As he said this, he turned back to look at Aizen who had rushed over, "Right, Sosuke."
"Captain, please rest assured."
Aizen smiled and nodded, only adding in his mind that the Three Realms would indeed not collapse, but some changes for the better would occur.
The captain's spiritual pressure had been exhausted at this time. Even if his injuries healed, he could no longer participate in the fierce battle. As a person with rich combat experience, he would not say much on the battlefield. He immediately distanced himself and evacuated to the center of the battlefield.
"Gotei 13, listen up, clear out the remaining Quincy in the Soul Society and strengthen the barrier to prevent the battle shockwave from damaging Rukongai!"
The captain-general gave an order to the other captains and all the soldiers as they retreated, "From now on, Captain Lu Li and Captain Aizen will take over the battlefield!"
Yhwach watched Captain-General Yamamoto retreat and did not try to stop him. In his opinion, Captain-General Yamamoto, whose spiritual pressure was exhausted, was just a stray dog.
He turned his gaze to Lu Li and Aizen. In his mind, the threat posed by these two people had increased sharply, and they were indeed qualified to fight him.
"So, two boys, who of you will die first?"
Yhwach's voice was low and full of the pride of a king.
Lu Li and Aizen looked at each other, and almost at the same time pointed their Zanpakutō at Yhwach, saying in unison: "Bankai——"
(End of this chapter)