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Chapter 453 Yhwach
The moment that will descended, the entire Invisible Empire fell into absolute silence.

The will and mind of all subordinates of the Invisible Empire were forcibly put on pause.

Even the mohawk-haired man, whose body was engulfed in flames and who was clamoring to turn Mayuri Kurotsuchi to ashes, froze in place. The violent spiritual pressure flames on his body seemed to be grasped by an invisible hand, instantly subsiding, leaving only a few wisps of smoke, revealing his face distorted with astonishment and awe.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The Sternritter members surrounding Mayuri Kneel knelt on one knee in unison, bowing their heads in utmost humility.

The hostility and killing intent that had previously been powerful enough to tear space apart vanished completely at this moment, as if it had never existed.

The leading knight stood up, and although his attitude remained cold, he still gestured for Mayuri Kurotsuchi to enter.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi straightened his collar and followed the knight deeper into the City of Reflections, a city constructed entirely of "shadows."

The buildings on both sides soar into the clouds, their outlines corresponding to the barracks of the Seireitei and the residences of nobles, yet presenting a strange twist and reversal.

Throughout the process, Mayuri Kurotsuchi watched everything around him with great interest, using instruments to record the composition of spiritual particles in the air.

For him, this place was not a den of dragons and tigers, but a vast laboratory unlike any he had ever seen, filled with endless mysteries.

Finally, they arrived at the deepest part of a magnificent palace.

This is a vast, almost empty throne room.

Huge stone pillars support the dome, their surfaces carved with intricate and abstract patterns, as if recounting an ancient history forgotten by the world.

At the far end of the hall stood a black throne, composed of countless compressed shadows, exuding absolute majesty.

A man sat there quietly.

He had long black hair, a calm face, and a thick beard, making him look like a weathered king.

He simply sat there, without emitting any deliberate spiritual pressure, yet the entire dimension of the space seemed to be subtly distorted around him.

He is the law of this world, the sole ruler of this Shadow Empire.

Yhwach, the progenitor of the Quincy.

The moment Mayuri Kurotsuchi stepped into the hall, the man on the throne slowly opened his deep, all-seeing eyes and fixed them on him.

"A Grim Reaper..."

Yhwabach's voice echoed in the hall.
"You ventured alone into my empire. Your courage is commendable."

He paused, leaned forward slightly, and a strange, indescribable look appeared in his eyes.

"Interesting. This is the first time I've encountered a soul like this."

His ability is omniscience and omnipotence; he can see into the future and understand all things.

However, the Grim Reaper before him appeared to him as an undecipherable jumble of gibberish shrouded in thick fog in his "vision."

He could see the existence of this person, and he could also see the past of Mayuri Kurotsuchi, but that was only the tip of the iceberg. What he could not see was what was hidden beneath Mayuri Kurotsuchi.

"really……"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi said something in a low voice, raised his head, and looked directly at the supreme being on the throne. There was no fear on his face, but rather a hint of arrogance.

"Based on my reverse analysis of the 'Hogyoku', I made a deduction."

The so-called power of the Spirit King is not, in essence, creation from nothing, but rather the ability to 'read' the messages carried by the most basic building blocks of all things—spiritual particles—and to 'rewrite' and 'interfere' with them.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi's voice was exceptionally clear in the empty hall, completely ignoring the murderous gazes cast upon him by the Sternritter members around him.

"Spirit particles are particles that are extremely easy to carry 'imprints'."

Therefore, when a soul is powerful enough, the spiritual particles that constitute it will carry a strong personal imprint, making it impossible for it to naturally return to the world's spiritual particle cycle after death.

In order to maintain the balance of the world, the Soul Society needs to hold rituals like 'Soul Burial' to forcibly erase the mark and allow it to return to its original state.

"And the power of the Soul King, or rather, your power, Yhwach, is the ultimate application of this 'reading' ability."

You can read all the information contained in the spirit particles—the past, the present, and even all the 'future' derived from existing information.

Then, by interfering with the spirit particles, one of the 'futures' can be turned into 'reality'.

In the eyes of other creatures, this is what is known as 'omniscience and omnipotence'.

Mayuri Kurotsuchi shrugged and replied.

This is also why Yhwach couldn't see through him, because he himself possessed information from other worlds.

This information is transmitted through the mysterious connections between the Zhang Qi networks, while Yhwach can only read the local information of the Death God world.

"Classifying abilities by their origins is a way of collecting, controlling, and giving form and direction to spiritual particles."

I prefer... the abilities of Quincy to Shinigami and Hollows.

And that is the very reason why you are called the 'Ancestor of the Quincy'.

You did not create the Quincy; you yourself are the ultimate manifestation of this power system.

The deathly silence in the hall was broken upon hearing this.

"presumptuous!"

"How dare you analyze His Majesty's power like this!" "A mere Grim Reaper! Who do you think you're talking to!"

Several members of the Sternritter could no longer contain their rage, and a violent spiritual pressure surged into the sky, causing the entire throne room to tremble violently.

In their hearts, Yhwach is God, the Creator, and his power is sacred and ineffable.

However, Yhwach on the throne merely raised his hand.

With a simple movement, all the raging spiritual pressure vanished instantly, as if it had never existed.

The enraged knights immediately fell silent and knelt down again, but the murderous intent in their eyes grew even stronger.

Yhwach's gaze remained fixed on Mayuri Kurotsuchi, and for the first time, a genuine expression of "interest" appeared on his usually placid face.

"All you've said is to prove that you understand my power."

His voice held a hint of amusement.
"So, what is the purpose of your trip? To show off your wisdom to me, and then die here?"

"Ha~"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi let out a soft chuckle.
"Let's make a deal, Yhwach."

"Oh? On what grounds?"

Yhwach didn't even get angry; he simply calmly asked a question in return.

It was a calmness born from absolute self-confidence.

An unfathomable soul is indeed interesting, and a clever Grim Reaper is also worthy of a second glance, but neither is enough to qualify him to discuss "deals."

Mayuri Kurotsuchi did not reply verbally.

He simply raised his right hand casually, extended a finger, and gently touched the empty air in front of him.

hum-

In the surrounding space, the omnipresent spiritual particles that constitute the Shadow Empire, as if soldiers had heard a command, began to converge toward his fingertips in a visible manner.

In an instant, a picture frame made of pure spiritual particles, emitting a faint blue light, appeared out of thin air in the center of the hall.

The frame does not contain a static image, but rather a flowing, real-time video.

In the video, a pure white beam of light pierces through the heavens and earth, connecting the Seireitei below with the Soul King's Palace in the sky.

At the top of that pillar of light, a figure was firmly imprisoned in mid-air by five ancient forces of different colors and natures, unable to move. That figure was none other than Aizen Sousuke, who had just completely merged with the Hogyoku and was attempting to rush into the Spirit King's Palace.

At that moment, Yhwach's pupils contracted very slightly.

He instantly grasped the essence of this ability.

This is not the way of ghosts, not illusion, and certainly not any known technology.

The Grim Reaper before us directly invoked the "raw materials" that constitute this world—spiritual particles—and used his own will as a blueprint to create matter.

This is from the same source as his power and that of the Spirit King!
More importantly, he could clearly sense that there was not a trace of the Spirit King's power remaining on this Death God.

This means that he did not inherit anyone's power.

He achieved this entirely through his own wisdom and research, starting from scratch.

A mortal man, with his own hands, touched the boundary of the realm of gods.

A deep silence fell over the hall once again.

Although the members of the Sternritter could not understand the intricacies of the situation, they could sense that His Majesty's aura had changed.

After a long silence, Yhwach's voice rang out again. This time, his tone was less condescending and more suggestive of genuine, equal dialogue.

"So? What do you want?"

He asked in a deep voice, "Wealth? Supreme power? Or... the power to overturn the world?"

Mayuri Kurotsuchi waved his hand, and the spirit particle frame instantly disintegrated, transforming back into invisible particles that dissipated into the air.

"What I want is 'truth'."

"What Aizen Sousuke touched was nothing more than a false throne that had been embellished."

What the Zero Squad is protecting is just an empty shell that has long since died.

These are all just poor performances on stage.

"What I want is what's hidden beneath the stage."

"Yohabach, you are about to start a war that will overturn the three realms."

It will tear away all the pretenses of peacetime, exposing the world's most raw and true skeleton.

"So, my deal is very simple."

"I need a chance... a chance to stand in the closest position and observe and record all of this happening..."

(End of this chapter)