Present world.
A desolate wind blew across the land. It was clearly midsummer, but the land in the fields was all barren, and the ground was covered with white bones.
Occasionally you can see dilapidated villages.
An old man curled up under the scorching sun, with a broken chain on his chest. It can be judged that the old man is actually dead.
This is the Chain of Fate connecting the soul and the body.
Their village was already very poor. In order to fight wars, the daimyo levied heavy taxes and forced men into the army. As a result, the land in the village became barren, and no one cultivated it. The remaining people all starved to death.
Situations like this are very common in this era.
The nobles don't take ordinary people seriously at all.
"I can't accept this! Why should I die like this? I haven't even had my grandson in my arms yet! We are all human beings, why are they so cruel! Have they never thought about us at all?" The old man held his chest with both hands and wailed continuously. The Chain of Fate in his chest began to break gradually and finally turned into a bottomless deep hole.
The old man's body also underwent a transformation, from an ordinary soul to a Hollow, and he completely lost his human nature.
At this moment, a blue light came from afar and instantly pierced through the Hollow's head. The Hollow's body shook, and he fell to the ground with difficulty, and his body completely dissipated.
A man in an elegant white uniform stood on a mountain not far away, looking down coldly.
Even though the scene before his eyes could be described as hell, the man did not show the slightest sympathy on his face.
If ordinary people die, they die. What does it have to do with us, Quincy?
The name of this Quincy is Edward. He came to this land from the far west. They followed the footsteps of "God" across thousands of mountains and rivers to come to this desolate land.
Of course, the purpose of these Quincies is not to rule these ordinary humans but to achieve a greater goal.
Their swords are pointed directly at the king of this world!
That is the existence that created everything.
However, there is a more important thing now. Edward had previously sent a team to infiltrate Soul Society to gather intelligence, but just a few hours ago, this Quincy team lost contact with him.
Edward had a bad feeling in his heart.
However, he firmly believed that nothing happened to his subordinates.
The Quincy is the strongest profession in the world. If six Quincys get together, they will be able to escape unscathed no matter what happens. As for those Shinigami...
hehe.
They had captured a Shinigami in a nearby village before. His fighting power was so weak that it was unimaginable, just like a rabbit. He had no power to fight back against us Quincies.
Our team of six can unleash a massacre when we enter Soul Society.
Therefore, Edward believed that his subordinates must have been killing so fiercely that they had no contact with him for a short time.
After dealing with the Hollow in front of him, Edward returned to the palace of the Quincy King.
Just by getting closer, the feeling of solemnity came over him. Edward gently straightened his clothes and then walked into the palace respectfully.
Sitting on the throne in the center of the palace was a man dressed in black, dozing with his eyes closed.
When he saw His Majesty, the invisible feeling of oppression made Edward break out in a cold sweat. His arrogance and unreasonableness towards others disappeared in an instant. In front of His Majesty, the only thing that remained was submission.
"Edward. "What's the matter?" The King of Quincy spoke slowly.
Even just hearing the king's voice made Edward feel uneasy. He quickly adjusted his voice and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the team I sent to Soul Society suddenly lost contact. I think they might have had too much fun in Soul Society..."
The king of the Quincy suddenly raised his hand, interrupting his men.
Edward didn't know why Your Majesty did this, and he broke out in a cold sweat. He knelt on one knee, lowered his head deeply, and didn't even dare to look up to see Your Majesty's face.
And the man sitting on the throne was none other than the king of the Quincies, the son of the Soul King, Yhwach.
His eyes seemed to have seen through everything. After a moment, he said calmly, "Those people are dead."
"What? There are Shinigami in Soul Society who can kill Quincy? This is impossible!" Edward said in panic.
Under the leadership of Your Majesty, the Quincy have always been an existence that can kill gods and Buddhas. No one can confront the Quincy head-on, which makes them naturally believe that the Quincy is the strongest existence in the world, no doubt about it.
"Are you questioning me?" Yhwach's tone was calm, but Edward was shaking with fear. How dare he question Your Majesty?
"I remember my order was to gather intelligence and not to conflict with the Shinigami. But why did they make a plan that was different from my order?" Yhwach stared at Edward, who was kneeling in front of him: "You are their direct superior, right?"
Edward was shaking with fear.
"Your Majesty... I... I promise that this will never happen again." Edward asked in a trembling voice.
There didn't seem to be any blame in Yhwach's tone: "You don't have to be afraid, because there will be no future."
He moved his fingers slightly, and the invisible force exploded Edward's head! Blood and brain matter flew all over the ground.
Then he devoured Edward's soul, and his strength increased by another point.
The other Quincies were terrified when they saw this scene.
"Have I told you? The Shinigami are not easy enemies to deal with. Put away your arrogance, this will be a tough battle. There is still half a year before I can get my real power back, so what you have to do during this half year is not to kill the enemy but to spy. We know too little about the Shinigami, even if it costs your life, you have to get back valuable information. Do you understand?" Yhwach said in a deep voice.
"As you command, Your Majesty."
All the Quincies knelt on one knee.
Yhwach closed his eyes again.
He has not yet awakened his true power, which is invincible omniscience and omnipotence.
Moreover, he could feel that there was an extremely powerful force guarding Soul Society, and if he did not awaken his omniscience and omnipotence, even he now might not be its opponent.
Therefore, Yhwach set the date of the decisive battle for half a year later.
At that time, not only will I be able to awaken the power of omniscience and omnipotence, but my strength will be further improved. By then, I will be able to sweep across the three realms, and no one will be able to defeat me!
Before that, I will have to fall into a long sleep.
The Quincy kneeling below seemed to sense that Your Majesty had fallen asleep, so they dared to stand up from the ground.
Someone immediately cleaned up the blood plasma and corpses on the ground.
Why is Your Majesty's character becoming more and more tyrannical?
There will be no future for the Quincy at this rate!
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