Chapter 195
Rain and Dew on the Pomegranate; Infection and Assimilation; Showdown with the Third Gua
Chapter 195 Rain and Dew on the Pomegranate; Infection and Assimilation; Showdown with the Thirteenth Guard of the Imperial Guard
Haschward knew this Grim Reaper.
He is Souya Azajo, the former captain of the 11th Division, the 8th Kenpachi, and a prisoner who was once imprisoned in the Avici Hell.
After Keiko rescued him from the abyss, he has been searching for a way to completely eliminate the void.
At this time, the Quincy approached him.
He wants to destroy Hollows, and the Quincy also want to destroy Hollows. They can be said to be in perfect agreement and natural allies.
But because of his identity as the Grim Reaper, he did not agree, saying that he needed to think about it.
He could have gone anywhere, but he ultimately chose the Invisible Empire.
Yhwach needed his abilities, and he needed Yhwach's power. It was a mutually beneficial deal.
But he didn't know that Yhwach was no longer the emperor he once was; he had become the true ruler.
Yhwach gave him a new sacred script—spread, meaning to spread.
Within these sacred characters lies the highest level of contract, namely the Deep Sea Contract of the Royal Guard level!
When he awakened the sacred script, not only was his power enhanced, but his will was also distorted.
Kenpachi Yashiro, who previously took on the role of a Shinigami, has become a staunch supporter of Yhwach.
Or rather, he had no choice but to agree to it anyway; even if he didn't want to join the Unknown Empire, he would only be captured by Yhwach's men.
Sōya Azashiro's ability is very useful when dealing with Shinigami or Hollows.
But when dealing with the Quincy—
That's completely useless!
They were completely suppressed by the Quincy!
Therefore, he had no right to refuse.
This is why Keiko didn't recruit him after releasing him.
After all, their enemy is the Quincy, and Azajo is completely outmatched when dealing with the Quincy.
His Zanpakuto, Amourakureku, once allowed him to merge with the spirit particles of the entire Soul Society, and now, the sacred script has further enhanced this ability.
His sacred letter is S, which is the location where Beltz was, and he is "spread".
With the blessing of the sacred script, he can not only merge with other things, but also spread any state of his body to every individual within the coverage area through the spiritual network!
Yhwach stood before the throne, looking down at the kneeling Soujiro.
He raised his hand and engraved a deep-sea mark on Mochishiro Sōya's chest.
"Now, my knight," Yhwach's voice pierced the soul like a thousand needles, "spread my will to every corner of the world."
Meanwhile, at the Seireitei.
This day should have been no different from any other.
The Shinigami of the Gotei 13 patrolled, trained, and handled squad duties as usual.
The residents of Rukongai went about their work, business, and daily lives as usual.
No one noticed that countless invisible spiritual particles were slowly gathering in the air.
Those spirit particles were so ordinary that even the detectors from the Technology Development Bureau couldn't detect anything unusual.
The city of mole itself was almost a fusion of all the spiritual particles of the Soul Society, and now with Yhwach's help, he has entered the state of perfect sainthood!
Holy servant!
Absolute subordination to the spirit!
The abilities of Saintly Servant and Rain and Dew allowed him to integrate more perfectly into the Spirit Court, and he began to manipulate these spiritual particles to move slowly and infiltrate!
Inside the 13th Division, Rukia was standing on the training ground, instructing the newly recruited juniors on their slashing techniques.
Captain Ukitake sat on the veranda not far away, holding a cup of hot tea, watching them train with a smile.
Rukia has returned to Hueco Mundo from the pirate world, and then returned to the 13th Division from Hueco Mundo.
Just as Beltz had arranged, she concealed the truth about the pirate world, only saying that she was struggling to survive in Hueco Mundo and had even learned Bankai.
Mastering Bankai is quite an impressive feat.
After all, those who master Bankai are extremely rare figures, enough to have their names recorded in the history of Soul Society.
Given her status as one of the five great noble families, the Gotei 13 didn't say anything and let her return to the team.
After returning to the 13th Division, Ukitake even prepared to retire, intending to hand over his captaincy to Rukia.
"Rukia-senpai, do you think my strike was right—" A young member of the team turned around, but suddenly froze halfway through his sentence.
Rukia was about to correct his movements when she noticed that the soldier's eyes were fixed on her chest.
She instinctively looked down and saw that thing.
A five-pointed star badge appeared in the center of her chest.
This is----?
Rukia was taken aback, and then she noticed that the same badge had appeared on the body of one of the team members.
etc----
Suddenly, a thought flashed through her mind!
Isn't that the mark of Mr. Beltz's Quincy uniform?
How could the Quincy symbol appear on myself and on a member of the squad?
"What's going on?" She reached out and touched the star emblem.
However, the moment her fingertips touched the edge of the star emblem, a cold, alien will surged into her fingertips.
Her body!
She heard a voice in her mind—it wasn't language, it wasn't spiritual pressure, but a command that felt like an instinct.
Kneel down!
surrender!
You are mine!
She gritted her teeth and resisted the command with all her willpower!
not good!
She tried to reach out and tear the five-pointed star symbol that had appeared, but the symbol was completely inside her body, as if it were located in the core of her soul and was radiating light!
It's like a brand etched deep into her soul!
Then she heard a painful groan behind her!
It's Captain Ukitake!
The frail and sickly captain of the 13th Division was currently leaning against a pillar, his body trembling violently!
A five-pointed star emblem also appeared on his chest, but his reaction was more intense than Rukia's!
Although his spiritual pressure was far stronger than Rukia's, his body was extremely weak. This part of the spiritual particles from the Azajo merged into his body, and the state of the Azajo being dominated by the Deep Sea Contract was synchronized with everyone in the Soul Society!
Ukitake coughed up a mouthful of blood, which stained his white captain's haori red, and black lines could be vaguely seen wriggling in the blood!
Rukia rushed over to support him, calling his name hoarsely.
Ukitake raised his pale face.
"Rukia—quickly—go and inform the Captain-Commander—you must inform him!"
As Ukitake spoke, the young team members on the training field knelt down one after another, their eyes losing their light at the same time.
On their chests, the five-pointed star badge was displayed!
Damn!
What on earth is going on?!
hum~
Immediately afterwards, alarms sounded throughout the entire Soul Society!
The entire Thirteenth Division, the entire Soul Society, the Noble Quarters, the Forty-Six Chambers, the Research and Development Bureau, the Onmitsukido, the Sixth Division,
10th Ward —
The patrolling Grim Reapers suddenly stopped, the officials handling documents suddenly dropped their pens, and the prison guards watching over the prisoners suddenly loosened their chains. At the same time, they looked down at the five-pointed star emblem that appeared on their chests, and then, in the same instant, all the light in their eyes disappeared!
At the same moment, throughout the entire Gotei 13, the black Shinigami uniforms worn by the Shinigami seemed to be dyed white, representing the Quincy!
This is propagation—the transmission of a person's will and state through a network of spiritual particles, synchronizing it to the depths of the soul of every individual whose spiritual particles have been integrated with it!
Mole City Shuang also knelt in the throne room of Silver Frame City, his eyes closed and a smile playing on his lips.
He has become one with the entire Soul Society!
As the alarm sounded, the team leaders quickly assembled!
Although Rukia was not the captain, she was carrying her captain Ukitake and rushing to the First Division. On the way, she saw a large number of soldiers lying on the ground. They all had star badges on their bodies, and the light in their eyes had disappeared.
As she moved forward, she noticed that a strange mark had suddenly appeared on the arms of many of the Grim Reapers.
It was a circle and a cross, with the cross extending from the inside of the circle to the outside, and above it growing a structure that looked like the horns of a demon.
As the mark appeared, a powerful spiritual pressure suddenly erupted from the Grim Reaper!
Such powerful spiritual pressure!
Everyone's spiritual pressure seemed to have increased, and most importantly, their spiritual pressure seemed to have been assimilated by some mysterious force.
So much so that the spiritual pressure of these people even vaguely condensed into one, thus generating a massive spiritual pressure that Rukia had never seen before!
Rukia quickly headed towards the First Division, and soon she met her older brother.
Kuchiki Byakuya also rushed towards the First Division, and even under these circumstances, he remained expressionless.
"Big brother!"
Rukia rushed over, and Byakuya also saw her. Seeing the five-pointed star emblem on Rukia's body, he frowned slightly, then glanced at Ukitake on her back and asked, "What happened to Ukitake?"
"Captain Ukitake isn't in good health; he lost consciousness after this sign appeared!" Rukia said. "What happened?"
How could Byakuya Kuchiki possibly know?
He could only say softly, "Perhaps we'll know when we get to the First Division."
After they arrived, the others were almost there as well.
The captains of the Gotei 13 were fine, and even the vice-captains were fine.
Although they also had marks on their bodies, their spiritual pressure was strong enough to resist the continued infiltration of that power.
The captains came to watch the meeting, while the vice-captains stayed behind to protect the soldiers who had fainted.
In the First Division, the captains didn't even hold a meeting inside the barracks; instead, they gathered outside.
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Yamamoto asked, "Captain Kurotsuchi, have you found out what happened?"
Mayuri Kurotsuchi's expression didn't seem good. Clearly, even he couldn't figure out what was going on with this sudden turn of events.
He could only say, "At present, we can only confirm that a strange spiritual particle has entered our bodies. This spiritual particle will cause the Quincy mark to appear on the Shinigami. After this mark appears, it will further change the Shinigami's spiritual pressure, thereby promoting the next stage and giving birth to a new mark."
"What I want to know is, what does this symbol represent?" Yamamoto asked, "and how can it be removed!"
Mayuri Kurotsuchi said, "The time is too short; I need more time to conduct my research."
Even Mayuri Kurotsuchi couldn't possibly come up with a solution as soon as this phenomenon appeared. He's not a scientist, he's an omniscient and omnipotent god!
"Captain-General!"
At that moment, the First Division's vice-captain, Chojiro Sasakibe, appeared beside Yamamoto with a flash, kneeling on one knee and saying, "Some members have woken up, but—after they woke up—"
"What's wrong?" Noticing the hesitant expression on Suzaku's face, Yamamoto immediately asked, "They've regained their senses, but they're attacking me like madmen. I tried to control them, but they're immortal! They're even willing to injure themselves to break free of my bindings!"
"Immortality!"
Upon hearing these four words, the captains immediately recalled the demons that had appeared in previous years.
From the initial transformation from black to demon, and then to Harald, the white-bearded one—
They are all demons!
They all possess immortality!
Could it be that someone has launched another Dark Domination at this moment?
Mayuri Kurotsuchi had already countered this move back then.
But this time, it's clearly different from before!
"This is not a black-to-white domination."
Just as they were wondering, Huizi came over. She immediately noticed the spirit of the mole city and had already figured out what was going on.
I never expected Yhwach to have this trick up his sleeve.
Is Souya Azajo indirectly controlling the Shinigami of the Soul Society?
"Miss Keiko————"
Upon seeing Keiko, Yamamoto asked, "It seems you know something."
"That's right." Keiko explained to everyone, "This is Souya Azajo's ability, also known as Rain Dew Jaden, but it has been enhanced by Yhwach using sacred script."
Is it a double mole in the city?
Rain and dew pomegranate?
Yhwach?
When these three names were mentioned, the team leaders were all stunned.
What is this?
Some people know Shi Cheng Shuang, while others don't. After all, he was a captain more than two hundred years ago, and he only served as captain for one year. Only those veteran captains know him.
No one knew the name "Yulu Zheliu".
As for Yhwach, there are a few senior figures who know about him.
But when these three names are combined, it becomes even more confusing.
What is all this?
Keiko felt that now was the time, and there was no need to hide anything any longer, so she told them about the Gugen Empire and Yhwach.
When the captains heard that there was a shadow world inside the shadow of the Soul Society, and that the Quincy who hid there a thousand years ago, their expressions were quite interesting!
Yamamoto, in particular, was furious when he learned that Yhwach, whom he had failed to kill back then, had been accumulating power in the shadows for a thousand years, and that he was the one who had caused this incident!