Accompanied by a loud noise, dark cannonballs landed in front of the Soul King's Palace.
After the Zero Squadron was wiped out, Kurosaki Ichigo and others who came over finally reached this unreachable altitude.
"It's so quiet...how is the situation?"
After coming out of the cannonball-like protective cabin, Thado Taihu couldn't feel the fluctuations of spiritual power around him or hear any sounds, so he asked doubtfully.
"Is the battle over?"
"!!!"
Just when everyone was confused, Kurosaki Ichigo discovered the body lying on the corridor leading to the Soul King's palace.
It was Ichibei, the main military commander, who was torn apart by the power of Yhwach.
"Is this... someone from Team Zero?" Yoichi Shifengin, who came with him, frowned slightly as he looked at the bloody scene in front of him, "Has the Spirit King's Palace fallen?"
"Well...he is the leader of Team Zero, Eye Monk...Thanks to them for repairing my Zanpakutō and training me and Rukia..." Kurosaki Ichigo's face changed as he watched this scene.
Extremely dignified.
"I...I'm here for treatment..." Orihime Inoue said with some unbearable cold sweat on her forehead.
"It's useless anymore, right? It's all broken into pieces..."
"Ichigo—"
At this moment, Kurosaki Ichigo heard a familiar call coming from somewhere.
"Monk!?"
He raised his head and asked, with a puzzled look on his face.
"What's wrong?"
The rest of the people on the side didn't seem to hear anything, and looked at Kurosaki Ichigo looking around with some confusion.
"I don't know...I seem to hear the monk's voice."
Kurosaki Ichigo frowned slightly and answered.
The sound continued to come.
"Ichigo...name..."
"Call your name...Ichigo...call my name..."
"name?"
Kurosaki Ichigo was stunned for a moment, and then subconsciously shouted, "Ichibei of the Military Headquarters."
"!!"
At the same time, Orihime Inoue, who was trying to save the already torn-down Ichibei of the military headquarters, was slightly startled.
Because Ichibei, the commander of the army, who was supposed to be dead, opened his eyes strangely.
And the next moment, something even weirder happened.
She didn't see what was going on at all. The split body of Ichibei, the commander of the army, had already returned to its original shape, and he got up from the ground with emotion.
"Phew! Oh! Thank you so much!"
Everyone was so surprised that their jaws almost dropped to the ground when they saw the scene of a soldier from the military commander's department pretending to be a corpse.
"What...what's going on!?"
Kurosaki Ichigo asked in horror, "Aren't you dead!?"
"Huh? He's dead."
Ichibei, the military commander, answered matter-of-factly, "But I'm alive again! All power is contained in the name. By calling my name and getting a little bit of your power, I repaired my body and came back to life."
"What a mess..." Kurosaki Ichigo was speechless for a moment after hearing this, but his heart felt much more relaxed, "But... it's good that you're still alive..."
"Hmph! With the power of me and you, it is natural to do this kind of thing."
Ichibei, the commander of the army, said with some pride, but soon, he seemed to have remembered something, his face gradually became serious, and he looked at Kurosaki Ichigo solemnly.
"Ichigo. Help stop Yhwach."
"Help?" Kurosaki Ichigo asked doubtfully.
"Yes, help."
Ichibei, the commander of the military division, said in a deep voice, "Team Zero was completely defeated by him. Although I got my body back, if I had to wait until I regained full strength, it would be too late. No one else can stop him now. I
I won’t ask you to kill him, I just want to stop him. The Soul King is the ‘key’ of the world. If the Soul King dies, Jureitei, the present world, and even Hueco Mundo, everything will collapse and be destroyed. I’m sorry to entrust this kind of mission to
Please, Guardian Spirit King Ichigo!"
"..."
Hearing this, Kurosaki Ichigo nodded silently.
He raised his head and looked up at the palace where the Spiritual King was.
"Let's go."
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at the same time.
Inside the Soul King's Palace.
Yhwach has already arrived before the Spirit King.
The road he walked along was filled with blood and corpses.
After Team Zero was defeated, no one could stop him along the way.
At this moment, Yhwach looked at the mutilated body in front of him that seemed to be sealed in crystal, unable to speak, unable to move, unable to do anything, and he couldn't help but sigh.
That's right, this is the so-called 'foundation' or 'key' of this world - the Spiritual King.
Before seeing his figure with his own eyes, who would believe that the Supreme Spirit King is just a puppet who seems to be locked up in this palace to fulfill the wishes of the world.
"Spiritual King... You are an incomplete 'god' who has reached this point and can't even escape... I will end the endless humiliation now."
Saying that, Yhwach slowly raised the sword in his hand.
"No - maybe you have foreseen what happened today. Farewell the Soul King, my 'father' who has insight into the 'future' -"
Yhwach thrust out the sword in his hand mercilessly, instantly piercing the Soul King and the cage that bound him.
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Below, inside Jinglingting.
The gods of death who defeated everyone in the Star Cross Knights were heading in the same direction, preparing to meet up.
Soon, Abarai Renji and Kuchiki Rukia discovered Hirako Mako, who was also the God of Death.
"Captain Hirako!"
The battle on Hirako Mako's side seemed to have ended, and he looked at the arrival of the two men with some surprise.
"What's wrong? Are you here too?"
"Captain Hirako seems to have been seriously injured. Is it okay?" Abarai Renji asked in a hesitant voice.
"What nonsense are you talking about, this little injury..." Hirako Mako's mouth twitched when he heard this, "You two, you really got braver by going to the Soul King Palace to train, right? It's amazing that you didn't get hurt at all?"
"Um...that's not what I meant." Abarai Renji smiled awkwardly, "Anyway, it's fine."
"How is the situation now?" Rukia Kuchiki on the side changed the topic and asked.
At this moment, a call came from the side: "Abarai, Miss Kuchiki!"
"Ah, it's Hinamori. I'm glad you're okay too."
Renji Abarai felt a little relieved to see that his old friend was safe and sound.
Speaking of which, a lot of the familiar spiritual pressure in Jinglingting has disappeared.
Of course he understands what it means when spiritual pressure disappears on the battlefield.
"Let's go in, don't talk here."
Hirako Mako turned his head and looked at the door in front of him, reminding him.
The target they also rushed to was naturally the Technology Development Bureau, which commanded the entire war situation.
Not long ago, Urahara Kisuke inside sent an order to everyone who was still alive to gather here.
"Is everyone here?" Renji Abarai asked in a deep voice.
"Idiot, you won't know until you go in."
Hirako Mako curled her lips slightly, "'Put down the opponent you are currently fighting, and all captains and vice-captains assemble immediately.' This is really a very forced order. Everyone will find a way to come here as soon as possible."
This order is also the reason why the members of the Knights of the Star Cross still survive.
Originally, it was their best chance to defeat the opponent when Yhwach launched Holy, but they had no choice but to receive such an order.
Presumably something terrible must have happened.
"ah?"
After entering the base, Mako Hirako looked at the empty command room and found that no one was present, so he looked at Urahara Kisuke with some confusion.
"Not everyone is here, what's the matter? Kisuke."
"This..."
Urahara Kisuke pondered for a while, and then explained calmly.
"The captain of the seventh division, Komamura Zuozhen, wanted to act alone because he was injured, and his request to send a treatment team was also rejected."
"..."
Hirako Mako remained silent after hearing this.
He knew this was a lie.
Just refusing to be dispatched to a treatment class speaks volumes.
Captain Kashiwamura has most likely died in the battle. As for why this happened... it is probably because Tetsuzaemon Kiba, as the deputy captain, wanted to save the last trace of dignity for his respected captain.
After using the secret technique, Bai Cun probably completely lost his original form and turned into the body of a beast.
"Where are the others?"
"Captain Kuchiki said that he would act together with the captain of the third division, Hobashi Rojuro, the ninth division, Rukuka Kensai, and the twelfth division's captain, Niryuri. Well, it doesn't matter. Anyway, as long as you follow Captain Nirvana, sooner or later
He will come back to join us... After all, if Soul Society disappears, that guy will also be very troubled."
Urahara Kisuke continued to explain one by one.
"Everyone led by Captain Zaraki Kenpachi of the 11th Squadron was the most seriously injured because they were fighting on the front line. They are currently receiving emergency treatment. Madarame and the others are not seriously injured, but Captain Zaraki's injury may be a bit serious.
The remaining teams went to Room 46... However, only the captain and deputy captain of the 10th team had no contact at all."
"Tsk, it's really a mess..." Makoto Hirako curled his lips slightly when he heard this, "Then what? What do you want to do by gathering us, a bunch of messy people?"
"Breaking into the Soul King's Palace."
Urahara Kisuke calmly said an appalling thing.
"!!!"
Everyone was slightly shocked when they heard this.
"You mean... you want to break into the Soul King's Palace? Are all the captains together?" Hirako Mako asked with a slight frown, "Is that kind of thing possible?"
"It can be done... it should be possible."
Urahara Kisuke said with some uncertainty, "As long as we have the God-given weapons brought by Mr. Yushiro, the fort made by Captain Woniya, and the huge spiritual pressure gathered at the captain level."
As he spoke, Urahara Kisuke looked to the side.
I saw a man who looked exactly like Shifouin Yoruichi, who had followed Ichigo Kurosaki to Soul King Palace, bowing and saying hello to everyone.
"Everyone...please...please give me some advice! I am Shifouin Yushiro from the Shifouin family! Thank you for taking care of my sister on weekdays."
"Sifengyuan...could he be Mr. Yoichi's younger brother?"
Everyone looked at this slightly familiar face and were a little surprised.
"Yes, I asked the Sifengyuan family to borrow the heavenly weapons."
Urahara Kisuke explained calmly.
"Now the Soul King Palace is probably in the biggest crisis in history, and it no longer cares about the rules..."
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Above, the Palace of the Spiritual King.
Accepting the request of Ichibei Kurosaki, Ichigo Kurosaki and others set out for the Soul King's palace, intending to stop Yhwach's actions.
"I'm sorry...human beings..."
Watching everyone leave, Ichibei, the commander of the army, sat calmly on the corridor and sighed softly.
In his widened eyes, he seemed to have already seen the outcome.
"You guys...can't defeat Yhwach.
But don’t worry…
This is what the so-called peace is!
Right?
Yhwach..."
This is the future that Lord Soul King sees.
He thought Yhwach must have seen it too.
Everything has actually been doomed for a long time, but everything has to move towards the predetermined ending, and there is no other way to choose.
Kurosaki Ichigo is destined to be unable to defeat Yhwach.
But this is the test of becoming a ‘king’.
Of course... for Youhabach, is this not a trial?
Ichibei, the commander of the army, sighed while looking up to the sky.
That is a realm far higher than where the Spirit King's Palace is.
The men there dominate everything here.
When the time comes, everything in the entire world will be reset.
The world will usher in the so-called true 'peace'.
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Next door to the command room of the Technology Development Bureau is the emergency treatment room.
The light sign indicating 'Healing' goes out.
"!"
Renji Abarai and others who were waiting outside looked in the direction of the open door of the emergency treatment room with some surprise when they heard the sound.
Just a few of them can't go up to the Spirit King's Palace. Mr. Urahara just said that they need God-given weapons, forts, and the spiritual pressure of everyone gathered together.
So these people coming out from here at this moment are particularly critical.
"The three healing spells are over! Let me express my condolences to everyone!"
The sound of relief came from the opened door of the room.
I saw Ukitake Jushiro leading everyone out of the room. Among them, Madarame Ikkaku and Ayasekawa Yumichika, whose injuries had been almost treated, also came out with their bodies wrapped in layer after layer of bandages.
"Mr. Ukitake!?"
Seeing the people coming out of it, Mako Hirako felt ashamed, "What are you doing? You should be the one who needs to be treated, right?"
"What did you say? If the treatment is good, I can also help with the treatment." Ukitake Jushiro chuckled, "Although I am frail and sick, because of this, I am very knowledgeable in the art of healing!"
"Is this something to be proud of..." Renji Abarai and others on the side also felt ashamed.
"In short, now everyone except Captain Zaraki has recovered to the point where they are almost able to move." Ukitake Jushiro pointed at Madarame Ikkaku and others, "This is all thanks to the help of Vice Captain Kotetsu and Yamada Sanchi.
.”
"No...no way...we just did what we should do..." Kotetsu Yuune and Yamada Hanatarō were frightened by the praise.