Silent wind. Silent flames.
Inside the spirit particle prison, Shigure watched massive pillars of Reiatsu light ignite throughout Seireitei.
Of course, he knew this was only what he 'saw.'
In other words, not the actual situation occurring around him.
Because the instant those white spirit particle bonds appeared, he already understood.
Though his current position occupied the same space as Seireitei, it existed within the shadows between dimensions.
This place... no longer belonged to Soul Society.
This made Shigure involuntarily recall the Quincy base—the Wandenreich, the Ice Palace.
However, there were many differences.
Here, there was no Quincy presence, no trace of the ice palace.
Even this Quincy before him, Quilge Opie, had arrived from another space.
Clearly, Yhwach, who arranged all this, had planned everything with extreme caution.
Only after ensuring Shigure's containment did he launch the assault on Seireitei.
Seeming to notice Shigure's gaze, Quilge stepped forward again, walking while curling his lips into a smile:
"'What exactly makes the so-called highest Special War Power different from other Shinigami?'"
"From the beginning, I've held this question in my heart."
"But now it seems, whether Reiatsu or strength, Segawa Shigure, you are..."
"Completely incomparable to us Sternritter!"
Saying this, Quilge raised his right hand, slowly removing his white glove to reveal the black Quincy cross emblem, chuckling:
"His Majesty... seems to have worried unnecessarily."
"He actually arranged for two knights to execute this mission alongside me."
"Not only that, he specifically instructed me to maintain absolute distance from you within the Empire while using my Schrift to seal you."
"Heh, very well... since the moment has arrived, I'll complete His Majesty's final command—"
"Next, I'll use the Quincy's ultimate form, 'Vollständig'... to annihilate you...!"
As he spoke, Quilge slowly approached Shigure within the spirit particle prison.
His steps were steady, his smile full of arrogance and contempt, even carrying a condescending gaze.
Meanwhile, after listening to Quilge's verbose speech, Shigure suddenly couldn't help but chuckle softly.
Before he even began questioning, his opponent had already revealed most of the intelligence he wanted to know.
Including both the opponent's purpose and the number of attackers.
In that case—
There was no need to continue the conversation.
With this thought, Shigure raised his hand slightly, pressing his fingertips against the prison's interior.
At that moment, Quilge had just stopped one meter from the prison. He halted, sneering as he adjusted his glasses:
"Don't waste your effort, Shinigami."
"The Schrift His Majesty granted me is 'J,' named 'The Jail.'"
"Once sealed by me... all forms of power will be imprisoned within forever!"
"Even souls and Reiatsu... are no exception!"
Hearing this, Shigure raised his eyes slightly, looking over with a light smile:
"...Is that so?"
Seeing this, Quilge's expression didn't change—instead, the smile on his face grew more mocking.
"Tsk tsk, seems you're not planning to give up..."
"Then go ahead and try!"
"See whether your attack is stronger, or His Majesty's granted Schrift is stronger!"
"Though the result is already determined—"
"I never tire of seeing you Shinigami's pathetic expressions! HAHAHAHA!!!"
Reaching the end, Quilge spread his arms, laughing wildly and unrestrained.
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
However, at that moment, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted ahead!
BANG!!!!!!
Invisible Reiatsu descended instantly. Massive air pressure exploded in one moment, surging violently toward Quilge!
?!!
Quilge's pupils contracted. With no time to dodge, that powerful impact force slammed into him!
SPLURT!!
His ribs shattered. Crimson blood sprayed instantly from his mouth!
This sudden change happened too abruptly. At such close range, he had no time to use Hirenkyaku, let alone Blut!
While flying backward, his mind went completely blank!
Though the explosion prevented him from seeing what happened clearly, he undoubtedly felt an extremely terrifying Reiatsu!!
No... that... that couldn't even be called Reiatsu!!
No one could possess such overwhelming Reiatsu!!!
The massive oppressive force, like the sky itself falling, crushed every nerve, every bone, every muscle throughout his body!!
Quilge, thrown back and crashing to the ground, felt his entire body ready to shatter. He could no longer stand!!
The terror of death completely occupied his mind at that moment!
He finally understood—the explosion just now wasn't an attack from his opponent, but because the Schrift 'The Jail'... had been broken!!!
But... this... this...
"THIS IS IMPOSSIBLE AAAAHHHHH!!!!!!"
"My Schrift... how could it lose to a mere Shinigami like you AAAAHHH!!!!"
Quilge sprawled on the ground, hands clawing at the earth like talons, screaming hysterically.
Blood mixed with dust on the ground. His face was deathly pale, and that expression of fury and terror made him appear twisted and horrifying.
But at that moment, from within the dust cloud ahead, a calm voice suddenly emerged:
"It seems... Yhwach didn't tell you..."
"The reason he sent you all to deal with me isn't because he decided to eliminate me, but because—"
"He's afraid of me."
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