The Quincy were indeed filled with grief and indignation toward Yhwach!
It was somewhat difficult to admit, but if given the choice, they truly wanted to be reincarnated as Shinigami.
At the very least, the leader of the Shinigami—Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni—would treat his subordinates as human beings!
At minimum, he wouldn't casually sacrifice their lives!
At this moment, Captain Yamamoto didn't seem like the kind of demon His Majesty had described—rather, Yhwach was the real devil!
Remembering the scene in the projection where Captain Yamamoto fought to the death for the sake of other Shinigami, the Quincy at this moment still felt some admiration for that.
Meanwhile, Yhwach had voluntarily sacrificed the lives of his own people to resurrect just a few Elite Guard.
That was a complete world of difference!
[Bazz-B]: The old man Yamamoto... he really did care about his people, didn't he?
[Candice Catnipp]: More than our "Majesty" ever did...
[Liltotto Lamperd]: At least the Shinigami leader died fighting for his subordinates, not feeding off them
[As Nodt]: Fear... we serve the wrong master...
While everyone harbored different thoughts, the battle between Yhwach and Ichibei Hyosube continued in the projection.
Both sides were using their full strength, clashing directly with their weapons.
[BOOM! CRASH!]
For a while, the battle between two top powerhouses looked somewhat comical.
This was because Ichibei was wielding a brush, fighting against Yhwach's sword—which was indeed quite bizarre.
The audience also wanted to understand what kind of power this brush of Ichibei's possessed.
Shinigami Zanpakuto were very unique, and they hadn't had the chance to see the other four Squad Zero members' releases before.
Therefore, everyone was still looking forward to seeing Ichibei's Zanpakuto liberation.
They wanted to witness what kind of power his strangely-shaped brush possessed.
[During the course of battle, after feeling Ichibei's power, Yhwach remained quite unimpressed.]
[He even proactively used his left hand to block the brush's attack.]
[Finding that this brush had no significant power at all, he became even more disdainful.]
["I didn't expect you to put on such a serious expression when your strength amounts to so little," he said mockingly. "What kind of role does this brush serve? It truly puzzles me."]
["There's no terrible power when it hits me!"]
["Is this all you amount to?"]
The implication was that he believed Ichibei was no match for him whatsoever.
[Upon hearing these words, Ichibei spoke calmly:]
["Hehe, how ridiculous to use your own arm to block it!" he said with amusement.]
["My brush cannot be used to cut flesh—what I can cut are names."]
["This is 'Ichimonji'—beheading without cutting meat!"]
["The name of your arm has just been cut in half by me."]
[Ichibei's expression became increasingly ominous.]
["Now, do you feel that your hand has become very heavy?" he asked with growing satisfaction.]
["You have only half your muscle strength remaining, only half of your ability, and your hand can perform at most half its normal function."]
["Even when you swing your sword, you will be extremely weak!"]
[When Yhwach heard this, his eyes suddenly turned cold, and his expression changed slightly.]
Indeed, his hand had become very heavy and tired, with speed and strength far from what they normally were.
It seemed that just as Ichibei said, he truly had only half his strength remaining—this was simply unbelievable!
Ichibei truly possessed rule-based abilities like himself, directly depriving half of one's power—this could essentially be called an unheard-of technique!
[Yhwach]: Impossible... this sensation...
[Ichibei Hyosube]: Now you understand the true terror of my brush
[Ichigo Kurosaki]: He can cut names?! That's incredible!
[Mayuri Kurotsuchi]: Conceptual manipulation at the fundamental level... fascinating!
[Aizen Sosuke]: To affect reality by severing linguistic concepts... truly the pinnacle of spiritual evolution
[Sui-Feng]: Wow! This ability is so powerful—directly depriving the opponent of half their strength. As long as they're struck and debuffed, it's indeed an extremely terrifying causal weapon!
[Byakuya Kuchiki]: It seems the monk isn't using any special abilities yet! It appears a simple sword strike can have such power—so if he gets serious, wouldn't it be even more terrifying?
At this moment, the Shinigami were both surprised and delighted!
Yhwach had already been weakened to half his strength—could he still pose a threat to Ichibei?
Did Ichibei have any other techniques?
But thinking of Ichibei's possible future defeat, the Shinigami of Soul Society were also worried...
Thinking in the worst direction—if Ichibei was this powerful yet Yhwach could still handle him, then how terrifying must Yhwach's full strength be!
[Renji Abarai]: If even this can't stop Yhwach... what can?
[Rukia Kuchiki]: Ichibei's power is beyond anything we've seen before
[Jushiro Ukitake]: The manipulation of names themselves... it's almost godlike
[Shunsui Kyoraku]: But knowing the future... I'm afraid this won't be enough
[In the projection, Ichibei quickly found an opportunity and struck his brush heavily against Yhwach's body, sending him flying several hundred meters.]
[BANG!!!]
[Yhwach was slammed to the ground and tumbled several times before stopping.]
[His clothes were disheveled, his face covered in ash and grime, completely losing the domineering presence of a division leader!]
[Everyone could clearly see that the dark ink from Ichibei's brush had stained most of Yhwach's body.]
[It seemed this battle was completely under Ichibei's control!]
[Ichibei no longer resembled a simple Shinigami. Instead, he was like a judge of the underworld, holding the Book of Life and Death, making a cold pronouncement to Yhwach:]
["Look! Your name 'Yhwach' has also become only half—'Yhwa,'" he declared with satisfaction.]
["So now you can only use half of your power!"]
["I really want to see what kind of expression you'll have when I crush you completely!"]
["With only half your strength to fight me, how does that feel?"]
At this moment, Ichibei believed that Yhwach could pose no threat to him whatsoever!
Defeat was inevitable!