Yhwach was the progenitor of all Quincy in the world.
Could even say—within all Quincy flowed his blood.
Precisely because of this, he obtained the opportunity for resurrection.
In that battle a thousand years ago, Yhwach defeated by Yamamoto Genryusai spent 900 years resurrecting his heartbeat, 90 years resurrecting his consciousness.
Then—
Nine years to regain his power.
The power recovery mentioned naturally wasn't making power appear from nothing.
Rather, Yhwach through his ability activated a soul-stripping ritual called Auswählen, forcibly seizing all mixed-blood Quincy's power in the world for his own use.
Yhwach could use this ability to absorb power from Quincy members he deemed unnecessary, returning it to himself.
Even could thereby revive deceased Quincy members, or re-grant those reclaimed powers to other Quincy.
When his power was restricted by opponents, could even thereby recover stripped or sealed power—this was Auswählen's meaning.
However, once Quincy underwent Auswählen and had power taken by Yhwach, they would immediately die.
Just like Ichigo Kurosaki's mother, Quincy Masaki Kurosaki, died in that Auswählen nine years ago.
Now, Yhwach once again activated Auswählen.
Shigure showed no surprise.
After all, everything was within expectations.
Now that all mixed-blood Quincy had died, the only targets Yhwach could reclaim were—
The Sternritter.
Those he'd once granted Schrift—the Sternritter now became "nourishment" for Yhwach's awakening.
Shigure's gaze calmly looked ahead.
Within his pupils, that explosive lightning actually began slowly calming.
No one knew what he was thinking.
This moment, the instant Yhwach's words fell, that surrounding black-red Reiatsu violently exploded!
BOOM!!
That chaotic Reiatsu torrent impacted everything around!
The torrential rain falling from the sky was forcibly stopped this moment, suspended in midair.
Yhwach at the torrent's center, illuminated by red light, slowly grinned, revealing satisfied, crazed smile.
He could clearly feel his internal power's rapid growth!
This was Auswählen!
Then, he violently spread both arms, gaze pressing down, looking toward Shigure, grinning, laughing heavily:
"Heh heh heh..."
"You can feel proud, Segawa Shigure."
"Relying on your power alone, you could battle me until now."
"Must say, I still admire you. Unfortunately, for the Soul King Palace, I must here... kill you."
Yhwach spoke without pause. Surrounding black-red Reiatsu still torrented endlessly.
However, hearing this, Shigure only faintly raised his eyes, calmly saying:
"Your tone sounds like you're speaking from a victorious position."
"Want to kill me... wait until you can."
Speaking, Shigure slowly raised his hand. A formless blade condensed in his palm.
That was a blade without Reiatsu aura.
However, Yhwach could clearly sense the fact "a blade is gripped in his hand."
But even so, for Yhwach currently fully awakening, nothing warranted fear.
"Heh heh..."
Yhwach still spread both arms, slightly raising his chin, smiling:
"Your failure's cause will be your arrogance."
"Do you think Auswählen brings merely simple power-type amplification...?"
"Completely wrong!"
Speaking, Yhwach extended his right hand forward. Upon his palm center—black-red vortex faintly flickered.
Just this moment, behind him, the originally collapsed Ice Palace actually began rapidly rebuilding!
In mere moments, already returned to pristine condition!
As if never suffering any damage!
Yhwach stared at Shigure, smile growing more intense:
"The Almighty..."
"Not ability to 'see through the future,' but... ability to 'change the future'!"
"Just like my palace—though already destroyed, in its future, I changed it to intact!"
As black-red light flickered, Yhwach's black hair gradually floated, finally completely merging with surrounding torrenting black Reiatsu!
Next moment, upon that black torrent, bizarre pupils violently opened!
Those were eyes attached to Reiatsu!
Upon Yhwach's right hand, a Reishi blade reappeared.
He grinned, unhesitatingly stepping toward Shigure, laughing wildly:
"However, this supreme power..."
"Seems unnecessary to explain to you."
"Because Segawa Shigure, you... probably can't even see the future, right?!!"
Yhwach laughed wildly while advancing. Upon surrounding black Reiatsu, opened eyes grew increasingly numerous.
This was his complete form.
Actually, during the time after Yhwach's heartbeat resurrected, he already possessed power to open his eyes.
But if opening "eyes" before reclaiming final power, would cause power rampage and loss of control, stripping all Sternritter's power.
So for safety, originally he planned to invade the Soul King Palace, completely reclaim his power through devouring the Soul King, then open his "eyes."
But he didn't expect Segawa Shigure's appearance to completely disrupt all his plans.
After that recent exchange, he immediately realized—
Without displaying his complete power, he couldn't defeat Segawa Shigure.
Therefore, he chose early Auswählen, through stripping all Sternritter's power, to awaken his peak self, complete eye-opening—
The Almighty's true form!
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