Bleach: The Path to Transcendence

In the secret chamber of the Silver Ridge City Lord's palace, Yhwach, who had been dormant for nearly a thousand years, completely awakened. He slowly opened his eyes, and a piercing ray of blue light shot out from his pupils like lightning, instantly blasting the walls of the secret chamber to smithereens.

Within his eyes, several crimson overlapping pupils flashed momentarily before reverting to single crimson pupils in the blink of an eye.

"As expected, I still can't fully regain my power?"

Yhwach's thoughts drifted back to a thousand years ago, when he was negotiating with the Soul Society. He was first sealed by Ichibei Hyōsube of the Royal Guard, losing his all-knowing and all-powerful abilities. Subsequently, he was ambushed by the original thirteen captains of the Gotei 13, who acted in the name of protecting the Soul Society but engaged in slaughter. Ultimately, he suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, the 'Demon Mountain of Swords'.

Now that he had revived, he naturally would not allow history to repeat itself.

After a thousand years of slumber, he had devoured the souls of all Quincy who had died naturally, as well as the souls of all living beings killed by the Quincy organization during that millennium, including Soul Reapers, Hollows, and even Quincy themselves. Even though his power had not fully recovered, it was even greater than at his peak a thousand years ago.

"My Father God, Adenais, wait for me. I will surely free you from endless pain!"

"I will flatten the Soul Society and build my kingdom upon its ruins!"

Yhwach's expression was stern as he murmured to himself.

Recalling his defeat a thousand years ago, Yhwach learned from his pain. He decided to abandon the few remaining traces of compassion in his heart. Only in this way could he completely crush the Soul Society and reshape the world!

With this in mind, Yhwach slowly rose from his throne, and a dazzling blue light surged in his palm. At the same time, the altar above Silver Ridge City erupted with a burst of intense light.

Simultaneously, Yhwach began chanting an obscure and incomprehensible incantation:

"Arise, Silver Crest. Gray grasslands, the ring road hidden by halos. Agate eyeballs, golden tongues. Skull cup, God's coffin. That which is raised high, is your heart!"

"Aushwählen!"

Outside Silver Ridge City, in the plaza, a large number of Sternritter members and high-ranking members of the Soldat had already gathered. The lower-ranking Soldat were watching from the outskirts of Silver Ridge City.

At the forefront, naturally, were the Sternritter members, led by Jugram Haschwalth. Most of them had a look of infatuation and worship in their eyes as they gazed at the altar above the sky. A small number of them showed fear, clearly remembering Yhwach's past tyranny.

Among the crowd, Bazz-B made no attempt to conceal the disdain in his eyes. And when he looked at Haschwalth at the front of the crowd, a complex expression flashed in his eyes.

Suddenly, among the Soldat who were prostrating before Yhwach in front of Silver Ridge City, countless spiritual particles around more than 70% of them began to uncontrollably surge toward the altar above the sky.

"What… what's going on?"

In an instant, many Soldat had their entire bodies drained of power, turning into withered, emaciated husks, collapsing powerlessly to the ground. Even worse, some were directly sucked into piles of bones in a mere few dozen breaths.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

For a time, screams rose and fell, unceasing.

This scene even startled the Sternritter members. Clearly, they had not expected Yhwach to launch Auswählen against all mixed-blood Quincy as soon as he awakened. The remaining small number of pure-blood Soldat immediately felt a sense of relief, as if they had narrowly escaped death.

"Yhwach has indeed launched Auswählen against all mixed-blood Quincy in the world!"

Kurosaki Hiro, who was attending the pilgrimage with the Soldat, coldly watched as the surrounding mixed-blood Soldat were sucked into dried corpses under Yhwach's Auswählen.

Only a very few mixed-blood Quincy still had a trace of life left after being drained of their power. However, these survivors were all emaciated, like skeletons, their breath weak, flickering like candles in the wind. Not to mention preserving their Quincy powers, it would be extremely difficult for them to survive as ordinary people.

On this day, not only the mixed-blood Soldat in Silver Ridge City suffered Auswählen, but also the remaining Soldat and villagers in the various cities and villages of the Wandenreich. All those who were mixed-blood had their powers drained at the same time.

In an instant, almost all mixed-blood Quincy were killed or injured, and the population of the entire Wandenreich decreased by more than 80%. The entire Wandenreich was filled with the screams of those being Auswählened. At this moment, the Wandenreich was even more terrifying than hell!

The Sternritter members in front of Silver Ridge City watched this human tragedy with different thoughts. They had not expected Yhwach to not only collect spiritual particle taxes for a long time but also to be so decisive, directly Auswählening all mixed-blood Quincy.

"In the future, I must try to use Vollständig as little as possible, otherwise, sooner or later, I will follow in the footsteps of these mixed-blood Quincy!"

At this time, such thoughts quietly arose in the hearts of the female Sternritter members such as Liltotto Lamperd, Giselle Gewelle, and Candice Catnipp.

Unlike the worries of the female members, Kurosaki Hiro was not worried about this at all. After all, from the awakening of his Schrift to his Vollständig, he had never borrowed Yhwach's spiritual particle loan, so he did not need to worry about Yhwach making him repay "high-interest loans." Even if Yhwach forcibly Auswählened him by virtue of his rank, he still had the Schrift Zancrow as a means to be exempt. Therefore, he was not worried about being Auswählened at all.

At the same time that Yhwach launched Auswählen, the Manifestation clone was busy. He had just finished modifying the past for the Quincy clone and was carrying his sword, searching for Grand Fisher throughout Karakura Town.

After all, in the original work, Masaki Kurosaki, whose body was mixed with Hollow White, was misjudged by Yhwach as a mixed-blood Quincy and lost her power in this Auswählen. Afterward, she encountered Grand Fisher and, in order to protect Ichigo, ultimately lost her life to Grand Fisher's mouth.

Karakura Town, by the Kitakawa Bridge.

In the afternoon, Masaki Kurosaki, who had become a mother of three children at the young age of thirty, was walking along the river with her son, Ichigo Kurosaki.

Suddenly, it began to drizzle. Masaki Kurosaki held an umbrella in one hand and held Ichigo Kurosaki's small hand in the other.

Halfway there, Ichigo Kurosaki suddenly noticed a little girl with medium-length hair walking towards the riverbank. The river water had already passed her waist, and she looked as if she was about to commit suicide.

"Danger, come back!"

Seeing this scene, Ichigo Kurosaki, who was only nine years old but full of a sense of justice, was about to rush to the riverbank to pull the little girl back.

"Ichigo, come back, that is…"

Masaki Kurosaki naturally saw at a glance that the so-called little girl was actually a Hollow in disguise!

As Ichigo Kurosaki approached, Grand Fisher, disguised as a little girl, instantly revealed its true form. It was a Hollow covered in green fur, with four large crimson claws constantly crawling on the ground.

At the top of its head was a line, and the front end of the line was connected to a human-shaped doll. The little girl that Ichigo had seen before was transformed from that doll.

Looking at the Hollow rushing towards her son, Masaki Kurosaki was expressionless and was about to activate her Blut Vene, but she was shocked to realize that her Blut Vene, which had originally been a constant presence in her body, as well as her powerful spiritual pressure, had disappeared without a trace in an instant.