The reason Sung-Sun and the others could be so relaxed was clearly because after fighting alongside Bai Yuetong on their 'sisters' steeds', they were considered his own people. A portion of their fear had been eliminated, and at least they no longer had to worry about being prisoners.
As for Nel, after several intense battles with Bai Yuetong in her adult form, she was already exhausted and still couldn't get up from the bedchamber. Several others were also passed out from exhaustion just like her.
"Is there some good news?" Harribel asked.
"There is indeed a piece of great news, but I can't reveal it for now. You'll find out soon enough," Bai Yuetong didn't brush her off, but it was indeed not the right time to say it.
The thing that made him ecstatic was, of course, that his own life was finally guaranteed.
Orihime Inoue had brought him the power of Fullbring. Her ability was the "Rejection of Phenomena."
Bai Yuetong was not limited to using the shared power by the book. This potential was stacked with his own, allowing him to derive and develop new powers and uses from his existing abilities.
The combination of his "Share" and her "Rejection" naturally gave rise to the application of "Refusing to Share."
That is, he could be defeated, killed, or eliminated head-on, but the possessions he mentally refused to share could not be taken away by others through any special means.
It was like putting a "lock" on his own treasures. If outsiders wanted to open the "lock" and steal the treasure, they couldn't use any external force. They could only smash him head-on with absolute violence. But even if they eliminated him, they might not be able to open the "lock."
Because even after he died, the "lock" of his refusal to share would not disappear, just as Quilge's 'Jail' remained after his death, and the spherical poison domain created by Askin did not disappear on its own after he died.
Therefore, the current Bai Yuetong could completely refuse to share any of his power, soul, or life with Yhwach. Even if Yhwach activated the Auswählen, he couldn't take away any of his power, let alone his life.
Just as Yhwach's Usurping Altar couldn't take away Ichibē Hyōsube's "black," anything that belonged to Bai Yuetong could not now be taken away.
However, this derivative ability of "Refusing to Share" was for self-preservation. Bai Yuetong would not reveal it for the time being.
As for whether Yhwach could see it after opening his eyes, that was a matter for later.
Bai Yuetong didn't intend to hide it forever, but for now, he would delay as long as he could.
"These palaces I've temporarily built are now all under your management, Harribel," Bai Yuetong said as he granted her administrative authority.
"Are you leaving?" Harribel seemed to have expected it.
"I have to go. I've been delayed for a long time. I must return to the empire to report for duty. The next time, I should be following His Majesty to attack Soul Society.
"All of you should stay in Hueco Mundo during this period and don't run around. Wait quietly for this storm to pass. Do not get involved in the war between the Soul Reapers and the Quincy on your own."
In front of everyone, Bai Yuetong changed into the military uniform of the Sternritter. He seemed to be casually instructing the women, but there was some sincerity in his words.
To be honest, he really didn't want to go back to the Wandenreich. Now that the hidden danger was resolved, being a local tyrant in Hueco Mundo was much better than being a dog back there, right?
They were called knights, but they were actually Yhwach's running dogs. In essence, the Sternritter were still cannon fodder, just a bit more advanced than the Soldat. But in Yhwach's eyes, they were all leeks that could be harvested at any time; it was just a matter of which one was growing better.
Unfortunately, now was not the time to turn against him. He had to go back. And he really should go back to Soul Society to fish in troubled waters and develop secretly.
The problem of Yhwach collecting his life-threatening debt was solved, but the man himself was not dead yet. And the old geezers in the Soul King Palace, the Zero Division, were no good either. He couldn't rest easy yet. He really hoped that all these old geezers would die after their infighting.
"Whether we get involved in the war is not something we can decide," Harribel sighed, then said calmly, "The war has already begun. There's no room for侥幸 (luck/fluke)."
When Aizen wanted to rebel, he first unified Hueco Mundo. When the Quincy wanted to go to war with the Soul Reapers, they also conquered Hueco Mundo first.
Hueco Mundo had no room to fight back. And regardless of whether they wanted to be involved in the war or not, they would be beaten up first.
Now that she was on the same boat as Bai Yuetong, she wasn't convinced by his claim that staying in Hueco Mundo would allow them to avoid the war.
"Rest assured, after joining my command, ordinary Quincy won't dare to attack you. As for the Soul Reapers, they are too busy to care about Hueco Mundo right now. And to maintain that fragile balance of the three realms, they are probably more concerned with protecting Hollows now. They won't suddenly launch an unprovoked campaign against Hueco Mundo," Bai Yuetong said with great confidence. "But there are many scoundrels among the Soul Reapers. You should be wary of those who might take advantage of the fire. You can't let down your guard."
"Um..." Orihime Inoue hesitated.
"Give up, I won't let you go, Orihime. You are my woman now, so I won't let you go back and have any illusions about Ichigo Kurosaki.
"As for Chad, I still need to use him to threaten Ichigo Kurosaki. It's impossible for me to just let him go.
"And I'm very curious. If both Chad and his Soul Reaper companions are in danger at the same time, will he choose to save the Soul Reaper or his brother first?
"Last time he chose the Soul Reaper. Will he choose the Soul Reaper again next time? Heh, if he chooses the Soul Reaper too many times, no matter what the reason, can Chad really still be considered his brother?"
Bai Yuetong made no secret of his despicable intention to continue using hostages to manipulate Ichigo Kurosaki.
Hearing this, Orihime Inoue's face turned ashen, like a deflated ball, her spirit completely gone.
Whether for strategic reasons or pure lust, he would never let a top-tier healer like Orihime Inoue go.
As for Chad, Bai Yuetong had no grudge against him. He wasn't deliberately targeting him. Chad was simply being used because of his good relationship with Ichigo Kurosaki, to annoy him, to break his spirit, and to damage his relationship with the Soul Reaper side. He was just a pitiful tool.
As for the trolley problem, no matter how Ichigo chose, it would be a torture to his spirit. And Ichigo was not the kind of crazy person who would flip the table. The indecisive Ichigo was destined to torture himself in this process.
When he first entered Soul Society, the spirited and unstoppable Ichigo Kurosaki, who almost single-handedly challenged the entire Soul Society, might not have had the highest stats, but that was the most courageous and unstoppable moment of his life. He was full of a young man's cheerfulness and the courage to fear nothing, and the possibility of creating all miracles.
To be determined to defeat the entire Soul Society for the sake of Rukia Kuchiki, that fearless spirit he showed when he resisted the Sōkyoku at the execution hill, was actually when he was at his bravest.
If Ichigo Kurosaki started to have mental self-consumption, his actual combat power would be greatly reduced, becoming a waste with power he couldn't use, even unconsciously sealing himself.
The stats on the surface were all illusory for a special person like Ichigo Kurosaki, who was almost born with great potential and power. The "heart" was the key that affected everything.
Because the "growth" that Ichigo Kurosaki showed was actually just the external manifestation of a change in a young man's heart. In essence, it was "liberation," unsealing the power he had stored, rather than truly leveling up from scratch.
He was more like Frieza, who weakened his combat power to a controllable level to control his overly powerful strength. His multiple transformations were merely releasing his original strength and returning to his original state, not an additional power-up like a Super Saiyan transformation.
So, the more forward Ichigo Kurosaki was, the more courageous he was, the more he could release himself and create miracles. If he began to despise himself, hesitate, and become indecisive and unconfident, he would become a pathetic paper tiger.
It was precisely because Bai Yuetong understood Ichigo Kurosaki's characteristics that he knew that making him indecisive was the best way to weaken him. And such an Ichigo was also easier to use.
Hoping that Ichigo could defeat Yhwach did not mean that Bai Yuetong hoped that Ichigo could also exert his full combat power when he was on the side of the Soul Reapers and fighting the Quincy.
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