togophonebook #232 - Take away Luofu's Bankai! Youhabach, I will make you the Soul King!
#232 - Take away Luofu's Bankai! Youhabach, I will make you the Soul King!
"After all, he is the one who can make even Aizen submit," Urahara Kisuke nodded with difficulty.
In his heart, Urahara Kisuke didn't want to have any contact with Luo Fu so early, let alone face him directly.
Even Aizen, Urahara Kisuke, and others had made countless preparations in the human world.
Of course, one reason was that Aizen hid himself too well.
So well that, without being able to expose Aizen's true colors, taking action against Aizen might provoke the Seireitei's hostility.
But more importantly, it was Aizen's own unfathomable strength.
After all, strength is the key to everything.
If Aizen hid himself deep enough, then Luo Fu was strong beyond comprehension.
Before having a clear and precise understanding of Luo Fu's strength.
"Is that so? Does Mr. Urahara think this is a surprise?" Luo Fu looked at Urahara Kisuke meaningfully and said, "Would you mind if I made this surprise even bigger?"
Urahara Kisuke immediately shuddered, and quickly shook his head with a dry laugh, saying: "Thank you Luo Fu-san, but this old guy can't stand your strength."
"Does Shopkeeper Urahara want to get involved in this matter?" Luo Fu pressed on relentlessly.
If possible, Urahara Kisuke would of course can't wait to turn around and leave now.
But who asked Yoruichi Shihouin to be here?
With a wry smile, Urahara Kisuke said helplessly: "Luo Fu-san, I wonder how you would be willing to let these people go?"
"Does Shopkeeper Urahara think I would let go of my enemies?" Luo Fu restrained the joking look on his face.
Although he had contact with Urahara Kisuke, Yoruichi Shihouin and others before.
But in Luo Fu's eyes, neither Urahara Kisuke nor Yoruichi Shihouin were friends.
They could even be described as enemies.
It's just that both Urahara Kisuke and Luo Fu are very good at being hypocritical.
This makes it seem as if they are really very familiar with each other.
Urahara Kisuke also knew that things wouldn't be so simple.
Seeing Luo Fu become serious at this moment, he also put away his hippie-smile and his expression became serious.
"Luo Fu-san, I'm really sorry, I can't just watch Yoruichi-san and Gin Ichimaru die here, although I'm very reluctant, but..."
In the instant the words fell.
Urahara Kisuke drew out his long sword like lightning, and rushed towards Luo Fu's direction, saying: "Cry, Benihime."
Along with the Zanpakuto appearing, a red sword energy, like a crescent moon, flew towards Luo Fu.
At the same time, Urahara Kisuke himself, while launching the attack, once again stimulated his spiritual pressure and chanted: "Bind, Benihime."
On the blade of the Zanpakuto, a net-like spiritual pressure, closely following the Getsuga Tensho-like blood-colored sword energy, rushed towards Luo Fu.
After releasing two attacks in succession, Urahara Kisuke also hurriedly said to Yoruichi Shihouin on the side: "Yoruichi, quickly take these people away."
Yoruichi Shihouin was not a pig teammate, she had already taken action the moment Urahara Kisuke spoke.
And those Shinigami who entered Karakura Town in the human world with Gin Ichimaru were obviously quite cooperative.
After all, although these people are just ordinary members of the Gotei 13, each of them can be regarded as battle-hardened.
There wasn't even a single person holding them back.
In an instant, a door opened.
Many Shinigami filed in, heading straight for the Shinigami leading to the Soul Society.
Luo Fu, however, looked unhurried.
Faced with the blood-colored sword energy that was like Getsuga Tensho, he just waved his hand and dispelled Urahara Kisuke's attack, and the net-like spiritual pressure that was meant to buy time.
Was also instantly annihilated by Luo Fu.
But it was also in this short period of time.
The members of the Shinigami side had all entered the gate leading directly to the Seireitei, including Gin Ichimaru.
"I'm really sorry, Luo Fu-san, it seems this time it can only be like this." Urahara Kisuke breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I hope that if we have the opportunity to meet again next time, Luo Fu-san and them will no longer be enemies."
Faced with Urahara Kisuke's glib words, Luo Fu smiled and said: "Shopkeeper Urahara, Mr. Yoruichi, don't you know? Among my best abilities, space is one of them. Opening the door to the Soul Society in front of me, aren't you worried that those people will fall into the Dangai?"
The so-called Dangai is a special area formed by countless disconnected spaces overlapping each other between the Soul Society and the Human World under the torrent of time.
Without mentioning anything else, in terms of pure time flow, the Dangai is more than two hundred times faster than the outside world.
In the past, the Dangai was simply used by the Shinigami to serve as a place to exile criminals.
It can be said that it is full of dangers, unless there are special means, otherwise, even a captain-level person, if they accidentally fall into it, ninety-nine percent of them will never be able to return.
Luo Fu's words made Urahara Kisuke and Yoruichi Shihouin's expressions change suddenly.
On the side, the Sternritter, who had been watching the show for a long time, took this opportunity to split up some people to protect Uryu Ishida, the successor personally confirmed by Yhwach, and the remaining members simply prepared to fight Luo Fu to the death.
It's just that even the abilities of the Seireitei can't escape from Luo Fu, let alone the Sternritter.
Just now, he was multitasking, interrupting the space channel for Gin Ichimaru and others to return to the invisible empire in the shadows of the Soul Society, how could Luo Fu ignore the Sternritter?
Uryu Ishida and others had just prepared to return to the Wandenreich in the Soul Society, when they were directly intercepted by Luo Fu and sent to the Dangai as well.
For others, the Dangai is indeed full of dangers, but for Luo Fu, who has the ability to control space, the Dangai is like a toilet that he can come and go as he pleases.
Before anyone could dodge, a huge spatial vortex instantly unfolded above everyone's heads, and then buckled down in an instant.
Falling into the spatial vortex, everyone only felt a blur before their eyes.
The next moment, they had suddenly appeared in a gray special space.
Caught off guard, Urahara Kisuke quickly recovered after a moment of panic.
And quickly determined the environment he was in at the moment.
With a wry smile, Urahara Kisuke looked at Yoruichi Shihouin, who had a solemn expression, and said: "Yoruichi-san, we're in trouble this time, this is the Dangai."
How could Yoruichi Shihouin not know the horror of the Dangai?
In fact, even without Urahara Kisuke's reminder.
If Yoruichi Shihouin was given a little time, she would be able to notice this.
Although the Dangai is dangerous, it is not without ways to use it.
Just like Ichigo Kurosaki, he once received guidance from his father, Isshin Kurosaki, in the Dangai, using the special time flow of the Dangai to carry out the final Getsuga Tensho training.
It can be seen that although the Dangai is dangerous, it is also divided into areas.
Although a part of the Dangai space that has already been developed still has great risks, it is not without ways to use it.
It's just that now, the area they have entered is obviously a place that has never been involved before, and perhaps even the criminals who were exiled by the Soul Society in the past have never been involved here.
Therefore, Yoruichi Shihouin can only turn to Urahara Kisuke for help now.
Urahara Kisuke seemed to have guessed Yoruichi Shihouin's thoughts, nodded, and then said: "Let's determine the surroundings first. I left a special spatial instrument in the shop that can resonate with my spiritual pressure. Even if we can't find a way to leave here, at worst, we'll just wait for Hachigen Ushoda and the others to rescue us."
It's just that, at the moment Urahara Kisuke's voice fell.
Yoruichi Shihouin's eyes suddenly narrowed, and a look of horror flashed in her pupils.
Following Yoruichi Shihouin's line of sight.
Those Shinigami who had just left the Human World after Yoruichi Shihouin and Urahara Kisuke joined forces to hold back Luo Fu, were now appearing at a position quite a distance away from them.
Not only the Shinigami such as Gin Ichimaru, but even the members of the Sternritter were now appearing in the same Dangai space as Urahara Kisuke, Yoruichi Shihouin and others.
"This time we're really in big trouble, Yoruichi-san." Urahara Kisuke also smiled wryly when he noticed Gin Ichimaru and the others.
If they had simply strayed into the Dangai, then whether they found a way to leave on their own, or as Urahara Kisuke had just said, used their own spiritual pressure to resonate with the spatial instrument in the Urahara Shop, allowing Hachigen Ushoda, the former Kidō Corps Captain, to activate the instrument and rescue them from the Dangai.
But now, the Shinigami such as Gin Ichimaru and the members of the Sternritter have also appeared in the same Dangai space as Urahara Kisuke, Yoruichi Shihouin and others.
This means that all of this was caused by Luo Fu's subjective consciousness.
In other words, this Dangai space is completely under Luo Fu's control.
Fighting the enemy in a space completely controlled by them was a decision even Seireitei dared not make.
Even entering the Wandenreich required Ichimaru Gin to redeem himself by entering the shadows of Soul Society with a stabilization device developed by the Research and Development Department.
The Dangai space controlled by Luo Fu, coupled with Luo Fu's terrifying spiritual pressure that made Seireitei willing to join forces with the Wandenreich.
In that instant, only one thought arose in Urahara Kisuke's mind: despair.
Complete and utter despair with no future in sight.
Shihouin Yoruichi had obviously thought of this as well, and the chocolate skin on her face seemed to lose its color in an instant.
Helplessly and guiltily looking at Urahara Kisuke, Shihouin Yoruichi said, "Kisuke, this time I've implicated you."
Urahara Kisuke shook his head with a wry smile and said, "What implication is this? After all, Yoruichi-san, we were bound to become enemies with Luo Fu sooner or later, it's just that this moment has come a little too early."
Shihouin Yoruichi bit her lip, a flash of determination in her eyes, "I have a way to contact Seireitei, if... then let's go to Seireitei first."
"Don't!" Urahara Kisuke quickly stopped her, "Yoruichi, you must understand that this is just a problem between us and Luo Fu, but if we involve Seireitei at this time, then the problem will escalate. If Seireitei faces Luo Fu's invasion before they are ready..."
Although Urahara Kisuke paused abruptly, Shihouin Yoruichi could imagine how desperate the scene would be.
Shihouin Yoruichi said with a wry smile, "Even if we don't contact Seireitei, do you think Luo Fu will let it go?"
Urahara Kisuke's attitude was very firm, "We are just doing our best and leaving the rest to fate. We can't decide what Luo Fu will do! The only thing we can do is minimize this possibility!"
While Urahara Kisuke and Shihouin Yoruichi were struggling and entangled in their current situation.
Clearly passed through the gate connecting Seireitei to the World of the Living, but instead of returning to Soul Society, they appeared in the Dangai.
After a short period of confusion, the Shinigami instantly began to follow Ichimaru Gin as their backbone, waiting for him to make a decision.
Before long, the Shinigami noticed the location of Urahara Kisuke and Shihouin Yoruichi.
After directly merging with Urahara Kisuke and the other two using Shunpo, Ichimaru Gin said with a wry smile, "It seems that we have completely fallen into Luo Fu's hands."
"What about those Wandenreich people?" Urahara Kisuke's heart moved, and he asked directly.
At this time, they were surprised to find that although they should have been sent to the Dangai space by Luo Fu's ability at almost the same time.
But strangely, although Urahara Kisuke and Shihouin Yoruichi had already merged with Ichimaru Gin and a group of Shinigami.
Where were those Wandenreich people?
Where did they go?
And Kurosaki Ichigo also seemed to be missing.
If it was said that Arisawa Tatsuki and Inoue Orihime were left behind by Luo Fu, then it was understandable.
But the disappearance of the Wandenreich people and Kurosaki Ichigo was a little unacceptable.
While Urahara Kisuke and others began to carefully search for the people of the Wandenreich around this Dangai space.
In another Dangai space that seemed close at hand, but was actually separated by an unknown number of spatial distances, and could even be said to be two completely different worlds.
Luo Fu, Arisawa Tatsuki, Inoue Orihime, plus Kurosaki Ichigo who was implicated, were facing a man in white clothes and a black cloak with disheveled long hair from a distance.
"Yhwach?" Luo Fu recognized at a glance that the culprit who overlapped the space and dropped the Stern Ritter members into this special Dangai space was the man in front of him.
Not only Luo Fu, but even Kurosaki Ichigo showed an obviously complicated expression at this moment.
Although Kurosaki Ichigo now knew that the Zanpakuto spirit who had given him countless pointers in his Zanpakuto, Uncle Zangetsu, was in fact disguised by the Quincy progenitor in front of him.
But when truly facing the other party, Kurosaki Ichigo still couldn't openly regard the other party as an enemy.
This was the conflict between emotion and reason.
Neither Luo Fu nor Yhwach paid attention to Kurosaki Ichigo's inner struggle at this moment.
In their eyes, it seemed that only each other remained.
Staring at Luo Fu, Yhwach said, "Luo Fu, you don't seem surprised by my appearance? Or are you saying that you also saw the future and saw that I would come to see you now?"
Raising an eyebrow, Luo Fu shook his head and said, "No, I just don't care, whether it's you or Seireitei."
His expression froze suddenly, and that unruly face instantly turned ashen.
As the Emperor of the Wandenreich, Yhwach not only had a high opinion of himself, but also had an unruly personality.
Apart from himself, everything in the Wandenreich, including the Quincy in the human world, were just tools that could be used in Yhwach's eyes.
Otherwise, Yhwach would not launch the Auswählen at any time when needed, not only taking away the power of all Quincy, but also their lives and souls.
However, when facing Luo Fu, even if he was dissatisfied, Yhwach could only suppress the anger in his heart.
Who told Luo Fu to be right?
His strength was the key to everything.
From the moment he felt Luo Fu's immense spiritual pressure, which was so powerful that it could shake the World of the Living and Hueco Mundo even when he was in Soul Society, Yhwach regarded Luo Fu as an unprecedented enemy.
In Yhwach's heart, despite the fact that he had previously accepted the conditions proposed by Seireitei.
But from the moment Yhwach used his omniscient and omnipotent power to directly set the conditions in advance, it was enough to make people feel that Yhwach's cooperation with Seireitei was not so important.
And now, Yhwach had quietly left the Wandenreich and was waiting for Luo Fu in the Dangai space.
This undoubtedly proved this point.
Suppressing the anger in his heart, Yhwach said in a deep voice, "Luo Fu, the power you possess is indeed amazing, and even if I constantly search in the infinite future, I can't find a way to defeat you."
Luo Fu remained unmoved.
From the beginning, he had guessed that Yhwach's omniscience and omnipotence would not be effective on him.
Not to mention anything else, Luo Fu's own strength would undergo earth-shattering changes every time he entered the Shared Space.
With Yhwach's ability, limited to one world, if he could even discern the existence of the Shared Space, how could he have been defeated by Seireitei thousands of years ago, and even needed thousands of years to recover from his injuries?
"So?" Luo Fu looked at Yhwach indifferently.
Although Luo Fu's contempt made the fire in Yhwach's heart burn even more fiercely, he forcibly suppressed the restless emotions in his heart.
"I hope to cooperate with you?"
Luo Fu was slightly taken aback, and looked at Yhwach playfully, and said, "Cooperate with me? Are you saying that the one who cooperated with Seireitei before, and even planned to threaten me by kidnapping my subordinates, wasn't you?"
Shaking his head, Yhwach said with a bit of meaning in his tone, "Seireitei has no chance of success at all. My so-called cooperation with them is just for the sake of meeting you now."
Looking at Yhwach meaningfully, Luo Fu knew very well that Yhwach's words were expressing his sincerity, and at the same time, he was showing his strength.
After all, Yhwach's words were almost indirectly telling Luo Fu that he had the ability to discern the future.
Omniscience and omnipotence, although it was very stretched on Yhwach's body, it was undeniable that this kind of omniscient and omnipotent power was indeed a BUG.
It's just that Luo Fu didn't believe that Yhwach would really choose to cooperate with him.
Compared to Seireitei, which was no longer qualified to be his enemy in Yhwach's heart, Luo Fu's strength was undoubtedly something that Yhwach could not resist at all.
Yhwach, who possessed omniscience and omnipotence, could not theoretically cooperate with Luo Fu, which meant that he would forever submit to Luo Fu.
Unless...
Unless Yhwach had a way to defeat Luo Fu.
In that instant, Luo Fu's mind instantly recalled that Yhwach had a very special ability, which was the Soul Distribution Altar.
By releasing multiple spiritual bullets to form a huge Quincy five-star array, and using the array to take away the opponent's power.
Yhwach himself even wanted to take away Yamamoto Genryusai Shigekuni's Ryūjin Jakka, and he even succeeded, but he was erased this power by Nimaiya Oetsu in the battle.
Apart from Yhwach, among the Stern Ritter, Bambietta Basterbine, whose Schrift was E, used the power of the Soul Distribution Altar to take away Kurogane Tensei Myō'ō, As Nodt, whose Schrift was F, took away the power of Senbonzakura Kageyoshi, and the Bankai of other Captain-level Shinigami were also taken away by the Stern Ritter by means of the Soul Distribution Altar.
Yhwach was now standing in front of him, and even acting like he wanted to cooperate. Could it be that his real purpose was to seize the Sanctuary and steal his power?
The thought of this possibility made Luo Fu even more disdainful.
Although the power to seize the Sanctuary was indeed strong, it only took away the power itself, not the essence of the power.
For example, if Yhwach were to seize Ryūjin Jakka, he wouldn't be taking the Zanpakuto, but the power of Zanka no Tachi. Similarly, the Black Coffin of the Gotei 13 that ended up in the hands of Bambietta Basterbine, who possessed the Schrift "E", was only the power of the Bankai, not the Zanpakuto itself.
Yhwach's desire to defeat Luo Fu by stealing his power was undoubtedly wishful thinking.
However, Luo Fu didn't dare to be careless when dealing with Yhwach, after all, the power of The Almighty was truly frightening.
If Yhwach really intended to seize Luo Fu's power through the Sanctuary, then theoretically, he should be able to see his own failure.
Unless... unless Yhwach really stole Luo Fu's Bankai.
Luo Fu's Bankai could summon Luo Fu from a shared space through the Zanpakuto.
If Yhwach really stole Luo Fu's Bankai, then given time, he might really be able to compete with Luo Fu.
However, the difference in the essence of their power meant that even if Yhwach stole Luo Fu's Bankai, he would ultimately lose to Luo Fu.
While pondering Yhwach's purpose, Luo Fu put on a confident demeanor and looked at Yhwach, saying, "I remember that the Sanctuary Seizure is a method that can steal the opponent's power, right?"
Looking at Yhwach with a half-smile, Luo Fu said, "You're not planning to use cooperation with me as an excuse to steal my Bankai ability, are you?"
Yhwach's eyes flashed, and he shook his head, saying, "No! You should know very well that your strength is not just the ability of your Zanpakuto!"
Although Yhwach denied Luo Fu's guess.
At that moment, Luo Fu was convinced that Yhwach was indeed planning to steal his power.
After all, Yhwach only affirmed that Luo Fu's strength was not just his Zanpakuto, but he didn't deny that his cooperation with Luo Fu was to steal Luo Fu's Bankai ability.
Yhwach's words were too deceptive. If Luo Fu became complacent because Yhwach took the initiative to seek cooperation, he could easily overlook this point.
However, now that he had noticed Yhwach's intentions, Luo Fu simply went along with the plan.
Yhwach coveted Luo Fu's Bankai ability, but Luo Fu was also envious of Yhwach.
Yhwach's existence was like a BUG in this world.
His diverse methods, the ability to grant others powers, and The Almighty.
To some extent, Yhwach was simply blessed by fate.
Whether it was The Almighty, the Sanctuary Seizure, or the Soul Distribution, Soul Absorption, Self-Granting, and other abilities, they all made Luo Fu envious.
The two guys, each with their own thoughts, were now acting as if they really intended to cooperate with each other.
Luo Fu acted as if he really believed Yhwach, saying, "Since you plan to cooperate with me, what about the Soul Society?"
Lowering his eyes, Yhwach said, "Now that you occupy Hueco Mundo, then the Soul Society can belong to me, and the Human World, we will each rely on our own means."
In Luo Fu's opinion, Yhwach was simply joking.
Don't forget that Hueco Mundo was already under Luo Fu's control, while Yhwach's Wandenreich was still hiding in the shadows of the Soul Society.
Even if Yhwach and the Wandenreich did have the strength to overthrow the Soul Society, in the current situation, it seemed that Yhwach was trying to get something for nothing.
Looking at the heavens and the worlds, Luo Fu was always the one taking advantage. When would he ever suffer a loss? Unless the loss itself was part of Luo Fu's process of taking advantage.
A look of dissatisfaction appeared on his face, and Luo Fu said, "Hueco Mundo is now in my hands, and your Wandenreich can only shrink in the shadows of the Soul Society under the suppression of the Soul Society. Does your so-called cooperation mean that I should help you occupy the Soul Society?"
"Of course not. Occupying the Soul Society doesn't need you to worry about it at all. The only purpose of our cooperation, besides the Human World, have you forgotten another troublesome existence?" Yhwach reminded him.
"The Royal Realm?" Luo Fu frowned.
The existence of the Royal Realm was a mysterious place that many Soul Reapers had only heard of.
Even among the Gotei 13, apart from Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni, even the so-called nobles might not know much about the Royal Realm.
Even Retsu Unohana, who had joined Yamamoto Genryūsai Shigekuni's command before the establishment of the Soul Society, might not have been to the Royal Realm.
Apart from those who had direct contact with the Royal Realm, Yhwach was perhaps the only exception.
After all, his The Almighty could theoretically foresee the existence of the Royal Realm in advance.
But it only stopped at the Royal Realm.
There was no doubt that even Yhwach's The Almighty could not fathom the Soul King. This was a definite fact.
After all, Yhwach's Wandenreich, after overthrowing the Soul Society, went to the Royal Realm and fought all the way to the Soul King. The moment he saw the Soul King, Yhwach was also quite surprised.
This was enough to prove that even with the ability known as The Almighty, the Soul King was still an existence that Yhwach could not窥视.
Thinking of the Soul King's situation like a human pig, Luo Fu's expression suddenly became strange.
"You want to become the Soul King?"
Yhwach laughed and said, "I believe you must also have such ambitions."
Luo Fu's expression remained unchanged, but he was constantly complaining in his heart, no! He didn't want to.
You must know that the Soul King, who was high above in the mouths of countless people, was like a human pig.
He didn't want to have his limbs cut off and be unable to move in the Royal Realm.
Although it was said that he was indeed the Soul King, with a respected position and worshiped by the three realms, what was the difference between such an existence and a human stake?
Unaware of this, Yhwach said with a sincere look, "You and I cooperate, whoever can become the new Soul King, then each rely on their own abilities. How about it?"
Luo Fu coughed and said, "I only care about the power itself, as for the Soul King..."
After a slight pause, Luo Fu couldn't wait to pat his chest and guarantee, swearing, "If Your Excellency Yhwach is interested, I will do my best to help Your Excellency become the new Soul King."
In Luo Fu's heart, as long as Yhwach dared to agree now, then even if he went back on his word, Luo Fu would chop off Yhwach's limbs and stuff him into the Royal Realm to fulfill his great dream of becoming the Soul King.
However, Yhwach, who knew nothing about the Soul King's existence and situation, would obviously not believe Luo Fu so easily.
Even to express his sincerity, he swore, "The position of the Soul King, you and I should each rely on our own means, there is no need for Your Excellency to yield."
Feeling a little disappointed in his heart, Luo Fu nodded and said, "Since that's the case, then Your Excellency Yhwach, you and I have a deal!"
Retsu Unohana, who was standing beside Luo Fu, could finally not hold back at this moment.
Since being pulled into the Dangai space by Luo Fu's space vortex in one go.
Retsu Unohana had been acting as if she had clearly placed her position, without saying a word.
But now, she finally couldn't hold back. She reminded, "Lord Luo Fu, Yhwach is best at being untrustworthy! His words are not credible."
This was true, thinking of Yhwach's Soul Absorption · Auswählen was enough to see Yhwach's ruthlessness.
Theoretically, those who had obtained Yhwach's soul fragments could be considered to have received Yhwach's gift.
But Yhwach forcibly plundered everything from others, including the soul itself, when he needed it, through Auswählen.
In the beginning, the reason why the Quincies were brutally besieged by the Soul Reapers, besides the fact that the souls killed by the Quincies would deviate from the cycle of the Human World, Soul Society, Hell, and Hueco Mundo, the more critical point was that behind the Quincies, there was also such a terrifying BOSS as Yhwach!
Yhwach was truly reaping everything.
Saying that he was best at being untrustworthy was not an exaggeration at all.
Yhwach's face suddenly darkened.
Unohana Retsu's reminder was in a very natural voice, and she didn't deliberately lower it.
Naturally, Yhwach heard it too.