Formless collapse still continued.
Pure white Ice Palace—thin cracks began rapidly spreading, reaching earth and sky, extending infinitely outward.
In the air, countless black fissures appeared one by one.
Those weren't Dangai, but passage cracks between the Wandenreich's shadow domain and Seireitei.
Breeze passed, stirring Yhwach's black hair.
He still constricted his pupils tightly, staring blankly at Shigure ahead, mouth slightly open.
Until moments later, he slowly spoke:
"You said... beyond... Bankai...?"
That voice extremely soft, as if about to be scattered by wind, completely different from his previous massive roar.
Within his tone—no longer any confidence or mockery.
Only confusion remained.
Because this was vocabulary he couldn't comprehend.
This was even... power The Almighty couldn't see through or analyze.
Precisely because of this, his complexion had long become pale as ice.
However, hearing Yhwach's words, Shigure's expression remained unchanged, only saying flatly:
"I said from the beginning—"
"Whether you believe it or not, today, I will completely end your life here."
"End this thousand-year blood war spanning millennia."
The instant his words fell, Yhwach's lips twitched. Next moment, his expression instantly became violent. He furiously roared:
"Arrogant words!!!"
"This is impossible!! Merely soul power differentiated from Shinigami, Zanpakuto's Bankai... how... how could it reach this degree?!!!"
"This must... must be illusion!!!"
"I'll break the illusion AAAAAHHH!!!!!!"
Before his words finished, Yhwach violently bit his teeth, spreading both arms. This moment, surrounding black-red Reiatsu instantly exploded!
BOOM!!!!
That massive thunderous sound was deafening, resounding throughout the entire Wandenreich shadow domain!
The entire space violently shook, like natural disaster erupting!
His terrifying Reiatsu—like an inverted ocean—instantly spread, rushing toward earth, surging toward sky, finally even completely occupying the entire sky!
The originally crack-filled black night sky and pure white ice earth—this moment completely dyed into deep blood-red!
Merely gazing was enough to make one feel suffocated!
Somewhere distant, the dying Haschwalth slowly raised his eyes, looking toward distant blood-red.
Face pale, he softly muttered like a sigh:
"Has... has it... reached... this moment..."
At other locations, Gotei Captains all stood ready, expressions grave, filled with worry.
They could clearly feel this sky-covering blood-red was precisely enemy leader, Quincy Progenitor Yhwach's Reiatsu aura.
Precisely because of this terrifying oppressive feeling, they couldn't help but begin worrying about Segawa Shigure's safety.
Because from Yhwach's previous roar onward, they could no longer sense even a trace of Shigure's Reiatsu.
Even using Kido couldn't detect his existence.
This was extremely ominous information!
But they also clearly knew—with their current power, they fundamentally couldn't touch this level of battle!
"You must... win... Segawa..."
"Just like every time in the past!"
Such conviction unconsciously grew in everyone's hearts.
This moment on the other side, blood-red Reiatsu frenzy's center.
Shigure still stood opposite Yhwach, expression unchanged. Instead slowly raised his right hand.
Upon that arm, three-colored light patterns still flowed.
Watching the crazed Yhwach opposite, he only maintained calm gaze. After moments, finally said flatly:
"Yhwach, your performance ends here."
As his words fell, before Yhwach could react, suddenly—Shigure's raised right hand slowly clenched.
Whoosh!
Seemingly no change. However, the instant he clenched, distant Yhwach's expression suddenly violently changed!
This moment, he felt as if a formless hand gripped his neck, gripped... his heart!
Next moment, his Reiatsu... unconsciously stopped flowing!
Just this instant, that sky-filling blood-red Reiatsu frenzy suddenly underwent bizarre... reversal!!
From sky above and earth's distance, flowing back into Yhwach's body!
Yhwach's head immediately buzzed, completely stunned.
This moment, he could clearly feel—that Reiatsu fundamentally wasn't controlled by him... even didn't seem like his own Reiatsu!
Next moment, even more bizarre events occurred!
When all blood-red Reiatsu completely entered his body, from above his body, white light like arrows instantly flew out, finally rushing toward distant horizon!
Seeing this light instantly, Yhwach's expression completely froze.
He couldn't possibly not know what this was.
That was Auswählen's soul reclamation ritual.
Now, without him activating any power... Auswählen... was reversed.
Those powers he'd just seized not long ago—this moment—suddenly all extracted, returning to distant Sternritter's bodies!
Upon his body, those opened eyes also rapidly began closing, finally all vanishing.
The Almighty's true form... released!
He returned to his previous state.
Witnessing those bizarre events occurring, Yhwach felt like falling into ice cavern, entire body ice-cold.
His heart unconsciously stopped. Breathing also unconsciously disordered.
Upon pale face, sweat beads like rain slid down.
This moment, Yhwach understood.
That wasn't illusion.
Except memory, all time upon his body... was completely reversed.
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