Realizing this, Quilge was completely stunned.
Before being recalled by Yhwach to invade Soul Society, he had served as captain of the Hueco Mundo Hunting Unit.
His responsibility was subjugating Arrancar in Hueco Mundo.
But even Tier Harribel, the new Queen of Hueco Mundo, compared to this Reiatsu, was completely... insignificant!!
If he had to compare, it was... the difference between a lion and an ant!
This Reiatsu, merely appearing, seemed ready to completely devour the entire space, suppressing everything!
But now, where was this Reiatsu coming from?!
This space had just been constructed as a shadow realm.
Logically, aside from the trapped Segawa Shigure and the Wandenreich's Quincy, no one else could possibly enter.
Not even Shinigami could, let alone a Hollow.
Just as he thought this, suddenly, from the corner of his eye, he seemed to glimpse a flash of iridescent light.
This direction... was... Segawa Shigure's direction...?!
Quilge's heart leaped as he slowly raised his eyes to look ahead.
But the instant he lifted his gaze, he froze completely, his mind going blank again!
Ahead, an iridescent Reiatsu sphere was gathering at Shigure's fingertip!
The overwhelming Reiatsu filling this space originated from that small orb!
At this moment, that tremendous Hollow Reiatsu was continuously compressing, continuously exploding, even causing this shadow space to shake constantly!!
In other words, from the beginning, this tremendous Hollow Reiatsu... didn't come from someone else!
It was this Shinigami before him... Segawa Shigure!
At that moment, Quilge's pupils dilated sharply. His breathing involuntarily stopped. His face turned deathly pale, all color draining away.
At that moment, he finally understood the meaning of... 'highest Special War Power.'
From the start, this was never an opponent he could defeat.
His Schrift "The Jail" was easily broken by the opponent. His Vollständig, under the opponent's Reiatsu... still couldn't even stand.
And now, as a Shinigami... he directly released a Cero.
Quilge's pupils dimmed. His body trembled involuntarily.
He could no longer imagine just how powerful this Shinigami before him truly was.
Yet Shigure didn't stop walking, didn't even look at him.
This was the difference in dimension.
"Well then, farewell."
Shigure spoke with a calm expression, still walking steadily forward.
His right hand remained casually raised, index finger pointing at Quilge as he said lightly:
"Cero."
BOOM!!!
As his words fell, the white-rimmed iridescent sphere at his fingertip stirred up a massive Reiatsu storm.
Simultaneously, the iridescent Cero beam shot forward, instantly clearing all white light within this region!
BANG!!!
The iridescent beam arrived in an instant, expanding immediately. Brilliant, dazzling light completely engulfed Quilge Opie in a moment.
This wasn't penetration—it was annihilation.
His Vollständig, his Reiatsu, his Blut...
All his power was as fragile as glass before this single Cero.
Before he could even register pain or death, his soul was forcibly destroyed, vaporized.
However, after obliterating Quilge, the Cero beam didn't stop or dissipate—it continued surging forward!
At that moment, the surrounding space shook even more violently!
The next instant, sudden change occurred!
The Cero beam stopped mid-air as if hitting an invisible wall, no longer advancing.
Seeing this, Shigure showed no surprise. Instead, he smiled.
"Just as I thought..."
"This so-called shadow space is indeed like this..."
"It seems the opportunity to counterattack the Wandenreich will begin... from here."
Thinking this, Shigure's smile remained. His eyes flickered slightly, and the Cero beam in his hand vanished.
The next moment, he straightened, raising his hand with palm facing forward.
His eyes gleamed, his smile deepening.
"I've been wondering how to take the initiative against you all, since... the principle of the Shadow Empire wasn't clear."
"But thanks to this attack, now... I finally understand."
"Thank you, Yhwach."
Shigure smiled. In his palm, pitch-black Hollow Reiatsu suddenly gathered!
At that moment, the entire space began shaking violently!
CRACK!!!
The ground beneath his feet shattered. Above, all clouds were completely dispersed in that instant!
RUMBLE—
The air's violent trembling became deafening like thunder!
At that moment, from both sides of the space ahead, two white figures burst forth!
They wore identical white uniforms—
Sternritters!
At this moment, both opponents wore strikingly similar expressions.
Eyes wide, pupils contracted, breathing involuntarily held, gazes filled with shock.
In this space saturated with Annihilation Reiatsu, their bodies were completely frozen, not daring to move.
Yet Shigure wore a smile, single palm extended forward, eyes ahead, not even glancing at them.
After a moment, he parted his lips:
"Gran Rey Cero."
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