"Daiseikou!"
As Yhwach lightly uttered in the scene, a gigantic spirit particle bow and arrow, like a mountain, shot towards the dark golden eyes within the chaotic mist.
The next moment, Yhwach's Daiseikou surprisingly appeared above Hueco Mundo in Hueco Mundo.
As Yekawa's slumber grew longer, a group of Vasto Lorde Arrancar spontaneously began taking turns guarding Yekawa, and on this day, it happened to be Ulquiorra's turn.
Ulquiorra, who was originally sitting at the entrance of Hueco Mundo, lost in thought, suddenly noticed a giant spirit particle bow and arrow appearing in the sky.
"Seal it, Murciélago!"
Without any hesitation, he immediately activated his Second Release, with four black wings spanning the sky behind him, gritting his teeth and charging towards the giant Holy Arrow that was about to be shot from the air.
"Thunder Lance!"
Just as Ulquiorra was about to throw the dark green Thunder Lance to counter the giant Holy Arrow, Yekawa's majestic voice sounded from behind.
"Retreat!"
Upon hearing this, Ulquiorra wisely dispersed the Thunder Lance in his hand and stopped his steps.
"Thunder Centipede Avatar!"
In an instant, a dark golden Thunder Centipede Avatar, thousands of feet tall, streaked across the sky, colliding with the mountain-sized Holy Arrow.
"Boom!"
The aftershock of the Thunder Centipede Avatar and the giant arrow colliding stirred up a terrifying storm, sweeping across the entire desert, and at the same time, a lightning barrier instantly formed, enveloping the entire new Hueco Mundo. Yekawa did not want to damage Hueco Mundo again, or he would have to return to the Great Hollow Home.
"Hmph, it's rude not to reciprocate!"
Yekawa, sitting on his throne, snorted coldly, and wisps of dark golden lightning arcs appeared in his hand, transforming into a Thunder Blade.
As he swung the blade, the surrounding void began to shatter.
"Rumble!"
This blade strike also broke through the limitations of time and space, using that drop of blood as a medium, appearing deep within the Wandenreich, above Ginza City.
A dark golden Thunder Blade, thousands of feet wide, suddenly appeared and slashed fiercely towards Yhwach's location.
"This is..."
A tall, slender young Quincy with long golden hair and blue eyes, exquisite features but cold eyes, walked out from the side hall. It was Haschwalth, the leader of the Sternritter.
"Stilling Shield!"
In an instant, a shield with rhomboid Sternritter protrusions appeared in his hand, then rapidly expanded, meeting the Thunder Blade.
"Bang!"
After a loud bang, the Stilling Shield was covered in cracks, but the Thunder Blade's strike was not completely absorbed. The remaining lightning surged towards the sky above Ginza City, just as it was about to strike the crescent moon at the top of the castle.
Yhwach, sleeping deep within Ginza City, opened his eyes again, and the patterns of Blut Vene began to glow on his body. In the next instant, faint blue patterns covered the entire Ginza City, blocking the brilliant lightning.
Seeing this, Haschwalth immediately turned around and knelt on one knee towards Ginza City:
"Your subordinate is incompetent, allowing an outside enemy to disturb Your Majesty's peaceful slumber. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
"Do not mind, my eldest son Haschwalth. When I reclaim my power, that will be the time to subjugate the rebels."
Yhwach's deep voice echoed throughout Ginza City.
"A special existence hidden in chaos, wielding lightning, a new special war power..."
...
In Hueco Mundo, Yekawa dismissed the Arrancar who had come to guard him.
Ulquiorra looked at Yekawa with a somewhat dejected expression.
He knew very well that if Yekawa had not awakened at the critical moment and used his Thunder Centipede Avatar to block that giant arrow, he alone would certainly not have been able to withstand it.
"No need to be disheartened. Once I complete the ultimate leap, I will settle scores with the Wandenreich!"
...
In the secret room, Little Hiro looked at the blood in the wine cup, a slight smile playing on his lips. Just now, his main body, Yekawa, had exchanged two blows with Yhwach across space, using the residual power Yhwach had left in this cup of blood as a medium. This directly caused the remaining will of Yhwach in the cup of blood to vanish completely.
Since the medium had dissipated, the two could no longer fight across realms.
Furthermore, since Yhwach's residual will had disappeared, this cup of blood no longer had a consumption threshold. Any Quincy could drink it to stimulate themselves and awaken their Holy Text Power, though the effect might be slightly diminished compared to before.
But Little Hiro still did not intend to drink it. After all, only the will within it had dissipated; that did not mean Yhwach could not use this blood to activate Soul Burial.
Therefore, Little Hiro merely used his powerful spiritual perception to familiarize himself with the spirit particle composition of this cup of blood.
...
Two hours later, under the gaze of a group of pure-blood Quincy, Little Hiro walked out from the light blue doorway.
"How was it, Little Hiro!"
Kurosaki Tomohiko saw Little Hiro come out and was the first to step forward to ask, his expression filled with anticipation.
He lowered his head only to find that Little Hiro had directly taken out the wine cup containing Yhwach's blood.
"How could you..."
Kurosaki Tomohiko looked at his son in confusion. The fact that he could take out the wine cup meant he had passed the trial, but he had not consumed this final blood; instead, he had brought it out.
"I don't need this blood to help me awaken my Sacred Letter. Give me time, and I will surely surpass Yhwach!"
Little Hiro's light words echoed in the ears of the dozen or so pure-blood Quincy present.
"You..."
Kurosaki Tomohiko was utterly shocked by his son's words.
"Well said, Little Hiro!"
"Big brother, awesome!"
"Brother Hiro, amazing!"
At this moment, among the pure-blood Quincy present, Ishida Soken, as well as Ishida Zongyu and Kurosaki Nan, responded to him first.
Among the three, Ishida Soken was an even more staunch anti-Yhwach fan. He called Yhwach the purest evil in the world, the root of all misfortunes for the Quincy clan, and was also the first person to win the selection, pass the trial, yet refuse to consume Yhwach's blood.
As a result, Kurosaki Nan and Ishida Zongyu, whom he personally taught, also came to greatly dislike Yhwach.
In fact, it wasn't just them; half of the Quincy in this entire Star Brilliance Fortress held this attitude.
Otherwise, their ancestors would not have been willing to come to the Human World, drastically shortening their lifespans, just to break away from the Wandenreich and the Sternritter.
The reason they were still willing to call Yhwach "Your Majesty" and maintain these so-called trials and sacrificial activities was merely out of respect for Yhwach being the progenitor of all Quincy, giving him a final semblance of dignity.
However, as the former ancestors passed away, some among their descendants began to harbor thoughts of returning to the Wandenreich, and Kurosaki Hiro's foster father, Kurosaki Tomohiko, was one of them.
The seemingly united Star Brilliance Fortress had actually long since split into two factions.
"Why don't you absorb His Majesty's blood? Why are you so willful? Do you not know how powerful the Holy Text Power truly is?!"
At this moment, Kurosaki Tomohiko was somewhat unable to comprehend. The power he had desperately sought but failed to obtain, his son could effortlessly acquire, yet he chose to reject this incredibly potent power.
Looking at Kurosaki Tomohiko, who was yelling at him with bloodshot eyes and hysteria, Little Hiro sighed helplessly.
"Dad, is this cup of blood really that important to you?"
Little Hiro looked at his foster father, asking sincerely. Although he wasn't the real Kurosaki Hiro, over the years, this foster father had truly been beyond reproach to him and Kurosaki Nan, fulfilling a father's responsibilities.
While he could never treat him like a biological father, he still held respect for him.
"This cup of blood is the hope of my Kurosaki Family, don't you understand, Little Hiro!"
"I understand. Then I'll help you out!"
The next moment, Little Hiro made a move that caught everyone by surprise.
"Whoosh!"
He tossed the wine cup containing Yhwach's blood high into the air. The moment the blood spilled, he used his spirit particle manipulation ability to form it into a blood-red Holy Arrow, which he shot directly into Kurosaki Tomohiko's heart.
Previously, Kurosaki Tomohiko had also attempted to absorb Yhwach's blood, but failed because he couldn't withstand the residual will within it. However, now that the will in this blood had been erased, there was naturally no possibility of failure.
But with the disappearance of Yhwach's will, the effect of this blood also decreased significantly. Therefore, to avoid loss from oral consumption, Little Hiro chose to directly form it into a spirit particle blood arrow and shoot it into his foster father's heart. This way, both the success rate and the awakening speed would be much higher than oral consumption.
This was precisely the conclusion Little Hiro had reached after studying Yhwach's blood for a while.
"Brother! What did you do?"
Kurosaki Nan, beside him, cried out in alarm. Before she could react, her brother had actually shot their father through the heart with an arrow.
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