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Chapter 34 - Chapter 34: You Poor Son! Even Your Mother You Don't Know!

While Soul Society treated Yhwach as a formidable enemy...

In Hueco Mundo...

Witnessing Ichigo Kurosaki's spiritual world and the appearance of "Old Man Zangetsu" bearing Yhwach's image, Aizen Sōsuke's smile grew even broader.

So this turned out to be his perfect creation's spiritual space—Ichigo Kurosaki's inner world?

Even Aizen, who thought himself familiar with Ichigo Kurosaki, learned of this for the first time.

Generally speaking, each Shinigami possessed their own unique spiritual world.

Zanpakutō were essentially forged based on the Shinigami's soul.

Shinigami could gain power by communicating with their own soul and Zanpakutō.

So it was normal for Ichigo Kurosaki to converse with his Zanpakutō.

But why was this Zanpakutō's image so similar to the legendary Quincy King Yhwach?

Aizen, having read extensively, naturally knew something about Yhwach's appearance from a thousand years ago.

Aizen Sōsuke also quickly realized that the power within Ichigo Kurosaki's body was very complex. Besides Shinigami and Hollow powers, there was actually the power inherited from his mother, Kurosaki Masaki.

As a Quincy, Kurosaki Masaki should also have passed Quincy power to Kurosaki Ichigo.

So it was understandable that Kurosaki Ichigo was connected to the Quincy... but Aizen still couldn't comprehend it.

How could the Shinigami power represented by the Zanpakutō "Zangetsu" bear the image of the Quincy Yhwach?

Was there something special about his test subject, Kurosaki Ichigo?

Was this Old Man Zangetsu's image simply similar to Yhwach's, or did he truly possess Yhwach's soul?

For a moment, Aizen felt somewhat confused, so he continued observing carefully.

At this time, on the other side, the most surprised were naturally the Quincy of the Wandenreich!

Many Quincy cried out:

"Ah, what's happening? Why is His Majesty inside Kurosaki Ichigo?"

"And it's His Majesty's image from a thousand years ago..."

"According to our information about Shinigami, this should be Ichigo Kurosaki's spiritual space, and what he witnessed should be his materialized Zanpakutō spirit, right?"

"Moreover, he seemed to know nothing about His Majesty's deeds and name—it's impossible for him to imagine a similar existence to His Majesty for no reason, right?"

They all regarded Yhwach on the throne with shocked eyes.

At this point, Yhwach could no longer remain silent, so he simply stated:

"Ichigo Kurosaki is not merely human or Shinigami—he actually possesses Quincy blood."

"His mother, Kurosaki Masaki, was also a pure-blooded Quincy."

"Therefore, after Shinigami power is materialized, this phenomenon occurs within Ichigo Kurosaki's body..."

After briefly explaining the reason, Yhwach didn't elaborate further.

Upon hearing this, the Quincy received their answer, but still harbored some complaints:

"Hehe, but this Substitute Shinigami, Ichigo Kurosaki, actually possesses our Quincy power. It's unpleasant to consider."

"And as a Quincy, he actually joined the Shinigami camp. Does this make him our traitor?"

"And I haven't seen him use Quincy power? What a waste of talent!"

"Your Majesty, should we attack to clean up this mess?"

Facing some Quincy's indignation, Yhwach shook his head and declared in a resounding voice:

"Without my command, you must not attack him! Simply remember his identity—he is a future Special War Potential!"

Yhwach's words, resonant as a bell, continued circling in the Quincy's minds.

They all fell silent, not daring to speak further.

Some Quincy even realized that Yhwach seemed to have only revealed half the truth.

Even though Ichigo Kurosaki belonged to the Shinigami camp and possessed the Hollow powers they despised most...

Yhwach didn't hate Ichigo Kurosaki for this.

Instead, he cared about Ichigo Kurosaki greatly.

Could it be that Yhwach wanted to recruit Ichigo Kurosaki?

These Quincy were puzzled!

While the Quincy remained in doubt, Yhwach simply continued staring at the screen, muttering to himself:

"This is my son who was born in darkness!"

"This Kurosaki Isshin is truly excessive."

"He even concealed the truth about Ichigo Kurosaki's mother! What a poor son!..."

"I will return to greet him one day!"

The Sternritter's representative color was white, forming sharp contrast with the black Shinigami uniform. Yhwach had always claimed to represent the side of light.

Therefore, Ichigo Kurosaki, trained by Shinigami, was tainted by darkness in Yhwach's perception!

Therefore, he must make him recognize his Quincy bloodline!

If Ichigo Kurosaki could join his command and willingly acknowledge him as the Holy Father, it would also highlight their Quincy's sacred greatness!

As for more detailed matters, Yhwach didn't tell his subordinates.

After all, he also favored certain Quincy.

There weren't many Quincy he could truly call "my sons."

Those children who weren't particularly valuable weren't taken seriously by him—they could only be forced to accept his holy baptism!

While countless factions expressed surprise, the screen continued playing.

Old Man Zangetsu was preparing to train Ichigo Kurosaki, so he gave him an ordinary sword, saying this was the Zanpakutō's initial form—the Asauchi.

And Ichigo Kurosaki's Zangetsu was discarded by this old man.

Ichigo Kurosaki was about to retrieve it, but it was snatched away by White.

He looked very similar to Ichigo Kurosaki, like another side of him! He even called Ichigo Kurosaki his partner.

Soon, White began fighting with Ichigo Kurosaki.

His strength and skills were so formidable that Ichigo Kurosaki couldn't cope at all.

A single Zangetsu made light work of it, and he wielded the sword even more expertly, extremely coolly, as if he were more familiar with Zangetsu than Ichigo Kurosaki himself.

He even placed Ichigo Kurosaki in desperate situations multiple times!

After witnessing this scene, the audience once again felt very surprised:

[Zaraki Kenpachi]: Hey, this is excessive. While fighting me, he suddenly changed locations and encountered so many helpers?

[Madarame Ikkaku]: Captain, this is the Zanpakutō's spiritual space... To obtain Bankai, one must communicate with their Zanpakutō. Oh, I almost forgot you might not even know what a Zanpakutō spirit is...

[Ichimaru Gin]: I really don't understand. Doesn't an ordinary person's Zanpakutō have the same image? What's with these two? And one looks so much like Kurosaki Ichigo himself?

[Coyote Starrk]: Is it because you're too lonely that you created a similar self to fight and relieve boredom?

[Kurotsuchi Mayuri]: Truly fascinating. With all my Zanpakutō knowledge, I've never heard of this scenario before. And how did Ichigo Kurosaki stand up after already being near death? There must be a secret!

[Hitsugaya Tōshirō]: Come to think of it, I previously thought Captain Zaraki must have let Ichigo Kurosaki off so he could save Rukia later. I didn't expect him to be quite serious about defeating Ichigo Kurosaki initially.

[Kuchiki Byakuya]: This white Kurosaki Ichigo... is it another Kurosaki Ichigo? Why do I feel so familiar?

For a moment, countless viewers were once again confused.

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