"Can you tell me how you could make all the fighters in the city hear your will with just a few words without using any spiritual power?"
Ichigo Kurosaki turned around and said with a smile:
“Purity is a very interesting thing!”
As a scientist, Urahara Kisuke said that he could no longer talk to Ichigo Kurosaki about his current attitude of explaining everything with purity. If he continued to talk, when he looked at the various laws of physics again, he would probably feel that the purity of these laws was too low.
42. Yhwach in Shadow Empire
"This is really a terrible situation. With both body and soul collapsed, is there really any chance of survival?"
In a hidden cave, Yoruichi Shihouin looked at Ishida Uryuu, who was bandaged like a mummy, with a solemn expression and a slightly doubtful tone.
As Urahara Kisuke's childhood sweetheart and a fellow sufferer who defected to Soul Society together, Shihouin Yoruichi is one of Urahara Kisuke's most reliable connections. Ever since she learned about the Calamity of Nothingness, she has been commissioned by Urahara Kisuke to return to Soul Society early to persuade some people.
She had also been paying attention to the arrest of Ishida Uryu, but she had originally planned to do something through the aristocratic channel. However, she did not expect Ishida Uryu to be so fierce. Not only did he escape from prison by force, but he also dared to punch the Gotei 13 head-on and even killed Kurotsuchi Mayuri on the spot.
Shihouin Yoruichi is no stranger to Kurotsuchi Mayuri. After she defected from Soul Society, this crazy and unscrupulous scientist often served as the black glove of the Gotei 13, dealing with some things that could not be seen by others. For example, when the number of Hollows in Hueco Mundo was insufficient, she would slaughter the souls in Rukongai in order to balance the number of souls in Hueco Mundo and Soul Society.
Kurotsuchi Mayuri also took advantage of the convenience brought by his black glove duties to make countless people disappear on his surgical table. Therefore, in the eyes of Soul Society, especially in the eyes of people like Shihouin Yoruichi who know the inside story, Kurotsuchi Mayuri is notorious enough to describe him.
As a spectator who likes to watch the fun, Shihouin Yoruichi was watching with great joy. At the most critical moment, she boldly rescued Ishida Uryu from Captain Yamamoto.
Originally, Shifengyuan Yoruichi was ready to fight with old man Yamamoto, but she didn't expect that Captain Yamamoto just watched and didn't even send anyone to catch up immediately, which was a little beyond her expectations. But anyway, the person was rescued and then rushed to the safe house she had prepared before, but she didn't expect that trouble was still to come.
Ishida Uryu's injuries were too serious. As the head of the Shihouin family, one of the five founding nobles of Soul Society, as well as the former captain of the Second Division, former Commander-in-Chief of the Secret Mobile Force, and commander of the First Division of the Criminal Army, Shihouin Yoruichi had seen too many wounded people. This was not the first time she had seen someone with injuries this serious, but it was the first time she had seen someone who had not died immediately after being injured to this extent!
A divine voice descended from the sky: "As long as I am still watching this world, the probability of Ishida Uryu surviving is 100%. However, up to this moment, Ishida Uryu has not given up the fight, so I will naturally not interfere with his fight at will."
Shihouin Yoruichi looked up at the sky with a slightly amused look.
As one of the five great noble families in Soul Society, the Shihouin family is no stranger to the Soul King. Ever since the Soul King was suppressed, each of the five great noble families has divided up a portion of the Soul King's inheritance just like Zhu Bajie dividing his luggage. Of course, they call it "safekeeping."
The Shifengyuan family kept all kinds of military equipment bestowed by the Soul King, and Shifengyuan Yoruichi had often gone to the armory since she was a child, so she was no stranger to the Soul King's aura.
Shifengyuanyi's attitude towards this mysterious audience, whose voice can only be heard but not seen, is very subtle.
If he is the Spirit King, his aura does not match his appearance. But if he is not the Spirit King, he can reverse the flow of time and is omniscient. Among the beings of this level in the three realms, the Spirit King is the only one who is suspected.
After thinking it over for a long time, Shihouin Yoruichi finally leaned towards Aizen's idea, thinking that this mysterious existence might be the consciousness evolved from a part of the Soul King's body.
After realizing this, Shifengyuan Yoruichi didn't say anything, but his thoughts were indeed complicated. He felt a little wary, but also a little relieved.
Ordinary Shinigami don't know, but Shihouin Yoruichi, one of the five great nobles, knows very well that it is not uncommon in the history of Soul Society for parts of the Soul King's body to transform into independent beings. Ukitake Jushirō of the 13th Squad has a being evolved from one of the Soul King's hands sealed in his body. Of course, it is not openly called a seal, but an offering.
The existence called One-Eyed God, although originated from a part of the Soul King's limbs, after evolving into an independent existence, it can no longer be considered a true god. It once caused a huge turmoil in Soul Society and was sealed away.
As a result of that disaster, some Shinto families in Soul Society still retain some special sacrificial props to this day, for example, the Eight Realms Sword that made a brief appearance in the Thousand Year Blood War arc.
The Eight Realms Sword is nominally a prop for "worshiping gods". It is completely useless to use it to chop people, but it has properties such as divine power devouring and divine special attack that are specifically designed to restrain gods, so it is particularly powerful when used to chop gods.
Mo Yu could only say that the religious beliefs in the world of the God of Death were truly interesting, as sacrifice and hacking to death were actually equated.
In order to seal the One-Eyed God, Ukitake Toshiro's family has paid a huge price for generations. As the contemporary One-Eyed God's Jinchūriki, Ukitake Toshiro even paid the price of having his internal organs completely eaten by the One-Eyed God, who then took over to sustain his life.
Even though he had the strength of a captain, he was still weak and sickly, vomiting blood and falling to the ground every now and then. But this was also Ukitake Jushiro's biggest trump card. If he really had to face some difficult-to-defeat enemies, as long as he was willing to sacrifice his own flesh and blood and soul, he could transform into the manifestation of the one-eyed god in the world and bring endless surprises to the enemy. Of course, there is no need to say what the result would be afterwards.
This is where Shihouin Yoruichi's vigilance and relief come from. If the audience is really evolved from a part of the Soul King's body, then his mental state must be questionable, but if it is only at this level, it is acceptable.
Mo Yu didn't care about Shifengyuan Yoruichi's attitude, he just stared at Ishida Uryu, and his hand was always on the mouse, and the mouse cursor was already on the progress bar. If necessary, he would reverse time as soon as possible to ensure Ishida Uryu's survival, but as of now, he has not done so.
Thanks to the continuous interference of the three-dimensional audience's personality, even when he was dying, the female in Ishida Uryu's heart continued to surge up, conveying the emotions of a weak and sissy to him, as if someone was whispering in his ear, "You should give up" and "It's time to accept the reality of death." However, it was this constant influence that made Ishida Uryu's inner anger continue to burn, and the pure will driven by this anger was like an engine, which continuously operated the power of purity, the Fullbringing Technique.
In this state, even if Ishida Uryu's body and soul are halfway into death, when death really wants to take him away, he will be beaten madly by Ishida Uryu subconsciously, and can only retreat with a bruised face for the time being. After a while, he will be eager to try to take Ishida Uryu away again, and then be beaten up by Ishida Uryu subconsciously, and this cycle will repeat itself.
Ever since the Hogyoku understood Mo Yu's will and created the Fullbring of Purity, and then built a fighter's power system around this Fullbring, apart from Ichigo Kurosaki who is a natural cheat, Uryu Ishida is the one who has gone the most advanced. Even Fischer is not as advanced as Uryu Ishida, because Fischer is more relying on his status as an Arrancar and only made a fundamental breakthrough in the later period.
Mo Yu is also looking forward to how far Ishida Uryu can go with his purity!
If Ishida Uryu can really rely on purity to beat Death madly and thus struggle back from the brink of death, his achievements will be limitless, and he can even serve as an important data source for Mo Yu to update the purity system.
On the other hand, Mo Yu was also waiting for the possible reaction from the Shadow Empire!
Even though those Quincies were hunted down by the God of Death like stray dogs, it must be said that they were, after all, a great school of thought that had been passed down since the beginning of the world, and they still had some backbone in times of crisis. They did not escape to a place beyond the sight of Soul Society, but took the path of hiding in the dark, and created a Shadow Empire on the shadow side of Soul Society, and have been lurking silently in it for thousands of years.
Although the Quincy have been hiding for thousands of years, they have never reduced their observation of Soul Society. To be frank, the Quincy of the Shadow Empire may sometimes know more about what is happening in the Seireitei than Captain-General Yamamoto. This is why the Quincy were so unstoppable as soon as they appeared on the scene during the Thousand Year Blood War.
Enduring the burning fire of hatred, during the long thousand years of observation, continuous thinking and research, the Quincy clan, which was almost wiped out by the god of death a thousand years ago, almost destroyed the entire Jinglingting a thousand years later.
As the king of the Quincies, Yhwach, according to the time point of the original work, had already regained consciousness nine years ago, but he had not yet completely regained all his power. At this point in time, Yhwach should be silently observing Soul Society, and then manipulating the Shadow Empire, quietly accumulating strength for the final counterattack.
Yhwach should know about the chaos caused by Ishida Uryu in Soul Society, and according to Mo Yu's speculation, Yhwach should take some action.
The basis for this speculation is not because of the Quincy's brotherhood or something like that, but the fact that Yhwach, as the son of the Soul King, was not born smoothly. At the beginning, Yhwach's state of existence was very strange. He could not see, hear, or make any sound, and he could not even move.
Although the original work describes him as a "baby", in Mo Yu's opinion, Yhwach in that state was not so much a "baby" in the biological sense, but rather, he was perhaps closer to the inhuman state of Hougyoku.
But unlike the Hogyoku which can read the subconscious of others and then give them the power of Fullbring, Yhwach's power is more bizarre. He can give a part of himself to those who touch him, allowing those who touch him to be completed, their illnesses to disappear, and their strength to increase. However, after enjoying the state of completion for a period of time, those who touch will die, and then their souls, experiences, emotions, strength and everything else will be absorbed by Yhwach.
It is impossible to know how many people's souls, lives, strength and wills Youhabach absorbed. He eventually grew into a "human" and was even revered as a god by believers.
However, this growth process also left a flaw for Youhabach. If he stopped absorbing souls and life, he would gradually wither until he returned to his most unconscious original state. From this point of view, Mo Yu suspected that Youhabach's existence might not be real, but just a posture jointly constructed by those believers whose souls and life were absorbed by him. His words and deeds were just the common will of those believers.
There is evidence for this speculation. A thousand years ago, Captain Yamamoto ambushed and killed Yhwach, but he only destroyed his heartbeat, consciousness and strength. He did not actually kill Yhwach. This kind of mercy is not like the style of Captain Yamamoto, the strongest swordsman. The only possibility is that he could not kill him.
Coincidentally, Urahara Kisuke also faced the same trouble. After realizing the harm brought by the Hogyoku, he also wanted to destroy it, but eventually found that although he created the Hogyoku, he could not destroy it, and finally he could only seal it.
From this point of view, it can be confirmed that Youhabach's essential inhumanity. On the other hand, the drastic changes in Youhabach's temperament a thousand years ago and a thousand years later can also be understood as that after being beaten back to his original state by Captain-General Yamamoto, the Quincy believers who rebuilt the existence of Youhabach with faith, soul, and life all harbored hatred and resentment towards the god of death. Therefore, Youhabach, who awakened again a thousand years later, also became cruel and ruthless, brutal and paranoid, and indifferent to life.
But these are just speculations at the moment. As to whether it is true or not, we can only make a conclusion after seeing Youhabach with our own eyes. But no matter what, if Youhabach wants to grow, or even want to live and maintain his intellect and senses, he must continuously absorb the souls and lives of others. The more talented and powerful these people are, the better the edible effect they will give to Youhabach.
Coincidentally, Ishida Uryu is strong enough!
This strength does not refer to Ishida Uryuu's current purity, but his talent as a Quincy.
The so-called Holy Separation means that the Quincy King Yhwach takes back the blood he gave to the Quincies. For hybrid Quincies whose blood is not pure enough, like Ishida Uryuu's mother, they basically have only one way to go, which is death. Ishida Uryuu also experienced the Holy Separation and survived, which is enough to show the purity of his bloodline. Of course, his father was also the same, but his father was smart enough. He hid in the real world as the director of a hospital, and just trained and practiced silently. He basically did not use the power of the Quincy in front of others and did not care about the ups and downs of the three realms at all.
Even in the Shadow Empire, there are not many bloodlines of Ishida Uryu's level. Moreover, Ishida Uryu caused a big disturbance in Soul Society and even killed a captain with his own hands. His pledge of allegiance is very valuable and he does not have to worry too much about being set up. For these reasons, Mo Yu believes that Yhwach will never miss this delicacy, Ishida Uryu. At the very least, he will try to get in touch with him.
This is also the reason why when Mo Yu and Aizen were communicating, they thought that Ishida Uryu's attribute as a plot tool could lure out the big BOSS of this version in advance.
In addition to keeping an eye on Ishida Uryu, Mo Yu also had many perspectives to look down on his surroundings. As long as the people of the Shadow Empire showed any clues, he would discover them at the first time.
The result did not disappoint Mo Yu's expectations, or rather, Yhwach's reaction was more decisive than he expected. Soon, two mysterious men in white robes quietly and silently approached the hiding place arranged by Shifengyuan Yoruichi.
"The Quincy of the Shadow Empire is here. You don't have to conflict with them. Just listen to what they say. The rest is up to you to decide!"
Mo Yu's voice rang in Shifengyuan Yoruichi's ears. She looked surprised, but didn't say anything. Then she welcomed the two mysterious people. After they came in, they looked at Ishida Uryuu first, as if to confirm his condition, and then said directly:
"Shihouin Yoruichi, hand Ishida Uryu over to us, we have a way to save him!"
Shifengyuan Yoruichi said with a half-smile, "Handing him over is not a problem. I can't cure him anyway. It's just that you two guys are so secretive that I don't trust you. If I really want to cure Ishida Uryu, where should I find him? It won't be the private laboratories of the nobles, or some more shameful places."
One of them said: "You don't need to know this, because Ishida Uryu is not one of you, he belongs to us!"
The other person was more direct. He flashed and appeared in front of Ishida Uryuu's bed, ready to take him away. The next moment, Shifengyuan Yoruichi had already grabbed the man's wrist:
"Since you know my name, you must have heard of my nickname Shunshen... Hey!"
In Shifengyuan Yoruichi's eyes, that person suddenly dissolved and disappeared into the shadows. When he reappeared, he grabbed Ishida Uryu's body, then retreated into the shadows again, and then disappeared together. Shifengyuan Yoruichi turned her head slightly, and the person who spoke had also disappeared. She narrowed her eyes slightly and muttered:
"This isn't a technique like flash step. I seem to have heard of related information somewhere."
Mo Yu spoke up at this time: "In long works, in order to highlight the new characters, they usually show off in front of the old characters. I didn't expect that you, Yoruichi, would become such a stepping-stone character. But you don't have to think about it. Shadow Jump is a new skill developed by the Quincy in desperate situations. It's not a movement step, but a space jump."
Shifengyuan Yoruichi didn't care about being shown off. She just stroked her chin and thought subtly:
"It is no small matter that the long-lost Quincy has appeared in Soul Society. Moreover, the information collection channels and the efficiency of the action are so fast, which seems to indicate that the traces of these Quincy are not too far away."
When Yoruichi Shihouin was the captain of the Gotei 13, she was responsible for intelligence work and secret executions. Her thinking ability was in some aspects no less than that of Kisuke Urahara. Just from the appearance of these two Quincies, she was able to deduced some relevant information.
Mo Yu didn't care about these. As early as when these two Quincy appeared, Mo Yu had already placed a vision on them. As long as they didn't die and returned to the Shadow Empire, it would be a huge victory for Mo Yu.
For Mo Yu, the scope of his authority is whatever he can see. As long as the map lights up, he can operate it!
And now, the true appearance of the Shadow Empire appeared in Mo Yu's observation.
In the dark and lightless semicircular plane, a huge ice palace stands tall. The slightly arc-shaped star cross is the most conspicuous totem of this ice palace.
The two Quincies, carrying the dying Ishida Uryuu, continued forward in the Ice Palace.
After walking for a long time, we finally arrived at a palace with a magnificent space!
The hall was spacious, with the throne being the only thing that stood out. Yhwach, wearing a scarlet cloak, long hair draped over his shoulders, a gloomy and cold face, and a mustache, sat on the throne, looking down coldly.
He said nothing, just stared at Ishida Uryuu who was placed on the ground by two Quincies.
Although he was dying, with his body and soul on the verge of destruction, his overwhelming fighting spirit still burned like a flame, and he continued to beat death stubbornly and obstinately.
Even with Yhwach's experience, seeing Ishida Uryu in this state, a hint of admiration could not help but appear on his cold face, and he could not help but say:
"This kid is really awesome!"
This evaluation is not something Yhwach made casually. Having devoured souls and lives for a long time, he has gradually become able to read the souls of others. In Yhwach's eyes, there is no other way to describe Ishida Uryu's current state except the word "energizing"!
However, Yhwach's gaze did not linger on Ishida Uryuu for long. Instead, he raised his head slightly, looked towards a dark place not far away, and whispered:
"Who are you who came with Ishida Uryu?"
A moment later, a divine voice descended from the sky:
"Who do you think I am?"
Yuhabach did not answer, but remained silent for a long time.
Mo Yu sat in front of the computer, looking at the screen, whose eyes were fixed on him, as if Yhwach was looking at him. He had no doubt that he had discovered his perspective on observing the world, because he was mentally prepared.
The fact that Bengyu could understand Mo Yu's intentions showed that in the world bubble of the God of Death, things related to the Soul King could still interact further with him. He was not like other people who could only accept interference unilaterally and could not even detect where the interference came from.
After realizing this, Mo Yu actually used the Collapse Jade to conduct some experiments, such as allowing the Collapse Jade to interfere with reality in reverse, or break through the limitations of the world bubble and interfere with the Silver Sea, and the results were quite obvious.
Even if there is further interaction, its degree is destined to be limited to the bubble of the world of Death. Just like now, although Youhabach has noticed Mo Yu's perspective on the world, he has tried his best in secret and cannot figure out where that perspective comes from.
In Youhabach's feeling, this line of sight seemed to appear out of thin air, without any source. Just by existing, it was able to maintain its own independence and sustainability. It was extremely magical and mysterious.
43. The tradition of making friends in hot-blooded anime
Yhwach remained silent, but secretly tried his best to understand the mystery of Mo Yu's gaze, or to counter and isolate it.
But the results were not very effective. No matter what he did, Mo Yu's gaze was always there, looking down at him.
Mo Yu did not speak, but just waited to see if Youhabach, the top existence in the world, had any means to counter his sight. On the other hand, he also activated the omniscience authority to analyze Youhabach's existence.
The Omniscient Authority was also very cooperative. He rushed into the computer, took out a magnifying glass, and observed Youhabach's face carefully. He also put on a white coat, took out a stethoscope, lifted up his clothes, and performed a physical examination on him. Then he held Youhabach's hand and took his pulse. Finally, he took out a pen and paper and began to write Youhabach's physical examination report seriously, and then stuffed it into Mo Yu's mind.
Mo Yu couldn't help rubbing his eyes. When he came to his senses, he found that all this was just an illusion in his mind.
"Why does the way this omniscient authority works seem to be getting weirder and weirder? Fortunately, my good friend Habach doesn't know what happened just now, otherwise it would be a disgrace to my Old Testament God!"
Because of omniscience, even the specific operation of the omniscient authority emerged in his mind. This was not the first time that Mo Yu received similar information, but every time he faced this kind of information, he wanted to complain. But no matter what, the physical examination report of Youhabach issued by the omniscient authority was still very valuable.
Mo Yu's previous speculations were verified at this moment. Youhabach did have an initial state, and that initial state was his true self and the basis for his self-proclaimed son of the Spirit King. However, some speculations were wrong. Youhabach's intellect and will were not pieced together from the lives and souls of his believers. He had his own will, but this will must be built on the soil built by the lives and souls of his believers.
As far as this physical examination report is concerned, Youhabach is somewhat similar to the current Devil Kinnikuman version of Rukia. The Hogyoku is the core and the foundation, and Rukia's flesh and blood body is just a vehicle to carry and extend her will. Of course, they are only somewhat similar. If you really want to compare, Youhabach's existence is still much stronger than Rukia, because Rukia is not the master of the Hogyoku, while Youhabach dominates his own power.
In a sense, Aizen, who was sealed in the Inferno in the later part of the plot but has completely merged with the Hogyoku, is closer to Yhwach's state, but it is only close. After all, they are not of the same race.
Leaving all this aside, through this physical examination report, Mo Yu also learned one thing, that is, the part of Youhabach's body that belongs to the Soul King can also be controlled by Mo Yu, but the problem is that in order to do this, Youhabach needs to be restored to his original state.
Mo Yu also thought of the one-eyed god who was sealed in Ukitake Jushiro's body and evolved from the Soul King's left hand, as well as Penida Pacaja who evolved from the Soul King's right hand, and Gerard Valkyrie who carried the Soul King's heart. If he really wanted to control the Soul King components contained in them, he would probably need to kill them all.
But Mo Yu was not in a hurry. Although the scattered limbs of the Spirit King were helpful to him and could become his token of interference in the mortal world, they were not necessary. Only the body in the Spirit King's Palace that represented the Spirit King's subject and person was what he was determined to obtain.
Silence will not last forever. Yhwach, who tried everything in secret but still had no effect, did not show any negative emotions, but said coldly:
"Let's stop with these worthless greetings. The endless blood-red eyes in the sky above the Seireitei must be you. So, what do you want to do in front of me after making such a fuss in Soul Society?"
"I wanted to talk to you and see if there's any room for cooperation, but now I think that empty talk isn't enough, so let's follow the tradition of making friends in hot-blooded anime and have a scene of fist-to-heart."
According to his previous idea, Mo Yu wanted to have a chat with him, just like he reached a PY deal with Aizen, to see if there was any room for cooperation or mutual use between him and Yhwach, to jointly form an alliance of the strongest villains in the world of Bleach, and then work together to do something big to rule the world or something.
But after witnessing Ishida Uryu's battle, Mo Yu felt that as the founder of the purity system, he always wanted to rely on words to control the situation all day long. The purity seemed a little low. Moreover, he also felt that for someone like Yhwach, if he only wanted to communicate with words, the effect would not be much better. So he thought about it and decided to just follow the tradition of fighters and start fighting as soon as they meet, and then talk while fighting!
This idea is also somewhat derived from the previous plot. If Shifengyuan had not appeared and saved Ishida Uryu, Mo Yu would have fought with Captain Yamamoto long ago. Although both sides eventually stopped for their own reasons, Mo Yu still had some urge to fight in his heart.
Although Yhwach has been resurrected at this moment, he has not yet completely regained his power as the King of Quincies as prophesied, not to mention that he devoured the Soul King in the later period and became the strongest warrior in the version. As far as the moment is concerned, this is the weakest moment of Yhwach since the beginning of the anime Bleach. Mo Yu also wants to give it a try. In terms of pure combat effectiveness, how good is his own combo version of God's Palm!
"The man known as the King of Quincy, let me measure your purity to see if it can support your monstrous ambition!"
Without waiting for Yhwach to react, Mo Yu held the mouse and swiped it suddenly. The invisible hand of God clenched into a fist and hit Yhwach in the face!
If it is someone else, it is estimated that only when Mo Yu's attack is when he gets the time, he knows that he was beaten, but Yubach's pupils condensed, but it was clearly "see". The invisible power condensed out of thin air and turned into a sandbag fist. He lifted his palm, and then his fingers bounced, and the sacred extermination came out.
The so-called Holy Arrow of Destruction is to gather the surrounding spirit particles, turn them into spirit particle arrows, and then shoot them out. This is the most common attack skill of the Quincy. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a normal attack. However, when other Quincy use it, it is just a normal attack. For example, when Ishida Uryu used this trick, it would be more accurate to call it a scraping arrow, but when Yhwach used it, it truly showed the spirit of this trick.
The spirit particle concentration, sharpness, and shooting speed of the Holy Extermination Arrow are beyond the reach of ordinary Quincies, and it also has an indescribable sacred charm.
If the gods make a judgment, they will destroy all evil spirits.
