Now that Oetsu had swiftly eliminated all the Elite Guard, the rest of Squad Zero set their sights on Yhwach.
["Then it's your turn, Yhwach," they declared with determination.]
Seeing this, the Shinigami audience cheered once again.
It was wonderful that they could finally witness Squad Zero's true power.
It seemed that now all these Sternritter had fallen, leaving only Yhwach standing alone.
How would Yhwach fight now? Could he still be as invincible as before?
Finally, they would be able to see his battle footage, right?
They hoped that the Sword God and the Monk could force out as much information as possible about Yhwach, which would be invaluable for their future battles.
As long as they had more intelligence about Yhwach, he wouldn't be so difficult to deal with.
After all, Yhwach hadn't fought many times up to this point, so they didn't know much about his abilities and techniques.
Gathering as much information as possible about him was still extremely important!
[Ichigo Kurosaki]: Finally! Now we can see what Yhwach is really capable of when he's alone
[Renji Abarai]: Squad Zero's got this! There's no way one guy can take on all of them
[Toshiro Hitsugaya]: This is our chance to learn about his abilities
[Byakuya Kuchiki]: We must observe carefully. Any intelligence could be crucial
[Kenpachi Zaraki]: I want to see this bastard fight for real!
However, at this moment, beyond everyone's expectations, Yhwach did not directly engage Oetsu.
Instead, he raised his hand and activated the mysterious Quincy power within his body!
A dazzling blue light flashed in his palm.
[FLASH! SHIMMER!]
Countless rays of light descended from the sky toward the world below.
The Quincy who were still fighting across the battlefields all raised their heads in surprise, gazing at these mysterious beams.
Countless pure rays of light carrying the essential power of the Quincy descended from the heavens, seeking out the bodies of the Quincy below.
Wherever each blue light touched, it would quickly envelop its target.
["AAAAHHHHH!!!"]
The Quincy shrouded in light were all screaming wildly!
The entire power of countless Quincy, including their very lives, was being drained away.
It was like a vision of hell!
After the burst of light, the flesh and blood of these weaker Quincy rapidly disappeared.
[WHOOSH!]
Their power transformed into incredibly dense spiritual pressure, beginning to transmit upward along the blue light toward the Soul King Palace.
[Uryu Ishida]: No... this can't be happening...
[Ichigo Kurosaki]: What the hell is he doing to his own people?!
[Chad Sado]: That's horrible... he's killing his own soldiers
[Orihime Inoue]: How can someone be so cruel to their own followers?
Seeing this, the few Quincy who survived were utterly shocked.
["What the hell is going on here?"]
["Is His Majesty going to abandon us?"]
["What are we to him?"]
["How can he do this?"]
At this moment, countless Quincy desperately used every means at their disposal to avoid Yhwach's Auswählen, struggling to survive.
But only a precious few were able to escape the holy selection and save their lives.
Then, with the power absorbed from all these Quincy below, Yhwach resurrected the Elite Guard.
Squad Zero was shocked to see their fallen enemies return!
At the same time, the Elite Guard had gained even more power than before.
[Senjumaru Shutara]: Impossible! We defeated them!
[Oetsu Nimaiya]: Yo... this is seriously messed up
[Tenjiro Kirinji]: He's using his own people as batteries?!
[Yhwach]: Power flows where it is most needed. Sentiment is a luxury I cannot afford
[Gerard Valkyrie]: His Majesty's power is absolute! We live to serve!
[Lille Barro]: The weak exist only to strengthen the strong
[Askin Nakk Le Vaar]: Oh my... being revived feels quite strange
Witnessing this scene in the Wandenreich, all the Quincy were utterly shocked.
Especially those who didn't fully understand His Majesty's nature and didn't know how ruthless Yhwach could be—they were filled with grief and outrage.
A tremendous storm raged in their hearts!
[Bazz-B]: What?! Is this His Majesty's power? He can directly reclaim the power he once gave us and instantly transfer it to someone else?
[Candice Catnipp]: Majesty... Is Yhwach really so heartless?
[Liltotto Lamperd]: In order to win, he doesn't even care about the lives of his own subordinates? Isn't that outrageous?
[Bambietta Basterbine]: Are these Elite Guard so much more important than us?
[Giselle Gewelle]: This is just... I can't believe it
The Quincy had always known that Yhwach could be cruel, but they never expected he wouldn't even care about the lives of his own subordinates!
This was simply too much.
Was such a Yhwach really worthy of their allegiance?
They were all deeply upset.
While secretly cursing in their hearts, they cautiously glanced at Yhwach upon his throne.
Yhwach simply observed the screen calmly and glanced at his subordinates a few times.
However, he offered no explanation for his actions.
He believed that he only needed to focus on his goal of reaching the Soul King Palace.
Yhwach considered these subordinates to be his possessions. Their power originally came from him, so there was no need to explain his actions to them.
Take it when he wanted, give it when he wanted—why should he need to ask their opinion?
If they were so weak that they could only remain below, unworthy of becoming his subordinates in the Soul King Palace, then they deserved this fate.
If they wanted to resent someone, they should resent their own weakness. This was the price they needed to pay for being inadequate.
Survival of the fittest was the fundamental truth of this world.
Although these Quincy were all wide-eyed with shock, desperately seeking answers in Yhwach's gaze, the slightly more daring ones—like Bazz-B and others—even glared at Yhwach with furious, angry eyes.
They were gritting their teeth in rage!
After witnessing the Elite Guard's resurrection in the projection, Yhwach spoke slowly:
["Only Quincy who qualify to reach the Soul King Palace are worthy of building a new world with me," he declared with absolute authority.]
["If you don't even possess that level of power, you truly have no right to continue living."]
["So I hope you will continue to strive and not become outcasts in my eyes."]
Hearing this, the hearts of the Quincy erupted with monstrous waves of emotion!
They were indeed incredibly angry at this moment, but they dared to be angry yet dared not speak...
Yhwach's power was simply not something they could contend with.
After all, he wasn't just the King of the Quincy—more accurately, he was the ancestor of all Quincy.
Only through his existence did the Quincy possess such power.
The strength of all Quincy came from Yhwach, so no matter how dissatisfied the others were, they could pose no threat to him.
This was Yhwach's absolute dominion.
No matter how dissatisfied they were, they were helpless to change anything.
Rebelling against Yhwach would only lead to a dead end.
So what was the point of continuing to rage?
[Bazz-B]: Damn it... we're nothing but disposable tools to him
[As Nodt]: Fear... this is true fear... being abandoned by the one you serve
[Liltotto Lamperd]: We should have known... we're just food for his real elite
[Candice Catnipp]: I feel sick... all those years of loyalty for this?
[Bambietta Basterbine]: The weak really are just meant to die for the strong...
[Mayuri Kurotsuchi]: Fascinating! So this is the true nature of Quincy hierarchy
[Aizen Sosuke]: How refreshingly honest. Most leaders pretend to care about their subordinates
[Ichigo Kurosaki]: That's disgusting! How can he treat people like that?!
[Uryu Ishida]: This is... this is not the Quincy way I believed in...
Therefore, most of the Quincy in the Wandenreich had indignant fire burning in their eyes, but they could only watch the projection with grief and rage, witnessing their own deaths and seeing their power become fuel for these resurrected Elite Guard.
The weak were indeed lonely and helpless.
Not only were they unqualified to live, but they would even become fodder for others' resurrection.
It was utterly infuriating to them!
Yet in the face of absolute power, their anger meant nothing at all.