The more Captain Yamamoto thought about this series of events, the worse he felt, because he had no idea how events would develop next.
Captain-General Yamamoto knew the truth about the Soul King very well, but he was a member of the royalist faction. Although he did not stop the nobles from hiding the truth, he openly included the principle of the Gotei 13 respecting the Soul King as their leader into the textbooks of the Central Academy, so that all the Shinigami would know what they were fighting for at the beginning of their training.
He knew the truth but still acted the same way because Captain-General Yamamoto knew better than anyone that the Soul King was honored as the King, but that was actually a slightly derogatory title.
Millions of years have passed since the chaotic era. Even the five great creation nobles who betrayed the Spirit King and stole the power of creation have gradually disappeared in the long time measured in tens of thousands of years, either killed in internal strife or died of old age. In the end, only Monk Yan, who relied on the power of the Spirit King to rebuild his flesh and bones, is still alive in this world.
The Spirit King, who was cut into a human stick, was still alive and well, without any change, as if he could live for another million years, or even for endless years.
The Spiritual King is not a king; the moment He was born, He was God, the immortal Supreme God.
Captain Yamamoto has always respected and even been in awe of such a supreme immortal god, because he knows deeply that the immortal Spirit King, even if he turns into a human stick, is an existence that he can never match.
This is not a difference in power, but a huge difference in existence itself.
Captain-General Yamamoto knew that he would die, whether in battle or from old age, it was only a matter of time. After he died, the captain-general of the Gotei 13 would be replaced, and the future captain-general would also die, and then one after another would be replaced, until one day in the distant future, when the Gotei 13 would finally collapse in a spectacular manner, and Soul Society would enter the next era.
This is not a prophecy, it is just a retelling of past stories over and over again.
Over millions of years, the Soul Society gave birth to countless powerful and brilliant people, and also gave birth to countless eras. But millions of years later, these powerful people and eras have long since turned to dust, and even their names have become unknown.
And the Spirit King will always exist, overlooking the mortal world forever!
Captain General Yamamoto's royalist stance is based on this level. He reveres the Soul King, and also sticks to the order of this era that was established by him. It's only nominally under the Soul King's rule, but his real attitude is like an ordinary person talking about God all the time. He has basic reverence for God, and is careful about his words and deeds. When he mentions his achievements, he always says that it's all thanks to God, and he's grateful for the good fortune bestowed by God. But in reality, he doesn't think he has any real connection with God.
Therefore, Captain Yamamoto never thought that during his tenure, the Soul King would appear to have resurrected from the dead.
After Captain Yamamoto was silent for a long time, the atmosphere in the conference hall became very solemn. No captain dared to disturb Captain Yamamoto's thinking. Some captains with weak psychological qualities even felt that the atmosphere was too tense, and they couldn't help but become nervous.
After a long time, Captain Yamamoto finally spoke:
"This matter is very serious, but at the moment he is just a fugitive. There is no need to make a big fuss. We must resolve the matter as soon as possible, but at the same time, we must think carefully and properly handle some of the links involved..."
Even the vice-captain, who had been with Captain-General Yamamoto for a thousand years, couldn't help but stare at what he said. He felt that this was a bit like a modern British political comedy he had seen before, and he was quite tempted to respond with "Yes, Captain-General".
This kind of repetitive and contradictory speech is not like Captain Yamamoto's usual style of doing things, but soon some captains began to taste the scent.
We cannot not investigate, but we cannot really investigate either. We cannot ignore it, but we cannot really ignore it either. An explanation is required, but we cannot really ask the criminal to confess. The subtlety of this is purely a reading comprehension question.
In the end, Captain-General Yamamoto did not make his words clear. He just appointed Byakuya Kuchiki as the person in charge of capturing the fugitives, then gave Byakuya Kuchiki a subtle look and hastily ended the meeting.
Even someone as cold and stern as Byakuya Kuchiki could not help but let out a wry smile when he received the appointment, but he could also understand Captain-General Yamamoto's intentions. On the one hand, he was the one who caught the fugitive, and on the other hand, although the Kuchiki family was now in decline, it was still one of the five great nobles in Soul Society after all, and when dealing with matters suspected to be related to the Soul King, they were relatively able to convince the public, and at least could ease the anxiety of the nobles.
After the meeting, Captain Yamamoto returned to the team house. He did not rest or deal with other things, but quietly looked at a painting hanging on the wall.
On the scroll, there is an evil ghost surrounded by raging flames, standing on a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Captain Yamamoto's student Shunsui Kyoraku once curiously asked him who this evil spirit was. At that time, Captain Yamamoto only told his student that this was not a painting, but a seal. Inside it was the most vicious evil spirit in Soul Society in a thousand years. Once it broke the seal, Soul Society might be destroyed.
In fact, there were no evil spirits in the scroll. What was depicted on it was just the bloody image of Captain Yamamoto slaughtering people with a knife a thousand years ago. But he was not wrong about one thing, that the bloody and cruel fighting spirit had long been sealed.
Gazing at the scroll of evil spirits that reflected his own heroic figure from thousands of years ago, Captain Yamamoto seemed to have some hallucinations.
He saw that the evil ghost was slowly turning around, grinning at him, and whispering faintly in his ears:
"You, who once killed the Soul King's son, Yhwach, have always wanted to know if you could kill the immortal Soul King, right?"
Captain-General Yamamoto's expression remained unchanged. As the most vicious, evil and powerful god of death in the past thousand years, who had created an entire era with just a Zanpakutō, how could he not have the ambition to point his sword to the sky and stain the throne with blood? However, he ultimately did not put it into practice, because he was exhausted just from guarding the places that his hands could reach.
Until now, Captain Yamamoto, who was gazing at the scroll, found that some of his inner thoughts seemed to have never disappeared, but had been deeply hidden.
When Kisuke Urahara, the Batman of Karakura Town, prepares contingency plans for future crises, he has always included Captain-General Yamamoto in his position, and the reason is very simple.
Has the strongest and most crazy killer from a thousand years ago really changed his ways? Has he really disappeared completely?
No one dared to make a conclusion, not even Urahara Kisuke, and not even Captain Yamamoto himself... dared not!
Just as Captain Yamamoto was trapped in inner torture and stood there silently, on the other side of Soul Society, Ishida Uryu was also trapped in inner torture.
"Spirit King Divine Palm Style 6, break the seal for me!"
Following Ishida Uryu's call, the invisible palm of God slashed across and struck hard on the seal formed by the forbidden ghost technique, opening a way of survival for the wounded Ishida Uryu.
After escaping from the Central Prison, Ishida Uryuu fought a lot along the way. Although he relied on the magical power of the Soul King Palm to defeat a group of pursuing death gods, this is the base camp of the death gods after all, and the successor forces of the death gods are inexhaustible.
Ishida Uryu's voice became hoarse from the battle, and he was still a long way from escaping safely. What's worse, the subsequent Shinigami who were chasing him had some experience and had begun to avoid fighting him head-on, and then all kinds of long-range ghost magic, plus some strange props, came overwhelmingly.
But this was not even worse. What was worse was that, as he was running, an idea suddenly came to his mind:
"Although my grandfather's blood feud is indeed worthy of attention, shouldn't we be fully prepared before we fight? Otherwise, it will be very painful if we continue to fight like this..."
After realizing what was in his heart, the only thing Ishida Uryu could do was to clench his fists and hit himself in the stomach in order to beat back the sudden surge of female anger in his heart. Although it was a little painful, it was still effective in suppressing the female anger that was rising in his heart.
But Ishida Uryu also knew that it was futile because the female in his heart was so stubborn and seemed to be an M. The more he was beaten, the faster it came out, causing Ishida Uryu to try to escape while beating himself madly.
Along the way, most of the injuries on Ishida Uryu were caused by himself. For this reason, he has even accumulated some tricks and experience on how to beat himself better.
Ishida Uryu finally got rid of the pursuit temporarily and had some breathing space. He realized that if he continued like this, even if he was not caught, he would be beaten to death by himself sooner or later. Ishida Uryu could not help but yelled: "Audience, what on earth did you do to me? I can't control myself anymore."
Mo Yu also responded: "I don't deny that I am to blame for this, but to be honest, you can't blame me for your current situation. It also has something to do with you."
Ishida Uryu continued to yell, "You bastard, you're not trying to tell me that there's actually a little girl living in every tough guy's heart, and it just so happens that the little girl in my heart is more outgoing and likes to stir up trouble."
"I want to correct one thing. I don't know if other tough guys have little girls in their hearts, but the one in your heart is definitely not a girl, but a weak and sissy! Okay, I won't talk nonsense anymore. I'll just say it directly. Some kind of interference force whose principle is not yet understood has aroused the female in your heart and given you the personality of a weak and sissy. However, the influence of this personality is definitely not as strong as you are now. The real reason is that you unknowingly fit this personality and unknowingly contributed to this personality..."
Ishida Uryu instinctively wanted to refute, because he had just escaped from prison in such a bloody way and traveled 3,000 miles alone. He didn't look like a weak sissy at all. Even tough men were not as strong as him. But before Ishida Uryu could finish his words, Mo Yu further explained:
"What is a weakling? To put it bluntly, it means being cowardly, weak, and easily retreating. Although you have fought a lot along the way, deep down in your heart, you have felt scared many times and thought about giving up and retreating many times. I don't need to tell you this, you must know it yourself. You can act tough in front of me, but you can't deceive your own heart, and the femininity in your heart has grown because of this."
Ishida Uryu just felt like he had a mouthful of resentment stuck in his mouth, not knowing what to say. He was just an ordinary Quincy yesterday, but today he has been given the title of the planner of the Soul Society's destruction plan. He then broke out of the Soul Society's Shinigami base and was being hunted down by the overwhelming number of Shinigami.
Faced with such a big plot jump, Ishida Uryuu felt that he was a little scared and wanted to retreat. It was already fierce enough, but now the battle was fierce and the pursuing enemies were right behind him. He didn't want to talk about it anymore. He just wanted to know what to do.
"The method is simple. You are already doing it. Use your purity to beat it. If the female in your heart hasn't exploded yet, it's because your purity is far from enough!"
Ishida Uryu roared loudly: "I think my current schizophrenic state is already crazy enough. Am I not pure enough? Or am I not yet adding the strange "kouheikouhei" habit of Kurosaki Ichigo, and the voice is not loud enough to require three exclamation marks to indicate it!!!"
Hearing this, Mo Yu was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Ishida Uryu had such a strange understanding of purity even though he had already reached the realm of purity. He couldn't help but shook his head, ready to fool, oh no, to enlighten Ishida Uryu:
"Do you think that as long as you act crazy enough, it means that it is purity? You are completely wrong. The so-called purity is the anchor and engine of your being a strong person. The so-called anchor is the cohesion of your life, and the so-called engine is the driving force that pushes you forward. Everyone's purity is unique. Ichigo Kurosaki's absolute purity of being free of thoughts and ideas, moving forward courageously, and devouring everything with struggle is the proof of his strength. In my opinion, you already have your own purity, but you just never remembered it..."
37. The Three Great Calamities that Lasted Eternally
Ishida Uryu was stunned for a moment: "I didn't remember it?"
Mo Yu's lips curled up slightly with a smile: "I remember when you introduced yourself before, you liked to add the title of [The Last Quincy]. You who have carried the history and glory, the path and pain of the Quincy for millions of years on your own shoulders, but now you tell me, don't you know what purity is? And in my opinion, your purity should have been off the charts long ago!"
At this moment, Ishida Uryu was speechless. The title of Quincy at the end was indeed the introduction he often used in the past. He also used it to remind himself repeatedly not to forget the duties of the Quincy. But after hearing from the audience about the existence of the Quincy Shadow Empire and Yhwach who was waiting to be resurrected, he completely forgot about this title.
There is still a huge Quincy empire, and even the Quincy King is ready to be resurrected at any time. How can he be considered the last Quincy?
Mo Yu's light laughter lingered in Ishida Uryu's ears:
“It seems that you have also thought of the Shadow Empire and Yhwach, but what I want to tell you is that, in my opinion, although both the Shadow Empire and Yhwach still inherit the power of the Quincy, they have long deviated from the essence of the Quincy. Your grandfather’s lineage is the true Quincy inheritance, because what you have inherited is the path and glory of the Quincy, as well as the mission bestowed upon the Quincy by the Soul King and the world from millions of years ago to the present!”
Ishida Uryuu was shocked and confused when he heard this: "What was the mission given to the Quincy by the Soul King and the world a million years ago?!"
"This is a very ancient secret that has existed since the beginning of creation. It is related to the fate of the entire world. In this era, there are no more than a handful of people who know these secrets. Let me tell you slowly..."
Afterwards, Mo Yu narrated Ishida Uryu the ancient history of the world of death.
Since its birth, the Chaos Realm has been facing three major disasters. The Spirit King is a powerful entity nurtured by the world and born specifically to deal with these three disasters. In a sense, the Spirit King and the Chaos Realm are two sides of the same coin. They are both the manifestation of the world itself in the mortal world and the super tool man used exclusively by the world.
When the Spirit King was born, he already possessed the power of annihilation, and then he struck out mercilessly, killing those terrifying ancient Great Voids one by one, and then turned them into spirit sons. This suppressed the catastrophe of the birth of the Eternal Ancestor Void. However, although the Eternal Ancestor Void has not been born, it has already existed in the dark, and in turn influenced the world, allowing souls to approach him in depravity, be chewed and gnawed by him, and then become the carrier of his own birth, that is, Void.
In a sense, although the Spirit King suppressed the Eternal Zuxu, he did not really solve this calamity. As to whether he was unable to do so or unwilling to do so, it is hard to say, because Mo Yu suspected that the existence of the Eternal Zuxu might not be that simple. Although Mo Yu had some guesses, he still lacked some evidence, so he would not say more for now.
No matter what, with the continuous birth of Hollows, the power of the Quincy was also passed down.
As a powerful entity nurtured by the world, the Spirit King's existence itself is to practice the mysterious will of the world. He does not have a perfect personality or emotion, but only a pan-spiritual will. He will not do meaningless things, and once He does something, it must have a profound and indelible meaning to the entire world. The inheritance and continuation of the power of the Quincy is like this.
The Soul King is a powerful entity nurtured by the world, and Youhabach inherited its power of annihilation. From this point of view, Youhabach's calling himself the son of the Soul King has certain legal basis, and these legal principles are not manifested through blood or other concepts, but are the inheritance of vocation and path.
The Quincy kills the Hollows and turns them into spirit particles, thereby persistently preventing the birth of the Eternal Progenitor Hollow. At the same time, it protects all living beings from being disturbed by evil spirits. This is the Quincy's duty.
However, Yhwach and the Shadow Empire have long forgotten this, and what they desire now is revenge, to rule the world and to transform the world. Of course, they cannot be blamed for this, as this is also a choice made for the collective survival interests of the Quincies. But no matter what, the Quincies who hide in the Shadow Empire and no longer appear, even if they still exist, have long lost their meaning to the world, because they have deviated from the Quincies' mission.
And Ishida Uryu's grandfather actually had some involvement with the Shadow Empire in his early years. He rejected the invitation of the Shadow Empire, and even refused to comprehend the power of the Holy Body through the blessing of Youhabach. He did not hide in the Shadow Empire like other Quincies, closed the door, and dreamed of resurrecting Youhabach, counterattacking Soul Society, avenging the previous shame, and ruling the world. Instead, he remained in the world and continued to practice the Quincy's duty in his own way. In the end, he passed on everything he had to Ishida Uryu through words and deeds.
Ishida Uryuu calls himself the last Quincy, which is actually not wrong at all, especially after the destruction of the Shadow Empire and Yhwach, the gold content is even more full. However, he is not that qualified.
In the original plot, although Ishida Uryuu kept saying the words "the final Quincy", judging from the performance and description of the plot, he just kept saying it and did not go deeper into it. As a result, during the Thousand Year Blood War, Ishida Uryuu's performance when he defected and joined the Shadow Empire was considered by many readers to be a rather abrupt failure. They felt that Bleach had to imitate the successful and passionate plot of Naruto and come up with a Bleach version of the protagonist chasing his wife. This is also important evidence that Ishida Uryuu is a plot tool.
In fact, the plot of Bleach is not an imitation of its peers, but also has its own internal logic. If more effort had been put into the description of the Quincy's plot and the plot of Ishida Uryu was made more inclined towards the Quincy line, the plot of Ishida Uryu's character would be smoother.
When the Quincy Organization appeared, how could Ishida Uryu, who valued his identity as a Quincy, remain indifferent? After joining, he would soon discover that the Shadow Empire and Yhwach were completely contrary to the Quincy spirit passed down to him by his grandfather. In addition, after learning the truth about his mother's death and being called by the friendship of Kurosaki Ichigo, it was natural for him to defect.
After all, Ishida Uryu is just a supporting character, and his existence in the plot serves the plot of Kurosaki Ichigo.
But this is not important, because Mo Yu has some expectations for Ishida Uryu, and this expectation also comes from the exploration of his own strength.
Someone once said that true power lies not in what you can destroy, but in what you can change.
As God, if he cannot change everything as he pleases, how can his supreme power be manifested? Of course, one must eat one bite at a time and walk one step at a time.
In the story of Ichigo Kurosaki, Kuroko Yu is more of a go-with-the-flow person. Without Kuroko Yu, Ichigo Kurosaki would still reach the supreme position in the end. However, Ishida Uryu is the opportunity for Kuroko Yu to show his skills and verify how far his own strength can go.
On the other hand, Ishida Uryu did not succumb to the interference of character setting brought by three-dimensional audiences and still had the idea of resistance, which also touched Mo Yu.
God helps those who help themselves. If Ishida Uryu did not have the will and potential to fight against fate, even if it was a bit hard to accept, Mo Yu would not have given him the blessing of the Soul King Palm and a chance to be the leading actor. Instead, he would have let him lie in peace for a while and wait for the protagonist Kurosaki Ichigo to save him, thus starting the new story of the Magic Kai Travel Disaster arc. Anyway, at that time, Ishida Uryu would also have the opportunity to fight against Neri Kanon.
But Mo Yu did not tell Ishida Uryuu these words. After hearing about the cause and effect that stretched for millions of years, the inheritance of the Quincy, and his grandfather's choice and belief, Ishida Uryuu was so shocked that he could not recover for a long time. He did not even notice that another pursuing Grim Reaper was approaching.
Mo Yu, who was overlooking everything from a high place, discovered it. With a swipe of the mouse, the invisible hand of God flew over. After a series of defenseless slaps and kneading, the god of death could no longer hold his Zanpakutō, and his clothes exploded, he vomited blood and flew away.
This is also one of the results of Mo Yu's exploration. The function of the Hand of God is not just slapping or dragging, it can also have more subtle changes. For example, when it touches the enemy, you can convert the Hand of God into high-frequency shock waves and reach the enemy's whole body, giving the enemy an enhanced version of the Weapon Removal spell, or a visceral blow from the Force.
This kind of variability has a lot of room for expansion, but it also takes time to explore step by step. Mo Yu is not in a hurry.
Ishida Uryuu also came to his senses at this moment, and instinctively continued to flee, but his mind was not very focused, and he unconsciously fell into memories.
Ishida Uryuu never thought that when his grandfather kindly stroked his head and carefully taught him the knowledge of the Quincy that afternoon, there was such a deep story hidden behind it.
The glory and path of the Quincy lies in those simple teachings.
Ishida Uryu felt a trace of regret in his heart. If he had known all this earlier, he would have trained harder and asked his father for advice to become stronger. Instead of running away in a panic like he is now, letting the female in his heart rise again and again, turning into a flame of compromise and giving up, burning his body and mind and shaking his mind.
Mo Yu also noticed that Ishida Uryu was wavering, and then said seriously:
"You and Ichigo Kurosaki are different after all. Ichigo Kurosaki is born holy. Even if he only wants to be an ordinary person, fate will eventually push him to the top. What you need may not only be strength, but also the belief in fighting and resisting. In this regard, I can provide some help. The Shadow Empire and Yhwach are wrong, not only because they have deviated from the path, but also because they want to destroy the God of Death. The Silent Spirits are also wrong, because the Quincy has always been an indispensable existence in this world..."
Mo Yu's mind was flashing with thoughts. If the birth of the Quincy was to deal with the calamity of the Eternal Void, then the existence of the God of Death was to deal with the calamity of the gradual stagnation and death of the spirit particles in the Chaos Realm, one of the three major calamities.
38. The road to becoming a pure and powerful person who suffers from his own actions
The so-called stagnation and death of the spirit particle means that in the imperfect world of the Chaos Realm, the spirit particle, which is the cornerstone of all things, will eventually lose its vitality and change over a long period of time, causing the world to fall into an ending where there is no life or death, and all things are ambiguous. In fact, that is the oldest posture of the Chaos Realm.
When the Three Realms were established, the God of Death used the method of soul burial to guide the souls of the dead humans to the Soul Society, and also used force to defeat the evil spirits of the Hollow. In essence, it was to guide the circulation of spirit particles and achieve a dynamic balance of spirit particles, rather than the so-called soul balance established by the nobles of the Soul Society.
However, this circulation system is not enough with just the God of Death, it also requires the participation of the Quincy.
Reiprons are the basis of all things and are also present in all things. When a person dies, he or she becomes a soul, which can be led to the Soul Society by the God of Death, and then wait for the next death. They will naturally decompose into reiprons and reincarnate into the present world. If they fall into emptiness, they will be destroyed into reiprons by the Quincy and return to the cycle of the Three Realms.
The spirit particles constantly ebb and flow in the cycle of the Three Realms, continuously condensing and dispersing, maintaining dynamic movement and change, and delaying the final outcome of stagnation and death. This is the true balance of the Three Realms.
Both the Shinigami and the Quincy are indispensable to this world. The two sides should not fight against each other, but should coexist and jointly maintain the operation of this world. Perhaps the Hollows are also like this? In any case, this may be the true expectation of the Soul King and this world. However, we will not see such a plot in Bleach 1. We can only look forward to the plot of Bleach 2 led by Ichigo Kurosaki's son. However, Mo Yu only thought about these words in his heart, but did not say much.
"In the current situation, the most suitable person to set things right is actually Ichigo Kurosaki, who has blood ties and connections with both the Shinigami and Quincy, and whose relations have been friendly for a long time, because his network of relationships has doomed him to have difficulty in truly making a big splash. Not only are you the last Quincy, you also have a blood feud with the Seireitei, and you have sufficient legal principles and motivation to act. At the same time, you are now watched and appointed by the Soul King, so you can boldly declare to anyone that you are the Soul King's agent and are qualified to change everything as you wish!!!"
Ishida Uryu, who was fleeing, suddenly stopped. Hearing these words, he looked up and looked at the sky with a complicated expression.
He also saw the blood-red eyes that overlooked the entire Jingling Court, and then he asked:
"Are you the Soul King who gave the Quincy the duty millions of years ago!?"
"No, but it can be, and it will be!"
It is unknown how Ishida Uryu understood Mo Yu's answer. He just said:
"If I am unable to shoulder the honor and mission you mentioned, and I am incapable of rectifying the chaos and changing everything, and I just want to act like a woman, without any reason, and vent my emotions fiercely, so that the Soul Society can feel some of my pain, then what do you think?"
In response to Ishida Uryu, Mo Yu laughed loudly:
"Hahaha, then feel free to vent your anger. This world is very complicated, but we can live more simply and directly. And the world is often driven by this directness."
"That's what you said!
At this time, the relentless Grim Reaper attacks again, and among them appears a character from the original work, none other than Abarai Renji, Kuchiki Byakuya's vice-captain!
Abarai Renji, who has fiery red hair and looks like a bit of a bad boy, looks unhappy at the moment.
As Byakuya Kuchiki went to the human world to carry out the mission, he was actually thinking about meeting his childhood sweetheart Rukia Kuchiki when he had the chance, but he didn't expect that Byakuya Kuchiki captured Ishida Uryu so quickly and then led the team back, causing Abarai Renji to miss the opportunity. What made him even more annoyed was that he now had to capture Ishida Uryu again, and Byakuya Kuchiki also specifically reminded him not to arrest him roughly, but to arrest him in a manner that complies with law enforcement procedures and humanitarian concepts.
Holy shit, this was the first time that Abarai Renji heard such nonsense from the usually cold and stern Kuchiki Byakuya!
But there was no other way. Kuchiki Byakuya was not only his superior, but also Rukia's brother. Abarai Renji had no choice but to obey, so he shouted with an unhappy look on his face:
"Sir, I am here to formally inform you in the name of the Gotei 13 that because of some special cases, the Gotei 13 needs your cooperation in the investigation. The Gotei 13 will not let a bad guy go, but will never wrongly accuse a good guy. You are not a suspect yet. If you plead innocent, please stop resisting and actively cooperate. The Kuchiki family has prepared a clean and tidy temporary detention room with a dedicated person to serve you 24 hours a day. The Kuchiki family will also actively provide you with legal assistance..."